The whole team turned round to see JJ crouching on the floor clutching his head. His skin paler than usual as he bit savagely onto his lip trying to stop a scream from coming out. He silently reached out for the silver cord that had always connected him to his sister, the one she had pulled in pain just recently.

"JJ"

The burning pain that she was suffering was gone. The fear and grief and sheer anger were also missing, instead it was replaced by worry, concern and a different fear from before. One of someone's well being than fear of pain.

"JJ"

He felt small soft hands slid onto his temples as his twin's mind fitted perfectly with his. He opened his eyes and was instantly met by the amber gold, the exact same as his mothers.

"I'm right here" she said softly. "Safe, no one is missing. Apart from Jack but he'll be back before our birthday"

"I don't understand" he croaked. "You were calling from somewhere else"

She looked thoughtful and he could feel every thought she was thinking. Mostly time travel and possibilities, what might be happening and how she could change it. How to reassure him was the main priority in her mind.

She smiled. "Let's get something sweet and then wander round the park" she said helping him up. "Rift activity is low and all there is to do is paperwork"

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She dragged him to McDonalds and forced him to pay for her double cheeseburger and large fries meal while practically shoving a Big Mac down his throat. After that she dragged him through the streets to a park while she made childlike noises as she drank her banana milkshake.

She squealed when saw the swings and let go of his hand. "Last one there smells like a rotting Slitheen on farting season!" she shouted quickly before running off.

He chuckled, it was what she wanted to distract him, act like a child, pretend that every bad and evil thing she had seen and known does not exist and that they were eight all over again. She even looked younger than usual; her hair plain brown since she was undecided on what to do with it yet was plaited into two small braids. She wore a large red scarf and black coat that swamped her. Making her look smaller than she really is.

He was pretty sure the coat and scarf were Ianto's and she nicked them because she couldn't be bothered looking for hers.

He ran over towards her, knowing full well that he lost as Alex Rose took great delight in reminding him. "Pooy, you stink horribly Mr Slitheen" she said wrinkling her nose and pulling faces. "Is it farting season already?"

"No, you see Little Miss, my twin stinks of terrible B.O and she hugged me this morning. I haven't quite gotten rid of the stench" JJ said smirking.

Alex Rose stuck her tongue out at him. "Very funny" she said. "Now you can push me"

JJ sighed heavily as if it was a chore before he pushed her gently but firmly on the swing. They continued in silence for a few moments before Alex Rose spoke up.

"Time....time is very confusing" she said. "It's not linear, it's like a big ball of tangled yarn, and Timey Wimey as Dad would say-"

"You're getting on better with him now" JJ commented. "Before you would rather stab yourself than even mention him. Now you're even visiting him on Christmas"

"Don't try to change the subject!" Alex Rose snapped. "I'm about to explain something very important to you"

JJ made a long suffering sigh. "Go on then" he said.

"The me, you heard was most likely my future self and she didn't realise it was you, you that she was contacting for help" Alex Rose said airily. "I bet right now your future self is saving my future self's butt"

"The thing is...I was completely blocked out afterwards. The way I was when the Master or Torchwood One would block-"

"Maybe I just got better at my mental blocks" Alex Rose interrupted, refusing to believe that she would be kidnapped by another psycho. "Maybe I was in the TARDIS and whizzed off to a different time altogether"

JJ thought about it carefully, it was possible barely but possible. "Maybe..." he said reluctantly.

Alex Rose jumped off of the swing, whirled round and leaned in so her face was close to his chin as she held out her pinkie.

"I swear that I will never leave you willingly. You are my twin, my other half and no one can take that away" she looked up and winked at him. "Pinkie promise"

He slid his pinkie into hers. "Cross your heart and hope to die?"

"If I lie I shall swallow a thousand needles" she promised as they shook pinkies, she then pulled him down for a tight hug. "I haven't seen anything troubling recently. Not anything that can't be avoided without causing the universe going boom. Everything will definitely be all right"

"Of course, we've been through worse" JJ said.

Alex Rose pulled away. "Now then, we better head back because even if I said there was no rift activity Owen will still complain that I'm skipping autopsy duty"

"Yes because no one in their right mind would miss cutting up weevil guts" JJ said sarcastically.

"I don't think it's that he cares about, more of the fact I went to McDonalds without him" Alex Rose said with a shrug.

They laughed and bantered all the way back to the Hub where even more laughing, bantering and teasing ensured with the others. Alex Rose bluntly trying to matchmake Tosh and Owen much to both member's embarrassment.

When Alex Rose made a promise, she shall do everything in her power to keep it.

Though sometimes she had been known to make false promises to protect people.

JJ was unsure whether or not her promise was true or false but he could never get rid off the sensation in his gut telling him that his time with his twin was coming to an end.