Disclaimer: I do not own any of these amazing Torchwood or Merlin characters.
A/N: I've set this before series two of Merlin so Morgana's not aware of her powers and Gwen and Arthur haven't discovered their feelings for each other.
There was silence in the Hub. It was one of those rare days where nothing seemed to be happening apart from the occasional blip on the rift monitor. Even then it was too small for there to be anything to worry about.
Jack was sat in his office making paper planes out of scrap paper, much to Ianto's annoyance. Gwen was flicking through a magazine she'd bought a long time ago and drawing funny things on people's faces, while Owen sat next to her doing a crossword and occasionally looking over her shoulder and laughing at what she'd done. Ianto was sat on the small sofa, twiddling his thumbs as he hummed the James Bond theme tune.
Only Toshiko seemed to be doing something productive. She was examining a piece of technology that had fallen through the rift weeks ago and it was bugging her because she still hadn't worked out what it did or where it was from.
"Hey Ianto, catch." Jack called as he threw a plane out of his office.
Ianto watched it sail past and land in the water at the base of the central column.
"Jack." Ianto groaned.
"What?" He asked innocently.
"That's the third one I've had to fish out of there." He replied. "Not to mention the one I had to retrieve from Myfanwy's cage before she ate it and choked on it."
"Oh come on Ianto. Relax a little, how often do we get a day like this?" Jack pouted.
"Relax? I almost had my hand bitten off by an angry pteranodon. Which reminds me Jack, stop giving her alcohol, it puts her in a terrible mood the next day." Ianto scolded.
"But it's fun." He shrugged. "Have you never seen a drunk pterodactyl? It's hilarious."
"Oh I have to see that." Owen grinned.
"Fine, you can look after her the next day then." Ianto told him.
"Erm, yeah...maybe not." Owen nodded.
Jack sighed as he got up and wandered out to join the rest of them.
"Have you got any further with that?" He asked Toshiko.
"No." She answered. "I just know it's definitely alien. There's these little marks along the sides I'm guessing is writing but I don't have this language on record."
Ianto walked over and picked up the device.
"Is it dangerous?" He asked.
"I don't think so. I've pressed the button on the top a million times and nothing's happened yet." She told him.
He rolled it around in his hands, admiring the detail.
"Hey, does anyone know the answer to this?" Owen asked. "Famous castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur, seven letters beginning with 'C'."
"Camelot." Tosh and Ianto said at the same time.
"That's it." Owen said.
"I used to love reading stories about King Arthur and Merlin." Ianto smiled as he remembered. A light flashed on the machine and Ianto's thumb hovered over the button. "Hey, it's doing something."
"It's never done that before. Maybe this time something will happen if you press the button." Tosh suggested.
Ianto looked to Jack for his consent. The Captain nodded and Ianto took a deep breath as he pressed the button down with his thumb.
Suddenly a bright white flash filled the room causing Jack, Gwen and Owen to shield their eyes. A harsh wind whipped up around them, blowing papers around the room.
"Tosh! Ianto!" Gwen shouted. The loud whooshing sounds of the wind must have drowned her out as they heard no reply from the two team mates. The wind dropped as suddenly as it arrived. Gwen was the first to uncover her eyes. She gasped at the sight in front of her. "Erm...Jack..."
Jack and Owen looked up and their eyes widened.
"What the hell?" Jack gasped.
Tosh and Ianto had disappeared and in their place was a young blond haired man in medieval armour, clutching the handle of the sword at his side, and what appeared to be his servant boy. Both were looking back at the team, their eyes wide with fright.