Tenthur

A Doctor Who/Merlin cross over

By: Selvaina and Bridgette

Pairing: Tenth Doctor and Prince Arthur Pendragon

Chapter 1:

The Doctor stood back and admired his TARDIS. He felt sorry that he had to leave Donna like that… but that's all he could do. Leave her behind. She was such a good friend.

The Doctor flipped a couple switches, pushed a couple buttons, and grabbed onto the railing next to him, preparing for the TARDIS to take off and land.

As soon as the ground was stable again, Ten grabbed his long coat, opened the big blue doors, and breathed in the air around him. "Camelot!" He said, a grin spreading across his face. "A perfect place to vacation!"

The heavy metal of a broadsword in his hand was exhilarating, but Arthur still swore under his breath. He swung at the dragon, trying to pierce its throat and failing miserably. The dragon charred the trees around him, only faltering when a tree fell, crushing the beast's tail in the branches, but not stopping it.

The Doctor walked around the town square, taking in all the sites, or lack of sites, and the people. He smiled at kids running about carelessly and mothers talking about husbands and children. He nodded his head in courtesy to the young women who were out shopping and they simply smiled and giggled at the strange man. The Doctor looked around and heard a distant roar coming from the dark forest at the edge of the city. He thought there was no time like the present (no pun intended) to go figure out what it was. He casually strolled over to the forests edge and walked right in. It sparked his curiosity as everything did. He found something exciting and he just dove right in. He stopped when he heard the roar a little bit louder. "Now this is a vacation!" Ten shouted.

Arthur turned his head toward a rustle by the front of the woods, look uncharacteristically panicked. The creature he was fighting swung its head at the prince and he groaned. This wasn't working out.

The Doctor heard another loud roar and picked up his pace. He came into a clearing, the trees charred, and he stood face to face with the beast. A reddish brown dragon, with the look of death plastered on its face stood inches away from the Doctor, who was staring awe-struck at the creature, not even noticing the young man to the left of him. "Incredible!" He exclaimed.

Arthur did a double-take, staring for a moment at his new audience. What a strange man… dressed in… is that solicitor's clothing? He had no idea, but it wasn't usual. He focused his attention back on the dragon, trying and failing yet again to stab it.

The Doctor stared at the dragon for a few more moments before deciding he wanted to aggravate it, or as he like to put it, "try something new". Ten carried no weapons, just his sonic screwdriver. He looked around him and noticed the closest thing to a weapon: a rock. Picking up the rock, Ten bounced it in his hand like a small child would do with a bouncy ball. He threw the rock as hard as he could, hitting the beast in the neck. The dragon grew more angry and faced towards Ten, and roared, shaking the whole forest. The beast spit flames from his mouth and Ten ducked for cover. Fascinating! Ten thought.

Arthur watched lamely as Ten threw the rock, ducking for cover when it just angered the already pissed off dragon. He glared at the newcomer, then looked in horror as the dragon started toward them. He tackled the Doctor to the ground, just as the dragon breathed fire on the spot they had just been standing in. Ten looked up at Arthur who was sprawled on top him. "I sincerely hope you have a escape route because this is not working!" he hissed.

Ten laughed at the young man's statement and pushed the boy off so he could stand up. He grabbed the boy's hand and pulled him out to the town square. Ten looked back and noticed the dragon was, indeed, following them. "Okay!" Ten shouted as he ran past everyone who was running for their lives. "Get somewhere safe and stay there 'til that thing leaves!"

Totally perplexed, Arthur followed. "The Doctor?" he asked as he caught sight of the big blue box. "Camelot already has a court physician, your practice is not needed." He trailed off as the mysterious man pulled the door of the box open. He stumbled in, in total shock, the dragon close behind.

The Doctor looked at Arthur and smiled. "I'm not a doctor. I'm the Doctor. Now you can stay in here with me, or fail miserably at fighting that beast and possibly die." Ten flipped a switch. "It's really your choice, but I'm up for a little company."