Stranger Things Have Happened
Chapter 1: Welcome to the TARDIS
A Torchwood/Doctor Who Crossover
I just finished watching Children of Earth and all I can think of is no one is ever truly dead on Doctor Who! Enter: The TARDIS to the rescue.
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Ianto shot straight up and let out a loud gasp for air that was surprisingly clear and uncontaminated by alien virus. His eyes darted from side to side, taking in his surroundings. They didn't match up with what he was looking at 20 seconds ago before he had closed his eyes.
Everything was new and lights were flashing on and off on dials on a huge circular panel before him. Something stirred in his memory that correlated with what his eyes were seeing, but he couldn't make the connection.
"Jack?" He said aloud, with a course voice. He still felt weak. Just seconds ago he was dying, what had happened? A miracle?
A face rounded the circular panel and stared him down.
"Allo then." The man said.
"You're not Jack." Ianto said in a confused tone, slightly let down. He didn't know what he expected really. For Jack to be looking down on him with that smile and tell him everything is fine now and let's scoot over for tea.
"Jack? No, I'm The Doctor. Nice to meet you…"
"Ianto."
"Ianto! Yes! Of course!"
Ianto was glad this all made sense to someone. Of course, being a very smart man, he started to piece things together. This was Jack's Doctor; the mad man with the blue box. They must be inside the box now. Jack really wasn't fibbing; it WAS bigger on the inside. He had only ever seen the Doctor once before, but given the circumstances of the Dalek invasion, he hadn't remembered his face right away.
"Has Jack sent you then? How did he manage to land you on my ship? Clever lad. Is he coming round?" The Doctor asked, walked over to Ianto and offering a hand so he could get off the hard floor.
"No, Jack hasn't sent me. I don't know how he would. It's complicated." Ianto said.
"Ah, well it always is! Anyway welcome to my TARDIS. Lucky for you, I'm one traveller short, I'm happy to have you along a bit." The Doctor grinned wildly like it was all some fun game.
"I think I need your help. See, a moment ago I was in London and Jack was there and something very bad was happening..." Ianto tried explaining in a way that didn't sound mad. "I don't know how I got here, or why or anything."
"I love a mystery! You came to the right man, whether it was on purpose or not! I'll set this right and get you back where you came from."
"That's what I was afraid of." Ianto muttered to himself as the Doctor pulled down a lever and they both went sideways, soaring along through space in the great blue box.