Title: The Unexpected
Author: Sphinxgurl
Rating: K
A/N: Very innocent, no pairings, just for fun. Concocted in one lunchtime at school based on two phrases; "Captain Jack" and "My Little Pony". You don't want to know how they came to be in the same sentence...
Captain Jack, Ninth Doctor, and Rose.
"And then, Buttercup galloped over to her friends and said 'Do you want to come to the meadow with me – the grass there is so sweet'..."
Captain Jack Harkness, a human ex-time agent from the 51st Century, and companion to the legendary Doctor, was playing with his 'My Little Pony' set. The reason for his presence in the control room of the TARDIS at three o'clock in the morning was this; he just couldn't sleep.
Jack was very proud of his pony's – he'd picked them up when they'd last been in Cardiff to refuel – and loved playing with them.
"Jack?"
He froze in mid-prance, a pink pony in one hand, a rainbow-coloured one in the other. He turned his head and saw the Doctor standing just behind him, leather jacket in hand, wearing a perplexed expression.
"Um...er...Doctor! Hi! You're up...early."
"Timelords only need a coupl'a hours sleep – nifty biological trick." The Doctor grinned from ear to ear. "'My Little Pony'? Bit young for you, Jack. Not to mention out of your time."
"They're fun!" Jack protested. "And I'm...um...yes! I'm not playing with them – I happen to be planning strategic attacks in case...of...emergency!"
"With multicoloured girly things?" The Doctor mocked. "Of course you weren't."
Jack was annoyed – the grin was still in place on the Doctor. "I was!"
"You were not."
"I was!"
"No, you weren't."
"Was."
"Wasn't"
"Was"
"Was"
"Wasn't – damn!" Jack cursed.
The Timelord was pleased – One:nil to me, he thought gleefully.
"Well...don't let me get in between you and Buttercup," he said, turning his back and fiddling with some buttons on the console.
"You know what their names are?" asked Jack, incredulously.
"No," the Doctor snorted, turning and leaning on the console of his beloved ship. "I heard you talking earlier – something about a meadow? – and that yellow one was in your hand."
"Oh. So...do you...want to join me?" Jack said awkwardly
"Could I?" he replied, equally embarrassed. Jack nodded, and smiled. The Timelord knelt, and then sat, on the metal grating of the TARDIS.
"So, tell me what that rainbow ones name is."
"Rainbow."
"Oh right. And, that purple one?..."
That was how Rose found the pair some time later, when she couldn't find either the Doctor or Jack in their rooms – nor in the kitchen. Steaming tea in hand, she wandered into the console room, and almost dropped her mug in surprise.
Both Jack and the Doctor were lying on their stomachs – propped up on their elbows – busy acting out a scene with-
"Are those 'My Little Pony's?" Rose enquired, a mischievous grin on her face and inquisitive eyes.
The two men stopped their movements completely, and slowly turned their heads.
Sheepish smiles blossomed on their faces as they both blushed and nodded.
They, however, weren't expecting her next question.
"Can I join in?"
A/N: Hope you liked it! Just a bit of sillyness. Any grammatical errors? Any criticisms? Any reviews just to say you enjoyed it?
Hope you review. If not, I'm glad you read it!
Sphinxgurl
