Author Notes: This is the shortest of the chapters I've written and is just sort of a connecting piece to the next part of the story where big things happen and the villains are introduced.

Be Warned This Story is Not Beta Read

Pairing: Xander/Gwen, Jack/Ianto, Owen/Tosh, The Doctor/Rose, Buffy/Angel, Willow/Kennedy, Dawn/Conner, Mickey/Martha, Spike/Illyria, Andrew/Vi

Summary: Xander's life changes when he becomes involved with another secret organization: Torchwood.

Crossovers: Torchwood, Doctor Who, Bionic Woman (2007), Heroes, Chuck, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blade (the movies), Hellblazer, Transformers (the movie), Smallville, Supernatural, Reaper, House, Bloodrayne, Charmed, The L Word, The X-Files, Hellboy (the movie), Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter

Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Doctor Who, Torchwood or their characters. (Although I do wish I owned Dawn and Gwen.)

Rating: R for strong language, some violence, and sexual situations

Season: Post "Chosen"/"Not Fade Away"in the Buffyverse; Post "The Last of the Time Lords"/"End of Days" in the Doctor Who worlds

Category: Action/Drama/Humor/Romance

Spoilers: Basic Knowledge of Doctor Who (2005) and Torchwood as well as all of Buffy and Angel

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'Okay, this is getting ridiculous,' Xander thought to himself as he watched the door on the 'Police Call Box' open. 'What the hell is going on?' Slowly the door opened all the way and a man stuck his head out.

"Alexander Harris?" he asked cautiously.

"Yeah," Xander replied in an equally unsure tone.

A smile suddenly lit up the man's face. "Good! I was afraid I'd gotten the wrong flat number." As he stepped out of the box, Xander took in his appearance; messy hair, dark blue suit, red converse. Whatever he'd been expecting to come out of the box, it certainly wasn't the man before him.

"Can you imagine the shock of me just showing up in some poor saps flat?" the man continued. "He'd have a heart attack."

"I'm kinda leaning toward that myself," Xander pointed out.

The man smacked his forehead. "Oh, right. You still don't know me. Sorry, time travel makes things a bit wacky." He held out his hand. "I'm The Doctor."

Xander couldn't help but arch an eyebrow as he shook The Doctor's hand. "What kind of doctor?"

The man's smile grew larger. "Another clever one! None of that 'Doctor Who' rubbish." Xander gave the man a look. "Right, right! On with the pesky explanation." There was a pause, during which The Doctor seemed to size him up. "How much do you know about time travel?"

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Gwen made her way to Xander's door, intent on asking him if he wanted to go get something to eat since Rhys was out, when she heard the noise. The same noise she'd heard before Jack had disappeared. Realizing what it meant, she flung the door to the flat open just in time to see what appeared to be a blue phone booth vanishing.

88

Xander looked around the Tardis, amazed at the size and mechanics of the ship. "This is amazing!"

The Doctor grinned. "Knew you'd love it!"

"You're sure you can have me back in a couple of minutes?" After The Doctor had shown the Tardis to Xander, the young man had practically begged the Time Lord to take him somewhere for a quick trip; something that hadn't taken much convincing.

"Of course," The Doctor replied. "It's just a quick little trip. Besides, I need to tell you some things."

"Like what?"

"Like why you can heal people and how Angel and Spike arrived at the Council."

Xander froze in mid-step, giving the Doctor a surprised look. "How did you..."

"Like I said; we need to talk."

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Gwen rushed into the Hub and was thankful when she saw Jack, Rose, and the others were already there. "Good, Gwen," Jack began, "I was just about to call you and Xander. There's been some strange deaths over..." Jack trailed off. "What's the matter?"

Gwen couldn't help the tears that came to her eyes as she said, "Xander's gone."

"What?" Jack said.

"What do you mean?" Tosh added.

"I went to his flat to see if he wanted to grab something to eat and when I got there...it was the noise, Jack."

"Noise?"

"The one I heard before you vanished."

Jack's face took on a completely different look as he glanced at Rose and Martha. "The Doctor," he said.

The two young women smiled at the memory of their old friend and helped Jack sit Gwen down. "It's okay, Gwen," Rose began, "it really is. Xander's in good hands."

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"What do you know about Spike and Angel?"

The Doctor, who'd been fiddling around with something on the Tardis, looked up. "You mean Liam Daniel Warnock and William Archibald Pratt?"

Xander couldn't the chuckle that escaped. "Those are their real names?"

The Doctor grinned. "Yeah. And to answer you're question, I've been keeping watch over them for quite a few years."

"How many years is quite a few?"

The Doctor pretended to think about it for a moment. "Roughly...since the beginning."

"You mean since they were born?" When The Doctor nodded, Xander couldn't help the next question. "Why?"

"Because without them, then this world would be in a whole lot of trouble. You see, my people, the Time Lords, have long had a soft spot for the human race. And then, a few centuries back, I find this weird little seer on a far planet called Baslok and she tells me that 'the Human Race will fall.' Now naturally I didn't believe her, she also told me I'd be ginger one day, but since then I've seen things here on Earth, vampires and the like, and been to the future; Xander, if we don't do something the human race will perish."

"How?"

"I'm afraid there's going to be another Time War. This one fought for Earth."

"How do I fit in exactly?"

"You, Torchwood, your friends...you have to help me. Soon, two very evil men will meet and this world will put into the middle of a war that will change everything."

"What do you mean by everything?"

The Tardis, which had been steadily humming throughout the exchange, stopped. "Let me show you," The Doctor said, opening the door. "This is the world if we lose."