A lot of people have been asking about the story this is a sequel of. Well, it's called "Time and Relative Dimension in Space" (or simply T.A.R.D.I.S. for short), and it can be found here under the TV crossover section, or by looking in my profile.
Doctor Who vs. the System Lords
Part 3: Growing pains
The Doctor pinched his nose between his finger and thumb, trying to fend off an impending headache: despite centuries of study, he still didn't understand humans.
Humans, or Homo Sapiens as the like to call themselves, had immense potential. They could, theoretically, one day, surpass even his own people. The only problem was making sure they lived long enough to get there.
"Hey; how was I to know it was dangerous?" Captain Jack shrugged.
The Doctor and Rose had picked him up just moments before a World War 2 German bomb had destroyed his ship. Captain Jack Harkness, formally an agent of the Time Commission, and now self-appointed head of security for the T.A.R.D.I.S.
Truth be told, he was a good man to have around in a tight spot: the Doctor had a well-deserved reputation as a coward, while Rose wasn't savvy enough to last long on her own in the wider universe.
"Just trust me in future; anything involving the Replicators is too dangerous to have on the T.A.R.D.I.S." The Doctor looked at the controls, "We need to stop and make a few repairs. There's an uninhabited planet nearby that we can stop off at: the Ancients left some gear there that I can use."
"Would somewhere with a nice beach be too much?" Rose asked wearily, "Nothing personal, but we've not had a lot of time to relax recently."
"A beach has my vote!" Jack smiled.
"There's a lake, and that's the best I can do you." The Doctor flipped a switch, "Hold on to something; this could get bumpy…"
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Major Carter ducked down the moment she heard the thud of a discharging staff weapon.
The planet had seemed almost ideal from the moment they stepped out of the Stargate: breathable air, clean water, Naquadah readings are off the scale, possible Trinium deposits too, evidence of an Ancient outpost…
Colonel O'Neill had been pessimistic from the start, and looked disturbingly happy that his hunch had proven correct.
"Move! Move! Move!" He yelled, trying to lay down suppressing fire with his P90 as the rest of the team made for the Stargate.
Carter ran like her life quite literally depended on it.
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"Well this doesn't look too bad." Rose looked at the secluded lake that the T.A.R.D.I.S. had materialised next to, "Few bars, a nice hotel, and it'd be a good holiday spot."
"Sorry to disappoint, but judging by the state of the local amenities." Captain Jack opened his arms to take in the thick layer of plant life that covered the ruins, "I'd say the bars have been closed for some time."
"Just my luck." Rose sighed, "First chance I get to catch a non-terminal tan, and there's no drinks with little umbrellas in them."
"Hey, umbrella drinks can be arranged!" Captain Jack smiled, "I'm going to go have a little look around, see if I can find anything we can use to make punch."
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Carter felt her lungs burn as she pushed herself harder, trying to lose the two Jaffa that were following her. She was already lost, having taken the most zigzagging path she could through the trees.
She yelped with surprise when the ground fell out from under her feet.
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Captain Jack scratched his head, looking for some fruit that could be added to the promised cocktails without poisoning everyone. His pocket computer was able to analyse samples, but he was yet to find anything that tasted nice.
The sound of hurried movement, followed by rather surprised sort of yell, made him look up in time to see a blond haired woman in BDU's fall towards him. Reacting instinctively, he opened his arms to catch her, staggering under the force of impact.
"Hi!" He smiled, "I've got to remember this place: it's not every world that rains attractive women…"
The first shot from the Jaffa at the top of the cliff missed Jack's foot by millimetres, and made him drop the woman's legs so he could draw his sonic cannon and return fire, forcing the Jaffa to back away.
"Hi." He smiled, "Captain Jack Harkness, at your service. And I mean any service.
"Major Samantha Carter, United Stated Air Force." Carter introduced herself, "Thanks for catching me."
"I love it when a woman pulls rank. So, those guys friends of yours?"
"Hardly; they were trying to ever catch or kill me."
"Been there, done that, got the embarrassing and unexplainable tattoo." Jack laughed, "So, you on your own here or what? The Doc said this world was uninhabited?"
"My team was sent here to explore."
"I didn't think Earth had F.T.L. capabilities at this point in time?"
"At this pointing time?" Carter raised an eyebrow, "This friend of yours; he wouldn't be The Doctor by any chance?"
"Well, that's what he calls himself. Don't know what his real name is."
"I have a feeling that he's someone I've already met: does he have a big blue box that's bigger on the inside that the outside?"
"The T.A.R.D.I.S.? Yeah, that's the guy."
"Is he here?"
"He's back at the ruins, trying to fix the T.A.R.D.I.S.: we had a run-in with something called a Replicator…"
"Been there, done that, got the scars."
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"Jack's been a while." Rose commented as she lay on the sand, catching a little sun.
"Knowing him, he's probably found someone or something to flirt with." The Doctor replied from inside the ruins, "It's like I told you about humans in the 51st Century: so many species, so little time."
"You sound a little jealous."
"I sound jealous? I'm not the one who was fawning all over him during an air raid!"
There was a rustling sound, and Allie appeared out of the tree line.
"I need some advice." She looked at the Doctor, "Do you think it would be safe for me to go home and visit my parents?"
"Well, they'd probably like to see you again." The Doctor didn't even look up, seemingly un-phased by the little girls sudden appearance, "I guess it's up to the others."
"They said I could do what I want." Allie sat down on the sand next to Rose, "I think they found what they were looking for."
"Not very nice of them." Rose sat up, "I know I miss my mum, and I saw her not that long ago."
"Do you have government agents looking for you?" Allie asked.
"Considering what big-ears over there did last time we were in London, it's a possibility." Rose shrugged, "But I'd still go home."
"Honey, I'm home!" Jack called as he approached the beach, "Hope you don't mind, but I brought a friend."
Rose, Allie and the Doctor all looked round to see Carter appear out of the trees with Jack.
"How does he do it?" The Doctor asked, "Even on an uninhabited planet, he finds someone new to flirt with!"
"We weren't flirting!" Carter protested, somewhat unconvincingly.
"Don't worry, he's the same with everyone." Rose went back to sunbathing, "Were are the rest of your team?"
"We were attacked by Jaffa." Cater explained, "We were split-up while trying to head back to the Stargate."
"Jaffa, here?" The Doctor looked worried, "How many?"
"I don't know." Carter shrugged, "A lot: maybe fifty?"
"This is VERY bad!" The Time Lord looked worried.
"You fix the T.A.R.D.I.S., I'll find the others." Allie disappeared in a flash of light.
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"You think Carter got away?" O'Neill asked Jonas and Teal'c as the three of them stood, hands bound behind their back, near the Stargate as one of the Jaffa started to dial out.
"I do not believe she did, O'Neill." Teal'c was his normal, to-the-point self, and "The Stargate is too heavily defended. Nor do I believe that she is dead: there are still a large number of Jaffa looking for her."
"So the best we can hope for is that she hides out until they give up, then goes home and tells them what happened?" O'Neill rolled his eyes, "Call me a pessimist, but that's not the best plan we've ever had."
"Colonel." Jonas stood looking at the sky, "I think you should look up…"
O'Neill and Teal'c looked up to see an Asgard Battlecruiser descend through the clouds towards the startled Jaffa, many of whom dropped their weapons and ran for the supposed safety of the forest.
The bright light of an Asgard transporter beam enveloped the three men.
TBC…