Spacegates and Starships
by Slayersgrl
A Stargate SG-1/Doctor Who Crossover

Summary: A chance encounter on a random planet leads a pair of intergalactic wanderers straight into the heart of Stargate Command. Events quickly become complicated in a hurry. And there's something not quite right about Lab 32…
Disclaimer: Both shows absolutely in no way belong to me. I just decided to squish the two together for my own amusement.

Chapter 5

As the door to Lab 32 slid open, Rose was immediately shocked at the sheer volume of items lying haphazardly around the room. Of course, she had no idea what any of them were, but it certainly looked impressive. The Doctor immediately began digging through some gadgets on the nearest table, scanning a few promising ones with his sonic screwdriver.

Their sudden arrival hadn't gone unnoticed however. A scientist approached them and began protesting the Doctor's actions. "What is he doing? He's disrupting my sorting system!"

"And what system would that be?" the Doctor replied in amusement. "Is this the shiny gadgets with blinking lights pile?" So far he had found nothing useful. And if this man's apparent sorting skills were any indication, he was going to have a long day of dumpster diving ahead of him.

"Uh, look, Dr…Reed, isn't it?" Daniel interrupted before the situation got out of control. "General Hammond gave the Doctor permission to use anything he could find here." Well, he hadn't exactly given permission yet, but he would, once Daniel explained the alternative. Then he lowered his voice so only Dr. Reed would hear him. "And if you happen to overhear what any of this junk is, feel free to write it down."

Dr. Reed considered that for a moment before opening his mouth to complain. He really didn't want this strange man rooting through his lab. But Daniel was already heading for the door, gently pushing Sam in front of him.

"Well, we really must be getting back to work," Daniel called out as he reached the door. "I'll check up on you later. Good luck!" And with that the two members of SG-1 disappeared out of sight.

The befuddled scientist glanced from the now empty doorway to the pretty girl standing off to the side with an apologetic smile on her face. Then he looked over at where the odd man was standing on his tiptoes trying to reach an object on the top shelf of a nearby bookcase. He sighed in frustration. This was going to be a long day.

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"Are you sure it was alright to leave them there?" Daniel asked a short time later. He was currently peering over Sam's shoulder as she sat in the control room running a diagnostics program on the dialing computer.

"Hmm?" she asked distractedly.

"How do you think the Doctor and Rose are doing?" he tried again.

Sam chuckled. "You mean how do I think Dr. Reed is doing? He's probably busy trying to keep his piles of junk in order. I bet the Doctor's been tossing things around the room." She was interrupted when she noticed a small light on the corner of her screen.

"What's that?" Daniel asked. He then immediately regretted the question. When it came to technology, especially regarding the Stargate, Sam was definitely the wrong person to ask that question.

But this was one of the rare occasions where Daniel received a vague answer. "I don't know. It shouldn't be there." Sam immediately opened up several new windows and began rapidly typing commands. It was probably just a system glitch, but she wanted to check a few things first.

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"Hey, be careful with that!" Dr. Reed called out. He cringed as the Doctor carelessly tossed another artifact onto the table beside him.

"It's already broken," was the casual reply. "It's not like I can break it anymore than it already is."

"And you, put that back!" the man yelled at Rose. She was currently tossing a slightly charred metallic sphere back and forth from one hand to another.

"Okay…" she mouthed as she carefully set it back on the counter. The scientist was seriously starting to annoy her. He had been yelling at them since they arrived. He apparently thought they were a pair of six year olds in a china shop.

Suddenly, the Doctor called out in excitement. "Here we go!" He turned around with a triumphant expression on his face. "Rose, hold onto this for me," he said as he tossed a shimmering crystal-like object in her direction. She managed to catch it before it could hit the ground.

Dr. Reed tried to snatch the object back but Rose quickly hid it behind her back. "What is it?" he asked trying to get a better look. He was pretty sure that was one of the objects he hadn't had a chance to inspect yet.

But Rose simply shrugged her shoulders. She honestly had no clue what the object was. She wasn't even sure if the Doctor actually wanted it or if he was just trying to annoy the man.

The Doctor had apparently found a small section of useful items amongst the garbage. He began tossing several random objects in Rose's direction. Some were bright and sparkly and some were rusted and dangling wires. Rose noticed a plastic bin being used to store some of the gadgets on the table. She immediately proceeded to dump its contents out and throw her now growing collection into the bin. Needless to say, Dr. Reed had a few choice words to say about her actions.

"Hey, what's in there?" the Doctor asked as he noticed a door hidden behind an overflowing stack of metal panels that looked like they had fallen off a spaceship of some sort.

Dr. Reed immediately placed himself in between his visitors and the door. "Nothing!" he exclaimed.

"That's where you keep the good stuff, isn't it?" Rose asked. It would make sense that the stingy man would hide his treasures.

But the Doctor had already lost all interest in the mysterious door. His attention had been drawn to a tiny object hidden at the end of the counter in the back of the room. "That's not supposed to be here…" he muttered as he headed towards it.

He had only taken two steps when the entire room was plunged into darkness.