A man and a woman stepped through the gate dressed in matching military greens. They each had a large gun gripped between thier skilled fingers; they also had a pistol and alien looking gun holstered at their sides. The man looked to be in his 50's but good for it, his backwards cap concealing grey streaked hair. He also wore sunglasses and with each step he tookin thier direction they could tell that he was comfortable and well built under his attire. The woman was tall but still slightly shorter than the older man; she was younger also. And even from the distance that the Doctor and Rose stood from the ring they could see her natural beauty and a bright intelligence in her eyes.

They stood on the platform in front of the shimmering pool, for a short while. From the looks of it they seemed to be discussing the unexpected welcoming party. Then coming to a decision, they began to make their way towards Rose and the Doctor just as the 'Stargate' closed with a loud crunch; the shimmering pool, wormhole thing disappearing from sight.

"Hey there!" The man called. Both Rose and the Doctor noticed that his hands were wrapped defensively around his gun.

"Hello!" the Doctor replied. Rose glanced at him; he was practically bouncing from foot to foot with the excitement.

"Nice jacket." The man said as he drew closer to stand about 5ft in front of them, the woman following close behind.

"Thanks." The Doctor replied happily, then beamed down at Rose for which he received a warm smile.

"Right, we'll I'm Colonel Jack O'Neill, this is Major Sam Carter and we're peaceful explorers from Earth." Said Jack matter-of-factly.

"From Earth?" Rose asked in shock, looking toward the Doctor for answers.

"Yeah, green and blue, home of great lakes, fishing, the Simpsons and the doughnut; about 80 light years in …which direction Carter?"O'Neill said tuning to Major Carter.

"That way, sir." She replied pointing with a smile and a jovial glint in her eyes.

Rose was almost speechless.

Almost.

"Americans?" She reached for the Doctor, grabbing a fistful of leather and turning him in her direction, "Doctor, what year is it?"

"2002." He answered dutifully with his eyes alight.

And by the expression on her face you could see her shock had increased ten-fold.

"I can't believe it. Americans have been going to other planets since 2002 without the rest of the world knowing?" Rose said in awe and glancing at the two officers before her.

"Wait a minute." Said the Major, slightly confused. "You asked what year it is. Have you been time travelling?"

It was at this point the Rose's jaw just about hit the grassy slope beneath their feet.

"They know about time travel too!" she exclaimed.

"Well it was an accident that one time when we ended up in 1969." Jack replied.

"Good year." Said both Jack and the Doctor in unison.

"So you're from Earth, travelling to other planets, through a Stargate." Said Rose looking intently at both the Major and the Colonel.

"Yeah I think that about covers us, so what's your story?" asked the Colonel.

"Your names sound familiar somehow." Said the Doctor neatly dodging the question. A vertical line appearing between his eyebrows as he thought deeply, observing the two before him trying to jog his memory.

Carter? O'Neill? It was in there somewhere, he thought.

"Really?" asked the Major, obviously intrigued although a little hesitant.

"Well, Jack is a common name." said the colonel matter-of-factly which earned him a playful punch on the arm from his companion,

"Ouch!" The colonel glanced at the major, but neither the Doctor nor Rose was sure whether his pain was real until he grinned.

At which point the Doctor interrupted the moment the twoseemed to behaving.

"SG-1!" the Doctor cried aloud, once again grinning.

"How…eh…?" asked the woman confused and at a loss for words.

"Doesn't matter," the Doctor interrupted, before continuing, brimming with excitement, "Ha, ha! It's SG-1! Well half of it; where's Daniel and Teal'c, with a c?"

"Somewhere else, how do you know about us?" Jack asked instantly becoming suspicious.

"He's the Doctor, he just knows everything." Rose answered grinning herself. The Doctors smile just seemed to be infectious, so far the Major and the Colonel were yet to catch on. But she didn't doubt him for a second.

"Rose, now that's not… well it is true, I do know everything." He grinned once more at the bemused humans before him.

"I think it's about time we heard your story." said the colonel, hoping to get a complete answer this time instead of more questions.

"I'm the Doctor, and this is Rose."

"Doctor Who?" asked Sam.

"Just the Doctor." He said simply.

"Right, so where you from?" the colonel asked, removing his hand from his gun and taking a more relaxed stance with his fingers entwined and resting on the butt of his gun.

"London." Replied Rose.

"What!" exclaimed the Major, "As in London the capital of England, London, Earth?"

"Solar System, Milky Way." Added Rose, grinning again "Yep that's home."

"This job never get's dull." Jack muttered to Sam, then louder he asked, "So how did you get here?"

"My ship." The Doctor said proudly.

"Your ship?" asked Jack.

"Yes."

"Where?"

"There."

"What, that?" the colonel asked slightly confused.

"Yeah."

"That blue box thing?" said Jack surprised

"Yeah, my ship, the TARDIS." The grin returned once more.

"TARDIS?" asked Samantha.

"Yes, Time And Relative Dimension In Space."

"It's all rele…" the colonel began.

"Don't, sir." Said the major as their eyes connected, but what would appear to be a warning was said in a kind of affectionate motherly tone with a hint of humour.

"What?" he said turning to her, then shrugging.

There it was again, another one of those 'moments', then the Doctors words finally sunk in.

"Time And … holy hannah!" said Sam, her right hand moved to cover her mouth as she gasped. "Doctor? Can…Can I see it?"

Yep there it was, thought Rose,the infectious excitement of the Doctor strikes again!


Authors note; this is a work in two parts with each set in different points of view of two shows, both Doctor Who (9) and Stargate SG-1, this other part should you wish to read it is called 'The Stargate and the Blue Box'. NOTE this will mainly be an SG-1 fiction at the moment then hopefully move into more Doctor Who

And big thanks to Chezza for beta-ing (we got there in the end! - still up to the challenge?)