The crew of the T.A.R.D.I.S. and the crew of the Waverider quickly found their way to the bridge.
Gideon's holographic face appeared over the computer table and turned to Rip, "Captain, I have detected a time aberration in the year 289 BC in Rome, Italy."
"Oh! I've been to ancient Rome!" cried The Doctor.
"Yeah, me too." gruffed Rory. He and Amy were holding hands maybe three feet from the table, Rory's blank face contrasted his wife's blatant excitement.
"Come on Rory, you know how much I love ancient Rome!" Amy begged.
Rory smiled weakly and squeezed his wife's hand. He was so screwed...
"Blondie likes Romans too, apparently." said Mick with a smirk, though Sara was curious to how Mick knew about that particular conversation seeing as he was definitely not present.
Rip was still deep in thought, "Seeing as time aberrations become permanent unless we fix them quickly, I believe this takes priority over finding a way to send the T.A.R.D.I.S. and her crew back home…"
"We understand Captain," said The Doctor merrily, "Plus, this is what we'd be doing in our universe anyway."
Leonard leaned forward onto the table and drawled, "So who's going on this mission Rip?"
Everyone looked to Captain Hunter, who had dived back into deep thought; Martin and Jax would be necessary if the aberration involves future technology, because the ATOM suit was much too conspicuous. It was likely the aberration involved the political ongoings, so Ray may be needed for surveillance purposes, in which case he would have to assign someone to work with him. (Raymond Palmer? Surveillance? He's got the right haircut, but Romans were hardcore. Especially the political ones. the Senate would eat Ray alive.) Everyone knew how ruthless and skilled Roman soldiers are in combat so bringing Sara and even the Rogues would definitely be necessary. Rory Pond mentioned something about living as a Roman soldier once, his intel could be vital for discovering what has been changed in the timeline. The Doctor was also a time expert and since he had been to Rome before he probably wouldn't cause any aberrations. As for Amy… she just looked so excited, he couldn't make her stay behind by herself. Plus she had to have skills Rip was unaware of if she traveled with The Doctor.
Rip sighed, "Since we don't know what the aberration is, we will all go. However once we figure out what it is I may send individuals back to the ship for safety purposes. Clear?"
The Waverider crew nodded in a soldier-like fashion and swiftly turned to prepare, while the T.A.R.D.I.S. crew acted like children who had just found the cookie jar.
They were all going to visit ancient Rome!
