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"Who are you people?"
Halting their laughter the trio looked at each other and after a moment seemed to come to some sort of agreement.
"We're time travellers" Jack suddenly said, stepping towards the boy.
"And space." Rose added, creeping forward to stand next to Jack. "We sort of travel in time and space."
"Fight aliens, save planets, meet historic figures," Jack carried on. "That's what we do."
"As to who we are…" Rose started but stopped when the Doctor placed a firm hand on her shoulder.
"Let's save that for another time." He whispered, so that only she could hear.
Merlin just stood there for a moment, taking in everything they had said. It was impossible. And yet he couldn't help but think that so was he. He was a warlock; he used magic to save Camelot from dangerous people and strange creatures. If all that existed then perhaps 'time and space travel' as they had called it, could be possible too.
"You travel in time?" he asked tentatively.
"Yeah." Rose replied bluntly.
"How is that possible?" he couldn't help but ask, the disbelief - despite his best intentions - showing clearly on his face.
"You think of time as strict progression of cause and effect." The Doctor started explaining, his hands gesturing as his face grew animated. "When actually it's more like a big ball of-"
"Wibbly wobbly" Rose carried on for him.
"Timey whimey" Jack added after her.
"Stuff." The trio finished with wide grins, looking and feeling rather proud of themselves.
"Riiiight." Merlin drawled, still as confused as ever. "Say I believe this madness and whatever it is you just said, then why did you come here?"
"Why wouldn't we!" the Doctor answered in an upbeat tone while Jack and Rose scoffed behind him.
"Oi!" he exclaimed at them. I wasn't aiming for anywhere in particular so technically I didn't miss!"
"If that's what helps you sleep at night Doctor." Jack said, placing a mock supportive hand on the man's shoulder.
"And just now I got it right, this is roughly the same place as before. Same planet and everything." The Doctor almost whined, the tone bordering on child-like.
"I think I believe you." Merlin declared after witnessing the strange interaction between the two men and the even stranger things they said, "Because you are definitely not from around here, that's for sure."
Looking the trio up and down and receiving a saucy wink from Jack in the process Merlin shook his head.
"Definitely not." He muttered.
"Right then." The Doctor declared with vigour after shooting Jack a disapproving look, determined to liven up the current atmosphere. "Show us Camelot!"
"This is going to be great!" Rose enthused as the four of them took off towards Camelot's approaching outer walls, Jack's new horse friend in tow. "I remember reading about it when I was lit- Ow!" Rose ended on a shout, reacting to the elbow Jack had aimed at her.
Jack ignored the glare she aimed back at him though, instead throwing a friendly arm around her shoulders which she grudgingly accepted.
"Yeah," Jack bellowed to the young warlock who had begun walking off with the Doctor ahead of them. "Show us Camelot!"