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"They're what?"

Smiling at Gaius' disbelieving tone Merlin continued trying to explain his new friends.

"They're time travellers."

Still not believing his ward and wondering what had the boy behaving so gullible Gaius turned to face the new occupants of his quarters. He had thought them odd when they had arrived out of the blue some months ago and at the mention of magic became wary and protective. His job was to keep Merlin safe and these new friends of his looked like trouble.

Frowning once more at the men Gaius turned back to his ward.

"Explain it to me again."

"Found anything interesting, Doctor?" Jack asked as a tapped a suspicious looking jar on the shelf in front of him.

The Doctor looked up from the books he had been flipping through and glanced over at his companion.

"Gall of a red Ox," he called out before picking up a new book and flicking through in seconds. "Used for sciatica. Doesn't do much good mind you."

Jack backed away from the gross looking substance and ambled over to join him.

"Wrong. Wrong. Couldn't be more wrong." The Doctor muttered to himself as he flipped through yet another book, its cover old and decaying. "Not a Phoenix. Not like that one from Tunis. Those were the days."

"You have seen a phoenix?" Gaius asked from behind the Doctor, having snuck up whilst he'd been reminiscing.

"1814; me, Vicki and Steven. Not to mention Janey. Hell of a woman. Not too fond of her novels though. Bit too much realism for me."

"You met Jane Austen?" A new voice asked from the doorway as Rose and Gwen walked in.

"And here's me thinking the Phoenix would be the shocker." The Doctor replied with a smile, turning to face the new arrivals.

A wolf whistle permeated the silence as Jack spotted Rose's new look.

"Lookin' good." He flirted, giving her an appreciative eye up and down, only to receive gentle punch on his arm from the Doctor.

"You look nice." The Doctor said to his female companion, a soft smile gracing his lips.

Rose blushed in response and broke eye contact before she could embarrass herself too much.

"Nice hair." Jack remarked to break the awkward silence. Her blonde locks had been plaited at the sides and joined in the back to form a low ponytail. The look suited her, the hair out of her face enabling her beautiful features to be seen more clearly.

"Thanks." Rose quickly responded, happy to break the tension. "I asked for the Princess Leia look but, what can you do?"

Jack laughed at the joke but everyone else stood clueless, the Doctor included.

"Tough crowd." Rose muttered and moved further into the room, taking a seat at a table piled high with books.

Merlin was just about to speak when suddenly the door was flung open and the king barrelled in as he yelled: "Merlin!"

"What have I done now?" the Warlock mumbled to himself, hoping that this time it actually wasn't his fault.