Doctor Who / Firefly (PG-13)

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Title: Out of Joint by HonorH
Pairing: Gen? (Subtle Nine / Rose, Nine / Rose/ Jack, Jack flirting with absolutely everybody, some background Mal/Inara)
Author on LJ: honorh
Author Website: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind archive
Why this must be read:
A mysterious incident in the Time Vortex forces the TARDIS to set down on Serenity. Mal finds a few headaches, the Doctor finds a mystery, and River finds someone who speaks her language.

Such a perfectly done crossover where Nine, Rose, and Jack crash land on Serenity and need a little time to fix the Tardis back up. There's fantastic characterization, interesting plot devices, some fantastic interaction between the characters, and Captain Jack flirting with absolutely everybody. Nine's interactions with Mal have the undercurrent of recognition between them- of haunted soldiers- and there's a great air of mutual respect between the characters that works so well for the world this story is taking place in.

There is a lovely short sequel where Ten and Martha run into Mal and his crew some years later which is also worth reading.

Out of Joint