Stakes & Gates

By Teri

Title: Stakes and Gates
Author: Teri (Garnet_TM@yaoo.com)
Summary: Jack O'Neill has another son. Big Brown Eyes and a Sarcastic Sense of Humor, sound familiar? Xander Harris - Like Father Like Son. Crossover with Buffy:TVS - WIP
Category: Crossover - Stargate (S6, but will have Daniel) and Buffy: TVS (S4ish)
Author's Note: I am working on my Stargate/MacGyver stories, I promise!
Archive: FanFiction.net; My Site (www . geocities . com / garnet_TM) Twisting the Hellmouth
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and its characters are the property of Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and its characters are the property of Joss Weldon and Mutant Enemy. I have written this story for entertainment purposes only and no money whatsoever has exchanged hands. The original characters, situations, and story are the property of the author. This story is not to be archived without permission of the author.

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Chapter 1: Jack's Alive


"It appears that reports of Senator Kinley's death were erroneous. The Senator and the man accused of his murder, Colonel Jonathan O'Neill USAF, were involved in a top-secret governmental sting operation" The newscaster reported as the station queued up footage of the press conference.

"Jessica!" A man bellowed as he watched the news.

"What?" Jessica said as she entered the living room to see what her husband wanted.

The man stood up, his eyes on fire with rage, and gestured to the television set.

She looked up at the TV screen displaying clips of the news conference and gasped, dropping her cup of tea.

"You said he was dead! You . . . " The man seethed as he walked over to his wife and slammed his fist into the side of her jaw.

"I thought he was!" She screamed back at him. Her voice then became softer and she repeated nearly in a whisper, "I thought he was."

The last comment was all the provocation he needed as he slammed her again. She fell to the ground crying. However, she wasn't crying from the pain. She was use to that. As he began to kick her, she could only smile through her tears. Jack was alive.

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Here is where I stop for a moment and explain to anyone who thinks this looks familiar . . .

Author's Note to FanFiction.net Readers

Regarding Similar Stories (April 2003)

This was one of only two of my stories that could not be found at this archive (which I am now rectifying by adding both stories). I had published chapter one at "Twisting the Hellmouth" and on my site in early February . I just finished chapter two and thought I would update the other locations and add it to ff.net. To be truthful, I don't even remember why it wasn't at ff.net to begin with, but I was probably feeling guilty about so many WIP stories.

So when I went to update everything Saturday night, I took a quick look to see if there were any new stories that grabbed my interest and I found one called 'Like Father, Like Son' which was a Jack O'Neill is Xander Harris' father story. I thought it was wonderful as I thought I was the only person to write that connection and as those of you who have read my other stories know I love crossovers. When I began to read the story, I was shocked to find that the beginning was essentially my story, nearly word for word; however, the other author did add their own parts as the story progressed.

I have written to the other author and he assures me that it was accidental, that he had simply read the story before and that the similarities were coincidental. He had since put a note on his story. For those of you who have written to tell me about the story, I really appreciate your looking out for me and my stories. I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate the time and concern you all took to tell me about the other story. It means a lot to me. Thank you!

Original Twisting the Hellmouth published date Feb 5, 2003

Original FanFiction.net published date April 7, 2003