Title: Old Guard.
Author: Knife Hand
Feedback: Constructive feedback appreciated, flames unappreciated
Spoilers: After SG1 meets the Asguard but before Danny Ascends in SG1. Sometime around mid series 5 of Buffy.
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Do not own Buffy or SG1 or Highlander. I would buy them but I am broke.
Summary: When Thor comes to ask for help, Sam Carter must reveal a secret older than anyone in the SGC can possibly imagine. Things really get complex when Sam calls her Brother, Xander Harris, a resident of Sunnydale California and the best friend of the Slayer. The Old Guard come to fulfil promises while the current warriors gather for their friends.
" " denotes speech, ' ' denotes thought.
AN: Glory never came to Sunnydale, she brain sucked a stoner named Jay and became totally incoherent and lost interest in going home. No one notice a change in Jay, not even Silent Bob. Anya never came back, Joyce never got sick and Riley got his head ripped off by a demon in the battle of the Initiative at the end of Series 4.
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Major Sam Carter emerged through the event horizon of the Stargate's stable wormhole and walked down the ram, glaring at the SF's, who quickly trained their weapons away from her, fearing her wrath. The rest of SG1 quickly followed Sam's arrival, with Teal'c and Daniel almost instantly separating themselves from Colonel Jack O'Neill, who instantly got a full blown glare from the irate Major.
"Hey! I didn't know what was going to happen." Jack said defensively.
Jack, Teal'c and Daniel were all slightly dirty in the BDU's. Sam, however, was covered from head to toe with a viscus orange liquid.
"Welcome back SG1. Debrief in one hour." General Hammond said over the intercom from the Control room.
Sam stalked out of the Gate Room and headed strait for the showers to clean up, muttering all the way.
'I swear that Jack is just like my brother. I get covered in crap and he walks away clean.' Sam through angrily.
After a quick shower, Sam headed strait for the Infirmary, and as she entered the rest of SG1 practically scrambled away. Doc Frasier had heard what had happened in the Gate Room and had broken out her extra large, "Don't mess with Sam or Cassie" needles.
"I swear, sometimes the Colonel acts just like my brother." Sam said when everyone by Janet had gone.
"What his hero complex or his terminal smart mouth?" Janet asked.
"Both, and the uncanny ability to get me covered in muck while he stays perfectly clean." Sam grumbled.
"What can I say, Alexander and Jack are cut from the same cloth."
"Yeah, well sometimes I just want to rip them both a new one."
Janet was about to respond when Sam disappeared in a flash of light.
"General Hammond. Sam just disappeared from the infirmary. Looks like it was the Asguard." Janet said into the intercom.
Janet rushed up to the conference room to join the remainder of SG1 and General Hammond in their wait for Major Carter's return, knowing that Thor, the most likely Asguard to have taken Sam, would return her wherever SG1 was.
"Why didn't Thor take me? He usually takes me." Jack said petulantly.
Janet, SG1 and the General waited semi patiently for over half an hour before the flash of light deposited Major Carter in the room. Janet looked over Sam quickly, noting that she seemed pale but otherwise fine.
"Report Major." General Hammond ordered.
"Yeah, Carter. What did Thor want?" Jack said.
"Sir, I need permission to bring someone in on the project to help the Asguard." Sam said to General Hammond.
"Who, Major." Hammond asked.
"My brother, Sir."
"Mark? He hates the military." Jack spurted out.
"No, Sir. My real brother."
Only Janet got the real significance of this.
"You sure about this?" Janet asked.
"Of course. Odin's calling in the Oath we made." Sam replied sadly.
"Sam?" Jack asked.
"Sir, it's at Thor's request on behalf of the head of the Asguard, Odin." Major Carter said.
"Do it." Hammond ordered.
********
"Magic Box." Giles answered the phone.
*Hello, may I please speak to Alexander Harris?* the female voice on the other end asked.
"May I enquire as to you name and the nature of the call?" Giles said, very britishly.
*It's personal. Tell him it's Samantha Carter.*
"One moment." Giles said, before resting the phone on the counter.
Giles went out the back to where Buffy was sparing against Xander.
"Xander, phone call. Someone named Samantha Carter." Giles said.
"Cool." Xander said running for the phone. "Hey, Sam. What's up? You finally get together with your CO or what?"
*No, Alex.* Sam replied.
"Hey, it's Xander." He interrupted.
*Does it matter? I just talked to Thor, Odin's calling in the Oath.*
Xander's entire demeanour changed, gone was the goofy guy that had founded the Scooby Gang, in his place was a man who exuded strength and confidence, and anger.
"You opened the Rainbow Bridge again, didn't you?" Xander said. "How else would Thor or Odin know we are still here?"
*We've been dealing with Thor for a while now. He never gave me away. Hell, Jack's even been to their Homeworld.*
"Ok, so that makes three. Did Thor say why?"
*Not specifically, but I get the feeling it's more in your area of expertise than mine.* Sam replied.
"Ok, things seem pretty quite around here. I'll get some temp cover and bring my team up, get it cleared with the General."
*How many?*
"Six total, if they want to come. One's a non-combatant and another's a British National."
*Alright, I'll get it cleared. And clean off your old gear.* Sam said in parting before she hung up the phone.
Xander hung up the phone and wonder how the hell he was going to get the Scooby Gang to Colorado Springs without revealing too much or getting himself Slain.
********
Sam was waiting at the entrance to the base as the two cars pulled up with her brother and his team. She was not entirely sure how she had managed to convince General Hammond to admit six civilians to the base, just as Xander was not totally sure how he had managed to convince the Scooby Gang to come at all. Years ago, they had made a pact never to reveal their secret without the other. Xander and the rest of his team got out of the cars, and he brother instantly waved with a goofy grin on his face.
"Hey Sam. This is the team. The stunning blond is Buffy, the cute little Brunette next to her is her little sister Dawn. The redhead is Willow and the shy one next to her is Tara. Oh yeah, the stuffy old Brit is Giles." Xander introduced.
Sam chuckled at Xander's introductions, particularly the slight inflection on 'old' when referring to Giles.
"Guys, this is my sister, Sam Carter."
"Major Doctor Carter." Sam added.
Sam noticed the inquisitive quirk of Willow's eyebrow, having become an expert at eyebrow linguistics since meeting Teal'c.
"PhD in Theoretical Astrophysics." She clarified.
Sam escorted them down into the mountain headed for the main conference room on Level 28, which would have the blast shield shut to obscure the Stargate.
"How bad is it looking?" Xander asked quietly.
"Bad. The fleet's mobilised, hell I even saw Mjollnir in Thor's chambers. Odin may be summoning the Aesir." Sam replied.
"Giles, what are they talking about?" Buffy asked.
"I'm not sure, but if I remember correctly Thor and Odin were Norse Gods." Giles replied.
Any further conversation was cut off as the elevator doors opened and Sam quickly lead them through the corridors to the conference room, which contained the rest of SG1 and General Hammond. When they arrived, Xander eyed Teal'c suspiciously as they were shown to their seats.
"Isn't he a servant of the Wyrms?" Xander asked Sam.
"Former." Sam replied quietly.
"Alright, let's get down to business." General Hammond said after introductions were made. "Dr. Jackson."
"Right. During a dig at the Gaza Plato in 1928, Archaeologist uncovered an artefact, a giant, seemingly stone, ring..." Dr Jackson began.
"What?!? The Bridge has been open since 28?!? Sam, what the hell?" Xander blurted out.
"No! We only got it working a few years ago." Sam countered.
"Oh that's just great! And you didn't tell me!! You could have run into anything out there. Major Wyrms, Old Ones, hell you could have disrupted the protected." Xander raged, then he saw Sam's embarrassed face. "Shit you did didn't you. Please tell me you didn't disturb any of the Creator's devices?"
"Just one." Sam said sheepishly. "That's how Colonel O'Neill got to Valhalla."
"Major! Have you been leaking classified information?" General Hammond asked sternly.
"If she had, you think I'd be this pissed?!? I really wish you had told me. I thought you had more respect for me and my position." Xander shook his head sadly before slouching by the door..
A second later Dr Frasier came through the door in her medical coat.
"Sorry I'm late sir, I had a few patients that needed attention." She said.
"That's ok, Janet. I was just ripping Sam a new one for keeping me out of the loop." Xander said from behind her.
"Alex! It's good to see you." Janet exclaimed, pulling Xander into a big hug.
"Um, anyone else jealous?" Buffy asked.
Buffy, Dawn, Willow, Tara, Daniel and Jack all raised their hands.
Sam laughed softly, joined by Janet and Xander.
"Great, even Doc is falling all over the kid." Jack said sarcastically.
"Hey, it's the 'We love Xander' fan club. Hands up all members." Dawn said.
All of the females in the room raised their hands, then broke down laughing at the males' expressions. Suddenly a flash of light appeared to reveal the small grey form of Thor. Xander instantly crossed the space between them and slapped his hand over Willow's mouth to stop the spell that she was muttering, and held out a hand to restrain Buffy.
"Buff, no Slay. Not a demon." He commanded.
"She's the Slayer." Sam whispered and got an affirmative nod from Xander. "She's so little."
Xander barked out a laugh.
"That's exactly what a Gypsy Techno-pagan said." Xander whispered back.
"Thor, Buddy! How come you didn't beam me up?" Jack said.
"Hello, O'Neill. My business was not with you directly. It is with some old friends." Thor replied.
"Hey man. How's Sif?" Xander asked.
"She is well, Heimdall." Thor responded.
"Wait! Heimdall? He's Heimdall? How can he be Heimdall" Daniel said pointing to Xander.
"Yes. Heimdall and his sister, Brynhild, although you know her as Major Samantha Carter." Thor stated.
"Impossible." Daniel declared.
"Oh, this will be fun." Janet whispered to Sam and Xander.
"Dr. Jackson. Who are Heimdall and Brynhild?" General Hammond asked.
"According to Norse Mythology, Heimdall is the Guardian of Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge between Midgard and Asguard. Brynhild was the head of the Valkyrie, warrior maidens who escorted fallen soldiers from the battlefield to Valhalla, the hall of noble warriors." Daniel explained.
"Good history lesson but not quite true. The Valkyrie were not maidens and all head Valkyrie were named Brynhild after the woman who was first offered to post, but turned it down." Xander said, casting a lopsided grin across to Sam. "Oh yeah, ten points to anyone who can guess what the Rainbow Bridge is."
"The Gate?" Jack said sarcastically, responding to Xander's tone.
"Oh great, two of them." Willow sighed.
"Indeed." Teal'c contributed, his first words at the meeting.
"I guess something serious is going down, or Odin would not have called in our Oath." Xander said.
"There are indications of a possible Ragnarok approaching." Thor said.
"Shit!" Xander exclaimed, Sam bowed her head and Daniel went pale.
"What's Ragnarok?" Buffy and Jack asked almost simultaneously.
"The end of the World." Daniel replied.
"Again!!!" The younger Scoobies and Jack said in unison.
"I'll go prepare the big needles." Janet joked.
"That's it, no more Cookies for you, young lady" Xander said in a stern voice.
"Aww, but Uncle Alex, Sammie said I could have some." Janet said, imitating a child's voice.
"You used to let her, too." Xander said to Sam.
"Of course. That way I could eat them without feeling guilty cause they were for little Janet." Sam admitted.
"Now she tells me." Xander said, rolling his eyes.
"Believe me when I say Huh?" Buffy said.
"To translate, what the hell are you talking about?" Willow said.
"Um, long story." Xander said.
"Major! Explain! Now!" Hammond ordered.
"I would rather face all the System Lords and their armies unarmed than be those two right now." Daniel whispered to Teal'c.
"Indeed." Teal'c replied.
TBC.
Author: Knife Hand
Feedback: Constructive feedback appreciated, flames unappreciated
Spoilers: After SG1 meets the Asguard but before Danny Ascends in SG1. Sometime around mid series 5 of Buffy.
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Do not own Buffy or SG1 or Highlander. I would buy them but I am broke.
Summary: When Thor comes to ask for help, Sam Carter must reveal a secret older than anyone in the SGC can possibly imagine. Things really get complex when Sam calls her Brother, Xander Harris, a resident of Sunnydale California and the best friend of the Slayer. The Old Guard come to fulfil promises while the current warriors gather for their friends.
" " denotes speech, ' ' denotes thought.
AN: Glory never came to Sunnydale, she brain sucked a stoner named Jay and became totally incoherent and lost interest in going home. No one notice a change in Jay, not even Silent Bob. Anya never came back, Joyce never got sick and Riley got his head ripped off by a demon in the battle of the Initiative at the end of Series 4.
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Major Sam Carter emerged through the event horizon of the Stargate's stable wormhole and walked down the ram, glaring at the SF's, who quickly trained their weapons away from her, fearing her wrath. The rest of SG1 quickly followed Sam's arrival, with Teal'c and Daniel almost instantly separating themselves from Colonel Jack O'Neill, who instantly got a full blown glare from the irate Major.
"Hey! I didn't know what was going to happen." Jack said defensively.
Jack, Teal'c and Daniel were all slightly dirty in the BDU's. Sam, however, was covered from head to toe with a viscus orange liquid.
"Welcome back SG1. Debrief in one hour." General Hammond said over the intercom from the Control room.
Sam stalked out of the Gate Room and headed strait for the showers to clean up, muttering all the way.
'I swear that Jack is just like my brother. I get covered in crap and he walks away clean.' Sam through angrily.
After a quick shower, Sam headed strait for the Infirmary, and as she entered the rest of SG1 practically scrambled away. Doc Frasier had heard what had happened in the Gate Room and had broken out her extra large, "Don't mess with Sam or Cassie" needles.
"I swear, sometimes the Colonel acts just like my brother." Sam said when everyone by Janet had gone.
"What his hero complex or his terminal smart mouth?" Janet asked.
"Both, and the uncanny ability to get me covered in muck while he stays perfectly clean." Sam grumbled.
"What can I say, Alexander and Jack are cut from the same cloth."
"Yeah, well sometimes I just want to rip them both a new one."
Janet was about to respond when Sam disappeared in a flash of light.
"General Hammond. Sam just disappeared from the infirmary. Looks like it was the Asguard." Janet said into the intercom.
Janet rushed up to the conference room to join the remainder of SG1 and General Hammond in their wait for Major Carter's return, knowing that Thor, the most likely Asguard to have taken Sam, would return her wherever SG1 was.
"Why didn't Thor take me? He usually takes me." Jack said petulantly.
Janet, SG1 and the General waited semi patiently for over half an hour before the flash of light deposited Major Carter in the room. Janet looked over Sam quickly, noting that she seemed pale but otherwise fine.
"Report Major." General Hammond ordered.
"Yeah, Carter. What did Thor want?" Jack said.
"Sir, I need permission to bring someone in on the project to help the Asguard." Sam said to General Hammond.
"Who, Major." Hammond asked.
"My brother, Sir."
"Mark? He hates the military." Jack spurted out.
"No, Sir. My real brother."
Only Janet got the real significance of this.
"You sure about this?" Janet asked.
"Of course. Odin's calling in the Oath we made." Sam replied sadly.
"Sam?" Jack asked.
"Sir, it's at Thor's request on behalf of the head of the Asguard, Odin." Major Carter said.
"Do it." Hammond ordered.
********
"Magic Box." Giles answered the phone.
*Hello, may I please speak to Alexander Harris?* the female voice on the other end asked.
"May I enquire as to you name and the nature of the call?" Giles said, very britishly.
*It's personal. Tell him it's Samantha Carter.*
"One moment." Giles said, before resting the phone on the counter.
Giles went out the back to where Buffy was sparing against Xander.
"Xander, phone call. Someone named Samantha Carter." Giles said.
"Cool." Xander said running for the phone. "Hey, Sam. What's up? You finally get together with your CO or what?"
*No, Alex.* Sam replied.
"Hey, it's Xander." He interrupted.
*Does it matter? I just talked to Thor, Odin's calling in the Oath.*
Xander's entire demeanour changed, gone was the goofy guy that had founded the Scooby Gang, in his place was a man who exuded strength and confidence, and anger.
"You opened the Rainbow Bridge again, didn't you?" Xander said. "How else would Thor or Odin know we are still here?"
*We've been dealing with Thor for a while now. He never gave me away. Hell, Jack's even been to their Homeworld.*
"Ok, so that makes three. Did Thor say why?"
*Not specifically, but I get the feeling it's more in your area of expertise than mine.* Sam replied.
"Ok, things seem pretty quite around here. I'll get some temp cover and bring my team up, get it cleared with the General."
*How many?*
"Six total, if they want to come. One's a non-combatant and another's a British National."
*Alright, I'll get it cleared. And clean off your old gear.* Sam said in parting before she hung up the phone.
Xander hung up the phone and wonder how the hell he was going to get the Scooby Gang to Colorado Springs without revealing too much or getting himself Slain.
********
Sam was waiting at the entrance to the base as the two cars pulled up with her brother and his team. She was not entirely sure how she had managed to convince General Hammond to admit six civilians to the base, just as Xander was not totally sure how he had managed to convince the Scooby Gang to come at all. Years ago, they had made a pact never to reveal their secret without the other. Xander and the rest of his team got out of the cars, and he brother instantly waved with a goofy grin on his face.
"Hey Sam. This is the team. The stunning blond is Buffy, the cute little Brunette next to her is her little sister Dawn. The redhead is Willow and the shy one next to her is Tara. Oh yeah, the stuffy old Brit is Giles." Xander introduced.
Sam chuckled at Xander's introductions, particularly the slight inflection on 'old' when referring to Giles.
"Guys, this is my sister, Sam Carter."
"Major Doctor Carter." Sam added.
Sam noticed the inquisitive quirk of Willow's eyebrow, having become an expert at eyebrow linguistics since meeting Teal'c.
"PhD in Theoretical Astrophysics." She clarified.
Sam escorted them down into the mountain headed for the main conference room on Level 28, which would have the blast shield shut to obscure the Stargate.
"How bad is it looking?" Xander asked quietly.
"Bad. The fleet's mobilised, hell I even saw Mjollnir in Thor's chambers. Odin may be summoning the Aesir." Sam replied.
"Giles, what are they talking about?" Buffy asked.
"I'm not sure, but if I remember correctly Thor and Odin were Norse Gods." Giles replied.
Any further conversation was cut off as the elevator doors opened and Sam quickly lead them through the corridors to the conference room, which contained the rest of SG1 and General Hammond. When they arrived, Xander eyed Teal'c suspiciously as they were shown to their seats.
"Isn't he a servant of the Wyrms?" Xander asked Sam.
"Former." Sam replied quietly.
"Alright, let's get down to business." General Hammond said after introductions were made. "Dr. Jackson."
"Right. During a dig at the Gaza Plato in 1928, Archaeologist uncovered an artefact, a giant, seemingly stone, ring..." Dr Jackson began.
"What?!? The Bridge has been open since 28?!? Sam, what the hell?" Xander blurted out.
"No! We only got it working a few years ago." Sam countered.
"Oh that's just great! And you didn't tell me!! You could have run into anything out there. Major Wyrms, Old Ones, hell you could have disrupted the protected." Xander raged, then he saw Sam's embarrassed face. "Shit you did didn't you. Please tell me you didn't disturb any of the Creator's devices?"
"Just one." Sam said sheepishly. "That's how Colonel O'Neill got to Valhalla."
"Major! Have you been leaking classified information?" General Hammond asked sternly.
"If she had, you think I'd be this pissed?!? I really wish you had told me. I thought you had more respect for me and my position." Xander shook his head sadly before slouching by the door..
A second later Dr Frasier came through the door in her medical coat.
"Sorry I'm late sir, I had a few patients that needed attention." She said.
"That's ok, Janet. I was just ripping Sam a new one for keeping me out of the loop." Xander said from behind her.
"Alex! It's good to see you." Janet exclaimed, pulling Xander into a big hug.
"Um, anyone else jealous?" Buffy asked.
Buffy, Dawn, Willow, Tara, Daniel and Jack all raised their hands.
Sam laughed softly, joined by Janet and Xander.
"Great, even Doc is falling all over the kid." Jack said sarcastically.
"Hey, it's the 'We love Xander' fan club. Hands up all members." Dawn said.
All of the females in the room raised their hands, then broke down laughing at the males' expressions. Suddenly a flash of light appeared to reveal the small grey form of Thor. Xander instantly crossed the space between them and slapped his hand over Willow's mouth to stop the spell that she was muttering, and held out a hand to restrain Buffy.
"Buff, no Slay. Not a demon." He commanded.
"She's the Slayer." Sam whispered and got an affirmative nod from Xander. "She's so little."
Xander barked out a laugh.
"That's exactly what a Gypsy Techno-pagan said." Xander whispered back.
"Thor, Buddy! How come you didn't beam me up?" Jack said.
"Hello, O'Neill. My business was not with you directly. It is with some old friends." Thor replied.
"Hey man. How's Sif?" Xander asked.
"She is well, Heimdall." Thor responded.
"Wait! Heimdall? He's Heimdall? How can he be Heimdall" Daniel said pointing to Xander.
"Yes. Heimdall and his sister, Brynhild, although you know her as Major Samantha Carter." Thor stated.
"Impossible." Daniel declared.
"Oh, this will be fun." Janet whispered to Sam and Xander.
"Dr. Jackson. Who are Heimdall and Brynhild?" General Hammond asked.
"According to Norse Mythology, Heimdall is the Guardian of Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge between Midgard and Asguard. Brynhild was the head of the Valkyrie, warrior maidens who escorted fallen soldiers from the battlefield to Valhalla, the hall of noble warriors." Daniel explained.
"Good history lesson but not quite true. The Valkyrie were not maidens and all head Valkyrie were named Brynhild after the woman who was first offered to post, but turned it down." Xander said, casting a lopsided grin across to Sam. "Oh yeah, ten points to anyone who can guess what the Rainbow Bridge is."
"The Gate?" Jack said sarcastically, responding to Xander's tone.
"Oh great, two of them." Willow sighed.
"Indeed." Teal'c contributed, his first words at the meeting.
"I guess something serious is going down, or Odin would not have called in our Oath." Xander said.
"There are indications of a possible Ragnarok approaching." Thor said.
"Shit!" Xander exclaimed, Sam bowed her head and Daniel went pale.
"What's Ragnarok?" Buffy and Jack asked almost simultaneously.
"The end of the World." Daniel replied.
"Again!!!" The younger Scoobies and Jack said in unison.
"I'll go prepare the big needles." Janet joked.
"That's it, no more Cookies for you, young lady" Xander said in a stern voice.
"Aww, but Uncle Alex, Sammie said I could have some." Janet said, imitating a child's voice.
"You used to let her, too." Xander said to Sam.
"Of course. That way I could eat them without feeling guilty cause they were for little Janet." Sam admitted.
"Now she tells me." Xander said, rolling his eyes.
"Believe me when I say Huh?" Buffy said.
"To translate, what the hell are you talking about?" Willow said.
"Um, long story." Xander said.
"Major! Explain! Now!" Hammond ordered.
"I would rather face all the System Lords and their armies unarmed than be those two right now." Daniel whispered to Teal'c.
"Indeed." Teal'c replied.
TBC.