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Author's Note: This is my side-along Alternate of Harry Potter and the War of the Xel'Naga. It covers Harry's time with Star Gate Command up through season one during which times it remains canon with my story. From the end of episode 18 in Star Gate SG1, it becomes AU due to my intense boredom and desire to do everything the hard way. I should also mention that this story completely negates the Star Craft portion that you knew before.
Author's Note 2: You will realize that I have skipped several Episodes from the first season as Harry being with SG1 would not have changed the outcome one bit. For example, The Enemy Within would not have occurred at all due to Harry's killing of the Goa'uld that would have taken over Major Kowalski. Emancipation (for which this story is NOT named after) is all just ancient political 'stuff' that while some people are interested in, I am not.
ANC (author's note continuation): The Broca Divide is one episode that I might have had the patience to do but would have taken a while. The only difference in the story is that Harry did not get infected while in the Dark Side. The First Commandment is the first episode that I'm going to write so that is what chapter one is.
October 13, 1997: Milky Way Galaxy: Star gate Command
Harry walked towards the elevator on Sublevel 11. Just as he was about to press the button, the door opened to let an officer out. Harry stepped aside to let the officer passed before stepping in himself. As the doors closed, he pressed the button for sublevel 28, the briefing room.
He'd been in the SGC for a few months now but had never really adopted their protocols. His brown hairs (Asgard Altered) reached down to just above his shoulders and were straight and smooth (Asgard Altered). He still wore his brown zip up jacket; the red long sleeved undershirt and the brown combat pants as always but had allowed for them to place a Velcro patch on the shoulders that would designate him as SG1. He'd let the personal put his modified SA80 in the armory on sublevel 27 but still kept his modified Browning Hi-Power on his belt at all times.
As the elevator continued down, Harry fingered his earpiece. It was an extremely small wave transmitter that his father, Thor, had given him to keep in contact on his missions. It could be tuned to any frequency with the turn of a dial, was completely wireless and virtually unnoticeable. It could also pick up a signal from the other side of a Star System. He flicked through the various frequencies and settled on a radio station from somewhere in New York. It was playing classic rock music that seemed to sooth him so he left it there.
The doors opened to sublevel 28 and Harry walked out quickly to allow for several other base personnel to enter the elevator. Harry, still listening to the radio station, walked into the control room then up the stairs to the briefing room where the rest of SG1 was waiting for him.
"You're late," Jack O'Neill, commander of SG1, said as he came up the staircase.
"I have twenty three seconds until I can be considered late by which time I will already be seated," Harry said factually as he sat down. Jack grumbled. "So, what's the mission?"
"Two hours ago, we had an unscheduled off world activation of the Gate," Major General George Hammond began. "We received SG9's identification code but no one came through."
"Isn't that the team that's overdue?" Harry asked leaning back in the chair.
"Yes," the General said. "They've been gone so long that they've been declared Missing in Action. I want SG1 to go through the gate and figure out just what happened to them."
"Yes sir, General," Jack said.
"Be ready and in the Gate Room in one hour," George said. "You're dismissed."
Harry got up with the rest of SG1. The five man team left the room to go to the locker rooms to get ready. As he walked, Harry rubbed his right eyelid which had fallen asleep during the briefing. SG1 entered the locker rooms to begin getting changed but Harry continued walking towards the elevator. He entered the lift and went up one floor.
Coming out on sublevel 26, Harry walked down the almost empty hall to the armory. The SF Guard (Special Forces) at the door recognized him and allowed him to enter. Harry grabbed his SA80, and then left the room.
SG1 assembled in the Gate Room an hour after the briefing. Harry was there much sooner and had acted like he was one of the guards. No one really cared. What was he going to do? Was he going to wait in the locker room? (Rhetorical Questions)
Harry stared up at the Gate and watched in spin. One might have thought that he was in awe but really he was going over the specifics of how the gate worked in his mind, the Ancient side of his brain providing the information. Though he didn't understand half of what his mind was telling him, it was still interesting to try and figure it out from context.
The gate did its opening sequence before leveling out and forming the complete event horizon. "SG1, you have a go," Hammond said from the control room and the team made their way up the ramp and through the Gate.
October 13, 1997: P3X-513
SG1 came out of the Gate alert and with their weapons raised. The area around the Gate was heavily forested. There was nothing in sight nor were there any sounds to indicate an ambush. Instead, there were no sounds at all.
"Where are the birds?" Daniel asked.
"This planet has an extremely high UV (ultra violet) exposure during the day," Sam said while looking through the scope of her MP5. "The exposure is so high that there isn't any indigenous animal life at all."
"What about the plants?" Daniel asked.
"Plants thrive in this kind of scenario," Harry said. "We should get moving. Though there isn't any sign of enemies, we can't be too careful."
"Harry's right," Jack said. "Let's find a place to make camp." SG1 started down the forest path.
"What do you think happened to…?" Daniel started to ask but was interrupted by someone else. He was grabbed from behind. Harry spun around quickest with his rifle set to stun (See War of the Xel'Naga, Phase One for details). A black soldier had his arms around Daniel. He wore a tattered SG uniform and obviously didn't recognize them.
"Stand down Lieutenant!" Harry said loudly, recognizing the man as Lieutenant Conner from SG9. This statement knocked the Lieutenant out of his daze and brought him back to reality.
"You guys are from the SGC?" Conner asked after releasing Daniel.
Jack nodded. "Where's your commanding officer?"
"I don't know where he is but we need to get out of here," Conner said. "His spies are everywhere." SG1, though thoroughly confused by his statement conceded nonetheless and the now six man troupe tried to find a place to make shelter. Twenty minutes later after the sun had fallen and they had set up camp, the six of them settled in their defended encampment to hear Conner's tale.
"When we first came here and made contact with the locals, they thought that we were gods," Conner began. "We tried at first to convince them that we weren't but they insisted. Captain Hanson decided that if we were going to get anything done, we should just play along and let them believe we were gods. A few days ago, a boy from the caves went missing during the day. Captain Hanson went out to look for him." He paused. "The Captain was gone for two days in the sun but he did come back with the boy.
"The sun must have done something to his head. After that incident, he believed himself that he was a god. Now, he has them working to build a temple in honor of him. Anyone that opposes him is tied up during the day to die. Then, when we suggested that we leave, he and Lieutenant Baker hunted us down. We approached the Star Gate last night but were run down by Baker and the natives. I watched them kill Frakes like one might kill a sick dog. I've been hiding ever since."
"That man always wanted control," Sam said. "Even when we were engaged he was like that. He seemed fine when we met up back at the SGC but now I'm not so sure."
"It won't do us any good to dwell on the past right now," Harry said. "Get some sleep; I'll take the first watch." SG1 and Conner nodded and got ready to sleep. Before doing so, however, Jack came over to Harry.
"I don't this will turn out well," Jack whispered so as the others wouldn't hear them.
"You're right," Harry whispered back. "If we continue on like this, we'll be ambushed for sure. Can you take the first watch instead?"
"Sure, but why'd you change of mind?"
"We're blind as it is," Harry said. "If you take the first watch, I'll go and scout out the caves that Conner told us about."
"You shouldn't out so much pressure on your shoulders," Jack whispered. "What if you get caught?"
"I'll be fine, Jack," Harry said. "You hold the fort and I'll radio you in the morning." Jack nodded. Everyone else was now lying down to sleep and didn't notice Harry slip away into the night.
Once he was a fair distance away from the camp, Harry activated his Asgard cloaking device and began to sprint through the trees. He never made a sound during his dash, his training with the various alien cultures releasing in full. Harry jumped up and grabbed a tree branch. Using his forward momentum, Harry went into the vertical and landed on another, much thicker branch. In a crouch, he surveyed the mines and the caves that were now directly ahead of him.
Now, in the dead of night, the cave dwellers were working on mining. Torches lit the mines with the temple just beyond his line of sight. Two figures were standing on a cliff looking down on the mines. Harry manipulated his eyes to zoom in on the figures. Doing this revealed that they wore SG uniforms, likely Hanson and Baker. Though he could see them, he couldn't hear them over such a distance (two hundred meters) and over the sounds of the workers.
Harry continued to watch them for ten minutes until one figure, Baker, moved away and walked down into the mines. The Lieutenant then started to gather up a few of the workers. Two minutes later, the group moved into the forest, headed in the direction of SG1's encampment.
Harry turned around to follow them and hopefully to ambush them but stopped when he noticed a figure in a tree next to his. It was shrouded in darkness and no form was discernable as though it were wearing a cloak.
"So we meet again, Harry Potter," the figure said.
"It's you?" Harry asked himself. "What in the name of Thor are you doing here?"
"I'm here to give you a warning," the figure said. Harry grimaced.
October 14, 1997: Milky Way: P3X-513
Jack heard a twig snap a short distance away. He got up quietly and walked over to Daniel and shook him awake. Daniel was a bit confused.
"I think the natives are here," Jack said.
"Are you sure?" Daniel asked. A dart hit the tree next to his head.
"Yeah, pretty sure," Jack said with no change of tone. They both got up and tried to wake the others but were too slow. A native pulled a tripwire on the outskirts of the camp that activated lights an alarm. Everyone woke up then and minor combat began.
The only significant thing that happened was that Lieutenant Conner was captured, despite no one knowing until several minutes after the attack.
October 14, 1997: Milky Way: P3X-513
"What's this warning?" Harry asked.
"Your new friends are messing with trouble in this matter," the figure said.
"What do you mean?" Harry asked. "We're only here to get back our missing teammates."
"I'm not talking about that!" the figure said quickly. "I'm talking about the Goa'uld! If they continue along this path, Earth could be destroyed."
"Did your mother see this?" Harry asked slightly fearful.
"Yes, she did."
"And did she see the Earth being destroyed?" Harry asked.
"She told me that the Goa'uld ships would approach Earth with the intention of destroying it," the figure said. "Seeing as how the Tauri have no weapons with which to fight off such an invasion, it seems obvious…"
"There is one key phrase in that sentence," Harry said. "The Goa'uld will approach Earth, but there is nothing to determine what will happen afterwards. It's all to be decided."
"Listen, just be careful, okay?" the figure said. "I don't want to have to explain this to her if you die."
"Just tell her that she worries too much," Harry said. The figure nodded and disappeared.
Harry smiled for a moment, but then he saw a group of men walking out of the forest. They were coming from the direction of the camp. Harry quickly focused in on them and discovered to his horror that Lieutenant Conner had been captured.
'I can't do anything now," Harry thought to himself. 'If I do, it'll blow our cover. I just have to wait this out.'
October 15, 1997: Milky Way: P3X-513
Harry sat in the tree until morning. When the sun came over the horizon, the temperature jumped considerably and the UV Radiation levels spiked. Staying in these situations for too long would be suicidal. Harry was angered by the fact that Hanson was working the natives in the day as well as the night.
About ten minutes after daybreak, Harry caught sight of Jack laying on a cliff a few dozen meters away observing the camp. With one strong jump, Harry threw himself from the tree and crossed the distance easily. His eyes flashed red in this maneuver. Harry landed behind Jack and crawled up next to him.
"How's it look?" Harry asked.
"They've tied Conner up in the sun, probably to make an example…" Jack stopped when he realized that he wasn't alone and looked over at Harry. "You really need to stop doing that."
"So you keep telling me," Harry said, his eyes not leaving the mines. "What happened to Conner?"
"I don't know," Jack said. "In the rush of the battle, I guess the natives were able to capture him."
"If we try a direct rescue attempt, it will blow any covertness that we may have had," Harry said. "I can get him out of there, but we need to wait until such a time when he can be rescued and Hanson can be taken out."
"You're right," Jack said. "Let's head back to the camp." The two of them got up and made their way back into the forest.
October 15, 1997: Milky Way: P3X-513
Sam quickly made her way towards a river where she heard some splashing. A native was washing his face in the river and didn't notice Lieutenant Baker sneaking up on him.
Baker grabbed the native by the throat. "You know that workers are not allowed to leave their worksites!" He then proceeded to beat the native who appeared to only be a teenager. Sam, unable to contain herself, rushed forward from where she was hiding and knocked Baker away. She told the native to run away but in the process was caught by the Lieutenant. After several moments of small talk between captor and captive, the Lieutenant dragged her back to the caves.
Baker walked into the central cave having previously bound Carter's hands. Upon entering the thrown room, he released the Captain in front of Captain Hanson.
"Well it's about time," Hanson said. He had women bowing at his feet. CARTER: Hello Jonas.
"And you never thought I'd amount to anything. Quite a leap isn't it? From Captain to... "
"What's happened to you Jonas?" Sam asked.
"Please, sit down." Sam complied. "These caves were once mines; they primate the hillside for miles. But these people have been multiplying like rabbits. They don't have the technology to dig themselves more space; they don't have the courage to leave the caves. It's like a third world country in a bottle."
"And you think you're saving them?"
"I know I am. These people; they're human beings. They're like us. How can we turn our backs on them? Kidnapped from Earth, forced into slavery for centuries! "
"We can't change that," Sam said.
Hanson said: "Yes we can, we must help.
"Well how is posing as a god and slowly working these people to death going to helping?" Sam asked.
"I hate that word, stop using it," Hanson said. "I'm not posing! It is a matter of definition my people need me. They believe in me, and because they believe they work."
"To death," Sam mentioned.
"We're building a civilization, Sam. There are going to be sacrifices. Its better then rotting in caves, living and dying in squalor like you've never seen. I'm creating a great people."
"In your image?" Sam inquired.
"Yes. It's going to be wondrous! You'll see, you'll see."
October 15, 1997: Milky Way: P3X-513
Harry and Jack came up onto the camp to see three figures, two SG1 members and what appeared to be a native.
"What's going on here?" Jack asked. "Where's Carter?"
"She rescued this native from Lieutenant Baker's hands and was captured," Teal'c explained.
"She's in captivity right now?" Harry asked the group. Teal'c nodded. "Damn it. This has just become a royal pain in my ass."
"We've been questioning Jamala," Daniel said. "Apparently Hanson has discovered some way to make the sky orange and in return for completing the temple, hew ill do so."
"Could that reduce the UV Radiation?" Harry asked. "There has to be some kind of technology that could do that though I've never heard of it."
"From what I know of Goa'uld technology, there must be two devices on the other side of the valley to stabilize the energy flow," Teal'c said. "If we can find this device, it may be possible to convince the natives that Jonas Hanson is not a God."
"Alright, Daniel, Teal'c you take the kid and see if you can find this other device," Jack said. "Harry and I will handle Carter and Conner."
"Right," Daniel said and he got Jamala to follow him and Teal'c away. Jack turned to Harry.
"You said you could get them out of there," Jack said. "How could you do that?"
"First things first, we have to get back to those mines," Harry said. "I'll take care of the rest from there." Jack nodded and the two of them took off for the quarry.
By the time the duo had reached the quarry and had found suitable hiding places, Daniel radioed back in, stating that they found the other device.
"This is perfect," Harry said. "Jack, wait here for my signal. When you get it, tell Daniel to activate the second device."
"What are you going to do?" Jack asked Harry and looked over at him only to find that he was no longer there.
Harry allowed his cloaked body to fall gracefully down the wall of the quarry. He touched the wall every now and then to change his direction but never lost his speed. There was only a slight movement of earth when he landed on the floor of the mine. With his position secure, Harry dashed towards the main cave. He made one jump and got up to the level at which the cave was on and made his way inside.
Harry entered a side room of the main cave to see a perplexing sight. Sam had her gun aimed at Hanson's head but from the looks of it couldn't bring herself to kill him. Hanson was slowly moving closer to the woman.
"Don't make me do this," Sam said on the verge of tears. Hanson slowly took the gun out of Sam's hand.
"You had the gun. You seemed to have all the power. Yet I was in control. That is the power of a God." Hanson finished his monologue.
"In that case I'll make it easy for you," Harry said. He deactivated his cloak and had his pistol aimed at Hanson's head. There was no indecision. He pulled the trigger and the round was fired. Hanson's body fell to the ground.
"How could you do that?" Sam asked, her eyes watering, though not from Hanson's fall.
"It had to be done, Sam," Harry said. "I guess that it's better that I'm the one that will finally do it." He grabbed Hanson's shirt collar and dragged him out of the room and out into the mine.
(Now say if only for the sake of me being a lazy SOB, that Hanson had the first force field device placed in front of the cave so that I don't have to come up with some crazily insane way of moving an object that weighs god-knows how much out of the cave in the span of twenty to thirty seconds.)
Harry lifted Hanson's body in front of him. All of the workers stopped working and looked up. "I'd like you to see your god make an announcement," Harry said loudly to the workers. "This man is not a god. Yes, he may be able to make the sky orange but would a true god truly need to make you work for that? I shall have you know that this man is not a god, shall never be a god, nor will have the chance to become a god." Harry pressed a point in Hanson's neck that woke him up immediately. "This is your god!" Harry said, forcing Hanson to the ground. "This man shall never harm you again." Harry raised his pistol once more, flipped the safety off, and fired a round into Hanson's head, truly ending the man's life.
Sam was thoroughly confused by this matter. She had never seen Harry's pistol being fired. "Sam, activate the device," Harry ordered. She complied and pressed a button on the stone pedestal that was outside the cave. Orange energy shot up into the air but did little. "Daniel, activate the second device," Harry said into his radio. Another beam of orange light shot up from the other side of the valley and formed a dome of energy. The heat and rays of the sun diminished considerably.
The people of the planet looked in awe and realized that their god was not a god. When push comes to shove they lived happily ever after.
October 15, 1997: Milky Way: Stargate Command
SG1 walked through the Gate, Teal'c carrying a body bag and Harry pushing along a hand bound Lieutenant Baker. General Hammond looked thoroughly surprised at the sight.
"We're home, General," Jack said.
"This will be an interesting debriefing," Hammond said.
(End Chapter)
None of you will ever know just how bored I got towards the end of this episode. Normally, it would have been longer but this episode was just so utterly boring that I decided to make up my own ending and call it good. Please review. I know that the first chapter seemed kind of weak but that was the first bit of writing that I ever did. This chapter seemed somewhat lame but honestly, you try it, I beg of you.
The next episode will be The Nox. Cold Lazarus would be somewhat amusing to write but I don't think that I have the energy to do so. At least The Nox will be a good chapter that hopefully you will all enjoy. Until then, adios.
