The voice that was heard came from a soft white orb that quickly changed into the form of Oma Desala. Like the last time George Hammond had seen her, she was dressed in all white and looked radiant.
"Hello everyone. We are so happy to see what you have all accomplished in a year. You defeated the greatest evil this planet has ever known and are now preparing to battle the greatest evil that has threatened this galaxy."
"Thank you Oma, but why in the hell did someone take my form and go into the past?" Daniel asked.
"No one took your form Daniel; you went into the past during your time ascended. You changed your looks in order to protect the time line and then I used my powers to blot out you out until the time when your identity was needed."
"Who are you?" Severus asked.
"I am Oma Desala of the Alterran High Council. I am guide to those people in the lower planes who wish to ascend to a higher level of existence."
"Oma helped me learn everything I know about magic, Voldemort, and Anubis while I was ascended." Daniel added.
"So why don't you not remember Daniel?" Jack asked.
Oma placed her hand on Daniel's head, it flashed before Daniel shook his head, remembering. "We went forward in time and saw that Anubis was coming. I then went back in time and spoke to the last of the Dragon Riders, a man called Marshall of the Highlands, on his death bed. I told him that one day the Dragon Riders and their Dragons would be needed again. He told me that when he became the Dragon Lord, he had been given a fire ruby jewel. The jewel would respond to the rightful heir of the Dragon Lord.
"I leapt forward in time to twenty years ago and began to test every dragon handler in the world. Thank goodness that they all went thru Romania first or else I might have lost my mind." Everyone laughed at this because Daniel did indeed lose his mind, or at least a part of it. "No knew exactly who or what I was at the preserve. If a person did not react to the stone, then it would erase the memories of my being there."
"So why did it not erase my memory then?" Charlie asked.
Ginny, who had been very quiet, spoke up at this point. "Think about it Charlie. Daniel tested every person to find the next Dragon Lord. If the stone did not react to a person, then they were not the Dragon Lord and it would basically obliviate their memories of Daniel, the stone, and the test. Now, you remember Daniel while no one else did, what does that tell you?"
Charlie looked at Ginny then at Daniel. "So I am a Dragon Rider?"
"You were not at the time. When I met you the stone did react to you, but not as bright as I had hoped. I knew that you were the one, but you needed to grow up. Now that you have grown up and spent time with dragons, I believe that the ruby will respond more favorably." Daniel looked to Oma, who removed a small stone from a bag that she had been carrying. She placed it in front of Charlie who stared at it for a moment.
"Go ahead and touch it Charlie." Daniel said.
Charlie reached out and touched the stone. The moment he did, the stone began to emit light from within like a heartbeat. The light slowly made it's up Charlie's arm and across his chest and across the rest of his body. Once it crossed his chest, the stone began to grow and morph into a sword. At the top of the hilt was a blood ruby. Suddenly a mighty dragon's roar was heard and then a deep voice:
"I accept you Dragon Lord." On Charlie's right bicep, the outline of a red dragon tattoo appeared. It was wrapped around his arm biting onto his own tail. The aura faded and Charlie let out the breath he had been holding.
"Whoa!" Charlie said. "That was intense."
"What do you mean Charles?" Albus asked.
"I understand. I mean I understand all about the dragons and why they decided to ignore humans." Charlie said before turning to look out at the gate to collect his thoughts, ignoring everyone in the room. "I have to do something, quickly. The magic from the stone is wild and chaotic." He quickly pulled out his wand and cast a point me spell to find north. Once found he stepped into the circle and turned to the north and then spoke. "Spirits of the North hear my plea; I call upon the power of the fire." A dragon made of pure fire, but only a foot long, appeared and stood at the northern point of a small circle of fire that appeared on the floor. Harry and Albus moved everyone away from the circle.
Charlie then turned to south. "Spirits of the South hear my plea; I call upon the power of the water." Like the first time, a small dragon appeared, however this one was made of water. Charlie turned to the east "Spirits of the East hear my plea; I call upon the power of the air." This time, the miniature dragon appeared from the ceiling. It looked as if it were made from clouds and air currents. "Spirits of the West hear my plea; I call upon the power of the earth." This dragon seemed to come out of the ground and was made of dirt, leaves and other earth materials.
Charlie then spoke again in his loudest, strongest voice "I call upon the four dragon totems to hear my plea. I am Charles Patrick Weasley, the last Dragon Lord!"
The four miniature dragons ran at Charlie and jumped into his body. The magical explosion pushed everyone back, against the wall. Everyone watched as the four dragon spirits entered Charlie's body and began to merge with his magic. Suddenly a small creature began to form from the chaotic magic around Harry. The small creature floated to ground and began to take a solid form.
Charlie kneeled down and placed his hands on the creature's head. The chaotic magic was quickly absorbed by Charlie and what everyone realized was a miniature dragon. For the first time since Charlie began to chant, he noticed the looks he was getting from the others in the room. Willing the magic around him to die down, Charlie explained.
"This is Crenth, he is my dragon familiar. He was made by the four elements and my own magic. He is a part of me and of nature." Crenth made noises that no one but Charlie could understand. Harry thought Charlie could understand him because he was nodding to it. "Crenth says that he and I need to awaken Gwyneth from her slumber. She is the Dragon Queen and will command the dragons. Whenever you need us, we'll be ready."
Hammond looked at everyone and with a nod from Albus and Harry spoke. "Good luck Mr. Weasley, allies are allies, no matter how much fire they spew."
Everyone laughed as Crenth crawled up onto Charlie's shoulder. Charlie looked over at Albus, Harry and Ginny and spoke again. "Crenth says that he's honored to be working with five firebirds." With that, Charlie and Crenth disappeared in a ball of fire.
"What did he mean?" Sam asked.
"Ginny, Albus, and I are phoenix Animagi. Many animals, especially magical animals, can sense our forms even when we are in human form. As for the other two, Crenth must be talking about Fawkes and Apollo." Harry said.
"Ah." Sam said, actually understanding what Harry said.
"Daniel" Oma said. Everyone had forgotten she was still there. "I have unlocked the remaining memories that you will need. General Hammond, Daniel is correct about the address for Atlantis. Please hurry though. The ZPMs that powered the city are almost completely depleted. Soon the ocean which has hidden the city for so many ears will destroy it and any hope of defeating Anubis." With that, Oma turned into the white orb and was gone.
"Albus, can you get with the ICW and get whatever magical defenses there are online?" George asked.
"Of course" Albus said.
"Good. Severus, once we are finished here, head to the Outpost and get familiar with the throne. Roc, can you be of assistance?"
"Of course General" Roc said.
"Bra'tac, how many ships can we get here to help?"
"I shall use every bit of influence I have to get as many here as possible. I have already asked for and received the mother ships that we captured from the armies from Yu, Cronos, Ba'al, and of course Apophis and Ra. Our forces will be here within the day. I must return to Chulak to take command of the last mother ship before returning."
"Then god speed to you." Hammond said as Bra'tac left quickly.
"Jacob, what about the Tok'ra?" George asked.
"Selmac and I had to knock some heads together before our mission, but we have six mother ships and other support from some of the other Fallen System Lords. And before you ask, I either want to go with SG-1 or remain here with you George. The Tok'ra don't need me for this."
"Thanks Jacob. Thor, is there anything else we need to know from you?" George asked.
"Our ten warships are in orbit along with our defensive satellite grid and the Alterran satellites. Sif was able to contact the High Council and they are sending five of our newest ships: The Samantha O'Neill, The George Hammond, The Teal'c, The Gryffindor, and The O'Neill II. These five ships are the newest ships built by the Asgard. They include defenses to work around magic and with the latest in Alterran Technology which was received from Roc." Thor said. "They will be here in eight of your hours and will take position close to the earth while the ten other ships will proceed out into your solar system."
"SG-1, SG-M, gear up, you have a go. Your mission is to get to Atlantis and bring it home as fast as you can." Hammond said.
"Sir, I would also like to bring along SG-3, SG-7, SG-9, and SG-22." Jack said.
"SG-22 is down pending the outcome of the Court Martial of Major Sheppard for actions taken in Afghanistan." Hammond said.
"I know, I read the file. He disobeyed orders in order to save his men. I'd do the same as you would sir." Jack said. "Besides, he also has the best control of Ancient Tech besides me and Harry."
"Why doesn't he run the Throne Chair at the outpost then? Nothing against you Severus, but I think you could be used elsewhere." Sam asked.
"I understand Major, but there is more to controlling the Throne Chair than just having the Ancient Blood." Severus said.
"Sam, the Throne Chair requires huge amounts of mental discipline, thanks to my Blacks Ops training and my natural affinity for the Mind Arts, I can handle the chair on a short term basis. When I get out of that damn thing, I feel like my head has been in blender for a week." Jack said.
"Thanks to my proficiency in the mind arts, far more than on Earth with the exception of Albus, I too can use the chair. My advantage is that because of the abuse I had received from Lord Voldemort, I am in tune with myself and can concentrate on multiple things at once with ease. I do this by internalizing my magic." Severus explained. "While Albus may be more powerful than I am, Albus is old. His body could not handle the stress it would be placed under. As for the Royal Quartet, none of them have the experience that I do with the Mind Arts. The only person close in that regard is Draco."
"General, we need Sheppard. For all we know, there might be multiple Throne Chairs that need to be used to get the city up and running."
"Very well Colonel. Harry, thanks to the position you have here, you hold the rank of a Colonel, can you please pop over and get Major Sheppard. You are the quickest way to get him out of the brig at Peterson. I'll make sure he is ready. Everyone else, dismissed."
Hammond reached for the phone as Harry transfigured his clothing in Dress Blues with all the right ribbons and accessories for his rank. Once he was done, Harry disappeared in flames.