Harry Potter - Alteran

by Sashian

The rebirth of an entire race and society is a tall order when this and other galaxies are not safe. What is Harry to do? What he does best, jump in feet first. Rating T for some language and mentions of nudity later on. Pairings HP/HG/LL/other

11. Harry Potter - Alteran - Chapter 11

Harry Potter – Alteran
*This is Alteran speech*
-"Mental communication"-
-oo00oo- scene break or time jump.
Disclaimer – I do not own Harry Potter or Stargate SG1 nor do I receive money for my writing. Some dialog from Stargate SG1 is used in the story. It will not be marked.

A/N Sorry for the delay, I had a busy Monday. Thank you for the reviews. I do take them seriously. Many reviews are about ask questions about where I'm going with this, you just have to wait until I get there. About Harry being to soft or not doing his saving people thing, that is Luna's influence on him at the moment. It will change. This chapter has one scene in it that will be as close to lemon as the story will ever get and it isn't even a lemon. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter 11 - The Nox

-oo00oo-

Conference Room, Olympus

Hermione looked at Harry with concern. "Harry?"

Harry lowered his head and slumped down a little in his chair. "Yeah, yeah, I screwed up a bit"

With a smile, Luna Jumped in. *Don't do anything, just let them do their thing. They won't find you since you're not there. It happened the best way it could.* This caused both Harry and Hermione to look at her.

-oo00oo-

Onboard the Zeus, High Earth orbit, Next day

Harry was pulling overwatch duty while Hermione and Aliya were on Earth talking to another recruit for Olympus. He was in the chair, immersed in the data stream monitoring their progress and also listening in on the SGC.

The SGC had done a security sweep of the base looking for him that was still ongoing. They had come up with an ingenious way to try to locate him by using CO2 fire extinguishers in the hope that the gas would show his outline even though he was cloaked.

Harry found it amusing because it would have worked if he had been there. The mountain was still sealed up because of the refugees. They had a planet they were going to send them too, having been requested by one of the refugees.

The iris that the SGC had installed over the gate was also ingenious, it was definitely helping considering Apophis was sending attack parties through the gate every few hours. Like the shield on his gates, all the Jaffa sent through were just going splat.

Harry knew the attacks would end sooner or later but he was concerned that since none of the Jaffa reported back to Apophis that it would prove to the Goa'uld that Earth was even more of a threat. Harry could see a major attack by ship coming to Earth in the near future. If that happened he knew he would almost certainly have to reveal himself.

-"Harry, I have detected a Goa'uld in the SGC."- Rose reported.

Harry was surprised by the report from Rose. -"What? How did I miss that?"-

-"You were not looking for it. I was. It is an immature Goa'uld and does not have full control of the host yet, a Major Kawalsky. I scanned the records from Chulak, it jumped into him from a Jaffa that had been injured near the Stargate. What would you like me to do?"-

-"Don't do anything. I assume the SGC isn't aware of the issue yet or they would be going nuts again."-

-"That is correct."- Rose replied.

-"I'm not going to interfere this time. They need to solve this one on their own. If the Goa'uld does get to the Gate though we will have to intervene. We can't let it get away with information about Earth, just monitor the situation."-

-*Harry.*- Luna contacted him via the communication network.

-"Yes my Moon."-

-*Let it play out, They have to solve this one.*-

-"Are you sure Luna? I can't let it get through the Stargate. And how did you know, I just found out myself."-

-*If it does get to the gate, override the destination remotely since they don't use a normal dialing device. Send him here and we can remove the Goa'uld, he'll have to stay here though after it's removed. That's all you can do. And Harry, I always have an ear open to what is going on around you.*- Harry could hear the giggle in her voice.

-"Understood Luna."- Harry then broke the connection. He loved and trusted Luna but he so wanted to spank her cute butt one of these days.

-"You heard Luna, Rose, override the destination if the Goa'uld starts dialing the gate."- Harry ordered since she had access to their computers and could work much faster than he could.

-"Instructions understood."- Rose replied.

Harry checked in with Hermione and let her know what was going on. The new recruit and their family were already convinced to join without having to beam them to the Zeus so they were going to go to Olympus via the outpost.

It wasn't long before the Goa'uld was discovered, since it was immature it didn't have control of the Major all the time. With nothing he would be able to do and Rose having control of the gate if needed, Harry broke orbit and returned to Olympus, they could monitor things from there.

-oo00oo-

The Beach - Nova Altera

Harry, Hermione, and Luna were at their private little getaway, the beach, which Harry had started calling Moon Cove. There was one addition though to the group, Aliya. They had been so busy lately that getting away was more and more difficult but they were working on that problem.

The three girls were topless as usual for Hermione and Luna when at the beach and Harry was in some loose fitting shorts. Aliya was completely naked though. Harry had realized early on that wearing the thong speedos was a bad idea with the two girls going topless and worse with Aliya there naked. At least this way he could keep his reaction somewhat concealed.

At the moment he was laying down on a towel on the beach with the girls on either side of him sunbathing, Alyia was on the other side of Luna. It was a beautiful sight, either way he looked he had a great view. His thoughts did wonder to what was going on in the city and on Earth though.

The situation at the SGC had resolved itself gruesomely, they had tried to remove the Goa'uld but were tricked by it. In the end it had dialed the gate which Rose redirected to Nova Altera but before it could get through the gate, Teal'c attacked it and in the struggle had held it back from the gate. The top of Major Kawalsky head did make it to Olympus just not the rest of him.

It was not the outcome Harry would have liked but it was what it was. Luna had been right to let them deal with the problem.

Harry's thoughts then switched to the activities on Nova Altera. With the first batch of recruits contacted and either here or memory wiped of the offer, things were starting to slow down.

All the adults in the families recruited had gone through the standard repository downloads with individual specializations in what they wanted to do. There were a few that didn't have the Alteran gene at all though. They were going through classes to learn everything just like the kids.

This was going to be a problem though since all new Alteran technology created after Atlantis left Earth was DNA locked for security. Hermione was working on a way to introduce Alteran DNA to them to at least unlock the tech. As it stood, Olympus was given orders to allow those without the gene restricted access to the things they needed, basically overriding the lockout to a small extent.

It had been decided by Harry and the council to wait on doing anymore recruiting for at least two years. Of the original 70 possible recruits, they managed to get 56, an 80% success rate. That meant 56 Alteran kids plus families which brought the population of the city up to 298 including Harry, Hermione, Luna, Dan, Emma, and Aliya.

Ten of the adult men and two women from the families had military backgrounds like Dan did so he recruited them into the small Alteran Military that he was in charge of. One of the men and one of the women were assigned to Harry to train in covert ops, well more like they were training him. They were to be Harry's personal guard as Dan put it. If Harry was off the planet, they would be with him.

Additionally another was assigned to be on the Zeus and one on the Ares. They were there as backup to Harry and Dan and to run the ships, leaving Harry and Dan to give orders as needed.

The remaining eight were assigned as city security and police until more ships became available. If there were any problems or disputes they were the first to respond, if they couldn't handle it, the matter was brought to the High Council. So far there hadn't been any issues at all.

The mother of one of the recruit a lawyer back on Earth which she loved being. When Harry approached Debbie about continuing in that field, she had jumped at the chance.

The Alteran legal system was a large download but she had had just enough mental potential to get it all. As soon as it was done, Harry made her the Councillor of Law and a member of the High Council. She would be the Judge on legal matters brought before the council.

Debbie's first assignment was to also go through the system and propose changes to the Alteran laws that fit the current Alteran situation and bring them before the High Council. Primarily they were suspending a lot of the laws so they could work freely in rebuilding the Alteran society.

The suspended Laws would be reviewed again in two years or as the situation required. Basic laws though were being kept in place.

The High Council now had Harry as the High Councillor, Hermione as Councillor of Medicine, Luna as Councillor of Science, Dan as the Councillor of Defence, Debbie as Councillor of Law, Aliya as a second Councillor of Science, and Emma as Councillor of Education. Harry considered it a full High Council with seven opinions on it. It was nothing compared to the twenty three members of the last Alteran High Council.

Luna and Aliya's science ship had been completed which they named The ASS (Alteran Science Ship) Apollo after the Greek God of Wisdom.

All in all things on Nova Altera were going very well. He had two more ships under construction as well as two defence satellites, and the Potentia Platform had fifteen new Potentia ready to be collected.

Harry was seriously considering going to the Pegasus galaxy and retrieving Atlantis or at least going and replacing the potentia so the city wouldn't drowned.

*Harry, get your mind off business or I'll do something you will greatly enjoy. * Luna told him without even opening her eyes or turning to him. Aliya and Hermione both laughed. Harry just groaned and his shorts became a little less roomy.

*Luna dear, I am just going over things in my head, I am relaxing, and very much enjoying the views around here. * Harry replied with a smirk.

*Girls, let's go for a swim, shall we. * Luna prompted. The three girls got up together, then Luna and Hermione joined Aliya by removing the last of their swimsuits while being very seductive in doing so. The three then ran off down the beach giggling. Harry just groaned as his shorts got even more restrictive.

Harry had heard the term 'gaggle of giggling girls' back at Hogwarts, he had even witnessed it a couple times, this though put a whole new twist on it for him. With the exception of Aliya, Harry had to admit that they were all still teenages. He, Hermione, and Luna didn't have any practical experience in sex, truthly, regardless of the knowledge they all had, this was all new to them.

Harry watched them all enter the water and decided he was going to get Luna and the other two back for this. He watched them in the water for a few minutes before standing up and dropping his shorts. He then walked casually down to the waterline. Hermione was the first to see him causing her immediately turned around, Luna and Aliya looked in Harry's direction when they saw Hermione's reaction.

Luna put her hands over her eyes but Harry could see she was peeking plus the grin and blush were a dead giveaway. Aliya just stood there looking at him, under her gaze, he felt like he was being evaluated as a tasty meal.

He finally entered the water and joined the girls in playing.

-oo00oo-

There was plenty of entertainment available on Olympus but somehow the goings on at the SGC had become the most followed. Everyone was always waiting for the next report to come out of the mountain. With twelve SG teams running, those reports came out pretty often.

Harry and the Council for obvious reasons kept a much closer eye on the events happening at the SGC. The reports from SG1 which now included Teal'c were of the biggest interest to Harry and the Council.

When SG1 brought back a disease from a planet they designated as P3X-797, Harry wanted to dispatch Hermione and the Asclepius to help. The council decided against that though and instead she went to P3X-797 to get direct samples. When it turned out to be easily remedied even for earth medical science, they let the SGC handle it. It was kinda funny to think of Colonel O'Neill as a neanderthal.

The report about Captain Hanson and SG9 was troubling to Harry. Regardless of the reasons, that members of any of the SG teams could succumb to that kind of mental illness was not a good sign. Earth needed to screen their people better. For obvious reasons he couldn't just tell them that though.

The technology they had discovered there only protecting the one valley on the planet from the extreme ultraviolet light was also an issue for him. If the people there were to ever evolve, the entire planet would need to be protected.

This time it was Aliya that came up with the solution. The problem was the planets sun. She suggested just changing the color the sun radiated.

It ended up being an easy thing to do, the Alterans had done it many times while terraforming planets. So Harry sent Aliya there in the Apollo. She was back within a day after introducing a small amount of heavy element to the sun.

The one thing Harry had noticed was that his name hadn't come up again at the SGC since the initial debrief, at least not in a formal way. He had flagged his name so if it was mentioned, Rose would notify him immediately.

-oo00oo-

Gate Control Room, SGC

The group of people standing in the control room of the SGC include all the members of SG1, General Hammond, and the Secretary of Defence. They were all watching as the last chevron was dialed into the gate and it opened with a whoosh.

"My God, General, it's…" stated the surprised Secretary.

"That's how we open the front door around here, Mr Secretary." General Hammond responded. "I thought you might be impressed."

"What exactly am I looking at?" The Secretary questioned while still staring at the gate.

Captain Carter stepped up beside the General. "We think you're looking at the event horizon of an artificially created wormhole, through our spacetime to a point…tens, even hundreds of light years away. Sir."

"Uh-huh."

"SG-5, your mission is go for standard recon." Airman Harriman called into the microphone next to the computer.

"And do we know where they're going?" asked the Secretary.

"The planet's designation is P3C-117" replied the General as he lead the Secretary over to a chart on one of the walls.

"Do you have any idea what's out there?" Questioned the Secretary again.

"No, sir. That would be why we're going." O'Neill replied this time.

"I'm not sure, Colonel, is it? Because to be perfectly frank this administration is not satisfied with the current progress of the Stargate program." the Secretary announced causing the members of SG1 to all look at each other and the General.

"Begging the secretary's pardon, sir, but we've already visited nineteen separate worlds." Carter replied to the statement.

"I believe he is referring specifically to the volume of technology being retrieved on our planetary missions." The General interjected.

"The President and Joint Chiefs were under the impression that the SG teams would be bringing back superior technologies." again the Secretary stated.

Daniel stepped forward at this point. "I'm sorry, I…I thought we were explorers."

"Oh, you are Dr. Jackson. But even Marco Polo when he came back from the Far East brought back more than just a few…exotic spices."

"Mr. Secretary, it's been my observation that whether it's here on Earth or…out there; cultures with advanced technology tend not to like to share it." O'Neill stated with a bit of sarcasm.

"So what you are saying then is, We're wasting our time." commented the Secretary.

O'Neill looked to an open mouthed Captain Carter. "Would you interpret what I just said as…"

"Colonel!" the General stopped O'Neill from continuing.

"Sir, with respect, this program is quite probably humanity's most important endeavor."

"They said the something about the Apollo program. They brought back moon rocks. You may have noticed we haven't been to the moon in twenty-five years Captain Carter."

"What kind of comparison is that?" O'Neill blurted out.

"Colonel, if one of those Goa'uld ships were coming here right now, have you brought back one thing we can fight them off with?" the Secretary asked the room causing O'Neill to get a stubborn look on his face.

"What technologies do you seek?" Teal'c asked from the back of the group.

"You tell me, what's out there?" asked the Secretary.

"There are still technologies even the Goa'uld seek. There is a creature that lives on an unpopulated world. It possesses powers of invisibility." Teal'c replied.

With some interest the Secretary asked a follow up question. "Invisibility. As in stealth?"

"That is correct. It can appear or disappear at will. I was once commanded to retrieve the creature, to learn its secrets. Apophis took the lives of two of my men as punishment for failure to retrieve it." Teal'c stated.

"Hold on Teal'c, do you mean the creatures could cloak themselves?" Carter asked.

"That is correct Captain Carter."

"Sirs, this could be the planet that Harry comes from." Carter got excited.

"Let's take this up to the briefing room shall we." General Hammond ordered as he started moving toward the stairs up to the next level. Everyone following him.

-oo00oo-

-"Harry, you have just been referenced in an official talk at the SGC."- Rose informed Harry over the mental communication system, who was currently in one of the labs on Olympus.

That peaked Harry's curiosity. -"What was it about?"-

-"Teal'c mentioned a planet with creatures that could become cloaked. Captain Carter then suggested it could be your planet."- Rose replied.

-"That is interesting. Are they planning to visit this world?"-

-"Yes, they leave in two hours. I have the gate coordinates already."- Rose informed him.

-"Do we have a satellite in that system, since it has a gate?"-

-"Checking… One was launched to the system but we lost communications with it shortly after it arrived. We never received data from it so it was considered a malfunction of the satellite, so a low priority was placed on it."- Rose informed him.

-"Have we lost contact with any other satellites?"- Harry asked. Sometimes the AI systems of the outpost and Olympus put lower concern on things than they should.

-"Only one other but it is in the proximity of a large stellar nebula, the area was scanned, no life signs were found, before we lost contact. It just went offline."- Rose reported. Harry stood there a moment thinking. It was reasonable to assume that satellite was lost due to environmental conditions.

-"Ok, well it appears, I need to go check out this planet. Thank you Rose."-

-oo00oo-

P3X-774

Harry stepped through the gate in his nanosuit accompanied by his two bodyguards. He was visible but they remained cloaked per their standing orders. SG1 wasn't due to arrive for another hour, so it gave Harry time to take a look around.

Harry had been tinkering with the nanosuits though. Besides being able to cloak, they generated a small energy shield that would react to incoming fire from both energy and projectile weapons. The nanosuit could also withstand much longer exposure to open space.

Harry wasn't armed, he really didn't need to be since his magic was his weapon when needed. The two bodyguards on the other hand had Alteran energy pistols in belt holsters. The weapons could stun or kill depending on the setting chosen.

As soon as he appeared from the event horizon of the gate, he felt the presence, he wasn't alone and whoever it was, was trying to read his thoughts. He looked around the gate and up into the sky where he got his first shock and idea of who's planet he was on.

*Courtney, Scott, decloak.* Harry ordered his two bodyguards as he took a few steps forward away from the gate. The two bodyguards appeared a step behind and to the sides of him. Harry then knelt down on one knee in the grass, indicating to Courtney and Scott that they should do the same. Once they did, Harry bowed his head and spoke out loud.

*I bring greetings from the Alterans. We seek an audience with the Nox.*

A few moments later a young woman appeared a few steps in front of Harry. *I am Lya, I can sense that you are at least in part Alteran. The Nox bid you welcome. May I know your name?*

Harry looked up at the young woman but did not stand. *I am High Councillor Harry Potter of the next generation of Alterans. I was hoping to re-affirm our alliance with the Nox in the near future. I was not expecting to find you here.*

*The Nox have been expecting the return of the Alterans since we detected and disabled the satellite that entered our star system.*

*No offence was intended, the Alterans were re-establishing our network to evaluate the state of the galaxy, a satellite was sent to all systems with Astria Porta.*

*We did not take offence. We disabled it to get your attention.* Lya smiled.

Just then a wormhole appeared in the gate behind them but without the whoosh. Harry turned his head in the direction of the gate, as did his guards and Lya. A moment later Luna stepped through in her formal councillor robes. She walked the few steps forward putting her next to Harry.

*Greetings Lya, I am Luna Lovegood, Councillor of Science and member of the High Council. I grant you access to my mind so that we may share in our knowledge.* Luna then bowed but did not kneel.

Lya and Luna made eye contact and stared at each other for a full two minutes, Lya then turned and looked to the city that was floating in the sky off in the distance for another minute before turning back to Harry.

*The Nox give welcome to our brothers and sisters of the Alteran race and welcome the continuation of our alliance.*

Harry then stood up followed by his guards. *As High Councillor of the Alterans, we reaffirm our alliance with the Nox and look forward to a bright future of cooperation and mutual respect.* Harry then stepped forward and crossed his arms over his chest in a standard Nox greeting. Lya doing the same back.

*Please, come we have a small encampment nearby. One of our elders will meet you there.* Lya told them. It was at this point that the sensors in Harry's and his guards nanosuits picked up the lifesigns of a Goa'uld nearby.

*There is a Goa'uld on your planet Lya, I am sure you are aware of this, is there any help we can offer?*

*That will not be necessary Harry. He will tire of hunting the Fenri soon enough and leave. He can not see our city or us. We hide the Fenri from him as well.* Lya explained.

Harry nodded his head in acceptance then turned to his guards. *Cloak, Courtney remain here, do not engage the Goa'uld, and inform me when SG1 arrives. Scott you'll stay with us.* Harry ordered then turned to follow Lya.

Instead of walking though they all just appeared in the encampment a moment later. Lya turned to the others already there and made introductions.

*High Councillor, this is Anteaus my mate, Nafrayu my son, and Opher one of the eldest among the Nox.*

Harry stepped forward and crossed his arms over his chest again. *I greet you and bring good tidings to you all.*

*Greetings Harry, we have waited a long time, we had thought to never see our friends the Alterans again. Your Luna has shared with us all that has happened, we mourn for those that have been lost and are ashamed that we the Nox could not do more when the great plague descended on your ancestors.* Opher spoke as the elder in the group.

*Opher, we find no fault with the Nox. We know you did all you could to help fight against the plague. You were right to sequester yourselves away in the end, else you also be destroyed by it. Let us not talk of it again. We are here, though unexpectedly, to rebuild the friendship we once shared.*

*Then welcome, please join us for food and drink.* Opher and the others moved over to a natural eating area. Luna immediately starting a conversation with Lya and Nafrayu. Harry, Opher, and Anteaus continued talking with each other, mostly the Nox letting Harry know of their recent history and the state of the Nox people.

It was about thirty minutes later when Courtney informed Harry of the arrival of SG1. Harry turned to Opher. *A team from the planet Earth as it is called now, has just arrived. They are not here to cause you problems, they are just searching for technology to help them fight against the Goa'uld.*

*We are aware of them, Luna gave us the information. They hunt the Fenri in a hope to learn of its cloaking ability. It is us that hide it. They also think that this may be your world.* Opher was looking to the sky as he talked.

*They are young but have potential. We will teach them a little this day.* Opher looked back at Harry. *Do you wish that they learn of you?*

*I am not yet sure, they should not learn of the Alteran yet or of the great alliance of the four. I believe they will learn of it on their own sooner or later.* Harry replied and turned to Luna. *Luna?*

Luna looked at Harry then closed her eyes. *Littlefield will tell them soon. He will not break his promise to you though, only what he learned on Heliopolis. They should be allowed to see us from a short distance today. Allow the Nox to mention names and that we are great friends.*

All the Nox looked at Luna in surprise, she had not shared with them her ability to see. *You are a future teller. You see the possibilities?* Lya questioned.

*I do, my gift is very strong.* Luna responded with her customary smile.

*May I share your mind again?* Lya asked. *So that I may experience this gift.*

Luna looked down for a moment, her normal calm face and dreamy expression dropping away. *I will allow it but, I must warn you, it could, damage your mind. It is your choice to make though.*

*I understand Luna, I will wait to experience this with you.* Lya replied.

The conversation continued for some time until they all heard weapons fire in the distance, both gun and staff weapons. *The earth people are trying to capture the Goa'uld... They have been killed, we will bring them here and revive them.* Opher stated. *When they wake you will be close by but not in the camp.* It wasn't a question but a statement.

*We will.*

-oo00oo-

SG1, Nox Encampment

"Hey! What are you looking at?" Carter asked Daniel.

"I felt that blast kill me. I mean…I thought I…I thought we were dead. Weren't we dead?"

Carter pushed herself up from the bed she was on. "Yeah."

"Okay. Well I thought heaven would be a little more upscale." Daniel commented.

"Oh, I don't think this is heaven." Carter replied as she got up from the bed and headed toward where Colonel O'Neill was still laying, followed by Danial. They both could see the burned hole in the back of O'Neill's uniform but the skin underneath was unmarked.

"Jack?" Daniel questioned as he placed a hand on Jack's head causing him to jump up.

"What? God." O'Neill looked around while feeling around on his back for the wound that was there.

"It's Okay."

"What the hell was that? Wasn't I just…"

"Killed." answered Carter.

"Killed as in..."

"Dead. Yeah. We know we saw it happen. Same thing happened to us."

"Oh. This is a surprise then." O'Neill replied sarcastically. "Where's Teal'c?"

"I don't know what happened to Teal'c" Daniel replied.

Carter looked around some more while feeling for her sidearm. "Colonel, my sidearm's gone"

"So's mine."

Just then a small man with greenish, bushy hair, clad in baggy clothing of what looked like homespun, natural fibers walked into the hut catching all of their attention.

"Ah...hello." Daniel stuttered out. As Daniel and the others studied the guy, a woman walked into the hut and joined him. Daniel noticed that she was slightly taller than the guy and wearing a dress made of the same type of material. Her hair was lighter, more red than green, but just as bushy.

The couple just stood there regarding the three of them silently.

"Hi. I'm Daniel…uh, Jackson. This is Captain Carter and this is…uh…"

"Colonel Jack O'Neill, SG-1. Um…Sorry to drop in on you like this but we were…dead."

"Do you know where our friend is?" Carter asked while motioning to her uniform. "Another like us."

The girl motioned for them to follow her and walked out of the tent followed by the guy.

"Well, where they lead we shall follow." O'Neill looked around one more time before getting up and following the two people out. "Let's go you two."

O'Neill looked around as he exited the small hut at what appeared to be a small permanent encampment.

-oo00oo-

Harry and Luna stood a short distance away cloaked by the Nox, just watching and listening. Scott his bodyguard was currently standing watch over the Jaffa in the other hut. He was cloaked to and wouldn't interfere unless Harry or Luna's life was in danger.

"Is this your village? Aresh? Tao Aki? We need to find our friend Teal'c." Harry heard Daniel ask the Nox. He knew the Nox could already understand them, since they got the language from Harry while SG1 was still sleeping.

Lya directed the group to the same small clearing that they had used while talking to Harry and Luna. The fruits and berries having been refreshed at some point.

"Ah…fruit. Nothing like coming back from the dead to build up an appetite." Harry heard O'Neill quipe. All four of the Nox were there with SG1 looking like they didn't understand them. It was actually funny to Harry and he could tell Luna was finding it amusing.

Harry continued to listen to the group, Daniel trying to be social and O'Neill trying to get their weapons back. It wasn't long before Nafrayu ran off only to return with Teal'c. When asked by O'Neill if he knew what is going on, Teal's just replied that he did not.

Leave it to the Nox to let the youngest make the first approach. Nafrayu had walked over to Carter and introduced himself by pointing at himself and saying his name. Harry almost lost it when O'Neill told Carter she couldn't keep him.

When Anteaus finally spoke, the look on SG1's faces was priceless, even Luna giggled, almost giving them away. "I will take you to the doorway." Anteaus told them.

"You understand what I'm saying?" Daniel asked.

"It took time to learn your speech." Anteaus replied.

"Can we have our weapons back please, there is a Goa'uld out there.".

"Your weapons are gone, nor do you need them."

"Gone where?" O'Neill asked.

Anteaus just took a bite out of the fruit in his hand and looked around. The next few minutes devolve into a back and forth about them attacking the Goa'uld and nasty things in the universe. In all honesty Harry was on SG1's side on this but he respected the Nox for their ways and would choose their way over conflict when possible.

O'Neill and Daniel kept on insisting that the Nox were in danger and they wanted to help. Harry could tell they were getting frustrated with the Nox though. Anteaus, Lya, and Opher were just letting it happen. Anteaus looked a little disturbed but only a little. SG1 was actually interfering with how the Nox protected themselves.

When SG1 found out that there was another Jaffa there, O'Neill looked like he was about to bust a blood vessel. While Lya showed O'Neill and Teal'c into the hut where the Jaffa was, Anteaus walked over to where Harry and Luna were waiting and watching. Opher and Nafrayu distracting Daniel and Carter for a few moments.

*They are children…*

*As were you when the Alterans first meet you. They have potential. They will grow rapidly now that they are using the Astria Porta.* Luna replied. She had a better understanding of the Nox then Harry did. Harry was a fighter, Luna wasn't unless provoked so she understood, Harry did respect them though.

*You are wise Luna for your biological age. We will still treat them as children though for now.* Anteaus stated.

*As will we, they will learn through trial and error the ways of the universe. They will just need a swift kick in the pants now and then.* Harry replied.

*How will you deliver this kick in the pants?* Anteaus asked.

*Both figuratively and literally when needed.* Harry responded with a smirk. *They will make mistakes that will cause harm to others, it will not be intentional, at least not by this group, and when that happens, I will set them to correct their mistakes. If I don't, Luna will.* Harry looked to Luna who had that dreamy smile of hers going full blast.

-oo00oo-

Daniel was only distracted for a moment by Opher and turned to see where Anteaus was going. When he turned, two more figures appeared about twenty five meters away causing him to gasped which got Carter's attention.

"What is it Daniel?" She turned around and saw the two new people that Anteaus appeared to be talking to. The first was a male with black messy hair wearing what looked like a skin tight suit made out of chrome that covered him from neck to toe. The other was female, with long silvery hair and a dreamy look in her eyes, she was wearing what looked like formal robes of some kind.

"Opher, who are those people, are they Nox?" Daniel asked. Opher looked in the direction of the Alterans.

"They are friends of the Nox but not Nox. The are different." Opher stated.

"Do they watch over the Nox, protect you? Maybe we should talk to them." Daniel stated and started moving in their direction. He managed to get a couple meters before Opher stopped him.

"They do not protect the Nox. You are not ready to meet them yet."

"What do you mean not ready?" Daniel asked. At this point Carter had returned from the hut with Colonel O'Neill.

"Who's your friends?" he asked stopping next to Daniel seeing as Opher was not allowing them to move toward the strangers.

"Jack, they just appeared out of thin air." Daniel reported.

"Really! Sounds like some people I'd like to talk to." Jack tried to move around Opher but was stopped by the man's hand. When Jack moved to remove Opher's hand, he saw the look on the stranger's face change from kind to 'don't even think about' it in a heartbeat. Whoever the new guy was, Jack got the feeling he did not want to piss him off.

"They are very old friends and were here before you arrived. They will not harm you." Opher reassured Jack.

"Opher, what did you mean when you said we are not ready?"

"They were old when even the Nox were young. We are to them, as you are to us." Opher replied cryptically. It was then that the two figures faded into nothingness.

"Colonel, I think they just cloaked…" Carter started.

"Yes… I see that Carter... Don't see… Whatever" Jack replied as he watch Anteaus walk toward them.

"Our friends, would have you know their names but that is all." Anteaus spoke as he stopped in front of the group. "The female's name is Luna and the man was Harry."

"Sir!"

"I heard Captain." Jack interrupted her then spoke to Anteaus. "We've heard of him. He save a comrade of ours a few months ago."

Anteaus just smiled. "Please let us return." as he motioned back toward the encampment.

-oo00oo-

This was the Nox's world, so when Lya was attacked and killed by the Jaffa in the hut, Harry had to just grit his teeth and do nothing. He did have Scott tracking the Jaffa though. Luna stayed by his side with a reassuring hand interlaced with his. If it wasn't for her, Harry probably would have done something stupid.

As it was, SG1 got to see Lya brought back and healed by the Nox. Opher had even taken Daniel for a walk and tried to teach him of their ways, though it was subtle to say the least.

Harry had to chuckle a bit when Colonel O'Neill fashioned a bow and arrow to use against Apophis if they had a chance and to try to protect the Nox. Nafrayu had followed O'Neill into the woods and the two were attacked by a visible Fenri which O'Neill, in trying to protect Nafrayu had shot an arrow at.

Anteaus had appeared out of nowhere and chided O'Neill for what he had done and explained that it was not the Fenri that could hide but the Nox that hid them. Harry could see that Anteaus was upset with O'Neill for what he had been telling Nafrayu. It was a tense moment for Harry as he and Luna watched.

Anteaus had even come to them after the incident to again tell Harry that the Tau'ri were too young. It was Luna that convinced him otherwise.

*Anteaus, do you see us as young?* she asked.

Anteaus crossed his arms over his chest in the formal way. *You are young in years biologically, yes. But the knowledge you possess gives you great wisdom beyond your years. I do not see you as young but as very old.*

*And you know we come from the same planet as those?* Luna asked indicating O'Neill and the rest.

*Yes, you have given us this knowledge.*

*Then please hear these words. The humans of Earth will one day become the fifth race of the alliance. They are young, they still war among themselves, some still practice deceit, and others are still only self serving. But as you can see by the actions of this group, they do care. O'Neill may be going about it in a way contrary to the beliefs of the Nox, as he doesn't yet see the Nox for who they are or understand your ways, but his heart is in the right place.

If I allowed it, Harry here would be trying to protect you as well in our ways.* Luna explained.

*I see the wisdom of your words Luna. I have read his thoughts, and while he most wants to capture Apophis to gain information, he is also concerned for our safety and that of his team. He has strong feelings of honesty and loyalty. He tries to respect our ways even though he does not share them. I will share this wisdom with the others. Thank you Luna.*

It was an hour or so later when Luna started running in the direction of the camp, Harry giving chase. When they got there, it was in time to see Nafrayu being placed on the bed the Nox used to revive and heal someone.

The SG team had been told to leave by Anteaus. O'Neill argued with them over it but left anyway. Harry figured they were setting a trap for Apophis. This is what it was going to come down to. The other Nox would protect Anteaus and the others while they performed the healing. Harry watched them start then stop when Luna moved to join them in the healing.

She asked a couple questions then joined Opher, Lya, and Anteaus in healing and reviving Nafrayu. The SG team did try to attack Apophis again as he tried to move in on the Nox but it was all stopped by the others.

Courtney, who was still watching the Stargate, informed Harry that the Nox had tossed Apophis and his Jaffa through it. Scott informed him that SG1 was on its way back to the encampment so he cloaked himself again. They never made it back though as the healing had gone faster with Luna's help.

When Anteaus transported SG1 to the gate, he also transported Luna and Harry there so they could watch. Anteaus and Harry had a couple surprises for them though.

Anteaus appeared between SG1 and the gate. "We sent your enemy through the doorway."

"They'll be back." Jack replied.

"Perhaps." Anteaus stated.

Just then Nafrayu appeared next to his father alive and well. "He wanted to wish you farewell." to which Nafrayu crossed his arms over his chest and bowed slightly.

"I'm glad you're okay." Jack smiled at him. The rest of the team smiling as well.

"And you. We sent your weapons back through the doorway." Nafrayu replied.

"Yeah, speaking of the Stargate…" Jack turned to Anteaus.

"You fear for us, yes?" Anteaus asked.

"Yes."

"Why?" Asked Anteaus.

"It is our way that the strong defend the weak." replied Teal'c

"We're afraid for you." Jack added.

It was at this point that Luna still in her formal robes appeared next to Anteaus and Nafrayu. Harry didn't know she was going to do this but she always was one step ahead of him.

"Before you go, O'Neill, there is something we would have you see." Anteaus indicated himself and Luna. Anteaus waved his hand indicating they should look behind them. Up in the sky, the Nox floating city appeared eliciting reactions from all of SG1.

"Oh my God." O'Neill exclaimed.

"Fear not. The Nox are in no danger." Anteaus then turned to Luna. Luna smiled that dreamy smile of hers and turned to look into the sky behind and beyond the gate. There in the sky an enormous ship appeared that looked to be almost the same size as the city.

"Woah!" O'Neil actually taking a step back.

*We are friends to the Nox.* Luna spoke in Alteran and then looked at Daniel. *You will soon understand.* Luna then disappeared in a flash of white light. The ship then ascending back up into the cloud cover.

"What did she say?" Daniel asked Anteaus.

"That is for you discover. Maybe one day you will learn, that your way is not the only way." Anteaus replied as the gate behind them engaged without anyone touching the DHD. Anteaus and Nafrayu then faded from sight as did the city in the sky.

"Why didn't he tell us about this before?" Jack asked rhetorically.

"I think, in their way, they did." Daniel replied.

"It appears they possess a form of technology far greater than that of the Goa'uld." Teal'c added his thoughts.

"They looked so helpless…" Carter observed.

Daniel got a very thoughtful look on his face. "We just met two races, the Nox, and the others. What she said, I wish Airman Williams had been here so I could hear it again."

At that Carter pulled a small recorder out of her pocket. "I have it Daniel, I've taken to carrying this with me." she showed him the recorder.

'The very young do not always do as they're told.' Jack quoted causing the others to look at him. "Just a little something the Nox told me one time. Something worth taking home." Jack stated as he turned and walked through the wormhole.

"I don't think we will be allowed back anytime soon."

-oo00oo-

Once the wormhole closed Harry appeared as did his two bodyguards, Lya also appeared next to them. *We will need to replace your Astria Porta.* Harry spoke first.

*Replace?* Lya asked him as Luna and Aliya appeared next to Harry and the Apollo descended back down through the clouds.

*The Astria Porta have been upgraded since you last had contact with us.* Harry turned to the Astria Porta and it disappeared in a flash of light. A moment later a new digital Astria Porta appeared in its place.

*The new gate works on fifteen points of reference instead of seven and also allows you to program it with a unique address of your choosing. The old gates can only dial the new gates if the new gate has connected to them first. It also allows…*

*I see, we could have multiple gates in one solar system now, even on the same planet. This is a wonderful achievement.* Lya interrupted Harry. *Thank you, do you have another that we may study without disturbing this one?* As she finished asking another inactive gate appeared laying flat on the ground nearby and then promptly disappeared again.

*We invite you to journey with us back to Olympus, Opher, Anteaus, and Nafrayu as well.* Luna offered.

*We accept your invitation.* Lya replied as the others appeared and joined her. Luna started bouncing on her feet again in anticipation of something. This caused Harry and Aliya to start laughing. Lya looked at the girl and smiled.

*You wish to show us something beyond your great city? Friend Luna?* Luna nodded and started doing the little girl dance of hopping up and down with her hands together up in front of her.

*Ok Luna, we can go there first.* Harry laughed as he waved his hand at the gate and the wormhole appeared.

-oo00oo-

The Nox returned home a few days later with plans to return and help Luna with her animal preserve and the Olympus Zoo she had created. They were very impressed with all that she had done. The magical creatures had fascinated them so much they were going to send a research team to the preserve to observe and study them in the hopes that some could also be brought to the Nox homeworld.

Lya was assigned by the Nox elders to be the ambassador to Olympus, so her and her family would be staying in the city. Luna and Aliya made sure to give them the Nox quarters in the ambassador's tower of the city. It was roomy, open to the outside, and filled with native Nox plant life. Lya and her family were very happy for it since they did not like city life.

When Harry returned to Olympus he review the debriefing SG1 had given General Hammond and was happy to hear that they had learned a little something about the universe.