It was almost a month later. When SG-1 and Faith got there first real test, and Faith was needed to set off explosions at a distance. They were in a seemly unremarkable world when suddenly there were Jaffa everywhere. Faith could see they needed help, so she insisted that the others go back to get reinforcements while she held off the Jaffa.
"Negative, Mockingjay. We all go back, or we all stay right here." O'Neill said as he ducks back down after shooting at the incoming Jaffa.
"Colonel, I don't have time to argue with you. We need reinforcements, and we need them now. If we all go back, then we lose any hope of making headway in this War. Every time you pull back, it shows weakness. You can't show your enemy weakness. You know this, Colonel. Now, GO, GET HELP!" Faith yelled before firing off more arrows.
O'Neill knew they had no choice. They had to get reinforcements and show strength if they wanted to keep the Goa'uld from coming to Earth. "Alright, Daniel, dial the Gate let's get the backup and get back here as quickly as possible," O'Neill states, still laying down covering fire.
"Jack, w-" Daniel starts only to be cut off by Faith.
"Just do it, Dammit!"
"We don't have a choice, Daniel. If we keep running, the Goa'uld will see us as weak and no threat to them. If we're not a threat to them, then there's nothing for them to fear and keep them second-guessing an invasion of Earth." Said, Sam ducking down again to change her magazine.
"Oh, God. Alright." Daniel said, not liking the plan one bit but seeing they had made some good points. He hurriedly dialed the Gate and activated the IDC for the IRIS.
After all, the SG-1 members went through the Gate Faith smiled. NOW, she could have some real fun. Now, she could show these parasites who the REAL child of a God was. Who the ultimate hunter was. Who the ultimate predator was. And in the end who the Ultimate Warrior is! This is what she was both born to do and destine to do. Making her way to higher ground, Faith hides her bag arrows along with her bow and quiver. She's going to take them on with her sword and sais first then come back for the archery gear. Faith moving swiftly through the Jaffa silently, assassinating them from all sides. She thinks she has finished them off and goes back for her archery gear. When suddenly, more Jaffa are emerging from the ring transport when they step aside more come. Faith knows she can't do the silent assassin bit again, so she starts using her arrows just as they're emerging. Faith manages to keep the numbers down, but there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. Faith has to go back to the Gate, knowing that the SGC will be coming back, and she needs to hold that position. She has to use her sword on some, but most are taken down by arrow shots. As she ducks down from another Staff blast coming her way, she senses some Jaffa behind her, turning to see a mound using it as a launchpad Faith uses the Amazon Shield technique. Jumping in the air, Faith turns her body while firing three arrows at once. Faith had just landed when feeling a Jaffa coming close; she spun around as she shot the Jaffa while diving for cover. Only this time, there was a rock partially hidden under some brush. As she was firing an arrow, Faith didn't see the rock, and with her shoulders turned when she fell to the ground, her head hitting the rock hard. The moment her head hit the rock, everything went black. Then Faith started to dream.
As soon as SG-1 exited the Stargate, they immediately called for a briefing, in which they told General Hammond what going on and that they needed more troops.
"I still don't get why we just left Mockingjay or why we didn't just return home without fighting at all." Asked Daniel, still stunned by what was going on.
"Captain Carter was right. The Goa'uld would not see you as a serious threat if you continually run. They would think you weak and not an enemy that it would be wise to be cautious of." Replied Teal'c.
"They're right, Son. In War, you have to show your enemy a position of strength. Or the War will never end. Winning battles have been lost when the enemy senses weakness." Hammond said gravely.
After that, they agreed to send four more SG Teams, and Hammond reluctantly called Diana. He knew they would need another archer and that she would want to be there to help her daughter.
Upon receiving the call, Tara talks Diana into letting her drive her and leave the Shield, Sword, and Lasso at home.
"Diana, you know if something happens to Faith, you'll lose control again, as you did with Ares the night Steve died." Tara pointed out, "If you go as Diana, then the military to see Wonder Woman in action, you've seen what happened with the Tollan. They were different and could give the military an edge, so their answer was to test them. You don't want that. Also, you don't want the Goa'uld to know about Wonder Woman."
Diana reluctantly agreed, knowing she would what to instead help her daughter than be in some holding cell. She also didn't want the Goa'uld finding out about her.
When Diana got there, she had Hammond after a short briefing she gathered in the Gate room when the SG Teams to prepare for the Jump.
Exiting from the Gate, everyone, but Diana is surprised to see Faith, run toward three Jaffa behind her. They're even more surprised when Faith launched herself into the air turning around to shot the Jaffa before landing. After Faith lands, she doves shooting another Jaffa behind her; only this time, she doesn't get up.
Upon seeing Faith go down and not get up, it shocks the SG Teams into action. Even as O'Neill is placing the Teams, Diana is going to Faith. Diana finds that Faith's alive, but has a head wound that was bleeding pretty severely. Diana breathed a sigh a relief.
"Wonder Woman, how is she?" Asked O'Neill as he fired at the Jaffa as Sam looked over to see what Diana was doing.
"She is alive," Diana answered while grabbing Faith archery gear.
Diana may have focused more on the sword, but she could still use the bow pretty well. She just wasn't as good as Faith. To Diana, Faith was like the next Antiope. She could do anything she wanted with the bow or any other weapon for that matter.
"Daniel, why don't you and Mathers take Mockingjay back to the SGC while we have the Gate secured," O'Neill said.
Seeing that Daniel might argue, Diana states, "She has a head wound, Daniel." Knowing that to the World of Man, head wounds are severe.
"Oh, God. Fine." Daniel said. "C'mon Mathers." Getting a stretcher and putting Faith on it. Going to the DHD dialing home after getting the all-clear for the IRIS, they take Faith through.
Waiting in the control room for the returning Teams is Hammond and Janet. Knowing that there could be wounded, Janet has been called to the Gate room to wait. As Chief Medical Officer, she has her staff prepared for the incoming injured. For Janet as CMO, she needs to be here to treat the wounded as they're brought back through the Gate. Just then, the Gate interrupts her thoughts. It's SG-1 coming back very quickly. It could only mean one thing. Wounded, Janet's already in the motion calling for a gurney as she goes. Getting into the Gate room just as Daniel and Mathers, come through carrying a stretcher bound Faith with a severe head wound.
"What happened?" Janet asks as they transfer Faith to the gurney.
"She was... She was.." Daniel started to say but stopped. He couldn't think of anything that could describe Faith's actions.
"She hit her head on a rock while she was diving for cover," Mathers reported.
Janet gave Daniel a look like 'why couldn't you tell me that' before focusing on Faith. Wanting a complete workup done to see what's wrong, they rush Faith to the infirmary for a full workup.
Hammond had been waiting for the Teams to come home with Dr. Fraiser, hoping against hope that they arrived home safe and sound. That there were no injuries. Just as he was thinking this, the Klaxon sounded with an incoming wormhole. Seeing it was SG-1, Dr. Fraiser immediately went into the Gate room. Following after she had taken Faith to the infirmary, he asked Daniel and Mathers what happened.
"It was unbelievable, Sir. Just unbelievable." Mathers started now beginning to feel a little more shocked at what he'd seen.
After going to the Briefing Room, Hammond demands an explanation. Daniel explains what they saw after exiting the Stargate, and O'Neill and Wonder Woman telling them to bring Mockingjay back for treatment. Hammond rejects there request to return to the battle. All they can do now is wait for the others to return.
When Faith hits her head, she isn't hurt, she's just knocked unconscious. That unconsciousness triggers a Prophetic Dream.
Faith's Dream:
Faith's standing before a mirror-like object. A man with dark hair and a scar on his face suddenly came out of it with creatures following him.
Time seemed to jump, and Faith instinctively knew that. She also knew that something terrible was going on. As she was suddenly outside looking around at a world in chaos. Then she sees why. The creatures from the mirror are ripping people apart, and nobody seems to be able to do anything about it.
Suddenly she finds herself in her living room watching TV. On it is talk show where they are discussing the creatures. A woman was talking about how she had gotten close to the creatures. And she heard that the only one who stood a chance was someone from their world. Since that person isn't here, no one can stop them. The woman goes on to say that the creatures are wrong, that there's another group that could stop them. There is especially one woman who could stop them. At that, Faith starts to feel the pull of magic.
Suddenly she finds herself in the TV studio and hears the hostess say, "We'll be right back."
Looking around, she finds Willow looking smug at having bypassed Tara's protection spells and bringing Faith to the studio. Faith just stands there in shock as the crew mic her for audio.
"This is Faith Lehane. She is the Queen of the Vampire Slayers. The Last Chosen One. And the only one who can kick these creatures asses. If she's not too scared, that is." The woman says, sarcastically challenging Faith.
"First off, Pup. My name's NOT Faith Lehane. It never was. Faith Lehane was killed by her alcoholic Mother, long before I ever came to town. I told them it wasn't me; they wouldn't listen. As long as they got what they wanted, they didn't care. I'm not surprised Red, that you and your little Superfriends didn't know. You never did care about anything other than your little inbred group." She sees Willow start respond and stops her with a raised hand. "Think about it or not. I don't care anymore. As for not fighting before this, I was busy. I do work for a living. I was in an area that didn't have access to television. So I didn't know what was going on until now. And as for me being afraid," Faith laughs at the thought because she's not afraid of anything. When she catches her breath, she continues. "I fear NOTHING! Unlike YOU!" Looking at Willow, Faith continues, "Ya know Red, you're an idiot."
She ignores the woman, yelling, "Hey!" indignantly.
"You really are. You still, after all, this time, don't think ahead when using magic." Faith's interrupted by Willow.
"I got you here, didn't I."
"Yeah. But you still don't THINK before you act. There are three major problems with what you just did." Faith replied.
"Oh, yeah. What are they, Miss Know-It-All? You seem to know everything." Willow said sarcastically.
"Firstly, you exposed magic. You're a THRICE targeted woman for hatred. You are Gay, Jewish, and a Witch. All of which have been targeted for execution at one time or another throughout History. Once these creatures are gone, humanity is going to turn on those who are different, they always do. Secondly, you're both idiots because you told these creatures that there was someone who could kill them, which leads us to the third reason for you being an idiot. You SHOWED them the person who could kill them. Now, they know who to be on the lookout for. Now, there's no way for me to get close to them. IDIOTS!"
Faith finds herself in a sterile white windowless room. Just as she thinks that she's in some kind of prison cell, she suddenly hears a voice telling her that this has been a vision of the future. And everything will come to pass unless she follows the instructions that she is giving.
After being given the instructions, Faith's shown some items that she'll need to take with her if she's going to prevent the future disaster. Upon seeing them, Faith couldn't happen the, "Come on! Seriously?!" From escaping her mouth unconsciously. The voice makes it very clear what needs to be done and what Faith needs to accept.
Faith is not sure of any of this so, the voice decides to show her what will happen if she doesn't do it. Faith sees that the fight between her and several creatures got caught on video. As was the battle between her and the man that came through the doorway. The one with dark hair and a scar. The videos, especially the one of her and the man, make it clear that Faith is more than human. Suddenly everyone who ever noticed even the tiniest little thing different about Faith comes forward to tell their story, including the family who saw them anchored just outside the Barrier of Themyscira. They tell the strange tale of Faith free diving in the ocean in the middle of nowhere. That almost all free divers stay close to where they can get medical attention if they need it. That, in turn, leads people to track back to where Faith was 'free diving.' They find Themyscira eventually. Afraid to bring even more trouble there faster, Tara, Diana, and especially Faith have to stay away. But they try to warn Themyscira through Tara's magic. Tara using an advanced spell, let Hippolyta know of the approaching danger and that they are unable to help because everyone is watching them.
But in the end, it's not enough. Faith can see as the President decide to launch Nuclear missiles at Paradise Island. He gives a State of the Union Address about how the people there are terrorists and must be stopped. Shortly after that, she's on Themyscira watching next to her Grandmother and Aunt as the Nuclear warhead breaches the protective Barrier. It was heading straight for Hippolyta and Antiope. Straight for Faith's Grandmother and Aunt and all she could do was to scream, "NOOOOOO..."
The battle was over, but for Diana, something far worse was taking place, waiting. After the post-mission debriefing, all she had to do was wait and worry. It's been hours, and Faith still hasn't woken up yet. It's at the point that even she is getting worried. Diana was not too surprised to find Tara waiting beside her daughter's bed. After all, Janet knew most of their life story, including the fact Faith and Tara were married.
Janet's test all came back with positive results, which means that there was nothing medically keeping Faith unconscious.
"I don't know what to tell you." Janet was saying, "I ran the test twice ju-" when she was interrupted by Faith's screaming.
"Noooooo... Grams, Ant, Ant!" Faith shot up in the infirmary bed. She still caught up in her Dream, and it took all of Diana's strength just to hold her down.
When Faith realized she felt resistance, she started to wake up. Looking around, Faith saw that she was in the infirmary, and it was just a dream. Or was it?
Looking from Tara to Diana, Faith said. "We have a problem."
"Yes, we do. If you wake up screaming for your Grandmother and Aunt like that." Diana replied. Before any more could be said, SG-1 and Hammond came over with Janet.
After talking to the members of the SGC for a while, Faith told them she was okay. Of course, Janet didn't believe her. She insisted Faith needed her rest and made everyone except Tara and Diana leave.
O'Neill asked, "Hey, how come they get to stay?" Pouting on his way out.
"They're prettier than you are," Janet said smartly, causing Sam to start giggling and Daniel to laugh.
"Carter, I've told you about giggling," O'Neill said grumpily.
"Sorry, Sir," Sam said through a giggle.
As everyone left, Tara turned to Faith, "I know something's wrong. I can see it in your aura. But maybe you should wait until we're home to tell us about it."
She finished as Janet came up to them. "Well, Faith. I've seen nothing in the test I've ordered to make me insist on keeping you tonight, even though I want to very much. I just can't find a medical reason for you to be unconscious for so long. That being said, I want you to take the rest of the week. You're not to go on the next mission, either." Janet said, expecting Faith to put up a fight.
She was surprised when all Faith did was say, "Alright. Can I have my clothes now?"
And just like Faith is released from the infirmary. She got changed and had a debriefing with General Hammond, then is free to leave the Mountain.
They put off talking about Faith's nightmare for a few days. Then on the day, SG-1 goes to P3R-233; the Princes and Tara finally sit down to discuss the Dream.
Faith describes the Dream in detail for her wife and Mother. "I just don't know if it was a dream or a Dream. You know?"
"You do not know if it was just a nightmare. Or like the Dreams you had about Buffy and Kendra." Diana guessed what her daughter was trying to say.
"Yeah. In a way, it feels like a Dream. Like the ones I had that were letting me know about becoming a Slayer, but it also feels like it's something else. I don't know." Faith sighed, frustrated.
"That could be because of the types of Dreams," Tara said, thinking out loud. "I mean in the Dreams about becoming a Slayer, all you were seeing was past events. This Dream sounds like a warning — a vision of future events. The Dreams could feel different because they are focusing on a different event in time. The past and the future."
"Tara does have a point. All we can do is wait and see. You said that you would know what to do and when to do it. If it was a Dream and not just a nightmare, so for now, we should get ready for our afternoon in the park with Cassandra and forget about it." Diana suggested.
"Alright," Faith sighed conceding. "At any rate T-Bear, you should increase the level of the protection spells. Just to ensure that no one gets taken from our home. Your magic is stronger since you trained with the Nox. Do that, and I'm sure no one, not even Willow, could bypass the spells."