If all goes well I will have one more chapter finished this week, I will definitely shoot for that. I am glad that people are still enjoying this story.
To Crossover Authoress- I'm glad O'Neill's commentary is a hit, he isn't easy to get across. Oh, and concerning your commentary on Red from two chapters ago, I actually wasn't thinking about Rex when I wrote that. I really wrote his whole personality around Celt making the caped crusader comment. Though now that I think of it, having Rex as a previous owner would effect what he was like. Thanks for pointing it out.
I guess there is not really anything else to say except
ENJOY *____^
"Hi, uh, how are you?" O'Neill spoke once they reached the man. He simply stood there, staring at them from under the hood.
"Right, well, we're looking for someone. A girl from ancient Egypt, goes by the name of Siris, you wouldn't happen to have heard of her?"
"I have."
"Oh, good, so would you care to tell us where we could find her, we ran out of directions."
"I cannot."
"The reason being......"
"I cannot let you pass."
"The reason being......"
"I am not permitted to let you continue in your endeavor."
"The reason being......"
"You are not worthy to be presented before her."
"The reason being......"
"You have not passed the proper tests."
"All right, that is it! I do not know, nor do I care, who you think you are, but you have officially worn out what little welcome you had!!" The group jumped at the sudden voice, and quickly looked around to find its source. The source was a person sitting atop the ledge they had noticed earlier. Once everyone had located the person she silently slid off her perch and landed in a slight crouch. Immediately she stood up and began to walk towards the man, staring straight at him with an intense and aggravated look in her dark brown eyes.
"It's Siris, she hasn't changed at all." O'Neill glanced momentarily at Dark, who had spoken and now watched her with an unreadable expression that was mirrored on Celt. Looking back he watched as she closed the distance between them. Her gaze never once left the man, and despite being over a foot shorter, only a little over 5' compared to his over 6', he was the one that looked nervous. She was dressed in dark loose clothing, black boots and pants, and a navy blue long sleeve shirt that was practically black itself.
She stopped a few feet from the man, who was clearly attempting not to run off, and only then did she break eye contact. She glanced over at the group that had traveled to find her. She looked at each for a moment. She seemed to be acquiring all necessary information in order to better act on the situation. After a while she turned back to the man and spoke softly, and yet her voice was quite clear and could be heard by everyone there.
"I have put up with you because there has been no reason not to. Up until now you have kept to yourself, but I will not allow you to attempt to control any aspects of my life. However, I do not wish to be cruel and since you seem to like it here so much I will make you a deal. I'll let you have the spare room, I have no need for it." The man said nothing as she carefully placed a hand on his shoulder and began to lead him towards the opening in the wall behind him. When they reached it she gave him a slight push with the hand on his shoulder and her other hand made a quick circular motion.
She turned around and gave a small apologetic smile before walking away from the now solid wall. She took a moment more to look over those that had come one more time, before heading to the tunnel and motioning for them to follow. Yugi and his duel monsters followed immediately. O'Neill and his crew where a little slower on the uptake.
"Okay, this counts as a surprise. Didn't anyone hear me when I said I hate surprises."
"I really think you should get used to it Jack, I doubt this will be the last one." Daniel called over his shoulder as he moved to follow the rest of the group. Mumbling something under his breath O'Neill rushed to catch up with the rest of the group.
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"Please, take a seat. I'll be right back with some refreshments for everyone." Siris said as she indicated where they should sit before disappearing through an opening. At first not one single person in the group made any indication that they had heard her. They just stood there for a moment taking in the surroundings they now found themselves in.
It was another chamber, but it would never be considered part of a tomb. The floor was covered with a thick carpet, designed in black and silver. In the center of the room was a large silver coffee table, and around the coffee table in a semicircle were four large black couches. On the open end of the circle was a very comfortable looking recliner. No hieroglyphs were anywhere, in fact, it looked more like a furniture showroom then an egyptian tomb.
"This is odd. A little lacking in color, and completely unusual taste from an Egyptian, wouldn't you say?"
"Yeah. That would be a good description for this Jack."
"Perhaps we should sit down O'Neill."
"Yeah, I suppose so Teal'c. After you." Daniel, Jonas, and Celt moved to take the couch to the left of the recliner. Dark, O'Neill, and Yugi took the one on the right. Carter and Teal'c took the seat closest to O'Neill, while Mag sat alone on the couch closest to Celt, who sat on the side closest to the recliner and as far away from her as possible. A few moments later Siris returned with a tray of drinks. She placed them on the coffee table before beginning to pass them out.
"I hope you like root beer. Oh, and I have some coffee here for you Doctor Jackson, and just plain water for Teal'c." She said before sitting down.
"Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but we have never met before, right?"
"That would be correct Doctor."
"So, how do you know my name and that I like coffee? For that matter, how do you know Teal'cs name?"
"It's a long story, too long, and you didn't come here for my story. I must say though, that you were the last people that I was expecting to come looking for me. I was expecting Yami, Yugi, maybe even Bakura, or even slightly possibly Malik and Marik, but not SG1. This is definitely a surprise. I like it though, I don't get enough surprises cooped up like I am." Shaking his head O'Neill attempted to compute everything that she had just said. Everyone paused as this news sunk in. They weren't quite sure what to make out of her exceptional knowledge of her guests.
/I must have missed something, since when do 5,000 year old Egyptians know about people from the SGC, something that has only existed for a few years?/ O'Neill thought before speaking aloud.
"Okay, just hold up one minute. You know who all of us are?"
"Yes Colonel O'Neill. I know who you are, but I don't know why you are all here. I think it would be best if one or all of you told me that." She quietly took a sip of her root beer and looked around the room. She was letting them take the initiative and lead the conversation in whatever direction they would like.
"We came because we were told that you would be able to help us." Yugi said very quietly, finding himself rather nervous for some reason. Siris looked thoughtful, but did not speak, clearly waiting for someone to continue.
"About a month ago a friend told us that there was something we could do to fix what has happened to the world. He told us to find Colonel O'Neill and his group and then to find you."
"I see. Did this friend tell you what you needed to do after you had everyone together, Yugi?"
"No, he said that you would be able to help us from here."
"Didn't say anything about her knowing all about us though. At least we can skip introductions. I guess that is a tad convenient." O'Neill interrupted, Siris ignored him and responded to Yugi.
"Okay. Well, I can't make any type of plan with what you have told me so far, and I have no personal knowledge about what is going on outside. So, why don't you tell me exactly what has happened and I'll see if I can figure out where to go from there."
"Very well Siris. It all began about two years ago when Kaiba kidnapped Yugi.........."
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"Colonel, will you please sit down, you're making me dizzy." Carter snapped as O'Neill began what must have been his 100th trip around the room. It had taken many hours to explain the situation to Siris, who had remained quiet throughout most of it. She had only had the occasional comment or question to clarify things. Eventually she had called it a night and led the group to their rooms. SG1 had their room and Yugi and his duel monsters had another. The thing that was bothering O'Neill was how much she had known and seemed to know without them ever telling her.
"Jack, I going to go for a walk, I'll be back." Daniel told O'Neill, who had finally sat down on one of the beds. Waving his hand in acknowledgment of Daniels statement he didn't even look up as Daniel walked out of the room.
Daniel's intention was to go back to the conference room, however, the place was a maze. He quickly found he was lost and unable to return to the room even. Thinking that if he just kept on walking he would find something familiar eventually he continued on. After making one turn he found himself in a field. Blinking in surprise he looked closer. While it was a field he noticed how there was no moon or stars, simply a field of grass. He was about to turn around and go back when he noticed someone on the other side of the field. It took him a moment but he realized that it was serious.
He knew he should leave but curiosity got the better of him and he began to walk towards her. As he got closer he noticed that she was sparring with an imaginary foe. He stopped a good distance away, especially since the sword she was using looked anything but dull. She moved quickly and decisively. While she was not really elegant, her movements flowed smoothly from one to the next, it did not take an expert to realize that she was an expert with the sword.
She must have been practicing for some time for her brown hair was flat from sweat, even though it didn't look much different, being so short. He tried to identify some sort of style in her fighting but he couldn't. She switched from using a fencer's type of swordplay to a brute force technique to something else all together. She didn't stick with one or two-handed swordplay, and she integrated her feet into the routine. Daniel watched in fascination. She was completely focused on her routine and did not see him.
Eventually she stopped. She sheathed her sword and attached it to her belt and picked up an evergreen jacket from the ground before turning around. She stopped abruptly when she finally noticed Daniel and it was obvious he had caught her off guard.
"I I'm sorry, I didn't mean to spy on you. I was just out for a walk and I got lost, so I was thinking that if I kept walking I would come to something that I recognized eventually. And eventually would be able to find my way back to the room." Laughing at Daniel's apology she shrugged it off.
"Don't worry Doctor Jackson, it is easy to get lost when you aren't used to it. Here, I'll lead you back." Donning her jacket she headed back the way he had come. They walked back in silence. Daniel was too nervous to attempt conversation and Siris was too busy thinking. When they arrived she stopped outside the door and indicated to Daniel that they had arrived.
"Uh, Siris, could I ask you something?" She looked straight at him then, her brown eyes appearing black and void of any readable emotion.
"Of course. I do, however, reserve the right to refuse an answer."
"Of course. It's just that I was wondering, well. How exactly have you survived 5,000 years in an ancient tomb? Dark and Celt have said how you haven't changed at all."
"The answer to that is very long and involved and has nothing really to do with the matter at hand. Maybe I'll tell you when this is all over. But until then you should get some rest, we head out tomorrow." She walked away after that, and Daniel waited only a moment longer before entering the room and doing exactly what she had suggested.