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Anise/Freya cocked her head, wondering at this unfamiliar dynamic. Colonel O'Neill obviously cared for Buffy, as did this Angel. Jacob's daughter seemed perfectly accepting of Colonel O'Neill's 'relationship'. About to open her mouth to enquire further she caught Jacob's subtle headshake and subsided. 'Perhaps another time.'
General Hammond had everyone sit, "Go ahead Anise." He said.
"We have two captured goa'uld symbiotes. We would like to see if you could become hosts." She asked simply.
Angel shook his head no. "As I understand it the symbiote needs living tissue to survive. I am dead, therefore the symbiote be rejected from my body right away." And he sat back, regarding the moue of disappointed on Anise's face. His alarm bells started ringing.
Buffy sat quietly. "What if the symbiote successfully blends with me?" she asked and her eyes sought Jack's for reassurance. Anise replied, "We would of course remove it immediately." Buffy was already shaking her head, "With my strength in combination with a goa'uld I'd be unstoppable physically. Not harmed by zats etc." she shook her no again. "Not an acceptable risk." She stated and looked at the General who nodded. "It's a valid point." He agreed.
Anise opened her mouth to argue but Angel raised a hand, "I have a theory."
Hammond nodded, "Go ahead Angel." Angel looked at Anise, eyes narrowing. "We can take a symbiote and try Buffy's blood on it. It what happens is what I think will happen then further experiments could be tried." Everyone regarded the vampire in shock. Buffy looked at him, "Sometimes you surprise me at how smart you really are."
"Not just another pretty face." Angel said smugly. At that moment Janet came in, nodding a welcome to Anise and the others.
"What can I do for you Sir?" she asked politely.
"We have an experiment." Was all General Hammond said.
Everyone was in medical. Angel was watching the captured goa'uld swim back and forth in morbid fascination. "It's intelligent?" he asked amazed. "Indeed." Teal'c replied, amused at the vampire.
Janet was drawing blood from Buffy who was lying on a gurney. Everyone else was back to allow Anise room to get the symbiote out of the water. She grabbed the wriggling creature and Janet held the syringe up, "Um, do I inject it?" she asked and Anise frowned, "I am unclear."
Angel shook his head impatiently, "Let me." Turning to Anise he grabbed the symbiote and then turned to Janet and took the syringe of blood. He walked over to a metal bedpan and depressed the plunger over the symbiote, spraying it with Buffy's blood. He dropped it into the bedpan when it started writhing. Everyone watched in fascinated horror as it messily dissolved. Janet quickly took a sample to examine and Anise followed to watch.
Buffy leaned forward, "Oh, ick." Jack went to stand by her and he hesitantly touched her shoulder with his fingertips. She looked into his eyes and Angel sighed. She was in love all right. Buffy smiled at Jack and he slid a comforting arm around her shoulder, watching Janet and Anise as they determined what happened.
Anise walked back over to Buffy, leaning to examine the cheek that had been bruised. "There is nothing there. Are you sure there is nothing in her blood that can be isolated, quantifying this reaction?" she called to Janet. The doctor shook her head impatiently, "Nothing." Anise stared at Buffy with an indefinable emotion in her eyes. She turned to General Hammond. "As our allies, I demand that you to give her to me so that I can try more Tok'ra technology."
Buffy was way spooked and leaned into Jack for comfort, away from this woman's very predatory stare. Angel growled softly, "You go too far Anise of the Tok'ra." He rumbled and Anise turned to see Angel as the vampire. He stalked over and lifted her up by her neck, feet dangling.
There was the sudden shock of disbelief as everybody froze in position and Buffy held up her hand, "Angel!" but he shook his head at the security, "Back off or she dies." And everyone stepped back.
He regarded his victim, "I know you scientists. Willing to forgo conscience to test out your theories regardless of the cost. Well, there is a well-drawn line here. You will not experiment on Buffy. Ever. Understood?"
Anise's feet kicked impotently and her head jerked as much as it could in a nod. Angel cocked his head and let her drop to the floor, where she lay gasping for air. Angel's face went back to normal, and he dragged a chair over to sit by Buffy. Jack looked at Angel and nodded his gratitude. Angel nodded back.
The silence in the room was only broken by Anise's ragged gasps for air. Jacob walked over and took her arm helping her up. She was rubbing her throat and glaring at Angel. He smiled back, flashing his fangs and she gulped. Selmak spoke, "Please accept our apologies. Anise is a great scientist and she places the good of the Tok'ra above all else."
"Ya think?" Jack said acidly and Daniel smothered a smile. General Hammond eyed Anise and the looked at Jacob, "You should take her home. She needs some rest." Jacob nodded, "Ok George, we'll go." And he gripped Anise's arm and walked her out.
Buffy slid off of the gurney and went to take another look at the goo in the bedpan. Jack, Daniel and Teal'c were looking at it too, various expressions of interest and disgust playing over their faces.
Janet sighed and rubbed her back, "There is none of the poison secreted by a dying symbiote. My 'educated' guess would be that if they tried to infect Buffy the symbiote would simply dissolve and be absorbed by her body. No negative affects whatsoever."
"What about my idea of injecting her blood into an already infected person" Angel asked curiously.
"I don't know. As theories go it's a good one, but practical application is a problem." Janet sighed and Angel nodded in understanding.
Buffy looked at her watch, "Well kids, this was fun but I have a class to teach. C'mon vamp boy." Watching with enjoyment at the irritation that flashed over his face, "Don't call me that. Can I eat first?" he smiled, turning his charm on Dr. Frasier who nodded, "How much?" she rummaged through a refrigerated drawer as Angel said, "Two please." Buffy went to the sink and got a styrofoam cup and taking the blood from Janet poured him a cup and handed it over.
Angel drank it, knowing eyes watching his curious audience. "Mm, O positive. An excellent choice." He smiled at Buffy who snickered, "Stop it, you tease." She smiled at her old friend.
Jack chuckled, "You two should do Vegas." Angel nodded, "Been there, done that, though not in the way you're referring to." Buffy cocked her head, blond curls starting to slip into her face, "Did I know that you had gone to Las Vegas?" and Angel laughed, "Buffy, I'm 247 years old. Not much I haven't seen." He teased.
Everyone was gaping at him except Teal'c and Buffy. "247 years old?" Daniel gasped.
"Yes."
"Who did you know?" was Daniel's fascinated question.
Angel sat back, understanding why Buffy liked this man. "I knew all of the European Royal families until 1945. I was born in Ireland but was changed in London, so I stayed on the continent." He smiled at Daniel.
"John Audubon?"
"Yes."
"Lord Cornwallis?"
"That bloody wanker, yes, unfortunately." This caused Buffy to giggle, he sounded like Spike.
"Napoleon?"
"Oh yes".
Buffy yawned, "History. Boring. Going to go teach now." She stood and Daniel stood in front of her, "Can I take him to my office?" he asked and Jack snorted, "He's not a puppy Daniel, you can't keep him." Buffy help up her hand for silence, "No, if he goes somewhere then I go." She stated unequivocally.
Angel looked at her with serious eyes, "Don't trust me?" and she glared at him, "Hell no!" He laughed, "Good, you shouldn't."
"Daniel, if I survive this last class I'll bring him by your office." And she grabbed Angel, dragging him out into the hallway.
"Well, Jack seems better?" he observed and Buffy looked thoughtful, "Do I let him in or make him sweat?" and Angel laughed, "Oh make him sweat. He'll come to his senses, he's too smart not to."
"From your fangs to God's ears." was Buffy's reply and Angel and his guards laughed.
After class and Daniel's office Buffy returned Angel to his cell and went to take a shower. She had purposely let the rest of the SG teams to finish before she went in. She really wanted the privacy. She finished and wrapped herself in her towel, walking into the locker room. The door opened and Jack came in, stopping at the sight before him. Then he turned and locked the door.
