Buffy looked out the door before taking the machine and heading towards level 19. As she was passing a doorway she saw Siler.
"Dave, I need you for a minute."
He came to the door, shifting his glasses, "Anything for you Buffy."
"I'm going to ask you to do something illegal and lie your ass off about it."
Sgt. Siler smiled crookedly, "Not my first time and probably won't be my last."
Buffy nodded, "I need an empty office on Level 19."
"You got it."
Buffy stopped in Jay's office and took Gabriel's sword out of hit's sheath on the wall and then headed toward the elevator, she didn't have much time. When the doors opened Siler was waiting.
"What's that?"
"If you don't know then it won't hurt you."
"Gotcha."
****
In the gateroom there was a surprise for the SGC. The iris opened by itself and the event horizon stabilized, then a young man, dressed in greens and browns, wild hair and green eyes stepped through.
Jay grinned, "Mihal!"
"Jay!" the two men met in the middle of the gateroom and embraced. General Hammond signaled for the security teams to stand down. Jay formally introduced him around
Stepping back Jay gestured, "What are you doing here?"
"I have been given permission to invite you to a celebration." Mihal grinned at the look on Jay's face.
"Well," Jay looked around a bit puzzled, "I'd like my wife to come with us."
Jack looked around too, "Where is Buffy anyway?"
The doors opened and Buffy trotted in, "I'm here, sorry."
Jay's face lit up like he hadn't seen just seen her minutes before and Buffy examined the strange man standing with her husband with interest.
Mihal returned the look and held out his hands, palms up in welcome, "I am Mihal of the Nox. I greet you Buffy."
Buffy came forward and gently lay her palms on his and could feel his power. Her eyes met his and his widened as he felt her.
She pulled back self consciously, "So, are you here to visit Jay?" she asked.
"I am inviting you and Jay to a celebration on my planet."
"Oooh a party. When is it?"
"In one of your Earth weeks."
She looked over at General Hammond who nodded his head, then at Jay who smiled, "I accept for both of us. Thank you."
The gate claxons sounded again and the iris opened, then the event horizon established itself. "Until then." He said, clasping Jay's arm, nodding to the others and then left.
There was a sudden commotion and Jacob stored into the gateroom, "Where is it?"
Everyone turned to stare at the man, "Where is what Jacob?" General Hammond asked.
****
Buffy and Siler had taken the time machine into a large empty room. Buffy put down the machine and looked over at Siler as she raised her sword, "You might want to stay back." She waited until he moved back then brought her sword down.
Gabriel's sword sliced through the metal casing like butter. There were showers of sparks and flashes of light, making her and Siler cover their eyes. When it settled down the two pieces had fallen and there was a baseball sized orb of some kind of blue swirling stuff in a cavity of the left piece. Buffy set her sword down and gently picked up the orb, her face reflecting the swirling blue as she held it up.
"I can see the universe inside." Buffy's voice whispered, giving Siler a chill. She forcibly jerked her gaze away, "I need something to put this in. It's dangerous." And he nodded and dashed out.
Buffy was frozen, it seemed like time stood still, the blues swirling and shifting hypnotically when a hand warmly clasped her shoulder, making her jump.
"Geez Siler, give a girl a heart attack." She complained.
"I've been standing here for 5 minutes Buffy." He pointed to the bucket and she placed the orb inside.
"Whew." She wiped her forehead.
Siler glanced into the bucket and immediately looked away. "I do not want to know."
Buffy looked at the other parts on the floor, "Can you get rid of the case and take the other junk to Sam's lab?"
"You got it." And he quickly started gathering everything up.
Buffy grabbed the bucket and her sword and quickly trotted to the elevator, then to Jay's office. She placed the bucket underneath his desk, tossing some newspapers on top, hung the sword up and rushed to the gateroom.
****
Jacob snorted, "The machine I just brought back?"
A number of people looked towards Buffy who had an innocent look on her face, "Hey, I was with Siler." She said truthfully.
There was a complete base shut down and a search but it turned up nothing. Frustrated Jacob finally left, the subject of Buffy momentarily forgotten, and Jack gave a exasperated sigh, "Maybe the Asgard heard about it and took it."
General Hammond looked at him thoughtfully, then towards Jay, "I doubt it. Let's open the mountain back up, I don't think we need to worry."
They had been in full search mode when Buffy had touched General Hammond's arm, looked into his eyes for a moment and smiled brightly, "General, I'm going to the gym to see how Captain Overton is doing." And she had left.
Jay glanced at Jack in surprise at the General's announcement, then both men shrugged, "Yes Sir."
As they walked out Jack shook his head, "The old dog. He knows something." And Jay chuckled, "What we don't know won't hurt us." Unconsciously echoing Buffy.
Meanwhile Buffy and Overton had begun to spar in the gym. Overton had quickly learned that Buffy was superior to him in fighting techniques, but that he could use all of his strength and not hurt her as well. This resulted in him both getting stronger and gaining respect for the little blond whom had kicked his ass.
"I'm glad to see you're ok." He panted at one point, literally soaked in sweat as Buffy blocked another punch.
"Yeah, me too." She swept his feet from under him and watched as he jumped back up, shaking his head and spraying her with sweat on purpose.
"Oooh yuck! You did that just to annoy me!" she scowled.
"Yep, did it work?" he grinned as she stepped back. They both turned when they heard the door open.
"Overton." Jay said politely and the other man nodded as he grabbed a towel to wipe off.
"Hi, watcha doin?" she asked her husband cheerfully.
"The mountain is open again."
"Thank Christ." Overton said with feeling. "I've got to go shopping for beer and stuff. I'll see you mañana Buffy."
"Later trainee." And she snickered as he scowled and walked out.
Jay smiled at his wife, "You're going to have to go home by yourself. I have to stay on base for budget stuff."
"Ick. Not a problem, I need to see Dawnie anyway. "
He nodded, "She was pretty upset when you went missing."
"She'll be ok, it's not her first time and I'm betting it won't be the last." She didn't realize that her words were prophetic.