Title: Rebuilding
Disclaimer: I don't Buffy or Stargate. I wish I did. All characters will be returned the their proper owners when I finish playing with them.
Spoilers: All of Buffy through Chosen; Stargate through end of season 7; I've reassigned Gen. Hammond back at SGC
Rating: G, will probably go up to PG-13 at some point
General Hammond entered the briefing room accompanied by Major Davis. Major Samantha Carter, Dr. Jackson and Teal'c were already in their usual seats.
"Earlier today, Dr. Jackson was contacted by a woman with information regarding the Stargate and the Gou'ald. Dr. Jackson, can you bring everyone up to speed?"
"Miss Summers attempted to hire me on behalf of the Travers Foundation. Apparently there are number of openings for researchers following a major shake up a couple of years ago. I was contacted because I had received funding from them in the early 90's. She left an envelope containing four photographs of artifacts." An image of a tablet appeared on the wall monitor. "One was of a fragment of tablet written in Gou'ald. What remains of the inscription reads 'accursed is the name of Sineya the Destroyer, enemy of' and 'cast Ra through the Chappaii.'" An image of a second tablet replaced the first on the monitor. "This tablet was written in Sumerian. It refers the a daughter of the Destroyer coming from the desert and attacking the temple of Ishtar, killing many of the priests and guards before being killed herself. It is possible that this second Destroyer is the same one from the Gou'ald tablet." An image of wall painting replaced the tablet. "This image appears to be Aztec in origin. It is unusual in that of the two central figures, the male figure is not portrayed in an active role. The female figure however seems to be a warrior. I have no idea what this is supposed to represent or what she has killed. The object in the last photograph is one you will probably recognize." An image of a circular coverstone filled the monitor. "The photo was taken at Giza at the Langford dig in 1928. It is also a photograph that is not supposed to exist."
"Thank you Dr. Jackson. Major Davis, what do we know about the Travers Foundation and Miss Summers?"
"The Travers Foundation can be traced back to the early nineteenth century. A wealthy merchant in London, one Rupert Travers, provided funding for several archaeological expeditions. The family continued the tradition, expanding it to include research fellowships, and eventually created the Foundation. The Travers Foundation provided the funding for the Langford dig at Giza in the late 1920's."
"Couldn't that explain the photograph of the coverstone?" asked Carter.
"It might," replied Davis. "That they also provided funding for Dr. Jackson's research makes it plausible that this is all just a coincidence but two years ago, there was a massive explosion at their headquarters in England. Most of their governing board and on-site staff, including a number of the members of the Travers family, were killed. At the time, Scotland Yard officially classified it as an accident, the result of a gas leak. However, several months before the explosion, a number of people associated the Foundation were murdered. No one made the connection until much later since the murder victims were living in a number of different countries."
"And how does Miss Summers fit in?"
"General Hammond, she is the most worrying aspect of this. Records concerning Buffy Summers are rather scarce since she was a resident of Sunnydale. You may recall that last year the entire town was destroyed when the cave system underneath it collapsed. However, the woman Dr. Jackson met may not actually be Buffy Summers. After Sunnydale was destroyed Miss Summers and her younger sister traveled to England with a Rupert Giles before moving to Italy. She and her sister are currently living in Rome. However, there is no record of her returning to the United States nor any record of her staying at any hotel within a hundred mile radius of Colorado Springs."
"Do you have any information on the real Buffy Summers?"
"Yes and we might be better off if 'our' Buffy is an imposter. The real one has been a suspect in burning down a school gymnasium, numerous acts of gang violence, and two murders and that was before she graduated from high school. On graduation day, her high school blew up, a 'gas leak' was the official explanation. While in college, it appears that she was involved with a highly classified military project run by the Army and the NID. I have been unable to access any records detailing that project, but it appears that there were a large number of casualties before the project was shut down. She is currently listed as a security consultant with the Travers Foundation."
"Sir," Carter addressed General Hammond. "Has anyone attempted to find out if Dr. Langford has any information any of this? If Miss Summers is legitimate isn't possible that she may try to contact her?"
"You may be right Major. I think that it is time for SG-1 to visit the good doctor. In the meantime, Major Davis will organize two surveillance teams, one for Dr. Jackson's home and another for Dr. Langford's. Dismissed."