Title: Rebuilding

Disclaimer: I don't own 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: PG-13

Xander returned about an hour later with a large sack of food. He knocked on door. JT opened the door. He entered and saw Buffy curled up on her bed watching TV.

"So what did you get?"

"Chinese -- Gen Gau's chicken, pork spare ribs, spring rolls, fried rice, fried wontons. " He placed the bag on the table.

"Any beer?"

"No, picked up a couple of cans of diet Coke instead. Buffy and beer. Scary combo."

Buffy threw a pillow at Xander. "When are you gonna let that one go Xander? Besides, you were the one supplying tainted alcohol to an underaged coed. Kinda makes it your fault."

Xander tossed the pillow back at Buffy. "You were old enough to know better."

"That's enough campers, its meal time." JT started rooting through the bag. He pulled out a couple of containers. "Chopsticks? Couldn't you have asked for some plastic forks or something?"

"Best friend comes back from a hell dimension two years older with a new friend in tow. Sorry, a little distracted. Forgot to ask for plates too." Xander opened the container of spring rolls.

Buffy got up and walked over to the table. "JT, we've been using our fingers for awhile. I think you can cope." She ignored the chop sticks and grabbed the box of spare ribs. She sat down in the chair with the best view of the television.

Xander and JT sat down as well and started to dig in.

"So, how long were you there for JT? And when are you going home?"

"Xander..."

"No, its okay Buffy. I was there for about fifteen years, I'm really not sure. As for going home, it's not really an option anymore. Buffy thinks that I might want to go to work for the Council since I have quite a bit of experience with demons and a hell dimension."

"Shit, you must have been just a kid. How old were you? How did you survive?"

"Sixteen. Special ops training."

"Since when are kids special ops?" Xander asked. "Wait a sec, Buff, you said he was a clone. Please tell me the Initiative isn't cloning soldiers."

JT looked to Buffy, "I thought we weren't going to mention that. Classified remember?" He turned back to Xander. "I was cloned from a colonel in the Air Force and the Initiative had nothing to do with it. Neither did the Air Force. An unnamed third party decided to try a little unauthorized science experiment. I was supposed to be an exact duplicate. It didn't work out as planned. I got a teenage body and an adult mind."

"So how old are you inside your head?"

"Mid-sixties."

"Cool."

"Not really. The original got to keep my life, my job, and my friends. I ended up in high school again."

"High school?"

"Seemed like a good idea at the time since the Air Force really isn't ready for a teenage colonel. Turns out school was even more boring than it was the first time around. Not to mention being around all those teenagers." He shuddered.

"Well, high schools are known to be filled with them. At least it wasn't sitting on a hellmouth. It wasn't was it?"

Buffy finished the spare ribs and made a grab for one of Xander's spring rolls.

"Geez Buffy. A little hungry are we?"

"Hey, eating for two..." Buffy's voice trailed off.

Xander carefully placed a half-eaten roll down. "Buffy..."

Okay, how to explain this, she panicked as she realized she had forgotten her carefully planned script. She looked pleading at JT.

He shook his head and smirked. Fortunately his beard hid most of the smirk. This was going to be fun.

She took a deep breath and quickly said, "JT and I feel in love about a year ago. No condoms in that dimension and the rythym method isn't real reliable if you don't have a calendar." There that was pretty good.

Xander just sat there trying to process everything. Eventually JT waved a hand in front of his face. Xander blinked and looked at JT.

"You are going to marry her aren't you? I don't want Buffy to be a bad example to Dawn."

Buffy spoke up. "Xander! That is none of your business. You are not my parent."

JT decided to intervene before the conversation deteriorated further. "Yes, I am but I have to get of few things squared away first."

"Like?"

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe new birth certificate that indicates I'm old enough to get married? Not to mention letting certain people know that I'm all grown up so that they don't start a search for a missing sixteen year old colonel."

"Giles and Willow can take care of the first part."

"Oh, uh, Buffy, you might want to call Giles now."

"Why?"

"Well, when I got your message I called him."

"And you waited this long to tell me?"

Buffy got up from the table, finally managing to snag one of the spring rolls. She moved over to her bed and picked up the telephone "What's the telephone number? Oh here it is."

"Hey Giles!" She winced. "I know, Xander already read me the riot act. But I'm back...I'm fine...I need you to arrange for papers for someone...yes...He was stuck there for fifteen years...Jonathan Thorsonn...two ens...yes that's his real name, he wants to keep it...thirty, thirty-one...light brown hair, brown eyes, six foot one. We'll fed ex his photo to Cleveland...He didn't sound receptive...Yes I left the photos...Yes, I know we are on a tight schedule...I'll go see Dr. Langford tonight..." The conversation continued for a couple more minutes before she hung up.

"Everythings set JT. We should have your new id by the end of the week."

"You going see a Dr. Langford tonight? Would that be Catherine Langford?"

"Yes. Giles isn't cutting me any slack. She is part of the reason Xander and I came to Colorado Springs. The Council was hoping to hire her and a Dr. Jackson. I don't think Dr. Jackson will be agreeable but Dr. Langford has family ties to the Council."

"Oh, I can bet that Danny won't be signing up anytime soon."

"Danny? Your Danny is Dr. Jackson?

"Yep."

"Shit. Do you think he'll tell Jack and the rest of the team?"

"And General Hammond. And I'll bet they have Danny under surveillance and possibly Dr. Langford if they can dig up any ties to your Council."

"One of the photographs that I left with Dr. Jackson was a picture of a coverstone at Giza. The Travers Foundation funded the dig. I contacted him as a representative of the Foundation."

"She'll be under surveillance then."

Buffy started to look a little green and ran into the bathroom.

"Morning sickness."

"In the afternoon?"

"It can happen anytime. Sara would get it in the middle of the night."

"Sara?"

"My, well my other self's, ex-wife."

JT opened another can of soda and poured some into one of plastic cups that the hotel had provided. He knocked on the bathroom door and entered. He came back out a minute later without the cup.

"She be fine in a couple of minutes. So, we need to visit Dr. Langford tonight."

"Buffy and I do. This is Council stuff."

"Xander, this also my 'stuff.' In case you weren't listening earlier, this involves my world. Daniel is part of a top secret military program, one that, until I was cloned, I was a part of.. The photo of the coverstone is the equivalent of yelling fire in a crowded theater. You will not get anywhere near Daniel or Dr. Langford. And right now they are investigating Buffy, the Foundation, and anybody that close to either. Buffy's told me that you, Willow, and Giles have been together for what seven, eight years? They'll will be looking for you too. If I go with you, I can probably stop or at least slow the investigation down." He looked up as Buffy left the bathroom. "Feeling better?"

"Yeah, we probably should head out now."

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Xander parked the rental car about half a mile from their destination. Buffy and Xander waited in the car while JT did some reconnaissance.

"You're really in love with this guy? I mean at least he's alive but...are you really sure? I mean for two years he was the only guy available. And let's not forget how well your last military romance went."

"Xander, we are good for each other. He makes me feel whole in a way I haven't felt since you and Willow brought me back. And unlike Riley, he is strong enough to love me being me. He's not threatened it. And I can be there for him, he needs me. After he was cloned, he was cut loose from his old life. His family, friends, everything was gone. After he rescued me, he took care of me. When I got better, we took care of each other and became allies, then friends. It wasn't love at first sight, the love came later but it is real."

JT knocked on the car window. "There's a unit just down the street from Dr. Langford's. Buffy, if you distract them, Xander and I should be able to neutralize them."

Xander looked a bit worried. "You don't mean permanently neutralize do you?"

"Well," he paused, "since we are the good guys and so are they, guess we'll just have to settle for knocking them out."

"JT, cut it out. Xander is freaked enough by your military background. Remember the Initiative?" Buffy softend it with a smile. "Do you think just walking by will distract them or should I go right up to them.?"

"Walking by should be fine. Hopefully they don't know about Xander yet so they won't be expecting anything if they can see you. We'll meet up with you as soon as they are sleeping. Oh, and I think I saw Daniel's car on the street