Chapter 23
Buffy punched the air "Whoo hoo" then smiled at the General who raised his eyebrows at her.
"Oopss.sorry, my bad"
"Do you have everything you need Major, Mr Giles?"
Sam glanced at Giles who cleared his throat and spoke " I do believe that with Willow, Tara and Samantha's help we shall be successful"
Jack pushed away from the table "Do we have any teams due back in the next couple of hours sir"
"No the window is open, no teams are scheduled to return until tomorrow"
"Right lets do this"
The group stood and moved to the door, Jack led the way down to the gate room, surprised when he reached it to find Janet there waiting for them.
"Janet, to what do we owe the pleasure?"
"Hello Colonel, I just thought Major Carter and yourselves would like to hear my findings on the tests we performed on our guests."
Jack swept his arm out giving her permission to speak. "Go right ahead Janet"
She smiled at him and started first gesturing to Willow and Tara.
"These two young ladies are in excellent health, I could find nothing in their makeup that differed from any other two women of their age and background."
She paused and moved on to where Buffy stood protectively next to William.
"Miss Summer's however, is most interesting, her blood workups show that she's human but its like her body is super efficient, working at its top level at all times. She's remarkably strong and agile and she will heal at an accelerated rate. Then we move on to William, who for his age is very well preserved" she smiled at William kindly and was pleased when he smiled back "the good news is your body isn't dead."
Buffy and Giles looked shocked as the doctor continued "Its working at a extremely slow rate, but it does work, your heart does beat... about once every 30 minutes, blood does circulate around your body but it's very slow. It could be that the presence of the Tokra has had this effect, or it could be that your kind do not really die. I am unable to tell without another test subject"
A wicked light came into William's eyes and Spike's demeanour slipped across the daywalkers face.
"Call peaches and ask him to come in for a checkup"
Buffy smacked him on the arm, "Spike" she threatened and the cocky look slid away leaving William back in control.
"Sorry about that Buffy, he comes out at the most inopportune moments"
She chuckled and hugged him, turning to Giles and Jack.
"So are we still doing this or what"?
Giles motioned to Willow and Tara, who dug into their bags and produced chalk. The two girls started to draw upon the floor at the base of the ramp. Buffy reached into her pack and pulled out the silver dagger, it glinted wickedly in the light as she handed it to Giles. Samantha watched the witches closely as did Janet, glad that it was all being recorded for further study.
"Samantha if you wouldn't mind could you activate the Stargate on our signal."
"Certainly Giles, are you planning to tap into the power as it forms the wormhole?"
"Yes, from what you've told us the unstable energy expended before the wormhole establishes should be the most suitable. We shall begin the spell and when I signal you, the stargate can be activated..it will take a few moments before it connects, is that correct"
" Yes the seven chevrons have to be locked into place first"
Giles smiled at her "That's fine we can hold the spell ready until the moment we try to catch the energy"
Willow and Tara finished with the floor and Giles carefully moved into the circle standing in the exact middle as the two witches flanked him in a triangular arrangement. He held the dagger in one hand and the necklace in the other, his voice was strong as he started to intone the ritual.
Willow and Tara began to chant, their voices strong and sure, a sudden wind whipped through the gate room startling the guards. The chalk lines on the floor glowed silver white and energy sparkled in the air. Willow and Tara raised their arms their voices louder as lines of energy washed over them, their hair whipped around their upturned faces. Sam heard Willow's voice in her head again and gave the signal to start the gate, watching as the chevrons were locked into place one after the other. The last one locked and the gate room was filled with light as the wormhole's energy backwashed towards the figures on the floor. Giles threw his arms over his head summoning the energy to him and the objects he held aloft in his hands. Shimmering energy surrounded him and he slapped the chain against the blade of the dagger fusing them together as he shouted out the words.
"Do my will and bind these together, draw unto them the power of the universe to use in just cause"
A blinding flash of light as the energy was sealed into the blade, and Giles shouted into the wind.
"Unite" The room whited out as the energies contained by magic and the stargate released into the room. Jack blinked as the light returned to normal, the stargate settling back into its normal watery appearance. He jumped forward and caught Giles before he could hit the floor. Willow and Tara slumped as well, Buffy and William catching them in their arms.
"Medical personnel to the gate room stat"
Buffy punched the air "Whoo hoo" then smiled at the General who raised his eyebrows at her.
"Oopss.sorry, my bad"
"Do you have everything you need Major, Mr Giles?"
Sam glanced at Giles who cleared his throat and spoke " I do believe that with Willow, Tara and Samantha's help we shall be successful"
Jack pushed away from the table "Do we have any teams due back in the next couple of hours sir"
"No the window is open, no teams are scheduled to return until tomorrow"
"Right lets do this"
The group stood and moved to the door, Jack led the way down to the gate room, surprised when he reached it to find Janet there waiting for them.
"Janet, to what do we owe the pleasure?"
"Hello Colonel, I just thought Major Carter and yourselves would like to hear my findings on the tests we performed on our guests."
Jack swept his arm out giving her permission to speak. "Go right ahead Janet"
She smiled at him and started first gesturing to Willow and Tara.
"These two young ladies are in excellent health, I could find nothing in their makeup that differed from any other two women of their age and background."
She paused and moved on to where Buffy stood protectively next to William.
"Miss Summer's however, is most interesting, her blood workups show that she's human but its like her body is super efficient, working at its top level at all times. She's remarkably strong and agile and she will heal at an accelerated rate. Then we move on to William, who for his age is very well preserved" she smiled at William kindly and was pleased when he smiled back "the good news is your body isn't dead."
Buffy and Giles looked shocked as the doctor continued "Its working at a extremely slow rate, but it does work, your heart does beat... about once every 30 minutes, blood does circulate around your body but it's very slow. It could be that the presence of the Tokra has had this effect, or it could be that your kind do not really die. I am unable to tell without another test subject"
A wicked light came into William's eyes and Spike's demeanour slipped across the daywalkers face.
"Call peaches and ask him to come in for a checkup"
Buffy smacked him on the arm, "Spike" she threatened and the cocky look slid away leaving William back in control.
"Sorry about that Buffy, he comes out at the most inopportune moments"
She chuckled and hugged him, turning to Giles and Jack.
"So are we still doing this or what"?
Giles motioned to Willow and Tara, who dug into their bags and produced chalk. The two girls started to draw upon the floor at the base of the ramp. Buffy reached into her pack and pulled out the silver dagger, it glinted wickedly in the light as she handed it to Giles. Samantha watched the witches closely as did Janet, glad that it was all being recorded for further study.
"Samantha if you wouldn't mind could you activate the Stargate on our signal."
"Certainly Giles, are you planning to tap into the power as it forms the wormhole?"
"Yes, from what you've told us the unstable energy expended before the wormhole establishes should be the most suitable. We shall begin the spell and when I signal you, the stargate can be activated..it will take a few moments before it connects, is that correct"
" Yes the seven chevrons have to be locked into place first"
Giles smiled at her "That's fine we can hold the spell ready until the moment we try to catch the energy"
Willow and Tara finished with the floor and Giles carefully moved into the circle standing in the exact middle as the two witches flanked him in a triangular arrangement. He held the dagger in one hand and the necklace in the other, his voice was strong as he started to intone the ritual.
Willow and Tara began to chant, their voices strong and sure, a sudden wind whipped through the gate room startling the guards. The chalk lines on the floor glowed silver white and energy sparkled in the air. Willow and Tara raised their arms their voices louder as lines of energy washed over them, their hair whipped around their upturned faces. Sam heard Willow's voice in her head again and gave the signal to start the gate, watching as the chevrons were locked into place one after the other. The last one locked and the gate room was filled with light as the wormhole's energy backwashed towards the figures on the floor. Giles threw his arms over his head summoning the energy to him and the objects he held aloft in his hands. Shimmering energy surrounded him and he slapped the chain against the blade of the dagger fusing them together as he shouted out the words.
"Do my will and bind these together, draw unto them the power of the universe to use in just cause"
A blinding flash of light as the energy was sealed into the blade, and Giles shouted into the wind.
"Unite" The room whited out as the energies contained by magic and the stargate released into the room. Jack blinked as the light returned to normal, the stargate settling back into its normal watery appearance. He jumped forward and caught Giles before he could hit the floor. Willow and Tara slumped as well, Buffy and William catching them in their arms.
"Medical personnel to the gate room stat"