The Healer

Stargate Sg-1/Star Wars

Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars or Stargate.

Author's Notes: Thanks for the reviews! All feedback is appreciated! This is set in season 4, before Double Jeopardy.

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Worker72: Thanks for saying so. Sg-1 aren't going to find about the force or the particulars of the SW galaxy in this fic. But they will in the sequel.

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Summary: On a routine mission Sg-1 encounter a powerful woman on a peaceful world.

Chapter 4 Lunch

Jack was in shock. When Barriss had said that their cities were subterranean, he had expected them to be dark, dank, and not the least bit hospitable or beautiful, just like all the other caverns he had seen on numerous planets.

It wasn't.

The city Barriss led them through was brightly lit, composed of large multistory building all brightly colored. It was bustling with activity, humans and Jaffa walked freely among one another each about their own business and intersped among them was even the occasional alien. Jack glimpsed a lithe bald 'green' female with two 'tails' hanging from the back of her head walking next to an even more bizarre alien who had brown leathery skin and whose head was shaped as a hammer. These were just two examples of the creatures Sg-1 saw walking around the city.

Sg-1's expressions varied from Teal'c's awe to Daniel and Jack's shock. Carter on the other hand looked to Jack as if she would sprain something trying to image the amount of technology needed to create such a spectacle.

If Jack had not seen the rock roof over the city he would have sworn blind that this city was aboveground. The rest of Sg-1 would have done the same.

The people parted in deference in front of Barriss and paid attention to Sg-1.

Eventually, she brought them to a busy store in the heart of the city. The store was on the ground level of a four-story building. The store turned out to be a restaurant.

They entered and Barriss made her towards the hostess. She spoke quietly with her then turned and walked to the back of the restaurant with Sg-1 in tow. The hostess on the other hand, had scurried away quickly in the opposite direction.

Barriss led them to a large private room at the back of the restaurant. The room was well lit and five places were set on a long wooden table, as they watched a busboy came in from another door and set four more places for Sg-1.

"Please have a seat," invited Barriss.

"Thank you, so…who's going to be joining us?" asked Jack after they were seated.

"Merely my family and Colonel Rostu, a close family friend," answered Barriss.

"Do this often do you?" inquired Jack.

"Whenever we can," Barriss said amiably.

Further conversation was forestalled by the arrival of Barakis and a yellow skinned female with the same iridescent blue eyes as Barriss and Barakis. Unlike Barriss this female was much younger, she was wearing a tight jumpsuit that showed off the natural curves of her body. She had long luscious black hair that reached her waist and like her mother her face was tattooed with small blue stars except that instead of running under her eyes they streaked across her cheeks all the way to her earlobes.

Barriss introduced her as her as Barakis's younger sister, Luminara.

She also carried a small metal handle on her belt.

Luminara welcomed each member of Sg-1 with a smile and a nod. Though her smile was widest when she welcomed Daniel. She took the seat opposite Daniel.

Barriss spoke to her daughter, "These people claim to be of the Tau'ri, the birthplace of humanity."

Luminara turned eagerly towards Daniel, "Really? What's your planet like?" she asked Daniel with an endearing smile.

"It's nice," answered Jack quickly before Daniel could give anything away or launch into a long-winded explanation.

Luminara turned her inquisitive gaze towards Jack and arched her eyebrow at Jack, "Tight lipped, are you?"

"Let's just say your mother hasn't been that forthcoming and I don't see any reason to tell any of you anything about our home," said Jack in his sarcastic tone of voice, while eyeing Barriss.

Luminara locked eyes with Jack the laughed, "Ah, let me guess she refuses to tell you what she was fleeing when she came here?" she asked slyly.

"Yes," was Jack's succinct tense reply.

"Well I wouldn't hold my breath, even after all these years I don't know the particulars of what she was fleeing! In fact…Nobody knows! She and the others have kept it a secret all these years from us!" she paused for second as Sg-1 absorbed this shock, "They may not told you this…but the threat is not in this galaxy. This may or may not help you accept my mother's refusal to talk," Luminara finished her rant and sat back to observe Sg-1 reactions.

Sg-1 were in shock, this Barriss Offee was an extragalactic alien! Only the Asgard were extragalactic. Another thought passed briefly through Jack's head. Were they fleeing the onslaught of the Replicators? But no, Barriss had said they were fleeing a tyrant and his enforcer.

"It's not?" asked Jack dumbly.

Barriss looked sharply at her daughter who was giving her an innocent expression. Barakis simply rolled his eyes at his sister's tactlessness.

"She is correct," Barriss began, "The forces we ran escaped from have no idea how to reach this galaxy, so ease your minds on this subject and please…do not bring this subject up again," She raised her hand to stop Jack as he opened his mouth to protest, "Please. It is a very painful subject for those of us that remember and survived, especially me. I lost too many friends then. I lost the one woman who had been the only mother I ever knew or wanted," explained Barriss wearily.

Jack winced at the comment; he felt for her, he truly did. Now he understood why she wasn't willing to answer him. His questions were like someone pestering him with questions about Charlie, only much worse.

"You'll have to excuse Jack. From a military standpoint he had to know about any possible threat to us," apologized Daniel.

Barriss smiled serenely at Jack and met his eye, "It is understandable, if our roles were reversed I would want the same things and I would ask the same questions of you," she said accepting Daniel's apology and reassuring them that she had taken no offense. "But when Colonel Rostu arrives, do not ask him any questions about our past. He will take offense at your questions and even after all these years he still has a hot temper."

"Sure, whatever you say," said a now sedate Jack.

The arrival of servers heralded the arrival of the food. They brought with them platters of appetizers and jugs filled with various alien beverages.

The servers quickly left and Barriss introduced them to the local delicacies that had been put in front of them.

Jack had been dreading this moment since Barriss invited them to lunch. Food; Alien food was what Jack feared more than an army of angry Jaffa…alone. Most times even MREs were better tasting than what most aliens considered edible…

He was pleasantly surprised this time.

The food was delicious and he said so to Barriss.

"Thank you, my husband, Khalik, will be pleased you like the food," said Barriss. The team looked at her in confusion, "You see he is the chef here. This is his restaurant and most of these platters are his own recipes," she explained.

"Cool," said Jack, now he really was impressed.

They ate in silence only broken by requests to pass this plate or that plate and Luminara continued to flirt with Daniel.

After a short time more servers entered bringing with them the main course, its aroma was mouth watering.

The servers were accompanied this time by a short bald stocky clean shaven old man with a round prominent belly and a wide endearing smile. He moved to Barriss's side and gave her a kiss before she introduced him as her husband, Khalik. They all prepared to eat the main course, which to Jack's eye looked like it was chicken in some type of white sauce with vegetables at the side.

Carter realized something and she brought it up, "U, aren't we going to wait for Colonel Rostu?" she asked.

Luminara actually snorted at this, "Nick is always late, he'll be here…eventually," she said sarcastically.

"Oh…" Carter said dubiously, she returned to eating.

Silence descended on them again for seconds that stretched out into minutes and Jack could swear that the fowl they were eating was in fact chicken. He wondered if maybe the Goa'uld had transplanted chickens along with people to this world.

Eventually the silence was broken when Colonel Nick Rostu arrived. He turned out to be a large seasoned black man with a shaggy head of white hair that contrasted greatly with his dark skin and cold eyes. As Daniel looked at him he added him to the mental list he kept of people he did not want to meet in a dark alley.

He was introduced to Sg-1 as being Colonel Nick Rostu, the man responsible for training the troops of this world in commando tactics and infiltration.

He took the last vacant place at the table by Teal'c. He and Teal'c regarded each other as two predators would while Luminara continued to flirt with Daniel oblivious to their by-play.

The meal passed pleasantly as the two groups began to open up to one another and small talk evolved between the groups, even between Teal'c and Nick.

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