Thanks to everyone for the reviews! I truely appreciate every single one of them :-)

I just wanted to make a mention to Dee. I realize that it reads a little like Daniel is calling Jack, sir. But actually he's calling General Hammond sir, which he's done many times on the show.

And now that that is cleared up, on with the show!

Chapter Three

A Whole Lot of Nothing

"I think just Buffy and myself should meet with Dr. Jackson. At least initially. We don't want to intimidate him." Giles stated.

"I think that's a good plan. The less people, the more info we'll be able to get." Buffy agreed.

"So, what do we do in the mean time?" Xander asked from his spot on the couch.

"Sit. Wait. Maybe see the sites." Buffy suggested, getting a nod from Xander.

"Where are you meeting him again?" Willow asked.

"Place called O'Malley's" The elder Slayer answered.

"We better get going if we want to get there on time." Giles said.

"Right. We'll be back." And with that, Giles and Buffy made their way to the restaurant.

Giles looked around for the familiar face of Dr. Jackson and upon finding him, pointed him out to Buffy.

"Didn't want to indimidate him, huh? Looks like he didn't take that into consideration." Buffy said when she noticed Dr. Jackson's company.

"Best not to keep them waiting." Giles walked towards the group of four. Dr. Jackson stood when he say Giles approach.

"Rupert. It's good to see you," he said, taking Giles' hand.

"You too, Daniel, it's been a long time. This is Buffy Summers. She's an associate." Giles introduced.

"Nice to meet you. This is Jack O'Niell, Samantha Carter, and...Murray." Daniel said. Buffy's eyebrow went up when Dr. Jackson introduced Murray, but she didn't say anything. Not to mention, something felt a little off about him, but she couldn't quite pin point it. Buffy and Giles took their seats with the group.

"So, let's get down to business, shall we? This tablet, would it be possible if I could see it?" Giles started, eager to learn what he came here for.

"It's classified." Jack said. Buffy snorted. There goes any hope that this interest in the tablet had nothing to do with the military.

"Well, what language is it in?"

"That's also...classified." Sam said, hesitantly.

"Well, then. This is fun. What are we doing here then?" Buffy asked.

"You're the ones that suggested meeting." Jack reminded her.

"Why did you agree to meeting if you weren't going to tell us anything?"

"We thought maybe you could help us." Daniel spoke up.

"Do what, exactly?" Giles inquired.

"Well, you see to know what the tablet was talking about."

"What interest does the military have in the Slayer?" Buffy asked. 'Other than to fight their mistakes.' she added silently.

"We're just curious as to what the Slayer is."

"Giles, this is a waste of time."

"What can you tell us about what the tablet said? About these 'false gods' that the Slayer is supposed to face?" Giles asked, ignoring Buffy. Buffy noticed the four of them exchange looks.

"I'm afraid not much." Daniel finally said. Buffy rolled her eyes and stood up.

"Look, like I said. Waste. Of. Time. We can figure this out on our own Giles, let's go." This time, Giles didn't disagree, he stood up as well.

"So, you do know what the Slayer is?" Sam asked. Buffy glared at her.

"It's classified." she said simply. She turned and left with Giles on her heels.

"What didja find out?" Xander asked when they got back.

"A big ol' goose egg. At least about the prophecy." Buffy said, slumping into a chair.

"We did find out they're military. Willow, go on the Internet. See what you can find out about a Jack O'Niell and Samantha Carter. I have a feeling the other...Murray...is using an alias." Giles said.

"And I have the feeling that he isn't entirely human." Buffy said suspiciously.

"Well, that turned up a hole lotta nothing." Jack said as soon as Buffy and Giles left.

"Not necessarily. Now we can be reasonably sure that they know something." Sam said.

"Indeed. They did seem to know more than we do about the Slayer." Teal'c said.

"Why don't we have General Hammond run a background check on Buffy Summers. See what connection she really has with Rupert." Daniel suggested. Jack nodded his agreement.

"Also, I think we should set up some kind of surveillance on them. I have a feeling they're up to something." Sam said.

"Right. We'll have to 'ok' it with General Hammond, but I think that would be a good idea." Jack said.

I realize this is kind of a short chapter, but hopefully they'll get longer. In fact, the next chapter is already much longer than this. :-)