Again, I am so sorry for the long wait between updates! I'm having a bit of writers block with this story and on top of that, other story ideas are popping into my head, begging to be written down. Those stories will come soon, after I finally finish this one (I will finish this!)

So, with no more ado...

Chapter Eight

Explainations

"In 1928 in Giza, acheologists uncovered a device called the Stargate. We recently discovered that the device is used as a gateway to other planets by connecting to another Stargate and creating a stable wormhole, allowing people to travel thousands of light years in mere seconds." Daniel explained.

He and the rest of his team watched the Scoobies expectantly, waiting for the typical denial or amazement at the idea of the 'gate.

It never came.

Willow looked as though she was considering it, then nodded. Xander's eyes widened ever so slightly, as though to convey surprise, but was unsuccessful. Buffy actually looked bored.

"1928? That wouldn't be the Langord dig, would it?" Giles asked.

"Yes, it would." Daniel said, intrigued. "What do you know about it?"

"My parents were good friends with the Langfords. Although I don't remember hearing anything about this Stargate." Giles recalled.

"No, you probably wouldn't have. After 1945, up until 1969, the Langfords pretended the 'gate didn't even exist. This information doesn't shock you?" Daniel asked, still confused by their reaction, or lack thereof.

"We've dealt with weirder." Buffy said.

"We've even dealt with aliens before. Remember the Queller?" Willow asked her friends.

"Queller?" Jack asked.

"An alien that hit Sunnydale in a meteor a few years back." Xander briefly explained.

"Alright, guys, your turn." Jack asked, shaking his head.

"Wait, I gotta ask. Teal'c..." Willow looked at the man sitting across from her. "You're an alien, aren't you?"

"I am." the Jaffa stated simply, bowing his head.

"I knew something was a little off with you. Ok, go on." Willow said, seemingly proud of herself.

"So, what exactly did Daniel and I see in the warehouse?" Sam asked after a pause. Buffy took a deep breath.

'Ok, guys, keep it brief and need-to-know. Not to many details.' Buffy telepathed. "Alright, so, what you saw at the warehouse." she added aloud.

"Yeah?" Daniel said, sitting up in his seat in interest.

"Well, your theories are right. They were vampires."

"And you fight them?"

"10 years and running." Xander added.

"So, these Slayers? Are they all female?" Sam asked, repeating her previous question.

"Yup. Buncha chauvinistic male-types thought it be a good idea if they didn't have to do the fighting themselves, so they created the Slayer." Buffy explained.

"Nice." Jack added, sarcastically.

"Isn't it? Anyway, the Slayer was created to fight the forces of Darkness, which I can only assume that that's why we're here. To fix whatever creature you people created using this Stargate thing." Buffy stated.

"Which I'm assuming is the Goa'uld." Willow added.

"Wait a minute. 10 years?" Sam asked. Buffy and the others all nodded. "Well, I'm assuming you're all what, 25, 26?" again, the Scoobies nodded. "That would make you 15 when you started."

"Slayers tend to be called pretty young. Some get called as young as 13."

"You mean to tell me there are a bunch of little girls out there fighting these vampires and you're letting them?" Jack asked, exhasperated at Giles.

"I don't have much of a choice."

"And where do you fit in?" Daniel asked.

"I was Buffy's watcher. Her trainer, for lack of a better term." Giles told him.

"I still don't understand. Teenage girls are what is keeping the vampires in check?" Jack reiterated.

"It's their destiny."

"Speaking of destiny. What is there to know about these Goa'uld?" Buffy said, attempting a horrible segue to get back to where the conversation was supposed to be.

"Right. The Goa'uld are a parasitic alien race that takes over a human host and they tend to take on the personas of gods." Daniel explained.

"If they act like gods, someone must worship them." Willow mentioned.

"Humans. Back before the Stargate was buried a Goa'uld by the name of Ra enslaved humans and brought them to other planets to work in mines."

"Are you saying the decendents of Earth are inhabiting other planets?" Giles asked.

"That's exactly what we're saying." General Hammond said.

"Fascinating." Giles removed his glasses and began to clean them, clearly deep in thought.

"So, these Goa'uld. Can they switch bodies whenever they want?" Buffy asked.

"Yeah, but as a rule they tend to be pretty picky about who they choose"

"Giles, you know what that sorta sounds like?" Buffy inquired her old teacher, getting the attention of all the non-scooby members in the room. 'Oops, did I say that outloud?' she telepathed apologetically.

"What does it sound like?" General Hammond asked when no one responded to Buffy. Buffy sighed, realizing she'd have to answer the question.

"A couple years back a friend of ours fought off a demon called a...I want to say, Tamer?" Buffy said, offering a hopeful look at Giles.

"The Tahlmer? Of course! It does sound a bit like that." Giles stated.

"Hold up a second! When did we get to demons?" Jack asked.

"Sorta goes with the whole 'Forces of Darkness' deal."

"Are you saying that you think you've already encounted a Goa'uld on Earth?" Sam asked.

"No, I don't think so. If I remember correctly, Angel said the demon could only pass from host to host after some kind of exchange of bodily fluids like sex." Buffy explained, getting grossed out looks from everyone in the room.

"You can't remember Tahlmer, but you can remember that?" Giles looked at her quizzically. Buffy just shrugged.

"It was gross, it stuck in my mind." she offered as an explaination.

"It's probably safe to say, it's not the same thing then?" Jack said, giving Buffy a disgusted look.

"So there are other things out there other than vampires?" Sam asked.

"Vampires, demons, hellgods, crazy inca mummy girls, you name it, we've probably fought it." Buffy said.

"Inca mummy girls?" Daniel'w brow furrowed.

"Hellgods?" Teal'c asked, a single eyebrow raising.

"Can we see the Stargate?" Giles asked, not wanting to go into details of either event. The five members of the SGC exchanged glances, then General Hammond gave the airman at the door a signal and the blast door on one side of the room began to raise.

Giles, Buffy, Willow, and Xander all stood to look out the window that was revealed.

In the room on the other side stood a two story high stone circle, covered in different symbols. Seven triangular peices were visible above the steel ramp at the base of the 'gate.

"Whoa." Willow said before staggering slightly backwards and falling to the floor.

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