Another chapter! Woot! And we're about halfway(ish) through the story! Isn't that exciting? I am currently attempting to write a sequel to this, but it's not working out so well. Haven't gotten any inspiration for a sequel, but I have gotten inspirations for other SG-1 stories. Hopefully I'll have enough written to post. Now on with the story!
If you recognize it, it is not mine.
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Sage pulled on his uniform and looked over at Logan, who he had taken a liking to. "Is this Apocalypse really that bad?"
"Worse," Logan replied, adjusting his gloves. "He'll kill all of humanity and whoever stands in his way."
"How'd you guys stop him last time?" Cassie inquired.
"Luck," he returned. "We managed to wear him down enough to take care of him, but it was close."
The three headed out to the X-Jet and climbed on board. The X-Men going on the mission were Jean Grey, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Talos, Gambit, Jubilee, Iceman, and Beast along with Sam, Cassie, and Sage.
Sam sat down in the pilot's seat opposite of Cyclops and the two began to run through the start-up sequence.
Sage buckled himself into one of the few remaining seats. He nervously looked out of the window when a reassuring hand rested on his shoulder. He looked up at his sister and smiled.
"Nervous?" she asked, sitting down next to him.
"A little," he admitted. "I just…I just have this feeling that something really bad is going to happen."
"So do I," Jean admitted. "I just hope we can stop whatever's in that tomb."
"You don't think it's Apocalypse?" he asked.
She shook her head. "He was confined to this planet. I think whoever's in this tomb is just as great a threat, but it's not Apocalypse."
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"Sir! There's an unidentified craft heading straight for the base," Davis said to General O'Neill.
"Are they responding?" he asked.
"They want to talk with you," Davis returned.
Jack nodded and went down to the Control Room. "This is Major General Jack O'Neill, commanding officer of the SGC. Identify yourselves."
A picture appeared on the monitors and Sam grinned at the shocked faces she knew everyone would have. "This is Magma of the X-Men. It's good to see you again sir," she said.
"Carter? What the hell are you flying?" Jack demanded.
"The X-Jet," she replied. "Requesting permission to land at the following coordinates," she said, sending the information.
"Granted. SG-1'll escort you all down to the Briefing Room," Jack informed them. The transmission ended and he called up SG-1 to head up to the surface. He walked up to the Briefing Room and waited for several minutes before thirteen people plus Sam walked into the room behind SG-1.
Jack frowned when he saw the uniform Sam was wearing. "What brings you all to the SGC?" he asked, motioning for them all to sit. All but Wolverine, Talos, and Nightcrawler, as well as SG-1, sat in the seats.
"The writing you found on the planet that was faxed to me," Sam answered. "We've encountered something like it before."
"No we haven't," Jack said.
"I was referring to the X-Men sir," Sam said.
"Ah," Jack said. He had pressured Daniel into telling him exactly what had happened with Ba'al by depriving the archaeologist of coffee and peace and quiet. After several hours of this torture Daniel had finally relented.
"Where'd you encounter this writing?" Daniel asked.
"Someplace unpleasant," Wolverine told him. "Most of it was destroyed when we fought Apocalypse."
"Who?" a man asked from the corner.
"This is Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell, the leader of SG-1," Jack said. "This is Teal'c, Daniel Jackson, and Major Jennifer Hailey."
"Major?" Sam asked, quirking a brow.
Hailey blushed. "I just saved the world twice," she mumbled.
Sam laughed. "Save it enough times and you'll be a Lieutenant Colonel in no time," she teased.
"Who are your friends Sam?" Cameron asked.
"Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Beast, Talos, Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, Iceman, and Sage," she introduced, skipping over Cassie. "These guys have fought against Apocalypse."
"Sage, Cassandra, and you fought against this Apocalypse guy?" Jack asked skeptically, a brow arched.
"Sage and Cassie obviously didn't, but I did," Sam said. "It's something I don't want to experience again."
"Then why go on this mission?" Jack queried.
"What makes you think we're here for a mission?" Cyclops asked.
"Dressed in what appears to be uniforms, you have over a dozen of you here, and from what I can tell, some of the more powerful mutants. That screams mission," Cameron said.
Sam's smile held no humor. "We'd like to go through the Gate to the planet you found these coordinates at. Mostly to see who's in it and if it poses any danger to the galaxy," she said.
"I'll give the President a call, tell him the situation," Jack said and went into his office. The door closed behind him.
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