Summary: Thor shows up Christmas Day bearing gifts.

Crossover: Stargate SG-1

Disclaimer: Don't own any of it, ain't makin' any profit off it. Which bites. But such is life...

CHRISTMAS, WITH ALIENS

By screaminheathen69

Thor had arrived, unexpectedly, and right in the middle of the gift exchange. Which, considering the size of the Council of Guardians these days, was a ginormous event. After some of the more recent arrivals, who'd never seen an Asgard before, settled down, Buffy and Jack greeted him happily.

"Thor! Buddy! What brings you to this neck of the woods?" Jack asked as Buffy hugged the diminuitive alien.

"If I have researched the Christmas holiday correctly, O'neill, it is customary to exchange gifts on this day, is it not?"

Jack nodded. "Sure is."

Thor turned to Buffy and Faith. "As commander of the Asgard fleet, I would like to present these gifts to the two senior Slayers as tokens of the respect and gratitude of my people." He handed a slim box to each of the aforementioned Slayers.

Buffy and Faith opened the boxes and held up the slim metal tubes that were contained within. Faith turned hers over in her hands, staring at it uncertainly. Buffy looked back and forth between the tube in her hand and Thor. "Umm... thanks. What is it?"

"Depress the button at the end," said Thor.

Buffy did, and let out a yelp as a meter long shaft of blue energy sprang to life, and a deep humming noise filled the room. Faith, having found the on switch for hers, did the same.

Buffy stared at the blade for a full minute, while Faith yelled "COOL!" and began swinging hers around. Buffy finally turned to look at the Asgard. "Light-sabers? You made us light-sabers?"

"Yes. Teal'c came to me with the idea months ago, and it seemed a good idea, so..." Thor shrugged while Teal'c gave a small, smug grin.

"This is so cool!" Buffy waved her saber around, making the people around her duck nervously. Buffy caught Faith's eye and tilted her head towards the door. They grabbed their coats and ran outside, and were soon battling away in the courtyard, laughing the whole time.

Giles, cleaning his glasses, smiled as he watched the duel. "Well, they certainly seem happy."

Andrew, who hadn't stopped drooling yet, nodded. "Yeah. Think one of 'em would let me borrow one of the light-sabers for a while?"

He cringed as all present yelled "NO!"

"Sheesh, I was just askin'..."

Okay, so I just finished re-watching Episode III when my muse got all talkative. Silly plot bunnies, anyway.

'To thee no star be dark...'