I got chapter two done! Aren't you all excited? Now I am off to...well...first I have to go to class, but in between classes I shall begin working on chapter three. Who knew that seeing Underworld: Evolution for the second time would give a person motivation?
I also have ideas for another story in this series, one that I got while reading Underworld: Blood Enemy which is a prequel to the Underworld series. I'm thinking of writing about Sam's past and how she grew up part vampire, part human and the trials she had to face.
I am going to be nice and clarify the pairings in this fic. The pairings for this series will be as follows: Sam/Teal'c; Dante/Janet. Not sure for others yet. There might always be some Daniel/Vala, but that depends if I bring her into the stories.
Now that that's all cleared up, on with the fic!
Insert usual disclaimer here
Dante walked into the semi-darkened room, a towel draped over his shoulders. He was using one side to dry his short, dark red hair. He wore a pair of slightly loose leather pants and a black leather belt. His chest and feet were bare of clothing and several silver hoop earrings hung from each ear. He walked over to a couch and let the towel fall from his tattooed shoulders. He placed his arms on the shoulders of a brown haired woman and began rubbing them as she studied a computer screen.
She groaned in satisfaction and grasped one of Dante's hands. He lightly leapt over the back of the couch and pulled the woman close to him. "You look fantastic Janet," he said with a warm smile.
"You keep this up and I might think you were never in love before," she teased.
He chuckled. "So what's up?" he asked, nodding towards the computer screen.
"There's a message from Sam. It's about a day old," Janet answered.
Dante leaned towards the computer and pressed several keys. A message popped up and he quickly read it. He leaned back and rubbed his chin thoughtfully. Janet patiently waited for his answer to the message, having already read it herself. She looked back at the screen and tried to puzzle out what was so urgent that Sam had to see them right away. The only thing Janet could come up with was one of the two remaining Elders, both of which were Dante's parents, had died.
Dante let out a slow breath and pulled the laptop onto his lap. He loaded a cipher program and rapidly typed a message. Janet leaned over and looked at his reply. It read: Will be back in States soon. I'll see you at the usual meeting spot. Bring your three friends if you like. Anymore and I don't show. D.
"Where's the meeting spot?" Janet asked.
"Our mother's 'grave'," he answered.
"Didn't she 'die' in Alaska?" Janet asked, puzzled.
Dante shook his head. "They had moved to Colorado Springs just prior to her supposed death. Of the few times we've met, it's been there." He closed the laptop and rose to his feet. He walked over to the bed and began pulling on a black sweater over a black T-shirt. Janet pulled on her boots and began packing up their things from the hotel. Within minutes, the room had been cleared of all their belongings.
Janet looked at the sky. "It'll be dawn soon," she commented.
"I know," Dante said. "Once we get in the air, we should be fine. Least we don't have to fly commercial." Janet nodded as they piled in their rented car and sped towards a private airstrip.
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"He didn't say when he'd meet you?" Daniel asked, pulling his winter coat tighter around himself. He glared enviously at Sam and Teal'c who seemed impervious to the winter chill.
"He'll show," Sam assured.
"So what the hell is the big emergency?" a voice asked from behind, causing Daniel to lose his balance on the gravestone he was sitting on. He glared behind him as Dante and Janet stepped into view.
"It's a very big problem actually," Sam said.
"How big?" Janet asked.
"I'll show you," Sam said.
"You want us to go to the base with you?" Janet asked.
"Yeah. Just trust me," Sam said.
"Let's go then," Dante said. "But I am not giving up my weapons," he added.
Sam rolled her eyes. "I figured that," she muttered. They walked out of the cemetery and piled into the black SUV. Sam drove to the base, silence in the car. They were able to get into the base without any difficulty, the SFs knowing that Sam's visitor was allowed to carry his weapons.
Sam guided her brother into the briefing room and the five sat down. Jack soon walked in and nodded in greeting to Dante. "Nice to see you again," Jack said.
"Likewise. So you're a General now huh? That's a…scary thought," Dante said with a grin. "Now why am I here?"
"Lilith may have actually risen," Sam said. She slid a file folder to him and he stopped it from sliding off the table. He flipped it open and scanned the pages. His pale face grew ashen and he looked at his sister.
Janet frowned at Dante's reaction and grabbed the file from him. She scanned it just as quickly and looked at her friends. "She…she's alive? She's been resurrected?"
"Looks that way. We won't know for sure until we get there," Daniel said.
"When do we leave?" Dante asked.
"As soon as the sun goes down on that planet," Jack answered. "Which will be in ten hours. So I'd go gear up. You guys leave at dusk. Carter, give him his basic Gate traveling lessons." Sam nodded.
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Dante looked over at his sister, taking a break from loading his guns. "What's bugging you?" he asked.
"I'd rather be taking a team of vampires through the Gate than my friends. I know you can take care of yourself, but I'm worried about the others."
"Sam, they'll be fine. Teal'c could definitely hold his own against a vampire and Daniel's pretty resourceful for an archaeologist," Dante said.
"I know. I guess part of me is glad Janet isn't coming," Sam said.
"Don't go getting all pessimistic Sam. We need to go to this planet, find out if Lilith is still there, and if she is, kick her ass before dawn." Dante finished loading his weapons and pulled his duster back on. He stuck his sword in his back sheath and pulled on a pair of black leather gloves. "So let's go kick ass."
Sam smiled at her brother and led him down to the Gate Room. He watched in awe as the Stargate locked in the coordinates from the stone slab. He barely flinched as the Gate roared to life. He followed Sam up the ramp and paused just short of the even horizon. Without a word, the siblings stepped through.
Dante blinked as they came out on the other side. He walked down the three stone steps and swept his gaze over desolate landscape. He took in a deep breath through his nose and his eyes narrowed. He lifted his shotgun and knelt down behind the DHD as Daniel and Teal'c came through. Sam motioned them down and they did so. The Stargate deactivated behind them.
"What is it?" Sam whispered softly.
"Death," Dante answered just as quietly. He slowly made his way forward, his vampiric senses on full alert. Sam and the others followed. Dante led them down a pathway. They halted just in front of a village.
"Oh my god…" Daniel whispered.
"Never before have I seen such destruction," Teal'c said.
Entire buildings in the village seemed to have collapsed in on themselves. Other houses were completely burned, the charred frame barely standing in the light wind. The remaining buildings were in slightly better shape, with parts of the wall or ceiling missing. Bodies littered the dirt. Sam and Dante could clearly smell the stench of dried and decaying blood.
"Well…I think this might be it," Sam said.
"We should go back and get more guns," Daniel said. "Especially if one person did all this."
"There's no time," Dante said. "If she's still here, we have to stop her now. Stay alert." He began walking down the hill into the village.
"He's crazy," Daniel muttered. Daniel sighed and followed him, as did Teal'c and Sam. They silently entered the village, the smell of decay getting worse.
Dante halted in front of a large building that looked like it had been some sort of temple. As he headed for the entrance, a change in the wind brought a smell to him. He immediately halted and began looking around. He was suddenly tackled from behind and went skidding across the ground for several feet.
Dante leapt to his feet and leveled his shotgun at the figure that had attacked him. His eyes were feral blue and his finger was hovering over the trigger. The figure slowly came into view. Dante could see in the moon's light that it was a female with white hair and tattered clothing. Her dark blue eyes were ringed in black and she grinned at Dante, revealing extremely sharp teeth.
"What the hell is that?" Sam gaped.
"It…it looks like one of those Wraith things the Atlantis team described," Daniel answered, gripping his P-90 tightly.
"No way it can be a Wraith," Sam said, getting over her shock.
"Lilith," Dante growled.
The Wraith-like figure grinned even wider. "Correct," she said. "And I would know your names before I drink my fill of blood and life."
Dante answered by firing a shotgun shell directly at her. She snarled in pain and surprise. As Dante cleared the chamber for the next round, Lilith leapt at him. Sam opened fire with her P-90 causing Lilith to fall short. Dante then emptied several more shots into her until the gun was empty. He let the shotgun fall and pulled out a pair of modified Berettas. He quickly took the safeties off and opened fire, Daniel and Teal'c joining in. Lilith shrieked in pain and rage and viciously backhanded Dante. He went flying through the air and hit the side of a stone building with a sickening thud. Lilith took advantage of the distraction and fled.
Sam ran over to Dante's side and he groaned and sat up. "You all right?" she asked him. He nodded and slowly stood, his eyes their normal color. "If that was Lilith, we are in deep trouble," Sam said.
"How do you figure?" Dante asked, retrieving his shotgun and loading it back up.
"She looked like she was part Wraith."
"Part what?"
"Wraith. They're a vampire-like species that feeds off of a person's…youth I guess you could say," Daniel said.
"We have been told that victims of the Wraith are often appear much older than their actual age," Teal'c added.
"Yay," Dante muttered. "Come on. Let's try and find her and her tomb." SG-1 nodded and they made their way out of the village.
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Lilith crawled into a basement of one of the houses, her whole body on fire. She sat against a dirt wall and began pulling bullets from her skin. She glared at the silver metal in her hands. She tossed the bullet aside and began pulling the rest out, snarling quietly in pain. A soft whimper reached her ears and she turned. She saw a small child huddling against his father. Lilith grinned and rose to her feet, her shadow looming over the father and son.
More is on the way I promise! I just need to write it first. Reviews help with that.