Author's Note: A short chapter but after such a long wait I felt it good to go ahead and get it out. Plus I didn't want to add the discovery of who everyone was by SG-1 in this chapter. That will be for the next chapter.

Chapter 8: The Day After Part 3

Sunnydale Police Station – 1:30 PM

Jack, Sam, Daniel and Teal'c stepped into the busy Sunnydale police station. It looked to them like any other police station in any other part of the world. Jack moved up to the desk sergeant and pulled out his Air Force ID and flashed it at the man.

"What can I do for you, Colonel," the desk sergeant asked after looking at the ID.

"We heard that there had been the possibility of several children missing from Halloween," Jack replied, they had caught the news report on the radio during their drive from Los Angeles. "Have they all been found?"

"We received calls from the remaining parents this morning," the sergeant said. "All of the children are now safe and sound at home."

"We would like a copy of the case files for those missing persons reports," Jack said. "We believe they could be related in some way to an Air Force matter were currently investigating."

"I'd have to get the Captain's approval of course."

"Do that," Jack said as the desk sergeant moved away from his desk toward the back of the precinct and a set of offices.

"Why do you want to see the case files?" Daniel wondered.

"Remember how young Commander Brynn and Caprica Six looked?" Jack asked.

"They could have easily passed for teenagers," Sam said with a nod. "You think they could have been living on Earth prior to their appearance last night?"

"Yeah," Jack said.

Maclay Residence – Same Time

Tara walked into her home and was immediately confronted by bother her father and brother.

"Where have you been?" Thomas Maclay asked. (A/N1)

Tara looked at her dad and sighed. He had always attributed her magic and that of her mother to her supposed demon side. She knew the truth now, she was not part demon and neither was her mother. But she also knew that her father, brother and even cousin would try to keep her and her mother in line with the lie and she knew from Revan's experience that good things don't always come from being suppressed.

Tara pinched her fingers and her father found himself choking. "Dad," she said, "your controlling days are over. Mom and I are not part demon. The magic is a natural phenomenon from the world around us. It's up to mom if she wants to leave you, but you will emancipate me. Understood?"

Mr. Maclay barely was able to nod as Tara released him.

U.S.S. Prometheus – Same Time

Cordelia, Harmony, Willow and their parents followed behind Destiny who was giving them a guided tour of the Prometheus.

"I've never seen a ship quite like this in any of the Star Trek series or movies," Mrs. Chase said as Cordelia looked at her shocked that her mother had ever watched Star Trek. "Just because we have money dear. Doesn't mean we have never seen a movie or television show. Star Trek was always one of my favorites."

"That is because this ship," Destiny said after being informed that the Prometheus in this reality was potentially fictional, "is experimental. Only the Prometheus was built with multi vector assault as well as other experiemental systems."

"What we gather is the spell was influenced by this god called Janus or some form of higher being," Cordelia stated. "It took the a lot from the source material. In this case Star Trek, Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica and changed them just enough to make them real in this reality. Hence the Prometheus being experimental, the Valkyrie and Basestar looking only slightly similar to their fictional counterparts."

Summers Residence – 4 pm

Xander had come over to Buffy's house and now they sat in the living room, not talking.

Xander let out a sigh. "I've never …"

"I know," Buffy said. "I don't know how to do this talk."

"You're one of my best friends, Buffy," Xander said. "I don't want this to be weird between us."

"I don't either," Buffy said. "Plus there is Angel and you know how I feel about him."

"Right," Xander said with a sigh. "Maybe we should sort what we are feeling before we talk about this again."

"Agreed," Buffy said.

Upstairs Summers Residence – Same Time

"So how did your sister take it?" Tara wondered as she looked at Dawn who sat on her bed. After gathering her stuff she had come straight to the Summers home to talk to Dawn.

"I haven't told her yet," Dawn replied. "While we tend to share things, like I was the first to find out she is the Slayer and we do tend to talk about boys. This is different, especially when I never pictured myself, gay. After all I do or did have a crush on Xander. But I look at you and my mind instnantly thinks of you as attractive."

"You find me attractive?" Tara asked.

Dawn nodded. "Yes, Tara, I do. And that is just the start of it also."

"I know," Tara agreed. "Maybe you and I should take some time to sort out these feelings before we talk about this again."

"Agreed," Dawn said as she looked at the suitcase. "What are you going to stay now?"

"Likely on the Star Forge," Tara answered.

"That won't do," Dawn answered before calling out for her mother.

"Yes," Joyce said as she came into the room a moment later.

"Tara needs a place to stay, Mom," Dawn said. "She left her parents who is going to emancipate her. I was thinking she could have my room and I could bunk with Buffy."

Joyce nodded as she looked at Tara. "Of course, you can stay."

"Thank you, Mrs. Summers," Tara answered. "Dawn doesn't have to give up her room though. I can sleep on the couch."

"Nonsense," Joyce said. "If you won't take Dawn's bed. You have a choice, either you can bunk with Dawn or with Buffy."

"Dawn," Tara said without hesitation.

Sunnydale Motor Lodge – 6:30 PM

SG-1 sat in their motel room looking over the police files on the missing persons reports from Halloween. It had taken some doing with the police captain having to call General Hammond to corborate SG-1's story. But they had eventually gotten the files.

"Look at this," Daniel said as he pushed a file in front of Jack.

The file in question listed two teenage girls being reported missing by their mother, a Joyce Summers. As Jack and Sam looked over the file they frowned. The pictures showed Buffy Summers and her sister Dawn.

"She looks like," Sam said.

"Commander Brynn of the Battlestar Valkyrie," Jack finished for Sam.

Summers Residence – Same Time

Joyce was finishing up the dishes when the phone rang. She walked over to it and answered, "Hello?"

"Kitana," came a voice she recognized as being her cousin, Toran. "Earlier today several military officers came in and after talking with the Captain, got the missing persons reports filed on Halloween. While it was a good thing to report Buffy and Dawn missing incase the worst happened. You could be getting a knock at the door if they are looking into the events of Halloween. Especially after what you and mother told me happened."

A/N 1 - In BTVS Mr. Maclay was never given a first name, neither was Mrs. Maclay. So I did that myself. Also if I remember right Mrs. Maclay didn't die till Tara was 18 which shouldn't be for at least another year. Mrs. Maclay isn't integral to the story, but if you all want I will let her get a divorce from Mr. Maclay and join everyone else.