Readers and reviewers, I give you, the Epilogue! I went back and fine tuned it and gave it some more length. I guess technically this could be a chapter, but eh, whatever. I hope everyone likes it.
Elphie Muse: I thought you were going to wait for seven reviews before you posted this today.
...yeah well...four reviews are better than none. Besides, I couldn't make my readers wait all that time for the epilogue.
Elphie Muse: That's so kind of you.
I know. Now on with the story.
Elphie Muse: I just can't believe that the story is finally over.
Me either, but I don't think the adventure will stop here. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to do a sequel to this where Sam and maybe a few of the Senshi, go to Atlantis and battle the Wraith, or maybe an uber-Wraith. I don't know...
Elphie Muse: You know, the reader could have skipped the A/N and gone straight to the story.
Well that's depressing...
Elphie Muse: I know. What are you gonna do about it?
Go with it. While they're reading the epilogue, I can try to think of a sequel to this.
Elphie Muse: Ah. That's actually a...good plan...
I have my moments.
Elphie Muse: Not many...
But I do have them!
As per usual, this story isn't mine and I'm only doing this because the law requires it...stupid law...insanity is waaaaaayyyy more fun...but we have to do this.
Elphie Muse: We?
Yes. We can mean many things. We the people, we three, or my favorite... WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Elphie Muse: How many times must I tell you no Mountain Dew and Pixi Stix?
Sam, Teal'c and Daniel forced me! Quick! Fly away! WHOOOSSHHH!
:Author and mentioned members of SG-1 run around with arms over head as if flying:
Elphie Muse: -.-;;;;;
Tygra approached a large circle of white rocks. Lying in the center was a body covered with an ornate white cloth, gold writing trimming the edges. Tygra, Kathris, and many of the other people in the village wore white robes, also trimmed in gold writing. They were atop a cliff that overlooked the ocean. A forest was several dozen meters away. Several of the people who had Healed Sam were there out of respect for Phoenix and the Feathermoon Tribe.
Tygra walked over to a figure in the shadows. "Are you ready?" she asked softly.
"Yeah," the figure answered. Tygra walked back to the others and stood around the stone ring. The figure walked to the center of the ring and stared at the covered body. The wind picked up and ran through her blonde hair, about a dozen strands in small braids. She was the only one wearing black, save for the silver bracer on her left arm.
"It is time Phoenix," Kathris said softly.
Phoenix nodded. She calmed her nerves. "Beyond the night, rising sun… Beyond the night, the battle won…the battle won…Hear and shape the wind and night…Pain and sorrow gone at last, gone at last…Circle renewed…Peace will be found…Peace will be found, on sacred ground…" as she sang, fire leapt up around the pyre and engulfed the body. "With the close the final wind, the final breath, our journey begins, our journey begins…"
Tygra rested a hand on Phoenix's shoulder. "Janet Fraiser will be honored among us Phoenix," she said.
"As well as us," one of the green skinned men said. "She will be given a heroes funeral once I return. Songs will be sung tonight."
"We will honor your friend Lady Phoenix," a woman said. She wore a dark purple cloak, blue runes glowing on the cloth. A staff was held in her left hand. "She was a Healer like us."
Phoenix nodded. "It's just…I thought that I'd be able to save her…"
"You did save her," Tygra said. "You freed her soul from corruption and allowed it to return to the Sacred Glade. She was fortunate to have a friend such as you. I am certain she would have done the same thing had your roles been reversed."
"She had the greatest honor of being your friend," the woman with the staff said. "Now it is time for me to go. I am needed back in the city." She vanished in a flash of faint white light.
"We must leave as well," one of the green skinned men said. "Honor and strength," he said as he swung up onto his wolf-like mount. He and his mates rode towards the forest, disappearing within the foliage.
Phoenix nodded. "I should head back," she said after a moment. "The others might think I died fighting Ja'aku."
Tygra nodded. "Fare you well Phoenix. En'shu fallah-na."
"En'shu fallah-na Priestess," Phoenix said. She walked to the edge of the cliff and leapt off, a phoenix appearing and catching her. Rest in peace Janet. And I will take care of Cassie, she thought. The phoenix flew out of sight with its passenger.
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Jack sighed, ignoring the music in the background. A formal party was being held in Tokyo by the United States for officially surviving a major crisis and unofficially as a welcome into the Stargate Program. Even though he was a clone, Jack had been invited. Usagi and the other Senshi, as well as Mamoru were there as well along with the three men of SG-1. Cameron looked somewhat uncomfortable in his dress blues, but he said nothing. Daniel and Teal'c had been forced to wear tuxedos. Next to Daniel was a black haired woman, a big smile on her face. She wore a black dress and black gloves that extended up to her elbows.
"All I'm saying is Colonel Mitchell looks rather stunning in his uniform," Vala said to Daniel. "You wouldn't look have bad either in one."
Daniel shook his head. "Vala, just be glad we're not throwing you back to the Ori," he muttered.
"How were they defeated?" Cameron asked.
Vala shrugged. "I'm not entirely sure. The ship I was on went through but then the Super Gate just seemed to…fall apart."
"You think she might have had a hand in it?" Daniel asked.
"Who?" Vala asked.
Cameron shrugged. "Wouldn't surprise me."
"Who?" Vala repeated.
"She is a most formidable warrior," Teal'c agreed. "I have faith that she did indeed stop the Ori."
"Bloody hell…who are you talking about already?" Vala demanded, crossing her arms and giving the three men an evil look.
"Sam," Daniel answered.
"How could she have stopped the Ori without incurring the wrath of the other Ascended beings?" Vala asked.
"She didn't Ascend," Daniel said.
"Then how…" Vala began.
"Sam's got powers," Cameron said. "Don't know if she can leap a tall building in a single bound, but she can kick ass well enough."
"Remind me to stay on her good side," Vala said.
"If we can find her," Cameron said.
"What do you mean?" the thief asked.
"She's been missing for a while now," Daniel said.
"Colonel Carter may have given her life in ridding this galaxy of the Ori and restoring this city," Teal'c said.
"How?" Vala inquired.
"We don't know. All her friends here are telling us is that she vanished in a flash of blinding white light," Cameron answered.
"Then isn't it possible she did Ascend?" Vala asked.
"That is a good point," Daniel said. "And it could be possible."
"I do not believe that to be the case Daniel Jackson," Teal'c said.
"Why not?" the archaeologist asked.
"Colonel Carter would have given us some sort of sign indicating she was all right. However, she has yet to do so," Teal'c explained.
"So you're saying she's dead?" Cameron asked.
"No," Teal'c returned.
"He's saying that Colonel Carter could still be alive, just not Ascended," Vala jumped in as she popped a grape into her mouth.
"You seem confident she's alive," Cameron said.
Vala nodded. "Didn't you know? Women are far more resourceful than men…in some areas anyway," she added with a wink.
Daniel rolled his eyes. "I'm getting something to drink." He headed over to the refreshment table.
"Mini-Jack over there seems to be taking Sam's disappearance hard," Cameron said, adjusting his jacket for the umpteenth time.
"They were indeed close," Teal'c agreed.
"Should we go over and say something?" Vala asked. The two men looked at her. "What? I can be caring when it counts," she said defensively.
"Looks like Makoto beat us to the punch," Cameron said with a nod. They turned and saw the brown haired girl walk up to Jack.
"You all right?" Makoto asked. She wore a dark green dress, red rose earrings shimmering in the light.
Jack looked up. He wore a pair of black pants, black leather boots, and a dark, midnight blue silk shirt, the collar fastened with a silver clasp. Since the party was a bit of a costume party, Jack also wore a black velvet cape, embroidered designs around the edge. The cape was fastened around his shoulders by a gleaming silver chain. Black leather bracers covered his forearms. A pair of black leather gloves was tucked into a black belt wrapped around his waist.
"I'm fine," he said.
"You're worried about Sam," she countered.
"We don't even know if she's alive or not," Jack said.
A smile formed on Makoto's face. "Have faith that she is," she said. She rose to her feet and walked back over to her friends, who were all smiling. Cameron, Daniel, Teal'c, and Vala were also grinning.
Jack frowned and watched her go, confused as to her behavior. Someone cleared their voice behind him. "Care to dance?" a soft voice asked.
Jack turned and began to say, "No I…I…" and sputtered into silence.
She wore a long midnight blue dress, a phoenix embroidered on the silk in light blue. Dark blue velvet gloves covered her arms halfway up to her upper arms. Midnight blue leather boots covered her feet. A silver pendant similar to Jack's hung around her neck on a silver chain, except a silver phoenix was bonded with the three crescent moons. Her blonde hair glowed in the light and was barely long enough to be done up in a simple, yet elegant Asian style, two hair sticks holding the shaggy hair back. Her warm blue eyes stared at Jack expectantly, a brow arched in question. Faint scars covered the left side of her face, but did not detract anything from her beauty.
Jack closed his mouth and rose to his feet. He took her by the hand and led her out onto the dance floor. She placed her hands on his shoulder as he wrapped his own around her waist.
"I can't believe you're alive," Jack said. "I thought that Ja'aku had…"
She shook her head. "He didn't, though he tried his damnedest to kill me."
"If I'm dreaming, I don't want to wake up," he whispered.
Sam smiled. "You're not dreaming. I promise."
"What kept you though?" he asked as they moved gracefully across the dance floor. Usagi and Mamoru, Haruka and Michiru, and even Daniel and Vala joined other couples on the dance floor.
"I went to the Feathermoon Tribe so we could bury Janet."
"You've been gone for a week," he pointed out.
"I may have beaten Ja'aku, but that doesn't mean he didn't get any shots in," Sam pointed out.
"I'm just glad you're okay," he said.
"Me too," she agreed. They danced in silence for several minutes. Jack's cape swirled around them.
"Come with me," he said suddenly, feeling as if the floor was too crowded. They stopped and he pulled her outside onto a balcony. The full moon hovered over them, bathing them in its light.
"Is something wrong?" Sam asked.
Jack took her smoky rose scent in and smiled. "I'm never letting go of you," he told her. "I thought I lost you."
She smiled and slipped her arms around his waist, resting her head on his shoulder. She breathed in and smiled at his woodsy scent. "You'll never lose me my prince," she whispered. "And if you do…"
"I'll find you Feathermoon," he finished. They stared at each other and leaned in. Their lips met softly and Sam closed her eyes, finally feeling at peace.
A star seemed to glow brighter as the pair kissed and a soft wind picked up, embracing them. Sam snuggled closer to Jack and they both looked out and up at the stars. Sam spotted the bright star and smiled, knowing that Janet was smiling down upon them. She closed her eyes and rested her head on Jack's shoulder.
END
How was the story? Good? Bad? Pudding? Review to let me know.
I also need your (as in you the readers) opinion. Should Sam and maybe a few Senshi go to the Pegasus galaxy and meet up with the Atlantis crew to fight Wraith and/or an uber-Wraith? And to those wondering, the song Phoenix sings at the funeral is the same one Teyla sings at the ring ceremony, though I may have gotten some words/phrases wrong, but hey, it works.
I await your thoughts...and reviews...because I really can't read minds...be cool if I could...though I'd want telekinesis actually...just have to make sure I didn't get possessed by the Phoenix Force and go Dark Phoenix on the galaxy...(pudding for those who get the reference)...
And this is kind of weird, but I went back and looked at how many words each chapter had, and chapter eleven had 1666 words in it.
Elphie Muse: That is creepy...
Yeah...I wasn't even trying to make it like that...how weird...