Slayer Hunting
Part 3 Of Visionary
by Chaoseternus

Chapter 17: Sword-swingers and Torture

"Tell me again, what exactly are we doing here?"

"End of the world,"

"Yes, but the military knowing about us?"

"Hey, I've been on this world longer then us, I'd like to think I have some interest on whether it keeps existing or not"

"Perhaps Methos, but still, the military…. Can you imagine what they would do with the knowledge that immortality is real and possible? Or hey, don't you remember what happened last time a scientist found out about us"

"Relax," Methos shook his head, "we've got a friend here"

"I hope that's enough," Duncun McCloud shook his head as he stepped out of Methos's hire car, a cheery red Mustang, "because its not just us who will lose out if the military decides to advantage"

Methos snorted, "and its everyone who will pay if the military fails, you know that"

"Perhaps," Duncan frowned, "but hellmouth? I've been around a long time, nowhere near as long as you perhaps, but longer then a lot of our kind and I have never heard of a hell mouth before today"

"It's real, unfortunately," Methos grinned suddenly, waving across as a figure Duncan couldn't recognise, one that looked like an academic up to the point you noticed the competent and experienced manner in which he held the machine gun in his hands, "relax, Danny here is a friend"

"Great, so two sword swingers," O'Neill groaned, "that's going to make a real difference"

Methos shrugged, "as far as I know, we're the only two in the area. There are others I know off and can contact but none close enough to make a difference"

"Every edge Colonel," Buffy pointed out at his side.

Xander grinned, "In more ways then one Buff"

Buffy grimaced as she realized the unintentional double meaning behind her words, then rolled her eyes, "right, still, two experienced swordsmen and lots of soldiers that can only be killed by bladed weapons. Well, we've got no choice"

"Indeed," Methos grimaced, "I've seen a hellmouth opened before and it wasn't pretty"

The Scooby's blinked, but it was O'Neill who got up the courage to ask, somewhat fearfully, "where and when?"

"Egypt, ten thousand years ago" Methos shrugged, his eyes resting firmly on Teal'c, "his masters released that upon the world in their arrogance, that's what triggered the revolt against the Goa'uld"

"Goa'uld?" Duncan asked, his expression bemused at the pole-axed expression a lot of people are them were wearing.

Methos shrugged, "Best talked about over a beer, a lot of beers in fact"

Buffy shrugged, "beer bad, I'd stick to tea if I were you"

"Beer bad?" Methos glared at the slayer, affronted, "I'll have you know that Beer is the greatest invention mankind has ever managed to come up with"

"Turns you into a Neanderthal, yea, I can see how that would be a great invention"

"That was tainted beer Buff," Xander responded, rolling his eyes.

"Still…" Buffy shrugged, "beer bad"

"Why you bottle-blond, Ill have you know that…"

"This is not the time," Teal'c interrupted, "I believe Willow is signalling that we need to move, now"

"Okay," O'Neill shrugged, tapping his radio on, "anyone with a gun fires to cover, priority targets are any jaffa and other hostiles except the black-suited supersoldiers. Ignore them; your bullets won't hurt them. All specials, form up on SG-1, if you're good with a sword, bring it and be ready to use it. Magic users, inside the group and be prepared to think quickly. SG teams 1, 5 and 11 will provide cover and support fire to the main advance, let's go people"

" Ready or not, here they come, they're gonna find you and kill you slowly…"

Anubis growled, his hands twitching convulsively as he mind filled with thoughts of just reaching across and snapping Dawns neck. It would be so easy, a little pressure and that annoying voice would never ever sound again…

He shouted in frustration, catching his arm back as it reached for the excretable female, he couldn't, he wouldn't be able to open the hellmouth, to ascend as a demon and to finally wipe the scourge of the Tau'ri off the face of the universe if he did that…

But it was oh so tempting…