Chapter Five

"Wait just a second," Jack said, turning to look at them. "Those could just be some sort of alien."

"No, I've sort of dealt with them before so I think I would recognize a Fyarl demon when I see one," Buffy said, her temper flaring.

"It has to be," Dawn agreed, looking at the screen. "It just did that mucous thing."

"Mucous thing?" Sam asked.

"It can paralyze its victims with its mucous," Dawn explained. "It's sort of a thing, but it's also gives a good reason why the message got cut off. The people down there are probably not dead, just paralyzed."

Jack looked at the screens again. There was close to twenty of them on the base now. They had two curled horns on each head with tufty ears and their bodies seemed to be awfully bony. "Are you sure about this?" He skeptically asked. "I mean, they could be aliens," he repeated.

"Does it really matter what they are?" Faith asked. "They're invading, kind of makes this conversation pointless."

"What do you suggest?" Teal'c asked.

"We take them out," Buffy said simply.

"We?" Jack asked, giving her an incredulous look. "There is no we… Well, there is a we, but it's an SG-1 we, not a we that includes the three of you."

"But you don't know what you're up against, we do," Buffy argued.

"You're civilians! We can't let you…"

"Daniel is a civilian and I don't see you stopping him," she said, stepping up to him.

"That's different."

"How?"

"He's a member of my team."

"Sir!" Sam interjected. "Now is not the time."

"Fine, but they aren't coming."

"We are, too."

"Jack, it couldn't hurt," Daniel said hesitantly.

"What?" Jack asked in shock.

"Daniel Jackson has a point. They are capable warriors and will be beneficial in the battle," Teal'c said, his hands clasped behind his back.

"This is mutiny," Jack said, looking at all of them in disbelief.

"We need weapons made out of silver," Buffy said, effortlessly sliding into Slayer mode.

"Silver?" Sam asked.

"It's the only way to kill them," Dawn said.

"We don't exactly carry those kinds of weapons," Jack said in exasperation, hoping that it would deter them.

"But we do," Faith said with a grin. "We need to stop by our rooms."

"You have weapons?" Jack nearly screeched.

"Can we explain later, kill demons now?" Faith asked dryly.

"We should split up, we'll cover more ground. Do you guys have radios handy?" Buffy asked.

Sam opened a cabinet and began passing them out.

"I'll stay here," Dawn offered, taking one of them. "That way I can give you a heads up."

"Good plan, Little D."

"Can't you at least pretend like I'm in charge?" Jack grumbled as the headed out.

"Sure, we'll even let you pick the teams as long as Faith and I are split up," Buffy said, patting him insultingly on the cheek.

"Other than the mucous, is there anything else we should know?" He asked between clenched teeth.

"They're really strong and aren't really the brightest bulb in a string of lights," she said before opening the door and leaving the room.

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"Can I ask you something?" Daniel asked Faith as he and Teal'c followed her down the corridor. They had just split up after retrieving weapons.

"Sure, what's up?" Faith replied. According to Dawn's info they had a little further to go before they reached any of the demons.

"Why were you armed with silver daggers if you were only doing inventory? And why did the SFs not find them?"

"I believe that's two questions, Dr. J. But since you asked so nicely, I'll answer both. B and I never go out weaponless, force of habit. And your guys didn't find them because you didn't search us. Big no-no," she tsked.

"They did not?" Teal'c curiously asked.

"Nope. They saw three harmless girls in civilian clothing. What would make them think we would be carrying anything? And really, Dr. J, you and Sam just kind of moved us along. There never really was time for a search."

"You said that you and Buffy always carry weapons. Why?" Daniel asked, his cheeks flushed slightly in embarrassment. "I thought vampires only came out at night."

"They do, but demons don't. And vampires just can't walk in the sun, but that doesn't mean they can't wander around during the day. It's amazing how much access you have to a city by the sewer system."

"You've got one just around the corner," said Dawn's voice over the radio.

"Just one?" Faith asked.

"Just the one."

"Why don't the two of you just stay back for this one," Faith said, before charging down the hall and around the corner.

Teal'c and Daniel chased her to help, but realized they weren't needed when they came around the corner and saw Faith pulling her dagger out of the thing's chest.

"One down," she said with a grin. "Shall we?" She asked, gesturing down the hallway.

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"Jack, is there a particular reason why you won't let me lead, or are you just being an ass?" Buffy grumbled from her position in the middle.

"Need I remind you that you are a civilian here?"

"Okay, that argument is so old. Can you please find a new one? You've seen me fight, you know I can do this."

"Yes, but it would come down on my hide if something should happen to you. Since you are a civilian," he said, putting extra emphasis on the last word.

"Technically not a civilian in your world since I don't really exist here," she pointed out.

"It still doesn't matter," he argued.

"You are such a pain in the ass."

Sam was glad of her rear guard position. It meant that Jack and Buffy couldn't see her grinning at their banter. This was way more amusing than watching Jack and Daniel go at it.

The radio on Jack's vest crackled to life. "Buffy, there're three up ahead and it looks like they just took out two of those soldier guys."

"Thank you, Dawn," Jack replied, trying to at least make a show of being in control. He peeked around the corner and saw the SFs lying on the ground. Then as he moved his entire body, he squeezed the trigger on his MP5, bringing it to life. The shots ricocheted off the demons and they turned around to face their attacker.

"Told you," Buffy sing-songed as she pushed her way past him and he lowered his gun. "Only silver will do it."

"Buffy, I don't think…" Jack trailed off as she made a running tackle for the closest demon. Taking her dagger out, she plunged it into the thing's neck causing green blood to spill out onto the SGC floor.

Another demon picked Buffy up off its fallen comrade and flung her into the wall hard enough to cause a small crack in the concrete.

"Damn it," Jack muttered as he dashed in himself to tackle the offending demon.

Because the quarters were so cramped, Sam hung back. She didn't want to accidentally shoot Jack or Buffy. Not that the gun was effective, but it could buy enough of a distraction. "Buffy!" She called out as the last demon raced towards the fallen slayer.

At the last possible moment, Buffy jumped up and flung the door she had been lying next to open. The Fyarl hit it with a loud bang and Sam winced when she saw the dent from the impact on the other side. Buffy pulled the door back and then slammed it into the demon again, finally succeeding in stunning it. That gave her an opportunity to shove her dagger into its chest.

As she pulled it out, she yelled, "Jack, duck!" Without looking, she threw the dagger.

Jack stood back up and grimaced as he saw the hilt of the dagger sticking out from between the demon's eyes. After pulling it out, he whirled on Buffy. "You didn't even look to see if I had ducked."

"I heard you."

"That doesn't count! You should have looked! It could have been the demon who ducked."

"Oh my god, you are such a baby," she said with a shake of her head as she took the dagger from him. She turned and headed down the corridor.

Jack frowned as he realized she was taking point and turned to Sam. "She's going to kill me before Daniel does, I just know it," he said darkly.

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Faith picked the demon up and threw it down the corridor. Then she bent down and held her hand out. "Need a little help there, Dr. J?"

"Thanks," he grunted, as he stood up with her assistance.

She swung around when she heard a strange noise to see Teal'c activate his staff weapon. He aimed at the demon that she had thrown and fired. A bloody wound appeared on the Fyarl's chest and it fell lifelessly to the ground.

"Sweet," Faith said. "Wish we had some of those back home. Could dust a vamp from a distance. It would definitely help in keeping the Watchers and newbies safe." She clicked on her own radio. "Little D, did you see that?"

"That was so cool. Andrew would have died!"

Faith grinned. "Watcher boy would definitely have thought he was in heaven. Pass the word on to B would ya?"

"Okay, but they don't have any of those staff thingies."

"True, but I believe they took a zat'ni'katel," Teal'c said.

"A zatty what?"

"Zat'ni'katel," Teal'c repeated.

"A zat gun," Daniel said at Faith's continued confused look. "Jack renamed it so it was easier to say and remember."

"Colonel boy's even smarter than I thought," Faith said. She turned to Teal'c. "Do you think it'll hurt them?"

"It is possible."

"Little D, tell them to try the zat gun."

"Okay, over and out," Dawn chirped. Faith could almost picture the cheesy grin on the young woman's face.

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"Sir, I think you just pissed him off," Sam said, as she looked at the Fyarl who was charging them despite being hit by the zat.

"Maybe it takes more than one," Jack muttered before shooting it again. This time the demon stumbled slightly as the blue electricity arced over its body. "Stupid bastard," Jack said, shooting it two more times before it finally fell.

"Yeah, that's an effective weapon," Buffy said dryly, giving him a sardonic look. "I always thought ray guns were supposed to be better than that."

"Ha ha, very funny, Summers."

"I'm only saying," Buffy began as she stabbed her silver dagger into the thing's chest, "that I thought ray guns worked better than that. You know kill things, make them disintegrate. I've seen it on the few cheesy sci-fi movies I've been forced to watch over the years."

"And it's not a ray gun, it's a zat gun."

"Ray gun, zat gun – tomato, tomahtoe," she said with a nonchalant shrug of her shoulders.

"And why are you stabbing it? It's already dead."

"We're not totally sure about that, are we? You said two hits would kill it and three would make it disappear. I believe you hit it four times before it fell. I can still see the body, Jack." She sighed. "I just don't want to have to worry about it getting up and following us."

"Sir…"

"Not another word, Carter. Not another word."

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"Well that was fun," Faith said with a grin after Buffy killed the last demon that was holding the gate room. Both slayers had Fyarl blood all over them.

"Fun? You call that fun?" Jack asked her incredulously.

"Hell, yeah. Gets the blood pumping. Lets you know you're alive." She grinned saucily at Daniel. "Definitely gets you in the mood for other things."

"What other kind of things?" He asked, swallowing a little nervously.

"Faith, how about we satisfy the other H, huh?" Buffy asked.

Jack frowned as he looked back and forth between them. "What's going on?"

"It's the double H theory," Faith said with a smirk. "Slaying always gives me the same feeling."

"And the two H's would be?" Sam asked, curiosity shining in her eyes.

"Hungry and horny," Faith said with a saucy grin.

"Think we could get something to eat in the commissary?" Buffy asked, stepping in front of Faith. The other slayer scowled as her view of Daniel was blocked.

"Ah, sure," Sam said, blushing slightly.

"Good," Buffy said, dragging Faith out of the gateroom and towards the commissary. "Can't believe my luck. Brand new outfit in another dimension and I get demon goo all over it."

"What does horny mean?" Teal'c asked.

Jack gave Daniel an evil look. "Have Danny explain it to ya. He's the linguist after all."

Daniel looked panicked. "Well, it's umm… well…"

"I think you finally broke him," Sam whispered to Jack.