Visitors

By Puzzler

Summary – Multi x-over (please give it a try). The team are contacted by a woman claiming to be an Ancient, but they dismiss her ideas, thinking her insane. When an unusual, and totally new enemy arrives, the SGC has no way to stop them, forcing them to re-think the strangers' ideas. But can they trust her, and are the 'people' she brings with her the help Earth needs to save itself and the rest of the world?

Disclaimer – I do not own any of the programs/films/books involved in this story, and I am only borrowing my favourite characters from them for fun. The situations they are in and the character Quartz are mine (or at least I think they are. I can't remember reading a fanfiction quite like this), so please ask if you want to use them (unlikely, but possible).

A/N – OK, this chapter is shorter than the last, but I will really get to the good bit by the start of chapter 3. ENJOY! (Please review to tell me what you think)

Chapter 2 – Unscheduled Off-World Activation

By Monday morning, Quartz was well and truly fed up of being 'stuck' at the SGC, but still with no one willing to believe her, while it seemed everyone else was ready and eager to start the week.

"Any change in our guest?"

"None. We have questioned her a couple of times, but now she's clammed up and is refusing to tell us anything. I've seen her clicking her fingers a few times in her room, as if she really thinks it will do something."

"I could have a go Sir. See if I can get anything out of her."

"Alright, but I doubt it'll work. She's in guest quarters on Sub-level 20."

Carter turns and walks off in the opposite direction to O'Neill, heading for the elevator. About 2 minutes later, she is approaching the security guard stationed outside one of the guest quarters.

"I need to speak to her."

"Yes ma'am. I'll be right outside." She nodded to him as he quickly opened the door and stepped aside.

"Colonel Carter, how can I help you?" Quartz asked from where she was half-sitting, half-lying on the bed, looking rather bored.

"I need to ask you a few questions about how you know about this place."

"Your friends have already tried that. You're still not going to believe me, so there isn't much point me answering."

"Alright, I'll try something different. You told General O'Neill about a danger far worse than the Goa'uld. For the sake of argument, let's say I believe you. What can you tell me about this enemy?"

"Oh, well, why not." Quartz sat up more comfortably, and gave in. "I'm not sure exactly what personalities he is using. However, he is likely to get 'henchmen' from the different dimensions as well, like the way the Goa'uld use the Jaffa."

"What sort of 'henchmen'?" Carter asked. She would give this to Quartz – she was damn good at storytelling.

"Well, there might be replicators, which you already know. The Wraith…the enemy that defeated the Ancients. Rather hard to kill too. Then there's the Borg, which are humanoids with cybernetic parts integrated into their bodies. Err, what else. Right, Orcs. They…they just aren't very nice. Very ugly, you'd recognise them."

"OK, and how are we supposed to…"

"Unscheduled Off-World Activation!" The klaxons on the base started sounding, stopping their conversation very abruptly.

"Here we go" Quartz mutters as Carter almost runs out the door "and I didn't even get round to telling them how they can be killed. Damn." She clicks her fingers in frustration, and the lights in the room suddenly go out. "Finally!"

SGSGSGSGSG

"What's going on?"

"Not sure Sir, but the iris will not engage."

"Crap" O'Neill murmurs under his breath. "Security teams to the gate room."

"Too late Sir. Wormhole has engaged."

"Teal'c, let's get down there." O'Neill and Teal'c run to the steps out of the control room, both with weapons in hand.

"Here they come" one of the soldiers in the gate room says to the others as the first of the enemy soldiers come through the gate.

"What the hell are they?" one soldier exclaims, seeing the 'men' who look more like a pile of machinery than human

"How should I know?"

"Stop talking and fire!" O'Neill snapped at the stunned soldiers and lifting his gun. However, before he is able to let off more than a few shots a white beam of light appears between the enemy and the US soldiers and immediately transforms into Quartz.

"Darn, bad timing!" she quickly moves to behind the line of soldiers "Don't let them get near you."

"Do they have weapons?"

"Not as such, but they are very strong."

"Got that." There was a pause, with the only sounds being gunfire and metallic boots against the ramp. "This is impossible, they just keep coming. Carter, how's that iris coming?"

"I'm trying Sir. Something seems to be interfering with the controls."

"Let me." Quartz clicks her fingers once, and the iris slams shut, leaving only 5 of the enemy in the gate room…alive, that is. They were quickly taken out.

"Looks like clicking your fingers does do something after all. Marines, get these 'bodies' out of here." O'Neill orders, looking around at the dozens of alien 'soldiers' scattered over the ramp. There were a few 'Yes Sir's in response.

"O'Neill, these beings became resistant to staff blasts after only a few shots. I do not believe staff weapons will be effective against them in the future."

"He's right. The Borg must have adapted to the energy of the staff blasts. Zatnikatels are unlikely to be any more effective."

"The Borg?"

"They are the Borg."

"Oh, rather ugly guys too."

"You think they're ugly. You haven't even seen Orcs or Wraith yet."

"And from the sound of it I don't think I really want to." O'Neill suddenly looks slightly uncomfortable. "Look, I'm sorry we didn't believe you earlier but…"

"No, I understand. It is all rather hard to believe. I am still trying to figure out why I couldn't use my 'powers' earlier anyway, but whatever it was seems to have stopped now."

"I'm glad. We'll head up to the briefing room, and maybe you'll be able to explain all this to us again." O'Neill says as they head out into the corridor again.

"OK, but I'd rather not have to explain it too many times."

SGSGSGSGSG

"So, who is it exactly that you want to 'bring' here?" O'Neill asked once everyone was sat around the briefing room table about 5 minutes later. He still thought that this was a rather crazy plan, but he'd try anything at the moment.

"In total I want to bring 7 people into your world, 4 female and 3 male. They will make up a group of 8, which will also include Colonel Carter. This group will go through the stargate trying to find objects or information that will help us fight Anubis' 'super villain'. It is also quite possible that he will try to deliberately set traps to stop us." Quartz briefly outlined her plan and some of the risks involved in it.

"And how will that help us?"

"Trust me General. I don't know for sure. If I knew all the answers right now I wouldn't need to do this at all."

"Alright. What sort of time frame are we talking about for this?"

"Anubis created the 'tear' six days ago, so he's had a few days to sort things out. Before coming to you I did my best to arrange for us to have some help from the other side of the Stargate. I have no way of knowing if my operative is still in a position to help."

"I understand. Let's get started. How are all our guests going to get here?"

"That bit is easy…for you anyway. I just…" As she says this she clicks her fingers once. Again, the lights go out.

"I'd like to know how you do that." Carter said quietly as the lights come on once more.

"No, you wouldn't"

TBC…