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 – This chapter seemed to take me ages to write as it is 'slightly' repetitive, so please take note of the warning in the title. There will be a lot of new characters introduced in this chapter, so I hope it doesn't get too confusing. I hope you enjoy it, as I think it will get more exciting from this point on.
Chapter 3 – Many, Many New Arrivals (you have been warned!)
"OK. Are we going to need security up here when…?"
"You might, as I cannot be sure they'll get along very well. I also advise that we go down into the gate room. The briefing room could get rather full with so many people in here, especially if they don't like each other."
"I think I agree. I'll call security and get a few people down there, just in case."
"General, don't make it too obvious that your officers are armed. This isn't going to be easy to explain as it is, without guns being pointed at them, and it might cause a bit of a problem. I will make sure that none of those being brought here are armed, for the same reason."
"Right. Here we go."
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"Everyone ready? OK, I'm going to bring those who are most likely to understand what's going on first"
"No point in causing a scene until we have to, huh?"
"Something like that."
Quartz lifted her hand, but was interrupted by Daniel first. "Just one thing before you start. In the briefing room you said 4 female and 3 male. The way you said it seems to suggest that they're not…"
"Not all human? No, they're not."
"Just checking." Quartz waited a few moments before starting again.
"Right. The first person, you all know, so it should be quite easy. Doctor Weir, head of the Atlantis expedition." As she clicked her fingers, a beam of white light appeared partway up the ramp for a split-second, before transforming into the form of a quite small, dark haired human woman in a uniform similar to O'Neill's.
"Doctor Weir."
"What the…what happened?"
"You are back in the SGC Doctor." O'Neill said quickly, walking over to her. "I don't entirely understand myself, but we don't have the time to explain either."
Quartz came over to them. "I assure you that I will explain more in a minute, but there are still 6 more people to bring. I'd rather not explain it all every time."
"I understand."
"Right, who's next to come?"
"There is something I think I should say first. The ranks that our 'guests' use are not necessarily the same as yours. I will ask you to make sure you know how 'high up' each person is before you assume anything about them."
"I think we are all ready for that."
"Can you tell us about the people before you bring them here? It might make it easier." Carter suggested, thinking that if they knew whom to expect, it would be less likely that someone would get hurt.
"OK, although you will have to get to know them later on. Our next visitor is Admiral Kathryn Janeway. She was an experienced ship's captain before her promotion to Admiral and is certainly no stranger when it comes to time travel."
"Let me guess. Another scientist?" O'Neill asked sarcastically.
"You'll find that there are several scientists among this group General."
"Great. Please, carry on."
Quartz didn't bother answering, but simply clicked her fingers once again. A red-haired woman in a black uniform with a purple 'stripe' across the shoulders appeared on the ramp. The only indication of her higher status was the pips on her collar and the red bands on the cuffs of the sleeves.
"Admiral" Quartz said, nodding to Janeway before she could respond. "This may seem odd, but you are on Earth, in the year 2006."
"Another temporal paradox?"
"Yes"
"Well, I should be used to them by now. I've been through enough." she muttered.
"I think introductions will have to wait. Quartz, over to you…again." O'Neill said, changing the subject.
Quartz was about to start talking again when she was interrupted.
"Excuse me, did you say Quartz?" Janeway asked, surprised at the name. She turned to the woman next to the ramp suspiciously, thinking about how she was brought there. "Are you a Q?"
"Yes. I was sent here by the Atlanteans," she turned to the SGC personnel "those you know as the Ancients, and a group called the Temporal Agents, to stop Anubis' plan to take over the galaxy."
"I thought you said you were an Ancient?"
"Well, technically…but you don't understand. The Q are the Ancients."
"What?"
"The Q Continuum was a small faction of Ancients that were thrown accidentally into another dimension millennia ago and cut off from the rest of their race. Over thousands of years, they developed almost super-human seeming powers, more than the Atlanteans ever had, but they are still essentially the same race. I was chosen to come here as I have knowledge of all the timelines and dimensions that Anubis has used."
"OK" O'Neill started slowly, not really knowing what to do with the new information they had received. "Let's…bring another person!"
"The next person, I think you have met." Quartz said to Janeway. She turned to the others. "Her name is Counsellor Deanna Troi. She is partially telepathic and is the sort of person you don't get away with telling lies to. She'll see straight through you."
"You mean she can read our thoughts?"
"No, she can read emotions. She is also half-human as well as half-Betazoid."
"Sweet."
Quartz once again clicked her fingers and immediately brought the dark-haired empath into the SGC. She was wearing a uniform almost identical to that of Janeway, except for the blue shirt underneath instead of red and the lack of bands on the sleeves.
"Counsellor, welcome to Earth, year 2005. I will try to explain everything later as…"
"You have something else to do first. Please, do so." Troi said, finishing Quartz's sentence.
"Nice trick" O'Neill muttered to himself.
Quartz looked to O'Neill, apparently having heard. "The next person is Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi Master. The Jedi are known to be keepers of peace and justice in their galaxy, but can be very efficient fighters when needed."
A tall, well-built man with long brown hair appeared in front of the Stargate next, wearing a simple brown tunic. His size made him look quite imposing.
"Master Qui-Gon, welcome to Earth."
"Thank you, though I do not believe I have heard of this planet before." Qui-Gon said, nodding his head in greeting.
"Understandable. I will try to explain exactly what has happened in a few minutes."
Quartz turned towards the now-filling gate room. "Ready?"
"Whenever you are." O'Neill answered. "Who's next?"
"A Vulcan science officer, Commander T'Pol. You may have heard of her." Quartz said to the Starfleet officers in the room.
"The first Vulcan to join Starfleet. We certainly do know of her." Janeway said quickly.
"Vulcan?"
"You'll see, Colonel Carter."
Quartz moved once again towards the ramp, and another flash of light brought a woman in a red all-in-one uniform. She had close-cropped brown hair and pointed ears.
"Welcome Commander" quartz said quickly, holder her hand up in what the others assumed was a tradition Vulcan greeting. "You are on Earth, in the year 2006."
"Time travel?" T'Pol asked, sounding slightly sceptical. She had also returned the unusual hand gesture.
"I know you do not…believe in time travel, but please bear with me until I can explain."
"I will wait."
"Thank you. Now, the next person, despite some physical similarities, is not Vulcan. He is Legolas, an Elven Prince and warrior."
She indicated once more towards the stargate, and a tall man dressed in forest green and brown colours appeared. He also had pointed ears, partially covered by long golden-blonde hair.
"Prince Legolas, welcome." Quartz announced, offering Legolas her hand. After a few seconds, he shook it, still looking around the 'strange' room.
"Where is this place?"
"We are on Earth, though not quite the one you remember. I will try to explain in a moment, but there is one more thing I need to do first."
Legolas seemed to accept this, and moved closer to the others in the room. T'Pol was looking at him very strangely.
"Last person, is it?" O'Neill asked hopefully. He was having some difficulty trying to keep track of everyone.
"Yes, and probably the most difficult." Quartz said cryptically. "Draco Malfoy is a training wizard attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is, however, only 14 years old, and probably won't like this situation very much."
"You chose a child?"
"He can be a help to this group, despite his age. And I'm sure he will make things more interesting around here."
Quartz turned for the last time without explaining her last statement and brought a teenager with white-blonde hair and wearing black robes into the room. His shocked expression very quickly turned to anger.
"What the…where am I?" he exclaimed, reaching one hand into the inside pocket of his robe before Quartz could answer.
"You won't find your wand if that is what you are looking for. I have made sure you wouldn't hurt anyone until I can explain the situation."
"Where is it?" Draco demanded. Behind Quartz, O'Neill smiled slightly, recognising the 'teenage-like' behaviour.
"Safe, I can assure you."
"Why should I believe a Mudblood like…?"
"I WILL NOT hear that kind of language in here." Quartz said sternly before he was able to finish, causing several of the others to look slightly surprised, as they had not seen Quartz get angry at anyone before. Seeing the looks of the others, Quartz seemed to calm.
"Fine" Draco answered stubbornly, not exactly expecting for this small-looking woman to react quite the way she did.
"You may have to work with the rest of us for a while, so insulting them will not help, and you will find that we are far from being muggles." Quartz continued, sounding a lot like a teacher. Draco eventually looked down, and walked several paces away from Quartz to avoid her.
"I'm sorry for the outburst." Quartz apologised to everyone. "Perhaps we should go somewhere where we can talk."
"Good idea" O'Neill said, looking around at their varied guests. "There should be enough space in the briefing room."
O'Neill hung back slightly with Quartz as SG-1 led the others to the briefing room, before whispering something to her. "You're right. This could be very interesting."
TBC…