Stargate
Infinity Series: Reunited Revamped
By GM Grantham
After the events of 'Flesh and Blood', Daniel and Vala share some alone time and discover some very interesting things about one another. Meanwhile, the battle against the Ori continues.
Spoilers for 'Flesh and Blood' through The Quest, Part II
Nothing of Stargate SG-1 is mine…no matter how I wish it was.
This chapter is rated PG-13.
A/N: This story fills in the time between Flesh and Blood, Morpheus, and The Pegasus Project, and The Uninvited. It also offers a possible explanation as to how Daniel and Vala came across the non-Ancient names of those two planets.
And on another note, for the purposes of my story I will be ignoring the episode Insiders, but I'll be including The Uninvited. Also, I will be disregarding the episode 200.
I will most likely do a sequel to this, but any sequel will also most likely disregard a majority of canon from here on unless otherwise noted.
And Reynolds, Caffey, and Marks all belong to MGM.
FIFTEEN
Walter frowned slightly. "Sir, there's a message coming through from Bra'tak."
Landry nodded and a frazzled visual of Bra'tak's face appeared on the screen.
"News?"
Bra'tak inclined his head. "Indeed. The Ori fleet is holding position outside of your solar system. They appear to be preparing for a strike against Earth."
Landry frowned, turning to Walter. "Get a message out to the Daedalus. Tell them to stay just out of sensor range and to be ready to engage."
Walter nodded. "Yes, sir."
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Adria smirked. "At last, the weapon of Myrrdin. The Sangreal." She turned to Daniel. "Activate it."
His eyebrows shot up. "How?"
She frowned, striding toward him, looking directly at him. His hands flew to his neck and his feet dangled just above the ground. "Do not play games with me, Doctor Jackson. I know you possess the knowledge of the Ancients."
"No…I don't," Daniel gasped.
Vala rushed forward, intending to tear the necklace from around Adria's neck. Just as her hand wrapped around the necklace, she fell to her knees gasping for breath.
"Do not interfere, Mother," Adria said, her gaze burning into Vala's.
"Leave him be, Adria. He's already told you he doesn't know how to activate the weapon," Vala said forcefully.
Adria's eyes narrowed at him. "He's lying."
"Adria!" Vala snapped.
The young woman turned toward her, concentration broken, and Daniel fell to the ground in a crumpled heap, gasping. Seizing the moment, Vala moved towards Daniel and stood in front of him just as he was getting to his feet.
"If you want to get to Daniel, you'll have to go through me."
"Vala," Daniel hissed angrily.
She ignored him, standing obstinately in front of him. When he tried to push her out of the way, she held firm.
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"Report."
Marks turned toward Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds. "They're holding position."
Reynolds nodded. "Stand by to bring shields up and weapons online."
He stared out on the vast emptiness of space, almost as though he could see the Ori ships hovering just outside of the Sol system in the distance. Tensions were high and this could be the last thing he ever did. But if he went down, at least he was dying for a worthwhile cause. His eyes flickered again to the picture of his wife and son in his hand. His free hand clenched in a fist. He was dying for the love of his life and for his child.
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Adria hesitated, frowning. "I did not want it to go this far, Mother. But I see I have no choice."
Vala didn't flinch, but she gritted her teeth behind her lips and her knees shook as she fought to remain standing.
Without thinking, Daniel shoved her out of the way and whatever Adria had been attempting on Vala was now affecting Daniel. He was on his knees in moments, still fighting.
Suddenly, Adria was hit with several stun blasts from zats, but remained unaffected. She, however, did turn toward the others and with a sweep of her hand, they were unconscious.
Adria took the stone into her hands. "I see." She slipped the chain over her head, the stone resting beside the piece of Celestia around her neck.
She turned toward the prior behind her and held the stone between her two hands while focusing her gaze on him. At first, it appeared to have no effect. But then, the prior's hands came to his throat, and he screamed as he burst into flames. Once the embers had died, nothing remained but ash. Even his own powers had been unable to protect him from the violent death.
Adria grinned evilly, looking at the stone with glee. "But how do I expand its power to affect the Alterans?" Yet again, she turned on Daniel with the stone in her hands. Vala, knowing what she was about to attempt, jumped in behind her and ripped the necklace from her neck.
Adria gasped and dropped the stone as though it had burned her. She turned and with a wave of her hand, Vala was on the ground struggling against invisible bonds.
"Adria! Adria!"
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Marks frowned. "Enemy ships appear to be moving toward Earth."
Sighing, Reynolds leaned forward in the chair. "Alright. Here we go. Shields up and weapons online. Put Daedalus right in their path."
"Yes, sir," came Major Caffey's reply.
"General Landry, sir…we're engaging the enemy."
There was a pause before a reply came through. "I'll pass the news on to SG-1 when I hear from them. Do what you have to, Colonel."
Reynolds nodded. "Yes, sir."
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The young woman's hand shook and eventually, her strength faltered.
Vala's heart pounded in her chest as she saw Adria's intense gaze falter. Hope filled her, the visible signs that she was getting through becoming evident.
"Adria, listen to me. They're using you. Once you've done what they created you to do, they'll kill you. They won't need you after they've finished off the Alterans. We have to stop them before it's too late. Think of all of the lives that are at stake…including yours."
Adria's hand went to the stone about her neck and slowly, she began to remove the chain. She held it out and Daniel moved toward her, taking the stone from her slowly. When he had a good grip on it, her hand dropped.
Vala turned to him, frowning slightly. "Now what?"
He sighed. "Now we figure out how this works."
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Explosions rocked the large vessel, conduits bursting into flames around them.
"Damage report!"
Marks shook his head frowning. "Shields are nearly gone and they've nearly taken out our weapons."
Reynolds sucked in a breath. "Hit them with everything we've got."
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Daniel held the stone in his hands like Adria had and closed his eyes, picturing the Ori. When nothing happened, he opened his eyes and shrugged. "It was worth a shot."
Vala paused before placing her hands on top of his. Suddenly, his eyes closed again and the images flashed before him. He saw the stone and heard whispers. He fought to focus on them, at first only getting bits and pieces. As he looked at the man and the woman facing one another, hands clasped, their eyes closed, the words became clearer.
"Ancestors , servo nos. aufero ex vox illa Ori ut nos may ago. audite nos ancestors quod servo nos."
"Daniel!"
As though from far away, he heard her calling his name. His eyes snapped open and he turned toward her.
"I've got it."
He then turned to Adria. "The more people, the stronger it is."
Vala frowned, knowing full well that Adria could be deceiving them. She couldn't remember Daniel being so trusting. Then it occurred to her that perhaps there was more to Daniel than even she knew. Adria stepped forward slowly, placing her hands on top of theirs.
Daniel cleared his throat. "Alright. We have to close our eyes first. Then focus on what we need to happen." He paused. "Servo nos. aufero ex vox illa Ori ut nos may ago. audite nos quod servo nos."
The three repeated the words over and over, the stone glowing beneath their closed hands.
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"Sir, the Ori vessels are shutting down!"
Reynolds frowned. "Are there any black holes in the vicinity?"
Marks shook his head. "No, sir. None."
The Colonel's shoulders slumped in relief. "Inform stargate command."
Caffey nodded. "Yes, sir."
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All three sets of eyes opened and the just stared at one another for several moments. "Did it work?" Adria asked softly.
"Only one way to find out," Daniel said.
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A half hour later at Cheyenne Mountain, the seven sat at the conference table, going through debriefing.
When Adria had stepped through the gate, she'd been greeted by several armed weapons pointed at her.
"It's alright," Daniel had said. "She's with us."
General Landry entered the room, grinning from ear to ear. "Congratulations, SG-1. The Ori fleet has been successfully destroyed."
Cheers went all around the room. "That's what I'm talkin' about!" came Mitchell's enthusiastic reply.
Landry held up a hand for silence. "As of now, you're all officially on indefinite leave. You deserve it."
Without hesitation, the seven filed out of the room.
"O'Malley's?" Cam asked.
The others nodded, grinning.
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