Callisthene stormed into Colonel Carter's lab knowing that Dr. Stewart was meeting with the Air force scientist, "I know you know what is happening to my host!"
Justin looked up at the angry accusation, "I am sorry?"
"We saw the information that you left on your strange computer the other day. Since then Callie has been waking up with nightmares. After the first one she was crying about how she was Scorpina but now she won't even talk. She has completely shut down." Callisthene replied angrily, "I want you to fix this and I know you know how!"
Justin shook his head, "I am sorry but I don't know how this has even happened. If you would like I will look into it to see if I can find anything but honestly I am not a head doctor."
Sam looked at Justin, "Who is this Scorpina that she mentioned about? Justin don't lie to me, because I have a feeling that Callisthene will tell if you don't."
Justin pulled out his computer screen and brought up the picture. "I believe this is what you saw the other day?"
Callisthene nodded and Justin showed it to Sam.
Justin continued, "I have never fought Scorpina as she went off the grid before I became a ranger. However they know she was still around between then and the day of countdown but they couldn't get a read on her location. Scorpina was considered one of the strongest members of Rita Repulsa's army. I don't know how I can help you; I have never dealt with anything like this."
"Is there no one in your circle of influence that could help us out?" Sam asked Justin.
"I can ask around but in reality I shouldn't have been talking half as much as I have been." Justin shook his head, "I will try and make some calls this evening but Callisthene would you be willing to try anything no matter how radical it was?"
Callisthene nodded, "I just want Callie to stop quivering in fear, she is almost as lifeless as the day she was first brought to our base."
Justin took a deep breath, "Alright but you might not like where the road takes the two of you."
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Justin sat down in Mountain Blaster's front seat and sighed, "I have really gotten myself into it this time buddy."
The car shook and Justin smiled at the cars encouraging words that traveled through him.
Justin nodded, "Your right Tommy should know what needs to be done; the answer is always Tommy."
Storm blaster shook again and Justin tilted his head trying to understand, "You think I should contact all the rangers who were formally evil?" the car confirmed and Justin shook his head, "That would draw too much attention and someone would know that something is up."
Storm blaster argued with Justin again, "Fine I will call Tommy!" Justin stood up and marched over to his computer to call Tommy.
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Tommy was working in the dino lab when his computer beeped to indicate an incoming video message. Tommy paused the coding that he was working on and answered it. "Hey Justin, I was working on a project, can we chat a little later?"
Justin shook his head, "Afraid I wasn't calling you to just chat. I have a little situation and an annoying partner of mine keeps insisting that I talk to you."
Tommy gazed through his computer screen to the car in the background, "I see Storm Blaster and Lightning Cruiser are keeping you on your toes."
Justin sighed, "You have no idea: between them, working on new morphers, and working at the SGC I think I have managed to bite off more than I can chew. Especially with my new problem added into that list."
Tommy chuckled, "You are like Billy in more ways than one. But anyways what is your new problem which I am guessing is why you are calling me."
Justin took a deep breath, "You are probably going to hate me for this when I tell you."
"Spit it out Justin!" Tommy said sensing dread in the upcoming news.
"IFoundScorpinaandImayhavewokenherup." Justin said slurring his words together.
"Excuse me but did you say you found Scorpina? And that you woke her up?" Tommy said dropping his hand to his desk with which he began tapping his fingers in frustration.
Justin took a deep breath before relying with a nod, "Yes."
"Really Justin you couldn't let sleeping dogs or scorpions lie? You had to be the curious child who goes 'look at me Mommy!' as they pick up a poisonous insect." Tommy shuddered but took a deep breath, "What can you tell me and where is she now?"
"Oh you are going to love this next news." Justin said with a sinister grin, "She is here on Earth, in the SGC to be precise." Justin paused, "Oh and by the way she is a Tok'Ra."
Tommy brushed his hands through his hair, "So not only is she on Earth but she is a Tok'Ra. Oh this is going to be quite the clusterfuck."
"Like I told you, you were going to love the news." Justin laughed as if he had lost all sanity.
Tommy shook his head, "I wouldn't laugh if I were you. I will be in touch but until then lay low and don't go waking up any more evil henchmen for the sake of all that is good."
Justin composed himself, "understood Tommy."
Tommy shook his head and ended the conversation but when he looked at the unfinished line of code he saved his progress. For some reason he no longer felt motivated to try and reprogram the Zeo zords.
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Justin walked into the SGC the next morning and Sam and Daniel found him.
Daniel looked the younger scientist up and down, "Carter filled me in on your little conversation yesterday."
"So did you figure anything out?" Sam asked as they walked down the corridor
Justin shook his head, "I made a call but I don't know anything yet. I am waiting to hear back from my contact. But I will tell you that he is pretty mad. Scorpina and he had a personal vendetta against each other. In his own words this is going to be a clusterfuck."
Sam sighed, "I did not need to hear that Stewart."
Justin spun around and announced before walking in the opposite direction, "I am trying my hardest here. When I signed onto this job I never thought I would be running into Scorpina and if you call me Stewart one more time I will go ranger on your rear."
Daniel whistled, "I don't ever think I have seen a ranger in a bad mood."
Sam shook her head, "how many rangers do you know Daniel?"
"I don't know exactly how many we have run into in the last few years but it has to be a lot by now." Daniel laughed manically.
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Tommy walked into his classroom having not been able to sleep much because of the video call with Justin the night before.
"Tommy, you seemed off this morning when you came into the teacher's lounge. Is everything alright?" A voice asked from his doorway.
Tommy turned around and nodded, "Randall, everything is fine."
Randall laughed, "You can call me Elsa you know. I care about all my staff especially my teachers."
Tommy cringed, not too long ago Elsa had been hell bent on destroying everything associated with the rangers. Now Elsa had no memory of her time as Mesagog's lead henchwoman and she was a complete opposite person than from before.
Tommy shook his head, "I think this is a problem you had best stay out of Elsa. I don't want you being lead into the fight all over again."
Elsa sighed, "Your ranger business is interfering with you job Tommy. Please don't let it come to that again. Don't think I haven't noticed your change in colors."
Tommy laughed, "I have just reverted to wearing an old color. Don't worry you won't have a bunch of color coded students skipping out on class again anytime soon."
"Good, because I don't need to remind you that this is a school and not a circus. Oh and if you got any ideas, there had better not be any color coded faculty either."
Tommy made a face and shuddered, "I don't think I could picture Mrs. Dunbar as a pink ranger could you?"
Elsa cringed, "could she even fit into one of those suits you guys wear?"
Tommy raised an eyebrow, "You don't know what can fit in those suits and you don't even want to start asking me how the process works either."
Elsa stuck her fingers in her ears and started singing to herself before she made a quick escape from the science room.
Tommy looked at Elsa as she hurried from the room and he got to thinking. A few years ago he had been enemies of Elsa and now they traded ranger jokes quite frequently. He wondered if maybe Justin might be over reacting to whoever Scorpina had become. He made a note to get in contact with all the former villains he knew that had been purged. He also knew to keep Elsa out of it, some days a little ranger joke was all she could handle and others, just the thought of the rangers sent her into a panic and today was in the middle.
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Justin walked into the SGC and looked for Sam. He knew this was going to be a long shot but he knew if he could get the SGC to go for it. Callisthene could find some closure for Callie. Tommy had gotten back to him the night before announcing that he was arranging a get together for the first annual camp purge. All purged rangers and former villains were invited to a short getaway that would be mediated by some of the most level minded individuals that the earth branch of the GSA had to offer. The event was going to happen at the Wind Ninja academy.
Justin found Sam and took the invitation right to General O'Neil and after explaining what the event was he nodded, "Of course they are going to allow SG1 access to this gathering."
Jack leaned forward, "Let me get this straight, a couple of your higher ups are going to just let us waltz into a secret ranger facility. And let me make myself clear a secret facility that is even more secret then this place?"
Justin nodded, "Arrangements are being made so that you don't know the actual location of the base. In the event of an emergency a proxy gate can be opened. You will enter by this proxy gate which will be at a location that has yet to be determined."
Jack nodded, "Alright, let me present this idea to those higher than myself and then to Callisthene to see if this is something she would like to do."
Jack picked up the phone and dialed General Hammond once Justin was out of the room, "Hey George, I was wondering what you thought of us here at the little ole SGC taking a road trip with a Tok'Ra guest we have staying with us." Jack listened to the conversation before adding in, "Apparently the host of this Tok'Ra has some sort of connection with the GSA. I have a little fly who is giving me information on the GSA and he has invited us to a secret meeting." Jack listened again, "Yes I agree with you George. We have never run into any problems as far as the GSA has mattered but we will stay armed and ready. They appear to be more of a nuisance than anything else."
Sam walked into the office just as he hung up off the phone call, "That was fast. What did General Hammond have to say?"
Jack shook his head, "He says as long as we use caution we should be alright. We still haven't proven that you or Daniel weren't body swapped when you went to that secret base last year. Hammond seems to think that the GSA is more of a nuisance than anything else. While I am still a sceptic I am gradually accepting more about them but they don't seem to be instigators, at least not our little pets."
Sam shook her head, "Sir, I wouldn't underestimate them. We know them while they are obviously not provoked but you have seen the data files and know that each ranger could potentially cause a huge crisis alone."
"We have just received an invitation to one of their secret bases. Why don't we go as good guests and gather intelligence from inside. They seem to do a good job of getting information out of us." Jack said as he made it clear that his decision was final.
Sam nodded, "I will go and tell Callisthene about our invitation and make sure this would be something that she wants."
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Callisthene was meditating in her room. Callie was slowly opening back up although the new memories were painful and seemed to cut across Callie's mind with terrifying strength. Some days it was a battle to just hold everything together.
A knock sounded on the door and Callisthene slowly moved to the door trying not to disturb the quiet that her host had found from the trouble of the new memories. Opening the door she found Colonel Carter, "Colonel, it is nice to have a visitor but I am afraid I am using quite a bit of concentration on calming Callie at this moment."
Sam nodded, "I understand but there is something that Callie might want to hear. I have just received word that we have clearance to take you off base. We have been invited to meet with others who have walked similar paths to Callie's own."
Callie stirred inside their mind, "Callisthene we should check this out. I think I need to see that others can live normal lives before I decide if I can do this with you assisting me."
Callisthene nodded, "Callie has given me her wish to see this group of people."
Sam nodded, "I will inform the General and we will figure out the rest of the details."
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Sam looked around as Jack pulled the SUV up to a small extreme sports store, "Are we lost?"
Jack shook his head, "This is where the directions told us to go."
Daniel looked over at Callisthene and shook his head, "We are supposed to wait here?"
Callisthene shrugged, "I know even less then you do Dr. Jackson."
Daniel looked back at Callisthene, "remember your voice."
Callisthene used Callie's voice, "I figured it was alright to speak using my own voice while we were here in this vehicle."
"It is for the better if you get in practice of talking like Callie again. We heard you on Corinthum so I know you aren't against it." Sam said as she turned around, part of her wished that Justin had come along but he had insisted that he should stay behind.
As they talked two girls came up and knocked on the doors of the SUV so Jack rolled down the window to see if they needed anything.
The girl with long blonde hair smiled, "I was sent out to ask if you were here for the big get together at the you know where."
Jack looked at the girls, "We are looking for a get together but I think we have the wrong address."
The girl with thick brown hair shook her head, "I am Marah and you don't know if you have the wrong address until you come inside and check things out."
Sam looked at Jack as the two strange people went into the store that clearly said it was closed.
Daniel leaned forward, "Well that is a bit strange but maybe we should follow them. We have been surprised by who was a member of the GSA before."
Jack sighed and announced as he pulled his seat belt off, "Alright Campers here is where we get off."
Getting out of the vehicle Callisthene looked around, "This isn't too different from Corinth. Yet it is so different from any other place I have been to."
They walked as a group into the store to find the two girls browsing around the empty store sizing clothes. The dark haired girl who had called herself Marah came up to them and held out a shirt, "Aren't the clothes here just so Stormy?"
Sam grimaced and nodded. Justin had told them to listen for words pertaining to storms but to use the word in association with clothing and seeming so bubbly while doing it.
The blond was walking around by a repair window and she smiled at her friend before waving and walking through a door… and vanished.
Marah looked up but didn't follow, "No fair Kapri!"
A woman walked into the store, "Marah, you had better not be trying anything funny. Just because my store is the doorway to your school doesn't mean you can cause trouble."
Marah smiled, "Don't worry Kelly I am here on official business from my uncle. These here are our special guests."
Kelly nodded, "Don't let her drive you to crazy. She can be a real pain if you don't know how to handle her."
Marah smiled and waved at Kelly before gesturing towards the door that Kapri had gone through, "Well would you look at the time. We really need to be going now."
Marah went through and Sam looked at the door as she stood in front of it, "There doesn't seem to be any visible devices causing this become a portal of some kind."
A hand reached through and grabbed Sam by the arm, "come on we don't have all day!"
Everyone took a breath and followed after Sam and when they stepped through they found themselves in a beautiful garden that was built around an ancient Japanese temple. There were hundreds of people scattered around the garden, some were training and some were socializing while others seemed to be doing independent projects.
Marah and Kapri were both standing before them no long dressed in t-shirts and jeans but in leather training suits. However the outlines on their uniforms were different from the other students at the school. Marah smiled, "We are students from another school, so we wear the uniforms of our original school."
Kapri nodded, "Welcome to Wind Ninja academy, one of the greatest among ninja training schools. If you will come this way we will introduce you to everyone."
Marah and Kapri lead the group towards the largest of the buildings. As they walked they could see just beyond the tree line small yurt like dormitories that were in groups and on the door of each was one of three symbols.
Daniel identified each symbol as wind, earth and water to which Marah nodded.
A strange voice replied as it came up behind them, "Each ninja school is broken up into different training ideals. Wind Academy has three while my school has two and you can identify who belongs to which school based on the color uniform that they wear. You also don't change uniforms just because you change schools"
Kapri spun around and squealed, "Hunter, my favorite thunder ninja!"
Marah kicked some dirt, "Is Blake going to be here?"
Hunter shook his head, "Blake is on tour and working on his assignment which is to act as a go between with some uncover ninja's."
Kapri looked dreamily, "Your brother is just so cool!"
Hunter looked away towards SG1 and shook his head, "I have to go see a friend about a rematch; I will catch up with you in a bit."
Sam smiled as she watched Kapri follow Hunter with her eyes, "You like him don't you?"
Kapri shook her head.
Marah smiled, "She likes anything of the opposite gender that can fight for his survival; she will even take my boyfriends if it suits her."
Kapri looked ready for a fight so Callisthene put herself in the middle, "I don't know what I have in common with you but shouldn't we be going to wherever we need to be?"
Marah looked at Kapri and stuttered, "Y…you a…are… Scor…Scorpin…a"
Callisthene raised her arms above her head, "Great does everyone know who I am except me!"
Daniel leaned in, "I think she is playing up Callie a little too well."
Sam shook her head, "I think she may have switched."
Marah and Kapri looked at each other curiously and then shrugged, "The meeting room is right this way!"
They were then lead down a cellar hole to a storm cellar that had been made over into some sort of lounge, "Because you aren't ninja's it is forbidden for you to actually enter the temple however we are all going to meet here in what we call Ninja Ops."
Looking around the room there was a man in silk robes meditating and a quick introduction from Marah told them who was who, "In the corner is our uncle Sensei Watanabi and in the corner is our cousin Cameron whom you can call Cam."
Cam spun his chair around and eyed the new comers on his computer screen was a long chain of computer code which seemed out of place in this very traditional setting. "I can see that Justin didn't bother to come with you."
Sam nodded, "he insisted that he had a project to work on. I see you know that he works with us?"
Cam shook his head as he turned to save his work, "Of course I know Justin, he and I keep in contact and share work. Although I can assume that by not coming here Justin doesn't want to personally face the shame of being bested. He won't admit it but I am the better hacker."
Jack looked at the younger man, "what do you hack?"
Cam tilted his head, "Anything and everything when it comes down to it but you will never catch me!"
Two people walked in from a back room behind the computer, Sam recognized both of them from the days following Janet's death. "Trent and Anton, you are honestly the last people I expected to see here."
Jack looked at Sam, "You know those two?"
Anton shook Sam's hand, "I was surprised to hear that you would be invited to this meeting."
Sam nodded, "Sir this is Anton Mercer he was seeing Janet before her unexpected passing."
Jack nodded, "Ahh so you're the guy."
Anton nodded, "And this is my adopted son Trent."
Daniel smiled, "So you are the one who is married to Kira Ford?"
"That would be me!" Trent laughed and looked behind SG1, "And here comes the rest of this party. Can I introduce you to Tommy Oliver, Ryan Mitchell and Katherine Hilliard?"
Everyone turned to see the three descend the stairs and nod as they were announced.
Cam looked around, "I think it is time I leave because I am going to be in the way now." Cam made a quick exit and there was a chuckle out of the till now silent sensei.
Sensei Watanabi stood up, "Is everyone here?"
Tommy looked around, "I have taken the liberty to invite someone who isn't from Earth to this gathering but I think we could learn a lot from her."
Just as he spoke there was a white light and a woman looked around and upon meeting Tommy's eyes nodded.
Tommy introduced the newcomer, "This is Karone of KO-35. But I think we are actually still waiting on two more people."
Sam tilted her head; KO-35 was one of the places that they had first heard about when they had learned about the GSA.
Again there was a noise on the stairs and their heads were turned to see two people come down the stairs but instead of just nodded everyone seemed to bow or kneel for the woman who was lead down the stairs.
Sensei smiled, "I am glad the two of you could make it, we have much to learn from you Merrick who was once a trusted warrior before being lured to the darkness and now you are once again an honorable warrior. And My greetings to you fair Princess Shayla!"
Shayla smiled, "It is wonderful to come; I don't see too many people these days as I sleep mostly in order to be able to watch over the kingdom that has been left to me."
Some seemed startled at Shayla's presence and Tommy nodded, "While we all have much to learn from each other, we all have a guilt that either eats at us or has been fully defeated. Here is a time that we can talk. Shayla and the Sensei are both calm and wise and well as peaceful forces that will mediate for us if need be."
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Sam, Daniel and Jack sat around the briefing room table and Sam spoke, "Surprisingly there was a lot of helpful information that they allowed us access to. Although I get the strong impression that they were purposefully holding things back.
"I was quite interested in what I heard of Merrick and Shayla's life." Daniel reported, "To think that Shayla has been sleeping for three thousand years and while it seems impossible I think one thing we have learned from the GSA is not to disregard the smallest thing. I do want to take a look at the historical records for their society. If the dating is accurate then they had a truly peaceful and advanced society completely independent of Goa'uld society."
Jack snorted but then said worried, "I find it worrisome that they are happy that their ranger powers are coming back to them even after they depleted energy sources. If these powers regenerate and supposedly there are over fifty different powers then what is keeping them from rising against Earth to declare Earth for the GSA."
Sam shook her head, "The GSA doesn't seem to want that, they seem to want to protect Earth for some reason and all fifty powers are spread throughout their space. I think if they wanted to destroy Earth they would have done it some time ago."
Jack stood and left the table while Sam and Daniel talked some more, "So like Corinthum this place KO-35 and another planet known as Miranoi appear to be Earth colonies that were settled by the GSA."
Sam nodded, "Yes apparently Corinthum was the first 9,000 years ago, then 6,000 years ago came KO-35 which is overall the most technologically advanced colony and about 3,000 years ago the colony Miranoi was formed."
Daniel looked at the dates, "Did you notice that all three dates coincide with the return of the ancients to Earth?"
Sam thought but then said, "I was actually thinking about the 3,000 year gap. I think I know where we need to be watching."
Daniel shook his head, "I don't know about that, those years were during the height of Goa'uld society with the last one being the fall of the Animaria society which is what I want to research more into."
"I think we need to keep an eye on the GSA, I think there might be a reason why the GSA is suddenly active here again and it isn't completely because of the monster attacks."
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Callisthene sat on her bed and held an object that had been a gift in her hands.
"I think I understand why I am the way I am and I am not meaning being a Tok'Ra host." Callie announced since returning a few hours before she had been so talkative. She was finally at peace with the emotions and memories that had been revealed to her since coming to Earth.
"I was surprised to learn so much about your life that we spent eight years meditating over trying to get yourself to remember." Callisthene replied to her host.
"I can't help but feel like there is something I owe for the way I am. I feel at peace knowing that there are others like me. However I feel like I still have that guilt maybe that is why I was never quite right, that guilt was causing me to forget what I had done." Callie said revealing what was on her heart, "Do you think when we return to the Tok'Ra that I can still explore myself, I promise I will be a good host as I have been."
Callisthene sighed and held the object up, "I don't think we will be returning to the Tok'Ra right away. I feel like we must do something else. We must do what is best for you. Up until a few weeks ago the Tok'Ra didn't even know we were alive."
"Callisthene, you seem very interested in the item that Karone of KO-35 gave us." Callie asked, "Do you know what it is?"
"Karone told us that if we ever felt trapped that this would set us free, we just need to trust in it." Callisthene admitted as she fingered the item some more.
"If you trust it and feel using it now would be for the best then why don't we do it before either of us changes our mind?" Callie gave her permission.
Callisthene pressed a button on the side of the object and the two of them vanished in a stream of white light.