Authors Notes: This chapter was meant to be much longer, but I've changed my mind and this is it now. Things are starting to move along quicker. Also, there's one thing that I'm going to point out. Although the SGC, BtVS Characters and Heroes characters have entered this story, this story will most likely NOT expand into a huge fanfiction which sees ALL storylines resolved. The main focus of this story is on Illyria. Although these other characters/fandoms will play a role in Illyria's story, their stories will not be wrapped up at the conclusion of Illyria's (the end of this story). I have no further plans to develop alternate stories in this universe, however, leaving it open like this will allow me to in the future if I wish. Just thought I'd give the readers a heads up about that.
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Chapter 6
Stargate Command
Peter Petrelli couldn't believe what he'd been through in the last twenty four hours. He thought that it would be just a simple task to start with, and that it wouldn't get this complicated this quickly. But of course, in that respect, he was wrong. After showing up to protect Willow Rosenberg, he'd had his entire mind blown with the existence of magic and the world just beyond the sight of many people; of vampires, demons and Slayers. Then, after further discussions with Willow, he'd learnt the facts which seemed to piece everything that he'd done in the last three years together. The Company, which had switched its mission more times that Peter could remember, was being controlled by Wolfram and Hart. It turned out that Willow's group had been able to find records of Linderman, Maurie Parkman and Arthur Petrelli, his father, being employed by Wolfram and Hart before they started up The Company. They had all worked for a law firm who were responsible for the gradual degradation of the human race, and was ultimately being run by super-demons in another dimension. Peter had insisted that maybe The Company had been formed as a means of eventually taking down Wolfram and Hart, but Willow had insisted that once someone was employed with Wolfram and Hart, they never let go. Together, he and Willow had taken the gamble that since three members of The Company founders had been compromised by Wolfram and Hart, that they all must be; and Charles Deveaux's message to Peter to protect Willow couldn't be trusted.
Peter, Willow and other senior members of the facility which Peter teleported to had deduced that maybe Wolfram and Hart didn't want Willow to talk to the government agency coming after her; the reason they sent Peter to keep Willow from the government. Willow had then decided, based on unproven fact and complete speculation, that it might be in her best interests to show up at the facility which she had tracked down on their front doorstep and see what was going on. So here they were, standing on the wrong side of a chain-link fence separating them from the entrance to the government facility etched into the side of Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. Peter knew that if the people in this facility found out about what he could do, or what Willow could do, if they didn't already know, that it would mean trouble for them both; Wolfram and Hart be damned. If they found out about Peter or Willow, it may bring one of the many futures that Peter had seen over the last three years; conscription of specials into military ranks, the government tracking down specials to study them, and even riots and fighting between specials and normal humans happening. Peter was not going to let that happen by divulging anything more than he had to today, and he was going to make sure Willow didn't either.
Daniel Jackson could see that Riley Finn had straightened when Walter mentioned that this girl, Willow Rosenberg, was upstairs and had requested to see whoever ran the base.
"I want all corridors except the ones from the elevator to this debriefing room sealed off, immediately," Landry said to Walter. "If we bring them into the base, I don't want them to see anything they don't have to." Daniel watched as Landry's eyes sweeped the room. "Daniel, let's go meet our new guests."
Kobol
Illyria stood, watching the artificial barrier in front of her, looking for a weakness to punch through. It was resonating to her, through the rock. Something was inside this cliff, something calling to her. It was powerful and ancient, and Illyria had a suspicion to what it was. She had chosen to come straight to Kobol and leave the human fleet which was using a derivative of the Old One's jump drives. Her mission was not to explore the galaxy and seek out other civilizations, but to find a way to restore herself to her former glory. While the humans possessed technology developed by the Old Ones, that did not mean that they knew of the Old Ones, or were in contact with them or being influenced by them. Illyria knew that her companions had fled to Kobol, so it was there that she'd start. But something inside her contested that decision, not for the logical reasons, but for something which Illyria was becoming more and more frustrated every day. She suspected it was because of the Burkle infection which had been plaguing her ever since she was reborn into this shell. There was a nagging essence, wanting to go to the humans, telling Illyria that she should abandon Kobol for now. It was the same essence which had taught her how to improve her interactions with humans, but this time, Illyria decided to ignore it.
Instead, Illyria focused on the rock wall before her. She could sense that she was getting close – the vibrations of the rock in front of her, being caused by whatever was inside the mountain, were getting larger, indicating that the rock was thinning. It didn't take her long to come to the place where the vibrations were largest. Summoning up her strength, Illyria punched the wall, her fist driving itself into the rock and shattering it. She did so again, and again, and again, until there was an opening, revealing a large cavern on the other side.
Illyria stepped into the cavern, surprised by the sight in front of her. Numerous force-fields, magical barriers, and spells were intermingled and wove together in the air in front of her; and they were powerful too. At first glance, they seemed powerful enough even to keep Illyria out. She could see archaic symbols moving across the walls of the cavern, side effects of powerful wards and spells. There was a space though, that Illyria could step into without worry. She did so, and saw writing appear on the wall behind her, in a language she had thought was long dead. Illyria read it, surprised at what she learned.
"Here lay Zeus, Apollo, Dionysus, Hera, Ares, Mars and Jupiter, the Lords of Kobol and some of the last remaining rulers from the primordium."
Illyria looked through all the force-fields and magical barriers, and she could see seven sarcophagi, not unlike her own, spiralled around a central pier. It was then that Illyria was thrown back, out of the cavern and into the forest outside. She regained her footing, and could sense something worrying. She caught something out of the corner of her eye, and could see five distinct wisps of energy coming towards her: ascended beings.