Disclaimer: I own nothing except my OC.

I'm sorry if this fight turns out to be disappointing. I'n new at this and I haven't really fleshed out what my guy can do in a fight. (There hasn't been any action scenes in my Snow Queen and the Winter Knight series yet. I've only just finished the prologue.)

And I apologize to thesightstillhauntsme if I goofed up his character. I haven't scene any fight scenes with him in it and I still don't know how his dialogue accurately works.

DanielThe Calling

Round 1

Daniel hated walking down creepy hallways, which he was doing right now. The Darwin in one hand and the Omni-Gun in the other. Nothing was heard except for the echoing of his footsteps. Maybe he should've taken comfort in that but all it did was give him goosebumps. You never knew what was lurking and what could jump out at you. Not to mention he really had no idea how this tournament worked.

"Why couldn't we all have been transported in a group and fought through some kind of picking system?" He asked himself.

That's not how things work around here.

Daniel jumped at the sudden voice he heard inside his head. "What the..."

Don't say anything, Daniel. It's me.

The Story-Keeper!

That's right. Listen, I'm communicating with you telepathically.

I can see that. Daniel thought. But why? I thought you vamoosed when you dropped me off.

Keep going forward and act like nothing's wrong. I'll explain as you do.

Not really thrilled at having another voice in his head, Daniel nonetheless trudged onward, looking for sign of life, or lack thereof.

I want to help you, Daniel. The Story-Keeper insisted. But I'm afraid I can't do much at the moment. The best I can do is be a guide and adviser in your upcoming battles. Plus, at least you have somebody to talk to.

It wasn't much but Daniel was happy to talk any help he could get. And yes, he did appreciate having someone to talk that wasn't likely to kill him.

As for why the fighters aren't brought together and fight in the more...traditional sense, that's just not how things are done here. Whether or not it's the station's doing or the Caretaker's I do not know.

Swell. Daniel thought to himself as he roamed the hallways some more.

But your opponents are likely to jump out at any minute. The Story-Keeper warned. Have you chosen what forms your Omni-Gun will take for the upcoming battles?

Not yet. Daniel admitted sheepishly.

You'd better get on that.

Nodding even though the Story-Keeper probably couldn't see, Daniel whipped out the Omni-Gun. It was currently its default form: a Smith and Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum revolver. That was one form down.

Daniel began focusing on the second form. In less than a minute, the revolver morphed itself into a sawed off pump action shotgun. For the third form, Daniel had it morphed into an AK-47. For the fourth form, he had the gun transform into an RPG. Now Daniel decided it was time for serious firepower. Since apparently this station was in an nexus of the multiverse, Daniel wanted to go for something big. For the fifth form he had the gun transform into a Gatling Ion Blaster, similar to the one Emperor Zurg wielded in Buzz Lightyear's universe. The gun was pretty big, luckily Daniel's mechanical arm allowed him to hold it without much difficulty. For awhile anyway. He'd save that one as one of his heavy artillery. Maybe for the next form, he would have it become a plasma blaster like his buddy Stitch used.

But for some reason, the gun wouldn't transform. Confused by this, Daniel started running a mental list of every gun he knew of. But the gun wouldn't transform. Curious, Daniel tried changing it back into the other four forms he had chosen. The gun morphed into them with no problems. It just wouldn't take on any new forms.

I should've known! The Story-Keeper growled. The Caretaker must've found some way to tamper with the Omni-Gun!

Daniel's confidence was not all that high either. His gun was stuck with mainly mundane weaponry. Was he really going to be able to win with such weaponry?

Daniel, calm down. The Story-Keeper said. You can win this. Remember, your greatest weapon is your mind. Fight smarter, not harder, and I'm sure you'll win.

Daniel frowned. He understood the importance of his wits but the Story-Keeper's little sermon did little to help his nerves. He just hoped his opponents had big enough weakness that he could exploit.

Then of course another thought was in Daniel's mind. When he did come across one of his opponents, he had to make sure to beat them without killing them. He knew this station was probably hoping for blood, but Daniel refused to kill people who were no doubt taken from their homes and forced to fight in this sick game. But...what if some of the fighters were despicable creatures who enjoyed killing others?

And then there was the biggest worry of all. What if he died? What would happen to Elsa? Daniel was determined to get back to her, but he had to take the possibility of dying into consideration.

Story-Keeper?

Yes?

I'm going to do whatever it takes to win this and put an end to the Caretaker. Daniel thought. But if something happens...please take care of Elsa for me.

...I will do everything and anything within my power to take care of her. The Story-Keeper said, his voice quiet. I owe you both that much at the very least.

I mean, I'm pissed you allowed the Shrouded Queen to do what she did to me. But...if it had to be between me and Elsa, I'd rather it be me. I know she was torn up after she found out what happened. I can't imagine how she'll react if something happens to me here. Promise me that if I die...or worse, you won't let Elsa be miserable. That you'll do everything you can to make sure she doesn't lose her happiness.

The Story-Keeper actually seemed to swallow before he replied. I promise.

And Daniel could just tell the genuine honesty in the Story-Keeper's words. Thank you.

The Caretaker giggled gleefully as he watched Daniel roam the hallway.

"He better put up a good show, Story-Keeper," The disgusting thing cackled. "I know it was a bit unfair tampering with his weapons but if he's your chosen one, that shouldn't give him too much trouble. Now who should face him? Who should face him?" The Caretaker's eyes wondered over his other screens to decide. They landed on one in particular. "Ah! Here's a good one! A nice little challenge to see if your precious hero is all he's cracked up to be. Let the fun begin!"

Daniel roamed the hall at a cautious rate. This feels like hide and go kill.

It does, doesn't it? The Story-Keeper thought dryly. I'm surprised you haven't run into anyone yet.

Don't jinx it! Daniel snarled angrily.

And that was when trouble came.

Just as Daniel rounded the corner, he found himself facing someone. He looked young but not much younger than Daniel. He was Caucasian, blue eyed, and had three or four white stripes running through his jet black hair.

Shit. Daniel thought.

My thoughts exactly. The Story-Keeper agreed grimly.

"So..." Daniel said tensely. "You're my opponent?"

"That depends," The guy said, just as tensely, no doubt sizing him up. "You one of the 15 other fighters here?"

"Yep," Daniel replied. "Might I have the honor of knowing my opponent's name?" While he was trying to be polite, he was actually trying to buy some time to think of a good plan. The guy didn't have any visible weapons but who knew what skills, powers, or abilities he possessed.

"Vito" The guy said evenly.

"Cool name," Daniel said honestly. "Daniel Jackson."

"So...we fight now?" Vito asked, his body tensing for combat.

"Hmm," Daniel pondered this. "You know, there's too much fighting going on in the world nowadays. Maybe peace and love would be a nice..." Just then his looked behind Vito. "What the hell is that?!"

Vito turned around to see what Daniel was looking at, only to see nothing there. Daniel had seized the opportunity to throw Darwin at him. He didn't throw it too hard because he didn't want to try and kill the guy. He had merely thrown Darwin to find out what the guy was capable of.

Vito realized that he had been tricked the moment Daniel threw Darwin. Electricity formed around his hands as he battered Darwin away with ease. He was about to attack Daniel but he was already running down a different hallway. But footsteps indicated that Discharge wasn't far behind. Daniel threw out his hand behind him. The Darwin flew through the air and back to his hand. The footsteps behind him implied the Darwin hadn't so much as nicked his opponent on its return.

"Great," Daniel muttered as he ran. "Just great. I'm going up against a guy with electric powers!"

Calm down, Daniel. The Story-Keeper urged.

Calm down?! What about my arm and leg? I'm a walking lightning rod!

You have fought people with electric powers before. Yes, your limbs will make you more vulnerable but it just means you'll have to be more clever than usual. Fight smarter, not harder.

Not helping! How about you give me some real advice?

Suddenly an excruciating pain struck his back and he cried out as electricity surged through his body. He sank to the ground. His body ached, his hair was standing on end, and he had difficulty moving his robotic limbs. The footsteps were closer until Daniel noticed a pair of feet standing next to his face.

"Some great warrior," Vito said in disappointment. "Guess that computer exaggerated." He started walking off when something grabbed his foot and pulled back, sending him falling to the floor. Suddenly something was on top of him and he felt the barrel of a gun pointed at his head. He was able to see through one eye that the thing on top of him was non other than Daniel, pointing the Omni-Gun at his temple.

"Good shot," Daniel said. He had no intention of shooting Vito in the head, but he had to find a way to beat him quick before he could get more lighting out. He moved the gun to shoot Vito in the leg but apparently it wasn't fast enough. The guy actually released an entire aura of electricity from his body, blasting Daniel off his back. Vito got back up to his feet and turned to face Daniel.

"Not bad," He said. "That blast should've knocked you out cold."

Daniel grinned at this. "Sorry, but I've been hit by worse." The torture he had endured by the Shrouded Queen had given him a very high tolerance to pain. He could still feel it, but it would have to be some significant damage.

Vito shrugged. "Thought you were a pushover so I didn't use that big a charge."

Daniel scowled. He suspected as much but he hated it when his enemies looked down on him.

"But you're tougher than you look," Vito said. "So I better step it up."

Electricity formed around Vito's body. But much to Daniel's shock, the electricity somehow solidified, created a makeshift armor of electricity. And to make things even worse, he actually formed a morning-star of lightning in his hand.

"Oh come on," Daniel groaned. He had faced people who had electric powers and people who could form light based constructs. But not one who could do both at the same damn time!

Vito swung the morning star and Daniel had to jump out of the way in time. The morning-star smashed into the ground. Daniel gripped Darwin tightly and swung it at Vito. The electrokinetic warrior didn't bother trying to defend or dodge, no doubt certain his armor would protect him from the blade.

So much to Vito's shock, the axe struck the armor...and actually dug into it. Vito was baffled as to how this could happen until he got a good look at the blade. It was somehow composed of...diamonds!

Daniel quickly pulled the axe back and swung it again. This time Vito quickly ducked out of the way.

"Surprised?" Daniel asked, somewhat smugly. "My axe has the power to adapt...so it adapted to a form that wouldn't conduct electricity. Glad it chose something tough like diamonds though. For a minute I thought it was gonna turn into rubber."

Vito's eyes narrowed at the axe. "Pretty impressive. I've seen a lot of strange weapons before but not one that can adapt like that."

Suddenly the morning-star transformed into a sword. And then he formed his own axe in his free hand.

Daniel's face fell at the sight. "Give me a break."

Vito charged forward and swung. Daniel dodged and quickly rolled away from Vito. He got back up and prepared to attack again. But just before Darwin could make contact with Vito, the guy disappeared. Daniel didn't have much time to be surprised by this when he thought he heard something behind him. He turned around and managed just in time to Vito's sword chopping his head off. But then Vito kicked him right in the solar plexus. This stunned him long enough to dispatch another kick right to his head, knocking Daniel off his feet again and smacking to the floor. Okay, so this guy had powers and combat skills to back it up. If the Story-Keeper wanted him to fight smarter, then his brain better get into fucking overdrive!

Daniel leaped to his feet and threw Darwin again. Vito knocked it aside with ease but was caught off guard when Daniel charged at him at throwing his weapon. Daniel kicked him, the rubber soles of his shoe giving him resistance to the armor. The blow knocked Vito back but all he did was stagger. Guess he was used to getting kicked around. He pointed the Omni-Gun, still in its pistol form, and fired at the armor. As he suspected, his bullets were doing nothing to it.

"Sorry," Vito said. "But a gun like that isn't gonna hurt me." He raised his hand and fired a bolt of electricity. Daniel had managed to figure out what his plan was and just barely managed to move out of the way before the blast hit. He ran down the hallway again, needing some cover and a better combat environment. He could hear Vito following after him.

"How do I beat this guy?" Daniel asked aloud. "I don't want to kill him but I don't want him to fry me either."

Daniel! The Story-Keeper yelled in his head. It's possible that this guy's power is limited. Find a way to make him exhaust it and then take advantage of his weakened state.

And how do you propose I do that?! I'll probably get wore out before he does!

Find a way to put him on the defensive! Make him waste his energy protecting himself. And be clever when he manages to start an offensive.

You keep stressing about using my head and stuff. I appreciate the sentiment but it's getting really annoying right now!

Daniel turned around to face Vito. He had the Omni-Gun take its RPG form, got down, and fired. Vito disappeared just as the projectile zoomed at him. Daniel shot his elbow back, figuring that Vito had teleported behind him. But Vito grabbed Daniel's elbow and struck him in the face with his own. Daniel staggered and Vito used the chance to punch him in the gut. Daniel noticed Vito wasn't using his armor at the moment and used the opportunity to turn his gun back into it's pistol form and pistol-whipped him in the side of the head. Now it was Vito who staggered. Daniel swung Darwin, hoping to hit him with the flat of his axe. But Vito recovered fast enough to strike Daniel's arm. He then punched Daniel across the face. Daniel was seeing stars and surprisingly grateful for his high pain tolerance. Under normal circumstances, that punch probably would've knocked him out cold. Vito was about to attack again so Daniel had his gun turn into its shotgun form. Vito quickly pulled up a shield of electricity as Daniel started firing rounds.

"So that thing can change into different guns. Does it have unlimited ammo too or something?" Vito asked as he noticed Daniel repeatedly firing without reloading.

"Yep," Daniel said with a grin. He then transformed it into the AK-47 form and started firing more.

Both fighters knew this was a stalemate and that they needed to do something to break it. But just before either one could make their move, a stream of fire suddenly shot down from the ceiling. Daniel yelped as the ends of his longcoat got on flames. He quickly did a stop, drop, and roll to put them out.

"Ah, man" He moaned, looking at his coat. "Hey!" He yelled around. "What's the big idea?!"

The Caretaker cackled as his little plan was set into motion.

"He's got some skills but hardly impressive," He said as he watched the Story-Keeper's chosen combatant. "Perhaps if I spruce the danger up some, he'll show what he's really capable of!"

Daniel and Vito both jumped back as more streams of flames started shooting out of the walls.

"Booby traps!" Daniel realized.

"Brilliant deduction, Captain Obvious," Vito said dryly.

"Move it!" Daniel yelled as he started dashing down the hall. "Unless you want to wind up extra crispy!"

The two opponents found themselves running alongside each other as more flamethrowers revealed themselves. Daniel hissed whenever his clothes started catching on fire and he last track of how many times he had to roll around to put them out. If this kept up, he was gonna get dizzy. Or barbecued. Whichever came first.

Vito seemed to handling things much easier. Guess he faced booby traps on occasion.

Suddenly Daniel's attention was drawn to a new sound. A whirling, maybe hovering sound.

"Oh great," He groaned. "What now?"

Something...or rather somethings appeared in their line of view. They were spherical in shape and not very friendly looking.

Both Vito and Daniel had the brains to quickly duck out of the way as the drones started firing at them. Daniel looked at the wall their blasts hit and could see great gaping holes now. Disintegration rays, maybe?

"Great," Vito grumbled. "But nothing like the Danger Room."

Danger Room? That sounded familiar.

Daniel didn't know how many of those drones were there, but he was confident they could easily be taken out with his Ion Blaster (which he quickly morphed hsi gun into) and Vito's electric powers. But he also saw something else here. A golden opportunity. He had a feeling he could never beat Vito in a straight up fight. He was gonna have to take a gamble.

"How about we take these things down?" He suggested. "And then we'll get back to fighting each other."

"Fine by me!" Vito said, energy already gathering around him. He started shooting lightning at the drones while Daniel followed by shooting ion blasts. But he wasn't really focusing on the drones. He was focusing on Vito, who was focusing more on the drones than him.

Now!

Pushing as much strength into his legs as he could, Daniel jumped straight at Vito. Vito had been focusing on the drones that he was caught off guard when Daniel lunged at him. He didn't have time to react as Daniel brought the back of his axe against his head. Only the blade was diamond, while the handle was wood. Vito slumped to the ground. But Daniel had no time to celebrate as he rapidly fired at the last of the drones. He didn't bother aiming. With unlimited ammo and big blasts, he could hardly miss. Soon the remaining drones were scrap piles. Daniel went over to Vito. He winced as he noticed a trickle of blood running down the poor guy's forehead. He quickly checked the guy's breathing and relaxed at hearing it.

"I'm sorry, man," Daniel said sincerely. "But I can't afford to lose right now. I don't blame you if you don't forgive me though."

Just then a section of the wall opened up, revealing some kind of speaker.

"Winner: Daniel Jackson!" It's deep voice boomed through the area.

Daniel scowled at the already infuriating thing.

"Finish him!" The speaker yelled/ordered.

Daniel sneered. "You'd like that, wouldn't you? You'd like for me to just kill a man in cold blood. I've killed before. I don't take pride in it but I've accepted it. But every time I killed, it was because i was going up against the most wretched, the most vile, the most repulsive filth the multiverse had to offer. I don't know what this guy's story is, and even if I did, I'm not gonna kill him just for some pathetic nobody's lonely entertainment. There is only one person I intend to kill in this tournament...and that's the Caretaker! So..." He then flipped his middle finger at the screen. "Up yours and your boss's!"

The speaker retreated into the wall. Daniel looked sat flat on his butt, taking a deep breath and needing to gather his thoughts.

"One down," He muttered. "Fourteen more to go. And this fight was too close for comfort."

Don't give up, Daniel. The Story-Keeper encouraged. The fact is, you won. And you didn't need to kill anyone.

Yeah. For now at least. I just hope I can keep it up till the end of the tournament. Like I said, the Caretaker is the only person I plan on killing.

Good luck, Daniel. And be careful.

Yeah. Daniel got up, brushed himself off, and made his way over to Vito. An idea formed in his mind. Vito might be out of the tournament, but maybe he could still play a part. Daniel had a feeling that if he was gonna take down the Caretaker, he was gonna need allies. And Vito's powers could really come in handy. Maybe Daniel could find someway to convince Vito to help him out...if he should be so lucky.

But then Vito's body was engulfed in a blue light. Daniel was forced to cover his eyes and when he opened them again, Vito was gone.

What happened? Daniel wondered.

I guess people leave the station if they lose...and are still alive. The Story-Keeper guessed.

Think he was sent back home? Daniel asked.

I'm hoping so. The Story-Keeper replied grimly.

Daniel hoped so too. With a heavy heart, he started walking down the hallway, looking to see what would happen next. Just then his eyes landed on something in the distance. Curious, he went over to it. It was a light, black bag. Curious, Daniel opened it and checked its contents. There was food, a water bottle, and even some potions like his buddies Riku and Sora used.

What's a bag of supplies like this lying around? Daniel wondered.

Maybe the Caretaker, or the Station, leaves these lying around for the contestants. The Story-Keeper figured.

"Well," Daniel said aloud. "Waste not, want not." He pulled out a potion and guzzled down its liquid. Daniel let out a sigh of relief as the pain started going away and he felt nice and refresh.

"I'm holding onto these." He said as he shouldered the bag. "Hopefully I can get my hands on more of these things. Something tells me I'm gonna need it."

And so Daniel continued his way through the station, wondering what kind of new foes he would be going up against...and what he could possibly do in order to merely survive, let alone take down the Caretaker...and return to Elsa.

In this control room, the Caretaker scratched his chin. "Not bad in how he defeated his opponent, but I was hoping he would put off a more impressive fight. I love seeing someone defeated, but I want to see them put up a show in the process. Oh well. He wins this round, Story-Keeper. And I must admit, I admire his spirit. He thinks he can take on the likes of me? Ha! We'll see if he even has what it takes to fight against the other contestants! Will he be so lucky next time?"

The Caretaker was having a blast, not at all fazed by Daniel's little threat. Kill him? Kill him?! Oh Daniel was aiming pretty high. "Come and get me, little Daniel. Come and get me, if you can!"

The Caretaker began jumping up and down, giggling, laughing, cackling, screeching, and any other revolting noise one can think of. The Caretaker had a little time to kill, and it was going to make those brief moments very worthwhile. Now where he did put that little electric mutant again? He wanted to have fun with his brand new toy before the other rounds started.

End Round

Well, guys. Here's my round. Again, I apologize if the fight was disappointing. On the one hand, it's given me some ideas on how Daniel will fight in my actual series. As well as what improvements I can give him.

I don't know what thesightstillhauntsme has done for his round but I wish him the best of luck. If I happen to make it to the next round, I'll see you all there! Till next time! Hopefully!