Ancient Guardians
Author: Louise Mills
Summary: SG1 found out someone in their ranks are not what they seem. The Guardians, a very old race that are once again are needed to help defect an enemy. SG1 and the Atlantis find out they know a few of these Guardians. (SG-1/Atlantis Crossover)
Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate: SG1 or Stargate: Atlantis. The Only thing I Own in this story is the Characters that do not appear in the shows.
Rating: PG13 American, 12A British.
Author Notes: I am not good at grammar, so please be patient. Also the new enemy will not show themselves for a few chapters. I am going to set the history for y story first. Also I don't like the fact John in the second season of Atlantis won't be the military leader, I also don't like the new military personnel that has come the gate, so this story will not contain anything from the episode the Siege.
Chapter Two
London, Hammersmith, Allanda's Apartment, England.
Allanda had got to the top of the stairs near her apartment carrying an armful of bags when she heard her phone ring, cussing she raced towards her front door quickly, placed the bags down and fumbled around with her keys, trying to find the right one.
"Hang on, I'm nearly there," She kept repeating under her breath. She finally managed to open her door and she dived towards the phone a few yards away.
"Hello?" She asked down the month piece breathless. She heard someone chuckle back to her.
"What have you just ran the London Marathon or something?" The person asked.
"Olivia! My god long time no hear or see for that matter and no I haven't just ran the marathon, the marathon was about a month ago. Even though I feel like I have just finished the 26-mile long race. Can you hold on for a minute I need to get my shopping, I left it outside trying to get to the phone?"
"Sure, I have for eternity!" Olivia replied, her statement made Allanda laugh loudly.
"Yeah, don't we all. Just be a second." Allanda replied, she then put the phone down on side of the table and went to collect her shopping.
"Okay, I'm back. So what's the call for? It's unusual for you to phone."
"One name, Atlantis!" Olivia dramatically uttered. Allanda was surprised into silence for a few seconds.
"Tell me everything?" Allanda demanded.
Colorado Springs, Jack's House, USA.
Sam had been chatting for the last half an hour with Jack and she knew somehow what they were talking about, wasn't what he wanted to talk about earlier.
"Sir, What's the reason I'm there? I'm sure you're not talking about what you want to talk about!" Sam attentively inquired. Jack let out a big sign knowing what he was about to declare; she would take it the wrong way at first.
"Okay, but you have to promise me that you will let me finish what I am about to tell you, before saying anything." He remarked, being very cryptic.
"Sure!" She sincerely responded, while she took a sip of wine.
"Sam, I have handed in my resignation and the president has accepted it, with…."
"What?" She yelled interrupting his little speech. "Are you crazy…" Jack interrupted her when he placed his hand over her mouth.
"I asked you to promise me that you to let me finish and I hadn't finished what I was going to say." He spoke forcefully.
"Okay." She mumbled into his hand.
"As I was saying." He continued while taking his hand away, "with an exception. I don't want to leave the SGC Sam, just the Air Force. I handed in my resignation with the compromise that I would remand the commander of the base, but as I civilian." He concluded, he took his glass of wine and downed it. After he took in a deep breath and slowly let it out. He looked over to Sam once he realised, she hadn't yet said a word and she looked stunned.
"A civilian… but you love the Air force, why would you leave? To stay on as a civilian changes nothing? She asked puzzled.
"Ah, but that's the beauty of it. Nothing changes except for one rule and regulation that I have wanted to be out of the way for quite sometime now!" He aloofly said.
'Oh my god,' Sam's mind repeated. She sat back further into the chair shocked.
"We can finally be together." She whispered.
"Yeah, that's the beauty of it, that is if you want us to be together?" He spoke up confident at first, but then not so sure of himself and his decision by the end of his statement. Her head snapped around quickly towards him.
"Of course I do, it's just a bit of a shock that we now can be together after so long. Give me a day or two?"
"Of course I can, I don't retire until Friday, which is another three days." Silence fell between them as the magnitude of their situation slowly started to sweep through them.
The doorbell broke the silence, Jack got up off the chair and went to the door and he snatched it open, a surprise waited him.
"On my good lord, what the hell are you doing here?" He spoke excitedly and gathered the person into a hug.
"Well I'm on what we would call spring break, so I decided to surprise everyone. I went to Sam's, but she wasn't there, so I came here." She jumped out of her seat when she heard Cassandra's voice.
"Oh I see I'm your second choice." Jack uttered, factitiously looking hurt, but he couldn't keep his smile off his features for long.
"Cassandra!" Sam screamed running towards the door. Cassandra pulled away from jack and hugged Sam stunned.
"Sam? You're here… alone at Jack's house!" She exclaimed, confused.
"We had things to discuss." Jack said seriously.
"Alone?" Cassandra questioned as she went into the living room, the adults following her, she looked around to make sure Daniel or Teal'c were hiding just around the corner. She suddenly turned around with a revelation.
"Oh my god, you two are together!" She stated plainly, a little excitement making it's way into her voice.
"Not yet Cassie." Sam stated, again Cassandra was utterly confused again.
"What do you mean by not yet?" She asked a little suspicious.
"Friday." Jack pronounced.
"What about Friday?" She asked, wanting a clear answer.
"Come Friday Cassie, rules and regulations won't apply to me and Sam, as I retiring and becoming the civilian leader of the SGC." Jack answered.
"Yes, Yes, Yes, finally." Cassandra screamed at the top of her lungs, while jumping up and down on the spot.
Atlantis, Pegasus Galaxy.
John found himself standing on the outskirts of a woodland area, it was pitch black and in the distance he could hear screams that were full of fear and intense pain. He hated when he heard someone scream like that, especially now as he realised he couldn't help, due to the fact that he was dreaming and he knew it. He found that he was stuck to the spot; the only part of his body that he could move was his head.
He dreaded what his mind was making him watch, he didn't yet know if what his eyes was witnessing was a memory or just a dream, but he had a sinking feeling that it was a memory, as he kind of recognised where he was, but wasn't sure due to it being night-time.
To his far left he could see a group of people running for dear life. Suddenly to his right-hand side their was a sudden bright light source that illuminated the people's faces that were running towards the light, he looked away from the people's face that showed the fear they felt for the terrifying situation they found themselves in, towards the light source and he was a Stargate that had green blue chevron lights, indicating that this Stargate was in the Pegasus Galaxy.
"Allanda, Secure the gate!" He heard his own voice shout towards one of the people standing at the foot of the Stargate. He quickly looked back to the group of people running towards the Stargate, he saw himself looking about 10 years younger.
'Oh my god, no I can't watch this, I don't want to be there, don't want to experience this again' His mind shouted. He now knew he was watching one of the most terrifying memory that he had ever experienced. He tried to look away, but now his head no longer could move, it was like his sub-conscience wanted him to remember the scene in front.
His younger self looked behind his back, startled he tripped over something. John saw the pack of Wraith running towards them. The young boy in his arms screamed out as they hit the ground and his younger self screamed out in pain, his ankle twisted.
"Lucan!" Allanda shrieked as she was his younger self-fall. She ran towards him.
"Lucan, come on I help you up. The Wraith aren't far behind." Allanda exclaimed as she placed her hand on his arm.
"Allanda forget it, take the boy I hold them off for as long as I can. Just take them back to Atlantis." His younger self uttered.
"I'm not leaving you here!" Allanda Shouted back.
"Allanda, I will come though after you, now take them. I see you soon!" He replied. Allanda looked at Lucan and he looks pleaded with her, she slowly nodded her head.
"Okay I'll see you soon and it better not be a dead body I see." She reluctantly answered. She stayed a few minutes longer.
"Allanda go their nearing." Lucan forceful voice shouted at her. She closed her eyes, feeling slightly guilty she was leaving her brother behind, then she quickly scratch up the boy he had been carrying into her arms and ran towards the Stargate, tears slowly started to fall from her eyes.
John never watched this memory from this angle before; it didn't make it any less painful to watch. He watched Allanda go, knowing that she still felt the guilt of leaving him behind this day. Suddenly his eye slight was drawn back towards himself. He watched the scene he had relived many times before unfold in front of his eyes, the day he had many life times taken from him.
He watched as he saw himself slowly kill the numerous of wraith that had surrounding him, but not before they each feed of him. His screams filled the night sky, then there was only one wraith left, the one that taken the most lives off of him, as this wraith started to feed, he also felt the pain again of the life slowly being drained from him. He collapsed to the floor and screamed out. His mind still would not let him wake from this terrible nightmare.
Mean while in another part of the city
Dr Beckett approached the control room, on a mission to seek out the expedition's leader and force her to go to bed, he had overheard two technician as he was going to bed that Elizabeth was still up and it didn't look like she was near finishing what she was doing. He had warned her only a week ago to take it easy, as her blood sugar level was a little low, meaning she had to eat properly and sleep at least 6-8 hours a night. It looks like she hadn't taken his advice.
He didn't want her collapsing due to her health; she was the only person good enough to the leader of this place. He believe she should delegate more, he had even seen John forcefully tell her she couldn't carry on the way she was or she burn out and that she should delegate some of her work, after they had that argument she did start to give some responsibilities to other people, but it sounded like her old habits were back.
He saw her leaning over a desk a little bit, writing fast. A little bit annoyed now that the conversion he heard was true he marched over to her office.
"Elizabeth!" He said in a strict voice. Elizabeth looked up startled she hadn't heard him come in.
"It's not what it looks like!" Elizabeth answered, knowing why he was here.
"Oh no, it looks awfully like work." He said as he grabbed what she working on off the desk, Elizabeth tried to get it back from him, as what she was working on was something personal. He glanced over the piece of what he thought was paperwork and looked slyly back at Elizabeth, whom now had placed her head on her hand and her elbow leaned on the table and was looking at him blankly.
"What is this?" He asked carefully, trying to make her angry.
"John's birthday's coming up, I'm writing what you got in your hand for a part of his present. This is the only time of day that John isn't around, after I had finished that I was going to go to bed." She answered.
"Well I don't know if about I'm about to say is appropriate, but this is a beautiful piece of writing. Are you sure John will appreciate it? Also it seems pretty personal." He mumbled.
"Yes John will appreciate it Carson and it's personal for a reason, a reason I hope John will only ever find out about." Elizabeth answered. Carson head shot up.
"You and John, since when?" He asked.
"Does it matter?" Elizabeth answered and asked at the same time.
"I suppose not!" He uttered. Elizabeth got out of her chair and stretched out her hand.
"Can I have it back please Carson?" Elizabeth asked looking at the piece of paper he still held firmly in his grasp.
"Oh Sorry, sure. You finished then?" He answered.
She nodded her head yes, she left the office and Carson followed her. Silently agreeing to walk her back to her room, which was situated just down the hall from his. They silently walked through the halls of Atlantis, when they heard a blood-curling scream, which Elizabeth automatically knew was coming from John's quarters.
"John!" She whispered and raced towards his room, with the doctor not far behind. She reached his door and punched in her override code. She started towards the body on the bed that was struggling with the bed covers. Carson suddenly appeared next to her, they weren't sure what to do, he was still screaming. Half of the corridor's inhabitants arrived at the door, wanting to know why they had been wakened.
"We have it wake him up Carson?" Elizabeth spoke.
"I'm not sure if that's wise, the shock of waking from the kind of nightmare he seems it be having, could cause him to have heart attack." Carson explained to Elizabeth. John started to mumble a few words, but they were spoken so quietly they couldn't make them out. Only when he said a few words a few minutes later, Elizabeth recognised them as being from the ancient language. Elizabeth laid her hand on his shoulder; more for comfort, for her then him.
"He just spoke in ancient, I didn't know he knew anything of the language?" Elizabeth uttered. Carson noticed that John calmed down dramatically when Elizabeth touched him. Suddenly Elizabeth was pulled down towards John, whom had wakened in the last few seconds. He gathered her into his arms, she held him close as he sobbed into her hair.
Carson recognising this had now become a private moment, turned towards the door.
"Come one people move, nothing to see there, all go back to bed now." He said urged the people out of the room.
"Carson!" John spoke, his voice harsh from his screaming and crying. The doctor stopped and turned back towards the couple. "Thank you!" John continued, grateful that someone had turned the people away.
"Your Welcome, John I want to see you tomorrow morning in the infirmary bright and not so early. Make sure his there, Elizabeth." Carson ordered.
"Okay." John answered, not even arguing about going to the infirmary, which worried the two doctors immensely. Carson slowly retraced his path back out of the room, just as the door was closing he heard John ask Elizabeth to stay, whom answered with a simple yes.
He stood outside the Major's room a little longer, slowly trying to come to terms with what he found out in the last half an hour or so. He chuckled a little and whispered, "From now on I think things are going to be interesting."
End of Chapter Two.