Also thanks grd for pointing out that little mistake, fixed it now.
Edited a few grammer and spelling flaws out, and put the Sgt name instead of chevron guy.
Chapter 8 – Welcome to the Pegasus Galaxy…
Antarctica, Ancient outpost, Daniel's lab,
"I've figured the Ancients packed up their entire city somewhere between five and ten million years ago." Daniel told McKay, O'Neill, Haley and Weir.
"In their flying city." O'Neill says looking at him to make sure he was hearing this right.
"Yes" Daniel told him and Jack smirks, "what?" Daniel asked not getting it.
"Flying. City." O'Neill told him stressing the flying part.
"Well keeping in mind this is the race who built the Stargates. They did everything big." Daniel told him.
"So why'd they leave?" O'Neill asked.
"Why'd they leave? er...Who knows? We know the Ancients who stayed on Earth were suffering from a plague, er…maybe some of them wanted to start over, seek out new life in a new galaxy. Maybe that's what Ancients do, the point is we know where they went." Daniel told him.
"Pegasus" Jack said noticing his Daughters approach, something told him not to piss her off right now. Before he could wonder why she was in this mood Daniel elaborated on the Pegasus Galaxy.
"Yes, it's… it's the name of a dwarf galaxy in the local group." Daniel informed him.
"After all that time is the any hope of actually meeting them?" McKay said to the group.
'Fat chance' Buffy thought thinking back to her conversation with the First slayer. She had only told her father then when the time came she needed to go to Atlantis. She knew if she mentioned the Wraith her father would insist on sending her back up, if he would let her go at all. She only told the core scoobies, Willow, Giles, Xander and Faith everything in the dream.
"Who knows, but isn't that reason enough to go?" Daniel asked.
"I've been choosing members for this expedition for months Doctor." Weir said then thought 'Well I didn't chose Buffy but she just informed me I'm getting clearance on her background. I wonder what could be so special about her that it is classified so highly.' "I'm not the one who needs convincing" she added looking at Jack.
"Oh, I'm convinced, have fun." Jack told Dr. Weir.
"It's a little more complicated than that..." Haley informed them.
"It usually is." Buffy told them.
McKay looked at her before saying "We need the zed PM to power the Gate"
"What?" O'Neill asked.
"ZPM. He's Canadian." Daniel told him.
"I'm sorry." Jack said.
"The 0 point module General. The ancient power source you recovered from quator kanas and is now powering the outpost's defenses. I've since determined that it generates it's power from vacuum energy derived from a self contained region of subspace time." Jack told him.
"That was a waste of a perfectly good explanation. The answer's no." Jack told him.
"Huh, right. Dad you know we need to get there." Buffy told him.
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Ancient outpost, chair,
Carson is talking while Major Sheppard walked up and listens in.
"The second I shut my eyes, I could see you see, I felt power I've never had before, I had it
dancing across the sky... it was magical it really was. They're lucky, I don't know where it came from or how to control it. Buffy though, she is really something, she just pulled me out got in concentrated and she had the drone completely under control." Beckett said with admiration. Then chucked "When she was done said apologized to me for pulled me out and told me I could have shut it down but that she didn't want to risk her father getting blown up."
"So you were the one." Sheppard said accusingly.
"Me?" Beckett asked him.
"You were the one who fired that thing at me." Sheppard accused.
"Look we're doing research. Working with technology that's light-years beyond us and we make mistakes. I'm incredibly, incredibly sorry." Carson told him sincerely.
"Well, next time just be a little more careful, ok?" he told him 'So that's why Buffy is here, she can control the technology here better then anyone.' He thought to himself.
"That's what I said." Carson told him.
"What the heck was that thing anyway?" Sheppard asked.
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Ancients outpost, lab,
"And you know to gate to another Galaxy requires an enormous amount of power." Daniel added to Buffy's statement.
"Yes I do. Find another way." O'Neill snorted.
"There's no other way." Daniel told him.
"It's either use the ZPM to go to Atlantis or don't go at all. It's not like we can ask the Asgard to drop us off there, they have their hands busy with the Replicators." Buffy told him.
"You think there are more of these Zed things in Atlantis?" O'Neill asked.
"Yes and who knows what else we could find. This isn't just some other civilization we're talking about. These are the gate builders." Daniel told him.
"Of course since the city is probably abandoned it stands logically that if there is still a working ZPM there that it will be almost depleted. But from what we will discover there it will be worth, and once there I'm sure other options will become available." Buffy told them, the last bit she referred to Willow being able to probably open a portal between the Stargate on Earth and the one in Atlantis.
"Buffy is right. The potential wealth of knowledge and technology. It outweighs anything we've come across since we stepped through the Stargate.
"Well with the amount of power you'll need to make this trek. Odds are it will be one way." He told them looking at his daughter.
"Yes we know but the benefit to humanity is far greater than the risk Colonel and it is a risk that every one of my expedition members and even your daughter are willing to take." Dr. Weir told him.
Buffy smiled at her fathers defeat and slipped off when she felt her slayer abilities starting to return.
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Ancient outpost, chair,
Buffy walked up just as Major Sheppard asked "What the heck was that thing anyway?"
"You mean the drone?" Carson asked and at Sheppard nod answered. "The weapon the ancients built to defend this outpost."
"The who?" Sheppard asked him.
"You do have security clearance to be here?" Carson asked.
"Dad just gave it to him." Buffy told Carson making him jump since he hadn't heard her.
"Oh, Buffy." Carson said "You startled me."
"Sorry, old habit." Buffy apologized then added "The Ancient are the first evolution of our planet, we are the second. They built these rings that can create wormholes so they could travel to other planet in a manner of seconds. The rings are called Stargates, it actually has a different name but you'll have to ask Daniel that if you want to know. Anyways the Ancients left Earth in their flying city Atlantis, why, there are some theories, nothing we can be sure of though. So the Ancients left, Stargate was buried, couple of years ago it was uncovered. Stargate Command or SGC was founded by the US government. We met aliens, some allies, some baddies, like the Goa'uld, parasite snakes who can crawl into your body and take it over to pretend they are Gods cause they will be a lot stronger and use technology to make people believe they are Gods. There is a whole history on that, you can ask dad later if you like."
"And now we sometimes find some of their technology. They think the gene was used as a sort of genetic key if you will. So that only their kind could operate certain dangerous and powerful technologies." Carson continued.
Buffy smiled as she saw John was having trouble digesting all of this but was surprised when he seemed to just accept it and ask "So some people have the same Genes as these Ancients."
"Specific Gene is very rare, Only Buffy seems to be able to operate naturally. But on the whole the Ancients look very much like we do. The Ancients having explored this Galaxy for millions of years before." Carson told him then stopped when "Sheppard goes to sit in the chair Major please don't."
"Come on what are the odds of me having the same genes as these guys." Sheppard says as he sits down the chair immediately comes on.
"Apparently larger then you thought Major." Buffy told him smirking then said to Carson "Dr. Weir will want to see this, as I imagine McKay."
"I'll go get them." Carson said running off while yelling "Dr Weir!! Dr. McKay"
"You know you are the only besides me who can do that naturally." Buffy informed them, then added "Which is good cause I don't like the chair and now McKay will get off my back about using it and bug you."
John looked at her "I'm not going to become his lap rat." He told her.
Buffy smirked "Don't worry flyboy, I'll just give him my sla- dead glare and he'll be running off." She suppressed a frown, was she flirting with him?
John smirked at her "Is that what you were using on me earlier?"
Buffy studied him "maybe, usually it has…baddies running away when I use that, even my sister would fall silent." She paused before saying "You're the first one to be immune to it."
John smiled seductively "Maybe I was just ignoring your glare and more focused on other parts of your body."
Buffy heard footsteps coming closer now that her slayer hearing was back, changing the subject she said "Focus on where we are in this solar system."
Beckett, weir, McKay, Jackson and O'Neill came running and are staring at Sheppard in the chair and Buffy standing next to him, looking down on him saying something.
A type of map appears above their heads. All shocked, besides Buffy, and little excited.
"Who is this?" Dr. Weir answered.
"Did I do that?" Sheppard asked looking at Buffy.
"This is nothings, wait till you get to fly your own drone around and scare the crap out of people." Buffy told him.
O'Neill glared at him seeing his daughter and Sheppard exchanging amused looks did not please him, no not a bit. He had gotten to know his daughter and although he knew she wasn't a virgin anymore then a little girl he still felt as if he needed to lock her somewhere away from men that were looking at her like Sheppard was now a little annoyed he said "I said don't touch anything."
"Technically dad, he didn't touch anything. He just sat down." Buffy pointed out which caused her father to glare at her, not liking where this was going at all.
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Ancients outpost,
Inside was Jack headed for elevator with Buffy, Weir intercepted them.
"We could be on our way to discovering an entirely new ancient civilization at best case scenario. We meet actual ancients who are willing to help us, but if we don't." Weir told him. Jack looks at something, still walking with Buffy. "General, we need him." Weir told him.
"Sorry Doc. I need Daniel here." O'Neill told her.
Buffy told her eyes "I don't think she was talking about Daniel, but rather Major Sheppard.
Weird looked at Buffy then at Jack "Yes I was talking about Major Sheppard." She confirmed.
"Oh. Don't you have a dozen or so people already who can use the ancient technology?" Jack asked.
"Yeah but only Major Sheppard and I have been able to control the chair naturally, and you know how I feel about the chair." Buffy told him
"With concentration and training others can make it work, but Buffy is right, only she and him do it naturally." Weird told him.
"You know I checked into his record." Jack said causing Buffy to sigh.
"I know about the whole Iraq thing, he was saving civilian lives." Weir told him.
"Disobeying a direct order in the process." Jack told her.
"Dad, if you were up there and was ordered to fire on civilians and did it I would ask for another DNA test to make sure I was your daughter. And since when have you always followed orders, or me for that matter. He's a good pilot, has the gene and can control the chair naturally, if he doesn't listen I'll just kick his ass." Buffy told him then added "He could be and asset to this mission."
"Fine...okay, it's your expedition Dr. Weird." Jack said as he and Buffy get on the elevator "you want him, you ask him." He added.
"That's the thing I have." Weir answered.
"Really?" Both Buffy and Jack asked at the same time.
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Antarctica, chopper,
"This isn't a long trip so I'll be a succinct as possible." Jack said to Sheppard.
Silence
"Well that's pretty succinct." Sheppard told him.
"Thank you." O'Neill replied.
Buffy rolled her eyes at the two, while she was in the back of the chopper, she hadn't flown in one of these yet, every time relying on the magic of either Willow or Haley to teleport her back and forth.
"I told Dr Weir…that I'd…well...I'd think about it." Sheppard told him.
"What's there to think about? We get to have a chance to see some cool technology and meet aliens and probably kick some of their asses." Buffy told him.
John looked at her "She's going too?" he asked then rephrased "You're allowing your daughter to travel to another galaxy?"
O'Neill opened his mouth to say something but Buffy beat him to it "Listen Major, dad doesn't want me to go. We are still getting to know each other and all, hell part of me doesn't want to go either but I know I'll be an asset to the missions and I know what we're going to do is important. That's why I'm going." Buffy told him giving him a glare.
John looked from her to Jack who shrugged and said "She's way to stubborn to change her mind about this."
John shook his head smiling a little but covering it as he started to start up the chopper. Then said "with all due respect, Sir, we were just attacked by an alien missile. Then I found out I have some mutant gene. Then there's this Stargate thing and these expeditions to other galaxies."
"You know, this isn't about you Sheppard. It's a lot bigger than that." O'Neill pointed out.
"Right now, at this very second, whether I decide to go on this mission or not seems to be about me." John told him and puts on his helmet, making it impossible for him to hear Jack without Jack talking into the mike on Jack's helmet.
"Let me ask you something." Jack said but sees he can't hear him, reaches back, gets his helmet, puts it on, Puts mike to his mouth, his voice is heard through the mike, sounding like on a radio "Why did you become a pilot?"
"I think people who don't want to fly are crazy" Sheppard responded.
"And I think people who don't want to go through the Stargate are equally as whacked. Now if you can't give me a yes by the time we reach McMurdo, I don't even want you."
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Simon's home, looking at a TV, Weir appears on the screen,
"Simon, if you're watching this, it means the president has been kind enough to grant you security clearance. I'm not going on a diplomatic mission to another country. I'm going to another planet in another galaxy by means of a device called the Stargate. Millions of years ago there was a race of beings…" Weird began to tell him.
Lieutenant was Ford being waved off by his grandparents elsewhere.
"…who we call the ancients. They created a network of these Stargates through out our galaxy in order to travel freely among their worlds." Weird continued.
Beckett is saying goodbye to his mother.
"We don't know why but they left for another galaxy somewhere between five and ten millions of years ago…" Weir continued
McKay saying bye to his cat, giving her to some women.
"…taking their entire city along with them. That city was called Atlantis. I have been assembling…" Weir continued.
Sheppard flipping a coin out in some park not really paying attention to it as he seems lost in thought.
"…an expedition team in order to try and find Atlantis and hopefully the ancients who left Earth all those years ago…." Weir paused then continued "I want to do this Simon with all my heart, you know me well enough to know I could never turn down an opportunity like this but I wanted the chance to tell you th-" Weir stops talking as Simon stops tape and walks over to pick up phone dialing a number.
"The cellular customer you are trying to reach is currently outside the coverage area." The operator told him.
Simon turns the phone off "Ok."
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Cheyenne mountain, General Hammonds office,
Dr. Weir looked up from the transcript she was reading to General Hammond, then to Colonel O'Neill and Colonel Sumner who were in the room with her. Colonel Sumner also had a copy of the transcript in front of him.
Knowing what was awaiting her at Atlantis Buffy had asked General Hammond to also inform Colonel Sumner of her status after signing the non-disclosure paper.
"Is this for real?" Weir asked.
"Yes, demons, werewolves, vampires, magic, it's all real along with a lot of other nasties." Colonel O'Neill told her.
"And Buffy was chosen at the age of 15 by some higher power to stop them. She has some sort of demon essence fused with her own, died 3 times brought back each time by different methods." Weir said having a hard time believing all of this.
Colonel Sumner, who was going to be in charge of military situations when in Atlantis stayed silent. He was a military man, though he had a hard time accepting this he did. Nevertheless he had to be sure "It does sound a little unbelievable, sir"
"We now, but we have seen the proof. I've seen Willow Rosenberg just appear out of nowhere in a red glow, with no sign of technology. I saw a higher power and what slayers can do with my own eyes." General Hammond informed them.
"My daughter has been doing this for a lot of years Colonel, Dr. Weir. Do not underestimate or ignore her input. She may seem a bit short and act like a dumb blond but she is a amazingly skilled warrior. Even Teal'c admitted this, all out the Jaffa who used to be a first prime was nothing compared to a slayer like Buffy." Jack told them.
"If she is as good as you say sir, why isn't she selected as the person in charge of military situations?" Colonel Sumner wanted to know.
"Because while she has had considerable experience she knows little about military protocol and regulations. She is more used to dealing with things on her own which is probably going to get her killed and I do not want to lose my daughter." Jack told him.
"If all of the information about her is true then she is someone who will definitely be a great asset to the mission." Weir told them.
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Cheyenne mountain, Faith's office,
Faith and Willow had returned from their off world mission and together with Giles and Xander they were saying goodbye to Buffy.
"Buffy, do please be careful out there." Giles told her as Buffy and he broke from their goodbye hug.
"Of course, I'm pretty sure dad made sure to Colonel Sumner that if anything happened to me he would kill whoever failed to make sure I was safe." Buffy told him rolling her eyes but couldn't help the small smile.
"He won't be the only one making sure of that." Xander told her as he hugged her. "Take care of yourself, and yeah don't die again."
Buffy smiled "That only happened twice." She told him hugging him back and then pulled back.
"Three times B, you keep forgetting you flat lined after you were shot." Faith pointed out.
Buffy rolled her eyes, then pulled out Mr. Pointy. "Here" she said handing it to Faith.
"You're giving me your stake." Faith stated.
"It's Mr. Pointy, Kendra gave it to me and I'm giving it to you. Sort of a make sure you keep the world from ending while I'm not around present." She told her sister slayer.
Faith looked at the curly stake, "Cool B. thanks, but you'll be getting it back when you get back."
"Whenever that will be." Buffy told her.
"I'm still researching with Giles to try and find a way to use the Stargate with magic so no ZPM will be needed for us to be in contact." Willow told her.
"Which will probably come in handy cause I have the feeling that if there is a ZPM there it will be close to depletion." Buffy said hugging her best friend.
"Take care of yourself Buffy, don't worry too much about Earth, we've got it covered." Willow told her.
"I know." Buffy told her.
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Colorado Springs, Cheyenne mountain,
Loads of people in a new type of uniform roam the hallways, these are the expedition members. A lot of talking, slaps on backs, moving equipment, people from all over the world.
"I mean I narrowed it down to about 3 things, but after a week, I…" McKay said.
"I don't under ... Does anyone else here speak the language these guy's are speaking?" Lt. Ford said annoyed.
"I just need a couple of minutes to finish my work, and you're not helping by standing there." Beckett complained.
"You got five minutes to get it going or I'm leaving it." Colonel Sumner said to him. Colonel Sumner then continues down the ramp "everything in here has been double checked and triple checked and cleared for take off. Leave it alone."
"Look Colonel, I don't answer to you." Carson told him.
"He said the same to me, sir." A marine said.
"That's what your sidearm is for." Colonel Sumner told him.
Major Sheppard walks into Gate room and nods at Sumner "Colonel."
Buffy stands there dragging 2 large suitcases with her, Jack and Sam are also with her, each dragging a suitcase from her.
"What are in these?" Jack half asked half complained.
Buffy looks up "Oh those have fashion magazines in them and some shoes." She told him.
"Shoes? Fashion magazines?" Jack said making sure he heard her right.
"I'm gonna be off Earth for a while, dad. You could say I'll be representing Earth's fashion style. I have to look good." She told him then added "Also it helps take out bad guys if they underestimate you."
Sam laughed and Jack shook his head, Buffy just smiled innocently.
"What are in the rest of your suitcases?" Sam then asked.
"The one you are dragging have clothes and stuff and mine have weapons and some more shoes. Oh and some chocolate mix for making some hot chocolate when I'm there, and some coffee as well and Mr. Gordo of course." Buffy said so seriously Jack couldn't help but to laugh.
Buffy hugged Sam "I'm gonna miss you, take care of him alright?"
Sam a bit surprised hugged her back "Of course, don't worry."
"Try to keep him out of trouble." Buffy said when she pulled back.
"Hey!" Jack protested.
"I'll try." Sam replied earning a look from Jack she just rolled her eyes over.
"And you, be careful, alright. I've already lost too much family." Buffy told him.
"The same goes right back at you Buffy. Be careful." He told her pulling her into a hug, his eyes spotted Major Sheppard and he whispered "And if any guys give you any trouble you have my authorization to use whatever force you deem necessary."
Buffy pushed out her dads hug "Dad!" she said trying to sound upset but he noticed the small smile one her lips.
"What? I can't hurt them, your friends are staying here so they can't hurt them which leaves you to hurt them for us." He said trying to sound logical.
Buffy smiled as she rolled her eyes "Yeah, sure that makes sense" she said sarcastically.
Jack smiled and hugged her again, then pulled back placing both hands on each side of her face as he looked at her saying "I know there is something bad there and you're trying to protect me from it." He told her.
"Dad" Buffy said uncomfortable.
"Buffy, the truth, please." Jack asked.
"Yes there is something bad there, nothing worse then I've handled so far and I have a lot of military personal to back me up now." Buffy told him.
Jack let out a breath "Damn it Buffy." He said "I don't want to lose you now that I've just found you."
Buffy raised her right hand and placed it on his left cheek serious she said "I'll be fine dad. I'm good at what I do, and I have help. Trust me, I promise I'll come back. Even death won't stop me, I've already died three times and I'm still around."
Jack dropped his hands "Alright, but if you die I'm going to seriously ground you."
Buffy laughed and bent over kissing her father on the cheek before she turned to Dr. Weir who walked into the Gate room.
"Could I have everyone's attention please!" Dr. Weir said and walks up the ramp.
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Cheyenne mountain, control room,
Daniel stands up next to Jack and Sam looking into the Gate room.
"Alright here we go." Dr. Weir said.
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Cheyenne mountain, Gate room,
"We are about to try and make a connection. We have been unable to predict exactly how much power this is going to take and we may only get the one chance at this. So if we are able to achieve a stable wormhole, we're not gonna risk shutting the gate down. We'll send in the Malp robot probe, check for viability and go. Everything in one shot." Dr. Weir said and paused, Buffy meanwhile walked up to Major Sheppard and stood still next to him listening to Weir continuing "Every one of you volunteered for this mission and you represent over a dozen countries. You are the world's best and brightest and in light of the adventure we are about to embark on. You are also the bravest. I hope we all return one day having discovered a whole new realm for humanity to explore but as all of you know. We may never be able to return home. I'd like to offer you all one last chance to withdraw your participation."
"Begin the dialing sequence." Weir said and walked off the ramp.
Colonel Sumner stepped back to next to Sheppard, while Buffy was on the other side. "Let me make myself clear Major. You are not here by my choice."
"No he's here because Colonel O'Neill, Dr. Weir and I think he's an asset to this mission." Buffy told the Colonel.
"Chevron one encoded" Sgt. Walter Harriman called.
"Sure you'll warm up to me once you get to know me sir." Sheppard told him.
"As long as you remember who's giving the orders." Colonel Sumner told him.
"How could me miss it, she just gave a great speech, don't tell me you weren't paying any attention, Colonel." Buffy said in a fake shocked tone.
"Chevron two encoded" Sgt. Walter Harriman called.
Sheppard gave a big grin "That is no way to start a new post sir." He told the Colonel.
The Colonel grumbled something as he looked at Buffy who just gave him her most charming smile.
"Chevron three encoded" Sgt. Walter Harriman called.
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Cheyenne mountain, Control room,
Weir walks up.
"Chevron four encoded" Sgt. Walter Harriman called.
"Nice." Jack complimented.
"Thank you." Weir replied.
"Chevron five encoded." Sgt. Walter Harriman called.
Shot of Gate room, back to control room, McKay walks in,
"Chevron six encoded." Sgt. Walter Harriman called.
"This is it" Weir said then looks at McKay "Guess I got to calm down. How embarrassing."
"Chevron seven encoded." Sgt. Walter Harriman called.
"I've never been so excited in my entire life." McKay told her.
"Chevron eight is locked" Sgt. Walter Harriman called.
Gate opens with big puddle everyone in Gate room claps and cheers. Except Buffy who said "I still think it looks like a toilet flushing." Causing John to laugh.
"Send the Malp." Weir ordered.
The Malp moves up ramp in through Gate.
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Cheyenne Mountain, control room,
"We have Malp telemetry" Sgt. Walter Harriman called.
"What is it we're looking at?" Weir asked.
"Switching to zero lux." Sgt. Walter Harriman told them.
"Radar indicates a large room." McKay told them.
"It's structurally intact." Daniel added.
"Sensors state there's Oxygen, no measurable toxins. We have viable Life-support" McKay told them and gets up. "Looks like we're not getting out of this." He told Weir.
"Dr Weir. You have a go." O'Neill told her.
Dr. Weir nods "Thank you. Sir."
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Cheyenne Mountain, Gate room,
"Let's go people we don't know how much time we've got. Security teams one and two" Colonel said as he starts moving up ramp. "You're up first. All other personnel will follow on our signal, once on the other side keep moving. Clear the Disembarkation area. On my lead."
"Hold on Colonel" Dr. Weird said walking in grabs back pack, walks up ramp "We go through together."
"Fair enough" Colonel O'Neill said and raises his weapon step though with a team.
Dr. Weir stops looks back. In control room Jack nods, Weir steps through.
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Cheyenne Mountain, Control room,
"Jack It's not too late for me to." Daniel said but was interrupted.
"No." Jack said.
"I.I.I could just grab my notes." Daniel tried again.
"No." Jack said.
"Kit…." Daniel says softly.
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Cheyenne Mountain, Gate room,
Ford, Sheppard and Buffy walk up ramp. Ford faces his back to the wormhole. All three wait.
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Cheyenne Mountain, Control room,
"All clear. Looks good." Colonel Sumner voice came through on the radio.
"Expedition team. Move out." Jack ordered then whispered "Be careful Buffy." Sam stood next to him and was the only one who heard, she took his hand and squeezed it for support.
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Cheyenne Mountain, Gate room,
"What's it feel like?" Sheppard asked
"Hurts like hell sir." Ford told him and Buffy looked at him, despite her long time at SGC she had not actually gone though the gate yet, but she didn't believe it would hurt, Willow or Faith would have said something. After a minute Ford grins and dives through backward "Woohoo!!" He yelled.
Sheppard looks at puddle, closes eyes and steps through.
Buffy stands there looked back and smiled as she saw her father 'I love you' she mouthed before tossing all her suitcases through one by one and walking through the wormhole a little tense.
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Unknown planet, Atlantis,
"Teams one and two secure the immediate area." Colonel Sumner told them then looked back sharply as suitcases began flying through the gate.
Buffy walked though the Stargate and looked at everyone looking at her "What?" she asked.
Teams searching the building, as they move the lights in the rooms activate.
"Everyone else find an open space and park it until instructed otherwise." Colonel Sumner ordered.
Lights on the steps come on as Sheppard and McKay walk up.
"Who's doing that?" Weir asked.
"Security teams any alien contact?" Colonel Sumner asked.
"Negative sir." A marine said.
"Team four. Negative Colonel." Another marine said.
Major Sheppard enters the room lights come on. "The lights are coming on by themselves."
"Colonel, are you sure you need your people exploring the entire city, I mean with all those lights coming on everywhere we must be using a lot of power and until we know how much there is left I suggest we be careful on how much we use." Buffy told him.
Colonel Sumner looked at her "Miss Summers, we have to be certain the city is secure." He told her
"I agree, however we should just secure the immediate area and some rooms around, the rest can wait until we know more." Buffy told him.
"She's right Colonel." Weir told him.
Grumbling Colonel Sumner called his teams back to secure the immediate area.
Sheppard, Buffy and McKay go upstairs to what appears to be some sort of control room.
"That's everyone." Colonel Sumner said.
"General O'Neill. Atlantis base, offers greetings from the Pegasus Galaxy. You may cut power to the gate." Weir said over the radio.
A small item rolls out of the Gate, it's a champagne bottle, then the Gate shuts down. Dr. Weir picks up bottle.
"Bon Voyage. Colonel Jack O'Neill." Dr. Weir read the note out loud.
Weir smiles up at Sheppard, Buffy and McKay.
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A room in Atlantis, (looks like some sort of briefing room)
The doors open and a security team enters.
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Atlantis, Room with Ships,
"They look like ships. Space ships." An expedition member said to another.
"I Love it." The other replied.
"Dr Weir you have to see this." The first expedition member said.
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Atlantis, Dr. Weirs new office,
"I have a lot of things to see. Just be careful." She said and walks to the control room.
Sheppard walks over to something which comes on "I didn't touch anything." He said causing Buffy to chuckle.
"Relax Major, it's like the entire complex is sensing our presence and coming to life." Dr. Weird informed him.
"This has got to be the control room. This is obviously their version of a DHD." McKay told them.
"Oh Obviously." Buffy and Sheppard said at the same them, then looked at each other each strangely before focusing on what McKay was saying.
"This area could be power control systems, possibly a computer interface…" McKay told them.
"Hey, hey why don't you find out?" Dr. Weir told him.
"Right." McKay told her.
"Dr Weir. Colonel Sumner can you come down and meet me please. We're three levels down from you" Colonel Sumner called over the radio.
"I thought the security teams were going to stop exploring the city?" Buffy asked.
"Right away." Dr. Weir replied through the radio then to Buffy "It's not that far away." She told her.
"Only been able to secure a fraction of this place. It's huge." Colonel Sumner told them.
"So it might really be the city of Atlantis?" Dr, Weir asked.
"It is Atlantis…and there is something else, I think I can hear…" Buffy said then noticed the window. "Crap" she said at what she was seeing.
The Colonel and Dr. Weir looked at her then Dr. Weir noticed the window and said "Oh my god."
Weir, Sheppard, Buffy and Sumner walk up to a window all you can see is water.
"We're under water." Dr. Weir stated.
"I did hear water." Buffy said which caused Sheppard to look at her strangely and asked "How can you hear that from so far away?" he asked.
"Good ears" Buffy said to him.
"I'd say we're under several hundred feet of ocean. Can't dial out. This could be a problem." Colonel Sumner told them.
McKay rushes over to them "Colonel. Dr Weir." He said.
"We're under water." Sheppard told him.
"Yes I was just coming to tell you. Fortunately there is some kind of a force field holding back the wa- water. Boy, that is impressive isn't it?" McKay said.
They all looked out and Buffy said "Impressive but also scary." Buffy told him.
"Dr. Beckett found something you should see." McKay told them.
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They enter a room with a Hologram in the centre, Beckett's standing on something.
"In the hope of spreading new life in a galaxy where their appeared to be none. Soon the new life grew, prospered. Here-" An Ancients Hologram spoke.
"It's a Hologram. The recording loops. This is my second time through" Beckett told them.
"What have we missed?" Colonel Sumner asked.
"Not much." Beckett told him.
"Exchange knowledge and friendship." Above her head a sort of map appears "In time a thousand worlds bore the fruit of life in this form. Then one day our people stepped foot on a dark world where a terrible enemy slept. Never before had we encountered beings with powers that rivaled our own. In our over confidence, we weren't prepared and outnumbered. The enemy fed upon defenseless human worlds like a great Schrage until finally only Atlantis remained. This city's great shield was powerful enough to withstand their terrible weapons but here we were besieged for many years in an offer to save the last of our kind we submerged our great city into the ocean. The Atlantis Stargate was the one and only link back to Earth from this Galaxy, and those who remained used it to return to that world that was once home. There the last survivors of Atlantis lived out the remainder of their lives. This city was left to slumber, in the hope that our kind would one day return." The Hologram finished and Beckett steps down, Hologram goes off.
"So the story of Atlantis is true, a great city that sank in the ocean." McKay said.
"It just didn't happen on Earth" Beckett told him.
"Well the ancient Greeks must've heard it from one of the surviving ancients." McKay informed them.
A scientist called Peter runs in over to McKay, whispers in his ear.
"I don't like to think they got their asses kicked." Sumner told them.
Beckett is about to get back up but Buffy grabs him and prevents him from stepping up.
"What are you doing, we have no idea how much power this thing might use and I have a feeling we're going to need as much as possible." She told him.
"She's right, stop." McKay told him then said "Power levels through out the city are dropping like stones."
"I knew it." Buffy said not happy that she was right.
"What does that mean?" Sumner asked.
"That if we don't stop everything we're doing right now, we're dead." McKay told him before he walks out.
Review please, next chapter is finished, I'm on a roll :D