Chapter 22 - Escaping Dagon and unexpected arrivals
Pegasus galaxy, Dagon,
It was a strange sensation to be in a battle but not actually be able to fight for herself. Instead all Buffy Anne Summers could do to help was to let her USA Air Force Major boyfriend John Sheppard use her slayer abilities in order to get to the place the God Demon King Illyria found on her night quest.
On the upside John seemed to use her slayer abilities quite well while she gave advice on how best to take Wraith out with her slayer experience. Since the first left it had taken them about 20 minutes to lose the Wraith tracking them and move stealthily to their destination.
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Pegasus galaxy, Atlantis,
"No, you can't go back to that planet. I know who we left behind but I can't risk putting you in danger as well." Weir told the remainder of Sheppard's team.
"We cannot just leave them there." Teyla stated.
"I can't let you go until I know you at least have a chance of getting back alive." Weir told her.
"We need Buffy." McKay told them.
"Yes, but where is she? We haven't heard anything from her since she disappeared." Ford told them.
Alarms went off as the Stargate suddenly became active.
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Pegasus galaxy, Dagon, ZPM chamber,
'Now that we are here, we need to figure out how to use these stones so the ZPM will reveal itself.' Buffy's voice said inside's John's head.
"Illyria, how do you think the stones should be aligned. It can't be just 1,2,3,etc with 9 in the middle. It seems too easy somehow." John told her.
"I agree, there must be a specific way to align them." Illyria told them.
'Yeah, we don't want to pick the wrong combination, I've got a feeling that is something that will cost someone their life.' Buffy commented.
"Maybe they have to total 13 in every way, it would fit because it was the brotherhood of thirteen." John told them as he began to reconfigure the stones "…prime numbers." He mumbled while doing so.
"I am impressed" Illyria told him as she saw his solution.
"Well I did pass a Mensa test once." John replied.
"My guide has chosen a good mate. Your offspring will be strong in both body and mind." Illyria replied causing John to turn an embarrassing shade of red.
Ignoring Illyria's comment Buffy asked 'you joined Mensa?'
"I passed the test, never joined." John replied.
'I'm dating a brain.' Buffy said dramatically inside his head.
"Hey, you're one to talk. If you think that dumb blond valley girl act you usually put up is actually fooling me." John replied.
'I worked years on that…' Buffy pouted mockingly.
"Have you gone insane or are you talking to someone other than me?" Illyria suddenly asked.
"Buffy somehow is speaking inside my head. It's how I someone have been able to use the slayers abilities to defeat all those Wraith." John explained.
"It must be the power of the Key she possess. Maybe she unconsciously created some sort of link or bond between the two of you when she sensed you were in danger by those Wraith." Illyria explained calmly.
'A bond? Huh, well it definitely has it perks if I can help John survive. I swear it's like he's a magnet for trouble.' Buffy said as she tried to project her thoughts to Illyria as well.
"She can't hear you. And HEY!" John said loudly.
"What did my guide say?" Illyria asked.
"See." John said to prove his point.
'Well I at least had to try to see if I can do this with anyone.' Buffy told him then added 'now what do you say we get that ZPM so you can come back home and let me welcome you back with that thing you liked so much last night.' Buffy said seductively.
"Right, let's get that ZPM." John said placing his hands on each side of the board with the stone. A click was heard and out of the wall a glow emitted.
"One fully charged ZPM." John said as he took it from the wall.
"It will be difficult to reach the stargate. It will be heavily guarded by the Wraith." Illyria told him.
Using the slayer's ability John leapt up and landed perfectly on his feet on the topside of the chamber. Illyria followed and landed neatly next to him on her feet.
A shot sounded and John turned around surprised to see Kolya. He then looked down to see blood coming out of his chest.
"I'll take that ZPM." Kolya said smugly.
'John!' Buffy screamed as she felt him weaken and fall to his knees.
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Pegasus galaxy, Atlantis,
The normally blue event horizon this time spat out red before it shimmered beautifully in its place inside the ring.
"I've got an IDC…It's Stargate Command" Peter told them.
"Drop the shield." Weir ordered.
Not long after the shield was dropped people started to emerge from the event horizon.
"General O'Neill. This is a pleasant surprise." Weir told him then added "How is SGC maintaining the connection? And why is the event horizon red?"
Jack smirked as he said one word "Willow."
"Buffy's friend?" McKay asked.
"And the strongest witch on the planet…well of Earth anyway." A geeky looking young man told them. "This is so cool." The young man said looking around.
"Dr. Weir, this is the Watcher Slayer Council's representative Andrew Wells. He's also a friend of Buffy's. Speak of which, is she here?" O'Neill asked.
"Uhm…why don't we go into my office." Weir told him.
"Ok, Colonel Everett. Take care of the installments of the toys we brought with." Jack ordered.
"Toys?" McKay asked.
"Oh they brought some really cool weapons with them to help you guys out fighting the Wraith threat." Andrew explained.
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Pegasus galaxy, Dagon,
'He shot me…I'm shot…Buffy…' John thought.
'John…Noooo! I will not lose you' Buffy said angrily as she reached for the darkness inside her knowing that that power will save her love…she then hesitated as she felt it come closer. The words of the Slayer demon reaching her thoughts. Pushing those aside Buffy reached for the darkness and pushed it through her bond with John.
Illyria had kicked Kolya hard moments after the shot. She stared at the man she had come to like and who was the mate to her guide. She felt anger rise up inside her but before she could act she felt a energy blast hit her. She looked at the direction it came from to see 3 Wraith advancing at them. Wasting no time she sprinted towards them, ready to slaughter them painfully.
John had begin to feel himself slip away when suddenly a rush of power enveloped him he screamed in pain when it felt like his entire body was on fire inside and out.
'What's happened? Don't hurt him help him!' Buffy thought but John continued to scream, Buffy quickly pulled the darkness back inside her own body and shoved it away.
"The power of the slayer is for women. The slayer has always been female. You lend your powers to a male which didn't cause him harm but when you forced the darkness, the essence of your power into this male it rejected him and cause him severe pain." The deformed voice Buffy recognized as the Slayer Demon whispered to her.
'I can't let him die. There has to be something I can do!?' Buffy yelled.
"Focus on your bond Buffy. Feel the power of the key flow through you." Another voice whispered.
'Dawn?' Buffy asked.
"Concentrate Buffy." Dawn told her.
Buffy did as Dawn told her and opened herself more to the power of the Key as she had done many times before. 'now what?' Buffy asked.
"Feel your connection with John, let the power flow through that connection then search for the cause of his pain and use the Key to manipulate the area of the pain in order to heal it. When you're done retreat to yourself. Your connection will be broken and you will be unconscious for about half an hour. But you both should be fine." Dawn told her.
'Thanks Dawn.' Buffy told her as she began to do as Dawn had told her.
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Pegasus galaxy, Atlantis, Weir's office,
"Is my daughter ok?" Jack asked as soon as the door closed behind him in Weir's office.
"As far as we know, yes. This morning the First attacked Atlantis by magic portal from Earth. Buffy's slayer premonition warned us and gave us time to prepare. Towards the ending of the fight Buffy was enveloped in white light and vanished along with her friend. A demon God king called Illyria. Illyria returned a few hours later with a message from Dawn that Buffy would be ok. Dawn also told us an Stargate address where we could obtain a fully charged ZPM and that we would need that ZPM soon. We have not heard anything from Buffy since she disappeared but I don't think Dawn would lie to us about her." Weir reported.
Jack let out a breath "Well I know where Buffy went after she disappeared but last I heard she was supposed to be back here."
"What happened to her?" Weir asked.
"Buffy and the only other chosen slayer called Faith were both transported from where they were to Anubis's base. Anubis used witches to catch Faith and we think Dana, who is another slayer Faith works with. Anubis messed up the spell and Buffy was taken instead of Dana. That slime snakehead then tortured them until they passed out. When they regained consciousness they tried to escape. Buffy used the Power of the Key she has inside her to create a portal. When they were about to go through Jaffa showed up. Faith was in mid air and couldn't stop her momentum and went through the portal. I don't know what happened next but Faith told me Dawn told her Buffy was back safely in Atlantis." Jack informed her.
"We should check her quarters, she might just have been transported in or used another portal without us knowing. It usually takes a lot out of her so she may have passed out afterwards." Weir informed him.
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Pegasus galaxy, Dagon,
Illyria looked around as she awaited more attackers. Seeing no one she headed back to John. Looking down on him he seemed to still be alive, his breath slow and his heart rate beating normally. A green glow seemed to shine within him. Illyria cocked her head trying to sense more of the energy. Then a slight smile came across her face as she felt the power of Buffy's Key part inside the male. She then proceeded to heave the man over her shoulder and grab the ZPM in her free arm.
The Green energy then shot out of John's body and created a green portal. Wasting no time Illyria leapt through with John and the ZPM.
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Pegasus galaxy, Atlantis, Buffy's room,
Green energy crackled from the magical portal as Jack and Weir stepped into Buffy's room. As the two looked at it a blue demon carrying an unconscious Major Sheppard and a Zero Point Module. The blue demon looked over at them before she pulled the Major off her shoulder unto the bed and handed to ZPM to Weir. Without saying a word she then proceeded to walk to Buffy.
Buffy through John closed the portal she created and then retreated herself from his mind. Groaning she blinked a few time until she saw John laying on her bed, with her slayer senses she picked up his steady heartbeat and gave a weak smile.
"Buffy, are you well?" Illyria asked.
Buffy looked at the blue demon and nodded weakly "thank you." She whispered softly then passed out from exhaustion.
"Buffy?" Jack asked as he approached his daughter only to have his path blocked by Illyria.
"How do you know my guide?" she demanded to know.
"She's my daughter." Jack told her side passed the blue demon to reach his daughter and take her hand. "Buffy? Honey? Are you ok?" he asked concerned.
"She will be fine. She was exhausted from extensive use of her Key part." Illyria told the man.
"What happened to Major Sheppard?" Weir asked as she was checking on him.
"He was shot by Kolya. Buffy saved his life by using the Key's energy to heal him and create a portal through him to get us of Dagon." Illyria explained then added "If you would both leave now, my guide and her mate need rest."
"Mate!?" Jack stammered and looked immediately at the Major as his protective father instincts kicked him.
"He is a worthy mate. They will make strong children." Illyria commented.
"Children!?" Jack exclaimed.
"You should not be upset but happy." Illyria said not getting it.
"I'm gonna kill him." Jack exclaimed taking a step towards the major but the blue demon blocked his path.
"Ugh, someone wrote down the number of that truck that hit me." John said as he woke up and recalled Kolya shooting him "Or at least kicked Kolya's ass." He added.
"I left him unconscious on a planet the Wraith were visiting to feed. It is doubtful he will survive." Illyria told him.
As John sat up and got his barings he glanced at Buffy "Is she…?" he asked.
"She'll be fine, just resting." Weir told him.
"Good…" John said then noticed the Colonel…no he's a General now he noticed and planned to on his feet to salute to his superior. He body however protested and he almost ended up on the floor if Weir hadn't eased him back on the bed in a sitting position.
"Sir." John saluted sitting.
Jack sighed knowing he couldn't kill the guy now that he was already injured. He'd kill him later, when he could fight back. "At ease Major." He told him, then into his radio he said "I need a med team to get Major Sheppard from Buffy's room to the infirmary."
"That's ok sir, I just need some rest." John replied.
"Fine, as long as it's not in my daughters bed." Jack replied then added "you can rest in the infirmary. I'm sure Dr. Beckett is as good at taking care of you as Dr. Frasier is at SGC." 'and hopefully his needles as just as sharp and ready to be used on you as hers are.' Jack thought to himself when the med team arrived.
"Should we move Buffy to the infirmary as well?" someone from the med team asked.
"She hates hospitals." Jack stated.
"Yeah, there is no point in admitting her. She'll escape as soon as she wakes up." Dr. Beckett told them.
"I never manage to escape Janet." Jack muttered.
"Well you do not have slayer abilities to aid you." Beckett told him.
"Maybe I should have Willow teach me some spells…" Jack said thinking of how magic may be able to save him next time from Janet's needles.
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Next chapter Buffy and John deal with the new arrivals and the cahpter after will be the Wraith attacking Atlantis.