Gate of the Demon
... vision
...host/symbiote
Years passed and there were no other incidents with the demon. Daniel and Ker'wa had fully recovered and were traveling through the Stargate regularly, sometimes taking Sam or Dean, or both, with them to a relatively peaceful planet. On their first trip through the Gate, Daniel had broken into a fit of laughter when Dean had somersaulted off the steps and had landed upside down against the DHD. Amy, being too young to go with them, contented herself by watching Daniel and his team when they left and came back, providing that she didn't have any school to attend. She had gotten used to the fact that every mission ended differently.
A day before Amy's tenth birthday, Daniel sat awake off-world, staring into the flames of the campfire. They were still searching for Merlin's weapon and had gotten nowhere with the search. They were running out of time and had no clues as to its whereabouts. The Ori had already started to convert many planets to the path of Origin. He could kill the priors using his abilities, which, Daniel had learned from his brothers, who in turn learned from a rogue hunter that these people with special abilities were part demon. It could be the damn truth for all he knew, even though the hunter was trying to rile Dean into hating Sam because he could turn into a killer. Unlike what Gordon thought, Sam could never turn to the dark side, and neither could Daniel or Amy. He couldn't even kill Adria, the Orici and Vala's daughter, even when he had the chance to.
"Jackson, what are you still doing up?" Mitchell asked as he came out of his tent to take over his part of the watch.
"I couldn't sleep. Besides, I needed some time to think about things," Daniel replied, switching his gaze from the flames of the fire to the foreign stars above his head.
"Uh-huh. Let me guess. You're thinking about what that hunter said about your powers and the fact that the Ori are virtually breathing down our necks at this point in time. Am I right?" Mitchell sat down next to the team's archaeologist. He felt for him. It was hard when
someone came along and pointed out that the things that you saw as a gift were possibly overlooked as something else, or in this case, related to demonic activity.
"What if Gordon's right? What if Sam, Amy and I turn into some kind of unspeakable horror? Or some kind of monster that you'll have to put down? Who'll stop us from killing everyone on the base and on Earth? Who'll take care of Amy is she's overlooked if we go on a killing spree?" Daniel questioned. "Who'll protect Earth when the Ori arrive when we are all dead because of that damned demon?"
"Stop talking like that, Jackson. You're kind are like those funky vampires your brothers ran across when they first met Gordon in the first place. You can chose your path, and change it from what may or may not happen. As my mother told me a few times, 'Fate loves to screw around with Destiny's story script,'" Mitchell quoted.
Daniel smiled. "Thanks Mitchell. That's what I needed to hear," He said and went to his tent to catch up on some sleep.
They gated back to Earth early the next day. SG-1 had the day off and most of them planned to be at Amy's party. Sam and Dean had stopped by and had picked the girl up while Daniel and his team were still at the base. They brought her to a nearby fair so the decorations could be strung up and the cake could be bought.
An hour before noon, Amy's few friends showed up, bearing presents. They talked outside on the roomy patio while Daniel grilled up some hot dogs and hamburgers on his barbeque. The presents were handed to Amy after they had been served chocolate cake with a strawberry filling and a scooping of vanilla ice cream. She received a set of earrings in the shape of a Chinese symbol that stood for 'beauty', a CD of her favourite band, Green Day, a double sided camouflage bandana and a necklace kit that came with a real oyster and its own pearl. Her friends left a few hours later.
"Didn't you get me anything, Daniel?" Amy asked once they were inside and doing up the few dishes that had been dirtied. Sam and Dean had taken off to check up on their previous work at the bar and were due back within the hour.
"I didn't buy you anything, but I did get you a trip through the Stargate. We're leaving in a couple of days. Sam and Dean are coming with us and so will my team," Daniel said and was thanked by a whoop of joy and a bone-crushing hug. "The school knows that you'll be absent for a week or two."
"Where will we be going?" Amy asked as she calmed down.
"I can't tell you where we're going, but pack some cargo pants, not jeans, some T-shirts, a sweater or two, a pair of good boots and a pair of sandals," Daniel answered as he pulled the plug in the sink.
Not surprisingly, Amy couldn't keep still. When the doorbell rang on the day they were leaving, she ran to the door.
"Uh-oh. You jumped in the sugar bin, didn't you?" Jack asked, warily eyeing a madly grinning Amy. "Is Daniel around? Or is he just as bad as you are right now?"
"I'm right here, Jack. Amy found the chocolate stash last night, I think it was. The sugar rush hasn't quite worn off just yet," Daniel answered before Amy could say a word. "Why are you here anyways?"
"I came to say that I'm joining you on your little trip to the present address," Jack quipped.
"All right, we're coming," Daniel said. Five minutes later, he and Amy were getting into Jack's truck and driving off to the base.
The group of eight people walked into the Gate room just as the seventh chevron locked into place, the event horizon of the wormhole splashing forth and retreating back into the naquadah circle.
"Wow. It's even prettier up close," a less hyper Amy said, her gaze fixed on the alien device. She stepped up and through the event horizon, Daniel following her closely, and stepped into the inside of a pyramid. "Is this Abydos?"
"Yeah. I talked to General Landry, and he agreed to let you go through the Stargate after your tenth birthday. I figured that it might be a good idea for you to meet Kasuf and Skaara," Daniel answered. "Yes, they've ascended, but they come back here when we do."
They all exited the pyramid and walked all the way to Nagadah, stopping for short breaks before continuing. Daniel spoke fondly about the city and its inhabitants that he had grown to love for the year that he had lived among them. Sam, Dean and Amy listened carefully to his stories. They knew that his wife, Share, had come from here while Ra ruled and had been taken to be a host for a Goa'uld, and was later killed by Teal'c while she was killing Daniel.
"Well, we did blow a nuke in Ra's ugly face," Jack remembered, smiling at the thought of the look on the alien's face when he recognized what it was.
As they approached the city, they were greeted fondly. An old man walked forward, a younger man beside him at all times.
"Good father," Daniel bowed before the old man.
"Daniel. I am glad to see you here. There are more people with you than the last time you came from the first world," Kasuf said.
"Yes, good father. These two are my brothers who have been lost to me since our parents were killed, and I have found them three years ago. This is the girl who I've taken under my protection when I found out that the man who was her true father abused her many times," Daniel introduced them.
Amy lowered her eyes as if she was shy. She could feel Kasuf's gaze on her as he gave her a quick once-over.
"She shows no injury," Kasuf said.
"Jack, take them to my house," Daniel said and waited while they left. "Good father, that man hurt her where it would not show. He had violated her at a young age, and she still bears the emotional scars from the experience. When she marries, she will be frightened for her first time. Amy is ten years old, and I took her away from him when she was seven."
"Where is this man?" Kasuf demanded. Even though he had ascended, he didn't know about everything that happened on Earth.
"A demon, not a demon like R, has granted him the ability to appear in the homes of others and do whatever he wishes to do to them. We have no idea where he is right now," Daniel answered.
"I see. What is she called?" Kasuf asked.
"Her name is Amy," Daniel answered his question and entered the city with the two men. "I must warn you to be careful around her. You know of my abilities. She has some like me, and so does my younger brother, Sam."
"Then we will not startle them. Come, the evening meal will soon be served," Ska'ara said as his father leaned on his other son. "With your returning, Daniel, there will be a feast tomorrow."
They ate in silence. The dishes were cleaned and everyone left to sleep. With only five rooms to spare, they doubled up. Daniel and Sam Carter slept together, having realized their feeling for one another. Amy had a room to herself. Mitchell and Jack set up their sleeping bags in one room while Sam and Dean did the same in another one. Teal'c set up in the remaining room, standing guard in his own way as his room was closest to the main door.
I'm so sorry about the delay!! My grandmother broke her hip and I had to go and take care of her for two months. She's doing better now. Anyways, I hope to get the rest of this story up and finished for you, the readers. Only two chapters are left to type. I also plan to write a sequel once I get my head around it. I have a general idea, but it needs a lot of work and some research before I even get a rough plan. All I know is that Agent Hendrickson will make a special appearance, only to get his ass kicked and a severe talking to by the President.
Next time, the yellow-eyed demon enters the SGC by the way of a Trust operative, but Daniel and Sam kill him after they sense him from the other side of the gate before it's dialled.
To answer your questions, yes, I know that the Abydonians have ascended, but I decided to play with that plot for a bit. I thought that seeing as Amy would be allowed to go through the gate for her tenth birthday, why not have the Abydonians there? They appear whenever Daniel and his team go through the gate to their home world.