Gate of the Demon
... vision
...host/symbiote
The two weeks that Daniel had requested as a birthday present for Amy went by fast. When they dialled Earth at the end of their last day on the planet, Sam suddenly stiffened and placed a hand on Jack's upper arm, stopping the process.
"Sam, what's wrong?" Mitchell asked, staring at Sam, a hand on his handgun in case he needed it.
"Sammy? Come on, snap out of it!" Dean nervously said, startled at the blank look in his baby brother's eyes. Looking around, he became even more freaked out when he noticed Daniel and Amy reacting in the same zombie-like way. He was almost ready to reach for the small vial of holy water that he always carried on his person when his baby brother spoke out loud.
"It's there, Dean. The demon, it's waiting for us," Sam whispered, his green eyes reflecting his fear.
"He's an exiled member of the Ori because they feared imminent death or take over by him. It plans to use people like us to conquer Earth to make it bow down to him so in turn that Ori will bow down to him," Daniel softly told everyone, his blue eyes staring at the inactive Stargate.
"I don't want to be used to kill," Amy whispered into Samantha's shoulder as the lieutenant colonel held the girl.
"Continue to dial the SGC, Jack. Keep Amy on this side of the gate until Landry gives you the go-ahead. Sam and I will go through. We know how to destroy it for good," Daniel ordered his former CO.
Jack, who had never heard such a commanding tone come out of Daniel's mouth, jumped to the task and finished the dialling sequence, sending his GDO as soon as the wormhole was established. He watched in silence as Sam and Daniel walked through the shimmering water-like substance of the event horizon, feverishly hoping that they came out of this alive and in one piece.
On the other side, General Landry stared as the iris closed on its own after Daniel and Sam had walked out onto the ramp. Just as he was about to speak to them over the internal communications system, he noticed their expressions, and realized that they had detected something with their abilities and were trying to accurately pinpoint it. Then he remembered Sam's vision about the Trust operative sneaking onto the base. "Damn it," he whispered quietly to himself and then turned to Walter. "Initiate an entire base lockdown right this instant!"
"Yes sir!" Walter stammered as he punched in the correct codes and keys, informing the entire base at the exact same time when an SF located in the embarkation room suddenly triggered his weapon.
The bullets froze in midair and the dropped harmlessly to the ground. The brothers locked gazes with the man.
"You never thought that one of us spent time with the Ancients, the ones that you consider to be unbelievers, the corrupters of your faith?" Daniel snarled angrily. His voice scared some of the marines and air force personnel in front of him, the tone reverberating deep inside their souls.
"Or that one of us wouldn't fall for your tricks?" Sam continued. "This is justice for all of the lives that you corrupted in your quest to hunt us down and use us to your will."
A bright light exploded from Daniel's chest, consuming both him and Sam, before spearing to the Trust operative, killing him, and the demon that took him as a host. Ever so slowly, the light dissipated, revealing two slumped forms on the ramp and a corpse burned beyond recognition at the ramp's base.
"Get a medical team in there, stat! And inform Colonel Mitchell and the others that it's safe to come on through," Landry ordered, finally tearing his gaze away from the unmoving figures on the ramp.
SG-1 and their guests walked through the Stargate's event horizon just in time to see the medical team leaving the room. They couldn't help but notice the burnt corpse, and Amy couldn't help but suppress a smile. Her nightmare, and those of other people like her and two members of her family, was finally over.
Oh my gosh! This story is almost done. I'll be posting a multiple crossover here in a few weeks' time. It's called Immortal's Legacy. Daniel, whose true name is Nyeran in this story, is an Immortal who has lived for over ten thousand years.
Next time, the epilogue to this fic. We touch up on the happenings of Stargate Command and maybe get a hint of the future.
If any one of you wish to help me get ideas for the sequel, finding a title included, email me your ideas and I'll dedicate the story to you. I know that Henrickson was killed by Lilith, but I'm going to postpone the events from season 3 and 4 for a while for the sequel, and that includes Dean's deal with the crossroads' demon.