Disclaimer: I do not own Star Gate or the Buffy Universe. They belong to their creators and this is just a story to play with both. There will be no money made from this work it is purely for the amusement of the author and any crazy enough to read it.
A/N: Warning this is only spell and grammar checked by the computer and the author. Mistakes maybe made. This will be updated as time allows.
By: Fire Wolfe aka Fire Star on ffnet.
7/2/2010
Challenge 5430: Family Found
I know that there are a lot of SG/Buffy Crossovers that deal with one of the gang having family in the SG program. I would like this Story to be centered on Giles. He should be related to one of the SG people. McKay, Beckett, or Woolsey come to mind. Maybe even Janet Fraiser. It might be interesting for Giles to inherit the guardianship for Cassie. This should be post Sunnydale crater and it should include the gang making Cassie a part of their family. I would like to see A Buffy/Giles pairing with Dawn becoming close to Cassie. I think she could use a sister closer to her age and a friend. It would be cool to see Cassie/ Connor or Cassie/Mini Jack. Dawn/Mini Jack or Connor. I would love to see the family Connor is placed with By WH be Giles. It would serve Angel right if Giles becomes his father figure.
I think the council should find a way to save Cassie from the bomb in her chest and perhaps make her a witch. I do not want her as a slayer.
Faith should take to mentoring the girls much to Buffy annoyance. Buffy will be more mature and calmer because of Giles influence.
Part Three
"His family sir? What family and how does this affect Cassandra? Sir Janet was a friend and with all due respect I will do what I can to protect her daughter."
The president was glad he was not speaking to the general in person. George was a good man and a friend and he trusted him. However, there were things he was not cleared to know. Things that had been kept from his for the safety of Star Gate Command. He looked out across the lawn of the White House and the gardens soothed him a little. How could he explain the family Rupert Giles had created around him? The family that had all begun when the Englishman had been sent to America to train and protect the Chosen One. Buffy Summers was not a typical slayer. She had defied logic from the beginning and was perhaps his nations greatest asset and treasure. He looked down on his right hand at the Watcher's ring he wore and knew he had to protect Rupert and his band of misfit children. Ironically they were just as well suited to protect Cassie as SG-1. The recent events in Sunnydale would be a blessing. No one would notice one more girl among so many. They could hide Cassandra in plain sight. There was the added bonus of her being with people who had the ability to understand and perhaps even help her with her growing abilities. Of course he could not tell George any of this. "Rupert Giles is acting as a mentor to several special young people. He is in fact assigned to the United States to act as a special liaison to seek out and mentor these children. He has taken in over half who are currently residing at the consulate. These young people have all been assets to this country and they will not be risked. I owe them a debt. Their lives would be in as much danger as Cassandra's if the NID learned about them."
Hammond listened stunned. He had to wonder who these people were. I will have Colonel Carter look into this. This could become a problem. I won't let Cassie be at risk. We owe Janet too much for that. "Will Cassandra be safe then?"
Henry Hayes began to laugh at that comment. It had caught him off guard so it became a deep and full belly laugh. "Oh yes, she will be safe. If Rupert's Scooby Gang adopts her I truly pity any who would dare try to harm her. Yes, she will be safe. They will keep her from the NID and any who would harm her. "
"Sir, Dr. Giles is coming to the funeral." Hammond said.
The president sobered instantly and said. "So will I. George it is vital that you treat Rupert with respect he is held in very high regard by his government."
"Yes sir. "Hammond said he scowled and knew that it had just gotten complicated. He would have to talk to SG-1 and warn them. He had a bad feeling that they might just grab Cassandra and jump through the gate to keep her safe. He was afraid he might agree with that idea because the idea of handing her to strangers was not going to go over well. He had a feeling that whoever this Giles was he had a lot of pull and that made Hammond nervous. "I will make arrangements for you stay sir."
"Good, now I have to go George. I have a few things to clear up if I am to come to Janet's funeral."
"Yes sir." Hammond said. He was uneasy suddenly beginning to wonder how well his chief medical officer had known the president. The call ended with him feeling wary and worried. He picked up an outside line and called Janet's house. He had to inform SG-1 and make arrangements for President Hayes visit.
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Rupert Giles headed down to the kitchen. He needed a cup of tea desperately. He could barely keep the tears from falling. He stumbled on the steps but was able to catch himself before he fell. He was more cautious as he headed down. Cassandra would need him and he was not going to fail her by breaking his neck on the stairs. He would have to be quiet or he would wake Buffy and his children. He was not ready to face them just yet.
Buffy woke with a start. She heard the mild expletive Giles had muttered on the stairs and heard him stumble. She tossed back the covers and got up quickly. She pulled on a light robe over her yummy sushi pajamas. She quickly left her room taking a quick look in at Dawn, Faith , Willow and Tara they were all sound asleep. She knew Giles was an early riser but something bad had happened. She could feel the sudden grief as it almost overwhelmed her watcher. It had been hard to face Giles abandonment and his siding with her friends to kick her out. Buffy had nearly been shattered by her watchers actions. They had sliced her deeply and she had almost broken. The tie between a watcher and a slayer was always the grounding cord to keep the slayer alive. When it was damaged or torn a slayer could lose hope and die. The past few weeks had been filled with finding lost potentials and reorganizing the SWC. Hurt feelings and personal needs had been set aside. Buffy knew that they were all at the breaking point. If they did not fix it soon their family would fall apart and scatter. She had almost been to the point of not caring. Or she had been until Giles deep pain woke her. The connection was so strong and clear. Clearer then it had been in many years. She felt his agony and his pain like it was her own. His feelings suddenly filled her. She froze on the stairs as the last seven years replayed in her mind. It was a waking vision or was it Giles memories? Buffy did not know but in a blink of an eye she saw everything through her watcher's eyes. Tears fell as she suddenly realized that her staid watcher loved her. He had not wanted to because he had been desperate to protect his heart from loss. So many losses he had endured. To Buffy Giles had always been the strongest man she knew. Ok maybe not physically but emotionally. He was her rock. His uncertainties and fears were now laid bare to her. She felt tears falling as she watched Gile's feeling slowly change. At first they had been pride in his slayer. Ok that made sense. Then there was the pride of a mentor/ father and his love for her. That feeling was brief, it was suddenly overpowered by a different kind of love. Buffy swallowed hard as she watched the pain in Giles face as she had fought to save both her mother and herself on her birthday. His dark glare at Travers had not been a fathers. No it had been that of a lover who had just betrayed the one he loved more than life itself. Buff shifted through Giles feeling and memories as he met Janet's new daughter during this time. His closeness to the doctor was obvious. She was like fly on the wall as he discussed his feeling for her with his cousin Janet. The doctor had simply listened and never judged. She offered support if he wanted to try to win Buffy. There was also a warning that it could be dangerous if the council learned of his feelings. In the end Giles had pushed them aside for her. He had decided her safety had to come first. More memories came Giles trying to move on with Jenny and his guilt that she had been killed by Angelus. Killed because the vampire and the Scooby gang all thought she was the love of his life. Guilty because he had not really loved her as she deserved. Then there was Glory and her death. The sudden ripping pain she felt was Giles reaction to her death. His agony at the broken bond and the near madness it caused. Suddenly she knew Giles had not rejected her. He had left to protect her when she came back. His feeling were driving him to claim her and he had not wanted to burden her. The emotions he felt were dark and primitive and Buffy suddenly felt safe in them. She felt his growl at her being with Spike and his rage at all the others she had dated. No Giles had not abandoned her he had left to protect her. His actions on the hell mouth had always been to keep her safe. Buffy pushed the tears away. She had to go to Giles his pain was swamping her. She did not bother with the stairs they would take too long. She jumped over the balcony and landed quietly. She quickly went to the kitchen. Giles was standing at the stove staring at the kettle. It was clear he was lost in thought. Buffy moved to him and before she could think about it wrapped her arms around his waist. He froze and turned into her hug. "Buffy?"
"I am here Giles it is ok to cry."
He suddenly broke down as his grief escaped.
Buffy held him and as she did so knew that nothing was ever going to be the same again. She could feel the connection between her and Giles and she felt safe and loved. They were one and she would never let him be alone again.
TBC...