A/N: Thanks every one for the previous chapter's reviews. I've had this chapter in my head for a while so I wrote it immediately after I finished the previous chapter. I just finished it so.. here it is. This chapter is my take on the SG: Atlantis premiere (Rising) and the SG: SG1 episode Lockdown. I'm not really good at writing fight scenes so I hope I can be forgiven. Hope you all enjoy this really, really long chapter. I'd love to read your reviews
Willow's Apartment, Monday, 0700 hours
"Dawn" said Willow as she knocked on her door, "it's time to get up; you have class in two hours"
Willow stood outside the door as she sensed Dawn just lying on the bed silently. She knew that Dawn had heard her but was just ignoring her.
"Can I come in?" asked Willow
"No" said Dawn silently but loud enough for Willow to hear it
"I'm up" said Dawn
"Can we talk?" said Willow
"No" said Dawn as she slowly got up and opened the door, "like you said, I have class in two hours I need to get ready for. So, if you would so kindly excuse me" said Dawn as she closed her door again before heading into the rest room that was directly connected to her room to freshen up and take a shower.
"Alright" said Willow softly as she stared at the closed door, "I made some coffee and breakfast, just help yourself"
"OK" replied Dawn
"Ok" said Willow silently as she knocked on Faith's door.
"Hey sleepyhead" said Willow smiling, "get up"
"Oh for goodness sakes, I'm up" said Faith as she swung her door open, pulled Willow into her room and then slammed the door shut again
"Hey" said Willow as Faith pushed her against a wall, "you ok?"
"Yea" replied Faith as she placed her hands on the skin of Willow's hips under her shorts
"Dawn's here" said Willow smiling as she grabbed Faith's hands from her hips and laced her fingers between Faith's
"She's in the shower" whispered Faith into Willow's ear
"True" said Willow as she considered what she could be doing with Faith in the meantime, before she quickly shook her head, "but I gotta go in an hour, you know Colonel Carter is picking me and Daniel up for the trip to Antarctica"
Just then Faith smiled and pulled Willow onto her bed before flipping her over until Faith was on top and holding both of Willow's hands at the sides of her head.
"So you like to be top huh?" asked Willow smiling, "you know it's unfair if you use your Slayer strength"
"Hey" said Faith as she leaned down until she was inches from Willow's face, "I use what I have. Can you sense Dawn nearby?"
"No" said Willow just as Faith kissed her
"Wow!" said Willow after the kiss ended, "That was better than the Council HQ one"
"I know right?" said Faith smiling before she let go of Willow's hands
Sensing a chance, Willow then grabbed Faith by her waist as Willow flipped her over on the bed until she was on top.
"So now you get all bossy?" said Faith smiling
"Oh, you know" said Willow with a grin, "I try not to be that mousy student I used to be in high school"
"She's still in the shower" said Willow as she gave Faith another kiss
"You're not half bad yourself" said Faith with a smile after the kiss
"Wait what?" said Willow, "you serious? I thought that was good"
"You have much to learn, my padawan" said Faith
"Wait, did you just reference Star Wars?" replied Willow in mock surprise
"Yea" said Faith
"You're a geek at heart" said Willow laughing as she leaned down and kissed her again before whispering in her ear, "I'm sorry Faith, I have to go"
"I know" said Faith as she looked into Willow's eyes, "When are you coming back?"
"Most likely tonight" said Willow as she moved to lie next to Faith, "maybe earlier. Anyway, you'll be busy with another session of training with Teal'c if I'm not wrong, and then demolitions training with Colonel Dixon. Tomorrow you have explosives with Colonel Reynolds"
"OOOH!" said Faith with a grin, "That's gonna be awesome"
"Oh hey, what was it that Dr. Weir wanted to talk to you about?" whispered Faith
"It's nothing" said Willow, "I've thought about it for some time now and I'm going to turn it down"
"You don't think I deserve to know?" asked Faith as she got up and lay her head right next to Willow's.
Willow stared into Faith's eyes which held a bit of hurt.
"I'm sorry" said Willow, "You do"
"What is it then?"
Willow: "We're looking for the lost city of the Ancients"
Faith: "Really? Wow… have you guys found it yet"
Willow: "Not yet"
Faith: "Close to finding it?"
Willow: "I don't know. But I know it's not on Earth"
Faith: "How?"
Willow: "When General O'Neill had the Ancient Repository of Knowledge downloaded into his head, somehow I formed a mental link with him"
Faith: "Really?"
Willow: "I got limited access to the information and it would come in waves. I explained to him and the others that it was being like in an ocean of information. The deeper he sank into it, the deeper I sank"
Faith: "Which meant that you had access to more of the information?"
Willow: "Yeah, eventually the General found the name of the city"
Faith: "What was the name?"
Willow: "Atlantis. Faith, the lost city of the Ancients is Atlantis"
"What?" whispered Faith, "You're kidding?"
Faith: "Atlantis?"
Willow: "Yeah, Dr. Weir is forming an expedition in case we find it. She wants people who have the Ancient gene to go on it. She requested my participation but General O'Neill said that it would be my decision"
Faith: "Are you saying no because of me?"
Willow: "No, we don't know where it is Faith"
"I don't want you to say no because of me" whispered Faith, "or because of Dawn"
"Hey Faith!" shouted Dawn right outside her door, "I'm done"
"Alright kid" said Faith before she turned back to Willow, "as for you, I think you should go"
Faith: "To Atlantis I mean"
"Why?" Willow asked surprised
"It would help your career" whispered Faith as Willow laid her head on Faith's chest, "I'm sure helping a bunch of people who held you prisoner hasn't helped you much"
"I love my career" said Willow as she looked up at Faith, "but… what I mean…. I just don't wanna go"
"Ok" said Faith as she kissed Willow one more time before getting up.
"Come on Red" said Faith as she helped Willow up and whispered into her ear, "I don't want you to regret this opportunity"
"I won't" said Willow as she opened the door just as Dawn came out of her own room fully dressed for the day.
"Hi Dawn" said Willow, "nice dress"
"Alright" said Dawn just as Faith ran into the rest room for her shower
"I have to get going early Dawn" said Willow as she looked at the young girl who was pouring coffee, "I may have to stay late at work but Faith will drop you off and pick you up from your classes"
"Ok" said Dawn
"Dawnie" said Willow as she placed her hand lightly on Dawn's shoulder
Almost immediately, Willow noticed that Dawn's shoulders were trembling.
"Dawnie?" said Willow concerned as she turned Dawn around, only to see anger written on her face before she pushed Willow away from her.
"Don't touch me" said Dawn through gritted teeth, "You put my sister in prison"
"Dawnie" said Willow
"Don't 'Dawnie' me" she said, "Do you expect thanks from me for what you did? Huh? Is that it? You want me to go on my knees and thank you for everything, thank you for not putting me in jail, thank you for such lenient sentences for them?"
"No, Dawnie. I just….." said Willow as she stepped back stunned
"Don't expect any thanks from me" said Dawn, "once Buffy's out, once she's done all of her five years, I'm out of here. I'll never love you, you're just the stranger I'm stuck living with; I'll only tolerate your presence. In fact you know what, I love Faith more than I'll ever love you. At least she takes care of me and would never have put Buffy, my Buffy, in prison"
"DAWN!" shouted Faith as she rushed out of the shower after hearing the commotion outside.
"I gotta go" said Willow as she looked sadly at Faith, "Colonel Carter's on the way here"
"Red" said Faith as Willow interrupted her
"Here's the keys to the car" said Willow as she gave the keys to Faith, "be careful outside, it's supposed to snow"
"Dawnie" said Willow as she turned to face Buffy's sister, "You may not love me, but I do love you and I'll take care of you. Both Faith and I will" she said as Willow gave Dawn a peck on the cheek.
"Just go Willow" said Dawn as she turned and headed back to her room past Faith, "that's what you do best"
"Red" said Faith as she walked towards the red head dressed in only her bath towel
"She needs to get it out of her system" said Willow sadly, "I'm alright"
"No you're not" said Faith, "She'll be seeing the counsellor at the academy tomorrow, maybe over the sessions, she'll start letting go of her anger"
"Probably" said Willow
"I'm gonna make an appointment to see the same counsellor too" said Faith
"Why?" asked Willow
"When I was in the big house" said Faith, "I had to see a councillor as well, and it helped me a lot. I just want to continue that"
"Alright" said Willow
"You guys will be alright" said Faith as she kissed Willow's cheek
"I hope so" said Willow, "as she looked at Dawn's door, I miss her"
"Anyway" continued Willow as she looked at Faith and the then the wall clock, "oh, the Colonel should be here already. I better go now. I'll see you later tonight; don't blow too many things up ok. And for God's sake, be careful"
"Yes ma'am" said Faith as she gave Willow a mock salute and stuck out her tongue.
"See ya later" said Willow as she left the apartment and closed the door behind her.
Faith was left in the living room in only her towel and she looked at Willow close the door and then turned to face Dawn's closed bedroom door.
"Oh boy" said Faith to herself, "now how the hell do I fix this?"
"Dawn!" shouted Faith as she headed to the young girl's room.
Ancient Outpost, Antarctica, 10 hours later
"Dr. Weir" nodded Colonel Carter as she stepped out of the elevator and into the Ancient outpost
"Elizabeth" said Daniel
"Hi Dr. Weir" said Willow
"Hello Colonel, Daniel, Willow…. Welcome to Antarctica" said Dr. Weir
"We were here before Elizabeth" said Daniel as he smiled
"Elizabeth!" said Dr. Rodney McKay as he ran to the elevator where Dr. Weir was standing with three fifths of SG1
"Yes Rodney?" said Dr. Weir as she turned to face the scientist
"Listen" said Rodney, "we're having problems in making a connection between the chair, the database and the computers for the SGC."
"Ummm… that's why we invited Colonel Carter" said Dr. Weir as she motioned toward the three people standing in front of her.
"Oh.. Hi Sam" said Rodney as he gazed at the Colonel
"McKay" nodded the Colonel in acknowledgement
Then he noticed Willow standing next to the Colonel, "and you are?"
"Captain Rosenberg" said Willow
"Oh" said Dr. McKay with a snort, "the supposed psychic?"
"Did he just air quote the word psychic?" whispered Willow to Colonel Carter
"Yes" said the Colonel smiling at Willow
"And you must be Dr. Rodney McKay, the supposed 'scientist extraordinaire'?" said Willow grinning
"Supposed?" said Dr. McKay angrily, "I'll have you know…."
"Rodney!" shouted Dr. Weir as she rubbed her forehead, "get the chair ready for Captain Rosenberg"
"Wait a minute"" said Dr. McKay, "she has the Ancient gene?"
"Oh yeah" said Willow, "Ancient gene and a head of fire red hair, you know what that means right?"
"No" said Dr. McKay
"Well" said Willow as she gave an evil looking smile to Dr. McKay, "let's hope you never find out"
"Willow" said the Colonel, "you're scaring the poor man"
"Sorry ma'am" said Willow as she stuck her tongue out at Dr. McKay
"Hey" he said, "she stuck her tongue out at me"
"Sure she did Rodney" said Daniel as he headed towards the small room where the computers were
"Come on Rodney" said Dr. Weir, "set up the chair"
"Oh all right" said Dr. McKay, "I'll need five minutes and no distractions from the psychic here"
"Rodney!" said Dr. Weir
"I know, I know" said Dr. McKay as he walked away
"Colonel Carter?" said Dr. Weir
"I'll make sure he doesn't mess up" said the Colonel as she smiled at Willow
"Willow" said Dr. Weir as she smiled at the red head, "may I see you in private?"
"Yes ma'am" said Willow as she followed Dr. Weir to a quiet area
"Willow, I'll get straight to the point" said Dr. Weir, "I know that General O'Neill has told you about my request"
"Yes ma'am" said Willow
"And?" asked Dr. Weir, "do you have an answer for me?"
"I can't ma'am" said Willow, "I can't go"
"May I ask why?" said Dr. Weir
"It been my dream since I graduated from the Academy to join SG1 ma'am" said Willow, "and leaving the team at this critical juncture, especially since we are still at war with the Goa'uld is something that I would not do"
"There's no other reason?" said Dr. Weir
"I have someone under my care ma'am" said Willow, "my friend's sister has been placed under my care as part of a deal that was made with the President and the NID. She would be kept out of jail as long as she stays with me. So if I did go to Atlantis, that deal would become void. Plus, I really haven't achieved much yet, I'd like to gain more experience on the field and then get my Masters and doctorate before I could even think about going to Atlantis"
"Please don't get me wrong ma'am" continued Willow, "its an honour to be asked to join your expedition, but I need to wait. I hope I'll still be welcome after I've completed everything I need to complete?"
"Of course" said Dr. Weir with a smile
"Elizabeth" said Dr. McKay as he ran to where Willow and Dr. Weir were standing, "The chair's ready"
"Alright" nodded Dr. Weir as she turned to Willow, "it's all yours Willow"
"Yes ma'am" said Willow as she followed Dr. McKay to the chair room.
"Alright Captain" said Dr. McKay as he pointed to the chair, "all you have to do is sit on the chair and concentrate, it should then detect your gene and activate"
"Yeah" said Willow, "I've seen how it works"
"Right" said Dr. McKay
Willow then slowly stepped up the podium and sat down on the chair; once she sat down, it immediately activated as the chair leaned backwards.
"Elizabeth" shouted Dr. McKay once he saw the chair activate immediately upon Willow sitting down
"What is it?" said Dr. Weir who was soon followed by Colonel Carter and Daniel who stared at Willow as she was leaning back on the activated chair
"Willow?" said Colonel Carter as she stepped forward to where Dr. McKay was standing
"This is cool" said Willow said as the chair swivelled ninety degrees slowly, "activating long range sensors"
"What?" said Colonel Carter as she looked at Daniel and a very surprised Dr. McKay
"Did you know that there were long range scanners?" asked Dr. Weir as she looked at Dr. McKay
Just then a highly detailed visual of the solar system appeared in the space above the chair.
"Woah" said Daniel before he looked at Willow who had her eyes closed
"Willow" said Dr. Weir, "Can you find Atlantis?"
"Sorry ma'am" said Willow, "the chair only controls the drone weapons and the long range scanner. I can't access the database from here"
"It was worth a try" said Dr. Weir
"Yes ma'am" said Willow
"Thanks for your help Willow" said Dr. Weir as Willow leaned forward and got up from the chair
"It was my pleasure ma'am" said Willow as she looked back at the deactivated chair
"Willow" said Colonel Carter, "Wanna help me to connect the database to our computers?"
"Sure" said Willow as she walked towards Colonel Carter
"How about after the connection is made and it's stable, we grab something to eat" said Colonel Carter
"Sure ma'am" said Willow
"Feel like ice cream?" asked the Colonel
"Its Antarctica ma'am" said Willow, "so... yeah why not… let's do something crazy"
"Let's fix up the connection then" said the Colonel as she and Willow walked into a small room full of computers
General O'Neill's office, SGC, three weeks later
"Teal'c" said General O'Neill as the Jaffa sat down on the chair across from his table, "it's been some time since Faith joined the SGC and during that time she has been on intensive training with you, Reynolds and Dixon"
"Indeed she has O'Neill" said Teal'c
"What's your opinion?" asked the General
"She is a skilled warrior O'Neill" said Teal'c, "However, she still has room for improvement. In some techniques she is still very raw; however, she is working to do everything she can to improve upon those raw areas"
"That it?" said the General
"Indeed" said Teal'c with a smile
"So would you say she is ready to go on missions with SG1 on a regular basis?" asked the General
"I would, O'Neill" said Teal'c, "however, she should continue her training"
"Alright then T" said the General, "thanks for your input"
"It has been my pleasure to work with Faith Lehane" said Teal'c, "having her working with Willow Rosenberg at the SGC would be of great benefit"
The General nodded as Teal'c got up and left the office. Just as he left, Teal'c noticed a man wearing a Russian uniform standing outside the General's door.
"Good morning" said Teal'c as he passed the man
"Good morning" said the man as Teal'c passed him to get into the General's office
Teal'c stopped outside the General's door as he suddenly got a feeling about the Russian Colonel but he shook his head and walked off to go back to Colonel Carter's lab.
General O'Neill was looking at the personnel file of one Major John Sheppard, from the McMurdo Air Base in Antarctica. He was tested on the Chair and according to Dr. Weir, was a natural at using the Ancient chair, just like Willow. She had requested that he join the expedition team and despite his misgivings about the man's past, General O'Neill accepted the request.
He recalled the briefing that Daniel gave two weeks earlier at the SGC after he cracked the Ancient database at the Antarctic outpost and found the location of Atlantis.
"As we know" said Daniel, "The Ancients were suffering from a plague that ravaged this galaxy. Most of them ascended, while others left this galaxy for a new one, Pegasus. Maybe they went there and seeded the galaxy with life, maybe that's what Ancients do. All we know is that they went there."
"On their flying city?" said the General smirking
"Jack" said Daniel, "these are the Ancients, the gate builders… they do everything big"
"So… Pegasus?" said the General
"According to Dr. McKay, it's the name of a dwarf galaxy in the local group" said Colonel Carter
"Jack" said Daniel, "we can go there"
"The mission's been approved already Daniel" said the General, "and no, your request to go has been denied….. again"
"Jack"
"Daniel" said the General, "I need you here"
"General" said Dr. Weir who had come back with SG1, "we need the ZPM to power the gate to Atlantis"
"Find another way" said the General
"Jack" said Daniel, "there is no other way, you know the massive amount of power needed to dial another galaxy. The only way is by using a ZPM"
"Sir" said Willow, "how about the six gate addresses I received from the other reality?"
"The last team got back a few hours ago" said the General, "no luck, all the ZPM's were empty"
"Oh" said Willow
"We'll be exploring another galaxy, General" said Dr. Weir, "and maybe we'll even be able to meet real Ancients"
"Can you find more ZPM's in Atlantis?" asked the General as he looked at Dr. Weir and Daniel
"Yes" said Daniel, "and who knows what else we could find. Come on Jack, these are the Gate builders we're talking about, one of the most advanced civilisations we know"
"The potential wealth of Knowledge and technology that could be found General" said Dr. Weir, "outweighs anything we've come across so far ever since we started to step through the Stargate"
"The massive power requirements for this trip would mean that most likely, you're going on a one way trip" said the General after some thought
"Yes I know" said Dr. Weir, "but the benefit to humanity is far greater than the risk. And it is a risk that every one of my expedition members are willing to take"
General O'Neill looked over the briefing room table as he thought about what was being said. He knew that Dr. Weir was right, the knowledge and technology gained from Atlantis could far outstrip everything they knew and would be immensely useful in the defence of the planet. After a while, the General leaned forward on the table and smiled.
"You have a go" he said, "You leave in a month"
Back in the present, the General finished recalling the events of two weeks ago as he noticed a Russian officer standing in his room.
"Yes?" said the General as he looked up
"General O'Neill Sir" said the Russian man, "I am Colonel Alexi Vaselov, it is an honour to finally serve under your command"
"Say what?" asked the General confused
"I assume you were expecting my arrival Sir?" said the Colonel, "I am to be taking command of the Russian SG team"
"No" said the General as he looked up at the Russian colonel
"Sir" said the Colonel, "I understand you reluctance but if you look at my records with the Russian Air Force, it would go a long way in allaying your concerns"
"No" said the General again
"Sir?" asked the Colonel with a confused look
"Look Colonel" said the General, "until you're properly trained, there is no way you're even stepping near that gate. So for now, you're dismissed"
"Yes sir" said the Colonel as he stood at attention before turning around and walking out the door.
"Oh excuse me" said Willow as she almost crashed into Colonel Vaselov as he walked out of the General's office
"Captain" said the Colonel as he passed by Willow
"Colonel" replied Willow as she looked at him walking away
"Hi Gen…" Willow interrupted herself as she did a double take at the form of Colonel Vaselov as he was walking away.
"That's a very weird feeling I'm getting from him" thought Willow to herself
"Red?" said the General as he saw her standing outside his door, "you alright?"
"Sir" said Willow, "if you don't mind me asking, who was that?"
"Colonel Vaselov, Russian Air Force" said the General, "wanted command of the Russian SG team"
"He's angry" said Willow
"Oh yea" said the General, "so what can I do for you?"
"Uhhh sir… actually you asked to see me" said Willow smiling
"Oh yeah" said the General as he stood up and motioned to Willow to walk with him, "I talked to Teal'c about Faith"
"Oh?" said Willow as she raised her eyebrows
"She got good reviews from Dixon, Reynolds and Teal'c himself" said the General
"That's a good thing right General?" asked Willow
"Yes" said the General, "she's allowed to regularly go on missions through the Stargate with SG1 now, but she'll still be undergoing intensive training. As for Captain Grogan, he'll be reassigned back to his old team"
"Yes sir" said Willow just as they reached Colonel Carter's lab
"So big guy" said Faith who was standing next to Teal'c in the Colonel's lab, "when's the housewarming party?"
"Who's having a party?" asked General O'Neill as he and Willow walked into Colonel Carter's lab.
"Apparently I am" said Teal'c, "Colonel Carter called it an apartment warming party"
"Hey that's cool" said the General, "pot luck?"
"Indeed" said Teal'c as he noticed Willow walking closer to Faith
"Congrats Teal'c" said Willow, "when are you moving to your new place?"
"The apartment will be ready on Tuesday" said Teal'c
"Nice" replied Willow
Willow: "Faith, you're done with training"
Faith: "Really?"
Willow: "Yeah, Colonel's Dixon and Reynolds, along with Teal'c gave you glowing reviews according to General O'Neill"
Faith: "That's great"
Willow: "Oh yeah, means that you'll be able to officially go on missions through the Stargate now, although you may have to do some rather intensive training later on. General O'Neill will tell you later that you could go through the Gate on missions, so just be surprised when you hear it from him"
Faith: "Alright. How about we celebrate when we get home? Just you and me?"
Willow: "Dawn's gonna be home"
Faith: "Then we go home early so that nothing classified is spoken"
Willow: "Will there be much talking?"
Faith: "Hell no!"
Willow smiled at Faith and then looked on as Daniel, Colonel Carter and Teal'c were talking about the Russian Colonel.
"I'll go talk to him" said Daniel
"He's angry I guess" said the General, "according to Red that is"
"Colonel Vaselov?" said Willow, "yeah he was actually. Furious would be the better term I guess"
"Ok… I'll go talk to him" said Daniel as he left the lab and went over to the Colonels quarters
"I shall be going to my quarters for meditation" said Teal'c, "Willow Rosenberg, Faith Lehane… would the both of you care to join me for a sparring session in one hour?"
"Sure" said Faith and Willow together
"And I gotta go back to my paper work" said General O'Neill as he walked out of the Colonel's lab
"Faith… Willow" said Colonel Carter, "come with me to the Gateroom, I have a surprise"
"I love surprises" said Faith as the three ladies walked off together
Just as they were walking to the Gateroom, they stopped as they heard a voice coming over the P.A system.
"Medical emergency" said the unfamiliar voice, "medical staff to Colonel Vaselov's quarters"
Colonel Carter and the female members of SG1 looked at each other before they ran to the Colonel's room. Once they did, they saw that the medical personnel were already at the room and putting Colonel Vaselov onto a gurney.
"Daniel" said Colonel Carter, "What happened?"
"I don't know" said Daniel, "I came into the room, talked to him for a minute before he simply fainted"
"Doc" said Willow as she looked at the Colonel, "Will he be alright?"
"I'm not sure Captain" said the doctor, "but he needs to go to the infirmary now"
"Sure" said Willow as she stepped back and the doctor and her staff rolled the gurney to the infirmary
"Daniel" said Colonel Carter, "don't you have a mission in fifteen minutes?"
"Yea" said Daniel as he turned around and walked towards the locker room
"That's weird" thought Willow to herself, "I was standing close to Colonel Vaselov just now and I didn't have the same weird feeling as the last time. What's going on?"
"Hey Red" said Faith, "let's go check out the surprise"
"Yea" said Willow softly, "let's go"
"Something's wrong, Colonel" said Willow a few minutes after walking towards the Gateroom
"Such as?" asked Colonel Carter
"When I met Colonel Vaselov for the first time earlier today" said Willow, "I had gotten a weird vibe from him"
"And" said the Colonel
"Just now, there was nothing" said Willow
"It's probably nothing Willow" said the Colonel as she led Willow and Faith to the Gateroom.
"Hey" whispered Faith, "are you ok?"
"No" said Willow, "I have a very bad feeling"
A few minutes later, the three women reached the Gateroom.
"Willow" said the Colonel, "check this out"
Colonel Carter then turned around to face Walter, "Hey Walter, engage the shield"
Willow and Faith looked in surprise as a thin layer of transparent silver energy rose up from the bottom of the Stargate to cover the iris.
"Wow Colonel" said Willow as she walked up the ramp, "You did it"
"Force field?" asked Faith as she stood beside Willow at the top of the ramp and touched the silver layer
"Oh yea" said the Colonel, "It can work independently from the iris but, for now at least, it's going to be used as an extra piece of reinforcement for it"
"Nice" said Faith as she looked at the Colonel, "You developed this?"
"Actually, Willow drew the schematics for it" said the Colonel, "I just had to find a way to build it and power it, and that was before we knew what it was exactly"
"Willow drew it?" said Faith
"When I was mentally linked to the General" said Willow, "I started to draw stuff, this was the first thing I drew"
"Oh" said Faith
Just then Daniel walked into the Gateroom along with SG-11 as they got ready to gate to another planet for an archaeological mission.
"Alright Walter" shouted Colonel Carter, "you can lower the shield"
"Shield has been disengaged" said Walter
"Alright guys" said the Colonel as she turned to face Daniel and SG-11, "have a good trip"
Daniel nodded as the Colonel and Faith, followed by Willow passed by him.
"See ya Daniel" said Willow as Daniel stared at her
"Daniel?" said Willow as she stopped at the middle of the ramp, "you alright?"
"Yes" he replied as he continued to stare at Willow as she walked away
Suddenly, just as Willow passed the door to the Gateroom she stopped, she had gotten that same feeling again. But this time, it came from Daniel. Willow turned around as Daniel was getting ready to step on front of the team. Daniel glanced at her and gave a menacing grin just as the Stargate started to dial.
"Colonel!" shouted Willow as she ran back into the Gateroom and mentally grabbed a Zat from one of the SG-11 team members. She immediately activated the Zat and pointed it at Daniel.
"Willow!" said the Colonel as she and Faith ran back into the Gateroom, only to see Willow pointing a Zat at Daniel, and the SF's pointing their sidearm's at Willow.
"Stand down" shouted the Colonel, "everyone stand down, Willow put down the Zat"
Hearing the commotion, General O'Neill walked down to the control room and was confronted with a scene right out of the movies.
"Captain Rosenberg" said the General, "Stand down"
"Who are you?" said Willow as she continued to point the Zat at Daniel, "you are not Daniel"
"Willow" said Faith, "that's Daniel"
"No" said Willow, "Colonel, remember I told you I got a weird feeling from Colonel Vaselov earlier today and then just now I didn't have that same feeling from him"
"Yes" said the Colonel
"Well, I'm getting the same feeling from Daniel" said Willow
"What's going on down there?" said the General
"Who are you?" said Willow again, "I can sense another presence in Dr. Jackson, so who are you?"
Just then Teal'c walked into the Gateroom from another entrance and was surprised at what he saw.
"Teal'c, Colonel, General, Faith" said Willow, "that's not Daniel"
"Captain" said Daniel, "I think you're stressed out, you need to relax"
"No" said Willow, "You aren't Daniel"
Willow then turned to Colonel Carter while still aiming at Daniel, "please ma'am, you have to believe me"
"Don't listen to her Colonel Carter" said Daniel
"What did you just call her?" said Willow as she turned back to Daniel
"Colonel Carter…. Sam" said Daniel
"All the while I've known Daniel" said Willow, "He's never called her Colonel Carter, always Sam"
"Put the gun down Willow" said Daniel
"Colonel" said Willow, "Please trust me"
"Daniel" said the Colonel, "maybe it's better if you come to the infirmary with us. That way, Willow can see that there's nothing wrong with you"
"Actually Daniel" said the General as he put the phone down after talking to Dr. Brightman, "You need to see Dr. Brightman at the infirmary now, Colonel Vaselov's sick and you were the last person to be seen with him. So SG-11's mission has been scrubbed to tomorrow"
Just then Willow sensed anger coming from Daniel, "Don't make a move Daniel" said Willow
"Willow" said Faith
Willow: "Do you trust me?"
Faith: "Of course"
All of a sudden, Daniel moved behind one of the members of SG-11 and in a very quick move, took out the man's sidearm and held him hostage with the gun aimed at the side of his head.
"Open the gate!" said Daniel
"Daniel" said Willow as everyone now trained their guns on him.
"Stand down!" shouted the General as the SF's put down their guns while Willow still had a Zat trained on Daniel
"Put down the weapon or this man dies" said Daniel as he stared at Willow
"Willow" said the Colonel, "remember what you were practising on the Tel'tak when we were going to Hala?"
"Ma'am?" said Willow as she realized what the Colonel meant, "ooooh, yes ma'am"
"Alright, alright" said Willow as she looked at Daniel, "I'm putting the Zat down"
"Now, open the gate!" said Daniel
"Can't do that Daniel" said the General
"Too bad" said Daniel as he trained his weapon on Willow, "Do it or the female dies"
In that split second, Willow had a quick conversation with her team.
Carter: "Have you been training your telepathy?"
Willow: "Yes ma'am"
Carter: "Connect me with Faith and Teal'c"
Willow: "Done"
Carter: "Faith… once Willow disarms Daniel, I need you to move behind him somehow and get him away from the hostage"
Faith: "I hearyou"
Carter: "Teal'c, Zat him once Faith and the hostage are clear"
Teal'c: "Very well Colonel Carter"
Carter: "Willow, now!"
Willow concentrated her telekinesis on the gun as she first switched the safety on before taking the whole weapon apart. Faith then jumped over the side of the ramp and landed to Daniel's side before giving him an elbow to the ribs and the face as he let go of the hostage. She then pushed the hostage onto the ground as Teal'c aimed and fired the Zat at Daniel.
Everyone saw the beam hit Daniel as he went down but was still moving. Everything seemed to go in slow motion as everyone looked on stunned as he slowly got up and reached into his own holster. Whipping out his sidearm, Daniel aimed it at Willow.
Just then, time sped up as people heard two gunshots just as Daniel went down after the General shot him once through the shoulder.
"Everyone alright?" said the General as he put down his gun
"Sir" said one of the SF's, "Dr. Jackson fired his weapon as well"
"Who's hurt?" said the General as he looked around and settled his eyes on Willow and the increasing size of the red spot that was forming on her thigh.
"Willow" said Faith as she ran over to the red head
"Oh!" said Willow as she looked at her injury and then at the Colonel, Teal'c, General O'Neill and Faith, "I think I've been hit"
"Get them to the infirmary now!" said the General
"Hey" said Faith as she put Willow's arms around her shoulders and supported one side of her while Colonel Carter supported the other side.
"Never get shot Faith" said Willow smiling, "hurts like a bitch"
"Nice way to put it Willow" said the Colonel as Dr. Brightman came to Willow with a gurney
"Captain" said the doctor, "I need you to lay down here and relax alright"
"Alright Doc" said Willow as Faith and Colonel Carter helped her onto the gurney
The general went to check on Daniel just as another medical team arrived at the scene. However, no one noticed the black smoke that rose from inside Daniel and quickly moved inside the General. Almost immediately, the General got up just as the medical team put Daniel onto the gurney and walked towards where Willow was sitting on the other gurney.
"Captain Rosenberg" said the General as he hugged her tightly and whispered into her ear, "You will make a very suitable host"
"Sir?" said Willow confused just as she felt the same feeling she got from Daniel coming from the General
"No!" said Willow, but it was already too late. She saw the black smoke coming out from the General and within a split second move into her body.
"No, what Red?" asked Faith as she looked at Willow
"Nothing Faith" said Willow as she smiled as Faith
The Colonel looked at the General who had gotten out of the hug and returned a look of confusion at Colonel Carter
"Umm… Carter?" said the General confused, "what just happened?"
"I was next to Daniel" he said, "and now I'm hugging Red here"
"Sir?" asked the Colonel
"How did I get here" asked the General
"You walked Sir" said Willow before she turned to face the Slayer
"Are you alright Sir?" asked the doctor as she helped Willow to lay down on the gurney.
"I think so" replied the General
"General, Colonel Carter… you should remain with Daniel" said Willow, "he looks a lot worse off than me"
"I'll stay with Red" said Faith, "You guys should see to Daniel"
"You sure?" said the Colonel
"Yes" said Willow, "don't worry, I'll be alright"
"She'll be alright, Colonel" said Dr. Brightman
"Looks like the bullet went clean through the muscle" continued the Doctor, "she'll be out of commission for a while but alive"
"Alright" said the Colonel, "I'll come after Daniel is out of surgery"
"Yes ma'am… General" said Willow
"See ya" said the General as he still had a look of confusion on his face
Infirmary, SGC, 10 minutes later
"Alright Captain" said Dr. Brightman as she used a pair of scissors to cut up her pant legs, "let's take a look at the injury"
"What the?" said the Doctor when she reached the site of the injury but there was no bullet hole, no wound, not even a scar
Faith looked on surprised as well, "How?" she said, "We all saw the bullet wound"
"This body heals very fast" said Willow as Faith looked up at a pair of cold eyes staring back at her
"Who are you?" said Faith as she pulled the Doctor away from Willow and shielded with her with her own body
Willow then got off the bed and stood up, "it has been so long since I've been in such a body" she said as she looked at her hands, "there is so much power, I have missed this"
"Who are you?" said Faith as she slowly walked backwards before looking at the Doctor, "Doc, run and call for backup, we have a problem"
Just as Dr. Brightman turned to run, she found herself stopped mid-stride before she was flung onto the wall of the infirmary and held there.
"No Doctor" said Willow, "You are staying right here"
"Willow" said Faith as she went into an attacking stance, "don't make me do this"
"You are nothing" said Willow with a sneer, "You are less than nothing"
"You aren't Willow" said Faith as she gave Willow a devastating round house kick that sent her sprawling onto the floor.
"I am so much more than that weak and pathetic female" said Willow as she immediately got up and turned towards Faith
Faith saw the button for the alarm to her immediate left and, instead of fighting Willow, she ran towards it. Suddenly she felt something invisible hit her side and she was flung across the room, landing hard on the gurneys that were on the other side of the infirmary.
"Foolish Tau'ri female" said Willow as she stared at the unconscious body of Faith before turning to the doctor.
"Captain?" said the doctor
"You are the healer here, are you not" asked Willow
"Yes" said Dr. Brightman
"Then you are a very dangerous person" said Willow as he walked to where Dr. Brightman was and let her drop down to the floor.
"Get up" said Willow menacingly as the Doctor slowly stood up. Willow then grabbed her throat and her right hand.
"You use your right hand, do you not?" said Willow as Dr. Brightman nodded
Suddenly Willow took the doctor's right hand and smashed it onto the wall multiple times until there were sounds of the bones crunching, indicating that the hand was completely smashed.
"I'll do the same to your head" said Willow, "The Tau'ri have such fantastic medical technology, I cannot have someone so adept alive until I have gone through the Stargate"
"Who are you?" said Dr. Brightman between her sobs
"I am your god" said Willow as she turned Dr. Brightman's head and whispered into her ear, "I am Anubis"
Dr. Brightman looked on in fear and screamed as Willow grabbed her head and smashed it against the wall twice. The scream travelled so far down the hallway that the SF's stationed at one of the intersections heard it and took off running.
The screams of Dr. Brightman also woke up Faith who, until that moment was knocked unconscious by Willow's telekinetic push, quickly stood up and grabbed a gurney before she could throw it directly at Willow before pressing the alarm.
"Emergency at the Infirmary, help! Need people with guns now!" shouted Faith into the microphone on the wall before she ran over to the Doctor who was on the floor crying in pain. Faith saw the large gash on the side of her head as she crouched down after looking towards the direction of the thrown gurney where Willow's body lay underneath.
Colonel Carter, Teal'c and General O'Neill were at the operating theatres on the other side of the base when the klaxons started to go off and they heard Faith's voice saying that there was an emergency in the infirmary. The three of them looked at each other and ran as fast as possible towards the infirmary, wondering what had happened.
"Doc" said Faith as she grabbed her hand, "you have a gash on the side of your head, I don't think it would be a good idea to move you until a nurse comes. In the meantime, I'll stay here with you, squeeze my hand if you understand me"
Faith smiled when the doctor squeezed her hand.
Just then, the SF's ran in and was stunned as they looked at the destruction in the infirmary.
"One of you get a nurse or a doctor here quickly" said Faith, "Go! Dr. Brightman's been badly injured"
"Yes ma'am" said one of the SF's as he quickly ran out the door to look for medical help.
"Where's help?" said Faith as she looked at the other SF
"It's on the way ma'am" he said, "General O'Neill and an armed contingent are…."
Faith looked in shocked as a bed hit the SF mid-sentence, knocking him out instantly.
"Wrench" said Willow, "I am a god. Do you really believe that you can stop me?"
"Willow" said Faith as she looked at the red head, "I know you're in there, fight it…. I know you can… you have to fight it"
Faith felt herself being pulled towards Willow's outstretched hand, "You can try all you want" said Willow as she wrapped her hands around Faith's neck, "Nothing of the host survives"
Faith looked with eyes wide in shock and anger as the fingers that belonged to Willow tightened around her neck.
"But" said Willow, "I will keep you as my Queen, and we will start a new generation of the Goa'uld"
"Go to hell" said Faith as she gave a hard kick right onto Willow's ribs.
Willow let her go as she stepped back in pain.
Taking her chance, Faith gave Willow a punch to her solar plexus before landing a side kick to her torso which made Willow crash backwards onto a few machines.
"I don't give a damn if you are a god" said Faith angrily as she ran over to where Willow was and held her by her neck, "get out of her. You can have me"
"No" said Willow as she smiled menacingly at Faith, "This host is mine but, do not despair. You will join her very soon"
"You will not harm this body" continued Willow as her voice changed to a lower menacing one, "I will have full control over this body's powers and once I do, I shall make sure that you are the first one who kneels before me"
"Get out of her" said Faith angrily as she picked up Willow and pushed her onto the wall right next to her
"Are you willing to kill this body?" asked Willow, "that's the only way I'll ever get out"
"No, there has to be another way to get you out of her" said Faith
"You are a killer" said Willow, "I know the truth about you, you are simply a failed experiment. A disappointment to the Ancients, they had such high hopes for your kind"
Faith opened her eyes wide in shock with the revelation that Willow made and unintentionally released her.
"Lies" said Faith as she stepped back
"Are you absolutely sure?" grinned Willow as Faith felt herself flying though the air and hitting a wall on the other end of the infirmary
Faith hit the wall hard just as Colonel Carter rushed into the infirmary with three SF's
"Faith!" shouted Colonel Carter who came rushing in with some SF's, "my God, what happened?"
"Dr. Brightman needs medical assistance" said Faith as she tried to get up from the floor grimacing in pain and pointing to the Doctor who was leaning on to the wall and cradling her smashed hand
"Colonel Samantha Carter" said Willow as she looked at the Colonel
"Willow?" said the Colonel
"Its Anubis" said Faith as she stood up slowly on unsteady legs
"What?" said the Colonel as she helped Faith stand up
"As I was telling the failure there" said Willow as she pointed at Faith, "you will all bow before me, I will take this planet, I will destroy you and your precious SGC. The Goa'uld will rise again under my rule. And what a rule it will be"
Suddenly the Colonel and Faith both felt themselves being flung onto the wall as Willow held them there. While holding the Colonel and Faith on the wall, Willow mentally pushed away the three SF's out into the corridor.
"I feel the power now" said Willow as she looked at Colonel Carter, "You people are foolish, you did not know the weapon this host could be, her power is enough to destroy cities. And it's mine now"
"Oh shut up!" said General O'Neill as he shot a Zat beam straight at Willow
Thanks to the beam and the resulting stun effect disrupting her concentration, Willow fell to the ground just as Colonel Carter and Faith landed hard onto the floor.
"Doc" said General O'Neill who ran towards Doctor Brightman with the nurses and Dr. Warner, the chief surgeon.
Lastly, Teal'c walked in and he looked around him in surprise. He saw Dr. Brightman in a heap on the floor crying softly in pain, most of the machines were destroyed, the beds were all overturned with some being smashed and then he looked at the cracks in the walls.
"What occurred here" he said as he walked to where Colonel Carter and Faith were and helped them up
"Anubis got to Willow" said Colonel Carter
"Carter" said the General, "you need to prepare the counter measure"
"What counter measure?" said Faith confused
"Come with me Faith" said Colonel Carter as she took Faith's hand and led her to her lab
Once Faith left, the General walked over to where Willow was lying unconscious, and turned to a nurse who was standing behind him.
"Keep her sedated until I order you otherwise" said the General as he stared at the nurse, "Is that clear? And then move her to Isolation room one, make sure she's restrained"
"Ye…. Yes sir" said the nurse as he gave Willow a dose of a highly potent sedative
"O'Neill" said Teal'c, "what are you doing?"
"Willow knew that something like this may happen, T" said the General, "I'm sorry, but she only asked me and Carter to take care of it should it come to that"
The General turned to look at a surprised Teal'c, "Don't be angry at her" said the General
"What do you mean?" asked Teal'c
"She asked Carter to build a counter measure against her powers" said the General, "she had a nightmare that Anubis took over her body and used her to… well….. kill everyone. Carter told me about it the day they went to the Ancient outpost in Antarctica, and I approved it the next day"
"It was a sound choice O'Neill" said Teal'c
"Yes it was" said the General, "but it wasn't easy, and it won't be getting any better"
"To what are you referring to, O'Neill?" asked Teal'c
"She had one more request" said the General, "and none of us are going to like it"
Colonel Carter's lab
"Faith" said Colonel Carter, "Willow was afraid that something like this may happen and she asked the General and I to create a counter measure to nullify her abilities"
"What?" said Faith, "No, she wouldn't do that"
"Faith" said Colonel Carter as she held on to the shoulders of the younger girl, "listen to me, she had a nightmare where she was taken over by Anubis. From the way Willow described the dream, he used her powers and his knowledge of Ancient technology to completely subjugate this planet, kill many of our allies and many other people in this galaxy"
"No" repeated Faith, "she wouldn't do that"
"Then you should read her own words" said the Colonel as she took a key and walked towards a file cabinet. Faith looked on as the Colonel turned the key and unlocked one of the cabinets. She opened it and reached in. Faith looked on as the Colonel took out a sealed brown envelope and handed it to her.
"Willow wanted me to give you this in case this ever happened" said the Colonel
"She knew?" said Faith
"Like I said, she suspected something like this would happen" said the Colonel, "but no one expected for it to happen so soon. I'll be next door so that you can have some privacy to read that, Willow said its important. Although she never told us why"
"Thank you Colonel" said Faith
"Faith" said the Colonel, "just call me Sam, I'll be next door preparing the counter measure"
"Ok… Sam" said Faith as she sat down and opened the letter
Dearest Faith,
I know this is the most clichéd thing ever but if you're reading this, then it means that someone or something has taken over my body. Most likely it's that bloody snake, Anubis.
Faith, I had a nightmare, a very bad one where Anubis took over my body and used my powers to kill millions of people including Colonel Carter, Daniel, Dawn and General O'Neill. I don't want it to get to that. I asked Colonel Carter to create some counter measures to nullify my powers and General O'Neill to keep my body sedated until such time one of our allies could help us.
If they are unable to help me, then I need to be killed. I know what you're thinking Faith but it's true, if nothing can be done, then I need to be killed. Remember in the F-302 I told you that we are just a small part of a huge galaxy? If Anubis manages to take my body and escape, the entire galaxy is in danger. Not just Earth. Millions of humans on other worlds would suffer at his hand….. No, at my hands. It's my hands that will cause the suffering, I don't want that Faith.
If that happens, if the entire galaxy is threatened by me, then I need to die before I can escape. I know what you're thinking, but it's for the safety of the galaxy. You can't just think about Earth anymore. If Anubis gets out he will threaten everything. That's why I need to be killed if nothing could be done.
Faiths, if it does come down to that then promise me you'll still stay with the SGC. I need you to swear it or else I'll come and haunt you from the grave. Also, please look after Dawn and tell her I'm sorry I let her down… again…. You know… by dying. Anyway, I can't write anymore without crying my eyes out and sobbing like a baby since you're sleeping in the next room.
Goodbye… I mean, hopefully it won't be goodbye… just in case
With love,
Willow
"Damn it" said Faith as she finished reading the letter and held her head in her hands before she started to cry, "you stupid, stupid girl… how could you?"
"Faith?" said the Colonel as she walked into her lab
Faith looked up with her red eyes at the Colonel and smiled as she handed the letter to her, "No, it was a private letter for you" said the Colonel
Faith nodded wordlessly as she folded the letter and placed it back into the envelope as tears rolled down her face.
"You care about her, don't you" said the Colonel as she placed a Frisbee shaped device onto her table
"Just as much as everyone here does" said Faith as she looked at the device and wiped her tears, "so, is that the device Sam?"
"Yea" said the Colonel, "it emits an ultrasonic frequency that should interfere with the parts of her brain that control her abilities"
"Cutting Anubis off from using them" said Faith as the Colonel nodded
Isolation Room One, three hours later
After reading Willow's letter for the tenth time that day, Faith walked into the observation deck that looked into Isolation Room One. Looking down into the room she saw Willow sleeping as her body remained restrained to the bed. She then looked at the Frisbee shaped device that the Colonel built which was meant to nullify Willow's powers.
"Faith" said Daniel as he slowly walked in with his arm in a sling, "may I join you?"
"Sure, whatever" said Faith, "How's the doc?"
"Anubis smashed her dominant hand" said Daniel softly, "she won't be able to practise medicine again; she just slipped into a coma due to her brain injury"
"And that security guy?" asked Faith
"He was lucky" said Daniel, "the bed just dislocated his shoulder, he should be up and about soon"
"Will she get out of this?" asked Faith
"I don't know, none of us do" admitted Daniel
"I thought Anubis was dead?" said Faith as she turned to face Daniel, "You guys and Red told me that Anubis was dead"
Just then Colonel Carter, General O'Neill and Teal'c walked into the room.
"Faith" said the Daniel, "Anubis is a being of energy stuck between Ascension and the mortal plane. We just never realized that he could possess a person, until now that is"
"What's he want Daniel" asked the General
"Well, I'd guess he wants to go through the gate and rebuild his forces" said Daniel, "and since he needs a body to do that, he stole Willow's"
"If he's half ascended as you say he is, then why don't the Ancients do something about it?" asked Faith
"Because the Ancients are weak" said Willow as she snapped her eyes open and looked at the shocked faces of the people staring back at her.
"General Jack O'Neill, Colonel Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Faith Lehane and the shol'va, Teal'c" said Willow as she stared at each person, "nice to meet you again"
"Sir, this can't be possible" said the Colonel as she looked on stunned, "she was given enough sedatives that would knock out an adult bull elephant"
"Release your god" said Anubis
"Ummmm… let me think about that" said General O'Neill, "OK….. How about no!"
"My host seems to care for you as a daughter cares for a father" said Willow as she stared at the General, "that is why, I shall kill you first"
"Yeah" said the General, "You can try but your powers are nullified"
"Yes" said Willow, "however, I will destroy that contraption. Then there is nothing you can do to stop me. You never realized the weapon you've had in front of you, have you?"
"What do you mean?" asked Faith
"Ask Daniel Jackson" said Willow, "He possessed these powers before"
"What are you talking about?" asked Daniel as he looked around at the others
"Ah…" said Willow smiling as she stared at the people looking at her, "it has been too long since I have possessed the powers of the Ancients"
"Wait…" said the General, "What?"
"Jack" said Daniel surprised, "look at the monitor that's scanning her brain processes"
"Oh God" said the Colonel
"What?" said Faith and the General together
"She using over ninety percent of her brain's processing power" said the Colonel, "does it remind you of anyone?"
"Who?" said the General still confused
"Remember the Ancient woman we found in Antarctica?" asked Daniel, "the one that Jonas called Ayiana?"
"The one who made me sick?" asked the General
"Yes" said Daniel as he pulled up Ayiana's brain scan and compared it to Willow's
"They're similar" whispered Faith
"You've discovered it haven't you?" said Willow grinning, "finally, the Ancients cannot interfere if I use powers that are not my own"
"He's right" said Daniel, "The Ancients would interfere if he used his own powers, but if these readings are right"
"Then we have a big problem" said the General
"What?" asked Faith
"We were hoping to force Anubis to use his own ascended powers so that the Ancients would kick him out of their club and descend him to our plane so that he can be killed" said Daniel, "but with Willow's powers being similar to the powers of the Ancients, he could use that, along with his knowledge of Ancient technology to run wild throughout the galaxy"
"I'm sorry Faith" said the General as he looked at Faith walking towards the bullet proof glass and looking down at Willow
"Uhhhh…. Guys" said Faith as she stepped back a bit, "What's going on?"
Everyone stepped forward and looked at Willow as she closed her eyes as she opened her hands and a whitish grey energy started to gather around both of her open palms.
"Everyone get down" shouted Daniel as everyone ducked just before two beams of the white energy shot out from Willow's hands and blasted through the glass. Everyone took cover as the bulletproof glass showered over the four people in the Observation Deck.
"Everyone alright?" shouted General O'Neill as he pressed the alarm button, "This is General O'Neill, initiate Wildfire; lockdown the base"
"Willow" said Faith as she stood up only to see Willow mentally take off the restraints and get off the bed.
"Foolish Tau'ri" said Willow, "I warned you. Now watch the power of your god"
Faith and Colonel Carter looked on as Willow's hands crackled with electricity which she shot towards the Frisbee shaped counter measure, completely destroying it.
Just then the door to the Isolation Room opened up and four security personnel ran into the room, aiming their weapons at Willow. Everyone on the deck looked on, still in shock, as Willow mentally pushed all of the security personnel hard against the wall. Then she just simply turned and walked away.
"Jack!" shouted Daniel, "I think she's headed towards the Gate"
"Faith" said the General, "You're the last line of defence, cut her off at the Gateroom. We'll do what we can to weaken her"
"How sir?" asked the Colonel
"I don't know Carter" said the General as he looked back at Faith, "Go!"
Then Faith took off running towards the Gateroom just as she could hear the sounds of gun and Zat fire close by.
"Sir" said the Colonel, "I have an idea but I need permission to fool around with the dialling computer"
"You have it" said the General, "go"
The Colonel ran as fast as she could until she reached an escape hatch and climbed down to the twenty seventh floor where the control room was located. Running into the room, she saw that Faith was already at the ramp waiting for Willow.
"Faith" said the Colonel as she looked at the camera feed, "Willow's on the way, she's been able to bring everyone down so far"
Faith looked at the Colonel as she sat down at the computer and nodded. She waited for the red headed girl knowing that she should be stopped by any means necessary.
Colonel Carter accessed the dialling program and started to make changes to the program itself. It was then that she heard gunfire coming from the briefing room above.
"Few seconds" said the Colonel to herself, "please give me a few seconds"
"Colonel?" asked Walter
"Sorry Walter" said the Colonel, "I need just twenty more seconds"
"Siler and I can try and hold her off ma'am" said Walter
The Colonel nodded as she continued to pressed buttons on the computer at a furious pace.
"Come on Siler" said Walter as he and the famous maintenance man grabbed their weapons and ran up the stair way. Upon seeing Willow, the two men fired their side arms until their clips were empty. They looked on surprised as the bullets simply stopped in midair as Willow mentally pushed the two men onto the wall hard.
Willow then walked down the stairs and saw the Colonel standing by the computer looking at her.
"Colonel Samantha Carter" said Willow
"Anubis" replied the Colonel as she was dragged towards Willow
"You have already felt my host's power" asked Willow as she put her hands around her neck, "surrender yourself to me"
"Shut up!" said the Colonel
"Such fire" said Anubis, "I will make you and General O'Neill my first primes and Faith Lehane will be my queen"
"Go to hell" said Colonel Carter
"Anubis!" shouted Faith from the Gateroom
"Ah" said Willow, "the failure is calling for me. Maybe you should say hello to her first"
"What?" said the Colonel just as she felt Willow mentally push her violently through the bulletproof glass that surrounded the control room.
"Sam!" said Faith as she ran to where the Colonel was lying on the ground all bloodied with shards of glass all around her. Faith quickly felt for a pulse and was relieved when she found one as she ran to the wall and pressed the alarm. "Medical emergency at the Gateroom, Sam's hurt.. need medical help now!"
General O'Neill, Teal'c and Daniel were lying in a heap in one of the hallways leading to the Gateroom when the call from Faith came in. The General slowly got up as he heard about the Colonel's injury and slowly made his way to the Gateroom. A few minutes later Teal'c and Daniel slowly got up and made their way to the Gateroom.
Willow took her time to make her way down to the Gateroom where Faith was trying to stop the Colonel's bleeding. She mentally threw Faith against the side wall as she was tying a tourniquet made from the sleeve of her BDU around a deep gash on the Colonel's arm.
"Faith Lehane" said Willow as she flung Faith from the wall and slammed her down onto the ramp. "Do you know the history of the Ancients? Did you know that the Ancients were already on the evolutionary path to ascension?"
"Big deal!" said Faith who held on to the railing on the ramp and stood up.
"That gave them a multitude of abilities including healing, Telekinesis, Telepathy and oh so many others" said Willow smiling, "so now that I've activated all those abilities in my new host, do you really believe that you'll be able to survive me? Come, join me and be my queen. I shall spare everyone"
"No" said Faith, "you'll kill everyone later"
"Seems like you know me too well" said Willow
Willow walked towards the Slayer just as Faith released a kick onto her chest, making Willow fly backwards onto the wall beneath where the control room glass used to be.
"You're wrong" said Faith, "Willow's in there somewhere"
"Nothing of the host survives" said Willow as she picked Faith up and slammed her against another wall.
"No, you're wrong. I can feel her in there" said Faith as she slowly stood up just as she felt herself getting pulled towards Willow's outstretched hand. Timing it just right, Faith grabbed Willow's hand just before she reached it and using the momentum of the pull from Willow's telekinesis she landed and spun Willow around at a high speed and in turn slammed her into a wall.
As Willow slowly started to stand up, still dazed from the impact, Faith ran to where she was and started to launch punches onto Willow.
"Sorry Willow" thought Faith to herself
"Away from me" shouted Willow as she pushed Faith away using her hands
"You're weakening" said Faith as she moved forward and continued to launch multiple punches and kicks at Willow with the last kick making Willow literally fly out the Gateroom door and slam onto the wall of the hallway outside.
"I am Anubis you foolish female" said Willow, "I will never die, to get rid of me you have to kill the host. Are you too much of a coward to do that? My host thinks you are a coward, a little frightened girl who hates herself and everyone around her"
Just then Faith leaned in as she grabbed Willow by her collar, "Yea I am a coward you bastard" she whispered into her ear before she threw Willow to the other side of the wall inside the Gateroom.
As she was moving towards Willow, Faith noticed that Colonel Carter was slowly trying to get up.
"Sam" said Faith as she crouched beside her, "don't move, I don't know if anything's broken"
"Faith" said Willow softly as she was leaning onto the wall
"Willow?" said Faith surprised
"Kill me" said Willow
"No" said Faith as she gave her a punch on the face
"Please" said Willow, "I can't hold him off for long, my body's healing slowly and he's been feeling a massive amount of pain from your attacks"
"Don't you feel pain?" asked Faith
"Yes a lot" said Willow, "you got my letter?"
"You are an idiot" said Faith as she looked into Willow's eyes, "There's another way, there has to be"
"I only have two choices" said Willow as she looked at the shallow breathing of Colonel Carter and then at Faith as she put a hand on the Slayer's cheek, "I can either die so that he'll leave my body or I can continue to fight him for control. He's too powerful for me Faith. He's a part ascended Ancient, I can't fight him for an extended period"
"Willow" said Faith
"Wait" said Willow as she looked into Faith's eyes, "She said I'll have two choices"
"Who said?" asked Faith
"Janet" said Willow, "That's what Janet said"
"Who's Janet?" asked Faith
"Willow?" said Colonel Carter, "Janet?"
"Yes ma'am" said Willow as she got up before she screamed in pain
"Willow!" said Faith
"Take me to the ramp" said Willow as she looked at Faith, "Please quick, my body's almost fully healed. I can feel him coming"
Faith supported Willow to the front of the ramp as she held her uninjured left arm up towards the Stargate and closed her eyes. Suddenly, Faith looked on as the Stargate started to dial an address faster than it usually does. Once the dialling sequence stopped, the wormhole formed and Willow took off her top but left her black undershirt on.
"What are you doing?" asked Faith as she stared at Willow
"Willow!" shouted Faith as she placed both her hands on Willow's face, "What are you doing?"
"I'm so sorry Faith, please forgive me" said Willow as she mentally pushed Faith past the doors on the other side of the Gateroom, "but I've already made my choice"
Just then General O'Neill, Teal'c and Daniel came into the Gateroom and quickly made it to Colonel Carter's side.
"Carter?" said the General as he looked at all the injuries over her body,
"Hi Sir" replied the Colonel as she lay still
"Willow" said Daniel as he saw Willow looking at the gate in sadness.
"Goodbye, Colonel...Daniel… Teal'c.. General" said Willow as she ran and jumped into the event horizon.
"Willow!" shouted Faith when she ran back into the Gateroom just as Willow disappeared through the event horizon and the wormhole disengaged
"Red" said Faith sadly as she stared at the deactivated Stargate
Planet Designated KS7-535
The momentum of Willow's jump through the Earth gate caused her to slam into the ice and snow of KS7-535, further aggravating her injuries. As she crawled away from the gate she could sense Anubis breaking into her mind again. She then stopped some distance away from the Gate and lay on her back as she started to breathe heavily.
"What have you done you foolish female" said Anubis
Willow: "I won"
"You will die here" said Anubis angrily
Willow: "I know. At least then you won't have access to my body or my powers, you bastard. I was in your mind too, you don't have a sarcophagus to resurrect me and my body's healing ability seems to have completely stopped because of the extreme cold"
"You will dial the gate" said Anubis
Willow: "No DHD genius"
"Your friends will come for you" said Anubis
Willow: "Maybe but by the time they do, I'll be a popsicle and dead. Who knows maybe I'll take you with me. Oh, and that speech to Faith about how you control my powers, I fought for control over my telepathy, you never had access to that or else you could have beaten Faith. In other words you lost, you asshole"
"Suffer as you slowly die in the cold" said Anubis
Willow looked on as a cloud of black smoke exited her body and flew off in a random direction. In the ice cold conditions of the planet, all Willow could do was close her eyes and smile as she felt the snow slowly cover her body.
TBC