A/N: Hiya, thanks for all your reviews. This is the final part of the Avalon arc (SG1: S09E03) and some of the dialogue may seem familiar as it was taken from the episode. Hope you all enjoy this chapter and as usual, please review. Cheers.
Colorado Springs Airport, 0300 hours; the next day.
Tara looked on as the plane she was on started to land at the Colorado Springs airport. She gripped her chair's arm-rest as this was the art of flying that would always scare her to no end. She could take the take-off and the flying in the air, but it was the landing that would sometimes terrify her. Today, the plane was hit by cross winds while landing and she could feel the plane moving from side to side just before it landed safely, which was when she let out the breath she was holding in her lungs.
As the plane taxied towards the gate, she recalled the conversation she had with Angel and Cordelia the previous day after they had called her into the office.
"Miss Chase, Angel?" said Tara as she walked into the office, "you wanted to see me?"
"Yea" said Angel, "Willow just called, she needs your help in Colorado Springs."
"My help?" asked Tara confused, "what… I mean.. what could I help with?"
"From what she's been able to tell Cordy" said Angel, "there's been some sort of an accident with one of their team members. She'll explain it to you once you get there."
"It…. It's not anything technical, is it?" asked Tara nervously, "I mean… I mean I'm not technically inclined or anything like that so maybe…"
"Willow needs magical help" said Cordelia, "and all she told us is that they require some really powerful magic."
"I…. I don't know… I mean.." said Tara.
"She sounded really desperate" said Angel, "all she could tell me is that one of their people got lost on a mission and that they need your help."
"I.. I see" said Tara, "I guess I could get everything I need but when do I leave?"
"Tonight" said Angel as he handed her an envelope.
"One way tickets?" said Tara as she took out the contents of the envelope and looked at Cordelia and Angel confused, "you… you don't want me to come back? Am I fi…. Fired?"
"No" laughed Cordelia as she looked at the shock on Tara's face, "you kidding me? No.. its just that Willow couldn't tell us everything because Buffy and Kennedy were in here while she was talking to me on the phone. She knew about how good their hearing was so she gave me as little information as possible without compromising what she does."
"Is that also why you soundproofed the office?" asked Tara as she looked around.
"Well, yeah" said Cordelia nervously as she looked at Angel, "that's one reason."
"O…. Ok" said Tara as she stepped back, "I guess… oh.. but…. How do I get back?"
"As I was saying" smiled Cordelia after she glanced at Angel again, "Buffy and Kennedy were here about the mission they have in Denver. The one about the tip-off we had about the sightings of demons nearby in the outskirts of the city. The one that the Coven told me was trying to open up their own personal doorway to hell."
"Right" said Tara, "she.. I mean Kennedy was telling me about that."
"Well" said Cordelia, "Buffy and Kennedy overheard the Colorado Springs part and the part about Willow needing you there. So Kennedy thought that it would be great if they could pick you up from the girls' place after you're done."
"Oh" said Tara, "I guess that would be alright."
"But Willow needs you tonight" said Cordelia, "I mean she needs you to leave tonight."
"Yea" said Tara blushing, "I… I knew what you meant. I'll go pack… yeah… I'll go pack."
"Enjoy your trip" said Angel.
"She still has a crush on Willow, doesn't she?" said Cordelia after Tara had hurried out of the office.
"Nah" said Angel as he sat down behind his desk.
Back in Colorado Springs, Tara had left the airplane after it was stuck in the taxiway, waiting for a gate to clear. She reached the arrivals section and walked towards the entrance of the airport. Once she exited the airport, she sported a wide smile on her face when she saw the brunette wearing a pair of blue jeans and a long sleeved T-Shirt.
"Dawnie" said Tara as she hugged Buffy's younger sister, "how are you?"
"I'm alright, Tara" said Dawn as she kissed the blonde witch's cheek, "how about you? Doing alright? How's Kennedy? Have you gone out on patrol again with her?"
"Easy there" smiled Tara as she ran her hands through the brunette's hair, "lets see, I'm alright… I've been busy… Kennedy's in Denver with Buffy and they'll be picking me up and no I haven't gone on patrol with her again…. The night that Willow did the Snoopy dance with Xander was the first and only night I went on a Slayer patrol."
"Buffy and Kennedy are coming?" asked Dawn excitedly as she grabbed the backpack that Tara was wearing.
"Be… be careful" said Tara as she handed the backpack to Dawn, "there's some very powerful stuff in there. If you're not careful, they can turn you into a toad."
Tara couldn't help but smile at Dawn, who slowly put the bag down onto the ground, and her shocked expression before laughing and giving the brunette a kiss on the cheek.
"I'm just kidding" said Tara as she took the bag again and slung it on her back before handing Dawn a small pastel coloured duffel bag, "how about you take my other carry-on?"
"Sure" grinned Dawn as she grabbed the small bag, "come on, I'll take you directly to Cheyenne Mountain."
"Alright" said Tara as she nodded her head.
Cheyenne Mountain, SGC, 0400hours.
Once Dawn had driven through the front gates of the mountain, she parked the car before helping Tara take out the heavy backpack from the back seat.
"How.. how about my duffel bag?" asked Tara as she watched Dawn lock up the car before leading her to the main lobby.
"Don't worry about it" said Dawn as she opened the door, "this is the most secure base on Earth, no one will want to steal your clothes from here."
"I don't know if that's a compliment, or an insult" smiled Tara.
"Miss Summers" said the guard on duty as he nodded at Dawn before he looked at Tara, "please have your guest sign in. General Landry would like to meet with you and your guest on level twenty seven before you do anything else."
"Thanks" smiled Dawn as she entered the elevator, followed by Tara who waved at the guard.
Once the lift reached the twenty seventh floor, Tara smiled as she saw Willow standing in the lobby along with another man.
"Hey Tara" said Willow as she gave the blonde a hug after putting her backpack on the floor, "thanks for coming in such short notice, I know…"
"It… It's alright" said Tara.
"Airman" said Willow as she looked at the man beside her, "could you please take Miss Maclay's backpack to the VIP quarters?"
"Yes ma'am" said the Airman as he picked up the backpack.
"You…. you don't have to" said Tara as she looked at the Airman, "I mean… I can keep it with me, it won't be any trouble at all."
"It's alright, ma'am" said the Airman before he turned to Willow, "Major."
"Thanks" smiled Willow as he walked towards the quarters before she turned to face Dawn and Tara, "Dawnie, can you please stay with Anya?"
"Sure" said Dawn as she went back into the lift, "Faith?"
"Send her down to the briefing room, will you?" asked Willow.
"Sure" said Dawn as the doors closed.
"So" said Willow as both she and Tara walked down the hall towards the General's office, "again, thanks for coming. I know I couldn't tell Angel and Cordy everything since Buffy and Kennedy were there, but what I'm proposing is extremely dangerous if I were to do it myself. And I'm not comfortable in using magic… especially since I'm so out of practise."
"I see" said Tara.
"The General will brief you with what's happened so far" said Willow as she looked at Tara, "and then, I'll tell you my proposal. I'd like your input too."
"O… ok" said Tara as she glanced at Willow, "you know, I.. I never said congratulations on your engagement.. I mean it's not something that someone tells another person over the phone… I mean they do, but it makes it sound too impersonal. I mean, I wanted to come here for a holiday and tell you myself but…"
"Thank you" said Willow as she smiled at the blonde.
"Umm…. I should tell you that Kennedy and Buffy will be coming to pick me up" said Tara, "they have something going on in Denver.. hope you don't mind having a house guest for a day or so… I mean, I'm not sure if they'll be done by today or tomorrow… if they're done by today then you won't be bothered. I mean, I don't want to bother you; I could just stay at a hotel."
"Tara" said Willow, "you're fine, you can stay at our place."
"Dawnie told me you moved" said Tara.
"I'm renting General O'Neill's old house" said Willow, "it's a really beautiful place, even has a spot of the roof with a telescope. And when you lie down on that sport, you can just see a field of stars in the sky."
"I'm sure you've been to some of them, right?" asked Tara.
"Actually" said Willow, "only a handful of them have Stargates on it."
"Oh" replied Tara.
"Anyway" said Willow, "we could have like a girl's night tonight. I mean provided everything goes well and when Buffy and Kennedy come along, they can join in too."
"Right" said Tara.
"Here we are" said Willow as she knocked on the General's door.
"Come in"
"Sirs" said Willow as she guided Tara into the office as General Landry, who was in his dress blues, and Colonel Mitchell stood up, "this is Tara Maclay from the BPRI. She's the powerful witch I told you about."
"Miss Maclay" said General Landry as he shook Tara's hand, "I've heard a lot about you from the Major and Miss Summers."
"Ma'am" said Colonel Mitchell as he shook Tara's hand as well.
"Thank… thank you" said Tara as she slightly blushed, "but Willow's always had more power than me… even when we used to go to U.C. Sunnydale."
"Be that as it may" said the General as he motioned for everyone to move on to the briefing room, "the Major would still like for you to take the lead on this."
"Oh?" said Tara as she looked at Willow.
"I trust you" said Willow as Tara nodded her head.
"Hey" said Faith as she ran down the hallway and hugged Tara, "nice to see you again."
"Faith" said Tara, "congratulations."
"Thanks" grinned Faith as she sat next to Willow with Tara sitting next to Colonel Mitchell.
As Willow got comfortable on her seat, she sense a tiny hint of regret coming from Tara's direction.
"Umm…" said Willow as she looked around, "maybe we should start the briefing?"
"Yes" said the General, "Major, please commence with the briefing and then we'll start with this unique recon mission."
"Yes, sir" said Willow as she started the briefing.
Tara looked on in surprise as Willow and the others brought her up to speed on the arrival of Vala, the Kor'Mak bracelets, the massive find in Glastonbury Tor, finding out that Merlin was a real person who could have been an advanced human on the evolutionary path to ascension, the find of the Ancient communications device and then the problems that occurred with Daniel and Vala.
"Wa… wait" said Tara once the briefing was over, "You're telling me that Merlin, the legendary Merlin.. he really existed? An he was an alien?"
"Most likely" said Willow, "he could have simply been an advanced human on the way to ascension."
"Wow" said Tara, "and now, Dr. Jackson's mind is in another galaxy so that he could meet some of the people the Ancients or these Alterra left behind in their own galaxy?"
"Yup, that's pretty much it" said Faith, "same with Vala, although she did it because she was afraid that the device would teleport Daniel away and that she would die."
"The Major believes that something must have happened to Vala's host body for her to have the reaction that she did" said General Landry.
"She died, Tara" said Willow as she looked at the surprised blonde, "she died and then was brought back to life, I really don't have any answers for that."
"Nothing mystical happened here?" asked Tara.
"Not that I can tell" said Willow.
"So you want me to be the anchor" said Tara as she looked at Willow, "while your consciousness goes through the link to wherever Dr. Jackson is right now."
"Yes" said Willow, "I know the magics are going to be powerful for something like thing. It's just that we don't dare risk wasting more time trying to figure out what's going on."
"Miss Maclay?" asked Colonel Mitchell, "you up for this?"
"Faith should be there since she has a strong link with Willow" nodded Tara as she looked at Faith who nodded her head as well, "and preferably Anya as well."
"Our CMO, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Lam would like to conduct a physical on you before you do your…. Um….. magic" said the General as he looked at Tara, "and she insists on monitoring all of your vital signs during the entire process."
"I.. I understand" said Tara, "I just need a quiet room next to the room Dr. Jackson and Vala are being held in."
"Of course" said the General as he looked at Willow, "Major, please show our guest to the infirmary. Dr. Lam is expecting you."
"Sir" said Willow as she guided Tara away, but not before Colonel Mitchell tapped Tara on her shoulder.
"Umm… do you mind if I watch?" asked the Colonel, "I mean…"
"You're more than welcome to" smiled Tara, "all I ask is for calm from whoever wants to watch. I don't know what may happen but I need to focus if I'm going to be the anchor. So if you can be calm no matter what the situation will be like, then… than yes, you're more than welcome to observe."
"Nice" said the Colonel as everyone walked away, just as the Stargate activated indicating the arrival if the new leader of the Free Jaffa Nation, Gerak.
Isolation Room One, Observation Deck, 0440 hours.
Anya was standing in the observation as she looked through the glass window into the Isolation Room below. Seeing Daniel on a gurney with wires measuring his vital signs made her tremble a little. The fact that his mind was in another galaxy didn't do much to help ease her concerns. She was not alone in the room though, Dawn was standing by her side since she came back from picking up Tara at the airport.
"You should sleep" said Anya as she looked at the brunette, "you've been up the whole night."
"Look who's talking" smiled Dawn, "you haven't slept since we got back from Glastonbury, you're the one who needs the rest with all the worrying you do."
"I'm a demon" said Anya nodding her head, "I can handle it."
"Well, if you need to sleep" said Dawn, "you can just sleep in my room, its closer to this place."
"I'm alright" replied Anya as she looked through the glass.
Just then, the doors to the Observation Deck opened and Anya smiled when she saw Tara walk into the room together with Willow and Faith.
"Hey" said Tara as she hugged Anya tightly, "everything will be alright, Willow will find out what's going on."
"I know" smiled Anya at Willow before turning back to Tara, "thanks for coming."
Tara nodded her head before she looked at Daniel and Tara lying on the bed with the Ancient communication device in one corner of the room.
"Is… is that it?" asked Tara as she pointed to the blue domed object with the crystal on top.
"Yup" said Faith.
"I see" replied Tara as she looked back at Willow, "I think we should begin."
"Come on" said Willow as she nodded her head.
"Anya" said Faith, "Tara needs you too."
"But…. Daniel" said Anya.
"Go" said Dawn, "I'll watch over them. If Tara says she needs you to be there, then there's always a good reason."
"Watch him?" said Anya as Dawn nodded her head.
Isolation Room Two, 0515 hours.
Willow was in the observation desk with Faith and Colonel Mitchell overlooking Isolation Room two. The three of them watched Tara and Anya draw a symbol on the floor of the room, before placing crystals and candles around it. Along the walls of the room, there were four disconnected machines that would be used to measure the vital signs of Tara, Willow, Anya and Faith.
"This is so cool" said Colonel Mitchell as he leaned towards Willow.
"Kinda, Sir" said Willow, "sometimes it's hard to control magic. But Tara… Tara has the experience and the power to make this happen."
"I thought she said that you have more power?" asked Colonel Mitchell.
"I don't know about that" said Willow as she watched the demon and the witch finish up the symbol, "Tara's been doing this since she was a child and so, has more experience than me; but even if I had that kind of power… I don't have the experience to control it properly. And like I said, I'm rusty from not practicing magic for years. I think it's been what, a little over eight or nine years since I first dropped into the SGC. Other than a lucky spell, a locator spell during the time Colonel Carter was alone on the Prometheus, I have completely stopped practicing. Anyway, I prefer my current abilities. That, at least, I have some measure of control."
"Looks like they're ready" said Faith as she noticed Tara nodding at the three of them.
"I'll let Lam know" said the Colonel as he reached for the phone in the observation deck as Willow and Faith ran down to the Isolation Room.
It took Dr. Lam ten minutes to come to the Isolation Room and attach the connections from the medical machines to the girls' bodies.
"Will you be able to hear me?" asked Dr. Lam as she looked at the four girls a she connected the wires to their skin.
"We will" said Tara as she motioned towards herself, Faith and Anya, "Willow will be the only one who wont be able to."
"Alright" said Dr. Lam, "for the sake of your privacy, only Colonel Mitchell and I will be in the observation deck and…"
"Dr. Lam" said General Landry as he walked into the room, "I'm afraid that you'll be the only one in that room."
"Sir?" said Colonel Mitchell confused as the others looked on.
"We just got a report from Dr. Lindsay on P3X-421" said the General, "she's been working with the human population on that world, helping them get over the loss of their former false god."
"Problem, Sir?" asked Willow.
"Well, it seems a missionary of sorts came through the Gate about thirty minutes ago and started spouting a religion we haven't encountered before, I mean not that we have a problem with people exploring different faiths" said General Landry.
"I suspect we'll see a lot of opportunists try to fill the void by the Goa'uld, sir" said the Colonel.
"This new found freedom is quickly going to bring about desperation if people don't learn to fend for themselves" said the General, "a lot of these, shall we say, 'sheltered civilizations' could potentially be taken advantage of by a charlatan with a flashy bag of tricks."
"And now, in this case?" asked Faith.
"Well, this missionary's apparently trying to prove the validity of his claims by performing miracles" said the General.
"Miracles?" asked Tara.
"Sir" said Willow, "do you need us to..?"
"No" replied the General as he looked at Willow and the others, "I need the four of you to find out what going on with Dr. Jackson and Vala."
"Yes, Sir" said Willow as she looked with concern at Colonel Mitchell.
"I'll take Dawn with me" said the Colonel, "she needs to get out of the base anyway."
"Good" said the General, "take SG12 with you as well."
"Yes, Sir" said the Colonel before he turned to face Willow and the others, "good luck."
"You too, Sir" said Willow as she watched Colonel Mitchell walk away.
"Miss Jenkins" said the General, "I'll be in the Observation Deck over Isolation Room One watching over the both of them. Don't be concerned."
"Thank you" said Anya.
"Dr. Lam?" said the General, "sorry for the interruption, you have the floor again."
"As I was saying" said Dr. Lam as she pointed at the observation deck after the General had walked away, "I'll be in that room watching your vital signs; if I decide that this needs to be stopped… it will be stopped. Is that clear?"
"Ye… yes" said Tara as she nodded her head, "we'll bring her back if you feel something's going wrong. But for the minute or so you may have strange readings on the machines, everything should settle down soon after that."
"Alright" said Dr. Lam, "do what you need to do. I'll be upstairs."
"Thanks Doc" said Faith as Dr. Lam nodded before walking out the door as she pressed a button to lock it shut.
"Willow" said Tara once Dr. Lam had entered the observation deck and gave a thumbs up, indicating that she was getting their vital sign readings clearly, "I need you sit in the middle of the circle."
"Alright" said Willow as she sat in the middle while Tara sat right in front of her, Faith to her left and Anya to her right. Willow heard Tara telling Faith and Anya to hold her hands and each others' hands together, while Willow sat in the center of the circle.
"Willow" said Tara, "close your eyes and breath calmly, alright."
"Alright" said Willow as she closed her eyes.
"Do you feel the link between yourself and Faith?" asked Tara.
"Yes" said Willow softly, "its right there, I can feel it."
"That's your way back home" said Tara, "now I want you to release your consciousness, just take it slow."
"Right" said Willow as Tara started saying a spell. The red head noticed that the longer the spell went, the more the couldn't hear Tara's voice anymore when suddenly, everything seemed to be quiet. Suddenly, she felt herself moving faster and faster. Opening her eyes, she saw that she was leaving the atmosphere of the Earth before she started moving faster and faster through the solar system, and then the Milky Way. She saw stars, and galaxies just whizz by; she even smiled when she passed the Pegasus galaxy and two more other unknown galaxies before she started to slow down again as she entered an unknown galaxy and then entered the atmosphere of another planet.
Instinctively knowing that she should close her eyes again, she found herself in a room with a stranger next to her when she opened her green eyes again. She looked around the room and laid her eyes on the statue of a strange symbol with a light purple smooth oval stone that sat between two pillars at the far end. Otherwise unfurnished, Willow saw a man in gleaming white robes standing in front of this symbol. Looking along the room again, Willow saw that one side of the room was decorated with a tall, what seemed to be a metallic fence with a gate in its centre. Beyond the fence there seemed to be what looks like a wall of fire.
"Hello" said Willow as she stood beside the man, "I don't know if you're…."
Daniel: "Willow?"
Willow: "Daniel? What the…. Phew… it worked."
Daniel: "How? Huh? How are you…? How are you even here?"
Willow: "Magic."
Daniel: "Magic? Wait… doesn't matter, you need to listen to me… go back to Earth… go and warn them… we have a huge problem."
Willow: "Daniel, what are you talking about? What's going on? Vala died and then was brought back to life, that's why I'm here. We wanted to…."
"And great evil has entered the City of the Gods" said the man as he looked straight at Willow.
"You can see me?" asked Willow surprised.
"The Ori see all, even the unbelievers among us" said the man as she looked straight at the redhead.
"What?" said Willow shocked as she looked back at Daniel before looking at the man again, "what did you just say?"
"Hallowed are the Ori" said the man as he looked straight at Willow.
"Willow" said Daniel, "get back and warn Earth, they've sent a messenger… a prior through the Stargate."
"What?" said Willow as she recalled her vision of the future where she heard the word 'prior' being used in the infirmary.
"It is the will of the Ori" said the man, "that we spread Origin to all the unbelievers."
"And what happens if they refuse to believe?" asked Willow as she looked at the man.
"The power and greatness of the Ori cannot be denied" said the man as Willow worriedly looked at Daniel, "those who reject the path to enlightenment will be destroyed."
"Willow" said Daniel, "get…."
"Willow Rosenberg, Daniel Jackson" said the man as he looked at the redhead before looking at Daniel, "come."
"Daniel" said Willow as she and Daniel followed the mantowards the metal gate, "remember what I told you about when I had access to the knowledge that General O'Neill downloaded? About the Ori?"
"I know" said Daniel, "the Prior has been sent to convert the Milky Way, more are being sent… Willow, they… they're powerful. They'll force everyone to convert to their religion, Origin and if they don't… then…."
"Death and destruction?" asked Willow.
"Yes" said Daniel, "warn them.. go…. Go now."
"Ummm… Daniel?" said Willow as she pointed at the man who was approaching the wall of fire before he turned around and beckoned them to come closer.
"He's the Doci" said Daniel, "basically the mouth piece of these Ori, and I think he wants the both of us to move closer."
"Come and look on the flames of enlightenment" said the man as he motioned to both Willow and Daniel, "the Ori will speak to you."
Both Willow and Daniel walked towards the wall of fire and looked down into a gap between the floor and the wall of fire itself. They looked on stunned as the wall of fire extended as far as the eye can see. The both of them watched as the Doci spread his arms wide, and a white brightness appeared in front of him before strings of flames shot out from the wall of fire and passed through Daniel. The strings of flame then entered the Doci after which, he turned, and looked at Daniel and Willow through flame filled eyes. He then began to speak in an echoing voice that sounded like many voices speaking in unison, as if he was possessed.
"We are Ori" said the possessed Doci.
"You instruct these people to worship you?" asked Willow.
"We are their creators" said the Doci as he looked at Willow, "all who follow the path will join us in enlightenment."
"Do you know who the Alterans are?" asked Daniel.
"Those who abandon the path are evil" said the Doci.
"Why?" asked Willow, "why are they evil?"
"They shielded you" said the Doci, "the truth of the universe has been obstructed. All will know the power of the Ori."
"And here here we thought our Ancients never did anything for us" said Daniel.
"Daniel" said Willow as she and Daniel saw the strings of fire leave the Doci and head back into the wall of fire.
"Hallowed are the Ori" said the Doci as he looked at Willow, and then at Daniel.
"Willow" said Daniel, "go…. Please… warn Earth."
"I'll get you back" said Willow as she looked at Daniel who nodded his head, "I…. we'll get you both back. Besides, Anya's waiting for you."
Willow closed her eyes and pulled on the psychic link between her and Faith. It wasn't long before she felt herself flying again and, before she knew it, she found herself lying on the floor of the Isolation Room with Tara, Faith and Anya looking down at her.
"Major" said Dr. Lam as she ran into the room with a medical team and Dawn, "just now your heart beat went through the roof and…."
"Doc" said Willow as she got up with the help of Faith, "how long was I gone? Is there a Prior here? From something called the Ori?"
"Ummm" said the Doctor confused as she looked at Faith and the others, "you were out for almost an hour, and yes.. someone did come through.. he's talking with General Landry and Gerak, the leader of the Free Jaffa Nation now."
"Damn it" said Willow as she started to run but fell onto the floor instead.
"Major!" said Dr. Lam, "what do you think you're…"
"Doc" said Willow as she got up again, "you need to get a message to General Landry, we need to either take that Prior into custody or kill him. They're sending more to this galaxy to convert us to their religion, and anyone who doesn't follow… well, they're considered to be evil and have to be cleansed."
"Cleansed?" said Tara as she looked at Willow shocked, "you mean destroyed?"
"Yes" said Willow before she turned back to Dr. Lam, "please tell the General."
"Right" said Dr. Lam as she ran to the briefing room.
"Dawn" said Willow, "stay here with Tara and Anya."
"But…" said Dawn.
"STAY HERE!" shouted Willow as Dawn looked on stunned.
"Red" said Faith.
"Sorry" said Willow as she hugged Dawn tightly, "I'm sorry. What I learnt is just…. Please… stay with them alright? Please?"
"Ok" nodded Dawn, "as long as you explain to me what's going on."
"I promise" said Willow as she kissed Dawn's cheek before she turned to Faith, "we need to get to the other room with Daniel and Vala, come on."
Willow and Faith ran to Isolation Room One and quickly unhooked the wire leads that transferred data from the communication device to the computers.
"Major?" said Dr. Lee, "what are you doing?"
"Doc" said Willow as she disconnected the leads while looking at Dr. Lee, "this creates a subspace link for communication purposes right? Between different galaxies."
"Yes" said Dr. Lee, "but what does that…"
"The unstable vortex of the Stargate disrupts subspace signals doesn't it, and atomizes anything that happens to get into it?" asked Willow as she and Faith started to carry the device in their arms.
"Yes! Yes!" said Dr. Lee, "that's right… that's…"
"Doc" said Willow as she and Faith ran carryingthe device, "tell Walter to dial the Gate to any address, hold the final chevron until we get there."
"Right" said Dr. Lee as he grabbed the phone and called the Control Room.
"Red" said Faith as she and Willow ran towards the Gateroom as fast as they could, "will this work? I mean sending this into the unstable vortex."
"I hope so" said Willow, "we're already screwed big time."
"Oh" said Faith, "so as usual then?"
"Yea" smiled Willow as she noticed that they were almost there.
"Walter!" shouted Willow just as they entered the Gateroom, "hit it."
"Walter?" said Colonel Mitchell as he ran down the stairs just as the technician was going to lock the final chevron, "what's going on?"
"Major Rosenberg's order, Sir" said Walter.
Willow: "Colonel, no time to explain. Please trust me on this."
"Do it" said Colonel Mitchell.
"Chevron Seven, locked" said Walter.
"Now!" said Faith as she and Willow threw the device into the unstable vortex of the Stargate, completely destroying it. As Willow and Faith looked at the Colonel with their hands on their hips and panting, the two girls noticed a fire in the briefing room which suddenly vanished. The two girls then slowly walked back towards the control room.
"Major" said General Landry as he ran downstairs to the control room, "what just happened?"
"It was a hunch, Sir" said Willow as she and Faith stood next to Colonel Mitchell, "and it will be in my report."
"But Dr. Jackson and Vala?" said General Landry, "they…."
Just then, the one of the phones in the control room started to ring.
"Landry" said the General as he picked up the phone and was nodding his head while he listened to whoever it was on the other line, before he put it down.
"Dr. Jackson and Vala just woke up" said the General.
"How about the Prior, Sir?" asked Willow.
"He set fire to himself, rather than be captured" said the General, "any ideas?"
"I suggest we wait for Daniel to give you a full report, Sir" said Willow, "but I can tell you that we have a huge problem."
TBC.