THE ALEXANDER
Chapter 3
"Okay," Harry said after getting his armor off. "Everyone get checked up and make sure you guys are alright."
"Aye Cap'n!" they said. One-by-one the crew got themselves checked out by the ship's holo-nurse, and Su Li. Hermione was the last one before Harry. She went over to him and held him.
"So?" He asked. She had her cowl off revealing her amazing violet eyes.
"I'm fine, aside from the tanned skin and amazing body." she said with a smile.
"You had a good one before."
"Thanks." she smiled, kissing him on the cheek. Then she took his hand and led him to the Med center. "You're the last one Potter. Let's go!" So they went in to talk to Su Li.
"Hello Hermione," Su Li said. "Is Harry ready?"
"Yep," Hermione said. So Harry laid down on the examination table and Su gave him the once over. After she was done, she kissed him passionately. She got on top on him and started to make out with him.
"HEY!" He said as she started to feel him up.
"Okay, down girl." Hermione said, having just walked in on Su Li feeling him up, "'fore I get the hose." Su Li blushed a little, like the kid caught with her hands in the cookie jar right before dinner, got off of Harry, which relaxed him.
Just then Luna had contacted Harry. "Go ahead Luna," he said.
"The Defender of Mankind is hailing us." She said.
"On the way," he said and got up. "Number One, you're with me." So they headed for the bridge.
Once there, they sat down in the captain's area. "Okay Luna, put them through." He said, so she did. "This is Harry Potter; Admiral of the RSS Alexander. Please identify yourself." Just then on the main screen, was a young man with shoulder length black hair and hazel eyes. He was dressed like Harry.
"This is Alexander Harris; Admiral of the RSS Defender of Mankind. It's nice to meet you Admiral Potter."
"Same here Admiral Harris, what can we do for you today?" Harry asked.
"I was wondering if we could meet in person. SGC would not mind meeting us as well." Alex said.
"Are they enemies of the Gould?" Harry asked.
"You met them?" Alex asked.
"A guy named Apophis tried to make us bow to him." he replied.
"He's not one of our favorites either. Alright, bring two of your bridge crew you trust and I'll bring my two and we'll meet there. Send the RSVP." Alex said to someone off-screen.
"Sending now." a voice off-screen replied.
"Coordinates received sir." Luna said.
"Thank you Admiral Harris." Harry said.
"You're welcome, Admiral Potter." Alex said as the screen went dark. After they were done Harry looked to Hermione and Neville.
"Let's put on our 'Sunday best'. Number One, Mr. Longbottom, you're with me." So Harry, Neville and Hermione all got dressed in dress uniforms. They were a cross between American Navy blues and Marine blues.
(Picture the dress uniform in Mass Effect)
"Alright, let's go." They headed to the Transport Room, and within seconds they teleported to StarGate Command.
(Cheyenne Mtn., Colorado)
Admiral Harris was with a young woman, the area around her eyes was white and her skin was grey, her hair was dirty white. She had an amazon like figure. She was 6 foot 2 and athletic. She was in a white and black leather bodysuit, boots and gloves. She was armed with foot long blades sheathed on her back.
The other was female and was all green with dark green hair, jade green eyes and was dressed in a sleeveless, purple bodysuit and boots. She was armed with firearms holstered on her shapely hips. Harris was in his dress uniform like Harry's. "Admiral Potter." He said, Harry nodded and saluted.
"Admiral Harris." Xander saluted back. Then they shook hands. "This my Number One: Commander Hermione Granger, and my Head of Security: Lt. Commander Neville Longbottom." he introduced.
"Nice to meet you, Commander Granger, Lt. Commander Longbottom." Said Xander as they shook hands. "This is my Number One: Commander Harmony Kendall and my Head of Security: Jessica Harris."
"Harris?" Asked Hermione, "As in…?"
"My mother." Xander explained.
"Your Mother?" They asked. Jessica smiled and nodded.
"Nice to meet you, Admiral Potter, Commander Granger, Lt. Commander Longbottom." She said as they shook hands.
"Shall we?" Said Harry, "I think SGC are waiting on us."
So they went in.
The group walked into a small conference room. There was a long rectangular shaped table. At the head of the table sat an older man with no hair on his head, wearing a high-ranking generals uniform. To his right sat a middle-aged man with grayish hair and steel blue eyes, wearing a uniform with a Colonels rank. Next to the Colonel was a woman with short blond hair and dark green eyes. She had a Major's rank on her uniform. Across from the Colonel was a nerdy-looking man wearing glasses and seemed to be dressed in a slightly non-military camouflage outfit. He gave the feel of a scientist or a researcher. Next to him was a large, muscular, dark-skinned man with no hair and a strange gold symbol seemingly stamped or tattooed into his forehead. He was dressed in a black t-shirt, camouflage pants and black boots.
The group stood up as they saw the six people enter.
"Welcome to StarGate Command. I'm General George Hammond, I'm in charge of his facility. This is Colonel Jack O'Neil, leader of SG-1. Major Samantha Carter, science expert. Dr. Daniel Jackson, expert in archeology and various ancient cultures. And this is Teal'c, from the planet Chulak."
"Sir." Harry said to the older man.
"Aren't you a little young to be an Admiral?" Jack asked Harry.
"Aren't you a little young to have gray hair?" Harry shot back. The two groups smirked at that.
"I have a stressful job." Jack said with a smile.
"Don't we all." Harry stated.
"That mark..." Hermione whispered to Harry, eyeing Teal'c's tattoo.
"Pardon me, sir, but... Teal'c wouldn't happen to know someone named Apophis, would you?"
The group looked at Harry then at each other.
"I was once Apophis's first prime, before I left him to join StarGate Command." Teal'c said.
"How do you know Apophis?" Jack asked.
"He tried to take our ship and make us bow to him." Neville said. "Said he was 'our God'."
"Yeah, he does that a lot." Jack said with a sneer.
"Apophis is one of the most notorious System Lords in the galaxy. He's not someone to be trusted or underestimated." General Hammond said.
"You don't have to try and convince us of that." Neville said.
"Please, have a seat." the older man said.
After a lengthy, four-hour meeting/briefing/discussion (and in some cases 'arguments'), about Harry, his crew, their backgrounds, and their encounter with Apophis, as well as a history of the SGC, the group finally broke for dinner.
The mess hall in the SGC was rather military, and hardly fit for such distinguished guests. General Hammond had anticipated this, and had requisitioned steaks, salads, a variety of drinks, and even desserts. As dinner meetings went, it was nice, peaceful, and the conversations were at best playful.
"So why did you serve a guy like Apophis?" Neville asked Teal'c.
"Because I believed that he was a god." Teal'c said.
"And why did you turn against him?"
"Because I found out what he really was."
"And that was?"
"A petty tyrant, who used the illusion of godhood to control all around him."
"A petty tyrant. Yeah, I know a few like that." Harry said to himself.
"So, Dr. Jackson, what kind of a doctor are you?" Hermione asked Daniel.
"Archeology." Daniel said.
"Of alien cultures." Hermione said.
"Sort of. The Gould heavily influenced our societies. Ancient China. Mayan culture. Greek culture. The Egyptian culture. Though, here have been some good aliens who have created myths and legends that have been positive towards us."
"You mean Thor and the Asgard." Hermione said.
"Yes. They've been our greatest allies. Next to the Tokra and the Tollen." Daniel said.
"Even though they won't give you access to their technology." Hermione said.
"Yes. They don't think that we can handle it."
"Not smart enough?" she asked.
"Something like that. We've been called 'primitive' and 'less advanced'. Something that Jack doesn't like." Daniel said.
"I still don't because they keep calling us that." Jack said.
"See?" Daniel retorted.
"I still can't believe that magic, actual magic, exists." Major Carter said.
"I can't believe that aliens exist." Neville replied.
"But aliens are proven fact." Sam said.
"So is magic." he replied.
"But the public doesn't know that." she said.
Neville just looked at the blond haired woman.
"Does the public know about aliens?" Neville asked.
"Yes." Sam said.
"I mean, officially?" he asked.
"Well... of course not." she replied.
"Because they couldn't handle the truth." Neville said. "It would cause panic and confusion, because not a lot of people in this world can do what we can. Or what aliens could. I'm sure you've met a few alien races with special powers and abilities."
"A few." Sam said.
"Some people couldn't handle it. Being unable to do what we can. Jealousy, leads to hatred and death. Look at what happened during the Salem Witch Trials." Neville said.
"You mean..."
"Yes. People were jealous and afraid of the powers that we possessed, the things we could do. We had to go into hiding, but some of us were found." Neville said.
"And killed because they wouldn't give up their powers?" General Hammond asked.
"Because they couldn't. Our powers are inside us, in our blood, our genetics. They are part of who we are. It can't be transferred. Nowadays, maybe. Which is why the need for secrecy is essential." Hermione said.
"It's more of an issue with the alien technology we've discovered and have access to. If the wrong people found it, they could do terrible things with it." Sam said.
"So, tell me about this school." General Hammond said.
"What do you want to know about it?" Neville asked.
"What are the students and teachers like?" he asked.
"Well, most of the students at Hogwarts aren't full-blooded wizards or witches. The teachers as well. From various backgrounds. Some look like ordinary humans, others are midgets, our groundskeeper is actually a giant." Neville explained.
"How big?" Sam asked.
"About 7 and a half feet. When he's not slouching. Most of the students are half-bloods, which means they have a parent who is human, with no magical abilities whatsoever. Some of them have parents who are both humans." Hermione said.
"Then how do they get their magical abilities?" Sam asked.
"We think that somewhere in their family line, they had a wizard or two." Hermione explained.
"So the genetics are dormant in some people, but reappear in others. Like... every other generation?" Sam asked.
"Something like that." Neville said.
"And you keep this school a secret, yes?" General Hammond asked.
"Just like you keep aliens and the Stargate a secret." Neville said. "And your space ships."
"We have to. The public at large couldn't handle the truth about it. They'd want access to it. Every person on the planet would want a piece of the Stargate, the alien technologies, everything. The world at large couldn't handle the truth if something like this came out." General Hammond stated.
"Which is why we keep our schools a secret." Hermione said.
"Schools? There are more than one?" Sam asked.
"Sure. At least a half-dozen, on every continent in the world." Neville said.
"Incredible." General Hammond stated.
TBC