Author: Louise Mills
Summary: SG-1 found out someone in their ranks are not what they seem, as they find out more information, a dangerous new enemy show themselves. The Guardians, a very old race that know about this new enemy, once again are needed to help defect them. SG-1 and the Atlantis expedition find out there are these 'Guardians' are people they know. (SG-1/Atlantis Crossover)
Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate: SG1 or Stargate: Atlantis. The Only thing I Own in this story is the Characters that do not appear in the shows.
Rating: PG13 American, 12A British.
Author Notes: I am not good at grammar, so please be patient. Also the new enemy will not show themselves for a few chapters. I am going to set the history for y story first. Also I don't like the fact John in the second season of Atlantis won't be the military leader, I also don't like the new military personnel that has come the gate, so this story will not contain anything from the episode the Siege.
Chapter OneLondon, England.
A young woman that looked about 25 years old was standing in front of a whiteboard within a research lab. The lab was in the classic kind of old room that you found in the Victorian building's that most of the science department of the University of London were located in. White boards covered three of the four walls; high-rise worktops were located in the centre that was covered by physic equipment, computers and many books. Against the fourth wall stood four ceiling tall bookcases of which two stood either side of the door that lead out into the main corridor.
She looked younger then she was, with her long dark wavy brown hair that was up in a messy bun, when down her hair would reach her waist. Her eyes were a deep velvet chocolate brown that mesmerised anyone that came within 10 feet, her skin tone was a soft olive colour, which made people believe she travelled a lot, even though she hadn't took one step out of London for 10 years and her name was Allanda Astrum.
The board she stood in front contained the calculations of one of the brightest American students she had the pleasure to teach named Cassandra Fraser, she was a little puzzled about the equation at the beginning, it wasn't making any sense, the equation she saw looked correct in how it was written, but it didn't tie up to any of the other calculations on the board.
She was concerned about the imprecations of what the final equation lead to and she needed to know what made Cassandra decide to investigate wormholes in the first place. Cassandra's work lead Allanda to believe that maybe she knew about the Stargate, as all the equations was a confirmation of how the Stargate establishes wormholes. She needed to know if Cassandra knew about the Stargate and if she did she had to make sure Cassandra stop writing the equations down, as most people were not ready to find out about the Stargate at this moment in time. Also a lot of physicist would believe Cassandra was crazy; she couldn't let Cassandra's brilliant mind and young life be condemned by the science community.
She decided then she had to contact her father; she packed up her work ready to go home. Her father probably knew were the Stargate was at this minute and hopefully knew about Cassandra.
Athens, GreeceOlivia Williams was the young woman, well young for her people, but in human standards she was quite old. She looked about 24 years old, she had long golden hair that she kept in a ponytail for practical reasons, her skin was white as snow, her eyes were the one feature everyone remembered, they were a piecing icy blue in colour. Many people had commented before her eyes made her look stern and cold hearted, but she was the total opposite of those things.
She was the Historic Ancient Archive's Caretaker; she was in charge of the Ancients Archive located in the National Greek Library in Athens. Other then the Archive database for her race, it was also the monitoring station for all their outposts and border territories within the two Galaxy they had travelled to and colonised.
Even though the Ancient Archives were located in the National Greek Library, it had restricted access only to Ancients and those companied by Ancients that knew of their existence. Olivia had been given the responsibility of maintaining the archive for the last 10,000 years; the archive was one of the well-kept secrets on earth.
At this moment in time she was sitting comfortably in one of the huge armchairs that sat around the edges of a number of large 20-foot high stacks that were full of books and documentation of the high council. She was reading one of her favourite books that were written by the Phoenian Culture, when an alarm started to sound out from the monitoring room.
Startled she placed the book down in the table and hesitantly made her way to the monitoring room, it had been a long time since one of the outpost alarms were initiated. She was curious and wary at the same time about where the alarm was triggered. She approached the door and punched in her personal I.D. code on the keypad and placed her hand on the scanner, which scanned her DNA to verify who she was.
Once through the door the alarms went silent, she looked at the various monitors in the rooms, half were for the Milky Way and another half was for the Pegasus Galaxy. First she looked towards the sections that held the Milky Way monitors. When she didn't see any of the monitors blinking, she walked over to the Pegasus side of the room. She immediately saw what section was blinking it was Atlantis. A piecing fear flooded her body; she hoped the wraith hadn't finally found the lost city. She prayed that the beacon was only triggered by one of the human races that lived in Pegasus that were looking for a new trade route.
"Computer, calculate how long it takes a signal to reach earth from Atlantis?"
"9 months" The monotone voice of the computer replied. 'Well if it is the wraith we're to late to prevent it' she thought.
"Computer, can you tell what activated the power up of Atlantis?"
"An incoming wormhole from the Stargate." She felt relieved when she heard the computer say that, she knew the wraith never was able to get the gate address to Atlantis, as far as she knew there was only a handful of different races only knew the address and they were allies.
"Okay, can you now tell me the amount of power that activated the gate and identify the power source signature?"
"The power in the gate was 10,000 kilo joules and the power source signature was that of a zero point module." Now that did surprise her, she knew that meant the Stargate was activated by a 8 Chevron address and the only place she knew the address was written in 8 Chevron code was here on earth.
Something had to be done her mind repeated, humans from earth did not know the danger that lied in the Pegasus Galaxy and that danger made her people fleeing from their magnificent city.
She had to call the a High Council meeting, but that required the High Councillor's Permission and she didn't know were the High Councillor was, but she knew someone that did.
Colorado Springs, USAGeneral Jack O'Neill was sitting behind his desk staring at the large pile of paperwork that seemed to be growing faster then he could read though them. He let out a big sigh; he was starting to get a headache, a really big headache. Recently, in the last few months he has noticed, he was starting to get prone to them. It was days like this he wondered why he accepted the offer of becoming the General in command of the SGC. He missed the feeling of going though the Stargate. The adrenaline rush of a battle against Jaffa and the excitement of meeting different cultures of the planets they visited.
He took another big sigh, he looked dreadfully at the paperwork again and decided against not doing the paperwork and goofy off like he use to do when he was a Colonel. After all being General of a base like the SGC, the paperwork was important and needed to be completely on time, if it wasn't the safety of the base could fall and not to mention all the moaning he would receive from all the disappointed or angry scientist's. That was very good reason in his book to get it completed, he didn't want their moaning to contribute to his headache. Reluctantly he reached his hand out slowly to one of the stacks and picked up about one inch of the paperwork.
Suddenly he heard a chuckle come from the door that lead to the command centre, he looked up and saw an amused Colonel Samantha Carter standing in his doorway.
"What do you find so funny, Carter?" He asked frustrated. This caused Sam to bit her lip and try to get her composure back.
"Nothing Sir, Hard day?" She asked, the smile she had before, ever so slowly returned to her features.
"Yes actually, I want this day to finish now!" He said, as he looked up at the clock that was pinned up on his wall. "Any minute now!" He stated with hope that the clock would magically say 6pm instead of the 10am it was stating now.
"Ah well it was worth a shot! So what kind of pleasure brings you to my office?"
"Briefing, you know… SG-1's next mission Briefing… it was set for 9.50am" She smirked, knowing that he had forgotten about the briefing. He glanced quickly up to the clock again, knowing a minute before it stated 10am, but hoped it was a figment of his imagination. Yet it confirmed now that it was a few minutes pass 10. "Oh shit!" He whispered, which caused Sam to giggle.
"Carter, what have I said about giggling?" He asked, which made her try and fight her giggles. "I'll be out in a minute." He continued.
"Right! See you in a minute sir." She answered and dismissed herself back into the briefing room.
"So what's it you want to do?" Jack spoke directly to Daniel as he walked though the door; he knew this mission had to be of some interest to Daniel, as it usually always was the reason. Daniel looked at Sam then Teal'c wondering why Jack looked only at him.
"Why you looking at me?" He asked Jack wary.
"What rocks does this planet have that you want to look at?"
"What makes you think we only want to go to this planet because of ruins that I may find interesting?" Daniel asked innocently, Jack just stared back at Daniel, which made Daniel start to relent.
"Oh okay, this planet interests me because the ruins suggest a inference from the Trunnon's, which is the one culture we haven't yet encountered before on any planet. I believe this is interesting as the planet's address came from one of the new address you inputted into the computer system when you had the Ancient Download. So I need to find out how this planet could be inference by a culture a few thousand years after the ancients were no longer on this plain of existence." Daniel rattled off; he didn't register the reaction Jack had, when he said inference by the Trunnon's, but either did Sam or Teal'c as they both were looking at Daniel concentrating on what he was saying. Jack was in a stated that could only be called as shock, 'they're found Athea' was what Jack's entire mind kept saying over and over again.
He didn't want SG-1 to go to this planet, as it would rise to many questions that he didn't what to answer. But he knew it would be far too much more trouble if he didn't let them go, he knew they would find his secret out one day, but he hoping a lot later in the future.
"Okay." He quietly said, but it was loud enough for Daniel to hear and stop talking abruptly.
"What?" Daniel asked, he was wondering if his hearing was going; because Jack hardily ever agreed for them to go on purely archaeological mission that easily.
"I said okay Daniel, I haven't got time to disagree with you this time, maybe next time. I'm sure you all what an easy mission as well. So Okay, you have a go at 0800 hours tomorrow morning." Jack answered Daniel, then quickly got out of his chair and marched back to his office.
Daniel watched Jack go back into his office, he was concerned it wasn't like Jack to cut one of their missions briefing short. He looked at the other members of SG-1 he noticed, Teal'c had already left and Sam was looking at Jack though the door of his office looking as concern or more so then he was.
"Do you think his okay?" Daniel asked Sam.
"No I don't Daniel, he seems to be very stressed lately. I think the job is finally getting to him, so could you please try and not rattle him too much.
"Okay, Sam do you want to get coffee." Daniel asked.
"That's okay Daniel, I need to speak to the General, so how about I meet you at lunch." Sam spoke, finally turned away from looking at the General and finally at Daniel.
"Okay, that about 12.30pm?" Daniel asked.
"Sounds good, meet you there." Sam smiled at Daniel. He smiled back at Sam and slowly left the room.
Sam walked to the door of the office that had held her interest for the pass 10 minutes since Daniel had left.
"Do you need any help, Sir?" She asked the six most wonderful words Jack had very heard.
"Sam, you are a life saver." He answered, not realising he had said her first name. It made Sam's heart flutter. She closed the door to his office, noting that the blind's all around his office were drawn; this caused her a smile wickedly.
"So Jack, what can I help you with?" She asked sweetly. Jack head shot up at her calling him Jack, she had never, not even then they were downtime had she called him Jack. Noticing his reaction she giggled slightly, even though Jack hated giggle usually he didn't hate this giggle, as it sounded kind of seductive.
"You called me Sam, so I'm calling you jack." She told him, as she walked around his desk and stood behind him. She placed her hands on his shoulders and started rubbing them.
"I'm going to get you slightly more relaxed, then we are going to go though all your paperwork, find out what's more important and start from there. How does that sound?" She whispered into his ear.
"Sound's great Sam, we could get into trouble though if they catch you giving me a back shoulder massage, it sends off the wrong signals." He answered; his answer caused Sam's hands to stop.
"And who is going to punished us you're the boss around here." She spoke even quietly then before. She knew she was on dangerous ground; she was purposely flirting with him. She made up her mind the night before, she wasn't going to let rules ruin her life, like her father told before he died, she deserved to be happy and rules be damned.
"Good point, please continue and Sam would you like dinner tonight, say my house about 8? We have things to discuss." Jack spoke as he turned his towards her; he wanted to look into her eyes.
"8 sound perfect." She answered and started to rub his shoulders again.
Atlantis, Pegasus GalaxyJohn woke suddenly; startled by the dream he had just had, which was slowly filtering away and getting hazy. All he knew now was he had, had a nightmare that contained none of the horror's that laid in Pegasus, more like the horrors that were once his life.
"Which could be a number of things!" He mumbled to himself, as he turned and lay back down.
He lay there for about 30 minutes, but sleep wouldn't come again. He looked at his clock and noticed it was 5am. Knowing he wasn't going to get anymore sleep he got up and dressed. The mess hall would be open soon; he could get some breakfast and a coffee and go to his favourite baloney on Atlantis.
John arrived at the mess hall at about 5.30am; the cooks had just started putting the food out. He walked over to the coffee counter and poured a cup. He walked to the countered to searched what the cooks had laid out, not really fantasying anything they has put out yet.
"Hey have you got anything hot to go?" He asked loudly to one of the cooks that went pass. His loudly spoke question also brought the attention of Elizabeth who also was nearby; she thought it was odd to find the major up so early. She watched him nod his head to one of the cooks, then leave the mess hall. Curious of were he was going she quietly followed him though the city.
She followed him to a part of the city they hadn't really explored yet, she went up to the door he went though a few minutes before, which slide open when she got near and noticed he was sitting on raised platform on a baloney that had fantastic views of the fore coming sunrise.
"I came here to be alone Elizabeth." John stated, which startled Elizabeth.
"Oh, I'm sorry I leave." Elizabeth spoke meekly.
"Don't you're here now and it's easy to get lost in this part of the city. Come sit the sunrise from here is fantastic." He said patting the raised platform next to him. Slowly she walked over and sat where he patted. A comfortably silence fell between them as they watched the sunrise.
"I come here to think, I call it my secret baloney, so please don't tell anyone." John whispered to her.
"I promise. I'm sorry for following you I was curious as to why you were up so earlier." She answered, as she leaned closer to him. John looked at Elizabeth and smiled slightly, he put his arm around her shoulder as she came closer.
"Can't sleep properly, had a nightmare." He uttered, relieving her of asking why he was up so early.
"I get nightmares of what could happen to us as well." She revealed.
"It weren't nightmares about the wraith Elizabeth, even though they are nightmare worthily. It was about my past ghost's and believe me I have a lot." He amused, 'of course she was going to believe it was about the wraith, she didn't know there were worst things in this universe then the wraith' John's mine thought.
"You want to talk about it?" She asked, concerned that he was dreaming about the past, she knew from his service record he had seen things she wish she ever will have to see.
"It's okay Elizabeth, I really can't remember much of the dream, I only know that it involves my past."
"You know, if you do ever want to talk I'm there for you, right?"
" I know Elizabeth." He uttered, as he looked into her eyes. "You are so beautiful, you know that?" He asked Elizabeth.
"Thank you, John. You aren't quite so bad yourself." She answered, while closing the gap between them and lightly kissed him on the lips. When she pulled back John responded immediately by bring her back and kissed her passionately. Then they pulled back from their second kiss they rested against each other foreheads.
"What does this mean?" John asked.
"I hope it means you like me John, because I know I like you and find you very attractive."
"Oh the feelings mutual Elizabeth, but we were both leaders of Atlantis…" Elizabeth interrupted him by kissing him again.
"John I'm a civilian, rules and regulations, don't applied to us."
"Well if you're sure." John asked.
"I'm Sure." She answered.
"Good." He uttered, before gathering her up into a mind-blowing kiss.
End of chapter One.