Aug. 15 - Disasters and Teasing
Title: Disasters and Teasing
Author: 3am_moonlight
Crossover: BtVS / Stargate Atlantis
Rating: Gen / Teen. (Implied Willow/Sam UST and Cam/Sheppard UST).
Word Count: 1,207.
Timeline: Post-Chosen / SGA: S04/S05.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss and the Stargate 'verse belongs to MGM.
Summary: In which there are emails containing vague disasters and teasing.
Author's Note: This follows last years 'A Face Full of Dust' and this years ' Hello Again', ' Dinner and a Guessing Game', ' Correspondance', and ' Unanswered Questions'.
From: j.sheppard@sgc.com
To: bas@idc.com
Subject: Jackson and Other Disasters
Jackson finally got his wish and was allowed to come and visit my base. Which lead to some interesting discoveries, plus meeting a splinter group of some old allies. The problem was they turned out to be enemies, a lot of people were killed as a consequence, and Jackson was sent home to recover from his injuries.
After that things have been busy, so I'm really sorry about the lack of emails. The Jackson thing also pushed back my trip Stateside. Rodney is currently there on some kind of science shindig with our head M.D.
Fine, you won't tell me your name or what IDC stands for. I can be patient, someone will slip eventually and I'll know your name at last.
Your message has been forwarded to Sam, who, for the record, is both a Ph.D. and a Colonel. She's also one of my former CO's. She wasn't too pleased about the warning but has conceded the point and is backing off. Apparently, some higher-ups are vouching for both your organization and someone named Dr. Giles. Do you know him/her?
J.S.
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One vague paragraph wasn't enough to explain the disaster Jackson has caused with his visit, but both he and Rodney had enjoyed telling Woolsey 'I told you so' after SG-1's resident troublemaker/-magnet had been sent back to Earth. It hadn't stopped Rodney, Zelenka, or any of the other scientists from gleefully exploring Janus' newly discovered secret lab though.
Sam had taken Supergirl's warning in stride. It wasn't to say she was happy about it, but she had been expecting it a lot sooner, and from someone much higher up in the hierarchy. He got the impression she was more upset that she was unable to get through their firewalls than she was about being told to back off. In the same call, Sam had told him General O'Neill had tried and failed to get any information about the IDC. All he'd gotten for his inquiries was a warning to stop digging or else.
John still wanted to know what Supergirl's name was, and he wanted to know what exactly her organization did. Did they fight vampires like the Queen Bee? Were all the people in it as strong as her, and were they even human? Was Supergirl human? She wasn't a vampire since he'd seen her in daylight several times, but that still left a lot of other mythological creatures. Was she/they (part) demons, shapeshifters, or some kind of aliens? If they were part aliens or descended from them then he could relate, sort of. Maybe she came by her strength the same way he got his ATA gene or a similar unfortunate way to how some of the Athosians got their strength.
That train of thought lead him to a bad place; maybe that was the reason she was so wary of the military. She had said her past experience with the military had been 'of the bad', so maybe they had attempted to either control her for their own nefarious purposes or tried to experiment on her. Or maybe it even both. The various military branches had a long and sordid history of attempting to create super soldiers and there was a young woman with obvious superior strength, it was unlikely they had just passed up that opportunity.
It would certainly explain why she didn't want to come and work in Atlantis with him, but it didn't explain why she was willing to talk to him or why she agreed to become intergalactic pen pals. If the IDC was a powerful organization with a lot of political contacts it would explain why the usual suspects didn't try and put any pressure on her or Dr. Giles. Maybe if he upped the offer and asked if she'd reconsider if he could get the SGC to approve more people?
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From: bas@idc.com
To: j.sheppard@sgc.com
Subject: Re: Jackson and Other Disasters
Daniel came back singed around the edges, but he was still thrilled about the visit to the City. He also couldn't wait to tell me all about it when I visited. According to him, I just missed General O'Neill and Colonel Carter, but I did get an introduction to Murray and a Colonel Mitchell who insisted I call him Cam. He also told me to send his greetings, so hi from Cam.
Giles is a former mentor/friend, so yes, I know him. If you're ever introduced you might want to have Daniel nearby since I'm sure he's a lot better with knowledge from the old, dusty books they're both so fond of. He's also very properly British, tweed suits and all. Daniel reminds me of Giles in a way, except Daniel is all muscular and yummy and Giles is Giles. They both love old books, dead languages, and get a lot of concussions. I don't see Giles planet hopping, so there's a difference.
Oh, and a friend of mine wants to know if Dr. Col. Carter is single? My friend has been single for some time and she really loves intelligent and independent women. Could you ask her if she's looking for a girlfriend?
I'll see you in San Francisco in a few days.
Bia Astraea Styx
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Daniel really had been thrilled about his visit to Atlantis and he had even invited her to come along, but she'd declined. It had been tempting to just go and see what all the fuss was about but she didn't want to give up her game just yet. There had also been a mini-apocalypse rearing it's ugly head at the same time, so her decision was already made for her.
Meeting Murray, or rather Teal'c, had been interesting since none of them knew about her abilities and therefore had been unable to warn her about his non-human status. It had been a really close call and she'd almost ended up spilling some of her secrets. Thankfully, they expected her to have a lot of questions once they revealed he was an alien. It was only after she'd left that she remembered Daniel had already told her about all of his teammates, including the Jaffa. Oops.
Cam had been charming in a Southern way, and he'd seemed to ask more questions about John than her. Which was okay, but a little odd for a man who was career military. If the man had questions he could just email John himself, so it ended up leaving her with the impression that his interest in her pen pal wasn't work-related. Hmm...
Willow really had taken a liking to Carter after she'd seen the woman's hacking skills, which had managed to get both her and Xander laughing their butts off. There had been a couple of hack battles, um cyberwars? Whatever they were called, the two of them had battled it out over who could access the other's servers, and Willow had won. Without using magic, which had her happily bragging to anyone within earshot for days afterward.
The chance of John forwarding that particular request was microscopic, but oh, how much she wanted to be a fly on the proverbial wall when he read that part of her email.
Author: 3am_moonlight
Crossover: BtVS / Stargate Atlantis
Rating: Gen / Teen. (Implied Willow/Sam UST and Cam/Sheppard UST).
Word Count: 1,207.
Timeline: Post-Chosen / SGA: S04/S05.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss and the Stargate 'verse belongs to MGM.
Summary: In which there are emails containing vague disasters and teasing.
Author's Note: This follows last years 'A Face Full of Dust' and this years ' Hello Again', ' Dinner and a Guessing Game', ' Correspondance', and ' Unanswered Questions'.
From: j.sheppard@sgc.com
To: bas@idc.com
Subject: Jackson and Other Disasters
Jackson finally got his wish and was allowed to come and visit my base. Which lead to some interesting discoveries, plus meeting a splinter group of some old allies. The problem was they turned out to be enemies, a lot of people were killed as a consequence, and Jackson was sent home to recover from his injuries.
After that things have been busy, so I'm really sorry about the lack of emails. The Jackson thing also pushed back my trip Stateside. Rodney is currently there on some kind of science shindig with our head M.D.
Fine, you won't tell me your name or what IDC stands for. I can be patient, someone will slip eventually and I'll know your name at last.
Your message has been forwarded to Sam, who, for the record, is both a Ph.D. and a Colonel. She's also one of my former CO's. She wasn't too pleased about the warning but has conceded the point and is backing off. Apparently, some higher-ups are vouching for both your organization and someone named Dr. Giles. Do you know him/her?
J.S.
---------------------
One vague paragraph wasn't enough to explain the disaster Jackson has caused with his visit, but both he and Rodney had enjoyed telling Woolsey 'I told you so' after SG-1's resident troublemaker/-magnet had been sent back to Earth. It hadn't stopped Rodney, Zelenka, or any of the other scientists from gleefully exploring Janus' newly discovered secret lab though.
Sam had taken Supergirl's warning in stride. It wasn't to say she was happy about it, but she had been expecting it a lot sooner, and from someone much higher up in the hierarchy. He got the impression she was more upset that she was unable to get through their firewalls than she was about being told to back off. In the same call, Sam had told him General O'Neill had tried and failed to get any information about the IDC. All he'd gotten for his inquiries was a warning to stop digging or else.
John still wanted to know what Supergirl's name was, and he wanted to know what exactly her organization did. Did they fight vampires like the Queen Bee? Were all the people in it as strong as her, and were they even human? Was Supergirl human? She wasn't a vampire since he'd seen her in daylight several times, but that still left a lot of other mythological creatures. Was she/they (part) demons, shapeshifters, or some kind of aliens? If they were part aliens or descended from them then he could relate, sort of. Maybe she came by her strength the same way he got his ATA gene or a similar unfortunate way to how some of the Athosians got their strength.
That train of thought lead him to a bad place; maybe that was the reason she was so wary of the military. She had said her past experience with the military had been 'of the bad', so maybe they had attempted to either control her for their own nefarious purposes or tried to experiment on her. Or maybe it even both. The various military branches had a long and sordid history of attempting to create super soldiers and there was a young woman with obvious superior strength, it was unlikely they had just passed up that opportunity.
It would certainly explain why she didn't want to come and work in Atlantis with him, but it didn't explain why she was willing to talk to him or why she agreed to become intergalactic pen pals. If the IDC was a powerful organization with a lot of political contacts it would explain why the usual suspects didn't try and put any pressure on her or Dr. Giles. Maybe if he upped the offer and asked if she'd reconsider if he could get the SGC to approve more people?
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From: bas@idc.com
To: j.sheppard@sgc.com
Subject: Re: Jackson and Other Disasters
Daniel came back singed around the edges, but he was still thrilled about the visit to the City. He also couldn't wait to tell me all about it when I visited. According to him, I just missed General O'Neill and Colonel Carter, but I did get an introduction to Murray and a Colonel Mitchell who insisted I call him Cam. He also told me to send his greetings, so hi from Cam.
Giles is a former mentor/friend, so yes, I know him. If you're ever introduced you might want to have Daniel nearby since I'm sure he's a lot better with knowledge from the old, dusty books they're both so fond of. He's also very properly British, tweed suits and all. Daniel reminds me of Giles in a way, except Daniel is all muscular and yummy and Giles is Giles. They both love old books, dead languages, and get a lot of concussions. I don't see Giles planet hopping, so there's a difference.
Oh, and a friend of mine wants to know if Dr. Col. Carter is single? My friend has been single for some time and she really loves intelligent and independent women. Could you ask her if she's looking for a girlfriend?
I'll see you in San Francisco in a few days.
Bia Astraea Styx
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Daniel really had been thrilled about his visit to Atlantis and he had even invited her to come along, but she'd declined. It had been tempting to just go and see what all the fuss was about but she didn't want to give up her game just yet. There had also been a mini-apocalypse rearing it's ugly head at the same time, so her decision was already made for her.
Meeting Murray, or rather Teal'c, had been interesting since none of them knew about her abilities and therefore had been unable to warn her about his non-human status. It had been a really close call and she'd almost ended up spilling some of her secrets. Thankfully, they expected her to have a lot of questions once they revealed he was an alien. It was only after she'd left that she remembered Daniel had already told her about all of his teammates, including the Jaffa. Oops.
Cam had been charming in a Southern way, and he'd seemed to ask more questions about John than her. Which was okay, but a little odd for a man who was career military. If the man had questions he could just email John himself, so it ended up leaving her with the impression that his interest in her pen pal wasn't work-related. Hmm...
Willow really had taken a liking to Carter after she'd seen the woman's hacking skills, which had managed to get both her and Xander laughing their butts off. There had been a couple of hack battles, um cyberwars? Whatever they were called, the two of them had battled it out over who could access the other's servers, and Willow had won. Without using magic, which had her happily bragging to anyone within earshot for days afterward.
The chance of John forwarding that particular request was microscopic, but oh, how much she wanted to be a fly on the proverbial wall when he read that part of her email.