August 18: Redirected
Title: Redirected
Author: 3am_moonlight (MirroredIllusions on TtH)
Crossover: BtVS / Stargate SG-1
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1,134
Timeline: BtVS: Early seasons & SG-1: After Jack became a General & SGA: Season two.
Disclaimer: Nothing copyrighted belongs to yours truly.
Summary: In which there's people visiting from another galaxy (and Vala).
Author's Note: Written for Day 18 of the 2022 August Fic-A-Day.
A/N 2: Part 7.
Buffy had been in this alternate reality long enough to both turn 18 and graduate high school. Samantha Carter, a Colonel in the Air Force and stationed at Stargate Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado, had been her temporary guardian until she legally became an adult. Sam had also allowed her to stay with her until she had actually graduated, and then for the summer. Her residence after that depended on where she would attend college.
But now it was summer, and Jack had somehow managed to get her a summer job as Daniel's assistant since they had realized she actually had some understanding of dead languages. She was in no way fluent, but the SGC's resident head linguist had been very enthusiastic about it, and it had proven to be a lot more interesting than she had expected.
The 'interesting' part probably had more to do with it involving aliens and alien culture than the languages themselves. It also helped that she got to spar with Teal'c when she was there. It helped to calm her inner Slayer, who definitely didn't approve of the lack of killing going on.
At the moment though, she and another alien, Vala Mal Doran, were both sitting on Daniel's desk trying their best to distract him. Vala was trying to capture his attention with her cleavage (didn't work, the latest alien text was much more interesting), and Buffy was trying to entice him into coming to the cafeteria with them (didn't work either, he had coffee).
"This is useless." Vala only looked a little disappointed, "Let's go find some handsome young men to distract instead".
Buffy jumped off the desk. "It's lunchtime, I'm sure there's some eye candy down there. Dr. Daniel can find his own way when his coffee gets cold."
The mess hall was a lot more crowded than it usually was, mainly due to the people from Atlantis being there since they had reestablished contact and the main command chain had returned to Earth to be debriefed. And hadn't the story of the not-so-Lost City of Atlantis been quite the thrilling tale when she was finally informed.
All the extra people meant there were no entirely free tables, so after getting their food they began surveying the occupants of the room. Brass, politicians, people one or both of them didn't like or who didn't like them. Then Vala discovered a table with only one occupant and made her way over.
"Hello darling," Vala flirtingly told the dark-haired man with a kind of spiky hair as she got close enough. "Mind if we share a table with you?"
Buffy gave him a closer look, unlike the military people at the SGC who wore either green, blue, or desert camouflage BDUs, this man was wearing grey. He also smelled of an alien ocean, which made her miss the beaches in California.
The man turned toward them and got an up-close view of the alien woman's female assets. He didn't blush when he realized he'd been staring for a little bit too long, but he did look a little awkward. "Um, sure. Have a seat."
"Thank you!" Vala gave a happy smile. They both placed their serving trays on the table before getting comfortable. It took a few moments for him to realize Buffy was there and then connect the dots for how young she was looking.
"I am Vala Mal Doran, a member of SG-1. And this," she indicated Buffy with a sweeping gesture, "is Buffy Summers. She's Daniel's assistant."
"Major John Sheppard. I just came back from Atlantis." It was said on autopilot. "Since when are teenagers allowed at top-secret facilities?"
"Buffy's very special, Major Sheppard. Also, why are you sitting here alone? Where are the other people from Atlantis?"
There were other people in the distinctive grey uniform with different colored shirts. Sheppard's was black, but she had seen others with blue, and yellow, and a leader-type woman had been wearing red. Most of them had been matching with their new acquaintance. It probably meant that they were color-coded, and black meant military.
"I'm waiting for them to get out of various meetings. We are here to be debriefed after all."
He then turned to Buffy, "Are you sure you're allowed to be here? You look really young."
"Yes, Major, I'm sure. Special permission from General O'Neill, but you can ask him if you want. He'll be here in a few minutes."
She could hear him and Daniel out in the hall, debating whether or not they actually needed lunch right at that moment, or if it could wait a few hours. Daniel really, really wanted to get back to his translation.
Sheppard didn't look all that convinced but he let it go. Vala took the opportunity to move the attention back to herself. "So Major Sheppard, tell us. Are the riches in Atlantis? Did you find something valuable?"
"Vala! They are not on a treasure hunt. They're looking for technology to protect and advance Earth, not for you to get rich."
Vala just smiled charmingly, "Why can't they do both? That way we all win. Right, handsome?"
Sheppard watched the interplay between them with amusement. "We did find a lot of interesting things, but I'm afraid there were no riches for you to sell. It's all back in Atlantis anyways. We are in it for the technology like Buffy said."
"That's unfortunate," Vala pouted for a moment before she leaned forward again, giving him a perfect view of her assets again. "But you brought something along for the big bosses to see. Right? You could just slip me a little something and I can... Trade it for something else."
"There will be no slipping of anything to anyone, Vala." The woman was startled a little and turned around to see Jack and Daniel standing there with their own trays. They squeezed in at the table and the rest of them moved accordingly, with Sheppard trying to rise for the superior officer only to get waved back down.
"Daniel! Meet our new friend; this is Major Sheppard. Sheppard meet Daniel, and I'm sure you've already met General O'Neill." There were greetings all around.
Once everyone had gotten to say their hello's, Buffy butted into the conversation. Both because she was curious, but also to passively prove to the visiting commander from Atlantis that she really was allowed to be there.
"How's the translation going? Did you figure out what the trident-looking symbol is?"
Daniel's eyes lit up and he began speaking a mile a minute while waving one of his utensils. Beside him, Jack was shaking his head as he began eating his own food. Buffy smiled at Sheppard while the two other men briefly had their attention on Vala as she made a comment.
Author: 3am_moonlight (MirroredIllusions on TtH)
Crossover: BtVS / Stargate SG-1
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1,134
Timeline: BtVS: Early seasons & SG-1: After Jack became a General & SGA: Season two.
Disclaimer: Nothing copyrighted belongs to yours truly.
Summary: In which there's people visiting from another galaxy (and Vala).
Author's Note: Written for Day 18 of the 2022 August Fic-A-Day.
A/N 2: Part 7.
Buffy had been in this alternate reality long enough to both turn 18 and graduate high school. Samantha Carter, a Colonel in the Air Force and stationed at Stargate Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado, had been her temporary guardian until she legally became an adult. Sam had also allowed her to stay with her until she had actually graduated, and then for the summer. Her residence after that depended on where she would attend college.
But now it was summer, and Jack had somehow managed to get her a summer job as Daniel's assistant since they had realized she actually had some understanding of dead languages. She was in no way fluent, but the SGC's resident head linguist had been very enthusiastic about it, and it had proven to be a lot more interesting than she had expected.
The 'interesting' part probably had more to do with it involving aliens and alien culture than the languages themselves. It also helped that she got to spar with Teal'c when she was there. It helped to calm her inner Slayer, who definitely didn't approve of the lack of killing going on.
At the moment though, she and another alien, Vala Mal Doran, were both sitting on Daniel's desk trying their best to distract him. Vala was trying to capture his attention with her cleavage (didn't work, the latest alien text was much more interesting), and Buffy was trying to entice him into coming to the cafeteria with them (didn't work either, he had coffee).
"This is useless." Vala only looked a little disappointed, "Let's go find some handsome young men to distract instead".
Buffy jumped off the desk. "It's lunchtime, I'm sure there's some eye candy down there. Dr. Daniel can find his own way when his coffee gets cold."
The mess hall was a lot more crowded than it usually was, mainly due to the people from Atlantis being there since they had reestablished contact and the main command chain had returned to Earth to be debriefed. And hadn't the story of the not-so-Lost City of Atlantis been quite the thrilling tale when she was finally informed.
All the extra people meant there were no entirely free tables, so after getting their food they began surveying the occupants of the room. Brass, politicians, people one or both of them didn't like or who didn't like them. Then Vala discovered a table with only one occupant and made her way over.
"Hello darling," Vala flirtingly told the dark-haired man with a kind of spiky hair as she got close enough. "Mind if we share a table with you?"
Buffy gave him a closer look, unlike the military people at the SGC who wore either green, blue, or desert camouflage BDUs, this man was wearing grey. He also smelled of an alien ocean, which made her miss the beaches in California.
The man turned toward them and got an up-close view of the alien woman's female assets. He didn't blush when he realized he'd been staring for a little bit too long, but he did look a little awkward. "Um, sure. Have a seat."
"Thank you!" Vala gave a happy smile. They both placed their serving trays on the table before getting comfortable. It took a few moments for him to realize Buffy was there and then connect the dots for how young she was looking.
"I am Vala Mal Doran, a member of SG-1. And this," she indicated Buffy with a sweeping gesture, "is Buffy Summers. She's Daniel's assistant."
"Major John Sheppard. I just came back from Atlantis." It was said on autopilot. "Since when are teenagers allowed at top-secret facilities?"
"Buffy's very special, Major Sheppard. Also, why are you sitting here alone? Where are the other people from Atlantis?"
There were other people in the distinctive grey uniform with different colored shirts. Sheppard's was black, but she had seen others with blue, and yellow, and a leader-type woman had been wearing red. Most of them had been matching with their new acquaintance. It probably meant that they were color-coded, and black meant military.
"I'm waiting for them to get out of various meetings. We are here to be debriefed after all."
He then turned to Buffy, "Are you sure you're allowed to be here? You look really young."
"Yes, Major, I'm sure. Special permission from General O'Neill, but you can ask him if you want. He'll be here in a few minutes."
She could hear him and Daniel out in the hall, debating whether or not they actually needed lunch right at that moment, or if it could wait a few hours. Daniel really, really wanted to get back to his translation.
Sheppard didn't look all that convinced but he let it go. Vala took the opportunity to move the attention back to herself. "So Major Sheppard, tell us. Are the riches in Atlantis? Did you find something valuable?"
"Vala! They are not on a treasure hunt. They're looking for technology to protect and advance Earth, not for you to get rich."
Vala just smiled charmingly, "Why can't they do both? That way we all win. Right, handsome?"
Sheppard watched the interplay between them with amusement. "We did find a lot of interesting things, but I'm afraid there were no riches for you to sell. It's all back in Atlantis anyways. We are in it for the technology like Buffy said."
"That's unfortunate," Vala pouted for a moment before she leaned forward again, giving him a perfect view of her assets again. "But you brought something along for the big bosses to see. Right? You could just slip me a little something and I can... Trade it for something else."
"There will be no slipping of anything to anyone, Vala." The woman was startled a little and turned around to see Jack and Daniel standing there with their own trays. They squeezed in at the table and the rest of them moved accordingly, with Sheppard trying to rise for the superior officer only to get waved back down.
"Daniel! Meet our new friend; this is Major Sheppard. Sheppard meet Daniel, and I'm sure you've already met General O'Neill." There were greetings all around.
Once everyone had gotten to say their hello's, Buffy butted into the conversation. Both because she was curious, but also to passively prove to the visiting commander from Atlantis that she really was allowed to be there.
"How's the translation going? Did you figure out what the trident-looking symbol is?"
Daniel's eyes lit up and he began speaking a mile a minute while waving one of his utensils. Beside him, Jack was shaking his head as he began eating his own food. Buffy smiled at Sheppard while the two other men briefly had their attention on Vala as she made a comment.