by Anne
Disclaimer: The characters of Daniel Jackson, Jack O’Neill, Sam Carter, Teal’c, General Hammond, Janet Frasier, Apophis and anybody else you recognise from the SGC do not belong to me. Neither does the concept of the Stargate, SGC, and the Goa’uld and any thing else related to the series Stargate SG1. They belong to Stargate (II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Products.
The characters of Methos (a.k.a. Adam Pierson), Joe Dawson, Connor MacLeod and Duncan MacLeod belong to Panzer/Davis, Rysher/Gaumont Television. So do the concepts of Immortality, the Game and the Watchers.
Likewise the characters of Adam Newman, Megabyte Damon, General William Damon, Ami Jackson, Jade Weston, Kevin Wilson or any names or events linked to the Tomorrow People TV series do not belong to me either. They are the property of Roger Damon Price, Thames/Tetra and ITV Television.
O’Neill poked his head around the door of Carter’s lab. Equipment was strewn all over the small table in the middle of the room. Carter was looking at something under a microscope, shaking her head as though she didn’t believe what she was seeing.
On the other side of the room Daniel and Methos were arguing about what the writing on the box actually meant. O’Neill wondered again how Daniel was really feeling. He had thought that the archaeologist would have got on really well with the ancient immortal. Imagine all the questions he could be asking him about what he’d seen and who he had met over the years. Instead he seemed to have almost embarked on a hate campaign against the man.
“Sorry to interrupt the fun, people, but could I have a word please, Methos, sorry, Adam.”
Methos looked over in surprise. This was the first time that O’Neill had called him Adam instead of Pierson since he’d found out about the whole immortal thing. Maybe things were looking up. He was getting a bit tired of arguing with Daniel anyway. Nothing he said seemed to please the other man. Obviously he hadn’t coped too well with being dragged through the Stargate with a sword at his throat.
O’Neill cleared his throat. “In private, please. Sorry Daniel, I’ll send him back in a minute.”
Daniel shot him a look. “No rush. I’m sure I can survive without his company for a bit. Take as long as you like.”
“Actually Colonel, I’d like a word as well, when you’ve finished, sir.” Carter was becoming quite worried about Daniel. Working in the same room as the two men, she noticed the way he kept looking at Methos, when he thought no one was looking. There was definitely something wrong with Daniel, but she couldn’t put her finger on it. He was normally quite easy to get along with and certainly didn’t usually bear grudges. He seemed quite unable to forgive the other man for what he had done to him.
“ Okay, Carter, give us a couple of minutes and then we’ll meet you in the infirmary. Corporal Young can stay here with Daniel and keep an eye on the box.” He looked at Daniel. “Just in case someone tries to open it. We don’t want a repeat performance of what happened before, do we?”
Megabyte looked at the sign on the door. Yes, this looked like the right room. All the corridors and rooms in this place looked the same. The military certainly believed in sticking to basics when it came to decor. Miles and miles of grey; a person could get bored with that colour really fast.
O’Neill had asked if he would go and tell Daniel to meet them in the infirmary. He’d thought about teleporting there but Adam had reminded him that the fewer people that saw them disappearing into thin air the better. It had been a good excuse to nose around anyway - maybe he and Adam should ask for a tour of the place as well. His dad had seemed impressed with what he had seen. He would like to get a good look at this Stargate at any rate. It sounded like something straight out of a science fiction film.
He looked into the room. There was equiptment still strewn over the small table in the centre of the room. Obviously whoever had been here last hadn’t had time to clean up after themselves. There were also a couple of coffee cups sitting on a bench at the side. The smell of coffee still permeated the room. Strange, Daniel didn’t seem to be anywhere in sight. He must have left in a hurry, judging by the state of the room, and fairly recently, too, thought Megabyte, the leftover coffee was still quite warm.
[Adam, he doesn’t seem to be here.]
[Are you sure you’ve got the right room, Megabyte?]
[Of course I’m sure,] he ‘pathed indignantly. He noticed something in the corner of the room. [Hang on, there’s someone lying on the floor. I’ll just go and have a look.]
[Be careful.]
[Aren’t I always?] Megabyte decided to ignore the reply Adam sent him and approached the body on the floor. It was Corporal Young. He was dead, very dead with a sword sticking out of his back. There was blood everywhere, and Megabyte felt the bile rising up in his throat.
[Megabyte, what’s wrong?]
[It’s Corporal Young, he’s dead.] Megabyte dropped to his knees. He felt as though he wanted to throw up. As a Tomorrow Person he had a hard enough time coping with the thought that a person could do something like that to another, let alone seeing it in the flesh, up close. It wasn’t only the fact that he couldn’t kill, the whole concept of violence and killing made him feel physically ill. One of the joys of being a Tomorrow Person he thought to himself.
He heard a sound behind him and turned to see who it was.
[Adam!] he ‘pathed frantically.
Adam suddenly swooned and leaned on the bed for support. He was dimly aware of the concerned faces around him.
“What’s wrong, Adam?” Damon looked very worried. “ Is it Megabyte? Are you okay?”
The young Australian’s dark hair stood out sharply against his pale face. He pulled himself up. “I heard Megabyte call my name and then I felt very dizzy for a moment. I’m feeling fine now, whatever it was, it’s gone now. I’ll just contact him and see if he’s okay.” He eyes glazed over as he tried to contact his friend.
“It’s no good, I can’t even sense him. It’s like he’s dropped off the face of the planet. Even if he were unconscious, I’d know. There’s not even that.”
“You can even sense if one of you is unconscious?” asked Carter.
Adam nodded. “But at the moment, there’s nothing. I’m really worried. I should still be able to get something from him. He was going to take a closer look at the body, he called my name, and then nothing.”
“Body? What body? When were you going to tell me about the body?” O’Neill saw the look on Adam’s face and decided to leave the third degree until later. “ Do you know where Megabyte was when he called you?”
“He was in Major Carter’s lab, looking for Daniel. Daniel wasn’t there, but Corporal Young, or rather his body, was.”
“Come on, Carter, Teal’c.” He put a hand on Adam’s shoulder. “No, kid. You’re staying here, at least until we find out what’s going on. Pierson, you and Bill stay here with him. One missing Tomorrow Person is enough at the moment. Don’t worry, I’ll let you know as soon as we find anything.”
O’Neill approached Carter’s lab very cautiously. He motioned to Carter and Teal’c to cover him and burst through the door. Whoever had been there was long gone. Corporal Young was lying on the floor covered in blood, with a sword sticking out of his back. A sword, what else, he thought to himself. There was also a pool of blood lying underneath the body. There was no sign of a struggle. Whoever had killed Young, had been very fast and very efficient. The Corporal had obviously never even seen it coming. From behind, too, O’Neill noticed. Someone liked to play dirty, he thought. Neither Daniel nor Megabyte was anywhere in sight.
“Sir,” Carter interrupted. “ The box with the Medusa Stone is gone. Whoever killed Young and took Daniel and Megabyte has the stone as well.”
O’Neill jumped as Adam suddenly appeared in a flash of light in front of him.
“Sorry,” he apologised. “ I couldn’t sit there and do nothing. Any clue as to what’s happened to Megabyte?”
O’Neill supposed he’d better not mince words. He had an idea that Adam knew what was coming anyway, judging from the expression on his face. “Whoever took Daniel and Megabyte took the stone as well.” He repeated Carter’s earlier statement.
“They have used Methos’ sword to kill Corporal Young,” observed Teal’c, leaning over the body. “ I would presume that you will find the other sword is missing as well. We are dealing with someone very proficient in the art of killing. I would say he has plans for the Tomorrow People, if he has taken the stone as well. Things do not bode well for either Daniel Jackson or Megabyte Damon.”
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