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Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 23:02:45 +1300
From: "The Olsen Family" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (1/19)

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The Medusa Stone (1/19)

by Anne Olsen

Email : [e-mail]

Fandom : Stargate SG1/ Highlander/ NS Tomorrow People

Rating: PG

Summary : SG1 finds a manuscript that Daniel has trouble deciphering. An =
historian named Adam Pierson offers to help.

Disclaimer :=20
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.

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Part One





"A warning to the oldest of those who cannot die.."

Dr Daniel Jackson looked up in annoyance at the tall slim man standing =
behind him. He had just spent three days trying to decipher the message =
in front of him. The message written in an obscure Egypt dialect, so =
obscure that even he, familiar as he was with Ancient Egyptian, was =
really having to work hard to make sense of.

The fact that he was having difficultly reading the archaic language had =
annoyed him so much that he had left the Cheyenne Mountain complex and =
come to this bar, which was quiet at this time of the day, to try and =
find some peace so that he could work.=20

He leaned back in his seat, and turned his head to get a closer look at =
the person speaking to him. He looked to be about the same age as Daniel =
himself, and was dressed in jeans and a heavy jersey. He had dark hair, =
and spoke with an English accent. A grad student, thought the =
archaeologist to himself. Or maybe someone who liked to give that =
impression, he amended, after all, if he was able to read the language =
on the manuscript, he must have a bit more experience with languages =
than his initial appearance let on.=20

"Are you trying to tell me that you can read this?" he asked.

The other man looked rather apologetic as he replied. "I'm a bit out of =
practice but I used to be rather fluent a long time ago. A very long =
time ago.. " He paused as though he was deep in thought, remembering =
something.

"Sorry, maybe I should introduce myself. I'm Daniel Jackson, and you =
are?"

"Adam Pierson, " came the reply.

"So, Adam, how come you can read an obscure Egyptian dialogue?"=20

"I, er, studied it in my younger days. Part of a paper I was working =
on.Cultures of Ancient Egypt etc etc. Where did you get this anyway? It =
looks almost like a prophecy of some kind."

"I'm afraid I can't tell you that. But would you be able to help me =
decipher the same language if I had any more?"

"You have more of it then?" The reply was quite sharp and took Daniel by =
surprise. Adam seemed very interested in the prophecy, if that was what =
it was, and seemed keen to see more. Daniel wondered if he should risk =
showing him the rest of the manuscript, which he had left back at the =
base. It was classified though, and he couldn't very well tell the other =
man that it came from another planet, one that until recently had been =
known to be one of the bases used by the Goa'uld Apophis. Maybe he =
should talk it over with Jack O'Neill and the other members of SG1.

He chose his words carefully. " There is more, but it's classified. I'll =
have to talk to my superiors and get back to you. Where can I reach =
you?"

"Talk to Joe Dawson, the guy behind the bar. He's running the place for =
Charlie, while he's out of town. He knows where to find me."

Daniel looked over at the bar and saw an older man with a beard, washing =
glasses. The man nodded at him, obviously he had heard his name =
mentioned. He had a bit of a twinkle in his eye, Daniel thought he =
looked almost amused, obviously sharing some private joke with Adam.=20

Adam slid into the seat next to him, his cream jersey blending in with =
the colour of the booth they were now sharing. "You're not Daniel =
Jackson, the archaeologist, are you, by the way? I've read some of your =
work, very interesting ideas. Bit way out this idea of aliens building =
the pyramids though, don't you think?" His tone sounded quite sarcastic, =
though his look was one of pure innocence.

Daniel felt a bit annoyed at Adam's attitude. He knew his ideas had been =
proven correct. It was a pity he couldn't share it with any of his =
archaeology colleagues though. It sounded as though Adam could be quite =
useful to SG1 if he knew as much about ancient Egypt as he made out. =
Maybe he should get someone to check the man out- he did seem to have an =
awful lot of information. He had the feeling Adam Pierson knew a lot =
more than he was making out.

He decided the best approach was to change the subject. "So what's a =
expert on dead languages such as yourself doing in Colorado Springs?"=20

Adam shrugged. "Just helping out a friend," he replied. "Joe was coming =
down here to take over for Charlie for a bit, so I thought I'd come with =
him. I haven't been to this part of the country for a while, so I'm =
reaquainting myself with the local sights. It's changed a bit since I =
was last here, though."

Daniel was about to ask how long ago, when he noticed the time on the =
big wooden clock over the bar. He looked at his watch again and shook =
it. It must have been damaged when he took the dive into the river on =
PX251. He was supposed to be meeting the rest of SG1 in about five =
minutes. He was definitely going to be very late.

He rose to his feet, grabbed the pile of papers he had been writing on =
and shoved them into his case. "Sorry, got to go," he mumbled. "I've =
just realised I'm running very late for a meeting. Thanks for your help. =
I'll leave a message with your friend Joe and catch you later."

- ----------------------

"It's not like you to be so helpful, especially to someone you've only =
just met." commented Joe Dawson, as he watched Daniel leave. He had an =
amused expression on his face. "What's the matter Methos? Is MacLeod =
rubbing off on you at last?"

Adam Pierson a.k.a. Methos grimaced. "Of course not. I'm only looking =
after my own interests. Daniel had a portion of a manuscript, one that =
had a reference to me in it, so I just want to see what else it says."

"Okay, so what's a reference to you doing on a manuscript that this guy =
Daniel has? Something in your younger days catching up with you at =
last?"

"That's what I'm curious to find out. There's memories of Ancient Egypt =
that I'd rather forget. I'm hoping that this isn't one of them" the five =
thousand year old man replied.

Joe realised that there was a lot he didn't know about Methos still, and =
if the other got his way, probably never would. "Just be careful, okay."

"Joe, I didn't know you cared."

"Well, if something happened to you, who would pay your bar tab?"

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<DIV>The Medusa Stone (1/19)</DIV>
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<DIV>by Anne Olsen</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Email : <A=20
href=3D"mailto:[e-mail]">[e-mail]</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Fandom : Stargate SG1/ Highlander/ NS Tomorrow People</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rating: PG</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Summary : SG1 finds a manuscript that Daniel has trouble =
deciphering. An=20
historian named Adam Pierson offers to help.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Disclaimer : </DIV>
<DIV>
<P>The characters of Daniel Jackson, Jack O’Neill, Sam Carter, =
Teal’c, General=20
Hammond, Janet Frasier, Apophis and anybody else you recognise from the =
SGC do=20
not belong to me. Neither does the concept of the Stargate, SGC, and the =
Goa’uld=20
and any thing else related to the series Stargate SG1. They belong to =
Stargate=20
(II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, =
and Gekko=20
Products.</P>
<P>The characters of Methos (a.k.a. Adam Pierson), Joe Dawson, Connor =
MacLeod=20
and Duncan MacLeod belong to Panzer/Davis, Rysher/Gaumont Television. So =
do the=20
concepts of Immortality, the Game and the Watchers.</P>
<P>Likewise the characters of Adam Newman, Megabyte Damon, General =
William=20
Damon, Ami Jackson, Jade Weston, Kevin Wilson or any names or events =
linked to=20
the Tomorrow People TV series do not belong to me either. They are the =
property=20
of Roger Damon Price, Thames/Tetra and ITV Television.</P>
<P>------------------</P></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><U>
<P>Part One</P>
<P></U> </P>
<P> </P>
<P>"A warning to the oldest of those who cannot die…."</P>
<P>Dr Daniel Jackson looked up in annoyance at the tall slim man =
standing behind=20
him. He had just spent three days trying to decipher the message in =
front of=20
him. The message written in an obscure Egypt dialect, so obscure that =
even he,=20
familiar as he was with Ancient Egyptian, was really having to work hard =
to make=20
sense of.</P>
<P>The fact that he was having difficultly reading the archaic language =
had=20
annoyed him so much that he had left the Cheyenne Mountain complex and =
come to=20
this bar, which was quiet at this time of the day, to try and find some =
peace so=20
that he could work. </P>
<P>He leaned back in his seat, and turned his head to get a closer look =
at the=20
person speaking to him. He looked to be about the same age as Daniel =
himself,=20
and was dressed in jeans and a heavy jersey. He had dark hair, and spoke =
with an=20
English accent. A grad student, thought the archaeologist to himself. Or =
maybe=20
someone who liked to give that impression, he amended, after all, if he =
was able=20
to read the language on the manuscript, he must have a bit more =
experience with=20
languages than his initial appearance let on. </P>
<P>"Are you trying to tell me that you can read this?" he asked.</P>
<P>The other man looked rather apologetic as he replied. "I’m a =
bit out of=20
practice but I used to be rather fluent a long time ago. A very long =
time ago….=20
" He paused as though he was deep in thought, remembering something.</P>
<P>"Sorry, maybe I should introduce myself. I’m Daniel Jackson, =
and you=20
are?"</P>
<P>"Adam Pierson, " came the reply.</P>
<P>"So, Adam, how come you can read an obscure Egyptian dialogue?" </P>
<P>"I, er, studied it in my younger days. Part of a paper I was working=20
on.Cultures of Ancient Egypt etc etc. Where did you get this anyway? It =
looks=20
almost like a prophecy of some kind."</P>
<P>"I’m afraid I can’t tell you that. But would you be able =
to help me decipher=20
the same language if I had any more?"</P>
<P>"You have more of it then?" The reply was quite sharp and took Daniel =
by=20
surprise. Adam seemed very interested in the prophecy, if that was what =
it was,=20
and seemed keen to see more. Daniel wondered if he should risk showing =
him the=20
rest of the manuscript, which he had left back at the base. It was =
classified=20
though, and he couldn’t very well tell the other man that it came =
from another=20
planet, one that until recently had been known to be one of the bases =
used by=20
the Goa'uld Apophis. Maybe he should talk it over with Jack =
O’Neill and the=20
other members of SG1.</P>
<P>He chose his words carefully. " There is more, but it’s =
classified. I’ll have=20
to talk to my superiors and get back to you. Where can I reach you?"</P>
<P>"Talk to Joe Dawson, the guy behind the bar. He’s running the =
place for=20
Charlie, while he’s out of town. He knows where to find me."</P>
<P>Daniel looked over at the bar and saw an older man with a beard, =
washing=20
glasses. The man nodded at him, obviously he had heard his name =
mentioned. He=20
had a bit of a twinkle in his eye, Daniel thought he looked almost =
amused,=20
obviously sharing some private joke with Adam. </P>
<P>Adam slid into the seat next to him, his cream jersey blending in =
with the=20
colour of the booth they were now sharing. "You’re not Daniel =
Jackson, the=20
archaeologist, are you, by the way? I’ve read some of your work, =
very=20
interesting ideas. Bit way out this idea of aliens building the pyramids =
though,=20
don’t you think?" His tone sounded quite sarcastic, though his =
look was one of=20
pure innocence.</P>
<P>Daniel felt a bit annoyed at Adam’s attitude. He knew his ideas =
had been=20
proven correct. It was a pity he couldn’t share it with any of his =
archaeology=20
colleagues though. It sounded as though Adam could be quite useful to =
SG1 if he=20
knew as much about ancient Egypt as he made out. Maybe he should get =
someone to=20
check the man out- he did seem to have an awful lot of information. He =
had the=20
feeling Adam Pierson knew a lot more than he was making out.</P>
<P>He decided the best approach was to change the subject. "So =
what’s a expert=20
on dead languages such as yourself doing in Colorado Springs?" </P>
<P>Adam shrugged. "Just helping out a friend," he replied. "Joe was =
coming down=20
here to take over for Charlie for a bit, so I thought I’d come =
with him. I=20
haven’t been to this part of the country for a while, so I’m =
reaquainting myself=20
with the local sights. It’s changed a bit since I was last here, =
though."</P>
<P>Daniel was about to ask how long ago, when he noticed the time on the =
big=20
wooden clock over the bar. He looked at his watch again and shook it. It =
must=20
have been damaged when he took the dive into the river on PX251. He was =
supposed=20
to be meeting the rest of SG1 in about five minutes. He was definitely =
going to=20
be very late.</P>
<P>He rose to his feet, grabbed the pile of papers he had been writing =
on and=20
shoved them into his case. "Sorry, got to go," he mumbled. "I’ve =
just realised=20
I’m running very late for a meeting. Thanks for your help. =
I’ll leave a message=20
with your friend Joe and catch you later."</P>
<P>----------------------</P>
<P>"It’s not like you to be so helpful, especially to someone =
you’ve only just=20
met." commented Joe Dawson, as he watched Daniel leave. He had an amused =

expression on his face. "What’s the matter Methos? Is MacLeod =
rubbing off on you=20
at last?"</P>
<P>Adam Pierson a.k.a. Methos grimaced. "Of course not. I’m only =
looking after=20
my own interests. Daniel had a portion of a manuscript, one that had a =
reference=20
to me in it, so I just want to see what else it says."</P>
<P>"Okay, so what’s a reference to you doing on a manuscript that =
this guy=20
Daniel has? Something in your younger days catching up with you at =
last?"</P>
<P>"That’s what I’m curious to find out. There’s =
memories of Ancient Egypt that=20
I’d rather forget. I’m hoping that this isn’t one of =
them" the five thousand=20
year old man replied.</P>
<P>Joe realised that there was a lot he didn’t know about Methos =
still, and if=20
the other got his way, probably never would. "Just be careful, =
okay."</P>
<P>"Joe, I didn’t know you cared."</P>
<P>"Well, if something happened to you, who would pay your bar tab?"</P>
<P>----------------------------------</P>
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Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 23:05:57 +1300
From: "The Olsen Family" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (2/19)

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The Medusa Stone (2/19)

by Anne Olsen

Email : [e-mail]

Fandom : Stargate SG1/ Highlander/ NS Tomorrow People

Rating: PG

Summary : SG1 finds a manuscript that Daniel has trouble deciphering. An =
historian named Adam Pierson offers to help.

Disclaimer :=20
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.

- ------------------

Part Two



"So what exactly do you know about this guy, Daniel?" asked Colonel Jack =
O'Neill. "Apart from the fact that he knows more about your favourite =
subject than you do?"

SG1 were sitting around the conference table in the debriefing room, =
listening to Daniel enthusiastically sing the praises of his new friend. =
Daniel had all his papers strewn over the oval table, and was showing =
them the translation that Adam had given him.=20

"I didn't say he knew more than I did. I just said he could translate =
the manuscript and I think we should give him a chance to try. I'm not =
inviting him to see the Stargate or anything like that, just look at the =
manuscript."

"But what if he wants to know where you got it from? Are you going to =
say, well, I just popped through this device called a Stargate that we =
use to travel to other planets, and there it was buried at the side of a =
river. Oh and by the way there's this nasty alien involved, and he =
probably put it there," came the sarcastic reply. O'Neill poured himself =
a cup of coffee, leaned back in his chair, and waited to see how the =
younger man would respond to his question. It was going to be hard to =
talk Daniel out of this one. When he got an idea in his head, he could =
be quite determined.

"I think Daniel's got a point "interrupted Major Samantha Carter, =
ignoring the glare that O'Neill gave her. " Maybe this guy Adam can help =
decipher the prophecy or whatever it is. We need to find out if this =
manuscript and the strange stone that seems to have come with it are =
worth worrying about or not."=20

"You don't actually believe in prophecies, do you?" O'Neill snorted in =
disgust. Academics, he thought, and now they were thinking of asking =
another one to join them. He could just imagine Daniel and this Pierson =
guy spending hours discussing the real meaning behind the manuscript. He =
was more interested in the stone itself. Surely they must be connected =
somehow? He had been hoping it was some kind of weapon that they could =
use in their fight with the Goa'uld and that the manuscript was the =
instruction manual. It seemed a bit strange to keep a piece of stone in =
a lead lined box - must be something special about it. Daniel seemed to =
be sure that it was a prophecy of some sort. He blamed Pierson for that =
and hoped he wasn't being lead off on a wild goose chase.

" O'Neill," Teal'c the fourth member of SG1 interrupted his train of =
thought. "My people, the Jaffa, have found some of these prophecies, as =
you call them, to be quite correct in the past. In fact some people that =
have ignored them, as you are trying to do, have not lived to regret =
their actions."

O'Neill knew when he was outvoted. "Okay, I suppose it wouldn't do any =
harm for your new friend to see the rest of the manuscript. But no =
mention of where it came from and I want to run a complete check on the =
guy first. Also I want to come with you when you meet him again."

- -------------------------

O'Neill checked the time on his watch for the fifth time in the same =
number of minutes. The bar seemed quite empty. Obviously most of the =
patrons did their drinking in the evening. He looked around the place, =
and made a note to come and try it out the next time he was off duty. As =
well as the usual jukebox in the corner, there was also a piano and a =
small stage. His eye caught a poster lying on the bar, a live band =
played in the evenings, a jazz ensemble, he noticed, reading a bit =
further. Yes, he'd definitely come and check it out. Maybe it was time =
to introduce Teal'c to yet another new concept.=20

He looked at his watch again. "I thought you said Adam would be here at =
2pm?" asked O'Neill. "It's ten past now. Doesn't say much for his =
reliability."

"He must have got held up. I'll go and ask Joe Dawson if he's heard =
anything." Daniel wandered over to the bar, and started talking to =
Dawson.

The bartender shook his head. He seemed to be surprised that Pierson =
hadn't shown yet, surprised and maybe a bit worried. "Haven't heard =
anything, sorry. He should be here soon. I can check his cell phone if =
you like. Adam's usually on time." Unless he's deliberately running =
late, he thought to himself. I wouldn't put it past the old guy. Ah, =
speak of the devil.

"I got held up. Phone rang at the last minute." Methos shot Joe a look. =
He slid onto a barstool and gratefully took the beer that his friend put =
in front of him. "MacLeod seems to think I'm a walking fountain of =
information when he needs it. I thought that was your job description."=20

MacLeod.. That was one of Pierson's friends. O'Neill remembered the =
research he had run on the guy. He supposed it made sense for an =
historical researcher to hook up with a former antique dealer. He =
stepped forward. "Hi, I'm Jack O'Neill. You must be the Adam Pierson =
that Daniel's been talking about" And talking about and talking about, =
he added to himself.

"Didn't know you were bringing a friend?" Methos directed the question =
at Daniel suspiciously.

"Jack's okay. We work together, so he wanted to see what you thought of =
our manuscript."

"Are you an archaeologist as well?" Methos was sure he saw the other man =
shudder at the thought.=20

" Definitely not," Came the reply." You might say I work in the field, =
finding artefacts and suchlike" Daniel shot him a peculiar look. More =
going on here than meets the eye thought Methos. Whatever O'Neill was, =
he certainly didn't strike the immortal as an archaeologist, well not =
the usual stereotype of one, anyway.=20

"What about the manuscript then. Have you got it with you?"=20

- -------------------------------------



[I should have never have let you talk me into this] telepathed Megabyte =
Damon to his friend Adam Newman. He was bored, very bored and his =
expression was beginning to give his feelings away. There was just so =
much of looking at diagrams and photos that he could take. Listening to =
lectures wasn't high on the list of things he enjoyed doing either, in =
fact they usually sent him to sleep. Now if he could get a quick look at =
their computer system, then he could find out what really went on in =
this place.

The Australian turned to his friend. [Well, it doesn't hurt you to help =
your father out once in a while and play the dutiful son.] Adam realised =
that wasn't exactly the right comment to make as soon as he had 'said' =
it, and was quite relieved when he saw a familiar face approaching them. =


"Enjoying the tour?" General William Damon asked his son.=20

"Yeah, sure. I bet all the really interesting stuff is well hidden =
somewhere else though." Megabyte didn't even try to keep the bored tone =
out of his voice as he replied.

Bill Damon smiled to himself. He knew Megabyte well enough to know that =
the boy wasn't really interested in seeing the official tour of the =
Cheyenne Mountain complex. The invitation had said he could bring his =
son and so he had offered, not thinking for a moment that he would =
actually come. He had a feeling that the change of mind had come from =
Adam, not Megabyte, especially when his son had asked if the elder =
Tomorrow Person could come as well. Adam seemed curious to see what =
resources the military had when it came to 'watching the skies' even if =
it was just the official version.

"So what do you think, Adam?"

"I agree with Megabyte. I think the unofficial equipment is probably =
more interesting."

Damon groaned inwardly. He hoped the two boys weren't going to try and =
go on an 'unofficial tour' "I hope you're not getting ideas. It wouldn't =
be a good idea for the two of you to get involved with the Military you =
know."

"Don't worry Dad," the redhead grinned. " We wouldn't dream of it" He =
glanced around the series of corridors leading off from the main lecture =
room, and wondered what was behind all those doors. The ones marked =
restricted access looked very interesting. Maybe he should have a look =
around later. A burst of telekinesis would soon solve the problem of any =
locks. Megabyte looked at his father again, this time with an expression =
of pure innocence.

Adam looked at his friend suspiciously, he knew that look. Much as he =
wanted to know what went on in this place himself, he'd have to remind =
Megabyte what would happen if the military ever found out about their =
abilities. The world, and especially the military weren't ready to find =
out about the existence of the Tomorrow People yet. They'd already come =
across people wanting to force them to use their powers against others. =
He didn't want to tun the risk of it happening again. They might not be =
so lucky next time.


His train of thought was interrupted by the approach of a dark-haired =
well-built man in a military uniform. He'd wondered how long it would =
take the corporal to notice that they'd lagged behind the main group.=20

"Come on," called the tour guide. "Wouldn't want to leave you behind, =
would we?"

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<DIV>The Medusa Stone (2/19)</DIV>
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<DIV>by Anne Olsen</DIV>
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<DIV>Email : <A=20
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<DIV>Fandom : Stargate SG1/ Highlander/ NS Tomorrow People</DIV>
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<DIV>Rating: PG</DIV>
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<DIV>Summary : SG1 finds a manuscript that Daniel has trouble =
deciphering. An=20
historian named Adam Pierson offers to help.</DIV>
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<DIV>Disclaimer : </DIV>
<DIV>
<P>The characters of Daniel Jackson, Jack O’Neill, Sam Carter, =
Teal’c, General=20
Hammond, Janet Frasier, Apophis and anybody else you recognise from the =
SGC do=20
not belong to me. Neither does the concept of the Stargate, SGC, and the =
Goa’uld=20
and any thing else related to the series Stargate SG1. They belong to =
Stargate=20
(II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, =
and Gekko=20
Products.</P>
<P>The characters of Methos (a.k.a. Adam Pierson), Joe Dawson, Connor =
MacLeod=20
and Duncan MacLeod belong to Panzer/Davis, Rysher/Gaumont Television. So =
do the=20
concepts of Immortality, the Game and the Watchers.</P>
<P>Likewise the characters of Adam Newman, Megabyte Damon, General =
William=20
Damon, Ami Jackson, Jade Weston, Kevin Wilson or any names or events =
linked to=20
the Tomorrow People TV series do not belong to me either. They are the =
property=20
of Roger Damon Price, Thames/Tetra and ITV Television.</P>
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<DIV><U>
<P>Part Two</P></U><FONT size=3D2>
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<P>"So what exactly do you know about this guy, Daniel?" asked Colonel =
Jack=20
O’Neill. "Apart from the fact that he knows more about your =
favourite subject=20
than you do?"</P>
<P>SG1 were sitting around the conference table in the debriefing room,=20
listening to Daniel enthusiastically sing the praises of his new friend. =
Daniel=20
had all his papers strewn over the oval table, and was showing them the=20
translation that Adam had given him. </P>
<P>"I didn’t say he knew more than I did. I just said he could =
translate the=20
manuscript and I think we should give him a chance to try. I’m not =
inviting him=20
to see the Stargate or anything like that, just look at the =
manuscript."</P>
<P>"But what if he wants to know where you got it from? Are you going to =
say,=20
well, I just popped through this device called a Stargate that we use to =
travel=20
to other planets, and there it was buried at the side of a river. Oh and =
by the=20
way there’s this nasty alien involved, and he probably put it =
there," came the=20
sarcastic reply. O’Neill poured himself a cup of coffee, leaned =
back in his=20
chair, and waited to see how the younger man would respond to his =
question. It=20
was going to be hard to talk Daniel out of this one. When he got an idea =
in his=20
head, he could be quite determined.</P>
<P>"I think Daniel’s got a point "interrupted Major Samantha =
Carter, ignoring=20
the glare that O’Neill gave her. " Maybe this guy Adam can help =
decipher the=20
prophecy or whatever it is. We need to find out if this manuscript and =
the=20
strange stone that seems to have come with it are worth worrying about =
or not."=20
</P>
<P>"You don’t actually believe in prophecies, do you?" =
O’Neill snorted in=20
disgust. Academics, he thought, and now they were thinking of asking =
another one=20
to join them. He could just imagine Daniel and this Pierson guy spending =
hours=20
discussing the real meaning behind the manuscript. He was more =
interested in the=20
stone itself. Surely they must be connected somehow? He had been hoping =
it was=20
some kind of weapon that they could use in their fight with the Goa'uld =
and that=20
the manuscript was the instruction manual. It seemed a bit strange to =
keep a=20
piece of stone in a lead lined box – must be something special =
about it. Daniel=20
seemed to be sure that it was a prophecy of some sort. He blamed Pierson =
for=20
that and hoped he wasn’t being lead off on a wild goose chase.</P>
<P>" O’Neill," Teal’c the fourth member of SG1 interrupted =
his train of thought.=20
"My people, the Jaffa, have found some of these prophecies, as you call =
them, to=20
be quite correct in the past. In fact some people that have ignored =
them, as you=20
are trying to do, have not lived to regret their actions."</P>
<P>O’Neill knew when he was outvoted. "Okay, I suppose it =
wouldn’t do any harm=20
for your new friend to see the rest of the manuscript. But no mention of =
where=20
it came from and I want to run a complete check on the guy first. Also I =
want to=20
come with you when you meet him again."</P>
<P>-------------------------</P>
<P>O’Neill checked the time on his watch for the fifth time in the =
same number=20
of minutes. The bar seemed quite empty. Obviously most of the patrons =
did their=20
drinking in the evening. He looked around the place, and made a note to =
come and=20
try it out the next time he was off duty. As well as the usual jukebox =
in the=20
corner, there was also a piano and a small stage. His eye caught a =
poster lying=20
on the bar, a live band played in the evenings, a jazz ensemble, he =
noticed,=20
reading a bit further. Yes, he’d definitely come and check it out. =
Maybe it was=20
time to introduce Teal’c to yet another new concept. </P>
<P>He looked at his watch again. "I thought you said Adam would be here =
at 2pm?"=20
asked O’Neill. "It’s ten past now. Doesn’t say much =
for his reliability."</P>
<P>"He must have got held up. I’ll go and ask Joe Dawson if =
he’s heard=20
anything." Daniel wandered over to the bar, and started talking to =
Dawson.</P>
<P>The bartender shook his head. He seemed to be surprised that Pierson =
hadn’t=20
shown yet, surprised and maybe a bit worried. "Haven’t heard =
anything, sorry. He=20
should be here soon. I can check his cell phone if you like. =
Adam’s usually on=20
time." Unless he’s deliberately running late, he thought to =
himself. I wouldn’t=20
put it past the old guy. Ah, speak of the devil.</P>
<P>"I got held up. Phone rang at the last minute." Methos shot Joe a =
look. He=20
slid onto a barstool and gratefully took the beer that his friend put in =
front=20
of him. "MacLeod seems to think I’m a walking fountain of =
information when he=20
needs it. I thought that was your job description." </P>
<P>MacLeod…. That was one of Pierson’s friends. =
O’Neill remembered the research=20
he had run on the guy. He supposed it made sense for an historical =
researcher to=20
hook up with a former antique dealer. He stepped forward. "Hi, I’m =
Jack O’Neill.=20
You must be the Adam Pierson that Daniel’s been talking about" And =
talking about=20
and talking about, he added to himself.</P>
<P>"Didn’t know you were bringing a friend?" Methos directed the =
question at=20
Daniel suspiciously.</P>
<P>"Jack’s okay. We work together, so he wanted to see what you =
thought of our=20
manuscript."</P>
<P>"Are you an archaeologist as well?" Methos was sure he saw the other =
man=20
shudder at the thought. </P>
<P>" Definitely not," Came the reply." You might say I work in the =
field,=20
finding artefacts and suchlike" Daniel shot him a peculiar look. More =
going on=20
here than meets the eye thought Methos. Whatever O’Neill was, he =
certainly=20
didn’t strike the immortal as an archaeologist, well not the usual =
stereotype of=20
one, anyway. </P>
<P>"What about the manuscript then. Have you got it with you?" </P>
<P>-------------------------------------</P>
<P> </P>
<P>[I should have never have let you talk me into this] telepathed =
Megabyte=20
Damon to his friend Adam Newman. He was bored, very bored and his =
expression was=20
beginning to give his feelings away. There was just so much of looking =
at=20
diagrams and photos that he could take. Listening to lectures =
wasn’t high on the=20
list of things he enjoyed doing either, in fact they usually sent him to =
sleep.=20
Now if he could get a quick look at their computer system, then he could =
find=20
out what really went on in this place.</P>
<P>The Australian turned to his friend. [Well, it doesn’t hurt you =
to help your=20
father out once in a while and play the dutiful son.] Adam realised that =
wasn’t=20
exactly the right comment to make as soon as he had ‘said’ =
it, and was quite=20
relieved when he saw a familiar face approaching them. </P>
<P>"Enjoying the tour?" General William Damon asked his son. </P>
<P>"Yeah, sure. I bet all the really interesting stuff is well hidden =
somewhere=20
else though." Megabyte didn’t even try to keep the bored tone out =
of his voice=20
as he replied.</P>
<P>Bill Damon smiled to himself. He knew Megabyte well enough to know =
that the=20
boy wasn’t really interested in seeing the official tour of the =
Cheyenne=20
Mountain complex. The invitation had said he could bring his son and so =
he had=20
offered, not thinking for a moment that he would actually come. He had a =
feeling=20
that the change of mind had come from Adam, not Megabyte, especially =
when his=20
son had asked if the elder Tomorrow Person could come as well. Adam =
seemed=20
curious to see what resources the military had when it came to =
‘watching the=20
skies’ even if it was just the official version.</P>
<P>"So what do you think, Adam?"</P>
<P>"I agree with Megabyte. I think the unofficial equipment is probably =
more=20
interesting."</P>
<P>Damon groaned inwardly. He hoped the two boys weren’t going to =
try and go on=20
an ‘unofficial tour’ "I hope you’re not getting ideas. =
It wouldn’t be a good=20
idea for the two of you to get involved with the Military you know."</P>
<P>"Don’t worry Dad," the redhead grinned. " We wouldn’t =
dream of it" He glanced=20
around the series of corridors leading off from the main lecture room, =
and=20
wondered what was behind all those doors. The ones marked restricted =
access=20
looked very interesting. Maybe he should have a look around later. A =
burst of=20
telekinesis would soon solve the problem of any locks. Megabyte looked =
at his=20
father again, this time with an expression of pure innocence.</P>
<P>Adam looked at his friend suspiciously, he knew that look. Much as he =
wanted=20
to know what went on in this place himself, he’d have to remind =
Megabyte what=20
would happen if the military ever found out about their abilities. The =
world,=20
and especially the military weren’t ready to find out about the =
existence of the=20
Tomorrow People yet. They’d already come across people wanting to =
force them to=20
use their powers against others. He didn’t want to tun the risk of =
it happening=20
again. They might not be so lucky next time.</P>
<P></P>
<P>His train of thought was interrupted by the approach of a dark-haired =

well-built man in a military uniform. He’d wondered how long it =
would take the=20
corporal to notice that they’d lagged behind the main group. </P>
<P>"Come on," called the tour guide. "Wouldn’t want to leave you =
behind, would=20
we?"</P>
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