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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:35:30 +1300
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Subject: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (5/19)

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The Medusa Stone (5/19)

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 Five



"I told the boys to wait in reception," Damon told Hammond as they came =
out of the lift. " It's really good to see you again after all these =
years, George. How long has it been? Ten years, maybe."=20

"At least," came the reply. "Not since you were my aide on that last big =
hush hush project in the late eighties. Speaking of hush, my sources =
tell me that some of the stuff WorldEx is involved in is very =
classified, as well." Hammond had heard quite a few strange stories =
about some of the projects his friend had been working on. When he had =
tried to find out, he had found it hard to access the details, in fact =
some of those details almost didn't seem to make sense. It was almost as =
though the most important facts had been deliberately left out of the =
reports. Then there was the fact that Damon had quit the Scientific =
Intelligence Agency almost overnight, several years ago, citing personal =
reasons. There were rumours about a cover up within the organisation, =
but again, the details were impossible to find or verify.

Damon changed the subject. "So, George, what exactly is it that you are =
working on here?"

Hammond laughed. It sounded as though he wasn't going to get any =
answers, at least not today. "Okay, Bill, I won't ask about your work if =
you don't ask about mine."

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"I wonder if there's a drinks machine or something around here?" asked =
Megabyte. He and Adam were sitting in the reception area waiting for his =
father and General Hammond to put in an appearance. The receptionist =
looked up from his work and smiled when he heard the remark. To =
Megabyte's disappointment though, he didn't answer his question.

Adam looked around. The place looked like a typical military =
installation, as much as he knew from the movies, anyway. Although the =
reception area was quite spartan, the chairs were comfortable enough, =
and there was a small pile of magazines on the small coffee table. =
"Don't you ever think about anything else but your stomach?" he asked =
his friend.

"Hey," said Megabyte. "Not my fault if snooping around makes me thirsty, =
is it?" He had decided it might be a good idea to change the subject, =
especially with the receptionist obviously listening. They could always =
continue what they had been discussing telepathically, but surely the =
soldier would be starting to get suspicious at the seeming lack of =
conversation soon. Much as he wanted to talk about the strange feelings =
they had picked up from Adam Pierson, it wouldn't do to have anyone =
wondering how exactly they had picked up on those vibes, especially =
seeing that someone was attached to the military.

"So, Adam, you never did tell me what you thought of the Star Wars film =
that Kevin and I dragged you along to." Even though Kevin Wilson was a =
lot younger, he and Megabyte had been friends even before they had both =
' broken out' and become Tomorrow People. To celebrate Kevin's return to =
England, the three boys had decided to go to the new Star Wars film =
together. Adam and Megabyte had both missed the younger boy while he had =
been away in New Zealand with his family.

"I must admit, it was a lot better than the type of movie than you =
usually end up watching," admitted Adam. A distinct improvement on the =
'Attack of the Killer Cucumber' series of films that Megabyte usually =
made him sit through, he thought to himself.=20

"It's a shame the kid grows up to be Darth Vader, though," replied the =
American.

"I thought that concept was quite interesting, actually. You know, the =
whole idea behind Star Wars is really good versus evil. The Force and =
the Jedi knights represent good and the other side represents evil. =
Obviously somewhere along the way in the next couple of films, Anakin is =
going to be tempted to use his powers for evil and will turn into =
Vader."

Megabyte stared at his friend. He and Kevin had enjoyed the awesome =
special effects and the space battles. He hadn't thought past that, and =
certainly hadn't looked for any hidden meanings and concepts. Mind you, =
it wasn't him taking the philosophy papers either. The advanced computer =
course he was taking didn't exactly cover philosophy 101. Trust Adam to =
come up with that comment. There were times when he felt that the =
Australian came from another planet, not just another country.

Adam seemed to suddenly notice the look Megabyte was giving him. "Sorry, =
must be the papers I'm taking at Sydney University. The philosophy =
course is starting to rub off on me a bit. You must admit it's =
interesting though." Okay, time to change the subject, obviously his =
fellow Tomorrow Person wasn't as interested in the whole philosophy =
thing as he was.=20

Megabyte noticed his dad approaching, talking with another, older man. =
The other man wore general's stripes on his shirt. The face seemed =
vaguely familiar, though he was sure he remembered him with more hair. =
Mind you, it must have been a while since they had met.

"That must be General Hammond. He and your dad seem to know each other =
quite well."

"Yeah. Apparently they worked together quite a few years ago. I remember =
meeting him once when I was a little kid." Megabyte winced and turned to =
Adam. [Can you hear that noise? It's giving me a headache.]

[Do you mean that high pitched whine? I noticed it too. Wonder where =
it's coming from? Maybe their speaker system is on the blink. Hey, maybe =
you should offer to fix it for them, Megabyte.]

"General Hammond, you remember my son Marmaduke." Damon wondered what =
the two boys had been talking about. He had seen that familiar glazed =
look in their eyes as he had approached and knew that he was =
interrupting a telepathic conversation. He hoped Hammond hadn't noticed, =
but then he hadn't had the years of experience of these things that =
Damon, himself, had.=20

"Megabyte," the young man corrected. Gee, he hated his given name, he =
still wasn't sure what had possessed his parents to come up with it. =
"Pleased to meet you. This is my friend Adam."=20

"Pleased to meet you General." Adam stood up to shake hands with Hammond =
and found he had to lean back against the wall to steady himself, as he =
suddenly felt very dizzy.=20

He noticed Megabyte had put his hands over his ears, and seemed a bit =
unsteady on his feet as well. "That whine, Adam, it's getting louder."

Damon was looking very concerned. "What whine? I can't hear anything."=20

Adam and Megabyte looked at each other. If the two men couldn't hear the =
whine and only they could, they must be picking it up telepathically. =
Who or what could be sending out a signal that only affected Tomorrow =
People? Adam hoped no one had seen Megabyte using his powers during his =
unauthorised tour, he'd warned him to be careful. He'd realised a long =
time ago that once his friend set his mind on something there was =
nothing he could say to talk him out of it. But surely the military =
hadn't developed any weapons that could be used against their kind? =
After all, why would they? As far as he knew, they still didn't know of =
their existence.

[Adam, Megabyte. Are you okay?] Ami's telepathic voice sounded very =
concerned. Obviously she'd picked up on some of the panic they were =
feeling.

[Ami, there's something here. I think it's affecting us somehow. Stay =
away. Tell Jade and Kevin to as well. We'll contact you when we're =
clear.]=20

The last thing they needed was for the other Tomorrow People to walk =
into whatever it was as well. Adam could hear Jade arguing with him =
telepathically. [No, Jade. I mean it. Stay away.]

He turned to Damon. It was becoming an effort to think straight. " I =
think we'll head home. Must be some kind of bug or something." He could =
tell from the look on Hammond's face that the general wasn't buying his =
excuse, mind you he wouldn't if the situation were reversed either.

"A bug that suddenly affects both of you, at the same time?" Hammond =
turned to Damon. "Bill, I can get our doctor to have a look at them if =
you like."

Adam stood up, ready to argue and found that his legs wouldn't hold him. =
He could also sense an echo of the same pain he was feeling, coming from =
Megabyte, who was leaning on the wall for support, next to him.

The American was groaning, holding his head in his hands. "Adam, we need =
to get out of here, now."

"You're not going anywhere, young man. No arguments. I 'm going to get =
Dr Frasier." Whatever was wrong with these boys, Hammond thought, they =
needed medical attention. They looked more as though they were some kind =
of pain, rather than just feeling off colour as they were claiming. He =
headed for the reception desk to contact the infirmary.

Damon leaned over and whispered to the two boys. "No one's looking. Can =
you teleport? I'll cover for you." He didn't like the idea of them being =
looked at by a military doctor any more than he imagined they did =
themselves.

Adam concentrated and tried to gather up enough energy to teleport. The =
whine in his head was getting worse. He could feel himself fighting to =
stay conscious. He shook his head and immediately wished that he hadn't. =
He turned to Damon. "There's.something.here.affecting .us." It was an =
effort just to get the words out. "It .hurts...I can't..." He closed his =
eyes and let the blackness engulf him.

Megabyte turned to his father. " Dad, I can't sense Adam, and I can't =
teleport. You've got to find whatever this thing is and stop it." Damon =
noticed he was gritting his teeth, and there was a sense of panic in his =
voice as he spoke. He still had his hands over his ears, as though he =
was trying to shut out a loud noise.

"Hang in there, Megabyte." Damon noticed that Adam was unconscious, and =
that Megabyte was looking like he wasn't too far behind. He lent over =
his son, who was now on his knees on the floor, feeling very worried. =
What on earth was George working on here?

He looked around. It looked as though they were running out of choices. =
He'd just have to worry about George finding out about the Tomorrow =
People when, and if, it happened. "Hurry up, where's that doctor?"=20

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

"Bill, are you sure you've told me everything?" asked Hammond. "Like why =
only your son and his friend have collapsed and no one else? Look you =
can trust me. I'm only trying to help."

Damon glanced over at the two boys hooked up to life support. He was =
becoming more and more worried as he saw how pale they looked, whatever =
had caused them to collapse, it obviously only affected Tomorrow People. =
He wondered again how his son and his friends always seemed to manage to =
be in the wrong place at the wrong time.=20

Doctor Frasier had said that they were getting weaker, their energy =
levels were just draining away. She couldn't find any reason for it and =
she didn't know how to stop it either. Damon didn't think telling her =
why, whatever it was, was only affecting Adam and Megabyte would exactly =
help her.

Damon's train of thought was interrupted by his cellphone ringing. =
"Excuse me George." He walked out into the corridor as he answered the =
call, and didn't notice that Hammond was still close enough to hear what =
he was saying.

"Hello, Ami. How did you know..? "

"Of course, Megabyte.Yes I'm very concerned as well. They're hooked up =
to life support at the moment. The doctor doesn't know what to do."

"No. I haven't told her everything. I was just thinking whether I should =
or not. I know Adam wouldn't want to, but if I don't, she won't know =
what she's dealing with. Mind you, I'm not sure she will know what to do =
anyway."

There was a long pause. Hammond correctly surmised that the person on =
the other end of the phone had handed it to someone else. He felt guilty =
listening in to a private conversation, but hell; he had to find out =
what was wrong with these kids so that Frasier could help them. Damon =
was obviously hiding something, but for the life of him, he couldn't =
imagine what could be so important that he would risk his own son's life =
for it.

"Jade, Ami tells me that Megabyte sent you something before he passed =
out." Another pause. "What kind of images?" Damon thought for a moment " =
What was the man's name? Okay, I'll look into it. Don't worry, I'll let =
you know if there is any change at this end. Contact me if you get =
anything from either of them, anything at all."

He turned to Hammond, his face grim. "George, we need to talk. In =
private. Is there somewhere we can go?" He poked his head in the door of =
the infirmary and glanced again at the still forms lying there. He =
gestured to Dr Frasier, at the same time hoping he was about to do the =
right thing. At least the other Tomorrow People agreed with him that it =
was the only course of action left open. "Could you let me know if =
there's any change, any change at all?"



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<DIV>The Medusa Stone (5/19)</DIV>
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<DIV>
<DIV>by Anne Olsen</DIV>
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<DIV>Email : <A=20
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<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><U>
<P>Part Five</P></U>
<P> </P>
<P>"I told the boys to wait in reception," Damon told Hammond as they =
came out=20
of the lift. " It’s really good to see you again after all these =
years, George.=20
How long has it been? Ten years, maybe." </P>
<P>"At least," came the reply. "Not since you were my aide on that last =
big hush=20
hush project in the late eighties. Speaking of hush, my sources tell me =
that=20
some of the stuff WorldEx is involved in is very classified, as well." =
Hammond=20
had heard quite a few strange stories about some of the projects his =
friend had=20
been working on. When he had tried to find out, he had found it hard to =
access=20
the details, in fact some of those details almost didn’t seem to =
make sense. It=20
was almost as though the most important facts had been deliberately left =
out of=20
the reports. Then there was the fact that Damon had quit the Scientific=20
Intelligence Agency almost overnight, several years ago, citing personal =

reasons. There were rumours about a cover up within the organisation, =
but again,=20
the details were impossible to find or verify.</P>
<P>Damon changed the subject. "So, George, what exactly is it that you =
are=20
working on here?"</P>
<P>Hammond laughed. It sounded as though he wasn’t going to get =
any answers, at=20
least not today. "Okay, Bill, I won’t ask about your work if you =
don’t ask about=20
mine."</P>
<P>----------------------------</P>
<P> </P>
<P>"I wonder if there’s a drinks machine or something around =
here?" asked=20
Megabyte. He and Adam were sitting in the reception area waiting for his =
father=20
and General Hammond to put in an appearance. The receptionist looked up =
from his=20
work and smiled when he heard the remark. To Megabyte’s =
disappointment though,=20
he didn’t answer his question.</P>
<P>Adam looked around. The place looked like a typical military =
installation, as=20
much as he knew from the movies, anyway. Although the reception area was =
quite=20
spartan, the chairs were comfortable enough, and there was a small pile =
of=20
magazines on the small coffee table. "Don’t you ever think about =
anything else=20
but your stomach?" he asked his friend.</P>
<P>"Hey," said Megabyte. "Not my fault if snooping around makes me =
thirsty, is=20
it?" He had decided it might be a good idea to change the subject, =
especially=20
with the receptionist obviously listening. They could always continue =
what they=20
had been discussing telepathically, but surely the soldier would be =
starting to=20
get suspicious at the seeming lack of conversation soon. Much as he =
wanted to=20
talk about the strange feelings they had picked up from Adam Pierson, it =

wouldn’t do to have anyone wondering how exactly they had picked =
up on those=20
vibes, especially seeing that someone was attached to the military.</P>
<P>"So, Adam, you never did tell me what you thought of the Star Wars =
film that=20
Kevin and I dragged you along to." Even though Kevin Wilson was a lot =
younger,=20
he and Megabyte had been friends even before they had both ‘ =
broken out’ and=20
become Tomorrow People. To celebrate Kevin’s return to England, =
the three boys=20
had decided to go to the new Star Wars film together. Adam and Megabyte =
had both=20
missed the younger boy while he had been away in New Zealand with his=20
family.</P>
<P>"I must admit, it was a lot better than the type of movie than you =
usually=20
end up watching," admitted Adam. A distinct improvement on the =
‘Attack of the=20
Killer Cucumber’ series of films that Megabyte usually made him =
sit through, he=20
thought to himself. </P>
<P>"It’s a shame the kid grows up to be Darth Vader, though," =
replied the=20
American.</P>
<P>"I thought that concept was quite interesting, actually. You know, =
the whole=20
idea behind Star Wars is really good versus evil. The Force and the Jedi =
knights=20
represent good and the other side represents evil. Obviously somewhere =
along the=20
way in the next couple of films, Anakin is going to be tempted to use =
his powers=20
for evil and will turn into Vader."</P>
<P>Megabyte stared at his friend. He and Kevin had enjoyed the awesome =
special=20
effects and the space battles. He hadn’t thought past that, and =
certainly hadn’t=20
looked for any hidden meanings and concepts. Mind you, it wasn’t =
him taking the=20
philosophy papers either. The advanced computer course he was taking =
didn’t=20
exactly cover philosophy 101. Trust Adam to come up with that comment. =
There=20
were times when he felt that the Australian came from another planet, =
not just=20
another country.</P>
<P>Adam seemed to suddenly notice the look Megabyte was giving him. =
"Sorry, must=20
be the papers I’m taking at Sydney University. The philosophy =
course is starting=20
to rub off on me a bit. You must admit it’s interesting though." =
Okay, time to=20
change the subject, obviously his fellow Tomorrow Person wasn’t as =
interested in=20
the whole philosophy thing as he was. </P>
<P>Megabyte noticed his dad approaching, talking with another, older =
man. The=20
other man wore general’s stripes on his shirt. The face seemed =
vaguely familiar,=20
though he was sure he remembered him with more hair. Mind you, it must =
have been=20
a while since they had met.</P>
<P>"That must be General Hammond. He and your dad seem to know each =
other quite=20
well."</P>
<P>"Yeah. Apparently they worked together quite a few years ago. I =
remember=20
meeting him once when I was a little kid." Megabyte winced and turned to =
Adam.=20
[Can you hear that noise? It’s giving me a headache.]</P>
<P>[Do you mean that high pitched whine? I noticed it too. Wonder where =
it’s=20
coming from? Maybe their speaker system is on the blink. Hey, maybe you =
should=20
offer to fix it for them, Megabyte.]</P>
<P>"General Hammond, you remember my son Marmaduke." Damon wondered what =
the two=20
boys had been talking about. He had seen that familiar glazed look in =
their eyes=20
as he had approached and knew that he was interrupting a telepathic=20
conversation. He hoped Hammond hadn’t noticed, but then he =
hadn’t had the years=20
of experience of these things that Damon, himself, had. </P>
<P>"Megabyte," the young man corrected. Gee, he hated his given name, he =
still=20
wasn’t sure what had possessed his parents to come up with it. =
"Pleased to meet=20
you. This is my friend Adam." </P>
<P>"Pleased to meet you General." Adam stood up to shake hands with =
Hammond and=20
found he had to lean back against the wall to steady himself, as he =
suddenly=20
felt very dizzy. </P>
<P>He noticed Megabyte had put his hands over his ears, and seemed a bit =

unsteady on his feet as well. "That whine, Adam, it’s getting =
louder."</P>
<P>Damon was looking very concerned. "What whine? I can’t hear =
anything." </P>
<P>Adam and Megabyte looked at each other. If the two men couldn’t =
hear the=20
whine and only they could, they must be picking it up telepathically. =
Who or=20
what could be sending out a signal that only affected Tomorrow People? =
Adam=20
hoped no one had seen Megabyte using his powers during his unauthorised =
tour,=20
he’d warned him to be careful. He’d realised a long time ago =
that once his=20
friend set his mind on something there was nothing he could say to talk =
him out=20
of it. But surely the military hadn’t developed any weapons that =
could be used=20
against their kind? After all, why would they? As far as he knew, they =
still=20
didn’t know of their existence.</P>
<P>[Adam, Megabyte. Are you okay?] Ami’s telepathic voice sounded =
very=20
concerned. Obviously she’d picked up on some of the panic they =
were feeling.</P>
<P>[Ami, there’s something here. I think it’s affecting us =
somehow. Stay away.=20
Tell Jade and Kevin to as well. We’ll contact you when we’re =
clear.] </P>
<P>The last thing they needed was for the other Tomorrow People to walk =
into=20
whatever it was as well. Adam could hear Jade arguing with him =
telepathically.=20
[No, Jade. I mean it. Stay away.]</P>
<P>He turned to Damon. It was becoming an effort to think straight. " I =
think=20
we’ll head home. Must be some kind of bug or something." He could =
tell from the=20
look on Hammond’s face that the general wasn’t buying his =
excuse, mind you he=20
wouldn’t if the situation were reversed either.</P>
<P>"A bug that suddenly affects both of you, at the same time?" Hammond =
turned=20
to Damon. "Bill, I can get our doctor to have a look at them if you =
like."</P>
<P>Adam stood up, ready to argue and found that his legs wouldn’t =
hold him. He=20
could also sense an echo of the same pain he was feeling, coming from =
Megabyte,=20
who was leaning on the wall for support, next to him.</P>
<P>The American was groaning, holding his head in his hands. "Adam, we =
need to=20
get out of here, now."</P>
<P>"You’re not going anywhere, young man. No arguments. I ‘m =
going to get Dr=20
Frasier." Whatever was wrong with these boys, Hammond thought, they =
needed=20
medical attention. They looked more as though they were some kind of =
pain,=20
rather than just feeling off colour as they were claiming. He headed for =
the=20
reception desk to contact the infirmary.</P>
<P>Damon leaned over and whispered to the two boys. "No one’s =
looking. Can you=20
teleport? I’ll cover for you." He didn’t like the idea of =
them being looked at=20
by a military doctor any more than he imagined they did themselves.</P>
<P>Adam concentrated and tried to gather up enough energy to teleport. =
The whine=20
in his head was getting worse. He could feel himself fighting to stay =
conscious.=20
He shook his head and immediately wished that he hadn’t. He turned =
to Damon.=20
"There’s…something…here…affecting …us." It =
was an effort just to get the words=20
out. "It …hurts...I can’t..." He closed his eyes and let the =
blackness engulf=20
him.</P>
<P>Megabyte turned to his father. " Dad, I can’t sense Adam, and I =
can’t=20
teleport. You’ve got to find whatever this thing is and stop it." =
Damon noticed=20
he was gritting his teeth, and there was a sense of panic in his voice =
as he=20
spoke. He still had his hands over his ears, as though he was trying to =
shut out=20
a loud noise.</P>
<P>"Hang in there, Megabyte." Damon noticed that Adam was unconscious, =
and that=20
Megabyte was looking like he wasn’t too far behind. He lent over =
his son, who=20
was now on his knees on the floor, feeling very worried. What on earth =
was=20
George working on here?</P>
<P>He looked around. It looked as though they were running out of =
choices. He’d=20
just have to worry about George finding out about the Tomorrow People =
when, and=20
if, it happened. "Hurry up, where’s that doctor?" </P>
<P>-----------------------------------------</P>
<P>"Bill, are you sure you’ve told me everything?" asked Hammond. =
"Like why only=20
your son and his friend have collapsed and no one else? Look you can =
trust me.=20
I’m only trying to help."</P>
<P>Damon glanced over at the two boys hooked up to life support. He was =
becoming=20
more and more worried as he saw how pale they looked, whatever had =
caused them=20
to collapse, it obviously only affected Tomorrow People. He wondered =
again how=20
his son and his friends always seemed to manage to be in the wrong place =
at the=20
wrong time. </P>
<P>Doctor Frasier had said that they were getting weaker, their energy =
levels=20
were just draining away. She couldn’t find any reason for it and =
she didn’t know=20
how to stop it either. Damon didn’t think telling her why, =
whatever it was, was=20
only affecting Adam and Megabyte would exactly help her…</P>
<P>Damon’s train of thought was interrupted by his cellphone =
ringing. "Excuse me=20
George." He walked out into the corridor as he answered the call, and =
didn’t=20
notice that Hammond was still close enough to hear what he was =
saying.</P>
<P>"Hello, Ami. How did you know..? "</P>
<P>"Of course, Megabyte…Yes I’m very concerned as well. =
They’re hooked up to=20
life support at the moment. The doctor doesn’t know what to =
do."</P>
<P>"No. I haven’t told her everything. I was just thinking whether =
I should or=20
not. I know Adam wouldn’t want to, but if I don’t, she =
won’t know what she’s=20
dealing with. Mind you, I’m not sure she will know what to do =
anyway."</P>
<P>There was a long pause. Hammond correctly surmised that the person on =
the=20
other end of the phone had handed it to someone else. He felt guilty =
listening=20
in to a private conversation, but hell; he had to find out what was =
wrong with=20
these kids so that Frasier could help them. Damon was obviously hiding=20
something, but for the life of him, he couldn’t imagine what could =
be so=20
important that he would risk his own son’s life for it.</P>
<P>"Jade, Ami tells me that Megabyte sent you something before he passed =
out."=20
Another pause. "What kind of images?" Damon thought for a moment " What =
was the=20
man’s name? Okay, I’ll look into it. Don’t worry, =
I’ll let you know if there is=20
any change at this end. Contact me if you get anything from either of =
them,=20
anything at all."</P>
<P>He turned to Hammond, his face grim. "George, we need to talk. In =
private. Is=20
there somewhere we can go?" He poked his head in the door of the =
infirmary and=20
glanced again at the still forms lying there. He gestured to Dr Frasier, =
at the=20
same time hoping he was about to do the right thing. At least the other =
Tomorrow=20
People agreed with him that it was the only course of action left open. =
"Could=20
you let me know if there’s any change, any change at all?"</P>
<P> </P>
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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:24:10 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (5/19)

hello everyone,
i was just wondering, is this story being written as it is posted, or is it
already written? and to the writer: do you have other fic, and a website?
ps: anyone seen any other good crossovers with hl:ts, buffy, sg1, tp
anyTHING!!
i'm getting restless...
~victoria

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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:36:05 +1300
From: "The Olsen Family" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (5/19)

Victoria,
This story is already completed, I'm just posting as I have the time. And
no, I don't have a website and this is my first story...... hmmm I take it
you are enjoying it then....cool
Anne

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> hello everyone,
> i was just wondering, is this story being written as it is posted, or is
it
> already written? and to the writer: do you have other fic, and a website?
> ps: anyone seen any other good crossovers with hl:ts, buffy, sg1, tp
> anyTHING!!
> i'm getting restless...
> ~victoria
>
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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:44:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Worlds Away <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) FIC: Worlds Away (19/??)

Title: Worlds Away (Part 19/??)

Author: M. Bumbarger

Email: [e-mail]

Fandom: New Series Tomorrow People

Rating: PG-13/TV-14

Summary: The Tomorrow People are swept away to a
different world, where they must take up the lives of
their alter-egos and try to find their way home . . .
which won't be easy.

Notes & Dedication: Continued thanks and praises to
Caroline for all of her help, support and nagging to
keep this going and to keep me on task.

Disclaimer: The Tomorrow People (Adam Newman, Ami
Jackson, Megabyte Damon, and Jade Weston) are the
property of Roger Damon Price, Thames Television, ITV,
Tetra Television and Nickelodeon. They are used here
without permission, but not for profit. The lands,
countries, customs, deities, and original characters
are mine and mine only, springing from the depths
of my imagination and should not be used anywhere else
without my permission. Please do not repost this to
any list or archive it anywhere else without my
express permission.

Previous parts at
http://www.alternate-realities.net/worldsaway

*****


Chapter Nineteen

Adam dreamed.

He didn't know how he was aware that he was dreaming;
normally, his dreams were not lucid and he could no
more figures out that he was dreaming than he could
change the color of his eyes at will. Yet, this time
he knew innately, somewhere inside of him some greater
instinct and knowledge told him that he was dreaming.

It helped that he remembered retiring to bed. He
remembered everything about the past few days,
including the return trip from Elspera Keep. The
return trip, which had been postponed for three days
due to heavy rains, was hard to forget. The rains did
not cease after three days, and riding along on muddy
roads in a jolting carriage was not something that one
forgot easily. Aching and sore, he remembered taking a
long hot bath and curling up gratefully in the warmth
of his bed.

Adam even remembered falling asleep. Well, no, not
quite falling asleep so much as waking -- waking
inside his dream.

In his dream, he found himself in a long, richly
decorated hallway. The tiles on the floor were a deep
indigo and navy blue, with thin veins of silver worked
through in elaborate patterns. Heavy linens and lace
of deep blue hung from the walls and were draped
between tall pillars of pale yellow or ivory. One side
of the corridor opened to several large balconies from
which Adam could feel the faintest of breezes blowing.
Somewhere, music played.

He listened for a moment, trying to form an
association with the music in his mind. It was like
nothing that he had ever heard before and yet, at the
same time, it was slightly familiar. Adam turned in a
slow circle, trying to center in on the haunting and
beautiful sound, and stumbled backwards in surprise
when he bumped into two figures that had not been
there before.

Covered from head to foot in layers of silk and linen
and lace, not even their eyes were visible. Bronzed
hands held lace veils around their faces, the jewelry
on their wrists and ankles chiming as they exchanged
childlike giggles, and joining hands, hurried past
him, whispering furiously.

In the blinking of an eye they disappeared.

Because he was dreaming . . . and he had to wonder if
they had ever really been there at all.

Where the hell was he?

The music was fading now, and Adam tried and failed to
focus on the source of it. He figured if this was a
dream, he should have been able to find the music and
quite possibly the musician.

If this was his dream.

That wasn't a thought that settled well with him and
he tried to shrug it off.

A breeze blew across his face, drawing his attention
to one of the open balconies.

Not thinking, just acting on instinct, responding to
what some inner voice told him to do, Adam walked to
that balcony.

His breath caught in his throat.

The city sprawled beneath him was beautiful. It
glittered in rainbow swirls beneath the setting sun,
mesmerizing him.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

"Yes," Adam answered the question before turning to
the owner of the voice. He was almost -- almost but
not quite -- disappointed when he saw that the owner
of the voice was hidden beneath silks and veils like
the two young women he had encountered in his dream
earlier. His mind supplied the details for his
surroundings, and he knew that this woman was
Albarasquan, and that he was in the Sun Palace at
Dia'sol. Although he had never been there, or even
seen any pictures of it. Odd. But it was part of the
dream and he would examine it later. "I've never seen
anything like it."

The figure turned, and although Adam could not see her
features, something about her seemed familiar to him.
A part of his mind reached out in recognition,
grasping - but not quite finding the placement. Not
until she spoke again, her voice quivering ever so
slightly. "Adam?"

"Ami?"

It couldn't be, but Adam knew that it was. Just as he
knew that even though this was a dream, that he was
breaking a million rules and taboos when his hands
rose quickly to peel the veil away from her face.
Breaking rules didn't matter however because she was
helping him.

"Oh, Adam! It is you!" Ami's squeal of delight was
punctuated with a hug, a hug that was so unexpected
that it sent him stumbling backwards into the railing
of the balcony. "I thought that I was alone here, and
I wanted so badly to find you and I did! I really did
it!" Ami's dark eyes were sparkling with delight when
she looked up at him.

"Find me?" Adam tried to wrap his mind about what was
happening. This was a dream, his dream, and his
subconscious fears about Ami . . .

"No. No!" Ami shook her head fervently, still clinging
to him as though he was her only anchor in the world.
"This is real. Well, it's a dream, but it's real too.
It's a shared dream. I did it to find you à well, to
find out if you were here. And you are, but where, why
haven't I seen you?"

"A shared dream? How à Ami --" This wasn't making
sense . . . even for a dream.

"I can't explain it right now, I don't have that much
time," Ami pried herself away from him, stepping back
to peer up at his face. "You look different."

Adam scratched his chin. "I need a shave?"

Ami smiled, "No silly. There's something else . . .
where are you, Adam? Why haven't I seen you?"

"I'm not in Albarasque, Ami. That is where we are,
right? Albarasque?"

"You're not in Albarasque? Then how are you à how are
we --"

"Ami, I don't even know how this is possible. I
thought that I was dreaming."

"You didn't question Tutankhamen when we picked him up
in our dreams."

The words were stated so matter-of-factly, Ami's arms
folded across her chest, her eyes narrowed in a
challenge that Adam couldn't really argue with her.
And with those words, that gut instinct inside of him
told him that this was real; somehow, someway, Ami had
found the means to reach him. Across the Daelth Sea no
less.

"All right, you win. So, is this your dream or mine?"

"You're starting to sound like Megabyte. I told you,
this is a *shared* dream. I don't think that it really
belongs to either one of us. It's just a bridge à for
us to talk." Ami frowned, and her hand rose to clutch
at a small purple and white crystal at the base of her
throat. Adam knew it wasn't his imagination that she
flickered and faded, almost disappearing before she
was solidly in front of him again.

"I told you, not much time, Adam." As if those words
explained everything, Ami took him firmly by the hand
and led him away from the balcony. They had a short
walk to a small room off the balcony that had numerous
pillows on the floor. A room, Adam could have sworn
hadn't been there when he first entered the corridor.

Whatever Ami might have said about this being a shared
dream, Adam was beginning to believe other wise. They
might have been together, but this was a dream world
of Ami's making and she was in control here.

"And it's not easy either," Ami informed him crisply.
She fell neatly onto the pillows and motioned him to
join her. "I've been here for three weeks, and I was
terrified that I was alone here, and then I finally
contact you. . . and find out that I might be alone
anyway."

"You're not alone here, Ami." Adam took her hand and
gave it a reassuring squeeze. "We might not be in
Albarasque, but we know where you are. That's a help."

"We?"

"Yes. Jade and Megabyte are here too. They're with me
in Stiborn."

"Stiborn?"

"It's across the sea, to the north --"

"I know that!" The light returned anew to Ami's eyes,
and Adam barely had a moment to brace himself before
she barreled into him again. "That's great! That's
wonderful! I'm -"

Adam bolted upright in bed, jarred from the depths of
sleep by the loud peal of thunder outside his window.
It took him a moment to orient himself to the absolute
darkness of the bedchamber, and it took a moment for
his memories and awareness to return.

A dream, it had all been a dream.

Yet, the niggling feeling remained that it had been
real as well. That Ami truly had been communicating
with him.

And that meant Ami was here - in this world with them
- - in Albarasque.

Adam was a heartbeat away from calling to Jade and
Megabyte telepathically, when he realized how foolish
that would be. He didn't want to get their hopes up -
not when he couldn't prove anything; not when he
didn't even begin to know *how* they would even find
Ami. Albarasque was a large country and finding one
young woman was bound to be like finding a needle in
the haystack.

Slumping back down to his pillows, Adam swore. One way
or another, he had to be certain that dream was real.

Then, if it was, he had to find Ami.

Which was bound to be a feat even if he was married to
the Damiar Princess of Albarasque.

*** End of Chapter Nineteen


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