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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:42:39 +1200
From: "The Olsen Family" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (15/19)

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The Medusa Stone (15/19)

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 Fifteen

General Hammond was not feeling particularly happy. From his point of =
view the situation had just got worse. Instead of Ramiis having two =
hostages, if you counted Doctor Jackson that is, he now had four.

Methos and Adam had appeared in the gate room a couple of minutes after =
they had disappeared from the control room. Methos was now wielding his =
sword in his right hand - Hammond guessed they must have made a detour =
along the way. He remembered the immortal mention his sword to the young =
Australian boy before they had disappeared. Obviously he had been fully =
aware of the extent of Adam's teleportation powers and taken advantage =
of them. He shook his head. Hindsight was a wonderful thing.

Ramiis smiled as he noticed Methos and Adam appear in the flash of white =
light that accompanied teleportation. "Methos!" he exclaimed. "How nice =
of you to accept my invitation. I see you have brought me the other =
telepath as well. How considerate."

This man is a lunatic, thought Adam to himself. The sooner I get =
Megabyte out of here the better. He noticed his friend was stirring, and =
felt a light telepathic touch in his mind. The effects of the Medusa =
Stone were obviously wearing off.

[Megabyte? Are you okay?]

[Adam?] Megabyte's telepathic reply was very faint. He switched to =
speech. "I see you've brought the calvary."=20

Adam noticed his friend's expression change. "Adam, teleport!" He looked =
behind him and noticed what the other boy had seen. He closed his eyes =
to teleport and reached for Megabyte at the same time.

"Megabyte, it's not working!" Adam began to panic. They were still in =
the Gateroom, and the room itself seemed to be spinning. He felt the =
same sickening feeling he had felt in base reception area except this =
time it seemed to be affecting him a lot faster.=20

He heard Methos' voice from a long distance away, saying something he =
couldn't quite make out.

"Ramiis, give me the box. It's me you want, not them. They're only =
children." Methos tried reasoning with other immortal.=20

Ramiis put the box down, next to Adam and Megabyte, who had lapsed into =
unconsciousness. He stood in front of them. "Only children?" he jeered. =
"Only children? Their kind prevented my lord Apophis' plans once before. =
I will not allow them to do it again. When I take your head and the =
force of your quickening destroys the Stargate my mission will be =
complete and Apophis will be well pleased with me."

Methos realised that he would have to defeat Ramiis before he would be =
able to save the Tomorrow People. Time wasn't exactly on his side, =
either. He remembered the effect the stone had had on them the last time =
they were exposed to it, and that had been from a distance. At this =
short range, he surmised, the whole process would probably be =
accelerated considerably.

The stone itself, sitting in the open box, was emitting an eerie green =
glow. It looked as though it was drawing power directly from the two =
unconscious forms in front of it. As they grew weaker, the light from =
the stone seemed to get brighter, increasing in power.

Methos and Ramiis circled each other, both looking for an opening to =
strike the first blow. Methos saw his chance and lunged. The other man =
fell backwards, catching his foot on the ramp behind him, the ramp =
leading up to the big circle that was the Stargate. He had drawn blood, =
he noted with satisfaction, as a thin red line trickled down Ramiis' =
arm.

That had been a bit too easy, he thought to himself, suspiciously. It =
was almost as though Ramiis had opened himself up for the blow.

Ramiis smiled, a thin cruel smile, which reinforced Methos' opinion of =
the other man's mental state, or rather the lack of it. "I am sure that =
Doctor Jackson will thank you for mutilating his body when I return it =
to him. Remember it is not me you will kill if you take a head, it is =
your friend. You already have my quickening, if you kill your friend, =
you will achieve nothing, my consciousness will simply return to my own =
body, and I will continue the work of my lord Apophis."

Methos glanced up at the figures in the control room. I could do with a =
bit of help here, people, he thought to himself. He knew he had told =
Hammond that mortals couldn't interfere in the Game, but hell, this =
fight wasn't exactly being played by the standard rules anyway.=20

"Okay, then. If I already have your quickening, how come you're not =
dead? How come you are still immortal?" If I can distract him maybe I =
stand a better chance of disarming him without hurting Daniel he thought =
to himself.

"There is more than one type of immortality," came the cryptic reply. =
"Do not try and distract me by conversation. Your young friend tried =
that tact earlier and did not achieve anything by it." He moved off the =
ramp and towards the two boys. "They look so defenceless do they not? I =
could cut one of them with my sword." He ran the tip of his sword =
lightly along Adam's arm, as though to reinforce his intentions.

He's trying to goad me, Methos thought to himself. Making me choose who =
I am going to let die, whose death I will be responsible for. Either I =
fight Daniel or.

"No," he yelled. "If you want to kill me, Ramiis, you're going to have =
to fight me, not play mind games." Methos moved away, towards the big =
steel doors at the entrance of the room, inviting the other man to =
follow. He hoped he wasn't backing himself into a corner. He looked =
again at the control room. He didn't want to cause the death of any of =
his friends, he'd lost far too many over the years as it was, but he was =
running out of options, fast.

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O'Neill was pacing the floor in the control room, feeling frustrated. =
There must be something they could do. He hated feeling so helpless. =
Usually he was in the thick of the battle, not on the sidelines =
watching. They had already ruled out breaking through the doors into the =
Gateroom. The doors had been designed to keep enemy forces coming =
through the Gate in a contained space and unfortunately it worked just =
as well in reverse. Even if they could burn their way through, timewise =
it would be too late.

"Come on, you guys. This is your base. Can't you do anything? " Damon =
could see Megabyte and Adam, whom he'd come to think of as a son as =
well, dying before his eyes. Damm, he couldn't cope with this. He'd =
thought about contacting Ami, Jade or Kevin, after all they would be =
able to teleport into the room, and then had decided against it. After =
all, Adam had done the same thing in an attempt to save Megabyte and now =
they were both in trouble.

"Got it!" All eyes in the control room focused on Sam Carter. "I think =
I've found an answer to our problem. The box the Medusa Stone is housed =
in, it's partially made of naquadah, the same element that's in the =
Stargate. I had suspected as much since we found the box, but now I've =
confirmed it." While everyone had been watching the unfolding drama =
taking place in the Gateroom, Carter had been keying equations into the =
base computer.

"And this helps, us, how?" asked O'Neill. "I'm sure that's a great =
discovery, Carter, but I really don't see how it solves the current =
problem."

"Actually, Colonel, it does. Adam and Megabyte are being affected by the =
Medusa Stone right? Remember last time when we placed the stone back in =
the box, they recovered."

"So if we can get the stone into the Stargate itself, it should work the =
same way as the closed box and they should start to recover," finished =
Damon.

O'Neill coughed. "Kids, I hate to put a damper on things here, but if it =
were that easy, surely we could just shut the box. We seem to be =
forgetting one very important fact here, we can't get into the Gateroom, =
remember."

Carter answered him, her blue eyes shining with excitement. She leaned =
back in her chair. "But don't you see, if we activate the Stargate from =
here, the Stargate itself should negate the power of the stone. It won't =
matter if the box is closed or not. It's the naquadah itself that =
negates the stone, I'm assuming, not just the box."

"But the box will still be there. From what Megabyte said that's what is =
allowing the bad guy to control Daniel. We still need to lose the box. I =
think the old guy is a bit busy at the moment to worry about destroying =
a box as well as fighting off Ramiis, Daniel, whatever." O'Neill was =
still feeling a bit sceptical about the whole idea. "Besides if this box =
is made up of naquadah, it's going to be a bit hard to destroy anyway."

"That's why we need to send it through the Stargate. Then, once we close =
the Gate, Ramiis' hold on Daniel should be over."

"We.you're still forgetting something, Carter. We're in here, the box is =
in there, spot the problem." O'Neill noticed Carter was smiling at him, =
he wondered what he was still missing. He smacked himself on the head. =
Of course, it was obvious.

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<DIV>The Medusa Stone (15/19)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>by Anne Olsen</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Email : <A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Fandom : Stargate SG1/ =
Highlander/ NS=20
Tomorrow People</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Rating: PG</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Summary : SG1 finds a =
manuscript that=20
Daniel has trouble deciphering. An historian named Adam Pierson offers =
to=20
help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Disclaimer : </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>The characters of Daniel =
Jackson, Jack=20
O’Neill, Sam Carter, Teal’c, General Hammond, Janet Frasier, =
Apophis and anybody=20
else you recognise from the SGC do not belong to me. Neither does the =
concept of=20
the Stargate, SGC, and the Goa’uld and any thing else related to =
the series=20
Stargate SG1. They belong to Stargate (II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, =
MGM/UA,=20
Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Products.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>The characters of Methos =
(a.k.a. Adam=20
Pierson), Joe Dawson, Connor MacLeod and Duncan MacLeod belong to =
Panzer/Davis,=20
Rysher/Gaumont Television. So do the concepts of Immortality, the Game =
and the=20
Watchers.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Likewise the characters of =
Adam Newman,=20
Megabyte Damon, General William Damon, Ami Jackson, Jade Weston, Kevin =
Wilson or=20
any names or events linked to the Tomorrow People TV series do not =
belong to me=20
either. They are the property of Roger Damon Price, Thames/Tetra and ITV =

Television</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3>----------------</FONT></P></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><U>
<P>Part Fifteen</P></U>
<P>General Hammond was not feeling particularly happy. From his point of =
view=20
the situation had just got worse. Instead of Ramiis having two hostages, =
if you=20
counted Doctor Jackson that is, he now had four.</P>
<P>Methos and Adam had appeared in the gate room a couple of minutes =
after they=20
had disappeared from the control room. Methos was now wielding his sword =
in his=20
right hand - Hammond guessed they must have made a detour along the way. =
He=20
remembered the immortal mention his sword to the young Australian boy =
before=20
they had disappeared. Obviously he had been fully aware of the extent of =
Adam’s=20
teleportation powers and taken advantage of them. He shook his head. =
Hindsight=20
was a wonderful thing.</P>
<P>Ramiis smiled as he noticed Methos and Adam appear in the flash of =
white=20
light that accompanied teleportation. "Methos!" he exclaimed. "How nice =
of you=20
to accept my invitation. I see you have brought me the other telepath as =
well.=20
How considerate."</P>
<P>This man is a lunatic, thought Adam to himself. The sooner I get =
Megabyte out=20
of here the better. He noticed his friend was stirring, and felt a light =

telepathic touch in his mind. The effects of the Medusa Stone were =
obviously=20
wearing off.</P>
<P>[Megabyte? Are you okay?]</P>
<P>[Adam?] Megabyte’s telepathic reply was very faint. He switched =
to speech. "I=20
see you’ve brought the calvary." </P>
<P>Adam noticed his friend’s expression change. "Adam, teleport!" =
He looked=20
behind him and noticed what the other boy had seen. He closed his eyes =
to=20
teleport and reached for Megabyte at the same time.</P>
<P>"Megabyte, it’s not working!" Adam began to panic. They were =
still in the=20
Gateroom, and the room itself seemed to be spinning. He felt the same =
sickening=20
feeling he had felt in base reception area except this time it seemed to =
be=20
affecting him a lot faster. </P>
<P>He heard Methos’ voice from a long distance away, saying =
something he=20
couldn’t quite make out…</P>
<P>"Ramiis, give me the box. It’s me you want, not them. =
They’re only children."=20
Methos tried reasoning with other immortal. </P>
<P>Ramiis put the box down, next to Adam and Megabyte, who had lapsed =
into=20
unconsciousness. He stood in front of them. "Only children?" he jeered. =
"Only=20
children? Their kind prevented my lord Apophis’ plans once before. =
I will not=20
allow them to do it again. When I take your head and the force of your=20
quickening destroys the Stargate my mission will be complete and Apophis =
will be=20
well pleased with me."</P>
<P>Methos realised that he would have to defeat Ramiis before he would =
be able=20
to save the Tomorrow People. Time wasn’t exactly on his side, =
either. He=20
remembered the effect the stone had had on them the last time they were =
exposed=20
to it, and that had been from a distance. At this short range, he =
surmised, the=20
whole process would probably be accelerated considerably.</P>
<P>The stone itself, sitting in the open box, was emitting an eerie =
green glow.=20
It looked as though it was drawing power directly from the two =
unconscious forms=20
in front of it. As they grew weaker, the light from the stone seemed to =
get=20
brighter, increasing in power.</P>
<P>Methos and Ramiis circled each other, both looking for an opening to =
strike=20
the first blow. Methos saw his chance and lunged. The other man fell =
backwards,=20
catching his foot on the ramp behind him, the ramp leading up to the big =
circle=20
that was the Stargate. He had drawn blood, he noted with satisfaction, =
as a thin=20
red line trickled down Ramiis’ arm.</P>
<P>That had been a bit too easy, he thought to himself, suspiciously. It =
was=20
almost as though Ramiis had opened himself up for the blow.</P>
<P>Ramiis smiled, a thin cruel smile, which reinforced Methos’ =
opinion of the=20
other man’s mental state, or rather the lack of it. "I am sure =
that Doctor=20
Jackson will thank you for mutilating his body when I return it to him. =
Remember=20
it is not me you will kill if you take a head, it is your friend. You =
already=20
have my quickening, if you kill your friend, you will achieve nothing, =
my=20
consciousness will simply return to my own body, and I will continue the =
work of=20
my lord Apophis."</P>
<P>Methos glanced up at the figures in the control room. I could do with =
a bit=20
of help here, people, he thought to himself. He knew he had told Hammond =
that=20
mortals couldn’t interfere in the Game, but hell, this fight =
wasn’t exactly=20
being played by the standard rules anyway. </P>
<P>"Okay, then. If I already have your quickening, how come you’re =
not dead? How=20
come you are still immortal?" If I can distract him maybe I stand a =
better=20
chance of disarming him without hurting Daniel he thought to =
himself.</P>
<P>"There is more than one type of immortality," came the cryptic reply. =
"Do not=20
try and distract me by conversation. Your young friend tried that tact =
earlier=20
and did not achieve anything by it." He moved off the ramp and towards =
the two=20
boys. "They look so defenceless do they not? I could cut one of them =
with my=20
sword…" He ran the tip of his sword lightly along Adam’s =
arm, as though to=20
reinforce his intentions.</P>
<P>He’s trying to goad me, Methos thought to himself. Making me =
choose who I am=20
going to let die, whose death I will be responsible for. Either I fight =
Daniel=20
or…</P>
<P>"No," he yelled. "If you want to kill me, Ramiis, you’re going =
to have to=20
fight me, not play mind games." Methos moved away, towards the big steel =
doors=20
at the entrance of the room, inviting the other man to follow. He hoped =
he=20
wasn’t backing himself into a corner. He looked again at the =
control room. He=20
didn’t want to cause the death of any of his friends, he’d =
lost far too many=20
over the years as it was, but he was running out of options, fast.</P>
<P>--------------</P>
<P>O’Neill was pacing the floor in the control room, feeling =
frustrated. There=20
must be something they could do. He hated feeling so helpless. Usually =
he was in=20
the thick of the battle, not on the sidelines watching. They had already =
ruled=20
out breaking through the doors into the Gateroom. The doors had been =
designed to=20
keep enemy forces coming through the Gate in a contained space and =
unfortunately=20
it worked just as well in reverse. Even if they could burn their way =
through,=20
timewise it would be too late.</P>
<P>"Come on, you guys. This is your base. Can’t you do anything? " =
Damon could=20
see Megabyte and Adam, whom he’d come to think of as a son as =
well, dying before=20
his eyes. Damm, he couldn’t cope with this. He’d thought =
about contacting Ami,=20
Jade or Kevin, after all they would be able to teleport into the room, =
and then=20
had decided against it. After all, Adam had done the same thing in an =
attempt to=20
save Megabyte and now they were both in trouble.</P>
<P>"Got it!" All eyes in the control room focused on Sam Carter. "I =
think I’ve=20
found an answer to our problem. The box the Medusa Stone is housed in, =
it’s=20
partially made of naquadah, the same element that’s in the =
Stargate. I had=20
suspected as much since we found the box, but now I’ve confirmed =
it." While=20
everyone had been watching the unfolding drama taking place in the =
Gateroom,=20
Carter had been keying equations into the base computer.</P>
<P>"And this helps, us, how?" asked O’Neill. "I’m sure =
that’s a great discovery,=20
Carter, but I really don’t see how it solves the current =
problem."</P>
<P>"Actually, Colonel, it does. Adam and Megabyte are being affected by =
the=20
Medusa Stone right? Remember last time when we placed the stone back in =
the box,=20
they recovered…"</P>
<P>"So if we can get the stone into the Stargate itself, it should work =
the same=20
way as the closed box and they should start to recover," finished =
Damon.</P>
<P>O’Neill coughed. "Kids, I hate to put a damper on things here, =
but if it were=20
that easy, surely we could just shut the box. We seem to be forgetting =
one very=20
important fact here, we can’t get into the Gateroom, =
remember."</P>
<P>Carter answered him, her blue eyes shining with excitement. She =
leaned back=20
in her chair. "But don’t you see, if we activate the Stargate from =
here, the=20
Stargate itself should negate the power of the stone. It won’t =
matter if the box=20
is closed or not. It’s the naquadah itself that negates the stone, =
I’m assuming,=20
not just the box."</P>
<P>"But the box will still be there. From what Megabyte said =
that’s what is=20
allowing the bad guy to control Daniel. We still need to lose the box. I =
think=20
the old guy is a bit busy at the moment to worry about destroying a box =
as well=20
as fighting off Ramiis, Daniel, whatever." O’Neill was still =
feeling a bit=20
sceptical about the whole idea. "Besides if this box is made up of =
naquadah,=20
it’s going to be a bit hard to destroy anyway."</P>
<P>"That’s why we need to send it through the Stargate. Then, once =
we close the=20
Gate, Ramiis’ hold on Daniel should be over."</P>
<P>"We…you’re still forgetting something, Carter. =
We’re in here, the box is in=20
there, spot the problem." O’Neill noticed Carter was smiling at =
him, he wondered=20
what he was still missing. He smacked himself on the head. Of course, it =
was=20
obvious…</P>
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Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 20:53:19 EST
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oooh, somebody thinks they're cool and ends a part with a suspenseful "it was
obvious". BAH! i want to know what HAPPENS!
great story so far...
~victoria

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Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:58:03 +1200
From: "The Olsen Family" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (15/19)

Sorry Victoria <tries to hide evil grin> but I've run out of time on here
today......honest......will post some more tomorrow.....Glad you are
enjoying it
Anne

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> oooh, somebody thinks they're cool and ends a part with a suspenseful "it
was
> obvious". BAH! i want to know what HAPPENS!
> great story so far...
> ~victoria
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Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 22:04:31 -0500
From: "Psycho Babble" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (15/19)

You better honey, the natives are getting restless.
Munet


>From: "The Olsen Family" Reply-To: [e-mail] To: Subject:
>Re: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (15/19) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:58:03
>+1200
>
>Sorry Victoria but I've run out of time on here today......honest......will
>post some more tomorrow.....Glad you are enjoying it Anne
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 1:53 PM
>Subject: Re: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (15/19)
>
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> > oooh, somebody thinks they're cool and ends a part with a suspenseful
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The Medusa Stone (16/19)

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 Sixteen

Methos noticed a movement out the corner of his eye and spun around to =
investigate, keeping a close eye on Ramiis at the same time. He hoped =
O'Neill and his team would do something soon, he was running out of =
energy and his sword arm was beginning to ache. It was times like this =
that he regretted the fact that his preferred weapon of choice, the =
Ivanhoe sword, wasn't exactly lightweight. He was also beginning to feel =
some empathy towards the Tomorrow People's inability to kill. It was =
hard work trying to fight someone that you couldn't maim or kill. It =
certainly gave Ramiis the upper hand. The fact that Ramiis was using =
Daniel's body didn't seem to be slowing him down either; he seemed to =
have adapted very quickly.

The outer stone circle of the Stargate was spinning. It stopped for a =
moment, the first chevron locked into place and then it started moving =
again. They were opening the Stargate, Methos realised, what the hell =
were they up to? He remembered what he had seen the last time it opened. =
The wormhole had reminded him of a geyser. He'd better make sure he =
wasn't anywhere near the ramp when the last chevron engaged. He imagined =
being in front of the wormhole when it 'blew' wouldn't exactly do =
wonders for his health.=20

Another thought struck him. Daniel. Blast, he'd better get him out of =
the way as well. He noticed that the other man was distracted by the =
Stargate, good. He dived towards Adam and Megabyte, grabbed the box, and =
closed it. If this doesn't get his attention, he thought, nothing will.

"Give me the box," screamed Ramiis.=20

Methos edged away from him, making sure that he was drawing his opponent =
away from the Stargate. "If you want it so badly, maybe you'd better =
come and get it," he goaded.=20

"Wormhole engaged," came Carter's voice from the control room.

Imagine the power in that thing, Methos thought to himself again. Hang =
on a minute, power? The word reminded him of what had happened earlier. =
Something Megabyte had said. The box was the power source, the thing =
that allowed Ramiis control of Daniel. He looked at the wormhole again =
and smiled, an idea forming. He glanced up at the control room again; =
wondering if that was the reason that they had opened the Gate. Oh well, =
only one way to find out. Things could hardly get any worse, could they?

His train of thought was interrupted by a burning feeling. He looked =
down and noticed a long cut down his forearm. He blocked Ramiis' sword =
with his own, dropping the box in the process. He edged back and didn't =
see the wooden crate on the floor behind him. The next thing he knew he =
was sprawled on the floor. The arm he had landed on, his sword arm, was =
hanging out at an awkward angle. He could feel pain shooting through it, =
and realised he must have broken it in the fall.=20

He reached for his sword with his good arm, and Ramiis kicked it away =
from him. "There can be only one!"=20

Sorry kids, Methos thought to himself and looked around frantically, =
forcing himself to his feet. It looked like the only option was to run, =
but to where? The room they were in suddenly seemed to be a lot smaller, =
as he worked out his options, or rather lack of options. The only way =
out was through the Stargate itself and he didn't think much of his =
chances of getting to that in one piece.

He stepped back and felt his foot connect against something. How much =
stuff do they leave lying around this place anyway, he thought to =
himself, and then realised what it was. He must have moved around in a =
circle. It was the Medusa Stone and the box.=20

Before anyone realised what was happening, Methos brought his foot back =
and kicked. The box went flying through the air and straight into the =
Stargate.=20

"Goal!" cheered O'Neill. "Carter, quick, close the Stargate."=20

Carter looked around in a panic. "Colonel, something's wrong. I can't =
get the wormhole to disengage." Ramiis looked up at her and smiled.

"Colonel, I think we're going to have to break Ramiis' control =
ourselves, another way. He's keeping the Stargate open, somehow. He is =
still able to use the power source, even through the wormhole!"

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[Megabyte, wake up!]

[Adam?] Megabyte opened his eyes and looked around. The last thing he =
remembered was Adam trying to teleport them both out. He noticed the =
ropes binding his hands together were gone. Adam must have untied him. =
Hang on, his headache was gone too. He moved gingerly, remembering how =
weak he had felt before he had lost consciousness.=20

[Adam, what's going on? I don't feel any side affects from the stone, =
none at all. This is weird.]

Adam nodded. [It's as though we've never been in contact with it,] he =
agreed.=20

A loud yell interrupted them. Methos had noticed they were awake. "Adam, =
Megabyte, you've got to help Daniel! He's still under Ramiis' control. "

Ramiis had Methos backed into a corner, Adam noticed Methos' right arm =
was hanging limply by his side and his sword was lying on the floor on =
the other side of the room. Ramiis looked as though he was moving in for =
the kill.

[Help me, I don't want to do this.]

[Megabyte, did you hear that? It sounded like Daniel.]

[But Daniel's not telepathic. How could we hear him? It doesn't make =
sense.]

Adam noticed the stone circle. It seemed to be full of rippling blue =
water, or was it light? He wasn't sure.

[They must have activated the Stargate; maybe it's affecting our powers =
somehow, increasing them, maybe? If we can hear Daniel, maybe he can =
hear us,] he 'pathed. [Maybe we could get inside his mind and help him =
break free of Ramiis.] He brought his hands up in front of him, palms =
out.

[Okay, I get you. Mind-merge.] Megabyte brought his hands up to meet =
Adam's and reached out his mind to him. A blue glow formed around the =
two boys as they merged their abilities and reached out for Daniel. The =
air around them seemed to crackle with psychic energy.

On the other side of the room, Ramiis screamed and held his head in his =
hands. The sword fell out of his hands. While he was distracted, Methos =
headed for the doors and punched the button on the wall to open them.

Adam broke the link, and started to shake. "I can't do this," he said. =
He looked as though he had come face to face with something out of a =
nightmare.

Megabyte had never seen his friend like this before. "Come on, Adam, we =
have to. What's wrong? You look as though you've seen a ghost."

"It's just like the place Rameses sent me to. I would have never got out =
if it hadn't been for you and Ami. I'm not sure I can go back there. I =
had nightmares for months afterwards. I couldn't face it again."

"Sure, you can. Remember you're not alone, this time. Also it only =
exists in Daniel's mind. It's not real, like last time. It must be an =
illusion or something. Dad said that Ramiis knew Rameses, maybe he =
taught him some of his tricks." Megabyte realised that Adam had never =
talked much about what had happened when he had been trapped in the =
Rameses' realm. Obviously it had spooked him out a lot more than he had =
let on. Typical Adam, he thought. Encourages the rest of us to talk =
about our problems but never tells us about his own.

He grabbed his friend by the arm. "C'mon, we're running out of time. I =
don't think we've got a choice in this. Too much is at stake. Remember =
that you won't be alone this time. We can always pull out if we have =
to."

"Okay, I'll give it another go." Adam hesitantly raised his hands again =
and concentrated. Megabyte did the same and within seconds they could =
feel the mind-merge take effect.

O'Neill looked in amazement at the scene in front of him as he entered =
the gate room. Ramiis was doubled over with his head in his hands and =
the two Tomorrow People were sitting on the floor, hands together, =
surrounded by a blue glow, oblivious to what was going on around them. =
He was about to say something to them when Damon stopped them.

"Don't interfere," he said. "It looks like a mind-merge. I've seen them =
do this before. They must be trying to help Daniel break free of =
Ramiis." He noticed O'Neill's sceptical look. " The best thing for us to =
do is to let them get on with it, and keep an eye on Ramiis. They know =
what they are doing." I hope, he finished under his breath. He knew he =
sounded a lot more confident than he felt. He, Megabyte and Adam were =
going to have a very long talk when this was all over, he decided.

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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>by Anne Olsen</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Fandom : Stargate SG1/ =
Highlander/ NS=20
Tomorrow People</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Rating: PG</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Summary : SG1 finds a =
manuscript that=20
Daniel has trouble deciphering. An historian named Adam Pierson offers =
to=20
help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Disclaimer : </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>The characters of Daniel =
Jackson, Jack=20
O’Neill, Sam Carter, Teal’c, General Hammond, Janet Frasier, =
Apophis and anybody=20
else you recognise from the SGC do not belong to me. Neither does the =
concept of=20
the Stargate, SGC, and the Goa’uld and any thing else related to =
the series=20
Stargate SG1. They belong to Stargate (II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, =
MGM/UA,=20
Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Products.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>The characters of Methos =
(a.k.a. Adam=20
Pierson), Joe Dawson, Connor MacLeod and Duncan MacLeod belong to =
Panzer/Davis,=20
Rysher/Gaumont Television. So do the concepts of Immortality, the Game =
and the=20
Watchers.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Likewise the characters of =
Adam Newman,=20
Megabyte Damon, General William Damon, Ami Jackson, Jade Weston, Kevin =
Wilson or=20
any names or events linked to the Tomorrow People TV series do not =
belong to me=20
either. They are the property of Roger Damon Price, Thames/Tetra and ITV =

Television</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3>----------------</FONT></P></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><U>
<P>Part Sixteen</P></U>
<P>Methos noticed a movement out the corner of his eye and spun around =
to=20
investigate, keeping a close eye on Ramiis at the same time. He hoped =
O’Neill=20
and his team would do something soon, he was running out of energy and =
his sword=20
arm was beginning to ache. It was times like this that he regretted the =
fact=20
that his preferred weapon of choice, the Ivanhoe sword, wasn’t =
exactly=20
lightweight. He was also beginning to feel some empathy towards the =
Tomorrow=20
People’s inability to kill. It was hard work trying to fight =
someone that you=20
couldn’t maim or kill. It certainly gave Ramiis the upper hand. =
The fact that=20
Ramiis was using Daniel’s body didn’t seem to be slowing him =
down either; he=20
seemed to have adapted very quickly.</P>
<P>The outer stone circle of the Stargate was spinning. It stopped for a =
moment,=20
the first chevron locked into place and then it started moving again. =
They were=20
opening the Stargate, Methos realised, what the hell were they up to? He =

remembered what he had seen the last time it opened. The wormhole had =
reminded=20
him of a geyser. He’d better make sure he wasn’t anywhere =
near the ramp when the=20
last chevron engaged. He imagined being in front of the wormhole when it =
‘blew’=20
wouldn’t exactly do wonders for his health. </P>
<P>Another thought struck him. Daniel. Blast, he’d better get him =
out of the way=20
as well. He noticed that the other man was distracted by the Stargate, =
good. He=20
dived towards Adam and Megabyte, grabbed the box, and closed it. If this =
doesn’t=20
get his attention, he thought, nothing will.</P>
<P>"Give me the box," screamed Ramiis. </P>
<P>Methos edged away from him, making sure that he was drawing his =
opponent away=20
from the Stargate. "If you want it so badly, maybe you’d better =
come and get=20
it," he goaded. </P>
<P>"Wormhole engaged," came Carter’s voice from the control =
room.</P>
<P>Imagine the power in that thing, Methos thought to himself again. =
Hang on a=20
minute, power? The word reminded him of what had happened earlier. =
Something=20
Megabyte had said. The box was the power source, the thing that allowed =
Ramiis=20
control of Daniel. He looked at the wormhole again and smiled, an idea =
forming.=20
He glanced up at the control room again; wondering if that was the =
reason that=20
they had opened the Gate. Oh well, only one way to find out. Things =
could hardly=20
get any worse, could they?</P>
<P>His train of thought was interrupted by a burning feeling. He looked =
down and=20
noticed a long cut down his forearm. He blocked Ramiis’ sword with =
his own,=20
dropping the box in the process. He edged back and didn’t see the =
wooden crate=20
on the floor behind him. The next thing he knew he was sprawled on the =
floor.=20
The arm he had landed on, his sword arm, was hanging out at an awkward =
angle. He=20
could feel pain shooting through it, and realised he must have broken it =
in the=20
fall. </P>
<P>He reached for his sword with his good arm, and Ramiis kicked it away =
from=20
him. "There can be only one!" </P>
<P>Sorry kids, Methos thought to himself and looked around frantically, =
forcing=20
himself to his feet. It looked like the only option was to run, but to =
where?=20
The room they were in suddenly seemed to be a lot smaller, as he worked =
out his=20
options, or rather lack of options. The only way out was through the =
Stargate=20
itself and he didn’t think much of his chances of getting to that =
in one=20
piece.</P>
<P>He stepped back and felt his foot connect against something. How much =
stuff=20
do they leave lying around this place anyway, he thought to himself, and =
then=20
realised what it was. He must have moved around in a circle. It was the =
Medusa=20
Stone and the box. </P>
<P>Before anyone realised what was happening, Methos brought his foot =
back and=20
kicked. The box went flying through the air and straight into the =
Stargate. </P>
<P>"Goal!" cheered O’Neill. "Carter, quick, close the Stargate." =
</P>
<P>Carter looked around in a panic. "Colonel, something’s wrong. I =
can’t get the=20
wormhole to disengage." Ramiis looked up at her and smiled.</P>
<P>"Colonel, I think we’re going to have to break Ramiis’ =
control ourselves,=20
another way. He’s keeping the Stargate open, somehow. He is still =
able to use=20
the power source, even through the wormhole!"</P>
<P>--------------</P>
<P>[Megabyte, wake up!]</P>
<P>[Adam?] Megabyte opened his eyes and looked around. The last thing he =

remembered was Adam trying to teleport them both out. He noticed the =
ropes=20
binding his hands together were gone. Adam must have untied him. Hang =
on, his=20
headache was gone too. He moved gingerly, remembering how weak he had =
felt=20
before he had lost consciousness. </P>
<P>[Adam, what’s going on? I don’t feel any side affects =
from the stone, none at=20
all. This is weird.]</P>
<P>Adam nodded. [It’s as though we’ve never been in contact =
with it,] he agreed.=20
</P>
<P>A loud yell interrupted them. Methos had noticed they were awake. =
"Adam,=20
Megabyte, you’ve got to help Daniel! He’s still under =
Ramiis’ control. "</P>
<P>Ramiis had Methos backed into a corner, Adam noticed Methos’ =
right arm was=20
hanging limply by his side and his sword was lying on the floor on the =
other=20
side of the room. Ramiis looked as though he was moving in for the =
kill.</P>
<P>[Help me, I don’t want to do this…]</P>
<P>[Megabyte, did you hear that? It sounded like Daniel.]</P>
<P>[But Daniel’s not telepathic. How could we hear him? It =
doesn’t make=20
sense.]</P>
<P>Adam noticed the stone circle. It seemed to be full of rippling blue =
water,=20
or was it light? He wasn’t sure.</P>
<P>[They must have activated the Stargate; maybe it’s affecting =
our powers=20
somehow, increasing them, maybe? If we can hear Daniel, maybe he can =
hear us,]=20
he ‘pathed. [Maybe we could get inside his mind and help him break =
free of=20
Ramiis.] He brought his hands up in front of him, palms out.</P>
<P>[Okay, I get you. Mind-merge.] Megabyte brought his hands up to meet =
Adam’s=20
and reached out his mind to him. A blue glow formed around the two boys =
as they=20
merged their abilities and reached out for Daniel. The air around them =
seemed to=20
crackle with psychic energy.</P>
<P>On the other side of the room, Ramiis screamed and held his head in =
his=20
hands. The sword fell out of his hands. While he was distracted, Methos =
headed=20
for the doors and punched the button on the wall to open them.</P>
<P>Adam broke the link, and started to shake. "I can’t do this," =
he said. He=20
looked as though he had come face to face with something out of a =
nightmare.</P>
<P>Megabyte had never seen his friend like this before. "Come on, Adam, =
we have=20
to. What’s wrong? You look as though you’ve seen a =
ghost."</P>
<P>"It’s just like the place Rameses sent me to. I would have =
never got out if=20
it hadn’t been for you and Ami. I’m not sure I can go back =
there. I had=20
nightmares for months afterwards. I couldn’t face it again."</P>
<P>"Sure, you can. Remember you’re not alone, this time. Also it =
only exists in=20
Daniel’s mind. It’s not real, like last time. It must be an =
illusion or=20
something. Dad said that Ramiis knew Rameses, maybe he taught him some =
of his=20
tricks." Megabyte realised that Adam had never talked much about what =
had=20
happened when he had been trapped in the Rameses’ realm. Obviously =
it had=20
spooked him out a lot more than he had let on. Typical Adam, he thought. =

Encourages the rest of us to talk about our problems but never tells us =
about=20
his own.</P>
<P>He grabbed his friend by the arm. "C’mon, we’re running =
out of time. I don’t=20
think we’ve got a choice in this. Too much is at stake. Remember =
that you won’t=20
be alone this time. We can always pull out if we have to."</P>
<P>"Okay, I’ll give it another go." Adam hesitantly raised his =
hands again and=20
concentrated. Megabyte did the same and within seconds they could feel =
the=20
mind-merge take effect.</P>
<P>O’Neill looked in amazement at the scene in front of him as he =
entered the=20
gate room. Ramiis was doubled over with his head in his hands and the =
two=20
Tomorrow People were sitting on the floor, hands together, surrounded by =
a blue=20
glow, oblivious to what was going on around them. He was about to say =
something=20
to them when Damon stopped them.</P>
<P>"Don’t interfere," he said. "It looks like a mind-merge. =
I’ve seen them do=20
this before. They must be trying to help Daniel break free of Ramiis." =
He=20
noticed O’Neill’s sceptical look. " The best thing for us to =
do is to let them=20
get on with it, and keep an eye on Ramiis. They know what they are =
doing." I=20
hope, he finished under his breath. He knew he sounded a lot more =
confident than=20
he felt. He, Megabyte and Adam were going to have a very long talk when =
this was=20
all over, he decided.</P>
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