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awww.... so sweet! great story michele, is that an end to the mini-serial?
oh, if it is, great closure!
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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:34:50 +1200
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Subject: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (19/19)

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The Medusa Stone (19/19)

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 Nineteen

"What do you mean, can't?" Daniel was having trouble not yelling his =
question. What was wrong with these kids?

"If we send back what he hurls at us, it might kill him. That's why." =
Megabyte sounded quite testy. "It's the no killing problem."

Daniel stared at them in disbelief. He remembered Damon saying that the =
Tomorrow People couldn't kill, but surely this was taking things just a =
bit too far. He ducked again as he asked the next question. The air was =
beginning to crackle with electricity as a result of Ramiis' attack. =
"You are kidding, right? Tell me you're kidding. This guy is going to =
kill us!"

Adam shook his head. "Quick, behind this rock. I wish we had a bit more =
light, at least then it would be easier to find somewhere to hide."

The three of them lay there, panting. Daniel pushed his glasses up his =
nose, a nervous habit he had picked up when he was younger, and tried to =
think. " I wonder what Ramiis is using as his power source," he said. " =
I mean, it must be taking an awful lot of energy to run this place." He =
remembered something. " The Stargate is still open, right? Otherwise I =
wouldn't be able to take part in this mind-merge of yours. Maybe he's =
still able to connect to his power source through the wormhole."

"Of course," exclaimed Megabyte. "The power source is the box. Daniel, =
do you remember what happened to the box? Try and remember."

Daniel reached back into his memories; the memories of what he had =
thought had been dreams. "The box went through the Stargate, I seem to =
remember Adam Pierson kicking it through the Gate. Maybe Ramiis is =
keeping the Gate open somehow?"

"So all we have to do is distract him long enough, so that your friends =
can close the Stargate, and disconnect him from his power source. When =
his psyche goes back to wherever the rest of him is, this landscape =
should disappear as well," Adam theorised.

"Oh, is that all?" asked Megabyte sarcastically. " Simple, really, any =
ideas of how we're going to distract him? He doesn't really look as =
though he's the distracting type."

"Think, Megabyte. It was your idea. Positive versus negative." Something =
clicked inside Adam's mind. "Hey, what do you say, we add a bit of light =
and colour to this place?" He turned to Daniel. "Now, you can follow my =
lead."

Ramiis hurled another energy bolt. It was as he had always suspected. =
All telepaths were cowards. They did not even possess the courage to =
defend themselves. Maybe when he had defeated them he would present them =
to his lord, after all. It would be a fitting presentation. Apophis =
would be very pleased with the capture of one of the members of SG1 as =
well. Very pleased.

Ramiis felt the intrusion of another psychic force into his landscape. =
Someone was daring to try and change his realm. He could sense =
brightness and light permeating the overall feeling of darkness. How =
dare they? He pushed back against the intruders, noticing the dirt under =
his feet, now seemed browner in colour, instead of the black it had been =
previously.

Daniel tried to imagine the surrounding landscape coming to life with a =
burst of light and colour. His mind thought back to PX251, that planet =
had been like Eden. Guess you were right about hidden snakes, after all, =
Jack, considering all the trouble that's been caused by what we found =
there. He smiled as he heard Ramiis cry out in rage. It looked as though =
Adam's plan might work, after all.

Adam felt the beginnings of a headache forming; he was feeling very =
tired. Through the link he could feel that Megabyte was reacting the =
same way. To his surprise, Daniel seemed relatively unaffected. Even =
though the archaeologist was adding his energy to the merge, he didn't =
seem to be feeling the same side effects. Maybe it was because he wasn't =
a Tomorrow Person.=20

[I don't think we can keep this up much longer,] 'pathed Megabyte. [I'm =
getting some strange vibes coming from the ship. I think it's feeling =
the strain as well.]

Daniel felt surprised at Megabyte's comment. The boy sounded very tired, =
yet he himself had just been thinking the whole thing was a lot easier =
than he thought it was going to be. He opened his eyes and looked =
around. The landscape itself was changing; black and white was slowly =
being replaced by colour. The ground underneath him was growing green =
grass, and red flowers were beginning to blossom on the trees. The trees =
themselves were no longer black and white, but varying shades of brown =
and green. The black sky had turned blue, and he could see white clouds =
forming.

He found it hard to remember that the whole battle was being fought on =
the psychic plane. He still couldn't shake the feeling that he was on =
some planet, somewhere. The whole place seemed so real. He glanced over =
at Adam and Megabyte and was shocked at what he saw. They seemed so =
pale; sweat was dripping down their foreheads, why wasn't he feeling =
that way himself? It must be because it was their powers that were =
driving the link; he was only able to take part because of their input. =
The Stargate might have increased their powers, but obviously there was =
still a limit to how long they could sustain that level before it began =
to drain them.

Ramiis himself was beginning to show signs of wearying as well. He had =
lost that confident, smug look. It had been replaced by a look of anger.

"You cannot win against me," he shouted. "This is my realm, my rules are =
obeyed here, not the rules of nature."

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

"Something's happening, Colonel. I've got control again. I'm attempting =
to close the Stargate, now."

"Hurry up, Carter. I don't like the look of these kids, whatever they'll =
doing in there, I don't think they can keep it up much longer."

Doctor Frasier looked up at O'Neill and shook her head. "Their vital =
signs are dropping dangerously low, Colonel. Even their breathing seemed =
laboured."

"Daniel seems fine, Doctor," called out Methos. "He's still not coming =
around, but at least he's in no immediate danger."

O'Neill noticed the immortal seemed to know what to look for as he =
checked Daniel over. He made a mental note to ask whether he had ever =
had any medical experience. Carter let out a cheer and he suddenly =
realised that the wormhole was gone, replaced by the heavy steel of the =
iris. The iris that was supposed keep out hostiles - hopefully that now =
included Ramiis.

Daniel groaned and sat up. He became aware of Methos leaning over him, =
and noticed the concern in his eyes. "Adam and Megabyte?" he asked.

"They're coming around," called out Frasier. "Take it easy, young man," =
the last comment was directed at Adam who was trying to sit up. =
"Whatever you've been through, it's taken a lot out of you."

Adam still looked pale and a bit shaken, but at least he was conscious. =
He looked around as though he couldn't quite believe where he was. "It =
worked," he breathed.

"Megabyte?" Damon shook his son. "C'mon, wake up!"

"Dad, is that you?" Megabyte opened his eyes, and noticed that they were =
back in the Gateroom. "Ramiis, is he gone?"

"You tell us," replied O'Neill. " I don't know what you guys did while =
you were in that mind-merge thing but it worked. We got control back of =
the Stargate and Carter closed it down."

"I'm presuming when the wormhole closed, he lost contact with his power =
source and with it the gateway to Earth. His mind, his psychic presence, =
whatever you want to call it, must have gone back through the Stargate =
to wherever he was physically. I suspect he's trying to explain his =
failure to Apophis, even as we speak." Daniel put forward the most =
plausible explanation he could think of.

"What do you think Apophis will do to him?"

"That's open for debate," replied O'Neill. "He might kill him outright, =
or just torture him for a while to teach him a lesson. I have this nasty =
feeling though, that maybe we might not have seen the last of Ramiis. Oh =
well, I suppose that's one more enemy to add to our ever growing =
collection."

"How did you get him to loosen his grip on the Stargate, anyway?" Carter =
had entered the Gateroom and was following the conversation, with =
interest.

Adam smiled weakly. "I'm not sure you'd believe us if we told you, =
Major."

"I'll believe you," chipped in O'Neill. "After all I've seen lately, =
immortals, Tomorrow People and the like, I'd believe just about =
anything."

Methos coughed. "Yes," he said. "That's the other thing that's worrying =
me at the moment. You now know about the existence of my kind, and =
theirs." He gestured towards Adam and Megabyte.

"I wouldn't worry too much about that, son," Hammond replied. "We =
couldn't have saved the Stargate if it wasn't for you people. We're not =
about to betray your trust."

"But what about your reports?" Methos knew how pedantic the military =
were about their reports.

"I'm sure George can write them in such a way that the events of what =
happened are reported properly, but make sure that some of the important =
details are kept deliberately vague. I've had a lot a practice at doing =
that myself over the last few years." Damon smiled affectionately at his =
son and Adam.

Methos decided that obviously he was going to have to trust them, after =
all he could see that Damon would be looking out for any 'breaches of =
security', and SG1 seemed to have a lot of practice at keeping secrets. =
"Anyway, he said, "you were going to tell us how you managed to distract =
Ramiis long enough for Sam to close the Stargate?"

[You can tell them, Megabyte, I can tell you're dying to.]

"Okay," said Megabyte. A grin formed on his face, as he thought about =
what to say. Adam groaned. He knew that look.

His friend started to explain. " You see, a long time ago, in a galaxy =
far far away."





****************************

The End



Authors note: Yes, this is the first story in hopefully an ongoing =
series. The second story will be NS Tomorrow People/Roswell, the second =
story NS Tomorrow People, and the third NS Tomorrow People/Highlander. =
That's the plan at the moment anyway. Of course it's very subject to =
change.




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<DIV>The Medusa Stone (19/19)</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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ONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Fandom : Stargate SG1/ =
Highlander/ NS=20
Tomorrow People</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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 Nineteen</P></U>
<P>"What do you mean, can’t?" Daniel was having trouble not =
yelling his=20
question. What was wrong with these kids?</P>
<P>"If we send back what he hurls at us, it might kill him. That’s =
why."=20
Megabyte sounded quite testy. "It’s the no killing problem."</P>
<P>Daniel stared at them in disbelief. He remembered Damon saying that =
the=20
Tomorrow People couldn’t kill, but surely this was taking things =
just a bit too=20
far. He ducked again as he asked the next question. The air was =
beginning to=20
crackle with electricity as a result of Ramiis’ attack. "You are =
kidding, right?=20
Tell me you’re kidding. This guy is going to kill us!"</P>
<P>Adam shook his head. "Quick, behind this rock. I wish we had a bit =
more=20
light, at least then it would be easier to find somewhere to hide."</P>
<P>The three of them lay there, panting. Daniel pushed his glasses up =
his nose,=20
a nervous habit he had picked up when he was younger, and tried to =
think. " I=20
wonder what Ramiis is using as his power source," he said. " I mean, it =
must be=20
taking an awful lot of energy to run this place." He remembered =
something. " The=20
Stargate is still open, right? Otherwise I wouldn’t be able to =
take part in this=20
mind-merge of yours. Maybe he’s still able to connect to his power =
source=20
through the wormhole."</P>
<P>"Of course," exclaimed Megabyte. "The power source is the box. =
Daniel, do you=20
remember what happened to the box? Try and remember."</P>
<P>Daniel reached back into his memories; the memories of what he had =
thought=20
had been dreams. "The box went through the Stargate, I seem to remember =
Adam=20
Pierson kicking it through the Gate. Maybe Ramiis is keeping the Gate =
open=20
somehow?"</P>
<P>"So all we have to do is distract him long enough, so that your =
friends can=20
close the Stargate, and disconnect him from his power source. When his =
psyche=20
goes back to wherever the rest of him is, this landscape should =
disappear as=20
well," Adam theorised.</P>
<P>"Oh, is that all?" asked Megabyte sarcastically. " Simple, really, =
any ideas=20
of how we’re going to distract him? He doesn’t really look =
as though he’s the=20
distracting type."</P>
<P>"Think, Megabyte. It was your idea. Positive versus negative." =
Something=20
clicked inside Adam’s mind. "Hey, what do you say, we add a bit of =
light and=20
colour to this place?" He turned to Daniel. "Now, you can follow my =
lead."</P>
<P>Ramiis hurled another energy bolt. It was as he had always suspected. =
All=20
telepaths were cowards. They did not even possess the courage to defend=20
themselves. Maybe when he had defeated them he would present them to his =
lord,=20
after all. It would be a fitting presentation. Apophis would be very =
pleased=20
with the capture of one of the members of SG1 as well. Very pleased.</P>
<P>Ramiis felt the intrusion of another psychic force into his =
landscape.=20
Someone was daring to try and change his realm. He could sense =
brightness and=20
light permeating the overall feeling of darkness. How dare they? He =
pushed back=20
against the intruders, noticing the dirt under his feet, now seemed =
browner in=20
colour, instead of the black it had been previously.</P>
<P>Daniel tried to imagine the surrounding landscape coming to life with =
a burst=20
of light and colour. His mind thought back to PX251, that planet had =
been like=20
Eden. Guess you were right about hidden snakes, after all, Jack, =
considering all=20
the trouble that’s been caused by what we found there. He smiled =
as he heard=20
Ramiis cry out in rage. It looked as though Adam’s plan might =
work, after=20
all.</P>
<P>Adam felt the beginnings of a headache forming; he was feeling very =
tired.=20
Through the link he could feel that Megabyte was reacting the same way. =
To his=20
surprise, Daniel seemed relatively unaffected. Even though the =
archaeologist was=20
adding his energy to the merge, he didn’t seem to be feeling the =
same side=20
effects. Maybe it was because he wasn’t a Tomorrow Person. </P>
<P>[I don’t think we can keep this up much longer,] ‘pathed =
Megabyte. [I’m=20
getting some strange vibes coming from the ship. I think it’s =
feeling the strain=20
as well.]</P>
<P>Daniel felt surprised at Megabyte’s comment. The boy sounded =
very tired, yet=20
he himself had just been thinking the whole thing was a lot easier than =
he=20
thought it was going to be. He opened his eyes and looked around. The =
landscape=20
itself was changing; black and white was slowly being replaced by =
colour. The=20
ground underneath him was growing green grass, and red flowers were =
beginning to=20
blossom on the trees. The trees themselves were no longer black and =
white, but=20
varying shades of brown and green. The black sky had turned blue, and he =
could=20
see white clouds forming.</P>
<P>He found it hard to remember that the whole battle was being fought =
on the=20
psychic plane. He still couldn’t shake the feeling that he was on =
some planet,=20
somewhere. The whole place seemed so real. He glanced over at Adam and =
Megabyte=20
and was shocked at what he saw. They seemed so pale; sweat was dripping =
down=20
their foreheads, why wasn’t he feeling that way himself? It must =
be because it=20
was their powers that were driving the link; he was only able to take =
part=20
because of their input. The Stargate might have increased their powers, =
but=20
obviously there was still a limit to how long they could sustain that =
level=20
before it began to drain them.</P>
<P>Ramiis himself was beginning to show signs of wearying as well. He =
had lost=20
that confident, smug look. It had been replaced by a look of anger.</P>
<P>"You cannot win against me," he shouted. "This is my realm, my rules =
are=20
obeyed here, not the rules of nature."</P>
<P>-----------------</P>
<P>"Something’s happening, Colonel. I’ve got control again. =
I’m attempting to=20
close the Stargate, now."</P>
<P>"Hurry up, Carter. I don’t like the look of these kids, =
whatever they’ll=20
doing in there, I don’t think they can keep it up much =
longer."</P>
<P>Doctor Frasier looked up at O’Neill and shook her head. "Their =
vital signs=20
are dropping dangerously low, Colonel. Even their breathing seemed=20
laboured."</P>
<P>"Daniel seems fine, Doctor," called out Methos. "He’s still not =
coming=20
around, but at least he’s in no immediate danger."</P>
<P>O’Neill noticed the immortal seemed to know what to look for as =
he checked=20
Daniel over. He made a mental note to ask whether he had ever had any =
medical=20
experience. Carter let out a cheer and he suddenly realised that the =
wormhole=20
was gone, replaced by the heavy steel of the iris. The iris that was =
supposed=20
keep out hostiles - hopefully that now included Ramiis.</P>
<P>Daniel groaned and sat up. He became aware of Methos leaning over =
him, and=20
noticed the concern in his eyes. "Adam and Megabyte?" he asked.</P>
<P>"They’re coming around," called out Frasier. "Take it easy, =
young man," the=20
last comment was directed at Adam who was trying to sit up. "Whatever =
you’ve=20
been through, it’s taken a lot out of you."</P>
<P>Adam still looked pale and a bit shaken, but at least he was =
conscious. He=20
looked around as though he couldn’t quite believe where he was. =
"It worked," he=20
breathed.</P>
<P>"Megabyte?" Damon shook his son. "C’mon, wake up!"</P>
<P>"Dad, is that you?" Megabyte opened his eyes, and noticed that they =
were back=20
in the Gateroom. "Ramiis, is he gone?"</P>
<P>"You tell us," replied O’Neill. " I don’t know what you =
guys did while you=20
were in that mind-merge thing but it worked. We got control back of the =
Stargate=20
and Carter closed it down."</P>
<P>"I’m presuming when the wormhole closed, he lost contact with =
his power=20
source and with it the gateway to Earth. His mind, his psychic presence, =

whatever you want to call it, must have gone back through the Stargate =
to=20
wherever he was physically. I suspect he’s trying to explain his =
failure to=20
Apophis, even as we speak." Daniel put forward the most plausible =
explanation he=20
could think of.</P>
<P>"What do you think Apophis will do to him?"</P>
<P>"That’s open for debate," replied O’Neill. "He might kill =
him outright, or=20
just torture him for a while to teach him a lesson. I have this nasty =
feeling=20
though, that maybe we might not have seen the last of Ramiis. Oh well, I =
suppose=20
that’s one more enemy to add to our ever growing collection."</P>
<P>"How did you get him to loosen his grip on the Stargate, anyway?" =
Carter had=20
entered the Gateroom and was following the conversation, with =
interest.</P>
<P>Adam smiled weakly. "I’m not sure you’d believe us if we =
told you,=20
Major."</P>
<P>"I’ll believe you," chipped in O’Neill. "After all =
I’ve seen lately,=20
immortals, Tomorrow People and the like, I’d believe just about =
anything."</P>
<P>Methos coughed. "Yes," he said. "That’s the other thing =
that’s worrying me at=20
the moment. You now know about the existence of my kind, and theirs." He =

gestured towards Adam and Megabyte.</P>
<P>"I wouldn’t worry too much about that, son," Hammond replied. =
"We couldn’t=20
have saved the Stargate if it wasn’t for you people. We’re =
not about to betray=20
your trust."</P>
<P>"But what about your reports?" Methos knew how pedantic the military =
were=20
about their reports.</P>
<P>"I’m sure George can write them in such a way that the events =
of what=20
happened are reported properly, but make sure that some of the important =
details=20
are kept deliberately vague. I’ve had a lot a practice at doing =
that myself over=20
the last few years." Damon smiled affectionately at his son and =
Adam.</P>
<P>Methos decided that obviously he was going to have to trust them, =
after all=20
he could see that Damon would be looking out for any ‘breaches of =
security’, and=20
SG1 seemed to have a lot of practice at keeping secrets. "Anyway, he =
said, "you=20
were going to tell us how you managed to distract Ramiis long enough for =
Sam to=20
close the Stargate?"</P>
<P>[You can tell them, Megabyte, I can tell you’re dying to.]</P>
<P>"Okay," said Megabyte. A grin formed on his face, as he thought about =
what to=20
say. Adam groaned. He knew that look…</P>
<P>His friend started to explain. " You see, a long time ago, in a =
galaxy far=20
far away…"</P>
<P> </P>
<P> </P>
<P>****************************</P>
<P>The End</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Authors note: Yes, this is the first story in hopefully an ongoing =
series.=20
The second story will be NS Tomorrow People/Roswell, the second story NS =

Tomorrow People, and the third NS Tomorrow People/Highlander. =
That’s the plan at=20
the moment anyway. Of course it’s very subject to =
change…</P></DIV>
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Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 16:45:29 -0500
From: "Psycho Babble" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (19/19)

<squeaks excitedly>  That was an adorable ending.  ^_^
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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:03:08 +1200
From: "The Olsen Family" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) The Medusa Stone (19/19)

thanks....

anne

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> <squeaks excitedly>  That was an adorable ending.  ^_^
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Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:30:39 EST
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Subject: (arfic-l) Anne Olsen and "The Medusa Stone": Crazy Praise!

ladies and gentleman, a new fanfic pro has been born.
GO ANNE!!
That was an incredible first story, most engaging, and well written! i think
we should all give Anne mad props for that piece of fic. I was SOOOO pleased
with it!
Can't wait for the next one from you,
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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:57:52 +1200
From: "The Olsen Family" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (arfic-l) Anne Olsen and "The Medusa Stone": Crazy Praise!

thanks Victoria...<blushes madly> Yeah there is a sequel........up to
chapter 10 but not posting till it's finished.
Anne

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> ladies and gentleman, a new fanfic pro has been born.
> GO ANNE!!
> That was an incredible first story, most engaging, and well written! i
think
> we should all give Anne mad props for that piece of fic. I was SOOOO
pleased
> with it!
> Can't wait for the next one from you,
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Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 06:36:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Worlds Away <[e-mail]>
Subject: (arfic-l) FIC: Worlds Away (Part 22)

Title: Worlds Away (Part 21)

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

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Chapter Twenty-Two

Now, how was this for irony, Megabyte mused as he fell
into step besides his father, he was actually going to
meet Adam's bride before Adam did. Well, not so much
as meet her, from what he understood of Albarasquan
culture, being of the male gender he would be
fortunate to get within a few meters of the Damiar
Princess, but he would be one of the first to greet
her. He would be one of the first to lay eyes upon her
and the several meters of cloth that would make up the
veil that she wore.

Veils, now there was a concept that was absolutely
foreign to Megabyte. However, in light of his recent
situation and his problems with Sarena, he thought
that maybe the Albarasquans had the right idea.
Properly hidden and veiled, Sarena wouldn't be nearly
the distraction that she was, and she wouldn't be able
to advertise herself the way she did. And quite
possibly, he wouldn't have found himself in the
unenviable position of having to put an end to Lord
Marmion's affair.

Possible, yes, but not probable. If Megabyte had
learned anything about his alter ego, it was that the
other man not only lacked decency and respect for
others, but he reveled in doing so. Which went a long
way towards explaining why the kitchen staff now fell
silent whenever Megabyte entered a room, why the
servants tip-toed lightly around him, and why Legan
watched him as though he fully expected stalked eyes
to pop out of Megabyte's head, or rather, Marmion's
head. He wasn't Marmion Ruele, and he had no
intentions of living the life the other man had led;
and people were beginning to notice.

People were beginning to think, as Jade so properly
informed him, "that you've either gone mad or grown
up."

He would have preferred the latter to the former, but
as long as people were noticing, then he truly didn't
care that much.

"Remember, my lord, to keep a respectful distance. The
Damia Reina is particular about such things," Legan's
voice at his elbow reminded Megabyte of the valet's
presence. "And remember that she is a High Priestess
of Damiaren before she is Queen. Pay homage to the
church --"

"And then the throne," Lord Bial cut in smoothly,
dismissing Legan's words with a brief flicker of his
wrist, "I think that we can not drill the necessity of
proper etiquette into my son's head any further Legan.
If he has not taken the words to heart by now, then he
never will." The words were spoken lightly, as if in
jest, as if Lord Bial truly was not concerned with how
his son would receive the queen, heir, and dowager
queen of a foreign kingdom, but Megabyte had walked in
Marmion's shoes long enough to know that his father
was far from calm.

Had Marmion been there, Megabyte knew the man would
have done something, albeit small and petty, to at
least create some discomfort and bitterness. But
Marmion was not there, Megabyte Damon was, and
Megabyte Damon had no intentions of offending a
powerful and respected foreign queen.

Megabyte Damon had no intentions of offending any
queen, or king, ever.

Lady Margot waited for them in the front courtyard,
her ladies-in-waiting lined up neatly behind and
beside her as she took her proper place besides Lord
Bial. As for the Lady Jadina . . . well, the wife of
Lord Marmion was conspicuous in her absence.

[Jade?] Megabyte sent the thought to her
telepathically, not even trying to hide his
impatience. He knew it wouldn't do any good to get
annoyed with her, here, as in their world, Jade paid
little attention to any sort of chastisement from
Megabyte. Besides which, she would receive enough of
said chastisement from Lady Margot before the day was
done.

[Coming!] She punctuated her frantic exclamation as
she raced, quite literally, into the courtyard.
Dressed in her riding habit, her skirts held in one
hand and hiked up to her ankles as no properly bred
lady would dare do unless the devil himself was
chasing her, she charged forward to his side. Her
other hand, the one not occupied with holding her
skirts up high enough to permit running, attempted to
hold a large, feather adorned hat, a gift from Queen
Carrina, on her head.

If the Keep thought that Lord Marmion had gone mad,
times like this made him wonder what they thought of
Lady Jadina.

"I'm sorry," Jade pulled to a halt before his parents,
letting her skirts drop, her face flushed bright pink.
Several strands of unruly blonde escaped from beneath
the hat, and as Megabyte watched the reactions on the
faces of the current Lord and Lady of Elspera Keep, in
particularly that of Lady Margot, he felt sorry for
the words Jade would hear later. "I was out riding and
somehow I lost track of time. I didn't mean to be out
that long --"

"Where is Sarena?" Lady Margot nodded to her personal
maids, and the women moved instantly, fluttering
around Jade in an attempt to hurriedly put her to
rights; as much as they could on such short notice.

"I -- I --" Jade stopped, the words that had clearly
meant to be a lie dying on her lips under Lady
Margot's watchful eye. Her head dropped, allowing one
of the maids to replace hatpins and tuck hair beneath
the monstrosity of a hat, and her voice grew smaller,
"She didn't go riding with me. She was feeling ill."

"Convenient." The word was a low snarl and an
accusation from Legan, loud enough for only Megabyte
to hear.  And while Megabyte was able to ignore the
man and pretend to not have heard the word, he
couldn't ignore the slow burn of anger and annoyance
that Jade's words produced in him. Not anger towards
Jade, but towards Sarena and towards Marmion Ruele for
ever creating this frustrating situation.

Sarena kept her distance, just as he had made it clear
that she should. She kept her distance, but went out
of her way to remind him in subtle and not-so-subtle
ways that she was still there, an annoying itch just
beyond reach that would not go away. What better way
to get his attention than by raising his ire, by
embarrassing him and making certain that Lady Jadina
was not only late, but most improperly dressed, by
Stiborn standards, at this time.

"Too ill to see that her lady is properly attended
to?" Lady Margot raised an eyebrow.

"No, that wasn't it at all. I didn't want her out if
she wasn't well. It's my fault, really. I should have
known better. I do apologize, Mother, Father . . .
Marm."

The fact that she included him in her apology, gave
Megabyte a start. That was unexpected, and it made him
bite back the words he had been about to deliver to
her with regards to how Sarena was not worth the
breath Jade wasted defended her. He and Jade got along
a little better these days, but there were still
things that could send them bickering like children -
Sarena was one of those things. Jade thought Megabyte
was unnaturally cold and harsh towards Sarena, and he,
of course, couldn't explain why he was that way.

It was a lose-lose situation.

This time, Megabyte swallowed his annoyance and let
the words remain unspoken.

Something tickled the back of his mind, a subtle and
soft brushing against his awareness. It caused him to
react instinctively, pushing against it, warding it
away before he turned his head enough to glare at
Jade. [Something you wanted to say?]

Still being attended to by Lady Margot's attendants,
it was hard to catch sight of her between the moving
and busy bodies. [I said I'm sorry. And it won't
happen again. What more do you want?]

[You just -] Megabyte stopped in mid-sentence. If Jade
had been fluttering around inside of his head, she
might have denied it, but she wasn't any good at
hiding things. She wouldn't have reacted with those
words, with the blank puzzlement and hurt that said
she was bothered that he didn't accept her apology.
[Never mind.]

If it wasn't Jade pressing against him, attempting to
slip past his shields, then they might have a few more
things to worry about. Like the possibility of there
actually being Tomorrow People, or at least telepaths,
in this world.

[Marm?]

[Nothing. Forget it.]

[Fine. Be that way.]

By the time the carriages, and the wagons, carrying
the Damiar Princess of Albarasque and her court pulled
into the courtyard, Jade was by his side, looking as
much the Lady Jadina as she possibly could. But
Megabyte was too distracted to pay much attention to
the goings on around him, already regretting the fact
that he had pushed that elusive telepathic touch away
instead of trying to find whom it belonged to.

Not that the first two carriages held much of
interest. Those carriages contained the attendants of
the royal family and a few priestesses and acolytes
from the Temple of Damiaren. Only one of those women
actually held his attention for more than a moment,
and that was because Megabyte could actually see her
face. Far older than the priestesses, acolytes and
attendants with her, she still wore the veil, but it
was thin and light and Megabyte was certain was worn
more for tradition than any other reason. Aside from
its sheerness, her veil also only hid her nose and
mouth, and eyes as dark as a hawk's peered out at
those assembled in the courtyard, and Megabyte
received the distinct impression that they were all
being measured.

Her eyes lingered the longest on Jade, taking in the
outlandish hat and the slightly mussed riding dress
and causing the girl to blush a few different shades
of red. Something sparked in those dark eyes, and
Megabyte could have sworn he saw the hint of a smile
beneath that veil, but he blinked and it was gone,
replaced with the hard eyes and face of a woman of
wisdom and age.

"I don't think she liked me," Jade whispered as the
woman at last turned away.

"It's the hat," Megabyte muttered, grateful that they
were in public and that Jade would not slug him for
the words.

[Is she there yet?] The inquiry came from Adam, laced
with more than a little bit of curiosity. He was
waiting for Megabyte's first impression; not that it
would change anything, but as was often said,
"Forewarned is forearmed."

[Well, she's here, but we haven't seen her yet,]
Megabyte replied, his words meant for Adam only. The
first impression report was strictly between them,
namely because Adam had actually shown a bit of
embarrassed humility when Jade accused him of trying
to judge a book by its cover. [Although I think they
brought half of the Sun Palace with them.]

[If the progress being made on my royal apartments is
indication, we have more than enough room for it.]

[I wouldnÆt make any bets on that, pal.]

The first to emerge from the royal carriage was Prince
Calend'et. Slightly taller than Megabyte, with dark
skin and dark eyes and a boyish face, he carried
himself like royalty and like he knew that all eyes
were upon him. He greeted each of them in perfect,
only slightly accented Stibornan, placing a kiss upon
the hands of Lady Margot and Jade.

He was the kind of guy that Megabyte had always wanted
to deck.

The Damiar Princess Amideira was next, and as the
priestess from early announced her name, something
tugged at the back of Megabyte's mind. One of the
conversations that he and Adam had while Adam was
visiting the keep, something about names and titles,
an elusive thread of thought that he couldn't seem to
grasp and bring to the forefront of his mind. Not
until the Damiar Princess stepped from the carriage,
hidden and swathed beneath layers of lace and silk and
linen. Not until he saw her head turn, that motion not
hidden by veil, not until he felt the mixed waves of
shock and absolute hysterical relief ram into him.

Marmion and Marmaduke. Jadina and Jade. Amideira --

"Ami," he both said the word softly and sent it
telepathically to the woman that was somewhere beneath
the layer of veils.

[Megabyte! It's you!] Ami's delighted telepathic
squeal would have been bearable.

Would have been had it not been in perfect
synchronicity with Jade's, [Ami! Marm, it's Ami!]

[Ami?] Adam sounded both mystified and relieved. [Ami
is there? Ami, you're there?]

This was just too rich. Megabyte actually chuckled
softly, not caring about the odd looks that Legan and
several of the gathered servants gave him, after all
according to rumor, Lord Marmion had taken leave of
his senses.

[Adam, Ami is your bride.]

At that announcement, the Damiar Princess of
Albarasque, alias Ami Jackson, tripped down the final
step.

*** End of Chapter Twenty-Two


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