Monkey Hell

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Title: Monkey Hell
Author:Maeve Bran
Summarry: Buffy gets some really bad news.
Notes:This set after "The Quest Part 2" 10.11. Also written for the Ninja Daniel challenge that Michael Shanks has issued at several conventions.
Prompt: "It must be Monday in a Hell dimension somewhere."
Disclaimer: I own niether Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Stargate SG1 serries. I am just having some unprofitable fun.
Raiting: FR 13 (For a little bad language.)
Word Count: 812


'It must be Monday in a Hell dimension somewhere,' Buffy thought to herself as she entered the briefing room at Stargate Command. Seated around the table were Major General Hank Landry, Major General Jack O'Neill, Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell, Lt. Col. Samantha Carter, Teal'c, and Vala Mal Doran. This was not good- two Generals and four out of five members of SG1. Then she noticed the man who was entering from the control room below, it was her former commanding officer- Col. Dave Dixon.

'This really can't be good,' she thought as Col. Dixon walked over to her and escorted her to the table. Buffy took the empty seat next to Jack.

"Ok, where's Daniel?" Buffy asked as panic began to set in.

"Buck up Summers. That is what this briefing is about," Dixon whispered in her ear.

"It's Jackson now, sir," Buffy returned. "And I want to know where my husband is." She leveled her gaze on Lt. Col. Mitchell.

"I realize this isn't a standard briefing but the lady has a right to know," Landry lent his weight to the question hoping his flagship tea would finally be able to explain why they came home one member short.

"I'm afraid Adria has him, sir," Mitchell finally said looking any where but at Buffy or Jack.

"What?!" exclaimed Jack.

"That's not all, sir," Carter said, "Before that, he had had all of Merlin's knowledge downloaded in his brain."

"How did that happen?" Landry asked.

"It was one of those Ancient things that come out from the wall, sir," She continued looking at Jack.

"Like those head suckers that rearranged my brain those times?" Jack asked for clarity.

"Indeed," replied Teal'c.

"That can't be good," Buffy spoke for the first time since the news that her husband had gone missing.

"It's not," Jack answered, but before he continued Vala spoke up.

"Daniel thought that this might be different, General."

"How so?" Landry asked.

"He thought that the knowledge was limited. He even said he only had some of Merlin's knowledge. He had been using it to make a new Saangral. The only problem was that he seemed to be shifting between himself and Merlin. That and the telekinesis," Vala continued as she was the one who had spent the most time with Daniel before Adria had shown up.

"Let me get this straight, Dr. Jackson is not only in the hands of the Ori but he has the knowledge to build the weapon to destroy them?" Landry asked for clarification.

"Yes, Sir." Mitchell answered.

"How did Adria get a hold of him?" Jack asked since his former team didn't seem to want to tell that part.

"Adria had finally cracked the program that had us dialing a network of planets cut off from the rest just after Ba'al and I managed to fix the DHD so we could dial out." Carter answered.

"Ba'al?" Jack asked. "How did he get there?"

"Jack, let the Colonel explain Dr. Jackson's disappearance first then we'll get the whole story latter," Landry interrupted. "Continue, Col. Carter."

"Adria had apparently used the obelisk to beam into the cave, because after the Ori soldiers arrived, Daniel came flying out of the cave as if thrown from a great distance. Then Adria appeared at the cave entrance. She raised her hand to shoot energy at us but Daniel stepped in between us and her and shot back holding her energy at bay. He yelled for us to get through the gate and that he'd be right behind us but he didn't get the chance," Carter finished.

"Sounds like Daniel," Jack muttered.

"Indeed, O'Neill. Not only did he save us then but when the soldiers first appeared lightening like I have only seen once before struck them down," Teal'c said.

"When was that, T?" Jack asked.

"At Kheb immediately before Oma Desala took the Harcesis child from the temple," Teal'c answered.

"Daniel did that? So what you're saying is that while he might be in enemy hands, he is able to defend himself?" Jack asked hopefully.

"Indeed," Teal'c replied with a slight bow of the head toward his friend.

"Then Daniel will be back," Jack said with certainty.

"He'd better be. He promised that he'd be here when his child was born even if he had to Ascend and descend again to do it," Buffy said.

"Then I'm sure he will be here," Dixon said. He looked at the two Generals, "Sirs, is there any need for me and Summ-" Buffy glared as he started to call her 'Summers' so he corrected himself, "Mrs. Jackson to stay around?"

"No, Colonel. You and Mrs. Jackson are dismissed," Landry said with compassion for Buffy as he looked at her.

Dixon saluted and escorted Buffy from the room. As he did so he thought he heard her mutter, "Definitely Monday in a Hell dimension."