The Birth of a New Race

SGC and Elementals
Summery: Halloween didn't go as Xander expected...neither did the rest of his life.
Warnings: some strong language
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Willow had volunteered to talk to the Slayer. She opened the seal and walked in. Faith was sitting on the bed rocking back and forth like the child she was. When they met her they figured she was their age but after talking to Xander they realized they were all at least a year or two older than the girl and had grown up a lot in the short time since they were her age. “Hey” she said as she approached the Slayer. Faith’s attitude reappeared, “You come to yell at me too or maybe you want to throw me into a wall like that freak bitch.” She snarled.

Willow bristled and reminded herself to not rise to the bait. “Don’t talk about people you don’t know. I am sorry Xander was harsh with you but you know nothing about us. You have your mind set on whom and what you think we all are and how hard you have it and how easy it seems for us but you know nothing. I may be only two years older than you but life on a hellmouth makes you grow up fast. You learn or you die.” She sighed, “I just wanted to check on you before I went to bed.” She said as she headed for the door, “I’ll tell you what Giles told Buffy when she had her head up her ass concerning her calling. Remember what it felt like when the Watcher found you and told you who you are and what your destiny was. Now think about being a boy that age and having been possessed twice. The last by one of your descendants then being told that your every action until you die will determine the out come of a whole race and that your last descendant will be responsible fore saving not this world but the entire multiverse through their actions. On top of that knowing that your children’s children will be hunted to near extinction to stop this from happening and you may know a fraction of the responsibility Xander and Kyra feel and understand them a bit better.” With that she walked out and resealed the door leaving Faith to think.

In the morning they all when home to get ready and head to school. Kyra got checked out by the doctor who said everything was fine and no she wasn’t pregnant yet. Kyra was happy she had not taken cat form since she turned back that night months ago. She was also nervous wondering what if she got stuck again. They were in the gym when she tried and managed to shift and hold form for five minutes then change back. Xander had been learning to reach his inner beast as well. Where Kyra shifted to a cat the size of a Saber-toothed without tusk, when Xander shifted it was something decidedly scarier. He was about twice her size and looked like a cross between a Hyena and a Tasmanian devil or something. He was vicious looking and very deadly. He like Kyra had to eat demon flesh in this form to return to their normal state. They also had to eat more red meat in their human state and preferred it rare.

Faith was allowed out but had to stay with Xander and Kyra. Kyra turned to her, “If you can keep up with us this morning and watch us shift into beast form without freaking on us then we will see if you are up for patrol with us tonight.” She informed the girl. Faith nodded and started running after them as they did their morning run at half speed. After a ten mile run (They normally did twenty in that time) they got ready to swim laps. Kyra got her one of the spare suits she had bought. Xander thought she was crazy buying cloths incase someone stopped by who needed them. It would be one thing if they fit her too but no she had gotten several simple black suits in different sizes for guest. She smiled and told him it was called being prepared. He cursed under his breath at the time but now he understood what she had seen in her dreams and not told him.

After a swim they had a light breakfast and sat in the study for the next few hours looking in his books and online for information about Kakistos. He worked on gathering all the information the locals gave him and started forming a plan to run by the others. After a few hours they headed for the gym to work out before having lunch. The rest of the group showed up after classes where over and Giles brought any books he had about Kakistos. After more research Xander laid out his plan.

“Okay Faith how do you feel?” he asked. Faith regained her attitude a bit with the others around, “five by five” she said but Kyra and Xander knew she was worn out from the workouts they had put her through. Xander smiled, “Okay you and the rest stay here tonight and me and Kyra will go hunting. Then we will spread the word that Faith plans to patrol with Buffy in the old field outside of the Gates Graveyard. It’s open so they can not hide their numbers there. The rest of us will be waiting and once they have you two cornered we take them out. For this Faith you will have to see us change into our beast form. If your okay with it tonight then we will go ahead.” The rest nodded that it seemed like a good plan. Any help Kakistos may get will be from a few locals and some out of towners. When they see the hunters it should knock the bravery out of a few and lessen the threat.

They went out into the back yard. “Willow you will be responsible for Faith, Buffy you and Oz are muscle if she needs help. Stay in the house where it is safe. I don’t want any spies to see you here.” Xander said before Kyra changed. Faith jumped back and gasped, but calmed soon and reached out a hand to pet her. Kyra allowed it and nuzzled her hand. Seeing this Xander changed as well. Faith didn’t try to pet him but backed up a bit, “Damn he is scary normally but that is down right nightmarish” she mumbled as the two took off. The rest of the group chuckled and they headed inside.

When they went inside Faith looked at the group, “So what is the deal with those two? I know you got a pet vamp but I never heard of anything like them before?” she asked. Buffy growled, “Angel is my Mate not a pet.” Willow took up from there, “We don’t know where he came from but he grew up here with me. He was all normal until a few things happened to him. Among those he was possessed by a hyena spirit then we got rid of most of that and on Halloween….” She told Faith the story of Xander and Kyra or at least what they knew. Giles was the only one besides Rory who knew more.

Things went off as planned and they took down Kakistos, Trick and the demons they had assembled. It was a hell of a battle. During the next month Faith settled in living with Kyra and Xander. They got her back in school and she patrolled with Buffy or for Buffy on occasion. They had tempered her attitude and she was gaining friends in the group. She was calming a bit even if she still had her wild side.

About two months after Faith showed Xander got a call from Rory, “Xander I need you a Kyra to be ready. I was called back to my old post about that mission I told you about. We are sending a car for you and need you to come here. It concerns that matter we talked about.” He told him. Xander agreed and talked to Kyra. They called Giles over and told him what was going on and he told the gang what he had to. No one knew how long the couple would be gone but Giles knew most of their secrets and what to do if something happened.

The next day a driver arrived to take them to meet with Rory. They were brought into a conference room under guard and watched carefully. In the room sat a group of several people all but one radiated military training. Rory came over and hugged the couple before starting introduction, “This is General Hammond, Colonel Jack O’Neill, Captain Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, and Teal’C. General, SG1 this is Xander and Kyra Harris Fury.” As Rory sat down General Hammond looked at the couple. They had dressed in business suits and with the exception of Xander’s shaved head and sunglasses they looked rather normal. Jack and Sam however noticed they both had weapon on them and wondered how they were allowed on base with them. SGC had not been briefed on the two as of yet.

General Hammond addressed them, “Welcome to Stargate Command. While I am not happy about it I have been told you know something of what we do here. What I would like to know is how you two where asked for by name when we visited a planet no one from Earth had ever traveled to?” Xander looked at Rory who nodded. Xander started cursing in Riddick’s Common as they had come to call it. The rest of the room looked stunned. Teal’C raised an eyebrow as he recognized some of the words but said nothing.

Kyra took up the answer, “We will trade tales then. What are you Teal’C?” Teal’C looked at Hammond who nodded and Teal’C told them about the Jaffa and the Goa’uld. After that the SGC group was surprised when they just accepted things they were told and moved on. Xander had calmed and turned to Rory, “So the Elementals want me back do they?” Rory shook his head, “No they asked to speak with me then asked me to set up a meeting with you.” General Hammond gave him a stern look.

Xander sighed, “Do any of you besides Rory believe in the existence of Magic or the supernatural?” he asked. The rest were surprised when Daniel raised a hand, “I don’t know if I believe so much as I have heard of such things before. A friend once worked with the British Museums and he would tell me things over drinks when we went out with colleges. I would tell him my theories about aliens and he would tell me of demons.” He said quietly. Kyra and Xander looked at each other and smirked, “Giles” the said together making Daniel look at them again. Xander sighed, “So you do not know the truth of it but you will believe Giles much the way he believed you?” he asked and Daniel nodded.

“Okay I will tell you the story and Rory can vouch for the truth of it. Later Daniel can talk to Giles and we can see what proof we can get to show you what we say is truth. Daniel you know Rupert will want sharing both ways. The two of you together can most likely rewrite a truer history of this world than we each have alone. They you can talk with the Elementals and throw out everything you know for the truth.” He said then sighed and told them the tale of his Halloween a bit over a year and a half ago.

As expected by those who know them Jack and Sam had a fit. They didn’t believe in things they could not understand. When they calmed down Teal’C asked to see their beast forms. He said he had heard of such beings from old Jaffa stories. The two nodded then asked if there was a gym they could secure for the demonstration. They were taken to a small base gym used for sparing. Once inside they striped down to pants and tank tops. Xander and Kyra both activated a charm in their pockets that disabled any mechanical or mystical spying devices so no visual record would exist of their change. He looked at Rory, “Watch our stuff. You know how picky Kyra is about people touching her things” Rory smiled and nodded. Kyra shifted first as Xander watched. He never got tired of seeing her do that. It was beautiful to him. Kyra shifted back and everyone had been stunned. She smirked at Xander and sat back to watch.

Although Kyra quicker at shifting Xander learned better control. He changed very slowly so the others could watch step by step as he turned into his beast form. The other we stepping back nervously but Teal’C cried out and dropped to the floor placing his head on the floor with his hands stretched out in from of him in supplication. He spoke in a language similar to Riddick’s common, maybe the root of the future language. Roughly it translated to “Oh God of Fury this Jaffa is your humble servant. Ask what you will and our People will do. Oh God of Fury come at last to end the terrible rule of the Goa’uld over your subjects as foretold in the tellings of old. I am priest and tale keeper for my tribe. I offer my life such as it is unto you.”

Kyra blinked and Xander shifted back, “Rise faithful one. I am not He yet but the father of those who will come and liberate us all.” He spoke in the same tongue before returning to Earth English, “Teal’C I will not claim to be a God. That would make me no better that the Goa’uld who enslave your people. Yes prophesy says my people will beat back the evil but I and Kyra are first among our race and unfortunately much time will pass before the prophesy is fulfilled but until then we will fight the darkness at every turn for we are Furyan and this is why we were created.” Teal’C rose from the floor and nodded to him.

Kyra walked over and touched the Jaffa’s face tenderly saying, “Keeper of the tellings we do have need of you. You must write the tellings down so others may learn as you have. Any other free Jaffa who wish it may go to the Elementals in our name for protection. A few warriors will come here and with General Hammond’s permission will help us with our missions here. We have much evil to fight on this world alone. One day as was foretold we will awaken the Ancients and they will rise again to protect the multiverse. That is the purpose of the Furyan race. Fierce fighters who unite people in one cause and bring peace and freedom to the multiverse again.” She prophesied in the same language the Jaffa had used earlier. Xander gave her the ‘we will talk later’ look.

Teal’C turned to General Hammond, “I must contact my people.” He looked at Xander, “How many may come my lord?” he asked. Xander thought about the space he had available and Kyra softly said ‘Ted’ to remind him of the bunker. “No more than four for now. At least eighteen years of age. They will be trained in Earth educations and take test for high school graduation. They will learn to blend in with the humans and in our town that will be easy as people only see what they want to see. They will train to fight the demons with my group as well but all of this depends on the General.” He told him softly.

Xander turned to General Hammond, “After the meeting with the Elementals is finished I would like to invite you and SG1 to my home for a week. There you will meet my team and I can prove the existence of all I have told you. After if you agree Teal’C will bring four freed Jaffa and we will educate and train then to live and help my team out. By doing so later we can see about bringing more. This will give us the people we need to control the threat of demons on earth and free Kyra and my self to help with problem elsewhere in the Multiverse. I feel this is what they wish to speak with us about anyway.” He told the man.

Hammond thought for a moment, “After the meeting and your proof we will talk about it. If what you say is true I would rather have trained military soldiers assigned to help you than bring more aliens here.” Xander nodded but Kyra chose to speak, “General the freed Jaffa need a new purpose. It is part of their religion to follow Xander and myself, to aid our race in their fight. Regular humans are not equipped to deal with what we fight and if the government got involved how long before they forget trying to kill the evil and start trying to study it. Imagine what would happen if a power hungry politician and an ambitious scientist got hold of a Goa’uld or a Jaffa, or anything else that was stronger than a human. They would play with it, study it and try to figure out a way to make Supersoldiers that they could program to obey. I have seen it happen in my dreams and nightmares of the future. No we will work with you as our oversight committee of sorts but if you bring more government into this the you will have more black ops groups trying to get the upper hand for one party or another.” She said softly. Hammond sighed knowing she was right.

They were shown to their room for the night and only allowed to go to the gym or mess hall and that was with a guard. It was all for show being that they all knew the couple could leave anytime they wished and very little could stop them if they wished to. Their guard watched in amazement and several others stopped to look as well when the couple did their work out in the gym and ran the indoor track. When they were done Jack met then before they could go shower.

“You two done showing off then?” he asked sarcastically. Kyra chuckled while Xander sighed, “Jack that wasn’t even half of our normal workout. When you come to the house you will see out gym. We didn’t want to break you equipment here so we worked within human norms, norms for a very fit human but nothing that the human body couldn’t do. We also cut our run in half on top of being at a lower speed. This was the workout we do with the normal humans we work with. We usually follow it up with a few miles of swimming laps but as I don’t see a pool on base we have to skip that as well.” He said seriously.

Jack sighed, “Our Doc wants to check you two out so we have a base line norm to compare to when we get back. Standard for any one who goes off world.” He told them. Kyra’s smile faded,”Lie, and no” Xander chuckled, “We have one doctor we trust and allow to examine us. We know our own norms and can tell the doc so and have our doctor check us if need be but my wife and I get enough check ups. Kyra can also smell a lie or half truth better than any man made lie detector Jack. It is not Normal Operating procedure but it is normal to want to examine any species other than your own. Having our data on government record is not in the agreement. So as the lady says NO.” The pushed past him and headed for their room with their guard traveling behind them.

The next day they readied for the mission. They got into their regular hunting gear and proceeded to the briefing room. Base personnel subconsciously moved out of their way and shivered slightly. Jack started demanding they leave their weapons on base that it was a diplomatic meeting. Xander turned to him and removed his goggles showing them his eyes for the first time, “No Jack. They expect this. Call it ceremonial. If we arrive as anything less than what we are they will be insulted” Teal’C nodded in agreement. He too had changed into his ceremonial clothing as keeper of the Tellings instead of his SGC uniform. The rest reluctantly agreed. General Hammond tried again to get them to let the Doctor look at them before they left. Kyra turned to him, “General I get examined at least once a week by our own Doctor. She must make sure we are uninjured and that I am not with child so we can do our jobs. I will not allow another to examine me for you own curiosity.” Her voice left no doubt that the matter was finished. General Hammond did not like any of this but he knew these people and the Elementals were possible allies so he allowed it to a point.

SG1 was waiting for the couple’s reaction to the Stargate. Xander looked at Kyra, “Worm hole not portal” he grunted showing no sign of emotion at all. Kyra simply shrugged and proceeded to walk through the shimmering pool of light. Xander and the others followed. On the other side a group of Elementals greeted the team. One Xander recognized from Riddick’s memories. “Aereon, so you are alive in this time too? Why do you hunt my children before they are born? Where did we come from and why do you plot our lives before we live them?” he demanded.

The others began to worry at the venom in his voice and the accusations they did not understand. All but Kira who also glared at the woman with the same venom. Aereon smiled, “We will talk of such things but first let us to the meeting hall where we may sit and discus the balance and your purpose.” She said softly and turned to lead them off. Xander and Kira growled as they followed.

As they sat Aereon spoke again, “Elementals were created by the power that be to balance the multiverse. We devotees of Plato embody the five elements of earth, water, fire, ether, and air. We calculate the odds of certain outcomes and work to do what we must to maintain the balance. It is rare that two types of Elementals can create a child. Most of them do not live beyond childbearing age. From prophets came our instructions. A pair of children were bred. Two surviving Elemental children who inherited all four elements from their parent’s lines, water, fire, ether, and air. Those more scientific means the two were joined with another race, primal earthen ancestors to many races. From them you gained your beast form and strength. From Your swiftness from Air, your insight from ether, your calm from water, and your fury from fire. Your children will not gain the beast form but will have that connection to the animal world. Your children will be a balance in the universe. They will awaken the Ancients who once policed the worlds thought the Chappa’ai. They sent the Old Ones away from this dimension of the multiverse millennia ago. They will rise ago to stop their return millennia from now. They can only do so if the Furyan race fulfills prophesy.” She told them.

Xander began cursing about the Elementals and the Powers that Be. He turned to Aereon and removed his goggles, “Aereon you above all other know that we will not bow to you or the powers. We will fight evil at ever turn because it is part of our nature to do so. Do not seek to mess with me or my family. I will find the other Furyan couple. Yes I know about them. I have seen the Powers at work and know they care nothing for their creations or their champions only the balance and I will not allow my people to be pieces in their cosmic game. Now tell me of the connection to the Jaffa. Why do they have stories about the Fury God that match my beast form? And do not lie to me Aereon. Kyra and I deserve the truth and nothing less if you want us to help you at all.” Xander demanded in all seriousness. Aereon sighed knowing that the Father of the Furyan race would not be as easy to deal with as his sons.

Aereon admitted that the Elementals had spread the tale of the Fury God coming to free the Jaffa from slavery of the lesser Gods. She reluctantly told them the reaction of the Goa’uld who heard this was to kill any they did not enslave and forbid them from reproducing unless their God allowed it. The slightest sign of rebellion and they were put down. Kyra finally spoke at this, “You cause the fall of an entire civilization with a rumor and did not learn your lesson before doing the same to our children. Who was it Aereon who will tell the Lord Marshal about the Furyan who will kill him? Who let him cross the barrier and bring back a demonic soul worst than the Vampires that we Furyans made extinct in this dominion? You forget that I have the gift of prophesy and sight too. So tell me why we should let the Elementals live in peace when you prove worst than some of the demons?” she demanded making even Xander nervous. Kyra was crying in the pain of her future vision, “Who told you and your powers to play God with the lives of others and whole races Aereon? Who gave you the right to choose?” she said softly.

Aereon looked sadly at Kyra,”One could ask you the same child” she said. Xander then turned on her again, “We give the demons a chance to live in peace with others. We only go after those who cause harm to others for personal gain. You seek to control the nature of the balance. We are the nature of the balance. There is a huge difference Aereon.” He told her. She smiled, “Perhaps and perhaps not. I know you will meet the other Furyans as your children will join with theirs. The powers have told me that when you die your spirit will be reborn and another line will be started thus expanding the blood line into an entire race and not just one family though the souls of the four will always start the line. Different yet similar to the way the Ancients harnessed the spirit of the demon and started the Slayer line.”

The SGC team was at a lost but wisely kept quiet as did the other Elementals. Xander sighed, “Aereon what the Powers have started I can not stop but if you meddle in the future of my race, my children then I will end you and any that helped you. That is my oath on my blood.” He stated calmly and cut his palm letting the blood drip on to the table to show the truth of his words. “I have seen where you lead us and I shall change it. Prophesy holds no sway over me. Buffy is proof of that.” He stood and turned to the others, “Let us return. We are done here and we have much work to do at home.” Kyra followed him as he left and the SGC team scrabbled to follow him.

When they returned to SGC Jack had enough. As soon as they entered the debriefing room he grabbed Xander’s arm to yell at him and found himself pinned to the wall with a knife at his neck. It was so sharp the slightest pressure left a paper cut along the edge of the blade. “Jack never ever grab at me in aggression or anger. I have managed to curb some of the instincts I inherited from my descendant but I will hurt you before I realize it. If I didn’t feel somewhat safe here then you would be deed as would half the people in this room before you could fire your weapon and that is without what Kyra would do to the other half.” He released the man and took a set. “Now if you would like to talk to me calm down and state your case and we can have a mature discussion.”

General Hammond noticed that all this had happened so fast Xander was more than likely correct in his estimation of the Damage he and his wife could cause. Jack finally sat down and glared at Xander while holding a cloth Sam gave him to the cut on his neck. Daniel was the one who spoke first, “What the hell was that Xander? We were trying to get their help not turn them against us to.”

Xander sighed, “If you were facing an enemy like the Goa’uld. Not one but all of them and you knew for certain that there was a tribe of Jaffa who would one day evolve from slaves and stop the Goa’uld. Say one of then would become their version of Patton. Would you do everything you could to help make sure that tribe survived?” they all agreed yes they would so he continued. “What is another group similar to the Jaffa would one day give another Hitler, would you kill the whole race to stop the probability that this one would be born? If you were told you must let that tribe of Jaffa be killed until one is left so he would become that Patton and only he could stop that Hitler from coming into being? What would you do? How would you deal with the ones who ordered you to do it? The Elementals engineered the birth of four beings. Then tasked us with starting a new race who are destined to die for others. Later they will send the enemy to kill us before a Patton can be born by telling them he will kill their Hitler. I was shown that this will happen to my children and my children’s children. Before I was old enough to legally fight from one side or the other in a war on Earth I was told that I would birth and Army that will save all life in the multiverse from a fate worst than death. Now think back to that conversation and tell me I was out of line.” With that he and Kira got up and left the room headed to work of their rage in the gym.

Everyone else sat there thinking in silence until General Hammond demanded to know what happened so they gave him their report. He sat back thinking over what the boy had said and looked at Jack, “He did the right thing. You don’t chock of a foot to stop an ant from biting it. I don’t like it but I agree he did the right thing. Every one of you get some rest. In the morning you get to see his world.” With that they all left each in their own thoughts.