Buffygate Fic: Ransom Rates 12/100
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polgara_5Title: Ransom Rates 12/100
Author: Polgara
Rating: PG
TtH Prompt: #76 Deceit
Fandom/Theme: Buffy/Stargate
Wordcount: 532
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters featured here. They belong to their respective creators and production companies.
Distribution: My site – Worlds of Possibilities, ff.net, Wormhole Crossing, and TtH.
Spoilers: Takes place in season nine of SG-1, so definitely new characters and situations. Plus anything before is fair game. Everything of Buffy is fair game.
A/N: This was written for the tth100. Hopefully, all of these entries will be loosely linked together.
Series: Buffygate
Summary: The truth behind their incarceration is revealed.
Ransom Rates
“Why that deceitful little bastard,” Vala fumed later that night. “Can you believe the nerve of him? Turning me in for the reward money!”
“If I weren’t linked to you, I’d do it myself,” Daniel said sourly.
“How much is the reward?” Buffy wearily asked. Spending the past five hours in a cell was starting to take its toll on all of them. Barak’s visit a few minutes ago wasn’t helping matters.
“It must be pretty high,” Vala said, sitting down next to Buffy. “I’ve almost always had a price on my head and he’s never done this before. I’m sorry,” she said to everyone.
“It’s not entirely your fault,” Cameron said. “But we are going to have to figure a way out of here.”
“The easiest will be during the night,” Daniel said, running a hand through his hair.
“Midnight is the best,” Buffy said. “That’s another six hours away.”
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“Guards! Help!” Cameron cried out, his face pressed between the bars. “I think there’s something wrong with her!”
The two guards that were on duty rushed over to see Buffy’s prone body spasing on the floor. “Step back, all of you,” one of them ordered.
After the rest of SG-1 retreated to the far wall, they unlocked the door. The first one went to Buffy while the other stayed just inside the cell. As the first bent over her, Buffy swiftly tucked her legs up and kicked, causing him to fly across the cell and crash into the other guard. She jumped to her feet and ran over to them before the others had moved a muscle.
“They’re out,” Buffy said, removing the weapons from the fallen guards. “Anyone else know how to use a sword?”
Cameron reached out to take one. “I took some fencing in college.”
“But, as we saw in that cave, you aren’t very good,” Vala said with a scrunch of her nose.
“I’ll manage,” he said smoothly.
“Great,” Buffy muttered, tightening her hold on the other sword. In her normal volume, she said, “Just use it in emergency. So how do we get to where they’re storing our weapons? They kinda took my favorite dagger.”
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Cameron studied Buffy out of the corner of his eye as they walked to the infirmary. She had been amazing as they fought their way out back on that planet. For a civilian, she moved like no one he had ever seen, and thanks to her they escaped with minimal cuts and bruises.
“What?” She asked, stopping with the infirmary doors just in sight. Daniel and Vala stopped as well to listen.
“I noticed you went out of your way to only incapacitate those guards instead of killing them. You did that with everyone we met,” he said.
“They weren’t de-Jaffa. They were only doing their jobs,” she said with a shrug.
“And the way you moved… Is there anything you want to tell me?”
“Nope,” she said, looking him straight in the eye.
“You sure?”
“Positive. There’s nothing I want to tell you,” she said lightly, before going into the infirmary.
Cameron watched her disappear. He had the nagging suspicion that she was lying to him.
Author: Polgara
Rating: PG
TtH Prompt: #76 Deceit
Fandom/Theme: Buffy/Stargate
Wordcount: 532
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters featured here. They belong to their respective creators and production companies.
Distribution: My site – Worlds of Possibilities, ff.net, Wormhole Crossing, and TtH.
Spoilers: Takes place in season nine of SG-1, so definitely new characters and situations. Plus anything before is fair game. Everything of Buffy is fair game.
A/N: This was written for the tth100. Hopefully, all of these entries will be loosely linked together.
Series: Buffygate
Summary: The truth behind their incarceration is revealed.
Ransom Rates
“Why that deceitful little bastard,” Vala fumed later that night. “Can you believe the nerve of him? Turning me in for the reward money!”
“If I weren’t linked to you, I’d do it myself,” Daniel said sourly.
“How much is the reward?” Buffy wearily asked. Spending the past five hours in a cell was starting to take its toll on all of them. Barak’s visit a few minutes ago wasn’t helping matters.
“It must be pretty high,” Vala said, sitting down next to Buffy. “I’ve almost always had a price on my head and he’s never done this before. I’m sorry,” she said to everyone.
“It’s not entirely your fault,” Cameron said. “But we are going to have to figure a way out of here.”
“The easiest will be during the night,” Daniel said, running a hand through his hair.
“Midnight is the best,” Buffy said. “That’s another six hours away.”
XXXXXXXX
“Guards! Help!” Cameron cried out, his face pressed between the bars. “I think there’s something wrong with her!”
The two guards that were on duty rushed over to see Buffy’s prone body spasing on the floor. “Step back, all of you,” one of them ordered.
After the rest of SG-1 retreated to the far wall, they unlocked the door. The first one went to Buffy while the other stayed just inside the cell. As the first bent over her, Buffy swiftly tucked her legs up and kicked, causing him to fly across the cell and crash into the other guard. She jumped to her feet and ran over to them before the others had moved a muscle.
“They’re out,” Buffy said, removing the weapons from the fallen guards. “Anyone else know how to use a sword?”
Cameron reached out to take one. “I took some fencing in college.”
“But, as we saw in that cave, you aren’t very good,” Vala said with a scrunch of her nose.
“I’ll manage,” he said smoothly.
“Great,” Buffy muttered, tightening her hold on the other sword. In her normal volume, she said, “Just use it in emergency. So how do we get to where they’re storing our weapons? They kinda took my favorite dagger.”
XXXXXXXX
Cameron studied Buffy out of the corner of his eye as they walked to the infirmary. She had been amazing as they fought their way out back on that planet. For a civilian, she moved like no one he had ever seen, and thanks to her they escaped with minimal cuts and bruises.
“What?” She asked, stopping with the infirmary doors just in sight. Daniel and Vala stopped as well to listen.
“I noticed you went out of your way to only incapacitate those guards instead of killing them. You did that with everyone we met,” he said.
“They weren’t de-Jaffa. They were only doing their jobs,” she said with a shrug.
“And the way you moved… Is there anything you want to tell me?”
“Nope,” she said, looking him straight in the eye.
“You sure?”
“Positive. There’s nothing I want to tell you,” she said lightly, before going into the infirmary.
Cameron watched her disappear. He had the nagging suspicion that she was lying to him.
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on 2005-12-17 06:36 am (UTC)That said, I love she pulls her punches and that she's the one who organizes the escape - and the 'aside' about Mitchell's fencing skills. *g*
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on 2005-12-18 04:34 pm (UTC)Oh, did you make your icon? Cause I've got a cool icon idea, but I don't know how to animate it and I can't seem to find out how.
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on 2005-12-19 09:54 am (UTC)I think I agree with you about S4. She doesn't like to keep secrets from those she cares about so it was probably a relief when Riley found out, plus cover stories get ridiculous as we see on SG-1. And I'd think part of her would like to not keep the secret here.
That said, as you've set it up, she's being treated normally. Nothing more is expected of her than is expected of everyone else and they obviously respect and like her, which has got to be a wonderful thing after the last couple years in Sunnydale. These are people who can take care of themselves and care about each other and no one person is more important (even if Mitchell's the leader) and it's such a healthy situation that way.
While I think they'd take her revelation more or less in stride (well, hopefully a little impressed that she could bench press Teal'c *snickers) without it changing their attitudes about her, the fear has to be there: that they'd find out and suddenly expect/demand so much more from her... And wow I've thought about this way too much and currently have far too little sleep. *g*
Shall shut up now.
That said, I look forward to your author's note rant.
Oh right, sadly I have absolutely no graphics skills though I have friends who are wonderful at them, including animations. That said, one my friend's has a list of links to icon tutorials including this one on animated icons.
Hopefully something there will help. :)
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on 2005-12-19 01:40 pm (UTC)And check me out with the animated icon and all. I'm so giddy. Thanks for the links!!!