Crown and Key
By Sandra and William Johnson
Chapter Thirteen
Commander Jonathan Levinson raced through the corridors of Deep Space Nine, phaser rifle in hand. At his side, ran his life long friend, Captain Benjamin Sisko. Changeling infiltrators had taken over the station and were holding several of the crew hostage near the fusion reactor. Soon after, Jem’Hadar soldiers began transporting onto the station. Jonathan and Benjamin had barely made it out of Ops in time.
“What’s the plan Jonathan?” Sisko asked.
“Simple. We get down to the reactor core, free the others, and take the station back. What’s a few Jehm’Hadar?”
Sisko laughed, a smile coming to his dark face. The two turned a corner, and Jonathan quickly shoved his friend to the deck as two Jem’Hadar opened fire. With a scream, Jonathan raced down the corridor, firing madly, dropping the two enemy soldiers. “Come on Ben!” he shouted as he reached the turboshaft. Sisko soon joined him and the two began the climb down to the station’s fusion core. Soon after, they reached their destination. Jonathan shook his head as he observed the situation. A dozen Jem’Hadar stood with the two changelings, watching over their prisoners. “Dammit.” Jonathan swore, “Looks like Worf and O’Brien tried something. They’re both unconscious. Odo is just sitting there. And, they got Kira and Dax off separate from the others.”
Sisko looked at his friend, knowing a plan was forthcoming. “Well?” he asked.
Jonathan smiled, “Well, you give me cover fire from up here and I’ll take out the Jem’Hadar. Without them, Odo should be free to help us. Then we free Nerys and Jadzia.”
Sisko nodded and Jonathan made his way down to the deck silently. Phaser fire erupted from above him, dropping two of the guards as Sisko opened fire. Jonathan shouted and in quick succession dropped 6 more. As the soldiers began to fall, Odo leaped into action and forced the two changelings into their liquid state. Seeing their gods taken out, the other Jem’Hadar stood frozen, only to fall to Sisko and Jonathan’s attack. Soon after, Jonathan was wrapped in the warm embrace of Major Kira Nerys and Lieutenant Jadzia Dax.
“Oh, Jonathan, that was so brave. You saved us all” Jadzia purred into his right ear.
“Yes. How can we ever repay you?” Kira whispered into his other ear. Jonathan was very aware of their warm bodies pressed against his.
Jonathan Levinson…
Jonathan looked around as a whispery voice spoke his name. Jadzia and Kira continued to fawn attention on him and he forgot about the voice.
Jonathan Levinson…hear me.
Jonathan looked around again and as he did, the willing forms of Kira Nerys and Jadzia Dax faded. He looked surprised for a moment, only to see Sisko and the others vanish, soon followed by Deep Space Nine itself. As Jonathan stared everything became white. The voice returned.
“The time is ripe for you to restore the Pearl of Earthly Magic to the Sword of Power. Events are in motion that will need the magic contained in the sword and the courage of she who is chosen to wield it.”
Jonathan looked around the whiteness as the whispery voice spoke. He looked down and saw his Starfleet uniform was gone, replaced by the black jeans and shirt he wore in his waking hours. As he recognized this, everything that had happened came flooding back.
“You! You’re the one the muscle man called The Sorceress!”
A woman materilazed before Jonathan. Her very feminine figure was barely covered in a white leotard. She wore blue high heeled boots which came to just below her knees, and upon her head was an eagle shaped helm, which connected to a lovely cloak of white and blue and brown feathers.
“Yes, “, she said, her voice still whispery. “The muscle man you speak of is He-Man, Champion of Eternia. He and his sister were sent here by me to recover the Pearl of Earthly Magic and restore the Sword of Power, retrieve the Gem of Eternia, and to protect the Key of the Dimensions.”
Jonathan shook his head, a bit confused and overwhelmed. “Restoring the Sword of Power…that’s what you told me to do in my other dreams.”
“Yes. The Slayer’s sister carries the Pearl. It must be restored to the Sword carried by Adora.”
“Adora. She’s the blonde who trashed Buffy’s home.”
The Sorceress nodded. “Yes. Her body and mind are not her own. There are two trapped souls within her body and only the magic of the restored sword can free them both from the spell which enthralls them.”
Jonathan looked at the beautiful woman before him, “Well, I came here to help. And, if you say that restoring the sword will help Buffy and the others, then I guess I’ll restore the sword. Thing is, how?”
The Sorceress smiled sweetly. “It is simpler than you believe, Jonathan Levinson.” And with that, she began to explain the procedure to Jonathan.
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Adam sat watch by his sister’s bed in the basement of the Summers’ home. Concern filled his face. Something had happened to her. Buffy and the others had spoken of her attacking those inside the house. Of her demanding the Crown and taking it. And then there was her assault on him. The only time in his life he had ever seen his sister act like that was back on Etheria, when they first met, and she was in the thrall of the Horde. It had taken her using her sword’s magic to break her of that spell. But, the sword was broken now. The pearl was missing.
Adam brushed a lock of his sister’s blonde hair from her face, and suddenly he remembered the young man he had helped question. He said the Sorceress had contacted him to restore the Sword. It only took the Prince of Eternia a few seconds to reach his decision.
Adam quietly crept up the basement stairs. He slipped into the living room, where Jonathan slept uneasily, still tied to his chair. Quickly, Adam untied the young man and woke him. Jonathan looked up, immediately awake. “She said you would be coming.”
“Who did?” Adam asked.
“The Sorceress. She told me how to fix your sister’s sword and to free her. I need you to get me the Pearl that Lara Croft gave to Dawn Summers” a strange, confident tone was in the young man’s voice as he spoke, “I’ll meet you in the basement and we will correct this.”
Adam nodded. He made his way upstairs, to Dawn’s room. Quietly, he slipped in. Dawn slept peacefully, her hair falling over her face. The necklace which Lara gave her hung around her neck. A smile was on the young girl’s face. Adam looked at her for a moment, wondering how he was going to remove the necklace without awakening her.
Dawn Summers smiled, her hand encased in her sister’s as they strode through the park. There, in a sunlit clearing, sat their mother, pulling all kinds of delicacies out of a picnic basket and placing them on the white and red checkered blanket she sat upon.
Joyce Summers smiled at her two children as she placed more food on the blanket. “Dawn. Buffy. Lunch is ready”
Dawn slipped her hand from her sister’s grasp and ran across the clearing, wrapping her mother in a fierce hug. “Mom! It looks delicious!” she said, and immediately sat down, and began to eat.
Out of nowhere, Buffy, was sitting next to her sister, munching on some pretzels. Dawn looked from her sister to her mom and back again
“Dawn. There’s something you need to do. Something very important” Joyce said
“What is it Mom?”
Joyce’s hand reached out and pointed to the necklace around Dawn’s neck. “You must give that to Adam.”
Dawn looked confused for a moment. How did her mom know about Adam? She wouldn’t meet Adam until after Mom was…Suddenly, the picnic and the clearing were gone, leaving Dawn with just her mom, who was clad now in a shining white gown, a heavenly light behind her.
Tears came to Dawn’s face. “Mom…”
Joyce wrapped her daughter in a warm embrace, “It’s alright Dawn. I’m here for you. I’ll always be here for you, even when you can’t see me. But, you need to do this.”
“But, Lara gave me this.”
“I know Sunshine. And I know how much you like her, too. But it’s needed to help save Adora and Kendra. Lara will understand.”
Dawn looked up at her mother, and wiped tears away, “I trust you Mom. I’ll do what I can.”
Joyce smiled, kissing her daughter on the forehead, “I know you will, Sunshine. Now, go help your sister save the world”
Dawn stepped back, “But, I don’t want to leave you Mom.”
“Go Sunshine. I will always be with you.” And with that, Joyce Summers faded away and Dawn awoke to see Adam looking at her.
“Hello there.” Dawn whispered, a smile on her face. “I guess you came here for this.” And with that she slipped the necklace from around her neck and handed it to Adam.
The Prince of Eternia was surprised at Dawn’s quick turning over of the necklace. “Thank you Dawn. This is very important.”
“I know. And, I’m coming with you to help.” And Dawn slipped form beneath the covers and followed Adam back down to the basement.
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