A Stargate fan asks, "Are any of the members of SG-1 going to be in The Avengers, other than Sam of course?"

There are a couple of cameos. While we don't see Cameron, Vala or Teal'c, there are a couple of cameo scenes with Daniel, and Jack is in Woolsey's section on Earth. Since I wrote The Avengers before Moebius Squared, this was my first time writing Daniel (professionally!) so it was really interesting.

This is the beginning of Daniel's scene, and I'm very pleased with the way it came out. I'd love to hear what you guys think!

CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR ALLEGIANCE!




Jack had come straight from Peterson Air Force Base to Stargate Command, but Daniel hadn't been needed until Caldwell's briefing, so he had his car there. Jack thought Daniel waited with admirable patience through the pleasantries afterwards, waited all the way through the familiar ride up in the elevator and the check out through the guardposts. He waited until Jack actually closed the car door.

"When were you planning on telling me?" Daniel said.

"Telling you what?"

"That you'd put my name in to replace Woolsey in Atlantis." Daniel gave him a sideways glance as he craned his neck to pull out of the narrow parking place.

Jack spread his arms on the broad leather armrests. "Never thought you'd get an SUV. I thought you cared about saving the Earth and all."

"It's a hybrid." Daniel hauled the steering wheel around expertly, managing to get out with at least an inch to spare on Jack's side. "And you're not going to get me off topic that easily. What were you thinking, Jack? The IOA hates me about as much as they do…"

"Carter?"

"I was going to say you," Daniel said. "And she has a first name. You could use it."

"Force of habit," Jack said. "And now who's getting off topic? Look, I know you hate the IOA…"

"What? Because they tried to have me executed a couple of years ago?" Daniel threaded his giant SUV through the parking lot.

"And you just hold a grudge over a little thing like that."

"Where to start?" Daniel put on the brake and stopped in the middle of the row. "Janet's death? Sending agents to dig up dirt on Sam's private life? Wanting to leave you frozen in stasis forever? Turning a blind eye to Kinsey's bullying?" He looked at Jack sideways. "I'm a poison pill, aren't I?"

"Not to Desai," Jack said. "He loves you. So does Nechayev. For that matter Dixon-Smythe could care less."

"But you think the rest of them will panic and want Woolsey back." Daniel shook his head. "Because they think they can't push me around."

"They know they can't push you around," Jack clarified. "If you were in Atlantis they'd have Elizabeth all over again."

"She did a fine job," Daniel said quietly.

"I know."

Daniel started the car moving again. "It's not that I mind you using me in your game with the IOA. But I wish you'd tell me first. I'd rather not hear about it from Landry."

"Sorry about that," Jack said. He probably should have mentioned it to Daniel. There was no need to play his cards that close to his chest. Force of habit, he supposed, to tell no one anything that wasn't essential.

Daniel looked mollified. "So do you want to know what I think?"

Jack tilted his head back and closed his eyes. "Ok, Daniel. What do you think?" If he really hadn't wanted to know, he wouldn't have agreed to let Daniel give him a ride home. The motorpool had cars.

"I think the Atlantis expedition is screwed." There was the squeal of brakes somewhere behind, but Jack ignored it. It wasn't as bad as Sam. Daniel drove absentmindedly. Sam drove suicidally. "There's no will to put into it what it requires, either here or internationally."

When Jack didn't reply, Daniel went on, the sound of his window going down as he leaned out to swipe his card to get out of the parking lot. "Croatoan."

There was a long pause, and it got the response he wanted. Jack opened his eyes and looked over. "What's a Croatoan?"

"A Native American tribe related to the Pasquotank," Daniel said. "But it's also a mystery."