A Brother’s Protection – ThirteenRedVampireBites

Honestly, most of the warnings can be covered by “The Buckley Parents are their own warning.” Margaret is a hellbeast from the 4th dimension and Phillip is just sort of… there. Margaret covers most of the warnings – Hate Speech, Homophobia, Racism, Child Abuse Discussions. The Suicide discussion has to do with Daniel’s mental health during his physical decline as well as other health issues that come up for minor characters later. Violence for Sentinel’s coming online, protective instincts, military backgrounds of a variety of characters.

And as for the “Not Maddie Friendly” tag, well. Maddie is not my favourite character to start with, but in this fic and in canon, she’s made decisions that I hate. I don’t outright bash her, but it’s not super friendly toward her, even being a child in this fic. She disappears with implications of a wildly different future but that’s as far as she’s included.

A quick note on names: Phillip is almost exclusively called “Michael” because I made it his first name to fit with the naming conventions of his OC sisters.

This is a MASSIVE crossover. There are characters from at least 7 fandoms—9-1-1 Lone Star, Chicago Fire, CSI, Stargate: Atlantis, Top Gun, The Sentinel—that are at minimum mentioned, with more I may have missed/to come.

Terminology Glossary

Emergence

• Also known as Coming Online
• The moment that a Sentinel/Guide flips from inactive to Active

Protectorate

• Collective word for Sentinels/Guides worldwide.

Active

• A Sentinel or Guide who is Online and actively using their Gifts

Latent

• Someone with the possibility of coming Online

Guardian

• The singular for a Sentinel or Guide

Gifts

• The Extra Bits a Sentinel/Guide has
  • Senses for Sentinels
  • Psionic powers for Guides

The Council

• The Protectorate Government
• Comes in several levels
  • Territory Specific
    • City Level (ex. Chicago)
    • State Level (ex. Idaho)
    • Regional Level (ex. The Pacific Southwest)
  • Nation Specific
    • Specific Populations (ex. The Navajo)
    • Countries (ex. Canada)
    • Islands (ex. Puerto Rico)
  • Continental
    • A smaller but significant overseer group
  • Global
    • Sort of like the UN

The Center

• The public gathering places for the Protectorate
• A mix between a community center, a health center, and a government office
• Always run by at least an Alpha Level Pair

Pair

• A Bonded Sentinel and Guide

Bond

• A mental, emotional, and sense-based connection between members of the Protectorate
• Can be Platonic, Romantic, Family, Friendship or Mentorship based

Conservator

• A Guide with a temporary Bond to a Guide or Sentinel who is struggling with their Gifts
  • Tyreen functions in this capacity for Daniel

First Alpha Prime Pair

• The Head of the International Protectorate Council
• The Pair elected by the Lower Prime Pairs

Alpha Prime Pair

• The Continental Pairs
• The strongest Pairs chosen by the psionic plane on each continent
  • Blair Sandburg and Jim Ellison are the Alpha Prime Pair of North America

Head Prime Pair

• The Regional Pairs
• Strongest pair in a region chosen by the psionic plane
• Regions are decided by the psionic plane and determine the territory of the Sentinel
  • All of the Hawaiian Islands are 1 region with a Head Prime Pair

Prime Pair

• The State Pairs
• Strongest Pair in a state or set geographical area
  • Prime RavenDancer is the Prime Guide for Pennsylvania

Alpha Pair

• The City or Minor Territory Pair
• Strongest Pair in any given city or large group of Protectorate
  • Anders and Miranda Buckley were the Alpha Pair for the USS Visionary

Betas

• An Alpha or Prime Pair’s seconds
  • Elijah Brandt for Daniel Buckley

Gammas

• The Future Alphas
• The next in line for leadership, determined by the psionic plane
  • Killian Burns and Tyreen Oroyo for Anders and Miranda Buckley

Deltas

• The Gammas’ seconds
• Will eventually rise to Betas

Epsilons

• The Enforcers
• The protectors of certain areas/groups
  • Children
  • Sick/Injured
  • A certain neighbourhood

Pack

• A Sentinel/Guide’s close friends
  • The 118

Pride

• A Sentinel/Guide’s family group
• Includes both biological and chosen family
  • The Buckley Family

Tribe

• Territorial Protectorate Group
  • The Los Angeles Tribe
• Term also used to describe the wider Protectorate existence

Calling

• An aspect that a Sentinel/Guide is drawn to for the good of the Tribe
• Things like:
  • Healing
  • Protection
  • Justice

The Urge

• The urge to continue the Protectorate existence through having progeny
• Some feel the urge but no parental instincts, which is why the Donor List exists