Found: SG1 style!
Here it is! This is the sequel I promised you for 'Lost: SG1 style!'. If you haven't read that story, go do it now, because otherwise this won't make much sense. I hope this can live up to the standard I set in Lost, and that you like it just as much!
Disclaimer: I don't own the stargate franchise or any of the characters featured within it. I just play with them for my own amusement.
Spoilers: Umm ... no specific spoilers, but there will be references to some episodes and established people/situations. Oh wait, I tell a lie, there is a specific spoiler near the end for 'small victories'. You'll have to wait a while for that one though! ;-)
Summary: After an 18 year long exile in a galaxy far, far away, Major Samantha Carter and Colonel Jack O'Neill are rescued by SG-1 members past and present.
Okay, enough waffle, and on with the story!
Enjoy!
18 years later . . .
A young woman sprinted cat-like through the thick of the woods, a goa'uld staff weapon balanced perfectly in her strong, steady grasp. She stopped suddenly, silently, and waited with the patience of a warrior, invisible behind a tree, completely alert.
Three men and a woman were making their way towards her position, noisily, clumsily. She mapped their positions in her mind as she listened intently to the crunch of their boots. With an almost imperceptible movement, she signaled to the five young soldiers she was leading. They prepared themselves, and waited.
Teal'c glanced doubtfully at Daniel Jackson, increasingly sure that they were headed in the wrong direction. The woodland was dense, and appeared to be thickening. It was impossible that people made regular journeys through this forest; the archaeologist must have been mistaken.
38 year old Major Jennifer Haley was nervous. None of it showed – she was far too professional for that, but she was painfully aware of the stakes. It had been she who deduced the location of the 2 missing members of SG-1, and figured out how to get past the planet's unnatural electro-magnetic field. If they weren't here … but she had to believe they were. She knew that her voice had held significant weight when convincing the powers that be to let the four of them take the spaceship, perhaps more so than Dr Jackson's had. Her reputation was on the line here, and she knew it.
Major Simon Kennedy, leader of SG-1, frowned, deep in thought. Unlike his three companions, he had never known the two lost air force officers they were looking for. After 18 years, he wasn't convinced the pair were even still alive. The terrain certainly didn't look very hospitable, and he'd seen some nasty buggers on their trek through the jungle, which had looked decidedly poisonous. And yet Dr. Jackson had insisted that the strong energy signature was in this direction.
Teal'c suddenly stopped, dead still, and lifted a hand to halt the other three. He listened intently, certain he'd heard movement up ahead.
Ten feet away, the young woman cursed silently. They'd been so careful, and she'd been certain they'd have the element of surprise on their side. She made a decision. With a swift hand movement, she signaled to the five others, and they leapt simultaneously from their hiding places, surrounding the outsiders, weapons raised. Teal'c, Major Haley and Major Kennedy raised their weapons instinctively, quickly noticing that they were in the weaker position, while Daniel raised his hands in a signal of acquiescence.
"We mean you no harm, we're just peaceful explorers." He explained quickly, eyeing Teal'c, Haley and Kennedy's weapons nervously.
"Who are you?" The girl demanded. Raised eyebrows made their way through the group from Earth, showing their slight surprise that the youngest and the only woman was the leader.
"We're from a planet called Earth." Kennedy explained. The young woman's eyes widened with surprise, and her companions muttered quietly to themselves. She held up a hand to silence them.
"Then you are among friends." She stated, and lowered her weapon, waving a hand to signal the others in her group to follow suit.
Kennedy exchanged a look with Haley, and they all lowered their weapons.
"You've heard of Earth?" Daniel asked the pretty, blonde young woman.
She nodded. "You must follow me." She set off in the direction they had been traveling before. Her men followed her.
Kennedy raised his eyebrows.
"Let's follow her, then." He said resignedly.
They eventually emerged in a large green field, with a village just visible at the other end of it.
"This is our home." The woman said, indicating the village ahead.
"Sweet." Kennedy muttered. The woman smiled to herself. He reminded her of someone.
The village was alive with activity. They could see houses being built, herds of sheep and cows being driven, and people walking around busily. The blonde woman led them through the rows of houses to a large building in the centre of the village. She opened the door and took them into a small room off the central hall.
"You can wait here. I have to find the people you wish to see." She turned and left them hurriedly.
The group of four – two the comparatively young members of SG-1, and the others ageing ex-team members, looked at each other excitedly.
"Jack and Sam must be here! She knows we're here to see them!" Daniel enthused.
"She could be referring to the village elders for all we know." Kennedy replied skeptically.
"She did show considerable surprise and recognition when we mentioned Earth." Teal'c observed.
"But, we've encountered cultures who have heard of Earth before. This could just be one of those times." Haley reminded him. "I'd love it to be because Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter are here, but we haven't got any real evidence yet."
Teal'c looked mildly affronted. "Do you not believe the intelligence to be accurate?"
"It wouldn't be the first time we've had less than reliable intel from the jaffa, Teal'c." Kennedy said, earning himself a sour look from the ex-first prime of Apophis.
"The first prime of Gal'Tak was certain that he'd seen Major Carter and Colonel O'Neill on this planet." Teal'c insisted.
"The first prime of Gal'Tak had never seen them before. How do we know he didn't mistake them for someone else?"
"We've been over this." Daniel cut in tiredly, running a hand through his graying hair. "Let's just wait and see, shall we?"
Kennedy scowled and skulked over to the window to peer outside. "I'm just saying, if we've abandoned the fight against the Ori for a false alarm…" he trailed off, giving Haley a significant look. She refused to let it bother her though, and stared straight back at him.
Daniel and Teal'c exchanged nervously hopeful looks, and the four settled down to wait.
So ... how was that for a starting point? As with 'Lost', I am positively EAGER for your feedback, so please press the little review button down in the corner and type to your heart's content!
Thrilled to be writing again. This is going to be fun!
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