Chapter 1:

The Nightmare Begins

Cuffs attached to wrists, chains going up to the far sides between ceiling and wall on either side of the small stone room. Black vest has been removed; the wrists are worn in by the cuffs, dried blood on wrists. Sweat on face, head hanging down. Green jacket open to show the black shirt on under it.

Looking up as the door slides open to see two Gua'uld come in and once with a recording device in hand, he is shorter and tanned. The other is taller, darker skin tone with a masculine body superior to his partner. "Time to commence once again" the smaller one stated as he set the recorder down, "and this time, your friends will be watching… oh that's right! They were the last time as well."

Glaring at the two men, blonde bangs hanging over her eyes; bottom lip has a cut on it. She didn't know her friends had been watching, in any case though she hasn't given out anything. The device was then turned on and the bigger man walked up in front of her to take hold of her jaw with his right hand.

"Ready to talk yet?" he asked in a deep voice for Carter to pull her head away from his hand. In response the guy backhanded her in the right corner of her jaw. "This could be so much easier on you if you would just tell us what we want to know, then all of these beatings will stop" he said and Carter stayed silent.

Without hesitation he punched Carter in the left cheek hard, and then again before delivering a solid punch to her abdomen. Taking a step aside for the other guy to step up.

Carter's knees bending, arms tightening form the unexpected blow, wishing she could fight back while gasping. "What are the symbols to your planet?" the smaller man asked while watching her clench her teeth and then look at him, looking him hard in the eyes.

"I will tell you nothing," Carter stated in response for the man to deliver a solid backhand to the right side of her face. Knocking her back on the chains for the cuffs to dig into her wrists for them to scream through her arms till she moved herself into standing up properly again.

"You will eventually break!" he declared like he could foresee the future.

"Whom did you come here for?" the other asked while Carter can feel her right cheek swelling up already. Looking at the man in the eye, 'even if I say the Three Stooges they'll just beat me up even worse… hopefully in saying nothing the torture won't be as bad' she thought.

The big guy then reached around behind her, and grabbed a handful of her hair on the back of her head and yanked her head back. "The longer you take to answer a question… the more we won't use our hands to beat you" he warned, right in her face. Fighting to not wince very much as he then brought up a small dagger, her eyes went to it for a moment before going back to his cold, dark, menacing eyes.

'So much for that last thought… ' Carter thought and the guy let go of her hair finally for her to shut her eyes tight. "Okay… I didn't come here to see anyone" Carter answered, to finally open her eyes and see the smaller one come over, taking the dagger form his partner.

Placing the tip just below her chin, his face two inches from her own, "why would you come to this planet if not to meet someone?" he asked, her jaw clenched.

"It is what I am… an explorer" Carter answered, making sure not to move her jaw for him to move the dagger away.

Taking a step away from her, he looks at his partner to give him a nod.

With that the device got turned off by the smaller guy and both of them left the room for Carter to rest her head against her right arm. 'Please…. please come soon Colonel… Teal'c…'

Meanwhile on the same planet in the early evening, four miles away from the special base, is a little village where Daniel Jackson is pointing with his right hand at where a large ball is floating and was just showing Carter. "Jack! You have to help me save Sam!" Daniel stated in a partial hush as to not attract attention from the villagers. Looking from the big silver ball to Daniel.

Seeing determination in the young man's eyes, he can tell he is serious but feels lost. Jack is just wearing his black shirt and cargo pants now. Jacket, vest, hat and gun are all in his little room in this small village. The small village was built in a large clearing of trees, surrounding is the forests of the planet, with two fields for crops close to the village. A large chrome block stands in the middle of the village with the silver ball hovering above it; all of the buildings are made of logs.

"Sam?" Jack asked and furrowed his eyebrows, deep in thought of what it is this young man is talking to him about.

Placing both hands onto Jack's shoulder's, "yes, Major Samantha Carter" Daniel said in a firm but calm tone to try and get through to his old friend.

Jack shut his eyes tight and fisted both hands to then look up at Daniel. A certain glint in his eyes, "I remember…" he said at last and Daniel's hands dropped from Jack's shoulders.

Taking charge and not wanting to bring any more attention to the both of them than already has come, "go and get Teal'c, I'll wander around a little and come and get my stuff. Do you know of where they're holding Carter?" he asked in a hushed voice.

Nodding quickly, "yes, yes… from what I know it is quite the hike" Daniel answered, happy to finally have Jack back.

Looking around to be sure that they aren't getting very many looks, but already they are, "alright, we leave as soon as Teal'c and I are armed" Jack instructed and held up both hands in the air, "look! Leave me alone! I have lived here all my life and it wasn't until today that I met you!" and he stormed off to go to where he'd been chopping wood earlier. Daniel just smiled on the inside and walked off, head low in defeat.

Looking around Daniel walked over to the building directly in front of him; this was where Teal'c had been since he started to remember.

Eight hours earlier the Stargate that is placed several feet away from the village with a pathway going towards it activated. The townsfolk hearing it activate watched as Major Carter, Colonel O'Neill, Teal'c and Dr. Robert Parkins stepped out. Parkins taking Daniel's place while he is working on something in his lab, Parkins has three inch long black hair. A parting on the left side of his head with the hair combed over, short and long glasses sitting up at the top of his nose, he is a little older than Daniel but a little shorter than him.

"Interesting little place" O'Neill commented as they walked down, Parkins taking out his disposable camera and taking a quick picture of the view of it all. O'Neill rose his right brow, "first time?"

Parkins smiled, a little shy looking, "yeah, sorry… if you have a problem with it-" he began to say for Jack to wave his hand.

"No, no… knock yourself out, just don't scare the people" O'Neill said for Parkins to smile. Carter couldn't help but smile.

Five villagers came up to them, standing tall and proud. Probably those in charge are the first thoughts to cross through SG1's minds, wearing suede brown robes in layers for the one, in tan brown and white for another. While the other three wear a thick material in beige with V-neck short-sleeved shirts and darker pants in the same thick material. All wearing potato sack looking material for shoes but with something hard at the bottom and string to lace it up to the ankles.

"Welcome travelers" the one in suede brown greeted, tall with a balding head and some white hair combed over the top of his head. Folding his fingers together over his stomach, dark blue eyes showing curiosity.

O'Neill smiled while the rest of the team followed in behind him with Carter to his left and Teal'c in behind to his right. Parkins right behind him. "Thank you, we have come to be friends" O'Neill greeted for the one in suede tan brown robes to come up.

His dark hair combed forward with curls, years younger than the other man but with interrogating dark brown eyes. Pointing at the group before him, "what are the things you carry? Coming to be friends you certainly-"

"They have only just arrived here, Stephan, let them say their peace" the older one said, Carter immediately took note that the other three are only observing. A thought crossing through her mind if maybe they're apprentices.

"We travel with weapons and all of this gear because we never know of what we may run into when we come out of the Stargate" O'Neill said like he'd said it many times before. Hating the fact that they tend to run into someone on a planet that deems them to be untrustworthy and dangerous.

The older man smiled at them, "we send off some of our own people now and then to other places, Stephan just prefers our own people going and coming" he then gave a small bow. "I am Cillian."

O'Neill pointed his thumb at himself, "I am Colonel O'Neill" and then pointing his thumb over his right shoulder, "this is Teal'c" looking to his left and holds his right hand out towards Carter. "This is Major Carter… and" O'Neill looked behind himself to finally find the other member of his team, "the man behind me is Dr. Parkins. We are a team called SG1."

Stephan then gave Cillian a look that O'Neill and Teal'c couldn't quite place. On the other hand, Carter has a feeling that he's giving a particular look. Dr. Parkins is pretty much oblivious and just surprised by everything he is witnessing.

For the few seconds that Stephan gave Cillian the look he then stormed off, for Cillian to shake his head. Looking at the group before him, "I apologize, he really doesn't like strangers coming to our planet" Cillian then motioned with both hands towards the village. "Please, come and have a meal," he offered and without further a due they all went to the village.

"We were wondering if you might have something to trade," Carter asked as they came into the village and Cillian clapped his hands together and turned to face them.

"That would be most wonderful! I can see that you are more advanced than us in what you carry on you" he smiled and thought for a moment. To look at Major Carter with a look of curiosity, "do you have interest in special stones?"

Parkins turned to look at Teal'c, camera in his pocket in his hand with the look of curiosity.

"What kind of special stones?" Carter asked in return and before Cillian could answer they could hear Stephan hurrying over. Once there he took a deep breath to stand up straight and tall.

"I apologize, I just spoke with our council members briefly. They apologize for not coming to meet you right now and asked if you've been offered a meal?" Stephan asked with a forced smile. O'Neill, Teal'c and Carter all figuring he must have been told to be friendly to them.

Opening his hands towards Carter, "Yes, and I was about to tell Major Carter about the unique stones we have as they are interested in trading" smiling at his friend and Stephan turned to her and seemed to bright up at the mention of what Cillian spoke of.

Looking between her and her friends, "that is a great idea, we cannot use it all that well ourselves but it may be of great use to you" thinking for a moment he snapped his fingers and whirled around. "Owen! Owen come here!"

A young guy in the distance that was just coming out of a tall building looked over and ran over upon being called. He is wearing a suede tan vest that has big buttons to do it up and thick material very dark pants, short curly black hair with a long and thin young face, tall and very fit looking.

"Hello Cillian and Stephan" he greeted, hazelnut brown eyes looking over each person of SG1, he reached out his right hand, "I am not used to seeing visitors here. It is nice to meet those form another world" he said and shook each of their hands for Stephan to roll his eyes.

"Yes Owen, I require you to take Major Carter here to the special stones we have, out in the forest" Stephan requested with a smirk as he looks at the boy.

Owen nodded, "yes sir, are you up for a nice hike Major?" he asked, and Carter smiled as she turned to look at the group of 3 guys.

"Have a nice time, Major Carter" Teal'c said with a smile, Carter smiled back at him for O'Neill to raise his right hand to her.

"Don't have too much fun doing your… thing that you do with cool stuff," O'Neill added and Carter shook her head with a smirk on her face while walking backwards.

"I'll try not to, sir" and with that Owen and Major Carter went off towards the other end of the town, out beyond the fields of the people's crops.

Dr. Parkins then held out his camera and aimed it at himself and took a quick picture before hurrying after O'Neill, Teal'c, Cillian and Stephan into this small restaurant. Some nice long oak tables to sit at, a bar and to the far left of the room a set of stairs to go up to where the owners sleep, the waitresses of the place wearing thin white bonnet hairnets and nicely stitched in flowers on their white shin high skirts. A ruffled dark pink blouse that does up at the top with a big pinkish white ribbon.

Sitting down at a table near the entrance, weapons set aside, Teal'c sitting to the far left right Jack in the middle and Dr. Parkins to the far right. Cillian sitting across from Teal'c with Stephan sitting across from O'Neill, snapping his right hands fingers above his head Stephan looked over at the bar keep. "Some Oakenraugh for Cillian and I, for our guests… the special Ralder please!"

Parkins quickly held up his hands, "Ralder doesn't have a high percentage of alcohol does it?" he quickly asked to have O'Neill roll his eyes as the hosts gave him confused looks.

"Alcohol?" Cillian asked and O'Neill thought quickly.

"Yeah uhh… stuff that one uses to celebrate after something great happens that can make them feel really good but if you drink a lot it can make you" O'Neill stopped as Cillian smiled and shook his head to look at Parkins.

"No, there is no alcohol in the drink you are receiving."

Right then a waitress came over, handing out the drinks to each person for Cillian to hold his own up and out towards his guests, "to new friends!" he declared, they all toasted to it and took a mouthful of their drinks.

Meanwhile Carter and Owen are deep into the forest, stepping over fallen trees, and moving around large rocks. "You weren't kidding when you said a nice hike, Owen" Carter commented as she is thoroughly enjoying the hike. The greenery and plant life that she'd been seeing along the way.

"I'm glad you like it Major Carter, there are other villages than our own on this planet but we don't stay in contact with them very much. They are several miles away in just as nice places as this" Owen informed her as he moved around a large tree. "And here is our destination!"

Stepping down into a nice four feet deep crevice that is five feet wide and filled with a dark but sparkly rock. Regular rock and dirt ground surrounding it and not very many trees living close to it.

"Wow… this is unique" Major Carter said as she climbed down to it, both moving to stand in the crevice on the rock and be surrounded by it. "I know that there is many types of rock on my planet, maybe if I can get a small sample and take it back with me I'll be able to find out if we do have it and find things out about it" she said in fascination.

"If you look hard enough you can tend to find small pieces, you have to hit it hard to get it off though as it is extremely dense" he explained and then he looked up at the tree's, "are you hungry?" and then looked at her.

Carter smiled as he crouched down in the crevice to look up at him, "yeah, I am a little" she answered for him to rub his hands together.

"I'll go and find some fruit, around here they grow really high up in the trees" he climbed out and started off, "I won't be long" he called over his shoulder as he disappeared into the thick trees beyond.

Looking down at the rock Carter looked hard and stepped around and moved her hands around to feel for anything her eyes may not be able to catch. After a few moments from under a ledge of the rock her fingertips glided over a small chunk sticking out. Crouching down further to have a look she lays down on her left shoulder to look under and see it, moving her fingers around it she pulls hard with what little grip she has and finally lets go. "Owen wasn't kidding… maybe my knife," she muttered as she pulled it out to hear some footsteps.

"That was fast… I found a little chunk here," Carter said as the footsteps came up closer till just above her. Crouching down to see her, she moved her knife around and with a large amount of strength only managed to make a small portion of the knife bend.

Deciding to give up and eat Carter moved t her hands and got up to see three Gua'uld standing just above her, the one closest with a staff weapon aimed at her only not opened. Slowly she put her hands up and onto the top of her head, "hand us your weapon and then climb out," the closest one instructed.

Carter did as he said, moving her gun over up to the ground where his feet are and climbed out. "How many others are here with you?" he asked as he motioned with his staff weapon for her to move away from the crevice and she did so, hands at her sides.

"None" came the short reply; he then looked at one of his two partners and gave a nod. A black man came up and before she could react he pulled out a Zat and shot her, the three watched as she slumped to the ground knocked out.

To Be Continued...

I hope you liked the first chapter, please review your thoughts, ideas, comments and suggestions. I dreamt a very small portion of an SG1 dream, then when my house had a power outage I began to brainstorm how I could make it really good.

By:SLITH