Hidden Instincts

Disclaimer: Don't own Atlantis or any of the people in the show.. though i'd like to... nevermind. I do own Tiffany and Colleen however..(technically my friend owns colleen but she's my friend so w/e i know she doesn't mind..)

A/N: Enjoy. This is another Stargate fic, cause stargate is and will forever be my absolute favorite show. Please read and comment. And for those who are reading my other fics i will update ASAP this is just me posting new material to spice things up a bit.

A/N: Better format?

"Ok, let's go over it again"

"You're gonna kill me with all this quizzing" Colleen says to her friend

"I just want to make sure you know who everyone is, i don't want you to feel uncomfortable meeting any of them." "Ok, fine, I'm ready" Colleen says shaking her head. Tiffany holds up a colored picture of a man with dark brown almost black hair, he looked to be in his mid thirties.

"Colonel John Sheppard, like your dad.... -and you...(she mumbles)- he's one to use sarcasm. He loves football, and just about any sport for that matter, and he has the ancient gene." Tiffany puts the picture down and shows her friend another, sitting down in front of a computer. The screensaver of egyptians dancing started.

"Rodney Mckay, astrophysicist, arrogant, annoying, talks too fast..." Tiffany puts that picture down and holds up another. "Teyla, not from earth, leader of the Athosians, can sense wraith presences...."

"Her last name?" Tiffany asks.

"As if it really matters?" Colleen says

"Emmagan, and it really, doesn't come to think of it but still" Tiffany says putting down that picture.

"Ronon Dex... human, but not from earth, native to the peagasus galaxy. He really likes knives, intimidating.. even his picture scares me..."

"Nah, Ronon isn't that bad, don't worry about him, he's like Teal'c... sorta... and don't let his kill first, don't bother asking questions later attitude freak you out." Tiffany says

"Thank you, that makes me feel better about meeting him in person." Colleen says laughing.

"Jennifer you know" Tiffany says skipping over that picture.

"Yeah, can't wait to see her again" Colleen states with a smile. They had become good friends while working on a project together before she was transferred to Atlantis.

"You obviously know Sam..." Tiffany says "That's it.. you're ready to meet them."

"I was ready five quizzes ago" Colleen says.

"Hey, i did that to help you"

"Help me? now i'm gonna meet them, know a ton about each of them and feel like some freaky stalker!" Colleen says "No, you won't i promise" Tiffany says leaning back in her chair, gathering the pictures in her hands and straightening them into a neat stack.

"Hey" Daniel says walking into his office with a huge smile on his face.

"Hi" both women answer.

"General Landry says we're scheduled to leave in about.... fifteen minutes" he says glancing momentarily at his watch.

"We're all packed, are you ready?" Tiffany says as Daniel walks further in, squeezing past Colleen and standing next to Tiffany.

"I've been ready" he says happily. Bending down he kisses her lightly, his scruffy chin rubbing hers. He picks up two bags on the computer desk and walks toward the door.

"Shave" Tiffany calls after him, he ignores the request and keeps walking. She shakes her head. "You ready?"

"Are you kidding?" Colleen asks getting up with her friend.

"Then let's help him bring this stuff to the gateroom" she picks up a bag and walks out the door, Colleen following close behind.

Placing the bags on the floor in front of the ramp leading to the gate, they look around. Daniel is nowhere to be seen. "Colonel, where is Dr. Jackson?" General Landry calls through the intercom. Tiffany turns around, looking up through the large window into the control room.

"Your guess is as good as mine sir" she calls. Daniel comes to a quick stop after running into the gateroom.

"what a coincidence" Colleen states picking up her bags.

"Sgt. Dial the gate" Landry says standing stiff, watching the three of them pick up their belongings as the symbols on the gate rotate, each chevron locking at the right time.

"You shaved" Tiffany says looking at Daniel, he smiles and starts heading up the ramp after the vortex dissipates. The three disappear into a shimmering wall of blue. They arrive on a planet, tents and other earthly equipment set up around them.

"So this is Atlantis, wow, i expected something... a little different" Colleen says.

"No, this isn't Atlantis, This is the alpha site" Tiffany says laughing

"This is where the Daedalus is picking us up, to bring us to Atlantis" Daniel adds.

"Why couldn't we just gate there?"

"Takes too much power and we don't have a ZPM" Tiffany says

"See the gate address consists of eight, chevrons instead of the normal seven. Trying to dial it from earth could overload the system..." Daniel explains.

"They can dial home, but we can't dial Atlantis, we've only ever done it a few times with the help of the Asgard." Tiffany adds.

"So why come here? why not have the...Daed.. ship come pick us up on earth?" Colleen asks.

"Because we knew the Daedalus would be here, and instead of making them come home, we figured we'd meet them halfway..." Tiffany says.

"Well, so-to-speak, Atlantis is a whole galaxy away" Daniel adds laughing lightly.

"So where is it?" Colleen asks.

"The ship?" Tiffany asks as Colleen nods. "In orbit" she smirks.

"How're we gonna..." Suddenly a strange sensation surges through Colleen's body. She looks around, they aren't on the planet anymore... They're on what looks like the bridge of a ship.

"How'd we?" Colleen asks astonished.

"Asgard Transporter Technology" Tiffany answers with a smile. Colleen turns and looks out a window, seeing they are infact on a ship in outer space.

"Welcome aboard" Colleen turns around to see a man standing in front of them. He was in his late 40s, balding, with a big smile on his face.

"Colonel Caldwell, this is Dr. Colleen Kurmas" Tiffany introduces.

"Pleasure to meet you ma'am, I'm Colonel Steven Caldwell" he says extending a hand.

"Nice to meet you..." she says as Tiffany shoots her a sharp glare. "Sir" she adds realizing she'd forgotten to use her military manners.

"Tiffany, Dr. Jackson" he says shaking their hands. "Good to see you again" he turns to a man standing stiff as a board, arms behind his back, head tilted upward. "Lieutenant take them to their quarters" Caldwell orders.

"Yes Sir" the man replies, becoming slightly relaxed, "Follow me" he says exiting through a door.

TBC