"Another dirt sample?" Daniel tried to scowl.
Sam twisted the top on the tube and packed it into her bag. "Yep, when we meet some intelligent life or find some ancient writing on a rock you can do your thing. Until then I plan to keep doing my thing."
Daniel knitted his brow as he looked down at her where she knelt. "Your thing is dirt?"
"You sound like Jack." She shook her head.
"Well cool." Daniel smiled.
"In this case it wasn't a compliment."
"Alright children, enough bickering." Sam and Daniel both gave Cameron a scornful stare.
"I concur." Teal'c was still scanning the small path that led away from the gate. They had been walking this direction for over an hour, since coming to 651. The UAV had shown them there was a city of ruins six miles from the gate. They had two days to get there, do an initial study, and get back so they were taking it easy. Taking it easy and picking on each other was a nice treat after fighting the Ori.
They had taken a week off before this mission. Sam spent the whole week at the cabin, mixing relaxation with exhausting fun. Daniel and Teal'c went to visit the Jaffa nation, to celebrate Teal'c new grandson. Cameron went deep sea fishing. They were recharged but also ready to visit a nice quiet planet with ruins instead of hostiles.
Half an hour later Daniel was absorbed in the writing on the stone columns of the ruins, Teal'c and Sam were setting up camp, and Cameron paced around the edge of the fallen city keeping watch. Daniel worked until sundown and tried to keep going using his flashlight but Sam made him join the team for dinner.
"So what have you figured out?"
Daniel swallowed. "The same thing I have always figured out this early on, the writing is alien."
Sam snickered. "Oh please, you're about to tell us what language it's related to."
Daniel shrugged. "Not this time. It has patterns and some key characteristics of being a language but it doesn't resemble any language I have encountered before."
Cameron's head twisted to the side. "Seriously? You're stumped? Isn't that a first?"
Teal'c gave his head a slight nod toward Cameron. "No, there was that time on 453 when he…"
"Don't you dare bring up 453. I'll figure that out one day." Everyone except Daniel chuckled. "It might be after I retiree but I will figure it out." That made them laugh even harder.
"HALT!" SG-1 grabbed their weapons and lifted them in four different directions, all of them unsure of where the voice had originated. As they rotated, trying to see through the darkness, a glowing ball rolled between Sam and Cameron.
Teal'c was the first to wake. The chains securing his arms to the floor rattled as he shifted. His leg hit Cameron in the back.
"Ow, hell. What happened?"
"Forgive me Colonel Mitchell, I did not mean to kick you."
"It's alright Teal'c. I meant what happened to us and where are we." Cameron stretched out his arm and hit Sam on the hip. "Hey sleepy head."
Sam grunted. More chains rattled as she struggled and failed to sit up. "Ugh, my head."
"Yep, feels like the day after an awesome party except I missed the party."
"Where is Daniel Jackson?" Chains rattled as all three felt around them for Daniel.
Sam's foot made contact with Daniel's head and he moaned. "Found him. At least we're all together."
"Yep, there's the bright side. We'd hate for one of us to have not been captured and break the rest of us out."
Sam sighed and Daniel moaned again. "Shut up Cam."
"Yes, Ma'am."
Teal'c pushed himself up to a sitting position and forced his eyes open. "It appears to be our usual cell." He helped Cameron sit up by pulling on the chains attached to his wrists.
"Thanks, I guess." Cameron put his hands down at his sides to help steady himself as he took several deep slow breaths to hold back the nausea climbing up his throat. "Don't rush up Sam. Not much to see."
"Right, not rushing. Daniel, are you awake?"
"Sadly, yes. I need a minute to try to not throw up."
"Take all the time you need. It isn't like our captures could show up any minute."
"Shut up Cam."