The Promised Land

Summary: On an abandoned planet Sg-1 find a girl who can either destroy or save them.

Alternate time line.

Disclaimer: I do not own Stargate or the quote.

All of the words in italics mean that they are a different language.

This is of cours dedicated to Isa. Keep up the great work girl. ; )

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Of all sad words of tongue and pen the saddest are these 'it might have been.'

She was running. Her skirts flapping against her ankles. The cloth surrounding her face was wet from her sweat. Her breath was coming out in painful gasps. She could feel the rubble beneath her feet crumbling.

She didn't know how long she had been running but she knew that she wouldn't be able to keep going much longer. She kept her eyes and ears open for any possible danger.

As she looked around she felt so much sadness. The place where she was so fearful of being killed was once her home. But it wasn't anymore. Her safe haven had banished before her eyes the moment the message came. But that was a long time ago. This place had not felt like her home in ages. And in her heart she knew that it would never be again.

She turned sharply around the corner and ran straight into a man. She felt a scream come to her lips but before it came out the dark figure clasped his hands over her mouth.

"It is me." The voice was heavily accented and deep. The girl immediately collapsed against him practically sobbing from relief.

"Shh, shh. Everything o.k. now." The man gently pulled back and looked her up and down. He could see that she was exhausted. He bent over and gently lifted her in his arms.

"No, please don't." She protested weakly. But the man just ignored her and continued to carry her. She felt very grateful for his support. But that soon changed when they heard the sound of weapons being loaded. Angry shouts followed.

The man turned and immediately started to run.

"Let me down." This time he didn't object. Together they ran towards the one place that they knew they would be safe. She could feel the blasts of fire mixed with faint smell of poison. She reached up to her face and tightened the cloth against her face so she could be sure that nothing would enter except clean air which there wasn't much of now.

It seemed like eternity before they reached the hideout. The two partners squeezed each others hands as they came upon the wall. With his other hand he pulled out a small electronic opener. Pushing a button the wall's surface disappeared to reveal a room that none of the violence from the outside had touched.

Together the friends ran through the small opening. It closed behind them one of the shots barely fringing the girl's skirts. They lied on the floor gasping for breath.

"We made it." The girl sighed in relief.

Soon a body came out of the shadows. The girl smiled up at him and gathering all the strength she had, jumped into his arms.

"Do you think that I'm really strong or something?" The man asked but didn't let go.

"We thought that you were dead."

"No. I needed you to believe that so that I could do my mission without anyone's knowledge."

The girl slid down to the ground and with a frown looked up at him.

"What mission was so important that you couldn't tell us?"

The man sighed."I found a way that we could fix this."

"What do you mean fix? We have done all that we can."

"No." He said with force and a shake of his head. "We didn't consider one possibility."

"What was that?"

The man stood up straighter. "Time travel."

Authors Note: There will be more team involvment in the next chapters. I will love to hear reviews. They make my day.