Title: Incipit

Pairing(s): Kim/Kerry, Harm/Mac, Tara/Willow, Janet/Sam, Scully/Reyes (I don't know why)

Summary: I guess in a way this was inspired by Robert Black, the writer of "The Night of 100 Stars". But not totally...ah well...you'll see... As a hint of what's to come, the first title that this story had was 'Insane Story'. Let's just say I probably wasn't fully in my right mind and leave it at that. (I think that the first part was thought up around winter finals, which are somehow worse than spring finals).

Disclaimers: Don't own any of these characters, well, except for one, but that would give away the whole story.

Kerry and Kim stood staring at each other in the now totally empty ER of County General of Chicago. Kim started to speak slowly, "Um, hello. I'd have to say, I'm not in Kansas anymore."

Kerry raised an eyebrow, "I thought you were in San Francisco?" Kim started to speak, but Kerry cut her off, "Never mind. So, what do you want to bet that we can't get out of the ER?"

From the elevators came another voice, "That would be correct."

Kerry and Kim turned to see a tall short haired blonde woman with some sort of fatigues, and a shorter brown haired woman with a lab coat on, approach.

The shorter woman stuck out a hand, "I'm Dr. Janet Frasier, U.S. Air Force. This is Major Samantha Carter, also Air Force. Where are we? And I'm hoping you're not our abductors."

Kerry shook her head negatively, "I don't think so. I work here. County General Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Kerry Weaver."

Kim spoke up, "I'm Dr. Kim Legaspi, since we're doing the whole intro thing. And last I knew, I was in San Francisco. Then suddenly I'm back here. Very disorienting."

Kerry took a quick step back as someone seemed to appear out of thin air in front of her. The person had red hair and her mouth seemed to be in mid sentence as she finally was solid. "Um...you're not Xander."

Kerry nodded as across the hall another girl with long blondish-brown hair appeared. She stared at the back of the new red haired arrival, "Willow?"

Willow turned around and blinked a few times, "Tara?"

Kim smirked just a little, "Well, now that the names are out in the open."

The two girls ignored Kim, Kerry, Sam and Janet; instead walking towards each other. Janet and Sam were also ignoring the other four women.

Kim and Kerry stared at each other, "So, how have you been Kim? New job treating you okay?"

Kim shrugged, "Not many interesting cases, but I'm getting by. How about you, anything interesting happen here lately?"

Kerry looked around, "You mean other than our present situation? Let's see, I lied about going to Africa, I fired Malucci, he called me a Nazi Dyke, I left my pager in the bathroom, Chen quit, I got many mean spiteful articles written about how I killed a patient even though I wasn't even present, my birth mother now has totally denied that I exist, Romano is lording the fact that I told him I was a lesbian over my head. You know, average stuff. Oh yeah, almost got electrocuted. That was fun."

Kim opened her mouth in an "O", she blinked three times, "Um...oh. I guess the action never stops in Chicago."

They both stood there uncomfortably until the silence was broken, and then glanced up as two more people made an appearance. This time one of the new people was a male, in a Navy uniform, the other was a female in a Marine uniform.

They looked at each other and at the six other people. The Marine spoke, "Where are we? Who are you?"

And so, they went around the group of people and introduced themselves again. There was a bout of silence after this. Finally Kerry moved to a more central position in the group and cleared her throat, "Look. We need to figure out how we got here, why we're here, and how to get everyone home. Now, it seems that we have some intelligent minds here...so." Kim practically gasped out loud as Kerry took the eraser and started erasing the clear patient board. "Now, someone start." She stared out at the group.

Sam scrunched up her face, "I'd say we're stuck in some time distortion, maybe having to do with the harmonics of space."

Willow spoke up next, "Or some evil demon has cast a spell on us all."

Harmon Rabb Jr. spoke up, "Or maybe someone from the future has transported us all here..." Everyone, including Lt. Colonel Sarah Mackenzie looked at him as if he had grown another head. "Hey, it makes just as much sense as a spell or time distortion."

Randi walked through the Ambulance bay doors and blinked a few times, "Did I miss a memo?"

Everyone whirled around and several pulled guns out. Randi's eyes grew a little large. Kerry quickly spoke, "She works here."

Randi squeezed past the group of people making sure she kept her hands in view. She whispered to Kerry, "Um, chief, what's going on?"

Kerry shrugged, "We don't know at the moment, although we have various theories. How did you get here?"

Randi frowned, "The EL...aren't you supposed to be off now chief?"

Kerry took a deep breath, and then her head snapped up, "The ambulance bay." She quickly crutched over to the doors, and slammed her hand into the doors when they didn't open. "Damn" she said under her breath. She turned and made her way back through the group. To find out that two new arrivals had appeared. She tilted her head to one side, "Let me guess," she rubbed her forehead as she re-took her

place next to the patient board, "FBI."

The dark haired female nodded and pulled out her ID, "Agent Monica Reyes."

She glanced over at a red head in FBI dress, who rolled her eyes, "Agent Dana Scully. Where are we? And who are you."

Kerry closed her eyes, "I'm Dr. Kerry Weaver, we are in County General in Chicago. They're all going to have to introduce themselves, because I...am going to find a way out of here because...I'm going to find a way out."

Everyone just stood there as Kerry stormed towards the stairs. Sam was the only one who spoke up, "Wait, Dr. Weaver...I'll..." Janet gave Sam an intense and not very happy look, "I'll come with you. After all, we don't know what is out there, and we should stick together..."

Kerry turned back and shrugged, "Suit yourself." With that she kept walking towards the stairs. She didn't wait for Sam, trusting that she would be able to catch up. When she finally did catch up Kerry was at the door to the stairwell. She didn't say a word, simply opened the door, and took a tentative step in. She spoke over her shoulder, "So, Major, I get the feeling that you have been through this sort of thing before."

Sam paled a bit, "Um...why do you say that?"

Kerry kept walking up the stairs, "Well, to start, because you didn't freak out when you found yourself somewhere unknown. Here, this is the first floor, let's see if anyone is up here."

Sam got possession of her senses, "I'll go first." Kerry looked like she was going to object, "I do have the gun after all."

Kerry shrugged, "Whatever you say Major."

Sam nodded and took out her gun as she approached the door, "You know, as long as we are risking our lives, you might as well call me Sam."

Sam turned the handle of the door, and then shoved it open with her shoulder. Pointing her gun every which way. "We're clear."

Kerry rolled her eyes, "I knew that the minute you didn't get shot."

Sam smirked back at Kerry, "Remember, I'm the one with the gun."

Kerry laughed, which made Sam whirl around. This made Kerry sober, "Yeah, that's the reaction I get from my co-workers too. C'mon, we have a job to do, let's get it done."