CHAPTER 1
It was a routine mission complete with, sand that got into everything and sun that made you wish for a cool gentle breeze. What they got instead was the kind of wind that made it impossible to use the radios, the kind that blew sand into your mouth when you were stupid enough to open it.
There first day involved walking, lots of walking, with Carter following some doohicky, something about strange energy readings. Daniel, convinced we'd come to the right place, that the text he'd translated clearly pointed to an advanced civilization somewhere on this planet.
"I don't understand, it's got to be here. The text is clear," Daniel breathed a sigh of frustration, pushing his glasses back and looking over his note for the 5th time.
"Perhaps you have made an error in your translation Daniel Jackson."
"I don't think so T,ealc, there's definitely something here. These energy readings are like nothing I've ever seen, it keeps changing shifting somehow."
"Right energy readings. We'll split up to cover more ground , T you and Daniel start heading in that direction give it another hour then head back to the gate.
" We can't just give up its, only been a few hours we still… "
"Sir, these energy readings are worth exploring..."
Both Sam and Daniel started protesting.
Colonel Jack O'neill put his hands up "Daniel if we don't find anything we go back, send in a UAV, Carter, one hour." It was in his voice, no negotiating.
Silently she followed her commanding officer. It had been a while since they had been alone together. Things had been off between them ever since the ice planet. It was like he'd been avoiding spending any prolonged periods of time alone with her. On missions he'd been pairing himself with either Daniel or T'ealc. The comfortable comradely manner in which they usually conducted themselves had now made way for painful awkwardness. It wasn't so bad when the others were around. Daniel and T'ealc usually filled the void, but now… her mind wandering, she took a moment to admire his shapely rear end, which had been a mistake. Stifling a groan, images of a time not too long ago flew through her brain, with blinding intensity.
Get it together Carter .
After walking for some time it became clear, she'd lost it… those strange energy fluctuations had suddenly disappeared. Well maybe it had been getting weaker for a while but she just hadn't noticed. stupid, stupid, stupid…
"Did you say something Carter?" the colonel said, glancing over his shoulder. In an instant his expression changed from calm to stern, determined, ready. Before she could respond they heard a voice crackling over the radio.
"Urh… Jack are you seeing this?"
A/N: this is my first story please be kind and review. good or bad it all counts