New series using the prompt table meant for Sherlock Holmes, heh. FYI, I renamed the original "RTtU" collection to "Rushing Through Destiny" because I wanted to use "RTtU" for this drabble series. The title is more appropriate for this plot bunny than it is for the collection. Thought to let ya'll know in case you got confused. Oh and I'm gonna do Rush's accent! Weee! Go me!
[1] Desperate
He's running. They're all running as fast as their legs and feet could take them.
"We're not going to make it!" exclaimed one of them behind him as he, Rush, led the desperate team back toward the stargate after they had lost track of time studying the pictographic language of an alien ruin. His fingers are dancing over the remote, quickly selecting each of the seven symbols that made up the gate address to Destiny. But even as they neared the ancient ring, he already knew they were too late.
Destiny was gone as her address disappeared from the screen.