Prompt (030) Sight
Jack, Daniel, Teal'c,
Sam
Part I the
"Dragonrider" series
A/N:
This not a crossover with anything, though it is inspired greatly by
Anne McCaffrey and Mercedes Lackey. Sorry if I confused people by
not stating this earlier.
They were hiking on the path that led from the Stargate, Jack taking point and Teal'c guarding their sixes. Daniel saw it first, just a pinpoint on the horizon, but rapidly getting larger. Carter saw it next, then Teal'c, and Jack last. They stopped, staring, trying to figure out what it was. Nobody knew quite what to make of it.
"A bird?" Carter suggested.
"Too big," Jack replied.
Daniel was strangely silent, simply waiting.
"It appears reptilian," Teal'c supplied.
"A flying lizard?" Jack asked, an eyebrow raised in incredulity.
"It appears so," Teal'c confirmed.
"Is that possible?" Sam inquired.
Jack, Sam and Teal'c tensed, ready to fire should the creature attack. It came closer, the black dot resolving itself into leathery wings, a reptilian head upon a serpentine neck, and a powerful scaled body. Black shaded into dark crimson, reminiscent of red wine. Two P-90 muzzles and a staff weapon were trained on the creature as it closed in on them.
"Dragon," Daniel whispered. Jack shot a glance at him, but didn't have a chance to reply as the creature landed on muscular hindquarters. The backdraft of the landing washed over them. It studied them through one cat-slit brown eye, then shifted ever so slightly to look straight at Daniel.
Daniel's eyes became impossibly wide, and he stepped toward the creature—dragon.
"Daniel!" Jack shouted, echoing Carter and Teal'c.
Daniel ignored them, approaching the dragon with wonder. The dragon leaned forward, landing on its front legs, extending its head toward the archeologist. Daniel reached out and placed a hand on its muzzle, and a warm smile crossed his face. Never taking his eyes off of the dragon, he said, "Don't worry. She won't bite."
"Daniel?" Sam asked hesitantly.
"Her name is Sarya," Daniel replied. "She says she's a dragon."