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Author's Note: My muse was being extremely uncooperative as of late. As much as I wanted to finish up some of the other stories that I'm writing, no matter what I tried none of the scenes seemed to work. Eventually I gave in to my muse and this story popped into my head. Hopefully now that it's written she'll let me get back to the other half finished works.
Anyway. To the story. This one's set between season 4 and season 5. No real spoilers I need to mention, just basic understanding of the Stargate universe. It's an early team adventure story with a few other characters thrown in along the way. As always any medical information I just made up so don't try any of this at home. This story is complete. I will be posting one chapter each day until the whole thing is out for everyone to read.
This story does deal with a gladiator type contest with the fighters killing each other. Their is violence and sometimes it does get graphic, especially toward the later rounds.
Enjoy.
"How excited is Cassie?" Daniel asked absently. SG-1 were gathered around the briefing room, waiting for General Hammond to finish his phone call so the briefing could start.
"It's all she could talk about last Saturday," Sam said. "Janet's parents are just as excited. They were on the phone almost the whole day."
"Didn't the Doc take Cassie to see her parents over Christmas?" Jack asked. Sam nodded.
"Apparently it's a whole new world once the snow melts," Sam explained. "Also they weren't able to take the horses out last time. It was too cold."
"Ah," Jack understood now. "Never get between a young girl and her horse." Daniel chuckled while Teal'c looked confused.
"I did not believe equines were indoor animals," he said. Jack and Daniel choked in an attempt to contain their laughter while Sam smiled and explained.
"Horses aren't indoor animals, but grandparents who ride them are." Teal'c's eyebrow rose in confusion, but just then General Hammond finished his conversation and came into the room. The military members of SG-1 immediately stood up.
"At ease people," General Hammond ordered as he entered the briefing room. Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter quickly retook their seats. "Major?"
"Yes Sir," she said, opening her folder to the appropriate page. "Preliminary MALP readings show an oxygen rich atmosphere similar to our own. No known toxins were detected. At first glance it appears uninhabited."
"Your thoughts Dr. Jackson," Hammond asked.
"I would have to agree with Sam. The images show evidence of some game trails, but nothing that looks man made. No signs of any ruins in the immediate area. The MALP didn't pick up any radio signals or any other forms of communications."
"Alright. Colonel, you and your team have a go for a standard seventy-two hour survey."
"My favorite," he quipped.
"You'll leave within the hour. Dismissed." The team rose and headed off to get ready. Forty-five minutes later they were all geared up and waiting in the gate room. They were still discussing Cassie's upcoming trip to visit her grandparents. Janet was supposed to go with her, but some unexpected last minute changes to her staff rotation ultimately kept her stuck at the SGC. Showing some newfound independence the teenager stubbornly insisted she could make the trip on her own and after discussing it with her parents Janet agreed. Cassie was so excited it was all she could talk about for days. They all looked up when the General entered the control room. A few seconds later the gate started spinning up. "Godspeed," Hammond wished them as they stepped into their next adventure. They emerged on another world, stepping into the early afternoon sunshine.
"Nice," Daniel commented. A perfect breeze was blowing the trees softly in the distance. Birds were singing. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. "Almost perfect."
"Which element are you lacking Daniel Jackson?"
"A nice set of ruins right here so that Jack won't complain about needing to look for them." Sam giggled, which caused Jack to glare at her.
"If there were ruins nearby O'Neill would simply change his objections to looking at the ruins."
"E tu Teal'c?" Jack asked. Teal'c simply raised an eyebrow.
"I am merely stating a well known fact O'Neill." They all laughed at that before Jack held up his hands in surrender.
"Okay. Okay. Let's set up camp before we let you kids run off and play in the dirt. Which way kids?"
"I believe I have located one of the game trails Daniel Jackson mentioned."
"It should lead us to water Sir," Sam threw out there. Jack nodded.
"Teal'c. Lead on." The Jaffa nodded and started down the dais the Stargate was located on. He barely cleared the stone steps when his staff weapon came up. The rest of the team responded automatically, raising their own weapons and forming rank. "Teal'c?" Jack whispered. Teal'c was about to respond when the shock grenade rolled between them. "I knew this was too good to be true," Jack managed to mutter before the world exploded around him.
