Title: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way...

Rating: PG/T for mild cussing

Characters: SG-1

Spoilers: None

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Stargate SG-1 and I'm not making any money from this story so don't waste your time suing me.

Author's Note: I'm not sure why this popped into my head but it did and it wouldn't leave me alone until I'd written it all down. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

The day started out like any other, a quick meeting in the conference room to discuss the ideals behind the latest mission, a short break to prepare and get their gear together then off to the embarkation room. Carter's auto dial program had been working like a champ and they'd finally been able to go to three of the previously unattainable locations that had been found in the Abydos map room. This latest location had just popped up last week and they'd been so busy recently they hadn't had time to even send the M.A.L.P. through.

When the M.A.L.P. had been sent through last night it had shown a lush field spread out before the gate and, other than the oddly colored foliage, it looked pretty pleasant. Carter had remarked that it would be an ideal spot for a nice picnic and she'd teasingly requested that they be able to bring along fried chicken and potato salad. O'Neill played along with her and asked General Hammond if he would let them bring along a case of beer and a Frisbee too. Hammond's face became red at the suggestion as Teal'c eyebrow climbed ever higher and Daniel just rubbed the bridge of his nose as if he had a giant headache.

As they left the room Teal'c leaned into Daniel's shoulder and asked, "What is this Frizz bee they speak of? Is it life form I am unfamiliar with?"

"No, it's a hard plastic disc that when you throw it correctly will cover great distances," the archaeologist replied.

"Ah, a weapon then."

"No…actually it's a toy."

Teal'c looked confused for a moment, then shrugged and walked off towards his room.

"Chevron seven locked," drawled the sergeant on duty at the gate control.

SG-1 stood in a clump at the bottom of the metal ramp that lead to the now glowing stargate and waited for the event horizon to stabilize so they could get on with their task. Carter was still grumbling about not being able to have a little fun and bring along a picnic so O'Neill prodded her with the muzzle of his gun and shoved her up the ramp. The travelers walked through the event horizon and disappeared from the concrete bunker.

Five hours later

"Are you done yet Carter? I'm getting bored here!" O'Neill called from the shade of a tree near the D.H.D.

"Just another few minutes sir, I've got to get this sample just right or this is a wasted trip." She was bent over a hole she'd dug in the ground near the tree line and her butt wiggled a little in O'Neill's direction as she reached down into the hole once more.

O'Neill smiled at her wiggling hindquarters and lowered his cap over his eyes once more. They'd scouted around near the gate and found nothing more harmful than an abnormally large hot pink butterfly so he'd relaxed his guard and decided a nap was in order. Teal'c was standing guard near the D.H.D. and Daniel was trying to decipher a stone tablet that was located next to the gate. Carter was doing her scientific thing so there was nothing left for Jack to do but nap. He'd settled into the grass and covered his eyes, telling his inner clock to wake him up in half an hour. However, when he'd looked at his watch upon waking he'd noticed that he'd been asleep for well over two hours. Guess he needed sleep more than he thought. Glancing back over his shoulder to where Daniel was doing his nerd thing Jack smiled and closed his eyes once more.

"C'mon Jack, time to go home," Daniel called. Jack stirred from his napping spot with a grunt and rose to his feet.

"Right. Carter, dial us home," he said as he straightened his shirt back down and adjusted his cap on his head.

Carter jogged over to the D.H.D. and began pushing the correct glyphs to return them to Earth. When the even horizon stabilized it sputtered a few times as if there were an interruption to it's power flow but other than that there didn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary so they walked into the event horizon.

Suddenly the floor dropped out from beneath them and the team fell into a blackness that was unending.