Author's Notes: PLEASE READ:--- Okay, this story is a personal challenge set by a friend, she noticed my stories contain a lot of dialogue. So the challenge was to write an action/adventure story with NO dialogue. Not sure where this one is going yet, bear with me. As you all know (those who know me) Jonas and I don't get on, thus a Season 6 setting with Danny-boy.
Disclaimer: Not mine except the original story idea.
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As the intrepid explorers stepped through the wormhole they were greeted on the opposite end by a warm sun and humid air. Giant stone pillars stood before them in a rough semi-circle, they were bare of any symbols or patterning and Dr. Jackson scurried over. He'd been itching to get his archaeology fingers on them since he saw the MALP footage. Jack O'Neill spied more bright green trees scattered along the landscape and turned to comment to his 2IC as the wormhole disengaged behind them.
The words never left his mouth as the central pillar began to emit a low hum. Four heads snapped around, alert immediately as the other stone shafts shot green bolts the central pillar. All at once the wormhole engaged behind the team and the greenish light engulfed the quartet, forcing back through the blue rippling circle.
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The General stood next to the technician as the wormhole engaged. When no IDC was received he ordered the Iris closed. The technician tried, but the intrinsic part of their defence would not respond.
The crackling energy now filled the gateroom, General Hammond order the guards to stand back but remain in the gateroom. Suddenly Dr. Jackson came flying through the gate and slammed into a group of the armed personnel. Colonel O'Neill followed quickly behind him crashing into a MALP awaiting use for another mission.
The amount of the unknown energy had doubled, it now pulsed through all of the bases systems. The General could see medical personnel pouring into the gateroom to attend to the Doctor and the Colonel.
Just as suddenly as the first two, Teal'c and Major Carter flew through the open portal. They both connected with a glass divider separating the control room from the area that housed the Stargate. The ex-jaffa was slightly before the smaller Major and took the brunt of the collision. Both crashed to the floor only to be surrounded by medical personnel.
The green energy dissipated with the wormhole disengaging. The General watched as the foursome were taken off to the infirmary in varying states of awareness. It was only then that he noticed the quietness.
Hammond opened his mouth and began to speak, but nothing came out. With rising panic he turned and looked at the others in the room with him, all were experiencing the same problem. Normal sounds were being emitted from all manner of devices but not a single word could be uttered.
Through the Cheyenne Mountain Complex the same phenomenon was afflicting the populace. The General ran to a console and enacted quarantine procedures.
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Nym - 29/03/03
Y'know, reviews make me write faster. Yes I am aware that a simialr idea was used in Buffy... I like both shows so sue me....
