Gaia
Alisana, Raina and Celli arrive on Gaia, the Stargate is located on the top of a hill at the edge of the forest and the landscape is green and lush with three mountains in the distance, each taller than the last and like steps ascending in to the sky.
"Wow." says Celli, it's the only word she can think of as she's mesmerised by the beautiful surroundings.
"It truly is beautiful." says Alisana.
"It is home." says Raina.
Celli turns around on the spot looking for signs of civilization, "So..you live here, in the forest?" she asks.
"Some do, but most reside in Nobusflo, our city." says Raina, she sees Celli looking around again and looking quite puzzled after seeing no sign of a city anywhere, "Would you like to see it?" asks Raina.
"Yeah." says Celli.
"There it is." says Raina.
Celli continues to look around unaware of where the city truly is, Alisana steps over to her and grabs her shoulders to spin her around and then tilts her head upwards, "Look up" she says, Celli looks to the sky and sees Nobusflo floating high in the sky, "Ho-Ly-Cow"
"Are we going there?, How are we getting up there?, How does it stay in the sky like that?" says Celli, very excited with many questions.
"Calm down." says Alisana, lightly laughing.
"I am, I know, I'm sorry, It's just...wow...lets go." says Celli, "How do we get there?" she asks.
"We fly." says Raina.
"Fly?" asks Celli.
At that moment Celli freezes after feeling a chill on the back of her neck, as she slowly turns around a very large insect becomes visible and hovers a few feet away from her, she screams in its face and runs for cover behind Alisana and Raina, "What the.." she shouts.
"Don't be afraid. It is just a Fenri, it will not harm you." says Raina.
The Fenri are insect like creatures that live in harmony with the Nox on Gaia, they're friendly and can grow up to twelve feet long with a wingspan of twenty feet, this makes them perfect for transport between the surface of Gaia and the Nox city that hovers in the skies above.
"What does it want?" asks Celli.
"Nothing. It is out transport." says Raina.
"Transport?" says Celli, "You mean you want us to get on that thing?" she asks.
"Yes." says Raina, she and Alisana already walking over to the Fenri and climbing on its back.
"I'm not getting on that thing." says Celli.
"Please yourself but we're going to the city and this is the only way to get there, do you want to come or not?" says Alisana.
Celli is reluctant to go because she is scared of the Fenri but her eagerness, curiosity and excitement of see the city gives her the motivation to face her fear and so she slowly walks around the Fenri and gets on its back, she closes her eyes and grabs hold of Alisana for dear life, "Just tell me when its over." she says.
The Fenri, together with the girls on its back, flaps its wings and slowly lifts off the ground before gently turning and accelerating towards the city in the sky.
P7J-281
Colonel Ryan, captain of the Earth ship U.S.S Lincoln, came stumbling unexpectedly through the gate at Stargate Command, he was badly injured and died in Teal'cs arms moments after arriving.
A quick examination of his body revealed that although he was bleeding quite heavily from his wounds it was a heart attack that killed him, screaming in to Teal'cs face just before he died would indicate that he died from fear, he was literally scared to death.
A meeting was held in the briefing room to determine what was happening, numerous attempts to contact the U.S.S Lincoln had failed and the fact that Colonel Ryan returned to Earth through the Stargate instead of on his ship in such a state and without his crew brings up even more questions.
With the help of Homeworld Command they were able to determine the coordinates of the U.S.S Lincoln's last transmission and SG-4 and SG-7 under the command of Colonel Mitchell and Teal'c were assigned the mission to locate them. The region of space where the last transmission took place contains only a handful of planets with Stargates so they set out to search each of them for any sign of the ship and its crew.
The search team finished checking their fourth planet with no sign of them and now head for the fifth planet, P7J-281, they emerge from the Stargate, the planet has two suns and the surface temperature is a scorching 42 degrees.
Mitchell reaches in to his vest and pulls out his sun glasses, "Okay boys and girls you know the drill, Ferris, Kirkland, you guard the gate, the rest of you fan out."
Lt Taylor is the teams technician and in charge of sensor equipment they brought with them in order to scan for radio signals and energy signatures, he began monitoring his equipment the moment he stepped through the gate and believes he's found a signal, "Colonel, I've got something."
"Please tell me its sunscreen" jokes Mitchell, walking towards Taylor.
"A signal, it's weak but it's there." says Taylor.
"Radio signals?" asks Mitchell.
"Can't say. I think the microwaves from the suns are interfering with the sensors, I can't tell you what it is but it's coming from that direction." says Taylor, pointing South-West.
"Did he say microwaves?" asks Kirkland.
"I believe he did." says Teal'c.
"Oh don't worry the levels aren't dangerous.." says Taylor, "..as long as we don't stay too long." he adds.
"How long?" asks Mitchell.
"An hour..tops." says Taylor.
"Alright, you guys keep doing what you're doing and Teal'c and I will check it out." says Mitchell, he pats the young lieutenant on the back, "..good job Taylor."
SGC: Infirmary
When Jack found out that Sam was in labour he ran faster than he's ever ran in his life through the corridors of the SGC and he's just arrived at the infirmary.
"Sam." he shouts, coming through the door out of breath and rushing to Sam's side, he picks up and holds her hand, "I'm here."
"What took you so long?" moans Sam.
"Alisana just told me, I got here as quick as I could." replies Jack.
Sam is understandably breathing quite heavily but Dr Lam has some concerns, she's at the opposite side of the bed listening to the baby's heartbeat and scanning the display on the monitoring equipment with her eyes.
"What's wrong?" asks Sam, mothers intuition starting to kick in.
Dr Lam quickly stands straight and places the stethoscope back around her neck looking concernedly at the vitals monitors.
"Doc?" says Jack.
"Carolyn, what's happening?" asks Sam.
"I'm sure its nothing to worry about." says Dr Lam.
P7J-281
Mitchell and Teal'c headed South-West to try locate the source of the signal detected by Taylor, they've been walking for almost an hour over the dry dusty ground with the heat of the sun bearing down on them, they finally stop for a break when they reach the edge of a wooded area and radio back to inform the others of their progress.
"We'll keep heading South-West for another hour, if we don't find anything we'll head back before nightfall." says Mitchell, "...that's if this planet has a nightfall." he adds.
- "Copy that, Colonel."
Mitchell throws his backpack to the ground and sits on top of it after getting out bottles of water, he passes one to Teal'c and they take a short break and relief from the heat and dehydration.
"Teal'c, tell me something buddy. How is it that we both walk the same distance at the same pace and under the same excruciating heat, yet I'm wet while sweating from head to toe and you..you haven't even broken a sweat?"
"Stamina." says Teal'c.
"Stamina?" throws back Mitchell.
"Stamina." says Teal'c.
"Oh – well whatever, it's hot." says Mitchell, tipping the bottle above his head and feeling the relief of the cool water dripping on to his head and down the sides of his neck, "How far do you think this forest goes?" he asks.
"Quiet." says Teal'c.
"It was just a question." says Mitchell.
"Be silent!" says Teal'c with urgency.
"What is it?..." says Mitchell, that suddenly out of the dark shade of the forest, from all angles, a group of fifteen men and women come rushing out and surround them with weapons pointed at them.
"Wohw, wohw, wohw, don't shoot, don't shoot..." shouts Mitchell, he recognises them by their uniforms, they're members of the U.S.S Lincolns crew, "..I'm Colonel Mitchell of SG-1." he adds.
The group surrounds them in tighter formation and takes Mitchell and Teal'cs weapons before forcing them to their knees.
"I do not think they heard you, Cameron-Mitchell." says Teal'c.
"They heard me." says Mitchell, "We're from the SGC, what the hell is going on." he asks.
Members of the group begin to speak but in short to the point sentences.
"You are nothing."
"We are everything."
"You must deliver..." a man approaches Teal'c and holds a military issue knife to his throat, "..or you will die." he says.