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Elsa came out the other end of the Stargate into the gate room of the SGC. At least ten soldiers had their weapons pointed at her until the gate was closed and O'Neill told them to stand down. She stood standing at the Stargate wondering about her planet. There was no mistaking who that woman was. It sent shivers done Elsa's spine just thinking about it. She thought about her brother. He was worse than dead. She assumed that his Star Seed was his soul in a way. It sickened her to think that that woman had taken his Star Seed. Then there was Bryon. The way he looked at her, it broke her heart. All that was too much for Elsa the world around her faded to black as she collapsed, transforming back into her civilian clothing.
She later woke in the infirmary of the SGC. She looked around her wondering where she was and why. She stared around the clean unwelcoming room. It must have been late in the night and the lights were dimmed. There were no windows or anything that could tell Elsa her exact whereabouts, not that she'd know anyway because she'd never been to another planet before. The room smelled strongly of bleach and sterilising chemicals. They burned her nose as she breathed them in and out,
"This is an infirmary after all," Elsa muttered to herself.
Then it all came flooding back. Before she could stop herself, tears rolled down her cheeks. Elsa sat up and hugged her knees while rocking back and forth. It was lucky for her that the infirmary was empty and no one came in or out. Elsa wasn't the type of person that cried in front of other people. For several minutes she cried until she fell back to a dreamless sleep.
When she woke again she didn't have her painful memories flooding back. They were already there, ever present in her mind. Apart from the aching in her chest, Elsa felt fine. The bright lights in the room momentarily blinded her. Everything looked the same as last night, just brighter. Colonel O'Neill was sitting in a chair next to her bed staring at her.
"Good morning sunshine," he greeted her.
What's so good about it? She thought to herself.
Instead of voicing that thought she merely nodded not trusting herself to speak. A woman walked over to her bed,
"My name is Janet Fraiser and I'm the Chief Medical Officer of the SGC," she said in a kind voice. Again Elsa just nodded. Janet went about doing some quick tests to check her health.
"You seem to be in perfect health, you just collapsed from exhaustion," She said while writing notes on her clipboard. After a couple more checks she walked away and went to check on someone else.
General Hammond entered the room with the rest of SG-1. He asked Janet how Elsa was introduced himself then went on to say,
"From what the members of SG-1 have told me, you have earned my thanks and appreciation for all that you did. We have yet to sort out your situation however feel free to use this compound's facilities." After that General Hammond left.
The members of SG-1 were staring at her. Elsa wanted to be left by herself but she knew that they had so many questions that they wanted to ask her. It was clear to her that they were unable to find a way to start a conversation so Elsa asked Sam how her wound was.
"It's a lot better now, thank you. It has healed really quickly. It must have been because of what you used."
"My planet has many plants that were beneficial to one's health. All one needed to know was how to use them correctly," Elsa stated. She felt a sharp pain in her chest as she spoke of her home. The mention of her planet caused an awkward silence.
"Several hours after we arrived back we tried to contact your planet. The Stargate couldn't lock on to your planet's coordinates," Daniel said with sadness.
Elsa knew that her planet was doomed the moment she found out who the woman was. However it saddened her greatly when she thought about all the people who she had lost. Everyone she knew and loved was on her planet. They were most likely all dead or had their Star Seeds taken from them. Even if some had fled the planet Elsa doubted that she would see them again. After all no one would come to this planet on the other side of the galaxy, no one her planet even knew about it.
Elsa clutched at the necklace she wore. She had gotten the necklace from her mother when she died and had worn it every day since. It had always been her and her brother, they had a close relationship. They looked out for each other, caused mischief together and could talk about anything. Once again tears cascaded down her face. She let them flow freely, at the moment she didn't care that there were other people in the room. Her sobs broke the silence that had settled like a thick blanket over the room. Sam put her arms around her and Elsa cried into Sam's shoulder. The rest of SG-1 left to give her some space to come to terms with what happened.
It was the next day when General Hammond came into the infirmary saying that she was able to stay in the SGC until further notice. That morning Elsa vowed that she would never cry again. There was nothing she could do so she accepted that and focused on starting a new life.
Maybe one day I will be able to call this planet my home. But right now I just feel like a guest, allowed to stay here for now but not permanently.
She found herself eating breakfast with SG-1 in the cafeteria. She was eating pancakes. It was her first time eating Earth food and it wasn't that bad. She did miss her food from her home planet though.
"So what was with the whole transforming thing?" Jack asked out of nowhere. Elsa could tell that they were all dying to hear the answer. It was clear to her that they didn't have Sailor Scouts on their planet.
"Have you ever heard of a Sailor Soldier?" Elsa asked. The group looked at each other.
"Isn't that what that group of girls call themselves in Japan?" Daniel asked.
"I believe you are correct Daniel Jackson," Teal'c stated.
Well they at least know about Sailor Scouts.
"I take that we are not in Japan?" Elsa asked.
"No we aren't. We are in Colorado Springs in the United States of America. Which is a long way away from Japan," Daniel tried to explain.
"Well that doesn't really mean anything to me, but moving on. I am a Sailor Soldier," she said then went about explaining Sailor Soldiers to the others. Elsa explained as much as she could think of.
"So now that you know what a Sailor Soldier is. That's what I am. I am the soldier of one of the stars that my planet revolved around. The smaller one, it is called Sayuri. So I'm Sailor Star Sayuri. You said you had Sailor Soldiers here. What can you tell me about them?"
"Um well. They are a group of girls-"Daniel started.
"Obviously, as Elsa just said all of them are girls," Jack stated.
"As I was saying, they are a group of girls in Japan that fight evil. No one actually knows who they are. I don't really know much myself since they are in Japan and are very secretive, but I'm sure you could find things on the internet."
"That's great. However I don't know what the internet is," Elsa said, reminding them that she had no idea about Earth things.
After breakfast Elsa got a tour of the SGC while Daniel gave her a run down on things. He told her about the SGC, Earth's customs, politics, the different countries, some history and anything else he thought would be helpful like phones. Elsa noticed that Daniel was bursting with questions to ask her about her planet, but refrained seeing as it would cause her pain.
Daniel was giving Elsa a rundown of the different languages that Earth had. She was intrigued about all the languages. Her planet had only one language so it was an entirely different concept to have hundreds on one planet. She concluded that from what she had learnt about the different countries and politics that Earth was not very united. Daniel had said that there were many wars going on at the moment and many countries suffering from them.
I wonder if the people on this planet would unite if they learnt about the dangers from the galaxy? They may also fall into complete anarchy though. Right now it's hard to tell since I hardly know anything about these people. The SGC must think that it would be a bad idea to tell the general population of Earth for some reasons. However they might be just keeping it a secret for their own selfish purposes. Having the Stargate in their control gives them a lot of power. They are able to gather new technology and form strong alliances that would benefit them and perhaps help them win their own wars on this planet.
Her thoughts were interrupted by an alarm going off and an automated voice saying,
"Unauthorised off-world activation."
Daniel quickly headed toward the control room to see what was happening. Not wanting to get lost Elsa followed him. Jack and Sam were already in the control room when they got there.
"What's happening?" Daniel asked.
"Someone is trying to come through," Sam stated.
Elsa saw the iris that covered the Stargate, that Daniel had told her about earlier. It was a great idea but she wondered if they knew that there were devices out there that could still penetrate it.
"How close to the event horizon is the iris placed?" Elsa asked nobody in particular.
"Very close," O'Neill replied.
"It doesn't even allow matter to reintegrate," Sam also replied.
There were dull thumps on the iris as whatever came through was stopped.
"So if they were people they would now be dead?" Elsa whispered.
"Like bugs on a windshield," Jack said.
Elsa stared at him not fully understanding what he said but understanding it enough that she didn't need to ask.
After that little bit of excitement SG-1 with Elsa were walking down to the cafeteria to have lunch. All of the corridors looked exactly the same and Elsa was doubtful that she would remember the way to anywhere.
"Is unauthorised off-world activation a current occurrence?" Elsa asked.
"Not anymore really. Usually it was the Goa'uld sending bombs through to destroy us but they seemed to have figured out that it doesn't work, so they've resorted to other means to destroy us," O'Neill simple stated as if he was commenting on the weather.
After lunch Daniel showed Elsa how to use the internet. She was sitting in his office on his laptop looking up the Sailor Scouts along with some other facts about Earth. She was interested in the many religions that the people of Earth believed in. Religion was a new concept to her as well. The people on her planet were people of science and facts. Elsa found out that a lot of conflicts were the result of religion.
Daniel was doing his own work on the other side of the room at his desk. At the moment he was translating some ancient tablet that SG-3 had found on one of their missions. Elsa had about ten tabs open on the internet and five of them were to do with the Sailor Scouts from Japan. Most of the things she saw were just speculation but she did find out that there were Sailor Moon, Mars, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter. There was some talk about a Sailor Uranus and Neptune but there was no solid evidence. It seemed that these scouts resided around the Juban area. The names of the scouts seemed familiar but she didn't know from where. Elsa knew that it would bug her until she found out but she also knew that it would come to her later, perhaps when she was asleep.
"Do you know who it was that attacked your planet?" Daniel asked.
"They didn't seem to be Goa'uld but something totally different," he continued.
"I've been searching for any mention of these people but I can't seem to find any information," he said while looking at the tablet scribbling down another note in his book. Elsa thought for a moment.
"I doubt you would find any information. I have my speculations about who was behind the attack. But I cannot tell you why, because I have no idea," Elsa answered.
"If you know who it is, shouldn't you know what they're doing and why?" Daniel asked.
"I don't have a clue," it was clear to Daniel that from her tone Elsa wanted to end the conversation so he stayed quiet.
In the silence, Elsa looked around the office. There were many books about history and mythology. Some were old with yellowed pages while some were obviously new. Daniel had collected several artefacts from other planets and from the ancient civilisations of Earth. Her gaze fell upon a green and gold object. Elsa knew immediately what it was, a transformation pen.
She got up and went over to look at the pen better. The pen was mostly gold with a thin green band around the handle along with intricate carvings. On the top of the pen was a green insignia, the upside down "v" with the circle at the top. Elsa could tell that the pen was extremely old since none of the transformation pens she had seen looked like that. She wondered which soldier this pen belonged to.
"What are you looking at?" Daniel asked as her noticed Elsa's curiosity. Elsa picked up the transformation pen and showed it to Daniel.
"Do you know what this is?" She asked. Daniel looked at the pen.
"No. I have no idea. Do you?"
"This is a transformation pen of a Sailor Scout. Why do you have it?"
"It's a transformation pen? Incredible. I found it in an old tomb back on Abydos when I lived there. I had no idea what it was. Did it belong to the scout of Earth?"
"There was never a scout of Earth. Earth wasn't a part of the Ancient Alliance from the time of the Silver Millennium. Only those planets and stars that were a part of the Alliance had Sailor Scouts. Why did you think it was for an Earth Scout anyway?"
"Because of the symbol on the top of the pen. That is the symbol of Earth or the Tau'ri as we are known by other planets." Elsa looked at the symbol.
It's impossible. Earth was never a part of the Alliance they couldn't have had a guardian Scout. Even if somehow there was one the people from the moon would never allowed it. The moon was the leader of the Alliance they couldn't have had a rouge scout right under their noses.
"Did you say Tau'ri?" Elsa asked as she brought her thoughts back to the present.
"Yes, why?" Daniel replied.
"There are ancient stories of the Tau'ri. It's supposedly the planet from which all humans in the galaxy came from. The planet was lost millions of years ago though. But here it is in this abandoned Solar System," Elsa said in amazement.
"Did you say abandoned?" Daniel asked.
"Yes I did, that's a story for another time though. Are you able to take me to where you found this pen?" Elsa asked changing the subject.
"If I am able to I'd happily take you there," Daniel replied.
Elsa was sitting in her room. It was pretty dull and impersonal and only provided the bare necessities. There was a single bed in the corner. It was comfortable enough with a green quilt and a white pillow. There was a single small wardrobe with some clothes for Elsa that the SGC had given her. The clothes here were different from the ones she had back home and were sometimes itchy. Once again this room had no windows. Elsa hadn't seen a single window to the outside world at all and was beginning to wonder if they were underground. The room had very little decoration and Daniel had promised to bring her some to liven it up a bit. In the corner were a small desk and a bookshelf with books about many different subjects. To Elsa the room had little appeal and she was only in here to pass the time until SG-1 got back from a briefing.
She was sitting on her bed reading a book to pass the time. It was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. She found it entertaining enough and was already more than halfway through. Elsa put the book back down with a sigh and began pacing the room. They had been gone for two hours now. She wasn't used to being in one place doing nothing for so long. She had been in the SGC for about two weeks now. In that time she had learnt a lot about Earth. This planet fascinated her but right now she just wanted to do something else.
Over the past few days Elsa had been growing more irritable. It was due to the fact that she hadn't been outside in the whole time she was here. Elsa longed for fresh air, to feel the breeze across her skin. To smell all of the smells that it brought with it. She wanted to feel the sun's rays warm her skin and to look up into the azure sky and look for shapes in the clouds or to gaze up at the stars during the night. Elsa wanted the feeling of freedom that being outside could provide her with.
Sick of waiting for them Elsa left her room and started wandering about. She had memorised the route from her room to the cafeteria and back again and the way to Daniel's and Sam's offices. After several minutes of walking she came across the gym. Feeling the need to burn off her irritability she decided to run on the treadmill.
Daniel had been looking for Elsa for an hour now. After the briefing had finished he went to pick her up but found her room empty. General Hammond had agreed to allow Daniel to take Elsa to the tomb on Abydos where he had found the transformation pen. The rest of SG-1 was going to go with them in case anything happened.
In the two weeks Daniel had become attached to Elsa. He began to think of her like a little sister. They would spend hours in his office either talking or going about their own business. Once she had warmed up to SG-1 they had found that she was a lively girl with a strong character, on the outside. Daniel knew that inside she was suffering and hurt. He wanted to help her but didn't know how. Daniel remembered when he lost Sha're. He had felt lost and had a constant ache in his chest for years. He still thought about her sometimes but now the pain was gone. Daniel hoped that Elsa would heal in time or talk to someone at least.
The pounding of her heart matched the thumping of her feet as they hit the treadmill. She could feel the blood gush through her veins and the adrenaline stream through her system. Her clothes were drenched with sweat and were sticking to her body. Elsa's lungs ached every time she took a breath and her whole body burned but she pushed on. The pain was invigorating she felt accomplished. Her irritability had diminished an hour into her run and was replaced with enjoyment. She wanted to see how hard she could push her body.
Elsa had been running constantly at 20km/h for the past 3 hours. The other soldiers in the gym stared at her in amazement. Her fitness and stamina was well beyond that of a normal human. Well she was an alien after all, they thought.
Daniel walked into the gym. One of the soldiers in the corridor had excitedly told him all about Elsa's fitness. He didn't believe that anyone could have such stamina but as soon as he saw Elsa he let himself believe. Thinking that it must be because she is a Sailor Soldier he went over and stood in front of her.
"Hey Daniel," Elsa managed to say in between breaths.
"Sorry we took so long in the briefing," he apologised.
"It's all good."
"Well I talked to General Hammond and he has given me permission to take you to Abydos. The rest of SG-1 will be coming with us. We just have to decide on when we are going to go," Daniel explained.
Elsa stopped the treadmill and jumped off. She grabbed her drink bottle and drank. The cool water eased her dry throat.
"Cool. When are we going?" Elsa asked.
Solving this mystery was the only thing that gave her something to do. The more she had thought about it the more she wanted to solve this mystery. She had gone over all of the stories that she had heard about the Sailor Soldiers. Not one of them had remotely mentioned a Sailor Scout of Earth. She had also gone through Daniel's database looking for any information. As well as looking for an Earth Scout, Elsa researched who else that the pen might have belonged to since it may not even be for an Earth Scout. Hearing that she would get to go to the tomb where Daniel found the transformation pen made her excited.
It wasn't long after when Elsa stumbled out of the Stargate. The sensation of her molecules being pulled apart then knitted back together sent shivers down her spine. Daniel followed her through the Stargate a second later. He seemed unperturbed by the sensation.
He probably is. It's like his thousandth time through the gate. He's used to it.
Shrugging Elsa took in her surroundings. They were in a dim area. There was sand on the floor and the walls were made from sandstone. Elsa could see the intricate designs on the walls. Maybe they meant something? If they did she couldn't interpret it. They were inside a pyramid, or so Daniel had told her. The rest of SG-1 was moving toward the exit. She followed eager to see the tomb.
A sea of golden sand stretched out before her. The sun was high in the cloudless sky, its rays sucking the moisture out of everything they touched. The dry wind provided no relief from the scorching heat only bringing discomfort as it blew sand at them. Despite the harsh environment Elsa was overjoyed at being outside again.
Daniel started leading them away from the pyramid. So far no one had greeted them but Daniel said the city was quite a distance away. Elsa was already feeling the effects of the sun. Her throat was getting dry and despite the amount of sunscreen she had on she could feel her skin burning slightly.
They had been walking for at least an hour and everyone had become irritable. The wind had picked up and was carrying more sand than before. They had sand in their hair and boots and caught a mouthful every time they breathed which irritated their already parched throats.
"Daniel how long until we get there? All this sand is pissing me off," Jack asked clearly irritated as they started climbing a sand dune.
Everyone looked towards Daniel waiting for an answer. As they reached the top of the dune Daniel had no need to answer. There was the partially covered entrance to the tomb.
The tomb was a pyramid that was only a couple of stories high. It looked older than the other pyramid and was slightly different in design. The tomb was also very weathered and looked as if it were about to crumble.
Eager to get out of the wind SG-1 and Elsa hurried inside. The inside looked a lot like the interior of the other pyramid. Daniel led them further into the tomb and Elsa figured that they were travelling downwards, her anticipation increasing the more they ventured into the depths. They passed many carvings and ancient hieroglyphs depicting one thing or another.
They entered a small dimly lit chamber. It was cool and had a different feeling about it, as if they were trespassing. The musky stale smell was more pungent down here and Elsa felt uncomfortable. At the other end of the chamber was a stone table carved from the wall. Upon inspection there was a bowl-like recess in the middle of the table. The recess was lined with gold and had a swirling pattern of green that reminded Elsa of a whirlpool. Carved into the table was some ancient text. The rest of the table had nothing on it. Elsa turned her attention to the rest of the room. On one side was a stone table covered with some artefacts which were mostly broken and on the other side of the room the wall was covered in the same hieroglyphs that they had seen on the way down.
"I found it on this table," Daniel said pointing to the table with the artefacts.
Elsa went over and inspected the table closer. There was nothing of value among the broken vases, figurines and scraps of cloth. She turned her attention back to the table with the recess in it. She wondered what it was used for.
"Daniel, do you know what this says?" Elsa asked pointing to the inscription. Daniel came up inspected it.
"I wasn't able to translate it last time I was here. But it seems to be some form of ancient Goa'uld. Maybe Teal'c could translate it?" Hearing what Daniel said Teal'c came over and began to read the text.
"You are correct Daniel Jackson. This indeed is a form of ancient Goa'uld. I cannot translate it accurately since this form of the ancient language has been lost. However there are many similarities and I can gather that to enter through the doorway you must pay a blood price."
"What doorway? All I see is the door we came through," interrupted O'Neill as he came over from looking at the hieroglyphs.
"I'm more worried about paying a blood price," Daniel replied.
Elsa pulled out a knife from her pocket and drew it across her palm. Rich red blood quickly pooled in her hand. She put her hand above the basin in the table and let her blood drip into it. The green swirls started pulsing.
"That's what it means by blood price," she simply stated.
"How did you know?" Daniel asked gobsmacked. Sam came over and started bandaging Elsa's wound.
"I didn't, but it was obviously worth a try," she replied.
The pulsing grew quicker and brighter as the blood swirled around. Everyone stood watching expecting something to happen. The light was getting too bright to look at when there was a bright flash then everything fell into darkness.
They waited for their eyes to adjust to the dark when the realised that they had been transported into another chamber. There was no more musky smell, the air was fresh and clean. Flame torches on the walls ignited on their own lighting up the room. The room was completely bare except for the stone dais in the middle. On top of the dais was the body of a female apparently asleep. Elsa ran up to the dais. The girl was around her age and was wearing a sailor outfit. She had long brown hair which was neatly arranged around her. She had pale skin and a peaceful expression on her face. It looked as if she was merely asleep but Elsa could see no signs of breathing. The soldier's skirt and collar was a rich green with a single white line. The bows were gold and her tiara and choker had the Earth symbol. The elbow length gloves were white with a green line around the wrist. On her feet were green boots that came up to her knees.
"She just looks as if she is sleeping," Daniel commented.
"Well wake her up," Jack responded. Elsa turned around and raised her eyebrow at him as she reached out and touched the scout.
As soon as she touched the scout Elsa screamed out in pain. It felt as if her head had exploded. Her vision dimmed and she was vaguely aware of the others as they called her name. She felt herself falling and before she hit the ground she had lost consciousness.
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