A/N: Hi guys, I had planned for SG-1 and Nanoha to make contact in this chapter but it was getting a bit too long for my liking. So to clear that up I decided to split the chapter in 2. I also had a tough time trying to get this chapter to flow right with the pieces of events I wanted to include into this chapter and after a few rewrites I think I manage to make it flow correctly.
Because I had split this chapter in half, I'll probably have the next chapter finished in the next few days if not with a week of this upload.
Also sorry in advance for some of my future title names. I'm really horrible at naming things.
By the way, forgot to mention this in previous chapter, but as a disclaimer I do not own Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha for those of you who like the English name) or Stargate SG-1.
Encounter
Chapter 1 – Precontact
Colonel Jack O'Neill is currently cursing his luck today; he was supposed to be on his day off but was pulled into a briefing before he had his foot out the door. He should have been at his cabin by now, fishing in his fishless pond, not listening to someone's nonsense. After finally killing off Hathor, one would think that you'd get a break from all this.
While tuning out most of the gibberish, Jack was still somehow able to get the gist of what was going on. At the moment, Daniel was doing a brief recap of SG-2's subsequent expeditions to an Ancient and, surprisingly, abandoned Goa'uld outposts. SG-2 had tried their best to try to find any usable equipment they can salvage but found nothing. Instead they found writings on many walls of both outposts.
'For a race of highly advanced civilization, you'd think they use a better form of documentation other than wall writings,' Jack joked in his daze.
Daniel had just finished translating a portion of the Ancients and a majority of Goa'uld writings that SG-2 had found from the two outposts. It might have been important enough for General Hammond to have called an emergency meeting but it still pissed Jack off for keeping him from his day off.
"…now from what I can gather from this section of the Ancients writing SG-2 brought back, it appears be to an observation log." Daniel finally makes his conclusion
"Observation log? Observation log of what exactly?" Hammond asks showing interest and curiosity at what Daniel had uncovered.
"A race of humans almost as advanced as the Ancients themselves and these humans were named Knights by the Ancients. The logs also have a list of a few gate addresses where the Knights were last seen."
This had grabbed Jack's attention enough to make him focus on the briefing.
"Which is how SG-2 managed to find a Goa'uld outpost before we had even started translating," Sam chimed in.
"A bit reckless if I say so myself, but I can understand their feelings to wanting to contribute some sort of effort against the Goa'uld," Hammond noted in an understanding tone.
"Majority of the Goa'uld writings, that SG-2 brought back, talk about things we already know about them except for one part that really grabbed my attention," Daniel said as he tried to both get the conversation back on topic and add a bit of suspense.
Daniel turns towards the projector as it transitioned to the next slide. What was displayed was a large slab of rock with Goa'uld writing carved deeply into the surface. Everyone in the room can tell that whatever was written into the stone was carved in great urgency and haste.
"All that was written here was 'Beware of the Knights' and below it is a partial gate address," looking around, Daniel's attention falls onto Teal'c. "Teal'c, is something the matter?"
"I do not know, Daniel Jackson, but the mere mention of the Knights incites fear from the Goa'uld within me." Teal'c said, unsure of what to make of the reaction as he placed his hand over his abdomen where the parasite in question lives.
Everyone but Jack turns to Teal'c in a look of shock, wondering what kind of civilization was brutal enough to etch such fear into a Goa'uld long after it had occurred.
Jack looks down at the report given to everyone at the beginning of the briefing, as Daniel, Sam, Hammond, now recovered from their shock, and Teal'c; speculate if these so called Knights were peaceful and if they should be sought out. Shuffling through the papers he finds what he was looking for, photos of the Goa'uld outpost. The pictures depicted large amounts of devastation to the outpost and its surroundings, involving various sizes of craters. There was even a picture of a massive crater in the far distance on the face of a mountain and it looks like whatever was shot out almost made it through to the other side.
Jack was even surprised that the mountain hadn't collapsed after all this time.
"Well, I can see why. With this much destruction anyone would shit their pants and anyone still living from that time would forever be traumatized." Jack states as a matter of fact while pointing to the photos in his folder.
Turning back into the conversation, Jack finds that Sam and Daniel were switching positions. Sam proceeds to display a star map indicating the general region where the gate addresses from both the Ancient and Goa'uld outpost pointed to. She was also speculating that the Knights might have moved on from the planet after the destruction they rained upon the Goa'uld.
"While we aren't sure if these Knights are still on the planet or if they had toned down their aggressiveness, as shown with the Goa'uld, I believe that it's still worth a try to make contact with them," Sam announced.
"So you want me to send SG-1 on a possible suicide mission where the inhabitance of the planet will try to kill upon first contact?" Hammond questioned Sam.
"Well, we have been doing this for about 2 years and most of our previous expeditions had us going in blind. I don't see how this is much different." Jack refuted
"Point taken." Hammond relented and goes silent, contemplating his options grant there weren't many. After a few seconds, minutes to a few in the room, Hammond makes his decision. "All right, I'll authorize this expedition only if you proceed with extreme caution and make your way back to the gate at the first sign that things might go south."
"I can work with that." Jack responded with a hint of excitement.
With that said General Hammond dismissed everyone and ordered them to prepare what they might need on for the expedition.
While waiting in the gate room, SG-1 stands waiting for the Stargate to open a connection and only a few feet away were some plastic container bins filled with food and equipment they might need for the expedition loaded onto a platform truck. SG-1 was suited up in their standard battle dress uniform but with camouflage instead of their standard green, a Kevlar vest, and their preferred firearm. Teal'c chose to use his Ma'Tok staff weapon as usual.
After a quick cross referencing of the gate address between the partial one from Goa'uld outpost and the few from the Ancients, Sam was able to figure out the last remaining bit of the partial address.
As the 7th chevron locked into place the all too familiar deadly vortex sprung into existence, expanding a few feet from the event horizon before settling down into a stable wormhole.
"Well, at least we know that the gate is still standing," Jack slightly relieved.
With a connection open, Hammond had decided to send in the MALP first to check if it was safe enough to send in his men. The MALP slowly made its way to the gate and past through the watery surface. After a few tense seconds of trying to establish a connection, the MALP finally sends back an image.
"Connection established General," Corporal Walter exclaimed.
"What's the status of the environment? Is SG-1 able to safely traverse the planet?" Hammond questioned in concern.
Pulling up a camera feed from the MALP everyone in the control room can see that the area around the gate is full of lush vegetation, almost as if it had been untouched by human hands for a long time.
"The area appears to be safe for the most part. Not picking up any other heat signatures on the thermal sensors," Walter relayed to Hammond.
"Air comp?"
"78% nitrogen and 20% oxygen with extremely trace amounts of argon, carbon dioxide, neon, helium, and hydrogen. Air is breathable with little contaminates."
Hammond, still a bit unsure of about this expedition, finally gives the go ahead.
"All right SG-1, there is no immediate danger as you exit the gate and the environment is safe for humans. You are clear to go."
"Roger that, General," Jack responds and then turns to his team. "All right people load 'em up and let's move out!"
Jack and Teal'c started moving towards the gate Daniel and Sam both pulled their supplies along on a platform truck, wheeled it up to the gate, and then through the event horizon towards their destination.
After a few seconds of radio silence, Jack gives the go ahead to cut the connection and reminded them that they'll reopen the gate to send back the MALP. Not too long after closing the gate, alarms go off signaling an incoming wormhole. Even though they know that it's SG-1 sending back the MALP, they still have to follow protocol and was about to close the iris until they had just received Jack's GDO signal. After confirming, they kept the iris open and the MALP soon comes rolling out of the Stargate.
"Be safe out there," Hammond said over the radio before the connection closed.
A/N: Well that about does it for this chapter and thanks for waiting. I had a bit of a tough time getting the events to lead up to their expedition to how I wanted it, resulting in me having to rewrite parts of the story. I had planned to give more lines to Teal'c but after the rewrite I couldn't find a good place to do it so. Another thing, I'm like Jack in the show, like how when listening to technological stuff by Sam and some by Daniel it just goes in one ear and out the other. Must be why I had such a hard time in physics. Even with that I'll try my best to put in Sam's techno babble as best as I can.
Though to be honest I'll probably get some reference from the other SG-1/MGLN crossover or just straight up rip it off.
Also I see that I made a big mistake about SG-1's army clothes. I don't know why but I had made it camouflage instead of their standard green color. Don't think I'll be editing that out but I will make that correct once I have them back at SGC.
Another thing, because of how long the Stargate series is I probably won't be going through each of the event of both series in this crossover. I'll most likely write up to a certain point of the series and try to make an ending of it. Might not be a proper ending like some of you would like but will at least be an ending.
Again if there are parts of this chapter that doesn't make sense send me a PM me on the error so I can attempt to correct or clarify it as best as I can.
