"It is odd that the Klingons left as they did," Jim said, as the landing party was wary. "Normally they don't leave a planet they conquer."
"This is unlike Klingons." Spock agreed.
"Klingon's gettin' spooked," McCoy said, almost baffled. "And they say nothin' scares them."
"They must have a good reason to inform us that the planet is no longer in their interests," Jim said. "I never seen a Klingon scared like that. Not in the five years I have dealt with them."
They suddenly came aboard a area of Klingon bodies that had holes in their torsos. However, there was on the brink of death still propped up against a bush just a little out of the small town where a trail of blood followed after him being mostly the Klingon's blood. The Klingon first officer looked up with one hand covering his wound with a scowl on his face. The scowl then turned into a pained expression briefly closing his eyes. His disruptor had been virtually crushed.
Jim came over to the Klingon.
"What happened here?" Jim asked.
"The . . . sphere . . . opened." Chewlack said.
Spock walked over to gigantic two story tall circular metal piece with a set of stairs leading down. There was a rounded item from across with several marking on it being investigated by the security team. In the middle of the rounded smaller item was a red circular gem in the middle that was not glowing. Spock scanned the device with his tricorder, intrigued, by the alien device that he had never seen before. Jim looked over in the direction Spock was in. McCoy Prime was scanning the injured Klingon to see if there was anything he could to for him.
"Sphere?" Jim repeated, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, and we were . . . foolish . . ." Chewlack admitted. "To challenge the one with a golden emblem on his forehead."
McCoy looked toward Jim.
"Jim, this Klingon is dyin'," McCoy said. "There is nothin' I can do for him."
"How long?" Jim asked.
"Any minute now." McCoy said.
The Klingon grabbed the captain by the shoulder lifting himself up.
"I challenged him," Chewlack said. "Don't challenge the one named . . . Teal'c!"
The Klingon let go of Jim's shoulder and his back met the ground with wide eyes and a terrified expression on his face.
"Captain," Spock said. "My tricorder is unable to detect what kind of material the sphere is made of."
"A new element?" Jim said. "But we have discovered all the elements there are."
"Well, we just discovered a new one." McCoy said.
"My apologies, O'Neill, but logic dictates in a situation like this it must be done."
C-crack
"DAMN IT, TEAL'C, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SET MY LEG!" O'Neill shouted. "OW OW OW! THAT WAS A BIT UNNECESSARY!"
"I have, at one point, been shot at by a jaffa weapon without my symbiote, and while fleeing my leg was set in the different direction," He placed a pillow under the leg. O'Neill sighed, relieved, "Now that is much better." And Teal'c continued on. "I, at one point, in my childhood was reckless. . . Before I had met Bra'tac. There was a healer in Chulak who dealt with injuries to potential hosts. Claimed there was no magic to it."
"How long do you expect for the landing party to find us?" O'Neill asked.
"Ten minutes and four seconds." Teal'c said.
"Chippery," O'Neill sighed, then he looked over to his operating watch on his wrist. "Then I get my leg fixed by the good Doc McCoy."
"Doctor Frasier is more than happy that she does not go on missions," Teal'c said. "I do not understand how the doctor does what he does when he could die."
"It is Star Trek," O'Neill said. "McCoy is a main character. He cannot die off until The Powers That Be decide to make a major change in the franchise by expanding it into the future. And besides, he is best friends with Captain Kirk and obviously married with Spock under a telepathic bond."
"Surprising, I do not see the bond they share." Teal'c said.
"They have unresolved sexual tension and besides, they bicker like a old married couple." O'Neill said.
"They have major differences." Teal'c said.
"And they love each other," O'Neill said. "How can it not be obvious to the guy who is learning the ropes of humanity and is warrior-warrior guy?"
"Warriors do not ever take men as their mates." Teal'c said.
"Well, do they ever venture around with their sexuality?" O'Neill said.
"Negative." Teal'c said.
". . . Ever?" O'Neill said.
"We know our attractions, for if we did not, we would not be married to our wives." Teal'c said.
"Bromance?" O'Neill asked.
"I am unfamiliar to that term." Teal'c said.
"A bromance is a close, emotionally intense, non-sexual bond between two (or more) men." O'Neil said.
"Oh. I see." Teal'c said.
Teal'c paused.
"So I take it there are bromances." O'Neill said.
"Affirmative." Teal'c said.
"Did you ever have a bromance,T?" O'Neill asked.
"Negative." Teal'c said.
"So in your mind, Doc McCoy and Spock are engaged in a bromance?" O'Neill asked.
"Affirmative." Teal'c said.
"Aren't you glad I introduced you to Star Trek?" O'Neill asked.
"79 episodes, and eight movies," Teal'c said. "I am honored to have been introduced."
"There are nine movies." O'Neill said.
"Eight." Teal'c said.
"Nine." O'Neill said.
"Nine." Teal'c said.
O'Neill frowned.
"You just said eight." O'Neill said.
"Eight. "
"List them."
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture , Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country,Star Trek: First Contact, and Star Trek: Insurrection."
"Everyone hated how Kirk bowed out." O'Neill said.
"He did not participate in a play, O'Neill." Teal'c said.
"I meant everyone hates how the captain died, Teal'c." O'Neill said.
Teal'c raised an arched eyebrow.
"Captain Kirk has expired?" Teal'c said.
"Or will for that matter." O'Neill said.
Teal'c lowered his eyebrow.
"I do not understand." Teal'c said.
"You know there's another. . . no wait. . ." O'Neill shook his hand. "I rather you not go through what other trekkers are going through."
"What are they going through?" Teal'c asked.
"Denial." O'Neill said.
Teal'c tilted his head.
"Are you in denial?" Teal'c asked.
A smirk grew on O'Neill's face.
"Like you said, T, there are eight movies." O'Neill said.
Teal'c raised both eyebrows a that then he lowered them and straightened his head.
"As you say." Teal'c said.
O'Neill noticed they were in a gray-yellow room with several antiques of the sorts that resembled artifacts. If Daniel was here he would be comparing them to late Egyptian era or some damn tribal culture that existed. There was golden and white paint on some of the vases. Carter's eyes would have widened as though following what Daniel was rambling as if she understood it, and Teal'c would be on the same trail of thought that O'Neill would be on. Of course he had seen The Mummy. O'Neill knew a thing or two about taking what is not yours, such as, lets say, burial antiques. Burial grounds was a big no-no to visit on ANY planet regardless of what Daniel would be saying.
"Is it me or is there a good chance Goa'uld colonized this planet with Egyptian culture and left everyone in the dust?" O'Neill asked.
"It appears so," Teal'c said. "While you were experiencing a black out I took the opportunity to learn what planet we are on."
"And?" O'Neill asked.
"And we are on Chulak." Teal'c said.
"No way," O'Neill said. "The buildings were a lot different."
"As I have noted, and the appearances of the inhabitants. They are Tok'Ra." Teal'c said.
There was still faint pain coming from O'Neill's leg.
"Tok'ra." O'Neill said.
"Affirmative." Teal'c said.
"Well, that is good." O'Neill said.
"Indeed. I have learned that the Jaffa here are free-willed and their symbiotes do not enslave them," Teal'c said. "They have what you would call first ladies and first gentlemen taking the role of 'President'. The President of Chulak is elected every two hundred years. There is a complex system to ensure the new president is not the same Tok'ra and host. It also appears that Apopthis never knew of Earth or came to Earth for that matter."
"What about SG-1?" O'Neill asked.
"O'Neill, SG-1 never existed in this universe." Teal'c said.
"So we went through some quantum mirror like Daniel did." O'Neill said.
"On the contrary, we jumped universes." Teal'c said.
"Yes, you said that previously." O'Neill said.
"Briefly," Teal'c said. "For the moment, the Stargate was a Universe Gate due to unknown factors and conditions. However the only logical conclusion is that a rare type of Jaffa spear gave it the power it needed with a strike. Logically, we were sent here on accident by enemy fire."
"You know, that sounds a lot like what Carter would say." O'Neill said.
"I am aware." Teal'c said.
"Have you been playing cards with her?" O'Neill said.
"Affirmative," Teal'c nodded. "It is a relaxing activity."
"You have a broad definition of relaxing, T." O'Neill said.
"Captain Carter has a habit of talking about time travel and quantum realities during a card game," Teal'c said. "And when she does, she is usually about to make a match. I have learned she attempts to make me lower my barriers under a false pretense that the game is going adequately when it is really not." O'Neill had a laugh. "I have recently decided to stop playing against her. She has introduced me into a new game called 'Chess'."
"Sam defeating you over cards," O'Neill had a good laugh. "You know that is quite funny."
"She is a fine warrior." Teal'c said.
"I'll say." O'Neill said.
"Daniel Jackson told me my chess skills need work." Teal'c said.
"Knowing you, you'll get it in no time." O'Neill said.
"Affirmative." Teal'c said
O'Neill looked over toward his wrist watch then back toward Teal'c .
"It has been thirteen minutes." O'Neill said, sounding like he didn't believe it.
"Apparently this time continuum is different to our own." Teal'c said.
"So time is going faster here? It feels like it has been nine minutes." O'Neill said.
"Precisely." Teal'c said.
"That should be expected." O'Neill said.
"How is the leg, O'Neill?" Teal'c asked.
"The pain is tolerable." O'Neill said.
A woman came into the room dressed in a white attire that seem progressive: white matching pants, white jacket, a unusual circular silver item on her forehead with the shape of an 'H', she had bracelets around her wrists, and she appeared to have tattoo's along her neck. Her crystal blue eyes met Teal'c to whom she raised her right eyebrow at the symbol on his forehead. Her reaction indicated that this was the first she had seen. She lowered her eyebrow making the comment of "Apopthis died long ago." To Teal'c. Teal'c could sense there a Tok'ra inside her.
"May I speak with you alone, Teal'c?"
"What you need to say can be said with my friend."
"Your friend needs medical care that we cannot give. His injury is beyond our comprehension."
O'Neill rolled his eye.
"It is just a leg with a gash."
The nurse frowned.
"No, it is more than that, you are infected with a disease that can kill you in a week. We can help you, after your external injury is repaired, with a infant Tok'ra to cure the illness willingly and removing him/her afterwards would mean your death." Teal'c stared in her direction. "Tok'ra cannot heal wounds severe such as yours. Burns, illness, and less minor injuries are easy to take care of. It would take great time for a Tok'ra to heal yours. A week if he or she were implanted previous before the injury. Your injury would overwhelm the Tok'ra and make it die."
"Woah, woah, woah, I am not getting a snake inside my body! Sorry, had one in my body once-well, twice! I am not doing it again! Not a pleasant experience."
"It is illegal to take a host with some specie unknown like you. And punishable by death."'
At least that has not changed, O'Neill thought.
"You are mistaken. He is a Tau'ri."
"But Tau'ri are a fable. A legend. A myth!"
The two men shook their heads.
"They are not," O'Neill said. "All of you came from Earth. At least your ancestors."
"Earth?" The nurse said, puzzled.
"That is what the Tau'ri call their world," Teal'c said. "I was generally shocked to hear this, as well, two years ago."
"And who are you?" The nurse asked, stepping back half afraid.
"Colonel Jack O'Neill," O'Neill said. "And this is my friend Teal'c. Former first prime of Apopthis. He is on the good side."
"You are from the past." The nurse said.
"Affirmative." Teal'c said.
The nurse was wary, staring at the two, her hand grazing along a blade.
"We will find your kind and send you away, immediately."
"Nurse, I have a request."
"Hm?"
"Alone."
"I don't want a serpent."
Teal'c turned his head toward O'Neill.
"I am not referring to a Tok'ra being placed inside you, O'Neill," Teal'c said. "Purely for the curiosity of the Tau'ri. I keep my word."
"No offense, but I wouldn't want to live sleepless." O'Neill's eye lids grew heavy, a strong urge crying inside his body to attempt repairing the damage done, and his eyes closed.
Teal'c left the room with the nurse.
