*Nope. Still don't own Stargate. Or even a Stargate for that matter. Dangit! Please Read and Review :) Thanks :)
*PS. First story btw :) any tips would be great :) thanks and enjoy!
As they stepped through the gate, they encountered a world that resembled South America. They dense jungle echoed with the voices of Birds and other creatures. The air was humid and thick. And as they observed the land around them, they saw that at the bottom of the gate's platform, was a group of women, all armed with staff weapons.
"And hello to you, too." Jack said.
The woman in the center started talking and the other women stepped forward to take their weapons. As they started moving away from the gate, Aubrey watched the women. They were dressed primitively, almost Amazonian. And their speech, that was the strangest of all.
"Daniel. Daniel, it sounds like Russian. They're speaking Russian!" She whispered to her fellow archaeologist.
"That's what I was thinking, but I can only catch every-other word."
As their distance from the gate increased, they listened as closely as they could but still couldn't understand the meaning of the conversations around them.
They finally came to a stop at what looked like the ruins of an ancient American temple, and from there were thrown into a tent outside the ruin. Sam peeked through the flap in the door.
"They have 8 guards outside." She said.
They sat in the dim light and debated different ways of approaching the situation. Then after what seemed like an eternity, they were brought out of the tent and taken to the center of the ruins. There on what appeared to be a throne, sat a woman, with raven hair and cruel eyes.
SG-1 was forced to their knees as the woman stood and approached them. "Вы понимаете?"
"Definitely Russian." Daniel mumbled.
"Я понимаю." Aubrey replied.
The woman looked shocked to hear that one of the foreigners had understood her. As they spoke back and forth, Daniel translated.
"Are you the leader of these people?"
"They look to me for some decisions, yes."
"What is she doing?" Jack whispered.
"Aubrey and I discussed it earlier. These women are part of a very matriarchal society. They won't respect us is if you or I was the leader." Daniel replied.
"Oh."
"She's asking who we are and Aubrey introduced us. The women seems very interested in how our chain of command is arranged."
"Is that not strange, Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c inquired.
"Most ancient cultures were very interested in the transfer of power from one leader to another. So I don't think it's weird, necessarily. Wait…She just told Aubrey to follow her."
"No, Aubrey. Don't." Jack said to her.
"I have to, Jack. If we don't comply, she could easily have all of us killed." She replied.
Daniel looked at her and could see the confusion in her eyes. "Jack, the sooner she goes, the sooner she'll get back. The sooner she gets back the sooner we can leave."
Jack still looked hesitant.
"I'll be fine." She said. And with that, she turned and followed the Queen.
As Aubrey lost sight of the rest of her team, the Queen led her to an offshoot of the throne room. The Queen abruptly stopped and faced her.
"You seem to be a very powerful leader." The Queen said with a thick Russian accent.
"You speak English?" This is getting stranger by the second! Aubrey thought to herself.
"We have had many dealings with outsiders. I have learned over time."
"Why did you bring us here?
"Because you are outsiders, first of all. And I have kept you here because I am curious as to how you became so powerful."
"Excuse me? I don't know what you mean."
"Your power. Your people respect you. They care for you. You must be very powerful to have such influence over them."
"I get by. It is all very complicated. I earned their trust. They are my friends."
The Queen looked thoughtful. "You do know that is not the only way to gain power, don't you?"
"Yes. But it is the best way."
The Queen laughed. "How naive you are. You have no idea of the power you could have! The things you could achieve!"
"How would I receive the power you speak of? Why would I want it? I have all I need and all I ever could even want!"
"You can never have too much power." She paused for a moment. "Have you ever taken a husband, Aubrey? Have you ever been with a man?"
"No. Never."
"Well, that just won't do. You must take a husband. Tomorrow!"
"Pardon? What are you talking about?"
"You must take a husband.. You will be married tomorrow. All of our men are taken. You must take one of your own. They are all strong and handsome. Any of them would make an excellent mate!"
"I won't force my people into anything they don't want to do. That is the thing about trust. Everyone can choose for themselves."
"Well, they will want to do this. Or I will kill all of you."
"Why a husband? Why me?"
"If you have never taken a husband, the transfer of your power will be incomplete. The leadership ritual requires that you have been with a man. You must marry. Or when the ritual is complete, your power will die with you."
It was then that Aubrey came to a horrible realization. The Queen was going to kill her. And she had to marry either Daniel or Teal'c, because if she didn't, The Queen would kill all of them. And there was nothing she could do to change the Queen's mind.