I woke up to see 3 people walking around arguing; I didn't recognise any of them, what had happened? I remembered the last thing I could, the party, and the drugs no wonder I felt so bad. Was this a hallucination if it was it was pretty vivid. I was lying of the floor around me was a clump of trees and a weird device, they were dressed in green military BDU's I realised I was too they were massive for my small size, I'd always been small for my size, something that was so annoying, and green was so not my colour, feeling distinctly at a disadvantage with the strangers who hadn't noticed I was awake, I decided to speak a bubble of fear taking over.
"Who are you?" I asked shuffling back clutching at my pants to hold them up which were now massive for me, the faces of 3 stranger's changes into shock and concern they stepped back raising there arms in a defensive gesture showing that they weren't holding any weapons.
"Who are you?" I repeated, backing away hitting a tree, with no escape route I looked frantically around hoping one would just jump out at me, no such luck. Damn.
"Sam, it's ok we are friends" the one with glasses stepped forwards his blue eyes begging for understanding I didn't know why but I felt I could trust him, still I edged to my left just in case. I had no idea where we were or who they were but he said we were friends, it made no sense.
"We won't hurt you" he tried coming a step closer.
"How did you know my name? Where am I? Who are you?" I screamed the questions whizzing around in my head, hoping this dream would go away I stepped back anyway, through a parting in the trees.
"Sam, I'm Colonel O'Neill, this Dr Daniel Jackson and this is Teal'c, we are currently on another planet, and we know you're um dad" the old guy said I was instantly suspicious what was dad up to now, was this his idea of a joke, punishment? It would be just like him to do something like this to teach me a lesson.
"How did I get here? I remember being at home…." I trailed off deciding what I was doing at home would not be a good idea to mention, somehow I don't think they have approved especially with Colonel O'Neill being military, he would defiantly tell dad who would promptly kill me.
"Sam how old are you?" the one he had called Daniel asked,
"14, Why?" If they were friends of dads surely they would know, then again did dad know how old I was? He hadn't sent me a birthday card. It was like I was dead to him.
"No reason, come on lets go back to earth" Daniel said reaching his hand out.
"Earth, you mean we are in space that is so cool" I muttered wondering idly why my delusions had taken me here but then I did really want to go to space,
"It is, lets go home" Daniel offered his hand I think it's meant as a sign of trust, I ignore it I have no reason to trust these people, the tall black guy follows me closely, like my shadow, I feel a strange tingle shudder down my spine as he approaches ignoring it for now I carry on walking in the awkward silence, thinking things over.
"What kind of name is Teal'c anyway?" I ask I can't help but be curious my subconscious has really come up with a strange dream, but I get the feeling I'm not dreaming I dismiss it, drugs could give you serious hallucinations but this didn't appear like one, but I never knew.
"It means strength; I was given it by my father" I was intrigued but we arrived a some metal ring, around the edge were symbols engraved into it,
"What is this?" I asked
"A stargate" Daniel replied
"Which is?" I prodded, I caught Colonel O'Neill give a slight shake of his head, he didn't want me to know, I felt my anger rise, Teal'c had dialled I noticed the symbols on the thing he was pressing matched those in the gate, and the Stargate's ring was moving, then a flash of blue water whooshed out I felt the power as I moved towards it mesmerised, I touched it my hand went through into the blue water,
"Wow, it must take so much energy" I thought, going back to my physics lessons, not realising I said it aloud until I heard them laugh. I frowned; I didn't like being laughed at. Daniel had gone through, curious to where he had gone I followed, surprised to find myself on the other side in a military facility, with Uncle George at the bottom I knew now this had to be dad I didn't know how he had done it but he must have somehow, but why?
"Sam?" he asked stepping towards me I stepped back unsure of what was happening the armed guards following my movements around the room with their guns. I put my hands up uneasily.
"Uncle George what's going on, where am I?" I asked deciding to ignore the guns instead running to hug him, he returned the hug ruffling my hair as he did so, I smiled at the familiar gesture. I wondered why he looked so old maybe he was ill although it had been 6 months since I'd last seen him.
"Colonel O'Neill what went on here?" he asked the greying man.
"Um, Daniel can you take Sam to the infirmary" he asked not wanting to talk in front of me,
"But I'm not sick" I told him surprised, although I felt dizzy and was still not sure this wasn't a hallucination but I didn't need a doctor. I guiltily remembered the drugs maybe they did know. I hid my fear I could fake this.
"We know but this device well it's experimental so everyone needs a check up after they go through it" Jack explained, I instantly felt relieved they didn't sound like they knew,
Reluctantly I followed Daniel, ignoring everyone looking at me like I was a freak, it was nothing new I was use to it from school. At school I was the geeky rebel whose mum had died, here I didn't know what I was to these people or even how I got here, but they still looked at me like I was a freak. It was just really weird maybe freaks had a smell or look only non freaks could see. Daniel stopped when we arrived at what must be the infirmary judging by the medical stuff we were greeted by a small red haired doctor, she was only small, a bit bigger than me, she greeted me with a smile
"Hey Sam, I'm Janet, if you'd follow me and sit here" she led me to the corner and I sat on a bed, she listened to my chest and checked my pupils, she looked suspiciously at me, my heart clenched she knew, or at least suspected.
"Ok just need some bloods" she said reaching for my arm I pulled it out of her reach,
"Whoa no way I don't like needles" I yelled jumping off the bed, and moving away from the big needles towards the door, armed guards came round the corner.
"No way" I repeated there was no way she was testing my blood, I knew the coke would show up, they'd have to tell dad and I would be so dead, murdered hung out to dry.
"Sam, we need to make sure your ok" Janet said patiently moving towards me, she so knew and was being careful, her eyes gave it away.
"No way" I backed towards the door a second guard appeared. I edged away from the doctor or the armed guards preparing to run. I was counting on them not shooting a defenceless kid. The big black guy Teal'c appeared grabbing me lifting me clean off the floor preventing me from running, I felt a strange tingling like back on the planet, this made me struggle harder knowing something wasn't right,
"Let me go," I struggled uselessly trying to escape Janet signalled him to put me on the bed, he did and moved away I knew there was no way to escape, Janet stood at the bottom of the bed arms crossed I knew that look she was pissed off, I'd seen it in dad so many times normally coupled with disappointment hers was more understanding,
"Now that you can't escape, want to tell me what that was about?" she asked.
"No" I muttered, it didn't work Janet's face remained stern, impassive I knew she wasn't going to back down, damn.
"I can always sedate you and take a blood sample" she threatened I weighted up my options I could tell she was deadly serious.
"Fine but they all got to go, and you got to promise not to tell dad" I told her firmly pointing at all the guards and Tingly Teal'c,
"Deal" the airmen including Teal'c left the room. I could tell they were waiting just outside. There was no escape.
"I snuck out last night and went to a party, I met some people and might have taken something I shouldn't have" I muttered I could feel myself blush in shame
"What?" her expression softened and her concerned look grew as she re took my pulse.
"Just some coke"
"Do you know how dangerous it is, Sam you could have died, drugs are really dangerous, Sam, coke is addictive, Jesus how could you have been so stupid" I rolled my eyes I heard this lecture before from a teacher. I did not need it from a stranger,
"What do you care? Who are you? What am I doing here?" I yelled my frustrations coming to the surface. She knew nothing about me, she didn't know how the drugs let me forget for a while and feel numb, I wanted to get back her, my words striking a cord as she flinched,