They followed the dark hallway until it reached a room. Their flash lights swept over it the dust covered floor and bare walls. All they could see was a old TV sitting on metal foldable chair in the middle of the room. Beyond it a dark hallway continued on. They started to walk past the TV when it crackled to life, filling the room with its light.
Radek jumper and stared at the TV wide eyed. Ronon stood next to him and eyed the TV suspicious. McKay started to scan it if but suddenly the screen started to flicker and words started to type across it.
"There are two parts to an individual. The Ego and The Self."
Radek frowned at the TV. "What is this?" He asked as he looked over Rodney's shoulder at his readings.
"What's it look like? It's a TV Radek." Rodney replied sarcastically, rolling his eyes.
"Yes I know, but why did it just turn on?" Radek asked.
McKay straightened and spread his arms out with annoyance. "Maybe it's motion activated?"
McKay bent down closer to the TV. He shone his flashlight closer to it. He then noticed a strange gleam caught in the beam. It was under the chair. He picked it up and brought it in front of him. He wiped off the dust and looked it over. It was three blank cards. No bigger then the size of normal trading cards. They felt strange to the touch.
He looked back and noticed their was no cord from the TV to any plug. He got up and gave them each one of the cards to look at. Dex grunted, grabbing his attention. The two looked at Ronon and he tilted his head to the screen. It had began typing more.
"Seek and accept your true self to move past your limitations." The TV then suddenly shut off. The room was once again bathed in darkness with only their flashlights to see.
"Well.. That was cryptic." Radek commented.
The hallway's ceiling bulbs across from them lit up one by one. They looked down the hall.
"Well, shall we travel to the light?" McKay asked.
"Isn't the American saying don't go into the light? Stay in the land of the living?" Radek asked still looking nervous.
McKay put his card in his vest pocket. "We made it this far Radek and all we found is blank cards, along with a TV and light switch from motion activated halloween decorations. Come on. The signal's this way."
Radek looked to Ronon who shrugged. McKay turned and followed Dex, who was once again in the lead following the hall. Radek shook his head and sighed.
The hallway ended off on a room that was a dead end. There was nothing inside but a pair of gargoyles. One of a demon and one of an angel. On the wall in front of them was an intricate carving of a woman holding her arms out. In one hand an orb of light. In the other an orb of darkness. Around her was other opposites including ice and fire, peace and war, and the moon and sun.
"It's a dead end." Ronon stated the obvious bluntly.
"Yeah, figured that out yourself, did you?" McKay replied, rolling his eyes and then examined the wall. He took more readings and frowned.
"The signal is coming from beyond this wall."
Radek looked over his shoulder at the readings and added. "And under us."
Ronon frowned at the wall. "Then I guess we got to get through." He shot at the wall and it absorbed the shots.
Radek threw his hands up exasperated. "Do you always have to shoot things?!"
Dex shrugged. "It worked last time."
Radek rolled his eyes and muttered in Czech.
McKay looked up from his energy readings as it spiked. "Guys!" Suddenly, the wall waved with blue energy which cascaded to the floor under them. The floor gave way and the group fell into the pit of darkness..