May 5, 2011

"Cam, I found something interesting." a brown hair man called out from his office.

Cameron Mitchell stopped mid-stride, and resisting the urge to keep going, slowly turned around and entered the cluttered office of Daniel Jackson. On the table, which (in Cam's mind) was a mess, there were books relating to subjects of Middle Earth, Other Earths, and the like. "I'm not really into Tolkien, Daniel." He said as he fingered a book about Middle Earth.

"Its not that kind of Middle Earth Cam. Through out history, there have been stories about another Earth, either in parallel orbit on the other side of the sun or even inside the Earth. I have been looking at the stories and each one has something in common. They are all opposite our Earth."

"So whats your point? If we dig deep enough, we will find Paradise?"

"Now you are starting to sound like Jack. I admit it sounds strange, but the biggest breakthrough I had, was when I was going though some of Merlin's books that we recovered from his library. You know, where..."

"... where I fought the Black Knight, got all dirty in the mud, and nearly died because you didn't want to shoot the frikking control box."

"Yeah. That place. Sorry about that. Anyway, I found a reference to another Earth, directly opposite us on the Galactic level." Daniel opened the couple thousand page book and pointed to an image of the galaxy. "Here is us," touching a spot, "and here is the other Earth." He dragged his finger across the image to a point directly parallel to the first point. "In the book I read, now where was it?" he began to lift stuff up.

"Jackson, I'll take your word on it." Cam stated.

"You sure? Okay then. Anyway, in the book I read, this Earth is in a system with nine planets. The first 4 solid planets, the next 4 gas giants, and the last one solid with a moon the same size as it. You see where I'm going with this right."

"Let me guess. The 3rd planet being the other Earth. That sounds just like our Solar System. So..."

"...Why haven't we been there before?" Daniel finished. "Simple. It has a space gate orbiting one of the 6th planets moons."

"Then how about a ship?"

"Well, first contact is usually better when face-to-face rather that ship-to-ship. So much less violence."

"So you want me to talk to Landry about a field trip?"

"If you wouldn't mind." Jackson said.

"I'll bring it up later. I got to go. Its roast beef today." With that, Cameron set off at a pace that would leave most people breathless.