Sergeant Greer was following Doctor Jackson around like an armed body guard following a celebrity around a meeting with their fans. He was on high alert and on edge due to Lorne's order to keep an eye on Jackson and the Aschen, Greer had planned to carry those orders in its fullest. Greer was almost on Daniel's heels when Daniel discovered something of interest. "What is it Doctor Jackson?" Greer let out a sigh when Jackson didn't answer. It wasn't uncommon for Daniel to become so distracted by archeological findings that his sense of hearing seemed to significantly weaken. "Jackson" Greer yelled in which Jackson turned to face Greer.

Jackson glared at Greer "Sergeant, it would be in our best interest if you keep quiet for the time being." Daniel began to skim his index finger across engravings on a stone. Jackson and Greer were standing in a field far from the technological hub of the city, it was bare for miles to the human eye. "Civilization once stood right where we stand Sergeant," Daniel said cleaning his glasses and pressing his lips together as he tried to read the engravings. "Huh" he said and followed it with "Now this is interesting."

Sergeant Greer moved closer to Doctor Daniel Jackson and had a look at the engravings himself. Of course, Greer had no idea what the engravings said, nor was he about to try. He simply shook his head at Daniel and sighed "I assume this means we won't be going anywhere for a while?" Jackson just nodded and gave some incoherent acknowledgment. "Yeah, that is exactly what I thought Doctor. Let me contact Major Lorne and report in. What did you find anyways, can you really read any of that?"

Daniel pressed his lips together and gazed at the engravings as he slid his index finger left to right and down "Yeah, I can read some of it. Its a rather symbol language to break, a few words are more complex than others but I think I understand the basics. The Aschen aren't the only people to live on this planet Sergeant. In fact, I believe the Aschen aren't exactly who they present themselves to be." Daniel's mouth was ajar "Oh this can't be good. According to this, the city below us had to be evacuated due to an epidemic, it was a bacteria or virus of some sort that began to sterilize the city's population. Birth rates began to decrease almost tenfold within ten years. A lot of the remaining engravings on this stone tablet is medical terms. I really could use Doctor Fraiser right about now."

Greer who had walked away from Daniel began to walk over to where Daniel was standing "Well, can you read any of this Doctor Jackson or are we just wasting time down here?" Sergeant Greer caught the glare that Doctor Jackson had just given him and Greer simply scuffed the dirt with his boots "Just saying Jackson, if you can read any of the medical information on those artifacts then there is no point in staying down here. We can look for answers elsewhere." Greer reached for the radio on his shoulder, her pinched the buttons in to open the communication channel and turned his head "Greer to Lorne." There was no response and Sergeant Greer instinctively moved around and tried again. "Damn it. We must have walked out of range. I told you not to go this far out Jackson."

Daniel had been paying very little attention to Sergeant Greer. Daniel had no problems with the military, he had been working as part of the Stargate program for years and he had all intentions on being welcoming to Greer but Sergeant Greer as Daniel found him, was hot headed and did not fit well with Daniel's personality. They however, would have to work together, at least for the time being. "Major Lorne told us to find whatever we could about the Aschen. That is exactly what I am doing Sergeant and that is exactly what I will continue to do. I can read enough and understand enough to know that this is where we will find the answers we are looking for." Daniel sighed as Greer tried to contact Lorne with no luck "It isn't my fault the radios range doesn't expand far enough Sergeant. We will head back as soon as I am finished here." There were times, a lot of time in fact where Daniel had wished the team had never changed, he missed the days Jack, Sam, Teal'c and he ventured through the gate together. Even after Jack's promotion, things were still good with Cameron. It was times like these that Daniel wondered what Cameron was doing in the Pegasus galaxy now. They kept in touch as much as possible but it wasn't as steadily as Daniel had hoped. Daniel had been keeping his mind busy but slowly the essence of loss crept in "Teal'c" he muttered to himself but he regained his control and continued to work. "Wait a second" he said and Greer shot him a look. Daniel's eyes began to skim all around the symbols and engravings "I believe I have solved this Sergeant. The Aschen killed the civilization that once lived here. Not at first and no fast, it was slow and gradual. It was too late by the time the truth was uncovered."

Just as Daniel had said those words, a male voice that was not Greer spoke "As is it is for you as well Doctor Jackson." Daniel heard the sound of a weapon go off, and he turned to see Greer falling back. Then, Daniel saw an Aschen. A large green flash of light came at Daniel in a glowing flash, soon pain shot through his body. It was some sort of stun weapon, that much Daniel could tell before he was subdued by the weapons effect, it felt as if all the energy in his body had been drained.