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Sorry for the short chapters. But I've got to build up the suspense somehow ;) and thanks for spotting the error "borgprincess"

Chapter Three

Ten Minutes before the arrival of Sheppard's team.

Having returned to the Control Room with Bates and checked on the current situation regarding the unknown object; both he and Elizabeth walked out onto the balcony overlooking the Gate Room, to see if they can spot it coming towards them.

The sun shone down on the city; Bates spotted the object first and pointed ahead of them. "Over there, looks like a fish of some kind."

Elizabeth turned to where he was pointing; there, in the far distance and coming nearer at an incredible speed, she could see a partial outline of the creature under water and saw what appeared too be a tentacle. "A Squid?"

As it got a bit nearer they could see the size of it and Bates backed up near the door. "That's no Squid, that's a Snake and not all Snakes tend to be friendly."

Elizabeth looked at him and pointed towards it. "That can't be a snake, it's too big."

"Anaconda's are big."

"Yes, but that's three times bigger."

"You're forgetting this is a completely different species to the Snakes we know of."

As Elizabeth and Bates continued talking about it, the snake spotted them from the sea; having popped its head out the water.

It then ducked back down and picked up speed.

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Twenty minutes after the arrival of Sheppard's team.

John's team had now spread out, in search for survivors.

On closer inspection of the two bodies, they determined that is wasn't a blast shot that had killed them, but electrocuted; if the burn marks were anything to go by. It was probably that, which shorted out the communications system, Rodney couldn't get working.

No one had yet determined why there was a hole in the window above the stairs, which was seen earlier whilst rushing to Elizabeth's office. But then, glass was broken all over the place.

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Five minutes before the arrival of Sheppard's team.

Elizabeth and Bates stopped talking when the city shook under their feet.

One glance at each other and they both looked back out to sea, Elizabeth being the one to speak out. "Where's it gone?"

Bates shrugged his shoulders.

"Doctor Weir, you're not going to believe this, but I'm picking up the object inside the city." Came the familiar voice of the Gate technician via Bates mic, which she continued to use.

Both he and she rushed back into the Control Room. "How'd it get in?"

"I don't know Ma'am, but it's located on the lower levels you visited earlier. What did you see?"

"A Snake," replied Elizabeth whom then activated Bates mic. "Doctor Zelenka this is Doctor Weir, if you can hear me, I advise that you and your team vacate the area you're in."

Elizabeth waited for a response, but she only received static and tried again.

Whilst she was talking through her mic for the third time, the middle of window over looking the Gate Room was smashed to pieces and the snake sped across the floor towards them as it entered the room.

TBC

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