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Lee followed Major Sheppard to the barracks they were to sleep in. On their way, they saw a fairly tanned man with a ragged hair cut, a grey uniform, and long arms.
"Major Sheppard, who's he?" asked Lee, as he pointed to the man walking past.
"Him? He's Havoc. He's been part of our team for a while now. Just to tell you, he's not human, so he can do things you can't." replied the major, "Now then, this is where you'll be sleeping." He gestured to a group of flat cots that appeared to be covered by a thin blanket.
"It might not look like much, but it keeps us warm at night." added Sheppard.
"Thanks, we appreciate this. Is it possible for some of our group members to look around the base?" inquired Lee.
"Well, I'd have to put you under guard, but I guess that's all right." answered Sheppard, "Come on, I'll show you something." He waited for Lee to motion that his group could settle down, before exiting, and leading Lee through the base.
"How did all this happen?" queried Lee.
"I'm not at liberty to say, but just to let you know, we didn't build this. I'm glad you show such an interest, but not all of us trust you much. And, I can't tell you." revealed Sheppard, "but let me show you some of the things in this base."
Major Sheppard led Lee around the base, when suddenly Weir's voice rang over the loud speaker.
"Major Sheppard, please lead our guests into the briefing room; it's urgent."
"I'll be right there!" replied the major, "Come on, we better hurry."
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"We came as fast as we could, what happened?"
"Something has come up, and I think Rodney can explain it." stated Weir.
"Thank you, Dr. Weir. What I have to say is pertaining to you, the new people who have come through the gate. Anyway, I have discovered something. It seems that the gate had a history for the systems it had dialed or received, and it's extremely interesting, you should take a…" began Rodney.
"Get to the point!" grumbled the major, clearly annoyed at the diversion made by Rodney.
"Alright, alright, I'll continue. Anyway, I took a look at the history, and it seems that the gate had been dialed from the same gate at Earth, but it showed a different energy signature. It seemed that this 'alternate gate' had been activated by some other force on that side, and this group went through, or fell through. I think that they traveled through time." finished Rodney.
"Traveled through…am I hearing this correctly? Traveling through time? What have you been smoking, boy!" ridiculed a marine, roughly in his early twenties.
"Seriously Rodney, how could this have happened?" questioned Dr. Weir.
"I don't know, it's a freak event!"
"Fine, anyway, can we get them back?"
"You want the short answer? Yes, they can get back, but there is a catch."
"And the catch is…?"
"It's that someone has to go through with them."
"Well that's not that…"
"And they can't come back." finished Rodney.
"Oh."
"Any volunteers?" asked the scientist hopefully. Not one hand rose.
"Fine, I'll have to teach you what to do." complained Rodney.
The next few hours went by quickly, each passing as Rodney taught the group how to close the gate when they got out, how to repair the gate, and hopefully be able to get back here again. Finishing late at night, Rodney and the group separated, each going to their respective dormitories. Lee laid on the cot thinking about what he had learned. He couldn't believe he was going home. He closed his eyes and entered a dreamless sleep.
He felt as if he had just fallen asleep when he felt hands shaking him. Lee snapped open his eyes and put his hand on his knife, when he realized that it was just Tiffany. He sat up, and followed them out into the hall. They walked into the top control room, and waited for Rodney and Weir to tell them what to do.
"Okay, when I tell you, walk straight through the Iris, and hold on tight." instructed Rodney, "You'll feel tingling all over your body, but it'll go away."
"Umm, I just have a question, how are we going to exit? We came through the gate by falling down, and I'm pretty sure we can't fly."
"We have grappling guns ready for you. Just pull the trigger and follow the rope."
"Gotcha, thanks!" said Lee, who seemed to always have to do things first. He picked up one of the guns, aimed it through the hole, and pulled the trigger. He heard the whiz of the rope as it flew out of the gun's tip. It was visible for a second before flying through the blue field and into the other side. He felt the rope go taut, and began to wave good bye.
"See you, thanks for everything, and I hope to see you again some time."
With that, he pulled himself through the hole and into the other side.