Chapter 7
September 27th- St. Michal Clock Tower - 2115 hours
Finally the Trolley stopped at it's destination. SG-1 were first off, they scouted the area and cleared it of any zombies they found. When they returned to the Trolley they found the two S.T.A.R.S. woman standing outside and Nicholai and Carlos helping Mikhail out of the Trolley.
"Is it ok to move him?" Carter asked.
"Yeah, as long as we're careful. If he moves to much it may open his wound." Rebecca explained.
"Is he awake enough to answer questions?" Jack asked.
"No he's still out of it. Maybe in a few minutes but I wouldn't count on it."
"Alright." Jack approached the three U.B.C.S soldiers. "Do you guys know what we should expect to find inside?"
"Not a clue," Carlos began. "All we were told was that this place was where an evac chopper would come."
"When does the evac get here?"
"We have to signal the transport." said the big Russian.
When he didn't explain further Jack turned to Carlos. "What's the signal?"
"We have to make the clock strike Twelve. That tells the chopper people are here for pick up."
"How do we do that?"
"By moving the clock hands."
"And how do we do that?"
"I can answer that," Said Rebecca as she, Jill, and the rest of SG-1 approached. "There's a special gear you have to find called the chronos gear. It's used to reset the clock, they keep it hidden so no one can change the time without permission."
"How do you know that?" Jill asked.
"When I was in middle school my class took a tour of the clock tower, they showed us the Chronos Gear, and told us what it was for."
"Did you see where they keep it?" Asked Daniel.
"No the person leading the tour gave it to someone else and continued our tour, but it was odd the gear was two-tone one part silver the other part gold."
"Is it in the tower?" He asked.
"Yes the woman guiding our tour did say that it was kept on the premises."
"Ok," Jack said thinking of a plan. "Carter, Murray you guys go with Jill and Carlos, find that gear and ring the bell. Daniel and I will remain here and keep an eye on things. While Rebecca looks after Mikhail."
"Yes sir." Said Carter as she led her group into the clock tower.
"ok," Rebecca began. "We find to find somewhere for Mikhail to lie down.
"Can't we just keep him on the Trolley?" Asked the Archeologists.
"I guess, but if we end up going inside he'll have to come with us and we'll need some where to keep him."
"Let's hope it doesn't come to that." Added the Colonel as he surveyed their surroundings. They was a car blocking one end of the street and a crudely constructed barricade was on the other end.
As Rebecca and Nicholai took the injured man back onboard the trolley Daniel appeared beside the Colonel.
"I sure hope they can signal that chopper, this place gives me the creeps."
"I know, and I'm still wondering why we can't contact base camp. There's nothing wrong with our equipment, we should be able to contact Hammond."
"Maybe there's been a breach of the quarantine and they had to evacuate base camp."
Jack shot his bespectacled friend a glare. "You always know how to look on the bright side don't you Daniel."
The Archeologists flashed him a lop sided grin.
Jack waved him off and headed over to the barricade. He could see through to the other side, at first he didn't see anything but as he was about to head back he noticed that something was blotting out the building about a mile down the road. There were zombies but they weren't moving. He just hoped they stayed where they were until Carter was able to find the gear.
September 27th- Inside St. Michal Clock Tower - 2120 hours
It took them a few minutes to find a way in since the front door was locked and Jill couldn't pick the lock. They finally found an unlocked door and entered a room with a piano in the center. Sam noticed two doors one on the south wall the other on the north.
"Murray, you and Carlos check the north door. Jill and I will check the south door. We'll meet back here in five minutes."
"Understood." Said Teal'c
Sam and Jill moved over to the south door. Sam took the knob in hand, Jill took her place on the other side and nodded. Sam turned the knob and flung the door open, Jill rushed inside Sam right behind. She swept the room with her P-90 there was no one in sight.
"Clear." Jill called out.
"Here to."
Sam lowered her weapon, they appeared to be in a chapel, complete with altar candles, and a giant wooden cross on the back wall. Apart from that the room appeared to be emp.. She saw the light from the candle glint off something lying on the altar. She picked it up.
"What'd you find?" Asked Jill as she approached.
"It's a key with a clock etched in its head."
"Might come in handy."
Sam slipped the key into her vest, and they exited the room. As they reentered the piano room, Teal'c and Carlos did as well.
"Find anything Murray?"
"Nothing Major Carter."
"Except another door." Added Carlos.
"Were you any more successful Major Carter?" Asked the big Jaffa.
"All we found was a key. Hopefully we'll find the door it works on in this building."
"When we were lost in the Spencer mansion we had to find four different keys to open certain doors in that place. It was a pain." Jill said.
"Yeah, Murray lead the way."
The group followed Teal's to a set of double doors. Teal'c took the left side of the door while Sam took the right. They threw the doors open and Jill and Carlos rushed in. There was an immediate call of all clear. Sam surveyed the room. It was the main hall.
"I've got a dead body over here." Carlos announced.
As they neared Carlos picked up something Sam knew must be some kind of weapon.
"What's that Carlos?" Asked Jill.
"It looks like a mine thrower. We had a couple on our chopper." Carlos handed the weapon to Jill then kneeled down next to the body.
Sam noticed the man was wearing the same uniform Carlos and his team wore, except it bore a another patch that they didn't have.
"Do you know him?"
"Yeah he was from Platoon Alpha , but they were covering the area on the west side of the city. How did he end up here."
Before he could answer an ear splitting shriek was heard. Sam looked for the source but saw nothing. She turned to Jill who had gone deathly pale.
"Oh no."
"What is it Jill?"
"Hunter." Was all she said.
Before she could ask what hunter meant there was a loud thud. Sam spun around and saw the strangest thing she'd ever seen. It was humanoid with broad shoulder and arms long enough to drag that they almost drug the floor, the hands were tipped by four claws that were leaving large gashes in the floor as it walked. Its head was small and its eyes were mostly iris with a small black slit in the center. Plus the whole creatures body was covered in scales. It looked like a humanoid reptile.
Sam just froze, the creature threw back its head and released another of those terrible shrieks. Suddenly from her left Teal'c unleashed a barrage of P-90 fire at the creature, it just kept coming. Sam was bringing up her own P-90 as a bright ball of energy struck the creature in the chest and tore the thing apart.
"That things no mine thrower." Carlos said as he walked over to Jill.
Sam went over to Teal'c and spoke quietly.
"Did that energy look familiar to you?"
"Indeed, it appeared similar to the energy discharged by a staff weapon."
"Thought so." Sam went over to Jill. "Can I see that weapon?" Jill handed the weapon over. As she examined it she noticed the barrel was made just like that of a Goa'uld staff weapon. She handed it to Teal'c who slung the weapons strap over his body.
Sam finally took the time to survey the room, besides dead body there was a desk with nothing on it and a green door. She walked over to the door but it was locked. As she examined the handle she noticed an etching on the knob. It appeared to be of a clock. She suddenly remembered the key she'd found. She pulled it from her vest and inserted it into the lock. It turned smoothly and Sam pushed on the door to make sure, it opened slightly.
"I guess we go this way." She grabbed her P-90 and pushed the door open The only thing behind it was a stair case. "I'll take the lead Murray you're on our six."
"Understood Major Carter."
The stair case led to a balcony, the only thing in the balcony was a green panel with the key symbol on it. She stuck the key in and turned it. There was a loud clank as a ladder descended. It finished descending with another loud clank.
"Murray you and I will go see what's up there. Jill you and Carlos stay here and make sure our way down stays clear."
"Ok." Was all Jill said.
Murray went up first. When they reached the top they found themselves in a another room. There was a typewriter on the desk next to what appeared to be a sliver gear. She picked up the gear and put it in her vest. Next to the desk was a book shelf with a box on it. Sam opened the box and found a key on a chain inside.
"What have you found Major Carter?"
"Another key but this ones on a chain." She slipped the chain around her neck. "Alright let's head back down.
As she and Teal'c descended they heard a low growl.
"Guys we're in trouble down here." Sam took a second to look down and saw Jill and Carlos firing into their escape route.
"STARRRRRSSSSS."
"The creature returns." Said Teal'c as they reached the landing. All Sam could see was a dark shadow coming up the stars. There was no way they could fight him here. She looked over the stone railing and saw that they weren't that far off the ground.
"Murray give me that Umbrella weapon." Teal'c unsung the weapon and handed it to her. Sam let the P-90 dangle from her vest as she used the weapon to destroy the railing.
"Come on guys let's go." Sam was the first to leap off the balcony down to the ground. She rolled as she impacted the wet ground water splashed up around her, Jill was next off followed by Carlos then Teal'c. Sam looked around and found a spotlight She rushed over to it and cut the power cords with her knife.
"Get out of the water." She called out. Her team was just clear of the puddle as the creature in the black jacket leaped off the balcony. As soon as it hit the ground Carter tossed the cords and the water. The monster shuddered as the electric current ran through its body, after a few seconds it toppled over thudding to the ground.
"Nice." Jill said as she approached.
"Carter." Sam spun around and saw Colonel O'Neill and Daniel rush around the side of the building. "Are you guys alright?"
"Everything's fine sir. We just had to deal with our friend again." She pointed down at the monster laying face down in the puddle.
She was already beginning to smell the things charred flesh.
"Where's everyone else?" Carlos asked.
"Rebecca stayed with Mikhail and Nicholai said he was going to go scout the surrounding area for supplies."
"How is Mikhail?"
"Rebecca said he's doing better but he's not out of the woods yet." Daniel explained.
"Carter," O'Neill began. "Have you found anything?"
"Just this," She pulled the silver gear out of her vest. "Oh and this key." She indicated the key around her neck.
"Any idea what their for?"
"Not yet."
"Alright keep up the search. We're gonna head back and check on Becky and Mikhail."
"Understood sir, I'll radio as soon as we find anything."
"Understood, come on Daniel." Jack clapped the archeologist on the should and drug him away.
Sam smiled.
"What's with those to?" Jill asked as Sam rejoined the group.
"It's a long story."
"Indeed." Teal'c added.
"Let's resume our search. If I remember correctly there was a locked door in the lobby wasn't there?"
"Indeed there was Major Carter."
"Alright let's head back."
September 27th- St. Michal Clock Tower Lobby - 2140 hours
As they reentered the Lobby Sam looked around and spotted another door that was not open. It had been locked when they were first here. She walked over to it removed the key from her neck and put it in the lock. It turned smoothly. She looked back at her team. Jill had her Samurai Edge handgun up and ready, Carlos had switched to a SIG Pro SP2009, and Teal'c was ready with his own P-90.
"Ok here we go." She shoved the door open and went in low with Jill and Carlos high Teal'c was on rear guard. She scanned the room for threats but saw nothing.
"Clear." Was the call from Jill and Carlos.
Sam stood and looked around the room. There was a passage directly across from the door but it was blocked by a huge bell. On one wall there were three paintings Each one depicting a woman in different stages of life. In front of each one was a statue, each statue held a stone: One made of crystal, another of obsidian, and the final made of amber. On the other side of the room appeared to be the inner workings of a clock, there appeared to be a gear missing.
"What do you think these are for?" Carlos asked as he picked up one of the stones. Once the stone was out of the statues hand there was a sound of machinery and a clock beside painting 3 moved it's set to a time of Seven O'clock.
"If my experience in the mansion is any indication," Jill began. "It's a puzzle if we solve it we'll get something."
"It appears that we must move the stones so that they make the time peace display a specific time." Teal'c observed.
"But what time?" Carlos asked.
"That's easy," Sam said as she faced the group. "There's only one time that makes sense. 12 O'clock."
"So we just have to find the right combination."
"That's right Carlos." Jill said.
Sam picked up the Crystal , Carlos had the Amber and Jill took the Obsidian.
"Let me hold yours to Carlos." Carlos gave her the Amber stone. She noticed that the amber was heavier than the crystal.
"They're weighted differently." She set the crystal down on the middle statue and the amber one the first. Jill put hers in the middle. The clock turned and landed on 7 O'clock.
"Well that's not it."
"Thanks for pointing out the obvious Carlos."
They set them in a different combination but again got the wrong time.
"There's got to be something we're missing here." Sam looked around the room, her eyes landed on the paintings. One showed a woman in ancient Egypt standing before the Pyramid of Giza, The middle painting showed a different woman in bustling metropolis, and the other showed a woman in a futuristic setting. Above each painting was a plaque.
"Goddess of Past, Present, and Future."
"Look at the backgrounds of the paintings." Jill said as she walked up next to the paintings. "Each one is tinted, Goddess of the Past is tinted a dark color, Goddess of present is Silver, and the future is amber."
Jill placed the stones, the clock hands spun and landed on Twelve exactly. There was clicking sound and the clock face opened and inside was a golden clock gear. Sam plucked the gear from its recess. She took the silver gear from her vest the recesses in the gold gear fit perfectly with the bulges in the silver gear. As she slipped them together she walked over to the clock mechanism on the other wall. She put what she assumed to be the Chronos Gear in cock the spinning gears made contact with the Chronos Gear and there was a loud ringing, the clock was striking."
September 27th- Outside St. Michal Clock Tower - 2150 hours
Suddenly the air was filled with the sound of the clock tower striking midnight. Before long Jack could hear the sound of an inbound Helicopter. The Helicopter passed overhead as Carters team came running out of the clock tower.
"Nice going Guys, now we can go home."
"STAAAAARRRRSSSSS." The smiles on the faces of his team quickly faded at the sound.
Jack looked up and saw the monster he had decided to call Nemesis, since it was being such a pain in their collective asses, pointing what appeared to be a Rocket Launcher at their saviors.
"NO!" He heard Daniel shout.
Before he could raise his weapon, the Nemesis fired its weapon. In seconds the copter was a fireball.
"Get down." He shouted.
Everyone was on the ground when the copter hit, there was a massive explosion shards of metal shot from the wreckage, small fires were started as well.
When the noise subsided Jack lifted his head. The area around them looked like a war zone, scorched metal was everywhere. As he stood he heard a thud, and saw Nemesis walking toward them.
"Let's go people our friends back." He raised his P-90 and took aim, he pulled the trigger but like all the other times it had very little effect.
"What going on?" Jack spun around and saw Rebecca coming out of the trolley.
"Get back inside we'll handle this." He used his best command voice to let the girl know it was not a request.
Rebecca just nodded and did as she was told.
When he turned back around Nemesis had closed half the distance between them.
"Spread out people we don't want to give him an easy target." The six combatants spread out taking up positions around the courtyard. The Nemesis changed direction and headed straight for Jill Valentine.
"Oh shit." Jill screamed as Nemesis raised its weapon.
Jack raised his gun but instead of aiming at Nemesis he aimed at the launcher instead. He fired and heard the shots ping off the launcher. When the monster tried to fire the weapon exploded on its shoulder.
Once the smoke cleared Jack saw that the top half of its coat had been blown off. The sight was gruesome, It looked like the skin had been peeled away and that was left was muscle. Except for a purple tentacle that seemed to encircle its shoulders and right arm.
Suddenly the Nemesis pulled it right arm back when it threw its arm forward a tentacle came out of the palm straight at Jill. Before Jack could move Teal'c leaped in front of Jill, the tentacle impaled Teal'c just above his symbiote pouch.
"Murray!" Jill shouted as Nemesis removed the tentacle from Teal'c and the big Jaffa hit the ground.
"Damn." Jack said as he opened up on Nemesis again.
Once the tentacle retracted completely the monster continued its march towards Jill. Carlos opened up on Nemesis with his M4A1 Riffle Sam and Daniel joined him, but their bullets seemed to be having no effect at all. Nemesis just continued to march.
"Bring him over here!" Jack tried to find the sound and saw Mikhail standing in the doorway of the trolley.
Jack ran over to the trolley.
"What are you doing Mikhail?"
"There's no time Jack, just get that thing onboard the trolley I'll deal with it myself."
"Are you sure?"
"He's made up his mind Colonel." Rebecca said as she appeared behind the Russian.
Mikhail moved aside allowing Rebecca to exit the trolley. As their teammates continued to fight Nemesis Jack turned to the young medic.
"What's going on Rebecca?"
"I was a little optimistic on my appraisal of his condition. He's bleeding internally, there's nothing I can do for him."
"Alright I guess we'll do what he wants." Jack spun around. "Jill lead that thing this way." He shouted.
Valentine shot him a look but started running towards them. As she neared he told her what to do.
"Get aboard the trolley. Let the creature board before you make your escape. Mikhail will take it from there."
As Jill blew past them he pulled Rebecca back toward his team. Nemesis paid them no mind as they passed. He found Daniel and Carter checking on Teal'c. He looked back at the trolley and saw Nemesis drop its weapon and punch it's hand through the side of the trolley car. It peeled the metal away and boarded the trolley.
"DIE YOU SON OF A BITCH!" He heard Mikhail shout.
Then the trolley exploded into a fireball of sheet metal. He pushed Rebecca to the ground and covered her with his body. Once the once everything settled Jack set on his knees and looked down at Rebecca.
"You ok?"
The young girl nodded.
He stood up then helped Rebecca to her feet.
He looked around and found Carter and Daniel trying to pick up Teal'c, Carlos moved Sam out of the way and he helped Daniel raise Teal'c.
"He's unconscious." Carter said.
"What did that thing do to him?" Asked Daniel.
"If it's anything like umbrellas other creations." They all looked up and saw Jill approaching. "I'll bet he'd been infected by the T-Virus."
"Oh god." Jack said as he removed his ball cap and ran a hand through his graying hair. "What the hell do we do now?"
"We need to get Murray somewhere he can rest." Daniel said.
"Let's get him inside, there's a chapel with pews he can rest there."
"Alright, Jill you and I will take point. Carter you and Rebecca are on our six with Carlos, Daniel and Teal'c in the middle."
The group set out to get Teal'c somewhere safe.
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Hey everyone sorry this took so long I had a really bad case of writers block. Well it's finally here I hope you enjoy it.
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