8. The Stargate
It was a quiet afternoon, which hadn't happened in quite a while now. There was always some emergency that had held the city in its grip. But not this afternoon. Dr. McKay had just left his report on her desk. Colonel Sheppard was off to the main land with Teyla and Ronon. Dr. Keller had left a note she needed to discuss some issues concerning medical supplies and there was a note from Dr. Zelenka she was needed in one of the labs later to watch an experiment of Rodney's science team.
Colonel Carter stretched as she straightened in her chair. She looked at the doorway as she found the technicians engaging in some happy banter. She took a deep breath and decided to go for a walk to clear her head.
She reached the bottom of the stairs and stopped, looking around at the people busy in the gate area. Some passing by, others bumping into people they were looking for and the security walking their perimeters, almost lazy.
She walked up to the gate and watched it in wonder. It was so different than the one she had been used to walking through during her time spend at the SGC. Personally she liked the Earth gate more than the Atlantis gate, though she had to admit the blue color did look more inviting then the orange of the spinning gate. The Atlantis gate was more sophisticated, almost like it was the next step in gate-building evolution.
She stepped a little aside, but remained nearby at the sound of an incoming wormhole. She watched as the lights lit up at an incredible speed. As she watched in awe she suddenly felt someone approach her from behind.
"Sorry, this city isn't yours to have." Sam turned but found no-one there, yet a mighty force pushed her in the path of the opening wormhole, right into the forming vortex.
As the wormhole settled, all that was left of Colonel Carter was a name and a memory.
Author's notes: I seemed to have lost my list of ways, which is a litte annoying, so I'm open to suggestions. Credit goes to whom credit belongs!
