Beyond the Gate
Chapter 2: A Pair of Kings
Earth
2 PM SGC time
7 days ago
The stargate deactivated as Daniel and I walked down the ramp. I wanted to get home right away to try and find out what happened to Tanith back at the Iota site. "Col Mitchell, Dr Jackson, welcome back. How was R&R ?" General Hank Landry asked us as we stepped down the remaining stairs of the ramp.
"Eventful" Daniel replied before I could say what was on my mind at that moment. I was thankful that Daniel spoke up. He and I had been asked to spend our very much deserved R&R at any of the backup sites. In this case we had chosen the recently created during the Ori offensive Iota site.,
It was lead by a friend of mine, Lt Commander Tanith Raines, she and I had gone to high school together.
And now she was missing.
It was the way Daniel had used the word, eventful, to tell Hank that shit went sideways when we were supposed to relax. We'd barely been home two weeks when General Landry insisted we split up and take some well deserved R&R. I wanted to see Tanith again, and Tanith had some stuff that Daniel could find for a time killer.
Little did we know what we were getting into.
Hank didnt waste a second. "Alright, tell me about it upstairs."
As we went for the side door to go into the control room, I finally spoke my mind. "How many UAVs do we have ?"
General Landry at first didnt answer me as we stepped into the control room, and then from there up the stairs to the briefing room. There was something on his mind, I could sense it, and so could Danny.
"General, Is there something going on ?" Daniel finally asked him. We stood at the top of the stairs when Daniel asked that question, a few feet away was the coffee maker, next ot it the conference table.
"You'd better sit down, its a long story and I still cant get my head around it." Hank said. Daniel and I traded looks, but sighed and went to the table. Hank all but fell into his chair at the head of the table as we sat down.
Hank then delved into the tale, it was a long one and I personally couldnt believe it. "While SG1 was in the Ori galaxy, a storm brewed out of nowhere in Miami Florida, there was a huge show going on at one of the theaters there. Big stage musical show." Hank explained.
"When the storm hit, the alarms went off throughout the theater, informing of a severe storm and the roads were closed. The theater was to be evacuated, next thing the theater security knew, there was an explosion and a light control beam collapsed right ontop of the performers on the stage. But when the space where the light beam was located was searched, all that was found was the wireless microphones the performers wore." Hank took a deep breath. "According to the report the microphones were melted and barely recognisible.
"Since then, random storms have popped up all over the earth. People missing from their cars, their homes, a daycare in Ohio reported a power outage before there was an explosion, one of the children there was missing." Hank sighed.
Daniel was quiet. So I spoke up. "Same thing happened to us." I said, Daniel nodded.
Hank looked at us, I continued, "When Daniel said things were eventful at the Iota site. He wasnt kidding. A freak storm came up out of nowhere, when it started raining, hard, I tried to lighten the mood with a joke, next thing we knew, there was a ear splitting explosion, and Tanith was gone. All that was left was her radio, and her favorite karambit boneknife in the place she had sat." I said.
"Oh you lightened the mood alright. I was laughing, next thing I knew I was screaming because my ears were ringing." Daniel said
"It wasnt just isolated to Earth, nor was it also isolated to you two and Colonel Raines." Hank said.
"What's going on ?" Daniel asked
"Just before you two gated here I was in contact with the commanders of the Alpha, Beta, and Delta sites. Each one over the last month alone had freak storms out of nowhere swell up suddenly. No advanced warning, nothing. I asked for a full list of personel from each location. Iota site was next and I am still waiting for it." Hank told us.
"That might be why the acting commander, Thomas Paradise asked us to bring this back." I said, rememrbering why Major Paradise had insisted I take the folder. I held it out to the general. "Tanith was gone, and before we got there, Captain Artigas was already missing. Tanith wanted to expolore an area we had never explored before at Iota when we were hit in that freakstorm."
Hank took the folder and opened it. "Of all the Sites, Iota was the least hit. Alpha site reported seven members, three of them civilians, the rest military, gone in a freak storm, about a day after the event in Miami. Beta Site reported twice as many. And Delata reported ten people missing. Iota only reports its commanding offcer, Lt Colonel Tanthial "Tanith" Raines of California, and her XO, Captain Zane Artigas of Winter Haven Florida as missing"
"What about Atlantis ?" Daniel asked, I nodded, it was possible they could have been affected right ?
"I have yet to receive word from Atlantis on any lost personel at this time. For now I want you two stay on R&R, if want to leave base you can." Hank said to us.
Daniel nodded. Hew had some ideas he wanted to get started on. "Is it alright if we visit any of the Sites ? Or even go back to the Iota site while on R&R sir ?" I asked.
"Of course, you're still on R&R and supposed to be there. But you did the right thing in coming here and getting this to me. For now though, Take a rest, a good shower, some food. I need to make some calls" Hank stood up
"What's the cover story ?" Daniel asked.
"Right now we're calling it just freak lightning strikes." Hank replied, "It cant be the Asgard. Because they gave us everything, even their collected information, all their downloaded brains. Everything is on the Odyssey. So they couldnt have beamed those people out in such a show."
"Its possible it was an Ancient weapon." Daniel said, I looked at him, as did the general
"Danny ?" I asked him.
"Its possible there was an ancient weapon out there in the galaxy somewhere, and it activated, maybe by chance or by strict timing. Or something. And now its active and randomly using the weather to transport people somewhere." Daniel explained, He was onto something.
"What if it isnt technology ?" I asked him
"I want to ensure first that it could be technology. But the odds are that it might not be technology are also really good." Daniel said
"And those odds are ?" I implored, Hank stood there, looking at Daniel
"I'd say fifty fifty" Daniel said
"Odds I can live with" Hank replied, "Get to it, Dr Jackson, let me know what you can find. In the mean time, the Alpha site has been sending UAVS on preprogramed flight paths to scan around stargates of known weaponry caches we stored on a number of planets. Its possible one of those locations might be where these people got transported to. If that is what happened. I'm going to make some calls." With that, Daniel stood up as Hank went into his office.
Daniel went right to his lab and started into the research, I went to the generals door and knocked twice.
Hank looked up at me. "Colonel ?" He said
"Ya got a minute ?" I asked him
"Come in, shut the door." Hank said, I shut both doors and sat down. "Whats on your mind, Cam ?" Hank said to me.
"When I asked if we had any UAVs ready to go, can we send a few from here on the same pre programmed flight pattern that the Alpha site is doing right now ?" I said in thought.
"What are you getting at, son ?" Hank asked me
"Something is weird, first the Ori, then this ? It doesnt add up." I said simply. I raised a hand before he could inturrupt. "Sir, permission to speak freely ?" I said, Hank smilked and nodded. "I want to go back to the Iota site, but not by stargate, I want to take the Odyssey, send with me as many UAVs with UCAV specs and who knows, we can track down what happened not just to Tanith, but to those people in Miami, and that kid in Ohio." I said. The last thing I wanted was for a mother and father to be without their child.
"From what I understand, and have been told, whatever is happening is targeting a direct and spcific group of people, but its not just people, a few people have reported pets missing after such violent storms." Hank told me
I raised a hand in thought, my finger tapped against my chin briefly. "Who exactly was this group that disappeared in Miami ?" I asked him
"They were musical performers, working on a revival of a old musical that ended a 21 year long run on broadway, so they were doing a tour. The stop was Miami for a weekend of shows." Hank said.
"What was the show ?" I asked
"A musical. Cats." Hank replied.
"And you think Tanith was involved ? This storm out of nowhere takes what, how many at once ?" I said
"According to the report sent to Homeworld security, twenty six people, plus to audience members, went missing in the sudden explosion of lights exploding everywhere. We know it wasnt the Asgard, we have them all in their knowledge they gave us, we dont know if it could be the furlings. Or the Nox, and know it isnt the Ancients" Hank said
"Danny hasnt confirmed that, yet." I said
"Given that it happened everywhere, not just here on Earth so far. And its still happening, I dont think its the Ancients either" Hank said to me.
I nodded. "I think I see what you mean, it cant be the Asgard, we know where they are, it cant be the Ancients because they're all ascened and gone. But, what about the Nox ? We havent heard a peep from them in so long have we ?"
"We've been in contact with them, they've confirmed it is not their doing either." Hank told me.
"That leaves the Furlings, and we've never met them before." I said thoughtfully. What did a Furling look like ?
"Its possible we might have met them, if Dr Jackson can find a link between the Ancients theory and these disappearances. Then we'll be in luck, in the mean time, take a load off, get some chow. I'll make a call or two and get you situated on the Odyssey." Hank told me, I nodded
"Thanks, I'll go check on Daniel and see if he found anything. He might have something. Maybe" I said as I stood up.
"In the mean time, after you see Dr Jackson, have Sergeant Siler prep a few UAVs with UCAV and pre program the flight pattern. I'll get in touch with the alpha site and ask for ten addresses to scan." Hank said to me.
I nodded my thanks again and left his office.. I headed for Daniels lab.
I found Daniel going through the computer. Trying to find something, anything related to what was making people disappear and leaving mechanical devices behind. "Tanith didnt just leave, she was taken, but by what I dont know, yet she might naked wherever she ended up." Daniel said to me, he had the nearby plasma screen TV onto the local news, a storm had blown up from nowhere in Glen Canyon. A house was hit by lightning. But there was no fire.
"General Landry and I figured that its not the Asgard. But it might be the Ancients, and the General also confirmed its not the Nox." I told Daniel to try and calm him down.
"Those two people in that house, a father and daughter, older man, young girl of about fifteen or so. The house was searched. Nothing was found execept for the old mans hearing aid, and a shredded duvet." Daniel said to me, he pointed at the screen.
"You know it might be possible that it might not be the Ancients, but someone else entirely." I ventured.
He looked at me, "I agree, it might be possible that the Ancients didnt have anything to do with this whatsoever. But who could ? I'm coming up blank here." Daniel looked to be at his wits end.
"What about the Furlings ? We never met them, so its possible they're doing this somehow." I mused. Daniel looked at me, an eyebrow raised, he raised a hand and went for the books nearby. "What is it ?"
"About three thousand years ago, back when we did our time travel fun, there was a huge cult that followed the goddess, Bastet, Egyptian of course. But still." Daniel found the book he was looking for and started through the pages. "Its possible that those cult members were not just priests and priestesses of Bast herself, but also were created in her image." He found the picture he was looking for
"When I was in egypt before we took the fight to the Ori, I had come across this temple." He showed me the picture in the book, I stared at it. I tapped my finger on it as Daniel went for another book, this time a notebook. "Catherine, the woman behind all this in the first place, had also discovered a journal, but I havent gotten anywhere with it yet."
I looked at the journal, Dr Langfords handwriting was clearly there, but there was also something else. "That looks like that thing you guys found when you went after Dr Langfords first boyfriend ?"
"Yeah, its possible the Furlings have been here, to Earth" Daniel said. He sighed. "there's only one way to know for sure though"
"And that is ?" I asked him
"I would need to go to egypt, to find out more. But not in the past, I mean here in the present. Zagazig Egypt was originally called Bubastis. According to Catherines notes there was a temple to Bast herself built there during the time of the bible. Apparently if the text is correct, the temple is still there, but as a museum." Daniel explained
"Ahuh" I replied, all of everything he just told me went over my head. "So when do you want to go on this vacation ?" I asked him.
"Soon as the computer confrims its not an Ancient device going haywire. I want to go to Egypt. We dont even have to pack." Daniel replied. I knew what he meant, we'd be taking the Odyssey or the Hammond, basically transferring to the Hammond or the Odyssey, then beaming to the temple itself.
"Sounds like a plan" I said with a nod as I set the journal back on the table. Daniel nodded, mouthing the word of yeah, before his phone rang. We traded looks, I nodded my head towards the phone. As if telling Danny to answer it.
"Dr Jackson" Daniel said on answering his phone. "I see, yeah, he's right here, I'm looking him dead in the eye. Alright I'll tell him. Right, the computer is still scanning but so far nothing." Daniel said into the phone. He covered the mouthpiece and looked to me, "Its Jack," Me mouthed, that meant General O'Niell wanted us ? Daniel motioned to the nearby screen and Jack came onto it.
"Ah this is better." Jack said, "Cam, Daniel. We got trouble, soon as Hank told me you guys were home I made some more calls. The prime minister of Egypt wanted to talk face to face with Daniel, and see if he could help with a project. I said I'd see what I could do, the guy is rather good at getting his way."
"How important is it ?" I asked, "What is he a museum owner or something ?"
"He was, before the last Egyptian election and he won by a landslide, he and his wife had set up an area of Egypt's Nile Delta as a protected zone." Jack told us.
"So why call me ?" Daniel asked.
Jack sighed, he didnt want to share the next bit, but he had to. "Last night, Egypt local time, the Prime Minister, Muhamed Nazari and his wife, I believe her name is pronounced Mai or May, I cant really tell, they were attending a ball of some sort at the Tell Basta historical artefacts Museum when a freak storm occurred, Next thing Muhamed knew, there was a huge flash of light and when he could see again, his wife was gone, all that was left was a half melted wireless microphone she had in her hand, even her clutch was gone." Jack explained, even having Walter post the pictures that Muhamed had sent to Jack for us to see.
"Once he told me that Security had confirmed the lightning striking the area. And that nobody left the building, with his wife gone, Prime Minister Nazari put a bulletin up for information. Then he thought of us. As SG1 we helped him and his wife, you remebmer ?" Jack said to Daniel
The younger man looked thoughtful, then he nodded. "Yeah, I do remember Mei Nazari, she and her husband needing help on a Giza dig near the pryamids when they found some stuff related to Osiris and Isis, but that's it." Daniel said
"And because of that and your knowledge of all things Egyptian. You were the first person he thought of, so he called me, I said I would see what I could do, so when Hank said you guys were back from Iota, I called Mahumed and he's willing to meet SG1, or as many members as can be found, as soon as possible. He doesnt care where either." Jack said to us.
"Looks like this is working R&R, I'll take it, should I dress for the tropics or just for desert heat ?" I joked, It made even Jack smile as Daniuel chuckled.
"I'll let him know you're coming, he wants to see you guys, both of you guys, at the Tell Basta museum, where he had his old office. He hasnt left the building since his wife disappeared." Jack said before the screen disconnected.
I looked at Daniel, he was going through his notebooks "What are you doing ?"
"The last time I saw Director Mahumed and his wife, I had a specific journal with me" Daniel said, he snapped his fingers wityh a crow of joy. "This will help translate pretty much everything he throws at us." Daniel smiled. He picked up his radio, I still had mine on.
I looked at him, "ready ?"
"Yeah, are you ?" He looked at me. I smirked
"Hammond, this is Mitchell, two to transport" I said into my radio.
"Standby" Came the reply. A second later and we were on the bridge of the Hammond.
"Col Mitchell, Dr Jackson." Col Pendergast said upon seeing us. "General O'Niell mentioned we might be needed, the Odyssey is still in shakedown from your last mission. She took a lot of damage. I'm surprised the Asgard shields held out that much."
I traded looks with Daniel, normally Elijah Pendergast was not a talkative man. "Something you're not telling me, Eli ?"
He sighed, "In my stateeoom, both of you." He said, the three of us headed there, Eli spoke as we walked. "General O'Niell told Prime Minister Nazari about the Hammond, even had him beamed up here. But he insisted that everything that happens, happens in the museum where he has his office."
"So why are we going to your stateroom ?" Daniel asked as we stopped outside the door. It slid open, a woman waited for us. I recognised her. And could tell why Eli Pendergast was upset.
"India ?" I asked seeing her, the woman was a old rival in the Air Force, I had been shot down at the battle of antartica, but she managed to stay in the air and cover for me, it took all ten of her visits to me in the hospital to realise she was a friend, not a rival. But we couldnt help but have the healthyu rivarly going between us on a friends level. "Wasnt expecting you here."
"Same here, Col Pendergast, I'll take it from here." India said. The Native American beauty nodded to Eli and he left. It was odd seeing him taking orders, from a Lt Colonel.
"Whats going on ?" Daniel asked as we stepped into the stateroom.
"Prime Minister Mahumed Nazari posted this, its all over Egypt. But it happened all over the world since about a month ago in Miami" India handed Daniel a picture. On it was something unexpected. A reward of half a billion dollars for any information leading to the recovery of First Lady, Mai Nazari. Her picture was of what she last was seen wearing.
"What does this have to do with SG1 ?" I asked when IO read the information
"Mahumed has worked with SG1, and so did his wife. After seeing what the ships could do, he said showing up in a ball of light wouldnt phase him. Whenever you're ready, you're to go directly to his office as Tell Basta Artefacts museum." India told us.
"When did you get assigned to the Hammond I thought you were on the Applo ?" I asked her.
"President Hayes requested I be easy to transfer to ships as needed. Right now I'm supposed to be on Atlantis. But its enroute to the Pegasus Galaxy as we speak and we wont hear from them for at least another week, if not longer." India said
I then noticed her rank. "Congratulations by the way, full bird colonel now huh ?" She nodded. I turned to Daniel.
"Is this it ? Is this all we're needed on the Hammond for ?" Daniel asked her.
"We can easily get into position over Egypt, shouldnt take too long." India said
"No I mean having us come to the colonels stateroom to show us this ?" Daniel clarified.
India smiled. "Mahumed asked me directly to ensure that only certain people see this exact paper. Those being SG1, he insisted, I didnt even let Col Pendergast see it. I doubt I will be allowed to do so" As she handed Daniel the picture our radios chattered
"Colonel Mitchell, we're in position." Came Eli's voice. Eli's older brother, Lionel had commanded the Promethus, I could tell there was an air of careful calculative control about he man.
"Great, two to transport to Prime Minister Mahumed Nazari's office at Tell Basta Artefacts museum." I replied. I gave a nod to India, she mouthed the words good luck as Dianiel and I disappeared from the Hammond down to Egypt.
Right into Mahumed Nazari's office.
He looked up as we appeared. He recognised Daniel right away, while He gave me a confused glance, at least until he saw the SGA patch on my arm and figured I was with Daniel for a reason. Other then a teammate, Daniel was able to calm the Prime Minister down when he saw us.
"Prime Minister" He said, holding out a hand to shake, the two men shook hands
"Please call me Mahumed, I see you havent changed a bit ?" Mahumed said as he turned towards me.
"Cameron Mitchell, Commander of SG1" said, we shook hands.
"I see, whatever happened to Colonel O'Niell ?" Mahumed asked, though he had spoken to him on the phone.
"Got promoted, he oversees Homeworld Security now, I think you have a connection to it in your council or cabinet ?" Daniel said
Mahumed smiled and nodded now able to remember, then he shook his head and waved a hand "That's not important right now" He said to us. He motinoed to the two chairs behind us. "Sit down and I will explain everything I can up to my wife disappearing" We sat down, and Mahumed launched into his story.
"It started shortly after I was elected as Prime Minister of Egypt. The last administration had screwed up, and the people wanted changes that focused on our history and heritige. Me being the former director of Tell Basta I got the swing vote. Everyone knew me and Mai and what we did to preserve Egypts history. How I won by a landslide is beyond me, many of my opponents claimed foul."
"Congratulations on the election" I ventured.
"Oh" Mahumed waved a dismissive hand, "It is nothing without my wife. Shes my anchor after all, so when she came up with the idea of celebrating the election, and holding the swearing in here at Tell Basta, everyone, even the Zagazig leadership was up for it. The whole city was in celebration."
He motioned for us to follow him as he spoke. We went out into the main hall of the museum. "That is when your wife disappeared ?" Daniel asked him. He nodded. "Do you remember what you were doing when she disappeared ?"
"Yes," Mahumed replied as we came to a halt by a stone tablet, written in a language I had only seen in mission reports, "this tablet, we were reading it over, me, her and a few others. And also answering questions. I had just been sworn in moments before" Mahumed said.
I looked at the tablet, it was made mostly of black obsidian, but it was edged in gold writings. I couldnt make anything out. "I got nothing" I said to Daniel. "Looks like something out a movie"
"That isnt common egyptian hieroglyics either. This is more of a runic writing. Similar to Greek or Roman." Daniel corrected in thought. "Possibly even norse or Swedish."
"That is what Mai said, however it is who it concerns and what it shows. That makes everyone confused." Mahumed handed daniel a picture. "Somehow this got activated during the night before the ball and my inaugeration. But the staff her swore that nobody was in here execept the security guards, and they work in pairs. We went so far as to give the guards a lie test, none of them triggered the tablet."
Daniel was reading the tablet carefully. "Well that's interesting." He said
"What ?" Mahumed and I both asked him.
"If what I am reading is right. This tablet is Furling" Daniel took out his notebook and went through it, comparing the writing first to a page of egyptian ,then greek, then roman, some norse, and finally something else.
"What are you saying Dr Jackson ?" Mahumed asked after he and I traded looks.
"The Third Race." He explained, "At one point in history there was an alliance of Four Great Races, The Nox, the Furlings, The Asgard, and the Ancients, but we've only met three of the four. We've nerver met the Furlings, so we dont even know what they look like. If that." He flipped though a few pages. "But if I'm right, this tablet is written entirely in Furling. But it looks like Norse, and might have been triggered when a tourist loked at it ?"
"Possible the Artefacts Museum is open daily, nine am to ten pm." Mahumed said in thought.
"So a tourist triggered the tablet ?" What exactly is that in this picture, it looks like floating writing of some kind ?" I said when Daniel handed me the picture of something floating in the air. A security guard, Mahumed had explained, had takenb the picture, and shortly afterwards the writing, whatever it was, faded into the form of a womanlike creature when in combat with some unknown assailant before it disappeared.
"Where was this kept ?" I asked. Daniel looked up from his translations as Mahumed looked at me confused, Daniel also confused, since when was I a guy interested in ancient Egypt ?
"On the main floor" Mahumed said.
"I'll look there, you said you and Mai were answering questions, According to General O'Niell all that was left was a half melted microphone right ?" I said, Mahumed nodded. "I'll see if I can find anything out of the norm by the place this tablet was at."
I turned to leave, Daniels question stopped me "Since when were you interested in ancient egypt ?" He asked me. He was right, I never was into ancient Egypt or even ancient Israel for that matter.
"When Tanith disappeared right from our Hummer" I replied to him. "Look, I'll go and see if I can find anything, markings or the like on where Mai disappeared from. What do you remember exactly of that moment ?" I turned to Mahumed as I neared the door.
"There was a huge peal of thunder, it felt like it was trying to rip apart the building, security is still getting the names list together and contacting each person in turn, they said they'd bring me a list if anyone besides my wife is missing. So far I havent heard a peep from them." Mahumed sighed, picking up a cigar he lit it. "The one thing I remember was a crack, my wife screaming, and a huge explosion of blinding piercing light unlike anything I had ever seen. Even with my eyes closed the light blasted through my eyelids."
He took a drag from the cigar, Blowing a ring of smoke he said "When I opened my eyes and blinked away the bright light, people were scrambling and my wife was gone, all that was in the place she was standing next to me was her half melted microphone. I insisted it not get moved, not until we know further of what happened, it was by wher ethis tablet was, you cant miss it." Mahumed told me,
I nodded. "Daniel, if you figure anything, I'll be in the museum."
Daniel by that point had gone back to the translation. Not looking up as he replied "Right, good luck. If I find anything I'll find you." with that I left the office
For about ten minutes I wandered the artefacts area. I found the half melted microphone, if that hadnt been there on the floor where Mai Nazari had dropped it, or was forced to drop it, I would have never found where the tablet was.
A Security guard stood nearby. "Sir, Director Nazari informed me you would be arriving. Said I was to help you by any means possible." The man said upon seeing me.
"Great, what can you tell me about the night of the Directors wifes disappearance, what she wore, who she spoke to ?" I said to him.
The man started into his report. "The Directors wife, Mai Nazari, wore a dark magenta satin dress, quite common for the ladies here in Zagazig. Most of the women present wore similar but also different colored dresses of similar design and make. After she answered a question concerning the tablet that was on that pedestal, the storm thundered overhead and the lights went crazy." The man sighed
"Fortunately the lights only flickered a few times over a few seconds before staying steady as the thunder faded. The band played a bit to try and get everyone off the storm outside." He went quiet then.
I looked at him. "So whatever happened while the band was playing made things go FUBAR ?" I asked him
"Yes sir, one moment the band was playing the Foxtrot, nex thing it was doing was ducking for cover when the lightning bolt hit out of nowhere, the entire room was flooded with bright white light." The guard said. "When we could see, the Directors wife was gone, and there was the microphone, like that."
I knelt next to the microphone and looked at it, the flashlight sized item was half melted, the microphone end to speak into was a melted fried mess, while the handle was twisted and warped. Taking a pen I picked the ruined device up.
As I was looking at it the Guard gave off a startled shout and drew his weapon. Looking up I saw what he was looking at and drew my own weapon, once again the lettering had appeared, and oddly, it was the same moment when Jackson found me.
"Cam, I think I found it!" He said
"Alright, I see, if you found something, you gave us a scare, whats going on ?" I said in reply once we somehow saw the ghostly image of a catlike creature, clearly female standing where the microphone was once more placed back on the ground. "What is that ?"
"I think its Bastet" Daniel said simply
"You mean the snake we killed six months ago when she asked us to ?" I asked him
"No, that was a snake impersonating her, I think the tablet, it's written in Furling, it explains not just who the Furlings are, but one of their most well known Heroines, a woman or cat like woman, known only as Bastet. A deadly warrior and a skilled one too. Apparently the tablet causes a hologram of her life history and most recent appearences to show up in the form of a ghost or hologram." Daniel explained
We all looked at the hologram, the woman stood at two meters tall, and stood taller then even myself. As if on its own, even though we couldnt read the writing, the ghostly form started going into combat candances. As if each entry was pertaining to a different fight. The feline woman wore something that looked like a leather bikini and layered in various swords.
"Are those staff weapon blasts ?" I asked as seeming globes of energy darted around the figure.
"Looks like it" Daniel said, the figure, using two longswords, with five more on its body. Suddenly was in hand to hand combat with a few soldiers, based on their clothing and armor, they were indeed Jaffa the feline woman was fighting.
Daniel and I traded looks, this was going to be a long vacation.