TITLE: Tears
AUTHOR: caz
EMAIL: caz_gobby@hotmail.com
SPOILERS: Meridian is the main one but it relates to a lot other episodes as well.
SEASON/ SEQUEL: It's set kinda a few months after meridian so.
RATING: PG (to be on the safe side)
SUMMARY: Sam is suffering from an illness that threatens everything.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Ok we're starting to get somewhere now. please keep reviewing. Incidentally I wrote this last year while I was supposed to be revising for my GCSE's, it took ages!!!!
Carter and Sharp had been working on the device for and hour and both were finding that their research was getting them nowhere fast.
"Naquata is so reactive, that's what makes it so valuable but this device looks as if it heated it. In fact it did heat it I'm sure of that." Sharp looked puzzled as Carter said this, she looked up.
"It works with a combination of heat and electrolysis, the only thing is, the way this is wired, the resistance would completely block the current. Whoever designed this must have had a way of diverting the resistance created by the heating. Also, there is no way that his could have been used safely, the heat required to reach the high temperature needed to turn the naquata into its molten state for electrolysis is too much. They must have had someway of reducing the melting point just like the use of cryolite in the electrolysis of aluminium." Carter sighed, exhausted. Just then Jack appeared.
"How's it going kids?" Jack saw Carter preparing to launch into a long lecture about what she was doing and so he quickly added, "Rhetorical question." Carter shot him a look as if to say 'did you really need to ask anyway?'. Jack glanced at a disappointed Sharp and nodded with a knowing look. "Ah. Well, actually, I just came to get you two to come and watch the fireworks." Carter frowned at him, puzzled.
"Fireworks, sir?"
"Yeah, looks like a real big storm in the north."
"What?" Carter felt something inside her twinge.
"Great big black clouds... come see!" Jack seemed quite pleased. He was glad of the excitement having spent all day finding rocks. He walked down the tunnel in the direction of the surface. Sharp looked at Carter who shrugged. Sharp picked up his notes and followed Jack, Carter did the same with one last glance at the refiner.
**********
When Carter reached the entrance of the mine SG-6 and Teal'c and Jack were stood peering out into the darkness. Carter looked shocked, it was so dark that it might as well be midnight although the sun shouldn't even have set yet.
"Wow!" Carter breathed, in stunned shock as they all stood in awe. A low rumble of thunder broke the silence as the rain started to fall. Just then an almighty crack split the sky as a bright blue bolt of lightening struck the ground somewhere off to the north. Carter inhaled sharply.
"Now that's what I call a storm!" Jack was clearly impressed. A few minutes then another rumble and crack, the rain was getting heavier. A minute and then another rumble and crack. The rain was now so heavy it was falling in sheets. Carter looked pensively at her watch.
"Sir..."
"Yeah?"
"We have to leave... now!"
"Why?"
"Naquata is a super conductor and that storm is heading right for us. One lightening strike and the whole mine will be charged!" Another low rumble, much louder now and the lightening was much closer.
"Alright, move out. Now!"
"But sir... the naquata compound!" Bright looked at the loaded cart.
"Leave it!"
"But..."
"That's an order!"
They set off jogging towards the Stargate, they could see it within a few minutes.
"Sir the storm has swung round, its cutting us off!" Carter shouted through the rain and thunder.
"We'll make a break for it!" Jack shouted back. "Go!"
They set off at a full run as the lightening struck trees around them. Bright reached the DHD and punched in the address, May dialled the remote code. SG-6 dived through the Stargate. Carter was at the rear of the group and was only feet from the gate when she collapsed. Jack saw her fall out of the corner of his eye. Teal'c was climbing the steps to the Stargate.
"Carter!" Jack shouted as he bent over in the mud picking her up and starting to run towards the Stargate. Trees were collapsing all around them as the lightening struck, Teal'c stood at the gate waiting for Carter and O'Neill.
"Go!" shouted Jack. Teal'c ran through the gate, Jack threw himself and Sam through the gate narrowly escaping being crushed by a falling tree.
AUTHOR: caz
EMAIL: caz_gobby@hotmail.com
SPOILERS: Meridian is the main one but it relates to a lot other episodes as well.
SEASON/ SEQUEL: It's set kinda a few months after meridian so.
RATING: PG (to be on the safe side)
SUMMARY: Sam is suffering from an illness that threatens everything.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Ok we're starting to get somewhere now. please keep reviewing. Incidentally I wrote this last year while I was supposed to be revising for my GCSE's, it took ages!!!!
Carter and Sharp had been working on the device for and hour and both were finding that their research was getting them nowhere fast.
"Naquata is so reactive, that's what makes it so valuable but this device looks as if it heated it. In fact it did heat it I'm sure of that." Sharp looked puzzled as Carter said this, she looked up.
"It works with a combination of heat and electrolysis, the only thing is, the way this is wired, the resistance would completely block the current. Whoever designed this must have had a way of diverting the resistance created by the heating. Also, there is no way that his could have been used safely, the heat required to reach the high temperature needed to turn the naquata into its molten state for electrolysis is too much. They must have had someway of reducing the melting point just like the use of cryolite in the electrolysis of aluminium." Carter sighed, exhausted. Just then Jack appeared.
"How's it going kids?" Jack saw Carter preparing to launch into a long lecture about what she was doing and so he quickly added, "Rhetorical question." Carter shot him a look as if to say 'did you really need to ask anyway?'. Jack glanced at a disappointed Sharp and nodded with a knowing look. "Ah. Well, actually, I just came to get you two to come and watch the fireworks." Carter frowned at him, puzzled.
"Fireworks, sir?"
"Yeah, looks like a real big storm in the north."
"What?" Carter felt something inside her twinge.
"Great big black clouds... come see!" Jack seemed quite pleased. He was glad of the excitement having spent all day finding rocks. He walked down the tunnel in the direction of the surface. Sharp looked at Carter who shrugged. Sharp picked up his notes and followed Jack, Carter did the same with one last glance at the refiner.
**********
When Carter reached the entrance of the mine SG-6 and Teal'c and Jack were stood peering out into the darkness. Carter looked shocked, it was so dark that it might as well be midnight although the sun shouldn't even have set yet.
"Wow!" Carter breathed, in stunned shock as they all stood in awe. A low rumble of thunder broke the silence as the rain started to fall. Just then an almighty crack split the sky as a bright blue bolt of lightening struck the ground somewhere off to the north. Carter inhaled sharply.
"Now that's what I call a storm!" Jack was clearly impressed. A few minutes then another rumble and crack, the rain was getting heavier. A minute and then another rumble and crack. The rain was now so heavy it was falling in sheets. Carter looked pensively at her watch.
"Sir..."
"Yeah?"
"We have to leave... now!"
"Why?"
"Naquata is a super conductor and that storm is heading right for us. One lightening strike and the whole mine will be charged!" Another low rumble, much louder now and the lightening was much closer.
"Alright, move out. Now!"
"But sir... the naquata compound!" Bright looked at the loaded cart.
"Leave it!"
"But..."
"That's an order!"
They set off jogging towards the Stargate, they could see it within a few minutes.
"Sir the storm has swung round, its cutting us off!" Carter shouted through the rain and thunder.
"We'll make a break for it!" Jack shouted back. "Go!"
They set off at a full run as the lightening struck trees around them. Bright reached the DHD and punched in the address, May dialled the remote code. SG-6 dived through the Stargate. Carter was at the rear of the group and was only feet from the gate when she collapsed. Jack saw her fall out of the corner of his eye. Teal'c was climbing the steps to the Stargate.
"Carter!" Jack shouted as he bent over in the mud picking her up and starting to run towards the Stargate. Trees were collapsing all around them as the lightening struck, Teal'c stood at the gate waiting for Carter and O'Neill.
"Go!" shouted Jack. Teal'c ran through the gate, Jack threw himself and Sam through the gate narrowly escaping being crushed by a falling tree.