2-D
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: SG-1 and Star Gate no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
This time it seemed to be early morning on the planet, dew still clinging to the weeds that choked the ground around the Stargate. The three men headed straight for the city they had visited before.
"Stop!" Teal'c said softly in the 7 foot high weeds that formed a perimeter around the city. Jack and Daniel turned and looked. Teal'c pointed to an indintation in the soft ground.
"There are Jaffa here" Jack was instantly alert.
"I thought you said the Goa'uld didn't know about this place" he hissed.
"They have apparently learned of it's existance" Teal'c responded.
"For cryin' out loud" Jack griped, "Keep your eyes open! We still have to get to that building" He led them slowly to the edge of the weed ring and crouched down. There were no Jaffa in the area, so they moved into the city. The building they were looking for was only about a hundred yards in, but they skulked around the edges of the building and stuck to the shadows as they made their way to it. They reached the road it was on and stopped. It was apparent that there had been Jaffa patroling the street recently, but there was no sign of them now.
"Where are they?" Daniel whispered.
"Maybe they left?" Jack suggested. Teal'c's expression showed his doubt. Jack nodded toward the building and they quickly crossed the street and hugged the wall. Their eyes darted everywhere but there was still no sign of the Jaffa. They reached the correct building without any problems. Jack stationed himself just inside the door while Daniel and Teal'c explored the room. Stone artifacts littered the room all engraved with hiroglyphics, undicernable to Jack.
"Here!" Daniel's cry gained their attention. They both joined him in a corner of the room, where a table sat by itself. A large disc sat on the table, in a square. The disc itself was of a coppery metal, green around the edges. It too was engraved and Jack recognized symbols from other places in the room; a sun and moon and a curious set of waves. There were two solid straight lines hemming the waves in.
"Great. What's it say?"
"I have no idea" Daniel replied, "It was hidden in the table. A block moved away when I touched it"
"A weapon of some sort?" Teal'c asked. They all heard voices outside, and the sound of Jaffa armor. They dropped to the ground and scuttled to the window. Two Jaffa were stopped outside the door, speaking. The team ducked back down and waited for them to leave, which they did after a few moments. As soon as they had gone Daniel and Teal'c lept up, obviously alarmed.
"What?" Jack asked.
"Uh...this entire planet is going to explode in about ten minutes" Daniel answered as he rushed back to the table, his cam corder out.
"For cryin' out loud!" Jack muttered, "Grab that plate thing and let's get out of here!"
"I can't touch the plate!" Daniel answered, "Grab anything that has these waves on it! We'll take it back. Maybe I can find something at home" As he spoke the three of them searched the room for artifacts which were inscribed with the curious set of waves that appeared on the disc. There weren't many. Daniel waved his hand over the empty surface of the table, just to check. Not to his surprise, three stone oblieskes, all inscribed with more strange symbols including the waves, rose from disguised chambers. He grabbed all three. Teal'c held two stone tablets resembling notebooks, and Jack had a coppery ball. An explosion, very distant, let them know they were out of time.
"Hope you got what you need, Daniel" Jack griped as they tore out the door, "Cause our flight's taking off" No doubt Teal'c would have commented on the reference had they not been running pel mel for the Gate as the ancient city exploded into rubble behind them. The earth shook with what felt like massive underground explosions and nearly tripped Daniel. He kept his footing however and kept up with the two military trained men in front of him. They were nearly moved down by yellow beams of energy that instead ripped into the ground and weeds beside them. The ground rumbled again, louder and more violent this time as the explosives the Goa'uld had planted did their best to tear it into shreds.
The two Jaffa were advancing from the Gate. Jack and Teal'c didn't bother speaking, they simply took aim and shot, leveling the two would-be guards.
"Daniel!" Jack yelled without stopping his dead run to the Gate. Trees were falling and chasims were breaking open around them. A quick glance in any direction could tell you the planet was done for. Daniel diverted to the DHD and pounded the right coordinates in. He could barely keep from falling in the waves of earth as he made his way to the Gate. Great rifts and canyons were appearing like an artist gouging features into clay. Mountains were crumbling behind them as the team jumped into the only salvation to be had.
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: SG-1 and Star Gate no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
This time it seemed to be early morning on the planet, dew still clinging to the weeds that choked the ground around the Stargate. The three men headed straight for the city they had visited before.
"Stop!" Teal'c said softly in the 7 foot high weeds that formed a perimeter around the city. Jack and Daniel turned and looked. Teal'c pointed to an indintation in the soft ground.
"There are Jaffa here" Jack was instantly alert.
"I thought you said the Goa'uld didn't know about this place" he hissed.
"They have apparently learned of it's existance" Teal'c responded.
"For cryin' out loud" Jack griped, "Keep your eyes open! We still have to get to that building" He led them slowly to the edge of the weed ring and crouched down. There were no Jaffa in the area, so they moved into the city. The building they were looking for was only about a hundred yards in, but they skulked around the edges of the building and stuck to the shadows as they made their way to it. They reached the road it was on and stopped. It was apparent that there had been Jaffa patroling the street recently, but there was no sign of them now.
"Where are they?" Daniel whispered.
"Maybe they left?" Jack suggested. Teal'c's expression showed his doubt. Jack nodded toward the building and they quickly crossed the street and hugged the wall. Their eyes darted everywhere but there was still no sign of the Jaffa. They reached the correct building without any problems. Jack stationed himself just inside the door while Daniel and Teal'c explored the room. Stone artifacts littered the room all engraved with hiroglyphics, undicernable to Jack.
"Here!" Daniel's cry gained their attention. They both joined him in a corner of the room, where a table sat by itself. A large disc sat on the table, in a square. The disc itself was of a coppery metal, green around the edges. It too was engraved and Jack recognized symbols from other places in the room; a sun and moon and a curious set of waves. There were two solid straight lines hemming the waves in.
"Great. What's it say?"
"I have no idea" Daniel replied, "It was hidden in the table. A block moved away when I touched it"
"A weapon of some sort?" Teal'c asked. They all heard voices outside, and the sound of Jaffa armor. They dropped to the ground and scuttled to the window. Two Jaffa were stopped outside the door, speaking. The team ducked back down and waited for them to leave, which they did after a few moments. As soon as they had gone Daniel and Teal'c lept up, obviously alarmed.
"What?" Jack asked.
"Uh...this entire planet is going to explode in about ten minutes" Daniel answered as he rushed back to the table, his cam corder out.
"For cryin' out loud!" Jack muttered, "Grab that plate thing and let's get out of here!"
"I can't touch the plate!" Daniel answered, "Grab anything that has these waves on it! We'll take it back. Maybe I can find something at home" As he spoke the three of them searched the room for artifacts which were inscribed with the curious set of waves that appeared on the disc. There weren't many. Daniel waved his hand over the empty surface of the table, just to check. Not to his surprise, three stone oblieskes, all inscribed with more strange symbols including the waves, rose from disguised chambers. He grabbed all three. Teal'c held two stone tablets resembling notebooks, and Jack had a coppery ball. An explosion, very distant, let them know they were out of time.
"Hope you got what you need, Daniel" Jack griped as they tore out the door, "Cause our flight's taking off" No doubt Teal'c would have commented on the reference had they not been running pel mel for the Gate as the ancient city exploded into rubble behind them. The earth shook with what felt like massive underground explosions and nearly tripped Daniel. He kept his footing however and kept up with the two military trained men in front of him. They were nearly moved down by yellow beams of energy that instead ripped into the ground and weeds beside them. The ground rumbled again, louder and more violent this time as the explosives the Goa'uld had planted did their best to tear it into shreds.
The two Jaffa were advancing from the Gate. Jack and Teal'c didn't bother speaking, they simply took aim and shot, leveling the two would-be guards.
"Daniel!" Jack yelled without stopping his dead run to the Gate. Trees were falling and chasims were breaking open around them. A quick glance in any direction could tell you the planet was done for. Daniel diverted to the DHD and pounded the right coordinates in. He could barely keep from falling in the waves of earth as he made his way to the Gate. Great rifts and canyons were appearing like an artist gouging features into clay. Mountains were crumbling behind them as the team jumped into the only salvation to be had.