Chapter 3
One month later
The Stargate shut off behind the lastly emerging Colonel. He scanned the scenery in front of him. The trees blocked out most of the view, the dense forest concealing all but the tops of the large mountains in the distance. "Nice."
"Very," Konoko replied. "The city is supposedly about a mile and a half east of here."
"Alright kids, move out." Jack ordered.
After they had walked a short distance, Sam turned to look at Konoko. "Hey Konoko, something has been bothering me. How big is the Syndicate?"
Konoko shrugged. "I don't know. The compound was pretty big. My guess would be at least a hundred troops."
"Well, we haven't lost close to that many people, and nowhere near that on routine missions." Sam reasoned, "So how are all these soldiers getting off-world?"
As if to on cue, a repainted Goa'uld transport ship buzzed overhead. The normally gold and silver colours were replaced by black and red, and someone had painted a fierce looking face on the front of the ship. The ship settled, and landed just outside the city limits, concealing itself in the dense trees.
"The Syndicate!" Konoko cried. "Hurry, we have to get over there!" From the side of the ship, Syndicate troops could be seen pouring out. Most wore green or blue fatigues, with armor across their chest and shoulders. Many of them also sported helmets with a laser pointer covering on of their eyes. Most carried plasma rifles, similar to the ones that SG-1 now carried. Others carried Van de Graaf pistols, and an odd looking weapon that Jack didn't recognize. "Konoko, what's that long weapon that some of them are carrying."
"Oh, shit." Konoko swore, "I've only seen a couple of those. They're called mercury bows. They fire a frozen sliver of mercury at you. The initial impact is usually enough to kill you, but if it doesn't you die from mercury poisoning anyway. Try to take out those guys first."
The Syndicate troops were now advancing through the cities streets, firing randomly to cause panic. "Sir, I count twelve of them." Carter said tersely.
"We have the element of surprise. It is likely we could mount a successful assault." Teal'c stated.
For the first time since he joined, Jack really wished Jonas were here. Jonas, he thought, why the hell did you have to get the flu now? "Three to one odds," Jack finally said, "Those ain't real good. Okay, advance and fire from the tree line. Remember what Konoko said, take out the mercury bow guys first."
SG-1 advanced to the edge of the forest. They dropped prone, and took aim at the snipers. Jack and Sam fired simultaneously, each hitting their mark square in the back. Jack's sniper lurched to his knees, then dropped. Sam's, however, cried out for help before succumbing to death, and alerted the rest of the forces. Plasma fire erupted from the Syndicate forces as they fired blindly into the forest. Teal'c fired, hitting an oncoming troop in the neck. Sam managed to take one out, and Jack got two more as well. At that point, Konoko yanked out a hypo, and jammed it into her arm, instantly feeling the power flowing through her. Konoko leapt from behind her cover, and started running towards the oncoming troops. "Konoko, what the hell are you doing?" Jack cried shielding his eyes from the bright purple light that now surrounded Konoko.
Konoko ignored him, running headlong at the nearest troop. A few feet from him, she leapt feet first at him, simultaneously twisting so she was facing the ground. Konoko locked her legs around the shocked man's neck, and arched backwards, using her weight and momentum to lift him off his feet and launch him backwards. The troop landed hard, smacking his head on a rock. He rolled over just in time to see Konoko landing on top of him, crushing his throat with her feet. Konoko didn't even slow down. she simply ran at the next troop, zigzagging around the bullets he was firing. Konoko ran right up to him at jumped, grabbing the man's neck as she spun around him. Her arm caught his chin, and she snapped his neck in the process. After watching their friends die so quickly, the other Syndicate troops weren't so eager to fight. "Fall back!" one of them cried. "Back to the ship!"
As the troops retreated, Sam managed to pick off one more. The three remaining troops scrambled into the ship, and took off as fast as possible. Konoko watched from the forest below, silently cursing for not getting more of them. Suddenly, Jack was beside her, and his stare looked like it could light things on fire. "What the hell were you doing there?"
"Hey, I got two of them." Konoko replied defensively, "I knew I could do it."
"Well, I didn't know you could." Jack stated sarcastically, "To me, it looked like the only thing you knew was STUPID! Look, I understand you have some problems with these people but if you want to be one SG-1 you have to follow my orders, and my orders did not involve running into a barrage of enemy fire! You pull a stunt like that again and I'll pull you off the team." With that, Jack stormed away.
Sam walked up to Konoko. "He is kind of right, it was pretty stupid." Konoko confessed.
"It's all right." Sam said soothingly, "He's always tough on the new guy. By the way, what happened to you? You were, well, glowing."
"It's a temporary effect that happens when I overdose on these hypos I showed you. The excess energy is channeled into the Chrysalis, and it gives me extra power until it uses it all up."
"Wow, useful skill." Sam said, impressed.
Just as she was saying that, a purple wave of energy exploded out of Konoko, knocking Carter off her feet. Konoko screamed in agony, as it felt like every inch of her was on fire. After a few seconds, it stopped, and Konoko dropped to the ground in a heap. What's happening to me? she thought darkly.
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"Sir, we encountered heavy resistance on the planet," the troop reported. "We lost nine strikers, and did not recover the artifact."
Muro looked down at the striker from his seat. "Resistance? Was it them?"
The striker nodded. "Yes sir, it was SG-1. And we think that she was with them."
Muro glared at the picture of his sister that sat on the table. "So, she has turned against us, eh? She has allied with the SGC. Well, little sister, we'll see how much you like your friends after the SGC has crumbled beneath the might of the Syndicate.
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So, how am I doing so far? Was the fight scene any good? I would appreciate reviews, even if they are to criticize. Feedback is always appreciated, no matter what kind.
One month later
The Stargate shut off behind the lastly emerging Colonel. He scanned the scenery in front of him. The trees blocked out most of the view, the dense forest concealing all but the tops of the large mountains in the distance. "Nice."
"Very," Konoko replied. "The city is supposedly about a mile and a half east of here."
"Alright kids, move out." Jack ordered.
After they had walked a short distance, Sam turned to look at Konoko. "Hey Konoko, something has been bothering me. How big is the Syndicate?"
Konoko shrugged. "I don't know. The compound was pretty big. My guess would be at least a hundred troops."
"Well, we haven't lost close to that many people, and nowhere near that on routine missions." Sam reasoned, "So how are all these soldiers getting off-world?"
As if to on cue, a repainted Goa'uld transport ship buzzed overhead. The normally gold and silver colours were replaced by black and red, and someone had painted a fierce looking face on the front of the ship. The ship settled, and landed just outside the city limits, concealing itself in the dense trees.
"The Syndicate!" Konoko cried. "Hurry, we have to get over there!" From the side of the ship, Syndicate troops could be seen pouring out. Most wore green or blue fatigues, with armor across their chest and shoulders. Many of them also sported helmets with a laser pointer covering on of their eyes. Most carried plasma rifles, similar to the ones that SG-1 now carried. Others carried Van de Graaf pistols, and an odd looking weapon that Jack didn't recognize. "Konoko, what's that long weapon that some of them are carrying."
"Oh, shit." Konoko swore, "I've only seen a couple of those. They're called mercury bows. They fire a frozen sliver of mercury at you. The initial impact is usually enough to kill you, but if it doesn't you die from mercury poisoning anyway. Try to take out those guys first."
The Syndicate troops were now advancing through the cities streets, firing randomly to cause panic. "Sir, I count twelve of them." Carter said tersely.
"We have the element of surprise. It is likely we could mount a successful assault." Teal'c stated.
For the first time since he joined, Jack really wished Jonas were here. Jonas, he thought, why the hell did you have to get the flu now? "Three to one odds," Jack finally said, "Those ain't real good. Okay, advance and fire from the tree line. Remember what Konoko said, take out the mercury bow guys first."
SG-1 advanced to the edge of the forest. They dropped prone, and took aim at the snipers. Jack and Sam fired simultaneously, each hitting their mark square in the back. Jack's sniper lurched to his knees, then dropped. Sam's, however, cried out for help before succumbing to death, and alerted the rest of the forces. Plasma fire erupted from the Syndicate forces as they fired blindly into the forest. Teal'c fired, hitting an oncoming troop in the neck. Sam managed to take one out, and Jack got two more as well. At that point, Konoko yanked out a hypo, and jammed it into her arm, instantly feeling the power flowing through her. Konoko leapt from behind her cover, and started running towards the oncoming troops. "Konoko, what the hell are you doing?" Jack cried shielding his eyes from the bright purple light that now surrounded Konoko.
Konoko ignored him, running headlong at the nearest troop. A few feet from him, she leapt feet first at him, simultaneously twisting so she was facing the ground. Konoko locked her legs around the shocked man's neck, and arched backwards, using her weight and momentum to lift him off his feet and launch him backwards. The troop landed hard, smacking his head on a rock. He rolled over just in time to see Konoko landing on top of him, crushing his throat with her feet. Konoko didn't even slow down. she simply ran at the next troop, zigzagging around the bullets he was firing. Konoko ran right up to him at jumped, grabbing the man's neck as she spun around him. Her arm caught his chin, and she snapped his neck in the process. After watching their friends die so quickly, the other Syndicate troops weren't so eager to fight. "Fall back!" one of them cried. "Back to the ship!"
As the troops retreated, Sam managed to pick off one more. The three remaining troops scrambled into the ship, and took off as fast as possible. Konoko watched from the forest below, silently cursing for not getting more of them. Suddenly, Jack was beside her, and his stare looked like it could light things on fire. "What the hell were you doing there?"
"Hey, I got two of them." Konoko replied defensively, "I knew I could do it."
"Well, I didn't know you could." Jack stated sarcastically, "To me, it looked like the only thing you knew was STUPID! Look, I understand you have some problems with these people but if you want to be one SG-1 you have to follow my orders, and my orders did not involve running into a barrage of enemy fire! You pull a stunt like that again and I'll pull you off the team." With that, Jack stormed away.
Sam walked up to Konoko. "He is kind of right, it was pretty stupid." Konoko confessed.
"It's all right." Sam said soothingly, "He's always tough on the new guy. By the way, what happened to you? You were, well, glowing."
"It's a temporary effect that happens when I overdose on these hypos I showed you. The excess energy is channeled into the Chrysalis, and it gives me extra power until it uses it all up."
"Wow, useful skill." Sam said, impressed.
Just as she was saying that, a purple wave of energy exploded out of Konoko, knocking Carter off her feet. Konoko screamed in agony, as it felt like every inch of her was on fire. After a few seconds, it stopped, and Konoko dropped to the ground in a heap. What's happening to me? she thought darkly.
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"Sir, we encountered heavy resistance on the planet," the troop reported. "We lost nine strikers, and did not recover the artifact."
Muro looked down at the striker from his seat. "Resistance? Was it them?"
The striker nodded. "Yes sir, it was SG-1. And we think that she was with them."
Muro glared at the picture of his sister that sat on the table. "So, she has turned against us, eh? She has allied with the SGC. Well, little sister, we'll see how much you like your friends after the SGC has crumbled beneath the might of the Syndicate.
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So, how am I doing so far? Was the fight scene any good? I would appreciate reviews, even if they are to criticize. Feedback is always appreciated, no matter what kind.