Chapter One: Encounter...

Col. O'Neill, Major Carter, Teal'c Jonas Quinn and Daniel Jackson step out of the Stargate looking around at the lush green fields that surround them. Jonas looks down the ramp and is surprised to see either a very short person or a child whom is dressed in the snow white flowing rob/dress. The rob/dress goes to past her feet, long sleeves that that go to about the second knuckle of the thumb, and a veil he can not see though, it goes down to the person's waist but does not go over their arms. The person walks up to them and stop about three feet from them.

"Right on time," Nenalnata says the people she had seen in her vision on this very revelation one cycle ago. She then says to them well taking a slight bow, "I am Nenalnata High Priestess of the Fates," The whole team looks at each other once they hear that she is the High Priestess of the Fates.

"Okay well, I'm Col. Jack O'Neill, this Major Sam Carter, Jonas Quinn, Dr. Daniel Jackson and Teal'c," Jack says already leery of the girl.

Sam walks up to the girl and kneels down so she can meet the girls height.

"Can you tell us who cent you hear to greet us?" Sam asks as if she wear talking to a small child.

Nenalnata becomes a little enraged at the fact that she is being treated like a little kid. A uneducated one at that.

"Umm Sam..." Daniel Starts but is cut off.

"Do not talk to me as if I where a child and a slow witted on at that! I am far older then you and your companions put together. Now to answer your insulting question The Fates allowed me a vision. I know you were coming a cycle ago," Nenalnata says asks she looks at the group and a slightly shocked Sam. "Please fallow me your escort will arrive tomorrow. I will give you shelter and food for the night. Please fallow me," With that Nenalnata turns around gracefully and when she walks back down the ramp she looks more like she's gliding down the ramp because of many centuries of fighting in battles.

SG-1 looks at each other then start fallowing the girl down the ramp and up a dirt road.

After half an hour of walking they find themselves in front of large stone building, it looks like it's made of white marble. It looks like something you would expect to see in ancient Grease or Roma. Pillars holding up the roof stand over sixty feet in height and about a hundred feet in diameter spaced evenly apart. In front of the building there is three statues of women , about the size of the pillars standing in a row, in the same kind of dress/rob as Nenalnata except the they are wearing hoods instead of veils and their faces are in plane view. The statues on the right is made of what looks like a dark green jade. She has hands crossed over one another in front in the middle of her chest, her head is looking down at her hands. Her long sleeves hang down to her ankles would be if you could see them. The second looks like it is made of dark purple amethyst. Her hands are held out to the sides so there is a gap between her hips and her hands with her palms facing the behind her. Her head tilted up she looking up toward the sky. Her long sleeves are touching the ground. The third looks like it is made out of black pearl. Her hands are hanging to her sides with her palms are facing forward the long her sleeves are dragging on the ground. Her head is facing forward so she is looking straight forward.

SG-1 stare at the beautiful statues in awe of the remarkable craftsmanship of each and the at amount of material need to make a statue of their size.

"The fates, Clotho Past, Lachesis Present and Atropos future. They decide when one is born, how long one lives, and when one gets death or a Deather sent to them to be re-collected and be reborn," Nenalnata says as she walks back to the group of people. She looks from the statues then to the group. "Yes. Clotho is made of Jade, Lachesis of amethyst, and Atropos of black pearl."

"Wait a second? Wasn't Clotho suppose to look like a little kid, Lachesis a middle aged woman and Atropos look like an old woman. The maiden, matron, and crone," Daniel says as he looks down at the High Priestess in confusion.

"Much of what your ancient world believed was true. All except what their looks and their soul purpose," Nenalnata say cryptically then turns and walks up the great marble steps toward the entice of the temple. SG-1 looks at one another then fallow Nenalnata. They catch up to her just as she gets up to the door which seem to open on there own. Nenalnata walks into the building fallowed closely by SG-1.

The inside of the temple is brightly lit from large narrow windows that are evenly spaced apart on the walls of the temple. The same statues that are out side are at the far end of the room except they are much smaller. They also are made of marble in stead of jade, amethyst, and black pearl. There are also people kneeling at the feet of the statues touching them and saying silent prayers. Old, middle aged, young, women dressed like Nenalnata walking around except they're not wearing veils.

"Planate(Green Fire, she looks to be in her late forties). Gowna plinte besonta nb a linta. Wi tine ginta blinta," (Planata. Take our guest to a room. To get rested before meal.)

"Hey Daniel can you understand them?" Jack whispers close to Daniel's ear.

"No. Some of it sound familiar but nothing I could really make out properly," Daniel answers in a low whisper. Then says, "I think they're saying something about strangling a cat and..." Daniel doesn't finish what he's saying and begin blushing a bright red.

Translated conversation.

"These are the travelers you foreseen in your vision?" Planate asks as she walks up to Nenalnata.

"Yes. They are also very odd. I can tell they do not trust us. But we will not bother with that now. Bring them to there room. They need cloths for this evening and there travels tomorrow. Also listen to there conversation if they have any in front of you. We need to know if they will be a danger to the Princess or the Prince," Nenalnata says then turns to the group behind her and says to them in there tongue, "Please go with Planate she will take you to your room to get clean and change for Dark Meal. Also please do not ask her question she doesn't not understand you," Nenalnata lies then she turns gracefully and walks away from them.

Planate motion for them to fallow her as she walks to a door that is to the right of the statues. The team fallows her and don't say anything the entire walk. When they get to their room Planate opens the door and walks into the room. They walk in after and are taken aback by the room. It is the size of the gate room and made completely of pearl white marble. Low beds made a light colored wood mattresses and sheets are made of a bright silk like material, long white drapes in front of the beds, cloths neatly folded and placed on the end of each bed. On the far left wall of the room is a white tiger, about twice the normal size of a tiger, sleeping and on the right wall is white lioness, equally as large as the tiger, lying down looking around the room with a lazy gaze. Several cushions are on the floor near the beds about six feet way from the drapes. But the thing that really gets the teams attention beside the two huge predators lazing on either wall is the pool sized bathtub in the middle of the room filled with steaming water. It has soaps and shampoos on six different tables built out of the side of the tub along with seats beside the tables and steps on either side of the tub which lead down into it.

"Ah wow. Hey do you think it's such a good idea to have two giant cats in the room?" Jack asks Planate who is still behind the group. Planate frowns her brow and cocks her head to the right like she's trying to figure out what he's saying. "Never mined forgot the not speaking our langue thing," He says with a wave of his hand dismissing what he said.

Planate raise an eye brow and shrugs it off then points her hand with her palm up and around the room and nods her head with a questioning look on her face. The group nods their heads she smiles at them takes a shallow bow turns gracefully which she had gotten from the cycles of battling for her king and world.

The moment SG-1 is positive she is gone the begin talking.

"This is to good to be true. Something is really wrong here," Jack says looking at the rest of his team.

"I have to agree with you sir. Something doesn't smell right," Sam says looking from the closed doors the two giant animals on either wall. The lioness looks at the group stands up and begins walking lazily toward them. They aim their weapons at them but the creature does stop and walks up to Jonas plops down and rolls over on her back to reveal her underbelly. When Jonas doesn't comply to her wants she looks at him as if saying 'Well what's taking so long?' When he still doesn't she gets up and glares at him then heads over to Sam and does the same thing. Sam kneels down the rubs her belly and the lioness completely relaxes then rolls over to give Sam access to her back. Sam complies and scratches her back and the lioness begins needing the floor with her eyes half closed.

"She's like a big house cat. How could these people domesticate these animals?" Sam asks as she stands up well the Lioness makes a sound that sounds almost like a whine. She then stands up and walks over to Jack, lies down and rolls over.

"I don't know. Teal'c well you were working under Apophsis did you ever hear anything about Clotho, Lachesis, or Atropos?" Jack asks Teal'c as he turns away from the giant animal whom gets a discussed look on her face. She stands up rubs hard up against the Jack's legs trying to get his attention.

"No Col. O'Neill. I did not," Teal'c answers just before Jack is knocked off of his feet by the enormous animal. The lioness take advanced of Jack's prone form and lies over his chest and looks at him waiting to be petted as the rest of SG-1 looks on in seamy shock.

"Hey could you guys give me a hand here and get this thing off of me," Jack says a load as he can with a three hundred some pound animal crushing his chest. Sam, Teal'c, Daniel, and Jonas each walk up to the lioness and begin trying to pull her off Jack but it isn't working. Teal'c finely picks her up, in which she gets a really dumb look on her face, and puts her down by the door while Sam and Jonas help Jack up. "Thanks Major, Jonas, Teal'c, Daniel. Anyway before I was turned into a cat bed, (throws glare at the Lioness whom slinks off) you said that you never heard of them doesn't mean they're not Goa'uld. So we should try to get as much information about these Fates as we can well we're here."

"I agree Col. O'Neill," Teal'c says as he watches the lioness over his shoulder.

"Wait a minute. What makes you all so sure that these fates are Goa'uld. I mean there were no guards at the gates and Nenalnata said she had a vision a cycle ago. They could have no affiliation with the Goa'uld at all," Daniel says looking from one SG-1 member to the other.

"That could be the case but I'm not taking any chances," Jack says looking at Daniel with an annoyed look on his face. *Damn archeologist.*

Priestess' sleeping chambers.

Translated conversation.

Nenalnata, Planate, and Three other priestess in the center of the room on cushions placed in a circle.

"How can you even canister sending these people to see the Princess? They could be spies for Dark Star! They may try and kill her and the crown Prince! We should just feed them to the spiders. With human flesh they will weave even softer and more beautiful silk for us in thanks!" Contilal( Lover of Spiders, she looks about fifteen or sixteen) says with a fire in her eyes she only has when she is on the battle field fighting for her people and Princess.

"No. The fates granted me a vision so we could welcome these people. I to feel the way you do Contilal but if I were meant to kill the people I would have seen the vision in red and I did not," Nenalnata says with a calm that would make anyone fear for their life.

"I agree with the High Priestess. But we should keep a close eye on them just in case they are a threat. So we may dispose of them before it's to late," Planate says looking at the others hoping they agree with her logic.

"I agree," Contilal says then whisper, "Ass kisser."

"Contilal I thought you one century not one cycle old," Nenalnata says as she raises an eyebrow then continues, "My mother is the one who will be leading the escort along with my niece, Reada and Domnata (Dominat Warrior). So if there is any sign that they are a threat of any kind to any of the royal family they will be killed with out a second thought."

"What about repercussion from their People? Their leaders will not wonder where they are," Gillonta(Brilliantly Silk, she looks to be in her late sixties early seventies and her skin seems to have a glow to it) says with her unseeing eyes closed, her hands in her lap, and her legs tucked under her.

"I'm sure they will but we will have to risk it. Besides we have handle much worse. I for one will more then gladly die for the Princess and you all know she will die for her people," Nenalnata says looking at her fellow Priestess and continues, "Now I'm sure our guest would like to be showed around. I will assign guides for each of them I will show their leader around Contilal you will lead the woman, Bilnata(Wind Warrior, she looks to be in her early teens) will lead the big man, and Yntila(Crystal Pure, she looks to be in her late teens early twenties) you will lead the two youngest."

The Priestess bow their heads showing they are not going to argue with her desertion. Nenalnata slightly half smiles and says,

"Very good. We will give them their tours in when the sun is just above the forest line (one hour)."

They all get up to leave Contilal and Nenalnata help Gillonta up and out of the room.