"You speak English? That's amazing!" Daniel quickly said.
"Daniel," O'Neill said with impatience in his voice. "We've got swords to our necks and you're happy that she can understand us!?"
Daniel was at a loss for words.
"Yes, I can speak your language," she replied with a smile.
"Daniel, calm down. Let me do the talking this time," O'Neill told him.
"Jack, I have to know more about this place before we leave," Daniel told him through gritted teeth.
"That is if we're allowed to stay and do so of course," O'Neill replied.
Carter glanced at what the people before her were wearing.
"This is odd. All the other robes are brown, her's is white," Carter whispered to herself. "What makes her so different from the rest of them?"
"My name is Lyna and welcome to the planet of Amarala," the woman introduced herself.
She appeared to be a young woman of about five-and-a-half feet. Her long brown hair was tied back and her green eyes spoke of much curiousity about them.
"Hello...Lyna. I'm Colonel Jack O'Neill, this is Major Samantha Carter, Doctor Jackson and Teal'c," introduced O'Neill.
"We're peaceful explorers from the planet Earth. We hope to exchange knowledge," Daniel put in.
O'Neill just looked at him with a weird face. Daniel shrugged his shoulders at him.
"Well, we do," he said.
Lyna looked at the others and talked in the same strange language as before. They put down their weapons and started to walk away from them. They stood behind the newest arrival. Carter was astounded.
"Wow, now that's power," she said, amazed. "She must be a higher ranking member of these people."
"Come with me. There is much to talk about between our people," Lyna told them, turning around.
The team started to follow her across the field.
***
In the town, they received many stares and much finger-pointing as they walked by. Several started to whisper to each other.
"Don't worry about them. It's just that we've rarely had visitors from beyond the Tulna before. They're actually quite interested and curious," Lyna told them as they walked past more people and buildings.
"This Tulna is no doubt their version of the Stargate," Daniel whispered to himself.
The five walked up to a large building and walked inside. Six people were sitting down in the middle, with several people all around the room. O'Neill's stare went to all of them.
"Oh man, I'd love to see the entire population. Besides, Daniel must be loving this and will probably love it even more later if we get the chance to look around," he whispered.
Lyna started to talk to the six, who responded. The conversation continued on for several minutes before Lyna bowed and turned to them.
"I am to be your guide and translator during the duration of your stay here and I am to join you back to your planet when you return," Lyna explained to them.
"Why couldn't these people just tell us that themselves?" wondered O'Neill.
"They're not able to answer you, that's why. Now please join me outside and I will explain why," she replied, heading for the door.
***
"This place is amazing. The architecture is so...so exquisite. They can't be a civilization less advanced than us," Carter said. "The buildings are just too detailed in design."
Daniel walked beside Lyna.
"Lyna, I want to know more about the language, the culture, that tablet by the Stargate..." started Daniel.
"The tablet by the 'Stargate'. Oh, I will tell you later Doctor Jackson, but first, I must ask that your Jaffa friend be joined by two guards while he is here. We've unfortunately had several attacks in the past. It's just so the people feel safe when they see him," Lyna explained, stopping by a building and two others walked out.
She turned to them and explained the situation.
"No doubt one of the System Lords," Teal'c said.
"Listen, Teal'c can be trusted. Besides, what are you anyway if you're not a Goa'uld? Those guys back there can't talk to us but you can? I find that strange. Tell me right now or else I'll shoot you," O'Neill told her angrily, aiming her gun at her.
She simply glanced at the gun before speaking again.
"You shoot me Colonel and you'll never find out the answers to any of your intended questions," she calmly replied, pushing the gun away from her, forcing it to face the ground. "Not only that, if you shoot me, they would consider you hostile and would have to do something about it. No doubt that they would make an example out of you by sending you back to your home world in pieces."
The four were surprised by what was said...and how it was said.
"Your voice. It no longer sounds strange," Teal'c said. "Why is that?"
"They are the Lights, a race which has to inhabit other bodies in order to speak and generally do things. I am the host, Thai. The High Council can not speak to you for it is only I on this entire planet who can speak your language. In a sense, the Lights are like the Goa'uld and Tok'ra only the beings that inhabit us are lights, not symbiotes. Also like the Tok'ra, they only take willing hosts," Thai explained, starting to walk again.
O'Neill gave a surprised look at the statement.
"You know of the Tok'ra?" he asked in amazement.
"Yes, we have Colonel. They are one of our most powerful allies actually. There have been several occasions where we've had to ask of their help as they have asked us for help. Right, we've got a bigger threat. Our planet is in danger and you might spoil it all during your stay here," she explained.
O'Neill stopped for a minute, letting the others walk ahead and thought about what she just said. He was a bit angry by her statement. He gave an angry sigh.
"You are going to so pay for that," he snarled as he began to walk again.
He soon caught up with the others.
"Lyna, your mouth is going to get you in so much trouble with me so better be careful with what you say," he told her angrily.
"I'll try and remember that Colonel though I can't make any promises. You are on our territory after all," she said with a smile.
Major Carter gave a small laugh as Colonel O'Neill sputtered for words.
TBC...
"Daniel," O'Neill said with impatience in his voice. "We've got swords to our necks and you're happy that she can understand us!?"
Daniel was at a loss for words.
"Yes, I can speak your language," she replied with a smile.
"Daniel, calm down. Let me do the talking this time," O'Neill told him.
"Jack, I have to know more about this place before we leave," Daniel told him through gritted teeth.
"That is if we're allowed to stay and do so of course," O'Neill replied.
Carter glanced at what the people before her were wearing.
"This is odd. All the other robes are brown, her's is white," Carter whispered to herself. "What makes her so different from the rest of them?"
"My name is Lyna and welcome to the planet of Amarala," the woman introduced herself.
She appeared to be a young woman of about five-and-a-half feet. Her long brown hair was tied back and her green eyes spoke of much curiousity about them.
"Hello...Lyna. I'm Colonel Jack O'Neill, this is Major Samantha Carter, Doctor Jackson and Teal'c," introduced O'Neill.
"We're peaceful explorers from the planet Earth. We hope to exchange knowledge," Daniel put in.
O'Neill just looked at him with a weird face. Daniel shrugged his shoulders at him.
"Well, we do," he said.
Lyna looked at the others and talked in the same strange language as before. They put down their weapons and started to walk away from them. They stood behind the newest arrival. Carter was astounded.
"Wow, now that's power," she said, amazed. "She must be a higher ranking member of these people."
"Come with me. There is much to talk about between our people," Lyna told them, turning around.
The team started to follow her across the field.
***
In the town, they received many stares and much finger-pointing as they walked by. Several started to whisper to each other.
"Don't worry about them. It's just that we've rarely had visitors from beyond the Tulna before. They're actually quite interested and curious," Lyna told them as they walked past more people and buildings.
"This Tulna is no doubt their version of the Stargate," Daniel whispered to himself.
The five walked up to a large building and walked inside. Six people were sitting down in the middle, with several people all around the room. O'Neill's stare went to all of them.
"Oh man, I'd love to see the entire population. Besides, Daniel must be loving this and will probably love it even more later if we get the chance to look around," he whispered.
Lyna started to talk to the six, who responded. The conversation continued on for several minutes before Lyna bowed and turned to them.
"I am to be your guide and translator during the duration of your stay here and I am to join you back to your planet when you return," Lyna explained to them.
"Why couldn't these people just tell us that themselves?" wondered O'Neill.
"They're not able to answer you, that's why. Now please join me outside and I will explain why," she replied, heading for the door.
***
"This place is amazing. The architecture is so...so exquisite. They can't be a civilization less advanced than us," Carter said. "The buildings are just too detailed in design."
Daniel walked beside Lyna.
"Lyna, I want to know more about the language, the culture, that tablet by the Stargate..." started Daniel.
"The tablet by the 'Stargate'. Oh, I will tell you later Doctor Jackson, but first, I must ask that your Jaffa friend be joined by two guards while he is here. We've unfortunately had several attacks in the past. It's just so the people feel safe when they see him," Lyna explained, stopping by a building and two others walked out.
She turned to them and explained the situation.
"No doubt one of the System Lords," Teal'c said.
"Listen, Teal'c can be trusted. Besides, what are you anyway if you're not a Goa'uld? Those guys back there can't talk to us but you can? I find that strange. Tell me right now or else I'll shoot you," O'Neill told her angrily, aiming her gun at her.
She simply glanced at the gun before speaking again.
"You shoot me Colonel and you'll never find out the answers to any of your intended questions," she calmly replied, pushing the gun away from her, forcing it to face the ground. "Not only that, if you shoot me, they would consider you hostile and would have to do something about it. No doubt that they would make an example out of you by sending you back to your home world in pieces."
The four were surprised by what was said...and how it was said.
"Your voice. It no longer sounds strange," Teal'c said. "Why is that?"
"They are the Lights, a race which has to inhabit other bodies in order to speak and generally do things. I am the host, Thai. The High Council can not speak to you for it is only I on this entire planet who can speak your language. In a sense, the Lights are like the Goa'uld and Tok'ra only the beings that inhabit us are lights, not symbiotes. Also like the Tok'ra, they only take willing hosts," Thai explained, starting to walk again.
O'Neill gave a surprised look at the statement.
"You know of the Tok'ra?" he asked in amazement.
"Yes, we have Colonel. They are one of our most powerful allies actually. There have been several occasions where we've had to ask of their help as they have asked us for help. Right, we've got a bigger threat. Our planet is in danger and you might spoil it all during your stay here," she explained.
O'Neill stopped for a minute, letting the others walk ahead and thought about what she just said. He was a bit angry by her statement. He gave an angry sigh.
"You are going to so pay for that," he snarled as he began to walk again.
He soon caught up with the others.
"Lyna, your mouth is going to get you in so much trouble with me so better be careful with what you say," he told her angrily.
"I'll try and remember that Colonel though I can't make any promises. You are on our territory after all," she said with a smile.
Major Carter gave a small laugh as Colonel O'Neill sputtered for words.
TBC...