HIYA! A special thanks to Cassie-bear01! Anyway, she's like, the only one
reading this amateur story. Even so, it means a lot to us that you even
bother to read it, so THANKS! Talon
Yeah. We're really grateful that we're not writing this story for thin air. Of course, others might actually be reading it, but you're the only one reviewing and telling us that you like it. Raven.
Also, this is sort of a filly chapter so we can really add Daniel after the season premier. Talon
Chapter 7
To'kra Accommodations
Thera gazed at the swirling substance that was a wormhole. It rather reminded her of how the sky looked if she looked up at it from underwater. Fear writhed and struggled within her gut, making her feel as though she had a squirming snake in the pit of her stomach rather than a calm, arrogant one within her neck. She was supposed to walk through that? She'd rather put the iv back in her arm and fall unconscious again rather than continue staring up at it. Wormholes weren't even supposed to exist!
"Relax, Thera." N'kiri warned from within the depths of Thera's mind. "Or the trip won't be very pleasant"
"Oh, that's easy for you to say!" Thera snapped "I'm sure you've done this loads of times! Going from one planet to another, enslaving half of them along the way-"
"That's how I used to be! I'm different now! Besides, I only have one planet and I had to share it with Ra!"
Thera snorted in disbelief, doubting that sharing a planet with anybody was so bad. About a month ago, she would have done anything for a measly spot on the yearbook committee, or just a member of the cheerleader's club. Of course, N'kiri often mocked her for these weak, childish notions. Thera often had to remind her who was the host and the one everybody pretty much preferred to talk to.
"Ready to go, kid?" Colonel O'Neil asked.
"Not really, but I'll go as long as you don't point a gun at me."
"Listen, I'm sorry, okay?" The colonel said defensively. "Geez, one mistake and a guy's marked for life!"
Thera rolled her eyes. She knew that part of his comment was just an attempt to b goofy. This man was too immature to be in charge of an SG team! He was just too silly!
"Maybe you shouldn't judge people." N'kiri said.
"Maybe you should stay out of my thoughts for once!" Thera replied icily. "And you can't say he isn't goofy!"
"I don't think he's such a child as you make him out to be."
"By the way, Thera, nice dress. It's plenty shiny enough for today's youth." The colonel teased.
"You were saying?" Thera mocked.
The rest of the SG1 team walked into the room, completely equipped with guns, helmets, camouflage, and more guns. Military. Thera tried to go over them in her mind. Okay, the colonel was, Jack. The blonde was Sam Carter. The hot guy was, Jonas. And the tall guy was.....Teal'c! Weird name, even if he was an alien. Thera shuddered inwardly, reminding herself, that, technically, she was an alien.
"Okay, kiddies." Jack said casually. "Ready?"
The others nodded and idly walked up the cold metal ramp. Thera tried to follow, willed her legs to move, but she couldn't. It was bad enough that she felt so exposed on these revealing clothes, but she was supposed to briskly walk into something that would dematerialize and rematerialize her as though it was no big deal! Then she was going to face people like her, with goa'ulds in their heads, on another planet. This had all come too fast. She just couldn't face it so soon; maybe she had never truly taken it all in. Maybe she would just wake up, from this impossible dream. Wake up to greet her adoptive parents who looked nothing like her. Wake up and face her middle-class social status and carefree friends. But after a dream like this, would it ever be the same?
"You coming?" Jack called. Sam walked down the ramp and knelt down by Thera's side.
"Don't worry!" she assured the fear-stricken teenager. "It's kinda like a roller coaster. There
s been things installed to make it safer and a lot warmer. Trust me, it's sort of like a luxury now, so you shouldn't worry."
Thera numbly nodded and walked slowly up the ramp Teal'c and Jonas had already gone through. Thera held her breath as she toughed the wormhole. It felt like plasma of some kind.
"Well." she told herself firmly. "It's now or never!" and she walked through the watery puddle that was the gateway to the universe.
Yeah. We're really grateful that we're not writing this story for thin air. Of course, others might actually be reading it, but you're the only one reviewing and telling us that you like it. Raven.
Also, this is sort of a filly chapter so we can really add Daniel after the season premier. Talon
Chapter 7
To'kra Accommodations
Thera gazed at the swirling substance that was a wormhole. It rather reminded her of how the sky looked if she looked up at it from underwater. Fear writhed and struggled within her gut, making her feel as though she had a squirming snake in the pit of her stomach rather than a calm, arrogant one within her neck. She was supposed to walk through that? She'd rather put the iv back in her arm and fall unconscious again rather than continue staring up at it. Wormholes weren't even supposed to exist!
"Relax, Thera." N'kiri warned from within the depths of Thera's mind. "Or the trip won't be very pleasant"
"Oh, that's easy for you to say!" Thera snapped "I'm sure you've done this loads of times! Going from one planet to another, enslaving half of them along the way-"
"That's how I used to be! I'm different now! Besides, I only have one planet and I had to share it with Ra!"
Thera snorted in disbelief, doubting that sharing a planet with anybody was so bad. About a month ago, she would have done anything for a measly spot on the yearbook committee, or just a member of the cheerleader's club. Of course, N'kiri often mocked her for these weak, childish notions. Thera often had to remind her who was the host and the one everybody pretty much preferred to talk to.
"Ready to go, kid?" Colonel O'Neil asked.
"Not really, but I'll go as long as you don't point a gun at me."
"Listen, I'm sorry, okay?" The colonel said defensively. "Geez, one mistake and a guy's marked for life!"
Thera rolled her eyes. She knew that part of his comment was just an attempt to b goofy. This man was too immature to be in charge of an SG team! He was just too silly!
"Maybe you shouldn't judge people." N'kiri said.
"Maybe you should stay out of my thoughts for once!" Thera replied icily. "And you can't say he isn't goofy!"
"I don't think he's such a child as you make him out to be."
"By the way, Thera, nice dress. It's plenty shiny enough for today's youth." The colonel teased.
"You were saying?" Thera mocked.
The rest of the SG1 team walked into the room, completely equipped with guns, helmets, camouflage, and more guns. Military. Thera tried to go over them in her mind. Okay, the colonel was, Jack. The blonde was Sam Carter. The hot guy was, Jonas. And the tall guy was.....Teal'c! Weird name, even if he was an alien. Thera shuddered inwardly, reminding herself, that, technically, she was an alien.
"Okay, kiddies." Jack said casually. "Ready?"
The others nodded and idly walked up the cold metal ramp. Thera tried to follow, willed her legs to move, but she couldn't. It was bad enough that she felt so exposed on these revealing clothes, but she was supposed to briskly walk into something that would dematerialize and rematerialize her as though it was no big deal! Then she was going to face people like her, with goa'ulds in their heads, on another planet. This had all come too fast. She just couldn't face it so soon; maybe she had never truly taken it all in. Maybe she would just wake up, from this impossible dream. Wake up to greet her adoptive parents who looked nothing like her. Wake up and face her middle-class social status and carefree friends. But after a dream like this, would it ever be the same?
"You coming?" Jack called. Sam walked down the ramp and knelt down by Thera's side.
"Don't worry!" she assured the fear-stricken teenager. "It's kinda like a roller coaster. There
s been things installed to make it safer and a lot warmer. Trust me, it's sort of like a luxury now, so you shouldn't worry."
Thera numbly nodded and walked slowly up the ramp Teal'c and Jonas had already gone through. Thera held her breath as she toughed the wormhole. It felt like plasma of some kind.
"Well." she told herself firmly. "It's now or never!" and she walked through the watery puddle that was the gateway to the universe.