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Rating: G
Season six (set before Full Circle)
Spoilers: None
Characters: Jonas, Sam, other, Col. O'Neill and Teal'c.
Category: mystery, angst.
Summery: A mysterious artifact from the Ancients may lead the team to a discovery that they never envisioned possible.
Side note: This story was possible only by God's help, because truth be told. I'm not that smart to think something like this up!
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"So Jonas, how is this thing supposed to work?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
"From what I understand sir, we have to put the device on top of the platform, and then I have to press certain glyphs within the inside of the platform, after that supposedly we'll be given all the information of the device." Jonas said placing his book bag on the ground.
"And do we know exactly what the device is at all?"
Jonas shook his head," No sir, I checked and rechecked. All the information about how to use the device is in the writings, but nothing about exactly what it is, for that it has to be unlocked."
"Unlocked? Did you find a key I don't know about?"
Jonas grinned," No sir, the glyphs that I have to press within the platform, that's the key if you will, and then it'll make the device reveal its information."
"Well," Colonel O'Neill straightened up," It seems reasonable enough. Teal'c you ready to help me get this thing on top of the platform?"
"Wait a minute," Sam interjected," what about the defense, if we put it back up on the platform it'll restart."
Jonas shook his head, "Yeah, but Sam, it's like you said, it's a battery and the battery hasn't been recharged. I would think we'd have a little while before it would restart, and hopefully by then it will be disabled."
"Hopefully, that doesn't sound to confident." Colonel O'Neill teased.
"Just leaving an opening for the realm of possibilities, sir."
Colonel O'Neill pointed at him," You have learned a lot this past year."
"Are you ready to lift this O'Neill." Teal'c asked gesturing to the device.
"Are you kidding Teal'c, I was born to lift heavy stuff so that scientists could play with it."
Sam went over to Jonas as the device was being placed on top of the platform," Are you ready?"
"Not, really, I'm actually nervous and I don't know why."
"Oh, I don't know, maybe you're worried if you have the right words translated, if this doesn't work, if it malfunctions, and most importantly, all of the pressure that you put on yourself." Sam grinned.
"Okay Jonas, go for it." Colonel O'Neill said stepping back from the device.
Jonas went to the device and crouched down to see inside of the platform. He took a deep breath and looked for the glyphs that quoted the scripture verse. He found them and slowly touched each one. Even though the whole platform was lit up brightly, when he touched each glyph it lit up even brighter. He finished the sentence and stepped away. It took a moment but the platform started to light up brighter and then the device lit up. Suddenly something spoke in an alien language.
"What was that?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
Jonas shrugged. It kept repeated one phrase over and over again. The whole platform and device was getting brighter and brighter, almost blinding, and yet it kept repeating this one phrase again and again, it was almost as if it was asking a question.
"Well Jonas, what's it saying?"
"I have no idea!"
"Well can you get an idea before this thing decides to self-destruct."
Jonas threw his hands up and listened even closer. The words didn't sound like anything he had read. One sounded vaguely similar but he wasn't sure what it meant. What did it mean? Then he remembered," I think it's asking us to speak."
"To speak? To speak what?" Sam asked.
"I don't know all I can get is speak."
"Well we're speaking now, what does it want us to say?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
"Jonas, maybe it wants you to say what the verse was." Sam suggested.
Jonas nodded," Good point." Jonas stepped closer to the device and said loudly," The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands." And he stepped back.
At that moment everything seemed to stop. The platform and device's brightness started to ebb away and the phrase poised by the device ceased. A dead silence hung in the air. The device itself opened up. Everyone took a few steps back; Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c brought their weapons closer. Sam seemed memorized by it, and Jonas was motionless. A white light shot up from the device and illuminated the whole room. A voice started to speak in English, telling them to prepare to hear of the greatest discovery of all. Quickly Jonas dug into his bag.
"Jonas, what are you doing?" Sam asked.
"It's going to tell us Sam, so I'm getting my micro-recorder so that we have all the information down." Jonas got it, turned it on, and saw it was recording; he stepped back and took everything in.
"To you who are here, you have spoken correctly, so we are assured that who receives this information is most worthy of it. We are the race of the Ancients; we have been explorers and studiers of the worlds around us for countless centuries. We have encountered much that has advanced us or shown us the proper way of life. But what we have found to posses all knowledge, all answers, and all secrets, is something that any and every person can posses and understand. What we have learned is not a weapon, or some great technological finding. What we have found pertains to the true person, to true life. It defines what is real though it may not be seen. Perhaps one may wonder why we used a verse from a meager book for this finding's protection. The answer is simple; in the verse itself is the ultimate knowledge of the device. - The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. - This is the essence of the truth we have found. We have attested that these words from this verse and the thousand other verses that are contained within this old and treasured book of the Tau'ri are valid and true. Though some may go against it and say it is unreal we have found it to be more real, vivid, alive, and powerful than any weapon, technology, or discovery we have uncovered. Why was this device protected if it poses no threat? Because to many it is precious as it should be and deserves to be. We had hoped that one would understand this some day and we wanted to be assured that they were worthy and receptive of this finding, and would willing take it's heeding. We can only hope that this will be the case and that the validity of this truth will be spread from your hearing." The voice echoed away, the shaft of light withdrew and the device and platform shut off completely, returning to the way it had been when SG-1 had originally encountered it.
Everyone stood there, silent. There was no sound in the room, it seemed as if everyone was holding their breath. Whether it was fear, awe, shock, or a combination of the above, everyone remained motionless for several minutes. Finally Colonel O'Neill spoke. "Well, that was- interesting." He took a breath searching for words." It appears we're done here. We should head back and tell Hammond." Everyone gave a slight nod, and headed toward the cave's exit.
"Sir," Sam asked," What will we tell General Hammond?"
Colonel O'Neill shrugged," I have no idea Carter. How about, 'guess what sir, God does exist, even the Ancients support it'?"
Rating: G
Season six (set before Full Circle)
Spoilers: None
Characters: Jonas, Sam, other, Col. O'Neill and Teal'c.
Category: mystery, angst.
Summery: A mysterious artifact from the Ancients may lead the team to a discovery that they never envisioned possible.
Side note: This story was possible only by God's help, because truth be told. I'm not that smart to think something like this up!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"So Jonas, how is this thing supposed to work?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
"From what I understand sir, we have to put the device on top of the platform, and then I have to press certain glyphs within the inside of the platform, after that supposedly we'll be given all the information of the device." Jonas said placing his book bag on the ground.
"And do we know exactly what the device is at all?"
Jonas shook his head," No sir, I checked and rechecked. All the information about how to use the device is in the writings, but nothing about exactly what it is, for that it has to be unlocked."
"Unlocked? Did you find a key I don't know about?"
Jonas grinned," No sir, the glyphs that I have to press within the platform, that's the key if you will, and then it'll make the device reveal its information."
"Well," Colonel O'Neill straightened up," It seems reasonable enough. Teal'c you ready to help me get this thing on top of the platform?"
"Wait a minute," Sam interjected," what about the defense, if we put it back up on the platform it'll restart."
Jonas shook his head, "Yeah, but Sam, it's like you said, it's a battery and the battery hasn't been recharged. I would think we'd have a little while before it would restart, and hopefully by then it will be disabled."
"Hopefully, that doesn't sound to confident." Colonel O'Neill teased.
"Just leaving an opening for the realm of possibilities, sir."
Colonel O'Neill pointed at him," You have learned a lot this past year."
"Are you ready to lift this O'Neill." Teal'c asked gesturing to the device.
"Are you kidding Teal'c, I was born to lift heavy stuff so that scientists could play with it."
Sam went over to Jonas as the device was being placed on top of the platform," Are you ready?"
"Not, really, I'm actually nervous and I don't know why."
"Oh, I don't know, maybe you're worried if you have the right words translated, if this doesn't work, if it malfunctions, and most importantly, all of the pressure that you put on yourself." Sam grinned.
"Okay Jonas, go for it." Colonel O'Neill said stepping back from the device.
Jonas went to the device and crouched down to see inside of the platform. He took a deep breath and looked for the glyphs that quoted the scripture verse. He found them and slowly touched each one. Even though the whole platform was lit up brightly, when he touched each glyph it lit up even brighter. He finished the sentence and stepped away. It took a moment but the platform started to light up brighter and then the device lit up. Suddenly something spoke in an alien language.
"What was that?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
Jonas shrugged. It kept repeated one phrase over and over again. The whole platform and device was getting brighter and brighter, almost blinding, and yet it kept repeating this one phrase again and again, it was almost as if it was asking a question.
"Well Jonas, what's it saying?"
"I have no idea!"
"Well can you get an idea before this thing decides to self-destruct."
Jonas threw his hands up and listened even closer. The words didn't sound like anything he had read. One sounded vaguely similar but he wasn't sure what it meant. What did it mean? Then he remembered," I think it's asking us to speak."
"To speak? To speak what?" Sam asked.
"I don't know all I can get is speak."
"Well we're speaking now, what does it want us to say?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
"Jonas, maybe it wants you to say what the verse was." Sam suggested.
Jonas nodded," Good point." Jonas stepped closer to the device and said loudly," The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands." And he stepped back.
At that moment everything seemed to stop. The platform and device's brightness started to ebb away and the phrase poised by the device ceased. A dead silence hung in the air. The device itself opened up. Everyone took a few steps back; Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c brought their weapons closer. Sam seemed memorized by it, and Jonas was motionless. A white light shot up from the device and illuminated the whole room. A voice started to speak in English, telling them to prepare to hear of the greatest discovery of all. Quickly Jonas dug into his bag.
"Jonas, what are you doing?" Sam asked.
"It's going to tell us Sam, so I'm getting my micro-recorder so that we have all the information down." Jonas got it, turned it on, and saw it was recording; he stepped back and took everything in.
"To you who are here, you have spoken correctly, so we are assured that who receives this information is most worthy of it. We are the race of the Ancients; we have been explorers and studiers of the worlds around us for countless centuries. We have encountered much that has advanced us or shown us the proper way of life. But what we have found to posses all knowledge, all answers, and all secrets, is something that any and every person can posses and understand. What we have learned is not a weapon, or some great technological finding. What we have found pertains to the true person, to true life. It defines what is real though it may not be seen. Perhaps one may wonder why we used a verse from a meager book for this finding's protection. The answer is simple; in the verse itself is the ultimate knowledge of the device. - The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. - This is the essence of the truth we have found. We have attested that these words from this verse and the thousand other verses that are contained within this old and treasured book of the Tau'ri are valid and true. Though some may go against it and say it is unreal we have found it to be more real, vivid, alive, and powerful than any weapon, technology, or discovery we have uncovered. Why was this device protected if it poses no threat? Because to many it is precious as it should be and deserves to be. We had hoped that one would understand this some day and we wanted to be assured that they were worthy and receptive of this finding, and would willing take it's heeding. We can only hope that this will be the case and that the validity of this truth will be spread from your hearing." The voice echoed away, the shaft of light withdrew and the device and platform shut off completely, returning to the way it had been when SG-1 had originally encountered it.
Everyone stood there, silent. There was no sound in the room, it seemed as if everyone was holding their breath. Whether it was fear, awe, shock, or a combination of the above, everyone remained motionless for several minutes. Finally Colonel O'Neill spoke. "Well, that was- interesting." He took a breath searching for words." It appears we're done here. We should head back and tell Hammond." Everyone gave a slight nod, and headed toward the cave's exit.
"Sir," Sam asked," What will we tell General Hammond?"
Colonel O'Neill shrugged," I have no idea Carter. How about, 'guess what sir, God does exist, even the Ancients support it'?"