When Daylight Comes
Prologue
The first footage from the MALP had shown them a world that looked normal, with no hint of the horror that awaited them there. The planet was dark- it was for most of the day, apparently. It looked like paradise, with tall, palm-like trees and lush grass. In the far distance, breaking water deflected the scant moonlight. A short distance away from the gate, there was a small, well-kept village. The people there had shown no fear of the MALP when it first trundled slowly through the event horizon and onto their world.
In fact, there had been no-one there to witness its sudden, abrupt arrival on PX29 K85. Daniel had passed it off as a sign that they didn't understand the strange invader and were keeping away from it until they learned more. Sam, and in part Jack agreed with him. Privately, he didn't think that was the case here at all. There was something a little strange about the paradise planet, in his opinion. No-one at the SGC took note of the fact it was daytime. The huge red sun seemed to hang low in the sky, dominating the horizon. It had only risen above the planet for a incommensurate four hours before it had sank back below the skyline, leaving the planet in the dark once again.
Now, at precisely 12.00, earth time, they were reviewing the latest recordings from the MALP, which was still strangely unmolested. Normally, the SGC team that ran the MALP offworld had found that it would be interfered with about half of the time. Mostly it was the native animals that did the damage, but occasionally; a child would turn up to play with the alien invader. On one memorable occasion, they had been privy to a magnificent tornado, which had leveled the probe. On the screen, dusk had fallen and the world was coming to life. Birds were singing the equivalent to earth's dawn chorus. It was strange to see people working by night. The sky was only dimly lit by one strangle colored moon- the same one they had seen during the first recording.
Little did SG1 know, but the world was going to be the most deadly they had visited.
Prologue
The first footage from the MALP had shown them a world that looked normal, with no hint of the horror that awaited them there. The planet was dark- it was for most of the day, apparently. It looked like paradise, with tall, palm-like trees and lush grass. In the far distance, breaking water deflected the scant moonlight. A short distance away from the gate, there was a small, well-kept village. The people there had shown no fear of the MALP when it first trundled slowly through the event horizon and onto their world.
In fact, there had been no-one there to witness its sudden, abrupt arrival on PX29 K85. Daniel had passed it off as a sign that they didn't understand the strange invader and were keeping away from it until they learned more. Sam, and in part Jack agreed with him. Privately, he didn't think that was the case here at all. There was something a little strange about the paradise planet, in his opinion. No-one at the SGC took note of the fact it was daytime. The huge red sun seemed to hang low in the sky, dominating the horizon. It had only risen above the planet for a incommensurate four hours before it had sank back below the skyline, leaving the planet in the dark once again.
Now, at precisely 12.00, earth time, they were reviewing the latest recordings from the MALP, which was still strangely unmolested. Normally, the SGC team that ran the MALP offworld had found that it would be interfered with about half of the time. Mostly it was the native animals that did the damage, but occasionally; a child would turn up to play with the alien invader. On one memorable occasion, they had been privy to a magnificent tornado, which had leveled the probe. On the screen, dusk had fallen and the world was coming to life. Birds were singing the equivalent to earth's dawn chorus. It was strange to see people working by night. The sky was only dimly lit by one strangle colored moon- the same one they had seen during the first recording.
Little did SG1 know, but the world was going to be the most deadly they had visited.