OOC: I own Vlin... And Salem. Nobody else. Everyone else is copyright
their respective owners (As I don't want to give anything away.)
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FLASH! Vlin and Rikku sat up, both lying sideways on top of each other. The blast and jolt from the Machina gave them a shock. "What happened?" Rikku asked.
"I'm not sure.." Vlin groaned and looked about the room. It wasn't the Luca stadium... that was for sure. It appeared to be an old ruin, actually, and a familiar one at that. The room was circular, with columns collapsed on the ground and markings on the floor. There was also a large slab table to the right, and above it, on the was, was a large circle cut from stone, with odd markings surrounding it.
"I've been in here before. A while ago, maybe, but I've been here. Found a guy here, out of nowhere." Rikku said.
"You mean..."
"Yup."
Rikku hopped down from the Machina while Vlin hit a button to turn it off completely. The whirring of the engine slowly faded, then ended completely.
"New Yevon took this cave a month ago. Used it for research, claimed a Sphere brought them here." Rikku pointed out.
"Really? Bah. New Yevon shouldn't be tampering with our history. They won't even release it to the public."
"Oh man." A male voice groaned, "Anyone get the license plate of that truck?"
Rikku quickly grabbed her blades, Vlin jumping from the Machina to land behind her, grabbing his own from his thighs as he did.
"No, sir. It seemed like it was flying."
Another man stood up from behind the large table. His hair was short, red, and covered with dirt from the ground. His clothes were odd, as they were a pair of Khaki's and a black t-shirt, not something commonly found on Spira. He shook his head, then glanced at the two Al Bhed. His hand shot up, and pointed it at the two. "We have company. Who're you?"
"What?" Another male voice said, standing up. His hair was gray, short, in an almost military fashion. His clothes were all green, military standard, and his shirt had a patch on the left side. "Oh. Hi. Can we help you?" He had a gun in hand, but didn't bother to raise it."
"Who are you?" Vlin asked, still in a battle stance.
"My name is Colonial Jack O'Neill. United States Air Force. Who're you?"
"Oh.. My name is Vlin. This is Rikku. We're Al Bhed. Where exactly... Is the United States?"
"Earth. We came through that big... circle thing up there." He pointed behind him, to the Circular object on the wall. "Who the hell puts a Stargate in midair?"
"They do, obviously." The other man said, arm still raised.
"And who're you?" Rikku asked.
"Ah.. My name is Salem. I am what is called a Myr."
"Ooooh.. All right. So. What -is- that big circle thing?" Rikku asked.
"That is what is called a Stargate. It is a portal between worlds."
"Okay.. And why is it up there?" Vlin responded.
"Um.. We were hoping you could tell us." A female voice said. She stood up, short blonde hair a mess from the fall. She was also in a military uniform. Two men, both dressed alike, stood up as well. One had short black hair and glasses, along with a backpack, and the other was black, bald, with a strange gold emblem on his forehead. He had a strange staff in his hand as well.
"I think I might be able to answer that. This table here. I think, and this is a big think as I've never seen one up close, is a Y'tseh Byham."
"That's Al Bhed. Admin Panel." Vlin blurted out.
"That's what it means, yes. I wasn't aware the name was from this world though." Salem said.
"Okay.. That's an admin panel. What does it admin?" Jack asked.
"The Stargate network. There were 9 panels for the 9 main networks, and 5 maintenance panels for each of those, which would also administer the smaller networks."
"And we just stumble across the panel... Just like that." Jack said.
"Well, it would make sense for it to be near the gate itself." The man with glasses piped in.
"Okay then Danny-boy. Get it working." Jack cracked his neck and looked at the other two. "Carter, Teal'c, you two go scope this place out."
"Yessir," the female said. Her and the other male stepped past Vlin and Rikku, who had dropped their battle stance and were completely confused by all the chatter.
"Okay.. So that little circle thing... It's a teleport, and it brought you to Spira from... another planet?" Rikku asked.
"That's about right." Jack responded.
"Ahh... Daniel. I think we're going to need something else to open that panel." Salem said, looking at the table and running a hand across it. "The imprint next to you," He pointed to the edge of the slab on the other side, where Daniel was standing, "is circular. It needs a ring to power it."
"Doesn't the Praetor keep a ring on a chain around his neck?" Vlin blurted out again.
"He does." Rikku responded.
"What does it look like?" Salem asked, looking at the two now.
"He usually keeps it underneath his clothing, but it looks metallic... a shiny black."
Salem sighed. "That would be it."
"So. We get to go steal the ring of the Praetor." Vlin said, not very enthusiastically.
"Who exactly is the Praetor?" Jack asked.
"Praetor Baralai is the leader of New Yevon, a religion based on the non- use of Machina to save ourselves. We were once a world plagued by a monster named Sin. Yevon teaches how Machina was the reason Sin appeared. It also said that as long as we used Machina, Sin would stay." Vlin explained.
"Sooooo... I trust that 'Sin' is no more?" Jack continued on his questions.
"High Summoner Yuna defeated Sin only a year ago. She brought the Eternal Calm." Rikku said.
"Okay. So no Sin. That's good to hear, but we still have Praetor.. Baralai? And he has our ring. You don't suppose that the Stargate could be considered Machina, eh?" Jack asked.
"Probably. Yevon didn't do a good job following it's own teaching, and neither would New Yevon." Vlin snorted as he said it.
"Aaaaand we can't leave without that ring, can we." Jack muttered.
"Afraid not. The ring will both activate the panel and lower the gate. Without it, that gate's not doing a thing." Salem said.
"Well then. We're going after that ring." Jack said, taking command.
Carter returned to the room, followed by T'ealc. "Not a person was sighted, sir. Then again, we're on an island."
"Well then. Does that thing fly?" Daniel asked, pointing toward the Machina Vlin and Rikku had come in.
"Yup! How we got here, and how we're going to leave."
"Well then," Jack said. "All aboard. We're off to see the Praetor."
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Author's Notes:
Oh my. That was... fun to write. I've had this idea brewing in my head for quite a while now, and I finally got around to putting it in writing. Why oh why did SG-1 end up on Spira you ask? Well, let me write the chapter bringing them over in "The Myr", and all will be explained. For now, the Myr is just an explanation of how SG-1 landed... literally, in Spira ^^;; Hope you enjoyed it. Please please PLEASE Read and Review. I need suggestions o.o;;
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FLASH! Vlin and Rikku sat up, both lying sideways on top of each other. The blast and jolt from the Machina gave them a shock. "What happened?" Rikku asked.
"I'm not sure.." Vlin groaned and looked about the room. It wasn't the Luca stadium... that was for sure. It appeared to be an old ruin, actually, and a familiar one at that. The room was circular, with columns collapsed on the ground and markings on the floor. There was also a large slab table to the right, and above it, on the was, was a large circle cut from stone, with odd markings surrounding it.
"I've been in here before. A while ago, maybe, but I've been here. Found a guy here, out of nowhere." Rikku said.
"You mean..."
"Yup."
Rikku hopped down from the Machina while Vlin hit a button to turn it off completely. The whirring of the engine slowly faded, then ended completely.
"New Yevon took this cave a month ago. Used it for research, claimed a Sphere brought them here." Rikku pointed out.
"Really? Bah. New Yevon shouldn't be tampering with our history. They won't even release it to the public."
"Oh man." A male voice groaned, "Anyone get the license plate of that truck?"
Rikku quickly grabbed her blades, Vlin jumping from the Machina to land behind her, grabbing his own from his thighs as he did.
"No, sir. It seemed like it was flying."
Another man stood up from behind the large table. His hair was short, red, and covered with dirt from the ground. His clothes were odd, as they were a pair of Khaki's and a black t-shirt, not something commonly found on Spira. He shook his head, then glanced at the two Al Bhed. His hand shot up, and pointed it at the two. "We have company. Who're you?"
"What?" Another male voice said, standing up. His hair was gray, short, in an almost military fashion. His clothes were all green, military standard, and his shirt had a patch on the left side. "Oh. Hi. Can we help you?" He had a gun in hand, but didn't bother to raise it."
"Who are you?" Vlin asked, still in a battle stance.
"My name is Colonial Jack O'Neill. United States Air Force. Who're you?"
"Oh.. My name is Vlin. This is Rikku. We're Al Bhed. Where exactly... Is the United States?"
"Earth. We came through that big... circle thing up there." He pointed behind him, to the Circular object on the wall. "Who the hell puts a Stargate in midair?"
"They do, obviously." The other man said, arm still raised.
"And who're you?" Rikku asked.
"Ah.. My name is Salem. I am what is called a Myr."
"Ooooh.. All right. So. What -is- that big circle thing?" Rikku asked.
"That is what is called a Stargate. It is a portal between worlds."
"Okay.. And why is it up there?" Vlin responded.
"Um.. We were hoping you could tell us." A female voice said. She stood up, short blonde hair a mess from the fall. She was also in a military uniform. Two men, both dressed alike, stood up as well. One had short black hair and glasses, along with a backpack, and the other was black, bald, with a strange gold emblem on his forehead. He had a strange staff in his hand as well.
"I think I might be able to answer that. This table here. I think, and this is a big think as I've never seen one up close, is a Y'tseh Byham."
"That's Al Bhed. Admin Panel." Vlin blurted out.
"That's what it means, yes. I wasn't aware the name was from this world though." Salem said.
"Okay.. That's an admin panel. What does it admin?" Jack asked.
"The Stargate network. There were 9 panels for the 9 main networks, and 5 maintenance panels for each of those, which would also administer the smaller networks."
"And we just stumble across the panel... Just like that." Jack said.
"Well, it would make sense for it to be near the gate itself." The man with glasses piped in.
"Okay then Danny-boy. Get it working." Jack cracked his neck and looked at the other two. "Carter, Teal'c, you two go scope this place out."
"Yessir," the female said. Her and the other male stepped past Vlin and Rikku, who had dropped their battle stance and were completely confused by all the chatter.
"Okay.. So that little circle thing... It's a teleport, and it brought you to Spira from... another planet?" Rikku asked.
"That's about right." Jack responded.
"Ahh... Daniel. I think we're going to need something else to open that panel." Salem said, looking at the table and running a hand across it. "The imprint next to you," He pointed to the edge of the slab on the other side, where Daniel was standing, "is circular. It needs a ring to power it."
"Doesn't the Praetor keep a ring on a chain around his neck?" Vlin blurted out again.
"He does." Rikku responded.
"What does it look like?" Salem asked, looking at the two now.
"He usually keeps it underneath his clothing, but it looks metallic... a shiny black."
Salem sighed. "That would be it."
"So. We get to go steal the ring of the Praetor." Vlin said, not very enthusiastically.
"Who exactly is the Praetor?" Jack asked.
"Praetor Baralai is the leader of New Yevon, a religion based on the non- use of Machina to save ourselves. We were once a world plagued by a monster named Sin. Yevon teaches how Machina was the reason Sin appeared. It also said that as long as we used Machina, Sin would stay." Vlin explained.
"Sooooo... I trust that 'Sin' is no more?" Jack continued on his questions.
"High Summoner Yuna defeated Sin only a year ago. She brought the Eternal Calm." Rikku said.
"Okay. So no Sin. That's good to hear, but we still have Praetor.. Baralai? And he has our ring. You don't suppose that the Stargate could be considered Machina, eh?" Jack asked.
"Probably. Yevon didn't do a good job following it's own teaching, and neither would New Yevon." Vlin snorted as he said it.
"Aaaaand we can't leave without that ring, can we." Jack muttered.
"Afraid not. The ring will both activate the panel and lower the gate. Without it, that gate's not doing a thing." Salem said.
"Well then. We're going after that ring." Jack said, taking command.
Carter returned to the room, followed by T'ealc. "Not a person was sighted, sir. Then again, we're on an island."
"Well then. Does that thing fly?" Daniel asked, pointing toward the Machina Vlin and Rikku had come in.
"Yup! How we got here, and how we're going to leave."
"Well then," Jack said. "All aboard. We're off to see the Praetor."
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Author's Notes:
Oh my. That was... fun to write. I've had this idea brewing in my head for quite a while now, and I finally got around to putting it in writing. Why oh why did SG-1 end up on Spira you ask? Well, let me write the chapter bringing them over in "The Myr", and all will be explained. For now, the Myr is just an explanation of how SG-1 landed... literally, in Spira ^^;; Hope you enjoyed it. Please please PLEASE Read and Review. I need suggestions o.o;;