Stargates, Dragons, and Amazons
Ch. 5
(The campsite on PX5-369)
"Tris!"
A familiar voice snapped her out of a deep sleep. She opened her eyes and saw Colonel O' Neill hanging over her.
"What?" she complained. She was not a morning person.
"We gotta get movin'," he said. "Before Apophis gets to the Amazon Village before we do."
"Oh, right!" she said getting up. "I almost forgot."
Daniel gave her a cup of coffee and she drank it with gratitude. As they cleaned up the campsite Trisana meditated for the day.
Just as she was putting down her magical protective barrier Teal'c said, "We must hurry. Apophis has learned we are here,"
"Good," Jack said. "We'll be able to stop them before they even attack the village."
Instead of going to the Amazons, they started to head in the direction of Apophis.
"So what do we do once we meet Apophis, Colonel?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, what's the plan?" Tris asked.
"How for can you jump upward?" he asked Tris
"About the height of a three story building,"
"So, this'll be a piece of cake?"
"Yeah," Tris said.
Jack grinned and looked up at the trees. Tris grinned. She knew exactly what he wanted her to do. Sam, Teal'c and Daniel looked puzzled.
"Let's do it people!" Jack said. "Apophis will be on us in a few minutes."
"Boy, won't he be surprised," Sam said, getting out her gun.
"I hope Apophis hates surprises," Jack said, also getting out his gun.
Trisana smiled at her friends, jumped as high as she could onto the closest tree, and kept herself hidden. She could clearly see the 10 Serpent Guards and Apophis. What a snake, she thought. Tris spotted two Amazons. One looked like an Amazon princess, the other a guard. No! She said to herself. The Serpent Guards crowded around Apophis as he looked around.
Tris looked down at Jack and the others. Jack gave her the signal. Using her Telekinesis, she threw the Serpent Guard's Staff Weapons out of their hands and into the forest about 5 miles from where they were. The Guards took out their Zat guns. The Serpent Heads and the rest of SG-1 began a fire fight. Tris kept an eye on two Amazon women. They were moving quickly through the trees.
A Serpent Guard spotted the two Amazons and left the fight. He made sure he was hidden behind them before he fired his Staff Weapon upon the princess. Tris looked below her and spotted Teal'c. He didn't have his Staff Weapon with him. Tris jumped down from the tree and killed the Serpent Guard with her gun before he could kill the Amazon Guard. Tris ran to the dieing princess.
"Your actions are of an Amazon," the princess whispered.
"Thanks," she said. "I think."
Tris got out her medicine bag. The princess put her hand on Tris's arm, motioning to stop.
"No. Save your medicines,"
"Why? I can save you," Tris said stubbornly.
"No," the princess said.
"Princess Shia? Let her help," the guard said.
"No," she said again.
Princess Shia ripped off here necklace, a dragon holding a green stone with its wings over its head, and put it into Trisana's hand. Tris looked up at the Amazon Guard.
"She's given you the Right of Caste," she couldn't believe what her princess was doing.
"You're not going to die, princess," Tris said. "If you let me help you, you don't have to do this,"
The Princess shook her head silently, closed her eyes and finally died. Tris looked up at the guard as her friends came to her.
"I'm sorry," she said the Amazon.
"Apophis got away," Jack said.
"But, we did get rid of the Serpent Guards. That would count as a small victory, right?" Sam said.
Daniel kneeled down beside Tris.
"Tris, what happened?" He asked softly.
"A Serpent Guard injured the Princess. I tried to save her, but she insisted that I let her die," Tris explained weakly.
She gave the necklace to him. Daniel helped her up, still holding the necklace in his hand. Tris looked at everyone.
"She gave me the Right of Caste,"
Daniel gave a shocked look on his face, while the others looked puzzled.
"Daniel?" Jack finally after a moment's silence.
"Princess Shia had made your friend the new Amazon Princess," the Guard answered.
To be continued . . .