"An Amazon's War"
Ch. 2
(Tris's office, SGC)
"What does it say?" Sam asked.
"It talks about 'the baby and the mother become one'," Tris looked up from the book and looked at Sam. "I have no idea what that means."
Alarms sounded around the base. "Off world transmission Code. Repeat. Off world radio transmission," the technicians' voice rang.
Tris suddenly was encircled with a white light and was carried somewhere in the base. Sam headed for the gate room, puzzled as to where her friend went to. She met the rest of SG-1 and General Hammond there.
"Sir, Tris is gone," Sam said to General Hammond.
"What do you mean she's gone?" Daniel asked.
"She just disappeared," she said.
"Who is the transmission from?" the General asked the technician.
"It's from Lila, sir," he informed them.
She had just 'orbed' into the room. They all looked at Tris.
"Tris?" the Colonel asked.
"You can explain that to us later," Hammond said. Everyone gave their attention to Lila. "Let's hear it then," he said to the technician.
"Princess Trisana, your people need you," Lila said.
"The Amazons aren't my people, Lila," Tris said coldly. She paused then asked. Tris heard several booms in the background, Along with several explosions. "What do you need?"
"I take it the war isn't doing so well," Jack said.
"We offered our assistance once before, Lila. The Queen turned us down," Sam said.
"I'd like to speak with Rommie, please. Where is she?" Tris asked.
"Queen Andromeda is dead," Lila said soberly. "It is time for you, princess, to join the throne and become queen of the Dragon Amazons,"
Everyone was staring at Trisana again.
She turned to General Hammond. "I have to help these people, sir," she said finally.
"You mean 'we' don't you?" Daniel said.
"No," Tris said flatly. "These Amazons became my responsibility the moment I accepted Princess Shia's Right of Caste when she died." Tris then said to Lila, "We'll get back to you." With that the transmission ended.
"Let's discuss this in the Briefing Room, shall we?" Hammond said.
They all nodded and headed up the stairs.
"Tris, how did you do, whatever you just did?" Jack asked, as they all sat down.
"Well from what my grandmother's journal says: 'the baby and the mother will become one'. So I'm guessing it's the baby's power," Tris tried to explain, tiredly.
"What power is that?" Daniel asked slowly.
"It has the ability to orb. Transport from one place to another in a speed of light," she answered.
"Great," he said.
"Why all of a sudden now, though?" Sam asked.
"Maybe because they're half mage half mortal, it didn't develop the powers until recently," Tris said.
"You said powers. As in plural," Hammond said.
"Well, when I got hurt with the poison arrow my wound healed the next day," she said.
"I thought that is what your Magical Herb Paste is supposed to do, Trisana," Teal'c observed.
"It is but it's supposed to take three days to fully heal the wound," Tris paused. "The twins have developed to heal as well."
"Or one of them has the healing power, and the other twin has the orbing power," Sam said.
Tris nodded in agreement.
"So, what are we going to do about this Amazon war thing, General?" Jack asked.
"I'll be having SG Teams 1, 2, 3, and 4 to help out the Dragons anyway we can," he answered.
"Thank you General," Tris said. "Shall I send a response to Lila?'
"I'll let someone else do that," the general paused. "You won't be going."
To be continued . . .