Title: X-313
Author: Nym Washi
Summary: Sometimes life throws challenges, it's how we react that counts
Season: Future-I've seen up to Space Race
Spoilers: Anything up to mid Season Seven
Rating: PG-So far
Pairings: Nothing other than show scripted canon
Archive: Please ask me first
Cultural Note: In Australia (where I live) we have these freakish storms that whip up in under an hour and cause lot's of damage, hail the size of golf balls and wind gusts strong enough to knock out power lines. In the wet season they appear very quickly and without warning, often with only minimal notice for those in their path.
Disclaimer: If I owned them the series would be different, just borrowing, I'll clean up when I'm done.


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Wednesday 21 January 2004 - 0850 hours

Teal'c, Daniel and SG-3 had assembled in the debriefing room as General Hammond had requested, all were anxious to get going. Hammond entered the room as SG-3 stood to attention.

The General acknowledged. The General sat in his seat at the head of the table and flipped open his folder. As I'm sure you are all aware after my conversation with the President last night and my consequent discussions with Colonel O'Neill and SG-1 at 0830 this morning, this is our last ditch effort to bring Major Carter home. I've requested one of Major Carter's colleagues on the project to join us at 0900 hours to go over the information they have since been able to gather. He stopped a moment to gather his thoughts. The purpose of this debriefing is also to inform you all that the moment this mission becomes overtly dangerous, you are to return to the SGC. Major Carter is important to this facility but neither the President nor myself want further casualties.

Understood General Colonel Jacob leader of SG-3 nodded. There was a knock at the door.

The General called. The door swung open and Lieutenant Lancaster stepped into the room.

Reporting as requested Sir. She said with a snappy salute.

Take a seat Lancaster. The woman nodded and sat down next to Dr. Jackson. What have you go for us, Lieutenant? The General asked. She flipped open her own folder and looked up at the assembled table.

Well Sirs, myself and several other scientists who worked on the program with Major Carter have collaborated. We have reason to believe following the evidence and data transmitted back from the MALPs and the UAV that there is a good chance Major Carter and the X-313 did not stay on the designated flight path.

How good of a chance? Daniel interrupted.

We're 90% sure she didn't Dr. Jackson. Daniel nodded and turned back to his own folder.

Further, due to the planet's weather patterns over the past two days and the specs on the X-313 we are also fairly certain that Major Carter will have been unable to land the ship.

Daniel interrupted again.

Meaning that she crashed Dr. Jackson and will have almost certainly sustained injuries or may in fact not have survived. Lancaster looked down at her folder a moment. The thought that Major Carter might be dead had shaken her. The Lieutenant was new to the SGC and Sam Carter had welcomed her and supported her ideas over the past few weeks they had known one another.

It is most strange that this planet was selected for the trial with the dangerous forces that are obviously being exerted. Was there a reason for this choice General Hammond? Teal'c asked.

To be honest Teal'c I was unaware of them myself, was there a reason the weather patterns were not mentioned in the report Lancaster? The General requested the younger Lieutenant.

Unfortunately sir, that's all thrown us for a bit of a loop. At the time of the survey the planet was noted as being somewhat temperate in climate.

Is it possible that the survey team was present on the planet during a different seasonal time? Teal'c proposed.

Negative, we sent multiple teams at differing times and for differing lengths of time. Nothing like the electrical storms we are witnessing now was recorded. Teal'c inclined his head.

That aside Lieutenant. Have you been able to formulate any sort of search area that SG-1 and 3 should begin there search pattern in? The General asked drawing their attention back to the essential. Lancaster nodded and rose from her seat, dimming the lights as the projector turned on. A layout of the area surrounding the Stargate on the planet appeared on the screen at the head of the table.

We feel the winds will have blown Major Carter east rather than north as the trial flight was supposed to take her. The most likely place we feel that the X-313 will have crashed down is anywhere along this band. An area became highlighted on the map. As we have sent a UAV out and not seen any wreckage from the air the general consensus is that one of these clumps of trees is probably where Major Carter is.

Wait a minute. Your saying we aren't even sure if she's in this area? Daniel asked, concern edging his voice.

That is correct Dr. Jackson, but we can't wait any longer and the President wants to move on with other missions. Is there anything else Lieutenant Lancaster? The young woman shook her head.

No Sir, though both teams should be aware that in all likelihood another storm may whip up whilst they are on the planet and like Major Carter they're radios may cut out due to water and electrical interferance.

Thank you Lieutenant. SG-1 and 3 you have a go.

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Wednesday 21 January 2004 -Exact Time Unknown

The dawn of the next day had found Major Carter still hurrying across the plain away from the pair of cats, but that had been hours ago and Sam had now slowed to a sedate trudge through the grasses. The ground in some places dropped off and had filled with sludgey mud from the recent storm activity which every so often Carter had the misfortune to step in and get stuck in mud up to her knee.

After pulling her leg free for the third time in as many footsteps Sam was more than dismayed to hear what was now a familiar noise. Thunder clashed and the sky lit up before the clouds opened and dumped their load on the dirty Major.

Oh, come on! She yelled at the dark skies. You have got to be kidding me! Glancing left and right Sam dashed for the only cover she could see, a tall stand of trees about 500 meters off.

The rain continued to slash down soaking her to the skin and plastering her hair to her face. Reaching the edge of the trees Sam hesitated a moment before dashing on through, the little protection the trees offered would be a welcome change.

Carter slowed her pace and wiped her hair back from her eyes, the wind still whistled through the branches. It howled blocking out anything else. The storm was directly overhead now, lightening struck the ground not far off leaving a dark scorch mark.

There was a sudden hissing and a pop noise that came from above Sam's head. She looked up long enough to see the lightening strike withdraw from the tree above her and the branch come crashing down.

Sam threw herself to the side but it wasn't enough, the branch landed painfully on her leg. Lying on her back in the mud Carter tried to dislodge her leg but only resulted in causing more painful stabs up her leg, her toes were starting to go numb and Sam knew that she had to get out. But for once she couldn't think of a solution.

With her face turned on to one side Sam thought she must have hit her head again when the blue light began to appear. But as it intensified and grew into a shape she recognized her voice vanished.

Hello Samantha



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Nym - 14/04/2004 I'm so mean! What a cliffhanger...haha!! Almost finished I promise, I'm thinking one last chapter and then that'll be it.