Chapter 6
A/N: Okay, I managed to churn another couple of chapters out before I left. Sorry this one is short, it's like an intermission-y one... R&R, as always! ^- ^
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Daniel blinked his hurting eyes, white after-flashes fading everywhere. This did not change what he saw in front of him, and his face creased in denial. The purple twisting bubble had returned to normal, taking up half the table, and the chair, and the space where Sam had been standing scant seconds before. It hummed innocently, belying its lurking danger.
General Hammond was the first to break the silence.
"What the hell was that?" he said, his slow voice turning confused and more than a little angry. No one said anything, but Robskere raised his hand hesitantly.
"There is something similar we have heard of.. Kaylyna, do you remember the world of Fenkiral? They were researching sub-space interface technology discovered..."
The brown woman frowned, the red tattoos on her face creasing before her expression cleared slightly. "I remember. Doctor Daniel, may I see your original translations?" She impatiently held her hand out for the papers.
"Woah, woah!" said Daniel, looked annoyed and non-plussed. "Aren't you all missing the point here? WHERE did Jack and Sam go?"
"And how can we get them back?" said Jacob, a hollow note in his voice as he stared at the glowing bubble that had snatched his daughter away.
"If you let me check those translations, I can help you," said Kaylyna confidently. "If it truly is a sub-space interface, not shield..."
"Interface?" said General Hammond, striding over to her to get her attention. Robskere spoke up again.
"If it as one, then the Colonel and the woman will have been transported through subspace to the nearest working other device."
"Like the black hole in the Stargate?"
Robskere shifted uncomfortably. "Not exactly... the interface is usually used to send radio signals or plaque-messages, little things. The other devices usually create tiny bubbles... the upsilon fields generated for an inter- dimensional jump of a person would have to be huge. I believe this one is so large because... well maybe she has put the crystals in a certain way?"
Jacob spoke up again. "You seem to know a bit about this. Do you know where another one is, that they might have gone to?"
"Well, there were several on Fenkiral, but only tiny. I did not get long to study them"
"I vote we go there, find out how they work... and find out where they are," said Daniel firmly, not noticing as his papers were neatly lifted from his unresisting hands by Kaylyna.
"If it's the best we have to go on. Why don't you take Teal'c and these two – with your permission of course - " the General's look however indicated that he didn't care whether they wanted to or not, "– and make a trip to this place. Get the address for the Stargate."
"We could even send someone through the interface after them," said Sargitilin tentatively. "With new knowledge we could help them...
Kaylyna, busy leafing through the sheaves of paper, said almost absently, "The writings of Fenkiral mentioned that protective suits were provided if ever a human were to travel the sub-space interface, because of the abrasive effect of the field it creates... if the pair even made it through, there is a high chance that they will already be dead."
Daniel turned a sick look towards Jacob.
"Already dead..."
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A/N: Okay, I managed to churn another couple of chapters out before I left. Sorry this one is short, it's like an intermission-y one... R&R, as always! ^- ^
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Daniel blinked his hurting eyes, white after-flashes fading everywhere. This did not change what he saw in front of him, and his face creased in denial. The purple twisting bubble had returned to normal, taking up half the table, and the chair, and the space where Sam had been standing scant seconds before. It hummed innocently, belying its lurking danger.
General Hammond was the first to break the silence.
"What the hell was that?" he said, his slow voice turning confused and more than a little angry. No one said anything, but Robskere raised his hand hesitantly.
"There is something similar we have heard of.. Kaylyna, do you remember the world of Fenkiral? They were researching sub-space interface technology discovered..."
The brown woman frowned, the red tattoos on her face creasing before her expression cleared slightly. "I remember. Doctor Daniel, may I see your original translations?" She impatiently held her hand out for the papers.
"Woah, woah!" said Daniel, looked annoyed and non-plussed. "Aren't you all missing the point here? WHERE did Jack and Sam go?"
"And how can we get them back?" said Jacob, a hollow note in his voice as he stared at the glowing bubble that had snatched his daughter away.
"If you let me check those translations, I can help you," said Kaylyna confidently. "If it truly is a sub-space interface, not shield..."
"Interface?" said General Hammond, striding over to her to get her attention. Robskere spoke up again.
"If it as one, then the Colonel and the woman will have been transported through subspace to the nearest working other device."
"Like the black hole in the Stargate?"
Robskere shifted uncomfortably. "Not exactly... the interface is usually used to send radio signals or plaque-messages, little things. The other devices usually create tiny bubbles... the upsilon fields generated for an inter- dimensional jump of a person would have to be huge. I believe this one is so large because... well maybe she has put the crystals in a certain way?"
Jacob spoke up again. "You seem to know a bit about this. Do you know where another one is, that they might have gone to?"
"Well, there were several on Fenkiral, but only tiny. I did not get long to study them"
"I vote we go there, find out how they work... and find out where they are," said Daniel firmly, not noticing as his papers were neatly lifted from his unresisting hands by Kaylyna.
"If it's the best we have to go on. Why don't you take Teal'c and these two – with your permission of course - " the General's look however indicated that he didn't care whether they wanted to or not, "– and make a trip to this place. Get the address for the Stargate."
"We could even send someone through the interface after them," said Sargitilin tentatively. "With new knowledge we could help them...
Kaylyna, busy leafing through the sheaves of paper, said almost absently, "The writings of Fenkiral mentioned that protective suits were provided if ever a human were to travel the sub-space interface, because of the abrasive effect of the field it creates... if the pair even made it through, there is a high chance that they will already be dead."
Daniel turned a sick look towards Jacob.
"Already dead..."
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