Three months later
"Reeyu, fall back! Get your ass to the gate! We need to go now!" Lt. Col. John Wilcox shouted, providing cover fire as he crouched behind the DHD.
Jenna ran for the Stargate, arm stretched out behind her firing. She was being pursued by fifteen Jaffa, give or take a few, all of whom were dead set determined to keep SG-8 from getting off the planet. They were damn near close to succeeding too.
When SG-8 had entered the forest, they'd been instantly surrounded by a contingent of Jaffa warriors. In just the first minute after the shooting had begun, one of them had been seriously wounded and another had been hit in the arm. It had been a miracle that they'd been able to get out from under them as they broke through eight of the Jaffa.
The probe, sent only an hour before, had detected only vegetation in the immediate vicinity and a small settlement 10 kilometers out from the Stargate and the temple that housed it. It was supposed to be a simple reconnaissance mission. They weren't even suppose to make any contact with the locals until it was determined whether or not their reception would be welcomed. So when they stepped through the Stargate and out of the temple they hadn't expected an attack. A Goa'uld presence had not been detected yet here they were, seemingly out of nowhere, trying to kill SG-8.
Jenna and the Lt. Col. had maintained a steady cover fire for their injured teammates as they had run back to the temple and made for the gate. Now that the injured were through, it was their turn to get out.
Jenna ducked behind a pillar as a barrage of fire flew past her. Each time she popped her head out to fire she was forced to take cover. At one point she was able to discern that the 15 Jaffa had turned into 20 and that they were determined to keep firing until they got both of the remaining members of SG-8.
"Sir, I'm pinned! I don't think I can make it to you!" She shouted, poking her arm around the pillar and firing randomly. She somehow managed to hit one of the Jaffa and he went down.
"Alright, Reeyu," the Lt. Col. shouted taking in her predicament, "on the count of three I need you to hall ass to the gate! Ready!? 1…2…"
Before he could reach three, the pillar that Jenna had been hiding behind exploded above her head in a cloud of dust and Jenna disappeared as the top half of the pillar came down. Lt. Col. Wilcox stared in disbelief as he saw his teammate go down and had only a moment to make the split second decision on whether or not to go for the gate.
He made a break for Jenna's position running and firing at once. When he was close enough he hopped over some rubble and came down next to his unconscious comrade. Wilcox grabbed one of his grenades from his vest and threw it in the general direction of their attackers, he then grabbed the back of Jenna's vest and dragged her back into more cover. Taking a moment to check on Jenna, Wilcox found her pulse weak but steady. He then moved forward, and still firing and taking cover behind the remains of the pillar, he radioed in to the SGC.
"Command, Reeyu is badly hurt," Wilcox pauses to return fire then takes cover again.
"What's your status, Colonel?" comes the voice of General Hammond, "Can you get her through the gate?"
"No, sir, we're pinned down," replies Wilcox as he ducks down, barely avoiding zat fire. "I suggest you shut down the gate, sir. I'll try and hold them down until reinforcements arrive."
"Hang in there, Colonel. Help's on the way." Just then the gate shut down. Wilcox hoped that help would come soon. The Jaffa were overwhelming his position and he was almost out of ammo.
Wilcox laid down more fire, emptying his clip in the process, then quickly scampered back to where he had left Jenna. He grabbed her last clip popping his out as he did so. He had slammed the new clip in when he felt the bolt of energy cascade through is body. He turned just in time to see the Jaffa who had snuck up behind him before he passed out.
"Reeyu, fall back! Get your ass to the gate! We need to go now!" Lt. Col. John Wilcox shouted, providing cover fire as he crouched behind the DHD.
Jenna ran for the Stargate, arm stretched out behind her firing. She was being pursued by fifteen Jaffa, give or take a few, all of whom were dead set determined to keep SG-8 from getting off the planet. They were damn near close to succeeding too.
When SG-8 had entered the forest, they'd been instantly surrounded by a contingent of Jaffa warriors. In just the first minute after the shooting had begun, one of them had been seriously wounded and another had been hit in the arm. It had been a miracle that they'd been able to get out from under them as they broke through eight of the Jaffa.
The probe, sent only an hour before, had detected only vegetation in the immediate vicinity and a small settlement 10 kilometers out from the Stargate and the temple that housed it. It was supposed to be a simple reconnaissance mission. They weren't even suppose to make any contact with the locals until it was determined whether or not their reception would be welcomed. So when they stepped through the Stargate and out of the temple they hadn't expected an attack. A Goa'uld presence had not been detected yet here they were, seemingly out of nowhere, trying to kill SG-8.
Jenna and the Lt. Col. had maintained a steady cover fire for their injured teammates as they had run back to the temple and made for the gate. Now that the injured were through, it was their turn to get out.
Jenna ducked behind a pillar as a barrage of fire flew past her. Each time she popped her head out to fire she was forced to take cover. At one point she was able to discern that the 15 Jaffa had turned into 20 and that they were determined to keep firing until they got both of the remaining members of SG-8.
"Sir, I'm pinned! I don't think I can make it to you!" She shouted, poking her arm around the pillar and firing randomly. She somehow managed to hit one of the Jaffa and he went down.
"Alright, Reeyu," the Lt. Col. shouted taking in her predicament, "on the count of three I need you to hall ass to the gate! Ready!? 1…2…"
Before he could reach three, the pillar that Jenna had been hiding behind exploded above her head in a cloud of dust and Jenna disappeared as the top half of the pillar came down. Lt. Col. Wilcox stared in disbelief as he saw his teammate go down and had only a moment to make the split second decision on whether or not to go for the gate.
He made a break for Jenna's position running and firing at once. When he was close enough he hopped over some rubble and came down next to his unconscious comrade. Wilcox grabbed one of his grenades from his vest and threw it in the general direction of their attackers, he then grabbed the back of Jenna's vest and dragged her back into more cover. Taking a moment to check on Jenna, Wilcox found her pulse weak but steady. He then moved forward, and still firing and taking cover behind the remains of the pillar, he radioed in to the SGC.
"Command, Reeyu is badly hurt," Wilcox pauses to return fire then takes cover again.
"What's your status, Colonel?" comes the voice of General Hammond, "Can you get her through the gate?"
"No, sir, we're pinned down," replies Wilcox as he ducks down, barely avoiding zat fire. "I suggest you shut down the gate, sir. I'll try and hold them down until reinforcements arrive."
"Hang in there, Colonel. Help's on the way." Just then the gate shut down. Wilcox hoped that help would come soon. The Jaffa were overwhelming his position and he was almost out of ammo.
Wilcox laid down more fire, emptying his clip in the process, then quickly scampered back to where he had left Jenna. He grabbed her last clip popping his out as he did so. He had slammed the new clip in when he felt the bolt of energy cascade through is body. He turned just in time to see the Jaffa who had snuck up behind him before he passed out.