Author's Note: I hope you have enjoyed this story so far. I promise I will
work on the preceding story ASAP, but I'm on a roll with this one.
Finally, she was given clearance by Janet to go on a mission. Her team was about to head out on their next mission, back to Laknee.
She received permission to wear her royal overcoat back to the planet, which she was dressed in as they stepped into the Embarkation Room.
"Chevron Six, encoded." The Chevron Man announced from the control room.
The 'gate was spinning, and her friends were with her, by her side. She was in the lead, because she knew the planet, and she knew it well.
The 'gate stopped spinning and made a noise, "Chevron Seven, locked."
Once the wormhole was formed, the five friends stepped through the shinning event horizon.
***
On the other side, Jack raised his weapon instinctively, scanning the area with it. He knew Tucker had said that it was all perfectly safe; he didn't want to take any chances.
"Sir, please lower that, there is no need for that here." Tucker asked, glancing back at him briefly before bee lining for a small encampment.
He lowered it, but only a little. He motioned for them all to follow her.
Jack noticed that she kept looking straight ahead, and she walked on a straight path through the pale sand. He thought it was a little odd, but he didn't take too much notice of it.
***
Following right behind Liz, Daniel realized how much like Abydos this place looked. He had read about it, but seeing it was a whole other thing.
A woman with a basket under her arms came up slowly to Liz, her expression almost unreadable, "My daughter, have you returned?"
Daniel blinked. Daughter? Maybe it was like when he referred to Kasuf as 'good father'. Would that mean that this woman was Liz's mother- in-law?
"Wise mother, it is I. I have brought my friends, and we are here to speak with yourself and the councilman." She bowed her head slowly.
Daniel had read about customs and different people Liz knew on that SID thing she had given him to study. He felt like he could safely speak with these people without hurting their feelings.
"I am Daniel Jackson", he commented; also bowing his head slightly in respect.
"Daniel Jackson, one of Madame Elizabeth's First Friends. I have heard much you all of you, she speaks very highly of you. Please, come with me to her home", the woman walked off and they followed her closely.
***
Once inside her familiar home she helped build, she smiled as she realized that her SG-1 jacket was on the back of her chair. Sitting in that chair, she looked around at the rest of it. It was clean, very clean. Obviously someone had been keeping it, even though she had only been gone a day.
"Wise mother, where is Lanna? Where are the councilman and my husband's brother? The town seems silent to me, unless my ears deceive me."
"They are gone", Laura breathed slowly.
Liz cocked her head, "All of them? Gone?"
"The storms have grown worse", she arose and looked outside through the still open door.
Turning, Laura shut the door tightly and leaned on it; her eyes darting around.
"Wise mother, surely you are mistaken. Show me where they went", Liz stood up in distress.
Laura shook her head, "I cannot. Surely your First Friends are hungry and thirsty. Perhaps I shall fix something for them."
Watching her mother-in-law walk towards the kitchen, Liz arose and bowed her head softly to her friends, "If you will excuse us, we will be back momentarily. Please, make yourself comfortable in my humble home."
She walked off quickly to follow Laura to see what she was so jittery about.
Finally, she was given clearance by Janet to go on a mission. Her team was about to head out on their next mission, back to Laknee.
She received permission to wear her royal overcoat back to the planet, which she was dressed in as they stepped into the Embarkation Room.
"Chevron Six, encoded." The Chevron Man announced from the control room.
The 'gate was spinning, and her friends were with her, by her side. She was in the lead, because she knew the planet, and she knew it well.
The 'gate stopped spinning and made a noise, "Chevron Seven, locked."
Once the wormhole was formed, the five friends stepped through the shinning event horizon.
***
On the other side, Jack raised his weapon instinctively, scanning the area with it. He knew Tucker had said that it was all perfectly safe; he didn't want to take any chances.
"Sir, please lower that, there is no need for that here." Tucker asked, glancing back at him briefly before bee lining for a small encampment.
He lowered it, but only a little. He motioned for them all to follow her.
Jack noticed that she kept looking straight ahead, and she walked on a straight path through the pale sand. He thought it was a little odd, but he didn't take too much notice of it.
***
Following right behind Liz, Daniel realized how much like Abydos this place looked. He had read about it, but seeing it was a whole other thing.
A woman with a basket under her arms came up slowly to Liz, her expression almost unreadable, "My daughter, have you returned?"
Daniel blinked. Daughter? Maybe it was like when he referred to Kasuf as 'good father'. Would that mean that this woman was Liz's mother- in-law?
"Wise mother, it is I. I have brought my friends, and we are here to speak with yourself and the councilman." She bowed her head slowly.
Daniel had read about customs and different people Liz knew on that SID thing she had given him to study. He felt like he could safely speak with these people without hurting their feelings.
"I am Daniel Jackson", he commented; also bowing his head slightly in respect.
"Daniel Jackson, one of Madame Elizabeth's First Friends. I have heard much you all of you, she speaks very highly of you. Please, come with me to her home", the woman walked off and they followed her closely.
***
Once inside her familiar home she helped build, she smiled as she realized that her SG-1 jacket was on the back of her chair. Sitting in that chair, she looked around at the rest of it. It was clean, very clean. Obviously someone had been keeping it, even though she had only been gone a day.
"Wise mother, where is Lanna? Where are the councilman and my husband's brother? The town seems silent to me, unless my ears deceive me."
"They are gone", Laura breathed slowly.
Liz cocked her head, "All of them? Gone?"
"The storms have grown worse", she arose and looked outside through the still open door.
Turning, Laura shut the door tightly and leaned on it; her eyes darting around.
"Wise mother, surely you are mistaken. Show me where they went", Liz stood up in distress.
Laura shook her head, "I cannot. Surely your First Friends are hungry and thirsty. Perhaps I shall fix something for them."
Watching her mother-in-law walk towards the kitchen, Liz arose and bowed her head softly to her friends, "If you will excuse us, we will be back momentarily. Please, make yourself comfortable in my humble home."
She walked off quickly to follow Laura to see what she was so jittery about.