"Sanctuary"

Ch. 1

Disclaimer: I don't own Mutant X or Stargate. I do own Dr. Nicole Allison and the plot.

(A/N: This is part of the "Phoenix Chronicles", after "Alliances of Science and Magic" and before "Legacy". I got the idea to write this after I watched the Mutant X season 3 finale and when I heard that Mutant X would not be coming back for a forth season. I'm keeping Nicole's last name cause it's just confusing having two Dr. Jackson's around. Nicole and Daniel are married by now. Enjoy and review as always!)

(SGC, Sam's Lab)

Nicole, 6 months pregnant, sat at Sam's desk, running her fingers through the text. Sam was with her examining the object.

"I have never seen anything like this before," Nicole said.

"The outer shell is made out of Naquida," Sam observed. "Let's run some tests to see what's on the inside."

"Hang on, wait a sec," Nicole said. "This language looks similar to Goa'uld," Dr. Allison looked up at Sam. "You guys said that there weren't any sign of a Goa'uld anywhere on that planet," Nicole said.

Sam nodded. The expression on her face was that of either bafflement or uneasiness.

"Well, I'll call Daniel to get down here. He knows how to read Goa'uld better than anybody on this base, including me," Nicole said, as she went to the phone.

"Maybe I should have asked him for help," Sam said teasingly as she took the device over to one of the scanners.

Nicole stuck her tongue out playfully. Sam grinned and laughed. Dr. Allison dialed Daniel's office.

"Daniel Jackson," he answered.

"Daniel, it's me, Nicole," she said.

"Hey, honey. What's up?" he said, through baby Evelyn's laughter.

"Can you come to Sam's lab ASAP? I found some hidden text that appears to be Goa'uld. We need you to see what it says." She explained.

"That's impossible. There was no sign of. . ."

"I know," she cut him off.

"Alright, I'll be there in a minute," he told her.

Nicole hung up the phone.

"Getting a little testy today, are we?" Sam said.

Nicole glared at her.

(Local Bar)

The members of Mutant X clambered into a bar. The group found a seat in the very back and in the darkest corner. The four members were tired and all looked like they were going to fall asleep at any moment.

"What do we do now?" Jesse asked wearily.

"We have to get Adam back," Shalimar said, resting her head on hr hands.

"How are we going to do that?" Lexa asked, "Sanctuary and the 'Double Helix are gone. We don't have any other resources or any place to stay."

"Yes there is," Brennan said.

Everyone looked at him. The other three looked at one another, suddenly remembering.

"The SGC," Shalimar, Jesse, and Lexa said in unison.

To be continued . . .