"Commander Hartman I'm glad you could join us." Hammond said as Myles
entered and sat down.
"Yes sir." He said hesitantly.
"Is everything okay Commander?" Hammond inquired.
"General, I'm not exactly sure why I'm here."
"Didn't Major Carter explain it to you?" He asked.
"She asked if I had plans and if I wanted to see how the Naqquadah was mined. I mention that I knew that Naqquadah was only mined off world. She said yes and to be at this briefing."
"Sounds pretty obvious to me." Jack said.
"Colonel." Hammond scolded trying to hide his amusement at the Naval officers look.
"Don't worry I've got this one sir." Jack said. Jack pushed his chair back and out of the way so Myles could get a clear look out the briefing room window. "That big two storey giant circle with lots of little pictures on it is called the Stargate. When the people downstairs press the right sequence of buttons it spins and lights up. Then it does this big kwoosh thing, then we step through to another planet on the other side of the galaxy." Daniel and Sam had to bite their lips not laugh as Jack explained the Stargate as if to a child. Even Teal'c was struggling not to smile.
"Yes sir."
"Then there is the whole thing with doughnuts and apples, that I'm sure Sam can explain better than I can. But..."
"What I think Colonel O'Neill is trying to say is..." Sam interrupted. "That we are going to visit some of our allies who run the mining project and share their Naqquadah with us. We thought this would be a good opportunity for you to see how that happens first hand. It's a relatively safe planet under the protected planets treaty. We also thought you would like to try the gate out while you're here, it somehow makes the whole thing more real."
"No I was trying to think of a reason why it has nine chevrons and we only use seven." Jack said.
"Now that is all cleared up. Major would you like to begin the briefing?"
"Yes sir." Sam replied.
~
"Are you okay?" Sam asked Myles as Sgt Davis called out the third chevron was locked.
"Would no be an acceptable answer?" He replied.
"It's easy it just takes a single step." Daniel said patting him on the shoulder.
"You just have to get over the fact that the first couple of times it's like walking through a blizzard naked. But that's a result of the brief nanosecond it takes for your molecules to reconstitute." Jack said. Daniel and Teal'c swung round to look at him. "What it's what she said in our first briefing?"
"He's right." Sam agreed.
"Chevron seven is locked." Davis is announced. The gate kwooshed open. "Wow." Myles said.
"It is indeed most impressive." Teal'c said as he and Daniel started to walk up the ramp.
"Good luck SG-1." Hammond said.
Daniel and Teal'c headed through the gate. Sam and Jack followed Myles up the ramp. He stopped just before the event horizon and tentatively put out his hand to touch the wormhole. Jack glanced at Sam and smiled remembering her doing the same.
"It's so..."
"I swear if you start giving me wormhole theory."
"Sorry sir it's just I've never seen anything like this, the energy it must exert to..." He didn't have chance to finish his sentence because Jack pushed him through the gate.
"Scientists." Jack muttered and stepped through Sam close on his heels.
"Are you okay Myles?" Sam asked when they got to the other side.
"I – think - so." He said teeth chattering.
"You get used to it." Daniel said reassuringly.
"You know I wasn't impressed when pushed me through the gate Jack." Sam said.
"What after you told me I would like you once I got to know you?" Jack questioned.
"To which you told me you adored me already?" Sam countered.
"Well it's not everyday you meet a woman who offers to arm wrestle you in front of a two-star General."
"Greetings." Tangit leader of the Keliopi people greeted.
"Greetings Tangit." Daniel said.
"It is most pleasant to see you again Dr Daniel. Teal'c." Teal'c bowed his head. "As it is you Colonel Jack, Major Samantha."
"Nice to see you too Tangit." Jack replied.
"You I am afraid I do not know." Tangit said indicating Myles.
"Tangit, I'd like you to meet Lieutenant Commander Myles Hartman."
"It is a pleasure Commander Myles."
"Myles, this is Tangit leader of the Keliopi." Sam made the introductions.
"It's great to meet you. Excuse while I get my breath back."
"First time through the Chapp'ai?" Tangit asked.
"Chapp'ai?" Myles questioned.
"Stargate." Jack supplied.
"Yes."
"Then you are indeed most welcome here. Come friends we will visit the village to celebrate your arrival." He beckoned.
"Celebrate our arrival?" Myles questioned.
"Party." Jack supplied. "Some folks like to throw us a little shindig when we arrive as opposed to trying to shoot us."
"I see."
"You don't but you will do."
TBC
"Yes sir." He said hesitantly.
"Is everything okay Commander?" Hammond inquired.
"General, I'm not exactly sure why I'm here."
"Didn't Major Carter explain it to you?" He asked.
"She asked if I had plans and if I wanted to see how the Naqquadah was mined. I mention that I knew that Naqquadah was only mined off world. She said yes and to be at this briefing."
"Sounds pretty obvious to me." Jack said.
"Colonel." Hammond scolded trying to hide his amusement at the Naval officers look.
"Don't worry I've got this one sir." Jack said. Jack pushed his chair back and out of the way so Myles could get a clear look out the briefing room window. "That big two storey giant circle with lots of little pictures on it is called the Stargate. When the people downstairs press the right sequence of buttons it spins and lights up. Then it does this big kwoosh thing, then we step through to another planet on the other side of the galaxy." Daniel and Sam had to bite their lips not laugh as Jack explained the Stargate as if to a child. Even Teal'c was struggling not to smile.
"Yes sir."
"Then there is the whole thing with doughnuts and apples, that I'm sure Sam can explain better than I can. But..."
"What I think Colonel O'Neill is trying to say is..." Sam interrupted. "That we are going to visit some of our allies who run the mining project and share their Naqquadah with us. We thought this would be a good opportunity for you to see how that happens first hand. It's a relatively safe planet under the protected planets treaty. We also thought you would like to try the gate out while you're here, it somehow makes the whole thing more real."
"No I was trying to think of a reason why it has nine chevrons and we only use seven." Jack said.
"Now that is all cleared up. Major would you like to begin the briefing?"
"Yes sir." Sam replied.
~
"Are you okay?" Sam asked Myles as Sgt Davis called out the third chevron was locked.
"Would no be an acceptable answer?" He replied.
"It's easy it just takes a single step." Daniel said patting him on the shoulder.
"You just have to get over the fact that the first couple of times it's like walking through a blizzard naked. But that's a result of the brief nanosecond it takes for your molecules to reconstitute." Jack said. Daniel and Teal'c swung round to look at him. "What it's what she said in our first briefing?"
"He's right." Sam agreed.
"Chevron seven is locked." Davis is announced. The gate kwooshed open. "Wow." Myles said.
"It is indeed most impressive." Teal'c said as he and Daniel started to walk up the ramp.
"Good luck SG-1." Hammond said.
Daniel and Teal'c headed through the gate. Sam and Jack followed Myles up the ramp. He stopped just before the event horizon and tentatively put out his hand to touch the wormhole. Jack glanced at Sam and smiled remembering her doing the same.
"It's so..."
"I swear if you start giving me wormhole theory."
"Sorry sir it's just I've never seen anything like this, the energy it must exert to..." He didn't have chance to finish his sentence because Jack pushed him through the gate.
"Scientists." Jack muttered and stepped through Sam close on his heels.
"Are you okay Myles?" Sam asked when they got to the other side.
"I – think - so." He said teeth chattering.
"You get used to it." Daniel said reassuringly.
"You know I wasn't impressed when pushed me through the gate Jack." Sam said.
"What after you told me I would like you once I got to know you?" Jack questioned.
"To which you told me you adored me already?" Sam countered.
"Well it's not everyday you meet a woman who offers to arm wrestle you in front of a two-star General."
"Greetings." Tangit leader of the Keliopi people greeted.
"Greetings Tangit." Daniel said.
"It is most pleasant to see you again Dr Daniel. Teal'c." Teal'c bowed his head. "As it is you Colonel Jack, Major Samantha."
"Nice to see you too Tangit." Jack replied.
"You I am afraid I do not know." Tangit said indicating Myles.
"Tangit, I'd like you to meet Lieutenant Commander Myles Hartman."
"It is a pleasure Commander Myles."
"Myles, this is Tangit leader of the Keliopi." Sam made the introductions.
"It's great to meet you. Excuse while I get my breath back."
"First time through the Chapp'ai?" Tangit asked.
"Chapp'ai?" Myles questioned.
"Stargate." Jack supplied.
"Yes."
"Then you are indeed most welcome here. Come friends we will visit the village to celebrate your arrival." He beckoned.
"Celebrate our arrival?" Myles questioned.
"Party." Jack supplied. "Some folks like to throw us a little shindig when we arrive as opposed to trying to shoot us."
"I see."
"You don't but you will do."
TBC