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SG-1 returns to the safety of the SGC to find something is wrong. The power is out, the gate room is a mess and everyone is missing.

Empty Halls: Insanity

SG-1 all sat where they were in the darkness, recovering from the disturbing nightmares.

"Carter, my flashlight's dead." O'Neill finally broke the silence.

"Mine too sir." A few seconds later a quick cracking sound split the darkness.

"What was that?" Daniel said with fear seeping into his voice. Slowly the darkness began to give way to a small, but growing, green light.

"Sorry Daniel, it's just a glo-stick."

"Carter, you have glo-sticks?"

"Yes sir."

"Why don't I?"

"I have them in case of an emergency."

"I want some."

"I'll requisition some for you when this is over sir."

"Thanks Carter." The team still sat as they waited for the glo-stick to reach its full potential. Suddenly, a voice and radio static shattered the silence, causing the group to jump at the unexpected disturbance.

"Sierra Gulf thirteen to Sierra Gulf one do you copy? Over."

"Dammit! Spencer what is it?" O'Neill shouted into his radio.

"Didn't mean to scare you sir. Stonewall and I found O'Malley. The three of us are hunkered down in the security station. We found some radios on the way, just wanted to let you know we're online now."

"Thanks Spencer."

"You guys find anyone?"

"No, but that thing just attacked us."

"You alright?"

O'Neill scanned the shaken faces of his team in the dim light before answering. "We've been better."

"You guys-"

Suddenly Stonewall's voice broke into the conversation. "Sir, we've got contact!"

"Fire! Fire!"

"Spencer! Spencer! What's going on?" Gunshots sounded and SG-1 could only wait for a response.

"Colonel! It's here!" Those were the last words heard over the radio before it went dead.

"Spencer? Spencer!" No reply came over the radio.

"We've gotta go help them Jack!"

"No."

"But-"

"No! That's an order! We're too late. That thing's already taken us down once it can probably do so again."

"We can't just leave them!"

"We can, we have to in order to find everyone else."

"But..."

"Daniel, give it a rest!" Daniel shut up even though he would've kept arguing he realized the colonel hated his decision as well. "We'll keep going up." At that the team finally rose to their feet and sought out the stairs. "Keep an eye out for a supply closet, we need new flashlights."

Illuminated by the single glo-stick, the hallways were still very dark. Only a small bubble of green light encompassed the team. They found new flashlights on the next floor but nothing else exciting. Carter managed to pull apart one of the old flashlights and found that it had been knocked out by what looked like an electromagnetic pulse. That little fact just raised more questions.

They were on sub-level sixteen when things started getting exciting again; the noises started again.

"There it is again! Do you smell that sir?" Carter was sniffing the air intently. "It smells like... like something is burning."

"Carter, I don't... wait... yeah I smell it." The group sniffed the air, taking deep breaths trying to figure out where the smell was coming from. Colonel O'Neill turned around and looked toward his team. "Carter what is-"He stopped in mid-sentence when he saw his second in command's eyes glow. He grabbed his P-90 and aimed at the Goa'uld.

"Colonel? What's wrong?" Carter asked backing off.

"How long, huh? How long you been impersonating Carter?" He asked sternly.

"Sir what are you talking about? It's me."

"Jack, what's up?"

"Look at her Daniel. Look!" Daniel looked at Carter and suddenly saw her eyes glow.

"Whoa!" Daniel drew his pistol and aimed at Carter.

"Umm guys... com'on... this isn't funny." Teal'c stepped up and stood between Carter and the two men.

"Stand down O'Neill." O'Neill didn't listen to Teal'c. Daniel and O'Neill saw Carter as a Goa'uld and Teal'c dressed in his first prime outfit.

"Major Carter."

"Yeah Teal'c?"

"I believe a prudent course of action would include fleeing."

"I agree." Without a second of hesitation, Teal'c and Carter turned and rushed out of the hallway and were shocked to hear gunshots behind them. Suddenly the chase was on with Teal'c and Carter as the prey.

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