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Rating: G

Notes: Okay I think I finally answered all the questions about the device and the oddness of the planet. (Excluding why Jonas thinks he's crazy.) If there seems to be any major questions unanswered let me know and I'll try to get it in before the end of the story. Let me know what you think, I got a bit more spiritual/supernatural than I planned on, but I think it came out okay. R&R PLEASE!!!!!!

Mysteries Unraveled

By Ans4Christ

Jonas had to force himself to breathe. He felt edginess, and nervousness consuming him. This entire mission had been a whirlwind, he didn't know when it was going to stop, or if it even would. This man was frightening, he seemed okay in one respect, yet in another he seemed capable of anything. With Jonas' words the man had simply nodded and returned to the object that he had placed on the ground: a square metallic box. Jonas couldn't tell but it appeared to have writings of some kind on it. The man proceeded to the closed end of the cave. He placed the box into a pegged hole in the distant part of the wall and the room became alive with light. Jonas shielded his eyes from the brightness. When he was able to open them again to his surprise the closed part of the cave was no longer closed, a pathway had opened there.

But it was not an ordinary pathway; bright white light was streaming forth from it, bathing the entire cave until all things that were hidden in darkness were brought to light.

Jonas stared at it in complete wonder. "What in the world?" He asked himself.

The stranger glanced at him and smiled," Come, let us go now." And he disappeared into the path.

Jonas stood there alone for a moment. How much weirder could this get? Then when he thought about it, he really didn't want to know. He looked behind him for a moment and saw the open cavern with the running stream. It was transformed by the bright light. The walls and caverns had a light sandy color to them, and the water was a soft blue, with the light it made everything appear fresh and new, almost picturesque. He then turned forward and walked into the lit pathway.

He could never fully describe the feeling of walking down that pathway. It felt a bit like traveling through the Stargate, and yet there seemed to be comfort and feeling in it, as if the light itself were alive. The ground beneath him did not seem to be real, and he could not see let alone feel any walls around him. The air had freshness to it and just breathing it in seemed to strengthen him in some way. Whatever this place was he almost wished he could stay there.

He stepped out of the pathway into another open room. The light was just as strong and the presence of it seemed to penetrate him. Amidst the light Jonas was able to see a stand in the middle of the room. Upon this stand was what appeared to be the light's source. As Jonas stepped closer and eyed it he realized that he had seen it before. It looked identical to the device from the Ancients; even the stand appeared to be the same.

"Does this look familiar to you?" The stranger asked, he was hidden somewhere within the light.

"Who are you?" Jonas asked yet again.

The man emerged from behind the stand and walked towards Jonas," I am the Guardian."

Jonas gave a confused look. "The Guardian? Guardian of what?"

"Of that which holds all secrets, all knowledge, and all answers."

Jonas' eyes grew wide." The Ancient's device; is that what this is all about?"

"It has been a burning question within you for some time hasn't it, Jonas? Though the answer was given to you, you still had so many unanswered questions."

"That's because nothing was answered, we never found out why the Ancients used the Bible as a reference or why it was so vital to them. Why did they want people to know about it? Why was it so secretive?"

"Jonas, do you know how long that device was in that cave?" Jonas shrugged. "Almost two thousand years; many saw it, including the Goa'uld, even the Asgard and yet they could make nothing of it, nor did they wish to. That device was to be revealed to a selected few. And once it was, it was to be dormant yet again, only to be opened for those whom had the heart to receive it."

"I still don't understand what this has to do with me. Why I'm even here, why the device is here." Jonas gestured to the stand.

"This device from the Ancient's was placed on various planets around the galaxy, in hopes that one day others would discover it as you did." The Guardian paused for a moment and looked at Jonas searching for the right words to give him. He stepped forward till he was inches from his face," You see Jonas, this device was meant for only a few to see and to understand. You were one of those few. If Sg-1 had gone there without you, even if Dr. Jackson had been there, it might not have worked. It wasn't a matter of translating the words and finding the right code to understand it, it was a matter of having an open and willing heart to see it; and than having the willingness to be transformed by it. The reason why the others were able to accept the information that the device gave and you were not is because that information is tugging at you, probing you. Not for you to find another solution, but for you to accept the answer that was given. You know that it's the truth inside; you just have to accept that truth and what it means for you.

"And as for why you're here? Well, you could say fate brought you here, and then it decided to show you what was really possible. This land that appears barren and desolate is anything but. It is filled with abundant life. But only eyes that embrace the truth may see it. The temple that you saw, that seems utterly destroyed, that is what remains of the old life of the people whom dwell on this planet. They too found this device long ago, and it transformed them. They live in a different part of this planet that is alive. This place is a symbol to them and to others of what their old way was, and why they must never return to it. For when true light comes to something true life can be found in it."

"Like when I saw the cave with this light on it?" Jonas asked. The Guardian nodded. "What is this light? It feels almost alive." Jonas knew it was a petty question to ask, considering all the information that he had just been given, but his mind was running in a million different directions, he couldn't process anything. He felt dizzy from it all.

"The light is alive in a way. The truth and the light often coincide, so perhaps that's why you feel it. Why do you run from what you feel? You're entire life, everything that has happened in the past year, has been working toward this moment, toward your being here. Why do you refuse to accept what the truth is?"

"I'm not refusing to accept anything. I just don't understand. This all makes no sense to me. Everything that the device mentioned, everything that you're saying, it goes against all I know. All I understand. Why me? Why is this affecting me? Why not other people?"

"It does affect others Jonas, but you are the main target you could say right now. This is your time, this is your test. You have to choose what you believe. Only you can make that choice. I know you don't understand all this. The device confused the people of this planet as well. But they realized its true purpose in time."

"But why did the Ancients care? I mean why were they even interested in a religion from Earth?"

The Guardian smiled. "That it is a question I will leave for you to have answered from another source. And now we are done."

Jonas had a look of shock on his face. "Done? What do you mean done? There are still so many questions I have! None of this makes sense!"

"What questions do you have left, Jonas? You know why the planet is the way it is, you know why there is no trace of life here, because there is no life, not in this part. You were brought here so that you could realize the questions that you had, already had answers. Everything else that you feel is just you fighting the truth. You can find it; ones will be brought your way to help guide you. And now you must return to your friends."

Before Jonas could utter a word in protest the man disappeared, and the light slowly vanished. Jonas felt like he was moving, or being moved, almost like teleporting. Then suddenly he was standing in a darkened place again. It took several minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dark. Of course it was so dark he could barely see anything. From what he could tell he appeared to be in a dark pathway just like before. He reached out his hands to feel around him. A wall was in front of him. He leaned against it to support himself. But as he looked at it he saw something on it, like a marking of some kind. He stared at it for a long while trying to see if he could make out what it was. When he was finally able to realize what it was he was dumbfounded. Right before his eyes was the X that he had marked on the wall hours earlier, so that he wouldn't get lost. Why he had been placed back there he didn't know; but the more important question was without a flashlight, how was he supposed to get to the others?

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