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Author's Note: I'm sorry the first two chapters were so short. I'm not a very strong writer in school so I tend to stop at the end of an idea. I'm working on changing this and I hope this chapter is longer.
"What is it Daniel?" Jack asked his teammate as he watched him put the artifact in his bag.
"I don't know. I've never seen anything like it. Why don't you ask?"
"Sure." Jack responded, turning back to the women. "Hat Way isay itay?" At this the three women turned their backs on SG-1 and walked toward the brick wall. "Wait!" No response. "Follow me," and with that he began to follow the women to the wall. About half way to the wall Jack ran into a barrier of nothing and fell onto the ground.
"Ow," he mumbled, pulling himself off the ground.
"They must have a force field of some kind, sir." Sam informed her CO.
"I guessed." He retorted sarcastically as he passed his team to head towards the gate. "Let's go home."
One by one his team turned to follow him.
Half an hour later"Daniel," Jack called after their 2 mile hike. "Dial it up." Daniel jogged over to the DHD and dialed the coordinates for Earth. The team watched as the wormhole formed in the center and then casually walked through.
At SGC"Incoming wormhole" the Technician announced over the intercom.
General Hammond entered the Control Room. "Are we receiving a signal?"
"It's SG-1's IDC, sir."
"Open the Iris."
The Iris covering the Stargate opened and SG-1 walked in to the Gate Room.
"Briefing in one hour."
"Yes, sir." Jack responded before walking off to get clean.
The Briefing RoomOne Hour LaterSG-1 and General Hammond sat around the briefing room table.
"Were there any signs of a civilization?" Hammond asked.
"Yes, sir. There was a blue wall made of what appeared to be brick. The surrounded some kind of mansion. We were denied access." Daniel answered. "We made contact with three alien women."
"What did you talk about, Dr. Jackson?"
"Well, I didn't talk to them."
"What do you mean?"
"I made first contact, sir." Jack interrupted. "It seems they spoke a language I know that Daniel does not."
"And what language would that be, Colonel O'Neill?"
"Pig Latin, sir. The aliens we encountered spoke Pig Latin. They gave us an artifact. A black and gold cube. Daniel has it."
"I'd like to see this artifact." The General inquired.
"I have it right here." Daniel said as he placed the box on the briefing room table.
"Do you have any ideas as to what it might be?"
"No, sir. There don't seem to be any buttons or switches on it. It's completely flat on each side. It might be a decoration." Daniel assessed.
"I want this to be your top priority." Hammond ordered.
"Yes, sir." Sam and Jack answered together.
"Dismissed." Hammond said and got out of his chair and left.
"I'd like to take this to my lab and check for energy readings." Sam told the team.
"I want to take it to my office and find out what the symbols mean." Daniel requested.
"Daniel, I think we should find out if this thing is doing anything on the inside before looking at the drawings on the outside." Jack stated.
Daniel put his head down to think. "How 'bout Sam takes it to her lab and I'll meet her there with some of my books. We can both work together."
"Good idea. I'm going to get something to eat, then I'll come see how you guys are doing." Jack agreed. "Hey T, wanna come?"
"No, thank you. I must rest." Teal'c answered, startling the two scientists. Teal'c had been so quiet during the mission and the briefing that they had forgotten he was there.
"Okay see ya later." Jack said as he stood up, pushed his chair in and promptly left.
"Well, let's go." Sam ushered picking up the artifact and leaving Daniel and Teal'c to make their way out. Daniel stood up and walked out after Sam and headed to office to get his books. Teal'c made his way to his room and began to kel-no-reem.
Sam's Lab"I'm getting low-level energy readings from the artifact." Sam explained to SG-1 who had finally all made it to her lab. Jack had eaten his fill of Fruit Loops and blue Jello. Sam and Daniel had been working on the cube for about half an hour and Teal'c had finish his kel-no-reem for the afternoon.
Sam's usually neat lab had equipment and books spread on every flat surface. Jack was twirling around in a chair, waiting for Sam and Daniel to find anything that would make their new artifact more than pretty box. Teal'c stood silently in the corner watching Sam run from computer to computer to check everything. Daniel was sitting in a corner reading a book on Ancient Art.
"I don't think it's dangerous." Daniel said standing up from his corner and putting his book on a book shelf. "The designs on the sides are those of a decoration. Nothing more."
"I'm still getting energy readings, Daniel." Sam pointed out. "Not many of my decorations do that." From the other side of the room came a beeping sound. A computer in front of Jack was making the loud noise and Jack had stopped spinning. Daniel, Sam and Teal'c turned to look at him.
"What?! I didn't do it." Jack responded to their stares. Sam walked over to the computer and looked at the screen. An Internet browser was open and it looked like someone had tried to use a search engine. "Maybe I tried to use the Internet." Jack told her, getting more stares from his friends. "Oh, come on, I was bored."
"I've told you not to touch my stuff!" Sam yelled.
"Woah, Carter it was just a computer. I wasn't snooping." Jack responded rolling his chair away from her a little.
BEEP! BEEP! Sam ran to the computer that was monitoring the artifact.
"It's emitting high-levels of energy. Almost of the charts." Sam told them. "I think it just powered up, or something."
The artifact began to glow and four beams came out of it. Each beam hitting the throat of one member of the team. Jack saw the beams come out and suddenly felt a burning sensation in his throat. He moved over to the phone to call for help, but collapsed before he could reach it. The rest of the team was on the floor also. All of them out cold. The computer attached to the artifact was still beeping, but the beeping seemed to be getting softer and after a minute or two the sound went away completely, leaving the unconscious team on the floor of a quiet room.