Title: Not in This Lifetime Part 6
Authors note: I know Osiris is on Anubis' side at the moment, but hey, maybe she's spying for him. Anyway, I just thought she and Ba'al could get really niggly at each other (
Archive: FITR-site, fanfiction.net
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Previously...
The first four teams reached the bottom of the hill almost simultaneously, and 4 death gliders took off in unison, screaming across the sky in pursuit of first place.
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The last team emerged from the twists and turns of the maze as 4 death gliders sped overhead. Ba'al and Osiris had spent most of their time in the maze arguing with each other, and with a quick glance above they now collected their bags, and followed the rest of the teams up the hill. They could see 4 teams climbing the hill in front of them and pushed themselves hard to try and catch up. Halfway up the hill another death glider roared overhead, followed shortly by another, and then a third several minutes later. Two of the teams in front of them had disappeared at the top of the hill, and they were rapidly catching up to the team directly in front of them.
The second Kelownan team of Sevann and Noor spared only quick glances for the two system lords about to pass them, and concentrated on reaching the top of the hill. They hauled themselves over the lip of the top of the hill, and claimed their clue seconds after Ba'al and Osiris. Down the hill they could see Bra'tac and Rya'c climbing into a death glider, with the second Qantasian team close behind, and the second Tok'ra team was still only halfway down the hill. Sevann and Noor adjusted their bags on their backs, and followed Ba'al and Osiris down the side of the hill.
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Sam and Teal'c settled in to their seats for the long flight to the Temple of Ra. Teal'c switched on the autopilot of the slightly modified death glider, and proceeded to investigate the contents of his bag, whilst Sam drank from the water bottle she had found in hers.
"So Teal'c, how hard do you think it will be to find this tablet we'll be looking for?" Sam asked.
"I am not sure Major Carter. I do not know how big this temple will be, or in what state we will find it."
"Well, where do you think the best place to start would be? I was thinking if we start in the altar room, then work our way from there." Sam put her water bottle back, and explored further into the contents of her bag.
"Indeed Major Carter, the altar room seems the most likely place to find a hidden treasure, or a clue." Teal'c glanced at his instruments. "We shall not arrive for a while yet, I suggest we attempt to rest."
Sam agreed with Teal'c, and they both closed their eyes and relaxed.
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Jack wriggled around, trying to get comfortable. "Damn it, I never did like the seats in these things." he muttered to himself. "Hey Danny boy, how you going back there?"
"What?" Daniel looked up from his exploration of his bag. "Hey, they've given us MRE's," he complained, "why do we always have to have these things? You'd think they'd at least give us something decent to snack on up here."
"What, you'd prefer airline food?" Jack asked sarcastically.
Daniel glared at the back of Jack's head, "You know, not all airline food is bad. And some of it is a hell of a bit better than this crap." He dropped the MRE back into the bag in disgust, and peered out of the canopy of the death glider. "So how long is it gonna take us to get there? Do you know exactly where we're supposed to be going? Where's everyone else anyway?" he peered around, craning his neck in an effort to spot the other teams.
Jack glanced up from his control panel, "According to the radar there's one glider directly in front of us, and two more on our sides. Then it looks like 3 more just in radar contact, and I can't see anything else at the moment."
He gazed around a bit more, trying to see if there was any interesting scenery but all he could see was the shimmering orange surface of hot sandy deserts passing rapidly below them.
Jack looked at the radar again, noticing a small blip appearing in front of them. "Hey I think we're nearly there." he said. "Fasten your seatbelt Daniel, we're coming in for a landing!"
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Jonas grinned as he brought the death glider to a gentle landing next to the four that were already there. He turned in his seat as the canopy opened, and grabbed his bag and climbed out. He turned and helped Lianna down from the cockpit, smiling happily at her.
"So," he said, "first time in a death glider... what did you think?"
Lianna breathed deeply, "Well, it was... fast." she said slowly, "and I think you could do with some more lessons on how to fly them... but...." she smiled at him, "it was good. Now, lets go find this tablet before any one else does!"
They grabbed their bags, and raced up the steps into the temple. "Where do you think we should start?" Lianna called to Jonas as they entered the main corridor.
"Hmmm... how about over there." Jonas pointed to a doorway off to the left, and they headed off to begin their search. The room they had chosen was large, with shelves all along one side of it, fresco's on the two side walls, and carvings of ancient battles on the wall they had entered through. Stacked high on the shelves were rows and rows of tablets. Working quickly they started searching through the stacks of tablets, looking for the one that would give them the co-ordinates of their next destination.
As they worked they could hear the sounds of other teams arriving, and searching. Some time after they arrived, Bra'tac and Rya'c joined them in their room, and immediately started searching at the other end of the room. As they continued their search two teams left the temple, already in possession of the vital clue.
"I've found it!" Lianna exclaimed, and Jonas joined her to look at the tablet. "Return to the Stargate, and dial the address inscribed below." she read.
"OK, lets go then," Jonas grabbed his bag, and they raced back to their glider, taking off in third place.
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Sam swore silently in frustration as she heard another death glider take off. Teal'c was searching the alcoves behind the altar, whilst she dug through piles of tablets that were stacked haphazardly against the walls. Jack and Daniel had already left with their tablet, which they'd found hidden in a secret compartment underneath the altar, and she had heard Bastet and Kali gloating with triumph as they too had found their tablet. She could hear other teams arriving, minutes later the second Tok'ra team entered the altar room in their quest for the next clue.
"Major Carter I believe I have found what we're looking for." Sam looked up with relief as Teal'c approached her with a tablet. She saw immediately that it was what they were looking for, and they both snatched up their bags and ran out of the temple.
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TBC
Authors note: I know Osiris is on Anubis' side at the moment, but hey, maybe she's spying for him. Anyway, I just thought she and Ba'al could get really niggly at each other (
Archive: FITR-site, fanfiction.net
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Previously...
The first four teams reached the bottom of the hill almost simultaneously, and 4 death gliders took off in unison, screaming across the sky in pursuit of first place.
**************************************************************************** *****
The last team emerged from the twists and turns of the maze as 4 death gliders sped overhead. Ba'al and Osiris had spent most of their time in the maze arguing with each other, and with a quick glance above they now collected their bags, and followed the rest of the teams up the hill. They could see 4 teams climbing the hill in front of them and pushed themselves hard to try and catch up. Halfway up the hill another death glider roared overhead, followed shortly by another, and then a third several minutes later. Two of the teams in front of them had disappeared at the top of the hill, and they were rapidly catching up to the team directly in front of them.
The second Kelownan team of Sevann and Noor spared only quick glances for the two system lords about to pass them, and concentrated on reaching the top of the hill. They hauled themselves over the lip of the top of the hill, and claimed their clue seconds after Ba'al and Osiris. Down the hill they could see Bra'tac and Rya'c climbing into a death glider, with the second Qantasian team close behind, and the second Tok'ra team was still only halfway down the hill. Sevann and Noor adjusted their bags on their backs, and followed Ba'al and Osiris down the side of the hill.
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Sam and Teal'c settled in to their seats for the long flight to the Temple of Ra. Teal'c switched on the autopilot of the slightly modified death glider, and proceeded to investigate the contents of his bag, whilst Sam drank from the water bottle she had found in hers.
"So Teal'c, how hard do you think it will be to find this tablet we'll be looking for?" Sam asked.
"I am not sure Major Carter. I do not know how big this temple will be, or in what state we will find it."
"Well, where do you think the best place to start would be? I was thinking if we start in the altar room, then work our way from there." Sam put her water bottle back, and explored further into the contents of her bag.
"Indeed Major Carter, the altar room seems the most likely place to find a hidden treasure, or a clue." Teal'c glanced at his instruments. "We shall not arrive for a while yet, I suggest we attempt to rest."
Sam agreed with Teal'c, and they both closed their eyes and relaxed.
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Jack wriggled around, trying to get comfortable. "Damn it, I never did like the seats in these things." he muttered to himself. "Hey Danny boy, how you going back there?"
"What?" Daniel looked up from his exploration of his bag. "Hey, they've given us MRE's," he complained, "why do we always have to have these things? You'd think they'd at least give us something decent to snack on up here."
"What, you'd prefer airline food?" Jack asked sarcastically.
Daniel glared at the back of Jack's head, "You know, not all airline food is bad. And some of it is a hell of a bit better than this crap." He dropped the MRE back into the bag in disgust, and peered out of the canopy of the death glider. "So how long is it gonna take us to get there? Do you know exactly where we're supposed to be going? Where's everyone else anyway?" he peered around, craning his neck in an effort to spot the other teams.
Jack glanced up from his control panel, "According to the radar there's one glider directly in front of us, and two more on our sides. Then it looks like 3 more just in radar contact, and I can't see anything else at the moment."
He gazed around a bit more, trying to see if there was any interesting scenery but all he could see was the shimmering orange surface of hot sandy deserts passing rapidly below them.
Jack looked at the radar again, noticing a small blip appearing in front of them. "Hey I think we're nearly there." he said. "Fasten your seatbelt Daniel, we're coming in for a landing!"
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Jonas grinned as he brought the death glider to a gentle landing next to the four that were already there. He turned in his seat as the canopy opened, and grabbed his bag and climbed out. He turned and helped Lianna down from the cockpit, smiling happily at her.
"So," he said, "first time in a death glider... what did you think?"
Lianna breathed deeply, "Well, it was... fast." she said slowly, "and I think you could do with some more lessons on how to fly them... but...." she smiled at him, "it was good. Now, lets go find this tablet before any one else does!"
They grabbed their bags, and raced up the steps into the temple. "Where do you think we should start?" Lianna called to Jonas as they entered the main corridor.
"Hmmm... how about over there." Jonas pointed to a doorway off to the left, and they headed off to begin their search. The room they had chosen was large, with shelves all along one side of it, fresco's on the two side walls, and carvings of ancient battles on the wall they had entered through. Stacked high on the shelves were rows and rows of tablets. Working quickly they started searching through the stacks of tablets, looking for the one that would give them the co-ordinates of their next destination.
As they worked they could hear the sounds of other teams arriving, and searching. Some time after they arrived, Bra'tac and Rya'c joined them in their room, and immediately started searching at the other end of the room. As they continued their search two teams left the temple, already in possession of the vital clue.
"I've found it!" Lianna exclaimed, and Jonas joined her to look at the tablet. "Return to the Stargate, and dial the address inscribed below." she read.
"OK, lets go then," Jonas grabbed his bag, and they raced back to their glider, taking off in third place.
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Sam swore silently in frustration as she heard another death glider take off. Teal'c was searching the alcoves behind the altar, whilst she dug through piles of tablets that were stacked haphazardly against the walls. Jack and Daniel had already left with their tablet, which they'd found hidden in a secret compartment underneath the altar, and she had heard Bastet and Kali gloating with triumph as they too had found their tablet. She could hear other teams arriving, minutes later the second Tok'ra team entered the altar room in their quest for the next clue.
"Major Carter I believe I have found what we're looking for." Sam looked up with relief as Teal'c approached her with a tablet. She saw immediately that it was what they were looking for, and they both snatched up their bags and ran out of the temple.
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TBC