A storm to remember
Stargate Sg-1/ Day after tomorrow crossover
Chapter 4: Liberation
"Okay," Laura said, eyes narrowed in suspicion as she listened to this Samantha Carter's explanation. "You expect us to believe there are aliens who visit Earth in space ships and one of them is giving us a chance to survive, by, what, dying?"
"Ascending." Samantha said tiredly, as she watched the crowd around her, "You wouldn't really die, you would rise to higher plane of existence as a being of energy."
"And…" Laura said slightly coldly, "You expect us to just give up and rise to this higher plane and leave our families and every one we know behind. What will happen to them?"
Sam breathed a deep breath.
"They will think you have died."
"Oh great!" Laura said sarcastically, "So we watch them grieve for us? I'm not going. I'm going to stay here. And get rescued."
Carter nodded as everyone around Laura agreed to stay where they were.
The small chatter of the people in the library was broken suddenly by the humming of a mobile phone.
Picking up the mobile in slight confusion, Sam Carter answered her phone, which had been dead not long before.
"Hello?" She asked, as everyone around her spoke excitedly.
"Sam? It's Jack. How's the weather down there?"
Sam froze.
"Sir?"
"Carter. You Hoo. Earth to Carter! Don't sound so shocked! We're in Thor's new ship. Here. Say hi to Carter Thor. She'll know you voice."
"Hello Major Carter." Came Thor's voice, clear as day.
"See!" Jack continued, "We're all here. Now Carter! I need you to get anyone in there to the surface. Then we can beam you up and get everyone to safety."
Sam couldn't believe her ears.
"Y-Yes sir."
Sam Hall watched with mild fascination at the people around him. Several of them had began prying away the ice on the doors with pieces of wood from chairs and furniture. Each person had a look of sheer determination on their faces, after hearing a rescue party was on the surface, everyone had decided to chip in. As one person fell back in exhaustion, another would jump forward and continue in their place. At last the doors fell open and like wild animals, the people ran full speed toward the surface, as the fire dwindled lower. Even the dog belonging to the homeless man seemed to understand the importance of reaching the surface and as they ran into walls of sand, helped dig man sized holes through it.
And at last they were standing on the stairs.
Samantha Carter had a look of determination on her face, her eyes were full of fire, and Sam was surprised that unlike the others when digging, she had not fallen back or given up. She didn't stop for breaks.
As if hearing his thoughts, she stopped, taking a deep breath before attacking the final set of doors wildly with a large chunk of wood. Several others joined her, until the doors fell open, and sunlight streamed in, revealing the snow for mile around.
And the trapped people fell onto it into their haste, rushing forward, only to find every where was empty.
"Where is the rescue?" Hall asked, walking up to Carter. She smiled.
"It's here."
And they were engulfed in light.