25 MINUTES LATER

SG-1 were packed and ready to move, standing in a line in the gate room, listening to the technician in the control room.

"Chevron 1, locked".

Colonel O'Neill looked down his team. The pride he felt for them showed on his face, and he knew it, but he couldn't help it.

"Chevron 2 encoded".

General Hammond led a team of five military men into the gate room, to join the other precautionary guards already stationed around the walls. These men would be positioned at the base of the ramp, in case of unauthorised incoming travellers. Must be a boring job, O'Neill thought.

"Chevron 3 encoded".

Hammond walked up to SG-1.

"Chevron 4 encoded".

He stared at the revolving inner ring of the Stargate amazed that they got it to work, even with three supercomputers, without a DHD (Dial- home Device).

"Chevron 5 in locked".

Hammond began going over mission objectives, which were basically to get as much info as possible, and return home in one piece.

"Chevron 6 encoded".

"Good luck and God speed, SG-1", General Hammond concluded.

"Chevron 7 is. locked".

The team said or motioned their 'see-ya later's, turned and walked up the ramp. They paused for a second before plunging into the masses of energy that was the intergalactic (and then some!) wormhole.

"Aw, crap", complained O'Neill, as SG-1 found themselves on an arid, dry planet, backs to the Stargate, "just like a cheap thriller movie".

He stepped down the steep ramp leading from the gate.

"At least it's not sandy!" said Daniel.

"OK. We're gonna move straight in, no perimeters, we'll just find that ship."

"Yes Sir", replied Carter, "what were the directions again?"

"Ah, I don't think we'll be needing them Sam", came Daniel's awed voice from behind them.

The three turned and walked up to Dr. Jackson, who was standing next to and below the gate. They found themselves following his gaze. Just past a small cracked hill in front of them stood a massive dark structure. They were staring at the mother-ship of Set'nak.

"Holy mother of." started Carter.

"Goa'uld?" finished the Colonel, in what he thought was a helpful tone.

"I have seen many Goa'uld mother-ships in my time, but this one seems to be perceived as. different", said Teal'c.

He was right. There was a feeling, an atmosphere, about this vessel.

"Yeah, well. C'mon", the Colonel started walking towards the ship, barely 400 metres away, "T, you're riding up front with me".

As they walked Jack could hear the mutterings of Carter and Daniel behind him, ".point of destination's supposed to prevent inaccurate gate travel, right?"