Sorry for the delay, I've been kind of distracted. Also, sorry this is so short. I can't really write more for this. (Plus it ends at the perfect spot for a commercial break.)

Chapter Five: What now?

"Well," said Doctor Fraiser. "Near as I can tell, you're all in perfect health. This gas is something so far beyond us. I don't have a clue how it works. It doesn't alter DNA any, because the test results came back as yours. It doesn't make any sense."

"Doc, we all feel fine," said Jack. "General, permission to return to active duty?"

"Denied," was the response. "I don't want to send any of you through the gate until we know more about this stuff. Understood?"

"Yes sir," said the four members of SG-1 in unison.

SG-1 had been off active duty for two weeks now. Nothing had really changed.

"You do know that if a Goa'uld gets his hands on you, he'll be able to develop a huge advantage against Earth, right?" asked Hammond after Jack had asked him to return to active duty for the twenty-eighth time since they left active duty.

"Yes sir. I understand. But I don't think they'll be able to capture us. Or even if they do, I doubt they'll be able to hold us," responded Jack.

"Well, as long as we're clear on that, you're free to return to active duty."

"Chevron Six encoded," said Siler.

SG-1 was nervous, yet excited. This was their first mission since they'd become what was commonly known as "bang babies."

"I hope we don't run into the Goa'uld on this mission," said Jack.

"Well, Sir, even if we do, it can't be too much more dangerous than the creature we heard that Static faced last week," responded Sam.

"You mean the human-eating meta-microbes?"

"Yeah, those. I would have liked a chance to study them, myself," said Sam.

"I'm sure you would."

"Chevron Seven Locked!"

The wormhole exploded outward in its usual splendor.

"SG-1, you have a go," said Hammond.

The team walked up the ramp. "I just hope we don't run into the Goa'uld on this mission," said Jack as the team stepped into the wormhole.

"I just had to open my big mouth," said Jack as they stepped out on the alien planet and were faced with several Jaffa pointing cocked staff weapons at them.

Well, I hope you like it. Just a week ago the Static Shock episode Grounded took place (storywise) as you can tell by Sam's statement. Still not sure when it is for Stargate.

And crashfourit, please remember, Gear doesn't exist yet. He's invented the Flying disc and the Shock Voxes, but he hasn't invented Backpack yet, and it was a few days after he invented Backpack that Gear was born.