A/N: Hello all! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! The world and characters of Shade's Children come more into play in this chapter, but it should be exceedingly easy for you to follow along. : ) Just think of it as SG-1 visiting a planet through the stargate that you've never seen before, just like on the show… : ) Enjoy!

Oh, and by the way, sorry it took so incredibly long to update, I've had this one written for a while, my computer is just acting screwy and won't let me access I'm having to use someone else's right now.

Disclaimer: Tira is mine, along with anything else that you don't recognize from Stargate SG-1 or Shade's Children. The rest is not of my creation, nor do I claim it to be.

Chapter Two – Hidden in the Mists

Mist clung thickly to the ground, obscuring the seven figures that crept through the city. They stayed close to the sides of the tall buildings as though hiding in the non-existent shadows. Slowing to a stop, they all dropped to a crouch where the main road intersected the alley they were traveling down. The fog made it nearly impossible to see anything more than a few feet in front of them, but they had two advantages.

The first was their familiarity with the city streets they were ghosting through. Life could be cut short very easily if you didn't know every nook and cranny; every single drainpipe and manhole. Running and hiding were two things that you learned very quickly if you wanted to survive.

The second was that the sound of the glowing circle locking its symbols into place echoed audibly through almost the entire city. They had been keeping an eye on the circle since it had activated only a quarter of an hour ago. They crouched next to the building less than a hundred feet away from the circle, waiting for the blue light that would fill the circle. Some one, or something, was about to come through and into the ruins of their city.

Tira squinted hard, trying to see through the mist to the gray sky beyond. She knew that if they had noticed the opening of the circle the first time, that there was a good chance that the Overlords had noticed it as well and would be sending their minions to keep a lookout for anything suspicious, and that, considering the fog, the majority of those minions would be winged and airborne. It might have been safer for them to return to "the Home" when they heard the circle opening, but whatever came through could have as much effect on them as the Overlords. So here they were, hiding in the oppressive mist, waiting for the blue puddle to appear.

There was the sound of a loud splash, and then suddenly, through the mist, she could see the blue glow that meant the circle was open. Glancing back over her shoulder, she motioned for her six companions to stay low and follow her. She quickly cast her gaze around the deserted street and the allies of its surrounding buildings before standing from her crouch and cautiously moving out into the open. She kept her knees bent slightly so as to stay closer to the ground and, consequently, deeper in the mist. They couldn't afford to be caught, they needed to get back to the base and tell Shade what was happening. But first they needed to know who was coming through the circle of light, and if they were here to cause problems. They already had their hands full with the Overlords.

When she was close enough that she could clearly see the circle, she dropped to the ground in a full crouch and signaled everyone else to stop as well. The only down-side of being able to see the circle clearly was that whatever came through the circle might be able to see them clearly as well. She only hoped that the mist might hide them from the unsuspecting eye long enough for them to decide if the newcomers were a threat or not. She caught herself holding her breath as though it would make her less visible, and forced herself to breath normally. That's when the visitors came…..

There were four of them, three men and a woman. Tira was shocked. They were adults…. How was it possible? The only adults she had ever seen were the Overlords and Shade, though she wasn't really sure if you could consider any of them human. The one who seemed to be in charge was talking, though she couldn't make out what he was saying.

As her gaze locked on the tall blonde woman, her heart caught in her throat and a wave of longing washed over her. She had never had a mother, and some human instinct made her want to run to this woman and curl up in her arms. She looked…. nice. There was no other word for it. They all did… except perhaps for the black man with the golden symbol on his head. Still, there was something inviting about them. She wondered if her instincts would prove true. If they could be trusted… They had weapons, though she suspected they were more for self-defense than conquest. As she crouched in the mist contemplating these strangers, she heard something that made her heart clench. The screech of a Winger.

A/N: So, that's that…. Hope you enjoyed the second chapter. I hope to have the third one up pretty soon.

Shelly- Kisses and Kudos to you as my first reviewer! And when are your loyal fans getting more Snape smut? : ) Lots of love!

Also, thank you to my anonymous reviewer. Input/reviews are very important to me, especially positive ones. : )