A/N: Guys, I have been overwhelmed by the responses I've gotten! Thank you all so much, I love my reviewers to death:) Sorry I didn't post anything more yesterday. I'm gonna have to take a break from writing until the weekend, school is being demanding I'm afraid! This is just a little note to explain the Naqada ball properly because I don't think that I did so before... If you still wanna know more after reading it, just say the word and I could come up with any amount of stuff! I kind of like this invention of mine, I might use it again:) Anyone reading; bear in mind that the naqada ball IS MINE as it was not shown or mentioned on Stargate ever... I promise to get another fic up by Friday... till then; peace out!
The Naqada ball was discovered by SG-9 on a planted called Lenara, which was originally inhabited by the Ancients. This planet is not controlled by the Goa'uld but they perform regular raids there to find new hosts, like many other planets. SG-9 managed to take down a Goa'uld patrol and they found the naqada ball in the possession of one of the Goa'uld. At first, they believed it to be one of the handheld communication devices that the Goa'uld use but under inspection in the lab, Dr. Carter discovered that it was actually made of naqada, the same material used to build the Stargate. The ball fits easy n the palm of one's hand. It's size s similar to that of a tennis ball, but marginally smaller. It is a dull grey colour, solid but light and has a reasonably smooth but grainy texture. It has two characters carved on it; the language of the Ancients. Daniel deciphered these to mean 'together we are strong'. It is covered by hairline cracks in no particular pattern. It is believed that the Goa'uld stole this technology from the Ancients, but it is not known how or where they managed to get it.
The Ancients developed it as a very unique shielding device. It shields up to ten people at a time, which the Tau'ri have not discovered yet; they think that it can only shield two people. It works on the basis of the tiny electric currents that run through the bodies of any living creatures. The Ancients know more about the significance of this than the Tau'ri but that it another story... In order for it to work; two people must each take a hold of the ball in their hands, ensuring that they both have as large a surface area of their hands touching the ball as possible. They then link hands with as many other people as need to be protected (within the range of the ability of the device) to form a complete circuit. (That is how it is 'traditionally' done but Sam and Jack accidentally formed a complete circuit when they kissed because they were both holding the ball. All that is technically needed once two people are holding the device is for their skin to be touching at any other point.) When the ball is activated, the blue glow of the shield flows out from the cracks looking like water and forms a shield around the entire group. The shield is unique in that it is not actually a barrier. It removes the whole group, ever so slightly, from their original position in space time so that they cannot be hurt (which is why it looks much like the event horizon of the Stargate). This means that they could sustain a hit from any weapon possessed by the Goa'uld, or any race that did not have advanced time travel technology. It is a difficult concept for the Tau'ri to grasp, in fact neither they nor the Goa'uld know it to be anything more than a regular shield. If the Goa'uld discovered the true ability of this device, they would be far more dangerous than ever before. Thankfully, they only possessed one of these naqada balls. The Ancients are pleased that their technology has fallen into the hands of the Tau'ri. It was not invented to be used in battle but was actually a device to protect families and children, should they be placed in any danger.