Chapter 2
Finding Hope
Spoilers: I dont think that it has some but lets find out.
There will probably be spelling errors because my computer is not working properly and I'm not a great speller.
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"The Promised Land always lies on the other side of the Wilderness."---Havelock Ellis
"Alright SG-1. You have a go." Came the voice of General Hammaond over the intercom.
Below him Sg-1 was getting ready to go through the Stargate to the planet P5X-081. It ws supposed to be abbandoned but the M.A.L.P. had detected some traces of an old civilization. Dr. Daniel Jackson had done almost everything but beg to be able to visit the planet. General Hammond and Colonel Jack O'Neill had decided that SG-1 could probably use an easy mission. Not that it ever ended up that way but it was worth a try.
Hammond sighed as he watched his team go through the Gate for another mission. Hopefully this time there woul'nt be any broken bones when they returned.
Daniel took in a deep breath as he walked down the steps from the Gate. The air was crisp and clean.He could feel its cool breeze as it blew by and ruffled his hair.
"Are you going to move or do I have to push you out of the way so the rest of us can get a look around?" Daniel turned and gave Jack a small, embarrased smile.
Daniel moved out of the way and looked for the remains of the buildings the M.A.L.P. had indicated. He found them quickly enough. Surrounding the Gate was a forrest full of trees. Behind them in the distance were mountains that had tinges of blue and purple. To the left of them were the ruins. Behind a sea of trees the tips of the temples could be seen.
Jack had found them as well for after he was assured by Sam that everything was alright, he started out in that direction.
The M.A.L.P. said that the old rocks were 10 miles away from the Stargate. It would be a three day trip. Enough for Daniel to look at the ruins and Sam to see if there was anything of scientific value.
After 3 hours of walking they finally reached their destionation. Before them was a small field of multi-color flowers that made Daniel glad that he had taken a camera. SG-1 found a small path that the flowers had not overgrown completely that led to the temple.
The temple was enormous. It still stood in splendor even though half of it was lieing on the ground. It was a light brown in color and it was made of rocks. As the team got closer they saw that on the rocks were faded writing. DAniel crouched down beside the rock he was closest to. Immediatly he felt his eyes widen and his intake of breath of surprise.
"This is Ancient writing." He gasped as he pointed to the stones frantically. The others looked around and quickly saw the writing for themselves.
"Is this an Ancient building of some kind?" asked Jack.
"I don't know. But we can look inside and see." With that Daniel turned toward the entrance of the broken building.
As Daniel was just about to enter the room a shield came up. But Daniel was already in by the time he took any notice.
"Daniel!" He could hear Jack's voice but something else caught his attention.
Daniel gave the rest of his team a distracted wave. "It's alright. Nothing happened." He turned back to them. "Come in. It's safe and you have to see the view."
Carefully the team went through the barrier. Daniel was right nothing happened to them but the room where they now were was one of the most amazing things they had seen. The building they were inside was whole and beautiful. The whole thing looked like it was one big room. The ceiling was as tall as the trees outside.There was an arch to the top that had you almost falling over trying to find the end. There was windows that reached up to the ceiling. There was chairs situated throughout the room that had velvet and was embroidered with a gold looking thread. The whole room was made out of gold and other precious stones and material.
The team stood enthralled until Teal'c heard a sound that captured his attention. A coughing sound was coming from the direction of one of the corners. Without saying a word he moved toward the sound with his staff weapon ready. As he came upon themysterious noise he caught a glimpse of the thing.
It seemed to be a person. It was curled up in a protective ball. Surrounding it was skirts and wrapings of black and deep purple. Teal'c could'nt tell if it was a male or female but he could tell by the size that it was either a young person or it was small boned.
He crouched down and gently put his hand on the person's shoulder. Immideatly the person froze up and its breath caught in its throat.
"Don't worry. I wont hurt you." Teal'c tried to make his voice as soft and comforting as he could. He could feel the shoulder relax suddenly and the head came up. Teal'c could now see that it was a young girl about 15 to 17 years of age. Her face was a beautiful golden color. Her face was thin and whisps of hair had fallen in her face to see that her hair was a dark black almost a blue. But it was her eyes that really caught his attention. Thery were a striking clear blue that spakled even though worry showed through in them.
His team seemed to finally notice his absence and was heading toward him. They stopped when they saw the girl.
"Did you make a new friend Teal'c?" asked Jack as he studied the girl.
Before he could answer the girl forced herself into a sitting position. and watched the team carefully. She opened her mouth and in a slightly scratchy voice said," My name is Amaria. I have come to help you."
With that she promptly fell over and fainted.
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