(Author's notes: I truly do apologize for not updating this thing like I was suppose to. But heres the next chapter for everyone out there. Also, make sure to read the a/n's at the bottom of the page for more info on this story.)
The dig site.
A red pickup slowly pulled up along a fence protecting the dig site from the rest of the outside world. The doors opened, and three teens stepped out and into the darkness. Clark gently closed the door on his side while Pete slammed his closed.
"Pete!" Clark hissed. Pete jumped at the sound of his voice but game them a sheepish grin as he joined them by the fence.
"How are we suppose to get in?" Pete asked. He knew that Clark could simply rip the fence apart with his bare hands but with Chloe here that simply wasn't an option.
"I have one way." Nisette chimed in. She placed the golden armband around her left hand and stood parallel with the fence. "Everyone stand back." she ordered. Pete and Clark, unsure of what she was about to do, did as they were told.
Nisette concentrated; she felt the band begin to virbrate and shimmer before the jewel in the palm lit up. Before Clark or Pete could ask what she was doing the jewel sent out a blast of energy knocking a portion of the fence down completely!
"Woah! The two boys exclaimed at the same time. Nisette turned around and faced them with a slight smile on her face. "That was incredible!" Clark quietly exclaimed.
"Yes, incredible and dangerous. I hope you two understand my reason's for wanting to remove these weapons from here." She returned her arm to her side as she walked onto the site. "If they were to fall into someone's hands the results could be deadly."
"You got that right." agreed a still shocked Pete.
Arioch had found the tent where the zat'nikatels were and had already grabbed two. He grinned evilly as he examined one of the weapons. Yes, soon, very soon his revenge againist that Tok'ra traitor would be complete. The Goa'uld pocketed both weapons and prepared to leave when he heard a rustling outside the tent. Aricoch stopped and placed his hand inside the pants pocket prepared to pull the alien weapon back out when the tent flap pulled aside. "Oh doctor! I didn't know you were in here!"
The Goa'uld stopped, letting his hand rest on the weapon while he spoke with his host's voice. "Oh Marcy! What on earth are doing here?"
The woman in question came out of the shadows and closer to the light. "Well sir, I was on my way back to the hotel when I noticed the light on here and decided to see what was happening. I didn't know that it was you out here."
"Well, now you do." He smiled at her. She returned it. "I decided to do some late night cataloging here. The boys we have interning for us are good but not well enough and are a little behind. I decided to help them out."
"That's such an admirable thing of you to do." She replied. He only nodded as she turned around. "Well then if that's all I'm going to head back..." She never finished as the Goa'uld shot her with the zat. "Ahh!" The young woman fell to the ground and withered in pain as she the weapon's energy course through her body.
"Insolent fool." The doctor growled. His eye's glowed brightly for a second as he readied the weapon for a second shot. The poor woman looked up to him as she cried out in pain.
"Doctor Weather's, please, what, what are going to do to me?" She whimpered. Marcy watched him as he brought the strange looking gun over her head.
"Why, kill you of course." He said with a sickly pleasant smile and pulled the trigger.
/Metropolis Army Base/
The military transport carrying SG-1 and reitred general Jacob Carter landed without incident. The rear hatch opened as the five figures disembarked. They were greeted by a man in a General's uniform. "General Carter, welcome to Metropolis." He said as he saluted. Jacob returned the salute with one of his own. "It's good to be here." He replied. He then motioned to SG-1 to follow him as he and the other general began heading to some humvees. "I take it you've been briefed on this mission."
"Yes I have." The base's commander replied. "However I find it quite odd that the air force has sent such a small team..." he motioned to SG-1 "... to deal in an assignment with stolen equipment."
Jacob smiled. "They're specialists." He then headed over to them. "May I introduce to you Colonel Jack O'Neill..."
"...that's with two l's, sir." Jack intrupted. The retired general shot him a dirty look before he continued.
"Ahem, as I was saying, his second in command, Major Samantha Carter." "Sir." She said as she saluted him.
"Jonas Quinn, our team's intelligence specialist." The young smiled pleasantly and shook the other general's hand.
"And finally, our security specialist, Murray Tealcson." The Jaffa had a cap on his head to cover the tattoo. He bowed his head in a show of respect to the general. The general returned it with a nod of his own.
Once the introductions were finally out of the way SG-1 began to load their gear and prepare for the drive to Smallville. Major Carter was busy stowing her P-90 and scientific equipment when she sensed a presence behind her. The woman turned around to find army general Samuel Lane looking at her with a small grin on his face. "Sammie, it's been to long." He held his arms out to the side to hug her.
Carter smiled. "Yes sir, it certainly has." She embraced the other man before leaning back. She then happened to glance over at her father who was heading over to join them.
"Jacob, you're looking good these days." The retired general smiled and nodded. He too hugged General Lane.
"Sam, you old dog you." Jacob said with a smile. He had always liked the man in front of him. "You haven't changed one bit. Say, how's Lois doing these days?"
"She's doing fine." General Lane replied. "She just recently graduated high school and will be attending Metropolis University next semester."
"That's good to hear." Both Carter's then noticed his face take a serious turn. "So, what's the real reason you two are down here?"
Jacob looked at his daughter then back to Lane. "Simple. Stolen military equipment." General Lane snorted.
"That's outright bullshit and you know it, Jacob." He looked the older man in the eyes. "You're going to take a group of 'specialists' as you call them to Smallville of all places. Hell, the only big things happening there are the Luthor's anymore."
General Carter shrugged. "Believe what you want but that is our mission." He then turned to his daughter. "Sammie, we need move out soon." His daughter nodded and started to follow her father to the humvee when she felt a tug on her shoulder.
It was General Lane. "You know, if your going to go there you really ought to stop and see your daughter."
Samantha closed her eyes and shook her head. "I don't think that after all these years she'd want to see me."
Lane placed a caring hand on her shoulder. "You never know, Samantha." The major only nodded her head before turning to join her friends and head for Smallville.
Major Carter sighed as she watched the buildings pass by. Once she had been told where the mission was taking place she had been both anxious and scared at the same time. Of all the places where she could have been going it had to be where her ex-husband and daughter now resided.
Sam wondered. Did she want to see her daughter? Yes, most certainly. Would her daughter want to see her? Probably not. She had simply left one day without so much as giving an explanation to the both of them. When she'd been notified of the existence of the Stargate she'd been thrilled. It would give her a chance to show off her skills as a scientist and work with a piece of alien technology that was quite literally out of this world. Of course, her husband had just started working with Luthorcorp in Metropolis and there was no chance of him leaving that. So, after a heated argument one night she had packed her bags and left. The divorce papers were signed within a matter of weeks and the marriage dissolved. She'd left most of her processions with Gabe seeing as she had no real reason to take them. The papers also granted him sole custody of their daughter, Chloe Sullivan.
Chloe. The mere thought of her daughter almost made her want to cry. Almost. She had to keep a strong front for this mission. Thinking about Chloe could sorely jepordize how the mission went.
But still, as she looked out the window one more time a stray thought would now and then jump back to the forefront.
Chloe Sullivan.
Clark continued to follow Nisette, or was it Chloe, as they made their way through the dig site. He still didn't truly trust this thing in his best friend's body. In fact, it completely freaked him out. He hoped that once this whole ordeal was over that he could some how remove the parasite from her body. Her body. Clark had to admit Chloe had a nice body. With nice curves and a really nice ass…
Woah! Where in the hell had that come from! Clark wasn't sure and quickly shook his head. This was his best friend he was thinking about. Why in the world was he thinking about Chloe like that. Was it something left over from Chloe, er, Nisette's attempted seduction? Clark wasn't sure but he did know that he was going to be extra careful around her.
"I wonder where those weapons are suppose to be." Pete chimed in breaking Clark from his thoughts. Chloe shrugged while she joined Pete in surveying the darkened dig site. At that moment Clark decided to help out and used his x-ray vision and began checking the tents one by one. He found one that seemed worthy of searching.
"Maybe we should try with that one." Clark said, pointing to a tent on their right. Chloe nodded and began leading the trio in that direction.
(Author's notes two: Well, this one's over with and thank god! I want to thank all my reviewers who did review chapters three and four. Don't worry, there will be more Chlark in following chapters.
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