I'm ba-ack!
Muse/ViH: Run for your lives!
:hurls bag of fruit at Muse/ViH: Anyways, I apologize for the lack of updating this weekend, but I was home this weekend and didn't really have time to update. The good news is, I know how I want this story to end. So much yay for that.
Muse/ViH: Is that it for your A/N?
All's I got left to say is I don't own this story.
Muse/ViH: Who are you and what have you done with the real author?
Ha ha, very funny. On with the story now.
Dante blinked against the sun, placing the mirrored sunglasses over his eyes. Though he could walk in the sun, his eyes were still sensitive to the light. He followed SG-1, Vala, and the Atlantis team down the steps. As he walked down the stone steps he looked around the forest, a strange feeling settling into his frame. He shrugged the feeling off to nerves and followed the others deeper into the woods.
"There's nothing out here," McKay said. "We've been to this planet a dozen times and found nothing."
"So what better planet to bring SG-1 to?" John asked. "I mean, they do have a knack for attracting trouble. Maybe this planet will break them of that curse."
"Watch it Sheppard," Cameron said, brushing past him. "Saying stuff like that will jinx our luck."
"Well, he does have a point, Daniel said. "I mean, we do rarely go to a planet and not end up in trouble."
Sam shrugged. "I dunno. What about Nasya? That was mostly trouble free."
"Aside from the Goa'uld attacking and you getting a symbiote in your head against your will and then nearly dying, yeah. That was a good mission," Daniel said.
"That's why I said 'mostly' Daniel," she shot back. "Besides, you're the real trouble attracter."
"What do you mean by that?" the archaeologist asked defensively.
"You have died on several occasions Daniel Jackson," Teal'c said.
"And there was that whole Hathor thing," Sam added.
"What is Hathor?" Teyla asked.
"She was a Goa'uld who almost took over the SGC with help from the men stationed there," Sam said.
"They helped her?" Ronon asked, looking at Daniel and the other two men.
"Well, Teal'c was unaffected by her mind control. The others weren't. Not even General Hammond," Sam said.
"So what did you do?" Vala asked.
"Well, after plotting with the other women personnel on the base, getting captured, escaping, preventing the then Colonel O'Neill from becoming a Jaffa, and Hathor's escape, we eventually killed her," Sam said.
"I do not attract that much trouble. At least I'm not the one constantly being taken over by alien beings," Daniel retorted.
"What?" John asked.
"I've only been possessed by alien beings three times in nine years," Sam returned. "Jolinar, the Entity, and then an infant Goa'uld that died after possessing me."
"You know, this talk could be very strange to an outsider," Cameron observed.
"Indeed," Teal'c agreed.
Sam looked around. "Where'd Dante go?" As they began looking around, the roaming vampire reappeared next to Rodney, making the Canadian scientist jump.
"Could you please not give me a heart attack?" Rodney demanded.
Dante ignored him. "I found something. Follow me," he said and turned around, heading back into the brush. Sam followed, noticing the seriousness on her brother's face. The others trailed after her, the Atlantis team wondering what Dante could have found on the planet.
Dante halted in a small clearing, several broken tree stumps scattered around. "It's a clearing we've been to a dozen times. What's the big deal?" John asked.
"He's lost his mind is what," Rodney muttered.
Dante walked over to one stump and looked at them. "What do you notice about this stump?" he asked.
Sam walked up to it with Ronon, Teyla, Cameron, and Teal'c. As the others stared at it, Sam squatted down and felt the ground around it. "This doesn't feel like dirt," she said. "At least not solid dirt."
"You're kidding, right?" Rodney asked.
"Watch," Dante said. He grabbed the stump and grunted as he tried to lift it out of the ground. After several moments of straining he stopped and walked over to another stump. He repeated his efforts and easily uprooted the stump.
"Something's under there," Ronon realized.
"How? We've used the Jumpers to scan everywhere. There's nothing under there," Rodney said.
"Unless it's shielded," Dante replied, brushing dirt off of his hands. He reached into his coat and pulled out a large grenade.
"You're gonna blow it up?" Sam asked. "We don't even know if this is the entrance," she said.
"Something's under there Sam. I can feel it," Dante said.
"Then shouldn't it probably stay under there?" John asked.
"This is what I do Sheppard. I track supernatural things down and determine their threat level. I have to go in there. Feel free to leave at any time."
"All right then, let's do this," Sam said.
"Why the heck not?" John muttered. "Dying of old age is overrated."
"I take it there's no writing on that stump," Daniel said.
"I take it there's no treasure down there," Vala grumbled. Several brows were raised in her direction. "What? I'm a thief. I take treasure that isn't mine. Or does thief mean something else to you people?"
"Get clear," Dante said. "This will make a big boom."
"Big badda boom?" Cameron asked.
"Big. Badda big boom," Sam grinned. Ronon, Teyla, and Rodney stared in confusion while the others chuckled.
"What's so funny?" Rodney asked.
"You've never seen the movie that's from?" Sam asked.
Rodney shook his head. "I have more important things to do in my life than watch pointless movies."
"Your loss," Cameron said.
"Even I know where that line's from," Vala muttered as they backed several meters away. Dante pulled the pin and dropped the explosive into the stump. He dashed towards the others and dove to the ground as the explosive went off. Dirt flew up into the air along with several pieces of wood and leaves.
John lifted his head and saw a decent sized crater where the stump used to be. He could see metal glinting in the sun. He rose to his feet with the others and they made their way to the crater. Dante crouched down and pulled off his sunglasses. He could see a metal stairway leading down into the ground.
"Who goes first?" Teyla asked. Dante pulled out his shotgun and turned on the flashlight. He began walking down the steps.
"McKay, you and Vala go report to Weir," John said.
"Why do I have to go with her?" Rodney asked.
"Fine. You and I will go report to Weir. Ronon, Teyla, stay sharp," John said. The two other members of his team nodded and they followed SG-1 down the steps.
Dante finally came to the edge of the stairs and could feel the temperature difference. As they walked around, searching the large cavern for an exit, he noticed Vala shivering slightly. He shrugged out of his coat and held it out to her. She looked at him blankly.
"It's cold down here. Even I can feel the difference," he said. "And you aren't wearing sleeves," he pointed out.
She sighed and pulled the jacket on. "Thanks," she said.
He shrugged in indifference. "No biggie. Cold really doesn't bother me."
"Found a door!" Sam called out. Everyone walked over to her as she placed a glow stick on the ground, marking the door. She pushed it open. The smell of decay and mold hit Dante's nose and he snorted, trying to clear it out.
"You all right?" Ronon asked.
"You can't smell that?" Dante asked, his eyes watering from the stench.
"Smell what?" Teal'c asked.
"I smell it too Dante. Faintly though," Sam said. "Almost smells like that lab Lilith had," she muttered.
Dante spat to the side and stormed into the room. The others followed and lights flared to life. The shotgun in Dante's hands lowered as he gazed around. If not for their slings, Daniel and Sam would have dropped their P-90s. Teal'c tightened his grip on his staff weapon, his face an impassive mask.
"What's wrong?" Cameron asked.
Dante slowly approached a section of the wall and looked inside one of the tanks. "By the Elders," he whispered as he backed away, clearly shaken at what he had seen.
"What is it?" Vala asked.
Dante looked at Sam, his face paler than usual. "They…they…" he stammered.
"What is the matter Dante?" Teyla asked.
Dante took in a deep breath and slowly released it, calming himself down. "The Wraith. They've done it."
Sam's eyes widened in terror. "A…a hybrid?" Dante slowly nodded.
Nice and long, eh? Don't worry though. There are still more chapters to come. So until they come, review.
So, while I was home this weekend, I watched Fifth Element and began wondering if it'd work with the Stargate world. I'm right now trying to match up movie characters to Stargate characters, but I'm having trouble with Teal'c. Anybody got any thoughts on who Teal'c would be in Fifth Element?
