Chapter One
Visions of Darkness that Kills
A battle worn, though by no means worn down female stands in her boyfriend's backyard with her eyes closed, breathing in and out, seemingly tasting the air.
"What's the matter, love?" her boyfriend wraps his arms around her.
"Darkness, coming faster and faster," she replies, as if in a trance. "Slicing through the lives of those I love, destroying bonds, creating new. Death is coming. I can feel it through the earth, smell it in the flowers, taste it in the wind, hear it in waters song, see it in the flames. It's coming." It doesn't quite sound like her. He feels as if the voice carries an age of pain and heartache that he knows she hasn't experienced yet.
"What?" he asks confused. "What do you mean?"
"What do I mean what?" she turns to him curiously. "It's cold out here, why am I out here?"
"You don't remember what just happened?" Daniel asks.
"I came out here to look at the stars," she shrugs. "Why are you out here?"
"You've been out here for over an hour," Daniel replies.
"I have?" she frowns. "Huh." She doesn't seem too disturbed about this. "So what did I say?"
"Darkness is coming to destroy us; you could taste it in the wind, feel it through the earth, hear it in the water, and see it in the flame. It's going to destroy bonds create new ones. It's going to slice through the lives of those you love."
"Crap, that's depressing," states she.
"You really don't remember what you said?" Daniel asks
"Not a word," She shrugs.
"You need to be checked out down at the mountain," Daniel states.
"Dan, it's nothing, I promise," she smiles. "Don't worry." To be honest, she knew it wasn't nothing, just nothing diagnosable. It hadn't popped up for over two years; she had hoped with the previous summers spell, she wouldn't have that occur anymore.
"Please?" Daniel asks.
"Dan, there's nothing wrong with me," she states. At Daniel's worried look, she sighs. "If it will make you feel better we can go."
"I'm driving," Daniel states.
"Alright," she agrees. They ride up to the mountain, and she is checked out to find nothing wrong with her as usual. They both check into their offices and She writes an E-mail to some people
To: ghammondsgc.gov
From ajamesonsgc.gov
Re: Future leave time
I am afraid that I received notice from a friend of mine that soon I will have to leave your program for a leave of indefinite measure. I worked in the past with an organization that shall remain nameless and it is calling me back into service soon. I do not know when this will occur, but I hope my job will be held for me if I finish the job, alive.
To: scartersgc.gov
From: ajamesonsgc.gov
Re: Facts of Life
I am going to have to be leaving soon. I do not know what the story is and I shan't know until I get to where I am going. I am going to be in deep cover, so do not come find me. It is going to be dangerous enough as it is. Watch our boys for me. I will check in with you as often as possible. Do not under any circumstance let the boys know I am checking in with you. It may raise their hopes that I will survive this one. When my brother comes after I die, (not saying I am going to die, but if I do) he's going to have an address for you to use the key I gave you on. Also, he knows my password, so you can get into my personal files and all that. I will be leaving my will with Dan. That has some important information. It will be either my brother or my cousin who come to gather my stuff. My cousin is allergic to sunlight, so it probably won't be him. My brother's the more likely one to show up. If it isn't him, it will be one of their team. One of them is an astrophysicist, so if she comes, you'll have fun. I doubt very seriously, there will be a body, and I already have funeral arrangements done. Plot what I want done, all that. It's been done for a while, since before I joined the SGC. Do not let Daniel over work himself. I want him in good condition if I come home. In addition, I may need your aid if it's as bad as I think it may be. It's springtime and that's always the worst time for them to need my help. Pretty much everything in case of my death is taken care of. I think all you'll need to do seriously is show up dressed nicely. My brother will be doing my eulogy
I hope I come out of this alive, I honestly do, but if I do not, I may be back I may not, death in my group is like the tides, it comes and goes. Destroy this e-mail after reading it. Take care.
She finishes her notes right as Daniel finishes checking his office. They go home, and without to much coaxing gets Daniel to make love to her until exhausted, he falls asleep. She stays awake a while longer as she notates in her diary that this is the third black out she's had for a week. She writes down what she's told she saw, reviews the previous visions and the puts her diary up as she curls into her boyfriend's warm body. The visions all talk of darkness that destroys. Through the fact that they mention the elements, she has a feeling she's going to be needed for all her talents. Not just the one she used to use. She mentally goes through the chest of 'toys' that she has at her house, trying to remember if she's going to need to hit a shop along the way Just as she's drifting to sleep, her private cell phone she keeps with her at all times rings.