The Encounter – Chapter 2

OK everyone, here is chapter two – I forgot to mention that my partner on this project is Brennan-Freak, this woman is a terrific writer and I expect many brilliant chapters coming from her in the future. Anyway, on with the story.

Shalimar was in pain, she felt it coursing through her like her own blood but, she ignored it and sat up on the stone floor on which she found herself. Getting up, she looked around; the room was roughly ten metres high and fifty by twenty metres length and breadthways. Shalimar noticed Jesse sitting against a wall, his hands in his heads. All around, people dressed in rags or less milled around, eyeing the new arrivals curiously.

"Jaffa crae!" a voice boomed behind Shalimar, she turned to see 6 of those people with large stick things and one man in front of them, wearing gold armour.

"Who are you? Why are you keeping us here? And what have you done with our friend?" Shalimar asked angrily to what seemed to be the leader. The man looked at Shalimar with a look similar to lust and motioned to his guards.

"I am your Lord Raknor, servant of God Hathor, and I claim you to be my queen! Take her and kill the rest." The guards moved forward, their sticks pointed at the crowd. People screamed and everyone ran to the back of the chamber, everyone except Jesse and Shalimar, they both had powers that could make war against 6 guards. Jesse's left hand flew out and two of the guards were blown into the far wall, they both fell, stunned. The other guards did not falter and their sticks cackled with electricity. The guards began to fire bolts of energy at Jesse, but he froze them in midair with a flick of the wrist. Shalimar's eyes flashed feral yellow and she jumped at one of the guards, lunging into a mid-air spin kick and hitting him on the head. She landed and rammed the heel of her hand into a guard's chest; flipping him backwards…he landed and didn't get up. The last two guards and their master both turned and ran out of the chamber, Shalimar followed but as she got to the entrance to the chamber, the passage flashed purple and she was thrown backwards.

"What the hell was that?" Shalimar questioned when Jesse ran over to her.

"I have no idea but maybe I can get through it," Jesse replied. He ran to the exit and phased out as he stepped into the door frame, but like Shalimar he flew back. He got up and flicked his wrists, there was an explosion at the doorway but the field remained intact. Getting frustrated Jesse flicked his wrists again. The field flashed brighter. Jesse hit it again, getting angrier as he went on, his desire to help his friend fuelling a rage that knew no bounds. He hit the field one more time and the wall opposite the chamber entrance exploded.

"Lets find Brennan, he looked pretty bad!" Shalimar said. The crowd behind them just gaped in amazement at the pair, and then ran when they saw Jesse pass through the arch unhindered.

"Now my servant, bow before your queen!" Hathor said in a mystical voice. She sat on a thrown encrusted with glinting jewels and adorned with fine silks. Brennan stood, completely naked before her.

"You have got to be kidding me, like I'm going to bow before someone I don't even know that kidnapped me and shot one of my friends," Brennan replied with distaste in his voice.

"You will bow before me or die slave!" Hathor said, her eyes glowing menacingly.

"Yeah okay, this party is over," Brennan said. He conjured an energy ball in his hand and threw it at Hathor but, it bounced off of a yellow shield that appeared out of no where around her. She cackled ethereally, her eyes glowing.

"I am a god you pathetic mortal, my power surmounts yours!" she said, although she did look a little apprehensive.

'Just great' Brennan thought to himself, here was being held prisoner god knows where, his friends had been taken away somewhere and he didn't know where, he had some invincible chick after him and worst of all, he was completely naked.

"What now slave, will you try to destroy your queen again, or will you bow before me?" Hathor asked, a smile playing her lips. He may be strong but she had been manipulating men for millennia.

"You know I think I will take the first choice," Brennan said and conjured a giant energy ball. He aimed it at Hathor and threw it. She raised her hand and a shockwave flew towards Brennan, consuming the energy ball and throwing him backwards. Brennan was a little dazed but got up none the less. He fired blast after blast, all bouncing harmlessly off Hathors energy shield. She cackled, a cackle that sent shivers down Brennans spine.

"You cannot defeat me, powerful though you are, you cannot hope to defeat a god. Now, come to your queen, fulfil your purpose and help me create a new race, A goa'uld with your powers would be unstoppable," Hathor looked at Brennan and craved him badly, the other male with him had been nice, but this one was the real prize. Brennan looked at his captor and saw an opportunity.

"Creating a new race sounds interesting, I'm sure we can arrange something that keeps us both happy," Brennan said, he used all his charm and Hathor bought it. She walked up to Brennan, stripping off her clothes as she went. When she reached him, she was naked and radiated beauty and power. They kissed passionately but soon, the passion turned to lust and the pair moved off to the bed.

"This is ridiculous Jesse; we have been walking for hours and still not found Brennan," Shalimar sighed. She and Jesse had had to phase through many walls to avoid guards and it had worn Jesse out, they were hiding in an alcove away from the main corridor – so far they had been undetected – they had also discovered that they were no longer on Earth. They were on a ship. Passing through a corridor they passed a window of sorts and peered out. Light streaked past them at an exponential rate, wherever they were, they were moving faster than light.

"I know Shalimar but this place is huge, how do we know Brennan is even on the ship?" Jesse asked wearily.

"He is here, I can feel it, but I just don't know where." Shalimar replied. Distant clanking could be heard, and it was coming closer.

"The guards must be coming, we have to go!" Shalimar said.

She grabbed Jesse's hand and they phased through the wall.

"Listen George, three of my people are missing and I know it has something to do with your Stargate project – tell me who took them!" Adam said on the screen.

"Adam you know information on the Stargate is off-limits and, even with these circumstances, I could still get it for telling you this. Four years after we sent our first team through the Stargate, an alien force attacked the base, killing 7 men and taking a hostage, who was killed later. They are called the Goa'uld and are extremely advanced in terms of technology. We believe it was them who took your people and it is possible that they are on a ship in space; they could be on their way here for all we know, it has happened before but apart from that I don't know where they could be." General George Hammond replied. He and Adam were good friends but this was just ridiculous, a team of humans with super powers? But considering all that had happened in the SGC, Hammond was not that shocked.

"George I want to come to the SGC, maybe I can help somehow. They're my team god dammit!" Adam practically shouted.

Ok so there is chapter two. I'm so sorry it took so long and that it is somewhat uninteresting but my co-writer will no doubt bring another fantastic chapter like chapter one to your eyes…