Okay, I'm a bit disappointed. Only eight reviews and many more hits. But, since the reviews were so nice, I decided to update. I will be continuing this story, but I don't think I'll be able to update daily like I have with my other stories. I have to clean out my room by Friday so that it can be painted. So just bear with me.
Don't really have much more to say, so enjoy the chapter. I will try to be making the chapters longer.
Okay, this takes place in the beginning of Season 6 for Stargate SG-1 and after the events in Storm Runner from the Wolfwalker series.
Still not mine. I am accepting funds to purchase the rights to them though...
Sam slowly opened her eyes and sat up. She yawned and looked around the tent. Dion was dozing against a tree, Hishn lying next to her wolfwalker. The wolf stared at Sam with unblinking yellow eyes. Sam smiled at the wolf, slightly disappointed that her ordeal hadn't been a dream.
Sam sighed and gently probed her left leg. Sam frowned, confused as to why it no longer felt broken. She carefully moved her foot, ready to stop at the first flare of sharp pain, but felt only a dull fire. Tempting fate, she carefully and silently rose to her feet. She gently placed some weight on her injured leg and was surprised that it held most of her weight.
Suddenly feeling restless, and because Janet wasn't there to scold her, Sam noiselessly ventured outside into the crisp, cold air. She looked around and saw nothing but barren whiteness. She bowed her head, knowing that her F-302 was now buried under several feet of snow.
She heard some rustling behind her and turned. Dion gave a small smile in greeting. "You all right?" Dion asked.
"Yeah, but I've could've sworn I broke my leg. I slipped on the ice and heard the bone snap. And I know I haven't been asleep that long," Sam said.
Dion studied the woman in front of her. She will eventually figure it out Hishn. I must tell her now and warn her not to speak of what I did to anyone else, Dion sent to the large female wolf.
She is honorable wolfwalker. She will not tell of your secret, Hishn sent back.
"You're right," Dion said. "By all rights your leg should still be broken."
Sam raised a brow. "Then why isn't it?"
Dion let out a slow breath and Sam knew that she was about to be told a big secret. "What I'm about to tell you is something that you cannot tell anyone."
"I give you my word that I won't tell," Sam said.
Dion nodded, feeling as though she could take Sam at her word. "There is a lost healing art among wolfwalkers known as Ovousibas. It is internal healing. When done properly, a wolfwalker is able to essentially delve into a person mentally. By doing this, the wolfwalker is able to tell the other person's body how and where to heal."
"And you did this…Ovousibas thing to me," Sam figured.
Dion nodded. "I did it in increments since we found you so as not to drain me."
"Does it take a lot from you?" Sam asked.
Dion nodded her head. "Yes. The wolfwalker's own energy is used to help the person's own body energy."
Sam stared at the black haired woman with more respect. "Thank you," she said. "I owe you one."
Dion smiled. "You owe me nothing. I only wish I could help you find a way home," she said.
Sam smiled sadly. "Me too," she said softly.
"Since you have nowhere else to go, you are more than welcome to come with me," Dion offered.
Sam gave a small smile. "I'd appreciate it. I know next to nothing about this world," she said.
Dion nodded. "Come. Let's go back inside. We both need to recuperate for one day. Then we can head back to my Promised's home county of Ariye."
Sam nodded. "So…got anything to eat?" she asked as her and Dion's stomachs growled in unison.
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"Is there any sign of Carter?" Colonel Jack O'Neill asked, worry clear in his face.
"None," Teal'c answered.
"We lost her signal in this region," Lieutenant Jennifer Hailey said, pointing to a large area on the star map. "Which means she could have ended up on any number of planets, not all of them with Stargates."
"So what do we do? Just let her stay out in space or on some alien planet?" Jonas Quinn demanded.
"Without a more precise location, it would be foolhardy to attempt a rescue," Teal'c said. "There is too much area to search."
"It would take a lifetime…maybe more. Mostly because we're not even sure that Major Carter made it to a planet," Hailey said.
SG-1 and Hailey looked up as General George Hammond walked into the room, a grave look on his face. "I've just been ordered to declare Major Carter Missing In Action," he said.
"We barely started to look!" Jack exclaimed.
"I know Colonel. But the threat of Anubis is more pressing. He's already tried to destroy Earth several times already," Hammond replied.
"And Carter's been the one to help save it all those times!" Jack retorted.
"My hands are tied Colonel. I'm sorry." The General turned to Hailey. "Major Carter always expressed how valuable you would become to this program. From the few missions you have been on, you have proven her statement true. I'm therefore assigning you to SG-1."
Hailey forced a smile. "Thank you sir…"
Hammond turned to Jack. "I'm not allowed to order you to search for Major Carter. But that doesn't mean you can't look for her where you're assigned to go." The Colonel nodded and led his team out of the room. Hammond watched them go, feeling the same loss they felt.
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Sam followed Dion into the small village. The blonde stared curiously at the six-legged horse-like creatures she saw. They were somewhat similar to horses, but were more barrel shaped and stood on spindly legs. Sam made a mental note to ask Dion what the creatures were called.
The pair walked through the town. Dion stopped at a few places to pick up new supplies and fresh clothes for Sam. Once the wolfwalker felt satisfied that she had enough, they journeyed back into the forest. Hishn soon joined them.
"Here," Dion said, handing a long knife and a dagger to Sam. "It's dangerous to venture into the forests without weapons."
Sam nodded and slid the two weapons into her belt, the long knife hanging from her left hip and the dagger she slipped into her boot. Dion handed her yet another knife and Sam arched a brow at the black haired woman.
"Better to parry steel with steel, not flesh," she said.
"Wise saying," Sam said, placing the third knife so it hung from her right hip.
"My father told me and my twin that for as long as I can remember," Dion said.
Sam nodded. I hope my father's all right, she thought. "I have a question for you Dion. What were those creatures with the six legs?"
Dion stared at Sam in surprise. "You've never seen dnu before?"
Sam shook her head. "We don't have…dnu where I'm from. The closest thing we have to them would be horses, but they only have four legs."
"There are legends that speak of horses. Dnu, however, are faster and have a more steady walk than that of horses. That is why our ancestors made use of them," Dion explained to Sam.
"I have a feeling I have a lot to learn about this world," Sam said.
Dion stared at Sam. "You are from another world?"
Sam nodded. "From a planet called Earth." They pulled off to the side of the road and ventured several dozen meters into the forest. They made camp and Dion studied Sam carefully.
"You've traveled the stars?" she asked.
Sam nodded. "I did." She began to tell Dion about the Stargate network and everything she had encountered thus far.
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