Here you go chapter five! Yeah! Thank you! To all my reviewers, and to the one who's name escapes at the moment, who pointed out the ranking thing with Carter, yes you're right she a Lt. Col. hopefully I'll remember that in the future.
Well no excuse this time other then I'm lazy and I've been posting on another site, My deviant art page, OnceUponATimeTheEnd, It's kinda crappy but if you're looking for an update it might be there!
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Daniel stood in front of the gate with Anna at his side. It was hard to breath next to her. She had made it very clear that at the moment they would only be co-workers following orders, a few days before.
Daniel recalled her words as he started to apologize, "Don't say you're sorry unless you mean it, and judging by your body language, you're not so don't worry about it right now."
It probably irritated him more then he'd like to admit. He really didn't know what it was about this woman, but he had a growing dislike for her. Even in a simple co-worker way, they had broken out into several arguments through out the past three days, none of which were resolved.
"Chevron seven locked." The gate open, and Anna flinched. Daniel smiled at her reaction; at least there was one thing he could have on her, an edge on the traveling bit.
He looked down at her in her gear, "There is one thing I forgot to tell you."
"Does it have to do with a life or death situation?" She asked looking up at him.
"Yes it could, if for some reason we get captured by the Goa'uld they'll torture all of us, but they'll come after you and me especially." He looked back up at the gate.
"Why?" She always asked why.
"Well because we are considered the 'wise ones' of the group, so they think we hold the information to our world." He explained and watched, SG-14 walk up into the gate.
She stared at Daniel, "Reasonable explanation I guess."
Daniel looked at her then simply stated, "Ladies first."
She walked up the gate, took a deep breath and walked through. Daniel followed close behind stepping through the other side blinking from the unexpected sunlight.
Once his eyes adjusted he saw two of the members or SG-14 looking at Anna who was sitting on the ground. Daniel walked over to them and crouched, "You alright?"
"Just a little dizzy." She responded.
Daniel nodded and heard one of the members, "You'll get use of it eventually ma'am."
Anna slowly stood to her feet, "It looks just like Earth."
"Most of the planets we go to will look like Earth." Daniel stated without feeling.
"Sir, the ruins are a little bit of a hike, if Dr. Anderson-" The lead of the group was interrupted.
"I'm not a doctor." Anna pointed out.
"My apologies ma'am, but if you're able continue we should go." He looked her over when speaking. This made Daniel's chest swell with a feeling he couldn't explain.
"Right so let's get moving." Daniel told him
He looked at Daniel, "Yes sir. Alright guys move out."
Anna started walking with the group, while Daniel lagged behind them a few paces. He didn't think he should be here. He wasn't feeling himself and was under a little stress.
Okay so it was a lot of stress. He was still trying to figure out how he felt about Anna. She obviously thought him to be dirt, scum, and a jerk.
She should, he kept telling himself. He didn't exactly treat her very friendly like at all. At least he wasn't denying that fact, if had been that's when he would've been really worried.
They walked over a large hill and he heard, "Dr. Jackson…"
He looked up and saw Anna removing her helmet, his own breathing stopped. There below them laid the most beautiful city he'd ever seen. The buildings looked like they were made of crystals.
"Wow…" Was all that escaped his mouth, until a small breeze brought him back to the present, "This has to an advanced civilization."
"From what race? None of the pictures Sam showed me look like this?" Anna asked still taking in the sight herself.
"It's possibly a city of the Ancients." Daniel stood still again looking at the city, it had to be a city of Ancients. No one else that he knew of had that type of technology other then the Asgard, but why would they be so far from their galaxy?
"Are you two coming?" They both jumped at the sound of the Lieutenant voice.
"Yes!" Anna answered him and put her helmet back on, "Ready?" She smiled at Daniel.
It was genuine and Daniel could feel himself smiling back, "Let's go." She truly was different, in a matter of hours he'd changed from loathing her company to feeling grateful that she was there.
Ten minutes later they were walking through the city. Daniel was in complete awe. There was no way to describe this place.
"The writing on the wall starts here and ends at the end of the wall near the stairs." One of the soldiers pointed out.
Anna looked at Daniel, "Where do we start?"
"Well by the looks of it it's similar to what I just finished translating." He said running his hand over the wall, "In fact it is what I just translated, these two planets must be near each other."
Anna nodded and dropped her pack on the ground and grabbed a couple notepads and a pencil from it, "Good at least we'll have some bearings on this language then." She offered him a notepad.
He accepted and nodded, "Yes, very good." He was glad he'd actually taken the time to sit down with her and explain how to translate some of this.
They both began their work while the others kept watch or played cards. They continued for hours without stopping until finally Anna leaned against the wall and slowly slumped to the ground. Daniel rushed to her side along with the other officers.
"Are you alright?" He asked propping her up right.
She didn't respond right away, "I uh… I don't know. I just got dizzy all of sudden."
"You should rest for a bit, you both should." The Lieutenant told them, "You've worked none stop for five hours."
"That's probably a good idea." Daniel told her, "With it being your first time through the gate, it really can take a toll on you."
She nodded silently as the rest of the group broke out some delicious army packed food. While everyone was eating Anna was looking at her note book. Daniel looked at her, "Stop!"
She looked up, "What?"
"Stop working, you need a break." He ordered.
"I'm sorry I can't help it. Once I start a puzzle it's hard for me to stop until I think I have it finished." She told him as she decided to sit on her notebook, "It's kind of like my 'pick things up when I shouldn't' problem."
"Ah, I see, do you sit on your hands too?" He smirked.
"Sometimes, if it's necessary." She smiled.
He gave a small laugh, "Well would it make you feel better if we compared notes, see if we've come up with the same thing?"
Her eyes brighten when he said that, and for some reason his heart skipped, "Yes that sounds like a wonderful idea!"
"So far what I've gotten," He stood up and pointed at the wall, "is that this city used to have a ceremony. This was an important part of their culture for some reason."
"Yes, and it always happened with the two moons became crescent moons right?" Anna stayed seated.
"Very good." He smiled, "This ceremony included a giant feast which they would…" He looked at Anna to see if she could answer.
"That part was a little difficult." She stood, "I know it has something to do with their crops and live stock, so I assume that it would be an offering of some sort."
"What was confusing, cause you're right, but maybe I can clear something up." He asked.
She stepped right next to him and ran her slender hand across the smooth surface. He found himself staring at her. Her brown eyes seemed to dive into the wall, her small hands reaching for answers.
"Dr. Jackson?" He blinked.
"Uh, I'm sorry." He looked away and rubbed his face to hide his blush, "I must be more tired then I thought."
"That's all right, I understand." She held her hand on the wall, "This is where I couldn't understand."
Daniel moved his own hand across the wall, "Uh, right. It says they will take their best of everything and offer it up to the gods who would take the offering and bless them for the coming year." He looked at her, "Does that sound about right?"
"How did you get the blessing part?" She asked.
"Well you see right here…" The next twenty minutes consisted of the two of them educating each other on what they had found.
"So what we have here is just a record of what they do, their rules?" Anna asked sitting in front of the last part of the wall.
Daniel puffed his face and then let out the air, "Yeah, that's about right."
"Okay then, I'll take the pictures and we'll be off?" She stated to stand.
"Right, I'll go find the lieutenant and tell him." He watched her pull out her camera, and then turned quickly on his heels when he found himself staring again.
Daniel walked around the ruins taking in the site for the last time, when he heard the voices of some guys. They looked up at him when came over.
"Hey, where's the lieutenant?" He asked.
"He said he had to go take care of something." One of them replied, "You know bad food."
"Oh of course." Daniel nodded, "When he gets back tell him we're finished and we can go."
They all started to move and back up their gear, "Yes sir."
Daniel was about to start packing up his own stuff, when suddenly there was a scream. They all stopped and looked in the direction of the wall, the scream again.
Daniel shot off with gun in hand, "Anna!" He could see her running toward him. She looked frightened, "Anna what's wrong?"
She ran behind him and clutched onto his jacket, shaking like crazy, "Something's wrong with him."
Daniel looked back in the direction she came from. The lieutenant was staggering toward them.
"Sir, are you all right?" Someone asked as he continued to advance toward them.
He hissed at them, letting drool and foam fall from his mouth. Daniel put his free hand behind him to reassure Anna that she was okay, "He doesn't seem to want to be bothered right now." Another hiss in reply.
The soldiers looked at Daniel, "What do we do?"
"Why are you asking me?" Before they could answer the lieutenant pounced on Daniel making them both land on Anna.
Anna made a noise that Daniel couldn't decipher as he was struggling to hold of this mans attack. The other soldiers soon came to their senses and grabbed the lieutenant off of Daniel.
"Thank you," Daniel rolled off Anna and watched them struggle the Lieutenant into restraints, "we need to go now."
He looked Anna, "Are you alright?"
She was holding her side, "You have boney elbows." She told him and let him help her to her feet.
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