Short but new

Title: Shadow Play
Author: Cindy Ryan
Category: Xover, angst, work in progress, AU
Summary: Sequel to Eternal. In a turnabout Dean finds himself fighting in the underworld for Sam's eternal soul. Will SG-1 and the Atlantis team be able to bring the brothers back together?
Notes: All timelines are AU

"So what's your take on this thing?" Cameron asked as he reached to turn the Ancient device toward him.

Sam instantly slapped his bare hands away before he could touch it. "Cam, you know better."

Mitchell smirked. "What? You don't want a trip to Atlantis?"

"At this moment? No," Sam replied with a smile. "Though I think its batteries are dead, so to speak."

"Want me to test that theory?"

Sam sighed. "You're going to anyway aren't you?"

Cameron cautiously flipped open the cover of the slim device. "The faster we get the answer to this thing, the faster we can get back to our normal lives."

Sam laughed. "We had normal lives?"

Mitchell smirked. "Point."

Sam handed Cameron a small white cloth and he gingerly began to wipe some of the remaining sand and dirt from the device.

"Definitely not your normal DHD," Cameron commented, finished with cleaning.

"Amazing," Sam whispered, her blue eyes locked on the device. The top panel contained three rows of red and gold boxes about the size of a mouse button on a laptop.

The bottom was the same except, instead of red and gold, the boxes were blue and green. Some had Ancient lettering, some did not.

Suddenly one of the green buttons began to glow.

Sam and Cameron both moved backwards watching the device warily.

"I thought you said its batteries were dead," Cameron accused, his gaze never leaving the glowing green button.

"I said 'I thought' the batteries were dead."

As they watched, a red box on the top panel lit up and then a gold box followed.

"Sam..." Mitchell prompted.

Carter turned to her computer, her fingers flying over the keyboard.

"I don't think we're in any immediate danger."

"You also thought it didn't have any juice left."

A blue box began to glow.

"I've got an idea," Cameron said as he leaned in toward the device.

"Cam.." Carter warned worriedly as she watched him reach for the top
panel.

"Trust me," Mitchell replied. "I've been around Daniel long enough."

"That's what worries me."

"Funny."

The boxes on the device's panels were no longer glowing. Cameron hit the ones that had been lit up, repeating the sequence.

As he touched the last blue box everything lit up.

"I think we're getting somewhere," Cameron said with a smile.

Sam looked at the bottom panel in time to see the boxes vanish into a black square. More Ancient symbols began to appear in white lettering.

"Looks like you found a diagnostic log," Sam replied excitedly."Hopefully that'll give us some answers."

Elizabeth stepped into the infirmary, Daniel close at her heels. Sheimmediately sensed the change of the mood of the room.

Something was wrong.

"Carson, what is it?" Weir asked, causing Sam and Beckett to turn.

Beckett's gaze flickered to Daniel and then back to Elizabeth. "New injuries have appeared on Dean. All these within the last hour."

Elizabeth looked at Dean's still form and stifled a gasp. Some cuts were already fading into old scars but some, like the one across Dean's throat, were still angry red.

Weir met Sam's worried gaze. "Sam, do you know why this is happening?"

Sam hesitated, glancing warily at Daniel.

"I'm sorry... Sam this is the help from SGC I promised. Dr. Daniel Jackson, this is Sam Winchester. Daniel is the utmost expert on everything Ancient. He found your father's journal, Sam. He's aware of your background."

"So am I, Elizabeth," Carson added grimly. "Sam filled me in."

"Now that we're all on the same page," Daniel began as he looked at the youngest Winchester. "Sam, what do you think is happening to your brother?"

Sam swallowed hard. "He's in Hell. They're torturing him. It's beginning to affect his mortal body. We don't have much time to figure out a way to bring him home."