A/N: Alright, here is the second chapter! I hope you enjoy it and please, PLEASE review it... even if you have something to complain about okay! I think I should have the third chapter done along with this one BUT you will have to wait for me to do the fourth before I post the third! HAHA! That's the way I'm going to work this! Evil aren't I? XD

Shorty McGee:HA! I love it! Zombies don't like me.... it's the Vampires and Werewolves that are after my hide... along with you readers :P
Ambitious? Hmm... I like the word.... Well, it describes what it is that I'm doing now doesn't it! Enjoy.

Edwina B. Karch: I know people who haven't known their own parents and such but they're so alike you'd swear they'd been living in the same house for years... genetics I guess...
I do the 'finishing-your-sentences' to my brother, mother, father and anyone I can because well... it's fun :P

And enjoyable?? It wasn't before!? Only joking... you're welcome and I hope you enjoy this next chapter.

KaseyKC


"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing." ~Muhammad Ali


Two

Scott, Eli, Rush and Greer stood beside the console that was used to dial the gate all wearing the traditional, off-world gear that you would expect an SG team to have when they were about to embark on a mission. Eli and Rush both had rucksacks that contained several pieces of scientific equipment both from earth and from Destiny herself – namely a laptop and scanner each as well as various other gadgets that Rush had insisted on taking along. Scott and Greer; both being military men, wore a rucksack that contained the typical supplies that would be expected – food, water, ammo... first aid kit. And both also carried M-16s that they held with the usual, relaxed manner of the typical military grunt as most of the scientists happily put it.

They waited patiently; well all but one of them did, for the tech/soldier to select one of the unlocked addresses that Destiny allowed them to gate to. They watched in silence, all movement in the gate room ceasing dramatically, as the various chevrons lit up and then locked in place. Rush was stood at Scott's side looking as though he could do with a couple more hours sleep, his mind though was still as sharp as ever even if his patience and stamina was lacking, he had morbid thoughts running through his mind that made his lack of sleep all the more dangerous since he would be more liable of murdering a couple of the so-called scientists with simply a glare.

Greer sighed and thought to himself, going off-world with that two-faced bastard again.... will I get away with killing him this time?, and he guessed something must have shown on his face because Scott gave him a warning glare that told him, in no uncertain terms, that killing Rush was not allowed. He still thought it was a shame though.

'Chevron seven is locked. Wormhole engaging,' the tech/soldier called out, his voice echoing around the silent gate room just as the gate came to life in a burst of sudden, flashing light. The event horizon of the wormhole shot out into the clear space in front of the gate with a dramatic WHOOSH before collapsing back in upon itself to become a seamlessly flat expanse of neon-like blue.

They all stood there, silent for a moment, as they took in the beauty of the active stargate; the blinding white light from the gate itself and the brilliant electric blue from the wormhole blending together to bath everything in a magical moonlight-like glow. It truly was stunning and one could easily see why the stargates were so appealing and god-like to primitive races; their other-worldly beauty was second-to-none.

Scott took a moment to bask in the beauty of the gate before clearing his throat loudly, breaking the ethereal spell the gate wove upon the minds of those in the room, and saying, 'Well. We've got five hours to have a look around and see if we can find anything useful. If we're not back in time just give us a call okay?'

He looked to the tech/soldier as he finished his sentence and was reassured when he saw the guys nod of assurance; it made him feel better knowing that they would check on them, he'd hate to be trapped on some random planet with Rush.... it'd be hell incarnate.

'Let's go!' Eli grinned as Scott shook his head at his obvious delight; it was infectious really. He was sure he could even see Rush and Greer smirking a bit in anticipation.

'Whoa Eli. Send the Kino through first would ya?' Scott said, trying to sound calming and firm at the same time. Eli favoured him with a pout but did as he said and literally threw the Kino through the gate.

They all huddled closer to Eli, who was holding the viewing-screen for the Kino, and the control console that also had a connection to the Kino. After a few seconds of darkness the Kino activated automatically and relayed to them a decent view of the planet they were connected to.

-SGU-FB-SGU-FB-

They gathered in silence, waiting, watching as the ring came to life. It lit up around its edges, flashing and revolving; the offerings they'd placed before it becoming displaced. They feared what was happening yet knew of no way to stop it, so they continued to watch, keeping their fear silent and unvoiced.

As the ring continued to spin, one of them cautiously approached, keeping to a respectful distance as the ring made strange sounds that were foreign to them. This one being stepped carefully on the soft dirt ground and knelt down, asking for forgiveness for his curiosity, before rising again and taking another hesitant step towards the ring. He was stood directly in front of it when the ring stopped revolving and became silent. He cocked his head to the side in a silent question and, before he was able to do anything else, was suddenly enveloped in a bright, explosion from the centre of the ring. After a few moments, the explosion fell back to the centre of the ring and a flat, shimmering layer of shining blue glittered at them. Those surrounding the ring, hiding in the trees and undergrowth, flinched back in fear and surprise; not knowing what was happening and why it was happening. They were shocked to find that the one who had been standing before the ring just prior to its sudden explosion was no longer there. He was gone.

They shied away from the ring then, fearing it all the more, and one made a small squeak when a small spherical shape hurtled through the flat expanse within the ring. It was silvery-grey and seemed to float in the air; like a birà without wings. It turned slowly, as though it were scouting out the area around the ring, and they nestled further in the undergrowth and hide further behind the trees trying to avoid its sights. They did not wish to be seen, to be discovered and killed.

-SGU-FB-SGU-FB-

'Huh?' Eli muttered to himself as he controlled the Kino and made it survey the area, 'trees?'

Scott looked at the screen with a raised eyebrow and said, 'Yeah. Trees... lots of trees.'

Eli glanced up at Scott and noticed that he looked as enthusiastic as Eli felt about the prospect of trees... it looked like a jungle to him.

'Trees are an important indicator of a breathable atmosphere,' Rush said absently as he looked at the readings displayed on the console he was stood in front of.

'In the Milky Way maybe, who knows wherever the heck we are,' Greer muttered as he too looked at the console and saw what looked to be a jungle-type habitat.

'We are currently in another unnamed galaxy, to us at least, that is about fourteen million light years away from Earth,' Rush announced as he checked the navigation remotely on the console, he looked at the screen and read the name the Ancient-ship had designated the galaxy with, 'but Destiny has named it "MXX-962",' he looked up at the others and saw their looks, 'they weren't renowned for their naming skills.'

'Yeah... I think we gathered that much, Rush,' Scott said, looking at Rush with a raised eyebrow, 'what about the planet, we've only got twenty-five minutes until it disengages.'

Rush refocused his attention back upon the console and read the readings being relayed by the Kino, he relaxed slightly as he reached the end of the list, 'the atmosphere is not unlike earth's in terms of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen levels but there are a few unidentified gases in the atmosphere that the Kino is picking up on. Destiny doesn't have a record of them, so I'm guessing their specific to this planet alone.'

Rush looked back up at Scott and sighed in frustration when he noticed that the Lieutenant didn't even understand what he was saying. He resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said, 'it's the safest we've come across in terms of atmosphere. The humidity levels though are a bit higher than average; I'm guessing that the gate is located in the tropical region of the planet.'

Scott nodded in understanding, he'd understood what Rush had said the first time round but it always helped to get him to explain a bit more. He turned away from the console and looked back at the gate, 'let's get going then.'

He began walking over to the gate, knowing that Eli and Greer were already following behind him; Rush would be picking up the LSD he'd placed on the console before catching up to them so he slowed his pace minutely.

Rush fell in behind Greer and Eli and watched as Scott raised his M-16 and cautiously stepped through the gate, obviously waiting for an enemy to jump out at him on the other side. He thought the paranoid approach was a bit dramatic but he wasn't going to complain, even if they did have a Kino still showing them what was going on around the gate, since he reasoned that they were about to step onto an unknown world in another galaxy altogether. He figured they were allowed to be extra-paranoid.

Greer stepped through the gate after Scott, his M-16 also raised and his steps cautious. His face was set in a look of determination and focus; like he was waiting to shoot something on the other side. That didn't surprise Rush, he thought the man was a bit unhinged, especially after the whole incident on the desert world.

As Greer disappeared into the event horizon Eli positively dived through the thing, almost in reckless abandon except Rush saw that Eli had the controller for the Kino at the ready; they'd discovered that the Kino's had a basic defence program that meant they exploded. He thought it was more of a self-destruct but he guessed it could be used in terms of defence also.

Now that there was only himself left to go through the gate he moved hesitantly, wearily and worriedly. He loved the science behind the stargates but that did not mean he enjoyed being de-moleculised and re-moleculised in the space of a few seconds; even if he would not feel it. Just the knowledge was disconcerting enough. Frowning in annoyance at his discomfort he quashed it forcefully and took a bold step through the gate and....

...and ended up crashing into the back of Eli as he stepped through.

'Eli!' he growled as he managed to get around Eli and see what had stopped the young man from taking a step forward. He looked at Scott and saw him standing beside two stumps of wood. Hold on... they weren't wood.... they were.

'Legs?'


TBC....

Okay! That was the second chapter! Phew! It took me quite a while to write you know... it was getting to be quite annoying, writer's block is now attacking me in force! Back ye demon! :p

Chapter three will be up as soon as I actually WRITE it and you will then get a continuation of this.... last bit.

Question; do you think that's an interesting cliffie? I know I do!

KaseyKC