Chapter Two: SG-1
Clark frowned slightly. "Stargate, what's that?" He asked, still staring at the large circle.
"The long explanation?" Carter asked, looking away from him and at the Stargate, too.
He nodded, mutely.
"Well, The Stargates were created millions of years ago by an alien race known to us as the Ancients."
As soon as she said the word 'alien', Clark's head snapped towards her. Before she continued, he had to try and act innocent.
"'Alien'? Why have you brought me here?!" He asked, shaking his head and backing away from the window.
Sam sighed and turned to Clark. "We know you're special. How special...we don't know. But you stirred our interest during your short sports career. I mean, no one has ever thrown as far as you have, or managed to withstand all of the hits you have without buckling.
"What we do know, is that you could be helpful to us." She finished, watching him.
"That's all you know?" Clark asked.
"Yes. Please, let me explain and then I'll tell you what we'd like from you."
Clark sighed before simply nodding. He walked back over to the window again and stared at all of the people wandering around down in the chamber.
"Ok. Well, as I was saying; The Stargates were all created millions of years ago. However, this one, which is the only active one on earth, was found in Giza, Egypt in 1928. It was shipped over here in 1938 to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Nazis.
"It laid dormant, here, until 1994, when Daniel Jackson, an Archaeologist was bought here, and discovered the hieroglyphs were in fact; star constellations. It was at that time when he managed to discover the point of origin, and activate it.
"After we travelled through the gate, we ended up on a different planet. There, we managed to find more valid coordinates. When we came back through, I had to alter the dialling system so we could work with these new codes.
"Now, ever since then, we've been sending armed teams to many, many different planets on missions to gather alien technology, and/or establish contact with the different inhabitants.
"Right. This is where you come in. A few months ago, we dialled a new set of coordinates. Before this, we've been working solely in the Milky Way Galaxy, but these coordinates took us into a new Galaxy all together. And this is the only Stargate that we can reach in that Galaxy, from earth.
"This is the Pegasus Galaxy. And the gate that we got connected to, is in the Lost City of Atlantis."
Clark let out a laugh. "You're kidding me, right? Atlantis from all of those stories? The one that supposedly sunk into the ocean and hasn't been seen since?"
Carter nodded. "That exact one. Although, we now know that Atlantis was never here, on earth. Rumours spread when the Ancients, the inhabitants of Atlantis, came here, and the word got out."
Clark laughed again. "Wow. And what do you need me for again? You lot seem to be doing a fine job without my help..."
"Well, that's the thing. We've already sent an Expedition to Atlantis, head by a Dr. Weir. They've encountered trouble there by an enemy called the Wraith, and at the moment, they don't have enough power in Atlantis to stop them. Atlantis is currently under siege by three hive ships. We've currently found a source of power, and we've already sent armed personnel through the gate to help them until we can transport the ZPM there. So we're recruiting more people now as we have enough power to work the whole city. We want you to go."
"And what would I be doing exactly?" He asked, shaking his head slightly at what they were even talking about.
"Daily duties? Well, umm, we want you to join SG-1. It's a small team, with few members. We have one here at the GSC, but we need one there too. You'll be sent to different gates and report back what you find there. We believe that you could be a physical help to that team...you know, a bit of muscle.
"You'll be paid well for your time away from your family. You'll be given lodging, of course. Catering. Equipment. And it's a once in a life time opportunity. We won't be offering this chance out again."
Clark sighed. A lot was running through his brain, but the most prominent thought was alien technology...alien...Krypton...Kryptonian's...This could be my only chance to find out if there are any others like me.
"I need to think about it." He stated simply.
Sam nodded and smiled. "I know it's a scary prospect, but if you say yes, you won't be disappointed. Trust me." She said, reaching out and running her hand up and down his arm soothingly. "I'll get a guard to show you to a spare room for tonight, and you can ring family up tomorrow morning. You should know, however, that you won't be able to tell them.
Everything I told you today, I told you in complete confidence. Your parents don't have security clearance."
Clark sighed again and nodded. "Ok. Thank you."
She smiled. "No problem. Anytime." She laughed.
Clark nodded, and was shown out of the door.
