Chapter 20: Where the Wild Things Are
When they exited the gate they found themselves in some sort of ruin. The walls were gigantic but luckily this time Laserbeak was with them and he was the one who went first.
"It appears the atmosphere is safe enough for you Katy," he said
Nodding she walked further away from the Stargate. The gate closed right afterwards plunging them into darkness. Good thing the Tok'ra packed some lights for them as they were turned on.
Looking around Katy saw that they were in some sort of temple with all the motifs on the wall. The walls she could tell were made of stone as they walked further in. The gate remained in darkness as they walked along the shadows of the temple ruins towards the exit. The walls were gigantic as was the ceiling which disappeared into the darkness. Katy held onto the flashlight as they walked further and further away from the gate.
I guess the ancients really had built something in the wall Icarus tried to joke.
Very funny Katy replied as they walked further and further away.
The walls were pictured with motifs of giant animals with metallic bodies some with missiles on them and others with blades and claws.
"Reminds me of Cybertron," Laserbeak stated as they walked further down the old hallway.
"You know for something this old I am surprised nothing collapsed yet," Katy said
"From the looks of it these walls were built to withstand a lot of pressure and from my readings there are some deposits of alloys used in making metals down here," he said
They could feel the heat before they saw it as they exited the temple finally.
It turns out to be a cave of some sorts high above the cliffs. The last of the day's sun finally set and the night air was just coming in.
"Ok I think we should camp out tonight," Katy stated
Thank you captain obvious Icarus put his two cents in.
You shut up Katy said to him.
A huff was all that she had gotten before the Goa'uld was silent.
Katy could not find anything to use for a fire so she and Laserbeak settled for remaining in the cave. It was a good thing too seeing as the wild life in passing gave Katy the creeps.
As she sat there listening she could hear some other noises as well something was out there and Katy was scared. But scared became curious as she climbed outside of the cave with Laserbeak in tow.
Looking over the ridge she was shocked to see giant metallic animals racing along the ground.
She could tell from the gleam of the twin moons that these animals had indeed been made of metal.
"Where the fuck are we?" she asked Laserbeak.
The Transformer shrugged as he looked down at the group just moving along under the temple.
She sat down and watched for a bit as they butted heads and acted like real animals.
It was then that her eyes started to drift into sleep and she curled up next to Laserbeak and the Transformer held his wing out to her. Katy curled up to him and the warmth of his systems kept her warm through the night.
By dawn the light of the twin suns warmed along Katy's back making her eyes open and enjoying the warmth it gave.
As she rose up on her bed of stones and sand she stretched the popping of her bones was enough to warrant anyone's attention. Laserbeak woke from recharge the solar energy that the sun provided will help in creating energon for him.
Speaking of which…
Katy dug into her bag for something to eat and for the Energon generator for Laserbeak. Pulling it out she turned the machine on and in a few minutes a cube of energon was released for Laserbeak to consume. Drinking it up he was glad for the refuel. Katy put the generator away wondering how in the world did her bag become so full of stuff and so little was revealed. It was as if the bag had infinite space in it.
Looking around she saw that the herd of strange animals are still there grazing. They looked suspiciously like dinosaurs with their armored backs but their heads reminded her of human driven machines.
A sudden roar was heard and Katy turned just in time to see some sort of strange lion-like creature come pouring through the canyon that they found themselves in.
The creatures started to stampede away from the hole. Katy and Laserbeak quickly hid in the cave and well away from the herd. The roar of the creature could be heard along with the sounds of engines.
Looking up from her hiding place Katy watched and through her eyes Icarus as well as the lion-like creature and the thing in the sky which looked more like a bird similar to Laserbeak rally up the ones on the ground and began to herd them away.
"Weird," Katy whispered
"We should get moving who knows what else is lurking here," he said.
Katy had to agree along with Icarus as they climbed down the canyon walls and towards the opening away from the metal monsters.
As they walked the sun blazed down on them and Katy had to drink constantly from her water jug which is the same as her bag. For someone as resourceful as Egeria she managed to find something like this was amazing. But then again she said she gotten it from Earth so it would be no surprise what other stuff she found.
Katy walked around in the hot air while Laserbeak soared overhead the twin suns beating down on her.
Already by mid-afternoon her skin was already red and chapped and her back blistering with burns. Icarus was grumbling the whole way.
This is too hot! How can anything live in such desert wastes is beyond me I feel sorry for the fool who owns this place. I would even wonder if there was Naquadah here or even Naquadria he said his mind growing more needing of water for hours now.
Katy took another swig of her drink and her hand fell into her bag and she pulled out the Power of Endurance crystal. Activating it she felt relief as her skin healed up enough where it is not blistering and burned.
It still was red and badly sunburned though as she felt the crystal restore energy for another day.
Dipping in low Laserbeak came just above them his wings spread out wide as he gently took them in his claws and suddenly lifted them up into the air.
"Um only now you thought about this?" asked Katy as they were lifted up.
"I did not have the efficient repairs done to do it in the past," Laserbeak sounded sheepish.
"Oh," Katy replied
"My repair system has just finished repairs and reinforced the armor so I can lift you up." He said
"Good because I was tired of cooking," Katy replied.
Laserbeak adjusted Katy in the air so she was riding on his back after all the cassette was a little taller then her and so could easily hold her up.
"Wow there really is nothing but desert here," Katy said
"Not really I found that this planet is in fact inhabited by humans but the difference it that they live near the water sources," Laserbeak replied.
"Alright," Katy said and Laserbeak flapped his wings and they were off towards the nearest town. The sun beat down on them further as they neared but Katy and Icarus could see more of those metal things.
"I managed to tap into this world's communications and found that the metal creatures are in fact called Zoids and I resemble something called an Organoid," Laserbeak said with a chuckle.
"So if anyone asks tell them your and Organoid?" Katy asked
"Yeah," Laserbeak replied as they landed on the outskirts of the town.
Katy hoped off as they walked towards the town.
"Lets just hope there is no a single ounce of trouble here," Katy said and began to walk towards the town.
TBC
