Daniel and Teal'c did a sweep of the chamber, searching for any indication of how they had arrived there, or for any sign of Sam. Not seeing anything on their first pass, they decided to take a second, scouring the space for even the tiniest clue as to what was going on, or who had built the space in the first place. It seemed apparent that someone had, in fact, gone to some trouble to chisel the cavern out of the native stone, however, apart from the room itself, with it's strange blue lights, there were no other signs of the civilization which had created it. Even still, Daniel was more than a little intrigued by this new evidence supporting his theory that the planet had not always been deserted, and that the power source they had been sent to investigate was likely the creation of a highly advanced civilization.
"Whoever built this place must have had access to some sort of ring or beaming technology," Daniel mused aloud. Teal'c cocked an eyebrow, remaining silent. "I mean, it's obviously not a natural formation, but there are no doors or tunnels leading in or out. I wonder how they removed the stone during the construction process..."
"Could they not have used something similar to the Tok'ra crystals to form this chamber?," Teal'c inquired solemnly.
"I suppose..." Daniel trailed, running a hand along the rough, overgrown walls. "It seems more natural though. I mean, look at this moss. I've never seen anything organic growing along the Tok'ra tunnels, have you?"
"Indeed I have not. I have never before encountered anything of this nature."
Daniel paced the floor, back and forth from one end of the cavern to the other. His eyes stayed glued to the ground the entire time. "What is it that you seek, Daniel Jackson?," Teal'c asked at last. "Hmm," he replied absently, pausing where he stood to look at Teal'c. "Oh, I was just thinking that there must be some sort of activation switch for the entrance to this place, like the ring platform, or something," Daniel explained. Silently, Teal'c joined his friend's search, both coming up empty at the end.
"That's odd," said Daniel, frowning.
"Perhaps the activation requires a certain genetic sequence, as with the Ancient technology," Teal'c supplied. "Well, that wouldn't be good," responded Daniel, his frown deepening. "Indeed not," said Teal'c.
"What do you remember about getting here?," Daniel asked suddenly, rocking back on his heels. Teal'c cocked an eyebrow, stating "It was a most uncomfortable experience, Daniel Jackson. It was as if I travelled amongst the stars without the aid of a ship. There was disorientation and pain. When I awoke once again, I was in this place, as were you."
Daniel had been nodding thoughtfully throughout, comparing Teal'c's experience to his own. "I experienced something similar, only I was definitely focused on finding you and Sam at the time."
Teal'c inclined his head, a thoughtful expression on his face. "Indeed. I, too, was intent on locating the remainder of SG-1."
"Okay," said Daniel, thinking out loud once again. So whatever this really is," he said, gesturing around them, "we seem to retain the ability to manipulate our individual experiences to some extent, like with lucid dreaming. And when you and I tried reaching out to the rest of SG-1 at the same time, we were pulled in to a shared scenario."
"So it would seem," responded Teal'c.
"Okay, then," said Daniel, perking up. "So then all we should need to do to find Sam is to focus on finding her, and nothing else." Teal'c raised an eyebrow dubiously, and Daniel shrugged. "It's worth a try, at least," he replied. "Indeed," said Teal'c, resigning himself to the situation at hand.
Settling themselves on the hard stone floor, they each began to focus in on thoughts and memories of Sam, trying to close the distance that still lay between them and the final member of SG-1.