4. The Perfect Trapaurora_novarumNovember 7 2010, 23:07:25 UTC
4. The Perfect Trap
SG-1 slunk through the darkened corridors of the ha'tak. It appeared abandoned-totally and completely. Not only were there no Jaffa to fight; they couldn't even find a spare crystal for Sam to study as a power source.
"Well, it looks like that intelligence was worth bupkis." Jack took off his cap and slapped it against his thigh to get rid of the dust settled there before placing it back on his head.
"Indeed," Teal'c replied, looking around in disappointment.
"I'm not blaming Bra'tac, T. It's just some days you have deathly peril, other days you have boring dark wreckage."
Sam and Daniel entered from the other doorway. She said, "At least this ha'tak was landed on the planet with a breathable atmosphere. If this had been in space, we'd have been short on breathable air from the getgo."
"You mean leaving sooner? I don't see a downside." He nodded expectantly.
"Anything outside?"
Daniel shook his head as headed up to the DHD. "No signs of civilization. Just purple sand."
"Purple?"
Daniel wrinkled his nose. "And smelly. I did get a sample in case there's something in the minerals of use for the biochem unit, but otherwise...it is not a place for a stroll."
Sam shook her head and made a face in agreement.
"All right then, let's sally forth, tally ho and all that jazz."
Teal'c raised an eyebrow.
*** "I was certain Bra'tac was the shol'va who worked with Teal'c." Apophis paced his royal chambers on Chulak. "But nothing has happened!"
"Perhaps you were wrong, my love," Amaunet picked a fruit from the bowl nearby and cut it with a talon from her bracelet, offering one half to Apophis. "Bra'tac has been your First Prime since before I was reborn as primta."
"True," Apophis paused before biting. "But all of our information."
"You are speaking to me, love. Not our sheep followers. We knew this was a guess."
Apophis nodded as he bit into the fruit. "Could they have discovered it was a ruse?"
Amaunet shook her head. "You made certain only you or I would monitor the trap, to make certain Bra'tac never learned of the deception."
Apophis brushed a bit of juice from her cheek leaning down to her. "Yes, that part was foolproof, my queen."
Amaunet's hand paused for a moment as it brushed down Apophis's arm. She recalled a moment where she thought she had seen the alert the Stargate was active. Had she really brushed the shutdown for the trap? That was impossible. Her host was not that powerful.
SG-1 slunk through the darkened corridors of the ha'tak. It appeared abandoned-totally and completely. Not only were there no Jaffa to fight; they couldn't even find a spare crystal for Sam to study as a power source.
"Well, it looks like that intelligence was worth bupkis." Jack took off his cap and slapped it against his thigh to get rid of the dust settled there before placing it back on his head.
"Indeed," Teal'c replied, looking around in disappointment.
"I'm not blaming Bra'tac, T. It's just some days you have deathly peril, other days you have boring dark wreckage."
Sam and Daniel entered from the other doorway. She said, "At least this ha'tak was landed on the planet with a breathable atmosphere. If this had been in space, we'd have been short on breathable air from the getgo."
"You mean leaving sooner? I don't see a downside." He nodded expectantly.
"Anything outside?"
Daniel shook his head as headed up to the DHD. "No signs of civilization. Just purple sand."
"Purple?"
Daniel wrinkled his nose. "And smelly. I did get a sample in case there's something in the minerals of use for the biochem unit, but otherwise...it is not a place for a stroll."
Sam shook her head and made a face in agreement.
"All right then, let's sally forth, tally ho and all that jazz."
Teal'c raised an eyebrow.
***
"I was certain Bra'tac was the shol'va who worked with Teal'c." Apophis paced his royal chambers on Chulak. "But nothing has happened!"
"Perhaps you were wrong, my love," Amaunet picked a fruit from the bowl nearby and cut it with a talon from her bracelet, offering one half to Apophis. "Bra'tac has been your First Prime since before I was reborn as primta."
"True," Apophis paused before biting. "But all of our information."
"You are speaking to me, love. Not our sheep followers. We knew this was a guess."
Apophis nodded as he bit into the fruit. "Could they have discovered it was a ruse?"
Amaunet shook her head. "You made certain only you or I would monitor the trap, to make certain Bra'tac never learned of the deception."
Apophis brushed a bit of juice from her cheek leaning down to her. "Yes, that part was foolproof, my queen."
Amaunet's hand paused for a moment as it brushed down Apophis's arm. She recalled a moment where she thought she had seen the alert the Stargate was active. Had she really brushed the shutdown for the trap? That was impossible. Her host was not that powerful.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment