Protendore
by
G.K. Thorpe

Chapter One
PRESENT DAY

The Briefing Room SGC.

Maj. Sam Carter was already in the briefing room, sipping hot tea when

Daniel Jackson and Teal'c walked in.

"Any idea why General Hammond called this meeting'?" asked Daniel.

"Have you noticed how extremely difficult it is to actually go on vacation?" Jack O'Neill said as he walked into the room.

The other three members of the team looked at each other in silent agreement.

"I hope this doesn't take long, Teal'c and I were going to P4R 672."

Jack, knew he shouldn't ask, but curiosity got the better of him. "Daniel"

"Jack"

"Why?"

"SG11 found the remains of a civilization that actually pre-dates Egyptian, Jack it's a marvelous opportunity to see.."

"ARRGHGHG..Stop, That's a vacation.." Jack, turned towards Teal'c. "Wouldn't you prefer to go fishing, I mean its relaxing, calming, quiet.. Did I mention the relaxing part?"

"I have been fishing O'Neill"

"See and didn't we have fun?"

"We did not"

Sam, repressed the urge to laugh, Daniel looked straight ahead as usual.

Before Jack had time to think up an answer, General Hammond addressed

the team. "Ok, people listen up, I am sorry to have to do this.."

"We're not going to like this are we?" Interrupted Jack.

General Hammond could only agree with his Colonel. "No Jack, your not, SG1 have been assigned to neutralize a difficult situation."

"Neutralize as in." Jack waited for the General to finish.

"I have just got of the phone with the President, all I can tell you, is that you leave in 2 hours and will be going to England."

"ENGLAND'" Sam and Daniel said in unison.

"England, as in Britain, as in the UK, as in over there, as opposed to out there" commented Jack.

Teal'c raised his eyebrows; "For what purpose are we needed General Hammond?"

"Like I explained Teal'c to neutralize a difficult and potentially dangerous situation,"

"Ahhah..See you never mentioned dangerous, did you hear him mention dangerous," Jack turned to the other members of his team.

"No" said Daniel, "but then most of the missions we go on are dangerous, well actually all the missions we go on are dangerous, er in one way or another."

"General, is there any more that you can tell us?" Sam asked.

General Hammond looked at his best team, he hated keeping things from them, especially this mission, especially after what he had heard, they had never let him down, and even Jack had enlisted the help of Maybourne after his family had been threatened. He knew he had to give them something. "Your full orders will be given to you during the flight to England."

'" don't understand" said Daniel, "why not now?"

Jack looked at the General; he saw something he hadn't seen for a very long time. "Sealed orders Daniel, it happens sometimes," he turned towards Gen. Hammond, "Right sir?"

"Yes, it happens"

"But, General." Daniel started.

"Daniel"

"Jack"

They both stared at each other, there was an uneasy silence, it was broken by Teal'c, "When I was First Prime to Apophis, we were often in similar situations such as this."

General Hammond stood and walked towards the window, looking at the gate. "Off the record, I can tell you that this is nothing like you have encountered on any off world mission,." He turned back to the team, they were expecting more, he couldn't give them more, and also he couldn't fail them, not now not after. He knew he was laying his career on the line, but hell, he should have retired 4 years ago, and yes he owed it to SG1. "Another gate has been found."

"Another, what? Where? In England, When?" Daniel's brain was going into overdrive, "Stonehenge. Avebury, Where?"

"Seems like there popping up all over the place" Jack sarcastic as ever, "First Egypt, then Antarctica, now England, just how many more are there?"

"Well, as we know, due to the many different cultures and civilisations we have encountered, there may be several, I mean it stands to reason, that there just wouldn't have been one gate, not with, so many different Gods, I mean look at the .."

"DANIEL!!!!" Jack interrupted, Daniel going of in raptures about different gods, was not what he wanted to hear right now.

"Dr Jackson is right." Jack and Daniel turned to look at the General.

"I am?"

"He is." They both said together

"Yes, except the gate was not found in England.. It has however," the General continued before either of them could interrupt again. "Been in England the past 80 years."

"Can you tell us where it was found Sir?" Sam asked the question on everybody's lips.

"North Sudan, during WW1, 1917 to be exact, and a DHD "

"They have a DHD?"

"Yes Major they do, complete and intact."

"But why now?"

"Have they used it?"

"Why after 80 years, I mean what.."

"Wow"

The questions and comments were coming from all team members at once. Daniel however, was strangely quiet, "That means, that this gate was found before Katherine's father found the one at Giza."

"People, all your questions will be answered once you get airborne, dismissed" With that General Hammond turned to Jack, 'My office Colonel' and walked back into his office, closely followed by Jack.

End Chapter One of
Protendore
by
G.K. Thorpe
Chapter Two