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They were greeted on the tarmac by an army Sergeant. "Col O'Neill, Sgt Dixon Sir"

Jack returned the salute, and introduced the other members of his team.

"Dixon..Er..as in.."

"Yes, Dr Jackson, Joe Dixon was my grandfather."

"So you're our escort.:

"Not exactly Doctor, just part of it." Sgt Dixon turned to the rest of the team. "If you'd like to follow me."

They followed the sergeant to the helicopter pad, where a Wessex was sitting, a familiar figure, jumped from the helicopter. A big smile enveloped ALL their faces.

"Janet"

"It is good to see you Dr Frasier"

"So your our escort"

"See, didn't I say you'd like our escort?"

Minutes later they were airborne again.

"So, ummm, why you, I mean not that were not glad that it is you, but.. Why?"

Janet smiled at the archaeologist, "It's ok Daniel, General Hammond thought it best that one of 'his' own medical advisors were on hand to assist his best team."

"Well stands to reason, you know us better than anyone here." Daniel agreed.

"Yep, I can't think of anyone better to see to my medical needs."

They all turned to look at Jack.

"What I mean is, no one takes a temperature like you do, I mean, not that .so where we going exactly?"

Sam and Janet exchanged glances trying hard not to laugh.

Sergeant Dixon had heard about the camaraderie of this unique team from Doctor Frasier, and it was certainly proving to be correct.

"Sir, we're heading for the North Yorkshire Moors."

"Whereabouts' exactly?" asked Jack

"There." Sgt Dixon pointed to a bleak and desolate spot on the moors.

"There's nothing there." Exclaimed Daniel.

"Wait and see'" Janet told him.

As the helicopter flew nearer, they could see then, that there was a huge crater at least 3 miles in diameter.

"Devil's Hole." Sergeant Dixon explained "Legend has it that the Devil made it when he was angry at one of the local maidens, who wouldn't succumb to his wishes, and he destroyed the whole village, and all that was left in this huge crater."

"Sokar, is capable of such damage." Said Teal'c

"Sokar, god of the underworld, later associated with Ptah-Sokar-Osiris."

Daniel looked at the sergeant and grinned. Jack could hardly believe

his ears 'Great' he thought 'that's all I need another Daniel'

"Of course" Sgt Dixon continued "what it really was, was a meteorite that hit earth millions of years ago."

"Sokar is capable of producing such events." Added Teal'c

Sgt Dixon looked at Teal'c "What Teal'c means" interrupted Daniel, "is that if indeed Sokar was alive, then he could do something like this, given his place in Egyptian mythology and history, er umm.so you studied Egyptology then?"

Sgt Dixon grinned, "It's ok Doctor, I understand, those of us working on the Stargate, have been briefed about SG1, and in answer to your question, I guess it's something I inherited from my grandfather."

"Yep, know the feeling." Daniel thought of his own grandfather, Nick Ballard, who was on some distant planet, conversing with giant Aztec's, actually Daniel wondered if they really were giants, or just the image

they gave out.

All other thought's and conversations were stopped as the helicopter approached the landing pad.

Inside the crater, was a huge dome shaped building, with a landing pad for helicopters, it was obvious that the building above ground was a fraction of what lay beneath, nothing that big could house something so

small. As the helicopter landed, two more army personnel were waiting to greet them.

They both saluted "Brigadier Warrington-Harris, and this is Major Smythers."

"Colonel Jack O'Neill, Major Sam Carter, Doctor Daniel Jackson, Teal'c and I guess you already know Dr Frasier."

"Indeed." It was the Brigadier who spoke "She has been most helpful, a credit to your team," He turned and gave Janet a huge smile, that was not lost on the other members of SG1.

"If, you'd like to follow me Colonel, I'll show you to your quarters, and then the Brigadier can brief you."

They followed the Major, Jack turned to Janet. "Don't even think about it Colonel," she said

"Wasn't going to say a word Doc," Jack grinned.

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"Well, this is comfy." Said Jack, looking around the quarters they had been assigned.

"Major Carter" said Smythers "if you come with me, your quarters are down the hall with Dr Frasier."

Sam and Janet grinned at each other, and followed the Major.

"Now that spells trouble." Said Jack, as he watched them walk away, he sat down on one of the armchairs, and looked around the room, 'Not bad, not bad at all.'

The room was comfortably furnished, three single beds in one corner, a door leading to what Jack hoped was the bathroom, table chairs, TV and video combined, computer, some fairly comfortable armchairs, lockers, chest of drawers, and the usual tea and coffee making facilities.

"No microwave." Mumbled Jack, "that means we'll have to sneak out for a midnight feast."

"Do they not intend to supply us with food O'Neill?"

"Yes, they do Teal'c, Jack was joking, right Jack." Daniel answered.

"Yea, but well a midnight feast, just like college days hey Daniel."

"No."

"No, you never.."

They were interrupted buy a knock on the door, Daniel opened it, Sam and Janet were standing there with a bowl of fruit.

"You got fruit, they got fruit, didn't I say it spelt trouble." Jack turned to Daniel and Teal'c.

"Natural charm" laughed Sam.

"I have charm." Jack was doing his best to look hurt "Don't you think I have charm?"

Thankfully the others were refrained from actually having to answer that, by Major Smythers arriving to escort them to the Brigadier.

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The Brigadiers office was spacious; bookshelves lined one wall, a large mahogany desk in the corner, cupboards of various trophies, maps, star charts, and a detailed map of the glyphs that were on the Stargate. To the right of the office, were a small coffee table, a sofa and some armchairs. The Brigadier invited them to sit down.

"Please, I have ordered coffee and sandwiches, as you must be hungry, I trust your quarters are comfortable."

"Well." Jack started to say..

"Good, good, shall we begin, we have a lot to get through."

There was a knock on the door, and a pretty brunette, in civilian clothes, bought in the coffee and sandwiches.

"Thank you Melissa." Said the Brigadier.

"Anything else I can get you?" she asked looking at Daniel, who oblivious to it all was studying the glyphs on the Stargate.

"No thank you, that will be all."

"Yes, thank you, Melissa." Jack watched her as she walked out.

"Her father will have you court-martialed, not to mentioned strung up, if you look at her like that again colonel,"

Jack turned and caught the Brigadiers eyes, the penny dropped.

"Oh no, I mean she is a credit to her father sir."

"These glyphs are not right."

All eyes were on Daniel.

"Please explain Dr Jackson." Asked the Brigadier.

"In every aspect they are similar to our gate, and the one found in the Antarctic, but, you have 3 extra glyphs. We don't have these." Daniel pointed to the three extra symbols. "I presume they are constellations, but not like any I have seen, Teal'c have you seen these before?"

Teal'c looked at the symbols, "Indeed I have Daniel Jackson, in fact they are not constellations at all."

"Then what in the Devil are they?" Asked the Brigadier.

"Devil, indeed may be the correct term Brigadier, these symbols when used in the correct order, were used to banish people to a remote barren planet, to serve the God Kek."

"Kek." Added Daniel," the god of darkness, according to a Ptolemaic text he was the first being to assume a form out of amorphous gloom. With the emergence of light, which appeared as the sun on the primeval hill

or as a sun-child from the lotus flower, the ordered, created world became visible, but the

latter had to battle with the chaotic forces of darkness who were hostile to the gods and to life. The damned always had to remain in eternal darkness, the Book of Caverns states, 'they see not the rays of the sun god neither do they hear his voice; they are in darkness. Teal'c, you said in the correct order, what happens if they are not dialed

correctly."

"We believe they are lost, gone forever."

"To where?" Asked Jack

"I do not know." Teal'c answered.

End Chapter Three of
Protendore
by
G.K. Thorpe
Chapter Four