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The rest of them turned to look at Sam.

"Breath, but, but, that's not possible the gate isn't alive, I mean it's not a living thing, made out of living tissue. Daniel walked towards the gate.

"DANIEL." Jack shouted at him.

'OWOW' Daniel was thrown across the room.

'Daniel.' Janet was at his side in an instant.

'I'm ok, a little bruised but ok.'

'Daniel when I tell you NOT to touch something, don't touch it, ok.' Jack told him

'But you never said not to touch it.'

'I shouted at you.'

'Yea, but you always shout at me, oh and I'm ok thanks for asking.' Said Daniel frowning at Jack.

'The gate appears to be making a noise O'Neill.' Said Teal'c

'When I touched the gate it was like, I got an electric shock, also the gate was warm, very warm.' Added Daniel.

Dr Levison came over and looked at Daniel, "your hand appears to be burned."

Janet took hold of Daniel's right hand, "Don't you feel any pain?" she asked

"No, I never noticed that, and like I said I feel fine."

"Col" Janet turned towards Jack.

"Yea, I agree, lets get Daniel to the infirmary." Jack was ahead of Janet.

Both doctors helped Daniel to his feet.

"Hey Smythers, why d'ya lock the door?" Jack was annoyed.

"I didn't"

"Well it's." Jack was about to say locked, when he found he could open the door, "Ok, now that was weird, it was definitely locked."

The others just looked at him.

"I am not comfortable with this place O'Neill."

"Me neither, lets go."

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In the infirmary Janet was examining Daniel's hand. "It's incredible."

"What is?" Jack was sitting nearby.

"Daniel's hand has all the markings of a 2nd degree burn, but there is no tissue damage at all."

"And I don't feel any pain, I can move my fingers look." Daniel waved his hand and fingers in front of his face. "Can I go now?" he asked.

"Yes, but if you feel ill, or in pain you get back to me at once, ok?"

"Yes doctor.' Grinned Daniel.

Jack and Daniel, met the Brigadier on the way out of the infirmary. 'How are you feeling Dr Jackson?"

"Fine Sir, no permanent damage.'

"Actually Sir,' Jack interrupted, 'there is NO damage.'

"But Dr Levison said you had severe burns.'

"I know, but look,' Daniel showed him his hand, 'I'm fine'

"There is no tissue damage Sir.' Janet told the Brigadier.

"Good in that case, I have arranged for you all to have dinner with me this evening, dress is informal, I thought you might like a chance to get out those military clothes."

'Thank you Sir, be happy to.' Jack smiled.

"Good, good, I'll send my attach‚ to pick you up at 20.30 hours, for cocktails, dinner is at 21.00 hours prompt.'" With that the Brigadier turned and walked off.

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"So, what's with you and the brigadier?" Sam held up two dresses, "The blue one, or the cream?"

"Blue" said Janet, "and I have no idea what you mean. Wasn't it strange about Daniel?"

"Yes, it was, and don't you dare try and change the subject."

Janet sighed, she knew from experience that she was not going to get out of this conversation. "Paul, is nice and polite, and we get on very well."

"Paul!" Sam sat down on the sofa to make herself comfy, she looked at her watch, they had time, and Janet resigned herself to tell her friend more about her friendship with the Brigadier.

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Teal'c was finishing meditation, Jack was watching an old movie he found in the pile of video's, Daniel was in the bathroom. He was nearly ready, all he had to do was dry his hair, he picked up the drier, and looked at his hand, it was still marked, but still he could feel no pain.

He looked into the mirror, what he saw was not his own reflection, but a sun kissed desert, he turned round. 'Ok, now that was weird' he thought, 'And stupid, I know this is the bathroom and not a desert.' He turned back to the mirror; he was now staring at his own reflection this time.

Daniel dried his hair, expecting every time he looked in the mirror to find the room had changed. As he turned the drier off, he heard a knocking at the bathroom door. "Yea, ok I've finished be there in a second." The knocking got louder, "I said...." Daniel turned towards the bathroom door, he couldn't believe what he was seeing, the door was being pounded so hard the metal was beginning to buckle, the door handle was twisting violently, he shouted for Jack and Teal'c.

Teal'c had finished his meditation and sat with Jack to watch the movie, they had no idea of what was happening in the bathroom.

'JACK." Daniel screamed, the door was pounding louder and louder, the metal was beginning to split, and the door handle was twisting even more violently than before.

The pounding stopped abruptly, Daniel heard Jack's voice "Daniel, we've got about 5 minutes, we're only going for dinner not.." Jack stopped as Daniel opened the door. He was pale and his face and hair was wet. "Jeez Daniel, you ok, you look terrible."

Daniel didn't know whether to hug him or hit him, he was just relieved that Jack and Teal'c were there. "You didn't hear me calling you? Daniel asked them both.

"No, neither of us did. Daniel you ok,?" Jack asked him again.

"'I'm not sure to tell you the truth."

"Maybe it would be wiser if you stayed here." Teal'c suggested.

"No." Daniel almost shouted at him, "No, I'll be much better if I go, I guess I'm just hungry that's all."

Devils Hole Army Base

02.06.a.m

Daniel was restless; he tried to put the incident in the bathroom out of his mind. The evening spent at the Brigadiers house had gone without further events. Daniel pushed it to the back of his mind, putting it down to jet lag, fatigue and anything else he could think of. The memories of his days spent in a little white room were all too clear still.

He didn't believe in ghosts, did he, if he didn't then what did he see, a vision, he'd heard how people had seen and heard things, he'd read somewhere once that everybody has in them the ability to be psychic. But, he kept telling himself, not him, he was a scientist. So if it wasn't a vision, what was it, some reprocessed memory, it had been the

desert right, some memories of his time on Abydos, YES! That had to be it. When they all came back from dinner, Daniel had drifted off to sleep easily, but the last two hours he had been very restless. He finally sat

up and turned his bedside lamp on.

"Can't sleep either huh?"

The sound of Jack's voice made him jump. "Er..Yes, no, I.. Jetlag I guess, or something."

"Maybe it's the something." Jack suggested

Daniel looked over at Jack, but without his glasses he couldn't tell what expression his friend had on his face, he put his glasses on.

"Wanna tell me what's on your mind?"

"No' Jack knew Daniel better than that; all he had to do was wait. "Well maybe, in the bathroom before we went to dinner, I saw something"

"You saw something?"

"Look I don't know if I did, it looked real, it sounded real but." Daniel could tell by the look on Jack's face he had no idea what he was talking about, and Daniel knew he wasn't making much sense. "Maybe I'll wait till the morning and tell the others at the same time."

Daniel was stalling and Jack knew it.

"I am awake now, Daniel Jackson" came Teal'c's voice.

"You couldn't sleep either eh Teal'c?"

"I have no need for long periods of sleep O'Neill."

"Damn, I keep forgetting that.'

"Please carry on with your explanation Daniel Jackson.'

Daniel looked at the both of them, hell what had he to loose; these were his friends, they'll understand, ok maybe one. "When I looked into the bathroom mirror, I didn't see my reflection."

"Whoa Danny, are we having an Angel moment here.'

Daniel ignored Jack and carried on. "Desert, I saw desert, and I thought that you knocked at the door, then I called out to you, but you never answered, and the knocking got louder and louder, Jack it was nothing like I have seen or even heard of before, I was scared, I was shouting for you, but you never answered me." Daniel couldn't hide the emotion in his voice.

"Why didn't you tell us this before?" Asked Jack

"Because I knew you wouldn't believe me.'

"Hey Dannyboy come on, were your friends.'

"So you do believe me.'

"Well, no, yes, ok not exactly, but that doesn't mean that you didn't experience this, but Teal'c and I didn't hear anything."

"Jack I was shouting almost screaming for you, you must have heard something, maybe the TV was on too loud."

Daniel looked at Jack, pleading with him to say that he had heard him, Jack shook his head, Daniel looked at Teal'c.

"I am sorry Daniel I heard nothing also."

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Sam came back from the bathroom and snuggled back under the covers, it had suddenly become very cold in their room, she silently wished they'd turn the heating up. She heard Janet stirring, "You awake?"

"I'm cold" came the reply back

"Me to, could do with an extra blanket." Moments later Sam felt another blanket being pulled over her. "Thanks"

"Go to sleep."

The door opened, Sam immediately sat up and reached for her handgun.

'Damn, sorry Sam didn't mean to wake you.'

Sam turned on the bedside light. Janet was walking in carrying a tray of sandwiches and hot chocolate. Sam looked over at Janet's bed, then at Janet, then at her own bed, there were extra covers on both beds.

'Sam?" Janet saw the look on her friend's face.

"Did you just put extra blankets on my bed?" Sam asked her.

"No, how could I, I was downstairs getting food." Janet placed the tray on the table, "and you didn't either."

"No, you said, or someone I thought was you said they were cold, Janet it was freezing in here."

"It wasn't me"

"Ok, then if it wasn't you, who was it?"

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"So I'm not going crazy"it was more of a statement than an actual question.

"No Daniel your not, and no one thought you were." Sam told him

"You didn't believe me." Daniel looked accusingly at Jack

"It's not that I didn't believe you Daniel, it's just--------ok, I sort of didn't believe you"

"But Jack."

"DANIEL, I believe you and Sam ok, now what ever is happening he have to find out, what and stop it, whatever IT is."

"We should go back to where that have placed the Stargate.' Suggested Teal'c

"Why?' Jack asked

"Well if you think about it Jack, al this happened after we went into the gateroom, we must have triggered of something.' Daniel told Jack,

"Oh yea, like you touching the gate after I told you not to.'

"You shouted actually.'

"I think the two of you should stop bickering and listen to Teal'c.'

They turned to look at Janet, Daniel and Jack exchanged glances, "Bickering" they said together.

"Sir Teal'c is right, " Sam added "if we are going to find out what Daniel saw, and what happened to me, then we have to go back and face, whatever it is."

"Ok, agree, BUT we go in with back up, radio contact at ALL times, I'll talk to the Brigadier.' Jack glanced at his watch, 'In the morning." Daniel, Sam and Janet exchanged looks, "ok, you two can stay here, Teal'c and I will keep watch, well Teal'c will, apparently he does not need as much sleep as us mere mortals.'

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11.36.a.m Stargate Room

The five SGC members, together with Major Smythers and four other DHAB members [1st Lieutenant Steve Morrison Sgt Oliver [Ollie] Hapten, Sgt Steve Dixon and Cpl James [Jim] Anderson made their way to the Gateroom. Daniel held back when they got to the door. Sam put a hand on his shoulder, "Daniel, you have to face it." He looked at her, she was right, but it didn't stop him being afraid. He nodded.

Major Smythers indicated for his Cpl to open the door.

"There's that smell again." Said Jack,

"What is it?" Asked Sgt Ollie Hapten.

"'We don't know." Answered his Major.

Janet looked over at Daniel; "you ok?" She whispered to him.

"Yes, fine" he answered far to quickly.

The room was quiet, too quiet even with no personnel, you usually get the humming nose of other machinery, esp this far down, but there was nothing.

"Daniel"

"Jeez Jack.' Daniel nearly jumped 3ft in the air

"Just don't touch the gate, in fact don't touch anything'

Daniel had no intention of doing any such thing.

"What's through that door.' Sam asked pointing to the opposite wall.

"That's where the locker rooms are, supply cupboards, washrooms, and dormitories.' Lt Morrison told her.

"Is there another way out?" Sam asked him.

"Yes, all the rooms were built in a circular style, with an entrance to the corridor here, and

through the sleeping quarters.

"Ok, Sir' Sam started to say

"Carter, why don't you take Teal'c, Dixon and Anderson and check it out?" Jack interrupted. He knew Carter well enough to know what she had in mind.

Carter and the others headed off to the Washroom, Sleeping quarters and cloakrooms that all led off from the main corridor.

"Sgt, you and Anderson take the washrooms and cloakrooms, Teal'c and I will check out the sleeping quarters."

Sam and Teal'c looked at each other, "Ok Teal'c which one shall we go for, the door on the left, or the door on the right.?"

"Maybe we should toss for it Major Carter."

Sam eyed Teal'c and smiled, "I think you've been hanging round Col O'Neill to long Teal'c, the left

I think."

"I agree." Said Teal'c.

Teal'c staff weapon poised was ready in position when Sam opened the door, they both made a quick sweep of the room. It seemed large and was dimly lit. She hit the lights, although the room was large there were only 6 beds, with a sitting area at the far end and a smaller area for cooking.

"Wow." Sam said "what was this place built for?"

"Nuclear attack."

Sam and Teal'c spun round at the sound of the voice weapons pointing.

"Oi, it's me.." Said Sgt Dixon "Sorry to scare ya, I thought you heard me."

Sam never realised how broad his cockney accent was until then.. "No" said Sam, "you finished searching already.?"

"Yes, well no."

"Please explain.' Asked Teal'c

"Well, we checked the washrooms and cloakrooms, there's nothing there, but we've got a locked door, could be another room, could be a cupboard."

"So, break in." Said Sam

"We were, but well it's that smell, I mean not the same smell, but nasty all the same."

"Show me."

Anderson was sitting in one of the cloakrooms, stood up immediately when the others walked in.

"Relax Cpl, where...."Sam got no further.

"I believe it is in that direction Major Carter," Said Teal'c

"Ya think?"

Teal'c raised an eyebrow at Sam, Sam immediately realised what she had said. Now whose been hanging around him too long? She thought.

Teal'c fired his staff weapon at the locked door, it opened easily.

"Bloody 'ell, it's worse.' Sgt Dixon held his hand over his mouth and nose.

"Carter, Carter, come in' Jacks' voice boomed over the radio.

'"We're fine Sir, Teal'c had to use his staff weapon to open a door."

"Door, to what?"

"Garbage cans Sir, very full and smelly garbage cans."

"It would appear this is the reason for the smell, although this is unlike the one in the gateroom." Teal'c observed.

"We'll check out the other rooms, you two go back and tell Col O'Neill what we've got here." Sam told Dixon and Anderson.

Sam and Teal'c walked back to the other dormitories, the remaining 3 rooms were exactly like the first one they had looked in, all with two exit doors.

They went back to the gate room.

"Ok people, nothing here, but we do have to get this gate away from here."

"What!?" Daniel turned to Jack "You never said anything about moving the gate."

"I didn't."

"No you didn't."

"Ya sure?"

"Yes"

"Actually Sir, you never mentioned it." Added Sam

"How exactly do you propose to move the gate O'Neill?" Asked Teal'c

"Yes," said Janet, "especially as we have had one casualty already, when the gate was touched."

"Then we destroy it."

"DESTROY IT." They all said in unison.

"Yes."

"More orders we didn't know about Jack." Daniel challenged him.

"I was going to tell you, but later." Jack tried to sound convincing. "Look I was supposed to tell you when we had thoroughly investigated it."

"Jack, we can't destroy it, all those people that disappeared, we have to get them back, or..Or at least find out what happened to them." Daniel told him.

"Daniel, we don't know where those people are, or even if they are still alive, which is highly unlikely.' Answered Jack.

"I very much doubt that my grandfather will still be alive, he'd be well over 100 now." Said Sgt Dixon.

"So you're just going to destroy it?" Daniel looked accusingly at Jack.

"Yes those are my orders Daniel."

"Fine go ahead, destroy it, don't worry about the people that are trapped there."

"Trapped where Daniel? We don't know where, they may not even be alive and if they are." Jack shook his head. Of all the times for Daniel to get moral on him. "Carter, C4."

"Sir." Carter headed towards the door, tried to open it, it was stuck.

"Problem Carter?"

"The door, its stuck, Sir."

"Oh for crying out loud." Jack went over to the door, and opened it with ease. "Stuck, huh?"

"I---it was Sir." Carter walked towards the elevator, she knew the door had been stuck,

she wasn't seeing things. She swiped her security card, nothing. "Shit, now what?" She mumbled to

herself. She tried again, still nothing Ok, Carter, one more try, third time lucky. The card stuck, Sam tried to pull it free, it was hot, and started to disintegrate. Ok, this is not happening. I am going to close my eyes when I open

them, everything will be fine. Sam counted to 10, then she opened her eyes, and she couldn't believe

what she saw there. "AAAHHHHHHHHGHGHGGHGG." She screamed and fell back.

End Chapter Five of
Protendore
by
G.K. Thorpe
Chapter Six