[Stargate SG-1 RPG] Part III - The Enemy of my Friend . . .

Keia · Mar 10, 2004

This is the IC thread for the Stargate SG-1 RPG - Confrontation game (Part III). Posts which follow are for and should include only those currently playing in the game. Any comments, questions or discussions should be made in the OOC thread, and are encouraged and welcome.

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Keia · Mar 10, 2004

Stargate Platform and Courtyard
P7X – 912
0741 hours ???, June 3, 2003

“A rollercoaster ride through the stars”

That’s what one person who traveled through the Stargate called the experience. Stars and constellation becoming evident then flashing by, turns and dips at unanticipated points. Unknown flashes of light and color. A constant whine sounding through the traveler’s ears. An overall sensation of speed and movement covers your body. All of this and more takes place in the moment between entering and leaving the Stargate.

The velocity that someone comes out of the Stargate is apparently somewhat more that that which someone entered at, or at least that’s the theory as several members of the team come flying out of the Stargate. Frost was apparent on everyone as if they had traveled through the cold vacuum of space – even if but for a moment. The temperature here seemed more pleasant than where the group had come from – though that really wasn’t too difficult.

Rylee emerged from the Stargate and managed to maintain her footing. She felt slightly flash frozen and was covered in a thin layer of frost. As she blinked and tried to shake the disorientation, her vision cleared. She noticed Andreev Ilianov picking himself off of a cobblestone ground several feet away. Rylee also managed to catch Lucas Fisher as he popped through the Stargate and was about to fall. As she assisted him down the Stargate platform, Lorelai stumbled through the Stargate.

Several moments passed . . . and no one else emerged from the still active Stargate.

The ground beneath the team’s feet was cobblestone and the nearby buildings were of the same stone materials. The buildings were either one or two stories that were within sight of the Stargate proper. The courtyard of the Stargate was approximately fifty feet on a side, with three ‘streets’ leading away from it (on the north, south and west facings). The eastern edge of the courtyard was blocked by the same grey stone, the solid grey stone of mountain several thousand feet high.

It appeared mid-day and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The sky was somewhat odd . . . it had a more blue green cast to it rather than the typical sky blue of Earth. Between that and the yellow sun that didn’t appear to give as much light as Earth’s sun did, it was apparent that the team was no longer in Colorado . . . or even on Earth itself. Light illuminated the courtyard from the active Stargate and was much brighter than the light from the planet’s sun . . . even at mid-day.

A DHD stood about twenty feet from the Stargate. That was the only thing in the courtyard other than Rylee, Andreev, Lucas and Lorelai. There was no greeting party . . . and no Jeremiah.

OOC: Fallon, Fisher, Ilianov, Nguyen

Jarval · Mar 10, 2004

Lucas Fisher (52 VP, 16 WP, 3 (d4) AD)

Stargate Platform and Courtyard
P7X - 912
0741 hours ???, June 3, 2003

Wow... Lucas thought as he staggered out of the Stargate, rather faster than he'd entered it. Almost tripping on the cobblestones under his feet, he felt Rylee catch him before he went sprawling to the ground.

"Thanks. I guess I wasn't expecting the jump in speed." He said to Rylee as he regained his footing. Never normally one to suffer from motion sickness, Lucas none the less looked a little pale.

He turned toward the Gate as Lorelai stumbled into view, then waited for Durant and the others to follow. And waited... After what Lucas was sure was minutes, but was perhaps more realistically only a handful of seconds, he looked to Andreev.

"Um, it looks like we might be it. Should some of us head back through the Gate, see if we can give Durant hand?" He dumped the various bags and backpacks he was carrying beside the DHD as he spoke, before taking his rife from its case and loading the weapon.

Dark Nemesis · Mar 11, 2004

Stargate Platform and Courtyard
P7X - 912
0741 hours ???, June 3, 2003

Somehow, she managed to keep her footing as she came through the Stargate. She started to brush the frost off of herself, but paused to catch Lucas as he came through and started to stumble.

"Thanks. I guess I wasn't expecting the jump in speed." He said to Rylee as he regained his footing. Never normally one to suffer from motion sickness, Lucas none the less looked a little pale.

"Quite a ride," she said in response, though really, that was an understatement. She took a few deep breaths, glad to be back on solid ground. She took a few steps away from the Stargate, before placing her bag on the ground. She held her rifle in one hand, in case there was any trouble. Slowly, she took in her surroundings; marveling at the oddly colored sky and looking for any signs of life. It was then that she noticed that Grayson was missing. "Where'd Jeremiah go? He was first through the gate, wasn't he?"

kid A · Mar 11, 2004

Andreev Ilianov (3d6 AD 45VP 14WP)

Stargate Platform and Courtyard
P7X - 912
0741 hours ???, June 3, 2003

"Um, it looks like we might be it. Should some of us head back through the Gate, see if we can give Durant hand?" He dumped the various bags and backpacks he was carrying beside the DHD as he spoke, before taking his rife from its case and loading the weapon.

Andreev was picking himself up off the ground and taking in the entire experience when Lucas broke his concentration. He had been thinking about his trip through the Stargate, and how it was so similar, and yet completely different from his previous trips into space. He had been thinking about how this was his first step onto an alien world, and the ramifications it presented to his studies. He had been thinking about how great he felt being here, and how no other place on Earth... well, he just couldn't contain his immense pleasure for having been given the chance to return to space exploration.

His concentration broken, he turned to Lucas and realized what he had said. The Stargate was open, and yet no-one else had come through. As he realized this, he also heard Rylee's observation that Jeremiah was nowhere to be found. And then, all of a sudden, his thoughts ripped back to the reality of the situation, he felt his feet, still burning from the superheated floor of the elevator shaft.

"Let us wait here a few moments longer, so as to catch our breath and recover from the effects of the Stargate. I am sure that Commander Durant will see the rest of our team through within a few moments." Andreev's mind was racing. Thoughts of the rest of the team dying kept going through his head, but he refused to acknowledge them. Durant would get them through. Although he feared for them, he maintained his sense of composure to keep the remaining team members as calm and confident as possible. He snapped his radio off his belt, and attempted to raise Jeremiah. "Mr. Grayson, this is Andreev Ilianov. Please respond immediately with your location."

Keia · Mar 13, 2004

Stargate Platform and Courtyard
P7X - 912
20 minutes since arriving, June 3, 2003

Jarval said:
"Um, it looks like we might be it. Should some of us head back through the Gate, see if we can give Durant hand?" He dumped the various bags and backpacks he was carrying beside the DHD as he spoke, before taking his rife from its case and loading the weapon.

Lorelai helped herself up and looked back through the Stargate, curious to see if the exit horizon was similar or different than the entrance. No visibility through the Gate, though the exit seems stable, Lorelai thought. She gathered her things and moved over to the DHD and examined it.

When she shook the chills from her body finally, she spoke up to Lucas, “I don’t think that’s a good idea. The matter transference for this type of wormhole isn’t bi-directional. If you were to try and re-enter the matter stream, you would most likely be vaporized. Of course there are several different theories on the subject . . . but I guess that isn’t important right now.”

Lorelai’s explanation rang true in Andreev’s ears . . . in fact he remembered something about the vaporization on the information he briefly reviewed. His aching feet felt the rough cobblestones beneath them, through the destroyed boots that were actually only really covering the tops of his feet.

When Andreev opened his mike on the tactical radio to speak with Jeremiah, the familiar click and static wasn’t there. Andreev asked for Jeremiah’s location, but even Lucas, Rylee, and Lorelai didn’t hear the question over their radios . . . they didn’t hear anything over them.

Looking back over the cobblestone buildings and the sheer cliff that rose up on the one side of the courtyard, Lucas found a place to climb one of the cobblestone building to get a better look around. An easy (for him) climb to the flat roof gave him a decent vantage point. Lucas noted that the group was in a large town. Roads could be barely made out that left the town in the three directions of the lanes that left the courtyard. The roads wove up and around the mountains which continued in several directions beyond his sight.

Rylee spent several minutes tending to Ilianov’s damaged feet. His boots were destroyed . . . his feet were burned and blistered (probably more painful that actually damaged). With some rest and ointment (as well as some boots), his feet should be fine.

OOC: Fallon, Fisher, Ilianov, Nguyen

Keia · Mar 13, 2004

Stargate Platform and Courtyard
P7X – 912
0741 hours ???, June 3, 2003

“A rollercoaster ride through the stars”

That’s what one person who traveled through the Stargate called the experience. Stars and constellation becoming evident then flashing by, turns and dips at unanticipated points. Unknown flashes of light and color. A constant whine sounding through the traveler’s ears. An overall sensation of speed and movement covers your body. All of this and more takes place in the moment between entering and leaving the Stargate.

The velocity that someone comes out of the Stargate is apparently somewhat more that that which someone entered at, or at least that’s the theory as several members of the team come flying out of the Stargate. Frost was apparent on everyone as if they had traveled through the cold vacuum of space – even if but for a moment. The temperature here seemed more pleasant than where the group had come from – though that really wasn’t too difficult.

Lt. Chris Reed emerged from the Stargate and managed to maintain her footing. She felt slightly flash frozen and was covered in a thin layer of frost. As she blinked and tried to shake the disorientation, her vision cleared. She stepped down the platform and waited for several seconds looking around. No one was coming out of the Stargate, and no one else was around. A full minute passed before Donovan, Stewart and Durant tumbled out of the gate into a jumble of arms, legs and gear at the bottom of the platform. A smile tugged at the edges of Reed’s lips, and she tried her very best not to laugh at the humor of the scene (and silently wished for a camera).

The ground beneath the team’s feet was cobblestone and the nearby buildings were of the same stone materials. The buildings were either one or two stories that were within sight of the Stargate proper. The courtyard of the Stargate was approximately fifty feet on a side, with three ‘streets’ leading away from it (on the north, south and west facings). The eastern edge of the courtyard was blocked by the same grey stone, the solid grey stone of mountain several thousand feet high.

It appeared mid-day and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The sky was somewhat odd . . . it had a more blue green cast to it rather than the typical sky blue of Earth. Between that and the yellow sun that didn’t appear to give as much light as Earth’s sun did, it was apparent that the team was no longer in Colorado . . . or even on Earth itself. Light illuminated the courtyard from the active Stargate and was much brighter than the light from the planet’s sun . . . even at mid-day.

A DHD stood about twenty feet from the Stargate. That was the only thing in the courtyard other than Lt. Reed, Lt Stewart, Donovan and Durant. There was no greeting party . . . and the rest of the team was gone.

OOC: Donovan, Durant, Reed, Stewart

Nuke261 · Mar 13, 2004

Lt. Commander Craig Durant

Stargate Platform and Courtyard
P7X – 912
0741 hours ???, June 3, 2003

Durant tumbled through the gate, his mind racing from the surreal, otherworldly acceleration to this Stargate. Scratch that, to this world! He coughed and shivered from the cold and frost that his body collected on the trip. What a f^(%ing rush! No wonder there was so little in the files on actual travel of the Stargate, who the hell could explain it! As he laid on the ground trying to take it all in, staring back at the Stargate, suddenly his thoughts caught up with him. S&!t! I'm on another world! Mind on the job! With that Durant picked himself off the ground and brought his P90 into the low ready position. He saw streets and buildings but no people. None of his people.

He grabbed his radio and tried to call out to the rest of the team. Without waiting for a response he checked the group he came through the gate with.

"Reed, do a quick recon of the area. We need to know where Andreev and the others went to. They probably just moved to cover off the main street."

MadThinker · Mar 13, 2004

Lt. Luthor Donovan

Stargate Platform and Courtyard
P7X – 912
0741 hours ???, June 3, 2003

A DHD stood about twenty feet from the Stargate. That was the only thing in the courtyard other than Lt. Reed, Lt Stewart, Donovan and Durant. There was no greeting party . . . and the rest of the team was gone.

Donovan got to his feet and pulled his rifle into a ready position. He scanned the area for hostiles and kept his eyes peeled for trouble. "Uh, sir?" he called to Durant, "Where the hell is everyone?"

ajkar · Mar 13, 2004

Lt Barry Stewart

Stewart tumbled onto stargate platform with as much grace as he could salvage from the unfortunate and clumsy spill. Then tried to dust himself off but the melting layer of frost beneath the dirt quickly turned into a fine layer of mud. Nice! Well, at least I don’t have a shirt to ruin, anymore!

Barry gave his surroundings a quick once over to orientate himself and dashed over to the DHD to use as cover. He felt naked! After scanning the area more carefully for any targets he realized there was no one before them, including the rest of the team. The others could have only been one or two seconds in front of them. How could they make it across the courtyard and out of sight that fast? Barry always took pride in how fast he could run the 40 but he doubted he could cross that distance with gear and be out of sight in 2 seconds. His thoughts took voice in the others as they questioned their surroundings.

Where did everyone go?