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[ Residence - Main hall ] { Cal Mykonos } { Administrator Donel }
“Good,†said Mykonos as she turned to survey her team. “Thanks for being so prompt. Administrator Donel here,†she hooked her thumb in his direction, “works at the military base outside of town. He says that a group of Tau’ri have turned up disguised as natives seeking refuge. As soon as they were taken inside the base, they pulled weapons, took hostages and threatened to explode a naquida bomb if anyone interfered with them.â€
Donel, who’d walked back in the building listening intently to someone on the other end of his phone, held up a hand.
“A moment, Gentle Lady,†he interrupted before returning to his call. “Thank you, Group Leader. I will inform the Gentle Lady and we will meet Commander Brigid shortly.â€
Folding the top of his bulky device closed, he dropped it into a pocket as he approached the group. “I just spoke to the group leader who was involved with the imposters. They have surrendered their weapons and released the hostages but insist on speaking with someone from … the SGC?†He made the last words sound like a question, unsure what the organization was.
Cal nodded, “That would be me right now. I’ll explain on the way.â€
“Very good, milady,†Donel bobbed his head, “The car is waiting.â€
[ Outside the Residence ]
Callista followed the man outside and surveyed their transport. It wasn’t like any army truck she’d ever seen. Streamlined and fairly narrow, it sat low to the ground on six wide balloon-like tires. Alternating lenses in a brilliant yellow and clear lined the roof line, door panels, front and rear bumpers indicated that emergency lights would be flashing as they traveled.
Donel went around to the driver’s side and suddenly six doors rose up vertically and layed themselves along the roof. Bucket seats were lined up two by two in the compartment with a tiny storage space at the very back.
“If you please,†Donel said in the tone of an order, “When you are seated, fasten the safety harness. Lap belts and shoulder belts. We’ll be going quite fast and you never know when another driver isn’t paying attention.â€
He got in the driver’s seat and clipped the two sections of the lap belt over his waist, Reaching over his shoulders, the man then clipped the two shoulder belts to the lap belt and effectively secured himself to the seat.
Cal got in and followed his lead, finding the the locking mechanism was very simple and foolproof.
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