OASIS - PART 1
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Colonel Sheppard, Ronon, Teyla, and Rodney stepped through the wormhole and onto uncharted planet M33-49. A seemingly endless desert lay before them, an obvious portent that a long walk lie ahead. The bright sweltering sun immediately began to affect them and Colonel Sheppard instinctively pulled his dark sunglasses from his vest pocket and placed them on his face. “Anyone remember to bring sunblock?” he remarked.
The four began walking single file through the sand, Colonel Sheppard leading the way following the direction of a strong energy reading from their handheld remote. The heat was unrelenting and appeared to be getting stronger with each passing minute. Not even a secretive whisper of wind would comfort them this day. Ronon removed his long jacket and tied it tightly around his waist, while Teyla placed her weapon in its holster momentarily to place an elastic in her hair and wipe her neck of beading sweat.
They had only been walking for fifteen minutes when Rodney began complaining. “Oh for the love of…….You know, you would think with all the money the government has they could equip us properly with like team tank tops or something. This is completely intolerable! How can they expect anybody to work in conditions like this? I swear I think my brain is starting to fry and my eyes are getting all fuzzy. Do you have any idea how badly my skin is going to chafe with all this gear on?”
No one responded to his complaints and his voice seemed to drone on as they continued their blistering hike towards the energy reading, all of them hoping desperately to find shelter from the sun when they arrived.
After over an hour of steady walking, Rodney almost passing out twice, and Ronon finally untying his jacket from his waist and throwing it carelessly into the sand, they made out a blurred shape on the horizon. “Oh thank God!” Rodney exclaimed dramatically and the others heartily agreed. Their pace quickened and all thoughts lie on the quickly approaching outline ahead.
When they reached their destination, they had come upon a large metallic building shaped almost like a silo, with no windows and only one apparent entrance. Its presence seemed extremely out of place in the middle of an empty desert. After a quick perimeter sweep, they all stood anxious at the entrance. “I hope someone’s home,” Colonel Sheppard said as he rapped loudly on the door with his P-90, a loud clanging echoing.
Silence.
Colonel Sheppard began to rap on the door again but it began to swing outwardly very slowly, creaking loudly on its rusty hinges. Teyla and Ronon raised their weapons and the four of them stared curiously into the opening doorway.
The four began walking single file through the sand, Colonel Sheppard leading the way following the direction of a strong energy reading from their handheld remote. The heat was unrelenting and appeared to be getting stronger with each passing minute. Not even a secretive whisper of wind would comfort them this day. Ronon removed his long jacket and tied it tightly around his waist, while Teyla placed her weapon in its holster momentarily to place an elastic in her hair and wipe her neck of beading sweat.
They had only been walking for fifteen minutes when Rodney began complaining. “Oh for the love of…….You know, you would think with all the money the government has they could equip us properly with like team tank tops or something. This is completely intolerable! How can they expect anybody to work in conditions like this? I swear I think my brain is starting to fry and my eyes are getting all fuzzy. Do you have any idea how badly my skin is going to chafe with all this gear on?”
No one responded to his complaints and his voice seemed to drone on as they continued their blistering hike towards the energy reading, all of them hoping desperately to find shelter from the sun when they arrived.
After over an hour of steady walking, Rodney almost passing out twice, and Ronon finally untying his jacket from his waist and throwing it carelessly into the sand, they made out a blurred shape on the horizon. “Oh thank God!” Rodney exclaimed dramatically and the others heartily agreed. Their pace quickened and all thoughts lie on the quickly approaching outline ahead.
When they reached their destination, they had come upon a large metallic building shaped almost like a silo, with no windows and only one apparent entrance. Its presence seemed extremely out of place in the middle of an empty desert. After a quick perimeter sweep, they all stood anxious at the entrance. “I hope someone’s home,” Colonel Sheppard said as he rapped loudly on the door with his P-90, a loud clanging echoing.
Silence.
Colonel Sheppard began to rap on the door again but it began to swing outwardly very slowly, creaking loudly on its rusty hinges. Teyla and Ronon raised their weapons and the four of them stared curiously into the opening doorway.
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