O'NEILL & TEAL'C RETURN FROM UNDERGROUND CONTROL FACILITY TO BETA SITE HQ

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Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c return from the underground Control facility, back to the HQ, to find Major Carter deep in conversation with Doctor Zeskah, one of the Area 51 research scientists, a Geophysicist, seconded to The SGC to address Major Carter's supposition.

"Hi Sir. Where've you two been?"

"Yeah sorry about that Carter. I just had to check a few things out at the Control Facility. All the reports I needed aren't quite ready. Theres some set of figures still to be extrapolated. They tell me they'll have them ready later on this evening. We didn't mean to be gone that long."

"Long, you've only been gone a few minutes."

"Really? Right.. ..right."

"Sir?"

"Hows Daniel?"

"Haven't seen him Sir. Hes maybe still out with Major Pierce's lot,"

"Um. So how are you doing with your samples, hows it looking? Is it gonna to be great balls of fire or what?"

"Well Sir as I was just explaining to Doctor Zeskah, until we know what we're dealing with its impossible to say."

"We live in hope Carter, we live in hope."

"Yes Sir."

"How you settling in Zeskah?"

"Well Colonel O'Neill, they're providing everything we need, no complaints, plus the weathers great."

"Very good. Nice to talk to you. Bye."

"Colonel. Doctor."

" Doctor. I'll have those results sent over ASAP."

"You done here Carter?"

"Yes Sir. How come you've changed? You both looked so incredibly smart."

"As much as we love to look our best Major, this is soooh much more comfortable. Wouldn't you say so T?"

"Indeed, very comfortable. You also appear to have changed your clothing Major Carter?"

"Well as much as I like the biker look, with the ripped clothes and all, I thought I'd stick to regulation wear."

"Well Carter, if you want to wear that nice fitting biker gear of yours I have no objection."

Teal'c glared at the Colonel.

"What? I'm just sayin'."

"Sir did you find out who left on the shuttle?"

"Well not by name, but it was the technicians. Err, a team of technicians have gone to the.. ..yeah, it was just a team of technicians."

"Oh, okay."

"Have some plans did we Carter? Somewhere nice to fly off to perhaps?"

She fell about laughing. "I'd thought I'd go shopping Sir."

"They're going straight to Harlan's back water. The Altair place. Nothing nice to see there."

"Sir whats the status with SG-5?"

"Well em, they're still on the planet. They've got everything tied up nicely. The bad man's dead, of course. They've still got the two prisoners to send through to The SGC, we know the lotars already been sent through. And we've got the Al'kesh, possibly disabled, floating around in space over the planet. That's about it. Same as before. They'll debrief Hammond as soon as they get back.

"Wow that's great, excellent. SG-5 have done a great job."

"Yes they have."

"Sir it sounds as though they don't need any help from us, theres nothing left for us to do."

"Well no Carter, not any more. Yep. I think that about does it. Theres some documents I need to collect but the base chief's not around so if we're all done here we can head home. Teal'c have you got anything else to do here?"

"I have not O'Neill."

"All done, right then, lets move out."

Just then an Air Force Officer came into the Headquarters. The Beta Site base commander promptly attended and saluted the Colonel.

"Hows it going there Colonel?"

"Yes Colonel O'Neill, I heard you were back on base. Its all moving along much better than we anticipated. If you have time I would like to show you around the complex."

"Err.. ..yeah, lets go for it. I'll make time."

The commander took Colonel O'Neill and the majority of his team on a whistle stop tour of the headquarters complex. Answering all of Colonel O'Neill's questions as to the expectations and development of the base.

Once the tour was over they gathered near to the HQ main entrance. Colonel O'Neill declared that he would also like to check out the munitions and technical hardware stores warehouse with Colonel Brewster. He suggested that Major Carter and Teal'c remain in the headquarters until he returned.

Colonel Brewster gave Colonel O'Neill a summary of the stores procedures and detailed the particular munitions distribution methods.

"Good job Brewster, it all seems in order. Now what about the other matter?"

"Ops, Sir?"

"That's the matter."

"Egan and his group were through early a.m. We've based them in the southing zone beyond the south west outer perimeter. It's the location yourself and General Hammond specified."

"How are they settling in?"

"Well they appear to be happy with everything Colonel but It's a little difficult to assess. You know that lot, they never say much."

"To true. What about their equipment?"

"Most of its come through and as you requested, its being stored in the southing zone near to the SOW base. Yeah we've stuck to the special storage procedures for all their equipment."

"And the Extra equipment?"

"Sir that hasn't come through yet, theres been no sign of it, but that's understandable as its coming via the third floor special requisition stores. So as alls we can do is sit back and wait for that. But em, it should be here within the next day or two. After that we will deliberately chase it up."

"Have they been back into camp?"

"No. no way. They keep an exceptionally low profile. Em, Egan did say that he'd be checking in at some stage today. I understand he needs to submit a written report to you. Anyway as yet hes not come in. As you know, the sun doesn't set here until quite late, so the afternoons tend to get stretched out. Our admin days don't end until way after 20 Zulu."

"Okay. I was hoping to be able to pick that report up before I left. Em, okay never mind. Brewster look, excellent work, its em.. ..things are really shaping up round here, its looking good."

"Thanks Jack. Is there anything else that you needed in particular?"

"Not in particular. Not right now, but just keep your eye on the em, Special Ops project. I'd like to make sure that that's up and running nice and tight."

"Yes Sir. I'll do that. I'll keep you informed on that one."

"Good man. How you doing yourself. How you liking it here."

"Well Sir I have to say, the weathers excellent. I'm actually loving watching this place come together. ..seeing this place coming together. Its.. its, I don't know, everybody heres pulling together really well. Oh em, yeah, I understand the General and yourself have both been through the Distributions Facility today."

"Yeah actually that's right, its, yeah.. ..yeah, it's a very good job down there. When I get back to The SGC I'm gonna shake them up a bit with regard to the monitoring equipment. I think once that's fully installed you'll be up and running a hundred percent. Is that right?"

"Yeah that's all we're waiting on. Special stores again. I'd be very grateful if you could go up to level three and see whats going on."

"Don't push it Brewster. Tell you what, as a favour, I'll have a word with Sergeant Siler. He seems to have ways of taking care of this sensitive stuff, effectively and expediently. Anything else?"

"No. No Jack. Oh actually there is. I understand your Major Carter has got Doctor Zeskah a little rattled."

"Ah yes, the potential meteor menace. We're hoping that's going to fizzle out so to speak. Shes sending those things out for analysis as soon as we get back. Shes seen em.. ..I don't know whether you know about the incident on P5C 768, but meteorites can be pretty devastating, they tore the planet up.

I think she just wants to certify we're not aiming straight for some unseen meteoroid or asteroid whatever belt. Trust me Colonel, meteor terror raining down on us will close this whole shop up faster than you can open an umbrella. When those things strike the only thing you can do is get out of the way, quick. We'll know soon enough. Shes vying towards negative, better to be safe than sorry though eh?"

"Absolutely. Absolutely Jack."

"Sir. Colonel O'Neill, Sir are you still in here?"

"In here Major."

"Sir. Hi Colonel Brewster. Sir, General Hammond's radioed through. Hes asking for you Sir."

"Yeah, we need to go. I think we're running a little over time. Okay, we're finished up here Brewster so em, I'll be seeing you Colonel. Okay Major lets go."

"Yes Sir. I just need to.. ..I'll just go back to the HQ a minute."

"No Carter, you dial it up, I'll go back."

"Yes Sir."

Colonel O'Neill rushed over to the HQ. Before he got to the main doors he passed a window, saw Teal'c talking to a number of officers, banged on the window and shouted, "Teal'c."

Teal'c excused himself from the officers and nodded to O'Neill that he was on his way. Once outside, "T, lets go." The two men quickly headed easterly in the direction Colonel O'Neill had just come, back towards the StarGate.

Whooosh!

The StarGate engaged as they approached. Major Carter was waiting for them on the ground step of the Gate arch platform. They strode up, and SG-1 minus one, entered the exit.

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