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Post #678428

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DuracellEnergizer
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Stargate Reimagined: Part I *COMPLETE*
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16-Dec-2013, 4:53 PM

EXT. PYRAMID – DAY

The six airmen make their rounds about the quarter-mile perimetre surrounding the pyramid. Freeman, Reilly, and Porro are going over the area beyond the north side of the pyramid with sensitive scanning equipment; Brown and Feretti are checking out the MALP (which happens to be half-buried in the sand) beyond the south side; and O’Neil and Kawalsky are checking out the area directly surrounding the pyramid itself.

INT. PYRAMID/STARGATE CHAMBER – DAY

Daniel stands alone within the dimly-lit stargate chamber, leaning over the black dais which serves as the remote dial of the stargate itself. Stretching forth his hand, he begins entering a stargate address into the device. As each pressed glyph panel lights up, the corresponding glyph tile and chevron on the stargate lights up in turn, glowing a pure white. Unlike with the gate on Earth, the chevrons on this gate do not split open and closed with each glyph entered, no harmonic tones are released, and the stargate itself does not vibrate.

Once the eighth glyph is punched in, Daniel looks about for the ninth – the “pyramid with sun” glyph; he fails to find it or any corresponding glyph. Coming to the conclusion that the large, unmarked hemispherical button in the centre of the stardial must act as the glyph’s substitute, Daniel presses down on it.

The hemisphere illumines with white light, and a split-second later all the lights, glyphs, and engravings on both the stardial and the stargate light up. Instead of releasing a long, high-pitched tone and spewing forth the liquid silver energy which will stabilize into an extradimensional bridge to another world, the crystalline ring only lets loose a low GROAN, then both it and the dialling device immediately shut down.

Frowning, Daniel reaches into a bag sitting at his feet and pulls out a notebook. Flipping to the desired page, he turns back to the stardial and begins to re-enter the address.

EXT. PYRAMID/ENTRANCE – DAY

Having gathered together under one of the obelisks, the members of the away team set down the equipment they’ve been carrying; Brown himself is steering the MALP by remote control up the ramp back into the pyramid.

O’NEIL: (to Feretti) Report.

FERETTI: Nothing much to report, sir. Other than some shrubs and sand, there’s nothing out there.

PORRO: We found a nest of some nasty-looking bugs that look like a cross between a wasp and a spider. Other than that, our findings match theirs.

O’NEIL: (looks at the equipment scattered about) Wrap this up and get everybody back inside. I want you people back through the stargate within the hour.

Back over at the pyramid, Daniel has just stepped out. Visibly troubled, he makes his way down the ramp towards the rest of the team.

KAWALSKY: What do you mean, “you people”? You’re coming back with us, aren’t you, Colonel?

O’Neil doesn’t reply. Turning away from the others, he walks toward an open crate. As he starts placing equipment inside, Daniel walks up to him.

O’NEIL: Jackson, start working on the stargate.

FERETTI: (to Kawalsky) What was that all about?

KAWALSKY: I don’t know, Feretti.

DANIEL: (to O’Neil) I’m gonna need some more time. I mean there’s bound to be more structures here, other traces of civilization. That road has to lead somewhere, right?

O’NEIL: That would be nice, Jackson, but not this trip. Just get back in there and re-establish contact.

DANIEL: (nervous) Well, it’s not that easy. We really, really, really need to look around more.

Finished with the packing, O’Neil closes and latches the crate. He focuses all his attention on Daniel, his face hard.

O’NEIL: Your job here is to re-align the stargate. Can you do that or not?

DANIEL: (shakes his head) I can’t.

At this troubling statement, the other airmen turn their attentions to the conversation between the Egyptologist and the colonel.

O’NEIL: (takes a menacing step forward) You can’t or you won’t?

DANIEL: (takes a step back) Look, I tried using our address – it didn’t work. I thought at first that maybe there was something wrong with the dialling device, so I tried to dial out manually; that didn’t work, either. So, unless there’s something wrong with the gate itself, we’re going to need another address if we’re to return home.

FERETTI: What the hell are you talking about?

DANIEL: The address for this planet was marked on tablets back on Earth, right? So there must be something like that here. I just need to find it.

PORRO: What about inside the pyramid?

DANIEL: This is a counterpart to the Great Pyramid of Giza. We’re not going to find any hieroglyphic inscriptions or carved relief inside. We’re going to have to expand our search if we’re going to find what we need.

Kawalsky walks up to Daniel, gesturing quizzically.

KAWALSKY: You didn’t say anything about finding anything.

DANIEL: I assumed the combination we had would work on both sides of the gate.

O’NEIL: (disgusted) You assumed.

With these words, Kawalsky goes ballistic.

KAWALSKY: (yelling) You lying son of a bitch!

Lunging forward, the lieutenant colonel pushes Daniel, knocking him off his feet.

KAWALSKY: (cont’d) You didn’t say a word about finding anything!

Kawalsky steps forward, determined to force the Egyptologist into reopening the stargate to Earth even if he has to beat him into doing it. Before he can reach the smaller man, though, O’Neil steps in his way, blocking him off.

O’NEIL: That’s enough. (beat) We’ll establish our base camp right here. Kawalsky, organize a detail to haul the supplies out here.

KAWALSKY: (incredulous) Establish a base camp? The mission objective was to recon the quarter-mile perimetre then get back through the ring. What good is it gonna do to –

O’NEIL: That’s enough, Lieutenant Colonel. You’re not in command of this mission.

Enraged, Kawalsky steps up to the colonel, looming over him menacingly. O’Neil meets his angry gaze, daring him to step out of line. A moment passes, then Kawalsky backs down.

KAWALSKY: (to the other airmen) Brown! Feretti! Freeman! Reilly! Porro! Back inside!

Without hesitation, the airmen follow Kawalsky’s order. As they start toward the ramp, Kawalsky joins them, leaving O’Neil and Daniel alone together beneath the obelisks.

O’NEIL: Now you’ve endangered everyone’s life except mine. (beat) Follow the men and help them off-load the equipment and bring it out.

Daniel obeys O’Neal’s command sheepishly.