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hi_there_aliens) wrote in trans_92011-12-15 10:09 am
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Sobek the Immortal [Closed]
Planet Designation: Kalimba
Status: Terrestrial, H-class.
Non-sentient life: Extensive flora and fauna.
Semi-Sentient Life: Unknown
Sentient Life: Ruins and step pyramids suggest the presence of intelligent life at some point. Currently: Unknown.
Water: 70.2% of the planet's surface. Heavy rainfall/monsoons.
Climate: Earth-like.
Landscape: Primarily jungle and swamp, some plains, severe arctic conditions in northern and southern poles.
Air: Type I (breathable)
Sky: Blue-green.
Warnings: Medium to high levels of megafauna. Watch your step. Conditions in the atmosphere make several forms of orbital scans and equipment unreliable.
Mission: Archaeological investigation of step pyramids and ruins, investigate for signs of source of abnormal energy signature in target area.
The first thing the group would notice was that Kalimba's air was humid and heavy, with a light breeze. The morning had long since burned off most of the mist, and in the distance, clouds lazily drifted onwards towards the horizon. The typhoon season was a long ways off.
The undergrowth was tangled and dense, seemingly impassable in places. Vibrant flowers and vines took up residence where some of the tree cover faltered. With limited sunlight available, it was every plant for themselves. Disturbed by the archaeology group, "birds", each easily half the size of a person and more salamander than avian suddenly took to the air in a flash of brilliantly colored wings. They were gone almost instantly, slicing through the air and leaving only the ear-splitting shriek behind.
The hill sloped down. The cover of trees broke as they came out onto the stone remains of path that must have once been heavily used. Now, just like everywhere else, massive roots and tanglers tore at the ground, slowly swallowing any signs of civilization back within itself. There were trees of all shapes and sizes as far as the eye could see, a rolling wave of jungle and rainforest. Tan and dirty gray step pyramids, all more massive than those found on Earth, and the occasional obelisk rose through the canopy cover like claws, dotting the landscape.
Stac's scans indicated much of the planet was covered in these structures, with the largest in this location. Aside from the archaeological mission, her scans also indicated the presence of an abnormal power that may be of interest.
Non-sentient life: Extensive flora and fauna.
Semi-Sentient Life: Unknown
Sentient Life: Ruins and step pyramids suggest the presence of intelligent life at some point. Currently: Unknown.
Water: 70.2% of the planet's surface. Heavy rainfall/monsoons.
Climate: Earth-like.
Landscape: Primarily jungle and swamp, some plains, severe arctic conditions in northern and southern poles.
Air: Type I (breathable)
Sky: Blue-green.
Warnings: Medium to high levels of megafauna. Watch your step. Conditions in the atmosphere make several forms of orbital scans and equipment unreliable.
Mission: Archaeological investigation of step pyramids and ruins, investigate for signs of source of abnormal energy signature in target area.
The first thing the group would notice was that Kalimba's air was humid and heavy, with a light breeze. The morning had long since burned off most of the mist, and in the distance, clouds lazily drifted onwards towards the horizon. The typhoon season was a long ways off.
The undergrowth was tangled and dense, seemingly impassable in places. Vibrant flowers and vines took up residence where some of the tree cover faltered. With limited sunlight available, it was every plant for themselves. Disturbed by the archaeology group, "birds", each easily half the size of a person and more salamander than avian suddenly took to the air in a flash of brilliantly colored wings. They were gone almost instantly, slicing through the air and leaving only the ear-splitting shriek behind.
The hill sloped down. The cover of trees broke as they came out onto the stone remains of path that must have once been heavily used. Now, just like everywhere else, massive roots and tanglers tore at the ground, slowly swallowing any signs of civilization back within itself. There were trees of all shapes and sizes as far as the eye could see, a rolling wave of jungle and rainforest. Tan and dirty gray step pyramids, all more massive than those found on Earth, and the occasional obelisk rose through the canopy cover like claws, dotting the landscape.
Stac's scans indicated much of the planet was covered in these structures, with the largest in this location. Aside from the archaeological mission, her scans also indicated the presence of an abnormal power that may be of interest.
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And that's one thing the temple should be afraid of. Once Eva has a goal in mind, she's very hard to dissuade. And she doesn't want to go looking for Eneesh because she doesn't know if she could lead them back to this location, and either way, just leaving someone in a pit without seeing if you can get them out first is not exactly kosher in her mind.
"Keep talking so I can hear my way to you." She starts to trace her way out, looking for stairs. Taking a quick mental stock of how far down Daniel seems to be, she starts on the nearest set of stairs. The steps are a bit too far apart, as if built for someone much taller than her. Getting on the same floor seems to be the right idea, at least.
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Daniel waited. It wasn’t like he was going anywhere, the hysterical corner of his mind blurted out. Daniel did his best to squash it and remain calm. After a few minutes of constant contact, Eva seemed to vanish into the labyrinth, and silence fell. Not even an echo of her footsteps. It was so quiet that you could almost imagine she didn’t ever even set foot in the chamber. Just his thoughts and the designs on the ceiling, which wasn’t really...
That’s when he heard it. A sound of something moist slapping around stone and gold, disturbing pottery. Daniel turned his head and went very still. The remains of the canopic jar lay on the floor below. It must have impacted on the way down and then rolled against a pillar. The top was cracked clean off. The rest had shattered into an irreparable mess. The loss of an important archaeological find was the furthest thing from his mind. Daniel squinted. Something flopped around in the shards, reminded him strangely of a fish. Something pale. It righted itself. Whatever it was, was long, thin, with a flared head, spines maybe, and almost the length of his forearm-
Oh. Oh shit.
The realization was like a gunshot. Eva. Where the hell was Eva?! Getting help, which wasn’t going to bring anyone back so soon. Big pyramid (step pyramid), plenty of ground to cover, the comms unreliable. Maybe it would move on. The Goa’uld righted itself. He hoped to God it didn’t notice him yet. Keeping absolutely still wasn’t going to be a problem. Maybe it wouldn’t if he stopped breathing for a few seconds. The snake’s head swayed to the left and right. The movement was sluggish. It was also getting stronger with each swerve.
Daniel didn’t need to his glasses to know when it spotted him. The Goa’uld’s head stopped. He could feel its eyes light on his body. Worse, he felt when its eyes locked on his own. It actually met his gaze. Then horrifyingly, it glided across the floor, slow at first, then gaining strength with each foot. It was like watching a spined viper on the hunt. Daniel tried to push himself up, get away, anything, everything that his mind and baser survival instinct wanted to do. He couldn’t even sit up. He could only lay there. The archaeologist’s heart did its best to escape from his chest, his heart beat hammering away in his ears as he could only watch as it drew closer and closer.
The Goa’uld slithered up the pile of treasure, coming right at him. He couldn’t breathe. The last thing Daniel cried out in his terror was a strangled “Jack!”