Female of the Species by Geonn Cannon

Author:Geonn Cannon [Cannon, Geonn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Colonel Cameron Mitchel, Stargate, Vala Mal Doran, Colonel Sam Carter, Stargate SG-1
ISBN: 9781905586837
Publisher: Fandemonium Books
Published: 2018-11-21T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

TEAL’C KEPT track of their distance traveled as the robot led SG-1 from the outer edge of the station to the interior labyrinth of narrow corridors. They barely went a hundred meters before the escort turned them left or right or guided them around a bend which took them in another direction. He believed the intention was disorientation and confusion so they would not be able to find their way back to the hangar without help. Or, barring that, preventing them from retracing their steps if they should return to the station at some point in the future.

Eventually they took an elevator to an extremely narrow passageway which was flanked on either side by what he initially assumed to be glass walls. He could see ships angling past the station and coming in to dock backed by a spattering of stars and a distant nebula. But he quickly realized there was no part of the ovoid station which was this narrow, meaning the walls were simply viewscreens looking out onto the surrounding space.

The robot remained in the elevator car. “Please continue forward. The Overseers are expecting you.” When the doors slid shut, Teal’c couldn’t see a seam where they met.

Mitchell stepped forward and ran his hand over the metal. “Huh. Okay. I guess whoever runs the show will open this when it’s time for us to go back up.”

“If they let us go,” Carolyn muttered.

“Rookie mistake,” Mitchell said. “We don’t say things like that out loud.” He looked down the passage and pointed to the door at the other end. “I guess we forge ahead.”

They could only walk two at a time, Mitchell and Teal’c in the lead with Daniel and Carolyn following. The doors slid open as they approached. Mitchell held up a hand so he could advance alone, pausing at the threshold to sweep the interior for any obvious threats. He didn’t have his usual weapons available but there was a Beretta tucked into his belt. Teal’c was also armed with a zat, but he waited for a signal that he should draw it.

Mitchell finally motioned for the rest of them to enter. The space beyond the doors was immense and mostly empty, save for two tables with three seats each. The tables faced a tall stage with five raised platforms. The walls were concave and smooth, reminding Teal’c of the inner surface of seashells. Their footsteps echoed off the high ceilings as they approached the center of the room.

“Stand where you are.”

The voice came from somewhere high above, the acoustics making it impossible to tell exactly where it started. The team stopped walking and five columns of blue light appeared on the stage. The light flickered before solidifying into the shapes of people in identical robes. Their upper faces were concealed by heavy veils. Teal’c could tell there were three women based on their physique and the shape of their jaws, but when they spoke their voices were distorted beyond gender.

“Identify yourselves.”

“State your purpose here.”

Mitchell said, “Hey, folks.

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