Author's Note: The following story expects the reader to be fairly familiar with both Stargate SG-1 and Quantum Leap. It will also assume that the final episode of Quantum Leap did not happen (which is the opinion of many Quantum Leap fans.) This is my first attempt at any kind of writing, much less fan fiction, so please read and review it. I hope you enjoy! Oh, yes, and I cannot claim nor do I have any rights to Quantum Leap, Stargate, or their owners or affiliates.

As the blue light faded, Sam found himself walking in a forest. The light cool fog and the thick layer of needles with a scattering of green undergrowth he could see from between the huge spruce and pine trees that surrounded him hinted that it was mid spring, just before daybreak. Sam paused to take in the beauty of his surroundings. After leaping into intense situations almost all of the time, it was nice to find himself in a quiet spot, away from having to catch himself from doing anything stupid or trying desperately to not let it be known that suddenly he was another person. Maybe he was a hunter or a botanist this time around. A quick look at what was in his hand convinced him otherwise, though. Hunters did not use the kind of gun Sam had clinched in his hand, nor do they wear Kevlar vests or carry grenades. Following his hunch, Sam fumbled around his neck and pulled out the dog tags that were hanging there.

"So, I'm some kind of soldier. Let's see what my name is." As he placed the tags in front of him and turned them so he could read the writing, he could make out Colonel Jack O'Neil, USAF. "Hi Jack, nice to meet ya…now what are you doing here in the middle of a coniferous forest?"

Suddenly a rustling in the bushes behind him caused him to turn around to discover another soldier. The man was wearing the same kind of basic brown and camouflage clothing, but a lack of the artillery and his basic posture convinced Sam that he was not military, maybe a consultant or something for this…mission? Exercise? War? Sam rapidly went through what memory he had of history to see if he could recollect a battle being fought in such a forest, but his memory had been proven wrong on more one occasion. Hopefully, though, his failure to recall any kind of major war fought in such a forest would prove to be accurate.

"Jack, is anything wrong?" the new man asked. "We're still going east, right? The pyramid is suppose to be only 10 miles or so from the drop-off point, so it should be really close."

Sam looked down and quickly found a compass, which he opened. "Yes, we're still going east. I just was admiring Mother Nature, you know, stopping to smell the…trees"

The man gave Sam a strange look "You mean of all the planets we have traveled to you choose Earth to suddenly fall in love with nature?" The man shrugged and looked ahead. "Well, Sam and Teal'c are already over that hill, so we better get going. I can't wait to get a look at this place. The satellite photos made the pyramid strikingly similar to the pyramids in Egypt, and you remember how those were landing pads for mother ships. I'm hoping that maybe this one was liberated by the local population, just prior to the rebellion in Egypt, and in their haste they might have left something behind, say, like a sarcophagus." The man looked at Sam again. "I know, all this is boring to you, but realize that if we find something that the Goul'd forget, like a weapon, then we could defend the Earth from attack or possibly use it to rescue Skaara or Sha're."

Sam didn't know what to make of the mouthful that this man had just said. "Okay," was all he could come up with. The man looked at Sam strangely again, but decided to let it drop.

They were so close to the pyramid, and Daniel was anxious to get there and see if it had any potential. He was glad that General Hammond let him and SG-1 go after the pyramid; this wasn't their usual mission, but the secrecy of the Stargate program and Daniel's eagerness to search the ruin himself had led Hammond to grant his request. "Hey," Daniel thought, "At least this time the forest we're walking through is on Earth." Although he loved the fact that he traveled to other planets weekly, it was nice to be on familiar ground. He knew that this was not Jack or Teal's cup of tea, but even they grudgingly admitted that it would be a nice change of pace to explore Earth for once.

Sam hurried over the ridge to collect his thoughts and try to meet the other people the man was talking about. Mother ships? A pyramid in the middle of a forest? And what the hell was Goul'd? To think that the pyramids in Egypt were landing pads for aliens was stuff for science fiction, not for the Air Force. Maybe he was using code, but Sam got the sinking feeling that indeed, they were out there to investigate a pyramid that dated back to ancient times, and if that was true, it gave credit to the rest of the statement.

As he scurried over the hill, the fog parted and the morning sun shone down upon a great sight. Sitting in the valley at the bottom of the hill was a huge structure, covered by trees and vegetation but still visible through the foliage. "It's got to be at least 5 stories high!" he exclaimed in surprise.

"About 6 stories, actually." Daniel replied. "Isn't she beautiful! Look at how the structure has withstood the test of time. Let's catch up to Teal'c and Sam at the entrance."

Sam looked down and saw a woman with short blond hair and dressed like him standing next to a large black man. "What kind of a name is Teal'c?" Sam wondered.

Sam and Daniel walked down to the entrance to the pyramid to meet the others. As Sam approached, he was still trying to get a handle on who and what he had Leaped into. "Okay, I'm a Colonel in the Air Force, and I'm on some kind of mission to explore this pyramid which isn't suppose to be here in the first place. These people obviously have worked with me before, and by the way this man calls me Jack he is definitely not in the Air Force." As he approached the other members of SG-1, his mind was still racing to grasp all the information he could. "The blond woman is definitely…well, almost definitely, Air Force, and the black man is…what the…!"

The shock of what Sam saw must have shown on his face, because the woman looked at him and asked "Sir, is anything wrong?"

Sam quickly recuperated and replied. "No, everything is fine. Um, have you found a way in yet?" As the woman was explaining how the door was activated, Sam only partially listened. All he could do is stare at the symbol atop the black man's forehead. "It looks to be gold, and the character is definitely Egyptian; I think it's a snake. How in the world did this man get a gold snake on his forehead, and why is there a pyramid in the middle of a huge forest, and what does any of this have to do with other planets and mother ships?" All Sam could do was mutter under his breath "Oh boy!"