"All right ladies, you know the drill. And Tealc, you know what I'm talkin' about so don't act like you don't."

The jaffa raised one eyebrow but did as he was told, taking point and sweeping the room with Major Carter.

"Look at this Jack. The architecture is phenomenal." Daniel took off his shades, marveling at the arches and columns of the room they were currently in. "The closest I can come up with in comparison would be art deco."

Colonel O'Neill walked a few feet away from the gate, laying a hand on the DHD. As far as he could tell the place didn't look deserted. In fact, it looked well cared for. Several crates were neatly stacked around the stargate, their shapes visible in the gloomy light that trailed in from slits in the ceiling. Jack looked at the archeologist. "As in twentieth century art deco?"

"Well I didn't know there was another art deco movement, Jack."

The colonel sighed. Why did all the smart asses in the world seem to come to him? "Bitchy today, aren't we?"

Daniel didn't answer; instead he began examining the writing on one of the many crates around the large chamber. "I've never seen this form of writing," he said, leaning down for a closer look. " It may be related to Arabic, but none of the structures are similar." Then he turned to the gate. "Uh oh."

"Uh oh?" Jack walked until he stood next to the archeologist, then focused his gaze on what held Daniel so transfixed. Choking, he walked over to the DHD, fishing out his flashlight. Uh oh. "Sam, you might wanna take a look at this."

"Yes sir?" Sam walked to the DHD, pausing mid-stride. "Oh, crap."

Jack took off his hat, slapping it against his thigh. "When we get home, remind me to kill all the techs."

The three stared at the gate, trying to fight down their apprehension. The stargate symbols were missing, the surface of the inner ring smooth as glass.

As were the symbols on the DHD.

"Of all the goddamned stupid-"

"O'Neill, I believe I have found an exit." Teal'cs voice sounded far away, echoing around them. Sighing, Jack walked towards the voice, aware of Daniel and Sam following him. How the hell were they supposed to get home now? And who the hell okayed this site in the first place?

"Major, please tell me you didn't know about this."

Sam shook her head. "The pictures I received showed a fully operational DHD and stargate, complete with symbols." Sam looked around the room. "This place was different though. Not nearly as kept up as it is now."

"Sam, you don't think we did another time jump, do you?"

"No." Carter shouldered her P90. "We've been using the tech the Tok'ra gave us to make sure that never happens again. Even if we did we'd just be back on our own planet. As far as I know the gate was never kept in a place like this."

"What if we hit a solar flare away from earth?" When two eyes stared at him, Jack shrugged. "Just a thought. If we can pass through a star we can pass close enough to get screwed by its magnets, right?"

Sam nodded. "It's possible, sir. But we still would have gone back to our point of origin. The subspace field wouldn't be able to sling shot us anywhere else."

"Then why doesn't this gate have any symbols?"

Daniels question was soft, and Jack glanced back at the gate, freezing. "Oh, for cryinoutloud!"

"What?" Daniel looked back. "Uh, guys, where's the gate?"

Sorry, I couldn't help it! Don't blame me, blame my muse, she wont let me sleep! Please, send all thoughts and comments my way, remember, if I don't see them I cant fix whats wrong. Reviews will be met with much groveling and thanks! Flames will be laughed at and eaten with soy sauce!

Mondo apologies for the fucked up script. When I first posted this a LOOOONNNNGGGG time ago there wasn't anything wrong with it, so I don't know why it went psycho.