Re: Peltas Five Space Station (Milky Way Galaxy)
Sho moved slowly through the corridor of the station, still uncertain how she felt about the place. When she was surrounded on all sides by metal and terminals, it was easy to forget that she wasn't on the ground. Or even on Earth any longer, for that matter. The place was big enough that she didn't feel all that contained, but now and then, she'd just start feeling antsy. It was during those times she sought out the places she liked the best: ones where someone could observe the expanse of space beyond the confines of the station. Looking out at the stars gave her a sense of peace, even if she knew they weren't just stars any longer.
Of course, for the longest time, she'd known that, but being here helped cement that fact. Everything still seemed rather unreal, but all the things that she'd seen so far, all the things that had happened...
"It's almost time, Hok'Taur. All the preparation you've been going through for me. We've one last step and you'll finally be a suitable host."
Fixtures in the room began rattling, some of the smaller items actually taking off and slamming into walls from the force of the wind that kicked up. Nirti looked unamused and suddenly a sharp pain raced directly to a spot at the base of Sho's skull.
"That will be quite enough of that. I'm also looking forward to the end of your blatant disregard for my property." Moving out of Sho's line of sight, there was the all too familiar whine of the device powering up. Thankfully, not long after that happened, she'd black out, only having the goa'uld's gloating to clue her in on what had been done.
A low rumbling sound. That was new. The same sound grew louder, engulfing the mechanical noises around her. Finally, the sound a third time, no mistaking the explosion that it was for anything else now. Even over the fading rumble, she was certain she heard a scream, then the pain came back, white hot, completely overwhelming her senses, and the scream she heard next was her own.
"Sho? Sho, wake up. Wake up, please."
"Don't wanna." It felt like someone had driven a railroad spike through her skull, right behind her eyes.
"Thank the Ancients," she heard close to her ear. The voice sounded familiar. Wrapped in cotton and underwater, but it sounded familiar.
"Si--?" Against her better judgement, she blinked open her eyes, taking in the man that was currently holding her in his arms. A relieved smile came to his lips as he gazed down at her.
And everything exploded again.
All of a sudden, she was seeing herself, but through someone else's eyes. For as battered and bruised as she was, having not been the perfect houseguest for Nirti, whoever was looking at her, she got the distinct impression she looked nothing short of a goddess, or an angel, or a...
Blinking rapidly, Siphon's face finally came into focus for her blurry eyes.
What just happened? That was myself I just saw, but that's impossible, isn't it? She doesn't have that kind of ability and I'm nowhere near advanced enough to--"
"You're making my head hurt. Stop it." She reached up and pressed a finger to his lips before realizing they hadn't moved.
"I think I did." Siphon answered the question she'd been thinking, which, well, answered her question.
"What happened to me?"
"I'm not wholly sure, love. But don't worry. We'll figure it out."
What had happened was that the two of them now shared a psychic connection. It took some time getting used to and there were still aspects of it that she didn't fully understand, but what gave her the most comfort was that if she got bored or lost on the station, she could always seek Siphon out, something she was currently debating on whether she wanted to or not.
