Entombed by Carlyn (Gen)

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Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Gen
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Teal'c, Samantha Carter
Categories: Gen, angst, hurt/comfort, drama
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author's Website: Ancient Musings
Link: Entombed

Why This Must Be Read: This story is rather Daniel-centric but there is a healthy dose of team in there as well. Classic SG-1, with one member in trouble and the others having to rescue him, but the author's characterization skills are just perfect and she has given the reader just the right amount of everything we love in a dramatic story. Well worth reading!

“Watch your step there, Dr. Jackson.”

Skipping gingerly around a helmet-sized rock in his path, Daniel Jackson nodded a quick thanks to his companions and resumed his slow trek along the low passage. Holding his spare equipment a bit awkwardly in front of him, he followed the lead of his flashlight until the effect of its glow was dimmed by the sudden enlargement of the area under its influence. He paused just long enough to glance upward, before cautiously ducking through the entryway of the room that opened up before him.

“The altar is over there on the right.” All sunny cheeks and tight red curls, Dr. Kent Bigelow, SG-11′s new archaeologist, chattered excitedly behind him. “There’s writing on the front, but I didn’t recognize any of it.” Sidling around Daniel, he threw the beam of his own light crazily around the enclosed space. “There are some niches in the walls, too, perhaps additional repositories for gifts or sacrifices—”