Author Notes: Please, guys, be indulgent, this is my first Fanfic. I rated it Older Kids, just to be on a safe side. No spoilers, I think, since nothing of it happened in the real series. I haven't found a beta reader, so if one of you is one, please read my story. Hope you like it!!

A.N.: This story is told by Vala Mal Doran.

The only thing I hate about the SGC is the wake up call. The cursed claxon wakes everyone up at 06:00 in the morning. Why does everyone have to wake up at that hour? I wonder how is it that no one actually complains about this... It is a constant source of annoyance... But well, if I want to be really one of them, I have to get used to it... Besides, I think I just found the answer to my question: they never say anything about it, because after all those years spent here, they don't even notice it anymore... The early awakening must be a reflex by now...

So... here I am, awake again, after only five hours of sleep (I must confess, I really want to see Mitchell's face this morning, I bet he's just as tired as I am... No wonder, since we played cards until 01:00 last night...), getting ready to meet the others in the mess hall. I must admit, I like their uniforms... The only thing I hate about them right now is the lack of that gorgeous SG-1 embroidery they have... Makes me feel still on the outside...

This morning, I will not tie my hair in two separate parts, I'll just wear it untied (Daniel said he hates the fake look of innocence that that particular hair style induces).

As I walk down to the mess hall, I run into Daniel. Oh joy!! Another day, another conflict. Honestly, in spite of the fact that he is cuter than all the men on this base, Daniel Jackson can be quite a jerk, mostly when he has to talk to me... I looked at his weary face. I knew this meant he had been working all night long at that stupid Temple of the Wise translation... If only he can find Merlin's weapon... Then he'd look even better in the morning...

`Good morning! Feeling tired today?' I asked, just to see if he really gets annoyed that early in the morning.

`Morning Vala! No, actually, I am in the best of moods, and wide awake...'

Oh, really?

`Oh, really?' I asked out loud.

`Yes, really. I think I know where to look for Merlin's weapon...'

`You did? Are you sure?'

`Pretty sure, yes. I think I know where we should look for it, but we might have a few problems... `

`Why is that?' (He scares me when he talks like that... as if we don't have enough trouble already...).

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