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War Game Part 13
Seem I'm back in business for now...
word count: 1,108
word count in all: 19,824
Previous parts can be found here
As always, this is WIP, unbeta'ed yadda yadda yadda
Suddenly the light blinked and disappeared.
"Daniel? What did you touch?" Jack asked before thinking
"Don't be an ass, Jack." The snorted reply was accompanied by a smack on his arm. Right, Daniel hadn't been near the screen.
Daniel's hand stayed on his arm, as he and Jack listened to the surprised outbursts of their colleagues. So this time it hadn't just been their side of the cell.
"Major Ferretti, make sure your team keeps together." Jack's voice rung through the darkness.
Everyone on the other side calmed down. "yes sir, Colonel!"
"Carter, Teal'c?" Jack needed to know his team was okay.
"We're here, sir." Carter sounded as calm as ever, and of course so did Teal'c as his deep voice followed hers.
"Thompson?" Jack tried to keep his voice level and objective... and succeeded. Huh, years of training, he thought bemusedly to himself.
The silence stretched for a little while then Thompson answered. "We're here and all accounted for... sir."
Jack pulled Daniel a little closer, not wanting to risk losing him again. "Any ideas as to what's going on?" The silence greeting him wasn't too reassuring.
"No one touched anything on either side of the barrier, sir," Carter finally answered.
"So we just wait?" Jack swapped at the barrier with annoyance. The he did it again.
"Jack?" Daniel's voice was low and close to his ear, the whispered breath sending shivers down his spine.
"Weren't we standing right next to the barrier, Daniel?" Before Daniel could answer him, Jack almost leaped off the ground as a hand brushed against his outstretched one.
"Whoa!" A voice close by broke the silence.
"Lou!?" Jack felt his breath catch. Was the barrier down?
"The barrier..." Lou's voice halted for a moment as he grabbed for a firmer hold on Jack's arm.
"Barrier's gone," Daniel confirmed as he moved next to Jack, though never for a moment letting go of the older man. A moment later he continued. "Sam?"
"Yeah, it's me." Carter joined their little group. A moment later everyone was gathered together and accounted for. Even Thompson and his men, who all seemed to have understood that they stood a better chance together.
"Soooo," Daniel finally said.
"So?" Jack answered.
"What do we do now?" Under the cover of the dark, Daniel slipped his hand into Jack's. Well, they had to stick together, after all.
"Yell at them again?" Jack said in a voice much lighter than he felt. Sure, SG-1 had a track record of strange alien encounters, but Jack would wait with their celebration until they were safely back on their own side of the wormhole with an impenetrable iris between them.
"Oh yeah, that did us a *lot* of good the last time," Daniel mumbled.
Jack chuckled, not failing to catch the pout in the younger man's voice. Right, Daniel had ended up a naked guinea pig, Jack had followed him and they had been crawling all over each other like two horny teenagers. Right, might not be such a brilliant idea after all.
Suddenly the air around them shifted and shimmered. A moment later their surroundings cleared up and they were staring at the huge circle of the Stargate, everyone blinking at the sharp sunlight.
"Okay," Jack pursed his lips and did a quick headcount. Yes, they were all there and from the looks of things, no one was hurt. Taking a deep breath, Jack was about to tell Daniel to dial up the 'Gate so they could get out of there as fast as humanly possible. Faster if he had anything to say about it.
::We apologize for the... behavior of our scientists::
Everyone looked up and around, but the voice seemed to have come from out of nowhere.
"So we were merely being... studied," Daniel sounded torn between anger and curiosity.
Jack wasn't surprised. Humans had a bad habit of treating their guinea pigs and lab rats with even less finesse.
::If you refer to yourselves as test subjects... yes::
"And you're just letting us go?" Jack wasn't sure, but there had to be a catch somewhere.
::We do no longer condone such... tests and since no one has come through the circle for so many years, we were not paying attention to a few... wayward scientists -- You are free to leave::
"Do we want to try any kind of negotiations?" Daniel whispered his question to Jack.
Jack looked down and realized they were still holding hands. Letting go of Daniel he shook his head. "I don't know, I'm not too crazy about the idea..."
Daniel turned, shrugged and seemed to come to a decision. "We *are* peaceful explorers and we are looking for other races to trade with."
::What do you propose to trade?:: The voice was... hesitant.
"Well, knowledge, stories of cultural worth..." Daniel trailed off.
::Technology?::
Daniel nodded. "If possible."
::We do not see what you have to trade with::
"Well, there's the cultural material, and if we could start some kind of negotiations, I'm sure we could find something... besides, it would make up for what you've put us through."
Daniel may have sounded sweet and diplomatic, but Jack almost couldn't hold back a laugh. Trust the SGC's flagship team's linguist to guilt their captors into a treaty meeting.
::We... will consider this and give you our answer as soon as possible::
They all turned and looked at the smug smiling Daniel. "Yes, you do that, and now..." Daniel freed himself of the tightly packed group, "we're going home." He quickly punched in the address for Earth and they watched as the 'Gate sprang to life and punched in the IDC code with the GDO Ferretti threw to him.
They all passed through the gate, in twos, walking past Daniel who was standing, arms crossed, waiting for them all to go through. He finally fell in next to Jack, looking him up and down.
Jack grinned at him. "Well, it's gonna make an interesting debriefing, that's for sure," the older man answered Daniel's raised eyebrow.
"Sir..." Carter's voice behind them made them stop. "We might have a little trouble working with some of the reports..."
Jack turned around, eyeing his 2IC. "We'll stick with your explanation, Carter," he answered, knowing damned well what she was talking about. "Like I said, it's gonna make an interesting debriefing."
With a nod from Teal'c and 'yes sir' from Carter, they turned around and walked through the circle. Jack could only hope and pray that he could catch Hammond before they debriefed and that the General was in a good mood. At least he was getting SG-1 back in one, unharmed piece.
TBC
word count: 1,108
word count in all: 19,824
Previous parts can be found here
As always, this is WIP, unbeta'ed yadda yadda yadda
Suddenly the light blinked and disappeared.
"Daniel? What did you touch?" Jack asked before thinking
"Don't be an ass, Jack." The snorted reply was accompanied by a smack on his arm. Right, Daniel hadn't been near the screen.
Daniel's hand stayed on his arm, as he and Jack listened to the surprised outbursts of their colleagues. So this time it hadn't just been their side of the cell.
"Major Ferretti, make sure your team keeps together." Jack's voice rung through the darkness.
Everyone on the other side calmed down. "yes sir, Colonel!"
"Carter, Teal'c?" Jack needed to know his team was okay.
"We're here, sir." Carter sounded as calm as ever, and of course so did Teal'c as his deep voice followed hers.
"Thompson?" Jack tried to keep his voice level and objective... and succeeded. Huh, years of training, he thought bemusedly to himself.
The silence stretched for a little while then Thompson answered. "We're here and all accounted for... sir."
Jack pulled Daniel a little closer, not wanting to risk losing him again. "Any ideas as to what's going on?" The silence greeting him wasn't too reassuring.
"No one touched anything on either side of the barrier, sir," Carter finally answered.
"So we just wait?" Jack swapped at the barrier with annoyance. The he did it again.
"Jack?" Daniel's voice was low and close to his ear, the whispered breath sending shivers down his spine.
"Weren't we standing right next to the barrier, Daniel?" Before Daniel could answer him, Jack almost leaped off the ground as a hand brushed against his outstretched one.
"Whoa!" A voice close by broke the silence.
"Lou!?" Jack felt his breath catch. Was the barrier down?
"The barrier..." Lou's voice halted for a moment as he grabbed for a firmer hold on Jack's arm.
"Barrier's gone," Daniel confirmed as he moved next to Jack, though never for a moment letting go of the older man. A moment later he continued. "Sam?"
"Yeah, it's me." Carter joined their little group. A moment later everyone was gathered together and accounted for. Even Thompson and his men, who all seemed to have understood that they stood a better chance together.
"Soooo," Daniel finally said.
"So?" Jack answered.
"What do we do now?" Under the cover of the dark, Daniel slipped his hand into Jack's. Well, they had to stick together, after all.
"Yell at them again?" Jack said in a voice much lighter than he felt. Sure, SG-1 had a track record of strange alien encounters, but Jack would wait with their celebration until they were safely back on their own side of the wormhole with an impenetrable iris between them.
"Oh yeah, that did us a *lot* of good the last time," Daniel mumbled.
Jack chuckled, not failing to catch the pout in the younger man's voice. Right, Daniel had ended up a naked guinea pig, Jack had followed him and they had been crawling all over each other like two horny teenagers. Right, might not be such a brilliant idea after all.
Suddenly the air around them shifted and shimmered. A moment later their surroundings cleared up and they were staring at the huge circle of the Stargate, everyone blinking at the sharp sunlight.
"Okay," Jack pursed his lips and did a quick headcount. Yes, they were all there and from the looks of things, no one was hurt. Taking a deep breath, Jack was about to tell Daniel to dial up the 'Gate so they could get out of there as fast as humanly possible. Faster if he had anything to say about it.
::We apologize for the... behavior of our scientists::
Everyone looked up and around, but the voice seemed to have come from out of nowhere.
"So we were merely being... studied," Daniel sounded torn between anger and curiosity.
Jack wasn't surprised. Humans had a bad habit of treating their guinea pigs and lab rats with even less finesse.
::If you refer to yourselves as test subjects... yes::
"And you're just letting us go?" Jack wasn't sure, but there had to be a catch somewhere.
::We do no longer condone such... tests and since no one has come through the circle for so many years, we were not paying attention to a few... wayward scientists -- You are free to leave::
"Do we want to try any kind of negotiations?" Daniel whispered his question to Jack.
Jack looked down and realized they were still holding hands. Letting go of Daniel he shook his head. "I don't know, I'm not too crazy about the idea..."
Daniel turned, shrugged and seemed to come to a decision. "We *are* peaceful explorers and we are looking for other races to trade with."
::What do you propose to trade?:: The voice was... hesitant.
"Well, knowledge, stories of cultural worth..." Daniel trailed off.
::Technology?::
Daniel nodded. "If possible."
::We do not see what you have to trade with::
"Well, there's the cultural material, and if we could start some kind of negotiations, I'm sure we could find something... besides, it would make up for what you've put us through."
Daniel may have sounded sweet and diplomatic, but Jack almost couldn't hold back a laugh. Trust the SGC's flagship team's linguist to guilt their captors into a treaty meeting.
::We... will consider this and give you our answer as soon as possible::
They all turned and looked at the smug smiling Daniel. "Yes, you do that, and now..." Daniel freed himself of the tightly packed group, "we're going home." He quickly punched in the address for Earth and they watched as the 'Gate sprang to life and punched in the IDC code with the GDO Ferretti threw to him.
They all passed through the gate, in twos, walking past Daniel who was standing, arms crossed, waiting for them all to go through. He finally fell in next to Jack, looking him up and down.
Jack grinned at him. "Well, it's gonna make an interesting debriefing, that's for sure," the older man answered Daniel's raised eyebrow.
"Sir..." Carter's voice behind them made them stop. "We might have a little trouble working with some of the reports..."
Jack turned around, eyeing his 2IC. "We'll stick with your explanation, Carter," he answered, knowing damned well what she was talking about. "Like I said, it's gonna make an interesting debriefing."
With a nod from Teal'c and 'yes sir' from Carter, they turned around and walked through the circle. Jack could only hope and pray that he could catch Hammond before they debriefed and that the General was in a good mood. At least he was getting SG-1 back in one, unharmed piece.
TBC
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and i HAD to grin at the second sentence =)
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yes, it seems WG is back with appx one more part to go.
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I'll take that as a compliment *G*
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