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Appearances can be deceiving... Part 3
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Previous parts
The prequel - War Games...
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Monday, 1300 - Cheyenne Mountain.
Leaning against the wall, sipping his coffee, Daniel waited for the elevator to arrive. A folder was tucked under his arm, full of enticing facts. PX3-495 was most likely in some way linked to the Asgard. There were, however, no life forms on the planet, except from the natural flora and fauna. Nor was there anything resembling Thor's Hammer, at least from what they'd seen from the first probe sent through. But there had been a pillar with runes welcoming travelers. Daniel had been dying to go there since the first probe had been sent through. He hadn't been able to decipher which Norse deity it had told off, as some of the symbols had been worn off by the weather.
"DanielJackson." Teal'c's calm voice drew Daniel out of his contemplations.
"Teal'c. hi, ready to go?" Daniel hoped they wouldn't encounter another Thor's Hammer. The last time they'd feared they'd lost both the stoic Jaffa and Jack.
"I am," answered Teal'c. As the elevator doors opened they revealed Jack leaning against the far wall.
Daniel cautiously greeted the other man. No sir, not giving away how nice the weekend had been.
Jack and Teal'c said their 'hello's' and they waited for the elevator to take them to the lowest levels of the complex.
"Can't wait to go play with the rocks?" Jack teased.
Daniel grinned, turned and gave Jack a long, lingering stare before returning to wait with his back to the two others. He could almost feel Jack's blush, though the other man quickly regained his footing. Daniel couldn't allow that, now could he? "I'm sure you can't wait to get another Asgard friend. If I didn't know any better, I'd guess you were trying to make Thor jealous..."
A snort from Jack as the doors opened made Daniel laugh. Someone might think that Thor's sense of humor was a little strange. He seemed to like Jack O'Neill and who cou7ld fault him for that? And the little grey alien had the uncanny knack to beam the Colonel up mid-sentence. "Come on, Jack," Daniel taunted him as they entered the briefing room. "The Asgard are completely besotted with you -- they named a *ship* after you."
"and blew it up," Jack answered.
"I believe MajorCarter blew it up," Teal'c corrected them.
Any other comment was forgotten as the fourth person in the room made himself known.
"Major Thompson..." Jack's voice was carefully neutral.
Thompson snapped to attention. "Sir!"
Jack waved him off, but before he could ask, the General entered.
Daniel took his seat in silence. He didn't very much like Thompson, but for the sake of peace he'd keep his feelings to himself. There was still a lot of unsolved animosity between especially him and the Major.
"Colonel, Teal'c, Dr. Jackson -- Major Thompson has been assigned to SG-1 as temporary fourth man." The General continued even though Jack looked as if he had a thing or two to say about that. "In theory his rank assures him the spot as 2IC, but seeing that this is only the Major's second trip through the 'Gate, there are other factors to be aware of. In case the Colonel's not capable of performing his task as CO, command goes to either Teal'c or Dr. Jackson, depending on the situation."
Daniel ignored the icy stares from Thompson, who obviously wasn't too happy with that idea. It was a sound decision. In case of danger, Teal'c would take over. If they ran into intelligent life, Daniel would take the lead.
Jack still looked as if he wanted to argue, but a stern look from Hammond made him bite his tongue. Mmm, tongue... Daniel zoned out for a moment until the General broke the silence.
"I do, however, not believe there are any risks on PX3-495, Dr. Jackson?"
Daniel pushed the lecherous thoughts about Jack into the back of his mind as he readied what little info he did have.
"We won't really know what to expect, until we get there. This is, from what I can make out, an Asgard protected planet. The markings..." Daniel pushed the remote and the screen on the wall showed a picture of a tall pillar with runes. "Most of them have been worn off at some point. Some of the scratch marks suggest by ice -- a theory could be very hard winters or an actual ice age, bur for that I'd have to go there for samples and to see if this..." another change of picture showed an aerial shot of what seemed like a fortress-like building, "...might yield a few answers."
"Any idea which Asgard 'deity' we're dealing with, Doctor?" Hammond asked.
"If there was anything on the pillar at the 'Gate, then it's long gone, sir. "Daniel shrugged.
"So you'd say it's safe to go through, that all Asgard deities are good?" Jack's voice broke the silence.
"Ah, no... there are such as Loki, for example, who was known as a trickster... and according to some translations, even Odin, the God of the gods, wasn't above using tricks and illusions to get things his way." Daniel turned off the projector before continuing. "However, some of the translations were done by men of the Christian church and may have been meant to discredit the old ways and beliefs.
"But chances are we might find something of Asgard origin?" Hammond sat back in his chair, giving Daniel a questioning look.
"Like a big honkin' space gun?" Jack asked.
Daniel raised an eyebrow, communication his usual request for Jack to stop being an ass. Trying not to laugh as Jack gave as good as he got as the man put up his best fake innocence. It was ruined by the smirk lurking at the corners of his mouth. A part of Jack that Daniel shouldn't dwell on at the moment.
"We won't know till we get there," Daniel said.
"SG-1, you have a go." Hammond stood. "Departure in one hour."
The team left the briefing room. Thompson first, then Daniel and Teal'c. Frowning Daniel noticed that Jack stayed behind, wanting a world with Hammond.
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An hour later all four men stood in the 'Gateroom, waiting for the usual ka-woosh. Getting changed had been an uneasy experience to Daniel, who had constantly felt as if Thompson was staring at him. At least until Jack had re-joined them. Daniel didn't have to be a mind reader to guess what Jack had spoken to Hammond about and what had been the outcome. The bemused look their CO had given them had spoken volumes. There was no changing the decision now. SG-1 was going off-world without Sam and with Thompson instead. Not Daniel's ideal idea of a fair exchange.
Daniel would manage. It wasn't his first run in with someone like Thompson. And as much as he knew both Jack and Teal'c would put themselves between the two men, he much preferred to solve it on his own. If he couldn't sway Thompson's first impressions of him, there really was no helping it and any kind of intervention, however helpfully meant, would never have a positive impact. On the contrary.
Daniel knew he could never fight off Jack's protective streak, but he could work his way around it. He had years of experience doing exactly that. With a grin he watched the 'Gate spring to life. He could get through this and so could Jack. At least they had something to come home to. His smile widened as he followed the others up the ramp, walking shoulder by shoulder with Jack through the 'Gate.
---
TBC
*g*
man, I had added that part about Loki before watching Fragile Balance LOL
wordcount in all: 5,629
Previous parts
The prequel - War Games...
----
Monday, 1300 - Cheyenne Mountain.
Leaning against the wall, sipping his coffee, Daniel waited for the elevator to arrive. A folder was tucked under his arm, full of enticing facts. PX3-495 was most likely in some way linked to the Asgard. There were, however, no life forms on the planet, except from the natural flora and fauna. Nor was there anything resembling Thor's Hammer, at least from what they'd seen from the first probe sent through. But there had been a pillar with runes welcoming travelers. Daniel had been dying to go there since the first probe had been sent through. He hadn't been able to decipher which Norse deity it had told off, as some of the symbols had been worn off by the weather.
"DanielJackson." Teal'c's calm voice drew Daniel out of his contemplations.
"Teal'c. hi, ready to go?" Daniel hoped they wouldn't encounter another Thor's Hammer. The last time they'd feared they'd lost both the stoic Jaffa and Jack.
"I am," answered Teal'c. As the elevator doors opened they revealed Jack leaning against the far wall.
Daniel cautiously greeted the other man. No sir, not giving away how nice the weekend had been.
Jack and Teal'c said their 'hello's' and they waited for the elevator to take them to the lowest levels of the complex.
"Can't wait to go play with the rocks?" Jack teased.
Daniel grinned, turned and gave Jack a long, lingering stare before returning to wait with his back to the two others. He could almost feel Jack's blush, though the other man quickly regained his footing. Daniel couldn't allow that, now could he? "I'm sure you can't wait to get another Asgard friend. If I didn't know any better, I'd guess you were trying to make Thor jealous..."
A snort from Jack as the doors opened made Daniel laugh. Someone might think that Thor's sense of humor was a little strange. He seemed to like Jack O'Neill and who cou7ld fault him for that? And the little grey alien had the uncanny knack to beam the Colonel up mid-sentence. "Come on, Jack," Daniel taunted him as they entered the briefing room. "The Asgard are completely besotted with you -- they named a *ship* after you."
"and blew it up," Jack answered.
"I believe MajorCarter blew it up," Teal'c corrected them.
Any other comment was forgotten as the fourth person in the room made himself known.
"Major Thompson..." Jack's voice was carefully neutral.
Thompson snapped to attention. "Sir!"
Jack waved him off, but before he could ask, the General entered.
Daniel took his seat in silence. He didn't very much like Thompson, but for the sake of peace he'd keep his feelings to himself. There was still a lot of unsolved animosity between especially him and the Major.
"Colonel, Teal'c, Dr. Jackson -- Major Thompson has been assigned to SG-1 as temporary fourth man." The General continued even though Jack looked as if he had a thing or two to say about that. "In theory his rank assures him the spot as 2IC, but seeing that this is only the Major's second trip through the 'Gate, there are other factors to be aware of. In case the Colonel's not capable of performing his task as CO, command goes to either Teal'c or Dr. Jackson, depending on the situation."
Daniel ignored the icy stares from Thompson, who obviously wasn't too happy with that idea. It was a sound decision. In case of danger, Teal'c would take over. If they ran into intelligent life, Daniel would take the lead.
Jack still looked as if he wanted to argue, but a stern look from Hammond made him bite his tongue. Mmm, tongue... Daniel zoned out for a moment until the General broke the silence.
"I do, however, not believe there are any risks on PX3-495, Dr. Jackson?"
Daniel pushed the lecherous thoughts about Jack into the back of his mind as he readied what little info he did have.
"We won't really know what to expect, until we get there. This is, from what I can make out, an Asgard protected planet. The markings..." Daniel pushed the remote and the screen on the wall showed a picture of a tall pillar with runes. "Most of them have been worn off at some point. Some of the scratch marks suggest by ice -- a theory could be very hard winters or an actual ice age, bur for that I'd have to go there for samples and to see if this..." another change of picture showed an aerial shot of what seemed like a fortress-like building, "...might yield a few answers."
"Any idea which Asgard 'deity' we're dealing with, Doctor?" Hammond asked.
"If there was anything on the pillar at the 'Gate, then it's long gone, sir. "Daniel shrugged.
"So you'd say it's safe to go through, that all Asgard deities are good?" Jack's voice broke the silence.
"Ah, no... there are such as Loki, for example, who was known as a trickster... and according to some translations, even Odin, the God of the gods, wasn't above using tricks and illusions to get things his way." Daniel turned off the projector before continuing. "However, some of the translations were done by men of the Christian church and may have been meant to discredit the old ways and beliefs.
"But chances are we might find something of Asgard origin?" Hammond sat back in his chair, giving Daniel a questioning look.
"Like a big honkin' space gun?" Jack asked.
Daniel raised an eyebrow, communication his usual request for Jack to stop being an ass. Trying not to laugh as Jack gave as good as he got as the man put up his best fake innocence. It was ruined by the smirk lurking at the corners of his mouth. A part of Jack that Daniel shouldn't dwell on at the moment.
"We won't know till we get there," Daniel said.
"SG-1, you have a go." Hammond stood. "Departure in one hour."
The team left the briefing room. Thompson first, then Daniel and Teal'c. Frowning Daniel noticed that Jack stayed behind, wanting a world with Hammond.
---
An hour later all four men stood in the 'Gateroom, waiting for the usual ka-woosh. Getting changed had been an uneasy experience to Daniel, who had constantly felt as if Thompson was staring at him. At least until Jack had re-joined them. Daniel didn't have to be a mind reader to guess what Jack had spoken to Hammond about and what had been the outcome. The bemused look their CO had given them had spoken volumes. There was no changing the decision now. SG-1 was going off-world without Sam and with Thompson instead. Not Daniel's ideal idea of a fair exchange.
Daniel would manage. It wasn't his first run in with someone like Thompson. And as much as he knew both Jack and Teal'c would put themselves between the two men, he much preferred to solve it on his own. If he couldn't sway Thompson's first impressions of him, there really was no helping it and any kind of intervention, however helpfully meant, would never have a positive impact. On the contrary.
Daniel knew he could never fight off Jack's protective streak, but he could work his way around it. He had years of experience doing exactly that. With a grin he watched the 'Gate spring to life. He could get through this and so could Jack. At least they had something to come home to. His smile widened as he followed the others up the ramp, walking shoulder by shoulder with Jack through the 'Gate.
---
TBC
*g*
man, I had added that part about Loki before watching Fragile Balance LOL
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i DON'T want to know. ::no no no, i will resist::
don't mind me.
and you're going to make thompson PAY right? that evil man!
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Me and and the linguist have got a deal. We're gonna make Thompson eat his words and his attitude *eg*
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"man, I had added that part about Loki before watching Fragile Balance LOL"
I read that part and thought cool, she's caught the episode...
But you're just THAT in tune eh?
*grin*
Can't say I'm surprised--at ALL.
(this is great, by the way!!!)
Re: "man, I had added that part about Loki before watching Fragile Balance LOL"
And I'm glad you're enjoying it ^_^