Chapter 1
Jack sat in his chair, bored. It wasn't the first time, and it definitely wouldn't be the last time. He rolled his eyes subtly as Daniel went over some other obscure fact about the ruins they had just visited and began to talk faster as he grew more excited.
Bored.
Bored.
Bored.
That was the only word that described Jack's current state of mind. He idly continued doodling on his pad of paper. He suddenly heard his name and he lifted his head to meet the eyes of General Hammond.
"I'm sorry, sir," Jack said, realizing the General had asked him something, "I was so caught up in what Daniel had been saying that I missed your question."
General Hammond shook his head and managed to hide his amusement at the sarcasm in Jack's voice. Anyone with half a mind could see that the Colonel was bored senseless.
"I asked if you had anything to add about the planet."
"Not really, sir. Just a lot of rocks and tr..." and Jack disappeared in a bright flash of light. There was a moment of shock and then Sam jumped up and hit the base alarm.
Sighing, she looked at Hammond as the base alarms began to scream. "The Asgard, sir?"
Hammond nodded also looking a bit weary, "I wonder what they want this time."
Daniel took off his glasses and scrubbed at his eyes, "Jack's probably still mad about the whole cloning thing. This may not go over well."
Teal'c nodded and made his first contribution to the conversation, "Indeed."
Jack appeared out of midair and fell promptly on his backside. Getting transported out of his chair was not necessarily the best idea when your support disappeared from underneath you. Groaning softly, he pulled himself to his feet.
"Thor..." Jack began the warning note clear in his voice, when Thor's voice cut him short.
"O'Neill, there is a matter of grave concern that requires your immediate removal from your planet's surface. We must take you away at once."
Jack stared at him in shock for a moment, before he regained his voice and said, "Um, no, Thor. I don't think so. I've already had my dose of Asgard kidnaping for this year, thank you very much."
"You do not understand, O'Neill. If we don't remove you at once, your whole planet will be in danger of destruction."
Jack sighed, "What now?"
Thor looked grave, even for him, "I'm afraid Loki has escaped our custody. He ran off to find protection from...a rather dangerous source. He told this source about his situation and has unfortunately turned their attention to you. They are preparing to come to Earth immediately. The only way to save your planet is to remove their intended target, which is you."
Jack seemed a bit shell-shocked, while his mind scrambled to understand exactly what Thor was saying.
"Let me get this straight, Thor. Somehow, with all your advanced technology, Loki managed to escape, ran off to some big baddies, told them about me, and now they're coming here?"
"That is correct, O'Neill, though I am unfamiliar with the term 'baddies.'"
"Well, can't you shut shoot them out of space? Keep them away? After all, buddy, it is rather your, or rather, an Asgard's fault that they're coming in the first place."
Thor looked a little embarrassed. "Unfortunately, O'Neill, this is not an enemy that we dare confront with our current forces."
"Are they as bad as the Goa'uld?"
"Far worse, O'Neill."
"Worse? Worse like replicator worse?"
"In their own way, they are worse even than the replicators. In fact, O'Neill, they are the race that turned the Goa'uld into what they are today."
Jack had been missing for a while. Sam was getting nervous. It had been over twenty minutes without a word from Jack and she was beginning to pace. Teal'c sat in stoic silence and watched her movement with a raised eyebrow.
Daniel was sitting in a chair, trying to concentrate on his notes, but every few seconds, he would look up, as though expecting to see Jack descend from the sky. Or perhaps, he was hoping to overhear the conversation that was going on between Jack and the Asgard.
Hammond was in his office talking on his red phone, most likely informing the President of the current situation.
They were in the briefing room, hoping that when Thor sent Jack back, it would be right directly to them to inform them of the new and most likely dangerous problem.
At that moment, the beaming technology appeared and left Jack and Thor in its wake. Jack looked far less than happy and Thor also seemed a bit distressed. Hammond had seen the light from his office and quickly finished his conversation.
"Thor," he greeted as he came forward, "what seems to be the problem?"
"I need your help, General Hammond," Thor said.
"What can I do for you?"
"I need you to order O'Neill to cooperate."
Jack had a stubborn set of his jaw, and his eyes glowered with anger.
"Excuse me?" General Hammond said, his voice filled with surprise.
"O'Neill has refused to leave the planet with me, which he must do at all costs."
"What exactly is going on here, Thor?" General Hammond asked, his confusion apparent in his expression.
"Apparently," Jack said, "a new big evil is coming and the only way to stop it is for me to leave."
"Why?" interjected Sam.
"We do not have time for this," Thor said, his agitation increasing. "Please General, for the sake of your planet you must command O'Neill to do this thing."
"Are you saying that if Jack doesn't leave the whole planet will be destroyed?" General Hammond asked.
"Yes."
"Then Jack, I suppose you'd better go with Thor."
Jack's jaw dropped, "But..."
"No arguments, Jack. Thor, when will you be able to bring him back?"
Thor hesitated. "I am uncertain, General Hammond, however, I will send an Asgard here to further explain the situation as soon as possible. For the moment however, we must leave. Thank you for you assistance."
And with that, Jack and Thor once again vanished in a flash of bright light.
The remaining members of SG-1 looked at Hammond.
"Well, let's hope that Asgard comes soon," Daniel said, "I'd really like to know what's going on."
"Indeed."