Title: Where Did Daniel Go
Author: red rooster dawn
Pairing: Sam and Daniel
Disclaimer: Don't own them, make no money on them.
Summary: Daniel feels disrespected and left out. He leaves SGC for better opportunities.
part one
6 June 2002
Planet P298657
SG1 had just returned from a mission to planet P298657. It had been a typical away mission. The planet was beautiful with lush vegetation with few signs of wild life. They had to hike ten miles to a remote village that a remote drone had flown over. The village had been deserted ages ago.
They had come across a room with many scrolls tied together. Daniel had made an initial survey of the scrolls and an examination of the language. It looked quite familiar to him, but he wanted to take more time to look at them to make sure.
But as was usually the case Jack was bored. There weren't any bad guys to chase and shoot. There weren't any bad guys to hide from. So he wanted to get back to the SGC. But Daniel knew if they went back to the SGC too soon,
he might not get another chance to look at the scrolls for quite some time. He knew something would come up and off they would go to visit another world. For once he wished they would do things the right way and spend more time at the site gathering all the information.
He wanted to study the layout of the village. Learn what each building was used for. Where did the people go? What was their traffic patterns? Maybe he could find something that would tell him how they lived and what they ate.
After all what was Jack going to do back at the SGC? Sit in his office grumbling about paperwork he didn't want to read or reports that he didn't want to write, harass Sam in her lab while she tried to work, or go down to the infirmary to bother Janet.
Then the realization hit him as he remembered what was happening this weekend. This was the week Jack and Sam were going away together or so he thought. Knowing Jack the way he did, Jack was going to take her fishing.
Talk about a total waste of time. Sam is going to be bored out of her gourd. Daniel couldn't understand what in the world Samantha saw in him as far as a possible mate. They had nothing in common other than being in the Air Force.
Sure, Jack was a nice guy. He was always protecting them from something on their missions, but he was uncommunicative, had no patience about things he didn't understand, and was emotionally constipated.
What amazed him the most about Jack was, how could someone who had the patience of a five year old, be able to sit still for hours not moving while he was fishing. And he liked watching hockey, the most boring sport on television.
On the way back to the Star Gate Jack, who was bored, decided to make the trip more interesting. He had Daniel follow right behind him. And of course Daniel being Daniel wasn't paying too much attention to where he was going or what Jack was doing.
He was lost in thought thinking about the scrolls. Several times Jack held onto a branch long enough so it would swing back and hit Daniel in the face. The last time causing Daniel to trip over a rock and fall into a small pit filled with mud.
Daniel ended up covered head to toe in mud. Jack couldn't stop laughing at the sight of Daniel. Samantha had a scowl on her face as she wondered why the Colonel had to be so mean. She was being to have second thoughts about going away with Jack this weekend.
She and Teal'c helped Daniel up, but there was no way they were going to be able to get all the mud off him and cleaned before they returned back to the SGC. Daniel was going to be a laughing stock once again thanks to Jack.
Ten minutes later they were heading through the Star Gate. Jack was quite pleased with himself. Daniel was peeved and ready to kill Jack. Sam was concerned, she didn't want to leave Daniel alone while he was this upset. And Teal'c was .... well Teal'c was Teal'c.
7 June 2002
SGC Headquarters
The next morning Jack was in hurry to get going. He hurried Janet along with the post mission physicals so they could get on with the debriefing with General Hammond. He wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible, he didn't want anything or anybody to detain him.
He had rented a cabin just outside the Air Force Academy campus in Colorado. While Carter was giving her lectures at the Academy about whatever it was she was an expert on, he didn't know and he really didn't care, he would be fishing at the near by lake.
He had been planning this little getaway with Carter for a couple of months. Finally their schedule had allowed for them some time to get away. She could do her academic thingy during the day and he could do his thing, fishing.
Then at night they could go out to dinner, do some funky dancing, and maybe a show. Then afterwards, well one could only hope for some nighttime activities with a beautiful young lady. He was trying to imagine what Samantha could do with her long slender legs.
"Come on Carter, let's go! It's a long drive to the Academy." yelled Jack.
"I don't know Sir, Daniel is very upset. I don't think we should go right now. I think we should make sure Daniel is okay first. We can always go tomorrow like we initially planned." wailed a concerned Samantha.
God, thought Jack. Why was she always so concerned about Daniel? He was a big boy. He'll get over it in a few days like he always did. By the time they got back next week, everything will be forgotten and back to normal.
Why do women always want to mother every man in their life. We feel the pain and then get over it. They seem to like to dwell on it and rationalize it. Sometimes I wonder if being with a woman is worth the trouble.
"He's a big boy Sam. He'll probably spend the next week in Hog Heaven with his nose buried in those scrolls he brought back with him. By the time we get back next week everything will be fine. Daniel won't even remember what happened." answered Jack trying to ease her concern.
"I don't know Jack, I don't like seeing him this way. He's not like you Jack. He feels things more deeply than you." replied Samantha. Why was Jack being such an ass?
She knew Jack was wrong in this case. Daniel felt things very deeply. What happened yesterday was going to affect him for a long time. He might pretend that he wasn't bothered for Jack's sake so Jack wouldn't feel bad, but Daniel would be hurting for a long time.
She usually help Daniel deal with the pain. They would sit and talk for hours either in his lab or hers. She didn't like leaving Daniel alone like this, but Jack was in a hurry to get going. She would have to wait until she got back to help him out.
9 Jun 2002
SGC Headquarters
Daniel was still feeling pretty miserable a couple of days later. Once again on an away mission Jack had taken advantaged of their friendship and made him look like a fool in front of Teal'c and Samantha. He couldn't understand why Jack did it.
Why was Jack always trying to embarrass him? Was Jack jealous of his close relationship with Samantha? He and Samantha got along pretty well. He loved the time he spent with her. There was something about Samantha that just made you feel good.
Maybe they got along too well for Jack's sake, but they were still friends, they were a team. Even though he was falling in love with Sam, he knew she was in love with Jack. And Jack would be a fool if he wasn't in love with Sam.
So what was the problem? Did Jack feel that threaten by his closeness to Samantha? If he did maybe he should pay more attention to her and listen to what she had to say instead of always cutting her off because he didn't understand what she was telling him.
Samantha was so beautiful. He could look at her blue eyes, blond hair, and great smile all day and not get tire. It seemed to Daniel that Jack was only looking for a woman to come home to, not one to be with and share his life with.
But the thing that bothered him the most was, he didn't want to admit he wanted Sam too. He wanted to make passionate love with her and spend the rest of his life with her. But she was in love with Jack. They were going away together for a week.
Maybe this would be as good a time to leave the SGC as any. There was no way he could continue to work with Samantha and not have her. Knowing that she wanted to be with another man. Yes indeed, it was a good time to leave.
There wouldn't be any embarrassing scenes if he left now. No one would be begging for him to stay. There would be no false promises from Jack that he would stop.
Daniel had received a letter last week from an old college professor. The group he was with had discovered an archeological site. He thought it might be associated with some of the earlier Babylonia sites discovered in the 1930's.
They needed someone who was good with ancient languages. Since Daniel was the best in the world, his college professor, Dr Horatio Stevenson, wanted him. It would be good to work with him again. It also would be good to work an archeological site for more then a few days for a change.
Ever since he joined the SGC the most time he ever spent at any one site was less then a week. It would be nice to be able to spend time with some old friends and be at one place for several months.