Streets Of Naquadah
Author's Note: The character of Katie was first introduced in "Somewhere in Between". You might want to check that out before reading this story, although it is not absolutely necessary.
Chapter 1
As SG-1 headed to the embarkation room Jack was feeling very froopy. Feeling froopy meaning he wasn't acting like himself. He was pondering the present situation. Pondering is of course not something Jack did often. He turned to Sam, Katie and Jonas.
-It feels very odd without Teal'c here. This is the first time the four of us have been on a mission without him. I feel as if we're not complete and that somehow him not being on this mission is going to make it very interesting.
Sam smiled.
-You know, Colonel, we could postpone the mission until Teal'c gets back from Chulak tomorrow.
Jack shook his head.
-No, I'm kind of in the mood for an interesting mission.
Katie grinned and rolled her eyes.
-Gee, dad, I couldn't tell.
He put his hands up as if to fight her.
-Come on, Katie, I've had it up to here with you making fun of me. Let's end it right here.
Katie covered her face and shook her head in embarrassment.
-Dad, this is neither the time nor the place.
-Aw come on Kate, we don't leave for another five minutes. That's plenty of time to get into a scrum.
Katie rolled her eyes at his Canadian accent and speech. Jack took a step closer to Katie and sighed.
-Come on, Katie, time's a wasting. Hey, you're not afraid are you? 'Cuz I've been sparring with Jonas for a while now and I've greatly improved. Wouldn't ya say, JQ?
Jonas nodded.
-Oh, yeah, sure. Absolutely.
By this time they had been standing in the hallway for several minutes. General Hammond walked up beside them.
-Colonel, is there some reason you haven't left yet?
-Uh, no sir. I mean, yes sir. I was just, uh, finishing up my pre mission stretches.
With that Jack knelt down and did several crunches.
-There we go, sir. I'm all set.
-Good. You have a go.
General Hammond turned and left. Katie sighed with relief.
-Boy dad, that was a close one. If General Hammond knew you were instigating a fight among your own team members he'd relieve you of your command.
Jack glared at her.
-You see, that's exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about. We'll deal with that when we get back. But right now we have a mission. Carter, what kind of information do we have about the planet we're visiting?
-Um, well sir, I basically covered everything in our pre mission briefing.
-Well, summarize.
-Um yes, sir. The UAV indicated a highly advanced civilization about 20 kliks north of the gate. However, it also showed a more primitive encampment in the near vicinity of the gate.
Jack nodded.
-Well, let's go meet the locals.
With that they headed through the gate.