Here's Chapter 2. Daniel has a bit of revenge.
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0800 Hours, Commissary, City of Atlantis, Pegasus Galaxy
Daniel had decided that he would have his revenge. Ever since he had picked Jack up at the infirmary, the 'Old Man' had been going on and on about how much time was going to be spent fishing after breakfast. Daniel had not been thrilled with that prospect, however, which only made Jack more determined to go fishing. 'When will I ever learn not to complain around Jack,' Daniel thought to himself as he took another slug of coffee. Then Daniel remembered something and his revenge idea came to fruition.
"I'll be back in a minute, Jack," Daniel said as he stood.
Jack looked up annoyed. He was still having fun making Space Monkey miserable and didn't appreciate having his recreational teasing interrupted. "Daniel?" he asked, clearly asking a range of questions with just the one word.
"I'm not going exploring, Jack," Daniel said, placating his friend. "I just need to check on something before we head out to the fishing balcony." He'd been surprised that a low level balcony was called that, but had heard from Sam in an e-mail once that it had been designated in honor of the late Dr. Carson Beckett who had loved fishing.
"Don't be long," Jack warned with a small growl. He was, after all, stuck here until Daniel returned and he was without his Game boy and yo-yo.
Daniel took the nearest transport station to the main control room and went to Sam's office. He saw his friend working on some paperwork, her tablet pc in front of her and two laptops on either side of that. He shook his head in wonder at all she was able to keep track of at any one time. He was pretty much single minded when he worked on his artifacts and translations.
Sam looked up when Daniel entered her office and smiled. She had heard what Jack had done and had not said anything since Jack had a pretty good reason for having a little revenge on Daniel. She also knew that it was only a matter of time before Daniel would come up with some form of revenge of his own.
"Problems?" she asked, having perfected her own one word communication skills that she had learned from Jack over the years.
"Can you spare McKay for the rest of the morning?" Daniel asked quickly.
She frowned. "That shouldn't be a problem," she replied. "What did you have in mind?"
Daniel sat down. "Jack wants to go fishing and has been going on and on about how long we will be out there 'casting lines' and 'experiencing the true meaning of fishing.'" he explained. "I hate fishing, Sam. I seem to recall that you told me that McKay spends some of his free time fishing on the balcony. I thought that Jack could fish with him instead of me."
Sam laughed. Jack had been mortified at his rather 'limp' condition the night before and had blamed it all on the trauma of spending four hours listening to McKay. She had been amused, though frustrated.
"Jack will kill you," she replied.
Daniel grinned. "Probably, but it will get me out of fishing," he said with a nod. "He'll never ask Teal'c, and you're too busy with running the base, so that leaves me. McKay would be a great substitute and let me have my revenge all at the same time."
"All right," Sam said after a moment weighing the risk of losing Daniel if Jack got angry enough. Jack wanted to get laid sometime soon, so she was pretty sure he would behave. He wouldn't be happy, but he would behave. "I'll talk to McKay and have him on the balcony in 30 minutes. Remember, though, no exploring during your free time. You owe me a week of punishment."
"Could I talk to Teyla about her culture and home world?" he asked. "That's talking, not exploring," he added the technicality.
Sam smothered a grin. "Okay," she relented a bit on his punishment. "Contact her on the comm and she would be more than willing to talk with you. She has the day off today."
"You're the greatest, Sam," Daniel said as he jumped up and headed out the door to go back to Jack.
"Don't I know it," Sam murmured. She tapped the comm piece. "Rodney, come to my office, please."
"Right away, Sam," came the reply.
Daniel had Jack all outfitted with a fishing vest and his favorite baseball cap. Jack was carrying his fishing pole and tackle box as Daniel wheeled him to the balcony. Daniel said that there was someone who wanted to fish with him and Daniel would be spending time with Teyla learning about her people and culture. Jack had acquiesced, but shot his friend a silent warning that payback was not over yet.
"This shrub better not mess up my fishing, Space Monkey," Jack warned as they neared the doors to the balcony.
"He likes fishing, Jack," Daniel replied. "Sam even said so herself."
Jack almost responded to that one, but held his tongue. He had no desire to antagonize her even vicariously considering what she had done the night before sending in McKay. Jack Jr. was still trying to recover, but it was slow going.
Daniel pushed him through the doors and out into the shaded area. A person was already there with a chair, tackle box next to it, a cooler, and had just cast out a line. He turned and smiled.
"General O'Neill!" Rodney McKay said happily. He was still in shock, but over the moon that the General liked him. The man had even been thoroughly absorbed with his incredibly brilliant presentation the night before. Score!
Jack smiled tightly. "McKay," he said in an even tone.
"So were going to be fishing partners," McKay said excitedly.
"I guess so," Jack said as he cranked his head around and shot daggers at Daniel with his eyes. Space Monkey was so dead.
"Great," Rodney said as Jack was wheeled next to the scientist. "I have some beer in the cooler and some sandwiches, snacks, and cake."
Jack brightened a bit. "Sounds great," he said as he anticipated having some real food.
"Jack," Daniel warned.
"What Carter doesn't know won't hurt her," Jack said to Daniel, giving him a look that clearly said she had better not find out, or else.
"My lips are sealed," Daniel said instantly. He could always deny knowledge if Sam confronted him later. "Well I gotta go. See you in about four or five hours, Jack."
"Joy," Jack muttered sarcastically. Another few hours with McKay! How the hell did this happen? Jack Jr. was never going to recover at this rate.
Daniel hurried off the balcony to search for Teyla. He was free! Revenge was sweet!
