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The Apprentice
Chapter Two: Meeting Catherine
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August 2006
"Every other architectural structure at the time was covered with detailed hieroglyphics. When is, the academic community going to accept the fact the pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty did not build the great pyramids?" Daniel asked, looking around the room of people.
I sighed and looked up from my book on ancient Aztec culture. Sometimes, I swear, Daniel just gets so caught up in his theory's, that he doesn't pay attention to anything but that. I'd been helping Daniel prepare for this lecture for months, and I knew how much this meant to him. But I couldn't see this ending any other way than heart break for him.
I knew how he felt about wanting to fight for his theories. I'd published my own paper on how the ancient Mayan culture was more advanced than us in several ways a few months ago, and it hadn't been received well. I'm not sure if it actually had to do with whether or not they believed my theory or if it was just because I was Daniel's apprentice, that they had ridiculed my theory. But either way it left me annoyed and slightly pissed off.
I didn't blame Daniel for it at all, I wouldn't give up being his apprentice for anything in the world. It was the academic community that pissed me off. They had their heads shoved so far up their asses that they couldn't admit that Daniel and I might be right.
An older woman shuffling into the room caught my attention, bringing me out of my musings. I watched her for a second as she leaned against the wall at the back of the room, before Daniel's ranting caught my attention once more.
"Look, look—inside the pyramid, the most incredible structure ever erected, there are no writings whatsoever. And—"
"Doctor Jackson, you've left out the fact that Colonel Vyse discovered inscriptions with Khufu's name," Thomas interrupted.
I growled softly at his interruption. These people were so rude, and all of them loved to make fun of Daniel. But they'd have to get through me first, and no-one ever got through me. Daniel and I had grown very close over the past four years. He was like the older brother I never had, and I was determined to protect him to the best of my abilities. And these assholes where testing my patience.
"Right…" Daniel nodded.
"…Within the pyramid," Thomas continued.
"Well his discovery was a fraud," Daniel stated emphatically.
I could hear people muttering things, and some of them even laughed. I glared daggers at them and each of them shut up. If only looks could kill.
"I don't think you'll prove it," Thomas replied snidely.
I scowled, and glared at him, and he shrunk back into his seat. They all knew who I was, Daniel's over protective apprentice who was like his little sister. I was over protective of him not only because he was like my older brother but also because even though I'd saved him from a couple of thugs, he'd taken me in when I had nowhere to go. He did his best to take care of me, and he treated me like family right from the start. I owed him for that, and I respected him for it to.
"Well, who do you believe built the pyramids?" Heckler asked.
"I don't have any idea who built them...I mean," Daniel started before he was interrupted once again.
"Men from Atlantis? Or Martians perhaps?" Heckler asked.
I growled softly again and glared at the man. Everyone started to get up, and I continued to glare daggers at Heckler till he looked away from me and quickly made his way out of the room. That's right run away ya coward.
"The point is not who built them; the point is when they were built. I mean—we all know new geological evidence dates the Sphinx back to a much earlier period. And knowing this, I think, we have to begin to reevaluate everything we've come to accept about..." Daniel tried, but nobody was paying attention.
The only people left besides Daniel and myself were the old woman I noticed before, and a man standing awkwardly in the front.
"I-I mean, I've been able to show a fully developed writing system appeared in the first two dynasties, you know, which you know, almost as if it was based on an even earlier prototype," Daniel said, looking at the man.
The old woman backed out of the room.
"Is there a late lunch or something that everybody…?" Daniel started to ask.
I sighed and stood up.
"Come on Danny let's get back to the hotel," I stated, patting him on the shoulder…
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Later at the hotel
Daniel and I were leaving the hotel, and it was raining, just our luck. We'd just been kicked out of our hotel room, and it was raining. And now we have no where to go, or sleep. Honestly I wasn't sure what we were going to do. I felt a vague sense of déjà vu. This was the exact situation I'd been in four years ago right before I met Daniel. I'd just been kicked out of my place and was left with nowhere to go. And then I'd met Daniel and my life had changed. I couldn't help but feel like something big was coming!
As Daniel and I glanced around the street I noticed a man in a uniform standing by a car parked outside the hotel, and I eyed it suspiciously. When the man spotted us, he walked over.
"Dr. Jackson? Ms. Anderson?" He asked.
"What? Yes?" Daniel replied, seeming to have just noticed the man.
He may be a genius, but sometimes he could be so damn oblivious.
"Someone wants to speak with you," The man replied, motioning to the car.
I looked towards the car and could just barely see the old woman from the lecture through the tinted windows. Now what could she possibly want with us?!
"The Air Force? What's this? What is this?" Daniel asked, squinting at the officer.
I looked back over at the man, and Daniel.
"Could you step over to the car, please," The man asked.
Daniel and I hesitantly walked over towards the car. Daniel bent down to look inside, while I eyed the Air Force officer standing next to me.
"Sir?" The man asked.
"Are we going somewhere?" Daniel asked.
Another man opened the door.
"You're going to be fine, we'll take care of these," The man stated, taking Daniel's and my bags.
The two of us climb into the car. The man who'd opened the door silently shut it behind me as the older woman passed Daniel a photo of a smiling couple and a baby.
"Jackson, are those your parents?" The woman asked.
"Foster parents," Daniel replied.
"wha-what is this all about?" Daniel asked.
Finally, to the point, hopefully.
"A job," The woman stated.
"A job?" I ask, arching an eyebrow.
"What kind of job?" Daniel asked.
"Translation, Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Interested? The offer also applies to Adolfina to," The woman answered, smiling.
I was starting to get a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. I didn't know if we could trust this woman.
"We're gonna go now," Daniel said.
"Go where? I mean, you've just been evicted from your apartment. Your grants have run out, everything the two of you own are in those bags. Want to prove that your theories are right? This is your chance," The woman replied, holding out an envelope to Daniel.
He glances at it, then takes it from her.
"What's this?" He asked.
"Travel plans," The woman replied.
Suddenly the door opens.
"Sir?" The man said.
I glance over at Daniel before getting out of the car, with Daniel right behind me…
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Authors note: Okay so I'm using a movie transcript from StargateWiki to do this. Sorry if there are any mistakes with the script not my fault though, blame StargateWiki. Please Review to let me know what you think about the story.