Thank you Eternal Density for adding this to your Story Alert.
Chapter 2.
SG-1 were sitting in their 'cell' Jack found an old tennis ball that still had bounce left in it so he and Daniel were trying to teach Teal'c how to play handball Sam noticed that he was not paying attention but seemed to be day dreaming. Sam new that you could not ask him what he daydreams about if they were on a mission, as he would deny all knowledge that he did, on world it was a different matter although you could get him to be quiet after a while unlike Daniel.
"Out" Jack claimed to Daniel who was arguing that it was lines not full but Jack wasn't hearing any of it.
"Ok T you were watching was that a line or a full?" Jack asked Sam looked up from where she was sitting to hear Teal'c's reply when the shield opened and in walked a man around 35 years of age Tan brown coloured skin sandy blond hair wearing a tattoo of his 'god' in the shape of an obelisk and did not look happy to be in the presence of SG-1
"My name is Ton'ik I have been ordered to you for assistance." He replied looking at the back wall the entire time.
"Glad to meet you my name is Daniel, Sam, Jack and Teal'c." Daniel stated he new by the look Jack gave him that he was wasting time but he thought that if they had some kind of civility between the parties involved they may get home faster.
"Sam what was it you required that Mal'uk sent me here for?" He asked looking at Sam
"Oh I was wondering if I could have your help in looking at the Stargate and seeing if there was some sort of technological glitch that sent us here instead of Joe." Sam replied uncertain of his reactions.
"You want access to our DHD to try to see what Stargate addresses have come in through the Stargate? The DHD records the previous 50 combinations but not all in chronological order." Ton'ik replied
"Yes I understand that." Sam replied
"We have treaties with countless worlds stating we will not share that information." Ton'ik continued as if Sam didn't mention anything.
"I won't be writing any down I will be looking for the Stargate address of the planet we came from." Sam assured. Ton'ik stood at attention looking as if he was weighing up his options.
"Could you tell me the symbols that you will be looking for? In order." Ton'ik replied
"Uh no I couldn't but—"
"I can." Daniel piped up Ton'ik looked at him
"Daniel Jackson write them down I will go through the control crystals and tell you if the Stargate address was supposed to come here or not." Ton'ik replied Daniel grabbed the paper and writing equipment and wrote down the seven symbols Ton'ik then walked out the room.
"Teal'c did the Obelisk represent what I think it represented?" Daniel asked
"It is the symbol of Hatshepsut." Teal'c replied with no emotion
"Who?" Jack asked
"Well Hatshepsut was a female in Ancient Egypt who was the daughter of Thuthmose I and Ahmes. When her father died Hatshepsut became co-regent to her half-brother and later husband when she found a, oh I'd say, loophole that allowed her to become the full pharaoh of Egypt she would rule Egypt while her brother/husband Thuthmose II went to war. She later depicted herself as a male to follow in the traditions of the culture. She was famous for many expeditions including the expedition to Punt—"
"Oh liked the races did she?" Jack asked Sam noticed the glare Daniel gave him.
"She was seen by the rest of Egypt as a true pharaoh and one who was loved by the god's as the expedition went well they bought back products Egyptians desired - myrrh, frankincense, woods, sweet-smelling resin, ivory, spices, gold, ebony, ivory and aromatic trees. Even animals like monkeys and leopard skins and fish." Daniel concluded
"Sounds ok so far except there have to be some sort of gossip or muddy waters wouldn't there?" Jack asked then instantly regretting it when Daniel's eyes lit up and spoke faster like a kid on Christmas day.
"Yeah it is believed that she was having an affair with a man named Senmut a tutor for Hatshepsut's daughter Neferura when she was a child. He managed to acquire over 40 titles through out Hatshepsut's reign he was one of her strongest supporters, not much is known about him except he was born in a working class family but climbed the military ladder with fast speed. He disappeared off all records sometime before Hatshepsut died."
"Wow Daniel how do you remember so much about this yet you seem to forget the safety protocol's we put in place for the safety of the team?" Jack asked
"Because they make no sense."
"Oh and that story does?"
"Besides I listen and follow procedure… mostly."
"Right shall we get Dr. Frasier to pull out your medical file—all of it? Daniel remember the episode of Home Improvement when Tim Allen had to go to hospital and they showed us the file on a traveling trolley thing?"
"Yeah and don't say mine is that long!" Daniel replied
"No it's twice that and no only do you have the mug but the T-shirt as well."
"O'Neill Daniel Jackson this will not help us get out of here." Teal'c commented Sg-1 turned to look at him forgetting he was there.
"Your right T."
"Carter if Ton'ek can't get the Stargate address where does that leave us?" Jack asked
"That was what I was about to ask." Ton'ik said as he walked in face as cold as the arctic wind.
Jo could see that General Hammond was get in annoyed with the limited answers she could give him. It wasn't her fault really, the fact that he seems to be asking questions that she can't answer. He walked out for about an hour giving both of them a rest, it seemed that they were going around in circles. Jo knew many of his tactics, as they were primitive ones compared to what she had to endure for many years of her life. It seemed that he would ask the same question but in a different way. He walked back in and they both started the interrogation once more
"How did you get here?" he asked again.
"I don't know, I believe what happened was there was two Stargate's that opened up close to each other and the matter stream got your team and myself mixed up." Jo replied
"We are the only planet with a working Stargate in this solar system." Hammond replied
"Doesn't matter, the next seven Solar systems may not have a Stargate but the eighth one will be close enough." Jo replied
"Would you have any idea on where my people will be?" Hammond asked.
"They could be on any planet between the Stargate they were on to here… or my planet." Jo replied.
"That's what my scientists are telling me." Hammond replied reluctantly
"It is an extremely rare occurrence. You would have better luck trying to find hen's teeth." Jo responded
"I will have to talk this over with some of my scientist to see if it is possible." Hammond said as he stood up
"What do you mean by 'hens teeth?" he asked looking down at her
"That it is extremely rare finding a tooth on a chook is impossible but it has been known to happen."
"Chook?"
"Chicken." Jo replied Hammond shook his head as he walked out the door leaving Jo in the room alone. She noticed that there was a pad of paper and a pen so she started writing down a few of her ideas on what could have happened to end up on a planet that was not hers.
After several minutes, Jo realized that it was going to be hard to pin point what went wrong if she did not know what planet she was on but doubted she was going to find out in a hurry. When she asked that in the interrogation, the subject was changed. Jo was off on her own world still writing. When she returned to reality she saw that she had written what happened to her on that planet, not wanting to read let alone remember what happened she ripped the paper into tiny squares and placed them in her pocket hoping that the old "out of mind out of site" saying would prove to be true this time around.
Jo didn't remember falling asleep but she must have done because she woke at the table with her head resting on her folded arms. She sensed someone in the room to her left, keeping her breathing deep and in a rhythm, she waited for them to make the first move. She heard who ever it was move around behind her—near the bookshelf there was a soft thud noise like someone placed an item on the shelf, a bleep and a door closing. She sensed no one else in the room but waited a few moments before raising her head. The room was the same as usual except that her second meal they gave her was removed—uneaten, moving to the bookshelf she saw that there was books left on the shelf for her to read. Raising an eyebrow she read the spines—books she had not heard of before others she had. Taking a book at random, she opened the cover and started to read.
Jack was seriously wondering if anyone remembered that SG-1 were able to move around outside this cell a promise from the Great Mal'ook himself.
"Jack if you pronounce his name correctly maybe then he might remember his word." Daniel said calmly. Jack turned around from the force shield to everyone else… he had no idea he spoke allowed 'til he saw the look in his friends eyes.
"Ton'ik is just being precautious. We don't allow unauthorized people to wonder our base either sir. Unless they have passed all the tests of being a Goa'uld or other bad guy test." Same replied.
"I know that…I just don't like the fact that we have to sit and do nothing." Jack replied
"You could always stand and do nothing." Daniel piped up Jack glared at him in return but Daniel didn't see it as he was reading another thick book.
"Daniel, how come every time there is something with words on it you have to read?" Jack asked letting his annoyance show.
"Because Jack, it is one of the contributing factors in getting us out of situations." Daniel replied
"Oh really?" Jack asked skeptically Daniel looked up to Jack
"Yes really. It's either Sam using the technology to our advantage, my books or linguistic skills to diplomatically debate our way out, we get another SG team to rescue us then its your brute force." Daniel replied.
"Not true! My 'brute force' gets us out more times than when we need rescuing."
"Not to my knowledge" Teal'c replied leaving Sam to gulp down her giggles making a strange noise that Jack chose to ignore.
Ton'ik then chose that moment to come to the force field and allow SG-1 to go to their laboratories to run Sam's simulations on what she thinks went wrong. She was thinking that if two wormholes crossed together for even a split second everyone involved in the two different wormholes may have gotten 'bumped' into the other wormhole. Ton'ik allowed her to set up the equipment she needed to use in order to do her work… the equipment they used was not what she was used to, and Ton'ik was of no help. So that left Sam to do the try-and-error with her set up.
TBC
A/N
Please R&R (Read and Review not Rest and Relaxation LOL)
E.