This was originally only going to be about half the length it is now but I got caught up in the story and this is the result. Hope you like it

"When I say run, run. Ok?" Jack muttered.

Beside him Sam and Daniel both nodded and Sam muttered back, "Yes sir."

Jack looked at the two of them and said in a low voice, "When we break cover, Carter I want you to head to the building on the left and Daniel you take the one on the right. I'll stay here and lay down cover fire and then head over to Carter's position with the two of you providing cover. Got it?" Again the two nodded, "And then we do what we do best and kick ass." Sam and Daniel both gave him smiles and then Jack continued in the same low voice, "Three, two, one, run."

As he said the last word both Sam and Daniel moved out of their hiding place behind the small mound of earth and ran, crouched over, towards the two buildings Jack had pointed out. As they ran Jack began firing into the trees opposite them knowing only roughly where their enemies were hidden. A shot exploded on the ground just below him, causing him to duck back behind the hill momentarily, while another two hit the ground just behind Daniel, splattering a little. Sam managed to get to her cover with no problem and Jack hoped that it meant the people firing at them hadn't seen her which meant she would have the element of surprise when she returned fire. He saw her duck into the building and instinctively knew that she was going to find the best spot and watch for a few moments to identify where the shoots were coming from before she started firing. He was right, a few seconds later there were two shots in quick succession and Jack moved away from the hill and, abandoning stealth for speed, he was banking on the shooters being too busy with Sam and Daniel's shoots to see him, sprinted towards Sam's building. He was lucky, the few shots that actually came close missed as he sped up.

He went into the building and looked around, trying to spot his second. "Up here sir," came her voice from above his head. Jack looked around again and saw the ladder leading up to the small shelf where he could see Sam lying flat and shooting out of a window. He slung his gun over his back and scaled the ladder before dropping down beside her. She shifted to the side a little, giving him a little more room in the cramped space.

"Did you see anyone?" he asked her quietly as he pulled his gun back round to shot.

"Yes sir," she answered, letting off another couple of shoots, "I'm sure I got one of them and I may have got a second, and if I didn't I'm pretty sure you winged them."

Jack nodded, "And the third?"

"Whoever it is is shielded from this position by the big fir with the yellow splodges, but Daniel should be able to get a clear shot." As she spoke they saw a few shots hit the tree, coming from Daniel's direction, and then a few missed the tree but the two officers heard the unmistakable sounds of them hitting a body."

"He shoots, he scores," Jack muttered.

Sam smiled and moved her finger of the trigger, "I think that's all of them sir."

Jack nodded, "Stay here while I go check. You, shoot anything that moves."

"Yes sir," Sam answered as Jack moved back to the ladder and then back to earth.

Sam kept her attention on the trees, searching for any sign of a shooter as Jack made his way cautiously round the front of the building and towards the trees. She saw movement and let off a string of shots, aiming for the area. Jack dived to the floor as he heard the first shot and rolled behind a low wall. From the trees there was a shout and then three people trouped out, hands in the air.

"Ok," Cassie shouted, "You win."

Sam laughed and quickly made her way out of the building and made her way round to where Jack was getting to his feet. Daniel jogged over and the three of them made their way over to the paint splattered Janet, Cassie and Teal'c. The three were a patchwork of blue, yellow and green, although Janet and Cassie were more covered in yellow than anything else. Jack, Sam and Daniel weren't nearly as covered but they had all been hit a few times. Daniel was the worst off, he had patches of pink (Cassie), purple (Janet) on his arms and legs and a large area of orange (Teal'c) on his side. Sam and Jack only had splatters except for one area of orange on Jack's right arm and Sam's left, where Teal'c had got a few lucky hits.

"Who had the yellow ammunition?" Teal'c questioned.

"That would be me Teal'c," Sam answered.

Teal'c inclined his head in her direction, "You are indeed a mighty warrior MajorCarter."

Sam smiled and then Jack clapped his hands together. "Come on campers, let's go get cleaned up."

They made their way towards the building and Cassie said, "Next time Sam and Jack get split up, they're the best shots with these guns."

Everyone agreed and as they walked into the reception for the paintball arena a member of staff walked over to them. "I am the manager here and I happened to see the last few minutes of your match." He was looking mainly as Jack and Sam as he spoke, "And I was wondering if I could interest you in the pair's tournament this weekend."

Sam and Jack shared a look and Sam said, "We should be around sir, we're not scheduled to leave until Monday."

Jack nodded and looked back at the manager, "Tell us more."

The man gave them a smile and handed the two of them leaflets from the desk. Beside them Cassie said, "We'll see you two in a bit, unlike you we actually need to go and shower to get all this paint off."

Sam smiled at the girl, "You all go home. I drove here myself so the Colonel and I will catch up."

Janet smiled and the four of them filed off to give back their guns and headgear before heading out to Janet's car so they could all go back to her place, shower and change.

The manager watched them go then led Sam and Jack over to the seats in the corner of the reception. "Colonel, are you in the military?" he questioned.

Jack nodded, "We're both Air Force. Colonel Jack O'Neill and Major Sam Carter."

The man nodded, "I should have guessed from the way you worked together. Anyway, tomorrow we have a competition for teams of two. The cost is $25 a head, which includes equipment hire. The competition is done in heats of three pairs and the last pair left standing goes onto the next round until the final which is pair on pair. The rules are simple, the pair is only out when both members have taken a body shoot, and until both members are 'dead' both can keep shooting. The winning team gets a free session for themselves and eight others."

Jack looked at Sam and saw the gleam in her eye. He smiled lightly, "How many other people do you have competing?"

"Normally about 18 and the teams are a mixture of weekenders, professionals and military personnel."

Jack nodded, "Sign us up. It sounds like a blast."

The man smiled and handed them two sign-up sheets saying, "I look forward to seeing you tomorrow."

I'm going to do the competition as a separate chapter as I want to carry this on