Mind Control
While emergency personnel cleared and cleaned up the lab, Alex and Heldon had to answer the questions of the general, who had invited along with SG1 in the briefing room.
"Well..." He said sternly and looked at them
Heldon looked slightly annoyed, as if he had explained it a hundred times: "We did an experiment. Alex did not hit the note and the dirt literally grown over the head. "
Richard, who also sat at the table, looked at Heldon, "Would you like explain why she did not hit the note?"
"What do you mean," asked Jack.
"There is a reason why, despite the high compatibility, for that Heldon and Alex were not partners. While Heldon dealt with the object control, which means moving things with sound waves, Alex and Andy studied the mental control. " Richard said.
Alex nodded: "Although we learn both, there are many different aspects. I'm not used to use object control. That's why we failed, I'm sorry."
"Mental control? What is that?" Daniel asked.
Heldon and Alex looked at each other for a moment, then they looked over to Sam and Jack. Sam and Jack suddenly got up from their chairs and embraced each other. And then… they kissed.
Hammond jumped up: „Colonel! Major!"
The two parted, flinched and blinked confused, as if they did not know what just happened.
Then Jack turned to Heldon. He was furious: "That was highly inappropriate! And when I feel you again in my mind, I'll kill you," he shouted and left the room slamming the door shut.
"Can someone explain that to me," asked the General, while Sam sat down.
"Sir, ... it was ... as if I suddenly..- I heard something, a melody ... I can hardly describe it. But it I had the feeling that it was right ... I do not know.,. "Sam said still confused.
Hammond looked at Heldon and Alex: "Did you force them to do that? "
Alex heard the rage in the voice of General but Heldon did not care and said : "Oh, please, as we would have to force them. One rule of mental control: You cannot force people to do things they do not want to do. "
"Rule Two:. There is no limit of the things people want," Alex added guiltily: "This does not mean that you have to make them show it. I'm sorry, sir. We can show your people how to fight against it. "
Hammond was still angry: "Do that, and until that happens I forbid you both to use this ability, except with possible human volunteers. Dismissed. "
Alex disappeared to help cleaning the lab and Heldon had gone to his quarters.
Late at night, after everything was clean, Alex sat in the laboratory with a laptop, connected to the music box by wire.
Daniel entered the room, and without thinking, he said. "Do it with me"
Alex looked up, "Pardon?" she asked.
"I am volunteering as a test subject, I want to know how the mental control feels." He said, stepping closer.
Alex looked back at the laptop and went on with her work: "No."
"Alex, come on, I volunteer. There won't be any trouble."
Now she looked at him directly: "Daniel, it is forbidden to use it against people. Usually we trained with animals. But since we had to demonstrate it, we did. But it was not okay. And you saw what happened. "
"Jack shouted at Heldon, so what? Sam was not that mad. "
Alex shook her head: "It depends on the relationship between Symphon and "victim ". I was sure that Sam would not be angry with me. And since Heldon does not care if someone it angry at him he took control over Jack's mind. But that does not mean that it wasn't uncomfortable for Sam too. "
Daniel shrugged: "It wasn't. I had dinner with her, Jack and Teal'c this evening. She thinks it was an interesting experience and I do not think it meant the kiss. "
"Of course not." Alex said extremely ironically.
Daniel did not know how to convince her, "Alex, I'm a scientist. I like to try and test things. Please let me try. Read my thoughts. "
"I cannot read your thoughts. It is a question of mind. I can give you the highest feelings, show you images and inspirations. And ... as a woman I could not use it with you anyway, even if it was allowed. It can be a very intimate moment. Therefore, we had Tutors of both sexes at the university, because this kind of Symphon can only be given from mind to mind. And ... there has to be a deep trust between the persons or else it can damage a relationship forever. "
"Do you don't trust me?" Daniel asked, slightly depressed but is a small grin on his face.
"That's not fair." Alex said indignantly.
Daniel raised his hands apologetically: "I'm sorry. Can you tell me what are you doing? "He asked, pointing at the laptop.
Alex looked a bit friendlier. "I trying to translate the characteristics of the music box into a technical formula, then Sam can continue working with it and see if the technology can also be used differently. Unfortunately, I have no idea how that can work. Heldon might know but I have not seen him since the meeting. "
Daniel grinned, "Yes, I've heard that you are more like your father when it comes to technical and mathematical sciences. Sam was pretty surprised. "
Alex sighed, "I'm just a genius. And as you noticed today, I'm not even good in my own science. Speaking of which, I need a piano. "
Daniel blinked.
"Believe me, I need one."
"Ok ... once the General is in a better mood, I can ask him about one. Now turn on the music box, please. "
Alex took the edges of the plate, which were connected to the laptop by the wire. The song that she gave into the box had no lyrics. It was slow and quiet, and came out by the sound of a piano and violin. In the inner spheres stars appeared.
Daniel smiled, took the music box and went to the door.
"Hey, where are you going with that?" Alex called.
"Home, maybe I can finally get some sleep. Good night" he replied and left the laboratory.
Around noon the next day some swearing was heard on the level the lab was in. But it was neither Alex nor Heldon. There were a few supplies and a piano maker. The instrument would never have fit in the elevator in one piece. So it was shipped in parts and assembled directly in the lab.
Alex had gone to Hammond first thing in the morning apologized again and asked him for the instrument. He did not hesitate, because his brother had one in the basement and he wanted to get rid of it.
Alex, Richard and Heldon were sitting together in the casino and ate lunch. SG-1 was on a mission to the planet on which they had been at yesterday and they were expected to be back until evening.
"They made me a teacher." Richard said. "I teach the art of war."
"It's great that you found a job." Alex said.
Heldon did not responded as expected but turned to Alex, "Where is the music box? I wanted to do some tests today and it was gone. "
"Dr. Jackson borrowed it "Alex said.
Heldon grimaced and wanted to say something very unfriendly but Alex continued "And that is his right, after all, he has found it. Actually, we are the ones who have borrowed it."
It was not easy on the planet for SG1. The people were friendly towards them but they were in war with each other. In addition to that, they seemed to have no significant technology that would be interesting for earth. Daniel asked for things like the music box but they knew nothing of it.
"Let's go home." Sam said.
"Just to see Heldon controlling peoples mind or again filling a room with earth?" O'Neill asked, still annoyed.
"Well, basically, Alex was also involved in the mind control..." Daniel began.
"She told the idiot that she had no practice and that she is not yet ready! "
"But Alex has also made a mistake." Teal'c said.
"Everyone makes mistakes." Jack said.
"Sir, you should be stricter with her." Sam said, but she was grinning.
The first thing O'Neill asked when they returned through the gate was: "Is everything clean? Everyone still himself?"
After the debriefing Daniel shortly stayed with General Hammond in order to ask him for permission to return to the planet where he had discovered the music box. Perhaps there was another artifact of the Symphons.
Without hesitation the general agreed, and put the mission onto the list for the next day.
tbc
