This Can't Be Good
Chapter 8
author's notes: okay here's chapter 8. sorry about the delay, but I keep getting stuck. I hate writer's block. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter and don't forget to review!
disclaimer: i don't own anything.
Danny turned the corner into his office, then stopped short when he saw Daniel.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't know that you'd be back so soon," Daniel said upon noticing Danny's arrival.
"No, it's okay," Danny replied, "I'm sure it must be pretty strange for you."
"You have no idea."
"So, uh, what's the future like?" Danny asked, sitting at his desk.
"You know I can't tell you."
"Yeah, but that doesn't stop me from being curious."
"I know."
They sat in an awkward silence, both of them looking anywhere but at the other.
"So, what are you working on?" Daniel asked, breaking the silence.
"Oh, um, nothing really major, but there is this one language that I'm having trouble deciphering," Danny replied, then he got an idea. "Hey, maybe you could take a look, you do have more knowledge than I do."
"Sure, why not. I don't have anything else to do."
Danny dug around on his desk looking for the photos of the language. When he found them he handed them to Daniel and said, "Those are some photos of a monument we found off world. I've seen the language before, but I can't make heads or tails out of it."
"It's ancient," Daniel said, his eyes never leaving the photo.
"Ancient? You mean the language of the gate builder's?"
"Yeah."
"Can you read it?"
"Yeah, I can."
"Really, how?"
"A little something that was left over from when I was ascended."
"Ah. Think you can help me learn it?"
"Sure."
As they worked together Danny was starting to realize that though they were the same person he and Daniel were really nothing alike. Something must have happened that had caused Daniel to change he just had no idea what that thing might have been. He had an inkling that ascending was part of it, but as for the rest he didn't know. He just hoped it wouldn't happen to him.
After a couple of hours Daniel looked up to find Danny almost staring at him. "What?" He asked.
"Oh, um, it's just we're nothing alike," Danny replied.
"Yeah, I know."
"In fact, I would say that you act more like Jack than anything else."
"Well, that makes me feel oh so much better."
"See, that's what I mean. You're sarcastic and . . ."
"I get it."
"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to offend you."
"No, you didn't. It's just being compared to Jack is a little strange."
"Yeah, I can imagine. At least most people off world don't confuse you for his son."
Daniel raised an eyebrow at that.
"Oh, yeah," Danny continued, "It's not just the whole 'Jackson' thing, but also because of the way he acts around me off world."
"Let me guess, he won't let you out of his sight."
"Nope, and it drives me insane. Especially when I'm trying to translate something and he's asking me questions every five minutes."
"I know."
"Hey, guys, what are you talking about?" Jack asked walking into the room.
"You, actually," Daniel answered.
"Oh, well, I hope you're saying good things about me."
"Not everything was good."
Danny tried to stifle a laugh at the look on Jack's face. He had been right, Daniel was more like Jack than he liked to admit.
"Okay, that's very funny. Anyway, I came down here to see if you guys wanted to go do something."
"Like what. I didn't think I was allowed to leave the base." Daniel said glancing at Danny.
"You are now. I just came from Hammond's office. He said that as long as we didn't go too far it would be fine."
"Too far? What did he consider too far?"
"Another state, but I told him he had nothing to worry about. Anyway, what do you guys say?"
Daniel and Danny glanced at each other, shrugged, then said, "Sure why not," at the same time.
"Okay, that was creepy," Jack said looking back and forth between the two, "Anyway, let's go."
The three of them walked out of the office and down the hallway to recruit the other two members of the team and then they would hit the town.
