Where'd you go Sam? part 2
Sam muttered to herself about what to do about the fluctuation in the readings. She carefully made an adjustment here and a tweak there. All the while she was aware of someone moving around the cave. She was not going to let anyone steal Machine. It was her's and she was the only one who knew how to operate it. She paused and looked around.
Daniel was adding something to the cook pot. He was moving slowly and deliberately and looking very closely into each pot. She remembered a several of nights ago he and the Colonel had had a big fight. Daniel was saying something about them all changing but the Colonel was saying they were all fine except him. Also Daniel was not pulling his own weight and that he needed to do more for their effort. Daniel was arguing back that he was trying to help and then she saw her commander do something she had not seen before. Colonel O'Neil hit Daniel, hard and many times. By the time he was done Daniel was bloody and unconscious on the floor. She had just watched and carefully guarded Machine.
Daniel coughing caught her off guard causing her to jump then grab Machine protectively. She narrowed her eyes at him with suspicion. He wants this for himself. He wants to be the one to get them home. No, she thought to herself, I am going to get us home. It is my job, he can find another.
Sam carefully watched so it did not look like she was watching, as Daniel moved to the table. If she had thought about it she could have just openly looked at him and Daniel would still not know. He no longer had his glasses. But she took his squinting as spying and him peering close to everything as cover ups of suspicious activities. She shifted ever so slightly to block him from her work. The Colonel would be back and he could protect her again. But he wants it too, her eyes darted from one place then another. I have to find a hiding place.
She got up and refilled her cup. Fi was about all she would consume lately. She knew that Daniel was trying to poison her with the soup. She only ate after she had seen him first. Teal'c caught her away from Machine searching. She quickly moved back to her station with a nod to him. He glared at her.
Teal'c also got a cup of fi and a bowl of soup. He went to the table and sat down across from Daniel. They did not talk. She watched.
