Blue: Pt 9

Rating: Teens for some swearing

Archive: SJD yes, SJFic yes, just ask if you want to!

Spoilers: Everything up to season 8

Season: After season 8, the four still are SG-1

Summary: The govt puts pressure on the SGC to find more ancient information, and the team must deal with the fallout. S&J

Disclaimer: Not mine don't sue me

AN: I know I know it's been a while and I'M SORRY! But I had a crazy semester that caught up with me, and this fic had to take a back seat. I'm really enjoying where this is leading, and I hope everyone does too. Feedback is loved and appreciated!!

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'What the hell just happened?' Jack asked himself as he watched a heavily influenced Sam Carter walk away.

Whatever Daniel had gotten himself into, Sam had stumbled in right next to him. After taking a few seconds to… calm down, Jack walked towards the village to find Teal'c.

"O'Neill," came the usual greeting with a nod.

"Teal'c. Does anything here feel odd to you? Other than the climb, of course," he asked with a low voice, belaying his seriousness.

"Something does indeed feel off to me. I am still waiting for the second strike. I have never encountered a civilization that viciously would attack someone, only to invite them into their culture afterwards." The inclination of his head and rapid blinking took Jack by surprise.

"Well why didn't ya say anything?" he half yelled.

"You did not ask." Teal'c turned away from Jack as his face turned impassive as usual.

"Oh fer… Carter mentioned how she and Daniel thought something was weird before we left to check in."

"Daniel Jackson thought so as well?"

"Yeah. He said how there was no hierarchy at all, and then he just believed whatever Caucus said as law. He started acting all crabby, and Carter started acting ho-, odd, too." Good save Jack, nice. Not like Teal'c WON'T catch onto that.

"Should we terminate the mission and go return to Stargate Command?"

"There is no reason to not follow through, especially with the politicians pressuring Hammond. We'll just pack up early and bring Cactus with us. But we both need to keep an eye on the other two," he said.

Teal'c ignored Jack's intentional incorrect use of Caucus' name and nodded his head once. Convincing the spellbound twins to leave early would take some arm twisting, or wrestling.


"And I don't want to hear any 'Buts' about it," he directed at Carter. Her eyes unfocused at hearing the information. Jeez, she was acting like he asked her to kill her pet cat or something.

"But Jack," Daniel started.

"Ah! What did I say!" he demanded as he held up a finger to scold the scientist.

"How long until we leave, Sir? I'd like to bring back samples with me." Within seconds, Carter became a soldier again. She knew when her commanding officer made a decision it was irreversible. Well, usually, but she knew when to pick her battles, and this was not one.

"I wouldn't dream of parting you with you do-dads Carter. We'll leave in an hour." With a cut nod, she was nearly running to get everything together in time.

Jack just didn't understand it. Ten minutes ago, she was ready to throw him down and have her dirty way with him. Now, she was the impeccable soldier he expected. Maybe it was something in the atmosphere. Or maybe his suspicions were correct.

Daniel took off nearly sprinting to tell Caucus of the new conditions. Teal'c and Jack hung back for the majority of the hour. Minutes before they were supposed to leave, neither of them returned.

"Alright Teal'c. You go drag Daniel where he's from and I'll grab Carter."

Jack walked to where Sam headquartered her equipment by shield technology. How he found it… Jack just had certain random talents that saved his ass more times than he could count. And finding people in places he hasn't been is one.

The shield technology was in a cave-building that he noticed earlier when they were looking at the cave drawings. There was a tunnel to go through before the cavern was seen. It reminded him of the Tok'ra's way of living. Most of her tools were packed, but the few that weren't were haphazardly thrown on the ground and noticeable from the tunnel.

"Carter," he called out before he made it all the way in the room.

The shield energy made him speechless. It was almost hypnotizing. A pale blue energy that reminded him much too like the Gou'uld force field, sparkled across the dim cave.

During winters in Minnesota, Jack had a hard time learning how to drive. He would want to watch the snow on the windshield dance and fall in patterns in the dark nights instead of actually paying attention to the road. The first two accidents cured him of it. But the crackling energy was very much the same.

It didn't take long for Jack to come out of the daze. But his second in command was not as lucky. She stood nearly nose to nose with the force, transfixed by the random shifting and moving particles of energy. Samantha Carter was in heaven.

"Carter," he said stronger as he grabbed her right shoulder with his left arm.

She gasped as he turned her around, eyes wide with shock. The darkness of her blue eyes nearly mesmerized him as she had been with the shield. He didn't let go of her shoulder and was completely aware of it. But he really didn't want to, and didn't care that he didn't want to. After he pulled her from the water earlier, all of his better judgment concerning her seemed to fly out of the Tel'tak.

"You ok there?" he asked in a low voice. She nodded her head yes.

"Well, let's get your stuff cleaned up. We have to leave soon."

"Already?" she asked in surprise.

"Yeah, it was an hour two minutes ago," he said as he looked at his watch that was still on her shoulder.

"Oh my god, I completely lost track of time." Her look wandered from him as she winced slightly.

"Do you have a headache?" His concern was genuine. She was not acting like herself and it was starting to give him a headache. And he didn't know if there were any of the side effects of the bulb weapon.

"Huh? I'm fine! Stop with the third degree already!" she yelled as she flung his arm off of her shoulder.

Jack was dizzy from the 180 degree whip of her attitude! What the heck did he do to get yelled at by her? Wait, wasn't he the commanding officer? She wasn't supposed to yell at him.

"Carter, hey now. No big deal. Let's just pack up and get home in one piece, ok?" he said as he held his hands in front of him in a defensive manner. He didn't want to agitate her any more, he just wanted to get back to the SGC and have everyone checked out.

"Right. Sorry, sir. I don't know what came over me." She physically shook her head as if to shake the cobwebs or whatever was going on inside there, out.


"You're early, SG1. No problems, I hope?" General Hammond greeted his team.

"No sir. Half of the team was eager to crack some codes, or something like that."

"Sir, this is Caucus. He's offered to help us with translating some of the cave paintings I've found." Daniel formally introduced the two men as the nodded.

"And help with the shield technology, sir."

General Hammond was shocked to see the man for the first time. Caucus looked like a Native American from the 1700s, down to the deer skin clothing and braided hair. But notably missing was his tanka kokpia. Jack made damn sure he had control of the foreign weapon before entering the SGC. After Daniel told him the name of it, Jack butchered the words as many times as possible.

"Major Carter, are you alright?" General Hammond cared about his teams first and foremost. Her earlier bought with the indigenous people was not forgotten.

"Yes sir, I'm fine. Thank you."

"Alright. SG1, go to the infirmary and get checked out. Debrief is in an hour. Dr. Jackson, I assume you'll show our visitor where to go?"

"Yes General."

"Yes, thank you General Hammond. You are the mugwump?" Caucus asked.

"Ah, mugwump means war chief or important person," Daniel translated.

"That would be me, Caucus," the Texan said with a smile.

Caucus smiled back, but not for goodwill. The second phase of his plan was working. He will gain everyone's trust on their base. Those who do not believe will perish and he will become the mugwump of these people.


"Doc," Jack called softly. The team, along with Caucus was sitting in the infirmary. Sam and Daniel were chatting with him, so they would not hear the other conversation.

"Colonel, what can I do for you?"

"Back on the planet, those two," he said as he pointed over to the pair, "were acting pretty strange. Not normal at all. I don't know if there's something in the air or water... Maybe it was something to do with that tanka truck thingy, I don't know. But something might show up in their blood work."

"Strange how?"

"Both Daniel Jackson and Major Carter were more aggressive than characteristic. They both allowed their tempers to have the best of them." Teal'c chimed into the conversation.

"Are you sure their leader isn't wearing off on them?"

"Funny, but no. They aren't at my perfected level yet."

"Alright, I'll keep an eye out and let you know if anything is different. It sounds like they may have raised serotonin levels if they were aggressive." Jack didn't know what he would do without Janet Frasier. Give her an obscure hint, and she could figure out just about anything.

"Thanks Doc."


The blood work was back, and Janet wanted to look over the charts herself. She was shocked to hear the Colonel tell her about her friends. Being a doctor came first, and she would have to put her friends' feelings aside for now.

She picked up a cup of coffee and indulged in a sip before looking in the manila folders. Sometimes she didn't want to look at SG1's work. There was no telling what to expect. Picking it up, she sat up straight shocked. This was one of those times.

"What the hell?"


TBC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!