Chpt 11

Just in case anyone missed it at the beginning. I don't own em' just wish I did. This doesn't follow exactly with the show so don't be too harsh with it. I had to adjust it to fit my plot line.

Okay folks here we go….

Jack watched as Sam rounded the corner and out of his sight. He couldn't help the sick feeling in the pit of his stomach. Of course he was worried about Daniel too, but Dannyboy was carrying his children. Nor was he in love with spacemonkey. He would be worried about himself if he was. Jack shook his head to clear his thoughts. He needed to concentrate. If he was going to get them all out of here he needed to stay on track on and keep it together. He again looked down the corridor that Daniel and Sam had disappeared down. Time to get out of here. He thought.

Meanwhile, Sam and Daniel were led into a room where Jonas, pulled back a curtain of sorts to reveal a large object centered in the room also covered by a curtain of some kind.

"What is it?" Daniel asked curiously.

"It looks like something the Goa'ulds left behind. From what I have gathered from the local legends and lore, the snakes used it to turn the sky orange. It protected the inhabitants from the harmful rays of the sun." Hanson supplied.

"A shield of sorts?"

"Something like that."

A lightbulb went off in Sam's head. "You don't know how to work it, do you?" She asked.

"I'm not an engineer, Sam." Jonas replied.

"Some god you are." She quipped.

"Sam, did you take "angering the local god course" at the academy?" Daniel asked jokingly.

"You just wanted me here to fix this for you!" She stated ignoring Daniel's joke.

"On the contrary, I hope that we can pick up where we left off and you will reign with me as my wife and goddess."

Sam's stomach turned at the thought and the color drained from Daniel's face. From the look on Jonas' face they knew he was serious.

"I'll see you in hell first." She finally stated.

"Well that may be but first I need you to fix that."

"What if I don't?"

"Then you will watch not only every member of the natives be driven out in the sun to die of sun sickness but you will watch you own team be executed one by one. I'll return shortly and I expect you to have figured out how to make this thing work."

Jonas left and posted two guards to watch them.

"Well might as well take a look at it." Daniel said hobbling over to the device.

"Yea, I guess." She said. She turned around to look at the device and noticed the drawings on the wall. She walked over to the to get a closer look. She really wasn't sure what she was looking at.

"Daniel, have a look at the walls. Especially this section here." She called over to him. He looked up at her and followed her gaxe up to the drawings on the wall. He shuffled over as quickly as he could and began to process what the pictures said.

"Interesting." Daniel muttered continuing down the wall looking at each drawing.

"Daniel?" Sam asked.

"It's fascinating. It's obviously a depiction of the device and what it does to protect the inhabitants of this world. See here? This is obviously the gate, so it must lay down and the device set in front of it. The beam shoots up into the sky and covers the planet in the lower atmosphere."

"What about this beam coming out here?" Sam asked pointing to the other beam joining the first in the sky above the gate. Daniel followed her hand and noticed the second beam, following it back to its starting point on the picture. The both looked at the picture and then at each other.

"This could be a problem." Daniel said finally.

"Ya think?"

"Oh, yea. Big problem."

"So what do we do now? If there is indeed a second device, how are we going to make this work. Especially since we don't even know where it is?"

"Maybe Teal'c knows something about it?" Daniel offered.

Sam turned to one of the guards, "We need a member of our team brought here. His name is Teal'c." The guard didn't seem to want to move. "If you don't want your god to blame you when I can't get this fixed, you'll go get him." The guard seemed to think about this for a moment and then headed back down the corridor they came through.

A few moments later the same guard returned with two more guards and Teal'c. Teal'c approached them and bowed his head in greeting.

"I am told you require my assistance, Capt. Carter." He stated simply.

"Yes, Teal'c, do you recognize that machine or the devices depicted here on the wall?" She inquired.

"Indeed. I am familiar with these devices. They create a shield using force field technology. It creates the force field high in the atmosphere of the planet."

"To protect the planet from the sun?"

"I am not sure for what reason it was used. The device I witnessed in use turned the sky orange."

"Just like the depiction over here." Daniel pointed out.

"Indeed."

"So two devices are needed to create the force field?" Sam asked.

"Yes, the devices create the force field by bouncing the energy back and forth between the devices."

"There is only one device here. Where is the second device?" Daniel asked.

"It should be in some close proximity to this device." Teal'c turned to the guard standing at the door. "Where was this device discovered?"

The guard stood refusing to answer Teal'c's question.

"Enough of this, get Hanson in here now." Sam stated firmly.

"Sam what are you doing?" Daniel asked as one guard walked off.

"I am not going to watch these people die or waste my time fixing a machine that won't work without the second one." Sam replied.

Moments later Jonas strode purposely into the chamber.

"Is it fixed?"

"Not yet." Sam anwered.

"Then why did you send for me?"

"Your missing the second device. It won't do me any good to fix a machine that won't work without the second one."

"A second device?" Jonas inquired.

"Yes, if you notice here in the wall paintings there are two devices depicted creating the force field in the atmosphere. Teal'c confirmed for us that there is indeed a second device necessary for the creating of the force field. However we need to locate the second device."

"Where was this device discovered?" Teal'c interrupted.

"Near the stargate." Hanson supplied.

"Is there a temple not far from here?"

"Yes, about a half click away."

"You will find the second device there." Teal'c finished.

"You're sure." Sam asked.

"Yes, one device was kept near the gate and the other was always placed in the Goa'uld's temple."

Hanson moved over to one of his guards. "Take a team to the temple, locate the second device. When you have located it, send word back."

"Yes, my god."

"I am impressed, Sam."

"Don't be. I didn't do this for you."

"Well, whatever, finish with this device, and then you will witness the beginning of a new and glorious society." With that Jonas turned and left.

Sam looked from Jonas to Teal'c and the huffed her way over the device.

"Teal'c give me a hand here, removing this panel." Teal'c assisted her and soon she was able to see inside the device and her mind began marveling at the complexity and simplicity at the same time of the technology. "I need my computer from my pack if I am going to fix this."

One of the guards came forward carrying her backpack. She took it and immediately began rummaging through it for the various things she would need. Soon she had wires running in and out of the device to the back of her computer.

"It looks like the technology used here is not that different from gate technology."

"Really?" Daniel said.

"Yup." She replied, "And I think I found the problem." She fiddled with a few more things on the inside of the device and then the device came to life and an orange beam shot out toward the ceiling.

"I'd say you fixed it." Daniel said.

Sam turned to the guards.

"Go tell your god that his machine is working."

The guard scurried away again. Moments later the same guard came back and they were escorted back to the main chamber again. Hanson was sitting on his throne.

"I am told you have fixed the device." He inquired.

"Yes and without divine intervention." She quipped.

"Captain." Colonel O'Neill warned.

"Don't worry about her, Colonel. After I dispose of you all and make her my goddess, I will deal with her lack of respect."

"I'm sorry. You're what?"

"You heard me. I intend to keep Sam here and she will rule with me."

"I don't think so."

"Oh, I do." Hanson replied as another of his lackeys approached and whispered something in his ear. He smiled broadly and jumped up from his throne.

"Excellent. Have the brought to the ring of the gods immediately. The time has come to bring fourth our new society!"

Everyone was marched out to the gate that had indeed been laid down. The device had been moved to stand in front of the gate. All the villagers gather around the gate. Colonel O'Neill and the other are forced to kneel in front of the gate. Sam is held back from the group next to Hanson.

Hanson is getting ready to speak.

"My people, I, your God, am bringing forth this moment a new day for our world. A day in which we will no longer have to fear the sun. But first we will rid our world of those who would destroy it." He said dialing the gate. Sam noticed he was dialing the earth gate. The gate roared to life causing the inhabitants to jump and cower in fear.

"You said you wouldn't kill them if I fixed that thing."

"I'm not killing them. I'm sending them onto their next life."

"You know damn well if you don't send the iris code that they will die."

"Sam, Sam, Sam. I don't expect you to understand. It will be better this way."

Hanson nodded to the guard behind Jack who lifted him up to stand in front of the gate.

"Jonas! Don't!" Sam pleaded.

At that moment Teal'c, Major Matthews and the other stood up and fought back. The villagers stood back in shock not sure what to do. They served more out of fear than of love for their god. They watched as the two groups fought for control.

Janet for her part was trying to keep Daniel from getting knocked around. Amidst the commotion Jack had gotten free and gone after Jonas. He was holding Sam around the neck and threatening to throw her in.

Jack looked around him. Teal'c and Maj. Matthews soon had the rest of Jonas' men subdued. Jonas' miscalculation had been in sending half his team to locate the second device and remain there.

"Its just you and me, Jonas. Let her go and face me. I win, we walk out of here. You win, well I probably won't be around to care, now will I?"

Jonas thought for a moment. Then literally tossed Sam aside and charged Jack. The fought and fell down the stairs of the gate. In a twisted way it looked like a dance. Fists were flying and both men were getting bloodier by the minute. Soon however, they had ended back up by the gate.

"So tell me Jack," Jonas started, "Why are you fighting so hard for her?"

Jack didn't answer.

Jonas continued to taunt him.

"She's not all that good really. I was going to make her my goddess out of pity."

Jack again didn't respond as he dodged the fist that came at his head.

"So the mighty have fallen. You'll have to love her a lot to get past the fact that she's not much of a lay."

Jack charged and caught him off guard with a hit to the jaw that sent Jonas sprawling back into the open gate. Jonas screamed as he fell only to be silenced as he fell through the event horizon of the wormhole. Moments later the gate shut down.

Jack stood there breathing hard. Still seeing red and hearing Jonas' taunting words in his head.

"Colonel, are you all right?" Janet said trying to get him to sit down so she could tend to his wound.

"Colonel?" Janet said again. Jack started and finally looked at her.

"I'm fine. Is Sam ok?"

"I'm fine, sir. A few new bruises to add to my collection but otherwise ok." She said walking over to him to sit next to him on the ground. A moment later they were startled to hear the villagers start chanting toward them. One came forward to Jack and stated

"My god, what is your wish." He finished bowing before Jack.

"Oh, whoa, now wait a minute. I am NOT a god. Neither was Jonas. He lied to all of you. None of us are gods."

"You came through the ring of the gods, that means you must be gods." The man stated again.

"You can go through the gate just as well as I can." Jack countered.

This startled the man and ripples of conversation started around the large group gathered there.

"You are not gods?" The man said dejectedly.

"No we are not." Jack confirmed.

"Then we are doomed to suffer from sun sickness forever. Jonas promised to do away with the sun sickness."

"You don't have to suffer from the sun sickness. Jonas was going to use this device to protect you from the sun. He wasn't going to do anything himself. See watch." Sam interjected and went over to the device. Within moments she had turned the device on. The orange beam shot out of the device and into the sky. A few minutes later the sky turned a deep orange.

Sam turned back to the man, kneeling in front of Jack.

"This device will protect your people from the sun sickness. We will send people back here to check the device to make sure that it remains working properly." She looked to Jack for confirmation, who nodded his consent.

The man didn't quite know what to say. He silently nodded and went back to his people.

"Colonel, I need to get Sam and Daniel back to Earth and you're going to need stitches on your face." Janet put in.

"All right. Maj. Matthews find some people to get this gate back up and then you and your team proceed to the second device and round up the rest of Jonas' men."

"Yes, sir." Matthews said and went out to carry out his orders.

A few hours later the gate was once again standing and the SGC personnel were ready to return to earth. The rest of Jonas' men had been apprehended, and were being guarded.

Sam dialed the gate and the familiar kawhoosh sprung forward as the gate came to life.

Jack turned to the man who had thought him a god;

"We'll send a team back soon, to check on your shield and you all."

"We thank you." He said bowing as Jack and the rest of the SGC teams headed back home.

Well folks that's it till I get back from vacation next week. I leave Saturday and there is no way to get another chapter up before then.

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