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Chapter 12
"Thoth" Daniel stated
"That's right, we thought you might have had something to do with the attack. Thoth is a very dangerous Goau'ld. In recent years he has not been so much of a problem but it was only a matter of time before he continued his reign of terror"
"So he wasn't killed in the explosion"
"No"
"What do you mean reign of terror?" Jack asked hoping that was just the Tok'ras way of over exaggerating.
"I mean exactly that. Thoth is a particularly nasty Goau'ld. He kills for the sake of killing and he couldn't care any less who it is"
"Sounds like most Goau'ld to me"
"No trust me he is much worse. The other Goa'uld recognise the benefit of keeping people alive, those who follow their rule are not usually harmed. Thoth doesn't care, if you are not his slave or his Jaffa there is no point in you being alive. He destroys entire worlds, Myena being a perfect example, he commands a massive fleet"
"So resistance is futile" Jack quipped earning himself a look from all the others that said 'quit it with the star trek references'.
"Exactly" Jacob continued "Anyone who survives the initial attack is killed by the Jaffa that then gate onto the planet. A number of people are captured from every world, men women and children to be tortured by Thoth and his Jaffa simply for their own personal amusement".
"This guy sounds like a real piece of work, Teal'c how come you didn't know any of this?"
"Teal'c wouldn't know, the other Goa'uld don't speak of him even they don't agree with his methods"
"Then he must be really, really bad"
"Yeah well now he's pouring a lot of his resources into finding the people responsible for the attack on his base. He found the Myenans and unless he is stopped he will probably find you too"
"Well what do you suggest?"
"Nothing right now, we are attempting to get someone undercover on his ship but he is extremely paranoid at the moment add that to the fact that he very rarely changes the Jaffa aboard his ship and it is proving to be very difficult"
Jack really didn't like the idea of doing nothing whilst Thoth was looking for them. He could tell from the looks on the others faces that they didn't like the idea either but there really was nothing else they could do. They would just have to wait and trust the Tok'ra, something he knew was going to be difficult for him. As much as he loved Jacob he just didn't trust the Tok'ra.
Jacob had spent several days on Kalena, only a few members of the Tok'ra council had been informed of the base on Kalena and even fewer had been told the co-ordinates. He had been impressed with the base and had spent sometime getting to know the Myenans that were still on the base. They were hoping that he could earn their trust and eventually they would learnt to trust the Tok'ra.
"It was good to see you again dad, I missed you"
"I missed you too, I always do. It was good to see you all again and you" he said turning to Jack "Take care of my daughter"
"I will"
Jacob gave Sam a last hug and kissed her hair "I love you"
"I love you too"
Sam wished her father could stay longer but they had received a message from the Tok'ra informing him that his presence was required. She always missed her dad and worried about him, especially when they were out of contact for a long time. She watched her father walk up the stairs to the stargate and then disappear into the event horizon. She felt Jack's arm move around her shoulders in a gesture of support.
"He'll be back in no time"
Sam nodded and everyone left the gate room.
"And this button activates it"
Daniel walked into the infirmary to see Janet and Marina teaching a few of the nurses how to use one of the new medical technologies. Daniel had no idea what it was but he figured he would find out at some point, probably when it was being used on him. He stood in the doorway for several minutes watching her contently before taking a step into the room. Janet smiled and walked over to him when she saw him.
"Hey you"
"Hey" Daniel said as he planted a quick kiss on her lips.
"What's up?"
"I came to see if you wanted to grab lunch"
"Sure, just give me ten minutes"
Daniel nodded and watched as Janet went back to her nurses. He went and sat on one of the beds and watched her as he waited.
Teal'c was in the gym with Janet and Sam, the new gym was incredible. Much larger than the one they had had at the SGC and there was a lot more equipment here. As a result more people had taken to working out on a regular basis. Thankfully this was not the only gym on the base, there were three others equally as big. Given the early hour there was no one else in the gym which is why the three of them had picked that time to work out.
Janet and Sam were both on the treadmills and Teal'c was lifting weights nearby. They had already been there for nearly an hour and were almost ready to call it quits when Jack and Daniel walked in. They were clearly not here to work out as they were dressed in their usual BDU's.
"What are you doing?" Jack asked as he moved to sit on the bench near where the three of them were working out, Daniel sat next to him.
"What does it look like we're doing" Sam said a little out of breath.
"It is 6 o clock in the morning and you three are awake and in the gym"
"We have been here since 5AM Jack" Teal'c stated
"This is my point. What is wrong with you people? It took me all my energy to get up 20 minutes ago and drag my ass down here"
"If it was that difficult why do it?" Sam asked.
"I don't know"
Teal'c saw Sam role her eyes as she continued to run.
"How did you even know we were down here?"
"I figured where else would you go at 6AM when you don't have any work to do and I ran into Daniel on my way down here"
"Right"
"Why are you coming down here at 5AM?"
"Because there's no one else here" Janet stated.
"Yeah, there's a reason for that" Jack said sarcastically.
"We prefer having the gym to ourselves"
Sam turned off the treadmill and stepped down slowly, Janet was right behind her.
"Well I'm going to get a shower" Janet said
"Me too" Sam replied
"That sounds like a good idea " Jack said as he stood up.
"Not this time" Sam said with a smile and Jack's face fell "And that is not going to help you"
Janet and Sam walked out of the gym laughing and Teal'c decided to call it quits too, he returned the weights to where he had got them from and grabbed his bag. He headed for the men's changing room that were connected to the gym.
"Well let's go find something else to do" Jack said as he turned to Daniel. He was just staring at the wall with a half thoughtful, half vacant look in his eyes. He cocked his head slowly to one side and looked at Daniel who really was lost in his thoughts.
"Daniel?" he said but received no response so he tried again with a nudge. "Daniel?"
"What, sorry" Daniel said finally snapping back to reality.
"What's up with you?"
"I was just thinking"
"About what?"
"Nothing it doesn't matter"
Jack knew Daniel was lying, whatever was on his mind was definitely something but he decided to let it go, for now at least.
"Jack I need to talk to you" Daniel said walking into Jack's office. Jack watched as Daniel sat down in the chair at the other side of his desk. The look on his face told Jack that whatever it was he needed to talk about was serious. It also probably had something to do with whatever it was that he had been thinking about in the gym that morning.
"What is it Daniel?"
"I want to ask Janet to marry me"
TBC
