Chapter 36
Teal'c, Daniel, Sam, and Jolinar were in the gate room, waiting for the chevrons to finish locking when Jack came in. They were all armed with P-90's and outfitted in fatigues except for Jolinar. Jolinar had insisted their weapons weren't necessary but that argument hadn't gone far.
Teal'c continually glanced down at his stomach. It was certainly an odd feeling. The nanites had already sealed up his pouch and left not a scar or any evidence he'd been a Jaffa, save the emblem of Apophis adorning his forehead.
"Coming, Sir?" Sam asked, walking toward Jack.
Jack smiled and shook his head. "Not this time, Colonel. This one is yours. General Hammond and I have to get the ball rolling here. If Anubis is coming, we need to be ready." He looked at Jolinar, standing there in her white bodysuit. He frowned. "If you're a soldier, you should know that white means surrender and makes you stick out."
She rolled her eyes. "I've been a soldier far longer than you. I think I can handle it."
Jack faked a hurt look and Jolinar sighed. The blue liquid expanded out across her once again until it covered her entire body, even her face. It gave her a definite alien appearance Jack thought, made her appear to be a creature made only of metal. There appeared to be no slots for her eyes, nose, or ears. Then she quickly cloaked, her body becoming rapidly clearer and insubstantial until she vanished altogether.
Jack whistled. "Nice."
"Indeed," Teal'c concurred.
She deactivated her cloak and nodded appreciatively to Jack.
"But how do you see through that metal on your face?" He asked.
"The advanced scanning systems in the armor provide me with senses far superior to my own and relay the information directly to my mind. I see my surroundings far more clearly than you," she replied.
They all turned when they heard the blast wave and the wormhole appeared.
"How are we supposed to handle that?" Carter asked. "You've given us this advanced technology, but we have no clue how to use it."
Jolinar walked up the ramp. "Everything you need to know is in your mind. Just relax and trust your instincts."
"Instincts, right," Daniel muttered.
Sam scowled uneasily and gave Jack a smile. "Well, let's head out."
"Good luck, Sam," Jack said.
Sam mouthed silently, "I love you" and headed toward the gate.
Jack leaned against the wall, resting his hands in his pockets, watching SG-1 head off on their first mission without him. He watched as the four of them vanished through the gate and the wormhole shutdown.
"Love you too, Sam," he whispered and with a satisfied smile headed to his meeting with Hammond.