The next day, Hannah leaned on the bar of the local alehouse of P4X-080. The place was filled with the filth of the galaxy. She had already broken one man's hand for his ass grab she wondered if he thought it was worth it when he crooned in pain. Sands hadn't looked too pleased with her but she didn't care as she sipped her tepid ale. With the waffles and ale she was going to have to exercise 8 hours a day to keep the weight from pounding in on her. No one stayed fit and trim without exercise and a balanced diet.
"Does every man incur physical harm when they're involved with you?" the man to her right asked. He looked to be in his late thirties with short blonde hair and cerulean eyes he stood up straighter his 6ft frame towered over her 5ft 7.
"It's foreplay. What's a little pleasure without pain" Hannah said assessing him openly with his eyes. He gave her an amused smile.
"Odai Ventrell, bounty hunter" he said he raised his stein as his form of a hand shake.
"Mila Vertikoff" Hannah said as she clinked her stein to his. They both took a sip of their ale eye contact not wavering.
"Never heard of you" he said as he rested his stein back on the bar.
"I prefer it that way" Hannah said he seemed entirely focused on her face.
"Let me guess gun for hire?" he asked.
"Something like that. I tend to dabble in many occupations" Hannah said in non committal tone.
"I'm sure you do, I've noticed this is becoming your regular haunt"
"The Ale hits the spot and let's just say in a week I'll wear out my welcome with the owner and have to move on until work comes in" Hannah said turning her back to the room and leaning on the bar. She didn't miss him checking out her derriere she resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
"Well maybe if I have job we could partner up"
"Why would I partner with someone I barely know?" Hannah asked
"Then maybe we should get to know each other better" Odai said leaning in closer to her.
"Maybe… but I prefer work over pleasure" Hannah said moving away to give herself breathing room. She watched him as he looked distracted for a moment. He skulled the rest of his Ale and placed the empty stein on the bar.
"Where are you going?" Hannah asked,
"Like you said business before pleasure" He told her frankly, she leaned on one elbow and looked at him.
"Oh so now I'm a pleasure?" Hannah drawled.
"If I see you here tomorrow it will be or I might have business" Odai told her with a smile that could melt a woman's knees but not Hannah's. Every male body in proximity was an enemy combatant.
"Until then" Hannah said raising her glass, Odai walked out of the Ale house leaving her to herself as she continued to watch Agent Sands kick up his feet with a group of Bounty Hunters. Her internal clock said she had another hour before she left and Major Lorne took over her position as she and the team took shifts making sure Agent Sands didn't get his head shot off before he was useful.
Hannah rounded the path out of the village to the meeting point near the Stargate in the thicket of the forest. Making sure she hadn't been followed when Lorne took over her post. When she reached the meet point she found Demming leaning up against the tree looking bored out of his mind.
"So seriously is this all we do? I was told I'd be meeting strange and new cultures having wild adventures and what are we doing taking shifts watching some agent go on a drinking bender. Honestly the back waters of Australia have more culture than here and I could have watched people get drunk on our planet with less chaffing" Demming complained as he adjusted himself.
"Answer to your question. Yes this is as exciting as it gets any more exciting and you'd end up dead cause you don't follow the rules of engagement" Hannah told him.
"Don't pull a Hoyt on me" Demming sighed Hannah smiled at his tone so Hoyt's tirades were wearing him too.
"Fine anyway I hope this is over soon myself I'd like to stop consuming room temperature Ale" Hannah said rubbing her stomach.
"Not like you can ask for a hot tea and the Sunday paper" Demming commented.
"Exactly" Hannah agreed she was about to say something when she pulled her weapon Demming held up his hands as she pointed it in his direction.
"I wouldn't shoot unless you want your partner dead" Odai said as he stood behind Demming using him as a shield.
"Let him go"
"Can't do that otherwise I'd lose my reward and I know if I move you'll shoot me" Odai said.
"Who says I won't shoot through my friend to get you?" Hannah asked Demming's eyes went wide in fear.
"Oh don't shoot through me please I've never been shot but I hear it hurts like hell" Demming said.
"Shut up" Odai told him, in that moment Demming made his move by shifting to his left allowing Hannah an opening to shoot Odai sadly. Odai was faster in his reactions as his weapons blast hit her just as she pulled the trigger on her own gun. Her muscles seized up as she crumpled to the ground. The shot she fired barely grazed Odai as she watched him stun Demming and walk over to her and crouched down.
"Time to go" he told her just as she lost consciousness.
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A/N: tête-à-tête : a private and intimate conversation between two people.
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Hannah stirred awake with a cranking headache. It took a moment for her to realise she was upright and hanging by her wrists she groaned as her shoulders ached from the being in one position too long.
She pushed her feet best she could with her ankles and shins bound together and stood up straighter as her shoulders cried in relief. She looked around the room it was a goa'uld ship. She was chained to the ceiling with arms wide and restraints were tight so no hope of her getting out on her own while her feet were chained to the floor her legs were even tied together not giving her many options. She looked to Demming who was similarly trussed up as she was to the side of the room. He groaned as he came to then looked up and around the room.
"Great" he said dryly.
"You wanted adventure" Hannah responded.
"Yeah S&M isn't my thing" Demming commented as he pulled on the chains testing their strength. Hannah was about to respond when she heard footfalls in the hallway and few seconds later Jaffa guards entered the room and took up posts in the corners of the room. Hannah closed her eyes and cursed as Ba'al walked into the room with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Worth every piece of raw Naquadah" he said in his smug fashion.
"You know one another?" Demming asked Ba'al smiled at Demming and looked to Hannah.
"He your new partner? I heard a rumour you had been reassigned to a lower echelon team" Ba'al said as he looked at Demming.
"You leave him alone" Hannah told Ba'al.
"I don't plan any harm to come to either of you. I just want to talk" Ba'al told
"Really? Then what's with the chains?" Hannah asked Ba'al stepped in closer to her, encroaching her personal space she leaned back in her restraints to put space between then and winced as her shoulders ached.
"Well while I can guarantee that I won't harm you in this little tête-à-tête. You my little minx have a very violent nature I'm not entirely stupid I'd like to remain unharmed this time" Ba'al drawled as he dragged a finger down the column of her neck.
"So they are for your safety? That is a new one" Hannah said her skin crawling.
"uh hey bad guy? If this is a tête-à-tête then wouldn't it be best if you let me go free and give you some privacy?" Demming asked.
"Oh no you're going to watch" Ba'al told him as his fingers traced Hannah's collarbone.
"I'm really flattered and sure whatever you two do together will be beautiful cause you're two very beautiful people but I'm really not into voyeurism" Demming said looking distinctly uncomfortable.
"He isn't very loyal" Ba'al said giving her a small smile.
"He's new" Hannah informed Ba'al.
"Also not a soldier so if I can just get my gift bag with a t-shirt. I'd be happy to go" Demming added.
"Typical Human" Ba'al said as he looked her face over as though he were memorising every feature and line as though she were art. "You become more beautiful every time I see you. I'm not sure if I prefer you as a brunette or blonde Hannah" he said in a low voice his hand grabbed the back her neck and pulled her face closer to his face holding her firmly. Her body tensed from the contact.
"You know the chains might stop me from breaking your neck but it doesn't stop me from biting you" Hannah warned him. His eyes glitter as his smile widened.
"Something I'll enjoy to be sure just know I will return the favour" he drawled his eyes not wavering contact with hers "Have you thought over my proposition?" he asked.
"Can't say that I have… why is there an expiry date on it?" Hannah asked.
"No, I would have thought after you received my gifts. You would come to me"
"Gifts?" Hannah asked.
"Yes" he said watching her every expression seeing whether she was playing him.
"I don't remember any diamond earrings or any other tokens of affection" Hannah told him. Apparently it wasn't the answer he had expected.
"If you wanted diamonds you should have said so but I'm talking about my other presents I gave you. Delek in particular" Ba'al said as his other hand trailed across her décolletage and up her neck before stopping to cup her chin softly.
"I have no idea what you're talking about and I haven't seen Delek in years" Hannah told him. He studied her for a moment again and took her word. He looked annoyed and bemused at the same time before smiling.
"Well I know I left one side of his face intact for identification purposes" Ba'al said watching for her face to show recognition of what he was talking about. When Hannah raised a questioning eyebrow at him he knew that the humans hadn't told her. "I shouldn't be surprised that they kept it from you and all the effort I went to for you. I will have to organise a private viewing for you" he mused he pulled his hands from her person. "I will return soon" he told her.
He left the room with half the Jaffa guards going with him. Hannah hung her head down exhaling slowly trying to exhale some of the tension she was feeling.
"So the proposition?" Demming asked after a few moments of silence passed.
"He wants me to join his side"
"As his 'Queen' I've been brushing up on my Goa'uld culture norms"
"No, Second in Command"
"Same Diff in this case"
"It is not. There is a big difference"
"I couldn't tell since he has on some pretty lavish robes. So how long are we going to be here?"
"Why do you have a date?"Hannah asked him dryly.
"Actually I do. So if you could just let him have his way instead of playing hard to get. So he can release us back into the wild that'd be great" Demming said with a smile.
"I'm not putting out so you can get home for your hot date who is probably some bimbo named Holly with an 'i' can bat her eyelashes at you and tell you how blue makes her really sad unless it's like a sunny day and the sun is out" Hannah said in an ultra bimbo impression before rolling her eyes.
"Hey chicks with names that end with 'i' instead of 'ly' are like roller coasters. You've got to wait in a long line, but once you get up there, you just hold on for dear life and hope you don't drop your keys. And anyway what I was going to ask is what's the big deal?" he asked.
"My dignity and self respect" Hannah answered caustically.
"Pfft those are hang ups you definitely don't need. Just put out and we can go home. It's pretty obvious the guy wants you. All I'm saying" Demming said shrugging. Hannah shook her head at him.
"I'm not having sex with Ba'al but hey if you want bend over for the guy then be my guest" Hannah snapped at Demming.
"I think he'd prefer for you to bend over honey as I'm not his type" Demming said he was going add more but stopped as Ba'al re-entered the room with a servant by his side who wheeled a table up to his side. The table had a decanter with what looked to be red wine and two wine glasses next to what looked like Tok'ra memory recall devices.
"I thought we could use a little wine to relax" Ba'al said as he picked up the decanter and poured out one glass. Once he set the decanter down he picked up the wine glass and swirled the deep red liquid like a practised drinker and then took a deep inhale.
"Romanée-Conti 1997: French burgundy. very rare, beautiful and robust not unlike you" he said as he took a generous sip and smiled in satisfaction "Tastes delicious as I'm sure you will" he said in a low voice. Hannah rolled her eyes at the theatrics of Ba'al.
"Can't we just hurry this up? Apparently Demming has a hot date and needs to get home" Hannah said mockingly sweet.
"Try some" Ba'al said holding the glass close enough for her to lean a little forward and take a sip.
"Go on Chicka that stuff is like $10 grand a bottle" Demming said. Hannah leaned forward and watched as Ba'al turned the rim of the glass to she took a sip exactly the same place he had. He lifted the glass for her and watched her as she took a generous amount of the drink from the glass. He then placed the glass on the table not taking his eyes off Hannah as she licked the wine off her lips.
"It's ok nothing I'd write home about" Hannah said in a non committal tone. Ba'al smiled as he picked up the memory device and grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her in close.
"This will just pinch" he told her as he pushed the device to her temple activating it. Hannah gasped in pain as the device pierced her skin digging deep. Not letting go of her for a second, Ba'al put on the second and used a nylon conduit wire to link the two devices.
"If you plan on brain diving in my head it won't work. These devices only allow memories to show if the host is willing to share and I'm not" Hannah told him.
"Oh I know, this is about me sharing my memories with you" Ba'al said.
"Oh boy we could be here a while"
"I assure you only selective memories" He said as his other arm wrapped around her waist pulling her close. She would have tried to head butt him but his grip kept her still. She was about to make a witty comment when her vision went black. She felt herself pulled from her own sense of reality and thrust into different surroundings it was surreal as she was present in two minds. One was her with Ba'al holding her watching her face, he held her head and the other flashes of images and like video clips of Flynn being tortured by a ribbon device. Jumbles of images files on Hannah, she recognised the images of CAT and MRI scans with her name, then the images changed two other people being killed what seemed to be by her hands but weren't as it was Ba'al's memories. She felt his power, his pleasure and satisfaction as he showed her how he tortured and maimed Delek to death. Every emotion attached to the memories coursed through her body as if they were her own. And then it stopped Hannah gasped for air, her heart pounding from the experience she shuddered from the intensity. A part of her was disgusted by the images and the emotions and part of her took a dark sense of pleasure and enjoyment.
"You want more?" Ba'al asked she felt his hand on her lower back stroking her.
"I think I've seen enough" Hannah said still heaving for air as her bodice barely gave her enough room to breathe as it was.
"One more" he told her in a husky voice "I'm sure you can handle it" Ba'al said as he moved his hands to the sides of her face to gently stroke her hair. This time it was different the images weren't gruesome or vengeful. It was her and him which meant it wasn't a memory as such but his dreams or fantasy as she was witnessing it all. She stood by his side dressed in a lavish gown and draped in jewellery. But it didn't fascinate her as much as her stance did. Hannah in this image stood next to Ba'al with such a fierce pride, she was powerful, strong and intimidating as she captured the attention and adoration of thousands. She watched herself turn to Ba'al his eyes burned with hunger and lust but he treated her with a deep reverence as he took her wrist and planted the softest of kisses on her inner wrist.
Hannah blinked her eyes as her attention was brought back to the room the emotions rollercoastered through her. She barely had time to focus and digest what she felt when Ba'al pulled her face towards his. His lips caressed hers in a slow and soft movement that soon evolved into a long seductive kiss. Hannah found herself responding to the kiss as the emotions hunger and lust resonated and took hold in the contact. She was completely hypnotized until her brain turned back on and informed her she was kissing Ba'al the bad guy. She bit down hard on Ba'al's tongue drawing blood. Ba'al snapped away from her and looked at her with excitement. Hannah spat the blood and saliva onto his boot. It was a small, disgusting victory but worth it.
"Delightful" Ba'al said dryly.
"I know I'm a treat but I'm not easy. Dead bodies and French booze are not the way into my knickers or to swaying me to the dark side." Hannah said she spat the excess of saliva in her mouth not wanting to swallow any of his blood if she could help it. Sadly she missed his boot this time "Now if you'll just let us go we'll be on our way" she told him with a smile.
"Well I did say I'd let you go. I know you have to think my proposition through on your own time and I also know you'll come to your senses and want to come back" Ba'al said he pulled a small silver device with a strap. "This is a transmitter I'm sure you know what to do with it" Ba'al said he strapped it to her arm then looked as if he was considering another kiss but thought better of it.
"Take care of yourself" Ba'al said and with that he left the room, the Jaffa guard pulled out Zat guns and Hannah blacked out from the blast.
Some time later, Hannah groaned as she came to. She pushed off the sand feeling her bodice was digging into the side of her left breast uncomfortably. She first looked around Ba'al had left them on a desert planet by the Stargate. There was nothing for as far as the eyes could see besides Demming, sand and the Stargate and DHD. Demming laid on his side with his back to Hannah. She kicked him in the butt to wake him by the second kick he roused with a groan.
"Ow. Real mature O'Neill kicking a guy when he's down" he said as he laid onto his back and looked up at Hannah squinting in the sunlight.
"Awwwh can't hack a little love tap Princess?" Hannah asked.
"Oh yeah I living a charmed life. Where are we?" he asked as he shook sand from his hair.
"Some planet with a Gate let's go home" Hannah said
"You going to use your GDO?" Demming asked as he got his feet and stood next to Hannah. Hannah glared at him "I left mine in my other pants but I have a radio" he said with a smile. Hannah turned away Demming and reached into her bodice and found the offending item that had been poking her and pulled it out with her GDO. It was a small parchment folded up into a parcel with something inside she flipped it over and saw Ba'al's hand writing.
"Geez how long does it take to pull a GDO out of your top?" Demming asked sounding bored.
"I don't know how long can you hold your breath?" Hannah asked as she stuffed the parcel back into her bodice before she turned around.
"You want to dial the gate?" Hannah asked him.
"Sure but one moment" Demming said looking around and looking inspired. A look that was dangerous for Demming.
"What?" Hannah asked as she shifted uncomfortable hot in her leathers.
"This would make the perfect time to say my perfect pick up line" he said. Hannah folded her arms and glared at him.
"Seriously? It's like a hundred degrees" she said feeling sweat drip between her shoulder blades. He gave her an imploring look "Go ahead" she said. She waited for him to lay a good line on her but after a few moments in the hot sun he gave her a blank look.
"Oh man I blanked"
"I'm sure you say that to all the girls"
"Ha ha let's go" he said pressing the first symbol for Earth's address.
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"It's been over 4 hours. We have to keep searching" Lorne said emphatically to General Landry.
"Where Major? They aren't on the planet and they left no clue as to where they went. So tell me where should we start?" Landry asked Major Lorne opened his mouth to answer when the alarms sounded and the PA system sprung to life.
"Unscheduled Off World Activation"
Landry jumped from his chair from the desk and headed to the control room with Major Lorne behind him. Harriman sat at his chair at the main computer the Stargate visible from the control room glowed blue and white onto the back wall as the Iris was closed.
"Walter?" Landry prodded.
"Sir I'm receiving SG13's IDC Sir" Harriman informed him. He looked to the General waiting for the order to open the Iris. Landry stepped forward and pressed the comm. button.
"This is General Landry of Stargate Command. Identify yourselves"
"This is Doctor Alexander Demming, I'm on a very hot desert planet dressed in leather with Lieutenant Hannah O'Neill. Authentication code Sierra gulf oner three. Requesting permission to return home" Demmings voice said.
"That's not an authentication code Dr Demming" Landry told him as the military people in the room were smothering their laughter. "Who gave that kid a radio?" Landry asked.
"Better a radio than a gun Sir. Trust me" Lorne said remaining stoic and serious. Landry pressed the button for the comm. turned his attention back to the gate.
"Demming where did you and O'Neill go?" Landry asked.
"Side trip for ice cream. Did I mention it was really hot on this planet and the leather clothing?" Demming said.
"Come on through" Landry said he motioned to Harriman to open the Iris. The SF teams stayed in their defensive positions inside the room.
Hannah and Demming stepped through the gate looking tanned and pink in the faces.
"Seriously if you had put out he would have left us on a really nice temperate planet"
"I'm so sorry I don't have no morals, self respect or dignity like you" Hannah snapped they both stopped and held their hands up in surrender.
"hey I have morals they are just somewhat loose." Demming said. Landry and Major Lorne came into the gateroom.
"Check them" Landry ordered two sergeants.
"Sir I can explain" Hannah said as she was frisked and her weapons taken off her.
"Please do"
"We were captured by Ba'al"
"Ba'al?" Lorne asked.
"Technically Odai Ventrell captured us" Demming said as he and Hannah lowered their arms.
"True, anyway Ba'al wanted to talk" Hannah said.
"About?"
"A proposition"
"Yeah he wants in her pants bad" Demming said.
"Seriously do you have any tact?" Hannah asked him shaking her head.
"Yes but only when it's business"
"This is business"
"Uhuh. You have a Goa'uld Stalker and that's business? I personally think it's perverted"
"I'm shocked considering what you said about girls-"
"Hey!" Landry shouted getting their attention. "This isn't preschool act like the adults I've been told you are"
"Yes sir" Hannah said.
"What proposition?"
"Just the same one he gave me before. Come join my side and you can have all the diamonds and jewels in the galaxy Blah blah I'll have a report on your desk within the hour Sir"
"Don't forget some-"
"Don't even think about sharing that sentence"
"Dr Demming?"
"They also hooked up for some memory sharing stuff. I think he was showing her the benefits of an older, mature and more experienced lover" Demming said Hannah shot him a look "What? the guy probably has a couple thousand years of experience under his belt" he added Hannah rolled her eyes at him.
"Dr Demming we are going to have to remind you of what constitutes as suitable work place conversation" Landry said
"He also gave me this" Hannah said unhooking the device on her arm and handing it to Landry.
"what is it?" Landry asked.
"Some transmitter device when I change my mind. It sends out some kind of signal I guess let the eggheads work on it. Sir" Hannah said with a shrug. Landry nodded feeling the unease he had been holding onto with Hannah on his base drain from him slightly. He could see plain as day she had no inkling or desire to join Ba'al. The handing over of the device with such disinterest also helped.
"Ok, get yourselves checked out by Dr Lam and report to the briefing room I want to know everything" Landry said cutting them some slack. Demming and Hannah nodded before walking off. Landry turned to Lorne and handed him the device.
"Take that to Colonel Carter and then report to the briefing room yourself." Landry told him. Major Lorne nodded and walked off.
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"Hannah!" Vala said happily as she came into the women's locker room. "You can't imagine the hideously boring day I've had. Though I heard you were captured by Ba'al how did you escape?" Vala asked.
"He let me go" Hannah said as she pulled off her leather jacket.
"He let you go?" Vala asked confused.
"Yeah, he just wanted to touch base with me. See if I changed my mind about being his Queen" Hannah half joked as she fished the parcel out of her top and stuffed it in her locker.
"Well I'm sure he made a very seductive offer" Vala said, Hannah pressed her lips into a thin line as she recalled every detail clearly in her mind she figured a hot shower and a litre of tequila might make her feel slightly less sullied than she felt right now. Ba'al had twisted her in knots on everything in her life even down to her core values as she enjoyed the satisfaction Ba'al felt at killing those people. The fact that Landry and the others had kept what they found to themselves had made her feel sick to her stomach. All of it made her stomach roll.
"Hannah, are you ok?" Vala asked. Hannah swallowed her nausea.
"Of course. Hey you mind helping me out of this top? I have to report for Debrief in the next hour" Hannah asked as she couldn't reach the cords herself.
"Sure, is everything ok?" Vala asked concerned.
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TBC~
A/N: As requested a quick update eclipsex.x and thank you for the review! but it may be a couple of weeks before the next update :-) and A huge thanks to Lee who played my sounding board for the last five days hehehe I hope it wasn't too painful lol hope you all enjoyed and see ya next post!