CHAPTER TWO
Sam could almost screamed in desperation, she had searched her house from top to bottom for the second time and still no sign of the letter. She could feel the tears pricking at her eyes but she swallowed deeply and said," No I am not going to cry!" She sat on the floor and tried to remember where she put it but as she glanced up at a photo of the entire team smiling that's when she spotted a white envelope. She rushed over and recognised the scrawl SAM, she smiled but one look at the photo caused her first tear to fall, oh God if only they could go back to those days and if only Jack was here and not captive on some alien planet. What was he thinking? How did this make things better? She ripped open the letter and read,
HI SAM,
I GUESS YOU DON'T REALLY WANT MUCH TO DO WITH ME WHICH I CAN UNDERSTAND BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY I AM SORRY FOR BETRAYING YOUR TRUST AND FOR THE STUPID WAY I BEHAVED. I GUESS I'M WRITING THIS LETTER BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN EXPRESS MYSELF WITHOUT PUTTING MY FOOT IN MY MOUTH. ANYWAYS I GUESS WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT I HOPE ONE DAY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FORGIVE EVEN IF YOU DON'T FORGET, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH IT HURT ME TO LIE TO YOU AND THE OTHERS. YOU GUYS ARE LIKE FAMILY TO ME AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE IT, IT HURT ME AS MUCH AS IT DID FOR YOU. I HAD TO WATCH AS YOUR EYES LOST THEIR WARMTH TOWARDS ME AND TURNED INTO ICE, GOD I WISHED I COULD DESCRIBE TO YOU HOW MY HEART BROKE IN TWO WHEN THAT HAPPENED. OH GREAT HERE WAS I THINKING I COULD MANAGE TO WRITE A SIMPLE LETTER WITHOUT WAFFLING BUT SOMEHOW I DON'T THINK IT'S WORKING. OH WELL, ANOTHER THING I HAVE TO TELL YOU IS THAT I HAVE ASKED FOR A TRANSFER TO ANOTHER TEAM, SG9 BELIEVE IT OR NOT AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I THINK IT IS BEST THIS WAY AND AT LEAST THIS WAY YOU GUYS CAN'T GET HURT BY ME ANYMORE. I'M SHIPPING OFF TO SOME WORLD CALLED P3X-459 IN A DAYS TIME AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD WHY I DID THIS AND I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN MOVE ON. A NEW COLONEL SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE TEAM, I GUESS WRITING THE LETTER I JUST HOPED TO EXPLAIN MYSELF BETTER THAN I EVER COULD IN THE FLESH, I HOPE YOU DO WELL IN LIFE SAM AND I WISH ALL THE BEST FOR YOU
YOUR COLONEL JACK O'NEILL
Sam covered her hands with her face as she felt the tears come, if only she had read the letter then she might have been able to stop him from going and he wouldn't be missing. Teal'c was right he did feel unwanted, had she really been that cold to him?
MEANWHILE...
Daniel reached into the waste bin and found the letter before reading,
HEY DANNY
I KNOW YOU HATE ME RIGHT NOW AND HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF EVER TALKING TO ME AGAIN BUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT I AM SORRY FOR WHAT I DID AND WHAT I DID TO YOU AND THE OTHERS. I KNOW WHAT I DID HURT YOU MORE THAN THE OTHERS DANNY AND I AM TRULY SORRY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HATED DOING WHAT I DID AS MUCH AS YOU DID. I KNOW THAT'S HARD TO SWALLOW BUT IT'S THE TRUTH, DANNY YOU'RE LIKE A BROTHER TO ME, GRANTED A YOUNGER SLIGHTLY ACCIDENT PRONE ONE BUT STILL A BROTHER. I JUST HOPE THAT IN THAT BIG HEART OF YOURS YOU CAN FIND THE STRENGTH TO FORGIVE ME EVEN IF YOU DON'T FORGET. I GUESS THIS LETTER WAS MY WAY OF HOPEFULLY EXPLAINING MYSELF TO YOU WITHOUT FUMBLING FOR THE WORDS AND I ALSO WANTED TO TELL YOU I HAVE ASKED FOR A TRANSFER TO ANOTHER TEAM. I GOT SG9 AND I'LL BE HEADING TO P3X-459 IN A DAYS TIME AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I DID WHAT I DID. ANYWAYS DANNY I HOPE YOU DO FIND SHA'RE AND SKAARA AS SOMEHOW I DON'T THINK BEING ON SG9 WOULD ALLOW ME TO SEARCH FOR THEM AS EASILY. I HOPE YOU FIND SHA'RE BECAUSE YOU DESERVE ALL THE HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD, YOU PULLED ME OUT OF A VERY DARK TIME IN MY LIFE AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND
JACK O'NEILL
Daniel sighed, he wished he had read the letter earlier maybe he wouldn't have been so hard on Jack. He fumbled for his keys not caring if he still had six hours left till they left for P3X-459 he wanted to be at the SGC.
ELSEWHERE...
Jack groaned as a hard hit across the face broke him out of unconsciousness, he opened his eyes slowly and took in three fuzzy figures surrounding him. He tried to move his hands but found them shackled and something weighed heavy around his neck. He found his vision was clearing and a huge brute stood in front of him, covered in grime from head to foot. Jack looked up into cold grey eyes before he asked," Who the hell are you and why the hell did you or your boss pick off my team?"
He received another blow to the face and he felt the metallic taste of blood in his mouth but the brute snarled," You slave do not talk unless spoken to!"
Jack spat out blood, he would not back down," Hey egor I don't give a shit about what I'm supposed to do, I want to know what happened to my men and I don't care about how much you beat me!"
Jack watched as the man raised his fist again but a female voice stopped him," No Haton!"
The man who Jack assumed was Haton stopped and stepped away before Jack watched as a tall slimly built with a light golden complexion walked towards them. Her big blue eyes regarded Jack carefully as if soaking in his appearance, Jack met her curious gaze with one of his icy glares. Jack had to admit the woman was incredibly beautiful with high cheekbones and long dark hair that ascentuated her neckline and shaped her face. Jack also noted the various jewels that dripped from her entire body and the gold chainmail dress she had on, he figured she was the boss or the boss' daughter.
The woman called Neefa took in the stranger's appearance carefully, he seemed older than the other members of his team but this only excited her more. He was very handsome with dark brown eyes she felt she could get lost in, she wondered if his silver hair was in anyway linked to his older appearance. She ran her eyes over the black t-shirt and noted it hung to his muscular physique and she had watched him with Haton and knew he had courage and perhaps passion unsurpassed by many other soldiers she had seen.
Neefa declared," I am princess Neefa Jolandra of this world and you are my prisoner, your team did not survive the initiation!"
She watched as the stranger's eyes flashed angrily and he struggled to his feet having to be forced back to his knees by both Haton and Sorala. Jack snapped angrily," What do you mean by initiation?"
Neefa replied," The initiation every man must go through this world to prove his worth to me and so he will not be placed in the mines!"
Jack clenched his jaw as he thought about all the good soldiers that were now gone but he met Neefa's eyes and he snarled," Why was I not included?"
Neefa laughed lightly and replied," I watched you as soon as you arrived and knew you to be the leader and my seer has looked into your mind and found you to be the perfect choice for my warrior!"
Jack did not like the sound of that but replied," I don't think so!"
Neefa's face darkened with anger before she pressed one gem on the back of her hand and Jack squeezed his eyes in pain as it radiated from both the base of his neck but also from the front, what he could guess was the thing around his neck was a torture device as well. He gasped for breath as the pain suddenly stopped but a slight thudding in his head still remained. He felt cool fingers tip his chin and he met Neefa's blue eyes, she smiled and said," You will become my warrior and you shall be called Orion!"
She clicked her fingers and Jack was hauled to his feet and taken away, Neefa smiled and said," Once he has become my warrior he will become my consort!"
END OF CHAPTER TWO...
Sam could almost screamed in desperation, she had searched her house from top to bottom for the second time and still no sign of the letter. She could feel the tears pricking at her eyes but she swallowed deeply and said," No I am not going to cry!" She sat on the floor and tried to remember where she put it but as she glanced up at a photo of the entire team smiling that's when she spotted a white envelope. She rushed over and recognised the scrawl SAM, she smiled but one look at the photo caused her first tear to fall, oh God if only they could go back to those days and if only Jack was here and not captive on some alien planet. What was he thinking? How did this make things better? She ripped open the letter and read,
HI SAM,
I GUESS YOU DON'T REALLY WANT MUCH TO DO WITH ME WHICH I CAN UNDERSTAND BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY I AM SORRY FOR BETRAYING YOUR TRUST AND FOR THE STUPID WAY I BEHAVED. I GUESS I'M WRITING THIS LETTER BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN EXPRESS MYSELF WITHOUT PUTTING MY FOOT IN MY MOUTH. ANYWAYS I GUESS WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT I HOPE ONE DAY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FORGIVE EVEN IF YOU DON'T FORGET, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH IT HURT ME TO LIE TO YOU AND THE OTHERS. YOU GUYS ARE LIKE FAMILY TO ME AND EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE IT, IT HURT ME AS MUCH AS IT DID FOR YOU. I HAD TO WATCH AS YOUR EYES LOST THEIR WARMTH TOWARDS ME AND TURNED INTO ICE, GOD I WISHED I COULD DESCRIBE TO YOU HOW MY HEART BROKE IN TWO WHEN THAT HAPPENED. OH GREAT HERE WAS I THINKING I COULD MANAGE TO WRITE A SIMPLE LETTER WITHOUT WAFFLING BUT SOMEHOW I DON'T THINK IT'S WORKING. OH WELL, ANOTHER THING I HAVE TO TELL YOU IS THAT I HAVE ASKED FOR A TRANSFER TO ANOTHER TEAM, SG9 BELIEVE IT OR NOT AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I THINK IT IS BEST THIS WAY AND AT LEAST THIS WAY YOU GUYS CAN'T GET HURT BY ME ANYMORE. I'M SHIPPING OFF TO SOME WORLD CALLED P3X-459 IN A DAYS TIME AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD WHY I DID THIS AND I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN MOVE ON. A NEW COLONEL SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE TEAM, I GUESS WRITING THE LETTER I JUST HOPED TO EXPLAIN MYSELF BETTER THAN I EVER COULD IN THE FLESH, I HOPE YOU DO WELL IN LIFE SAM AND I WISH ALL THE BEST FOR YOU
YOUR COLONEL JACK O'NEILL
Sam covered her hands with her face as she felt the tears come, if only she had read the letter then she might have been able to stop him from going and he wouldn't be missing. Teal'c was right he did feel unwanted, had she really been that cold to him?
MEANWHILE...
Daniel reached into the waste bin and found the letter before reading,
HEY DANNY
I KNOW YOU HATE ME RIGHT NOW AND HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF EVER TALKING TO ME AGAIN BUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT I AM SORRY FOR WHAT I DID AND WHAT I DID TO YOU AND THE OTHERS. I KNOW WHAT I DID HURT YOU MORE THAN THE OTHERS DANNY AND I AM TRULY SORRY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HATED DOING WHAT I DID AS MUCH AS YOU DID. I KNOW THAT'S HARD TO SWALLOW BUT IT'S THE TRUTH, DANNY YOU'RE LIKE A BROTHER TO ME, GRANTED A YOUNGER SLIGHTLY ACCIDENT PRONE ONE BUT STILL A BROTHER. I JUST HOPE THAT IN THAT BIG HEART OF YOURS YOU CAN FIND THE STRENGTH TO FORGIVE ME EVEN IF YOU DON'T FORGET. I GUESS THIS LETTER WAS MY WAY OF HOPEFULLY EXPLAINING MYSELF TO YOU WITHOUT FUMBLING FOR THE WORDS AND I ALSO WANTED TO TELL YOU I HAVE ASKED FOR A TRANSFER TO ANOTHER TEAM. I GOT SG9 AND I'LL BE HEADING TO P3X-459 IN A DAYS TIME AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I DID WHAT I DID. ANYWAYS DANNY I HOPE YOU DO FIND SHA'RE AND SKAARA AS SOMEHOW I DON'T THINK BEING ON SG9 WOULD ALLOW ME TO SEARCH FOR THEM AS EASILY. I HOPE YOU FIND SHA'RE BECAUSE YOU DESERVE ALL THE HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD, YOU PULLED ME OUT OF A VERY DARK TIME IN MY LIFE AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND
JACK O'NEILL
Daniel sighed, he wished he had read the letter earlier maybe he wouldn't have been so hard on Jack. He fumbled for his keys not caring if he still had six hours left till they left for P3X-459 he wanted to be at the SGC.
ELSEWHERE...
Jack groaned as a hard hit across the face broke him out of unconsciousness, he opened his eyes slowly and took in three fuzzy figures surrounding him. He tried to move his hands but found them shackled and something weighed heavy around his neck. He found his vision was clearing and a huge brute stood in front of him, covered in grime from head to foot. Jack looked up into cold grey eyes before he asked," Who the hell are you and why the hell did you or your boss pick off my team?"
He received another blow to the face and he felt the metallic taste of blood in his mouth but the brute snarled," You slave do not talk unless spoken to!"
Jack spat out blood, he would not back down," Hey egor I don't give a shit about what I'm supposed to do, I want to know what happened to my men and I don't care about how much you beat me!"
Jack watched as the man raised his fist again but a female voice stopped him," No Haton!"
The man who Jack assumed was Haton stopped and stepped away before Jack watched as a tall slimly built with a light golden complexion walked towards them. Her big blue eyes regarded Jack carefully as if soaking in his appearance, Jack met her curious gaze with one of his icy glares. Jack had to admit the woman was incredibly beautiful with high cheekbones and long dark hair that ascentuated her neckline and shaped her face. Jack also noted the various jewels that dripped from her entire body and the gold chainmail dress she had on, he figured she was the boss or the boss' daughter.
The woman called Neefa took in the stranger's appearance carefully, he seemed older than the other members of his team but this only excited her more. He was very handsome with dark brown eyes she felt she could get lost in, she wondered if his silver hair was in anyway linked to his older appearance. She ran her eyes over the black t-shirt and noted it hung to his muscular physique and she had watched him with Haton and knew he had courage and perhaps passion unsurpassed by many other soldiers she had seen.
Neefa declared," I am princess Neefa Jolandra of this world and you are my prisoner, your team did not survive the initiation!"
She watched as the stranger's eyes flashed angrily and he struggled to his feet having to be forced back to his knees by both Haton and Sorala. Jack snapped angrily," What do you mean by initiation?"
Neefa replied," The initiation every man must go through this world to prove his worth to me and so he will not be placed in the mines!"
Jack clenched his jaw as he thought about all the good soldiers that were now gone but he met Neefa's eyes and he snarled," Why was I not included?"
Neefa laughed lightly and replied," I watched you as soon as you arrived and knew you to be the leader and my seer has looked into your mind and found you to be the perfect choice for my warrior!"
Jack did not like the sound of that but replied," I don't think so!"
Neefa's face darkened with anger before she pressed one gem on the back of her hand and Jack squeezed his eyes in pain as it radiated from both the base of his neck but also from the front, what he could guess was the thing around his neck was a torture device as well. He gasped for breath as the pain suddenly stopped but a slight thudding in his head still remained. He felt cool fingers tip his chin and he met Neefa's blue eyes, she smiled and said," You will become my warrior and you shall be called Orion!"
She clicked her fingers and Jack was hauled to his feet and taken away, Neefa smiled and said," Once he has become my warrior he will become my consort!"
END OF CHAPTER TWO...