Fight For Freedom
Chapter 2
Sam, Jack, Daniel and Teal'c starred at the Go'auld before them,
"Jeez, this day just gets better and better" said Jack, who has finally managed to catch his breath and sit up, all be it painfully.
Crytec simply smiled, "Ah, the great Colonel O'Neil, I have heard much about you, although you are not looking so great now are you!"
"Is it the hair?" asked Jack his usual inappropriate wit shining through, "I wasn't sure about the cut, think it maybe makes me look old…"
"Enough!" boomed Crytec "I will not listen to this insolence any longer. My master Apopthis arrives in two days, and I will waste no time in extracting the information he wishes from you. Now who should I start with?"
Crytec walked up and down the line formed by SG-1,
"Perhaps I will start with the woman" Crytec grabbed Sam by the head, his hand under her chin, with a thumb squeezing one check, and his finger squeezing the other. "She is very pretty, I'm sure extracting information from her would be very enjoyable" Laughed Crytec as used his other hand to caress her cheek. The Jaffa guards in the room smirked to themselves, knowing exactly how Crytec would enjoy himself.
"I won't tell you ANYTHING!" Shouted Sam, feeling sick to her stomach, and the disgust clearly recognisable in her voice. Crytec, angry at not being able to scare Sam released his grip on her face, and delivered a painful backhanded blow to her face, sending her flying to the floor. Still having her hands tied behind her back, Sam was unable to slow her decent, and her shoulder connected solidly with the concrete floor. She let out a small groan, but was too angry and to disgusted to let Crytec see he had hurt her.
Sam lay on the floor trying to stop the room from spinning, as Crytec continued on down the line.
"Carter?" asked Jack quietly, concerned for his friend,
"Yes Sir" she replied, struggling to sit up, as she reached a kneeling position, she toppled over the other way, this time falling in to Jack. Both let out a small hiss, as bruised body parts connected with other bruised body parts,
"Sorry Sir" said Sam, embarrassed by her clumsiness,
"That's OK" smiled Jack, knowing only too well how she would be feeling after a knock like that, "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine" replied Sam slightly unconvincingly.
Whilst this had been going on, Crytec had decided on who he wished to question first.
"Shol'va, you will be first. Take the others back to their cell"
The guards circled SG-1 again, using their aimed weapons as persuasion for them to get to their feet. Not wanting to be dragged again, Jack put every effort he could muster into getting up. The strenuous action of getting to his feet had brought small beads of sweat out on his forehead. He was reward for this effort though as one of the expectant Jaffa left his side, and moved round to join the rest of his colleagues in ushering them back to their cell.
Two other guards approached Teal'c. They undid his bounds, and then placed his wrists in chains that hung from the ceiling in the corner of the room. The last thing the three remaining members of SG-1 saw before being led out of the room was Crytec approaching Teal'c, an evil grin spread across his face.
As Sam, Jack and Daniel passed once more through the corridors of the Go'auld complex, Jack tried to form a mental map in his brain. He told himself it was to help plan an escape but in truth, it was to simply keep his mind off the exhaustion and pain that his muscles were feeling. He refused to show a weakness in front of the Jaffa and actually longed for the confines of the cell. As they reached the door of their cell, the Jaffa took great satisfaction of roughly unbinding their arms, and shoving them through the door. Jack rested against the wall, trying to hide his rapid breathing, and waited until the door had been shut before he let his legs give way, and slowly slid down the wall. Seeing his exhaustion, Daniel and Sam rushed to his side, making his descent less rocky. Once sitting, Jack felt a strong sense of relief, "Well that was fun!" He joked, his breathing still short and fast. Sam looked at her CO with dismay, she knew he must be in a lot of pain, but there was nothing she could do for him, and felt even worse for clumsily falling in to him earlier. Her shoulder was throbbing, but she cursed herself for thinking about her pain, and being relieved that her dizziness had gone.
Sam turned her attention back to her CO, worry etching itself even further into her brow. Jack was sat with his eyes closed, slowly rubbing his temples, and wishing the throbbing in his head would stop. He felt the cooling hand of Carter on his forehead and opened his eyes to look at her worried face,
"You're really hot Sir" Said Sam
"Major, this really isn't the time for flattery!" replied Jack with a smile. Carter blushed slightly, realising what she had said,
"It's OK Carter, honestly I'm fine, just getting a bit sick of Jaffa hospitality."
"I know what you mean Sir, but I still think you should maybe get some rest."
"I think we could all probably do with some of that" Replied Jack, "And besides, I had two hours earlier."
"Jack you were unconscious for God's sake, that doesn't count as rest!" Daniel shouted at Jack in disbelief of his hard soldier attitude and damn right stubbornness.
"Danny, do you have to shout, some of us have headaches around here!" Said Jack, once again rubbing his painful head. Jack was starting to get agitated; he hated people fussing over him. He'd been in situations like this before, and the only way to get through it was to convince himself that he felt OK, something he couldn't possibly do with them fussing over him.
"Jack stop being an ass!"
Jack gave Daniel a pretend hurt look, making Daniel feel slightly guilty for shouting at his friend, who was clearly not feeling to great. He then looked at Sam, and noticed the bruise that was forming on the side of her face where Crytec had hit her. It made him feel even worse, all of his friends had been treated so harshly at the hands of these Go'auld, yet he was still sitting there unharmed.
"I'm sorry Jack" He said his head hung down in shame, "I just think you should lie down for a bit, it's clear to everyone, well apart from you, that you're not feeling great"
Jack saw the change in Daniel's attitude, and realised that arguing with him would probably make things worse. He knew only too well how hard it was to sit back and watch someone suffering while you were there perfectly well. Years in black ops had taught him that the hard way, the feelings of uselessness, of guilt, constantly circling the brain.
"Alright Daniel, you're probably right. I am a bit tired…"
Daniel lifted his head in disbelief; Jack had actually listened to him, God he must be feeling crap if he actually listens to me he thought to himself,
"…But only for a bit, and I want you and Carter to try and get some rest as well."
There was no argument, it was a compromise, but Sam and Daniel were not going to deny how tired they were feeling due to the day's events.
Jack removed his jacket revealing a patterning of blue and black bruises down his arms. He however, paid no attention to them; he folded his jacket up and placed it down as a pillow on the dirty floor. As he laid his body down, he could feel the cold damp of the floor against his body, but he didn't care. When Sam had told him he was hot, it was something he already knew; he could feel his whole body getting warmer suggesting a fever, probably caused from his earlier injuries.
As Sam and Daniel watched their CO drift quickly in to a restless sleep, Daniel asked the question both of them were thinking,
"Do you think he's going to be OK?"
"The Colonel's tough…" Sam replied, "…tougher than either of us…" she tried to convince herself of this more than Daniel, "…he'll be fine"
"What about Teal'c?" asked Daniel. Sam just looked at him, "What do you think they're doing to him?" He continued,
"I don't know, I guess we won't know until they bring him back." Sam closed her eyes, and soon both her and Daniel had joined Jack in a restless sleep.
To be Continued…
Keep a look out for chapter three, it should be posted in the next couple of days. Thanks to everyone who has R + R my story, I'd love it if you could keep letting me know what you think, and suggestions are always welcome.