One, Two Three …….
Chapter 2
For disclaimers on Stargate SG-1 see Part 1. In this part I am only borrowing a few characters from Hercules:The Legendary Journeys and The Magnificent Seven. Hercules belongs to Renaissance and The Magnificent Seven belong to Trilogy, Mirisch Corporation and MGM unfortunately not to me.
1 Later in the Conference Room
'Teal'c what was the matter with junior? Why didn't he sense the present of the Goa'uld? Come to that why didn't you Major sense it until the very last minute? A little warning would have been appreciated.' Jack glowered at his comrades.
Teal'c merely looked stoically back at the Colonel and replied 'Because he was unable to do so.'
'Are you telling us that your symbiote was tampered with, as well ?' queried Daniel.
'It would seem so.'
'That explains why I couldn't detect the Goa'uld presence until she stumbled going into the Wormhole.' Sam thought out loud.
'Whoa. Whoa. Are you saying what I think your saying?' Jack stammered.
'Well if you're thinking…'
'Don't say her name, just don't say it. You know how much I hate that name.'
'As I was saying she has remarkably similar powers to those of Hathor.'
'You just had to say it, didn't you. Now I'll not be able to sleep tonight for nightmares. Thank you so much Major.'
'Uhm, Jack, you can't sleep for nightmares normally.' Daniel replied. Everyone in the room looked from Daniel to Jack and back again, their expressions saying 'how does he know that?'
'So back on subject Daniel,' Jack replied 'If she has these similar powers both the Captain and the General could have been under her influence?'
'Yes, essentially except for the General's remark about not wanting to see the old man again.' Sam replied.
'So what have we decided ?' Daniel wanted to know.
'That we're going to have to ask the General,' Jack replied.
'That would be the correct action to take.' Teal'c agreed.
'I'll go first.' Jack offered.
At that moment the tension was broken by the sound of klaxons and red lights flashing. They heard 'Incoming wormhole,' over the loud-speakers.
General Hammond immediately stood up with a worried look on his face and looked pointedly at Jack 'No one is due back yet.'
Both Hammond and Jack raced down the stairs in the corner of the briefing room and entered the gate control room. The Sergeant controlling the gate turned round and stated 'It's SG-7's code, Sir.'
'Well son open the Iris.'
Jack looked at Hammond and shrugged his shoulders 'Don't tell me that Chris has finally shot one of them?'
In the gate room seven men emerged from the wormhole's horizon. Three were wounded. One hobbled, one clutched his right arm and one clutched his ribs.
Hammond took the speaker from the sergeant and said 'Colonel Larabee get Mr Tanner and Lieutenant Standish to the infirmary and whilst you are there get your ribs checked out. Debriefing will be in one hour gentlemen.'
Colonel Larabee turned towards the window and glared at his commanding officer. Hammond was actually glad that he had the re-enforced glass between him and his subordinate.
Jack chuckled 'Looks like SG-7 is trying to beat our record for injuries.'
Hammond muttered something that sounded like 'Not one but two. What did I do to deserve this?'
The sergeant looked at the General and wisely decided to refrain from commenting.
Jack looked around the control room and saw that the rest of his team had arrived. He looked at Hammond and said 'I'll go interrogate the prisoner now sir.'
Hammond looked at him and waved him away with a 'Why are you still here?'
In the lower levels of Cheyenne Mountain.
'Will you stop trying to jab me with that, it looks like some type of torture instrument.' could be heard as Jack arrived outside the infirmary. He agreed with this sentiment as 'Good ole Doc Fraser' had repeatedly done this to him on returns from SG-1 missions. He wondered which team member she was trying to do tests on.
As he walked round the corner he saw that she was trying to keep Vin Tanner in the bed so that she could deal with his leg. He repeatedly tried to escape the bed and was mumbling 'I'm fine. See to Ezra he was more injured than I was.'
From the bed next to Vin, Ezra's southern sugar coated voice was arguing with the nurse who was trying to bandage his wrist 'Whilst I may be feeling a slight prickle of pain more than I ordinarily do, there is no need for you to swathe me in the Ancient Egyptians chosen form of moving onto the next life.'
Sitting in a chair on the other side of Vin was Colonel Chris Larabee and he glared at anybody who came within 6 feet of him. As his glare had nearly everyone running for cover he sat in splendid isolation. Jack felt that he ought to help Doctor Frasier out. 'Doc, General Hammond sent Vin, Ezra and Chris down to you to be checked out. Are they alright?'
'Colonel Larabee are you injured as well. Why didn't you tell me?' and to add measure to her words she glared at him.
'Nothin' wrong with me I'm fine.' He stated.
Vin seized his chance to get out from under the doctors scrutiny 'Well that's not what yer said when you busted them ribs.' Vin's Texan accent drawled.
'The only reason that my ribs are in this state is because I had to go after a certain long haired, irritating, won't listen to orders Texan.'
'Wells I ain't in the Air Force so's I don't has to obey yer orders Cowboy.'
Chris looked directly at Jack 'Do you have this problem with Daniel?' And then looked straight back at Vin 'Don't call me cowboy.'
Ezra decided it was time to take some heat out of the conversation 'I for one am eternally grateful that our illustrious leader decided to precipitously descend that cliff, as neither Mr Tanner nor myself could have made it back up without his aid. Considering that the certain non- terran life forms that incubate larval goa'uld were firing at us with those blasted staff weapons and that an avalanche was imminent from the decibel level of all that fire power, I do sincerely offer my thanks.'
Jack scratched his head 'Huh.'
Chris decided to translate for everyone 'We were under enemy fire when Vin and Ezra decided to take the short cut down the mountain, that is they fell off it. I rescued them. End of story.'
Doctor Frasier queried 'So how did you end up damaging your ribs?'
Vin looked shyly up 'Well that was my fault. I slipped on the way back up and landed on Chris. It's not funny. You try climbing with one hand.'
Jack thought I must get the rest of this story later. I am here to interrogate the prisoner. 'Doc, wheres the prisoner I need to ask him some questions.'
Chris raised his eyebrow in query. 'We had an adventure of our own. A goa'uld decided it was time to go home and used our Stargate. Nobody got the address but we did get one of her accomplices. I'm going to ask him a few questions.'
Doctor Frasier pointed to the end of sickbay, to a curtained off bed.
Jack walked to the end of sickbay and pulled back the curtain.
'Is it always this exciting around here? I really should have visited earlier.' Ambrose replied.
What both Jack and Ambrose missed was the stricken look on Vin Tanners face when he heard the voice of Ambrose and turned to look at him. Chris did however catch the look.
'Vin do you know the prisoner?'
'Yep but I have not seen him for years.' Vin replied but what he thought was I haven't seen him for nearly 2000 years. What is Ares, God of War to the Ancient Greeks and Mars, God of War to the Ancient Romans doing in the SGC. How do I warn the others without telling them that I'm immortal and that in myths I'm known as Telamon. Where are Hercules or Xena when you need them.
Chapter 2
For disclaimers on Stargate SG-1 see Part 1. In this part I am only borrowing a few characters from Hercules:The Legendary Journeys and The Magnificent Seven. Hercules belongs to Renaissance and The Magnificent Seven belong to Trilogy, Mirisch Corporation and MGM unfortunately not to me.
1 Later in the Conference Room
'Teal'c what was the matter with junior? Why didn't he sense the present of the Goa'uld? Come to that why didn't you Major sense it until the very last minute? A little warning would have been appreciated.' Jack glowered at his comrades.
Teal'c merely looked stoically back at the Colonel and replied 'Because he was unable to do so.'
'Are you telling us that your symbiote was tampered with, as well ?' queried Daniel.
'It would seem so.'
'That explains why I couldn't detect the Goa'uld presence until she stumbled going into the Wormhole.' Sam thought out loud.
'Whoa. Whoa. Are you saying what I think your saying?' Jack stammered.
'Well if you're thinking…'
'Don't say her name, just don't say it. You know how much I hate that name.'
'As I was saying she has remarkably similar powers to those of Hathor.'
'You just had to say it, didn't you. Now I'll not be able to sleep tonight for nightmares. Thank you so much Major.'
'Uhm, Jack, you can't sleep for nightmares normally.' Daniel replied. Everyone in the room looked from Daniel to Jack and back again, their expressions saying 'how does he know that?'
'So back on subject Daniel,' Jack replied 'If she has these similar powers both the Captain and the General could have been under her influence?'
'Yes, essentially except for the General's remark about not wanting to see the old man again.' Sam replied.
'So what have we decided ?' Daniel wanted to know.
'That we're going to have to ask the General,' Jack replied.
'That would be the correct action to take.' Teal'c agreed.
'I'll go first.' Jack offered.
At that moment the tension was broken by the sound of klaxons and red lights flashing. They heard 'Incoming wormhole,' over the loud-speakers.
General Hammond immediately stood up with a worried look on his face and looked pointedly at Jack 'No one is due back yet.'
Both Hammond and Jack raced down the stairs in the corner of the briefing room and entered the gate control room. The Sergeant controlling the gate turned round and stated 'It's SG-7's code, Sir.'
'Well son open the Iris.'
Jack looked at Hammond and shrugged his shoulders 'Don't tell me that Chris has finally shot one of them?'
In the gate room seven men emerged from the wormhole's horizon. Three were wounded. One hobbled, one clutched his right arm and one clutched his ribs.
Hammond took the speaker from the sergeant and said 'Colonel Larabee get Mr Tanner and Lieutenant Standish to the infirmary and whilst you are there get your ribs checked out. Debriefing will be in one hour gentlemen.'
Colonel Larabee turned towards the window and glared at his commanding officer. Hammond was actually glad that he had the re-enforced glass between him and his subordinate.
Jack chuckled 'Looks like SG-7 is trying to beat our record for injuries.'
Hammond muttered something that sounded like 'Not one but two. What did I do to deserve this?'
The sergeant looked at the General and wisely decided to refrain from commenting.
Jack looked around the control room and saw that the rest of his team had arrived. He looked at Hammond and said 'I'll go interrogate the prisoner now sir.'
Hammond looked at him and waved him away with a 'Why are you still here?'
In the lower levels of Cheyenne Mountain.
'Will you stop trying to jab me with that, it looks like some type of torture instrument.' could be heard as Jack arrived outside the infirmary. He agreed with this sentiment as 'Good ole Doc Fraser' had repeatedly done this to him on returns from SG-1 missions. He wondered which team member she was trying to do tests on.
As he walked round the corner he saw that she was trying to keep Vin Tanner in the bed so that she could deal with his leg. He repeatedly tried to escape the bed and was mumbling 'I'm fine. See to Ezra he was more injured than I was.'
From the bed next to Vin, Ezra's southern sugar coated voice was arguing with the nurse who was trying to bandage his wrist 'Whilst I may be feeling a slight prickle of pain more than I ordinarily do, there is no need for you to swathe me in the Ancient Egyptians chosen form of moving onto the next life.'
Sitting in a chair on the other side of Vin was Colonel Chris Larabee and he glared at anybody who came within 6 feet of him. As his glare had nearly everyone running for cover he sat in splendid isolation. Jack felt that he ought to help Doctor Frasier out. 'Doc, General Hammond sent Vin, Ezra and Chris down to you to be checked out. Are they alright?'
'Colonel Larabee are you injured as well. Why didn't you tell me?' and to add measure to her words she glared at him.
'Nothin' wrong with me I'm fine.' He stated.
Vin seized his chance to get out from under the doctors scrutiny 'Well that's not what yer said when you busted them ribs.' Vin's Texan accent drawled.
'The only reason that my ribs are in this state is because I had to go after a certain long haired, irritating, won't listen to orders Texan.'
'Wells I ain't in the Air Force so's I don't has to obey yer orders Cowboy.'
Chris looked directly at Jack 'Do you have this problem with Daniel?' And then looked straight back at Vin 'Don't call me cowboy.'
Ezra decided it was time to take some heat out of the conversation 'I for one am eternally grateful that our illustrious leader decided to precipitously descend that cliff, as neither Mr Tanner nor myself could have made it back up without his aid. Considering that the certain non- terran life forms that incubate larval goa'uld were firing at us with those blasted staff weapons and that an avalanche was imminent from the decibel level of all that fire power, I do sincerely offer my thanks.'
Jack scratched his head 'Huh.'
Chris decided to translate for everyone 'We were under enemy fire when Vin and Ezra decided to take the short cut down the mountain, that is they fell off it. I rescued them. End of story.'
Doctor Frasier queried 'So how did you end up damaging your ribs?'
Vin looked shyly up 'Well that was my fault. I slipped on the way back up and landed on Chris. It's not funny. You try climbing with one hand.'
Jack thought I must get the rest of this story later. I am here to interrogate the prisoner. 'Doc, wheres the prisoner I need to ask him some questions.'
Chris raised his eyebrow in query. 'We had an adventure of our own. A goa'uld decided it was time to go home and used our Stargate. Nobody got the address but we did get one of her accomplices. I'm going to ask him a few questions.'
Doctor Frasier pointed to the end of sickbay, to a curtained off bed.
Jack walked to the end of sickbay and pulled back the curtain.
'Is it always this exciting around here? I really should have visited earlier.' Ambrose replied.
What both Jack and Ambrose missed was the stricken look on Vin Tanners face when he heard the voice of Ambrose and turned to look at him. Chris did however catch the look.
'Vin do you know the prisoner?'
'Yep but I have not seen him for years.' Vin replied but what he thought was I haven't seen him for nearly 2000 years. What is Ares, God of War to the Ancient Greeks and Mars, God of War to the Ancient Romans doing in the SGC. How do I warn the others without telling them that I'm immortal and that in myths I'm known as Telamon. Where are Hercules or Xena when you need them.