Indiana Daniel
by
Layton Colt
Daniel goes on a dig in Egypt as a favor to an old friend and his team members tag along.
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Part Three: Proven False
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Jack, Teal'c and Carter made their way through the dark corridors, Carter lighting the way with the steadily burning torch.
"Sir, I don't see any footprints in the dust," Sam said bemused. "Maybe she went through another secret door that we missed?"
Jack cursed, didn't they deal with this stuff enough at the SGC? This was supposed to be his vacation… next time he was taking Daniel to his cabin to go fishing, and if he had to forcibly drag the young linguist then so be it.
"I didn't see any of those little lion thingies on the walls, have you?"
"Well no, but…"
"Maybe she just walks lightly and hasn't disturbed the dust."
Carter gave her CO a look that clearly expressed how she felt about *that* theory.
Jack sighed, "Alright, what do you suggest? Carter? Teal'c? Should we turn around look for another secret door?"
"I think we should go back to Daniel and then call the SGC for backup," Sam said.
Teal'c nodded, "I agree."
Jack ran a hand down his face, "Mira said something about finding a control room, what if this is a ship and she takes off? If we leave we may lose our only chance at stopping this Sakam"
"Sakhmet," Sam corrected. "And yes that's true, but if this is a ship don't you think we should also be worried about her taking off *before* we leave?"
O'Neill inwardly cringed, he hadn't thought about that. "Right, we head back for Daniel and call for backup."
"A wise choice," Teal'c's deep voice intoned.
Jack shot Teal'c a suspicious look, was that sarcasm? Nah.
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"Yes," said a strange, soft voice. The archeologists' spun around to see the smiling visage of Sakhmet. "I agree, you should definitely stay."
Daniel tightened his grip on his pistol and unconsciously moved to stand in front of James and Mira.
"Child," Sakhmet said sounding amused. "You really believe you will provide them protection from me?"
Daniel didn't say anything and Sakhmet didn't respond well to his silence, again she swung her arm out to the right and Daniel's gun was pulled from his grasp by an unseen force and clattered to the stone ground, far out of his reach.
"You will answer *slave* when I address you."
Daniel stared at her defiantly and a smile curved her soft pink lips as she approached. Sakhmet reached her hand out to touch him but someone moved between them.
"Keep you god damned mummified hands off him," a fierce voice growled.
"Mira," Daniel said warningly as he tried to pull her back behind him, Mira wouldn't budge as she stared down the centuries' old goddess.
"You dare to challenge me?" Sakhmet snapped, her voice every bit as intimidating as Mira's had been.
Mira raised her chin and clamped her mouth shut. She was coping absurdly well considering her world views had been turned up side down. But she wouldn't stand for that *witch* touching Daniel.
"Then you will have to die as well, pity though, you'd have made a beautiful host," Sakhmet moved her gaze to the other two occupants. "All of you would have, actually…"
"If you're going to kill us get it over with," James said. And Daniel shot him an incredulous look.
"All of you so insolent," Sakhmet hissed. "Who has been ruling you that has failed to keep you in line? If Ra is indeed dead then what god is it that you serve?"
"We serve no god," Daniel said. "You see you've already been proven false. There's nothing godly about a parasite."
James and Mira gave Daniel an inquiring look but this wasn't the time for 'lectures on Egyptian culture'.
Sakhmet's eyes flared up again, and what Daniel saw burning in their dark depths chilled him to the bone. Touching a blue jewel on her wrist a set of transporter rings slammed down around them… taking them to an uncertain fate and away from possible rescue.
Jack was going to be so *pissed*.
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"Where the hell are they?!" Jack roared as they entered the vacant mausoleum. "We are in the right room aren't we Carter?"
"Um, yes sir," Sam assured. "I don't know where they went but I don't think they followed us or we would have passed them on our way back."
"I do not believe DanielJackson would have left this room willingly," Teal'c said.
Jack rolled his eyes, "Are we talking about the same *Daniel Jackson*? Because that sounds exactly like something he would do!"
Teal'c just raised an eyebrow.
"Sir," Carter said placated. "I agree with Teal'c--"
"Of course you do."
Carter ignored the quip, "Daniel may be almost… reckless when it comes to his search for knowledge but he wouldn't have readily put Mira and James in danger."
Jack nodded, she *may* have a point. "Alright, then where are they? Do you think that Samheta came back here and took them somewhere? Because last time I talked with her she was sprouting off about eyes and killing us to avenge Ra."
Sam shrugged, "I don't know, sir… but I think we should find that control room Mira was talking about. If Sakhmet decided to get out of here that's probably where she'll have to go to lift off."
"Daniel said that Mira probably only explored the outer corridors and we've already been through all of the perimeter on this side so if we go back to the entrance and go the other way we might not have to go very far before we find something," Jack agreed.
Carter took point, holding the torch out in front of her as they headed back to the entrance hall.
Sam just hoped the three archeologists were alright. She may not particularly like James and Mira but she wished neither of them any harm.
And as for Daniel… her team mate, her friend… the trouble magnet.
They just needed to find them. *Now*.
Before it was too late… she grudgingly thought.
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Daniel looked around the room they were transported to, it was an old bedroom, with a huge four poster bed. Everything was almost perfectly preserved, if not for the inch thick layer of dust he'd have never known he was standing in an ancient temple.
Sakhmet gave her three charges a once over, "Perhaps I shall not kill you yet…"
"I cat does like to play before delivering the final blow…" Daniel said, eyeing the lion crest resting on her hip.
Sakhmet narrowed her eyes, "We will be departing… I wish not to stay on this unruly world any longer. I shall return to Ra's home and make an army of Jaffa before I return and destroy all of you impudent Tau'ri."
"I've heard that before," Daniel mumbled, thankfully not loud enough for Sakhmet to hear.
"You will accompany me to the na'leuge."
"Na'leuge?" Daniel repeated. "Control Center?"
Sakhmet looked surprised, "You understand my native language? How is it you came to be so well versed in the spoken word?"
"It's a hobby," Daniel answered smartly and Sakmet's eyes glowed briefly in irritation.
Sakhmet opened another door, "It is not far," she said. "Go down the stairs and do not attempt to flee… I will be behind you."
Daniel took a deep breath and led the way down the narrow flight of stairs, James and Mira reluctantly following and Sakhmet close behind with watchful eyes and her palm raised and held ready.
"So, Daniel," James said conversationally. "Anything you'd like to tell us?"
"Now is not the time," Daniel whispered, shooting a nervous look over his shoulder at Sakhmet.
"Well, perhaps whilst we're in the process of being executed it would be more convenient?" Mira said bitterly.
"Sure," Daniel said. "Sounds good."
Mira glared at him. She'd definitely been right the first time. The man had not changed.
Daniel stepped off the last rung and entered the control room, "Wow," he breathed.
He'd been on a Goa'uld ship before but he'd never been in the control room. Blinking lights and glowing domes surrounded him. An orange sphere was in the center of the room, it looked like the crystal on a DHD.
Mira irritable pushed Daniel to the side so she could enter as well, James followed and then Sakhmet entered.
"Move to the corner…" she ordered as she headed straight for the orange sphere that had caught Daniel's eye.
She was going to leave, take them off the planet and he was just *letting* her? He had to do *something*.
Sakhmet smiled triumphantly as her bare palm reached out to lovingly caress the pedestal holding the crystal Daniel was attempting to find a way to destroy.
"What do you think, children? What should I do with you after we leave this place?"
None of them answered as Daniel clenched and unclenched his hands, his eyes trained on Sakhmet's hand as it now hovered just above the crystal.
"Should I make you into hosts? Perhaps Jaffa, though I'd hate to waste your looks in such a manor… and killing you just seems such a waste."
"Well, it is of no consequence… I shall decide later," Sakhmet's hand began to lower on what Daniel knew would start up the ship.
He had to do something. And he knew if he was going to do it, it had to be now…
to be continued…
This is a better place to end a part, right? Right? It's not as bad as the others, anyway. I've just come down with writers block and it's late at night so I'm stopping. It's not because I'm mean or *evil* as some might say ;)
by
Layton Colt
Daniel goes on a dig in Egypt as a favor to an old friend and his team members tag along.
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Part Three: Proven False
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Jack, Teal'c and Carter made their way through the dark corridors, Carter lighting the way with the steadily burning torch.
"Sir, I don't see any footprints in the dust," Sam said bemused. "Maybe she went through another secret door that we missed?"
Jack cursed, didn't they deal with this stuff enough at the SGC? This was supposed to be his vacation… next time he was taking Daniel to his cabin to go fishing, and if he had to forcibly drag the young linguist then so be it.
"I didn't see any of those little lion thingies on the walls, have you?"
"Well no, but…"
"Maybe she just walks lightly and hasn't disturbed the dust."
Carter gave her CO a look that clearly expressed how she felt about *that* theory.
Jack sighed, "Alright, what do you suggest? Carter? Teal'c? Should we turn around look for another secret door?"
"I think we should go back to Daniel and then call the SGC for backup," Sam said.
Teal'c nodded, "I agree."
Jack ran a hand down his face, "Mira said something about finding a control room, what if this is a ship and she takes off? If we leave we may lose our only chance at stopping this Sakam"
"Sakhmet," Sam corrected. "And yes that's true, but if this is a ship don't you think we should also be worried about her taking off *before* we leave?"
O'Neill inwardly cringed, he hadn't thought about that. "Right, we head back for Daniel and call for backup."
"A wise choice," Teal'c's deep voice intoned.
Jack shot Teal'c a suspicious look, was that sarcasm? Nah.
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"Yes," said a strange, soft voice. The archeologists' spun around to see the smiling visage of Sakhmet. "I agree, you should definitely stay."
Daniel tightened his grip on his pistol and unconsciously moved to stand in front of James and Mira.
"Child," Sakhmet said sounding amused. "You really believe you will provide them protection from me?"
Daniel didn't say anything and Sakhmet didn't respond well to his silence, again she swung her arm out to the right and Daniel's gun was pulled from his grasp by an unseen force and clattered to the stone ground, far out of his reach.
"You will answer *slave* when I address you."
Daniel stared at her defiantly and a smile curved her soft pink lips as she approached. Sakhmet reached her hand out to touch him but someone moved between them.
"Keep you god damned mummified hands off him," a fierce voice growled.
"Mira," Daniel said warningly as he tried to pull her back behind him, Mira wouldn't budge as she stared down the centuries' old goddess.
"You dare to challenge me?" Sakhmet snapped, her voice every bit as intimidating as Mira's had been.
Mira raised her chin and clamped her mouth shut. She was coping absurdly well considering her world views had been turned up side down. But she wouldn't stand for that *witch* touching Daniel.
"Then you will have to die as well, pity though, you'd have made a beautiful host," Sakhmet moved her gaze to the other two occupants. "All of you would have, actually…"
"If you're going to kill us get it over with," James said. And Daniel shot him an incredulous look.
"All of you so insolent," Sakhmet hissed. "Who has been ruling you that has failed to keep you in line? If Ra is indeed dead then what god is it that you serve?"
"We serve no god," Daniel said. "You see you've already been proven false. There's nothing godly about a parasite."
James and Mira gave Daniel an inquiring look but this wasn't the time for 'lectures on Egyptian culture'.
Sakhmet's eyes flared up again, and what Daniel saw burning in their dark depths chilled him to the bone. Touching a blue jewel on her wrist a set of transporter rings slammed down around them… taking them to an uncertain fate and away from possible rescue.
Jack was going to be so *pissed*.
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"Where the hell are they?!" Jack roared as they entered the vacant mausoleum. "We are in the right room aren't we Carter?"
"Um, yes sir," Sam assured. "I don't know where they went but I don't think they followed us or we would have passed them on our way back."
"I do not believe DanielJackson would have left this room willingly," Teal'c said.
Jack rolled his eyes, "Are we talking about the same *Daniel Jackson*? Because that sounds exactly like something he would do!"
Teal'c just raised an eyebrow.
"Sir," Carter said placated. "I agree with Teal'c--"
"Of course you do."
Carter ignored the quip, "Daniel may be almost… reckless when it comes to his search for knowledge but he wouldn't have readily put Mira and James in danger."
Jack nodded, she *may* have a point. "Alright, then where are they? Do you think that Samheta came back here and took them somewhere? Because last time I talked with her she was sprouting off about eyes and killing us to avenge Ra."
Sam shrugged, "I don't know, sir… but I think we should find that control room Mira was talking about. If Sakhmet decided to get out of here that's probably where she'll have to go to lift off."
"Daniel said that Mira probably only explored the outer corridors and we've already been through all of the perimeter on this side so if we go back to the entrance and go the other way we might not have to go very far before we find something," Jack agreed.
Carter took point, holding the torch out in front of her as they headed back to the entrance hall.
Sam just hoped the three archeologists were alright. She may not particularly like James and Mira but she wished neither of them any harm.
And as for Daniel… her team mate, her friend… the trouble magnet.
They just needed to find them. *Now*.
Before it was too late… she grudgingly thought.
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Daniel looked around the room they were transported to, it was an old bedroom, with a huge four poster bed. Everything was almost perfectly preserved, if not for the inch thick layer of dust he'd have never known he was standing in an ancient temple.
Sakhmet gave her three charges a once over, "Perhaps I shall not kill you yet…"
"I cat does like to play before delivering the final blow…" Daniel said, eyeing the lion crest resting on her hip.
Sakhmet narrowed her eyes, "We will be departing… I wish not to stay on this unruly world any longer. I shall return to Ra's home and make an army of Jaffa before I return and destroy all of you impudent Tau'ri."
"I've heard that before," Daniel mumbled, thankfully not loud enough for Sakhmet to hear.
"You will accompany me to the na'leuge."
"Na'leuge?" Daniel repeated. "Control Center?"
Sakhmet looked surprised, "You understand my native language? How is it you came to be so well versed in the spoken word?"
"It's a hobby," Daniel answered smartly and Sakmet's eyes glowed briefly in irritation.
Sakhmet opened another door, "It is not far," she said. "Go down the stairs and do not attempt to flee… I will be behind you."
Daniel took a deep breath and led the way down the narrow flight of stairs, James and Mira reluctantly following and Sakhmet close behind with watchful eyes and her palm raised and held ready.
"So, Daniel," James said conversationally. "Anything you'd like to tell us?"
"Now is not the time," Daniel whispered, shooting a nervous look over his shoulder at Sakhmet.
"Well, perhaps whilst we're in the process of being executed it would be more convenient?" Mira said bitterly.
"Sure," Daniel said. "Sounds good."
Mira glared at him. She'd definitely been right the first time. The man had not changed.
Daniel stepped off the last rung and entered the control room, "Wow," he breathed.
He'd been on a Goa'uld ship before but he'd never been in the control room. Blinking lights and glowing domes surrounded him. An orange sphere was in the center of the room, it looked like the crystal on a DHD.
Mira irritable pushed Daniel to the side so she could enter as well, James followed and then Sakhmet entered.
"Move to the corner…" she ordered as she headed straight for the orange sphere that had caught Daniel's eye.
She was going to leave, take them off the planet and he was just *letting* her? He had to do *something*.
Sakhmet smiled triumphantly as her bare palm reached out to lovingly caress the pedestal holding the crystal Daniel was attempting to find a way to destroy.
"What do you think, children? What should I do with you after we leave this place?"
None of them answered as Daniel clenched and unclenched his hands, his eyes trained on Sakhmet's hand as it now hovered just above the crystal.
"Should I make you into hosts? Perhaps Jaffa, though I'd hate to waste your looks in such a manor… and killing you just seems such a waste."
"Well, it is of no consequence… I shall decide later," Sakhmet's hand began to lower on what Daniel knew would start up the ship.
He had to do something. And he knew if he was going to do it, it had to be now…
to be continued…
This is a better place to end a part, right? Right? It's not as bad as the others, anyway. I've just come down with writers block and it's late at night so I'm stopping. It's not because I'm mean or *evil* as some might say ;)