Disclaimer: See part 1. They still don't belong to me, darn it.
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night Part 3
Tanner was busy during the night. She had to keep checking on Jonas and Colonel O'Neill to make sure they were all right. Jonas wasn't happy about being awakened every few hours. Who would have thought he could be such a grouch? O'Neill wasn't much better.
Jack awoke to hear birds singing and the first rays of sunshine peaking in the window. "Where am I?" he thought. As he tried to sit up, the pain in his head quickly reminded him. He got out of bed and looked around. Sitting on a chair in the corner of the room were his clothes, which had been washed and dried. His jacket was hanging on the bedpost. He quickly changed and went looking for his host, Tanner MacKenzie.
"If I remember correctly, Jonas was in the room next to mine," he thought. The door was open, but Jonas wasn't there. "Wonder where he got off to?"
He could hear a woman's voice coming from downstairs. It sounded like she was on the telephone. Jack quickly went downstairs. Tanner's back was to him.
"Yes, General Hammond. Colonel O'Neill and Mr. Quinn are fine. Just a little banged up," she said. She turned around. When she saw Jack, she motioned for him to come to the phone. "Would you like to speak with the colonel, sir?" Tanner then handed the phone to Jack.
"Good morning, General," Jack said. "Yes, sir. I'm fine. No, sir, I haven't seen Jonas this morning." Upon hearing his name, Jonas wandered in from the kitchen, eating a piece of toast and teacup in hand. Jack nodded to him. "He just walked in, General. He's bright eyed and bushy tailed as usual." The general said something on the other end of the line. "No, sir. Our car went over an embankment. Doctor MacKenzie was kind enough to treat our injuries and let us spend the night in her home. Yes, sir. I tell her that. Good-bye, sir." Hanging up the phone, Jack turned to Tanner and asked, "I don't supposed there's a car rental place anywhere around, is there?"
"There might be one in the next town. There are only 300 people here in Spencer. Besides, the main roads where washed out last night. You wouldn't get very far."
"Just our luck. Oh, General Hammond said to tell you how much he appreciates what you've done for Jonas and me."
"No problem, Colonel. You two haven't been that much trouble, even if you are a couple of grouches."
"And what is that supposed to mean?"
"Don't tell me you don't remember trying to take my head off when I came in to check on you during the night?"
"I did not. Did I?" She just gave him a look that said, "I don't make this stuff up."
"Jonas was grouchy? He's never grouchy. A little grumpy once in a while, but never grouchy."
"Want to bet?"
Colonel O'Neill turned to Jonas and said, "You, grouchy?"
Jonas just looked embarrassed. "I wasn't exactly myself last night."
"Don't give him a hard time, Colonel. I didn't take it personally," Tanner replied. "Would you like some breakfast? I don't have any coffee, but if you really want some, I can run over the neighbor's."
"I think I can live, just this once, without coffee. We need to come up with a way to get back to the base."
"If the roads are clear, I could drive you back. Unless the general wants to send a car for you."
"You'd do that?" Jack was starting to like this woman.
"I wouldn't have offered if I hadn't meant it."
"If it's no problem. Thank you."
"Now, how about some breakfast before Jonas eats it all?" She strolled back into the kitchen.
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night Part 3
Tanner was busy during the night. She had to keep checking on Jonas and Colonel O'Neill to make sure they were all right. Jonas wasn't happy about being awakened every few hours. Who would have thought he could be such a grouch? O'Neill wasn't much better.
Jack awoke to hear birds singing and the first rays of sunshine peaking in the window. "Where am I?" he thought. As he tried to sit up, the pain in his head quickly reminded him. He got out of bed and looked around. Sitting on a chair in the corner of the room were his clothes, which had been washed and dried. His jacket was hanging on the bedpost. He quickly changed and went looking for his host, Tanner MacKenzie.
"If I remember correctly, Jonas was in the room next to mine," he thought. The door was open, but Jonas wasn't there. "Wonder where he got off to?"
He could hear a woman's voice coming from downstairs. It sounded like she was on the telephone. Jack quickly went downstairs. Tanner's back was to him.
"Yes, General Hammond. Colonel O'Neill and Mr. Quinn are fine. Just a little banged up," she said. She turned around. When she saw Jack, she motioned for him to come to the phone. "Would you like to speak with the colonel, sir?" Tanner then handed the phone to Jack.
"Good morning, General," Jack said. "Yes, sir. I'm fine. No, sir, I haven't seen Jonas this morning." Upon hearing his name, Jonas wandered in from the kitchen, eating a piece of toast and teacup in hand. Jack nodded to him. "He just walked in, General. He's bright eyed and bushy tailed as usual." The general said something on the other end of the line. "No, sir. Our car went over an embankment. Doctor MacKenzie was kind enough to treat our injuries and let us spend the night in her home. Yes, sir. I tell her that. Good-bye, sir." Hanging up the phone, Jack turned to Tanner and asked, "I don't supposed there's a car rental place anywhere around, is there?"
"There might be one in the next town. There are only 300 people here in Spencer. Besides, the main roads where washed out last night. You wouldn't get very far."
"Just our luck. Oh, General Hammond said to tell you how much he appreciates what you've done for Jonas and me."
"No problem, Colonel. You two haven't been that much trouble, even if you are a couple of grouches."
"And what is that supposed to mean?"
"Don't tell me you don't remember trying to take my head off when I came in to check on you during the night?"
"I did not. Did I?" She just gave him a look that said, "I don't make this stuff up."
"Jonas was grouchy? He's never grouchy. A little grumpy once in a while, but never grouchy."
"Want to bet?"
Colonel O'Neill turned to Jonas and said, "You, grouchy?"
Jonas just looked embarrassed. "I wasn't exactly myself last night."
"Don't give him a hard time, Colonel. I didn't take it personally," Tanner replied. "Would you like some breakfast? I don't have any coffee, but if you really want some, I can run over the neighbor's."
"I think I can live, just this once, without coffee. We need to come up with a way to get back to the base."
"If the roads are clear, I could drive you back. Unless the general wants to send a car for you."
"You'd do that?" Jack was starting to like this woman.
"I wouldn't have offered if I hadn't meant it."
"If it's no problem. Thank you."
"Now, how about some breakfast before Jonas eats it all?" She strolled back into the kitchen.