SG-1 stood to face the gate, the trails of screams, jokes and point-and-
laugh gags that had followed Jack up here were now becoming beyond a joke.
Jack watched from the gate ramps foot, trying to unplug a serious wedgie
when the gate dialled out to good old px4 579.
He could hear echoing voices of laughter but he chose to take it like a man-
pretends it wasn't happening.
The crystal shimmering pool of pale blue shot out towards them from the
gates opening. It added a little colour to the drab room and lit it up
completely.
Jacks turned up little shoes made no sound on the ramp as SG-1 strode up in
a line to the plunge pool.
Jack was almost out of sight and criticism, when the General gave him one
last light hearted Jib- OVER THE MICRO PHONE!
"Now Colonel, don't forget those things ladder easily, now won't you"
The room erupted on him and his leaped through the gate pretending none of
it existed.
On the other side, Jack was flung out with some force. He landed on a stone floor with quite a bit of thrust behind him. He groaned to himself. Why nose first?
Carter cantered gracefully through, followed by Daniel and then the grand Jaffa. Yet again Carter felt like amusing herself at O'Neill's cost "Where you in that much of a hurry?" she called from above the heap on the floor. Jack scrapped himself up. He checked none of the bones had shot out of place on his face before bothering to answer. "No actually, major. It was the. err. the" he wavered his hands madly in the air "Never mind, sir"
Carter paid Jack on last look before her eyes wandered to Daniels point of view, and what a view! The round cylindrical room was filled with hovering stone steps, each about half a meter higher than the other. She moseyed over to the walls for a closer inspection. Daniel had described the writing perfectly. What he forgot to mention in his prose was that it was unreadable to them.
Daniel felt as though he'd died and gone to heaven, because only heaven could consist of such a magical place. The tall tower formation, riddled with all these texts- he pressed his hands smoothly over them- carvings. His body revolved to the steps. He knelt next to the first and rested his hand upon it. The step buckled a little but it seemed that it may just be able to carry his weight. He felt the excitement running through his veins and he leapt up upon the first stone. The stones glowed and lit up the whole room.
Jack rolled his eyes, typical Daniel. He watched the archaeologist bound from step to step. Teal'c looked at one gingerly, kicked it, was grabbed by Daniel and soon two was climbing the case. Carter looked at her commanding officer "What are you waiting for?" she asked confused. Normally he'd scream after Daniel and insist on him arming himself and letting Jack go first in spite. Jack glared at her evilly "As funny as this may sound to you, major. I'm wait for a little privacy, I am still in my Halloween costume you know!" he growled. She glanced away, worried he'd take her head off. or strip right there and then. She leapt onto a stair and followed Teal'c. Daniel, in all his innocent excitement, was more than three quarters of the way up. Jack turned, the gate and the DHD was there. So was his bag of clothes that fell off his back as he was catapulted out of the gate. He casually picked it off of the floor, when he had a distinct bad feeling. The door atop of the stairs had just been flung open. None the less but his dear Dr. Jackson had done this. "Daniel?" he called. "Daniel. DANIEL!" His voice was near screaming point. He watched helplessly as Daniel skipped through the door. Teal'c didn't make an attempt to stop him, just raised the usual suspicious eyebrow. "Love of." He broke off; Daniel was waving madly to him. Jack sarcastically waved back at him. "Jack!" he shouted down. His voice seemed to travel so fast, when it hit his ears it hurt. "There is another room. But the architecture. Jack it's amazing. Nothing like I've. we've ever since" "That's nice, Daniel" mused the old Colonel fishing for his trousers in his bag. "No Jack, you don't know what this means." Jacks stomach turned, he was really starting to despise that line. Nothing good ever followed it. Just as sure as the sun rises in the east, something bad did follow.
Daniel kept happily waving and spouting, what Jack considered, nonsense. Jack though was smiling. He did admire the archaeologist's energy. All of a sudden the mans face above him froze quickly and both of his hands shot up- palms wide open. Jacks eyes squinted. "Daniel?" Daniel shook his head and mouthed something. it looked like hide. "Daniel, what's going on up there?" the colonel yelled at he civilian not about to give in.
He watched carefully, as did Carter and Teal'c from their positions. There was a tense silence between them all when Daniels eyes gave way and his body cascaded to the floor. "Daniel!" Sam cried in panic. Before she could blink once, several arrows shot out from behind Daniel. Each hitting a member of the team in the left shoulder.
Before Jack lost consciousness his mind wondered, how did they get him from there? Life forms swiped over the steps, barely touching them and seized their captives. Even two got Sam and Teal'c before their limp bodies hit ground floor. Jack felt himself being dragged away.
***** Thanks to Glinda for wanting more ( and extra special thanks to good old colonel Sho, my usual support management.
On the other side, Jack was flung out with some force. He landed on a stone floor with quite a bit of thrust behind him. He groaned to himself. Why nose first?
Carter cantered gracefully through, followed by Daniel and then the grand Jaffa. Yet again Carter felt like amusing herself at O'Neill's cost "Where you in that much of a hurry?" she called from above the heap on the floor. Jack scrapped himself up. He checked none of the bones had shot out of place on his face before bothering to answer. "No actually, major. It was the. err. the" he wavered his hands madly in the air "Never mind, sir"
Carter paid Jack on last look before her eyes wandered to Daniels point of view, and what a view! The round cylindrical room was filled with hovering stone steps, each about half a meter higher than the other. She moseyed over to the walls for a closer inspection. Daniel had described the writing perfectly. What he forgot to mention in his prose was that it was unreadable to them.
Daniel felt as though he'd died and gone to heaven, because only heaven could consist of such a magical place. The tall tower formation, riddled with all these texts- he pressed his hands smoothly over them- carvings. His body revolved to the steps. He knelt next to the first and rested his hand upon it. The step buckled a little but it seemed that it may just be able to carry his weight. He felt the excitement running through his veins and he leapt up upon the first stone. The stones glowed and lit up the whole room.
Jack rolled his eyes, typical Daniel. He watched the archaeologist bound from step to step. Teal'c looked at one gingerly, kicked it, was grabbed by Daniel and soon two was climbing the case. Carter looked at her commanding officer "What are you waiting for?" she asked confused. Normally he'd scream after Daniel and insist on him arming himself and letting Jack go first in spite. Jack glared at her evilly "As funny as this may sound to you, major. I'm wait for a little privacy, I am still in my Halloween costume you know!" he growled. She glanced away, worried he'd take her head off. or strip right there and then. She leapt onto a stair and followed Teal'c. Daniel, in all his innocent excitement, was more than three quarters of the way up. Jack turned, the gate and the DHD was there. So was his bag of clothes that fell off his back as he was catapulted out of the gate. He casually picked it off of the floor, when he had a distinct bad feeling. The door atop of the stairs had just been flung open. None the less but his dear Dr. Jackson had done this. "Daniel?" he called. "Daniel. DANIEL!" His voice was near screaming point. He watched helplessly as Daniel skipped through the door. Teal'c didn't make an attempt to stop him, just raised the usual suspicious eyebrow. "Love of." He broke off; Daniel was waving madly to him. Jack sarcastically waved back at him. "Jack!" he shouted down. His voice seemed to travel so fast, when it hit his ears it hurt. "There is another room. But the architecture. Jack it's amazing. Nothing like I've. we've ever since" "That's nice, Daniel" mused the old Colonel fishing for his trousers in his bag. "No Jack, you don't know what this means." Jacks stomach turned, he was really starting to despise that line. Nothing good ever followed it. Just as sure as the sun rises in the east, something bad did follow.
Daniel kept happily waving and spouting, what Jack considered, nonsense. Jack though was smiling. He did admire the archaeologist's energy. All of a sudden the mans face above him froze quickly and both of his hands shot up- palms wide open. Jacks eyes squinted. "Daniel?" Daniel shook his head and mouthed something. it looked like hide. "Daniel, what's going on up there?" the colonel yelled at he civilian not about to give in.
He watched carefully, as did Carter and Teal'c from their positions. There was a tense silence between them all when Daniels eyes gave way and his body cascaded to the floor. "Daniel!" Sam cried in panic. Before she could blink once, several arrows shot out from behind Daniel. Each hitting a member of the team in the left shoulder.
Before Jack lost consciousness his mind wondered, how did they get him from there? Life forms swiped over the steps, barely touching them and seized their captives. Even two got Sam and Teal'c before their limp bodies hit ground floor. Jack felt himself being dragged away.
***** Thanks to Glinda for wanting more ( and extra special thanks to good old colonel Sho, my usual support management.