Chapter 17:
Sg-1 plus the Doc' and Lara stood (slouched) outside the temple's entrance after 1 and a half hours of trudging through some of the densest forest SG-1 had ever encountered. All had emerged from the bushes with bits of sticks and leaves in their hair, scratches and sweat marks in every imaginable place. Jack was willing to bet he'd been bitten by at least 100 mosquitoes and that was only counting the past hour. Daniel who had - supposedly- been watching where he'd been walking had managed to bring a few souvenirs- mainly leaches - along to keep him and his walking partner who luckily was a doctor company. Sam, who had just about had it with her backpack and had dropped it on the floor more than a few times to take some doo-hickey out and then proceeded to kick the life out of her backpack, was clutching onto Janet as the pair trudged onwards and yes upwards following Lara, Teal'c, the oh-so graceful Doctor Jackson and one bored Colonel.
"Right, and you get in how?"
Daniel said, looking at Lara's brief (and I mean brief) sketch of the temple's foundations.
"This way."
Was all she simply said, Jack mopped his brow and his t-shirt and nodded in Lara's direction.
"Guess we follow her then."
Jack said to know one in particular. Don't get him wrong this place was incredibly beautiful and peaceful…
"Oh for crying out loud!"
He slapped the back of his neck to in hope swat away a pesky little midge, despite having been told by Lara that this doesn't actually send the pest away just buries it into your skin.
"Can you hold this for me for a second Daniel?"
Janet offered Daniel her pack, Daniel turned around.
"Err yeah sure."
The Doc' unhitched her pack and handed it to Daniel, then quickly sprinted over to Sam.
"Thanks Daniel."
Daniel stood still; once again Doctor Fraiser had had him on, she had no intention to get the pack off of him again. Jack wandered over and slapped Danny on the back.
"Nice, she'll have you cooking and cleaning next."
Jack then ran on to catch up with Sam and Janet. Janet had heard the Colonel's little jibe at Daniel.
"You wanna watch your back their Colonel."
Just then Sam came up from behind him and slung a strap from her backpack over his head.
"Thanks Colonel."
She grinned and slapped him on the back too. Jack stopped dead in his tracks, Daniel caught up with him.
"Ha!"
Jack frowned at the weighed down Doctor Jackson and pushed him over, Daniel lay on his back like a turtle that had fallen on its shell. Jack smirked at the struggling Doctor and then walked off joining up with Teal'c and the others. He handed her pack back to Sam.
"There ya' go Major."
Jack grinned and shoved his hands in his pockets. Sam frowned.
"Woah!"
Jack saw how big this temple actually was. Lara nodded at his amazement.
"Big hu Colonel?"
She asked him before climbing down the rock face that stood in the path of the temple. Jack nodded dumbly, with his mouth still open.
"Huge."
He gasped. Sam took a deep breath then started off down the cliff, followed by Janet. Teal'c had a look over the edge before taking on the climb. Jack smiled at him and looked around for Daniel then remembered he'd left him on his back. Jack went back to get him.
"Daniel come on!"
Jack called out; he got back to where Daniel was and watched the archaeologist struggling, trying to roll over. Jack didn't even attempt to hind his grin. Daniel managed to get on to his side.
"This isn't funny Jack."
Jack's grin spread across his face.
"No … no it's not, I'm sorry."
Jack turned around and started laughing. Daniel was up on his feet.
"Thanks for the help by the way."
Daniel grunted and walked up the incline dusting himself down. Jack turned his baseball cap around and sighed.
"Anytime Danny boy anytime."
Jack patted him on the back. Daniel stopped in his tracks; he stared in awe at the temple grounds.
"Woah!"
"I said that, that's what I said!"
Jack helpfully pointed out. Daniel walked to the edge to get a better view, it took his breath away. Jack came up behind him.
"Huge!"
He mouthed and started climbing down the incline. Daniel nodded dumbly and started after Jack.
Jack and Daniel reached the bottom and were greeted by Teal'c who lead them round the front of the temple to meet up with Lara, Janet and Major Carter. Jack took his hat off and started fanning his face, Daniel parked himself in a niche in the rock.
"So kids."
Jack started.
"Where's the front door to this baby?"
He sighed, plonking himself next to Sam.
"Down here Colonel."
Lara called out. The other 5 looked around for her.
"Down where?"
Lara's head popped up from underneath Teal'c's standing place, startling him.
"Oh."
Jack sighed and hung his head. Teal'c was down on his hands and knees, gently easing himself down into the small crevice that Lara had created on her first trip to the temple. Janet stood by and watched the Jaffa slowly disappear out of sight.
"Hum."
Janet was intrigued.
"After you."
Daniel, hoping that it would be cooler inside the temple was most eager to get inside. Janet jumped down into the gap, followed by a cautious Daniel. Sam stood vigilantly over the hole, narrowing her eyes together and peering into it, she could make out 4 figures.
"You coming Colonel?"
She called over. Jack looked up from his crouched position.
"Might as well."
He got up slowly bending at his knees and stretching all over before wandering over to Sam's side. He stared into the darkness, he whistled and a voice called up.
"Will you two be joining us any time soon?"
Jack looked at Sam who shrugged. Neither one of them was particularly interested in going into shady the temple and if Lara was correct about them not being the only ones after the skull someone ought to keep a eye out. Sam read this is on Jack's expression.
"You can go if you want to Major?"
Jack wasn't interested and he didn't want to spend probably over an hour trying to get the two archaeologists out of the temple ruins. Sam mulled over this.
"It's ok, you guys go ahead. Colonel and I will keep an eye out."
Carter called into the pit. Jack patted her on the shoulder and wandered back to his shaded sitting place.
"You sure? ... this place is really something."
Janet called back. Sam glanced over to the Colonel who was on his back fanning his face now.
"No, we'll be just fine."
Carter heard the voice of acknowledgement and plodded over to the Colonel.
Sg-1 plus the Doc' and Lara stood (slouched) outside the temple's entrance after 1 and a half hours of trudging through some of the densest forest SG-1 had ever encountered. All had emerged from the bushes with bits of sticks and leaves in their hair, scratches and sweat marks in every imaginable place. Jack was willing to bet he'd been bitten by at least 100 mosquitoes and that was only counting the past hour. Daniel who had - supposedly- been watching where he'd been walking had managed to bring a few souvenirs- mainly leaches - along to keep him and his walking partner who luckily was a doctor company. Sam, who had just about had it with her backpack and had dropped it on the floor more than a few times to take some doo-hickey out and then proceeded to kick the life out of her backpack, was clutching onto Janet as the pair trudged onwards and yes upwards following Lara, Teal'c, the oh-so graceful Doctor Jackson and one bored Colonel.
"Right, and you get in how?"
Daniel said, looking at Lara's brief (and I mean brief) sketch of the temple's foundations.
"This way."
Was all she simply said, Jack mopped his brow and his t-shirt and nodded in Lara's direction.
"Guess we follow her then."
Jack said to know one in particular. Don't get him wrong this place was incredibly beautiful and peaceful…
"Oh for crying out loud!"
He slapped the back of his neck to in hope swat away a pesky little midge, despite having been told by Lara that this doesn't actually send the pest away just buries it into your skin.
"Can you hold this for me for a second Daniel?"
Janet offered Daniel her pack, Daniel turned around.
"Err yeah sure."
The Doc' unhitched her pack and handed it to Daniel, then quickly sprinted over to Sam.
"Thanks Daniel."
Daniel stood still; once again Doctor Fraiser had had him on, she had no intention to get the pack off of him again. Jack wandered over and slapped Danny on the back.
"Nice, she'll have you cooking and cleaning next."
Jack then ran on to catch up with Sam and Janet. Janet had heard the Colonel's little jibe at Daniel.
"You wanna watch your back their Colonel."
Just then Sam came up from behind him and slung a strap from her backpack over his head.
"Thanks Colonel."
She grinned and slapped him on the back too. Jack stopped dead in his tracks, Daniel caught up with him.
"Ha!"
Jack frowned at the weighed down Doctor Jackson and pushed him over, Daniel lay on his back like a turtle that had fallen on its shell. Jack smirked at the struggling Doctor and then walked off joining up with Teal'c and the others. He handed her pack back to Sam.
"There ya' go Major."
Jack grinned and shoved his hands in his pockets. Sam frowned.
"Woah!"
Jack saw how big this temple actually was. Lara nodded at his amazement.
"Big hu Colonel?"
She asked him before climbing down the rock face that stood in the path of the temple. Jack nodded dumbly, with his mouth still open.
"Huge."
He gasped. Sam took a deep breath then started off down the cliff, followed by Janet. Teal'c had a look over the edge before taking on the climb. Jack smiled at him and looked around for Daniel then remembered he'd left him on his back. Jack went back to get him.
"Daniel come on!"
Jack called out; he got back to where Daniel was and watched the archaeologist struggling, trying to roll over. Jack didn't even attempt to hind his grin. Daniel managed to get on to his side.
"This isn't funny Jack."
Jack's grin spread across his face.
"No … no it's not, I'm sorry."
Jack turned around and started laughing. Daniel was up on his feet.
"Thanks for the help by the way."
Daniel grunted and walked up the incline dusting himself down. Jack turned his baseball cap around and sighed.
"Anytime Danny boy anytime."
Jack patted him on the back. Daniel stopped in his tracks; he stared in awe at the temple grounds.
"Woah!"
"I said that, that's what I said!"
Jack helpfully pointed out. Daniel walked to the edge to get a better view, it took his breath away. Jack came up behind him.
"Huge!"
He mouthed and started climbing down the incline. Daniel nodded dumbly and started after Jack.
Jack and Daniel reached the bottom and were greeted by Teal'c who lead them round the front of the temple to meet up with Lara, Janet and Major Carter. Jack took his hat off and started fanning his face, Daniel parked himself in a niche in the rock.
"So kids."
Jack started.
"Where's the front door to this baby?"
He sighed, plonking himself next to Sam.
"Down here Colonel."
Lara called out. The other 5 looked around for her.
"Down where?"
Lara's head popped up from underneath Teal'c's standing place, startling him.
"Oh."
Jack sighed and hung his head. Teal'c was down on his hands and knees, gently easing himself down into the small crevice that Lara had created on her first trip to the temple. Janet stood by and watched the Jaffa slowly disappear out of sight.
"Hum."
Janet was intrigued.
"After you."
Daniel, hoping that it would be cooler inside the temple was most eager to get inside. Janet jumped down into the gap, followed by a cautious Daniel. Sam stood vigilantly over the hole, narrowing her eyes together and peering into it, she could make out 4 figures.
"You coming Colonel?"
She called over. Jack looked up from his crouched position.
"Might as well."
He got up slowly bending at his knees and stretching all over before wandering over to Sam's side. He stared into the darkness, he whistled and a voice called up.
"Will you two be joining us any time soon?"
Jack looked at Sam who shrugged. Neither one of them was particularly interested in going into shady the temple and if Lara was correct about them not being the only ones after the skull someone ought to keep a eye out. Sam read this is on Jack's expression.
"You can go if you want to Major?"
Jack wasn't interested and he didn't want to spend probably over an hour trying to get the two archaeologists out of the temple ruins. Sam mulled over this.
"It's ok, you guys go ahead. Colonel and I will keep an eye out."
Carter called into the pit. Jack patted her on the shoulder and wandered back to his shaded sitting place.
"You sure? ... this place is really something."
Janet called back. Sam glanced over to the Colonel who was on his back fanning his face now.
"No, we'll be just fine."
Carter heard the voice of acknowledgement and plodded over to the Colonel.