Awakening
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Jack awoke with a start. The comforting numbness had suddenly stopped and his body's initial reaction was to shake him from his unconscious state to find out why. His eyes came into focus and presented him with the inside of a sarcophagus lid as it split into two and retracted. He closed his eyes sighing to himself and waited for the two pair of hands, which he expected to drag him from the coffin and take him back to his cell. He reopened his eyes warily when none came and levered himself so he was leaning back on his elbows giving him a view over the side of the narrow box encasing him.
A large empty room greeted him; to his right side lay another sarcophagus, still closed. He slowly sat further up, listening for any sound and turned around slightly. The room was bare save for a table against the wall to his left. The large doors were unadorned and closed. Dim light emanated from small lamps hanging from the walls, their only adornment. Jack furrowed his brow in thought, confused at the state of the room considering other sarcophagus rooms were more 'cliché Gould' and would have at least two guards posted at the door and servants present. His attention was brought back to the sarcophagus beside his own, its lid grinding slowly open in the same way his had. He climbed softly from his and slowly approached as the lid slid further open. Cautiously peering over the side his heart leapt as he saw his 2IC lying inside. He leaned over the side and shook her gently from her slumber.
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Sam begged in her mind for just five more minutes, let the still peaceful feeling come back over her. She felt a pressure on her shoulder shaking her once more. Her face screwed up softly unwilling to wake but the pressure increased and a familiar voice called her commandingly back to the present. She opened her eyes softly, a worried face greeting her. She blinked trying to focus on what was going on, her head felt heavy with sleep. She smiled softly and raised a hand, which he grasped and helped raise her to sit. She glanced around at an empty room; a similar sarcophagus as the one she was in lay to her left the lid spread open. She looked to her CO again with questioning eyes. Her mind suddenly filled with memories of what had happened. She gripped his hand tightly.
"Sir?"
Her throat felt dry and raspy
"S'ok Carter, sit for a minute, the effects will wear off in a moment, you'll be able to concentrate better"
She closed her eyes, pictures filling her thoughts. She shivered remembering the events. A reassuring hand massaged her shoulder.
"I'm ok"
She shifted herself and with Jack's help clambered out of the sarcophagus. She looked to him and smiled again, the worried look was still on his face.
"I'm fine really Sir, just a little shaky."
She knew he didn't fully believe her, his hand stayed with hers but he shifted his gaze around the room to the doors once more. She realised the room was unusually quiet. Jack let go of her hand and crossed slowly across the room to the doors at the far end. He pressed them softly, and leaned back against the wall as they opened slightly from the pressure. She crossed the floor slowly and stood by him. Glancing quickly round the room to see if anything could be used as a weapon but saw none. They both jumped slightly; looking round at the two sarcophagi, the lids slowly started to close back over.
"What now Sir?"
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Jack sighed inwardly with relief as his 2IC acknowledged him, he grasped her raised hand and pulled her to a sitting position, and she looked around confused, her hand gripping his tighter.
"Sir?"
Her voice sounded tired and confused, looking too him for answers. He really didn't have any for her, confused as she.
"S'ok Carter, sit for a minute, the effects will wear off in a moment, you'll be able to concentrate better'"
He watched as she closed her eyes and let go of her hand, raising his own to massage her shoulder gently. He glanced around the room, wondering why it was so quiet.
"I'm ok"
Jack looked at her again, 'Yeah right'. He helped her climb from the sarcophagus holding her as she stood shakily by him.
"I'm fine really Sir, just a little shaky"
He rolled his eyes, she should know by now she couldn't lie to him. Still at the moment, more pressing matters had to be dealt with. He let go of her hand and slowly approached the doors. Unusually on a swing system rather than the standard automatics. He pressed the door and they swung gently, pressing against the door he waited for any Jaffa guards t come swarming in at him with staff weapons, none came. He felt Carter next to him and looked at her. His attention was drawn too the sarcophagi which were retracting.
"What now Sir?"
He stared at them for a long moment. They were placed on solid bases rather than stilt like tables an idea came too him. 'You don't take your enemy by standing out in the open waiting for him, you go into stealth mode. Draw him in, take him down' He glanced at Sam. They had no weapons, just their bare hands, was she up to it
"Take them by surprise, hide behind the sarcophagi, jump them when they come for us, if they come for us"
His tone implied it was a question as well as their only option barr going off into a fortress they nothing of without weaponry. He was also asking her advice.
"Sounds like our only option Sir" Sam replied
"Gonna be one on one combat, sure you're up for it?"
He looked at her tired form, knowing neither of them were a hundred percent, but knowing her well enough that all he need do was to show a little doubt in her to get her into a stubborn state where she'd do anything to prove him wrong. He grinned as she threw back her shoulders slightly, looked him square in the eye and formed her hands into fists. Yup he sure knew which buttons too press.
"I suggest we get hidden Sir"
He bowed his head in agreement and they quickly crossed back to the sarcophagi and hid behind the farthest from the door. It was going to be a long wait.
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Jack awoke with a start. The comforting numbness had suddenly stopped and his body's initial reaction was to shake him from his unconscious state to find out why. His eyes came into focus and presented him with the inside of a sarcophagus lid as it split into two and retracted. He closed his eyes sighing to himself and waited for the two pair of hands, which he expected to drag him from the coffin and take him back to his cell. He reopened his eyes warily when none came and levered himself so he was leaning back on his elbows giving him a view over the side of the narrow box encasing him.
A large empty room greeted him; to his right side lay another sarcophagus, still closed. He slowly sat further up, listening for any sound and turned around slightly. The room was bare save for a table against the wall to his left. The large doors were unadorned and closed. Dim light emanated from small lamps hanging from the walls, their only adornment. Jack furrowed his brow in thought, confused at the state of the room considering other sarcophagus rooms were more 'cliché Gould' and would have at least two guards posted at the door and servants present. His attention was brought back to the sarcophagus beside his own, its lid grinding slowly open in the same way his had. He climbed softly from his and slowly approached as the lid slid further open. Cautiously peering over the side his heart leapt as he saw his 2IC lying inside. He leaned over the side and shook her gently from her slumber.
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Sam begged in her mind for just five more minutes, let the still peaceful feeling come back over her. She felt a pressure on her shoulder shaking her once more. Her face screwed up softly unwilling to wake but the pressure increased and a familiar voice called her commandingly back to the present. She opened her eyes softly, a worried face greeting her. She blinked trying to focus on what was going on, her head felt heavy with sleep. She smiled softly and raised a hand, which he grasped and helped raise her to sit. She glanced around at an empty room; a similar sarcophagus as the one she was in lay to her left the lid spread open. She looked to her CO again with questioning eyes. Her mind suddenly filled with memories of what had happened. She gripped his hand tightly.
"Sir?"
Her throat felt dry and raspy
"S'ok Carter, sit for a minute, the effects will wear off in a moment, you'll be able to concentrate better"
She closed her eyes, pictures filling her thoughts. She shivered remembering the events. A reassuring hand massaged her shoulder.
"I'm ok"
She shifted herself and with Jack's help clambered out of the sarcophagus. She looked to him and smiled again, the worried look was still on his face.
"I'm fine really Sir, just a little shaky."
She knew he didn't fully believe her, his hand stayed with hers but he shifted his gaze around the room to the doors once more. She realised the room was unusually quiet. Jack let go of her hand and crossed slowly across the room to the doors at the far end. He pressed them softly, and leaned back against the wall as they opened slightly from the pressure. She crossed the floor slowly and stood by him. Glancing quickly round the room to see if anything could be used as a weapon but saw none. They both jumped slightly; looking round at the two sarcophagi, the lids slowly started to close back over.
"What now Sir?"
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Jack sighed inwardly with relief as his 2IC acknowledged him, he grasped her raised hand and pulled her to a sitting position, and she looked around confused, her hand gripping his tighter.
"Sir?"
Her voice sounded tired and confused, looking too him for answers. He really didn't have any for her, confused as she.
"S'ok Carter, sit for a minute, the effects will wear off in a moment, you'll be able to concentrate better'"
He watched as she closed her eyes and let go of her hand, raising his own to massage her shoulder gently. He glanced around the room, wondering why it was so quiet.
"I'm ok"
Jack looked at her again, 'Yeah right'. He helped her climb from the sarcophagus holding her as she stood shakily by him.
"I'm fine really Sir, just a little shaky"
He rolled his eyes, she should know by now she couldn't lie to him. Still at the moment, more pressing matters had to be dealt with. He let go of her hand and slowly approached the doors. Unusually on a swing system rather than the standard automatics. He pressed the door and they swung gently, pressing against the door he waited for any Jaffa guards t come swarming in at him with staff weapons, none came. He felt Carter next to him and looked at her. His attention was drawn too the sarcophagi which were retracting.
"What now Sir?"
He stared at them for a long moment. They were placed on solid bases rather than stilt like tables an idea came too him. 'You don't take your enemy by standing out in the open waiting for him, you go into stealth mode. Draw him in, take him down' He glanced at Sam. They had no weapons, just their bare hands, was she up to it
"Take them by surprise, hide behind the sarcophagi, jump them when they come for us, if they come for us"
His tone implied it was a question as well as their only option barr going off into a fortress they nothing of without weaponry. He was also asking her advice.
"Sounds like our only option Sir" Sam replied
"Gonna be one on one combat, sure you're up for it?"
He looked at her tired form, knowing neither of them were a hundred percent, but knowing her well enough that all he need do was to show a little doubt in her to get her into a stubborn state where she'd do anything to prove him wrong. He grinned as she threw back her shoulders slightly, looked him square in the eye and formed her hands into fists. Yup he sure knew which buttons too press.
"I suggest we get hidden Sir"
He bowed his head in agreement and they quickly crossed back to the sarcophagi and hid behind the farthest from the door. It was going to be a long wait.
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