Daniel was working on a translation when he heard a wolf whistle from his door. Smiling as he looked up, he shook his head at C.J. "You're a brat. What are you doing here, I thought you have duty on the surface?" he asked, watching her slide into one of the chairs across from him.
"Not today, Lt. Myers asked for a duty swap. I have gate room duty instead, and as I was on my way when I decided to stop and harass you." C.J. answered. Daniel smiled, "Sexually?" he asked hopefully, raising his eyebrows suggestively. She shook her head at his expression.
C.J. noticed the translation he was working on and walked around his desk to look at it right side up. Well, maybe right side up… "What is that?" she asked puzzled. He glanced down, "Words, lots of words." He looked up as she frowned, noticing the some new freckles on her nose.
The claxons started sounding, "Off World activation." C.J. frowned at her watch, "Well, I guess I'm on duty..I'm outta here." Daniel grabbed her arm, "Be careful." His eyes worried. She smiled reassuringly and as she jogged to the gateroom she realized she needed to talk to Jack and Sam about Daniel. He was getting increasingly… clingy, she guessed the word was. Shaking her head, she filed the problem away for another time.
She jogged in, noticing how smoothly the doors moved now, automatically closing behind her. She walked to Lt. Kaiser, "Hey L.T., no one is due back are they?" she looked at the gate as it started to activate. He was watching it like a hawk, "Nope. Why don't you go to the left over by the doors, ready weapons." C.J. nodded, "Aye Aye, Sir." As she turned she heard him chuckle. "I am so not in the Navy!" he protested. She laughed and went to kneel down, keeping the rest of the team out of the line of fire.
She could hear the General, Sam and Sgt. Davies in the control room. "Who is it?" "No SGC code yet sir." There was silence, waiting. Suddenly the gate disengaged. Everyone stood and relaxed when suddenly the gate activated again. C.J. kneeled once again and everyone waited. "It's SG-12 Sir." Security could hear a muffled exclamation from the General. They knew why, SG-12 had been 3 weeks overdue, and even after several searches they had been almost given up on.
The iris opened and the gate did its thing. Sudden there were 3 bodies tossed through the gate. Lt. Kaiser snapped, "Davis!" She quickly walked, keeping low over to the first man, feeling for a pulse in his neck and keeping a wary eye on the gate. "This one is alive Sir." She said in quick relief, moving on to the next one up the ramp when he raised his head and saw her. "Close the iris" he whispered so quietly that almost didn't hear. She turned to shout the order when a swift figure darted through grabbing her and dragging her back through the gate. She could hear the yells, including her own, "Close the iris!!!!" then she was unconscious.
C.J. moaned quietly, "Won't someone stop the Rockettes in my head?" she turned to her side, coughing. A voice quietly whispered, "Are you well?" Opening her eyes she saw a man leaning over her, hand with a ribbon device. Before he blinked she took his arm and flipped him over her, landing him hard on the ground, and C.J. was on top of his back, hand on the ribbon device. She violently tore it off his hand and threw it across the room. "What do you want and why am I here?" she whispered harshly.
"My Lady, I am but a servant of my Lord Manam. He wants you unhurt." The man's voice was muffled as his face was shoved into the floor. C.J. grabbed his hair and lifted his head, "Did you say Lord Manam?" she asked, hoping against hope. Suddenly there was Jaffa with staff weapons pointed at her. "Shit." She said bitterly and dropped his head hands up in resignation.
SGC-
The injured men were in the infirmary, all expected to live. "Who did this to you?" General Hammond asked quietly. Sgt. Allen had his eyes closed against the glare of the overhead fluorescents. "Sir, when they found out we were Taur'e they tortured us for information." He moaned quietly, and Janet bustled in shooing everyone away. Daniel shook his head, "Who was it Sgt.?" He asked. The man turned his head toward Daniel, "A goa'uld named Manam." And Janet kicked Daniel out as well.
Bad guys hands
C.J. fought briefly against the huge Jaffa as they dragged her in front of the goa'uld on the throne. The Jaffa grabbed her hair and jerked her head up to meet the eyes of Lord Manam. She saw a slender white man with long gold hair, wearing rich robes. He looked like she imagined an ancient Roman would look like.
"What are you looking at Blondie?" she snapped. The Jaffa cuffed her across the face and she dropped. Her cheekbone felt like it had hit a truck. "Enough!" Manam said fiercely. She looked up at him from her knees, and wiped the blood trickling from the side of her mouth.
"I am Lord Manam. I have been looking for the Asgard Ambassador. It appears that I have found her." he smirked. She stood a little shakily, shaking her head against the dizziness. "I know who the Asgard are but an ambassador I am not. It would mean I had to talk pretty and I just don't do that." she slurred her words and spit blood on the floor. The goa'uld winced in disgust. He gestured imperiously at the Jaffa, "Find the healer and fix her. I do not want her damaged."
"What do you want Blondie?" C.J. asked, putting as much insolence in her voice as she thought she could get away with.
Lord Manam smiled at the feisty woman in front of him. "I want you to change the Asgard's mind. I need the planet of J'erel." Puzzled she cocked her head, "Why? Why this planet and not another?" she asked him. He smiled, "My master needs something there. You are but a means to an end. Take her away." And she was dragged off.
SGC-
Most of SG-1 and all of SG-7 were around the conference table waiting for Sam to confirm their suspicions. She had contacted the Tok'ra and the Asgard for information and was coming to brief the teams. Sam bustled in, smiled at General Hammond and laid some papers on the table. The General gestured for her to start.
"You were right Daniel. Lord Manam is the goa'uld that was interested in the planet the Asgard took C.J. to. The Asgard confirmed it and said that they would be happy to take a team and retrieve C.J. The Tok'ra on the other hand say the Lord Manam is small potatoes, and that he is working for a more powerful goa'uld. They think it might be whomever took over the remnants of Anubis fleet." She paused, looking over at Daniel. His face was determined and she could read what he was thinking.
The General cleared his throat, "SG-1 and SG-7, I want you to go on the Asgard ship and rescue C.J. and discover the reason behind them taking her. I am sure it had something to do with her mission to J'erel. Dismissed." The teams left the room and the General touched Daniel's arm. "Dr. Jackson, may I speak to you a moment?" Daniel nodded reluctantly, and the General shut the door in Jack's face.
"Son, are you sure that you are able to do this?" his blue eyes were kind. Daniel met them, face set with resolve. "I have to Sir. I don't want to lose her like Shar'e." The General shook his head, "C.J. Davis is one of the most resourceful woman I know. I'll bet that this turns into a recon mission and not a rescue." Daniel smiled reluctantly, "Yes Sir."