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Well here's the next chapter, bit of action in this one.

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"Jack," Daniel called trying to keep pace with the Colonel, "I thought we were going to wait out the storm, you know, in the dry place."

"Yeah, I know Daniel, it's just that I've got."

"'This feeling'", he remarked having heard no other explanation for leaving their relatively sheltered outcrop of rock.

O'Neill held up his hand, Daniel stopped, raising his P-90 in the direction of the noise, feeling the tension rising within him.

Teal'c and Carter stepped out in front of them, Daniel noticed how 'dry' Sam looked but her face held the same bewildered appearance as his.

The Colonel spoke to the Jaffa, "You too?"

"Yes," came the reply.

"A bad feeling with teeth?" Jack asked.

"And claws, O'Neill."

"Right," Jack looked at Daniel with a 'see I told you so' expression, "see, Daniel, I told you so," he reiterated.

Dr Jackson looked at Sam and shrugged, "Sir, maybe this 'sensation' you are experiencing is Jonas's doing, maybe he's trying to warn us of something," she stated.

Jack turned to face Sam, "what, Carter, you mean he's in my head?" He replied looking doubtful and pointing to his temple for emphasis.

"Yes sir, if you and Teal'c are experiencing the same feeling."

Jack looked at the Jaffa and then back to Sam, "why me, why not you or Daniel?"

"Maybe your mind is easier to access," Daniel said too quickly, then realising how that sounded, "um, maybe we should get to wherever it is we are going?"

"Indeed," Teal'c said with a pronounced eyebrow movement and led the way.

Jack looked toward Carter for her contribution but wisely she remained silent.

They reached the waterfall not long after, "oh great," Jack said in Sam's direction; "Jonas has led us to more water."

"O'Neill," Teal'c said as Master Bra'tac approached them.

"Come," the old man said, "we must take shelter behind the waterfall, there are creatures hunting in the forest."

"With teeth and claws," Jack stressed with fingers curled.

"Yes O'Neill, have you seen them?"

"No, but apparently Jonas has and put them in my head."

"Ah," the older Jaffa replied in understanding, "Jonas Quinn is resting in the cave."

"You found him?" The Colonel asked.

Bra'tac smiled, "no O'Neill, he found me."

As they walked to the cave entrance Bra'tac told them about the Lycaon attack, "well, the sooner we get out of here the better," Jack stated.

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Sam looked down at the sleeping form, covered in dark grey mud, and smiled; she had missed him. When Daniel had returned to the SGC a big piece of her heart had been put back and she had felt whole again. She had watched Jonas take a step back, into the shadows, to allow Daniel space to breath but Daniel had taken this bright young man under his wing and she had enjoyed watching them bounce ideas and theories around like tennis balls; both men eager to prove themselves.

Daniel had changed, grown more, but he had lost some of his idealism along the way. Jonas had redressed that balance, within their group, with his energy and enthusiasm, wanting so much to belong. Yeah, she had missed him and she knew, deep down, she was not alone in that.

"Well, Carter, let's wake him up and get outta here."

"Yes sir," Sam replied.

"No," Bra'tac stepped between them and the Kelownan, "he must rest."

Teal'c noticed a fire and drive return to his mentor's eyes and he smiled with a slight bow of his head.

"Master Bra'tac." Jack began.

"It's okay," came a familiar voice and a rustle of blanket, "couldn't sleep with all the noise."

"Hey Jonas," Sam smiled.

"Sam," he replied and gave her a warm hug.

"Jonas, is that you under all that mud? Great camouflage, no wonder we had trouble finding you."

"Colonel," the Kelownan replied with a raise of his hand, "Dr Jackson, Teal'c."

"Okay, introductions over, let's open up that portal and get somewhere DRY," came Jack's response.

But Jonas wasn't listening, his mind was elsewhere, "one of you is bleeding."

Daniel held up his palm, showing a jagged cut, "It's just a graze really, I did it back at."

"They're coming," was all he said but it was enough.

Bra'tac pulled Jonas by his t-shirt and headed for the entrance, "we must get out into the open," he said to the others, who swiftly followed him.

The Lycaons were almost upon them, vanishing promptly when they exited the cave.

"Okay," O'Neill said looking around, "Jonas, this would be a good time to open up that portal."

The Kelownan nodded and pulled out a smooth stone; similar to the one Cassie had used, and placed it on the floor. Bra'tac took up a position in front of him to ward off any attack, while the others set up a nervous perimeter.

The forest was silent except for the rain pounding the mud, "Teal'c?" Jack whispered.

"I see nothing O'Neill."

Sam felt the brunt of the first attack as a creature appeared behind her slashing at her back with delight. Its claws cut through her vest and uniform into her flesh, driving her to her knees.

Jack let off a round in the creature's direction but it went straight through it, disappearing before finishing its attack.

"Carter!" O'Neill yelled.

"I'm okay, sir," she said getting gingerly to her feet while Teal'c guarded her position.

Daniel heard a loud clicking sound coming from his left and began firing in the same direction. The other creature attacked him from the right, swiping greedily at his arm and then moved in for the kill. Teal'c ran to defend Daniel, knocking the creature with his staff weapon, the blow connected with its upper body. It turned toward the dark Jaffa, narrowing its eyes then disappeared.

Jack looked toward Jonas, "how we doing with that doorway?"

He saw a blue light beginning emanate from the stone, "nearly there, sir," came the reply and then Jonas turned and said, "Anubis!"

Jack saw what the Kelownan had noticed, a gap opening to the right of him and what looked like a Jaffa encased in it, "oh, crap," he said firing.

Bra'tac aimed his staff weapon at the other portal and let off a shot, the breach imploded and then began growing again.

"Step back," Jonas said to the older Jaffa and pushed a continual ivory light from his palm, which connected with Anubis's window, stopping it from opening fully.

Then, with the other hand he manipulated the blue light until it was large enough to form a doorway, "okay," he shouted at the others.

Daniel helped Sam with his good arm while Jack and Teal'c watched for further attack; they didn't have long to wait.

Both creatures appeared in front of them blocking their exit to the portal. One of them rounded on Teal'c, slashing at his abdomen, while the other stalked Jack, assessing him as the dominant male with one evil smile; SG-1 backed away.

"Can't you guys give us a break?" O'Neill asked readying his weapon.

Bra'tac looked back at Jonas and saw that he was struggling to keep the two windows balanced, and then he remembered what Jonas had said, in the cave, when the Lycaons were inside of him. He dropped his staff weapon and threw himself at the creature that had Jack in its sights.

The Lycaon had dismissed the older Jaffa and with its attention focused on Jack it reacted too late to Bra'tac's assault; they both fell to the floor. Bra'tac took his thin dagger from its hiding place and stabbed the creature, hard, in the stomach, penetrating its thick hide. A syrupy dark liquid oozed from within the injured Lycaon, it tried to vanish but was unable to. With incredible speed the other creature left Teal'c and fell upon its companion devouring its 'power' in a frenzy of teeth and claws.

Bra'tac looked at O'Neill, who nodded then motioned the others through the portal while he watched their backs.

Master Bra'tac picked up his discarded staff and waited by his young charge until O'Neill was safely through.

Jonas let go of Anubis's portal and Bra'tac let off several shots at the widening gap, then they turned, Jonas picked up the stone and stepped through the blue light, which closed, abruptly, behind them.

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TBC.. With a kiss