The first thing Daniel noticed was the overwhelming pain that was in his
arm and leg had diminished slighty. He groaned and put a hand up to his
forehead. He couldn't quite remember how he got injured but it soon came
back to him as Major Samantha Carter slowly came into his line of view.
"Daniel, can you hear me?" came her voice though it sounded very far away.
She turned toward Colonel O'Neill.
"I have a feeling he might be a bit disoriented. And he'll also need help to get back to the gate. With his leg like that, I doubt he'll be able to get far on his own," Carter told him.
"Fine. Teal'c and I will help him. We better get going as soon as he fully wakes up and conscious. General Hammond's expecting us anytime now," O'Neill replied.
"Sam? Jack? Teal'c? Is that you?" came Daniel's voice quietly.
"Daniel Jackson, how do you feel?" asked Teal'c.
"Like something ran over me. It hurts all over," he replied with a low voice.
"Think you can make it to the gate with some help?" asked Carter, putting a hand on his arm.
Daniel nodded his head, hands still over his head. He looked over at Torna and Thai. He sighed as he looked at them.
O'Neill followed his gaze and gave an angry sigh as he went to help his friend to his feet.
***
Along the way, O'Neill turned to Daniel walking beside him.
"What is it that you see about this girl?" he wondered.
"What?" replied Daniel, confused by the question.
"What is it that's so fascinating about these people that you'd risk your life for one of them?" he said.
"I don't know. It just happened. I don't what there is about this girl, I just had a need to protect her fro some strange reason," explained Daniel.
If Colonel Jack O'Neill was surprised, he didn't show.
***
The six were slowly making their way closer to the Stargate. They were needing to stop often because of Daniel. They now were stopped by several large slabs of stone, with the Stargate in view from where they were. Daniel looked at them as he stood on his one leg with support from his injured one. He slowly hobbled from one stone to another.
"It looks like some sort of tribute to a disaster of some sort. These words here almost look like names," Daniel said, sliding his hand down the stone.
"They are Daniel. This one on the right is for an airship called the Tyinay. It crash landed I think three years ago with few survivors. It was on its maiden voyage and travellling to the other continent on this planet when the engines blew. There were over 3,000 on board and only a third managed to live through it. The one on the left is for the Bryinay which was bombed out of the sky about a year ago. We still don't know what weapon was used or who did it," Thai explained as she walked over to him.
He leaned on her shoulder as he continued to gaze upon the stone and its strange language.
"Just to let you know, there's a third ship called the Olynay, is still in use. We'll have to come back and get it once we reach our new home," Thai continued.
"It's just like the Titanic," Daniel whispered.
"What was that Daniel?" asked Carter.
"The Titanic. She sunk on her maiden voyage in 1912. Her sister ship, the Britannic was bombed a few years later during World War I. The Olympic stayed in service until the 1930's," he explained.
"Oh and I thought it was something important. Well, thanks for the history lesson Daniel," O'Neill said sarcastically.
"Well, you're welcome Jack. It shows how interested you are in finding out more about these people," Daniel told him. "We'd better get going."
O'Neill growled at him before walking away from him. Thai gave a sigh as he did so.
"Colonel," she said.
"What?" he angrily asked her, quickly turning around.
She shook her head.
"Nothing," she replied.
"Come on, tell me. I'm not afraid. I can handle it," he told her, his arms out.
"No, I'm afraid you can't if and when you find out any of my thoughts," she replied.
She proceeded to help Daniel make his way to the gate when the colonel didn't budge to do so. His entire team and the two aliens proceeded to the Stargate.
"Sir?" Carter said with question in her voice.
Her superior didn't say a word and they started off without him.
After the five manged to walk a distance before he decided to join them.
***
"What do you mean one's coming here George?" inquired Jacob.
"There's one coming here to speak with us on behalf of her people? Why? What's the matter?" replied the general.
"Wouldn't think Thai would risk it, that's all," Jacob responded, dumbfounded.
The alarm rang out throughout the place and the two hurried towards the control room.
"It's SG1 sir," the technician said.
"Open the iris," the general ordered.
The man nodded as the men hurried towards the gate room.
"It's about time. They're over two hours late. Jacob, what do you mean when you said you didn't think this Thai would risk coming here?" Hammond demanded along the way.
"Didn't they tell you? Or didn't they have a chance to tell you? She's pregnant," replied an astonished Jacob. "You knew she was coming yet you didn't know that? Unbelievable!"
Hammond was shocked with this information.
"Pregnant? Are you certain?" he demanded.
"I'm 100% certain George. She's also nearly at the end of her term. I can also be certain that Torna's going to be with her as well. Now he's her mate. She actually came to visit us a few months ago and even then he came with her. He just wants to make sure she's alright and be with her in case she has the baby away off-world," the Tok'ra explained.
Hammond looked at the Stargate as the wormhole established and six figures walked onto the ramp. He looked at the two visters as the men held their guns at them.
TBC...
Author's Note-Forgive me for my references to a certain ship and her sister ships. I'm a real Titanic-fanatic and couldn't help but reference it somehow in the story. But here's some info on each. Don't quote me on anything, please.
Olympic-Finished first and made her maiden voyage (first voyage) a year before Titanic. Was in use until the 1930's.
Titanic-Finished second. Sunk after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic. There was a terrible loss of life and it was on her maiden voyage.
Britannic-Finished third. It was being built when Titanic sank. Was a hospital ship. It sunk after an explosion ripped a hole into the hull. It was caused by either a mine or torpedo.
"Daniel, can you hear me?" came her voice though it sounded very far away.
She turned toward Colonel O'Neill.
"I have a feeling he might be a bit disoriented. And he'll also need help to get back to the gate. With his leg like that, I doubt he'll be able to get far on his own," Carter told him.
"Fine. Teal'c and I will help him. We better get going as soon as he fully wakes up and conscious. General Hammond's expecting us anytime now," O'Neill replied.
"Sam? Jack? Teal'c? Is that you?" came Daniel's voice quietly.
"Daniel Jackson, how do you feel?" asked Teal'c.
"Like something ran over me. It hurts all over," he replied with a low voice.
"Think you can make it to the gate with some help?" asked Carter, putting a hand on his arm.
Daniel nodded his head, hands still over his head. He looked over at Torna and Thai. He sighed as he looked at them.
O'Neill followed his gaze and gave an angry sigh as he went to help his friend to his feet.
***
Along the way, O'Neill turned to Daniel walking beside him.
"What is it that you see about this girl?" he wondered.
"What?" replied Daniel, confused by the question.
"What is it that's so fascinating about these people that you'd risk your life for one of them?" he said.
"I don't know. It just happened. I don't what there is about this girl, I just had a need to protect her fro some strange reason," explained Daniel.
If Colonel Jack O'Neill was surprised, he didn't show.
***
The six were slowly making their way closer to the Stargate. They were needing to stop often because of Daniel. They now were stopped by several large slabs of stone, with the Stargate in view from where they were. Daniel looked at them as he stood on his one leg with support from his injured one. He slowly hobbled from one stone to another.
"It looks like some sort of tribute to a disaster of some sort. These words here almost look like names," Daniel said, sliding his hand down the stone.
"They are Daniel. This one on the right is for an airship called the Tyinay. It crash landed I think three years ago with few survivors. It was on its maiden voyage and travellling to the other continent on this planet when the engines blew. There were over 3,000 on board and only a third managed to live through it. The one on the left is for the Bryinay which was bombed out of the sky about a year ago. We still don't know what weapon was used or who did it," Thai explained as she walked over to him.
He leaned on her shoulder as he continued to gaze upon the stone and its strange language.
"Just to let you know, there's a third ship called the Olynay, is still in use. We'll have to come back and get it once we reach our new home," Thai continued.
"It's just like the Titanic," Daniel whispered.
"What was that Daniel?" asked Carter.
"The Titanic. She sunk on her maiden voyage in 1912. Her sister ship, the Britannic was bombed a few years later during World War I. The Olympic stayed in service until the 1930's," he explained.
"Oh and I thought it was something important. Well, thanks for the history lesson Daniel," O'Neill said sarcastically.
"Well, you're welcome Jack. It shows how interested you are in finding out more about these people," Daniel told him. "We'd better get going."
O'Neill growled at him before walking away from him. Thai gave a sigh as he did so.
"Colonel," she said.
"What?" he angrily asked her, quickly turning around.
She shook her head.
"Nothing," she replied.
"Come on, tell me. I'm not afraid. I can handle it," he told her, his arms out.
"No, I'm afraid you can't if and when you find out any of my thoughts," she replied.
She proceeded to help Daniel make his way to the gate when the colonel didn't budge to do so. His entire team and the two aliens proceeded to the Stargate.
"Sir?" Carter said with question in her voice.
Her superior didn't say a word and they started off without him.
After the five manged to walk a distance before he decided to join them.
***
"What do you mean one's coming here George?" inquired Jacob.
"There's one coming here to speak with us on behalf of her people? Why? What's the matter?" replied the general.
"Wouldn't think Thai would risk it, that's all," Jacob responded, dumbfounded.
The alarm rang out throughout the place and the two hurried towards the control room.
"It's SG1 sir," the technician said.
"Open the iris," the general ordered.
The man nodded as the men hurried towards the gate room.
"It's about time. They're over two hours late. Jacob, what do you mean when you said you didn't think this Thai would risk coming here?" Hammond demanded along the way.
"Didn't they tell you? Or didn't they have a chance to tell you? She's pregnant," replied an astonished Jacob. "You knew she was coming yet you didn't know that? Unbelievable!"
Hammond was shocked with this information.
"Pregnant? Are you certain?" he demanded.
"I'm 100% certain George. She's also nearly at the end of her term. I can also be certain that Torna's going to be with her as well. Now he's her mate. She actually came to visit us a few months ago and even then he came with her. He just wants to make sure she's alright and be with her in case she has the baby away off-world," the Tok'ra explained.
Hammond looked at the Stargate as the wormhole established and six figures walked onto the ramp. He looked at the two visters as the men held their guns at them.
TBC...
Author's Note-Forgive me for my references to a certain ship and her sister ships. I'm a real Titanic-fanatic and couldn't help but reference it somehow in the story. But here's some info on each. Don't quote me on anything, please.
Olympic-Finished first and made her maiden voyage (first voyage) a year before Titanic. Was in use until the 1930's.
Titanic-Finished second. Sunk after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic. There was a terrible loss of life and it was on her maiden voyage.
Britannic-Finished third. It was being built when Titanic sank. Was a hospital ship. It sunk after an explosion ripped a hole into the hull. It was caused by either a mine or torpedo.