Title: Wherever You Go, There You Are
Spoilers: None, I think
Rating: Um, PG just to be safe. Minor language.
Disclaimer: Stargate SG1 and Farscape are owned by lovely, wonderful people. I am not among them.
Wherever You Go, There You Are: I Don't Know Enough About You
"Teal'c, you told Danny we were eating dinner, right?"
"I did, O'Neill. He wished to continue working in the temple."
"Big surprise. Did you tell him what he's missing out here?" Jack looked at John and Sam. They had been swapping MIT stories for an hour now – which Jack supposed was better than them swapping astrophysics theories – with Jack providing color commentary and the other three asking occasional questions.
"He is determined to translate the temple writings."
"Yeah, yeah, I know. He still needs to take a break." He set down the metal coffee cup he was holding. "If he's not out here in five minutes, I'm going to go drag him out."
"He's very good at his work, isn't he?" John asked.
"The best in his field. All three…four…three…of them." Jack replied. "So, speaking of geniuses, just how did you get here? Carter explained – sort of – the whole experiment thing, but what's your story?"
"Actually, it's all Sammie's fault I'm here," John said, pointing at her.
"My fault?" Sam asked from her spot by the fire.
"Well, it is. You were the one who worked out the original calculations. It was my idea, your math genius and DK's jelly doughnuts."
"And who actually convinced IASA to fund your crazy idea?"
"Upon reflection, I'm thinking you might have had something to do with that as well."
Sam opened her mouth to deny it, but John winked at her and she knew he was aware of her actions several years ago. "I may have dropped a few words in the right ears."
Jack cocked an eyebrow at her. "Professional fundraising for secret military programs a hobby, Carter?"
"It was at the same time I was lobbying for Stargate funding, sir, but Project Farscape was never military. IASA was interested in doing advanced R&D, but because it involved international interests, we couldn't bring them in on the Stargate program."
"Lucky for me." John said.
Sam gave him an odd look. "If you say so."
Daniel dropped onto the ground between Jack and Sam, and having caught the last few words of the conversation said, "And lucky for us."
"What did you find out?" Jack asked.
"It's definitely a temple. With Zhaan's help, I was able to translate part of the, um, writing on the wall." To John he said, "She's a rather remarkable, uh…"
"Plant." John filled in the proper species. "Big, blue, sunshine- lovin' plant."
"Yes, um, well, she's been a great help."
"So, who built it? Jack asked impatiently.
Daniel ducked his head for a moment, and said, "Although the language is unfamiliar, as I mentioned before, and it's not like any other work of theirs we've seen, I'm reasonably sure the temple was built by…"
"The Goa'uld. Great, just what we need." Jack interrupted, throwing a rock into the fire.
Daniel stared at his friend. "Would you like me to finish?"
"Not the Goa'uld?"
"No."
"Asgard?"
Daniel sighed. "No."
Jack hesitated a moment. "Nox?"
"Jack…"
"All right, I give up."
Daniel waited for a moment to see if Jack was serious, and when the older man gestured for him to go on, he said, "From what I can tell, it was built by the Ancients."
Jack looked somewhat impressed. "Really?"
"Which would explain the presence of a Stargate." Sam added.
"Exactly. As best I can tell, it was either built before any other ruins we've seen, or it was built by a separate branch."
"Another group of Ancients?"
"Yeah. Maybe explorers or an advance building party."
Sam said, "Maybe they split the universe into quadrants and what we've encountered has only been one line."
John, looking rather pale, asked, "Ancients?" Aeryn looked sharply at him.
"Quadrants, Carter? Like Alpha, Gamma, Delta…" Jack asked at the same time.
"Yes, sir."
"I thought you didn't watch Star Trek."
Carter shrugged. "Only the one with wormholes, sir." She grinned at him. "Didn't think you were a DS9 fan, Colonel."
"Teal'c made me watch it."
"Hey!" John yelled from across the fire, getting three heads jerked in his direction as a response. "Someone. Explain. Now."
Sam recovered first. "The Ancients are the beings that created the Stargate. We've run into their work on several worlds."
"And gotten a little too close from time to time." Jack added.
"Yeah, I know the feeling," John said acerbically.
Sam asked almost in disbelief, "You know who the Ancients are?"
"You could say that. Since they've poked around in my head, messed with my mind and generally screwed up my life!" Crichton's voice got louder and louder until he was yelling again. Aeryn placed a hand on his arm. She said something to him, which he responded to by shaking off her arm. She grabbed it again, and spoke more sharply. John dropped his head, while the rest of the group stared at him in a mixture of confusion and sympathy.
Daniel was the first to break the silence. "We haven't actually encountered them in, um, person. If you have, then you've seen something we haven't."
John's head shot up. "Yeah? I bet I've seen lots of stuff you haven't."
Daniel hesitated, then said, "Yeah, you probably have." His voice took on the same tone he used on Jack when the Colonel was being particularly bullheaded. "Be that as it may, we've studied the Ancients. Never met them, but we do know a bit." He looked directly at John. "Let us help."
John returned his gaze for a moment, then looked first at Aeryn, then D'Argo. The Luxan nodded and, when after a moment she did as well, he said, "What do you know?"
Spoilers: None, I think
Rating: Um, PG just to be safe. Minor language.
Disclaimer: Stargate SG1 and Farscape are owned by lovely, wonderful people. I am not among them.
Wherever You Go, There You Are: I Don't Know Enough About You
"Teal'c, you told Danny we were eating dinner, right?"
"I did, O'Neill. He wished to continue working in the temple."
"Big surprise. Did you tell him what he's missing out here?" Jack looked at John and Sam. They had been swapping MIT stories for an hour now – which Jack supposed was better than them swapping astrophysics theories – with Jack providing color commentary and the other three asking occasional questions.
"He is determined to translate the temple writings."
"Yeah, yeah, I know. He still needs to take a break." He set down the metal coffee cup he was holding. "If he's not out here in five minutes, I'm going to go drag him out."
"He's very good at his work, isn't he?" John asked.
"The best in his field. All three…four…three…of them." Jack replied. "So, speaking of geniuses, just how did you get here? Carter explained – sort of – the whole experiment thing, but what's your story?"
"Actually, it's all Sammie's fault I'm here," John said, pointing at her.
"My fault?" Sam asked from her spot by the fire.
"Well, it is. You were the one who worked out the original calculations. It was my idea, your math genius and DK's jelly doughnuts."
"And who actually convinced IASA to fund your crazy idea?"
"Upon reflection, I'm thinking you might have had something to do with that as well."
Sam opened her mouth to deny it, but John winked at her and she knew he was aware of her actions several years ago. "I may have dropped a few words in the right ears."
Jack cocked an eyebrow at her. "Professional fundraising for secret military programs a hobby, Carter?"
"It was at the same time I was lobbying for Stargate funding, sir, but Project Farscape was never military. IASA was interested in doing advanced R&D, but because it involved international interests, we couldn't bring them in on the Stargate program."
"Lucky for me." John said.
Sam gave him an odd look. "If you say so."
Daniel dropped onto the ground between Jack and Sam, and having caught the last few words of the conversation said, "And lucky for us."
"What did you find out?" Jack asked.
"It's definitely a temple. With Zhaan's help, I was able to translate part of the, um, writing on the wall." To John he said, "She's a rather remarkable, uh…"
"Plant." John filled in the proper species. "Big, blue, sunshine- lovin' plant."
"Yes, um, well, she's been a great help."
"So, who built it? Jack asked impatiently.
Daniel ducked his head for a moment, and said, "Although the language is unfamiliar, as I mentioned before, and it's not like any other work of theirs we've seen, I'm reasonably sure the temple was built by…"
"The Goa'uld. Great, just what we need." Jack interrupted, throwing a rock into the fire.
Daniel stared at his friend. "Would you like me to finish?"
"Not the Goa'uld?"
"No."
"Asgard?"
Daniel sighed. "No."
Jack hesitated a moment. "Nox?"
"Jack…"
"All right, I give up."
Daniel waited for a moment to see if Jack was serious, and when the older man gestured for him to go on, he said, "From what I can tell, it was built by the Ancients."
Jack looked somewhat impressed. "Really?"
"Which would explain the presence of a Stargate." Sam added.
"Exactly. As best I can tell, it was either built before any other ruins we've seen, or it was built by a separate branch."
"Another group of Ancients?"
"Yeah. Maybe explorers or an advance building party."
Sam said, "Maybe they split the universe into quadrants and what we've encountered has only been one line."
John, looking rather pale, asked, "Ancients?" Aeryn looked sharply at him.
"Quadrants, Carter? Like Alpha, Gamma, Delta…" Jack asked at the same time.
"Yes, sir."
"I thought you didn't watch Star Trek."
Carter shrugged. "Only the one with wormholes, sir." She grinned at him. "Didn't think you were a DS9 fan, Colonel."
"Teal'c made me watch it."
"Hey!" John yelled from across the fire, getting three heads jerked in his direction as a response. "Someone. Explain. Now."
Sam recovered first. "The Ancients are the beings that created the Stargate. We've run into their work on several worlds."
"And gotten a little too close from time to time." Jack added.
"Yeah, I know the feeling," John said acerbically.
Sam asked almost in disbelief, "You know who the Ancients are?"
"You could say that. Since they've poked around in my head, messed with my mind and generally screwed up my life!" Crichton's voice got louder and louder until he was yelling again. Aeryn placed a hand on his arm. She said something to him, which he responded to by shaking off her arm. She grabbed it again, and spoke more sharply. John dropped his head, while the rest of the group stared at him in a mixture of confusion and sympathy.
Daniel was the first to break the silence. "We haven't actually encountered them in, um, person. If you have, then you've seen something we haven't."
John's head shot up. "Yeah? I bet I've seen lots of stuff you haven't."
Daniel hesitated, then said, "Yeah, you probably have." His voice took on the same tone he used on Jack when the Colonel was being particularly bullheaded. "Be that as it may, we've studied the Ancients. Never met them, but we do know a bit." He looked directly at John. "Let us help."
John returned his gaze for a moment, then looked first at Aeryn, then D'Argo. The Luxan nodded and, when after a moment she did as well, he said, "What do you know?"
