Hello again! Here's yet another wondrous chappie, written and edited by
the dynamic duo, Talon and Raven. Don't worry about Thera; she'll be fine,
I think. Talon
I know a certain unnamed claw keeps forgetting to add this, but no, Stargate is not ours, though we're coming up with a highly strategic plan to overtake the overprotective and stereotypical organization known as Hollywood as we can someday own Stargate and all of Sci-Fi. Until then, it isn't ours. Raven.
Chapter 11
Opportunity arises.
Jack O'Neil stepped through the Stargate to the To'kra base world. Beside him was all of his team. All except Jonas, who had been replaced by his long-time friend Daniel Jackson. It had been weird, seeing Jonas walk through the Stargate back to his home world without them, knowing perfectly well that there was a chance that they would never see each other again. It was weirder seeing Daniel among them again. The colonel had gotten pretty used to yelling at Daniel for having ultimate power, and doing nothing about it. Now, he was a human just like the rest of them, with bits and pieces of minor details missing from his memory. Primarily the time when he was dead.
Jacob/Selnac walked toward them,-gave Sam the usual hug they shared each time the occasion was casual and there was no one seemingly important around-, and stalked toward Jack. Something was definitely wrong.
"I don't think Thera fits in here." he said immediately.
"What do I look like, a walking orphanage? What's wrong?"
"Well." Jacob said. "You can tell. When she walks in the halls, she avoids everybody's eye contact, for one thing."
"I avoid eye contact." Jack pointed out. "I fit in fine."
"She fights with her goa'uld all the time, it's obvious, but doesn't make and attempt to stop N'kiri from having her dress like a goa'uld."
"She's a teenager, they like to be flashy."
"I'm told she's been crying herself to sleep, and she got into a fight with another boy the other day because he called her a goa'uld."
"And, how long has she been here?"
"Three weeks. I think you'd better come and help me do something with her. She's under the impression that we're going to kill her or exile her cause a few think she's a spy. I think a friendly face would do her some good."
They all followed him into the base. Daniel trotted up to Jack's side.
"Uh, Jack." he said. "Wh-who's Thera? And N'kiri?"
That was right! Daniel had come and visited Thera back when he had been dead.
"She's a goa'uld. I call her the little goa'uld girl, just to bug her. 'Course, now, I think I'm going to quit. Beat up a kid for calling her a goa'uld! Ouch!"
"Yeah, well, Jack. I'm sorry but that doesn't really cover it."
Jack grinned, and proceeded in explaining the whole event with Thera and N'kiri. Starting right from the breakfast and the edition of the National Enquirer. He spent an unusual amount of time explaining how the pancakes she'd made sheerly out of boredom were much better than their usual ones. Jacob led them to a conference room, went over to a speaker, and requested several To'kra Jack pretty much didn't know, then summoned Thera. When she arrived, she looked quite baffled. Obviously, it was always N'kiri that was summoned. Jack looked her over. She was wearing that same gaudy golden dress, and had a lot of Egyptian make-up on. When she saw him, she jumped slightly. She was obviously trying to hide her relief.
"Sit, everyone." Selnac commanded, taking his own seat. "I have some propositions that might solve several problems at once."
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Thera sat, still baffled. Not only was SG1 here, but Daniel too! There hadn't been any mention of him in the debriefing! Wasn't he supposed to be dead or ascended or whatever? He took a seat next to her. She could only stare.
"What?" he asked.
"Y-y-you, you were, and then you, but you...." she could only stutter.
"What?" he asked again. "Listen, I'm sorry I can't recognize you but- "
"You were dead!" she hissed "Where's Jonas? Aren't you supposed to be energy or something?"
"Uh, not really." he whispered back. "See, I got sent back, and I'm kinda not supposed to remember anything that happened while I was ascended. Jonas got sent back to his home world and, oh my gosh what happened to you?"
Thera smiled sheepishly.
"I got into a fight the other day." she replied. Selnac's voice interrupted her. Automatically, N'kiri took control. Meetings were no place for Thera.
"There is a new goa'uld system lord among our enemies." Selnac boomed. "He is called Thoth!"
"He is not new." N'kiri's own goa'uldish voice interrupted. Everyone turned to stare at her. "He is just as ancient as Osiris or Anubis. As I'm sure Doctor Jackson could tell you, he was the ancient Egyptian god of writing, reading, and knowledge. He has been a system lord for some time. So a surprise attack would do us no good, for he is already well aware of this alliance."
"And you know this, how?" Jack asked in a much more sarcastic tone than he often used with Thera herself. N'kiri bowed her head slightly.
"Because I served Niirti and him alike."
"A goa'uld serving a goa'uld?" Carter interrupted.
"It is not unheard of." Teal'c said.
"The point is that Thoth is very dangerous!" N'kiri continued. "He is much cleverer Yeu or Niirti herself. Caution around him is of the utmost importance."
"Well said." Selnac went on. "My idea was, that, since you could once move freely among the system lords, perhaps you could do so again. The last thing we need is another threat, when we already have so many. Perhaps you could get information from Thoth."
N'kiri nodded. Through her knowledge, Thera knew it had been Thoth that had stranded them on Earth, and that she was scared. Nevertheless...
"I shall have need of a human to pose as my servant. But it must be someone who is not well known among the system lords. And it must be a Ta'ri, someone who can easily contact General Hammond."
"SG1?" another To'kra asked. "Will one of you be willing to do such a thing?"
"Well." Jack replied. "I don't think it can be Teal'c because he's a pretty well known Jaffa. Daniel's out because by now I'd think the system lords would have gotten to know him pretty well. I can't go because I've pretty muchly made it clear that I would never serve a goa'uld." he turned to N'kiri. "No offense. So that only leaves one person." he turned to Sam.
"Carter?" he asked "You in?"
"Sure." she replied.
Thera inwardly sighed. What had N'kiri gotten her into?
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"Jacob, I understand that she's legally a To'kra, but she's just a kid!" Jack rambled. "She's only fourteen! You can't send her to one of those goa'uld meetings!"
"Jack!" Jacob sighed. "She's our best chance. Besides! this is the best thing that's happened to her yet! Didn't you see the way her eyes lit up when she saw you guys?"
"I saw the way her eyes really lit up when N'kiri was talking!"
"You could tell she didn't look like herself! she hasn't even eaten in two days! Getting away from the base and getting on a mission is her best chance!"
Jack sighed.
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Thera and N'kiri sat on the barren landscape outside the base, thrilled to be going anywhere but here, although the feeling of foreboding loomed ahead. Finally. A chance to prove herself. A dull humming met her ears. It was probably coming from the base. The hair on the back of her neck prickled. Someone was watching her.
"Thera." Tolm said politely.
"Go away." she snapped. "Why would you want to hang around with the goa'uld and her host?"
''I'm sorry." Tolm said, sitting down beside her. "I heard about what you're about to do."
"Yeah!" Thera said icily. "I bet you think I'm going to give him all sorts of information. The humming grew louder, and she got that same feeling inside, the tickly bubbly one.
"Thera, I really am-" The humming grew louder and louder. Suddenly, a craft appeared in the sky, growing as it approached.
"That's Thoth!" N'kiri's voice cried through Thera's mouth, eyes flashing. "I told you he was clever! He's found us!"
So, like it? No? R&R! Talon
Ditto Raven.
I know a certain unnamed claw keeps forgetting to add this, but no, Stargate is not ours, though we're coming up with a highly strategic plan to overtake the overprotective and stereotypical organization known as Hollywood as we can someday own Stargate and all of Sci-Fi. Until then, it isn't ours. Raven.
Chapter 11
Opportunity arises.
Jack O'Neil stepped through the Stargate to the To'kra base world. Beside him was all of his team. All except Jonas, who had been replaced by his long-time friend Daniel Jackson. It had been weird, seeing Jonas walk through the Stargate back to his home world without them, knowing perfectly well that there was a chance that they would never see each other again. It was weirder seeing Daniel among them again. The colonel had gotten pretty used to yelling at Daniel for having ultimate power, and doing nothing about it. Now, he was a human just like the rest of them, with bits and pieces of minor details missing from his memory. Primarily the time when he was dead.
Jacob/Selnac walked toward them,-gave Sam the usual hug they shared each time the occasion was casual and there was no one seemingly important around-, and stalked toward Jack. Something was definitely wrong.
"I don't think Thera fits in here." he said immediately.
"What do I look like, a walking orphanage? What's wrong?"
"Well." Jacob said. "You can tell. When she walks in the halls, she avoids everybody's eye contact, for one thing."
"I avoid eye contact." Jack pointed out. "I fit in fine."
"She fights with her goa'uld all the time, it's obvious, but doesn't make and attempt to stop N'kiri from having her dress like a goa'uld."
"She's a teenager, they like to be flashy."
"I'm told she's been crying herself to sleep, and she got into a fight with another boy the other day because he called her a goa'uld."
"And, how long has she been here?"
"Three weeks. I think you'd better come and help me do something with her. She's under the impression that we're going to kill her or exile her cause a few think she's a spy. I think a friendly face would do her some good."
They all followed him into the base. Daniel trotted up to Jack's side.
"Uh, Jack." he said. "Wh-who's Thera? And N'kiri?"
That was right! Daniel had come and visited Thera back when he had been dead.
"She's a goa'uld. I call her the little goa'uld girl, just to bug her. 'Course, now, I think I'm going to quit. Beat up a kid for calling her a goa'uld! Ouch!"
"Yeah, well, Jack. I'm sorry but that doesn't really cover it."
Jack grinned, and proceeded in explaining the whole event with Thera and N'kiri. Starting right from the breakfast and the edition of the National Enquirer. He spent an unusual amount of time explaining how the pancakes she'd made sheerly out of boredom were much better than their usual ones. Jacob led them to a conference room, went over to a speaker, and requested several To'kra Jack pretty much didn't know, then summoned Thera. When she arrived, she looked quite baffled. Obviously, it was always N'kiri that was summoned. Jack looked her over. She was wearing that same gaudy golden dress, and had a lot of Egyptian make-up on. When she saw him, she jumped slightly. She was obviously trying to hide her relief.
"Sit, everyone." Selnac commanded, taking his own seat. "I have some propositions that might solve several problems at once."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thera sat, still baffled. Not only was SG1 here, but Daniel too! There hadn't been any mention of him in the debriefing! Wasn't he supposed to be dead or ascended or whatever? He took a seat next to her. She could only stare.
"What?" he asked.
"Y-y-you, you were, and then you, but you...." she could only stutter.
"What?" he asked again. "Listen, I'm sorry I can't recognize you but- "
"You were dead!" she hissed "Where's Jonas? Aren't you supposed to be energy or something?"
"Uh, not really." he whispered back. "See, I got sent back, and I'm kinda not supposed to remember anything that happened while I was ascended. Jonas got sent back to his home world and, oh my gosh what happened to you?"
Thera smiled sheepishly.
"I got into a fight the other day." she replied. Selnac's voice interrupted her. Automatically, N'kiri took control. Meetings were no place for Thera.
"There is a new goa'uld system lord among our enemies." Selnac boomed. "He is called Thoth!"
"He is not new." N'kiri's own goa'uldish voice interrupted. Everyone turned to stare at her. "He is just as ancient as Osiris or Anubis. As I'm sure Doctor Jackson could tell you, he was the ancient Egyptian god of writing, reading, and knowledge. He has been a system lord for some time. So a surprise attack would do us no good, for he is already well aware of this alliance."
"And you know this, how?" Jack asked in a much more sarcastic tone than he often used with Thera herself. N'kiri bowed her head slightly.
"Because I served Niirti and him alike."
"A goa'uld serving a goa'uld?" Carter interrupted.
"It is not unheard of." Teal'c said.
"The point is that Thoth is very dangerous!" N'kiri continued. "He is much cleverer Yeu or Niirti herself. Caution around him is of the utmost importance."
"Well said." Selnac went on. "My idea was, that, since you could once move freely among the system lords, perhaps you could do so again. The last thing we need is another threat, when we already have so many. Perhaps you could get information from Thoth."
N'kiri nodded. Through her knowledge, Thera knew it had been Thoth that had stranded them on Earth, and that she was scared. Nevertheless...
"I shall have need of a human to pose as my servant. But it must be someone who is not well known among the system lords. And it must be a Ta'ri, someone who can easily contact General Hammond."
"SG1?" another To'kra asked. "Will one of you be willing to do such a thing?"
"Well." Jack replied. "I don't think it can be Teal'c because he's a pretty well known Jaffa. Daniel's out because by now I'd think the system lords would have gotten to know him pretty well. I can't go because I've pretty muchly made it clear that I would never serve a goa'uld." he turned to N'kiri. "No offense. So that only leaves one person." he turned to Sam.
"Carter?" he asked "You in?"
"Sure." she replied.
Thera inwardly sighed. What had N'kiri gotten her into?
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"Jacob, I understand that she's legally a To'kra, but she's just a kid!" Jack rambled. "She's only fourteen! You can't send her to one of those goa'uld meetings!"
"Jack!" Jacob sighed. "She's our best chance. Besides! this is the best thing that's happened to her yet! Didn't you see the way her eyes lit up when she saw you guys?"
"I saw the way her eyes really lit up when N'kiri was talking!"
"You could tell she didn't look like herself! she hasn't even eaten in two days! Getting away from the base and getting on a mission is her best chance!"
Jack sighed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thera and N'kiri sat on the barren landscape outside the base, thrilled to be going anywhere but here, although the feeling of foreboding loomed ahead. Finally. A chance to prove herself. A dull humming met her ears. It was probably coming from the base. The hair on the back of her neck prickled. Someone was watching her.
"Thera." Tolm said politely.
"Go away." she snapped. "Why would you want to hang around with the goa'uld and her host?"
''I'm sorry." Tolm said, sitting down beside her. "I heard about what you're about to do."
"Yeah!" Thera said icily. "I bet you think I'm going to give him all sorts of information. The humming grew louder, and she got that same feeling inside, the tickly bubbly one.
"Thera, I really am-" The humming grew louder and louder. Suddenly, a craft appeared in the sky, growing as it approached.
"That's Thoth!" N'kiri's voice cried through Thera's mouth, eyes flashing. "I told you he was clever! He's found us!"
So, like it? No? R&R! Talon
Ditto Raven.