"Could a Colonel Jack O'Neill please come to the information desk? Colonel Jack O'Neill to the information desk." A large tannoy voiced out over the museum.

"Great, the kids are in trouble Teal'c let's go rescue them." Jack begrudgingly left the interactive part of the museum and went to the information desk. "I'm Colonel O'Neill."

"Yes sir, if you'll just come this way." The petit women led him to a back office where Daniel was ranting to a large man.

"Hey Carter, I thought you were going to watch him." Jack said as he spotted Sam.

"I am sir, but unfortunately the museum curator doesn't want to listen to him."

"I see. Excuse Mr..?" He said stopping Daniel and turned to the curator.

"Dr Philipson." He supplied.

"I'm Colonel O'Neill, this is Captain Carter, Mr Teal'c and this is Doctor Daniel Jackson. What seems to be the problem?"

"Yes sir. Dr Jackson seems to be under the impression our translation is wrong."

"Doctor, Daniel is one of the countries leading archaeologist and linguists, his work isn't published anymore because he works for the Air Force and is there for highly classified. He is an expert in Egyptian culture and the Egyptian language. I on the other hand only recognise the word danger, which is always useful to know but I digress. If Daniel says the translation is wrong the translation is wrong." Sam stood in awe at Jack's heartfelt speech.

"I understand your viewpoint Mr O'Neill but we have our own linguists that believe the translation is correct."

"Firstly it's COLONEL O'Neill, second your linguists are wrong, and thirdly the President agrees with our views on Daniel's skills. Would you like me to call him and have him tell you Daniel is right?" Jack snapped.

"Colonel." Sam said putting a hand on his arm as a warning.

~

Sam couldn't help but fall about laughing as they were escorted out of the museum.

"Carter, care to share the joke?" Jack asked as they stood on the sidewalk outside the museum.

"Sorry sir, it's just I've never been thrown out of a museum before and you threatening to call the President was slightly extreme." Jack scowled at her. "Sir." She added quickly.

"It's not my fault the man is an idiot and wouldn't listen to Daniel is it?" Jack countered.

"Jack, I should probably.. You know... Thanks." Daniel said trying to thank him for sticking up for him.

"Yeah, your welcome."

"Male bonding at it's finest." Sam muttered under her breath.

"What was that Carter?" Jack asked.

"There's an ice-cream shop down the street. My treat in celebration of our dramatic exit in which no one was hurt."

"Shouldn't we have beer or something for celebrations?" Jack asked.

"Sir, you got us bar last night remember. Besides which it's 1300 on a Sunday, not the best time to be drinking, I'm not sure how I'd explain it to the General if there were any more instances or how we'd explain certain things to the police." Jack looked at her and then followed her glance to Teal'c.

"Ice cream it is. I'm hoping you've got plenty of money there because I'm getting marshmallows and gum balls."

"I don't know about marshmallows AND gum balls sir. They don't pay Captain's as much as they pay Colonels." Sam pointed out. Jack around and walked backwards while talking to her.

"What about all the hazard pay we've been amassing lately?" He asked.

"It's in a bank account until I get enough to put a deposit on a house."

"You want to buy a house?" Jack questioned.

"I figured I wasn't going anywhere for a while and it would be a good investment."

"You guys get hazard pay?" Daniel questioned.

"Yeah, it's military thing, you get basic pay then more as you progress up the ranks and then there's housing benefit and other things and when you go into dangerous situations you get hazard pay. Which we basically amass every time we go to work."

"How come I don't get hazard pay? I mean I'm in as many dangerous situations as you are."

"Daniel, you're a civilian besides which you probably get paid more than I anyway." Sam pointed out.

"He does get hazard pay, so does Teal'c." Jack muttered.

"What was that Jack?" Daniel asked.

"You do get hazard pay so does Teal'c." Jack repeated.

"How come I've never seen any of this hazard pay?" Daniel inquired.

"Because unlike us you get it at end of the year less any breakages to Air Force equipment. If you die it goes to your next of kin. Teal'c's sits in an Air Force account because he can't get another type of account. If he wants some of it he just needs to fill out about ten forms with accounting and they'll cut him a check."

"Jack, I don't have a next-of-kin I'm an orphan remember."

"Yeah, well sign a form saying I get it if you die. I could do with the extra cash."

"I think I'd rather leave it to Sam or Cassie. At least they'd spend it on something decent, not fishing rods or Simpson's videos."

"Ah, Daniel that's sweet, but leave it to Cass I'm sure she could buy something useful like a new kennel for her dog, the one that all Earth children should have."

"Hey I was just trying to make her feel welcome. It's not everyday you move from Toronto to Colorado."

"It was an incredibly sweet gesture, but you should have probably checked with Janet whether she wanted a dog before you gave Cass one as a pet. Four please." Sam said to the waitress as they entered the ice-cream shop.

TBC