"Blimey." Bryce said. "I mean, wow."
The large bald man who was the General of the facility looked at him. "It's a lot of information, I know." He said. "And not the easiest to hear."
"Blimey." Bryce repeated again.
Jack smiled. "I think you've just rendered our friends here speechless." He told the General.
"Oh, not speechless." Lara said. "Just thoughtful." She turned to Daniel. "You said the Goa'uld originally posed as Egyptian Gods on Earth."
"Yes." Daniel confirmed. "But we've also come across others who come from different religions. Like Yu, who seems to be an ancient Chinese Emperor and Cronos, who I think is Greek. Probably a Titan."
"I see." Lara said.
"What's with the frown?" Jack asked.
Lara looked up. "I'm an archaeologist, Colonel." She smiled wryly. "You've just given me enough information to make me question my historical beliefs."
Jack raised an eyebrow. "Oh." He said.
Lara smiled. "You do understand that none of this leaves the room." General Hammond said in the silence.
"Yes." Lara said. "I understand."
"Good." The General stood. "I'll leave you in SG-1's capable hands. They should be able to answer any questions you have."
"Thank you." Lara said.
The General nodded and left the room. After two hours of debate and discussion, Jack stretched and stood. "I don't know about you kids, but I could really go for some blue jello. Anyone want to join me?"
"For blue jello?" Lara asked.
"You have to try it." Sam said grinning. "There's nothing like it."
"Super." Bryce said.
Lara smiled. "Alright, I'll try this . . . blue jello."
Fifteen minutes later, Lara found herself in the base's mess hall, sitting in front of a bowl of bright blue jelly. Sceptically she stared at it, and watched all those but Teal'c begin to eat. "Don't you like blue jello?" she asked the large man.
"No." Teal'c said.
Jack looked at her. "Come on, where's your sense of adventure?"
Lara raised an eyebrow and gamely took a bite. The jelly was rather sweet and slimy, and slid down her throat. "So, what do you think?" Sam asked.
"I think I'll stick to normal food." Lara said.
"What's normal food?" Jack asked.
"Beans on toast." Lara said, and watched Jack's face turn into a mask of horror.
When Lara looked at the rest of the table, she saw Sam and Daniel had looks of surprise on their faces too. She laughed, and Bryce grinned. "She's joking." Bryce said. "But I have to say, Lara does like beans on toast."
"Why?" Jack demanded.
Lara shrugged. "I've sampled food from all over the world. So something as boring as beans on toast is usually a nice change."
Daniel just shook his head. "I can't believe it."
"Well it's better than blue jello." Lara said.
Jack snorted. "Nothing is better than blue jello." He said, and laughed a Lara's expression.
Lara raised an eyebrow and sighed. "Americans." She said.
"I must agree, Lara Croft." Teal'c said. "I do not understand O'Neill's obsession with this food either."
Lara smiled at him. Then she cocked her head to the side, looking curious. "Have you ever been anywhere outside the U.S, Teal'c? I mean somewhere else on Earth?"
"No, I have not." Teal'c replied.
"Haven't you ever been curious about what else is out there?"
Teal'c raised an eyebrow at her. "I am helping to destroy the Goa'uld Lara Croft. I have not been anywhere that is not involved with a mission."
Lara looked surprised. "Well, Teal'c, our means of transportation might be a bit more archaic than what you are used to, but if you ever want to try it, give me a call."
"I will." As Lara looked at Teal'c she could almost get the feeling that he was smiling. She smiled at him in return.
There was a moment of silence, before Jack turned to Bryce and Lara. "So, now that you've found what you're looking for, what are you going to do?" he asked.
Lara turned on him, the look in her eyes predatory. "But I haven't Jack."
"Oh?"
"Well had a deal, remember?"
"Ah, that." Jack said.
"Yes." Lara agreed. "That."
"As soon as Daniel translates the stone, you can have your location." Jack said.
"Oh, no." Lara said. "I want to see the stone."
"Or what?" Jack asked. "You'll steal it?"
Lara looked at him, and grinned - but the smile wasn't amused. "Perhaps."
"Ah . . . guys?" Daniel asked.
Jack and Lara, who had been glaring at each other, turned to look at him. When Daniel saw their looks of almost identical stubbornness, he bit back a smile. "Why don't we ask the General?"
The large bald man who was the General of the facility looked at him. "It's a lot of information, I know." He said. "And not the easiest to hear."
"Blimey." Bryce repeated again.
Jack smiled. "I think you've just rendered our friends here speechless." He told the General.
"Oh, not speechless." Lara said. "Just thoughtful." She turned to Daniel. "You said the Goa'uld originally posed as Egyptian Gods on Earth."
"Yes." Daniel confirmed. "But we've also come across others who come from different religions. Like Yu, who seems to be an ancient Chinese Emperor and Cronos, who I think is Greek. Probably a Titan."
"I see." Lara said.
"What's with the frown?" Jack asked.
Lara looked up. "I'm an archaeologist, Colonel." She smiled wryly. "You've just given me enough information to make me question my historical beliefs."
Jack raised an eyebrow. "Oh." He said.
Lara smiled. "You do understand that none of this leaves the room." General Hammond said in the silence.
"Yes." Lara said. "I understand."
"Good." The General stood. "I'll leave you in SG-1's capable hands. They should be able to answer any questions you have."
"Thank you." Lara said.
The General nodded and left the room. After two hours of debate and discussion, Jack stretched and stood. "I don't know about you kids, but I could really go for some blue jello. Anyone want to join me?"
"For blue jello?" Lara asked.
"You have to try it." Sam said grinning. "There's nothing like it."
"Super." Bryce said.
Lara smiled. "Alright, I'll try this . . . blue jello."
Fifteen minutes later, Lara found herself in the base's mess hall, sitting in front of a bowl of bright blue jelly. Sceptically she stared at it, and watched all those but Teal'c begin to eat. "Don't you like blue jello?" she asked the large man.
"No." Teal'c said.
Jack looked at her. "Come on, where's your sense of adventure?"
Lara raised an eyebrow and gamely took a bite. The jelly was rather sweet and slimy, and slid down her throat. "So, what do you think?" Sam asked.
"I think I'll stick to normal food." Lara said.
"What's normal food?" Jack asked.
"Beans on toast." Lara said, and watched Jack's face turn into a mask of horror.
When Lara looked at the rest of the table, she saw Sam and Daniel had looks of surprise on their faces too. She laughed, and Bryce grinned. "She's joking." Bryce said. "But I have to say, Lara does like beans on toast."
"Why?" Jack demanded.
Lara shrugged. "I've sampled food from all over the world. So something as boring as beans on toast is usually a nice change."
Daniel just shook his head. "I can't believe it."
"Well it's better than blue jello." Lara said.
Jack snorted. "Nothing is better than blue jello." He said, and laughed a Lara's expression.
Lara raised an eyebrow and sighed. "Americans." She said.
"I must agree, Lara Croft." Teal'c said. "I do not understand O'Neill's obsession with this food either."
Lara smiled at him. Then she cocked her head to the side, looking curious. "Have you ever been anywhere outside the U.S, Teal'c? I mean somewhere else on Earth?"
"No, I have not." Teal'c replied.
"Haven't you ever been curious about what else is out there?"
Teal'c raised an eyebrow at her. "I am helping to destroy the Goa'uld Lara Croft. I have not been anywhere that is not involved with a mission."
Lara looked surprised. "Well, Teal'c, our means of transportation might be a bit more archaic than what you are used to, but if you ever want to try it, give me a call."
"I will." As Lara looked at Teal'c she could almost get the feeling that he was smiling. She smiled at him in return.
There was a moment of silence, before Jack turned to Bryce and Lara. "So, now that you've found what you're looking for, what are you going to do?" he asked.
Lara turned on him, the look in her eyes predatory. "But I haven't Jack."
"Oh?"
"Well had a deal, remember?"
"Ah, that." Jack said.
"Yes." Lara agreed. "That."
"As soon as Daniel translates the stone, you can have your location." Jack said.
"Oh, no." Lara said. "I want to see the stone."
"Or what?" Jack asked. "You'll steal it?"
Lara looked at him, and grinned - but the smile wasn't amused. "Perhaps."
"Ah . . . guys?" Daniel asked.
Jack and Lara, who had been glaring at each other, turned to look at him. When Daniel saw their looks of almost identical stubbornness, he bit back a smile. "Why don't we ask the General?"