Ch. 16: Not The Marines…
Daniel collided with Mytel as he tore around the corner. He hopped to his feet and helped her up before stooping to scoop up his papers. "I was looking for you."
Mytel rubbed her tailbone with a wince. "You have found me. What did you need?"
Daniel grinned like a kid in a candy store. "I figured it out…I've got the middle section translated."
Mytel was rather surprised. "You did? Wow. What does it say?"
"Well, basically, Ando'rhet left to protect her people. The Goa'uld were getting greedy. They wanted more slaves. So Ando'rhet sent her people to live in the caves, telling them to avoid anyone other then herself who came through the Stargate. She planned on announcing rather loudly that she had moved her people to a new planet. She took with her all of her Jafa and those few of her servants that were Goa'uld. She was hoping she'd be able to fool any other Goa'uld that came around into believing that she her people's numbers hadn't grown since leaving earth…that they'd actually dropped. She intended to come back here once she was sure it was safe."
Mytel shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts. "But, then why has she not returned?"
Daniel's grin widened. "I don't know but…she included the symbols of the planet she was going to."
"This means we can go there?" Mytel's eyes were wide with excitement and anticipation.
"I have to talk to General Hammond…but I'm hoping he'll send SG-1 through. I need to get back to the 'Gate."
Mytel shook her head. "It is storming. The track to the Shoo'a'ma is not safe. Besides, it is late. You should sleep."
Daniel nodded with a small sigh. "Alright. I'll leave in the morning when the storm stops…but I want to go pack up my books. I'm too excited to get any sleep right now."
"I will help you." Mytel's voice softened. "I believe we need to talk as well."
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Daniel snapped the case of books closed then sat on it. They'd been packing for nearly half an hour and neither one head said a word. Daniel decided to crack the ice. "Mytel…"
Mytel cut him off as she sat beside him. "Do not listen to Lusof. He only worries because he cares."
"What if he's right? We both know that I can't stay here much longer. I have to go back to Earth, back to the SGC." Daniel mussed his hair in frustration.
"I told you, I do not want to worry about that."
Daniel stood up and started pacing. "I can't NOT worry about it. I care about you. I don't want you to end up getting hurt."
Mytel rose, grabbing his hand and making him face her. "We will do what we have to in order to avoid that then." She ran her fingers across his cheek. "Come, let us go sleep."
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Hammond got to the Gate Room just as Daniel and Mytel stepped through. "Doctor Jackson, you aren't scheduled to report in until 0800 tomorrow."
Daniel waved his notebook in front of him. "I've deciphered all of the writing on the wall. I think you should take a look at it."
Hammond took the notebook. "Very well. Check in with Doctor Fraiser. We'll debrief in one hour.
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Jack walked into the briefing room and plopped himself into his normal chair. "Mytel, it's nice to see you again."
Mytel smiled at him. "The pleasure is mine Colonel O'Neill."
Jack locked eyes with Sam for a moment before looking to Hammond. "So what's up? I thought we were supposed to be getting some downtime."
Hammond waved at Daniel who immediately popped to his feet. "I've managed to translate the rest of the writing from the cave. It includes the coordinates for the planet Ando'rhet was planning on moving to. I'd like to go through, take a look around, see if we can find her."
"I'm not going to order any of you on this mission. It's going to be strictly on a volunteer basis. SG-1 hasn't had much downtime lately and I don't think this is dire enough to cut it short." Hammond's gaze was on Jack."
Jack shrugged. "I'm up for it."
"I'd like to go along too General. The possibilities for technology from a friendly Goa'uld are amazing." Sam was tingling with excitement.
Hammond nodded. "Alright. SG teams 1 and 3 as well as Mytel will embark at 0700."
Jack rolled his eyes. "The Marine's sir? We don't need them."
Hammond stood up. "Colonel, your team is a man short and accompanied by an alien civilian. SG-3 is the only team currently not off world or on downtime. They WILL accompany you." He picked up his pen and file and walked out of the room.
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Daniel opened the door to the roof and found Mytel standing by the wall that surrounded the patio. He walked up behind her and slid his arms around her waist. "You alright? You just kinda disappeared on me after dinner."
Mytel leaned back against Daniel's warm body. "I am fine. It is calming to watch the stars…makes me forget for a while how far from home I am." She turned to face him. "My other option is finding a suitable…distraction."
Daniel smiled. "I think I might be able to help with that." He took her hand and led her back inside.
Daniel collided with Mytel as he tore around the corner. He hopped to his feet and helped her up before stooping to scoop up his papers. "I was looking for you."
Mytel rubbed her tailbone with a wince. "You have found me. What did you need?"
Daniel grinned like a kid in a candy store. "I figured it out…I've got the middle section translated."
Mytel was rather surprised. "You did? Wow. What does it say?"
"Well, basically, Ando'rhet left to protect her people. The Goa'uld were getting greedy. They wanted more slaves. So Ando'rhet sent her people to live in the caves, telling them to avoid anyone other then herself who came through the Stargate. She planned on announcing rather loudly that she had moved her people to a new planet. She took with her all of her Jafa and those few of her servants that were Goa'uld. She was hoping she'd be able to fool any other Goa'uld that came around into believing that she her people's numbers hadn't grown since leaving earth…that they'd actually dropped. She intended to come back here once she was sure it was safe."
Mytel shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts. "But, then why has she not returned?"
Daniel's grin widened. "I don't know but…she included the symbols of the planet she was going to."
"This means we can go there?" Mytel's eyes were wide with excitement and anticipation.
"I have to talk to General Hammond…but I'm hoping he'll send SG-1 through. I need to get back to the 'Gate."
Mytel shook her head. "It is storming. The track to the Shoo'a'ma is not safe. Besides, it is late. You should sleep."
Daniel nodded with a small sigh. "Alright. I'll leave in the morning when the storm stops…but I want to go pack up my books. I'm too excited to get any sleep right now."
"I will help you." Mytel's voice softened. "I believe we need to talk as well."
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Daniel snapped the case of books closed then sat on it. They'd been packing for nearly half an hour and neither one head said a word. Daniel decided to crack the ice. "Mytel…"
Mytel cut him off as she sat beside him. "Do not listen to Lusof. He only worries because he cares."
"What if he's right? We both know that I can't stay here much longer. I have to go back to Earth, back to the SGC." Daniel mussed his hair in frustration.
"I told you, I do not want to worry about that."
Daniel stood up and started pacing. "I can't NOT worry about it. I care about you. I don't want you to end up getting hurt."
Mytel rose, grabbing his hand and making him face her. "We will do what we have to in order to avoid that then." She ran her fingers across his cheek. "Come, let us go sleep."
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Hammond got to the Gate Room just as Daniel and Mytel stepped through. "Doctor Jackson, you aren't scheduled to report in until 0800 tomorrow."
Daniel waved his notebook in front of him. "I've deciphered all of the writing on the wall. I think you should take a look at it."
Hammond took the notebook. "Very well. Check in with Doctor Fraiser. We'll debrief in one hour.
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Jack walked into the briefing room and plopped himself into his normal chair. "Mytel, it's nice to see you again."
Mytel smiled at him. "The pleasure is mine Colonel O'Neill."
Jack locked eyes with Sam for a moment before looking to Hammond. "So what's up? I thought we were supposed to be getting some downtime."
Hammond waved at Daniel who immediately popped to his feet. "I've managed to translate the rest of the writing from the cave. It includes the coordinates for the planet Ando'rhet was planning on moving to. I'd like to go through, take a look around, see if we can find her."
"I'm not going to order any of you on this mission. It's going to be strictly on a volunteer basis. SG-1 hasn't had much downtime lately and I don't think this is dire enough to cut it short." Hammond's gaze was on Jack."
Jack shrugged. "I'm up for it."
"I'd like to go along too General. The possibilities for technology from a friendly Goa'uld are amazing." Sam was tingling with excitement.
Hammond nodded. "Alright. SG teams 1 and 3 as well as Mytel will embark at 0700."
Jack rolled his eyes. "The Marine's sir? We don't need them."
Hammond stood up. "Colonel, your team is a man short and accompanied by an alien civilian. SG-3 is the only team currently not off world or on downtime. They WILL accompany you." He picked up his pen and file and walked out of the room.
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Daniel opened the door to the roof and found Mytel standing by the wall that surrounded the patio. He walked up behind her and slid his arms around her waist. "You alright? You just kinda disappeared on me after dinner."
Mytel leaned back against Daniel's warm body. "I am fine. It is calming to watch the stars…makes me forget for a while how far from home I am." She turned to face him. "My other option is finding a suitable…distraction."
Daniel smiled. "I think I might be able to help with that." He took her hand and led her back inside.
