But they didn't get very far. Major Blake was just congratulating Jack on
finding the missing archaeologist, when a group of several warriors rushed
at them from the nearby trees. "Dammit!" Jack cursed.
"Not again!" Lara growled at the same time.
The pair shared a wry grin for a second, before they moved. As Lara went left, Jack went right. Major Blake and his team spread out to guard the medical team, as did Daniel (with his newly returned Beretta and zat gun in hand), and Sam and Teal'c followed their CO and friend.
The warriors were about ten in number, and a different group to the warriors that had attacked the tribe in the 'place of the Gods'. Lara briefly hoped that the tribe was doing alright, but considering the part of the fight she had seen, they would be fine.
"Do we shoot to kill, sir?" Major Blake asked Jack.
"No." he said, dodging the sword being swung at his head.
At his answer, Daniel raised an eyebrow at his friend. "Why?" he asked.
Jack grinned, punching a man in the face, before kicking another in the stomach. "Because I think the Asgard would like to talk to them first."
Daniel nodded. "You have a point."
Meanwhile, Lara had been busy, and now whirled a curved sword through the air - which was effectively keeping her opponents at bay. "Are you boys going to stop chatting and give me a hand?" she asked, punctuating her words with a sharp slash across the chest of someone who got too close.
"But you seem to be doing fine all by yourself." Jack replied, breaking his opponent's nose before knocking him out.
Janet watched the fight as Major Blake and Lieutenant Peters joined in the fight. Together, the four of them reduced the crowd of warrior to a heap of unconscious bodies in minutes. When they were sure everyone was out cold, Major Blake turned to Lara. "You know, you're a really useful person to have around in a fight." He grinned. "You must have taken at least five of them out yourself."
Lara shrugged. "I try." She said, and flashed him a cheeky smile. "And it was only four."
"Lara Croft is indeed a good fighter." Teal'c said. "She is strong, swift and intelligent. I would not like to face her across a ring."
Lara looked at Teal'c, a look of wonder and amazement on her face. "Thank you, Teal'c." she said softly. "You, too, are a great warrior. I would always wish to be on your side of the fight, never against you."
Teal'c inclined his head, and Lara echoed the gesture. "Alright," Jack said turning back to the medical team. "Unless anybody else wants to jump out and ambush us, how about we go home?"
"Sounds good to me." Lara said, cleaning the sword she carried, before divesting it's owner of it's sheath as well.
Everyone looked at her as she strapped the sheath to her back, and gracefully sheathed the sword. "What?" she asked when she caught them looking.
"You're going to keep it?" Major Blake asked.
Lara shrugged and grinned. "Some women collect shoes." She said. "I collect weapons."
Blake laughed. The group turned towards the stargate, and Daniel faithfully dialled in Earth's address. As they did, Lieutenant Peters and Lieutenant Madison came up to Lara. "You fight really well, ma'am." Peters said.
"Yeah." Madison agreed.
After a moment of silence, Peters spoke again. "Ma'am . . . well, me 'n Hailey here, well we just wanted to say thanks for what you did for Colonel O'Neill. Everyone at the base really admires him, ya know? And well, we're just glad he's gonna be okay."
Lara looked at the two Marines next to her and smiled. "I just helped out a friend." She said. "It's what friends do."
Peters nodded, and Madison looked curious. "How did you meet the Colonel, ma'am?" she asked.
"It was a while ago, now. I was trying to track down an artefact that had caught my eye, and . . . " Lara grinned. "Well, it just so happened that the Colonel and the rest of SG-1 was trying to get there hands on it, too."
"So the rumours were right?"
Lara grinned wickedly. "It depends was the rumours say. Because last time I was at the SGC, they were getting slightly exaggerated." She winked at Peters and Madison, before walking over to Janet and Sam.
"Hello girls. How are we today?" she said.
"Hi Lara." Janet said warmly. "Glad you had fun."
"Oh, yes." Lara agreed. "It made a nice change from saving the world."
Then she looked at Sam, who was frowning and looked very troubled. "Are you alright, Sam?"
She looked up, her blue eyes full of guilt. "No, I'm fine." She replied.
"Oh, bullshit." Lara said.
"Let's go kiddies!" Jack called from up ahead as the stargate engaged, interrupting the moment.
Sam took the opportunity to jog ahead. Janet and Lara shared a look. "We're going to have to talk to her." Janet said.
"Definitely." Lara said. "It wasn't exactly her fault, from what I could tell."
"Really?" Janet asked, her curiosity showing through. "I was hoping either you or Jack could help me with that, since whatever they drugged Sam and Teal'c with, I could pick it up."
"Well, I'm not to sure about the drug itself, but I know there is a naturally occurring antidote in some flowers found near the altar Daniel was translating." Lara dug into her backpack and drew out a slightly crushed, but whole looking bunch of pink and black flowers. "Will that help?"
"Oh, yes." Janet said grinning.
"Are you two coming?" Jack asked. "We don't have all day, you know."
Lara looked at him, and tossed her hair. "Men!" she said, just loud enough so he could hear. "Impatient, the lot of them!"
Janet grinned and followed her friend through the gate.
"Not again!" Lara growled at the same time.
The pair shared a wry grin for a second, before they moved. As Lara went left, Jack went right. Major Blake and his team spread out to guard the medical team, as did Daniel (with his newly returned Beretta and zat gun in hand), and Sam and Teal'c followed their CO and friend.
The warriors were about ten in number, and a different group to the warriors that had attacked the tribe in the 'place of the Gods'. Lara briefly hoped that the tribe was doing alright, but considering the part of the fight she had seen, they would be fine.
"Do we shoot to kill, sir?" Major Blake asked Jack.
"No." he said, dodging the sword being swung at his head.
At his answer, Daniel raised an eyebrow at his friend. "Why?" he asked.
Jack grinned, punching a man in the face, before kicking another in the stomach. "Because I think the Asgard would like to talk to them first."
Daniel nodded. "You have a point."
Meanwhile, Lara had been busy, and now whirled a curved sword through the air - which was effectively keeping her opponents at bay. "Are you boys going to stop chatting and give me a hand?" she asked, punctuating her words with a sharp slash across the chest of someone who got too close.
"But you seem to be doing fine all by yourself." Jack replied, breaking his opponent's nose before knocking him out.
Janet watched the fight as Major Blake and Lieutenant Peters joined in the fight. Together, the four of them reduced the crowd of warrior to a heap of unconscious bodies in minutes. When they were sure everyone was out cold, Major Blake turned to Lara. "You know, you're a really useful person to have around in a fight." He grinned. "You must have taken at least five of them out yourself."
Lara shrugged. "I try." She said, and flashed him a cheeky smile. "And it was only four."
"Lara Croft is indeed a good fighter." Teal'c said. "She is strong, swift and intelligent. I would not like to face her across a ring."
Lara looked at Teal'c, a look of wonder and amazement on her face. "Thank you, Teal'c." she said softly. "You, too, are a great warrior. I would always wish to be on your side of the fight, never against you."
Teal'c inclined his head, and Lara echoed the gesture. "Alright," Jack said turning back to the medical team. "Unless anybody else wants to jump out and ambush us, how about we go home?"
"Sounds good to me." Lara said, cleaning the sword she carried, before divesting it's owner of it's sheath as well.
Everyone looked at her as she strapped the sheath to her back, and gracefully sheathed the sword. "What?" she asked when she caught them looking.
"You're going to keep it?" Major Blake asked.
Lara shrugged and grinned. "Some women collect shoes." She said. "I collect weapons."
Blake laughed. The group turned towards the stargate, and Daniel faithfully dialled in Earth's address. As they did, Lieutenant Peters and Lieutenant Madison came up to Lara. "You fight really well, ma'am." Peters said.
"Yeah." Madison agreed.
After a moment of silence, Peters spoke again. "Ma'am . . . well, me 'n Hailey here, well we just wanted to say thanks for what you did for Colonel O'Neill. Everyone at the base really admires him, ya know? And well, we're just glad he's gonna be okay."
Lara looked at the two Marines next to her and smiled. "I just helped out a friend." She said. "It's what friends do."
Peters nodded, and Madison looked curious. "How did you meet the Colonel, ma'am?" she asked.
"It was a while ago, now. I was trying to track down an artefact that had caught my eye, and . . . " Lara grinned. "Well, it just so happened that the Colonel and the rest of SG-1 was trying to get there hands on it, too."
"So the rumours were right?"
Lara grinned wickedly. "It depends was the rumours say. Because last time I was at the SGC, they were getting slightly exaggerated." She winked at Peters and Madison, before walking over to Janet and Sam.
"Hello girls. How are we today?" she said.
"Hi Lara." Janet said warmly. "Glad you had fun."
"Oh, yes." Lara agreed. "It made a nice change from saving the world."
Then she looked at Sam, who was frowning and looked very troubled. "Are you alright, Sam?"
She looked up, her blue eyes full of guilt. "No, I'm fine." She replied.
"Oh, bullshit." Lara said.
"Let's go kiddies!" Jack called from up ahead as the stargate engaged, interrupting the moment.
Sam took the opportunity to jog ahead. Janet and Lara shared a look. "We're going to have to talk to her." Janet said.
"Definitely." Lara said. "It wasn't exactly her fault, from what I could tell."
"Really?" Janet asked, her curiosity showing through. "I was hoping either you or Jack could help me with that, since whatever they drugged Sam and Teal'c with, I could pick it up."
"Well, I'm not to sure about the drug itself, but I know there is a naturally occurring antidote in some flowers found near the altar Daniel was translating." Lara dug into her backpack and drew out a slightly crushed, but whole looking bunch of pink and black flowers. "Will that help?"
"Oh, yes." Janet said grinning.
"Are you two coming?" Jack asked. "We don't have all day, you know."
Lara looked at him, and tossed her hair. "Men!" she said, just loud enough so he could hear. "Impatient, the lot of them!"
Janet grinned and followed her friend through the gate.
