There was a new ship on the viewscreen now but this one was clearly
an Asgard vessel. As Jack reentered the command deck, Sam motioned towards
the Asgard hologram standing just below the giant screen. "Freyr has
stopped by for a visit." She said as the other Air Force officer sat down
in the command chair.
Jack smiled inwardly. He had seen the visitor and for a few minutes thought it was Thor. Sam must have known and corrected him before an incident arose. "So, Freyr." he began. "Where's Thor?"
Freyr blinked. "While Loki's ship is still defenseless..." Thanks to us. Jack mused. "Thor decided to lead a team over and take control."
Jack stared for a moment while the Asgard blinked. "I'm assuming you scanned for Jaffa."
The big headed alien nodded which an almost unnoticeable look of annoyance. "We do possess such technology to do so, O'Neill."
If Jack was going to apologize, he was interrupted by an alarm sounding. "Carter, report." He yelled instead. He also turned his head in her direction.
"Loki's ship just powered back up, sir."
"Are they preparing to fire?"
During the exchange, Freyr's hologram disappeared without saying a word.
Sam looked puzzled. "They don't appear to be sir."
"We are being hailed, Colonel O'Neill. By the Asgard." Major Panie's French accent was not very noticeable with that statement. It probably had to do with her professional demeanor, Jack reasoned.
"On screen."
Freyr and another Asgard appeared on the screen. "Commander Thor and his team have been captured." he replied with Asgard calmness.
Never the diplomat, Jack couldn't stop himself from criticizing. "I thought you took into account the number of Jaffa Loki had aboard with him."
If Freyr was human, he might have shrugged. Instead, he tilted his head and blinked.
The other Asgard, which Jack now realized was the scientist Heimdall whom they rescued a year before spoke. "Loki has apparently figured out to mask or mislead my scanner. He possesses both Asgard knowledge and knowledge of the Goa'uld. I should have realized he would be able to do this."
Jack stole looks around the room from Sam, Teal'c and Jonas and rolled his eyes. "I volunteer to lead a team over to Loki's vessel to rescue them." His tone of voice was one of reluctant duty and Jack himself knew it. It was just his style in situations such as this.
He stood up and looked every member of his command crew, even the new officers, in the eye. "This mission will be very dangerous. I know some of you know just how much while a couple of you can probably only guess." The crew knew which group they each were in so there was no reason to put a label on anybody. Jack exchanged another look with Jonas before continuing. "I have, however, had a tendency in the past to look past people I don't know well despite their qualifications so I'm giving all of you a choice. You can either go aboard Loki's ship with me or stay here on the Prometheus. All those who wish to come, step forward now."
All stepped forward except Major Panie which was somewhat expected and Jonas which was not expected. Before he left, Jack wished to talk with the Kelownan about it.
With the team assembled, the colonel simply continued with "We'll have a briefing and strategy session in 15 minutes." He turned to the viewscreen and the two Asgard. "You two are welcome to join us, of course."
Both nodded and the screen went back to showing a spacescape. "Ok, people, times a-wastin'"
Jack smiled inwardly. He had seen the visitor and for a few minutes thought it was Thor. Sam must have known and corrected him before an incident arose. "So, Freyr." he began. "Where's Thor?"
Freyr blinked. "While Loki's ship is still defenseless..." Thanks to us. Jack mused. "Thor decided to lead a team over and take control."
Jack stared for a moment while the Asgard blinked. "I'm assuming you scanned for Jaffa."
The big headed alien nodded which an almost unnoticeable look of annoyance. "We do possess such technology to do so, O'Neill."
If Jack was going to apologize, he was interrupted by an alarm sounding. "Carter, report." He yelled instead. He also turned his head in her direction.
"Loki's ship just powered back up, sir."
"Are they preparing to fire?"
During the exchange, Freyr's hologram disappeared without saying a word.
Sam looked puzzled. "They don't appear to be sir."
"We are being hailed, Colonel O'Neill. By the Asgard." Major Panie's French accent was not very noticeable with that statement. It probably had to do with her professional demeanor, Jack reasoned.
"On screen."
Freyr and another Asgard appeared on the screen. "Commander Thor and his team have been captured." he replied with Asgard calmness.
Never the diplomat, Jack couldn't stop himself from criticizing. "I thought you took into account the number of Jaffa Loki had aboard with him."
If Freyr was human, he might have shrugged. Instead, he tilted his head and blinked.
The other Asgard, which Jack now realized was the scientist Heimdall whom they rescued a year before spoke. "Loki has apparently figured out to mask or mislead my scanner. He possesses both Asgard knowledge and knowledge of the Goa'uld. I should have realized he would be able to do this."
Jack stole looks around the room from Sam, Teal'c and Jonas and rolled his eyes. "I volunteer to lead a team over to Loki's vessel to rescue them." His tone of voice was one of reluctant duty and Jack himself knew it. It was just his style in situations such as this.
He stood up and looked every member of his command crew, even the new officers, in the eye. "This mission will be very dangerous. I know some of you know just how much while a couple of you can probably only guess." The crew knew which group they each were in so there was no reason to put a label on anybody. Jack exchanged another look with Jonas before continuing. "I have, however, had a tendency in the past to look past people I don't know well despite their qualifications so I'm giving all of you a choice. You can either go aboard Loki's ship with me or stay here on the Prometheus. All those who wish to come, step forward now."
All stepped forward except Major Panie which was somewhat expected and Jonas which was not expected. Before he left, Jack wished to talk with the Kelownan about it.
With the team assembled, the colonel simply continued with "We'll have a briefing and strategy session in 15 minutes." He turned to the viewscreen and the two Asgard. "You two are welcome to join us, of course."
Both nodded and the screen went back to showing a spacescape. "Ok, people, times a-wastin'"
