"Any news?"
Hammond shook his head. "How'd it go with the parents?"
"It went well, Sir," Carter said. "His parents think we have him for the weekend, showing him the base."
"Good thinking, Major."
"It was Colonel O'Neill's idea, Sir."
"Well done, Jack."
"Yeah. I should get a medal for my lying abilities." The bitterness in Jack's voice was unmistakable. He turned and left the room, heading for his office.
Hammond looked at Carter, and Sam shook her head and told the General about the conversation with Shawn's parents. The General nodded his understanding.
"There's nothing we can do but wait," Hammond said.
"I know, Sir." Sam replied. "Did you get a hold of the Tok'ra?"
"Yes, they pretty much gave the same reaction we did to the situation, but said they'd let us know if they have any news." Neither of them needed to say that there wasn't much hope of the Tok'ra finding the boy, though. They weren't that spread out, after all.
"I wish there was something we could do."
"So do I, Major. Doctor Jackson and Teal'c are in Doctor Jackson's office."
"Thank you, Sir. You'll call if you-"
"I'll call the minute I hear anything."
She turned and left.
~*~
He didn't know how far away was far enough away. Or perhaps he was just too terrified to come out of hyperspace and find another Goa'uld ship waiting for him. Whatever it was, it took a lot of arguing with himself for Shawn to turn off the hyper drive, and when he finally thumbed the control, it was still with a great deal of trepidation.
The proximity alarms went off immediately, and Shawn whimpered and looked around for the ship. There wasn't a ship this time. It was a planet. But not one of the few he could have recognized just by looking at them. It was blue and white, kind of like Earth, but it didn't have any of the familiar landmasses on it. He looked down at the controls of the ship, knowing that he had sensors that could tell him more about the planet, he just wasn't exactly sure how to use them. Damn. So much technology at his fingertips and he didn't have a damned clue how to use it all!
Eventually he decided he had to try. After all, what was the worst that could happen? He pressed a button on the control panel, hoping that since it was labeled 'sensors' it meant external sensors and not just the ones that controlled the proximity alarms. An image of the planet appeared on his heads-up display, and Shawn gave a sigh of relief, but knew the battle wasn't won yet. He continued pressing buttons, hoping to be able to figure out how to run the thing before he was discovered.
~*~
"Jack?"
O'Neill was sitting at his desk, but his back was to the door so he didn't actually see when the rest of SG-1 walked into his office.
"You forget how to knock, Daniel?"
"No. I just didn't do it."
"What do you want?"
"Just... um... checking on you. How are you holding up?"
"Everything's peachy."
"O'Neill-"
"It's okay, Teal'c," Jack said. It was obvious in the tone of his voice, though, that everything wasn't okay at all.
"Sir."
"Jack, Sam."
"Jack."
"I lied to his folks."
"I know."
"They have three days of bliss before I have to admit to them that I don't have a clue where their son actually is."
"He's resourceful. Don't give up on him."
"He's ten, Carter."
"Sam, Jack."
"Sam."
"He's not as helpless as you might think, Jack." Daniel said. "God knows he's managed to get the Asgard to do what he wants for who knows how long?"
"Look where that got him, huh?"
Daniel looked at Carter helplessly. She just shrugged. There really wasn't any reaching him when he got like this, and Sam knew it.
"We're going to go get something to eat, Sir-Jack. We'll be back in a bit."
"You do that."
She gestured for the others to follow her out and left him alone to brood.
Hammond shook his head. "How'd it go with the parents?"
"It went well, Sir," Carter said. "His parents think we have him for the weekend, showing him the base."
"Good thinking, Major."
"It was Colonel O'Neill's idea, Sir."
"Well done, Jack."
"Yeah. I should get a medal for my lying abilities." The bitterness in Jack's voice was unmistakable. He turned and left the room, heading for his office.
Hammond looked at Carter, and Sam shook her head and told the General about the conversation with Shawn's parents. The General nodded his understanding.
"There's nothing we can do but wait," Hammond said.
"I know, Sir." Sam replied. "Did you get a hold of the Tok'ra?"
"Yes, they pretty much gave the same reaction we did to the situation, but said they'd let us know if they have any news." Neither of them needed to say that there wasn't much hope of the Tok'ra finding the boy, though. They weren't that spread out, after all.
"I wish there was something we could do."
"So do I, Major. Doctor Jackson and Teal'c are in Doctor Jackson's office."
"Thank you, Sir. You'll call if you-"
"I'll call the minute I hear anything."
She turned and left.
~*~
He didn't know how far away was far enough away. Or perhaps he was just too terrified to come out of hyperspace and find another Goa'uld ship waiting for him. Whatever it was, it took a lot of arguing with himself for Shawn to turn off the hyper drive, and when he finally thumbed the control, it was still with a great deal of trepidation.
The proximity alarms went off immediately, and Shawn whimpered and looked around for the ship. There wasn't a ship this time. It was a planet. But not one of the few he could have recognized just by looking at them. It was blue and white, kind of like Earth, but it didn't have any of the familiar landmasses on it. He looked down at the controls of the ship, knowing that he had sensors that could tell him more about the planet, he just wasn't exactly sure how to use them. Damn. So much technology at his fingertips and he didn't have a damned clue how to use it all!
Eventually he decided he had to try. After all, what was the worst that could happen? He pressed a button on the control panel, hoping that since it was labeled 'sensors' it meant external sensors and not just the ones that controlled the proximity alarms. An image of the planet appeared on his heads-up display, and Shawn gave a sigh of relief, but knew the battle wasn't won yet. He continued pressing buttons, hoping to be able to figure out how to run the thing before he was discovered.
~*~
"Jack?"
O'Neill was sitting at his desk, but his back was to the door so he didn't actually see when the rest of SG-1 walked into his office.
"You forget how to knock, Daniel?"
"No. I just didn't do it."
"What do you want?"
"Just... um... checking on you. How are you holding up?"
"Everything's peachy."
"O'Neill-"
"It's okay, Teal'c," Jack said. It was obvious in the tone of his voice, though, that everything wasn't okay at all.
"Sir."
"Jack, Sam."
"Jack."
"I lied to his folks."
"I know."
"They have three days of bliss before I have to admit to them that I don't have a clue where their son actually is."
"He's resourceful. Don't give up on him."
"He's ten, Carter."
"Sam, Jack."
"Sam."
"He's not as helpless as you might think, Jack." Daniel said. "God knows he's managed to get the Asgard to do what he wants for who knows how long?"
"Look where that got him, huh?"
Daniel looked at Carter helplessly. She just shrugged. There really wasn't any reaching him when he got like this, and Sam knew it.
"We're going to go get something to eat, Sir-Jack. We'll be back in a bit."
"You do that."
She gestured for the others to follow her out and left him alone to brood.
