They drew a lot of attention as they made their way slowly outside.
Everyone had heard what had happened, of course, and Jack and Jaffer's
plethora of bandages were obvious signs of their involvement. Take in the
fact that Shawn was a very good-looking young man wearing very few clothes
and whatever attention Jack and Jaffer didn't get, Shawn did.
"It's raining, Sir," One of the Airmen told him as they reached the ground level. The woman was looking down at Jack's bare feet, and then at Shawn's bare chest.
"Great." Jack looked down at Jaffer, as though asking the dog if he really had to go out, but the lab was already walking towards the door. He had to go out. Jack followed, but looked over his shoulder at Shawn, and told him to stay put. He'd be right back. No sense in both of them getting wet and getting Fraiser any more irritated than necessary. Shawn didn't argue. As much as he wanted to spend time with Jack, he had no desire to get rained on. He stood at the desk and chatted with the Airman while Jack headed for the door.
The Marine at the door offered Jack the use of his waterproof jacket, and O'Neill accepted gratefully. Slipping it on carefully, he walked barefoot outside and kept an eye on Jaffer as the lab ran around, sniffing everything and everyone, and generally making his presence known to those around him. Jack scowled. The dog didn't look like he hurt at all.
"Hurry up, Jaffer," Jack said, shivering when rain trickled under the jacket and down his back. His hair was already wet, and he was glad Fraiser wasn't out here to see him.
"Colonel?"
O'Neill turned and saw Carter walking over to him, concern on her face.
"Major?"
"Does Doctor Fraiser know you're out here?"
"Yup. Now ask me if she's happy about it."
There was no need to, and Sam knew it.
"But she let you out?"
"She didn't have a lot of choice." Jack gestured over to Jaffer, who was finally settling on the perfect place to pee.
"You should have called me. I would have brought him out."
"I didn't know it was raining." Meaning he'd wanted to go out, but hadn't realized he would be miserable when he went.
"Should have asked."
"Carter..."
"Sorry." She smiled, knowing she was just annoying him, but happy that he was on his feet and not looking all that bad, all things considered. "Did Janet tell you if you had to go back to the infirmary?"
"Oh yeah. She's not happy with me, or Shawn. Straight up, straight back down, or she's going to send her staff to come look for us and tie us to our beds."
Sam laughed and Jaffer came trotting over to say hello to her. She knelt and rubbed his face obligingly, taking care to avoid his mouth, which was slightly swollen. Most likely from trying to bite the Ashrak armor so many times. Jack and the other dogs were all suffering from similar injuries, and the Marines on the base – not just their handlers - were babying all of them outrageously.
"Then we'd better get you back."
Jack scowled and Sam grinned again as she stood back up.
"I'm not staying in the infirmary all weekend."
"I'm sure Janet won't-"
"Yes, she will." Jack said as he turned and headed back for the door, reaching out and putting his hand on the small of Sam's back to remind her that he wasn't mad at her or anything. He was getting pretty good about that, Carter noticed absently as she fell into step beside him, with Jaffer bounding ahead of them to get inside out of the rain. Jack had a nasty temper sometimes, and was grouchy about some things, but when it wasn't being directed at her, he usually made it a point to let her know in some quiet way. Which hadn't always been the case. The old dogs could learn the new tricks.
When they got back inside, Shawn joined them as Jack gave the Marine back his coat, and they headed for the elevators.
"Teal'c cleared the entire base?" Jack asked.
"Yes, Sir. There aren't any more Ashrak, and we've got the Heftarii devices scattered in key locations around the base. Two at the Stargate, and one at every entrance to the base. They won't be able to sneak in again."
"Good. Casualties?"
"No one was hurt too badly. There were a couple serious burns, everyone knocked out woke with headaches and are being watched for any symptoms of concussion. The base dogs are all suffering sore mouths, and one of the German shepherds lost a tooth. Nothing more serious than that, though."
"Good." They'd been lucky. "Wonder if any got out?"
"I'm not sure, Sir. I'm more interested in where they came from."
"Me, too," Shawn said.
"We found one dead in the Gate room. Any chance they came through when Shawn here did?" Jack asked.
Sam shrugged. "Anything's possible. I suppose since they were invisible, and we didn't have any dogs in the room at the time to notice them, it's as good a theory as any."
"I didn't see any at the Gate when I was knocked through," Shawn told them. "You'd think I'd have at least felt them coming with me?"
"Not necessarily," Carter said. "When the wormhole engaged and you went through, your cells were –"
"Aaaaaah!" Jack held up a hand to stop her. His head already hurt, and he didn't want to hear any techno babble just then.
"Sorry." Sam and Shawn both grinned.
"How are we planning on getting him back to his own time?" Jack asked as they reached the door to the infirmary.
"I'm not –"
She was interrupted by an alarm. The same alarm that they always heard to alert the security personnel of anything that was a potential threat to the base.
"Unscheduled off-world activation! Repeat! Unscheduled off-world activation! Security teams report to the Embarkation Room!"
Fraiser came out of the infirmary, already ordering her medical personnel to be ready in case they were needed. She was about to say something when she saw O'Neill and Shawn there with Sam, but all three of them had already turned and bolted down the hall towards the embarkation room, Jaffer at their heels. There were no teams off world right now, and everyone knew it.
"It's raining, Sir," One of the Airmen told him as they reached the ground level. The woman was looking down at Jack's bare feet, and then at Shawn's bare chest.
"Great." Jack looked down at Jaffer, as though asking the dog if he really had to go out, but the lab was already walking towards the door. He had to go out. Jack followed, but looked over his shoulder at Shawn, and told him to stay put. He'd be right back. No sense in both of them getting wet and getting Fraiser any more irritated than necessary. Shawn didn't argue. As much as he wanted to spend time with Jack, he had no desire to get rained on. He stood at the desk and chatted with the Airman while Jack headed for the door.
The Marine at the door offered Jack the use of his waterproof jacket, and O'Neill accepted gratefully. Slipping it on carefully, he walked barefoot outside and kept an eye on Jaffer as the lab ran around, sniffing everything and everyone, and generally making his presence known to those around him. Jack scowled. The dog didn't look like he hurt at all.
"Hurry up, Jaffer," Jack said, shivering when rain trickled under the jacket and down his back. His hair was already wet, and he was glad Fraiser wasn't out here to see him.
"Colonel?"
O'Neill turned and saw Carter walking over to him, concern on her face.
"Major?"
"Does Doctor Fraiser know you're out here?"
"Yup. Now ask me if she's happy about it."
There was no need to, and Sam knew it.
"But she let you out?"
"She didn't have a lot of choice." Jack gestured over to Jaffer, who was finally settling on the perfect place to pee.
"You should have called me. I would have brought him out."
"I didn't know it was raining." Meaning he'd wanted to go out, but hadn't realized he would be miserable when he went.
"Should have asked."
"Carter..."
"Sorry." She smiled, knowing she was just annoying him, but happy that he was on his feet and not looking all that bad, all things considered. "Did Janet tell you if you had to go back to the infirmary?"
"Oh yeah. She's not happy with me, or Shawn. Straight up, straight back down, or she's going to send her staff to come look for us and tie us to our beds."
Sam laughed and Jaffer came trotting over to say hello to her. She knelt and rubbed his face obligingly, taking care to avoid his mouth, which was slightly swollen. Most likely from trying to bite the Ashrak armor so many times. Jack and the other dogs were all suffering from similar injuries, and the Marines on the base – not just their handlers - were babying all of them outrageously.
"Then we'd better get you back."
Jack scowled and Sam grinned again as she stood back up.
"I'm not staying in the infirmary all weekend."
"I'm sure Janet won't-"
"Yes, she will." Jack said as he turned and headed back for the door, reaching out and putting his hand on the small of Sam's back to remind her that he wasn't mad at her or anything. He was getting pretty good about that, Carter noticed absently as she fell into step beside him, with Jaffer bounding ahead of them to get inside out of the rain. Jack had a nasty temper sometimes, and was grouchy about some things, but when it wasn't being directed at her, he usually made it a point to let her know in some quiet way. Which hadn't always been the case. The old dogs could learn the new tricks.
When they got back inside, Shawn joined them as Jack gave the Marine back his coat, and they headed for the elevators.
"Teal'c cleared the entire base?" Jack asked.
"Yes, Sir. There aren't any more Ashrak, and we've got the Heftarii devices scattered in key locations around the base. Two at the Stargate, and one at every entrance to the base. They won't be able to sneak in again."
"Good. Casualties?"
"No one was hurt too badly. There were a couple serious burns, everyone knocked out woke with headaches and are being watched for any symptoms of concussion. The base dogs are all suffering sore mouths, and one of the German shepherds lost a tooth. Nothing more serious than that, though."
"Good." They'd been lucky. "Wonder if any got out?"
"I'm not sure, Sir. I'm more interested in where they came from."
"Me, too," Shawn said.
"We found one dead in the Gate room. Any chance they came through when Shawn here did?" Jack asked.
Sam shrugged. "Anything's possible. I suppose since they were invisible, and we didn't have any dogs in the room at the time to notice them, it's as good a theory as any."
"I didn't see any at the Gate when I was knocked through," Shawn told them. "You'd think I'd have at least felt them coming with me?"
"Not necessarily," Carter said. "When the wormhole engaged and you went through, your cells were –"
"Aaaaaah!" Jack held up a hand to stop her. His head already hurt, and he didn't want to hear any techno babble just then.
"Sorry." Sam and Shawn both grinned.
"How are we planning on getting him back to his own time?" Jack asked as they reached the door to the infirmary.
"I'm not –"
She was interrupted by an alarm. The same alarm that they always heard to alert the security personnel of anything that was a potential threat to the base.
"Unscheduled off-world activation! Repeat! Unscheduled off-world activation! Security teams report to the Embarkation Room!"
Fraiser came out of the infirmary, already ordering her medical personnel to be ready in case they were needed. She was about to say something when she saw O'Neill and Shawn there with Sam, but all three of them had already turned and bolted down the hall towards the embarkation room, Jaffer at their heels. There were no teams off world right now, and everyone knew it.