Chapter 16
White specks drifted around. Slowly the white specks got bigger and a gray shape appeared. Then two gray shapes. Then three. Then a voice came from one of the shapes.
-Sam, he's waking up.
Another voice spoke, a different voice.
-Colonel, can you hear me? Sir, you passed out. Are you in any pain?
Can you talk? Say something.
Slowly Jack lifted his head and said the first thing that came to his mind.
-Where's Sammy?
The three gasped in shock.
-What?!
Suddenly Sam burst into uncontrollable laughter. Katie and Jonas looked at her in confusion, but she just kept laughing. Katie sighed in exasperation.
-Who is Sammy??
Rather than answer the question, Sam turned to Jack with one of her own.
-You just woke up after being unconscious for four minutes and the
first thing you want to know is where a stupid stuffed bear is?!
Slowly Jack sat up.
-Sammy is not a stupid bear. And for you information, I am very
concerned for his safety. He's a lot smaller than us you know, and if
I passed out think about what kind of shape he could be in.
Sam rolled her eyes.
-Well, as you may recall, Sammy was riding with me and so is just fine.
She held up the little blue bear. Jack smiled.
-His bow is crooked.
Once more Sam rolled her eyes at the childishness of her CO. Just when you thought that he couldn't possibly do or say something sillier, he did. There was never a dull day around him.not that that was a bad thing.
Jack looked around and saw that they were under a small grove of trees just across from the bumper car arena. He cleared his throat nervously.
-Um, what are we doing over here?
Katie smiled.
-Sam didn't want to do mouth to mouth in the middle of a bumper car
game. The announcer refused to stop it from running.
-Oh.mouth to mouth?
Jack sighed in regret.
-You know, that's the downside to mouth to mouth, you never know
you're being kissed by a beautiful lady until after you wake up.
Everyone exchanged glances, unsure of how to respond to that statement. Jack cleared his throat again.
-So, uh, what happened exactly?
Katie smiled.
-Near as we can figure, the high velocity and enclosed conditions
caused you to pass out.
-High velocity?!?! That's nothing compared to the X-302!!
-But you know dad, you're not as young as you used to be.
-Thanks for the reminder.
-You're welcome.
Just then, something occurred to Sam.
-Another possible explanation could be all the food that you and Sammy
ate not too long ago.
Jack looked at Sam thoughtfully.
-Es possible.
Katie stared at her father in shock.
-Was that Spanish?
-Sí.
-I didn't know you spoke Spanish.
-Pues, solamente un poquito, pero.
Katie threw up her hands in surrender, realizing she'd created, or rather awakened, a monster.
-Ok, Ok, that's enough.
-¿No te gusta español?
Katie sighed and frantically tried to remember her high school Spanish. After all, she did know seven languages, and Spanish was the one she used and liked the least. Goa'uld on the other hand, was something she used on practically a daily basis.
-Me gusta, pero, me gusta más el.urm..Goa'uld.
Jack looked at her quizzically.
- ¿Qué es Goa'uld?
-Es un.hold on, why am I even having this conversation??
Jonas smiled.
-For our amusement?
-Very funny.
-Exactly.
Katie sighed in frustration and turned back to her father.
-Come on dad. We have more important things to do than argue in Spanish.
-¿Qué es más importante de este?
-Um, how about rendezvousing with Teal'c?
Jack sighed.
-Tienes un punto. Vamanos.
They started walking toward the truck, when suddenly Jonas realized something.
-Colonel?
-¿Sí?
-I, uh, I don't think that Teal'c's gonna be waiting for us at the car.
-¿Porqué?
-Well, the last time I saw him he was chasing a rhisocandria.
Jack groaned and turned to Sam.
-The waitress did mention something about that didn't she?
Sam nodded.
-I completely forgot.
-Me too. I guess we had, uh, other things on our minds.
-Yeah.
Jack cleared his throat.
-Ok. We've got to find Teal'c before he gets himself and us into a
load of trouble. Does everybody have a cell phone on them?
Katie and Sam nodded. Jonas shook his head.
-Ok, Jonas you stick with me. Katie and Sam split up and start
searching. Whoever finds him first give the others a call. Let's
just hope we find him before he finds that koala.
White specks drifted around. Slowly the white specks got bigger and a gray shape appeared. Then two gray shapes. Then three. Then a voice came from one of the shapes.
-Sam, he's waking up.
Another voice spoke, a different voice.
-Colonel, can you hear me? Sir, you passed out. Are you in any pain?
Can you talk? Say something.
Slowly Jack lifted his head and said the first thing that came to his mind.
-Where's Sammy?
The three gasped in shock.
-What?!
Suddenly Sam burst into uncontrollable laughter. Katie and Jonas looked at her in confusion, but she just kept laughing. Katie sighed in exasperation.
-Who is Sammy??
Rather than answer the question, Sam turned to Jack with one of her own.
-You just woke up after being unconscious for four minutes and the
first thing you want to know is where a stupid stuffed bear is?!
Slowly Jack sat up.
-Sammy is not a stupid bear. And for you information, I am very
concerned for his safety. He's a lot smaller than us you know, and if
I passed out think about what kind of shape he could be in.
Sam rolled her eyes.
-Well, as you may recall, Sammy was riding with me and so is just fine.
She held up the little blue bear. Jack smiled.
-His bow is crooked.
Once more Sam rolled her eyes at the childishness of her CO. Just when you thought that he couldn't possibly do or say something sillier, he did. There was never a dull day around him.not that that was a bad thing.
Jack looked around and saw that they were under a small grove of trees just across from the bumper car arena. He cleared his throat nervously.
-Um, what are we doing over here?
Katie smiled.
-Sam didn't want to do mouth to mouth in the middle of a bumper car
game. The announcer refused to stop it from running.
-Oh.mouth to mouth?
Jack sighed in regret.
-You know, that's the downside to mouth to mouth, you never know
you're being kissed by a beautiful lady until after you wake up.
Everyone exchanged glances, unsure of how to respond to that statement. Jack cleared his throat again.
-So, uh, what happened exactly?
Katie smiled.
-Near as we can figure, the high velocity and enclosed conditions
caused you to pass out.
-High velocity?!?! That's nothing compared to the X-302!!
-But you know dad, you're not as young as you used to be.
-Thanks for the reminder.
-You're welcome.
Just then, something occurred to Sam.
-Another possible explanation could be all the food that you and Sammy
ate not too long ago.
Jack looked at Sam thoughtfully.
-Es possible.
Katie stared at her father in shock.
-Was that Spanish?
-Sí.
-I didn't know you spoke Spanish.
-Pues, solamente un poquito, pero.
Katie threw up her hands in surrender, realizing she'd created, or rather awakened, a monster.
-Ok, Ok, that's enough.
-¿No te gusta español?
Katie sighed and frantically tried to remember her high school Spanish. After all, she did know seven languages, and Spanish was the one she used and liked the least. Goa'uld on the other hand, was something she used on practically a daily basis.
-Me gusta, pero, me gusta más el.urm..Goa'uld.
Jack looked at her quizzically.
- ¿Qué es Goa'uld?
-Es un.hold on, why am I even having this conversation??
Jonas smiled.
-For our amusement?
-Very funny.
-Exactly.
Katie sighed in frustration and turned back to her father.
-Come on dad. We have more important things to do than argue in Spanish.
-¿Qué es más importante de este?
-Um, how about rendezvousing with Teal'c?
Jack sighed.
-Tienes un punto. Vamanos.
They started walking toward the truck, when suddenly Jonas realized something.
-Colonel?
-¿Sí?
-I, uh, I don't think that Teal'c's gonna be waiting for us at the car.
-¿Porqué?
-Well, the last time I saw him he was chasing a rhisocandria.
Jack groaned and turned to Sam.
-The waitress did mention something about that didn't she?
Sam nodded.
-I completely forgot.
-Me too. I guess we had, uh, other things on our minds.
-Yeah.
Jack cleared his throat.
-Ok. We've got to find Teal'c before he gets himself and us into a
load of trouble. Does everybody have a cell phone on them?
Katie and Sam nodded. Jonas shook his head.
-Ok, Jonas you stick with me. Katie and Sam split up and start
searching. Whoever finds him first give the others a call. Let's
just hope we find him before he finds that koala.