"What just happened down there?" Major Carter wanted to know.
"That's what I want to know. I mean, if they're after the Lights, why not take Doctor Jackson as well as Lieutenant Skylar?" wondered Hammond.
"Maybe it's something with her hair," Colonel suggested.
He received three disbelieving stares.
"Colonel, this isn't a time to be discussing how Lieutenant Skylar's hair looks like Sailor Moon's. Actually, we've had this discussion already," Hammond sternly told him.
O'Neill shrugged it off as he looked at the rest of the group.
"General, it's the hairstyle I don't like as well as the aliens. She has bad taste when it comes to hairstyles. I can't help it if what she chose just so happens to look like a blonde teenager's from on TV. Wish she'd get a new one," O'Neil muttered the last part.
Daniel stared at him with a snicker on his face.
"Well, maybe I want you to get a new hairstyle Jack. You've had the same one for quite some time now," the archaeologist told him.
He received a nasty glare because of it. It appeared to Hammond and Carter that they were havig a staring contest.
"Daniel, I know you like the brat and that you carry one of those things yourself but I know what I like and don't like with hairstyles and pigtails is one hairstyle that I don't like. Especially on her," O'Neill said to Daniel.
The tension was thick between the two. It was then that Carter decided to break the silence.
"During my time to think about this and my theory is that these hostile aliens are after the people, the inhaitants that once occupied P9X-989 before they had to move. Daniel hadn't actually lived on the planet: therefore, he wouldn't be wanted as badly as say Lieutenant Skylar, who had been living on the planet for the past several years now," Carter told them.
"Or perhaps there is something significant that Lieutenant Skylar knows," Teal'c added.
"We have to go help these people sir," Carter said. "They are powerful allies and we can't turn our backs on them now."
"No matter what it is that they went after Skylar, everyone, we have a rescue mission. Lieutenant Skylar has been taken hostage. We have to go after her and bring her back," he said to the group. "And we better alert the Tok'ra of this predicament as well. They might be able to help."
The four nodded as they climbed to their feet. Everyone except Daniel that is. He sat in the chair, wondering what was going to happen next with this situation.
"Thai, why didn't you tell them about that?" was all he asked himself. "They should know why the Lights were wanted before and now."
***
Skylar found herself on the same planet that she and the others had visited just recently. She found herself being led towards the forest as a blindfold was being placed over her eyes.
"We cannot afford you knowing the way to our camp in the event that you happen to escape," she heard a voice.
She could feel her surroundings change in temperature from the warm air of the outdoors to a cold, damp area that she figured was a cave or building. Wherever she was, she was inside somewhere.
"What do you want with me?" she demanded.
"Be quiet! You know why we hold you prisoner! You hold valuable information from your time on your former home world," came an angry voice. "We desire what you know."
"What knowledge? I possess no knowledge that you could possibly want," she replied only to receive a quick punch to the face.
"You have been here before so don't try to act stupid," the alien told her.
Her face stung as she listened to hear where her captors were heading now. What she found was that they were not moving anywhere.
"Watch over her. She is one that is very persistent," one told another.
The one nodded and stayed guard over Skylar as his commander walked out of the room.
***
Daniel made his way to the control room. General Hammond was already there, as was Colonel O'Neill. The colonel turned to look at Daniel. He sensed the archaeologist's uneasiness.
"Something wrong Daniel?" he wondered.
Daniel's attention turned to him all of a sudden, as if snapping out of a trance.
"What was that Colonel?" Daniel asked.
Hammond overheard the so-far short conversation. He was becoming a bit worried with where this was going.
"I asked if something was wrong. Now I know there is. There is something on your mind, isn't there?" O'Neill told him.
"And if there is?" Daniel replied.
"And if there is, I want to hear about it, especially if has something to do with the situation that's happening at the moment. Is it something that Towring knows or is it about the fact that Skylar's missing?" wondered O'Neill.
Daniel sighed as he stared out at the moving gate. Carter and Teal'c both walked in at that moment.
"Daniel Jackson, what seems to be the problem?" Teal'c wondered.
"That's what I'm trying to find out," O'Neill replied as he continued to stare at the archaeologist.
"Daniel..." began Carter as she stepped towards Daniel.
His eyes then glowed the same pale orange as Skylar's did earlier. O'Neill shivered at the sight.
"That will always remind me of the Goa-uld," he muttered.
"It is true we have some characteristics that are similar to the Goa-uld, Colonel but you must remember that there are more differences. Daniel is wondering about several things that he now knows and what recently happened. Especially something that I told him," Towring explained.
"Well then tell us! We want to help her as much as you do!" Carter told him.
Towring looked at the gate as the final chevron was engaged and the wormhole was established.
"I am not the one to tell you about what happened, what she knows. She has to tell you about it, not me," came the reply. "I will only tell you if it has to come to it."
Teal'c, Carter, O'Neill and Hammond all glanced at each other, wondering what had happened to cause the situation in the first place.
***
Some time later, Daniel was preparing himself for the trip to find Skylar. Jacob Carter had recently arrived with a couple others after hearing what happened. They, along with the others in SG-1, were waiting for him in the gate room.
"Better get going before Jack begins complaining about me not being there," he muttered to himself.
He was prepared to head out the door when he began to feel a headache coming on. He stopped in the doorway and placed a hand on his temple. The pain soon subsided somewhat and Daniel stood erect, a hand still on his head.
"What was that all about?" he quietly asked himself before heading towards the door.
That all changed when the headache disappeared completely and a buzzing overtook his head. He put his hands over his ears and began to yell out.
***
O'Neill looked at his watch as he and the others waited for Daniel.
"Where is he? We're supposed to leave real soon," O'Neill demanded to know.
"Perhaps something has preoccupied Daniel Jackson on his way here and he will soon be here," suggested Teal'c.
"Maybe but somehow I don't believe it," O'Neill told him.
"Something's happened. I've known Towring for quite some time now and he wouldn't let his host be late for anything," Selmak suddenly mentioned.
O'Neill turned to face the Tok'ra before walking up to him.
"I believe it actually. This is beyond late, even for Daniel," he agreed.
"I'll go find him," Jacob told him before heading out of the room.
He asked several people where Daniel might have been only to find no one knew exactly where he was located. After giving up looking for him in the halls, he decided to try the only place he hadn't tried so far.
He quickly headed down the hall, towards Daniel's room. He knocked on the door only to receive no answer.
"Daniel?" he called into the room.
When he still received no answer, he became worried. He opened up the door to find Daniel laying on the floor, unconscious.
"Oh God, Daniel!" he cried as he hurried to the archaeologist's side. "I wish you could tell me what happened."
Jacob checked for a pulse and he found one before rushing out of the room for some help.
TBC...
"That's what I want to know. I mean, if they're after the Lights, why not take Doctor Jackson as well as Lieutenant Skylar?" wondered Hammond.
"Maybe it's something with her hair," Colonel suggested.
He received three disbelieving stares.
"Colonel, this isn't a time to be discussing how Lieutenant Skylar's hair looks like Sailor Moon's. Actually, we've had this discussion already," Hammond sternly told him.
O'Neill shrugged it off as he looked at the rest of the group.
"General, it's the hairstyle I don't like as well as the aliens. She has bad taste when it comes to hairstyles. I can't help it if what she chose just so happens to look like a blonde teenager's from on TV. Wish she'd get a new one," O'Neil muttered the last part.
Daniel stared at him with a snicker on his face.
"Well, maybe I want you to get a new hairstyle Jack. You've had the same one for quite some time now," the archaeologist told him.
He received a nasty glare because of it. It appeared to Hammond and Carter that they were havig a staring contest.
"Daniel, I know you like the brat and that you carry one of those things yourself but I know what I like and don't like with hairstyles and pigtails is one hairstyle that I don't like. Especially on her," O'Neill said to Daniel.
The tension was thick between the two. It was then that Carter decided to break the silence.
"During my time to think about this and my theory is that these hostile aliens are after the people, the inhaitants that once occupied P9X-989 before they had to move. Daniel hadn't actually lived on the planet: therefore, he wouldn't be wanted as badly as say Lieutenant Skylar, who had been living on the planet for the past several years now," Carter told them.
"Or perhaps there is something significant that Lieutenant Skylar knows," Teal'c added.
"We have to go help these people sir," Carter said. "They are powerful allies and we can't turn our backs on them now."
"No matter what it is that they went after Skylar, everyone, we have a rescue mission. Lieutenant Skylar has been taken hostage. We have to go after her and bring her back," he said to the group. "And we better alert the Tok'ra of this predicament as well. They might be able to help."
The four nodded as they climbed to their feet. Everyone except Daniel that is. He sat in the chair, wondering what was going to happen next with this situation.
"Thai, why didn't you tell them about that?" was all he asked himself. "They should know why the Lights were wanted before and now."
***
Skylar found herself on the same planet that she and the others had visited just recently. She found herself being led towards the forest as a blindfold was being placed over her eyes.
"We cannot afford you knowing the way to our camp in the event that you happen to escape," she heard a voice.
She could feel her surroundings change in temperature from the warm air of the outdoors to a cold, damp area that she figured was a cave or building. Wherever she was, she was inside somewhere.
"What do you want with me?" she demanded.
"Be quiet! You know why we hold you prisoner! You hold valuable information from your time on your former home world," came an angry voice. "We desire what you know."
"What knowledge? I possess no knowledge that you could possibly want," she replied only to receive a quick punch to the face.
"You have been here before so don't try to act stupid," the alien told her.
Her face stung as she listened to hear where her captors were heading now. What she found was that they were not moving anywhere.
"Watch over her. She is one that is very persistent," one told another.
The one nodded and stayed guard over Skylar as his commander walked out of the room.
***
Daniel made his way to the control room. General Hammond was already there, as was Colonel O'Neill. The colonel turned to look at Daniel. He sensed the archaeologist's uneasiness.
"Something wrong Daniel?" he wondered.
Daniel's attention turned to him all of a sudden, as if snapping out of a trance.
"What was that Colonel?" Daniel asked.
Hammond overheard the so-far short conversation. He was becoming a bit worried with where this was going.
"I asked if something was wrong. Now I know there is. There is something on your mind, isn't there?" O'Neill told him.
"And if there is?" Daniel replied.
"And if there is, I want to hear about it, especially if has something to do with the situation that's happening at the moment. Is it something that Towring knows or is it about the fact that Skylar's missing?" wondered O'Neill.
Daniel sighed as he stared out at the moving gate. Carter and Teal'c both walked in at that moment.
"Daniel Jackson, what seems to be the problem?" Teal'c wondered.
"That's what I'm trying to find out," O'Neill replied as he continued to stare at the archaeologist.
"Daniel..." began Carter as she stepped towards Daniel.
His eyes then glowed the same pale orange as Skylar's did earlier. O'Neill shivered at the sight.
"That will always remind me of the Goa-uld," he muttered.
"It is true we have some characteristics that are similar to the Goa-uld, Colonel but you must remember that there are more differences. Daniel is wondering about several things that he now knows and what recently happened. Especially something that I told him," Towring explained.
"Well then tell us! We want to help her as much as you do!" Carter told him.
Towring looked at the gate as the final chevron was engaged and the wormhole was established.
"I am not the one to tell you about what happened, what she knows. She has to tell you about it, not me," came the reply. "I will only tell you if it has to come to it."
Teal'c, Carter, O'Neill and Hammond all glanced at each other, wondering what had happened to cause the situation in the first place.
***
Some time later, Daniel was preparing himself for the trip to find Skylar. Jacob Carter had recently arrived with a couple others after hearing what happened. They, along with the others in SG-1, were waiting for him in the gate room.
"Better get going before Jack begins complaining about me not being there," he muttered to himself.
He was prepared to head out the door when he began to feel a headache coming on. He stopped in the doorway and placed a hand on his temple. The pain soon subsided somewhat and Daniel stood erect, a hand still on his head.
"What was that all about?" he quietly asked himself before heading towards the door.
That all changed when the headache disappeared completely and a buzzing overtook his head. He put his hands over his ears and began to yell out.
***
O'Neill looked at his watch as he and the others waited for Daniel.
"Where is he? We're supposed to leave real soon," O'Neill demanded to know.
"Perhaps something has preoccupied Daniel Jackson on his way here and he will soon be here," suggested Teal'c.
"Maybe but somehow I don't believe it," O'Neill told him.
"Something's happened. I've known Towring for quite some time now and he wouldn't let his host be late for anything," Selmak suddenly mentioned.
O'Neill turned to face the Tok'ra before walking up to him.
"I believe it actually. This is beyond late, even for Daniel," he agreed.
"I'll go find him," Jacob told him before heading out of the room.
He asked several people where Daniel might have been only to find no one knew exactly where he was located. After giving up looking for him in the halls, he decided to try the only place he hadn't tried so far.
He quickly headed down the hall, towards Daniel's room. He knocked on the door only to receive no answer.
"Daniel?" he called into the room.
When he still received no answer, he became worried. He opened up the door to find Daniel laying on the floor, unconscious.
"Oh God, Daniel!" he cried as he hurried to the archaeologist's side. "I wish you could tell me what happened."
Jacob checked for a pulse and he found one before rushing out of the room for some help.
TBC...