Blood Ties
Disclaimer: Yes, I own nothing here you recognize. The song belongs to t.A.T.u. It's called 30 minutes.
Chapter 17: In Which a Drunk Jack gets sober.
"How long do you wish me to keep this up Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c asked as he pushed Jack's head under the water for the fifth time in as many minutes.
"Ah just keep it up Teal'c." He replied as he glanced over at Teal'c and Jack.
"Just what in blue blazes do you think you're-" Jack managed to sputter out before he was dunked back in the water.
"You know I think he's getting better." Daniel replied before turning back to a map with a small smile. Teal'c merely raised an eyebrow.
Daniel watched the scene with Teal'c and Jack from the living room of the hotel they were staying in, with much amusement. The hotel wasn't much but they had to stop for the night. Another day of traveling and one more night and they would be near the compound and ready for the infiltration of the compound holding Sam and Andy. *God if they hurt one hair on Andy's head I swear I'll kill them myself! * Was one of the many thoughts running through Daniel's head at the moment. He could only hope that Jack sobered up enough to help out with the plan that the general had cooked up.
"Daniel?" Came a soft inquiry from behind him.
"Humm? What is it Janet?" He asked as the doctor sat down next to him.
Janet sat herself down onto the soft couch that Daniel was sitting on. "You looked lost in thought there, almost worried. We will get them out Daniel."
"I know I know." He ran his fingers though his hair and spread out his hands. "But look at this it's a big mess even if we do manage to get them out it's a long shot that we'll even get them in range of the president."
She put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "We will do it though, we have to. For them."
"She is correct Dr. Jackson." Teal'c spoke from behind. "We will not fail them."
"Teal'c? Where's Jack?" Daniel and Janet turned to look at Teal'c.
"He is unconscious." He stated.
Janet shot up "Oh my god is he ok? What happened?"
"He is fine Dr. Frasier. He merely passed out after the 10th dunk in the bath tub."
"I'll go check up on him." She left the two men in the living room.
"You need not worry Daniel Jackson General Hammond left a detailed plan as well as all the materials to execute it." Two gazes went to the black duffel sitting in the corner of the small room.
"I worry about what is happening right now Teal'c. I worry about what Sam and Andy are going through. They didn't deserve this. /She/ didn't deserve this she was only a child."
"Correct me if I'm mistaken but is Andromeda Carter not nearly an adult by human standards?"
"Teal'c that has nothing to do with it!" He stood up pushing the map and a glass of water onto the floor. Janet walked into the room to witness this outburst. "Teal'c she's 18! She should be fawning over boys and going to parties not running from her own government and talking to aliens and having her mind messed with!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. Settling down a little he continued. "This shouldn't have happened."
"None the less it has happened. She must adapt if she is to survive. She is as strong as Major Carter, she will live."
Janet dared to venture further into the living room. Cautiously, as if entering a war zone (and in some respects was) she entered the conversation. "He's right Daniel. The best we can do is get her out of there and teach her the best we can, to warn her of the dangers surrounding the usage of her powers. It's the best we can do given the situation." She got close enough to place a hand on Daniel's shoulders; he himself was crying silent tears.
"How's Jack doing?" Daniel avoided the subject, trying to get his mind off the upcoming events and what could be waiting for the team.
Janet noticing and understanding the change went with it. "He's fine, he should wake up sometime tomorrow morning. He'll have one killer migraine though." A small smirk touched her lips.
"I suggest that we rest then tomorrow will be a ling day."
"Col. O'Neill can not go unwatched."
"Teal'c is right Daniel." Replied Janet.
"Alright.ah I guess we take turns."
"I will take first watch." Teal'c responded standing up straighter.
"Ah Ok.I'll take over after Teal'c and Janet you'll take over after me. Agreed?"
Janet nodded her acceptance as well as Teal'c. "Alright then Janet you take the bedroom I'll sleep on the couch." Noticing she was about to argue he gave her one of Jack's do-as-I-say looks and she headed off to the bedroom.
* * *
Andy and Sam sat tied up in a small room. Andy sat on one side while Sam sat on the other. There wasn't much to the room: A door, and four plain gray cold walls.
Andy sat sideways to the wall her head leaning against it oblivious to the cut that darned it, leaving her blood to flow down her face and onto the wall. She sat ignoring her only cellmate singing: "Out of sight, out of mind
Out of time to decide
Do we run? Should I hide
For the rest of my life
Can we fly? Do we stay?
We could lose we could fail
And the more minutes take
To make planes, or mistakes
30 minutes, the blink of the night
30 minutes to alter our lives
30 minutes to make up my mind
30 minutes to finally decide
30 minutes to whisper your name
30 minutes to shelter the blame
30 minutes of bliss, 30 lies
30 minutes to finally decide
Carousels in the sky
That we shape with our eyes
Under shade silhouettes casting
shapes crying rain
Can we fly do I stay
We could lose, we could fail
Either way, options change
chances fail, Trains derail.
30 minutes, the blink of the night
30 minutes to all of our lives
30 minutes to make up my mind
30 minutes to finally decide
30 minutes to whisper your name
30 minutes to show her the blame
30 minutes of bliss, 30 lies
30 minutes to finally decide
To decide, to decide to decide to decide"
Sam who had her back to the wall head straight up staring into nothing willing the drowsiness of the drug to wear up finally spoke.
"That was hauntingly beautiful."
"I thought it suited." She turned to look at her aunt.
Sam's brow furled in concern as she saw her nieces wound. "Are you alright?"
"It looks worse than it is."
Neither spoke again as they fell into a companionable silence, unwilling to break the understanding that they had somehow reached.
* * *
"No Sir I don't know where they've gone." A man hid his face in the shadows as he spoke to Kinsey over the phone. "Yes sir. Right away sir, I will pressure Hammond to give the information over to me, but I doubt I will have any success, he values the rescue of his team the and the survival of this command more than he does his position." A brief pause echoed in the room as Kinsey spoke to the man. "Understood, phase two is beginning." With that he hung up the phone and left the room his echoing footsteps the only indication that he had ever been there.
* * *
"Ugh." Jack shot his eyes open. The only thought running though his mind was 'what on earth made that ungodly sound?' well maybe not the only one, something along the lines of 'why the hell does my head hurt so bloody much?' might have been running in there too. He moved around slowly taking great care with his movements, as it seemed that no matter what he did some part of him was sore. Finally he got into a sitting position looking around and not seeing anything other than a hotel room he gathered some guts and called out "Daniel? Teal'c?" It was then that he realized that the ungodly sound he was searching for earlier was his own.
Janet and Daniel ran into the room while Teal'c walked at a more leisurely pace.
"Jack how are you feeling?" Janet kneeled beside him.
"Did some one get the number of the truck that ran me over?" He asked as his only response to her inquiry.
"No such vehicle has harmed you in such a way O'Neill."
O'Neill raised his eyebrow in a very Teal'c like way as he looked at him.
"AH Jack you were drunk." Daniel said sheepishly.
Jack's eyes went wide. "What?!" He demanded shaking his head a movement he very soon regretted. "Oww."
Daniel stood there with an I-told-you-so look that Jack longed to scrape off his face.
"Alright maybe I was a little drunk."
Janet smiled "Well Col. You'll be fine. Just take these and we'll be on our way." She handed him two pills.
"And what are these?" He asked looking at the pills as if they were poison.
"Aspirin." She answered simply
"Oh." Was the intelligent response they received.
A few minutes later they were on the highway with Daniel driving, when Jack suddenly piped up.
"When's breakfast?" As if to push the point his stomach grumbled loudly.
That sent Daniel and Janet into hysterical laughter while Teal'c simply took in the scene. Jack on the other hand looked quite offended as he had been quite serious.
Disclaimer: Yes, I own nothing here you recognize. The song belongs to t.A.T.u. It's called 30 minutes.
Chapter 17: In Which a Drunk Jack gets sober.
"How long do you wish me to keep this up Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c asked as he pushed Jack's head under the water for the fifth time in as many minutes.
"Ah just keep it up Teal'c." He replied as he glanced over at Teal'c and Jack.
"Just what in blue blazes do you think you're-" Jack managed to sputter out before he was dunked back in the water.
"You know I think he's getting better." Daniel replied before turning back to a map with a small smile. Teal'c merely raised an eyebrow.
Daniel watched the scene with Teal'c and Jack from the living room of the hotel they were staying in, with much amusement. The hotel wasn't much but they had to stop for the night. Another day of traveling and one more night and they would be near the compound and ready for the infiltration of the compound holding Sam and Andy. *God if they hurt one hair on Andy's head I swear I'll kill them myself! * Was one of the many thoughts running through Daniel's head at the moment. He could only hope that Jack sobered up enough to help out with the plan that the general had cooked up.
"Daniel?" Came a soft inquiry from behind him.
"Humm? What is it Janet?" He asked as the doctor sat down next to him.
Janet sat herself down onto the soft couch that Daniel was sitting on. "You looked lost in thought there, almost worried. We will get them out Daniel."
"I know I know." He ran his fingers though his hair and spread out his hands. "But look at this it's a big mess even if we do manage to get them out it's a long shot that we'll even get them in range of the president."
She put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "We will do it though, we have to. For them."
"She is correct Dr. Jackson." Teal'c spoke from behind. "We will not fail them."
"Teal'c? Where's Jack?" Daniel and Janet turned to look at Teal'c.
"He is unconscious." He stated.
Janet shot up "Oh my god is he ok? What happened?"
"He is fine Dr. Frasier. He merely passed out after the 10th dunk in the bath tub."
"I'll go check up on him." She left the two men in the living room.
"You need not worry Daniel Jackson General Hammond left a detailed plan as well as all the materials to execute it." Two gazes went to the black duffel sitting in the corner of the small room.
"I worry about what is happening right now Teal'c. I worry about what Sam and Andy are going through. They didn't deserve this. /She/ didn't deserve this she was only a child."
"Correct me if I'm mistaken but is Andromeda Carter not nearly an adult by human standards?"
"Teal'c that has nothing to do with it!" He stood up pushing the map and a glass of water onto the floor. Janet walked into the room to witness this outburst. "Teal'c she's 18! She should be fawning over boys and going to parties not running from her own government and talking to aliens and having her mind messed with!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. Settling down a little he continued. "This shouldn't have happened."
"None the less it has happened. She must adapt if she is to survive. She is as strong as Major Carter, she will live."
Janet dared to venture further into the living room. Cautiously, as if entering a war zone (and in some respects was) she entered the conversation. "He's right Daniel. The best we can do is get her out of there and teach her the best we can, to warn her of the dangers surrounding the usage of her powers. It's the best we can do given the situation." She got close enough to place a hand on Daniel's shoulders; he himself was crying silent tears.
"How's Jack doing?" Daniel avoided the subject, trying to get his mind off the upcoming events and what could be waiting for the team.
Janet noticing and understanding the change went with it. "He's fine, he should wake up sometime tomorrow morning. He'll have one killer migraine though." A small smirk touched her lips.
"I suggest that we rest then tomorrow will be a ling day."
"Col. O'Neill can not go unwatched."
"Teal'c is right Daniel." Replied Janet.
"Alright.ah I guess we take turns."
"I will take first watch." Teal'c responded standing up straighter.
"Ah Ok.I'll take over after Teal'c and Janet you'll take over after me. Agreed?"
Janet nodded her acceptance as well as Teal'c. "Alright then Janet you take the bedroom I'll sleep on the couch." Noticing she was about to argue he gave her one of Jack's do-as-I-say looks and she headed off to the bedroom.
* * *
Andy and Sam sat tied up in a small room. Andy sat on one side while Sam sat on the other. There wasn't much to the room: A door, and four plain gray cold walls.
Andy sat sideways to the wall her head leaning against it oblivious to the cut that darned it, leaving her blood to flow down her face and onto the wall. She sat ignoring her only cellmate singing: "Out of sight, out of mind
Out of time to decide
Do we run? Should I hide
For the rest of my life
Can we fly? Do we stay?
We could lose we could fail
And the more minutes take
To make planes, or mistakes
30 minutes, the blink of the night
30 minutes to alter our lives
30 minutes to make up my mind
30 minutes to finally decide
30 minutes to whisper your name
30 minutes to shelter the blame
30 minutes of bliss, 30 lies
30 minutes to finally decide
Carousels in the sky
That we shape with our eyes
Under shade silhouettes casting
shapes crying rain
Can we fly do I stay
We could lose, we could fail
Either way, options change
chances fail, Trains derail.
30 minutes, the blink of the night
30 minutes to all of our lives
30 minutes to make up my mind
30 minutes to finally decide
30 minutes to whisper your name
30 minutes to show her the blame
30 minutes of bliss, 30 lies
30 minutes to finally decide
To decide, to decide to decide to decide"
Sam who had her back to the wall head straight up staring into nothing willing the drowsiness of the drug to wear up finally spoke.
"That was hauntingly beautiful."
"I thought it suited." She turned to look at her aunt.
Sam's brow furled in concern as she saw her nieces wound. "Are you alright?"
"It looks worse than it is."
Neither spoke again as they fell into a companionable silence, unwilling to break the understanding that they had somehow reached.
* * *
"No Sir I don't know where they've gone." A man hid his face in the shadows as he spoke to Kinsey over the phone. "Yes sir. Right away sir, I will pressure Hammond to give the information over to me, but I doubt I will have any success, he values the rescue of his team the and the survival of this command more than he does his position." A brief pause echoed in the room as Kinsey spoke to the man. "Understood, phase two is beginning." With that he hung up the phone and left the room his echoing footsteps the only indication that he had ever been there.
* * *
"Ugh." Jack shot his eyes open. The only thought running though his mind was 'what on earth made that ungodly sound?' well maybe not the only one, something along the lines of 'why the hell does my head hurt so bloody much?' might have been running in there too. He moved around slowly taking great care with his movements, as it seemed that no matter what he did some part of him was sore. Finally he got into a sitting position looking around and not seeing anything other than a hotel room he gathered some guts and called out "Daniel? Teal'c?" It was then that he realized that the ungodly sound he was searching for earlier was his own.
Janet and Daniel ran into the room while Teal'c walked at a more leisurely pace.
"Jack how are you feeling?" Janet kneeled beside him.
"Did some one get the number of the truck that ran me over?" He asked as his only response to her inquiry.
"No such vehicle has harmed you in such a way O'Neill."
O'Neill raised his eyebrow in a very Teal'c like way as he looked at him.
"AH Jack you were drunk." Daniel said sheepishly.
Jack's eyes went wide. "What?!" He demanded shaking his head a movement he very soon regretted. "Oww."
Daniel stood there with an I-told-you-so look that Jack longed to scrape off his face.
"Alright maybe I was a little drunk."
Janet smiled "Well Col. You'll be fine. Just take these and we'll be on our way." She handed him two pills.
"And what are these?" He asked looking at the pills as if they were poison.
"Aspirin." She answered simply
"Oh." Was the intelligent response they received.
A few minutes later they were on the highway with Daniel driving, when Jack suddenly piped up.
"When's breakfast?" As if to push the point his stomach grumbled loudly.
That sent Daniel and Janet into hysterical laughter while Teal'c simply took in the scene. Jack on the other hand looked quite offended as he had been quite serious.