Sliding Through the Gate
Part 3
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
"Remmie, I feel really bad leaving Dr. Jackson alone." Rembrandt nodded. "I know, so do I, but what could we do? There's no way we can move those rocks fast enough to get him out of there and there's no way we can defeat those crazy looking bad guys ourselves."
Wade sighed. Why did they always end up in a life or death situation? And everytime they get to a crazy world, they would be there for a week or more. True, they've been to some beautiful worlds, but those stays were two hours tops.
She was going to reply to Rembrandt, but he held a finger to her lips. The bad guys were rushing past them. Wade was happy they found the bunch of bushes they were hiding behind. They strained to hear what they were talking about, but it was a language neither of them understood.
However, after about ten minutes of chatter, the bad guys headed back towards the stargate.
"That was close," Wade muttered.
"Too close, girl. Let's just hope Dr. Jackson's all right and Colonel O'Neill will get back here to help us. Besides Q-Ball and the Professor have the timer."
"Which goes off in 48 hours," she replied.
Quinn hung up the phone with a dejected sigh. "That clinches it, Professor."
"That was your father, wasn't it?" Quinn nodded as Professor Arturo explained. "Quinn's father died when he was about 9. Apparently, in this world, his mother is the one who died."
Sam nodded in sympathy. She knew how frustrating it was to be in a completely different world, or time period for that matter, and not be able to get home. However, this was a whole different situation all together. This foursome had been traveling through different dimensions for almost 2 years.
At least she knew her team always had back up when the went off-world. She could really tell this group was as tight nit as SG-1. She was determined to get them home. "Quinn, could you explain to me the exact physics behind your timer? Maybe between the three of us, we could figure out how to get you guys home."
"That would be great, Major Carter."
"Indeed," the Professor replied. "Although we don't have anyway to repay you, though."
"No need to worry about that. I know how it feels to be so far away from home that after awhile it seems hopeless. I just really want to help."
"Then let's get to work!" Quinn said excitedly.
Jack was waiting in the Gate room with Teal'c, Dr. Frasier, and SG-8. He looked up at the observation room as the MALP went through. "Colonel," General Hammond said, "Keep a sharp eye. It looks like you have some Jaffa over there."
"Understood, sir. Dr. Jackson, Miss Wells, and Mr. Brown are our primary concern here, people. Only engage the Jaffa if necessary. Let's move out!"
They were all remotely surprised that the Jaffa were nowhere near the gate. Either they were hiding, or they found some other way to entertain themselves...
Jack immediately moved away from that train of thought. "Colonel Reynolds, you and your team will stay with the Stargate."
"Will do, Colonel."
"Teal'c, Dr. Frasier, lets find our friends."
A few minutes later, they heard a twig snap. The two members of SG-1 took cover. Jack pulled out a pair of binoculars. "I see three Jaffa, Wade, and Rembrandt. I don't see any sign of Daniel."
"We have the element of surprise, O'Neill," Teal'c said. "We should go in now."
Jack nodded. "Okay, you take the bigger two and I'll take the medium sized one." Teal'c raised an eyebrow at him. "What? You know what I mean, let's go!"
"Wait, sir!" Janet exclaimed.
"What?"
"I'm coming too. As you pointed out there are three Jaffa. I know you both can handle yourself in battle, but so can I."
Jack stared at the small woman in front of him. He knew she could, he had never doubted her for a second. Okay, maybe he did... "All right, you take the one on the right, I got the one on the left,
and Teal'c has bigfoot in the middle there."
In a flash, the three ran towards their targets. The Jaffa dropped to the ground at roughly the same time. Jack grinned at the two staring up at them in shock. "We never leave anyone behind."
"Thank God!" Wade cried. She looked a little tired, but otherwise fine.
"Ouch!"
They looked over at Rembrandt. "Dr. Frasier?" Jack asked.
"It's just a broken wrist, sir."
"Just?!" Rembrendt exclaimed. "It hurts like hell!"
Wade shook her head. "Just calm down, Remmie."
"Where is DanielJackson?"
"He was trapped in the temple after the earthquake," Wade replied as she led them to the ruins. "He made us hide out here until morning. We figured those guys would have been gone, but they took us by surprise."
"Is he all right?" Janet wanted to know.
Wade shrugged. "I'm not sure, Dr. Frasier. He said something about being hit over the head. He was still conscious when we left him."
"We didn't want to," Rembrandt added, "but he told us to take cover because there wasn't much we could do."
"It's not your fault. You did the right thing. Jaffa aren't known for being very nice, as I'm sure you could tell," Jack said.
Teal'c nodded, explaining the background of Jaffa and Goa'uld to their new friends. Wade and Remebrandt listened in shock until they finally reached the ruins.
"Daniel!" Jack called. "You okay?"
There was no reply. Jack nodded to Teal'c, who began moving rock and debris out of the way. When he was finished, Jack took out a flashlight and carefully entered.
"Daniel?" He heard a muffled noise in the corner of the room and moved towards it. "Daniel?" he said again.
"Jack, that you?"
"Yeah," Jack replied, taking his first look at Daniel. His eyes appeared to be glazed over and a nasty bruise had formed on the left side of his face.
"Nice of you to come."
Jack helped Daniel to his feet. "Stop being sarcastic, Daniel, that's my job."
"Wait!" Daniel cried as a wave of dizziness washed over him. He felt like he was going to be sick, but it passed in a few minutes.
"Y'okay?"
"I think so. Let's get out of here."
Part 3
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
"Remmie, I feel really bad leaving Dr. Jackson alone." Rembrandt nodded. "I know, so do I, but what could we do? There's no way we can move those rocks fast enough to get him out of there and there's no way we can defeat those crazy looking bad guys ourselves."
Wade sighed. Why did they always end up in a life or death situation? And everytime they get to a crazy world, they would be there for a week or more. True, they've been to some beautiful worlds, but those stays were two hours tops.
She was going to reply to Rembrandt, but he held a finger to her lips. The bad guys were rushing past them. Wade was happy they found the bunch of bushes they were hiding behind. They strained to hear what they were talking about, but it was a language neither of them understood.
However, after about ten minutes of chatter, the bad guys headed back towards the stargate.
"That was close," Wade muttered.
"Too close, girl. Let's just hope Dr. Jackson's all right and Colonel O'Neill will get back here to help us. Besides Q-Ball and the Professor have the timer."
"Which goes off in 48 hours," she replied.
Quinn hung up the phone with a dejected sigh. "That clinches it, Professor."
"That was your father, wasn't it?" Quinn nodded as Professor Arturo explained. "Quinn's father died when he was about 9. Apparently, in this world, his mother is the one who died."
Sam nodded in sympathy. She knew how frustrating it was to be in a completely different world, or time period for that matter, and not be able to get home. However, this was a whole different situation all together. This foursome had been traveling through different dimensions for almost 2 years.
At least she knew her team always had back up when the went off-world. She could really tell this group was as tight nit as SG-1. She was determined to get them home. "Quinn, could you explain to me the exact physics behind your timer? Maybe between the three of us, we could figure out how to get you guys home."
"That would be great, Major Carter."
"Indeed," the Professor replied. "Although we don't have anyway to repay you, though."
"No need to worry about that. I know how it feels to be so far away from home that after awhile it seems hopeless. I just really want to help."
"Then let's get to work!" Quinn said excitedly.
Jack was waiting in the Gate room with Teal'c, Dr. Frasier, and SG-8. He looked up at the observation room as the MALP went through. "Colonel," General Hammond said, "Keep a sharp eye. It looks like you have some Jaffa over there."
"Understood, sir. Dr. Jackson, Miss Wells, and Mr. Brown are our primary concern here, people. Only engage the Jaffa if necessary. Let's move out!"
They were all remotely surprised that the Jaffa were nowhere near the gate. Either they were hiding, or they found some other way to entertain themselves...
Jack immediately moved away from that train of thought. "Colonel Reynolds, you and your team will stay with the Stargate."
"Will do, Colonel."
"Teal'c, Dr. Frasier, lets find our friends."
A few minutes later, they heard a twig snap. The two members of SG-1 took cover. Jack pulled out a pair of binoculars. "I see three Jaffa, Wade, and Rembrandt. I don't see any sign of Daniel."
"We have the element of surprise, O'Neill," Teal'c said. "We should go in now."
Jack nodded. "Okay, you take the bigger two and I'll take the medium sized one." Teal'c raised an eyebrow at him. "What? You know what I mean, let's go!"
"Wait, sir!" Janet exclaimed.
"What?"
"I'm coming too. As you pointed out there are three Jaffa. I know you both can handle yourself in battle, but so can I."
Jack stared at the small woman in front of him. He knew she could, he had never doubted her for a second. Okay, maybe he did... "All right, you take the one on the right, I got the one on the left,
and Teal'c has bigfoot in the middle there."
In a flash, the three ran towards their targets. The Jaffa dropped to the ground at roughly the same time. Jack grinned at the two staring up at them in shock. "We never leave anyone behind."
"Thank God!" Wade cried. She looked a little tired, but otherwise fine.
"Ouch!"
They looked over at Rembrandt. "Dr. Frasier?" Jack asked.
"It's just a broken wrist, sir."
"Just?!" Rembrendt exclaimed. "It hurts like hell!"
Wade shook her head. "Just calm down, Remmie."
"Where is DanielJackson?"
"He was trapped in the temple after the earthquake," Wade replied as she led them to the ruins. "He made us hide out here until morning. We figured those guys would have been gone, but they took us by surprise."
"Is he all right?" Janet wanted to know.
Wade shrugged. "I'm not sure, Dr. Frasier. He said something about being hit over the head. He was still conscious when we left him."
"We didn't want to," Rembrandt added, "but he told us to take cover because there wasn't much we could do."
"It's not your fault. You did the right thing. Jaffa aren't known for being very nice, as I'm sure you could tell," Jack said.
Teal'c nodded, explaining the background of Jaffa and Goa'uld to their new friends. Wade and Remebrandt listened in shock until they finally reached the ruins.
"Daniel!" Jack called. "You okay?"
There was no reply. Jack nodded to Teal'c, who began moving rock and debris out of the way. When he was finished, Jack took out a flashlight and carefully entered.
"Daniel?" He heard a muffled noise in the corner of the room and moved towards it. "Daniel?" he said again.
"Jack, that you?"
"Yeah," Jack replied, taking his first look at Daniel. His eyes appeared to be glazed over and a nasty bruise had formed on the left side of his face.
"Nice of you to come."
Jack helped Daniel to his feet. "Stop being sarcastic, Daniel, that's my job."
"Wait!" Daniel cried as a wave of dizziness washed over him. He felt like he was going to be sick, but it passed in a few minutes.
"Y'okay?"
"I think so. Let's get out of here."