"Welcome back." General Hammond greeted them. "We'll debrief in an hour."
"What was the explosion?" Jacob asked as he walked down the ramp with Sam.
"A couple of claymores. Apparently they're good for felling trees too." Sam replied.
"You dropped a couple of trees on the Jaffa?" Jacob questioned.
"It worked didn't it?" Sam asked. "If you'll excuse me I'm going to see if Janet will let me use the infirmary showers, it looks like there is going to be a queue for the locker room."
"Carter." Jack said from behind him.
"Sir, can this wait until I've taken a shower?" Jack nodded. "Be careful when you wash of the camouflage paint you don't want to knock of the tops of your scabs."
"Gee thanks." Jack said sarcastically. Jacob looked slightly confused.
"Yes sir." Sam headed to the infirmary despondent.
"Jack what's going on?" Jacob asked.
"With what?" Jack replied.
"You and Sam, you're snapping at her, ordering her to hang back? You were getting along fine when I left earlier."
"We're at work, she has to follow orders." Jack stated simply.
"You're trying to reinstate your power by belittling her. Great idea when she just spent the last week and a half looking after you because no-one else would put up with you."
"Jacob." Jack started.
"No Jack, you're being a jerk. I'm going to see George, I suggest you apologise." Jacob doubled back up into the control room.
~
"Hey Jack." Daniel limped down the corridor outside the locker room. "How did it go?"
"Three less System Lords to annoy us. How's the leg?" Jack inquired.
"I get the cast off tomorrow. We'll be back to active duty by Monday."
"Good. Look I've got to change we've got a debriefing in forty-five minutes and I still have to run by the infirmary."
"Sure Jack." Daniel replied.
"Daniel, look why don't we get together and have some coffee when the debrief is finished?" Jack suggested.
"Sure thing Jack. I'll be in my lab when you're done."
~
".. And you Major Carter?" General Hammond prompted.
"Teal'c and I were to the left of the gate, we identified two Tel'tac's and Jaffa loyal to Yu. When the attack was getting closer, Colonel O'Neill ordered me to hang back while the others went in."
"And why did you order that Colonel?" Hammond asked.
"Gut instinct." Jack replied. Hammond looked at him to expand. "Something didn't feel right; I wanted someone to hang back so they provide a more accurate picture of situation if anything went wrong. I felt Major Carter would be able to do that. No-one gave the Goa'uld a traditional Earth war playbook. You have to go on gut instinct. That's what my gut told me to do." Hammond nodded.
"Continue Major."
"I heard the Tel'tac's explode with the C4 that SG-4 had rigged earlier after the Jaffa had left them. I heard the grenades explode and a mixture of zat blasts and P-90 bullets. I knew with the Tel'tac's gone the only way off the planet was through the Stargate and I was on the most direct route. I didn't have any C4 as I had given it to Colonel Saunders. So I used the claymores to rig two trees. When Colonel O'Neill ordered the retreat after the System Lords were dead and all that remained were a few angry Jaffa I waited until I heard the Colonel coming and pulled him behind the tree. After checking that there were none of our personnel in the vicinity I covered the Colonel and set off the claymores off, which brought down two trees directly on the Jaffa. Dad, checked in after he heard the explosion, I instructed him to open the gate and count of our personnel, because Colonel O'Neill was still holding his ears from the explosion. We then ran back to the gate."
"I see. Anything anyone else would like to add? Colonel?" Hammond prompted.
"Only I didn't order her to rig anything. When Major Ferretti asked if I wanted the area I informed him that we didn't want to risk blowing up any Tok'ra operatives."
"Colonel, I was taking the initiative. The only instructions I was left with were to hang back."
"There was still an implied order there Major." Jack pressed.
"That will be enough. I'll expect everyone's reports by the end of the week. Dismissed." Everyone got to their feet. "Major Carter, take the next forty-eight hours as downtime, I don't want to see you on the base."
"Yes sir."
"Colonel, in my office now. Jacob, you're free to contact the Tok'ra to inform them of the outcome of the mission."
"Thank you George." Jacob left.
"Colonel, I meant now." Jack moved quickly into the General's office.
TBC
"What was the explosion?" Jacob asked as he walked down the ramp with Sam.
"A couple of claymores. Apparently they're good for felling trees too." Sam replied.
"You dropped a couple of trees on the Jaffa?" Jacob questioned.
"It worked didn't it?" Sam asked. "If you'll excuse me I'm going to see if Janet will let me use the infirmary showers, it looks like there is going to be a queue for the locker room."
"Carter." Jack said from behind him.
"Sir, can this wait until I've taken a shower?" Jack nodded. "Be careful when you wash of the camouflage paint you don't want to knock of the tops of your scabs."
"Gee thanks." Jack said sarcastically. Jacob looked slightly confused.
"Yes sir." Sam headed to the infirmary despondent.
"Jack what's going on?" Jacob asked.
"With what?" Jack replied.
"You and Sam, you're snapping at her, ordering her to hang back? You were getting along fine when I left earlier."
"We're at work, she has to follow orders." Jack stated simply.
"You're trying to reinstate your power by belittling her. Great idea when she just spent the last week and a half looking after you because no-one else would put up with you."
"Jacob." Jack started.
"No Jack, you're being a jerk. I'm going to see George, I suggest you apologise." Jacob doubled back up into the control room.
~
"Hey Jack." Daniel limped down the corridor outside the locker room. "How did it go?"
"Three less System Lords to annoy us. How's the leg?" Jack inquired.
"I get the cast off tomorrow. We'll be back to active duty by Monday."
"Good. Look I've got to change we've got a debriefing in forty-five minutes and I still have to run by the infirmary."
"Sure Jack." Daniel replied.
"Daniel, look why don't we get together and have some coffee when the debrief is finished?" Jack suggested.
"Sure thing Jack. I'll be in my lab when you're done."
~
".. And you Major Carter?" General Hammond prompted.
"Teal'c and I were to the left of the gate, we identified two Tel'tac's and Jaffa loyal to Yu. When the attack was getting closer, Colonel O'Neill ordered me to hang back while the others went in."
"And why did you order that Colonel?" Hammond asked.
"Gut instinct." Jack replied. Hammond looked at him to expand. "Something didn't feel right; I wanted someone to hang back so they provide a more accurate picture of situation if anything went wrong. I felt Major Carter would be able to do that. No-one gave the Goa'uld a traditional Earth war playbook. You have to go on gut instinct. That's what my gut told me to do." Hammond nodded.
"Continue Major."
"I heard the Tel'tac's explode with the C4 that SG-4 had rigged earlier after the Jaffa had left them. I heard the grenades explode and a mixture of zat blasts and P-90 bullets. I knew with the Tel'tac's gone the only way off the planet was through the Stargate and I was on the most direct route. I didn't have any C4 as I had given it to Colonel Saunders. So I used the claymores to rig two trees. When Colonel O'Neill ordered the retreat after the System Lords were dead and all that remained were a few angry Jaffa I waited until I heard the Colonel coming and pulled him behind the tree. After checking that there were none of our personnel in the vicinity I covered the Colonel and set off the claymores off, which brought down two trees directly on the Jaffa. Dad, checked in after he heard the explosion, I instructed him to open the gate and count of our personnel, because Colonel O'Neill was still holding his ears from the explosion. We then ran back to the gate."
"I see. Anything anyone else would like to add? Colonel?" Hammond prompted.
"Only I didn't order her to rig anything. When Major Ferretti asked if I wanted the area I informed him that we didn't want to risk blowing up any Tok'ra operatives."
"Colonel, I was taking the initiative. The only instructions I was left with were to hang back."
"There was still an implied order there Major." Jack pressed.
"That will be enough. I'll expect everyone's reports by the end of the week. Dismissed." Everyone got to their feet. "Major Carter, take the next forty-eight hours as downtime, I don't want to see you on the base."
"Yes sir."
"Colonel, in my office now. Jacob, you're free to contact the Tok'ra to inform them of the outcome of the mission."
"Thank you George." Jacob left.
"Colonel, I meant now." Jack moved quickly into the General's office.
TBC