"Colonel. Colonel. Jack." Sam said as she gently shook his shoulder.
"Jack." She said as she dropped a kiss on his cheek.
"Mmm." He shuffled from his position asleep with his head on the desk.
"Jack wake up." He opened his eyes. "Hey."
"Hey yourself."
"Come on it's time you were in bed." Sam said taking his hand.
"What time is it?" He asked yawning.
"A little after three."
"Did you finish your anti-virus?"
"About ten minutes ago. I'll set it up in the morning. It's time for bed."
"I like the sound of that." He said as he pulled tight against him.
"I meant you to your quarters and me to mine."
"Shame."
"I have to be up in three hours and I'm sure you don't want me waking you up, on top of the rule that says we're not allowed to do anything on the base."
"You told everyone else to be here at 0900 so you shouldn't have to start work until then." He said as they walked out the lab and headed for the stairs.
"I have to run the anti-virus which takes two hours, so when everyone else gets here we can start restoring the systems."
"Okay. But actually try and get some sleep and not survive on coffee."
"I'll try. Goodnight."
~
A knock on the door awoke Jack the next morning.
"Yeah?" He yawned as he flung open the door.
"Sorry if I woke you sir, but Major Carter needs to see you." A hesitant SF said.
"Tell her I'll be there in ten minutes."
"Yes sir."
~
"What's up Carter?" Jack asked as he entered the lab rubbing his hair dry.
"When the computer wiped out all the systems it wiped out the security codes too. We need to re-enter them. I've done my mine but system requires two ranking officers and since you're the only other one here."
"You need me to re-enter my code so we have two ranking officers if we need to set the base destruct."
"Yes sir."
"Show my where to tap."
"You need to enter your code once, hit enter then enter it again to confirm." Jack did as he was instructed.
"Done. Was that all you needed?"
"Yes. But since you're here how do you feel about playing god?" She brought up another screen.
"Don't we have enough of fake god's in our line of work?" He questioned.
"I was thinking more of God god. You know the 'he said let there be light and there was light'." She indicated the enter key and nodded. Jack hit the key and the lights all sprung on.
"Nice work. Do we have the elevators back yet?"
"No, I haven't restored the swipe card system yet. I can't even access my lab. I should have it restored by the end of the day, tomorrow morning at the latest. Then we have to go round each system and reset it, which will take the best part of two days."
"So you're going to be here for a few days yet?"
"Yes sir."
"So Chinese for dinner?" He asked.
"If there's Kung Po Chicken in there then yes."
"Spare ribs too?"
"Oh yeah." Sam smiled
"Do you want some breakfast?" He offered.
"Toast and orange juice would be good."
"You know it'll be cold by the time I get it down here."
"Felger has a microwave. I'll warm it up, or you could confiscate the toaster, which would be unfair to everyone."
"Toast it is. I'll be back."
"That's what they all say." Sam smiled and went back to work.
TBC
"Mmm." He shuffled from his position asleep with his head on the desk.
"Jack wake up." He opened his eyes. "Hey."
"Hey yourself."
"Come on it's time you were in bed." Sam said taking his hand.
"What time is it?" He asked yawning.
"A little after three."
"Did you finish your anti-virus?"
"About ten minutes ago. I'll set it up in the morning. It's time for bed."
"I like the sound of that." He said as he pulled tight against him.
"I meant you to your quarters and me to mine."
"Shame."
"I have to be up in three hours and I'm sure you don't want me waking you up, on top of the rule that says we're not allowed to do anything on the base."
"You told everyone else to be here at 0900 so you shouldn't have to start work until then." He said as they walked out the lab and headed for the stairs.
"I have to run the anti-virus which takes two hours, so when everyone else gets here we can start restoring the systems."
"Okay. But actually try and get some sleep and not survive on coffee."
"I'll try. Goodnight."
~
A knock on the door awoke Jack the next morning.
"Yeah?" He yawned as he flung open the door.
"Sorry if I woke you sir, but Major Carter needs to see you." A hesitant SF said.
"Tell her I'll be there in ten minutes."
"Yes sir."
~
"What's up Carter?" Jack asked as he entered the lab rubbing his hair dry.
"When the computer wiped out all the systems it wiped out the security codes too. We need to re-enter them. I've done my mine but system requires two ranking officers and since you're the only other one here."
"You need me to re-enter my code so we have two ranking officers if we need to set the base destruct."
"Yes sir."
"Show my where to tap."
"You need to enter your code once, hit enter then enter it again to confirm." Jack did as he was instructed.
"Done. Was that all you needed?"
"Yes. But since you're here how do you feel about playing god?" She brought up another screen.
"Don't we have enough of fake god's in our line of work?" He questioned.
"I was thinking more of God god. You know the 'he said let there be light and there was light'." She indicated the enter key and nodded. Jack hit the key and the lights all sprung on.
"Nice work. Do we have the elevators back yet?"
"No, I haven't restored the swipe card system yet. I can't even access my lab. I should have it restored by the end of the day, tomorrow morning at the latest. Then we have to go round each system and reset it, which will take the best part of two days."
"So you're going to be here for a few days yet?"
"Yes sir."
"So Chinese for dinner?" He asked.
"If there's Kung Po Chicken in there then yes."
"Spare ribs too?"
"Oh yeah." Sam smiled
"Do you want some breakfast?" He offered.
"Toast and orange juice would be good."
"You know it'll be cold by the time I get it down here."
"Felger has a microwave. I'll warm it up, or you could confiscate the toaster, which would be unfair to everyone."
"Toast it is. I'll be back."
"That's what they all say." Sam smiled and went back to work.
TBC