"That must be the box." Jack whispered as he peered over the brow of the
hill to the Jaffa below who were carrying a box on a platform between them.
"There are only three of them so it shouldn't be too hard if we steal it
now. Daniel, you're with me. Teal'c you and Carter go down the other side."
"O'Neill, where is Major Carter?" Teal'c asked.
"What?" Jack's head snapped to look at him.
"Major Carter is not with us." Teal'c added. Jack looked behind them but couldn't see her.
"Carter, come in." He barked into the radio. "Carter. Damn it Sam answer me." There was nothing but static. "Great."
"I'll head back along the way we came. She can't have gone far." Daniel said.
"No, we're going to steal that box." Jack instructed.
"Jack, this Sam we're talking about."
"You don't think I know that Daniel?" He snapped. "She can take care of herself for a few more minutes and this could be our only chance to steal the box."
"Jack..."
"Daniel, I know. We zat the Jaffa steal the box, find Sam and high-tail it out of here. Daniel, go with Teal'c that way. I'll head this way." He moved to slowly creep down the side of the hill to steal the box.
"Teal'c...?" Daniel questioned.
"Do ask O'Neill requested. Major Carter is a most capable warrior, I am certain she will be safe." Teal'c tried to reassure Daniel before he moved. Daniel had no choice but to follow him.
A few minutes later Daniel saw Jack's zat blast hit a Jaffa, Teal'c echoed the action. The Jaffa fell to the ground. The box hit the ground too and bounced.
"Daniel." Jack called as he ran over to the box. He hesitantly turned it back over until it sat upright. "Daniel."
"Yes Jack." Daniel came up to him.
"Check the box out and see if we can open it." He checked around to see if there was anymore Jaffa coming. Daniel glanced at the box to see if there was any text that could tell him what it was.
"Jack, I don't recognise the design and there's not text. This is more Sam's area than mine."
"Well Sam isn't here right now is she?" He snapped. "It's a box from another culture, which would technically make it one of your artefacts so just tell me if you think it will blow up if we try and pick it up or open it so I can make a threat assessment and then we'll get it out of and find Sam."
"It didn't blow up when they dropped it or you turned it over so I'm guessing it won't blow up. But I wouldn't open it."
"Thank you." He said sarcastically. "Grab it and we'll head back the way we came. See if we can see any signs of a disturbance or any trace of where Sam went. Teal'c take point, I'll watch our sixes. Move out."
"As you wish O'Neill." Teal'c started back up the hill; Daniel picked up the box and followed. Jack watched for movement from the fallen Jaffa before continuing to head back over their route.
TBC
"O'Neill, where is Major Carter?" Teal'c asked.
"What?" Jack's head snapped to look at him.
"Major Carter is not with us." Teal'c added. Jack looked behind them but couldn't see her.
"Carter, come in." He barked into the radio. "Carter. Damn it Sam answer me." There was nothing but static. "Great."
"I'll head back along the way we came. She can't have gone far." Daniel said.
"No, we're going to steal that box." Jack instructed.
"Jack, this Sam we're talking about."
"You don't think I know that Daniel?" He snapped. "She can take care of herself for a few more minutes and this could be our only chance to steal the box."
"Jack..."
"Daniel, I know. We zat the Jaffa steal the box, find Sam and high-tail it out of here. Daniel, go with Teal'c that way. I'll head this way." He moved to slowly creep down the side of the hill to steal the box.
"Teal'c...?" Daniel questioned.
"Do ask O'Neill requested. Major Carter is a most capable warrior, I am certain she will be safe." Teal'c tried to reassure Daniel before he moved. Daniel had no choice but to follow him.
A few minutes later Daniel saw Jack's zat blast hit a Jaffa, Teal'c echoed the action. The Jaffa fell to the ground. The box hit the ground too and bounced.
"Daniel." Jack called as he ran over to the box. He hesitantly turned it back over until it sat upright. "Daniel."
"Yes Jack." Daniel came up to him.
"Check the box out and see if we can open it." He checked around to see if there was anymore Jaffa coming. Daniel glanced at the box to see if there was any text that could tell him what it was.
"Jack, I don't recognise the design and there's not text. This is more Sam's area than mine."
"Well Sam isn't here right now is she?" He snapped. "It's a box from another culture, which would technically make it one of your artefacts so just tell me if you think it will blow up if we try and pick it up or open it so I can make a threat assessment and then we'll get it out of and find Sam."
"It didn't blow up when they dropped it or you turned it over so I'm guessing it won't blow up. But I wouldn't open it."
"Thank you." He said sarcastically. "Grab it and we'll head back the way we came. See if we can see any signs of a disturbance or any trace of where Sam went. Teal'c take point, I'll watch our sixes. Move out."
"As you wish O'Neill." Teal'c started back up the hill; Daniel picked up the box and followed. Jack watched for movement from the fallen Jaffa before continuing to head back over their route.
TBC