"Sam, man the rings." Jacob instructed. "On my mark, I'll drop the shields
and you'll activate the rings. The crate will be sent directly into the gas
giant."
"We're going into the corononosphere of a giant ball of fiery gas and you're going to drop the shields?" Jack asked. Jacob looked at him.
"Not stupid." Sam reminded her father.
"It'll only be for a few seconds, then I'll raise them and we'll get out of here."
"And the radiation?" Jack questioned.
"We'll be fine. The hull is built to withstand some radiation for a while without the shields."
"How long is a while?"
"Longer than the shields will be down. Jack, let me get this done and I'll be happy to go over the hull specs with you but right now, just put a sock in it."
Daniel couldn't help but smile.
"I'm ready Dad." Sam called. Jacob manoeuvred the Tel'tac into position and dropped the shields.
"Now Sam." He yelled. Sam activated the rings and the crate beamed into the gas giant.
"Done."
"Raising shield and we're out of here." He moved the ship away and set a course.
"So what now?" Jack asked.
"We're going to hide the Tel'tac on a friendly planet and then we'll use the gate to head back to Earth where you won't be debriefed and you won't have to write a report."
"You're classifying the mission?" Jack questioned. "Not that I mind not having to do the paperwork."
"Trust me it would be best if you forget you even came through the gate. Sam you'll need to wipe it from the security logs when we get back."
"The gap will bring up questions." Sam pointed out.
"Computer glitch." Jacob said with a shrug.
"This is why you're not so big on the details? Just for arguments sake if anyone asks where were for the last nine hours?"
"Admiring the views of a prospective new Tok'ra home world."
"With guns in camouflage gear?" Jack questioned.
"Hey is it the Tok'ra's fault if US Air Force likes you to be prepared for any eventually?"
"So what's this new home world supposed to look like?"
"Do you always need this information for somewhere you haven't been?" Jacob asked.
"Adds credibility to the cover story." Jack said with a shrug.
"You should the cover story he has about why he works with Deep Space Radar Telemetry and why we need an archaeologist if we're looking at the stars." Sam said with a smile.
"It's got to sound more credible than when you told me that was what you did."
"It's not my fault you were trying to get me a job at NASA." She came and stood by Jack.
"Sam it's what you always wanted to do since you were a little girl."
"This is further than any astronaut ever gets to go, I mean how many people get to dump a crate into a gas giant, or get this close to a gas giant for that matter?"
"I thought you just got through telling my why your job sucked?"
"Not being able to have a normal life sucks, but I wouldn't trade this in for anything, it's way too much fun."
"Thinking you'd been captured by the Goa'uld is fun?" Jack questioned.
"Maybe not that part exactly. Things like watching you try be diplomatic and not offend anyone while you're bored is highly entertaining." Jack scowled at her. "Sir." She added. Jacob couldn't help but chuckle.
"She has a point Jack." Daniel acknowledged.
"Indeed." Teal'c agreed.
"What is this gang up on Jack day?"
"No that's next Thursday." Sam replied. "So Dad you're coming back to Earth with us?"
"I need to lie low for a month so why not spend it on my favourite planet with my favourite daughter."
"I'm your only daughter." Sam reminded.
"That's why you'll always be my favourite." He winked at her. "Look it's going to take another couple hours to get where we're going. Why don't you all go and kick back for a while?" He suggested.
TBC
"We're going into the corononosphere of a giant ball of fiery gas and you're going to drop the shields?" Jack asked. Jacob looked at him.
"Not stupid." Sam reminded her father.
"It'll only be for a few seconds, then I'll raise them and we'll get out of here."
"And the radiation?" Jack questioned.
"We'll be fine. The hull is built to withstand some radiation for a while without the shields."
"How long is a while?"
"Longer than the shields will be down. Jack, let me get this done and I'll be happy to go over the hull specs with you but right now, just put a sock in it."
Daniel couldn't help but smile.
"I'm ready Dad." Sam called. Jacob manoeuvred the Tel'tac into position and dropped the shields.
"Now Sam." He yelled. Sam activated the rings and the crate beamed into the gas giant.
"Done."
"Raising shield and we're out of here." He moved the ship away and set a course.
"So what now?" Jack asked.
"We're going to hide the Tel'tac on a friendly planet and then we'll use the gate to head back to Earth where you won't be debriefed and you won't have to write a report."
"You're classifying the mission?" Jack questioned. "Not that I mind not having to do the paperwork."
"Trust me it would be best if you forget you even came through the gate. Sam you'll need to wipe it from the security logs when we get back."
"The gap will bring up questions." Sam pointed out.
"Computer glitch." Jacob said with a shrug.
"This is why you're not so big on the details? Just for arguments sake if anyone asks where were for the last nine hours?"
"Admiring the views of a prospective new Tok'ra home world."
"With guns in camouflage gear?" Jack questioned.
"Hey is it the Tok'ra's fault if US Air Force likes you to be prepared for any eventually?"
"So what's this new home world supposed to look like?"
"Do you always need this information for somewhere you haven't been?" Jacob asked.
"Adds credibility to the cover story." Jack said with a shrug.
"You should the cover story he has about why he works with Deep Space Radar Telemetry and why we need an archaeologist if we're looking at the stars." Sam said with a smile.
"It's got to sound more credible than when you told me that was what you did."
"It's not my fault you were trying to get me a job at NASA." She came and stood by Jack.
"Sam it's what you always wanted to do since you were a little girl."
"This is further than any astronaut ever gets to go, I mean how many people get to dump a crate into a gas giant, or get this close to a gas giant for that matter?"
"I thought you just got through telling my why your job sucked?"
"Not being able to have a normal life sucks, but I wouldn't trade this in for anything, it's way too much fun."
"Thinking you'd been captured by the Goa'uld is fun?" Jack questioned.
"Maybe not that part exactly. Things like watching you try be diplomatic and not offend anyone while you're bored is highly entertaining." Jack scowled at her. "Sir." She added. Jacob couldn't help but chuckle.
"She has a point Jack." Daniel acknowledged.
"Indeed." Teal'c agreed.
"What is this gang up on Jack day?"
"No that's next Thursday." Sam replied. "So Dad you're coming back to Earth with us?"
"I need to lie low for a month so why not spend it on my favourite planet with my favourite daughter."
"I'm your only daughter." Sam reminded.
"That's why you'll always be my favourite." He winked at her. "Look it's going to take another couple hours to get where we're going. Why don't you all go and kick back for a while?" He suggested.
TBC