Once they were on the side and made sure the area was secure Jack took the
envelope out of his pocket and opened it. He pulled out a piece of blank
paper, he turned it over but there was nothing written on it.
"So I still don't get an answer." Jack muttered.
"Oh for cryin' out loud." Sam snatched the paper off of his, slipped the lighter out of his breast pocket.
"Hey give that back." Jack tried to take it from her.
"Where exactly do you think we work?" She said, she lit the flame and waved it behind the paper. Words began to appear. "Heat sensitive ink."
"How do you know about it?" Daniel asked.
"I know some of the people who developed it." She handed it back to Jack. "Now if it's okay with you sir, Teal'c and I will go and take soil samples."
"Go ahead." He was intrigued with what was written on the paper.
"So Jack what question is it the answer to? I mean it can't be can I marry your daughter for obvious reasons."
"I wanted to know what was in the box." He lit the lighter again.
"Sam's mad at you because your curiosity got the better of you. Jack, you know the say curiosity killed the cat."
"No what ever the Tollan fed the cat killed it. It only lived a couple of weeks after it got back from Tollana." He muttered.
"Good thing too considering how you feel about cats."
"I'm more of a dog person." He shrugged.
"So Janet and Cassie can attest to. So what does it say?" Daniel tried to look over Jack's shoulder.
"I thought you just got through telling me that curiosity was a bad thing, but then again I shouldn't question it since you touch everything."
"It's my job to be curious." Daniel pointed out.
"Well shouldn't you be curious about these ruins you insisted we come and see?"
"I have the next three days to be curious about them. Right now I want to know what was in the box."
"Well I have to heat it up again." Jack waved the lighter up the paper.
"What does it say?"
"'It was a cursed statue of Min. He was a minor System Lord before he was defeated by Horus. It made women susceptible and therefore could be taken over as hosts for their queens or for other things. It was thought lost and once discovered had to be destroyed.' " Jack read. "Okay who was Min?"
"As far as I remember the Egyptian fertility god. He was also worshiped as the God of desert roads and travellers. He was honoured the coronation of Egyptian pharaohs to give them sexual vigour and to produce male heirs. I suppose it's pretty easy to see why he'd be a Goa'uld. They all want young sons to be their next host body. If the statue did as Jacob said it did then whoever was in possession of it would have the ability to make any woman do what he wanted. Or to find for the lack of a better word concubines for their pleasure. I can see why he wanted it destroyed."
"So the statue gave him the power over women, kind of like Hathor?"
"Sounds like it." Daniel replied.
"Then I'm glad Jake didn't let Sam get anywhere near it."
"Jack there seems to be the distinct possibility that I may need Teal'c's help searching the ruins is there any possibility that we could swap guards for a while?" Daniel asked giving him the chance to talk to Sam.
"Teal'c, Daniel would like your help going over the ruins?" Jack said over the radio.
"I am on my way O'Neill."
"Don't touch anything without Teal'c checking it out first."
"Don't make Sam any madder than she is, otherwise I'll have to kick your ass."
"You and who's army?" Jack asked.
"I don't need an army I can manage quite well by myself and if not I have Teal'c to help too."
"Go look at your ruins." He headed towards where Sam was taking soil samples. "Hey how's it going?" He asked.
"Fine sir." She replied curtly.
"Sam, look I'm sorry." He apologised.
"Colonel's don't need to apologise to their subordinates." Sam replied not looking up.
"Sam, can you cut the good little Major routine for a minute."
"I need to do this."
"Fine. I'll talk you can listen. I'm sorry that I left without telling you. I couldn't sleep because something about the box was annoying me since I didn't want to wake you I drove over to ask Jacob. I honestly didn't think about writing you a note and I'm sorry I'll remember if I ever have to do it again."
"You also have to remember you have a wife who loves you and worries about you." She turned and sat down on the ground. "Who also has a tendency to think the worst since the NID probably still don't like the fact that we got married."
"I'm sorry I really am." He sat down next to her.
"I know. Just don't do it again Jack." She took a breath. "So what did the note say?"
"What do you know about Min?"
"Egyptian god of male fertility, desert roads and travellers. Probably a Goa'uld since you're asking."
"There was a cursed state of him in the box. With its power to control women the Tok'ra wanted it out the way."
"And if no one knew what it was then no-one would try to steal it."
"Umm. You know Jake wants to organise us a proper wedding since he's here."
"Dad wants to organise us a wedding?" She questioned.
"I told him to talk it over with you."
TBC
A/N: Sorry it took so long to figure out what was in the box; it took me this long to think of something. Then I had to do some research.
"So I still don't get an answer." Jack muttered.
"Oh for cryin' out loud." Sam snatched the paper off of his, slipped the lighter out of his breast pocket.
"Hey give that back." Jack tried to take it from her.
"Where exactly do you think we work?" She said, she lit the flame and waved it behind the paper. Words began to appear. "Heat sensitive ink."
"How do you know about it?" Daniel asked.
"I know some of the people who developed it." She handed it back to Jack. "Now if it's okay with you sir, Teal'c and I will go and take soil samples."
"Go ahead." He was intrigued with what was written on the paper.
"So Jack what question is it the answer to? I mean it can't be can I marry your daughter for obvious reasons."
"I wanted to know what was in the box." He lit the lighter again.
"Sam's mad at you because your curiosity got the better of you. Jack, you know the say curiosity killed the cat."
"No what ever the Tollan fed the cat killed it. It only lived a couple of weeks after it got back from Tollana." He muttered.
"Good thing too considering how you feel about cats."
"I'm more of a dog person." He shrugged.
"So Janet and Cassie can attest to. So what does it say?" Daniel tried to look over Jack's shoulder.
"I thought you just got through telling me that curiosity was a bad thing, but then again I shouldn't question it since you touch everything."
"It's my job to be curious." Daniel pointed out.
"Well shouldn't you be curious about these ruins you insisted we come and see?"
"I have the next three days to be curious about them. Right now I want to know what was in the box."
"Well I have to heat it up again." Jack waved the lighter up the paper.
"What does it say?"
"'It was a cursed statue of Min. He was a minor System Lord before he was defeated by Horus. It made women susceptible and therefore could be taken over as hosts for their queens or for other things. It was thought lost and once discovered had to be destroyed.' " Jack read. "Okay who was Min?"
"As far as I remember the Egyptian fertility god. He was also worshiped as the God of desert roads and travellers. He was honoured the coronation of Egyptian pharaohs to give them sexual vigour and to produce male heirs. I suppose it's pretty easy to see why he'd be a Goa'uld. They all want young sons to be their next host body. If the statue did as Jacob said it did then whoever was in possession of it would have the ability to make any woman do what he wanted. Or to find for the lack of a better word concubines for their pleasure. I can see why he wanted it destroyed."
"So the statue gave him the power over women, kind of like Hathor?"
"Sounds like it." Daniel replied.
"Then I'm glad Jake didn't let Sam get anywhere near it."
"Jack there seems to be the distinct possibility that I may need Teal'c's help searching the ruins is there any possibility that we could swap guards for a while?" Daniel asked giving him the chance to talk to Sam.
"Teal'c, Daniel would like your help going over the ruins?" Jack said over the radio.
"I am on my way O'Neill."
"Don't touch anything without Teal'c checking it out first."
"Don't make Sam any madder than she is, otherwise I'll have to kick your ass."
"You and who's army?" Jack asked.
"I don't need an army I can manage quite well by myself and if not I have Teal'c to help too."
"Go look at your ruins." He headed towards where Sam was taking soil samples. "Hey how's it going?" He asked.
"Fine sir." She replied curtly.
"Sam, look I'm sorry." He apologised.
"Colonel's don't need to apologise to their subordinates." Sam replied not looking up.
"Sam, can you cut the good little Major routine for a minute."
"I need to do this."
"Fine. I'll talk you can listen. I'm sorry that I left without telling you. I couldn't sleep because something about the box was annoying me since I didn't want to wake you I drove over to ask Jacob. I honestly didn't think about writing you a note and I'm sorry I'll remember if I ever have to do it again."
"You also have to remember you have a wife who loves you and worries about you." She turned and sat down on the ground. "Who also has a tendency to think the worst since the NID probably still don't like the fact that we got married."
"I'm sorry I really am." He sat down next to her.
"I know. Just don't do it again Jack." She took a breath. "So what did the note say?"
"What do you know about Min?"
"Egyptian god of male fertility, desert roads and travellers. Probably a Goa'uld since you're asking."
"There was a cursed state of him in the box. With its power to control women the Tok'ra wanted it out the way."
"And if no one knew what it was then no-one would try to steal it."
"Umm. You know Jake wants to organise us a proper wedding since he's here."
"Dad wants to organise us a wedding?" She questioned.
"I told him to talk it over with you."
TBC
A/N: Sorry it took so long to figure out what was in the box; it took me this long to think of something. Then I had to do some research.