A/N: ~ - indicates events from memory shown on the monitor. Unlike Out of
Mind and Into the Fire I think that if you were remembering an event, it
would have to be from your own perspective and what you could see, not from
an outside viewers perspective. It really bugged me about that episode how
Jack could have an image of himself falling down the stairs in Fifth Race,
when his perspective would of him rolling down the stairs and then looking
up at the Asguard. So I have used my way of thinking in this chapter. There
will probably spoilers for little events from series one to four.
"...So that's how it works." Jacob said taking back over from Selmak. "All that's left to do is test it. Seeing as your going to use it on a person without symbiote that leaves you two. So who wants to try it?"
"Jack." Daniel volunteered before Jack had a chance to say anything.
"Gee thanks Danny."
"This will only hurt for a second." Jacob said as he put the device on Jack's temple. "Take a seat and I'll adjust the setting." Jack sat down in a chair. Jacob used the device to switch it on and then upped the setting. Daniel switched on the monitor to which they had connected it. "Let's try this. Jack concentrated on Sam." An image flashed on the monitor. Daniel and Jacob put their hands over their eyes.
"Jack something a little less X-rated. Think about your first meeting." Daniel suggested. "Something nice and safe that includes clothes."
"Sorry." Jack apologised and another image flicked up on the monitor.
~ "She is transferring from the Pentagon." The image showed Jack point of view as he looked up to see Sam walk in slowly in from the doorway dressed in her dress blues. The image showed her stop on the side of the table from him. "I take it you're Colonel O'Neill. Captain Samantha Carter reporting sir." She saluted. The memory continued replay. ~
Daniel smiled.
"What?" Jack asked.
"I don't know, I mean I've seen the security tapes version five or six times and Ferretti gave me a run down of the conversation, I guess I've just never seen it from your perspective before."
"She didn't back down which impressed the hell out of me." Jack smiled. "It took me about two seconds to realise just how smart she really was, that never changed." The image on the monitor change.
~"I know I should know this by now, I swear this is the last time I'll ask. These wormholes we go through they're not always there right?" Jack could be heard saying while looking at Sam.
"No sir they can only form between two open gates."
"What's with the worm part? The worm thing, I don't get that."
"It's just a metaphor." Sam replied.
"I knew that." From Jack's perspective it showed Sam putting her clipboard on the table.
"Imagine the galaxy is an apple. We burrow our way from through like a worm crossing from one side to the other, instead of going around the outside." The image showed her demonstration. Sam looked at him trying to see if he understood.
"Okay."
"Now of course the diameter of the apple is just a two dimensional space and the hole is not a hole per se more an inter-dimensional conduit." ~
The image changed to later on when Jack and Cromwell were preparing to go down to set the bomb in front of the gate.
~"Cannot the bomb be detonated by remote?" Teal'c asked.
"It has to be set at a certain distance from the gate and at an exact angle. The timer can't be set until they are position because of the variance in time dilation." Sam explained.
"Man she is..." Cromwell started.
"Way smarter than we are. I know." Jack said looking at Cromwell. ~
The image faded. Jacob was smiling at him.
"What?" Jack asked.
"Nothing, I guess I just missed all the times she saved the world."
"She's good at coming up with hair-brained ideas that other people wouldn't think of." Jack smiled. "Can I get this thing off before you see some more images you'd rather not?"
"Sure. Sit still." Jacob switched the device off and pulled it out.
"Ow." Jack rubbed the spot where it had left a mark. "I think we deserve some cake for a job well done today."
"Didn't you have enough wedding cake?" Daniel asked.
"Sam hid it. I'll take her some Jell-O later, but now I deserve cake for being nice to Jake's Tok'ra pals, especially Anise." Jack cringed.
"What's your problem with Anise?" Jacob asked.
"They thought we were Zat'arcs and she decided it was a good time to make a pass at me."
"She made a pass at you?" Jacob questioned.
"She wanted to loshel-something. I don't what the direct translation of that is, but I have a pretty good idea what she meant. By the way don't tell Sam about that she doesn't know. She just knows I have a problem with her."
TBC
"...So that's how it works." Jacob said taking back over from Selmak. "All that's left to do is test it. Seeing as your going to use it on a person without symbiote that leaves you two. So who wants to try it?"
"Jack." Daniel volunteered before Jack had a chance to say anything.
"Gee thanks Danny."
"This will only hurt for a second." Jacob said as he put the device on Jack's temple. "Take a seat and I'll adjust the setting." Jack sat down in a chair. Jacob used the device to switch it on and then upped the setting. Daniel switched on the monitor to which they had connected it. "Let's try this. Jack concentrated on Sam." An image flashed on the monitor. Daniel and Jacob put their hands over their eyes.
"Jack something a little less X-rated. Think about your first meeting." Daniel suggested. "Something nice and safe that includes clothes."
"Sorry." Jack apologised and another image flicked up on the monitor.
~ "She is transferring from the Pentagon." The image showed Jack point of view as he looked up to see Sam walk in slowly in from the doorway dressed in her dress blues. The image showed her stop on the side of the table from him. "I take it you're Colonel O'Neill. Captain Samantha Carter reporting sir." She saluted. The memory continued replay. ~
Daniel smiled.
"What?" Jack asked.
"I don't know, I mean I've seen the security tapes version five or six times and Ferretti gave me a run down of the conversation, I guess I've just never seen it from your perspective before."
"She didn't back down which impressed the hell out of me." Jack smiled. "It took me about two seconds to realise just how smart she really was, that never changed." The image on the monitor change.
~"I know I should know this by now, I swear this is the last time I'll ask. These wormholes we go through they're not always there right?" Jack could be heard saying while looking at Sam.
"No sir they can only form between two open gates."
"What's with the worm part? The worm thing, I don't get that."
"It's just a metaphor." Sam replied.
"I knew that." From Jack's perspective it showed Sam putting her clipboard on the table.
"Imagine the galaxy is an apple. We burrow our way from through like a worm crossing from one side to the other, instead of going around the outside." The image showed her demonstration. Sam looked at him trying to see if he understood.
"Okay."
"Now of course the diameter of the apple is just a two dimensional space and the hole is not a hole per se more an inter-dimensional conduit." ~
The image changed to later on when Jack and Cromwell were preparing to go down to set the bomb in front of the gate.
~"Cannot the bomb be detonated by remote?" Teal'c asked.
"It has to be set at a certain distance from the gate and at an exact angle. The timer can't be set until they are position because of the variance in time dilation." Sam explained.
"Man she is..." Cromwell started.
"Way smarter than we are. I know." Jack said looking at Cromwell. ~
The image faded. Jacob was smiling at him.
"What?" Jack asked.
"Nothing, I guess I just missed all the times she saved the world."
"She's good at coming up with hair-brained ideas that other people wouldn't think of." Jack smiled. "Can I get this thing off before you see some more images you'd rather not?"
"Sure. Sit still." Jacob switched the device off and pulled it out.
"Ow." Jack rubbed the spot where it had left a mark. "I think we deserve some cake for a job well done today."
"Didn't you have enough wedding cake?" Daniel asked.
"Sam hid it. I'll take her some Jell-O later, but now I deserve cake for being nice to Jake's Tok'ra pals, especially Anise." Jack cringed.
"What's your problem with Anise?" Jacob asked.
"They thought we were Zat'arcs and she decided it was a good time to make a pass at me."
"She made a pass at you?" Jacob questioned.
"She wanted to loshel-something. I don't what the direct translation of that is, but I have a pretty good idea what she meant. By the way don't tell Sam about that she doesn't know. She just knows I have a problem with her."
TBC