"Good morning." General Vidrine walked in to start the debriefing the next
morning. Everyone rose. "As you were." They all sat down. "I'd like to
start by thanking you all for your participation in these games, and by
congratulating Major Carter and her team, well for killing you all."
"On behalf of my team thank you sir." Sam replied.
"Now on with the briefing. We'll start with the first team down. Marine Force Recon, Lieutenant Colonel Black would you like to tell us what happened?"
"My team proceeded to the forested area once inside we were looking for Major Carter's team. Hutton collapsed after having something shot at his leg, I sent Dixon over to check and he was then shot with the same device. Then Vale went down on the other side of the group. I asked what was going on, Major Carter replied from her position in the trees it was a lesson in not messing with the Air Force. Then the rest of the team was taking it out. When we woke up, I found she left me a note. 'If at first you don't succeed try again next year.'" Black quoted.
"A note?" Vidrine questioned. "Major?"
"It was Colonel O'Neill's idea sir. He suggested we have a little fun if we were going to get shot at."
"I see." Vidrine replied. "Major, would your team like to explain how the Marines were taken out."
"Can I use the display sir?" Sam asked as she got up. Vidrine nodded, Jack handed her the disk. She pulled it up on the screen. "We like to call this our Robin Hood plan." Sam and her team relayed what had happened to take the Marines out.
"Then I believe it was the Army Rangers." Vidrine said. "Colonel Stanton."
"Yes sir, we felt that Major Carter's team probably wouldn't head for the obvious, the least able place to defend was the beach so we patrolled it all day, as it got dark I ordered to bed down for the night. I ordered Blake and Smithfield to stand watch. They heard something being thrown into the water, they woke me up to inform me that we had company, before we had chance to defend ourselves we were taken out. When we woke up we were spread out along the beach, covered in sand. Major Carter left us a note too, 'Have fun building sandcastles we've got some more hunting to do. Two down three to go.'"
"Major Carter your team's version of events." Vidrine prompted.
"Yes sir, we used a plan adapted from the Mayans, Ancient Egyptians and Aztecs."
"Why historical plans?" Stanton asked.
"They've worked for years sir, and the beaches are as close to desert warfare as we were going to get. Besides which I like the history channel and one of my best friends is an archaeologist."
"I see." Stanton replied.
"My team spread out along the sand dune, we waited until the Rangers were bedded down for the night and I gave the signal to Captain Cracknell who tossed a rock into the water creating a large splash, I then gave a signal to Lieutenant Salter who tossed another rock into the water from the other side of the dune. As Smithfield was informing Colonel Stanton of the disturbance Captain Tiner took him out from the bank. Colonel Stanton ordered everyone up and we took them out before they got their feet. I ordered that they be spread out along the beach and covered with sand to stop them getting pneumonia, there was a cold breeze coming off the water. I left the note and we headed back into the cover of the woods for the night."
"The next to be taken out were the Delta Force team I believe. If you'd like to explain how you were taken out."
"We were in the wooded area carrying out some recon." Kwell said. "My team was hidden behind trees spread our in a v formation with me at the head advancing. The team was taken out by hands being placed over their mouths and then being shot instantly in the back before they had a chance to defend themselves. When I was the only one left Major Carter called my name, told me good night then shot me. We also had a note. 'What do they say? All's fair in love and war? May work for love but in war the strong and smart are victorious and weak shall fall. Nice try. Three down two to go.'"
"Major." Vidrine prompted.
"Sir, we thought if it would work for the cave man we may as well try it. Hitting them over the head with clubs and dragging them back to our caves seemed a little extreme so we just shot them instead. Teal'c and Cracknell each crept up behind one of the Deltas and put their hands over the Deltas mouth and shot him in the back. When they collapsed Salter and Tiner marked them as killed, Lieutenant Jenkins and I monitored the other Deltas to make sure they didn't catch on. Once they were all taken out we went retreated to the caves for the night."
"There were caves?" Kwell questioned. "I didn't see any caves."
"They were well hidden sir." Cracknell replied. "Our intelligence however was good."
"I didn't know about the caves until I saw Major Carter's map." Vidrine remarked.
"Sir, that's still a work in progress and therefore classified information by order of the Secretary of Defence." Sam pointed out.
"Sorry Major." Vidrine apologised. "Navy SEALs I believe were next."
"Yes sir." Lieutenant Pointer said. "Chief Alexander captured Lieutenant Jenkins after she stepped away from her team to use the facilities. He brought her back to me, I questioned her to her location of the rest of her team, but she refused to tell me. I told the Chief to hold her because our aim was to capture the opponents. But the Lieutenant obviously took exception to before I knew what happened I was knocked out. She apparently took out the Chief too and then ran back to her team who then shot the rest of the team. Major Carter left us a note too. 'In war there is no prize for runner-up. Nice try boys, but you lose. Four down, one to go. '"
"I like that one." Jack whispered to Sam.
"Lieutenant Jenkins would you care to explain how you took out two Navy SEALs?"
"Sir, I just used a combination of what I learnt at the academy in hand-to- hand combat training and our refresher training session at the academy a couple weeks ago, Teal'c taught us a few new martial arts moves which I put into practice. I would demonstrate sir, but I believe Lieutenant Pointer and Chief Alexander have mild concussions."
"We'll leave it from there. Major?"
"After Lieutenant Jenkins returned and informed us what happened we shimmed up the trees, surprisingly very few people looked up at the trees. When the other SEALs appeared we took them out too."
"Then would you care to explain what happened with the Air Force Special Ops team Major?" Vidrine prompted.
"We found them after Teal'c tracked them. We followed them discretely for three hours, until there was a few minute left on the games. We surround the team and I announced that we would shoot them if they didn't surrender. Colonel Daxon didn't seem to want to surrender then Master Sgt Barlow, who used to be serve at Lackland when my father served there and knew me, decided to call me Sammie, no-one gets to call me Sammie sir, except my father, so I ordered my team to fire. We took them all out. Then I called in and we all walked out to the rendezvous point and caught the helos back."
"Anyone else wish to add anything?" Vidrine asked.
"What do Major Carter's team actually do?" Colonel Stanton questioned. "Because I'm not buying the scientist thing."
"That's classified information." Jack replied.
"I have a doctorate in theoretical astrophysics." Sam replied. "Lieutenant Jenkins has a degree in Space Operations. Lieutenant Salter has a Biology degree, Captain Cracknell has a degree in Mathematical Sciences, Captain Tiner has a Physics degree and Teal'c's qualifications are classified information."
"See a whole lot of scientists." Jack added.
"What about you Colonel, you a scientist too?" Chief Alexander asked.
"Me no, I have a little problem with scientists, they tend to talk way too much technobabble. My degree is in Middle Eastern languages with a minor is history. But too much history is a bad thing."
"With that file your reports and call into your CO's for the information regarding when you have to go back to your bases. Dismissed." Vidrine finished the debriefing.
"So breakfast." Sam said. "Who is up for bacon and eggs?"
"Indeed Major Carter that would be most enjoyable." Teal'c added.
TBC
"On behalf of my team thank you sir." Sam replied.
"Now on with the briefing. We'll start with the first team down. Marine Force Recon, Lieutenant Colonel Black would you like to tell us what happened?"
"My team proceeded to the forested area once inside we were looking for Major Carter's team. Hutton collapsed after having something shot at his leg, I sent Dixon over to check and he was then shot with the same device. Then Vale went down on the other side of the group. I asked what was going on, Major Carter replied from her position in the trees it was a lesson in not messing with the Air Force. Then the rest of the team was taking it out. When we woke up, I found she left me a note. 'If at first you don't succeed try again next year.'" Black quoted.
"A note?" Vidrine questioned. "Major?"
"It was Colonel O'Neill's idea sir. He suggested we have a little fun if we were going to get shot at."
"I see." Vidrine replied. "Major, would your team like to explain how the Marines were taken out."
"Can I use the display sir?" Sam asked as she got up. Vidrine nodded, Jack handed her the disk. She pulled it up on the screen. "We like to call this our Robin Hood plan." Sam and her team relayed what had happened to take the Marines out.
"Then I believe it was the Army Rangers." Vidrine said. "Colonel Stanton."
"Yes sir, we felt that Major Carter's team probably wouldn't head for the obvious, the least able place to defend was the beach so we patrolled it all day, as it got dark I ordered to bed down for the night. I ordered Blake and Smithfield to stand watch. They heard something being thrown into the water, they woke me up to inform me that we had company, before we had chance to defend ourselves we were taken out. When we woke up we were spread out along the beach, covered in sand. Major Carter left us a note too, 'Have fun building sandcastles we've got some more hunting to do. Two down three to go.'"
"Major Carter your team's version of events." Vidrine prompted.
"Yes sir, we used a plan adapted from the Mayans, Ancient Egyptians and Aztecs."
"Why historical plans?" Stanton asked.
"They've worked for years sir, and the beaches are as close to desert warfare as we were going to get. Besides which I like the history channel and one of my best friends is an archaeologist."
"I see." Stanton replied.
"My team spread out along the sand dune, we waited until the Rangers were bedded down for the night and I gave the signal to Captain Cracknell who tossed a rock into the water creating a large splash, I then gave a signal to Lieutenant Salter who tossed another rock into the water from the other side of the dune. As Smithfield was informing Colonel Stanton of the disturbance Captain Tiner took him out from the bank. Colonel Stanton ordered everyone up and we took them out before they got their feet. I ordered that they be spread out along the beach and covered with sand to stop them getting pneumonia, there was a cold breeze coming off the water. I left the note and we headed back into the cover of the woods for the night."
"The next to be taken out were the Delta Force team I believe. If you'd like to explain how you were taken out."
"We were in the wooded area carrying out some recon." Kwell said. "My team was hidden behind trees spread our in a v formation with me at the head advancing. The team was taken out by hands being placed over their mouths and then being shot instantly in the back before they had a chance to defend themselves. When I was the only one left Major Carter called my name, told me good night then shot me. We also had a note. 'What do they say? All's fair in love and war? May work for love but in war the strong and smart are victorious and weak shall fall. Nice try. Three down two to go.'"
"Major." Vidrine prompted.
"Sir, we thought if it would work for the cave man we may as well try it. Hitting them over the head with clubs and dragging them back to our caves seemed a little extreme so we just shot them instead. Teal'c and Cracknell each crept up behind one of the Deltas and put their hands over the Deltas mouth and shot him in the back. When they collapsed Salter and Tiner marked them as killed, Lieutenant Jenkins and I monitored the other Deltas to make sure they didn't catch on. Once they were all taken out we went retreated to the caves for the night."
"There were caves?" Kwell questioned. "I didn't see any caves."
"They were well hidden sir." Cracknell replied. "Our intelligence however was good."
"I didn't know about the caves until I saw Major Carter's map." Vidrine remarked.
"Sir, that's still a work in progress and therefore classified information by order of the Secretary of Defence." Sam pointed out.
"Sorry Major." Vidrine apologised. "Navy SEALs I believe were next."
"Yes sir." Lieutenant Pointer said. "Chief Alexander captured Lieutenant Jenkins after she stepped away from her team to use the facilities. He brought her back to me, I questioned her to her location of the rest of her team, but she refused to tell me. I told the Chief to hold her because our aim was to capture the opponents. But the Lieutenant obviously took exception to before I knew what happened I was knocked out. She apparently took out the Chief too and then ran back to her team who then shot the rest of the team. Major Carter left us a note too. 'In war there is no prize for runner-up. Nice try boys, but you lose. Four down, one to go. '"
"I like that one." Jack whispered to Sam.
"Lieutenant Jenkins would you care to explain how you took out two Navy SEALs?"
"Sir, I just used a combination of what I learnt at the academy in hand-to- hand combat training and our refresher training session at the academy a couple weeks ago, Teal'c taught us a few new martial arts moves which I put into practice. I would demonstrate sir, but I believe Lieutenant Pointer and Chief Alexander have mild concussions."
"We'll leave it from there. Major?"
"After Lieutenant Jenkins returned and informed us what happened we shimmed up the trees, surprisingly very few people looked up at the trees. When the other SEALs appeared we took them out too."
"Then would you care to explain what happened with the Air Force Special Ops team Major?" Vidrine prompted.
"We found them after Teal'c tracked them. We followed them discretely for three hours, until there was a few minute left on the games. We surround the team and I announced that we would shoot them if they didn't surrender. Colonel Daxon didn't seem to want to surrender then Master Sgt Barlow, who used to be serve at Lackland when my father served there and knew me, decided to call me Sammie, no-one gets to call me Sammie sir, except my father, so I ordered my team to fire. We took them all out. Then I called in and we all walked out to the rendezvous point and caught the helos back."
"Anyone else wish to add anything?" Vidrine asked.
"What do Major Carter's team actually do?" Colonel Stanton questioned. "Because I'm not buying the scientist thing."
"That's classified information." Jack replied.
"I have a doctorate in theoretical astrophysics." Sam replied. "Lieutenant Jenkins has a degree in Space Operations. Lieutenant Salter has a Biology degree, Captain Cracknell has a degree in Mathematical Sciences, Captain Tiner has a Physics degree and Teal'c's qualifications are classified information."
"See a whole lot of scientists." Jack added.
"What about you Colonel, you a scientist too?" Chief Alexander asked.
"Me no, I have a little problem with scientists, they tend to talk way too much technobabble. My degree is in Middle Eastern languages with a minor is history. But too much history is a bad thing."
"With that file your reports and call into your CO's for the information regarding when you have to go back to your bases. Dismissed." Vidrine finished the debriefing.
"So breakfast." Sam said. "Who is up for bacon and eggs?"
"Indeed Major Carter that would be most enjoyable." Teal'c added.
TBC