A/N: Sorry for the delays between chapters but my Stargate muse seems to
have been stuck in a wormhole which is getting sucked into a blackhole and
is periodically spitting out ideas. But I'm sure it will come back soon.
"You really are a sweet man Daniel." Sam gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Huh hum. Do you really think that is appropriate behaviour for the field Major?" Jack asked from behind them.
"Depends what kind of a field you are in sir. If it's a mud bog maybe not, but for a meadow it seems kind of appropriate." She winked at him. "I'll be done in twenty minutes."
"Then hurry up. I'd like to get home I think I got bitten." He absentmindedly rubbed his arm.
"By what?" Sam asked quickly.
"I don't know." He said shrugging it off.
"Let me see." Jack pushed up his sleeve showing a small purple welt on his arm. "Right we're going back now. Daniel, go and tell Teal'c."
"If you hadn't noticed I'm still in charge of this mission." Jack pointed out.
"We're on an alien planet, you just got bitten by something of unknown origin and you want to argue about who is in charge?" Sam questioned. "Do you remember what happened to Teal'c when he got bitten by that giant bug?"
"He got turned into a spider webby cocoon."
"Exactly I'm not taking that chance. New CO's are difficult to train and if something did happen to you I'd get stuck with too many Simpson's things, two hockey season tickets and no memorial wall."
"Fine, we go back." Jack said.
"Thank you sir. Move your six."
"Yes dear." Jack said sarcastically.
"I'll give you dear if you don't move. Hannah's not the only one who learnt something from her Jaffa training."
"Yes ma'am."
Once they got to the gate Sam dialled it entered the code in the GDO, but stopped them from going through.
"I just want to check what Janet wants us to do first." She said.
"SG-1 do you copy?" Siler's voice asked.
"We copy you." Jack said.
"Colonel why haven't you come through the gate? Is there a problem?" Hammond demanded.
"Sir, Colonel O'Neill got bitten by an unknown source. He has a purpled welt on his left arm." Sam explained. "We'd like to know how Dr Fraiser wants us to proceed."
"Hang on a minute Major." Hammond was obviously ordering that Janet be brought to the control room. "She's on her way Major."
"Yes sir." They waited a few minutes.
"Sam what's going on?" Janet asked.
"The Colonel got bitten; he has a purple welt on his left arm, about the size of that gold ring Cassie got you."
"How's he feeling otherwise?" Janet asked.
"I'm fine Doc." Jack replied.
"Do you have any idea what bit you sir?"
"No. I was walking in a meadow; something caught my arm and left what looks like a bite mark."
"Sam, does he have a temperature?" Janet inquired. Sam put her hand on his head.
"A slight one, but that could be because it's quite humid here." Sam replied.
"Colonel, hold your arm up to the MALP camera so I can see the welt." Jack did as he was told. "That looks interesting. Sam, cover it with an antiseptic wipe, then put a pressure pad over that tie it tightly. Then bring him back through, we'll put him in Isolation Room 3 to be on the safe side."
"Thanks Janet." Sam replied. "Head back we'll be right behind you." Sam said to Teal'c and Daniel.
"Okay. Only Jack could get bit by a bug on such a nice planet." Daniel muttered.
"If you keep that up, I won't take you to a hockey game with me." Jack retorted.
"Sure you will, if you want to keep in Sam's good books." He winked at Sam. "We'll see you on the other side." He stepped through the gate. Teal'c nodded before following.
"You know I'm probably going to be stuck in isolation for no good reason." Jack said as Sam did as Janet instructed.
"Just look on the positive side it'll give you more time to plan what you're going to say to Hammond." Sam replied.
"You're loving this aren't you?"
"Let's just say last few weeks have given me a taste of being in command and I liked it." She shrugged. "But SG-1's family and it would take something very important to make me ever give that up."
"There is something I should probably tell you." Jack said.
"Can this wait until after we get back and Janet's cleared you?" Sam questioned.
"I should probably tell you now, but don't get mad. After you got promoted, Hammond asked me if I thought you were ready for your own team."
"What?"
"I told him that I thought you still needed more experience and that SG-1 needed to be on the team. This was the first time he brought it up since."
"I don't know whether to hit you or kiss you." Sam muttered.
"Well I'd rather you didn't hit me and if you kiss me you might get infected if I do have something."
"Let's go home sir." Sam suggested.
"Lead on Major."
TBC
"You really are a sweet man Daniel." Sam gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Huh hum. Do you really think that is appropriate behaviour for the field Major?" Jack asked from behind them.
"Depends what kind of a field you are in sir. If it's a mud bog maybe not, but for a meadow it seems kind of appropriate." She winked at him. "I'll be done in twenty minutes."
"Then hurry up. I'd like to get home I think I got bitten." He absentmindedly rubbed his arm.
"By what?" Sam asked quickly.
"I don't know." He said shrugging it off.
"Let me see." Jack pushed up his sleeve showing a small purple welt on his arm. "Right we're going back now. Daniel, go and tell Teal'c."
"If you hadn't noticed I'm still in charge of this mission." Jack pointed out.
"We're on an alien planet, you just got bitten by something of unknown origin and you want to argue about who is in charge?" Sam questioned. "Do you remember what happened to Teal'c when he got bitten by that giant bug?"
"He got turned into a spider webby cocoon."
"Exactly I'm not taking that chance. New CO's are difficult to train and if something did happen to you I'd get stuck with too many Simpson's things, two hockey season tickets and no memorial wall."
"Fine, we go back." Jack said.
"Thank you sir. Move your six."
"Yes dear." Jack said sarcastically.
"I'll give you dear if you don't move. Hannah's not the only one who learnt something from her Jaffa training."
"Yes ma'am."
Once they got to the gate Sam dialled it entered the code in the GDO, but stopped them from going through.
"I just want to check what Janet wants us to do first." She said.
"SG-1 do you copy?" Siler's voice asked.
"We copy you." Jack said.
"Colonel why haven't you come through the gate? Is there a problem?" Hammond demanded.
"Sir, Colonel O'Neill got bitten by an unknown source. He has a purpled welt on his left arm." Sam explained. "We'd like to know how Dr Fraiser wants us to proceed."
"Hang on a minute Major." Hammond was obviously ordering that Janet be brought to the control room. "She's on her way Major."
"Yes sir." They waited a few minutes.
"Sam what's going on?" Janet asked.
"The Colonel got bitten; he has a purple welt on his left arm, about the size of that gold ring Cassie got you."
"How's he feeling otherwise?" Janet asked.
"I'm fine Doc." Jack replied.
"Do you have any idea what bit you sir?"
"No. I was walking in a meadow; something caught my arm and left what looks like a bite mark."
"Sam, does he have a temperature?" Janet inquired. Sam put her hand on his head.
"A slight one, but that could be because it's quite humid here." Sam replied.
"Colonel, hold your arm up to the MALP camera so I can see the welt." Jack did as he was told. "That looks interesting. Sam, cover it with an antiseptic wipe, then put a pressure pad over that tie it tightly. Then bring him back through, we'll put him in Isolation Room 3 to be on the safe side."
"Thanks Janet." Sam replied. "Head back we'll be right behind you." Sam said to Teal'c and Daniel.
"Okay. Only Jack could get bit by a bug on such a nice planet." Daniel muttered.
"If you keep that up, I won't take you to a hockey game with me." Jack retorted.
"Sure you will, if you want to keep in Sam's good books." He winked at Sam. "We'll see you on the other side." He stepped through the gate. Teal'c nodded before following.
"You know I'm probably going to be stuck in isolation for no good reason." Jack said as Sam did as Janet instructed.
"Just look on the positive side it'll give you more time to plan what you're going to say to Hammond." Sam replied.
"You're loving this aren't you?"
"Let's just say last few weeks have given me a taste of being in command and I liked it." She shrugged. "But SG-1's family and it would take something very important to make me ever give that up."
"There is something I should probably tell you." Jack said.
"Can this wait until after we get back and Janet's cleared you?" Sam questioned.
"I should probably tell you now, but don't get mad. After you got promoted, Hammond asked me if I thought you were ready for your own team."
"What?"
"I told him that I thought you still needed more experience and that SG-1 needed to be on the team. This was the first time he brought it up since."
"I don't know whether to hit you or kiss you." Sam muttered.
"Well I'd rather you didn't hit me and if you kiss me you might get infected if I do have something."
"Let's go home sir." Sam suggested.
"Lead on Major."
TBC