"I see you started without me." Jack said as he sat down.
"Well it would have got cold if we'd waited sir." Sam pointed out.
"Good point." Jack had to admit.
"So who was on the phone?" Daniel asked.
"Hammond, he'll be back the day after tomorrow." Jack replied.
"That is good news O'Neill." Teal'c said.
"Well it will get me out of excessive paperwork." Jack admitted. "So Sam, pink with day-glow yellow spots and a lime green carpet?" Jack questioned.
"It's more interesting than grey but it may make everyone a little nauseous I guess."
"You knew we were watching you."
"Of course I did. Paranoia is a useful trait in our line of work and you've spent the last four years standing in my lab doorway waiting until I noticed you were there." Sam pointed out.
"I believe Major Carter is correct, I have witnessed many times you observing her." Teal'c added.
"Thank you Teal'c." Jack said sarcastically.
"So we'll get back into the field once Hammond's back right?" Daniel questioned.
"Should be." Jack replied. "Why is there somewhere you're dying to go?"
"No, I'm just not used to not being shot at in this long."
"I can have someone have an Intar or zat and chase you around the base if you like." Jack offered.
"Colonel that would be an abuse of power however much fun it would be to watch." Sam teased.
"There's no need for that Jack."
"Good because I hate to have to fill out a report for every blast mark."
The siren's blared.
"Colonel O'Neill to the control room. Colonel O'Neill to the control room."
"No food for the guy in charge." Jack muttered.
"I'll come with you sir."
#
"What's going on?" Jack asked.
"It's the Tok'ra; they're sending a message through sir." Davis informed him.
"Put it through the speakers." Jack instructed. "This is Colonel Jack O'Neill. Please identify yourself."
"Jack it's Jacob. Where's George?"
"In Washington for a few days. He left me in charge, what's up?"
"Jack, we were on the way to pick up an operative when we picked up a distress call. The whole planet was wiped out by the Goa'uld by the time we got there. We checked the planet for survivors and we found something that we'd like to bring to Earth for protection. We've run every test we can on it and we can't find any thing that could cause a problem."
"Hang a minute Jacob." Jack instructed. "Sam, opinion?"
"If Dad says it's safe I'd believe him. But I'd have the SF's on standby just in case."
"I agree." Jack said. "Jacob wouldn't knowingly endanger Earth." The SF's ran into the gate room. "Jacob bring it through, we're opening the gate now."
"Thank you Jack." Davis opened the gate.
"Colonel, with your permission..." Sam started to ask.
"Go ahead."
Sam was waiting when her father exited the Stargate carrying a large blanket in his arms.
"Hey Dad."
"Sam."
"What've you got?" She asked.
"Here be very careful." He handed the blanket and it's contents over to her. "Don't drop it."
TBC
"Well it would have got cold if we'd waited sir." Sam pointed out.
"Good point." Jack had to admit.
"So who was on the phone?" Daniel asked.
"Hammond, he'll be back the day after tomorrow." Jack replied.
"That is good news O'Neill." Teal'c said.
"Well it will get me out of excessive paperwork." Jack admitted. "So Sam, pink with day-glow yellow spots and a lime green carpet?" Jack questioned.
"It's more interesting than grey but it may make everyone a little nauseous I guess."
"You knew we were watching you."
"Of course I did. Paranoia is a useful trait in our line of work and you've spent the last four years standing in my lab doorway waiting until I noticed you were there." Sam pointed out.
"I believe Major Carter is correct, I have witnessed many times you observing her." Teal'c added.
"Thank you Teal'c." Jack said sarcastically.
"So we'll get back into the field once Hammond's back right?" Daniel questioned.
"Should be." Jack replied. "Why is there somewhere you're dying to go?"
"No, I'm just not used to not being shot at in this long."
"I can have someone have an Intar or zat and chase you around the base if you like." Jack offered.
"Colonel that would be an abuse of power however much fun it would be to watch." Sam teased.
"There's no need for that Jack."
"Good because I hate to have to fill out a report for every blast mark."
The siren's blared.
"Colonel O'Neill to the control room. Colonel O'Neill to the control room."
"No food for the guy in charge." Jack muttered.
"I'll come with you sir."
#
"What's going on?" Jack asked.
"It's the Tok'ra; they're sending a message through sir." Davis informed him.
"Put it through the speakers." Jack instructed. "This is Colonel Jack O'Neill. Please identify yourself."
"Jack it's Jacob. Where's George?"
"In Washington for a few days. He left me in charge, what's up?"
"Jack, we were on the way to pick up an operative when we picked up a distress call. The whole planet was wiped out by the Goa'uld by the time we got there. We checked the planet for survivors and we found something that we'd like to bring to Earth for protection. We've run every test we can on it and we can't find any thing that could cause a problem."
"Hang a minute Jacob." Jack instructed. "Sam, opinion?"
"If Dad says it's safe I'd believe him. But I'd have the SF's on standby just in case."
"I agree." Jack said. "Jacob wouldn't knowingly endanger Earth." The SF's ran into the gate room. "Jacob bring it through, we're opening the gate now."
"Thank you Jack." Davis opened the gate.
"Colonel, with your permission..." Sam started to ask.
"Go ahead."
Sam was waiting when her father exited the Stargate carrying a large blanket in his arms.
"Hey Dad."
"Sam."
"What've you got?" She asked.
"Here be very careful." He handed the blanket and it's contents over to her. "Don't drop it."
TBC