A/N: Artemis1860: Thanks for the reviews. If you are interested I have a few other Stargate stories that you could read but you don't have too. Any way, here is chapter six entitled: Friend and Foe
At one point during the walk to who knows where, the guards split them up. Five guards continued going strait with Sam, Cyclops, Daniel, Storm, and Teal'c but the other six guards who held Fox and Jack captive turned left. Before too long Jack realized where they were going. It was too quiet so he decided to check in with Fox telepathically. He tapped his head once and she nodded ever so slightly.
Can we still talk with the others? Jack 'asked'
Yes, Sir. Do you know where we are going? Fox replied.
Yep. They are taking us to General Hammond's office. He's my CO and a good friend. We should be out of here in no time. Do you really think they need five guards to guard two people? O'Neill asked looking at the guards around them.
Well, not all of these guards are for both of us. Fox confessed
What are you saying? Jack asked digging into the question.
I kind of have a rep of cutting guard's hands off and basically doing anything I need to in order to escape. Five of these guards are for me one is for you. If you escape once, the next time they capture you have two guards and so on and on. This is my fifth time here.
I thought you said you have only tried to get your friends out three times before this one.
My friends have only tried three times. I came her twice by myself and nearly got killed both times.
That's real comforting.
They turned another corner and then in to a door way. One guard stayed posted out side the door while the others escorted Fox and Jack into the office. Jack recognized the office as General Hammond's office but something was different but he didn't know what. The big chair behind Hammond's desk was turned around to where you couldn't see the person sitting in the chair.
"Sir, we have them in custody. We believe these two to be the leaders." Said the same man who had told them to surrender.
"Thank you Colonel, You and your team may leave now. On second thought leave two men behind incase I need them. Dismissed" All but two men left and then the Chair turned around and Jack saw his worst nightmare.
"Mayborn!" He said threw his teeth.
"Jack. It's good to see you again. I assume you are here because of some crime you made with the NID?"
"What the heck are you talking about Mayborn? You are the one that is in league with the NID, not me." Mayborn stood up and walked around the desk and in front of Fox. "And it's nice to see you too, sweetheart. You were away for awhile and I was beginning to think that you weren't coming back but I guess you can't keep the Fox away from the hunter as long as the hunter has the Fox's kind. Well, you and Jack will be joining them shortly. Jack I assume the rest of your NID team is with you?"
Jack didn't answer but that was the answer that Mayborn was looking for. Fox wanted to tear Mayborn apart for capturing her father and friends but she held her ground. She sensed that Mayborn wanted to see her angry and she wasn't going to give him that satisfaction. "You know Mayborn; this really isn't your style." Jack said.
"Oh believe me Colonel," Fox said threw her teeth, "It is his style."
Mayborn just smiled his evil little smile and then nodded to the two remaining guards, who then escorted Jack and Fox to the holding cells.
Fox, we can make a run for it. There are only two guards.
No Colonel we can't. Mayborn and his people will be expecting it. Just sit back and relax. I've been in worse scraps than this one. I've been taught by the best and have gotten out of the worse possible situation.
Jack, Fox and their escorts turned a corner and saw the holding cell rooms. There were four rooms. In the first room Jack and Fox saw Daniel, Shadowcat, Havok and Polaris. In the second room, were Storm, Sam and Nightcrawler. In the third room were Phoenix, Cyclops, Teal'c and Colossus and in the last room was one man, who Jack assumed to be wolverine. Jack had recognized every other mutant from the pictures Fox and Cyclops had showed him and his team.
One of the guards opened the door to the fourth room and motioned for Fox and Jack to go in and they did and the guard slammed the door. "Hey, could we get some coffee or something down here?" Jack asked the guard as he and his friend walked away. Jack watched them from the window in the door and wondered why Mayborn had left the cells unguarded and then he saw a Flight 609er and knew that they were being watched.
Wolverine sat on the bed when Jack and Fox came into the room; Fox went over to him and gave him a big hug. "Are you all right?" Fox asked him. "Kid, I'm stuck in a prison cell. What do you think? I was beginning to wonder when you would come down here and see me. I've been down here for three months and it seemed that you didn't care."
Wolverine had a smile on his face as he spoke and Fox did as well. Jack felt uncomfortable standing where he stood and listening in on their conversation but he didn't have much choice. Jack looked around the room and saw a bunk bed, a desk and a chair and that was it. Jack walked over and sat in the chair.
Then Fox turned around stood up and said, "Dad, this is Colonel Jack O'Neill. He and his team were traveling threw something called the Stargate when they ended up on our world. They decided to help us get you and the others out if we help them find a way home. Jack this is Wolverine." Jack stood up to shack Wolverine's hand and then sat back down.
"You got a plan to get us out of here?" Fox asked Wolverine.
"No. If I had one, we would have been out of here months ago. That blasted Mayborn made it where every time we try and escape we are shocked several times. You talkin' with the others?" Wolverine asked when he saw Fox starring off into space.
"No, I was trying but the blasted chains are neutralizing my power." "Mayborn must have up dated. Jeanie can still us her powers. So how much trouble did you give him?"
"Let's just say I made a point to try and kill Mayborn." Fox said.
"I think you should have." Jack said joining into the conversation. "What do you mean?" Fox said now looking at Jack trying to understand his meaning threw his face but was getting no where.
"Where I come from we also have a Mayborn but he's not as bad as this guy is at least I don't think. Anyway, the point is that your people, mutants if you will, don't have to live in fear of the giant robots and such. Just get ride of Mayborn."
"The government recognizes General Mayborn as a Patriot. You have to remember, Colonel, that the government along with half of America hate and fear mutants." Fox said. "There is no way we could have gotten ride of him the way we want to or even by killing him and getting away with it. If we kill him it will send bad publicity all threw America if not the world. We would be treated as if we killed the President himself."
"Fair enough but we still have to get out of here." Jack said, "Is Phoenix a telepath?"
"Yes." Wolverine replied.
"Could she link everyone together is she can us her powers?"
"Yes," Fox said, closing her eyes for a moment and then reopening them. "We are now linked courtesy of Phoenix."
Sir, do you have a plan to get us out of here? Carter thought the question.
No, I was hoping one of you did because Wolverine, Fox and I can't think of anything. Jack said scratching his head.
Cyclops, you have any ideas? Fox asked.
Not at the moment, Fox. I'll let you know when I do.
THIRTY MINUTES LATER
99 bottles of bear on the wall. 99 bottles of beer. Take one down pass it around. 98 bottles of bear on the wall. Jack thought and sang so everyone could here him, except for Fox because she had fallen asleep on the bed and Wolverine sat at the end by her feet. Jack walked back and forth in the cell room. 98 bottles of beer on the wall 98 bottles of beer. Take one down pass it around 97 bottles of beer on the wall.
THREE HOURS LATER
5 bottles of beer on the wall. 5 bottles of beer. Take one down pass it around. 4 bottles of beer on the wall. Jack said. He had messed up several times around 80 and so he started over. Everyone was glad he was almost threw.
Sir, aren't we suppose to be coming up with a way to escape? Sam asked.
I am. Sing or in this case thinking the lyrics helps me think. Jack replied.
I don't see how that's possible. Daniel said.
What isn't possible? Jack asked.
The fact that your thinking while singing, or thinking the Lyrics to 99 bottles of beer on the wall.
Well, I'm doing it.
No your not.
Yes, I am.
No, your not.
Yes, I am.
No....
ENOUGH!!!!! Fox yelled.
I thought you were asleep. Jack asked.
I was but I decided to get up and I don't like waking up to you and Dr. Jackson arguing like two five year olds.
"If I didn't have these blasted adimantium metal 'gloves' blocking my claws," Wolverine said in a low growl, "I would have killed that singing Canary out of his misery two hours ago."
"Wolverine, you're a genius!" Jack said, "Fox, do you still have your knife?"
"Yeah. Why?" Fox said as she took it out of her holster and handed it to Jack.
"We can use this to escape. First we have to get these chains off. Fox, stand up so I can see." Fox stood up and Jack proceeded to pick the lock,. Then, when he turned the knife in the lock, Fox was shocked several times. She let out a scream that a deaf man could hear. She fell to her knees and Wolverine came over to her. Jack stopped and put the knife in front of Fox on the floor.
"T, you okay?" Wolverine asked as he helped his daughter up and sat her on the bed. Jack placed the knife next to Fox on the bed.
"Yeah, fine. Just give me a minute to recover."
"Jack, I like your idea." Wolverine, said picking up the knife and handing it to Jack. "Try and bust me out."
"You know you'll get shocked just like Fox did."
"Yeah I have a healing factor." Jack sighed and put the knife into the lock and sure enough when he turned the knife the first time, Wolverine was shocked. Jack wanted to stop but Wolverine told him to go on. Finally after five minutes of trying to bust Wolverine, Jack finally succeeded. The chains fell to the ground, metal gloves and all and the first think that Wolverine did was unsheathed his claws and broke Fox out and then Jack.
"All right how are, we going to get the others out? There's a Flight 609er still out there." Jack asked and Fox replied by going over to the small window on the door. She saw the Flight 609er and shot it down with one blast of her lasers. She then telekinetically unlocked the door and then turned back to Jack and Wolverine with a big smile.
"She's good." Jack said.
"You have no idea." Wolverine said in reply.
"All right, enough sitting around scratching our heads," Fox said, "Lets get the others out and get you home Colonel."
Tell me what you think.
