Jack sent his message. It wasn't long, and it wasn't the one Jacob asked him to send. It simply told her he needed to talk face to face, and asked her to come home as soon as she could.
Melony sighed when she got it, but really, she'd been expecting it. Their actions couldn't go unnoticed for too long, after all, and she had known that the first person the Tok'ra would have went running to was Jack O'Neill.
[Tell him we cannot come to Earth]
Yeah, that was a given. There was no way in hell she was going to risk going to Earth just then.
She and Talon discussed it for a long time, and Melony sent Jack a reply.
.................
"She's not coming..."
"Sir?"
"Jack?"
O'Neill looked up to see that Daniel, Sam and Teal'c were all gathered around him. He, of course, was intent on the device strapped to his wrist.
"She's not coming."
"What?"
"Melony. She's not coming. She says she can't."
"Then maybe Jacob's right, and-"
"No, he's not right, Daniel." Jack scowled. "She's not coming here, but she's going to send us the address to a planet she'll meet us on."
Suddenly an alarm sounded, and they all headed for the Command room.
"Unscheduled off-world activation! Repeat! Unscheduled off-world activation!"
"Sergeant?" Hammond was already in the command center with Jacob Carter when the gate engaged and the iris close.
"It's SG-2's code, Sir. The old one."
The old one was the one that Melony had access to. They'd given SG-2 a new one when Anderson had taken over the team, to keep from getting the two confused.
"Colonel?"
Jack and SG-1 had arrived in time to hear this message, and O'Neill nodded. "It's not her, Sir. She's sending us coordinates of someplace she wants to meet."
"Is it possible it's a trick?" There were a lot of system lords who'd love a chance to get through the Earth Stargate.
"No. When she gave it to me, Melony said the devices we have will only work for her and me. It has to be from her."
"Open the iris." Hammond ordered. They all headed for the embarkation room.
As they headed down the stairs, Jack explained to Hammond and Jacob what the message he'd received only moments before had told him. Since it had been short, it didn't take any longer than it took them to get through the door of the gate room.
"Did she mention how she was going to send this-"?
Hammond's question was interrupted when a rock came flying through the Stargate, almost hitting Daniel, who was pulled out of the way by Teal'c.
"Thanks."
"You are welcome."
"I'd guess she's going to wrap a message around a rock, Sir," Jack said, walking over and picking the rock up. There was a piece of paper wrapped around it, and tied with a piece of string. He unwrapped it, and tossed the rock to Daniel, reading the message.
"It's from her."
"You're sure?"
"I know her handwriting."
"What's it say?"
"It has a gate address and a smiley face."
"Seriously?" Sam walked over to look, and grinned, despite the seriousness of the situation.
"Does it say when you're supposed to go?"
Jack turned the note over and shook his head.
"Nope. It just says 'Bring Sam Carter, Jack. And don't let Brad Anderson come.'"
"No time like the present." Jacob said.
"You're not coming, Jacob." Jack told the Tok'ra.
"What?" This was from Jacob and Hammond, both.
"Explain yourself, Colonel." Hammond said.
"With all due respect, if Melony wanted you to know what was going on, she'd have answered the Tok'ra calls and none of us would have had this conversation. Obviously, she feels there's a reason you shouldn't know, and if you come through the gate with us, then none of us will know."
"Bullshi-"
"He's right, dad."
"No, he's not. I am not going to sit back and-"
There was a pause, and Jacob's expression suddenly turned inward, which led them all to believe that he and Selmak were having a discussion of their own. Jacob scowled, and scowled again, then scowled once more before throwing his hands up in irritation. "Fine! I'm not going."
"Jacob?"
"Selmak agrees with you Colonel. More importantly, I'm being reminded that the reason we're here is to find out what's going on, not to argue with our allies. You go, find out what she's up to, and tell us. We'll decide if the rest of the Tok'ra should know."
"What if she doesn't want you to know?"
"I'm a retired Air Force officer, and there's no questions where my loyalties lie, Colonel. You will tell me."
"I'll think about it." Jack wasn't about to be bullied.
"Colonel..."
"This is our destination." He handed the General the sheet of paper. "We're ready to go, Sir."
"Don't you think we should have guns, Jack?" Daniel asked.
Jack looked over at the Marine security force that had assembled the moment the alert came on, and motioned for the closest one to hand him his rifle and his side arm. Then he motioned for the others to give theirs to the other members of SG-1. They didn't need anything more powerful. Not when visiting friends.
"If Melony's managed to take out a bunch of system lords – even minor ones – I'm pretty sure she can manage to find us a secure location to chat."
Hammond looked at Carter, who nodded as well. If Jack was that sure, then she was, too. Daniel and Teal'c both nodded as well. They, of course, were going, even without an invitation.
"Fine."
He trusted Mitchell, too. Despite Jacob's concerns. Hammond went to the command center, and handed the coordinates to Sergeant Davis.
"Dial it up, Sergeant."
Melony sighed when she got it, but really, she'd been expecting it. Their actions couldn't go unnoticed for too long, after all, and she had known that the first person the Tok'ra would have went running to was Jack O'Neill.
[Tell him we cannot come to Earth]
Yeah, that was a given. There was no way in hell she was going to risk going to Earth just then.
She and Talon discussed it for a long time, and Melony sent Jack a reply.
.................
"She's not coming..."
"Sir?"
"Jack?"
O'Neill looked up to see that Daniel, Sam and Teal'c were all gathered around him. He, of course, was intent on the device strapped to his wrist.
"She's not coming."
"What?"
"Melony. She's not coming. She says she can't."
"Then maybe Jacob's right, and-"
"No, he's not right, Daniel." Jack scowled. "She's not coming here, but she's going to send us the address to a planet she'll meet us on."
Suddenly an alarm sounded, and they all headed for the Command room.
"Unscheduled off-world activation! Repeat! Unscheduled off-world activation!"
"Sergeant?" Hammond was already in the command center with Jacob Carter when the gate engaged and the iris close.
"It's SG-2's code, Sir. The old one."
The old one was the one that Melony had access to. They'd given SG-2 a new one when Anderson had taken over the team, to keep from getting the two confused.
"Colonel?"
Jack and SG-1 had arrived in time to hear this message, and O'Neill nodded. "It's not her, Sir. She's sending us coordinates of someplace she wants to meet."
"Is it possible it's a trick?" There were a lot of system lords who'd love a chance to get through the Earth Stargate.
"No. When she gave it to me, Melony said the devices we have will only work for her and me. It has to be from her."
"Open the iris." Hammond ordered. They all headed for the embarkation room.
As they headed down the stairs, Jack explained to Hammond and Jacob what the message he'd received only moments before had told him. Since it had been short, it didn't take any longer than it took them to get through the door of the gate room.
"Did she mention how she was going to send this-"?
Hammond's question was interrupted when a rock came flying through the Stargate, almost hitting Daniel, who was pulled out of the way by Teal'c.
"Thanks."
"You are welcome."
"I'd guess she's going to wrap a message around a rock, Sir," Jack said, walking over and picking the rock up. There was a piece of paper wrapped around it, and tied with a piece of string. He unwrapped it, and tossed the rock to Daniel, reading the message.
"It's from her."
"You're sure?"
"I know her handwriting."
"What's it say?"
"It has a gate address and a smiley face."
"Seriously?" Sam walked over to look, and grinned, despite the seriousness of the situation.
"Does it say when you're supposed to go?"
Jack turned the note over and shook his head.
"Nope. It just says 'Bring Sam Carter, Jack. And don't let Brad Anderson come.'"
"No time like the present." Jacob said.
"You're not coming, Jacob." Jack told the Tok'ra.
"What?" This was from Jacob and Hammond, both.
"Explain yourself, Colonel." Hammond said.
"With all due respect, if Melony wanted you to know what was going on, she'd have answered the Tok'ra calls and none of us would have had this conversation. Obviously, she feels there's a reason you shouldn't know, and if you come through the gate with us, then none of us will know."
"Bullshi-"
"He's right, dad."
"No, he's not. I am not going to sit back and-"
There was a pause, and Jacob's expression suddenly turned inward, which led them all to believe that he and Selmak were having a discussion of their own. Jacob scowled, and scowled again, then scowled once more before throwing his hands up in irritation. "Fine! I'm not going."
"Jacob?"
"Selmak agrees with you Colonel. More importantly, I'm being reminded that the reason we're here is to find out what's going on, not to argue with our allies. You go, find out what she's up to, and tell us. We'll decide if the rest of the Tok'ra should know."
"What if she doesn't want you to know?"
"I'm a retired Air Force officer, and there's no questions where my loyalties lie, Colonel. You will tell me."
"I'll think about it." Jack wasn't about to be bullied.
"Colonel..."
"This is our destination." He handed the General the sheet of paper. "We're ready to go, Sir."
"Don't you think we should have guns, Jack?" Daniel asked.
Jack looked over at the Marine security force that had assembled the moment the alert came on, and motioned for the closest one to hand him his rifle and his side arm. Then he motioned for the others to give theirs to the other members of SG-1. They didn't need anything more powerful. Not when visiting friends.
"If Melony's managed to take out a bunch of system lords – even minor ones – I'm pretty sure she can manage to find us a secure location to chat."
Hammond looked at Carter, who nodded as well. If Jack was that sure, then she was, too. Daniel and Teal'c both nodded as well. They, of course, were going, even without an invitation.
"Fine."
He trusted Mitchell, too. Despite Jacob's concerns. Hammond went to the command center, and handed the coordinates to Sergeant Davis.
"Dial it up, Sergeant."