Chapter Six
After being radioed by Amanda to let the team know that Jonas and herself were on their way back to camp and should arrive back within the next twenty minutes, Jack started preparing their evening meal of chicken flavoured macaroni cheese.
The rest of the group were just starting to eat when laughter was heard coming from not to far into the forest. Teal'c raised an eyebrow in puzzlement and Sam and Jack gave each other a 'did we just hear that correctly' look.
"You can not be serious Jonas, the Colonel would never do anything like that" Amanda's voice followed the laughter and Jack was starting to get worried now. One minute they weren't getting alone and now Jonas was sharing what sounded like embarrassing stories about him.
Shouting over to Jonas, Jack said "Err Jonas, I hope you're not spilling any details I may have to kill you for later?"
"No Jack, I was just telling Amanda about the time that you got framed for shooting Kinsey" Jonas said laughing.
"Ok then but what about that wouldn't I do?" Jack asked, puzzled at what they found funny about that situation.
"Oh nothing sir, it was the thing before that that we were still laughing about" Amanda said defending Jonas.
"And what would that be… on second thoughts let's just forget about it and eat I'm hungry" Jack said turning from Jonas and Amanda and back to his food that was now slightly cold.
The evening meal carried on without any other problems other than the odd friendly jibe between Amanda and Jonas, which every time received an odd look from Jack and Sam. After they had eaten Jack assigned watches and as it was Amanda's first off world mission he let her choose who she wanted to be on watch with. She chose Jonas, which shocked and surprised Jack but feeling that they had settled their differences he let her have the watch partner she wanted.
The night went quick with no incidents and before any of them knew it, it was morning and Jack was ordering them to pack up camp ready to head back to Earth within the next hour or so, once Sam had collected the last of her samples.
The klaxons bellowed and the Stargate started to activate with an incoming traveller. It didn't take long for the process to be completed and the Stargate burst into life. "We're receiving SG-1's IDC, Sir" Sergeant Davis informed General Hammond as he entered the room.
"Open the iris" Hammond said walking over to a microphone so he could welcome back his number one team.
With the order given Sergeant Davis placed his hand on the iris release control. With that done the iris retracted itself back into the inner working of the Stargate revealing the hypnotic blue of the event horizon. It was only a few seconds after that that the first member of SG-1 walked through the event horizon and stared walking down the ramp.
Once arriving at the bottom of the ramp Jonas turned and waited for the others to arrive home, which they quickly did. Amanda quickly followed by Sam came through carrying some of the lighter equipment and the Jack controlled the FRED with the heavier equipment on it.
Once everybody were safely through the Stargate, Hammonds voice reverberated around the Gateroom "Welcome Home SG-1, go get showered then get cleared by Doc Fraiser then we'll debrief in one hour."
Jack nodded to Hammond then left the room followed closely by his team. Quickly arriving at the shower rooms, the men went in theirs while the ladies went in theirs.
Inside the ladies locker room Amanda walked straight to her locker and removed the things she required for a shower when Sam's voice broke in to her thoughts, "You and Jonas seem to be getting on a lot better now."
Looking up Amanda agreed, "Yeah I came straight out and asked him what his problem with me was when we were walking to check out to those ruins."
"And what did he say?" Sam asked reaching into her locker and retrieving her things for a shower.
"He said he was jealous, something about when he joined the team, he had to earn respect and friendship whereas to him I kinda walked in and there it was, respect and friendship handed to me on a platter" Amanda said getting up and heading off to the shower zone.
"So now you've got to know the real Jonas do you think your going to enjoy the team better now" Sam said taking a seat on a bench and removing her boots and placing them near her locker and changing out of the rest of her mucky clothes.
"It's how I pictured it should be," Amanda said smiling to herself.
Jack noticed the smile that was on Jonas's face and had been there since the night before when he and Amanda had returned to camp. "Jonas what's with the smile, it's starting to get creepy now?" Jack asked trying to hide his smile
"What smile Jack?" Jonas asked looking puzzled at Jack.
"The smile that you've had on your face since returning from those ruins yesterday with Amanda" Jack said finding it harder and harder not to laugh.
"Ohh, sorry I didn't realise I was smiling. Guess it's just that I've realised that Amanda's a pretty good person, friendly and kind and surprisingly forgiving" Jonas said turning slightly red.
"Ahhh, I see the old friendly and kind person routine" Jack said patting himself dry with a towel.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jonas asked trying to hide the redness that had started to show on his face.
"Nothing" Jack said a smile plastered to his face and started to get changed in to his clean clothes.
"Oh ok then" Jonas by this time was the colour of tomato.
With that the room dissolved in to silence while they both continued to change. Once Jack was finished dressing he left the locker room without another word.
When he turned to walk down the corridor after leaving the changing room he was faced with a smiling Sam. "Well what did you find out?" Jack asked hardly able to hold back his excitement.
"Oh, just the reason why Jonas has been acting like an ass towards Amanda" Sam said retuning his smile.
"And what's the reason then?" Jack asked starting to get impatient.
"Oh, Ok, Jonas was jealous that you seem to have friendship and respect for Amanda before she even went on a mission and Jonas had to earn it over the course of a few missions" Sam said explaining the situation regarding Jonas and Amanda to him.
They continued down the hall for a few minutes in silence when all of a sudden Sam said "Come on, Sir I've got a feeling that there's going to be some interesting conversations going on in a certain chat room tonight."
With a smile that was plastered to his face he replied, "I like the way your mind works, Carter. Let's go."
A/N Here's the next chapter and let's just say that this is where all the fun starts. Thanks again for your reviews it's great to know people like my story.
After being radioed by Amanda to let the team know that Jonas and herself were on their way back to camp and should arrive back within the next twenty minutes, Jack started preparing their evening meal of chicken flavoured macaroni cheese.
The rest of the group were just starting to eat when laughter was heard coming from not to far into the forest. Teal'c raised an eyebrow in puzzlement and Sam and Jack gave each other a 'did we just hear that correctly' look.
"You can not be serious Jonas, the Colonel would never do anything like that" Amanda's voice followed the laughter and Jack was starting to get worried now. One minute they weren't getting alone and now Jonas was sharing what sounded like embarrassing stories about him.
Shouting over to Jonas, Jack said "Err Jonas, I hope you're not spilling any details I may have to kill you for later?"
"No Jack, I was just telling Amanda about the time that you got framed for shooting Kinsey" Jonas said laughing.
"Ok then but what about that wouldn't I do?" Jack asked, puzzled at what they found funny about that situation.
"Oh nothing sir, it was the thing before that that we were still laughing about" Amanda said defending Jonas.
"And what would that be… on second thoughts let's just forget about it and eat I'm hungry" Jack said turning from Jonas and Amanda and back to his food that was now slightly cold.
The evening meal carried on without any other problems other than the odd friendly jibe between Amanda and Jonas, which every time received an odd look from Jack and Sam. After they had eaten Jack assigned watches and as it was Amanda's first off world mission he let her choose who she wanted to be on watch with. She chose Jonas, which shocked and surprised Jack but feeling that they had settled their differences he let her have the watch partner she wanted.
The night went quick with no incidents and before any of them knew it, it was morning and Jack was ordering them to pack up camp ready to head back to Earth within the next hour or so, once Sam had collected the last of her samples.
The klaxons bellowed and the Stargate started to activate with an incoming traveller. It didn't take long for the process to be completed and the Stargate burst into life. "We're receiving SG-1's IDC, Sir" Sergeant Davis informed General Hammond as he entered the room.
"Open the iris" Hammond said walking over to a microphone so he could welcome back his number one team.
With the order given Sergeant Davis placed his hand on the iris release control. With that done the iris retracted itself back into the inner working of the Stargate revealing the hypnotic blue of the event horizon. It was only a few seconds after that that the first member of SG-1 walked through the event horizon and stared walking down the ramp.
Once arriving at the bottom of the ramp Jonas turned and waited for the others to arrive home, which they quickly did. Amanda quickly followed by Sam came through carrying some of the lighter equipment and the Jack controlled the FRED with the heavier equipment on it.
Once everybody were safely through the Stargate, Hammonds voice reverberated around the Gateroom "Welcome Home SG-1, go get showered then get cleared by Doc Fraiser then we'll debrief in one hour."
Jack nodded to Hammond then left the room followed closely by his team. Quickly arriving at the shower rooms, the men went in theirs while the ladies went in theirs.
Inside the ladies locker room Amanda walked straight to her locker and removed the things she required for a shower when Sam's voice broke in to her thoughts, "You and Jonas seem to be getting on a lot better now."
Looking up Amanda agreed, "Yeah I came straight out and asked him what his problem with me was when we were walking to check out to those ruins."
"And what did he say?" Sam asked reaching into her locker and retrieving her things for a shower.
"He said he was jealous, something about when he joined the team, he had to earn respect and friendship whereas to him I kinda walked in and there it was, respect and friendship handed to me on a platter" Amanda said getting up and heading off to the shower zone.
"So now you've got to know the real Jonas do you think your going to enjoy the team better now" Sam said taking a seat on a bench and removing her boots and placing them near her locker and changing out of the rest of her mucky clothes.
"It's how I pictured it should be," Amanda said smiling to herself.
Jack noticed the smile that was on Jonas's face and had been there since the night before when he and Amanda had returned to camp. "Jonas what's with the smile, it's starting to get creepy now?" Jack asked trying to hide his smile
"What smile Jack?" Jonas asked looking puzzled at Jack.
"The smile that you've had on your face since returning from those ruins yesterday with Amanda" Jack said finding it harder and harder not to laugh.
"Ohh, sorry I didn't realise I was smiling. Guess it's just that I've realised that Amanda's a pretty good person, friendly and kind and surprisingly forgiving" Jonas said turning slightly red.
"Ahhh, I see the old friendly and kind person routine" Jack said patting himself dry with a towel.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jonas asked trying to hide the redness that had started to show on his face.
"Nothing" Jack said a smile plastered to his face and started to get changed in to his clean clothes.
"Oh ok then" Jonas by this time was the colour of tomato.
With that the room dissolved in to silence while they both continued to change. Once Jack was finished dressing he left the locker room without another word.
When he turned to walk down the corridor after leaving the changing room he was faced with a smiling Sam. "Well what did you find out?" Jack asked hardly able to hold back his excitement.
"Oh, just the reason why Jonas has been acting like an ass towards Amanda" Sam said retuning his smile.
"And what's the reason then?" Jack asked starting to get impatient.
"Oh, Ok, Jonas was jealous that you seem to have friendship and respect for Amanda before she even went on a mission and Jonas had to earn it over the course of a few missions" Sam said explaining the situation regarding Jonas and Amanda to him.
They continued down the hall for a few minutes in silence when all of a sudden Sam said "Come on, Sir I've got a feeling that there's going to be some interesting conversations going on in a certain chat room tonight."
With a smile that was plastered to his face he replied, "I like the way your mind works, Carter. Let's go."
A/N Here's the next chapter and let's just say that this is where all the fun starts. Thanks again for your reviews it's great to know people like my story.