At the end of the week SG-1 found themselves on a first contact mission to P3X-923. Although they hadn't found anyone there, Daniel was excited by the ruins that they had found several miles from the Stargate. They'd been at the site for several hours before Jack decided he had had enough of the place, "Daniel! Wrap it up! We gotta get back to the Stargate!"
Daniel looked up startled from the translation he was doing, he then looked down at his watch. "What are you talking about? We don't have to be back for another four hours!" he pointed out.
Jack cringed, he had hoped that Daniel wouldn't notice. "Look, you finished taking pictures of this place right? And Carter's done taking samples… So let's just go home shall we? Besides you can translate all that stuff when we get home."
Daniel noticed that Jack was anxious to leave, "Yeah, I can Jack but we're already here… Wait a minute…" Daniel said as he raised an eyebrow at Jack. "The game's tonight isn't it?"
Sam questioningly looked at Daniel confused and then to Jack who was trying to hide his grin. "Daniel, I have no idea what you are talking about," he smiled. "I just want to get off this planet and enjoy the weekend."
Daniel shook his head as he put his notes away, "Yeah, Jack, whatever." Daniel knew better then to get between Jack and his hockey.
As they were walking back to the Stargate Sam came up to Daniel and asked him what he knew about their early departure. "Daniel, why are we leaving early?"
Daniel smiled, "Jack's been talking about it all week… The Blackhawks are in the Western Conference Finals. The first game in the series against the Avs is tonight."
"You're kidding me?" she asked as she looked at her CO.
"Nope. This is the first time in a long time that the Blackhawks have made it to the finals… He wanted to go out to a bar and watch the game, but then he remembered that he was in Avs country!"
"Yeah, that probably wouldn't be so wise," she replied as a smirk came across her face. She thought for a moment before making a proposal to Daniel, "Wanna see him squirm?" Daniel cocked his head waiting to see what she had in mind. When she told him her plan Daniel couldn't help but laugh out loud. She left Daniel's side and raced to catch up with Jack before they reached the Stargate, which was now in sight. "Sir!"
Jack turned around as he continued walking, "Carter, what's up?"
"Sir, I was speaking with Daniel and he's been working on some of the translation on our way back here. He says that he thinks that this planet was used as a naquadah mining site by the Goa'uld, but that the Goa'uld never discovered a larger mine that the original inhabitants concealed from them."
Jack stopped and turned to look at his serious 2IC, "Yeah and?" He hoped to god that she wouldn't suggest what he knew she would.
"Sir, we have to try and locate the mine. I think we should radio General Hammond and tell him about the mine and that we'll stick around and look for it."
'Yep, she did, she suggested it…' O'Neill's face cringed as he debated whether or not to listen to her suggestion. He looked back at Teal'c and Daniel who was holding a notebook and not really watching where he was going. "Damn…" he swore under his breath. He took off his cap and rubbed his hair with his hand, "Does he know where the mine is?"
"No sir. All it said was that it was close to the Stargate," She told him seriously.
"Yeah, figures… How long do you think it'll take to find the mine? Do you at least have something to detect the naquadah?" he asked her as he realized that he wasn't going to be able to watch the game tonight.
"Yes sir, I have the proper equipment here. As to how long it'll take, I'm not sure." She then paused and looked at Daniel as she pondered what estimate to give him. She then turned to him and gave him her honest assessment, "My guess is until the end of the game between the Blackhawks and the Avs." She waited until the shock appeared on his face before flashing him a small smile. She then turned and headed towards the Stargate.
A confused and worried Jack stood still. He followed Sam with his eyes before turning his head and looking back at Daniel who by then had a huge grin on his face. When he saw the grin on his archeologist's face he closed his mouth and realized he'd been had. He then took off after Carter, "Funny Carter, you almost had me there."
"I thought it was pretty funny as well sir… The look on your face… priceless," she told him with a wide grin on her face. "So what time's the game tonight?" she asked him as they came up to the clearing where the Stargate stood.
He looked over at her as he continued to walk, "Seven thirty." 'I wonder if she likes hockey?' he started to muse before they all looked up at the Stargate when they heard the sound of the inner track moving. They all stopped in their tracks before Jack got his team in motion, "Everyone take cover!"
The team scrambled to the perimeter of the clearing and hid behind trees and rocks as they waited for the Stargate to establish the wormhole and any travelers to come through. Thirty seconds later, they had company. "Great!" Jack whispered as he lowered his head as he saw fourteen Jaffa emerge from the Stargate before the wormhole disengaged. Jack keyed his radio, "Alright campers, let's see what happens."
They waited ten minutes after eight Jaffa left before deciding to attack. "Teal'c what do you think?"
"I believe that these Jaffa are an advance force. It is only a matter of time before more Jaffa arrive through the Stargate," Teal'c answered him.
"Yeah… okay. Alright, let's make our way home then shall we? On three… one… two… three!" he yelled out as they all came from behind their hiding spots and started firing at the six Jaffa guarding the gate. Four Jaffa fell in the initial onslaught while the other two were able to take cover. The firefight continued for another minute before Jack decided to move to another spot to get a better angle on the remaining Jaffa. "Cover me!" he yelled as he took off for a tree fifteen yards away. Four yards from the intended tree he planted his right leg in an unseen hole as he moved to the left. As soon as he realized that his foot was taking too long to make contact Jack knew that it wasn't going to be good. As his foot finally made contact with the ground his lower leg came up on the outside of his knee joint. The resulting pain was excruciating as Jack collapsed onto the ground screaming. As a staff blast landed near him he had the sense to start crawling for cover.
Out of the corner of her eye, Sam saw Jack go down. She yelled over at Daniel who was on her other side, "The Colonel's hit! Cover me!" Sam raced over to her Colonel's side, relieved to see that he was at least crawling, and dragged him the remaining yards as they hid behind the wide stump. "Sir, where were you hit?" she asked him her voice filled with concern.
Jack grimaced through the pain, "I wasn't… It's my knee! God it hurts!"
Sam was about to take a look at his knee when a staff blast landed to one side of their tree stump. She turned around and aimed her P-90 at the sole remaining Jaffa, with a short burst the man was on the ground. The rest of their teammates scanned the area and didn't see any other Jaffa. "Teal'c check the immediate perimeter, make sure we don't have anymore Jaffa heading back here. Daniel come here and help me with the Colonel," she told them over her radio. Sam knelt down next to Jack, "Which knee was it?"
Jack closed his eyes and tried to hide his pain, "My right one! … Don't even think about setting it Carter!" At that moment Daniel arrived at their side.
"No sir," she told him as she let a small smile show. "Sir, do you have movement in your foot?"
Jack paused and focused on the question and prepared himself for the testing he was going to do. He was able to wiggle his toes in his boot and was able to point his toe up and down. When he tried to move his foot from side to side he let out a yell.
"Major Carter, the perimeter is clear," Teal'c informed her over the radio.
Sam cued her radio, "Teal'c I need your help with the Colonel. His right leg is no good."
"I am on my way."
"Daniel, help me get him up and then dial us home." Sam and Daniel then each grabbed a hold of one of Jack's arms and gently raised him. "You okay sir?" she asked him once they had him on his one good foot supporting himself with the assistance of his two friends.
"I've been better," he grimaced again as he felt the blood rush down his leg increasing the throbbing in his knee.
As Teal'c arrived, Daniel handed off Jack's arm and ran over to the DHD to get them back home. Ninety seconds later Teal'c and Sam stepped through the Stargate supporting Jack between them as Daniel came up behind them covering their six.
TBC
Daniel looked up startled from the translation he was doing, he then looked down at his watch. "What are you talking about? We don't have to be back for another four hours!" he pointed out.
Jack cringed, he had hoped that Daniel wouldn't notice. "Look, you finished taking pictures of this place right? And Carter's done taking samples… So let's just go home shall we? Besides you can translate all that stuff when we get home."
Daniel noticed that Jack was anxious to leave, "Yeah, I can Jack but we're already here… Wait a minute…" Daniel said as he raised an eyebrow at Jack. "The game's tonight isn't it?"
Sam questioningly looked at Daniel confused and then to Jack who was trying to hide his grin. "Daniel, I have no idea what you are talking about," he smiled. "I just want to get off this planet and enjoy the weekend."
Daniel shook his head as he put his notes away, "Yeah, Jack, whatever." Daniel knew better then to get between Jack and his hockey.
As they were walking back to the Stargate Sam came up to Daniel and asked him what he knew about their early departure. "Daniel, why are we leaving early?"
Daniel smiled, "Jack's been talking about it all week… The Blackhawks are in the Western Conference Finals. The first game in the series against the Avs is tonight."
"You're kidding me?" she asked as she looked at her CO.
"Nope. This is the first time in a long time that the Blackhawks have made it to the finals… He wanted to go out to a bar and watch the game, but then he remembered that he was in Avs country!"
"Yeah, that probably wouldn't be so wise," she replied as a smirk came across her face. She thought for a moment before making a proposal to Daniel, "Wanna see him squirm?" Daniel cocked his head waiting to see what she had in mind. When she told him her plan Daniel couldn't help but laugh out loud. She left Daniel's side and raced to catch up with Jack before they reached the Stargate, which was now in sight. "Sir!"
Jack turned around as he continued walking, "Carter, what's up?"
"Sir, I was speaking with Daniel and he's been working on some of the translation on our way back here. He says that he thinks that this planet was used as a naquadah mining site by the Goa'uld, but that the Goa'uld never discovered a larger mine that the original inhabitants concealed from them."
Jack stopped and turned to look at his serious 2IC, "Yeah and?" He hoped to god that she wouldn't suggest what he knew she would.
"Sir, we have to try and locate the mine. I think we should radio General Hammond and tell him about the mine and that we'll stick around and look for it."
'Yep, she did, she suggested it…' O'Neill's face cringed as he debated whether or not to listen to her suggestion. He looked back at Teal'c and Daniel who was holding a notebook and not really watching where he was going. "Damn…" he swore under his breath. He took off his cap and rubbed his hair with his hand, "Does he know where the mine is?"
"No sir. All it said was that it was close to the Stargate," She told him seriously.
"Yeah, figures… How long do you think it'll take to find the mine? Do you at least have something to detect the naquadah?" he asked her as he realized that he wasn't going to be able to watch the game tonight.
"Yes sir, I have the proper equipment here. As to how long it'll take, I'm not sure." She then paused and looked at Daniel as she pondered what estimate to give him. She then turned to him and gave him her honest assessment, "My guess is until the end of the game between the Blackhawks and the Avs." She waited until the shock appeared on his face before flashing him a small smile. She then turned and headed towards the Stargate.
A confused and worried Jack stood still. He followed Sam with his eyes before turning his head and looking back at Daniel who by then had a huge grin on his face. When he saw the grin on his archeologist's face he closed his mouth and realized he'd been had. He then took off after Carter, "Funny Carter, you almost had me there."
"I thought it was pretty funny as well sir… The look on your face… priceless," she told him with a wide grin on her face. "So what time's the game tonight?" she asked him as they came up to the clearing where the Stargate stood.
He looked over at her as he continued to walk, "Seven thirty." 'I wonder if she likes hockey?' he started to muse before they all looked up at the Stargate when they heard the sound of the inner track moving. They all stopped in their tracks before Jack got his team in motion, "Everyone take cover!"
The team scrambled to the perimeter of the clearing and hid behind trees and rocks as they waited for the Stargate to establish the wormhole and any travelers to come through. Thirty seconds later, they had company. "Great!" Jack whispered as he lowered his head as he saw fourteen Jaffa emerge from the Stargate before the wormhole disengaged. Jack keyed his radio, "Alright campers, let's see what happens."
They waited ten minutes after eight Jaffa left before deciding to attack. "Teal'c what do you think?"
"I believe that these Jaffa are an advance force. It is only a matter of time before more Jaffa arrive through the Stargate," Teal'c answered him.
"Yeah… okay. Alright, let's make our way home then shall we? On three… one… two… three!" he yelled out as they all came from behind their hiding spots and started firing at the six Jaffa guarding the gate. Four Jaffa fell in the initial onslaught while the other two were able to take cover. The firefight continued for another minute before Jack decided to move to another spot to get a better angle on the remaining Jaffa. "Cover me!" he yelled as he took off for a tree fifteen yards away. Four yards from the intended tree he planted his right leg in an unseen hole as he moved to the left. As soon as he realized that his foot was taking too long to make contact Jack knew that it wasn't going to be good. As his foot finally made contact with the ground his lower leg came up on the outside of his knee joint. The resulting pain was excruciating as Jack collapsed onto the ground screaming. As a staff blast landed near him he had the sense to start crawling for cover.
Out of the corner of her eye, Sam saw Jack go down. She yelled over at Daniel who was on her other side, "The Colonel's hit! Cover me!" Sam raced over to her Colonel's side, relieved to see that he was at least crawling, and dragged him the remaining yards as they hid behind the wide stump. "Sir, where were you hit?" she asked him her voice filled with concern.
Jack grimaced through the pain, "I wasn't… It's my knee! God it hurts!"
Sam was about to take a look at his knee when a staff blast landed to one side of their tree stump. She turned around and aimed her P-90 at the sole remaining Jaffa, with a short burst the man was on the ground. The rest of their teammates scanned the area and didn't see any other Jaffa. "Teal'c check the immediate perimeter, make sure we don't have anymore Jaffa heading back here. Daniel come here and help me with the Colonel," she told them over her radio. Sam knelt down next to Jack, "Which knee was it?"
Jack closed his eyes and tried to hide his pain, "My right one! … Don't even think about setting it Carter!" At that moment Daniel arrived at their side.
"No sir," she told him as she let a small smile show. "Sir, do you have movement in your foot?"
Jack paused and focused on the question and prepared himself for the testing he was going to do. He was able to wiggle his toes in his boot and was able to point his toe up and down. When he tried to move his foot from side to side he let out a yell.
"Major Carter, the perimeter is clear," Teal'c informed her over the radio.
Sam cued her radio, "Teal'c I need your help with the Colonel. His right leg is no good."
"I am on my way."
"Daniel, help me get him up and then dial us home." Sam and Daniel then each grabbed a hold of one of Jack's arms and gently raised him. "You okay sir?" she asked him once they had him on his one good foot supporting himself with the assistance of his two friends.
"I've been better," he grimaced again as he felt the blood rush down his leg increasing the throbbing in his knee.
As Teal'c arrived, Daniel handed off Jack's arm and ran over to the DHD to get them back home. Ninety seconds later Teal'c and Sam stepped through the Stargate supporting Jack between them as Daniel came up behind them covering their six.
TBC
