A/N: I apologize for not making it clear that the device will have a way to turn it off when the Tok'ra call. It is my fault for not clarifying that, but thank you Jake for pointing it out. I will attempt to clear that up some in this chapter. And don't worry, fans of my story, I haven't forgotten you! I love all of ya for giving me such a hit with the prequel to this. R&R!
SG1 and Janet came out of the Stargate the next morning to find the entire planet covered in confetti. They couldn't help but grin at Thalia as she stood in front of them dressed simply in plain brown pants and a tan shirt, smiling brightly at them.
"I see that you are ready to go, Thalia." Daniel said.
"Indeed, Doctor Jackson, I am. However, Thalia has decided to give control to me so as not to worry your superiors quite so much." Triss answered.
"Ah, well, thank you, Triss. That will hopefully alleviate any worries they may have, though do not expect it to very much." Daniel replied.
"Um, not to be rude or seem like we don't trust you, but we need to make sure that you don't have any weapons on you, Triss." Jack spoke up and nodded at Sam. The Major moved forward and patted a willing Triss down, then stepped back.
"She's clean, sir. Nothing on her as far as I can tell." Sam announced and Jack nodded.
"Alright, well then, lets go back to Earth and get this party started." He said and Sam began to dial out. He looked at Thalia/Triss standing there smiling and couldn't help but grin back. Aside from this being an alien on a different world, he could almost imagine it was some college kid getting ready to go to her graduation.
As they walked back through the Gate, they watched Thalia carefully as she looked around the room in awe. She had seen it before, being able to see every part of Earth that she wanted to. But it was different actually being there in person.
"Welcome to Earth, Thalia." The General greeted pleasantly, though there was still an underlying tension.
"Thank you, General Hammond. Though, I must say that I am Triss, Thalia's host. For most of our stay, I will be in control. I hope that is satisfactory with you." Triss said and General did actually feel slightly better.
"It is. If you don't mind, we can adjourn to a room where we will discuss your stay with us." He said and Triss nodded.
"Oh, before we leave the Gate..." Triss said and turned to face the wormhole. Flicking her hand towards it, a small box slid through and rested on the ramp. "As and act of good faith, I have decided to give you the device now. I can show Major Carter how it works and how to turn it off, should you want to. I understand the Tok'ra are your allies, along with some rebel Jaffa, therefore I installed a way to turn off the device." Triss said and handed the box to Sam.
"Thank you, Triss. That is thoughtful of you and will make using this much easier for both us and our allies." Sam said and looked inside the box. Inside was what appeared to be a simple jewelry-type box with several small switches on it. It didn't appear to be any type of bomb, so she relaxed.
"You are welcome. It is very easy to use." Triss said and turned back to the General. "We may depart to your room now, General."
They began walking to the briefing room when the Gate shut down and everyone stopped. Along with the normal swoosh sound of the wormhole closing, there was another sound. It sounded strangely like a...
"Who farted?" Jack asked bluntly, and everyone looked at each other with shrugs. Jack raised his eyebrow at all of them, then followed Triss and the General out of the room.
A/N: Admittedly, this is a bit short, but I realized that I still have some boring stuff to sort out. Hopefully I will be done with it now, more or less, though there may still be a little to go. If you are still confused about anything except the fart, that will come about shortly ;-) please don't worry about speaking up. Oh, and also, dont worry- Thalia WILL be in this story a lot, but I want to include Triss in this some, too.Thanks guys! ---Loo