After her shower Rachel changed into some jeans and a different sweatshirt. She had spent quite a while in the bathroom trying to get out of her clothes with out screaming. The thought that maybe Daniel had had a point about the pills had crossed her mind many times while she undressed, bathed and finally redressed afterwards.
Feeling somewhat refreshed, she walked back to the kitchen, her muscles much more relaxed from the hot water, in search of something to eat. She found Jack in the kitchen making himself a sandwich.
"Where's Daniel?" she asked glancing around.
"He went to the base to check up on something, he'll be back in a couple hours," Jack said with a small smile. "Want one?" he asked motioning to his mid-afternoon snack.
"Sure"
Not too long after, Jack and Rachel settled down on the couch in the living room watching a sports channel that was replaying highlights from a hockey game.
"So why didn't you want to know anything about what those guys were holding ya for?" Jack brought up as he set his empty plate on the coffee table.
"Would you guys tell me the truth?" she said looking at him. He opened his mouth to say they would have but the look in her eyes told him to not even waste his breath.
"No"
"Then why bother asking right?" she shrugged slightly before groaning from the movement. "Owww" she moaned quietly.
"You know-"
"No" she knew what he was going to suggest.
"But you'd-"
"I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm not-" A bright white flash enveloped Rachel and momentarily blinded Jack. When it subsided she was gone.
"Doh!"
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Rachel reappeared in a large metal room.
"-taking those damn pills!" her voice echoed off the walls as she found herself standing on a platform of some sort.
"Greetings Rachel" an odd voice said from behind her making her turn around.
"HOLY SHIT!"
"Are you injured?"
"What the hell are you?"
"I am Thor, Supreme Commander of the Asgard Fleet." Rachel stared at the small gray …man … before her.
"Congratulations."
Thor stepped towards her and she hastily moved backwards. "Hey, hey that's close enough" she held out her arm in front of her.
"You have no reason to fear me"
"Is that a fact?" She said dryly.
"Would it make you more comfortable if your father or O'Neill were here?" Thor suggested tilting his head to the side curiously. Humans were indeed strange beings. He walked to the control panel near him and moved a crystal over a few inches. In a matter of seconds there was a flash of light and both Daniel and Jack were standing a few feet from Rachel.
Her jaw dropped as she saw them.
"What the fuck?"
"Hey watch your mouth" Jack said sighing. Things had just gotten a whole lot more complicated.
"Daniel?" she spoke up, afterscowling at Jack. Daniel was slightly confused as to why he was on an Asguard ship and not in his office anymore.
"Yeah?"
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" Rachel yelled.
"Right. About that… umm… Jack?"
"Told ya my plan would work" Jack shrugged realizing someone should have called Thor and mentioned they'd already gotten Rachel home safely.
"Hey Thor, could you beam us down into the briefing room at the SGC?"
"Beam us down?" Rachel gawked.
"Thanks for your help" Jack acknowledged with a nod of his head, ignoring Rachel. And with that the three people were beamed into the briefing room at the SGC.
Right in the middle of a debriefing.
"Colonel…" Hammond stood up, the team of marines with him stood as well.
"General…" Jack was not looking forward to explaining this.
"Doctor Jackson?"
"General" Daniel started but found himself at a loss for words. "Jack?" he turned it over to his friend.
"Daniel."
"Jack."
"Colonel!"
"General,"
"Good grief, shut up!" Rachel ordered. All three men stopped and looked at her in surprise. It was not everyday a teenager, or anyone for that matter, told a General to shut up.
"Excuse me miss, but that was uncalled for" General Hammond began.
"No it wasn't." she stated. Everyone in the room's jaws dropped. "Me getting chased and then kidnapped by some pretty fucked up people, getting the shit kicked outta me repeatedlyand then getting beamed up by some gray dude into what? - A SPACESHIP?!" she took a breath, "THAT'S uncalled for." She huffed, crossing her arms delicately over her chest. Hammonds face flared red with anger. He looked pointedly at Jack, who was still staring in shock at the girl.
"Colonel?"
"Yes Sir" Jack answered the unspoken order. He motioned to the door with his head and he and Daniel led a very angry Rachel from the room.
"The shit just hit the fan," Jack muttered.
"No kidding," Rachel grumbled as she followed them down a long corridor. They walked into the elevator and stood with Rachel in front of Jack and Daniel, who were shoulder to shoulder. "You guys are going to explain this right?"
Sorry its so short, but this week is gonna be busy. I have 5 exams and two 15-page assignments due and I am, to say the least, a little stressed.
Ah the life of an anthropology major.
So the next update may take a while…
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