Taking a few seconds to take in his surroundings, Jack pulled out his sunglasses and put them on. Trees. Every planet they went to it was trees. They were in a forest, well the edge of one anyway he could see the end of the tree-line just to his right on the horizon. Behind; trees. Left: trees. In front? You guessed it; trees.
"We travel thousands of light-years for trees?" Jack chuckled as Corrigan voiced his opinions.
"There's nothing like a good ol' forest to brighten your day Tal." He said mock-cheerfully waving an arm around at the trees.
"Ah, another priceless Jack O'Neill pearl of wisdom." She retorted. Jack just grinned.
"Carter!" he called to her, she turned round from her position by the DHD. "How many hours of light left?"
"Well, from the preliminary MALP information we estimated approximately six hours sir." she answered.
"18 mile hike right? So we should be about halfway by then, we'll set up camp when it gets dark." He thought out loud. "Right then. That'away." He pointed towards the edge of the forest and started walking.
"We're off to see the wizard . . ." Jack sung quietly as they walked through fields upon fields, surrounded by trees, and some more trees and more trees, and then some trees . . .
"Any particular reason you like The Wizard of Oz so much Jack? I mean you're always quoting it or singing the songs . . ." Daniel asked from his place in the middle of the group in front of Jack and Corrigan.
"Not particularly Daniel, no."
"You sure?" Jack nodded. "You sure it's not because you were in your school production of it? Playing the scarecrow?" Jack stopped walking and looked at Corrigan suspiciously. "Because they wouldn't let you play Dorothy?" Daniel added.
Carter and Teal'c abruptly came to a stop. Teal'c turned round and was typically found to be raising an inquisitive eyebrow. Carter looked as though she was trying very hard not to laugh in her CO's face.
"O'Neill, is Dorothy not a female name?" Teal'c asked. This was too much for Carter who started laughing.
Jack turned back from them to Daniel who was wearing a look of pure innocence. Glancing to his left he noticed Corrigan was purposely looking anywhere but him. Shaking his head he held up a hand in her direction and smiled serenely. He then re-directed his eyes.
"Carter compose yourself." He ordered.
"Yes sir." She said, still grinning.
"Resume point."
"Yes sir." she acknowledged and resumed walking, Teal'c fell in at her side and Daniel began to trudge along unceremoniously behind them, smiling smugly.
Before she could get to far away Jack stepped behind Corrigan and whispered in her ear and smiled as he felt her shiver. "Next time you feel like sharing Tal . . . don't." She smirked.
"Hey, he's your friend, he has a right to know embarrassing stories about you and it is my duty to pass on those stories if I have to opportunity." She walked away quickly before he could respond and walked next to Daniel. Scowling Jack followed.
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