Betrayal

SCENE 8, 9 & 10

We are in a room with minimum lighting. There are weapons of all kind, protections and robes. It is a preparation room. A man waits inside, standing near a table. The door is closed. Jonas knocks on the door, opens it and takes a peek inside the room.

Jonas
Hello?

Man
Please, come in, make yourself comfortable.

Jonas
Zander! (Remembering the young boy) We met outside.

Zander
Yes! You are one of the travelers. May I ask what you are doing here?

Jonas
I came to register for the tournament... by the way I'm Jonas Quinn.

Zander
Please to meet you Jonas, euh, do you know how to wrestle?

Jonas
I've learned the basics... but no, not really, though I'm a quick learner. I mean, if you could teach me, I'll catch it in no time.

Zander
Okay. First there are two adversaries facing each other. Then, at the signal, you must force your adversary to the ground and to win, you have to keep him down.

Jonas
That's all?

Zander
Basically, yah!

Jonas
I should be able to do that, what's next?

Zander
For the battles, you need to choose a God which you will be representing. Unfortunately, you're late and all the major ones are taken. Your only choices are Dionysus, Hermes or the Goddesses.

Jonas
Which ones?

Zander
(Looking strangely at Jonas) Goddesses... (Jonas nods) Aphrodite, Hera and Athena will surely be there... do you know that around here, serving women is not a good thing.

Jonas
Are you saying that they are actually here?

Zander
Yes, they always watch the fights. Why, yours don't?

Jonas
Not really...

Once inside, O'Neill and Teal'c step into a hallway. They then hear voices coming from a group of guards. They keep out of their sight until the guards are on their way and O'Neill then signals to Teal'c to follow them. The guards lead them to Carter.

When the guards leave on the other side of the cages room, O'Neill and Teal'c go to Carter.

Carter
Colonel, you found me!

O'Neill
Of course Carter, we always do. (He examines Carter's cage)

Carter
It's solid wood sir, I've tried.

O'Neill
We just have to blast it with Teal'c's staff weapon.

Teal'c
Won't the guards hear the shots from my staff weapon?

Carter
(thinking) The tournament!

O'Neill
What?

Carter
During the battles, the guards will be inside and with the crowd, it would be the perfect time.

O'Neill
Alright, and once out, we grab Jonas and go back home.

Carter
Yeah! Where is he?

Teal'c
He is preparing for the tournament. (Carter seems worried.)