12/?
Daniel and Teal'c looked behind them when they heard the Stargate activate. There was no place to hide, so they readied their weapons and crouched.
Rooster came through the gate barking like crazy. He was scared of the blue pool, but Jack was able to command him to go. When Jack came through seconds later, still holding onto Rooster's harness, the dog jumped up on his hind legs and put his front paws on Jack's shoulders. Jack smiled and bent to pet him.
Rooster barked as another person came through the Stargate. Sam put her sunglasses on as she stepped through. It'd been five months since she'd been through the gate, and it felt like it always did. Wonderful.
"Sam? Jack?" Daniel asked, standing up. "What are you doing here?" He and Teal'c started to walk towards their friends.
Jack smiled at them. "We wanted to help."
"Really Jack, we can handle this." Daniel said.
"And Major Carter should not be traveling in her condition." Teal'c added.
Sam sighed. "I'm pregnant, not dead. Besides, General Hammond sent me to watch Jack."
"Somebody needs to, but who's going to watch you?" Daniel asked. He ran a hand through his hair. The last thing he needed was a blind man and a pregnant woman hovering over him. He was strained as it was. He wanted to find the "cure" as Janet had called it, wanted to help Jack to see again, but he didn't want to get anyone's hopes up. That's why he asked Jack not be told.
"Look Danny, I know you think we'll get in the way, but we won't. I really just wanted to be here to show you that I appreciate you doing this. And I wanted to go through the gate again." Jack smiled.
"Me too. And I can help." Sam stated. "Keep a look out."
Daniel looked to Teal'c who raised his eyebrow. "Fine. Just behave."
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The day was ending and still they hadn't found anything. Daniel had looked over what was left of the ruins multiple times. He was beginning to get short with everyone. "Perhaps we should go Daniel Jackson." Teal'c suggested.
Daniel gave him an exasperated look. "It's here Teal'c, I know it is." Daniel looked over at Jack. He was lying down on the sand, his head resting against Rooster's body. Something glistened under Jack's back. Daniel squinted his eyes. "Jack, what are you laying on?"
Jack sat up and reached for where his back was. "I was using it to support my back." Jack told Daniel. "It's just a rock right?"
Daniel walked to him and took the rock out of Jack's hands. After studying it for a few minutes, he looked at Sam. He held the "rock" out to her. "What does that look like? The markings."
Sam looked at the rock and then at Daniel. "A gate address." She said.
"One we don't have in our database." Daniel added.
Jack stood up. "I've found a new planet?" He asked, a smile spreading across his face.
"It appears so Sir." Sam said, smiling back at him.
