Chapter 10: The Realization (Asgard)
Last time...
But just before she hit the ground she disappeared in the blue shimmer we all (human, goa'uld and replicator alike) associate with the Asgard.
Now the continuation...
She was surprised to say the least when she suddenly appeared on the floor of one of the Asgard storage bays. Especially when she saw O'Neill coming towards her, immediately she drew her bereta and started scooting away.
"Whoa wait a minute, I thought you'd be happy to see me?" said Jack.
"HAPPY?!... You thought I'd be happy?!... You just shot me for goodness sake!" she exclaimed.
"I what?"
"You... shot... me..." she repeated slowly "and don't play stupid either."
"Listen Samantha I don't know what happened down on that planet and I don't know who shot you all I can tell you is that it wasn't me. I've been on this ship for nearly 9 days now theres no way whatsoever that I could've shot you. So why don't you just put down the pistol and we'll see what we can do about that arm." He said trying to reason with the suddenly crazy, –but still gorgeous- he thought, woman lying on the floor. He tentatively took a step closer only to stop short as she tightened her grip on the pistol.
"There is no way your getting anywhere near me." –I'll bleed to death first.- she thought to herself.
"Now Sam your being unreasonable you'll bleed to death if that doesn't get taken care of." He said, she just lay there unmoving.
"Thor, I could use some help here...... Thor?" he asked waiting for an obviously non-forthcoming response.
He slowly took a step backwards and once he figured out she wasn't going to shoot him for leaving he headed out the bay door sealing it behind him. "Desperate times call for desperate measures," he said quietly to himself as he filled the bay with nitrous oxide.
"You required my assistance O'Neill?" came Thor's voice over the comm. system suddenly.
"Everything's under control now... except... maybe you could beam Carter to whatever serves as your Medical Bay for me." He asked.
"Very well O'Neill, it is done."
"Thanks, I'll meet you there" he said and started to head there. But then as an afterthought he realized he didn't know where 'there' was exactly.
"Uh, Thor?"
"Yes O'Neill?"
"Where exactly am I going?"
And then the conversation fades into a list of various directions.
In the Medical Bay... (after he's removed the bullet and she's woken up they've decided to confine her behind a force field.)
"For the last time let me out of here." She said in a disturbingly low voice.
"Now that would be stupid," Jack said, "you see if I were to do that you're likely to try and strangle me."
"You're absolutely right," she responded coolly, "but in my case I have an excuse because you shot me!" she said the last four words rising in volume until she was nearly yelling.
"For the umpteenth time I did NOT shoot you."
Realizing she was getting nowhere with this she decide to change tactics.
"Ok, ok if I promise not to strangle you will you let me out." She said exasperated.
He didn't respond and simply lowered the force field.
"Thank you," she said standing up and stretching, "Ok so maybe you didn't shoot me but in that case who did? your evil twin?" she asked sarcastically. –Oh my gosh I'm even starting to sound like him- she thought –I have got to get out more.-
"I already told you I have no idea who shot you, and besides that I've been here for what a week?" he said.
"I'm not sure, Jack. I mean I thought you were on earth, we all did, but something was wrong. There were times when you... he... it?... would do things that the real you would have never done."
"Such as?"
"Well for example there was that poem you wrote for Jesslyn after her surgery and..."
"Jesslyn?..." he stammered cutting her off. "Sam Jesslyn's been gone for years."
"Well I hate to tell you like this but she's back and she told us the whole story both before and after the kidnapping... it seemed like you... I'm sorry he... was a little detached but I guess we all just figured it was the shock of it all... and then when..." she trailed off unconsciously moving her hands to her stomach.
"Samantha what's wrong?" he asked suddenly at her side, concerned.
"Oh nothing... its nothing..." she said a bit too quickly.
"Samantha..." he said sternly.
"Do not get me started...so you say you've been here for over a week right?..." she asked.
"Yeah... where are you goin' with this?"
"Well if you've been here who exactly was on base, and is now strolling around Alpha Site as you?!"
"If I may interrupt?" asked Thor who then waited for their nod of approval before continuing. "Something has developed at the Alpha Site..."
