Jack O'niells House
Jack opened the fridge and took out a beer. He felt confused and tormented. He tried to collect his thoughts while the cold liquid amended his thirst. But the big picture kept on escaping him. He knew how he felt. He knew something was dead wrong about the intire situation but he ran into the same problem as always. Everybody would think he was crazy cause he didn't have any fancy way of explaining what he meant. Dr. Frasier thought so. She had let him go eventhough she didn't wanted too. Not because of his constant assurance that he was fine but because she hadn't been able to find anything wrong with him. In the end she had said it was stress and ordered him to go home and relax. And here he was now. Drowning his frustration in beer and Simpsons. From the tv the reasuring themesong reached him and he caught himself in humming along with the happy tune. Then there were a knock on the door. Finally, he thought.
"It's open", he yelled from the sofa.
He heard the door open and moments later Carter and Teal'c joined him.
"Hi Sir".
"Hey Carter. T".
"O'niell".
"Come...sit...Simpsons is on".
"Simpsons?" Teal'c raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah T...it's a cultural nessesity...a need to see".
Carter smiled but didn't say anything as Teal'c sat and watched. As the show unfolded she observed the Colonel point and comment on what happened on the screen. Teal'c' eyebrow seemed to raise and raise untill it was so high on his forehead that it almost reached his tattoo. Then a big smile followed and by the end he and the Colonel were laughing and drinking a lot of beer. She herself had never been a big fan of cartoons. And she had never shared the affection that had infected the rest of the world when it came to The Simpsons. Actually she was quite surprised that a little yellow family of nutcases had had that kind of success. But as she watched it now she realised why. There was a varm charm and truth about them that you could relate to. But she doubted the Colonel had invited them here to watch tv. She had had a few beers when she suddenly felt that the situation was off somehow. It was not that Daniel wasn't there eventhough she missed him. It was something else put she couldn't put her finger on it. Then she looked at Teal'c...laughing...Teal'c was laughing...loudly. Strange...very strange. Then a scream sounded in her head.
"I'm right here"
"I'm right here"
It was Daniels voice. No doubt about it. But it was impossible. Daniel wasn't even there. She looked at her team members as the voice raised in volume but they didn't seem to notice a thing. Finally she had to cover her ears and run out of the room but the voice followed her everywhere.
"Daniel...please...". She whispered.
"What's the matter Carter?"
She turned around and saw her CO and Teal'c looking at her.
"I'm right here!"
"Nothing Sir...i think i have had to many beers or something".
"You had two for cryin out loud!".
"Ok...this is gonna sound crazy...but i hear Daniel...he is".
"Screaming?".
She looked at him in surprise.
"I'M RIGHT HERE!"
"Yeah...how did you know Sir?"
"The same thing happened to me in the infirmary today...i'm telling you...something is wrong here...it's not Daniel in the SGC".
"What? Not Daniel? What do you mean?"
"I'M RIGHT HERE!"
"Not sure...but as soon as i started to think something might be wrong i started hearing him...".
"How did you get him to be quit Sir?"
Jack looked around. Then came with a loud outburst.
"SHUT UP DANIEL! Did it work?"
"I'M RIGHT HERE!"
"No..."
"Never does...". Jack shrugged his shoulders. "You try."
"Daniel...will you please be quiet?" The voiced dissappeared. "Thank you".
"Show off", Jack whispered under his breath.
"O'niell. Captain Carter. I have not heard the voice of Daniel Jackson."
"Maybe you haven't opened youself to it Teal'c", Carter said.
Both men looked confused and she tried to explain.
"I mean maybe it is...that you have to allow yourself to be open to the possibility that creates the connection? It makes sense. I heard him the second i thought something was wrong with this situation...and Sir...you said yourself you heard him when you thought something was off."
"Yeah...".
"So Teal'c just has to open his mind...try Teal'c". They moved back into the livingroom.
The Jaffa closed his eyes and sat for several moments without moving.
"Hear anything Teal'c?".
"Nothing".
"Nothing? Not a whisper, a ecco...a very loud anthropologist?"
"Nothing".
"Okay...just checking".
"That's weird...i thought we were on to something here".
"So Carter...what now?".
"I don't know. Maybe we should tell Janet?".
"Nope...bad bad bad idea".
"Why?"
"Already did and she thought i was nuts. I say we go back to the mountain and pull the pluck on the fake Danny".
"Indeed O'niell."
"What! No Sir...Teal'c. We can't do that. What if we are wrong?"
"I know i'm right Carter".
"No Sir...its not a good idea. We don't know what it might do to this connection."
"Fine...then what?".
"Have you tried to talk to him?"
"Who?"
"Daniel...".
"In the bed?"
"No Sir...the voice...".
"No...just told him to shut up...in a nice way of course..."
"Then...lets try...maybe it works both ways".
"You want to talk to the voice in our heads?"
"Yes."
"Ok. Just checking. How do we do this?"
"The best way would be in Kelnoreem O'niell...when the mind is quiet and the spirit free. I will assist you".
"Fine T. Lets get this show on the road."
They cleared the floor and lighted some candles. Then they sat in a circle.
"I must warn you that it can be a strong experience to Kelnoreem. You must be prepared to see things you will not expect. Just remember that it is not real. Only the wild nature of your subcoincence. You must stay together or you could get lost in yourself. And don't leave the light. In the darkness lies things your soul is not prepeared to confront."
"Yeah T. I'll take the chance."
"Me too".
"Let us begin".
They closed their eyes and created a connection between themselves by holding hands. Then they took deep breaths as Teal'c had instructed and cleared their minds. Jack felt stupid. He doubted this hole Kelnoreem thing. It was beyond him. But all of the sudden he felt the world spin and a falling sensation followed. When it finally stopped he felt sick to his stomach and wanted to quit but when he opened his eyes he was nolonger in his livingroom. He was in a dark room. Not comepleately black cause he could see Carter and Teal'c on the floor next to him. Carter looked worse than right after her first trip through the gate, if that was possible. Teal'c was his normal self. Jack walked over to them and took a look around.
"Whoa...i don't think we're in Kansas anymore".