Catch you on the flip side
Author: Gillian Slater
E-mail: LeoricGS@aol.com
Rating: PG -13
Teaser: Carter, whilst experimenting with materials gathered from an alien world finds an ancient coin which triggers a spontaneous OBE. Problem is, she can't end it.
Disclaimer: As always, these characters do not belong to me, they are the property of the show's creators, and I'm borrowing them for my own sinister purposes...
Part Four
Upon entering the infirmary, she saw that he was already laid on a bed being examined by a medic, a frustrated scowl on his face. He raised his eyebrows in unspoken question as Sam stepped in.
"Really here this time, sir." Carter ran a hand through her unkempt blonde hair as Janet motioned for Sam to take up a similar position in the next bed to Jack's.
"Sooo... have a good vacation?" The Colonel asked in a conversational tone.
"Well, the scenery was pretty great. Honestly, sir, you should've been there. It was
like… well it was flying. I'm glad to be solid again, though." She paused, brow furrowing and eyes narrowing as she looked curiously at the Colonel.
"You, err... heard my thoughts out there in the corridor just now, didn't you?" He sighed in affirmation.
"Uh-huh."
"But I'm back! I'm right here." Carter seemed quite flustered for once, Jack noted with a half-smile.
"Got that."
Janet, watching the exchange with interest, stepped forwards.
"Major, how about a little experiment to test this... telepathy?"
Sam nodded. "What d'you have in mind?"
* * * *
In the Gate control room, Colonel O'Neill tapped his fingernails on the console, bored. Spinning round in his swivel-chair, he nodded at the white-clad lab tech who stood behind him with a clipboard, scribbling feverishly.
Sam's voice echoed in his mind once more.
...Next picture, sir, it's a surveillance shot of P3X-799, with the Goren barracks there.
Jack repeated her details to the doctor in deliberate monotone, adding, "And did I mention this is getting kinda old?"
"Noted, Colonel." The tech commented in a faintly amused tone. "It seems the results are conclusive anyway."
The young man used his radio to confirm the Colonel's 100% accuracy and declared the test ended.
"Finally!" Jack got up and walked purposefully out of the control room with a huff of exasperation.
Back in the briefing room, Samantha sat opposite Janet, Teal'c and General Hammond, a collection of photographs, maps and statistics printouts arrayed before her.
"He's coming back, sir." Carter reported.
"Well, Major, it seems there's no doubt." General Hammond's southern brogue still held the note of quiet wonder it had when the test began. "I'd say SG-1 is going to have a tighter command structure from now on..."
Colonel O'Neill stepped into the room, the traces of frustration still hovering in his eyes as he took a seat next to Carter. Well, that was the most fun I've had in ages! Sam smiled at the sarcasm in his tone.
"Well done, Colonel, Major." The General nodded at each in turn, who responded in kind, even if Jack's acknowledgment was accompanied by an ironic smile.
"Now, obviously investigations into why this happened will be ongoing..." Hammond continued. Sam heard Jack's groan in her mind. "... But I see no reason for this, err, development to keep SG-1 out of the field..." Yes! A glow of relief passed between them. "...You'll all get some rest before your reconnaissance of P5X-245 as scheduled--"
"That's the, er, fifth planet from a binary star, isn't it sir?" Jack cut in quickly, a delicious grin on his face as he watched the wind disappear entirely from Carter's sails. Her eager expression turned quickly to righteous indignation.
"Hey!" She folded her arms and glowered at him. General Hammond and the others looked from Jack to Sam, confused. Then the General began to chuckle, souring Sam's expression further.
The Colonel smiled roguishly at his second-in-command and tapped his forehead. With you in here, I'll be a lot smarter, that's for sure.
End of Part Four
