Daniel looked at Jack, who shrugged his shoulders and gestured in his direction, "You
heard him, you're up first, Daniel."
Daniel looked back at Teal'c, blew air towards his hair, and then began. "Teal'c's
been teaching me Kelnorim, and I sometimes do see things. Recently, I saw
something that bothered me. I saw a barren, dark planet, like a large asteroid. On
this asteroid was some sort of base. In this base was something like a Stargate. But
it looked...wrong. It felt wrong. It felt...evil. And I felt like I was being watched. And
then I ran across that reference in the texts I've been translating...Jack, don't give
me that look," Daniel exclaimed.
"Daniel...you've been reading ghost stories in those musty pages. C'mon. Late night
snacks, ancient legends, active imagination, Jaffa sleeping style...it'll happen," Jack
said, like that was the most reasonable assumption on Earth.
"Perhaps, O'Neil," Teal'c intoned.
Jack indicated, "Go on."
"I have not been reading the texts that Daniel Jackson has. But, I saw the same
vision. I felt what he felt. And I am convinced it is real. The System Lords have been
pursuing Ancient technology for centuries. And there have been legends of black
devices. Weapons and other instruments of unspeakable horror that have been long
buried. Many system lords desire such devices greatly."
"Yeah, so did Saddam Hussein...ok, bad comparison," Jack sighed. "Look, what do
you want from me?"
"Talk to the Asgard, the Tok'ra, our other allies, Jack. Let's see if they've heard
anything," Daniel said. "I mean, asking never hurt, right?"
"You weren't around the O'Neil household during Christmas," Jack said. He sighed,
then says, "I'll mention it to General Hammond in the morning. Meanwhile, I want
both of you to hit your rooms and get some sleep. I mean, is Carter the only sensible
one on this team?"
Right on cue, Major Samantha Carter came into the room, her soft brow furrowed as
she looked over a copy of some technical data Daniel had made for her to check out.
"Daniel, the implications of what this represents is staggering. I think we need to
bring this up to General Hammond, and maybe call the Tok'ra..." she then noticed
the gathered group.
"Staff meeting?", she asked.
"Nightmares. They needed reassurance from Daddy," Jack said. "Ok, tomorrow we
talk to the general and get on the horn to the Tokr'a at least. See what they have to
say. Meanwhile, bed time. Of you go. That means you, too, Daniel."
