I'm sorry that this chapter has been so long and is so short but I've been
busy writing my Voyager story and a couple of others.
Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate or anything to do with it, I'm far too poor.
Things written in italics are thoughts; I think they are all Jacks in this chapter.
Wake Up Call - Chapter 2
"Hey Dad," Sam said warmly as she walked into the briefing room. She hugged the old man fondly.
"Sammy," he smiled and then looked over her shoulder, to where Jack was standing. "Jack," he nodded respectfully.
"Dad," he responded, smiling tightly.
Typical, whenever this guy turns up he always wants something. I wonder what he's disturbed us with today.
I'm going to be a dad again, we're going to be family.
Jack smiled more widely, his thoughts returning to his and Sam's decision. He looked at the floor so the others wouldn't see and mistake it for him being ok about being called in.
They all sat down around the table and Jacob began speaking immediately, an urgent tone in his voice.
"We've had word from one of our operatives, he's infiltrated the Jaffa of the system lord Nephthys."
"Never heard of him," Jack interrupted, trying to inject some humour into the briefing.
Jacob didn't smile and neither did Teal'c.
"Actually, in Egyptian mythology Nephthys was," Daniel began, but Jack, sensing it was going to be a long explanation stopped him.
"Save it Daniel, we're probably only going to kill him anyway," Jack looked at Jacob for confirmation.
"Something like that," Jacob agreed.
"I have heard of Nephthys," Teal'c spoke for the first time, "she is cruel and powerful. It is told she once slaughtered the children of an entire planet for her own pleasure, displaying the severed heads of the infants outside their parent's homes." Sam looked like she was going to be sick, Jack placed a comforting hand on hers.
"But," Daniel began to argue.
"Daniel," Jack said in a warning tone. "So Nephthys is a woman, shouldn't she be a system lady or something."
Jacobs's eyes flashed, indicating the arrival of Selmac.
"The Tok'ra require your assistance," Selmac stated, ignoring Jacks comment, "our operative has informed us that Nephthys is organising a treaty between the System Lords. This could have one of two different results, either the treaty will be a success and there will be anew stability between the system lords."
"But," Daniel interrupted successfully, "the system lords have been fighting for millennia, it doesn't seem very likely that Nephthys could arrange peace on her own."
Jacobs head bowed briefly.
"That's what I thought," Jacob agreed, "but apparently she can be very persuasive. However, the other option seems more likely."
"Which is?" Jack asked.
"Nephthys will take this opportunity to kill a large percentage of the other system lords, claming their power for herself," Teal'c informed them.
"Yes," Jacob nodded.
"I know which one I'd put my money on," Jack commented.
"Yeah," Daniel said sighing.
"So what do you want us to do dad?" Sam asked.
We don't have the resources to attack Nephthys' main base," Jacob started, "many of our operatives are off world and the others are busy preparing to move to another base."
"You're moving again?" Sam asked, she sounded upset that he hadn't told her.
"Yeah, it's a long story Sammy."
"So all you want us to do is destroy the main base of a very powerful and from the sound of it psychotic Goa'uld," Jack said.
"That's about it," Jacob said.
"Piece of cake," Jack said sarcastically, hitting his head on the table.
"When do you need this mission to be attempted?" General Hammond asked.
"Today," Jacob replied bluntly.
"Not today," Jacks muffled complaint sounded futilely from the place his head rested in front of him.
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So second chapter, what do you think?
I apologise for the parts that are really badly written, I'm a bit tired.
You know the drill, review. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase.
Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate or anything to do with it, I'm far too poor.
Things written in italics are thoughts; I think they are all Jacks in this chapter.
Wake Up Call - Chapter 2
"Hey Dad," Sam said warmly as she walked into the briefing room. She hugged the old man fondly.
"Sammy," he smiled and then looked over her shoulder, to where Jack was standing. "Jack," he nodded respectfully.
"Dad," he responded, smiling tightly.
Typical, whenever this guy turns up he always wants something. I wonder what he's disturbed us with today.
I'm going to be a dad again, we're going to be family.
Jack smiled more widely, his thoughts returning to his and Sam's decision. He looked at the floor so the others wouldn't see and mistake it for him being ok about being called in.
They all sat down around the table and Jacob began speaking immediately, an urgent tone in his voice.
"We've had word from one of our operatives, he's infiltrated the Jaffa of the system lord Nephthys."
"Never heard of him," Jack interrupted, trying to inject some humour into the briefing.
Jacob didn't smile and neither did Teal'c.
"Actually, in Egyptian mythology Nephthys was," Daniel began, but Jack, sensing it was going to be a long explanation stopped him.
"Save it Daniel, we're probably only going to kill him anyway," Jack looked at Jacob for confirmation.
"Something like that," Jacob agreed.
"I have heard of Nephthys," Teal'c spoke for the first time, "she is cruel and powerful. It is told she once slaughtered the children of an entire planet for her own pleasure, displaying the severed heads of the infants outside their parent's homes." Sam looked like she was going to be sick, Jack placed a comforting hand on hers.
"But," Daniel began to argue.
"Daniel," Jack said in a warning tone. "So Nephthys is a woman, shouldn't she be a system lady or something."
Jacobs's eyes flashed, indicating the arrival of Selmac.
"The Tok'ra require your assistance," Selmac stated, ignoring Jacks comment, "our operative has informed us that Nephthys is organising a treaty between the System Lords. This could have one of two different results, either the treaty will be a success and there will be anew stability between the system lords."
"But," Daniel interrupted successfully, "the system lords have been fighting for millennia, it doesn't seem very likely that Nephthys could arrange peace on her own."
Jacobs head bowed briefly.
"That's what I thought," Jacob agreed, "but apparently she can be very persuasive. However, the other option seems more likely."
"Which is?" Jack asked.
"Nephthys will take this opportunity to kill a large percentage of the other system lords, claming their power for herself," Teal'c informed them.
"Yes," Jacob nodded.
"I know which one I'd put my money on," Jack commented.
"Yeah," Daniel said sighing.
"So what do you want us to do dad?" Sam asked.
We don't have the resources to attack Nephthys' main base," Jacob started, "many of our operatives are off world and the others are busy preparing to move to another base."
"You're moving again?" Sam asked, she sounded upset that he hadn't told her.
"Yeah, it's a long story Sammy."
"So all you want us to do is destroy the main base of a very powerful and from the sound of it psychotic Goa'uld," Jack said.
"That's about it," Jacob said.
"Piece of cake," Jack said sarcastically, hitting his head on the table.
"When do you need this mission to be attempted?" General Hammond asked.
"Today," Jacob replied bluntly.
"Not today," Jacks muffled complaint sounded futilely from the place his head rested in front of him.
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So second chapter, what do you think?
I apologise for the parts that are really badly written, I'm a bit tired.
You know the drill, review. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase.