I've finally finished chapter three but I don't really like it.
I decided to write this chapter in first person because I haven't written one like that before.
Tell me what you think. If it turns out really badly then I will rewrite it normally. So I need your opinions.
Disclaimer: Stargate is not mine.
Wake up call
I walk into his quarters. He's sitting on the edge of the bed throwing an old tennis ball off the wall in front of him. He stops as I enter.
"Hey," I say cheerfully.
"Hey," he replies, smiling and standing up.
"You bored?" I ask casually, shutting the door and discretely locking it.
I remember, before I quit the military he used to visit my lab if he was bored. We'd sit and talk. Flirt. He still visited afterwards but since the fraternisation rules no longer applied, we had to find new ways to make it exciting again. Jack has quite an imagination. I smile at the memories. That poor airman who walked in the time we'd forgotten to lock the door. It was a good job that.
"Yep, you?" My memories are cut short as he responds to my question.
"I was," I smile.
He's noticed the locked door and is moving closer to me, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"I'm sorry," he apologises, surprising me slightly.
Why?
"Why?" I ask out loud.
"Today was supposed to be special. Ya know. Anniversary. Big decision." I smile at his answer.
"It's not your fault," I wrap my arms around his neck.
We may be married but the tension is still there, in a good way though. In a way that makes the air crackle with electricity whenever we are in the same room.
"We could always start trying now," I suggest, "we've both got time to kill."
"Carter, you really have changed," he smiles at me.
He's right, since leaving the airforce I've felt an incredible freedom that's been missing from my life. Carter, it's been a while since I heard that, it's familiar though, probably why he didn't mind me keeping my name. Although he hadn't seemed so happy when I suggested he could take mine.
He leans down and kisses me.
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We rush into the 'gate room, we're almost late. I know I'm flushed and go even redder when everybody, including my father, turns to look at us as we hurry in.
"We were checking the equipment," Jack lies.
It probably would have been a lot more convincing if - a) I wasn't so flushed
- b) I wasn't pulling on my jacket and straightening out my clothes
and
- c) the equipment wasn't already in the 'gate room.
General Hammond looks very sceptical but thankfully doesn't say anything.
"O.k. before we go is there anything else we need to know about this Neph. whats her name?" Jack asks.
I have the feeling he's going to regret it. Daniel's been dying to give us a lecture since the briefing earlier.
"Nephthys," Daniel starts, I focus on his words, no matter what Jack thinks, the Goa'uld connection with our history is fascinating. "She was the sister of Isis and Osiris and married to her brother Seth."
"Married to her brother!" Jack exclaims, looking up at Daniel from his position by the bags.
"Yes, it's very common in mythology for," Daniel explains.
"Hang on," Jack interrupts him, "our Seth?"
"She's going to be mad," I comment.
"She didn't like him. In fact her son Anubis was conceived with her brother Osiris who was married to her sister Isis," Daniel continues, I watch Jacks frown deepens. He's so cute when he's confused, I do it deliberately sometimes, just to see that frown, which, I admit, is a bit cruel.
"That's enough, I'm sorry I asked," Jack moans.
"Dial the co-ordinates Jacob gave us," Hammond shoats smiling at the control room, "good luck sg1."
"Thanks sir," Jack smiles but he looks worried. He always worries before things like thi.
I hug dad goodbye.
"I wish I was coming with you Sammy."
"You've got to get back and help the Tok'ra," I tell him, "besides, it's nothing I haven't done before."
"Don't underestimate her Sam," he sounds very serious, "Selmac's told me a lot about Nephthys, she's worse than most."
"I won't dad," I promise him, he still looks worried.
I don't blame him, no matter how well our missions are planned something always seems to go wrong.
"We'll be fine," I reassure him.
The wormhole opens behind me, I join the rest of sg1 at the bottom of the ramp. Teal'c heads forward and throws the gas through first, Jack looks at me and smiles, a look of reassurance. We fix our masks in place, aim our weapons and head through the gate.
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Is it as bad as I think?
Tell me.
Thank you.
I decided to write this chapter in first person because I haven't written one like that before.
Tell me what you think. If it turns out really badly then I will rewrite it normally. So I need your opinions.
Disclaimer: Stargate is not mine.
Wake up call
I walk into his quarters. He's sitting on the edge of the bed throwing an old tennis ball off the wall in front of him. He stops as I enter.
"Hey," I say cheerfully.
"Hey," he replies, smiling and standing up.
"You bored?" I ask casually, shutting the door and discretely locking it.
I remember, before I quit the military he used to visit my lab if he was bored. We'd sit and talk. Flirt. He still visited afterwards but since the fraternisation rules no longer applied, we had to find new ways to make it exciting again. Jack has quite an imagination. I smile at the memories. That poor airman who walked in the time we'd forgotten to lock the door. It was a good job that.
"Yep, you?" My memories are cut short as he responds to my question.
"I was," I smile.
He's noticed the locked door and is moving closer to me, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"I'm sorry," he apologises, surprising me slightly.
Why?
"Why?" I ask out loud.
"Today was supposed to be special. Ya know. Anniversary. Big decision." I smile at his answer.
"It's not your fault," I wrap my arms around his neck.
We may be married but the tension is still there, in a good way though. In a way that makes the air crackle with electricity whenever we are in the same room.
"We could always start trying now," I suggest, "we've both got time to kill."
"Carter, you really have changed," he smiles at me.
He's right, since leaving the airforce I've felt an incredible freedom that's been missing from my life. Carter, it's been a while since I heard that, it's familiar though, probably why he didn't mind me keeping my name. Although he hadn't seemed so happy when I suggested he could take mine.
He leans down and kisses me.
****************************
We rush into the 'gate room, we're almost late. I know I'm flushed and go even redder when everybody, including my father, turns to look at us as we hurry in.
"We were checking the equipment," Jack lies.
It probably would have been a lot more convincing if - a) I wasn't so flushed
- b) I wasn't pulling on my jacket and straightening out my clothes
and
- c) the equipment wasn't already in the 'gate room.
General Hammond looks very sceptical but thankfully doesn't say anything.
"O.k. before we go is there anything else we need to know about this Neph. whats her name?" Jack asks.
I have the feeling he's going to regret it. Daniel's been dying to give us a lecture since the briefing earlier.
"Nephthys," Daniel starts, I focus on his words, no matter what Jack thinks, the Goa'uld connection with our history is fascinating. "She was the sister of Isis and Osiris and married to her brother Seth."
"Married to her brother!" Jack exclaims, looking up at Daniel from his position by the bags.
"Yes, it's very common in mythology for," Daniel explains.
"Hang on," Jack interrupts him, "our Seth?"
"She's going to be mad," I comment.
"She didn't like him. In fact her son Anubis was conceived with her brother Osiris who was married to her sister Isis," Daniel continues, I watch Jacks frown deepens. He's so cute when he's confused, I do it deliberately sometimes, just to see that frown, which, I admit, is a bit cruel.
"That's enough, I'm sorry I asked," Jack moans.
"Dial the co-ordinates Jacob gave us," Hammond shoats smiling at the control room, "good luck sg1."
"Thanks sir," Jack smiles but he looks worried. He always worries before things like thi.
I hug dad goodbye.
"I wish I was coming with you Sammy."
"You've got to get back and help the Tok'ra," I tell him, "besides, it's nothing I haven't done before."
"Don't underestimate her Sam," he sounds very serious, "Selmac's told me a lot about Nephthys, she's worse than most."
"I won't dad," I promise him, he still looks worried.
I don't blame him, no matter how well our missions are planned something always seems to go wrong.
"We'll be fine," I reassure him.
The wormhole opens behind me, I join the rest of sg1 at the bottom of the ramp. Teal'c heads forward and throws the gas through first, Jack looks at me and smiles, a look of reassurance. We fix our masks in place, aim our weapons and head through the gate.
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Is it as bad as I think?
Tell me.
Thank you.