The hike down was uneventful, with the exception of the mud puddle that the girls accidentally found. One girl slipped, bringing another down with her, which started a chain reaction. The girls were so muddy that they decided that they would enjoy the mud while they could. The adults stood off on the side, along with some girls who refused to join he girls in the mud.
Jack and Daniel took this time to tell Sam and Janet what was going on. Sam looked shocked at the fact that there was Ancient stuff so close to them this whole time. There was no proof anywhere that the Ancients had come this way before. Before now, of course.
Once the girls reached camp, they were mostly dry, so they changed into their bathing suits one at a time behind some trees, so they wouldn't get mud all over their tents. The day had warmed up considerably; the day would be perfect for swimming. SG-1 changed into their swimsuits too.
There was a life guard on duty down at the beach, where the kids had started to gather. Daniel and Jack had made a plan while changing: They would pick up Sam together, and throw her off the deep end of the dock. They waited outside her tent.
When the tent opened they were ready. Daniel snatched her before he realized his mistake. This was Janet. Daniel grown internally, then sprinted down to the water, and threw Janet in, with her yelling the whole time.
With Janet's capture, Sam was slightly more cautious leaving the tent. She first opened the tent window, and seeing no one, she slowly undid the zipper of the door. After sticking her head out, and seeing no one, she brought the rest of her out, and made a ran for the girls. They would protect her at least.
She wasn't fast enough. Jack got out of his hiding place behind a tent, and grabbed her around the middle, throwing her over his shoulder. Jack was grinning like the cat who caught the canary.
"Colonel, put me down now!"
There was a splash. Daniel had finally thrown Janet in, but Janet had pulled him with her. Jack was coming close to the end of the dock. He flipped her over, and she fell in. Jack turned around, cheering, and grinning at the yells he was getting from the girls when a strong pair of hands grabbed his ankles pulling him in.
The water fight didn't last long, but it was satisfying. Some of the braver girls joined in, and one of the life guards had brought down water guns.
Around four, they decided to go canoeing. There was a little boat house hidden behind some trees, and most of the girls had canoed before. After a trek around the lake, the girls pulled in to get changed before dinner and another campfire. Once it would get dark out, the girls would be playing their 'field game' of capture the flag.
Supper went smoothly, and the girls immediately went to the campfire pit, where Jack and Daniel were once again swarmed. Jack made sure he was seated directly between Daniel and Sam.
Mandy opened with a song, and then told them some facts about the bracelets that they had made earlier.
"Did you guys know that the colors you chose for the bracelets actually have a deeper meaning? Each of the colors represents an emotion that you feel suits that person.
"Red means love, Orange means respect, Yellow means intellect, Green means courageous, Light Blue means faithful, Dark Blue means imaginative, and purple is humorous. Black is strong in mind, White is strong at heart, and last but not least, pink is forgiving."
Jack looked down at his wrist. Green, light blue, purple, and white. Courageous. Could he be called that? He just tried to do what was right. Faithful. He had never really been faithful to anyone, but he tried to be faithful to everything. Humorous. Now that one at least suited him better. Strong at heart? He never gave up what he believed in.
He looked at Sam's wrist. Imaginative. Forgiving. Strong in mind. Yup, she was definitely all of those things.
He looked at Daniel's wrist. Orange, red, yellow. Love, respect and intellect.
Jack shivered. How was it that these bracelets suited them so well? Jack tuned out the rest of the campfire; which turned into the explanation of the capture the flag game. Once the kids were giving their boundaries, they scattered.
The leaders were given their positions. Sam, Daniel and Jack would be guarding the jail, Janet would be guarding the flag, with the other female leaders. The crew would be scattered to make sure the kids didn't get lost.
Sam and Daniel were sitting at the base of the totem pole, which was the jail. Jack leaned against it. Something tickled his ear. He scratched it, and felt something warm against the back of his hand. Turning around to look at the totem pole, one of the symbols was glowing slightly.
Jack reached out and touched it, and a bright white flash was the last thing he saw.
fire-fie: For the My Chemical Romance comment, remember, I'm trying to do this in Jack's point of view.
Anna-pooh: I love the quotes, they make my day.
Bookworm37: What song is 'I'm a nut' ? I've never heard of it before.
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