1200 ZULU
Stargate Command Mess Hall
Cheyenne Mountains, CO
"So, why am I stuck here again?" Harm asked impatiently.
"You're stuck here because you want your witness back, and we want our General back," replied Daniel. "Now eat up." The mess hall wasn't very appealing to Harm. Then again, why should it be? The SGC had much more important issues to worry about than a pleasant-looking mess hall. He finished his lunch and followed SG-1 to the gate room. On the way, they were stopped by a friendly, yet surprising face.
"Jack!" exclaimed Daniel. "What are you doing here?"
"How's it going, Jack? Nice to see you," said Jack. "Didn't we go over this before?"
"Yeah," said Daniel. "Sorry, it's just, what are you doing here?"
"Well, Landry's out for a spin with a Goa'uld who's taken a liking to Major Griff and you all are left with no CEO. I'm just here to make sure nothing else goes wrong today, or tomorrow, or the next, or however long it takes you to find Landry," replied Jack. Then he turned his lazy gaze to Harm. "Who's the new guy?"
"Captain Harmon "Harm" Rabb, United States Navy," Harm stuck his hand out. Jack shook it.
"Major General Jack O'Neill, have we met before?" replied Jack.
"I don't think so, no sir," answered Harm.
"You'd better get used to me, then," said Jack. "You're going to be seeing a lot of me. Now what are you doing here. I thought this was a top-secret military base." Then he turned his head to talk to Daniel. "Unless Martin started talking to people about us."
"No," Daniel said suddenly. "He hasn't talked to anyone about us. In fact, I had a nice breakfast with him at Denny's the other day. We had a conversation about his show. It's going pretty well, actually."
"Yes, I've seen it," replied Jack Then he turned to face Harm. "Now, back to my first question. What are you doing here?"
"Griff was apparently a witness of his. He chased him all the way into the gate room," said Mitchell.
"Why didn't the guards stop them?" asked Jack.
"Because Griff knocked them out," replied Carter.
"Well then. That answers all but one question," said Jack with a slight hint of humor in his voice.
"What's that?" asked Daniel.
"Are we going to stand here and talk all day, or are we going to save Landry?" asked Jack.
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1130 ZULU
Stargate Command Briefing Room
Cheyenne Mountains, CO
"That's your plan?" inquired Jack skeptically.
"That's it," replied Daniel, obviously proud of himself for formulating such a great plan.
"You're nuts!" exclaimed Jack.
"What?" replied Daniel, not seeing what was wrong with his beautiful plan.
"You're wonkers! You're crazy! You've lost your marbles! You're three fries short of a Happy Meal!" said Jack. "I'm surprised you missed so many strategic flaws."
"I thought it was good," Daniel pouted.
"Well, I don't," said Jack. "You're not considering all of the risks. Besides, why should you get to fly one of the F-302? You're not even certified. I think that Rabb and Mitchell should fly them."
"Do you have a better plan?" asked Daniel defensively.
"Yes, I do," replied Jack, and he told them his plan.
"Fine, so you do have a better plan," replied Daniel, giving up.
"Well then, let's go save a General," said Jack.
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1131 ZULU
Prison Block of a Jaffa Cargo Ship
Orbit around P3X-9128
"If you continue to resist, you will surely die," said Tholin, showing unintentional concern for Landry.
"It's better than letting a citizen of my world die in vain," replied Landry. With that, he spat at Tholin. Tholin stepped out of the way.
"Such crude gestures, you will be fun to break," said Tholin, smiling satisfactorily. "However, I will do it slowly, so as to enjoy myself.