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Dedication: This Chapter is dedicated to my friends on the SGC Network. In particular Dex, Joulez and Squishy, the three SGCers to review this story. If anyone else has, put your handle in the review and I'll give you a hug: D : D
Chapter Five: The Search for Odin
Flashback:
Rachael looked around, "Where is Odin?"
Daniel stared at the Asgard, "He went with Thor and Heimdall."
Rachael turned to the gray alien beside her, and then looked back at SG1. "No, he did not. Heimdall has been with me since he beamed me onto his ship, after you went aboard Odin's."
Jack frowned and looked at Heimdall, "If you're Heimdall, then where's Thor."
A bright white flash occurred in the gate room, and the Asgard Supreme Commander appeared.
Sam looked at the Asgard, "If you two are here, then who did we just hand Odin too?"
End flash back
Odin: Aboard the "Daniel Jackson"
Odin looked around at his surroundings. He had been on Thor's ship once, back when the older Asgard had explained his history, and sent him to live with Rachael, whom he adored. This ship, however, was not the Daniel Jackson, Thor's command ship and the flagship of the Asgard Fleet. Odin walked to a wall and looked at it. The wall, he noticed, was created with small gray blocks. Odin turned around to face Thor, who was conversing with Heimdall in what Humans would probably mistake for the Asgard language. Odin, however, was not a Human, and this was not his race's language. Odin caught several words that were in fact Goa'uld, a few Nox, and even an Ancient word in the language. He again looked at the wall, and then it clicked. This was not the Daniel Jackson, nor was that Thor or Heimdall. Odin had been kidnapped. And he knew he was in trouble. Especially when he realized who had kidnapped him.
Briefing Room, SGC, Cheyenne Mountain.
Jack sat in the Briefing Room in the SGC, watching the chaos around him. Sam, Daniel, General Hammond, Major Davis and Sergeant Harriman were discussing something in the corner while Thor and Heimdall talked in Asgard. Jack could tell that Thor was upset and Jack had never seen the Asgard Commander upset. Teal'c sat quietly, thinking. But it was Rachael who Jack was worried about. She sat in a corner, staring at her hand. Tears running down her cheeks, she was the epitome of sadness. Jack stood and walked over to her, sitting down beside her and staying silent for a few moments. He turned to her and noticed that she was not staring at her hand, but at a small stone in her hand. It had an engraving on it and Jack vaguely remembered it from the Temple of Odin.
"Odin found this stone the first time I took him to the beach. It was the smoothest, most perfect rock on the whole beach and he picked it up and brought it home with him." Rachael took a deep breath and continued, "he engraved his symbol in it, and I wear it and the Symbol of Heimdall in a pouch around my neck, to symbolize my loyalty to both."
Jack listened to the girl, putting his arm around her when she burst into sobs. "We'll find him. I don't know how, but we will do anything we can."
Just as Jack finished saying this, the sirens sounded and the SGC was plunged into darkness as the Stargate began to spin….
Aboard the ship of Odin's Kidnappers.
'Thor' and 'Heimdall' continued to ignore Odin as, unknowingly to them, he plotted his escape. Odin moved towards a wall, and looked carefully at the blocks. He smiled an Asgard smile. He had found a way to escape.
SGC, Cheyenne Mountain
The SGC was in complete darkness, except for the glowing of the chevrons on the Stargate. SG1, General Hammond, Thor, Heimdall and Rachael watched out the window as the Stargate activated and a small gray object entered. They watched in horror as a Replicator crawled to the wall, climbed up and onto the window they were watching out of and used it's acid to get through. They scrambled to the other side of the room as the Replicator climbed onto the Briefing Room table. It sat, waiting, as still as a concrete slab. Walter dashed in with a laptop computer.
"Major Carter, we're receiving a radio transmission!"
Sam took the laptop and looked at the screen. "It translates to a language, but I don't recognize it."
"It appears to be repeating." Teal'c commented.
An SF raced into the room and shot the Replicator on the table. The transmission instantly stopped.
Thor looked at Sam, "Have you recorded the transmission, Major Carter?"
Sam nodded and the General ordered them into his office. Sam sat down and tried to decode the frequency while Heimdall watched and occasionally offered assistance. Teal'c listened as Jack and Hammond discussed what had happened with Thor. Daniel looked over at Rachael, who was looking at the shelves.
Heimdall called to Thor in Asgard and the Supreme Commander turned to the scientist. "Are you positive?"
Heimdall nodded. "It appears to be a combination of several languages." By now, everyone in the room was looking at the Asgard. "Three are easily identifiable. Tau'ri, Asgard, and Goa'uld. I am quite sure another is the Nox language, but three still elude me."
"Ree'tu, Furling and Ancient."
Everyone turned to voice.
"I believe you will find it a combination of seven languages. Asgard, Ancient, Tau'ri, Goa'uld, Ree'tu, Nox and the language of the Furlings." Rachael said, as she stared at the laptop.
Thor spoke first, "how do you know this, Rachael?"
Rachael looked at the Asgard. "Because, these are the languages Odin speaks. If it is a message from his as I believe it to be, he will repeat it using words of these languages so it cannot be interpreted by an enemy."
Daniel looked at the girl, "But you know how to interpret it, right?"
Rachael nodded and stepped up to the laptop. "I shall try. Occasionally he will use a word I am unsure of." She looked at the words on the screen. "Cannot escape alone. Require the Sleipnir. Request Rachael to bring Sleipnir. Things not as they seem. Thor, Heimdall, Freyr, Aegir, Penegal. Held captive. Know way to defeat Replicators. Am held captive aboard a ship resembling the Daniel Jackson. Cannot escape alone. " Rachael turned back to Thor, "It just repeats after that."
Heimdall spoke to Thor in Asgard. Thor responded and Heimdall beamed out of the room. Thor looked at Hammond. "Heimdall has gone to inform the Asgard High Council. He will send them a message and await response."
There was a tense silence for about ten minutes, no, exactly 9 minutes and 41 seconds according to the clock that the SGC personnel were watching. The silence was painful as Jack watched the clock, before glancing at Rachael. She stared at the laptop, as though it could give her a clue as to where Odin was. Sam was wondering why a Replicator had delivered the message when Heimdall returned.
"The Council has declined our request to save Odin."
The members of the SGC in the room stared at Heimdall while Rachael just burst into tears. "We have to save him. He's only a baby!" Sam, the closest to Rachael, gave her a hug.
Thor looked at Rachael, then turned to Heimdall and spoke to him in Asgard. Rachael looked at the Commander, "You will?"
Jack looked at Rachael, "What?"
Rachael ran to Thor and hugged him. Thor looked surprised as Rachael let him go; then looked at Jack. "I will take the Daniel Jackson and find Odin. Heimdall will return to the Asgard home world and distract the Council."
Rachael stood. "No, Odin said to take the Sleipnir and find him."
Thor turned back to Rachael, "The Daniel Jackson is the most advanced Asgard ship. It will find him."
"The Sleipnir surpasses the Daniel Jackson, Thor. You don't understand, Odin has accessed the memories. He has advanced the ship far beyond its original form! His ship has weapons to rival that of the Ancients!" Rachael looked pleadingly at the Asgard, "Please Thor, there is a tracking device on the Sleipnir. It will find Odin!"
SG1, Heimdall, Hammond and Davis looked at Thor who was obviously thinking. "You cannot take the ship alone, Rachael. It is too dangerous."
Jack looked quickly at the rest of SG1, who all nodded. "We'll go with her, Thor."
To Be Continued….
Hehe. Not a cliff hanger this time.
The Reader: Thanks for your review! Cliff hangers are murder, yes, but it just keeps you in suspense. :D If you haven't worked out who the fake 'Thor' and 'Heimdall' are by the end of this chapter, then you should know by the end of Chapter 6. :D
Joulez: My friend, you have the funniest reviews. I fell off my chair laughing. :P No, I have not been taking lessons off Sparky regarding my cliffhangers. :D You'll find out about the other 'Asgard'. I'm quite sure Jack, being the genius he is, will find out who they are. Jack Darn right I will. Munchy :D You'll figure it out before Carter, I'm sure Jack. And I'll try not to leave a mess after I shoot someone Joulez. :P
Supersquish: In suspense are you, sweetie? "Bah...More cliffhangers."? Indeed. :P Want to know what happens to Odin? You'll find out. :D:D