Daniel's Office
"Does someone want to tell me what went on back there?" Daniel took his coffee from his USB coffee warmer and had a sip to calm himself. This attempt didn't work, however, as he burnt his tongue because it was so damn hot.
Sam shrugged at his question. She opened her mouth to say something, but closed it as an extremely irritated O'Neill entered, steam practically hissing out of his ears. He had been 'negotiating' with Hammond about the mission he had set them.
"We leave at 1700 hours," he said, unable to think of anything else to say.
Sam raised both eyebrows. "Today?" she asked. "That's a bit late in the afternoon to be leaving for a mission, isn't it?"
"Yeah," agreed Daniel.
1700 Hours
SG-1 was geared up and ready to go. They waited in the embarkation room while Hammond ordered the dial out procedure to begin. In the meantime, Sam took the time to carefully run her eyes over every bit of the Stargate, trying to find this legendary fungus. She couldn't find it. Daniel stood beside her. His backpack was packed with things; one of them being a laptop. He also had a video camera; he had no idea why. It would just be a burden in an emergency. But, anyway...
The Stargate came to life and O'Neill ordered them through. Weapons at the ready, they jumped through the gate.
Other side
There was nothing. Just grass and trees swaying softly with the breeze. There were no tracks to follow, no signs of activity in the area.
"All right," said O'Neill. "Anyone want to wager on what's on this planet?"
Daniel replied straightaway. "I'd think a Jaffa patrol will find us any minute now."
"OK," sighed O'Neill. "Me and Teal'c will go in this direction. Carter, you and Daniel secure the gate."
Sam nodded. "Yes, sir."
O'Neill went off with Teal'c and Sam remained on her feet, ready for any hostiles and Daniel at her side.
One hour later
Things had kind of loosened up considerably, apart from the fact that the colonel and Teal'c had not returned yet. About forty minutes ago, Daniel had set up his laptop with his USB coffee warmer plugged in. He had one of those cheap instant coffee things made up and it was sitting in his coffee warmer. The laptop was beside him on the stairs. He picked up the mug that was warming coffee in.
Suddenly, a horn sounded. Sam stood up abruptly, and yelled, "Daniel!"
Before anyone could react, a Jaffa came up behind him and caught him around his neck. He heard a zat blast being firedand expected to feels a sharp pain throughout his body. But it didn't come.
It must have hit Sam, he thought.
The Jaffa's grip tightened around his neck. As an immediate reaction, he brought his hand up to the Jaffa's arm. Momentarily, he had forgotten about the coffee in his hand. The Jaffa yelled as boiling hot coffee was sprayed over his face, letting Daniel go. Quickly, he turned to his computer and yanked out his USB coffee warmer and shoved it onto the leg of his attacker. The Jaffa yelled, a little louder this time, and bent down to brush the hot object off his knee. When he did so, Daniel elbowed him in the nose.
The Jaffa barked orders to retreat. He didn't understand everything they said, but he understood something the Jaffa said about a dangerous substance.
Between the commotion, Daniel had little time to think, you gotta love the coffee.
They all retreated to the tree line, dropping Sam in an unconscious heap in the dirt.
Daniel ran to her, as she stirred helping her sit up. As he did, O'Neill and Teal'c came jogging over the hill.
"Jack!" he shouted across the field. "Where have you been?"
O'Neill looked kind of embarrassed. Teal'c saw this and put words in O'Neill's mouth.
"O'Neill requested to find, what you call 'toilet'," he said, hardly keeping a straight face.
Even though she was still feeling a bit thick from her unconsciousness, she looked at Daniel and they both burst out laughing.
"What?" asked O'Neill, offended.
Next chapter coming soon. Please R&R.