The True Gods Chapter 4
Disclaimer I do not own any of the characters mentioned only the plot.
"Blah" speaking
"Blah" thinking
"Blah" mind speak
Before Daniel could react to Ares apparently trying to fry Teal'c, the room started spinning rapidly and he felt like he was yanked to another place. As soon as the spinning stopped he fell to his knees holding his stomach and felt incredibly nauseous. "Well" he heard a voice speaking. "Apparently mortals still get sick traveling the way of the Gods" He than felt a cool hand placed on his forhead and a soothing sentasion went through him washing away the nausea. He looked up and found himself looking directly into the face of Ares. "Feeling better?" Ares asked him. But Daniel ignored the question and leapt to his feet asking one of his own. "What did you do to Teal'c is he alright" Ares looked at him questionably "the Jaffa, he is a servant of those little upstarts the Goa'uld why be worried for him?" He asked dismissively. Daniel sighed, "Teal'c is not a servant of the Goa'uld he betrayed them and came to earth to help us fight against them." Daniel replied looking around wondering why Jack had yet to say anything.
He got his answer when he noticed that Jack was unconscious and slumped on the floor. He rushed over to Jack and took his pulse only slightly relaxing when he felt a strong steady beat, but he did not relax to much considering they were still in a potentially hostile situation with a extremely powerful being holding them captive. It was than Daniel noticed that they had been stripped to their pants and undershirts, everything else on them like their weaponry and equipment was missing including their boots and socks. "Why is Jack still unconscious?" He demanded of Ares. Ares smirked and went to sit on a nearby chair. Drawing Daniel's attention to the room they were in which appeared to be a temple of some sorts. All the surfaces were draped in black as well as the curtains hanging shut over what he assumed to be windows though it could just as well be walls. The walls themselves were covered in swords, daggers, battle-axes and the like. Clearly a place wear a God of War could be comfortable. This thought brought his attention back to Ares who seemed to be observing Daniel with an amused smirk on his face.
"Well you are incredibly brave to demand a answer of a God like that. You could inadvertently insult one." He paused and smirked even more "Your lucky I'm in a good mood." Ares stood up and stretched and walked up to Jack "as to why this one is still unconscious" he mentioned while tapping Jack lightly with his toe "I only wanted to talk to one of you at first and you seemed to be more level headed than him" he replied. "While he certainly got that right" Daniel thought " but I think there is more to it than that" "First of all well you certainly seem to be powerful I have met a lot of other beings who are powerful but they are not gods so why should I believe you." Daniel asked carefully challenging Ares. Ares smiled at him "you said you fight against the Goa'uld?"
Ares asked. "Yes" replied Daniel wondering where this was headed. "Well than you know that they are not gods correct," Ares said looking at him "again yes" Daniel replied cautiously. "How did you know that for sure?" asked Ares "well" Daniel began really wondering where Ares was headed with this. "The Goa'uld don't have any real power of their own. Most of their so called power comes from advanced technology they stole from other races; they also steal the bodies of humans so they can live. Their so called hosts keep them alive and nourish them, in return the Goa'uld take away their lives and force them to watch their bodies do the most atrocious acts on others and the hosts can do nothing to prevent it." Daniel replied his voice full of anger and bitterness at the end. Ares looked at Daniel incredibly serious he got up off his chair and circled Daniel looking at him carefully. He than lifted his hand to Daniel's forehead and with a look of great concentration placed his hand against Daniel's forehead.
It felt to Daniel as if his entire life was flashing through his head. He first saw himself with a small trowel in Egypt off to side of one of the digs carefully excavating small shards of pottery his mother had early hid their well his parents worked at the real dig. Next he saw his parents under the cover stone that had killed them, he cringed as the cable snapped and the huge stone fell crushing his parents. His mind was again yanked into a different scene this one at one of his many foster homes getting beat on by a local bunch of kids because he refused to do their homework. Scenes of his high school and college life flash before his eyes, his first kiss, his first kiss with a boy than losing his virginity to the same boy, meeting Sara, getting laughed out of the Archaeologists world. Than the Stargate the images seemed to flash by quicker now. Meeting Jack, Sha're coming to his tent, The Kleenex box coming through the gateway, Sam, Amaunet, Teal'c, and Jack calling him Space Monkey. Than just brief flashes of pain, torture, death, Ascension, deascension till finally it stopped.
Daniel found himself on his knee's head buried in his hands tears streaming uncontrolled down his face. Ares stood before him his face a mask of anger and a touch of sympathy when he looked at Daniel "I cannot change the past or return to you those you have lost but I can do two things" Ares stood up straighter and anger and rage seemed to pour off him making Daniel truly believe at that moment that the God of War stood before him " I Swear on the river Styx that the Goa'uld will wish they never left the swamps from which they came. I Ares God of War Swear on Behalf of the Gods of Olympus that we Will Rage War on the Goa'uld and that we will not stop until the last one is banished to THE SEVENTH CIRCLE OF HELL!!!" what had started as a fierce whisper had gained volume till at the end the rant the word hell seemed to have been burnt into the very walls of the temple surrounding them due to it's intensity.
Daniel seemed that his very breath had been frozen and could not seam to be able lift a finger as he stared in wordless awe and fright at this incredible being in front of him till a distraction came from Jack which seemed to have been woken up by Ares outburst.
"What I want to know is what in blazes is Going on here!" Jack demanded glaring at Ares but even he seemed to be cowed slightly when Ares turned to look upon him. Ares took a deep breath and released it slowly calming down he looked at Jack "You should not be awake yet." he replied waving his hand slightly in Jack's general direction and Jack promptly collapsed back on the floor but the slight snore coming from his lips reassured Daniel he was alright. Ares focused his attention to Daniel again "You need not be afraid it was not you whom my anger was directed at" Ares told him. Daniel looked back at him "yeah right somehow that doesn't reassure me very much" Daniel thought. To his surprise Ares burst out laughing, "I guess in your place I would not be reassured either" at Daniel shocked look he replied in a greatly amused voice. "Yes I can now read your thought's Daniel Jackson when I delve that deep into a person's mind I can not help but form a bond. Now how to reassure you" Ares paced the floor a couple times before he stopped "Yes that is a beginning" he exclaimed and promptly disappeared. Before Daniel could had time to even start processing all that had just happened he reappeared this time with Teal'c and Sam whom he deposited beside Jack neither of them were awake but they both seemed to be perfectly ok otherwise. "Now Daniel" Ares said turning toward him "I think it's time to make a deal."
Finally this chapter is done it's the longest I've done so far. Please comment and tell me your opinion of the story. Thank You.
kahless21
Getting good keep it up
Thank you I will.
Heidi
I agree with the other reviewers (after Ch. 2) that your story has great potential, but you do need help with grammar, etc. … Meanwhile, I'm enjoying the story.
Thank you your advice is very helpful and I'm glad you like the story.
Athenais
nice. liked ares fireball. it is danny after he came back from being a glowy thingy as jack would say or before or does not count?…, but Jack/Daniel/Ares would fine to but be carefull not to writing here a lemon or something so that your story get not pulled out.
Glad you liked it and I'll keep your suggestions in mind.
Tempus1
I like it so far. im not a huge Xena or Hurcules fan but this definetly has my attention. I can't wait to see Jack Tangle with the god of war. please continue.
I'm glad it has your attention and that I interested you in something you were not interested before I hope you like the rest.
Sydney21
Just noticed you added more chapters. Very enjoyable so far. I take it that Ares thought he was saving Jack and Daniel ... or I could be totally wrong ... can't wait for more :-)
Nope you were right and theirs more coming up.