The True Gods Chapter 6
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"Blah" speaking
"Blah" thinking
"Blah" mind speak
Daniel stared hard at Ares and than started staring at the ground.
"What do I do? The Theos could make excellent allies, but I don't even know if he is telling the truth" He glanced at Ares
"I've told you nothing but the truth, but I know you need to consider it for yourself-- without my interference. So I'll go check on the rest of your team mates." He waved his hand and disappeared from the room.
"Well that's a little reassuring, but I still don't know if he can read my thoughts from a distance. Anyway, there's not much I can do about that now."
Daniel sighed and sat on the edge of the bed, making sure he did not disturb Cupid.
"What am I suppose to do?"
He said aloud before placing his head in his hands. Ares reappeared in his temple and looked at Daniel's teammates. They would be waking up soon, and he decided it would be easier to simply talk to them rather then put them asleep again. Glancing at them, he decided to talk to Jack first, as he had actually met him-- no matter how briefly. Plus Jack had been the one to wake him up, even if now he knew it had been Daniel who figured it out. But where to put the Jaffa and the woman, so when he talked to Jack he would not be as concerned with his team mates. He looked at the Jaffa; Teal'c, that was his name. He knew that Daniel trusted him, but he still wanted to be sure for himself. He than waved his hand at Teal'c, placing Teal'c in his dungeon for the time being. The woman Samantha Carter; she was a warrior but also a scientist. He paced a bit then smiled; the perfect place for her was the temple of Athena, with a small burst of energy he sent her there. He than looked at Jack and walked over to the throne and sat down, making sure he was comfortable, then he woke Jack up.
Jack groaned as he slowly woke up. He felt very stiff and still a little drowsy. He opened his eyes to discover he was lying on the ground. That explained the stiff part. But where was he? Looking up the first thing he saw was booted feet and leather trousers. His gaze continued to travel up till he found himself looking upon the smirking face of Ares. He suddenly remembered what happened. Rolling to his feet, he looked around for the first time. The first thing he noticed was that he was unarmed and had none of his equipment. Glancing around he also noticed that Daniel was missing. He briefly looked around at the temple, storing the information in the back of his head for later. He looked at Ares
"Where is Daniel? Is he alright?"
He demanded of Ares.
"He is elsewhere at the moment, taking into consideration a deal I suggested to him."
Ares replied.
"And that deal was?"
Jack asked him.
"I will leave it up to Daniel to tell you when you see him."
Replied Ares
"For now I am interested in you."
Jack looked at Ares, getting seriously annoyed with him.
"Ok, first this guy kidnapped and knocks us out. Than I wake up to him screaming at Daniel, when I try to find out what happened he knocks me out again. He is refusing to tell me what he did to Daniel. Not to mention he chucked something that looked like a fireball at Teal'c (luckily Teal'c fast and most likely ducked out of the way, but I don't
know for sure) and now he wants to get to know me. Great, just for once I want to go on a mission where nothing will go wrong. Is that so bad of me to want, really?"
He finished his mental rant, looking up at the ceiling desperately. Ares only caught the last part of this rant, he was greatly amused by Jack's reaction and decided to put in his own two cents.
"It does seem that your team can get into trouble, no matter where you go."
He said pretending to muse about it while secretly laughing inside at the expression on Jacks face.
"Ok so you're telepathic-- big deal. We've met other beings who could do things like that as well."
Jack replied flippantly, trying not to sound impressed. Ares smiled
"Don't worry I only caught the last part and that was because you broadcasted that thought so loud the whole of Olympus could here it if they were awake."
"Oh, sorry"
Jack replied
"But if you only heard the last part how do you know about my team?"
Jack asked suspiciously.
"Simple"
Ares replied,
"I looked through Daniels memories to learn why he hated the Goa'uld so much."
"Oh, did he give you his permission to do that?"
Jack asked glaring at Ares. He was beginning to like this guy less and less each time he spoke. Ares looked at him, completely seriously this time.
"No I did not, and while I should have asked, I do not regret it. I've learned a great deal about the Goa'uld-- among other things."
Ares replied
"You still did not have the right to look through his memories like that."
Jack said, glaring. Ares stood up and walked over to him
"Correction Jack, I do not have the right to do that in this age."
Ares walked up and stood right before Jack, almost nose to nose.
"However I have been asleep for the last 2 to 3000 years. The last time I was awake I did
have the right. No one would even question it."
Ares started pacing.
"Alright if I want Jack to help me I have to get him to trust me, and he won't do that
unless he can understand me. That means understanding the differences between my time and his time."
"The world has changed a great deal since I've been asleep Jack, back than those with power ruled and could do what they wanted. No body even cared about their own rights, it was not thought of. I know a bit about your military system now. So tell me who
makes the decisions?"
Jack looked at him
"The commander of course"
he replied.
"Do you follow the commands?"
"Yes, the majority of the time"
"Well, me and the other Gods had the most power so that put us in command. We could do what we wanted, give any order and they would be obeyed without question the majority of the time. However we did try to be fair, we gave mortals choices and the chance to learn from their mistakes. Our job was to guide them, not enslave them to do our bidding. It was not till the Goa'uld came that most humans found out what true
slavery was."
Jack looked at Ares
"Well then why did you not stop them?"
he asked. Ares looked up at Jack and sighing replied
"I have had to repeat history a lot today"
he paused and lifted his hand to Jack's forehead
"I'll show you the basics of what happened quickly."
He said and than he sent his memories of what happened into Jack's head. Ares than transported Jack to his bed where Jack could rest and try to sort through the ton of information that had just been sent into his brain. Transporting himself back into his throne Ares sat down thinking about all that had happened lately. He sat up when he, realized that the Jaffa had just woken and smiling he transported himself to the Dungeons.
That's chapter 6 and the first encounter between Jack and Ares tell me what you think!
Mia
A little bit to Daniel heavy for my opinion. … Somehow that seems very odd.
I know it's a bit Daniel heavy at first but I'm trying to even that out a bit the more I write.
Tempus1
Much much better chapter this time …please continue and I am looking forward to seeing other gods soon.
Thank you! Yes I thought that Ares and all the gods after what happened with the Goa'uld would be more careful with the way they approached things especially now that human's are more advanced.
LadyPeregrineBlueOk! Several things . . . I love it!
Cool I'm glad you like it! Also I'm going to try to make every chapter at least a 1000 words long. I will also try to break up the chapters more.
Anonymous Shadow
Great story! Good research … and he finally met the gods :)
Thank you! When it comes to the Gods there going to be a little bit like how they're portrayed in Xena/Hercules and a little bit like how they're portrayed in the actual ancient Greek myths.