"Where've you been?" Cameron demanded as Vala met up with him and Teal'c.
"Where're the others?" she asked instead.
"We split up," Cameron replied. "Where've you been?"
"The dungeons," she answered. "Found Daniel."
"He's in the dungeons?" Teal'c asked, frowning. Vala nodded.
"And he told me why he became a Prior."
Cameron's eye lit and he stepped closer, interested. "Why?"
Vala shifted her weight uncomfortably. "The Ori were threatening my life if he didn't."
Cameron's eyes widened and he smiled slightly. Teal'c's eyes shone with humor. Vala noticed and frowned.
"What?" she demanded. Cameron immediately adopted an innocent expression before being interrupted by Jack's voice on his radio.
"Mitchell, Teal'c, we're going home."
Cameron frowned. "Why? We've got Vala by the way."
"Good. Where's she been?"
"Dungeons," the colonel replied. "Found Daniel."
"Is he with you too?"
Cameron winced. "No."
There was a pause. "All right. Explanation later. Now we're going home."
Cameron frowned again. "Yeah, why?"
"Cuz we've got guards hot on our heels and we're not going anywhere else," Jack explained.
"Ah," the colonel said. "We'll meet you there then." He looked up to Teal'c and Vala. "Let's go."
XxXxX
If only I had my staff… Daniel thought as he watched Vala's fleeing back. Then I'd have the power of the Prior I am and could get myself out of here.
"Prior? What are you doing in there?"
Daniel turned to see who he had sensed coming…a simple male servant, baffled by the idea of a Prior being locked in the dungeons.
"Uh…none of your business," he said quickly. The man looked down.
"I'm sorry, Prior. Forgive me."
Daniel smiled secretly and nodded. "You shall be forgiven if you will do something for me."
"Anything, Prior."
"Get me my staff. It should be in the weapons room. Go quickly and don't let anyone see you," Daniel ordered. The servant nodded.
"Of course, Prior." Then the man ran off. Daniel leaned back, wincing slightly, satisfied. It was a good thing Adria didn't tell her servants anything that was going on.
XxXxX
"Ah, screw it," Jack hissed, spinning around, whipping out his gun.
"Sir!" Sam yelled. But Jack had already killed the guards following them. Sam screwed up her face.
"Sir, someone probably heard that."
"Yeah, well. I don't care," Jack snapped, turning back around to see Cameron, Teal'c, and Vala coming down a hall towards them. He jerked his head to the large double doors to Adria's throne room.
"Let's go."
"Wait," Danielle hissed, grabbing his arm. "Remember? The footsteps we heard when we left? We don't just want to barge in there."
Jack glared at her for a moment, but gave in soon enough. "Fine. Wanna do the honors?"
Danielle looked at him strangely for a moment before tiptoeing to the doors and cracking one open. She frowned.
"Adria's in there. And the 'gate's open. I think she's waiting for someone."
XxXxX
"Good man," Daniel muttered as the servant slid his staff through the bars. "Go now. And you didn't do this, remember that."
The man nodded, and walked quickly away. Daniel waited until he could no longer sense the servant's presence and then turned his attention to the bars. There was a fairly loud banging sound and Daniel opened his eyes. The bars were gone. Grinning at himself, he limped through the door. Now to find his way Adria's throne room. He needed to give her a piece of his mind.
A/N: I love reviewers and live for constructive criticism!