Title: Unite and Surrender
Author: Jennyvre Moss
Rating: K+ just in case. May go up later.
Setting: Half way through and after Divide and Conquer (Start of season 4)
Summary: What if Jacob had been present at the Za'tarc testing? Various POV's. SJ
Other: This story is dedicated to JamSack as she shares my love of this episode. (Also, sorry about any grammar or sling mistakes. For some reason, spellcheck on my computer doesn't work for this story.)
Disclaimer: Daydreaming about owning Stargate doesn't make it real.
My most humble thanks to my reliable reviwers (mishy-mo, Nighshae, americanchick41, Leilina, scjon, SG-Fan, Natters, Ilovesg1, miss dilly-kay) whose positive feedback makes me smile and is an never-ending boost for my enthusiam for this story. :D
Chapter 7: Hammond's support
Hammond's POV
I read the report Doctor Frasier sent to me, slighlty confused as to why Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter were retested and how they managed to clear themselves as za'tarcs. The fact that she didn't put that in the report gets me suspicious. I wonder, not for the first time, what really did happen in that room. I'm drawn from my thoughts when Jacob walks into my office.
"Jacob." I greet him. "What can I do for you?"
He looks at the folder in my hands. "Is that Doctor Frasier's report on the za'tarcs?"
"Yes." I answer, uneasily. What exactly is he hiding?
"That's why I'm here." He sits down, a sure sign that this is going to be an interesting conversation. "Doctor Frasier mentioned that she left out some information in her report. No doubt you're a bit conufused about that."
"I am actually. I was just thinking about that before you came in. Jacob, what the hell happened in that room?"
He takes a deep breath. "George, this has to be completely off the record. What happened is kind of personal. I'll tell you what happened, but I'm going to need your help."
This day just gets weirder and weirder. "Go on."
He tells me and I can't help but smile. I have a feeling the betting pool regarding those two will be settled soon. I hope so anyway because Siler will owe me 100 bucks. "What do you need help with then?"
"Sam told Jack she wants to 'leave it in the room'. I've talked with both of them. Sam's denying it all and Jack's accepting her decision. They're both just too damn stubborn. I hoping I've at least started things, but if they don't work things out themselves we're going to need a backup plan." He nods towards my red phone and then looks at me. I understand at once.
"I can probably call in a few favours, especially from a certain someone who lives in the big-ass house in Washington." I smile. "I've had a few chats to him about the situation. He's even placed some money in on the pool going around." Jacob grins at this.
"Excellent. Thanks so much George." He stands up and shakes my hand.
"No worries. I'm actually quite tired of seeing those two dance around the issue for the past couple of years, ever since that first briefing. Did anyone ever tell you about that, Jake?"
"No." he replies, smiling. "I have a feeling it's going to be interesting though."
We walk out the door and take a stroll around base laughing while I tell him what happened, highlighting the part when a certain blonde astrophysicist daughter of his challenged a certain smart-assed Colonel to an arm-wrestle.
We end up walking to the commissary, to grab a snack, where we find the very two people we were talking about sitting awkwardly at a table together. I roll my eyes and just want to yell at them to get their heads out of their arses and do something for once. But not wanting to embarrass them further, we decide to quietly grab our food and head back to my office.
YAY! I liked writing Hammond's POV. This is mainly Jack, Sam and Jacob focused, but I wanted to put in Hammond's opinion too. I might add Teal'c, Daniel and Janet's POV's later on, depending on what my muse feels like. And I know this is shorter than the other chapters, but I'll hopefully be able to write the next chapter in the next couple of days at least.
Next chapter: Sam's fear