Chapter 3: Further Notification

After coming from informing Daniel and Teal'c of the accident that had injured one of their friends, General Landry sat at his desk preparing to notify the other two members of SG-1. It wasn't going to be pleasant but he knew what he had to do first. He keyed the buzzer on his desk and waited patiently for Walter Harriman to enter the office.

"Walter, I need to make some important phone calls. Will you please make sure that unless there is an emergency I am not disturbed for at least the next thirty minutes by anyone other than Dr. Lam or a member of her medical team."

"Yes, sir." Harriman confirmed, saluting smartly and leaving the office to return to his desk.

That done, Landry looked through the list of phone numbers on his desk and scanned it quickly to find the number that he was looking for. He took a deep breath, picked up the receiver on the desk, and dialed. After ringing four times, the voice mail of the intended recipient picked up.

"Damn. This is not something I like to leave on someone's voice mail." Landry said under his breath as he waited for the beep to leave his message. "Colonel Carter, this is General Landry. There's been an incident here at the SGC and I need you to report in to me as soon as you return to Colorado. I apologize for the suddenness because I know you were planning to take a day but this is very urgent. I can't give you details so I'll have to fill you in when I see you."

After marking the message urgent, he hung up the receiver and prepared to call the fourth member of his flagship team. Although he knew that Cameron Mitchell didn't know Jonas Quinn apart from the same reports that he himself had read, there was no doubt in Landry's mind that the other man would want to be made aware of the situation so he could be there for his friends. So disregarding the late hour, he picked up the phone and dialed Mitchell's residence.

Colonel Cameron Mitchell was awakened by the sound of his telephone ringing. At first, he was tempted to ignore the tones but finally realizing that it may be important, he rolled over and grabbed the phone with a mild frustration.

"Yeah."

"Colonel Mitchell?"

"General?"

"Yes. Listen, I'm sorry to disturb you at this time of night, Colonel but I'm afraid your presence may be needed here." Landry explained.

"Okay. I'd like to know what's going on first." Mitchell grunted, still slightly annoyed.

"What has happened doesn't affect you specifically but it is going to be a rough situation for the rest of SG-1 so I thought you might like to know. As you are aware, Dr. Jackson and Teal'c sent for Jonas Quinn to assist them in the deciphering of the Ori scroll that was brought back."

"Yeah. From what I heard as I was leaving the mountain, they'd figured out the thing, so I don't see what the problem is, sir."

"Well, about an hour ago a call came in from one of our SFs who had come across the scene of a serious automobile accident on his way up the mountain. The reason he called the SGC instead of Academy Hospital was that Jonas Quinn was injured in that accident."

"What? How are Jackson and Teal'c handling this thing? What about Sam?" Mitchell asked, getting up and looking for his clothes as he was talking.

"Teal'c is dealing with it the way he always seems to, strong and quiet. I'm worried about Dr. Jackson, though. When I told them what had happened he nearly collapsed and more than likely would have had there not been a chair behind him. Colonel Carter isn't aware of the specifics yet. I left her a message on her voice mail telling her to report in as soon as she gets back to Colorado." Landry admitted solemnly.

"Okay. I'm on my way. I'll be there in about an hour. Let me know if anything else comes up."

"I'll do that. Colonel, be careful."

Colonel Samantha Carter was sitting in the airport in Dallas on a layover on her way back to Colorado from Washington and had just sat down with a cup of coffee. She decided to check her voicemail for any messages while she was waiting. Her phone was flashing to indicate that she had 1 message. When Sam checked her message and heard the tone in Landry's voice, she had a distinct sense of uneasiness. She immediately dialed the number to the SGC and tried to get to the bottom of what was going on.

"Cheyenne Mountain Complex."

"This is Colonel Carter, I need to speak to General Landry."

"General Landry's office." Harriman answered the summons.

"Sergeant, this is Colonel Carter. I'm in Dallas on my way back from Washington and I just checked my messages and got an urgent message from General Landry. Can you please tell me something about what is going on?" Sam asked, her stomach twisting.

"I'm not really sure of any details, Colonel. The only thing I know is that General Landry just stepped out and told me that if you called in to ask you to report to base immediately. He asked me to tell you that if you'd like, we can arrange for a staff car to pick you up from the airport."

"I think I'm going to need that because Teal'c drove me to the airport. I just wish I knew a little more about what's happening."

"I'm sorry I can't be of any more help, Colonel." Harriman apologized.

"It's okay, Sergeant. It's not your fault. I should be back in Colorado about 1a.m."

"We'll have a staff car waiting for you."

Sam hung up her phone then and boarded her plane to Colorado, not having any more information than she had before. The only thing she did gain was an increased feeling that something was terribly wrong and that there was something that she wasn't being told.