Chapter 11 – SG-1
"Where is he?" a female voice rang out from the hallway.
Crichton and Aeryn looked up in time to see the doors swung open with force as a small group of people marched into the room. At their head was a tall blonde woman with piercing blue eyes. She marched up to the table and took in Jack as he slept. She dropped a hand to his head and rand her hand over his grey hair, before she sighed.
"And just where the hell have you been, sir?" she said quietly, almost to herself.
Delek appeared behind her. "He is in a healing sleep. These two came with him," Delek stated quietly before gesturing to Crichton and Aeryn.
The woman's eyes snapped up and took in the two of them, "And who are you?"
"I'm John Crichton and this is Aeryn Sun," Crichton said for them both.
The woman nodded, "LtCol Sam Carter," then she pointed out each of the other team members with her, "LtCol Cam Mitchell, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Teal'c, and Vala MalDoran."
"Nice to meet you," Crichton said with a half-smile. Aeryn just nodded.
"How did you meet the General?" LtCol Carter asked.
"Jack?" Crichton asked, at her nod he continued. "We, ah, went to rescue him and he, ah, jumped us."
Daniel snorted, "Sounds like Jack."
"He's really a General?" Crichton asked.
"Indeed," Teal'c stated.
Daniel sighed, "Jack," he said quietly going over to his friend. "It's my thing to die and Sam's thing to get kidnapped."
"Daniel Jackson, O'Neill has stayed true to form and incurred only serious harm upon his person," Teal'c stated.
"True, he didn't actually die, just nearly died," Sam continued.
"So, if Dr. Jackson is the one who dies and Sam is the one who gets kidnapped, what is Teal'c's thing?" Cam asked.
Sam smiled, "Altered mental states."
"And my thing?" Cam asked hopefully.
"You lose your pants," Daniel and Sam said at exactly the same time.
"I was so hoping that was not my thing," Cam said sadly.
"Don't look at me, I have the whole 'space pirate' thing going against me…or is that for me? I can never tell?" Vala said to Cam.
Crichton noticed that LtCol Carter was staring at him. "You said your name was John Crichton. Commander John Crichton died in orbit above Earth a few years ago. You look a lot like him."
Crichton sighed. He wasn't sure how to handle coming back from the dead. "I actually am him. My orbiter was sucked into a wormhole in orbit above Earth and I was thrown into the center of the galaxy."
"Really. Do you have any readings on the conditions needed to cause the creation of the wormhole? Can you recreate it? I would love to look at your research and …"
"Carter! I am trying to sleep. Can you please keep the technobabble to a dull roar?" Jack's voice interrupted her.
"General!" Sam replied with a huge grin. "It's good to see you, sir."
"It's good to be seen," Jack replied. He slowly sat up and then worked his injured arm and tested the new scars. "Well, that saves some time. Delek, have you let these folks know that I am who I say I am and all that jazz?"
Delek turned to SG-1, "It is General O'Neill, including the Asgard marker on his DNA."
"Happy?" Jack asked SG-1. They nodded their reply. "Excellent, let's move out campers." He hopped down off the floating bed. "Delek, Malek, thank you for your hospitality." Then he marched out the door and just assumed that the others were following.
Once outside, Jack headed off for the tel'tak.
"Uh, Jack, the Stargate is this way?" Daniel said none to subtlety.
"I know, Daniel," Jack replied with snark. "But I came all this way with souvenirs. I was on vacation, you know. Not leaving without them."
"Souvenirs. Like a Hulu dash doll?" Daniel asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, Daniel, the Hulu dash doll is all the rage at the center of the galaxy. People just can't wait to put them on their space ships," Jack quipped. At this point, they had reached the tel'tak and Jack stormed inside.
When the others had ventured inside, Jack had a large bag draped over one shoulder and then started pointing out piles of staff weapons and zats. "Start loading up, kids. I'm sure Hank could use extras." He turned to Crichton and Aeryn, take everything you want with you on Earth. I doubt we are coming back."
They both nodded and loaded up with their personal gear.
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