Sam gave the paper to Dr. Quinn after speaking to General Hammond and then went to check on Daniel. She found Jack and Teal'c watching Star Wars and eating popcorn at the table, Daniel still asleep.
"Aren't you worried about waking him up?" Sam asked gently closing the door
"Doc said to act normal when Daniel wakes up, since we can't leave him alone. My sneaking in here to use his TV is something I would do." Jack said handing her the popcorn
Teal'c just nodded and Sam took the third chair. A New Hope finished half an hour later and Jack put in the Empire Strikes back, and then Return of the Jedi. Just as Luke, Leigh and Han arrived at Endor, Daniel woke up. Sam went to pause the movie but Jack stole the remote and kept the film playing. Daniel gingerly sat up, put on his glasses. He stared at the TV then at the three sitting at the table
"Jack you really need to learn to entertain yourself." Daniel said annoyed
"You have a perfectly good TV why shouldn't I be allowed be to use it." Jack said turning to look at him
Daniel rubbed his head and didn't answer; he got out of bed and went to the bathroom. Jack stopped the movie and everyone stared at the bathroom door. The lock had been removed but it could still close. The three breathed a sigh of relief when Daniel came out five minutes later.
"Hey Daniel General Hammond said you can start eating in the cafeteria with us if you want." Sam said
"What time is it?" Daniel asked
"It is eighteen hundred hours DanielJackson and I have a desire for more substantial fare than popcorn." Teal'c answered
Daniel nodded and the three left accompanied by the guard. When they got to the cafeteria Jack had Daniel still at a table with Sam while Teal'c and Jack got food. The team got pork chops, mixed vegetables, and a roll. They ate dinner in silence and then left, the guard joining them from his post outside the door. In the elevator going to the visitor rooms Teal'c spoke
"DanielJackson I would appreciate it if you gave me the knife concealed up your sleeve."
Daniel continued his study of the floor and didn't answer.
"Daniel if you have a knife give it to Teal'c." Jack ordered
The elevator door opened before Daniel could respond, Daniel hurried out of the elevator and walked to his room. Jack easily caught up with him and grabbed his arm
"Daniel Jackson I order you to give me the knife." He said his voice raised and commanding
Daniel's breath quickened in fear and he hastily pulled the knife out of his sleeve cutting his hand in the process. Jack took the eating utensil as the others hung back
"Do you have any more weapons?" Jack demanded
Daniel shook his head but Jack persisted "Daniel I will order you to be strip searched if you don't' answer." He said harshly
Daniel looked at him in puzzlement then quickly stripped of his jacket and shirt throwing them to the floor, as he went to remove his pants Jack grabbed his hands
"Daniel what are you doing!" He demanded
Daniel pulled his hands back dropped to his knees and leaned over folding his hands and crouching over them "I'm sorry I failed to obey you master. Please forgive my sins and have mercy on a poor dishonored sinner."
Jack instantly knelt down while the three bystanders looked on with pity and worry.
"Daniel it's alright you're safe, you're at Star Gate Command on Earth." Jack kept speaking soft and gentle for several minutes with no results, Daniel in fact seemed to get worse he started shaking slightly and curled up even tighter
Jack stood and looked at Sam, Teal'c, and the guard "Teal'c get Dr. Fraiser, Airman Johnson get Dr. Ford, Sam try and talk to Daniel." He ordered
Teal'c and Johnson hurried off, while Sam came over and knelt down, she put a hand on his back and talked low and gentle Daniel slowly started to calm down. After five minutes Sam was able to get him to uncurl and helped him to his feet, Jack had disappeared into an empty room and watch from the doorway. Sam guided Daniel to his room and tried to get him onto the bed, he refused so she grabbed a blanket, wrapped it around him and helped him sit on the floor her arms around him
"Sam?" Daniel asked brokenly staring at her
"Yes it's me, your back home with your friends. Just rest Daniel everything is fine."
Daniel started crying Sam just held him until he fell asleep. Dr. Ford and Dr. Fraiser came in three minutes later along with Teal'c, Sam told them what had happened. Dr. Ford and Dr. Fraiser looked pleased but kept silent not wanting to wake Daniel. Teal'c gently picked up Daniel who whimpered slightly and reached for Sam. Sam got to her feet and took his hand, Sam kicked off her boots and Sam got into bed moving over to give Daniel room. Teal'c put Daniel next to her. Everyone moved to leave except Jack who had stayed in the doorway
"We have a mission to go see the people who took Daniel in the morning. Are you going to be up for it?" He asked
"Yes, I'll be fine." Jack nodded and turned off the lights as he left
The next morning after debriefing Hammond a probe was sent through the Star Gate to the coordinates Daniel had provided. An hour later SG1, Dr. Fraiser, SG3, and Dr. Silver were all gathered in the conference room.
"There are no immediate signs of habitation near the gate but a well traveled dirt road. The Gate is surrounded by trees if they want to ambush us they have an excellent spot to do it." Sam said
"That is why I am sending SG3 with you, along with Dr. Silver. Dr. Jackson said that the people there were similar to the Knights Templar a very militaristic and fanatical organization. I'm not willing to lose anyone else; two members of the SG3 will stay behind and guard the gate. The rest of you will proceed and try to find the people who took Dr. Jackson. You will report every two hours and they in turn will report back to the SGC every four hours. If I don't hear from you within twelve hours I am sending in an extraction team." Hammond said
"Why Dr. Silver sir, why are we being saddled with the man you almost got Daniel killed?" Sam surprisingly demanded before Jack could speak
"Dr. Silver is our resident expert in Christian Theology and has studied many medieval languages including Latin the language Dr. Jackson wrote the sentences in." Hammond said and then stood ending the meeting.
Within an hour the two teams along with Silver entered the gate and traveled to the planet. The air was silent only birds were heard singing in the trees. The only smells were of trees, grass and water. The advance team set of at a brisk pace and followed the road for two hours before they encountered further signs of a civilized society; fields of tilled earth black with smoke their harvests burned to ash. The soldiers quickly drew their weapons and pressed on, after another hour of walking they came burned down structures too damaged to tell their original function. As they continued toward up road the path started to slope as they got closer to the mountains. More and more burned out structures were seen some however were still standing; they appeared to be houses and barns. They investigated several of the ones that were still partially standing finding bodies in the wreckage most were too damaged by fire to identify the cause of death but with a few it was clear they had been slain by swords, daggers and other weapons. Finally they reached the town; it was surrounded by a stone wall along the front and backed by a mountain. The dirt road passed through an opened gate and they entered to find a ghastly sight. Bodies littered the ground left to rot where they had fallen. More burned structures were seen; blood was everywhere staining the ground and splashed like paint on the remains of the few standing buildings. They quickly pressed on even for hardened warriors the town was too haunting to linger in longer then they had to. They soon reached a stone bridge which led to a castle built into the mountain. The sight that awaited them in front of the doors made Dr. Silver turn green and even Jack paled at the sight.
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