LJQ: I'm glad you like it. Can I just point out its Mendelo, not Mendola.
spacemonkeylover: cool name! I think they're like Chapter 1. I'm happy you like it.
Chapter 2
A while later SG-1 and SG-10 were standing at the bottom of the ramp watching the gate dial up and engage.
"SG-1 and SG-10 you have a go," Hammond stated, over the intercom, from the control room.
"Thank you!" Jack exclaimed.
They all walked up the ramp and went through the gate apart from Sam and Charlie, who remained standing at the bottom.
"Ladies, something wrong?" Hammond asked them.
"No sir," Sam replied before they walked up the ramp and going through the gate.
"Why thank you for joining us ladies, hope it wasn't too much of an inconvenience for you," Jack greeted them sarcastically as the gate deactivated after they'd come through.
"You're welcome sir," Sam replied in an equally sarcastic tone.
"That… was," Charlie muttered, "…strange."
"What's your problem?"
"The fact we have to be owned, starts the list," Sam smiled, "shall I go on?"
"Let's just move out," Jack sighed.
SG-1 and SG-10 started walking away from the gate. After a moment Sam and Charlie began to follow.
"So Captain Jason Mendelo," Ben grinned at the younger man, "what was with the chat up lines?"
"It was nothing," Jason replied immediately.
"You met her what, three hours ago and you're already trying to chat her up?" Jack exclaimed in mock shock.
"No I wasn't!" Jason exclaimed.
"Wasn't what?" Alan smiled at his friend.
"Trying to chat her up."
"When did we say you were?"
"We talked about family, what we'd do if not in the Air Force, hobbies and somehow we got up to chat up lines. I'd say one and she'd say what she would say in reply," he explained, "that's all."
"Chat up lines?" Sam looked at Charlie.
"He wolf whistled at a tech and I asked him if that was his best. He said no and then asked me what I'd say in reply to something and it went from there. Then Edwards and Cook turned up and listened for a few minutes before saying anything."
"Men. They're worse gossips than us."
"Before I forget. There's a bunch of archaeologists and linguists that are getting together to live like medieval people for a week to show what people it would be like. Anyway I got asked if I could get some people to come along. So I was wondering if you'd ask the women around the base for me."
"Sure. You taking part?"
"Yep."
"I'll ask."
"Thanks."
"What you doing?"
"You can't tell but I'm the mysterious knight that no one's beaten. This year I'm gonna be unmasked by someone."
"Sounds like fun."
"It will be a shock. I've won the tournament for the last six years."
"One question. Where is it?"
"England. Don't worry about travel. One of my sisters is coming over in a private plane. She'd fly everyone over there."
"How long would it be for?"
"A week. I'm meant to be getting the details this week, it's meant to be next month sometime."
"So a week away from the SGC, plane trip all taken care of and we won't have to worry about the guys at all?"
"Yep."
"I defiantly want to come."
"Oh, one other thing, you'd have to wear medieval clothes for the week while we were at the festival."
"I can cope with that," Sam smiled.
"So you ask them to come but say no to me?" Jason called back.
"It's those damn voices again," Charlie muttered.
"I think it's spreading, I heard a voice too," Sam smirked.
"Sir! They're being mean!"
"What do you want me to do Mendelo? Send them to their rooms?" Ben asked grinning.
"I do believe that Captain Mendelo likes Captain Barker more than he says," Teal'C stated.
"Now a Jaffa believes it we defiantly can bug him," Jack exclaimed happily.
"Big kid!" Sam yelled.
"Carter!" Jack shouted back.
"Damn voices!"
They'd been walking for two miles. They all stopped at the top of a ridge when they saw a village in the valley. The village was made up of a few mud-brick houses.
"Finally, civilisation!" Ben exclaimed.
Two people slowly came out the villages and started towards them. Daniel walked forward slowly to meet them. They both wore simple sand-coloured robes with shaved heads and slightly coloured skin.
"Sium?" one of them asked.
Daniel turned to face the others, silently asking from help.
"Kel nata illon kiasen tia Tau'ri," Charlie replied as she came forward.
"Huh?" Jack looked at her.
"Friends?" the other asked slowly.
"We are," Charlie smiled friendly at them.
"You are Tau'ri?"
"Yes."
"I am niatam."
"Seah liten," Charlie turned around, "we need to run. Now."
"Why?" Ben asked sceptically.
"NOW!" she stated firmly.
Suddenly they heard a cry and looked down. A small army of Jaffa started out of the village and head towards them.
"Let's move!" Jack ordered.
The eight of them all turned and started running back towards the gate. The Jaffa was still running after them still. As they ran Charlie began to fall behind. Soon she was a few metres behind the rest.
Jason looked over his shoulder. "Charlie!" he yelled as a white light beamed her up.
The Jaffa all started to fire at them. One blast hit Jack's leg and he fell to the ground. Teal'C turned and picked Jack up before continuing to run. Once they had reached the gate the Jaffa stopped and stood with their weapons aimed at them.
"Leave this planet!" one of the Jaffa shouted, the gold mark showed he was the first prime.
"Where's Captain Barker?" Ben demanded.
"She is with our God. He needs her."
"Who's your God? And what does he want?"
"Anubis."
"What for?" Ben repeated, slowly counting to ten in his head.
"Leave!" the Jaffa shouted again.
"Carter," Ben sighed after a few moments.
She nodded and slowly started to dial Earth. The gate activated and she sent the IDC before they all went through. After they were through the gate deactivated. General Hammond walked in as Jack was quickly wheeled out on a gurney.
"Where's Captain Barker?" Hammond looked around at the group.
They all looked at each other then back at General Hammond. No one answered and the rest of the people in the gate room fell silent and looked over.
"Well?" he asked getting angry.
"Anubis has her, sir," Sam broke the silence.
"What for?"
"I don't know but I'm guessing that she'll be tortured and killed then revived until she does whatever it is."
"And they just let you leave."
"Yes sir."
"And Colonel O'Neill?"
"He was hit by a staff blast," Daniel spoke up.
"We'll debrief once you've reported to the infirmary and Dr. Fraiser has reported on Colonel O'Neill. Dismissed."
They all slowly walked out. Jason paused to look at the gate before following the others out. 'Why her? Why this mission? Why did it go wrong?' he thought silently to himself.
Charlie slowly opened her eyes to find her wrists cuffed with a chain that hung from the ceiling. She slowly stood up and looked around. Her jacket and equipment had been taken away from her. Looking around she saw several other people in the cell, all chained to the walls around the rest of the cell. The doors in front of Charlie opened and everyone seemed to try and move back into the walls. One of the Jaffa uncoiled a whip and went to stand behind her. Anubis slowly walked in and stood just inside the doorway.
"I am Anubis, your God. I wish for you to translate something."
"What?"
"A tablet so that I may enter my city."
Charlie froze... City? She remembered reading about a Lost City from a mission report. If he was asking her to translate that would mean... he's found it...
"Why should I?" she spoke up, noticing everyone else was looking down at the ground.
Anubis nodded slightly and the Jaffa holding the whip struck her back.
"Because I can make it extremely unpleasant until you do."
The Jaffa struck her back twice again before Anubis walked out and the Jaffa followed.
"What's your name?"
Charlie looked over to her right, looking for the person who had spoken. He sounded just as Anubis did.
"I am Tok'ra," he took a deep breath, "what is your name?"
"Captain Charlie Barker... Royal Air Force, Earth."
"How?"
"I've been posted to the SGC."
"An operative is being sent... to get me out. I have a copy of the tablet... You should... go instead. You are far too valuable to be left here."
"When?"
"Soon... Until the operative arrives... you shall be tortured and revived... until you no longer can be... But your mind will go long before that."
Charlie hung her head and closed her eyes. "Why me?"
"Because... you probably know the... language of the tablet... and Anubis doesn't. You must never translate the... tablet for him."
"I won't," Charlie promised.
The Jaffa with the whip came back in and walked to stand behind her again. "Translate the tablet."
"No."
He struck her back twice.
"Translate - the - tablet," he stated clearly.
"No!"
He raised his whip and struck her back five times. She cried out each time. When he stopped she closed her eyes and tears began rolling down her face. She dropped her head. The Jaffa continued to whip her back repeatedly for a few minutes. He stopped and stood back. Charlie's breathing was laboured and there was a pool of blood forming on the floor by her feet. She tried taking two deep breaths before she fell limp. The Jaffa came round and looked at her; her breathing had stopped. He un-cuffed her and she fell to the floor, not moving. Two other Jaffa came in, grabbed her arms and dragged her out. The Tok'ra who had spoken watched before hanging his head when the doors closed. It had begun...
Dr. Fraiser walked into the briefing room. Hammond, the remaining members of SG-1 and SG-10 looked over to her.
"Colonel O'Neill will be fine, he's already grouching that he's stuck in the infirmary," Janet reported after a moment.
SG-1 and Hammond all let out breaths they weren't consciously holding.
"How long before he can be put back in action?" Hammond inquired.
"Two weeks at least. He needs to give it time to heal and slowly start walking on his leg again."
"Thank you doctor."
Janet turned and walked out again, heading back to her infirmary. Hammond turned back to look at the people seated around the table.
"What happened on P4H-918?"
"We walked for two miles," Sam explained, "we saw a village. Captain Barker talked to two locals and then told us to run. Jaffa came out and we started running back to the gate. Captain Barker was beamed up by Anubis, using the Asgard technology he'd taken from Thor. Colonel O'Neill was shot, Teal'C picked him up and we continued to the gate. Once there one of the Jaffa told us to leave and that Anubis wanted Barker. That's all they would say. Then Colonel Edwards told me to dial the gate and we came back."
"I believe that Anubis has made P4H-918 a base until he retrieves what he wants," Teal'C stated, slowly turning to look at General Hammond, "therefore a rescue could be attempted."
Hammond sat back and thought for a moment, he looked at everyone's faces. "Be ready in an hour. You'll be going back to P4H-918 and will be accompanied by SG Units -2, -3, -5 and -11. Dismissed."
He got up and everyone else followed suit. Hammond turned and walked back into his office.
"I'm off to see Colonel O'Neill," Sam told them.
"I wish you luck," Daniel smiled.
"Thanks Daniel," Sam returned his smile before she walked out.
"Food," Ben declared, "coming anyone?"
"I will accompany you," Teal'C stated.
"Me too," Alan smiled.
"I've gotta translate something, thanks for the offer though," Daniel stated as he left.
"Jason?"
He didn't answer. The others looked at each other for a moment.
"Jason?" Ben repeated.
"Sorry. No thanks, I'm gonna..." Jason muttered before walking out.
"Okay, that is serious," Ben stated.
"Colonel?" Sam asked as she put her hand on his shoulder.
"Carter, why you here?"
"I've come to see you, and to tell you that the rest of SG Units -1 and -10 will be going back to P4H-918 with SG-2, -3, -5 and -11 to try and rescue Charlie."
"Can I come?"
"No sir, you can't."
"Why?"
"Because you need to rest and your leg needs to heal."
"Can you stay then?"
"No, I'm going to help in the rescue."
"But I want you to stay," Jack whined.
"Sorry sir. I'm not."
"I'll annoy doc."
"She'll get her revenge on you."
"How?"
"Needles."
"I'll be good," Jack muttered.
Sam smiled and looked at him. "I'm glad you're alright sir."
"Me too. When you leaving?"
"An hour. I figured that if I came and saw you, you'd behave while we were gone."
"And just what are you trying to say?"
"That you'd do anything I told you, within reason."
"I..." he sat back and crossed his arms.
"See. Anything, within reason."
"Here's the paper and pen you wanted colonel," a nurse passed them to him before leaving again.
Jack quickly wrote something down. "Can you stick this up above the door on the inside please?"
Sam slowly took it. "The 'Daniel Jackson Ward'?"
"Please? Please?"
"Alright," Sam went and stuck the piece of paper up, "don't blame me if Janet takes it down."
TBC
So, chapter two has been and passed. What ya think?