Title: Blue pt 7
Rating: Teens for some swearing
Archive: SJD yes, just ask if you want to!
Spoilers: Everything up to season 8
Season: After season 8, the four still are SG-1
Summary: The govt puts pressure on the SGC to find more ancient information, and the team must deal with the fallout. S&J
Disclaimer: Not mine don't sue me!
AN: This is a bit shorter, but I felt I needed to get a chapter out. Feedback or constructive criticism is loved! I hope all enjoy! This chapter isn't TOO shippy, but I do really love team stories too. I won't write JUST pure ship. There has to be substance for me.
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Knowing their time was growing short, Daniel managed to beg Jack to request for more time to study. Jack reluctantly agreed, knowing that the weapon Caucus had could be just the thing to keep all the pigs in DC off their backs. Jack wanted Sam to head back to the Stargate with him because of how she was attacked. That was the only reason… right…
"Sir, with all due respect, I would prefer to stay here," she told him quietly.
"Carter? You'd rather stay with the people who tried to kill you?"
"Well, no. But, I would rather stay and keep and eye on Daniel. The way he really freaked out of everyone in the cave bothers me." They were sitting on a log watching Daniel scurry about. Teal'c was standing nearby.
"I don't like it Carter," he admitted her quietly while casting her a sideways glance.
"I understand that sir. But for some reason, if something drastic should happen with Daniel's mood or attitude, I think I'll be able to pull him out of it faster than Teal'c." He nodded slowly as she spoke.
"Yeah, yeah. You probably could. I just hope Teal'c forgives me."
"For what sir?" she asked confused.
"For the extra climb up and down. Don't think the big guy likes heights too much." He patted her back as he stood up to tell Teal'c the bad news.
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"Daniel," Sam greeted him as she walked up to him. He was sitting on a log hunched over with a notebook in his hand, trying to scribble down as much as he could.
"Sam," he muttered into a book, hardly giving her a glance as she sat down next to him.
"Anything interesting?" she asked eagerly.
"Always." He sat back to take a break and socialize with her.
"Did you figure out any of those translations from the cave yet? They seemed pretty important."
"Would you give me a second or two? Geeze Sam. Give me a break," he snapped while his face visibly changed and bared his teeth.
"Whoa Daniel. Easy there. What's up with you? You're fuse is really short for some reason." She held her hands up in front of herself in defense.
"What's up with me? Nothing! I'm just trying to get my job done. Don't you have some flora and faunae to collect or something?" With that said, Daniel stood up and stomped away, leaving behind a very bewildered Sam.
"Stupid team, always depending on me," Daniel was murmuring to himself.
Caucus saw Daniel blow up at his dear friend and smiled. His plan was starting to work, but he needed to bring it to the next phase. The archaeologist was an easy way in to break up the team, but he saw what kind of bond they had. It would take something big, something special to work.
"Daniel. You look upset."
"Caucus, hello. It's just my, friends, kind of always on me to figure out what they want first." He pointed with his thumb over his shoulder to Sam.
"Come, sit down and talk to me. You may be intrigued about our culture, but I am also curious about yours." Daniel nodded in agreement. Caucus put his arm around the other mans shoulders and led him into his dwelling once again.
"The people here have given you and your friends a name." He walked to the other end and took off his deer skin cloak and put it with other fabrics.
"Oh really?"
"Mm. Wapiti." He lit up a pipe and offered one to Daniel, who accepted.
"Wapiti?" he asked, thinking and trying not to cough. He wasn't used to something this strong…
"White rump," he answered with a smile in his eyes, taking in a loooong drag.
"White rump…. that's funny," he admitted and took another drag.
"They seem to like you."
"They certainly don't mind us watching them. I'm still confused as to why they would've attacked us." Atta boy Daniel, good way to use those apostrophes. He hadn't had anything this strong since college.
"I already explained that to you. One of them thought you were dangerous and got others to follow him to attack you." Caucus was starting to look a bit funny… his ears and nose were constantly changing sizes right now…
"Well, yes, you did say that. But I noticed that there really is no hierarchy system here. Well, other than you. I'm just confused about that."
Daniel had no idea why he said that. Maybe the pipe was making him ballsy. Caucus looked cross after Daniel said that. Reaching behind him, he pulled out his weapon.
"This is tanka kokpia. Do you know what that means, Daniel?" he sneered. Caucus could see his plan needed more work.
"Hm, no… I, um…" Daniel wasn't feeling to well all of a sudden. He put down his pipe as his body leaned to the left on its own accord.
"Tanka kokpia. It means 'great fear'. This weapon was feared by all of those who once lived on this land." He stood to lecture Daniel on the past.
"Uh…." Daniel REALLY didn't feel well at all right now. He looked up at the towering Caucus, which was actually very terrifying in his drug infested mind.
"When the Old Ones were here, they were benevolent and merciful. How stupid…. They did not know what to expect from the tanka kokpia," he told Daniel, cradling the weapon to his chest as if it were a small child.
"The great fear manipulates people, you see. You are not really mad at your friends; I wanted you to be. Just like my people did not really wish to over throw the Old Ones. But I made them, with my tanka kokpia."
Caucus raised the tanka kokpia up to Daniel once again, and the dark, hostile blue cascaded through his being, pulling him back into the dark abyss of lies and manipulation. And Daniel was far too out of his mind to give any type of resistance, which is exactly why Caucus gave him the pipe in the first place. He was no amateur; this was not the first time he has done this.
Unfortunately for Caucus, this wasn't the first time someone has tried to mess with SG-1, and Sam witnessed the entire exchange from a slit on the right side of the duo. After Daniel marched away, she decided to follow him and see why she had such a nasty feeling. Now she understood why Daniel was acting so strangely. The only problem she could see is how does she fix Daniel?
Suddenly, someone grabbed her from behind and shoved her to the ground. She was so off guard she didn't hear them sneak up on her and a loud 'oomph' escaped her. Caucus came running out of his tent at all the noise and commotion. Looking down at her, a sinful smile spread over his face.
"Aw crap," she muttered to herself.
"Major Carter, so glad you could join us," he sarcastically teased her as he raised the tanka kokpia on her and unleashed a blue fury.
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"What do you think is wrong with Daniel?" Teal'c asked Jack as they headed back to the snow mobiles after checking in to the SGC. They had five more days until they had to check back in because of how hard it was to travel. General Hammond was very excited at the prospect of finding a new weapon, and wanted SG-1 to negotiate as best as they could.
"No idea. The only times I see him act like that is when he went through withdrawal from the sarcophagus or something."
"When he is under the influence of someone or something," Teal'c mused along.
"Yeah... That's, not so good. Let's get back quick," Jack said. Teal'c nodded, picking up on the silent urgency.
Something other than Daniel's mood had been bugging him since they got to that damn village. Now he felt even worse for leaving Carter with him there, alone. She was a strong woman yes, he knew that. But sometimes even she could get taken down as they all had earlier seen. A gut wrenching trepidation forced him to push the Artic Cat as fast as he could.
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