Thanks for the reviews. Here the new chapter, I will try to update more regulary.
Two dark figures raced between the woods, only the bare moonlight lightened their path. At time to time, the taller looked back at his companion to see if the smaller form was still with him. They stopped near the emergency exit of Cheyenne Mountain; it looked like a bottomless pit in the darkness.
The smaller form, who was known as J.J; looked up at the night sky. It, as many other things looked so familiar and alien at the same time for him. His gaze followed the star's pattern and a name surfaced in his mind.
"Apus." he whispered into the night, Jack's head snapped toward him, question burning in his dark eyes.
"What?"
"That's reddish star over there." J.J. pointed out the star.
"How you know its name?" Jack question went unanswered. J.J. turned away from the stars and stepped closer to Jack to see better what the older boy was doing. He tipped his head right and looked questioning to Jack, who turned back to study the security over the exit shaft.
Jack being the 2IC of SGC for almost 8 year knew most of the security code and overrides, he knew as well, he couldn't endanger their position and future plans by trying any. His only opinion was to try to break in. Not that it would be too hard with his special ops' skills. Jack smirked. He opened his waist pocket and pulled out a small computer, mostly similar to the one Carter used to use for energy readings. A Swish Army Knife, a clip, a metal rode, a small bottle full with acid, a skinner and some more small item which he may would need.
He eased the small mirror in the shaft to see better what he was doing, He flickered open the pocket knife, he narrowed his eyes as he studied the lock's designee, it was lucky he didn't used his old codes; it looked like someone changed the system while he wasn't around.
"J.J. holds the mirror." He requested as he handed over the object while he powered up the energy reader. He pulled it over the lock, the machine beeped softly in the still night. At one pace the machine whined up, he stopped and run over the reader the place again and again, making sure it was the right place. He disposed the reader and picked up the clip. He eased open the lock's lid with his knife and cut the line with the clip. The lock's top opened up without the alerts sound up. Jack sight in relief, one task finished.
He reached back to take out the skinner and the acid, his hand met with J.J.'s smaller hand, the younger boy held up the objects he sought. Identical brown eyes met for a moment, before Jack thanked the boy and started to work on the alert system and locks. A good twenty minuets later he managed to defuse both.
He secured the rope while J.J. packed away their things. Jack pulled out their climbing gear, first pulling it on, and then helped J.J. with his own. When they were ready, Jack threw the rope inside shaft, after he climbed inside. He took up position, close to the edge and helped J.J. down too. They started to climb.
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Jack promised himself, he needed to talk with George later about the base security. It was almost too easy to get in the base once he deactivated the external security system. Jack headed toward one of the very rarely used lab. The luck was with them too, they didn't run into anyone so far. Once inside the lab, he outlined his plan to J.J.
"Okay, now come the hard part. You will stay here while I get the device; some plus components which should need to fix the thing. Carter managed it once, I need to get the security footage to about how she done it." He said the last part more to himself then the small boy next to him. "You should stay hidden, while I'm gone, I doubt anyone would come in, but better safe then sorry." J.J. nodded his understanding, and crawled inside one of the storage closet.
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Jack borrowed a. a green BDU jacket and a cap from the closest locker, it provide enough cover for him to move freely around the base. He hoped the base didn't changed too much since he was away, and the device which he built under the Ancient storage system influence was still on base and same storage room as they kept it the last time he saw it.
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J.J. sat on the dark. He didn't tell Jack, but since they get in the shaft, he stated to see memories. Man's and woman's face he didn't knew, but he felt he should recognize them that they mean something important to him, or Jack. He was so confused, he wasn't even sure they were his memories or Jack's. He knew he caught sometimes a fleeting thought, image or impression from the older boy. And it made everything even more confusing.
But at least he wasn't alone anymore. With the strange dreams, and the nothingness which tried to swallow him since he first waken up, Jack present helped to steady him in the here and now.
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The luck was with Jack, the device was in the same place as he remembered, and getting it without noticing was a bit harder on the face of it. But after he managed top get a better look at the two scientists who occupied the room, his worries disappeared. One of them was Dr. Felger and the other was his pal, Jack couldn't remember his name, but he knew they were too similar to his liking. He never thought he would be delight to see them again.
He stepped inside the room; the two scientists didn't look up. He strolled up the storage closet and tried to open it the door didn't bulged. Dr. Felger looked up and grinned at him. "It won't open, its one of our new invention." He declared proudly. Jack didn't dare to think into it what problems Felger's last invention caused.
"Really?! Could you open it? I have an order to retrieve a device." Jack seeing Felger's mouth open to ask a question. Jack added comparatively. "I can't tell more, its top secret."
"Oh, yes, of course." Felger winked at him. "My mouth is closed." Jack almost grinned at the man, when the good doctor turned toward the closet and opened it for Jack. There was an empty storage box at the bottom of the closet, Jack pulled it out, and was about to took off the device when he noticed Felger watching him. Jack arched an eyebrow and nodded to the scientist to turn away. The man flushed and did just that. Jack took off the device and put it into the box.
He strolled out of the room without looking back. He didn't stop until he arrived back to their hiding place. Now they have the device, he just needed to fix it up. Piece of cake. Yeah right.
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After disposing the device Jack took off to round up some extra piece they would surely need, like a new energy cell from a Jaffa staff weapon or the security video about the day Carter and her alternative version repaired the device.
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J.J stared at the device, without really seeing it. His mind was far away, in another time and another place. Memories rushed through his mind, faces, places and things what he knew he never see before, and despite that they were so familiar like the memories of the base.
He run his finger down the side of the device, he remembered it, how the original version was made, how he altered it and made this one. He bit his lip. His head ache was almost blinding for a minuet, before the storm in his mind settled down.