The rain was still pouring in through the window, and the level of the water was rising incredibly quickly. We're almost out of air over here.

Us too.

What do we do?

Well, that guy said there'd be some way out.

Yeah, I think he was talking about killing the guard and running.

Shit.

You can say that again

Shit.

Another minute passed and no solution presented itself. Sam?

Try the grail.

What?

The grail, it has to do something.

What should I do with it?

Don't know. Worth a try though. She paused. Oy, no touchy!

What?

Ba'al's joined us.

Hands off!

He can't hear you sir.

You should tell him for me.

Would, but there's not room left to talk.

We've got to think of something.

Try the grail.

Fine, fine, taking it out of my pocket... To their surprise, the stone was glowing and when he brought it into the air, a section of the rock making up the ceiling began glowing the same odd, reddish color. What the hell is that?

Don't care, try touching the stone to it.

Alrighty... A few seconds later the water level in their hole dropped slightly, and the four who had been trapped in the other cell surfaced.

What happened?

The ceiling just kind of disappeared, filled up with water pretty fast though. We swam through and here we are.

Thank God.

I'll agree with that. Jack moved so that he was between Ba'al and Sam, much closer the Sam than Ba'al.

"What happened?" Ba'al asked aloud.

"Grail did something to the rock."

"Do think it will do something to the rock in this tunnel?" Ba'al asked, sounding condescending, as usual. Jack wasn't able to answer, he'd ducked under the water so that Vala and Daniel could come up for breath; remembering her teammates, Sam ducked under similarly, allowing Teal'c and Mitchell to take her spot at the surface. When Jack surfaced again his mind had already taken him down the path Ba'al had suggested.

Holding the stone above his head, he searched the ceiling for glowing red spots. It was there, in the farthest, topmost edge of the hole. Well that's useful...

Could it get any farther away?

Well, we just have to wait a few more minutes and we'll be close enough.

I don't think we should wait, Vala's looking a little pale down here from holding her breath like this.

Fine, give me a boost.

If you say so... Sam swam down to the bottom of the cell and kicked off the bottom, using the momentum gained from the extra push to get her CO high enough to touch the grail to the rock above, startling Ba'al in the process.

Nice! Jack said when the rock opened above them, revealing a spacious cavern that didn't seem to exist in building visible from the town square.

This place just gets weirder and weirder.

Right now I don't care how weird it is, I just want out of this water. It's reminding me of Antarctica...

Why is it always Antarctica and freezing cold death situations?

Dunno. Somebody hates us.

Besides the man trying to race you out of the water?

Yeah. Jack easily won the race to the dry cavern, using Ba'al as a ladder to reach the rocky entrance. He used his leverage to pull Sam out of the water after him, holding her close as he helped her out. Once he was sure she was safe in the dark, almost ominous cavern, he turned to pull Vala up. It was true, the alien woman was definetly looking a little worse for wear. He helped her out, pulling her only as close as necessary, not nearly as close as he'd pulled Sam; something Ba'al noticed with a little smile. After the rest of SG-1 were standing in the cavern, Jack looked down at Ba'al, debating whether or not to leave him in the water.

"Are you going to help me or not?" Ba'al had climbed as far up the slick stone walls as possible and was precariously wedged between the sides, he could progress no farther without slipping back into the still rising water.

You should help him.

I don't like him.

Well he doesn't like you.

I know, he killed me a couple times.

C'mon Jack, he helped us out with the name thing, might as well get that debt out of the way.

If you say so- - - if this comes back and bites me in the ass its your fault.

Fine.

Jack leaned over and pulled the former system lord out of the water, pushing him gruffly into the cavern after the others. He stepped inside the cavern after them all, pulling the grail off the rock where it had stuck. The rock immediately closed behind, plunging them into absolute darkness.

"Well this is fun," Vala said sarcastically.

Got any matches?

Ha ha, very funny.

No really, Sam; got any matches? A flashlight? Some form of light?

Nope, it'd be all wet anyways.

Clap on. He tried clapping, and to his surprise, a single torch lit nearby. Cool!

That's just too weird.

You try it, it's fun.

Clap on. She clapped her hands as well and, sure enough, another torch lit itself. The others followed suit, though no more torches lit anywhere nearby.

"Sorry guys. Guess its another Ancient... thing."

"Yeah," Daniel sighed, obviously feeling a bit left out.

"Aw, c'mon, Daniel! Perk up. You can have my torch," Jack smiled and Daniel glared at him but took the torch.

Does this mean I'm voted off the island?

What?

My flame is gone, do I get to go home now?

What are you talking about, sir?

Survivor, Sam, the TV show.

I don't really have time for TV. You keep sending me on saving-the-world type missions.

No I don't! It's Hank!

Yeah, but you're the one who's in charge of him.

And you'd rather not go on saving-the-world type missions?

Course I like going on saving-the-world type missions. Just saying that they don't leave much time for things like Survivor.

Fine. She chuckled, getting a confused look from Ba'al, and annoyed but understanding looks from the rest of her team. Clap on. Jack tried for another torch.

"You've already got one," Morgan Le Fay's voice came from behind them, making them all jump. She was wearing the same white dress she had been in Atlantis, and holding the torch Jack had clapped for.

"I'm sharing," Jack said, crossing his arms over his chest and doing his best to look like a young child about to throw a fit. Morgan only shook her head.

"You certainly took your time finding this place," she commented.

"Well, we were kind of worried about other things..." Jack pointed out.

"Like the raging flood waters coming into our jail cells," Mitchell said, glaring slightly at Morgan, who gave him a little smile in response.

"I expected the pair of you to be quicker."

"Sorry," Jack said.

Stop it.

What?

Acting like a child.

Well... it's a defense mechanism.

Sure it is.

It is

Yessir.

I hate you sometimes.

Yeah, but you love me sometimes too.

"Are you two finished yet?" It was Morgan who interrupted though Daniel had been about to.

"Sure," Jack smiled.

"What brings you here?" Sam asked in a truly Jack-esqu manner. You've been in my head way too long.

I'm almost ready to agree. They shared a smile.

"You did."

"How so?" Sam asked conversationally.

"You, obviously, are having a bit of trouble so I volunteered to help."

"What did the others do?" Sam's voice had lost all the playfulness it had held only moments ago, leaving behind her usual, scientific and thoughtful voice tinged with worry.

"Nothing to worry about."

"Morgan..." Jack chastised, surprising himself. Though they were on the same level as she was, she still had seniority, and the pair of them weren't even really ascended. Morgan tilted her head towards them in appreciation for their concern.

"Do not worry about me," she sighed. "You need to move along this passage, it will take you to the stargate. Exiting the tunnel will trigger the 'gate, you must go through as quickly as possible; the Ori are watching the 'gate and there is no time to waste."

"What about Adria?" Vala asked, concerned for her daughter even if she was hellbent on galactic domination.

"I am sorry that the Ori used you to create their Orisci, but nothing can be done now. When this is all over we will see what we can do about returning her to her mother."

Vala shifted but didn't say anything.

"We should go, then," Jack said, jerking a thumb in the direction he knew was out, though he had no idea where the knowledge had come from. Accepting it as another 'gift' from his time as an ascended being. Morgan began fading, and Jack grabbed the torch out of her hand before it faded too, getting a small smile for his wit. He threw the Ancient as mock salute, "See ya later." She inclined her head before vanishing.

"You have very interesting acquaintances," Ba'al commented, following Jack down the dark passage. Sam followed close behind, and Daniel brought up the rear with the final torch.

Sorry it's so short and nothing really happens... at least they're not stuck in the water anymore! I'll be adding more tomorrow (Wednesday Oct. 4) for sure because my social life went out the window and i'm not going to have any homework (for once)! Might even get two up if i'm really lucky... who knows? Hope you've enjoyed this so far, please R&R i love having a full inbox with the responses! mak:)