Sam let out a sigh as she snuggled deeper into the warm grass. This was definitely one of the better days off she'd had in awhile. She reluctantly raised her arm to consult her watch. That couldn't be right, no way she'd been asleep for five hours.

Next to her, Vala also let out a contented sigh. "That nap was even better than going to the beach."

"Um hmm," Sam murmured still trying to stretch the last remnants of sleep from her body. "I'm surprised the guys didn't wake us when they got back."

"They're back?" Vala sat up and took a quick survey of the immediate vicinity.

"They should have been back hours ago."

Carter and Vala shared an 'oh shit!' look. "You would think that we would know better than to send those two off alone by now."

"I know. Daniel is a magnet for trouble and Cam doesn't exactly repel it." They headed off in the direction the guys had taken. Sam glanced back at Vala, "you know how to track, right?"

"Um, sure."

The cheesy grin on Vala's face did nothing to reassure Sam.

Half an hour later, they reached a small clearing that had obviously hosted a lot of people recently. "Okay, I have no idea how to track, but even I can tell something happened here."

Vala reached down and picked up the shiny object that had caught her attention a moment before. "And my Daniel doesn't usually leave these laying around." She held up Jackson's glasses.

"Oh boy. I think it might be time to call in the Calvary on this one."

"Um hmm."

STARGATE: SG-1

"Mitchell? Come on, time to wake up. We've got a bit of a situation here." Daniel had been trying for the last five minutes and it looked like he might be getting somewhere finally.

Cam's head rolled to the side and he glanced at Jackson through hooded eyes. "Mm, no green eggs and ham."

"What?!" but Mitchell was out again.

"I fear I may have hit your friend harder than was necessary." The majority of the women had gone back to their work, but Daphne had stayed to observe the interaction between the captives; as one sided as it was.

"Why did you hit him at all?" Daniel squinted up at the tall woman. What he wouldn't give for his glasses right now.

"He discovered Anna, I was afraid he would attack her," Daphne stated defensively. She eyed Jackson. "What are you?"

Daniel did his best to keep the sarcasm out of his voice. "I am a human from a planet called earth. You're also human aren't you?"

Daphne moved to sit cross-legged in front of him. "We have evolved from a race of humans. Our legends tell of two types of our people, but a horrific event killed all of one type and forced my type to evolve." She went on to explain more of the evolution and history of her people.

"Were the other type of your people called men, by any chance?"

"I do not know. You are a man?"

"So that's why we're here," he gestured to the posts he and Cameron were tied to. "You've never seen a man before and you're afraid we'll hurt you."

"Yes, however, I am now convinced that you did not come here to harm us. I have seen the concern you show for your friend."

Mitchell chose that moment to make his contribution to the conversation. "Beautiful, smart, funny, and damn handy with a scalpel." The goofy half grin on his face did nothing to detract from the statement.

It took Jackson a second to realized that Cam's slurred words were meant for another conversation. Most likely one with a certain doctor at the SGC. He turned back to the woman seated in front of him. "So you've decided we're not going to hurt you; does that mean you're going to let us go?" Daniel let a little hope seep into his voice.

"No, I do not speak for the tribe. The council must decide that you are not a threat."

"Great." Jackson closed his eyes and let his head drop back against the post. At least the pain in his side had subsided to an annoyingly constant throb. "And when does the council meet?"

"At the next full moon."

Jackson looked up at the darkening sky. If this moon was anything like earth's, they had about three days to wait. "Any chance we can move that up a few days?"

"No, tradition must be followed. However, I can arrange for your injuries to be taken care of."

"Gee thanks." He watched as Daphne walked away and decided to try waking Mitchell again. "Mitchell come on, I know you're in there. You really have to wake up, you're kinda starting to scare me." Still receiving no response, he decided it was time for drastic measures. Reaching over with his foot, he none too gently nudged Cameron's injured leg.

The response was instantaneous. Mitchell's eyes snapped open as he let out a yell and tried to pull himself free of the post. "Jackson, you ever do that again and I swear I will break every artifact in your lab," he managed to pant through clenched teeth after a minute.

"Oh, somebody's cranky." If looks could kill, Daniel would have died on the spot.