Chapter 8: The Children of The Gods Part 1 C
"Washington?" Hammond asked, "The Pentagon?" he knew it wasn't but he couldn't believe the President would send someone over when he could've used the phone in his office.
"No, Sir. The Oval Office." The reply was swift and Hammond knew something was up.
"Well Lieutenant, what can I help you with?" Hammond's message was clear. Take care of your business and get the hell out of here. Harry suppressed a smirk. He would be sooo disappointed.
"I couldn't help but overhear about your plan of sending the bomb through." Harry said casually, Hammond said nothing so he continued. "I'm here to tell you it's a bad idea. In fact," he said as he pulled out a few papers and proceeded to present them to the General, "I think you'll find that the President agrees with me." He was careful not to look at Jack.
Hammond scowled, "Am I supposed to let what happened last night just be swept under the rug? Those aliens are dangerous to us! We already determined that, and they have technology far beyond us! We are acting in self defense!"
"I wonder," Harry said in mock thoughtful tone, "if it wasn't for the fact we would get our asses kicked by every nation out there, would we have blown up half the planet because of the few Muslims that run terrorist attacks?"
His face straightened out as he realized he was going completely out of line, and he quickly finished up. "Those are your new orders General. You might want to take some time to overlook them, but I can tell you right now, the plan of sending the bomb has been aborted."
Grabbing the papers, Hammond desperately tried to regain control. "Fine. Until then, take Colonel O'Neill to a holding room to think things over." When Potter opened his mouth, Hammond added scathingly, "Unless these papers are ordering me to stand down, Lieutenant. I believe I am still the General of this facility."
'Woops' Harry thought, "Yes, Sir." He said contritely as he snapped off a salute to the leaving General. He turned to follow his dad ignoring the looks the guards were giving him.
Jack and Harry were quiet as they followed the men to the holding room, Jack trying hard not to laugh and Harry looking around in interest at the top secret facility. Of course he was here before, he just didn't remember much about it being confined to a room and the infirmary at the time.
They entered the room to see it already occupied, the man quickly stood and gave a salute to Jack, Harry upon seeing a Major, also quickly gave a salute.
"Colonel O'Neill, Sir!" Major Kawalski said happily, Jack's lips twitched.
"I'm retired Kawalski. Lose the salute!" Harry watched in fascination as his dad interacted with one of his old friends. Kawalski's mouth slowly lifted up in a half smile before he removed his hand and firmly shook Jack's.
"Me and Ferreti didn't tell him anything."
"I appreciate that." Jack said only to be cut off by a cough. He turned to see Harry standing by the door, the salute still in place.
"That would be, Ferreti and I," Harry paused before he smiled, "Major."
Kawalski's eyes quickly shot to Jack before turning back to Harry, "Lieutenant." he said cautiously. Harry sighed in relief as he finally brought his hand down. Moving forward he shook Kawalski's hand firmly, "Harry Potter-O'Neill." He said smiling at Jack. His eyes moved back to the Major when he heard an intake of breath.
"Your..." Kawalski seemed to be at a loss, Harry smirked. "Adopted. Surely you haven't forgotten the six year old child everyone thought was Ra?" Kawalski's eyes bugged out, before he suddenly laughed. Turning to Jack he shook his head at him, "Only you Colonel, would be able to adopt the kid that almost caused war between Britain and U.S. and get away with it." He laughed along with Harry and Jack until he asked his next question. "What did your wife have to say about that?"
The humor quickly left the two, and Harry was careful not to look at Jack all the time wondering what he would say. Jack took some time to answer.
"We had a son." He said finally, he felt comforted by Harry's hand slipping into his own. "He died shortly before the Abydos mission. When I came back... she was gone." Kawalski quickly slipped back to being formal and it was evident that he was nervous. "I'm sorry, sir. I had no idea."
Further discussion was cut off by the door opening and General Hammond entering the room. Kawalski and Harry quickly jumped to their feet and saluted. Jack just stood there looking at him.
"It seems," the General said to Jack, "that the President decided that I should assemble a team to send through the gate, and find out what the situation on the other side is like." Jack immediately jumped at the chance.
"General, let me take the team through. Kawalski, Ferreti and I were already there once before, we know the lay of the land, we'll find out who those aliens are, we know those people."
"You think you know." Hammond cut him off, "Jackson could be dead for all you know, you don't know what you would be walking into."
"Sir," Jack cut him off gently, "There is only one way to find out."
Hammond looked like he wanted to say something but thought better of it, "Right." He said finally, "We'll have the prototype probe shipped from M.I.T.."
"General," Jack said his spirits soaring now that he was out of hot water and the bomb was no longer going through, "We don't need that probe." Jack said as he made his way to the table in the room.
"We don't?" asked a confused Kawalski, Harry also looked at Jack like he was crazy, that was until Jack grabbed a tissue box. "This will do." Jack quickly left the room, tissue box in hand with everyone else staring at him like he was nuts. Harry of course was right behind him.
The gate room and dialing room was a buzz of activity as people prepared for the re-opening of the gate. The sergent in charge of the dialing procedure was announcing the progress of the gate, "Chevron four encoded!" he shouted.
By the window, looking down at the Gate, General Hammond together with Major Samuels, Major Kawalski, Colonel O'Neill and Lieutenant Potter were gathered. In the Colonel's hands was a tissue box.
"Care to explain this concept?" Hammond asked/demanded of Jack. Jack smiled as Chevron five was announced as encoded. "Jackson has allergies." He said lifting the tissue box. Kawalski smiled as he got it, "He'll know this came from me and not from someone with all due respect, sir, like yourself." Harry's snort at Jack's reply was covered by the announcement of Chevron six being encoded. Jack quickly left so he could get to the gate for the opening.
He entered the room in time for the KAWOOSH that was customary of the wormhole activating, Harry watched in awe as he saw for the first time in either of his lives, something that contradicted everything Muggles ever knew about science. He breifly wondered if he was able to create a portkey or apparate onto another planet. He figured with enough magical power, he would be able to do anything.
Jack slowly walked up the gate and after pausing for a second, threw the tissue box into the event horizon. The announcer was now keeping track, "The um... object should reach its final destination in five seconds, four, three, two...one." With another KAWWOOSH, the gate closed, as the announcer pointlessly stated, "The object should now be through the Abydos stargate."
"Now what?" Hammond asked, it was Jack who answered. "Now we wait. If Daniel is still around, he'll know what the message means."
"What if the aliens get it?" Samuels who had been remarkably quiet since Harry showed up now spoke up again.
Jack looked at him and mentally rolled his eyes, "Well," he said, "They could be blowing their noses right now." Harry snorted garnering a glare from Samuels who continued persistantly.
"Or they could be planning an attack" he said angrily.
"Oh c'mon Samuels, let me be the cynic around here, Okay?" Jack's casual retort was like a slap in the face and Harry just barely repressed another snort. "Sir, this could take some time." Jack said to the General. At the General's nod, the group split up.
It was a half hour later, Harry was just finishing the story of what happened with the President to Jack and Kawalski when Jack and Harry noticed the glasses on the table were rattling, everyone quickly ran to the window where they witnessed the stargate moving.
Fifty or so odd men were set up in various points around the room, all aiming automatic weapons fully loaded and ready to fire at the gate as the event horizon appeared in a KAWOOSH. Jack, Harry, Hammond Samuels and Kawalski quickly made their way into the Gate Room. They got there in time for a tissue box to come flying out of the gate.
When the wormhole deactivated, the men lowered their weapons and Jack quickly ran to pick up the box as Hammond stared on in amazment. Written on the box clearly were the words, 'THANKS SEND MORE!' laughing, Jack threw the box to Samuels who showed it to Hammond.
"Permission to take a team through the Stargate, sir?" Jack asked his lips twitching as he watched Hammond's reactions.
"The mission briefing will be at 0800 hours. Consider yourself recalled back to active duty Colonel."
Hammond and Samuels left, leaving Harry, Kawalski and Jack to celebrate.
A/N: Okay, I notice that no matter how many times I go over my chapters I always find mistakes, so I'm begging over here. PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF ANY MISTAKES, spelling or otherwise, and dont just say, 'yo theres a mistake in this chapter' tell me the word pls! You dont have to quote the whole sentence, (although that would be helpful and all you would need to do is copy paste) just the word and general place (half way, beginning, end) Happy Reading!!