Rating: G
Notes: Here's another chapter! Not to long of a wait I hope! The characters behave differently in this one so I hope everyone will just stick with me on it. In the end I hope it sounds right. Also personal note is I might actually make it as a writer! I may have my first news story in a local paper this weekend! And I'll get paid for it! Cool, huh? Anyway on with the story! As always reviews are wanted!
Sometimes Miracles Happen
By Ans4Christ
"This is ridiculous, there is no way to disable that unless you want to risk fire or third degree burns!" O'Neill exclaimed.
"We'll figure it out Jack, just give us some time!" Daniel yelled impatiently.
"No offense Daniel, but you and Jonas have been working on this for over two hours and you haven't even been able to touch it. There's no way to make sense of it." Sam added.
"That's easy for you to say Sam, you're just sitting around." Daniel muttered.
"What did you just say?" Sam asked with irritation.
"I said it's easy for you to complain, or even for Jack to yell! What are the two of you doing anyway, other than walking around complaining about the heat and yelling at us?"
"Daniel, knock it off. I'd say to cool down but that's impossible here." O'Neill ordered.
"You know what Jack I'm sick of this! All you ever do is complain and throw comments. You can never be serious."
"You know Daniel maybe if you had your act together you'd have been able to figure this out by now." Sam insinuated.
"Now what is that supposed to mean?"
"What Carter means Daniel is you act like you know everything but when it comes down to it you can never cut it!"
Jonas and Teal'c watched all this is utter disbelief. The three other members of Sg-1 were acting as though they were crazy. The heat was getting to all of them there was no doubt of that- but this behavior, where was it coming from?
"Teal'c, have you ever seen them act this way before?" Jonas asked.
"I have not. This is most peculiar for all of them to behave in such a matter."
"They aren't even arguing about anything important."
"I have seen the heat affect many, but not like this. It is as though they are intentionally being divided."
Jonas paused and looked at the tablet. It was glowing redder than before, and now certain symbols and letters were coming to light on it. "Teal'c, come look." Teal'c followed Jonas to take a closer look at the tablet.
"Is its heat not increasing, Jonas Quinn?"
"Yeah, it is." Jonas looked over to where his teammates were still arguing. He looked back at the tablet. "It's almost as though the tablet is causing them to argue."
Teal'c looked surprised," How could that be possible? And if it were, why is it not affecting us?"
"I have no idea." Jonas looked at the tablet up close, "What are these symbols? They aren't Ancient, in fact they almost look like a language from Kelonwa."
"Are you certain Jonas Quinn, to me it looks like the Gou'ld language I learned as a boy."
Jonas read it, "A house divided against itself-"
"-Will not stand." Teal'c finished.
"It's the same statement but in our native languages." Jonas said in shock.
"Indeed." Teal'c said with a tinge of fear.
"A house divided against itself will not stand. That's from the Bible. How can that pertain to this?" Jonas pondered and looked to where his teammates were still yelling at one another. "A house divided against itself will not stand. -We're divided against ourselves. It's all a test." Jonas got up.
"Stop!" He yelled just as O'Neill pushed Daniel on the ground.
"What do you want, Jonas!" O'Neill yelled at him.
"Stop this fighting! We have to stop!"
"What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with you." Sam stated.
"This has to do with all of us! Don't you see, the heat, even your fighting, it's all a test from the Ancients!"
"A test? Why would the Ancients want us to fight?" Daniel asked getting up from the ground.
"Yeah Jonas, besides we had a good reason for our argument." O'Neill said still fuming.
"Really? What was it?" Jonas prodded.
O'Neill tried to think." I'm thinking. I'm sure it was a good one."
"This is just my point. There was no reason, you were prompted. The Ancients have everything rigged. The illness was to see if we could overcome it, the heat is to dissuade and test us, and the fighting is to divide us. It isn't just about translating the tablet anymore. It's about proving that we're worthy enough of the knowledge that it contains." Everyone looked at Jonas as he paused." The only way to do that is to work together. It's the only way to solve this. It's the only way for us to get out alive."