Dacey and Shaun woke up in a Wraith cell. They both wore only their base clothes and no longer had any weapons. Dacey stood and looked around the room. Arching metal panels made up the walls. An Ori symbol was laid into the closed metal door. Shaun was asleep on the floor next to Dacey's feet. Squatting, she began shaking his shoulder. He mumbled something about sleeping longer. Dacey stopped, waited a few seconds, shrugged, and slapped him hard across the face. Shaun bolted up and jumped against a wall. Dacey raised her eyebrows as he relaxed, realizing it was her. He rubbed his cheek as it became red, "What was that for?"
"You wouldn't wake up. We need to find a way out of here. Any ideas?" Shaun shook his head. Sighing, Dacey approached the door. It didn't slide open. She looked around the room, as did Shaun. She saw nothing but, he spotted a panel. Crouching, he slid over to it. It was low and near the door. "Do you have anything I can pry it open with?"
Dacey shook her head. A light bulb went off in Dacey's head. "Wait, I do." She unclasped her necklace and handed it to Shaun. On the end was a stainless steel arrowhead. Shaun began to sweat again, so he wiped his hands on his pants. Grasping the necklace, he wedged it between the wall and the edge of the panel. He put pressure upon it and the panel gave a pop as it came out. Dacey caught it and set it on the floor behind her. Inside the wall, wires crossed and connected everywhere, in seemingly no order. Shaun cocked his head towards Dacey, "Give me a minute."
Dacey waited. Shaun became engrossed as he rewired and connected different wires. A spark lit between a few wires multiple times and caused Shaun to shake his hand in pain and curse. Sweat coated him in a thick layer now, forcing him to repeatedly wipe his hands on his pants. When the wait came close to an hour, Shaun finally leaned back on his haunches. "I'm done. I'm sorry but, I refuse to open the door."
Dacey gaped and replied, "Why the bloody hell not? That is our ticket out of here!"
Shaun stared at the ground like a metal floor was the most interesting thing in the world. Finally, "It would mean one of us would die. To get the door to open, we need to stop the flow of electricity in the red wires. I can't stop it with anything we have. It would burn right through in a second. To shortcircuit the door and make it stay open, we have to cut the power for about half a minute. I can't bend the wire to cut the energy so, I have to put something big in the way. I have to put one of us in the way. If I stuck my hand between the wires, it would work; it would also mean my death."
Dacey looked down. "In that case, we can find another way. Can you pry open the door?"
Shaun met her eyes with a sad look and shook his head.
