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Chapter 3- The secrets a banana could tell part three
O'Neill punched the correct floor button in the elevator tiredly. He was keeping an eye on the news as regards Teal'c but all the political machinations were making his head spin.
He was glad to take a break.
The war wearied Colonel stared unseeingly as the doors closed. He wondered what trouble his young female captain had gotten into, thinking back to the phone call that he had just received from one of the marines.
The Colonel already had to place himself infront of a few of the said marines who had let their appreciation for the Captain's …errr…attractiveness paralyze them in their tracks. He didn't have to say anything but the hard look on his face was enough for any spring chicken marine to understand. Put your eyes BACK into your head and walk away!
He snorted quietly to himself. He was such a hypocrite. He felt pretty much the same way but was better at hiding it. She was a very beautiful woman. Those blue eyes…..he gave himself a mental shake.
He would have to give Daniel a heads up. The two academics were together most of the time anyway, so it would be good if Daniel could spare one of HIS four eyes in looking out for the captain.
The elevator stopped with a melodic ding and opened slowly to allow new passengers to enter.
Speak of the devil.
'Hey I was just coming to see you guys,' O'Neill said cheerily, as he skillfully but covertly looked over the captain, checking for any signs of injuries. His gaze lingered on Carter's red rimmed eyes.
Daniel attempted to hand over one of the heavily loaded plates of food to the older man.
'Jack,' he yelped. 'We have a situation going on here…a misunderstanding really. Quite a fascinating dilemma if you think about it.'
The archeologist quailed at the look of scorn, Sam threw at him.
'Okay…well not really,' he muttered ashamedly.
'Sir...' Carter choked out. 'We have to get this food to Teal'c immediately.'
Teal'c? What the….?
If Teal'c had done something, hurt the captain in anyway, it would be an all out war just to keep the Jaffa alive and off a science table in area 51.
'Carter, what's going on?' the older man asked, tucking the half a turkey that Daniel had forced him to hold under his arm. He threw a glance at Jackson as he staggered slightly under the weight of the platter of cheese paste sandwiches he was carrying.
'Oh sir...' she wailed quietly, collapsing against his side for a brief second as she unconsciously sought comfort from her distressed thoughts. Without thinking, O'Neill, quickly held her up with his free hand, silently mouthing the words 'what's going on?' over the top of her head to Daniel.
Just then the doors opened unto the level they had converted to handle prisoners. Well just Teal'c really.
Carter grabbed the half a turkey and trotted forward. A young airman came forward to assist Dr. Jackson.
As soon as Daniel's hands were free the Colonel tugged him by the back of his jacket and whipped him around to face him. The younger man scowled as Jack began to wag a pointed finger in his face.
'If someone doesn't tell me what is going on RIGHT now,' the older man demanded in an increasingly loud voice of irritation and worry.
'Teal'c thinks we are torturing him," the archeologist summarized succinctly.
Jack's brain froze.
'What did you just say?' he asked the younger man incredulously.
Before he could reply O'Neill pushed him away and bounded towards Teal'c's room. Looking through the observation window, his eyes swept the cell looking for …well he wasn't sure what he was looking for.
Teal'c was seated at the table, fiercely clutching a large bunch of bananas against his chest while with his other hand he sampled the turkey parts that the young Captain was obligingly tearing off for him. The plate of sandwiches sat close to the Jaffa's elbow, patiently waiting their turn.
Daniel walked up from behind the older man, pushing his glasses up his nose as was his habit when he was nervous. He knew what he was about to say was going to make Jack furious.
'Apparently, Jaffa physiology is different from humans. They require a lot more food than we do and…,' he broke off as Jack groaned and kicked the wall.
The Colonel leaned his back against the wall and titled his head to watch the ceiling
'Carter came to get me…she could hardly speak,' Daniel added on quietly. 'She was really angry because it would appear that the guard never asked Teal'c if the food was alright and she is angry with Teal'c because he never said anything.'
Silence fell between the two men.
'She's never been a prisoner before,' O'Neill surmised closing his eyes.
Daniel looked on sadly at the other man, wondering what he was thinking. He slumped against the wall next to Jack offering his silent support.