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NA3: También he publicado el original en español, ya pueden leerlo.
Stargate O'Neill 10
Jack stepped through the portal while holding a Goa'uld bound hand and foot, next to Carter.
-You should have cooperated. Trying to escape was punishable by death. You had been warned," Jack said. This Goa'uld was one of those captured on Apophis' ships. The NID was holding them prisoner, but this one tried to escape and was no longer useful to them, so now they would use Thor's Hammer to turn him into protein.
The Goa'uld shuddered as the asgard monument's scanner locked on to him as they arrived on Cimmeria. Jack, Daniel and Carter stuck to him to be dragged together to make sure the Goa'uld faced his judgment and didn't go about scratching his balls in the maze….
-This is not the labyrinth," said Daniel.
-No, it isn't," said a calm voice from the darkness.
Jack almost believed that the trial insane people who had sent them to Linea prison had recaptured them to hold them accountable, but that voice filled him with relief. They weren't in life and death trouble, or so he thought. It was better to start talking and not sound like common thieves.
-Mr. Thor, first of all, let us introduce ourselves," Jack said and pushed Daniel to the front. You're talking to Thor, the guy who protects Cimmeria. Introduce us carefully," Jack explained in his ear. Daniel sighed with relief; it seemed that he too believed that they had been imprisoned again by the madmen of the trial.
-Well… Good morning, Mr. Thor. My name is Daniel Jackson and we are scouts from Earth…" Daniel gave the usual speech and then told him the tragic story of his friends being possessed by Goa'ulds and how they had stumbled upon their technology, which they were now using to free the hosts from the Goa'uld symbiotes. When Daniel finished, the three looked around because Thor had not responded or said anything. The Goa'uld that had accompanied them earlier was also gone.
Just as Jack was beginning to fear for his hide in the hands of the judgment crazies, the light came on and they saw that they were in a room with ancient features and in front of them was a hologram of Thor.
-I am Thor, supreme commander of the Asgard fleet," Thor introduced himself. This is my true appearance," he said as Daniel and Carter looked him up and down suspiciously. Jack nudged them to stop fooling around and offered Thor a smile.
-Hello," Jack said, slyly shaking Daniel to continue their long-established protocol of introduction in case the Asgard caught them using their technology without asking permission.
-Of course, that was to be expected. Please excuse our rudeness," Daniel excused himself. If we have committed a crime, we are willing to make up for it, but we found ourselves in need and our options were slim," Daniel explained, "even so, we have tried not to intervene on this planet and avoid disturbing its citizens," he added.
-That's fine," said Thor, "It was also clever of you to use the artifact to free your friends from the symbiotes. We have nothing against it, as long as they don't disrupt the peace on this planet," said Thor. They said they were from Earth? -he asked, looking at them. Daniel nodded. All of you? -Thor asked, and Daniel and Carter looked at him. Jack felt like crying.
-With friends like you, no one needs enemies," said Jack. I was born and raised on Earth, my parents were human and so were my grandparents," said Jack. It seemed Thor was more cautious than he thought and had already scanned them thoroughly. He must have seen the ancient genes, and their useless divine cells.
-You seem to know your origin," Thor said with interest, and Carter and Daniel's eyes widened like saucers at what that implied. Jack wondered if Thor had a lie detector, but in the end decided not to risk it and just tell the truth.
-I know we weren't the first humans to live on Earth, but I barely have one or two of your genes. Some humans on Earth have them too," Jack explained so that Carter and Daniel would stop seeing him as an alien.
-That's something the Asgard Council has recorded, but it seems your genes have a special effect on you," said Thor. He definitely saw his god cells. Jack saw that Carter was biting his tongue for answering that question and hurried to speak before he fell into the hands of Loki, who had Asgard communications wired, and would surely come for him.
-That is a private and personal matter. I also ask that you please delete the scans you made of me and destroy any tissue samples, along with all traces of this conversation from your ship. If you have not taken samples, please excuse my accusation, but it is for my safety and the safety of my planet," Jack explained. The last thing Earth needed was Loki doing crazy things. Thor looked surprised, and Daniel and Carter frightened.
-Didn't you say before that the Asgard could protect us? -Daniel asked between his teeth.
-Daniel, I think he hears you, even if you mumble," Jack chided.
-If he hears us, what are you whispering for? -Daniel asked in another whisper.
-I don't know. I'm very nervous. You whisper, and I whisper automatically in response," Jack said in another whisper.
-I can hear you clearly," Thor said. Jack and Daniel both grimaced, and Carter gave a small, uncomfortable smile. Jack remembered that Thor was half troll. Colonel Jack O'Neill, you need not fear for your safety. We Asgard would never harm any peaceful species. We are protectors and defenders of all, except the Goa'uld," Thor explained. It seemed he had no intention of erasing anything.
Jack frowned. There was no way he could allow him to take that data with him. It would be a catastrophe to his plans. Jack cursed himself for coming to Cimmeria. He should wait to talk to the Asgard later….
This troll appeared out of nowhere, I didn't look for him, Jack thought angrily.
-You don't seem to take my word for it," said Thor, his tone sounding somewhat offended.
-Loki will come for me if you don't erase that data," said Jack. Thor's eyes widened, and he was stunned for several seconds.
-Who is Loki? -Carter asked in a whisper.
-A Norse god like Thor. He is considered the origin of all fraud, and was Odin's brother, until he killed Balder and was tied to a rock for eternity," Daniel explained in another whisper.
-You know, I'm fighting for my life here," Jack chided. Thor finally blinked.
-How do you know about Loki? -he asked.
-That's not important. What is important is that he will come for me if you don't erase that data," Jack insisted.
-This data will be protected. Only the highest members of the Asgard Council will have the right to access it, and Loki is not among them," Thor explained. Jack rolled his eyes.
-If that data goes, I'm dead. There are no other possibilities! So give me some help here," Jack said to Daniel and Carter.
-What about Earth? -Daniel asked apprehensively. Jack looked at him in disbelief.
-Daniel, Earth might be all right! -said Jack, gritting his teeth.
-I'm sorry, I was worried about Share," Daniel apologized awkwardly.
-Commander Thor, please, Jack is not wrong about things like this, and I think he's right about this. If he doesn't erase that data, he will die," Daniel explained.
-This may sound illogical, but what we are saying is the truth, and we have proven it many times before. If you insist on keeping that data, this will be murder," Carter argued, and Jack could see that Thor tensed.
-Fine, I'll do it," said Thor. Jack felt as if his neck had been removed from a guillotine and breathed a great sigh of relief.
-Thank you! -Jack said sincerely. "Shit, I've almost died twice. Encountering advanced species is very dangerous," Jack thought to himself.
-"I'd like to visit your planet, but I guess you won't want that either," said Thor.
-Sooner rather than later, we will meet again," said Jack. He already knew that Thor wanted to go to Earth for him and those like him, and see if there was any progress in finding a cure for his own, but there was nothing on Earth that he believed in. He also knew that despite that, Thor would include Earth on the list of protected planets. As Thor said, the Asgard were protectors of all. Jack thought about helping them, but for now, it was best to stay away from them, just a little longer.
-So, we'll see you later," said Thor.
-Wait, why did you bring us here in the first place? -asked Daniel.
-Thor's hammer has been activated repeatedly, and we thought there was some Goa'uld invasion on this world, but when we came here, we found nothing, so we set up alarms and waited," Thor explained.
-Oh, we're so sorry, we didn't mean to intrude," Daniel apologized.
-A thousand apologies," said Jack, knowing how busy Thor was with the war against the replicators.
-This is just a holographic projection, I'm still in my own galaxy," Thor explained, and with a flash, they were in front of the portal, and next to him was the man who had been a Goa'uld host and now seemed to be free of him, as he was not attacking them.
Jack wiped the nonexistent sweat from his brow. His life had been in danger for the second time.
-It's getting very difficult to survive in this galaxy," Jack complained. Daniel and Carter looked at him accusingly for withholding information from them, but he ignored them.
…
The next mission in the story he remembered didn't take place, because Jack identified the threat when he saw it. It was a sphere, like a volleyball, that Carter wanted to take because it emitted some kind of energy. Jack ordered her to put it down, she obeyed, and so they were spared from being impaled in the portal room. It was the easiest thing to do, although she didn't remember much, just the sphere, but that was enough to get away with.
…
The next one was not so lucky. They arrived in a large city that seemed advanced and where people disappeared from the map. Jack walked along a huge walkway finding a plague of excrement all along the way, and while he was sharing serious opinions with his team about who such a "monument" belonged to, a bug passed in front of him and when he saw it again, it was stuck to Teal'c's back.
Jack's smile instantly disappeared, he pulled out his pistol and fired as fast as he could, but the damn bug always bit Teal'c, which led to him spending a week in the infirmary. Fortunately for Teal'c, the NID was under control and Jack convinced the doctor to cure Teal'c in exchange for the bug. The bug carried a powerful retrovirus and geneticists were eager to study it.
…
Shortly after that, an SG team reported that they found a planet where tridium was flowing down rivers, which got the Project Prometheus team very excited. However, Jack knew that planet was dangerous. He knew that in the future, that team was going to disappear and they would encounter a tribe of indigenous tree-huggers who would not allow them to extract anything and who were backed by some very authoritarian aliens.
Jack said not to touch the planet and to talk to the inhabitants, because it was very strange that such a rich planet would be abandoned by the Goa'uld. Soon they met the natives and the natives told them about their gods, who supposedly protected them from all evil, and other nonsense that led Jack to talk to a wolf.
-Are you sure it's your god? -Jack asked the old Indian dressed as an Apache. The old man nodded. Jack nudged Daniel and told him to deliver his inaugural speech, but Daniel refused to talk to a wild animal. Jack sighed.
-Good morning, deity sir. We are visitors from Earth, a distant planet and the origin of the humans you protect. Our world is in crisis due to the Goa'uld threat that looms over us. We are currently exploring other worlds in search of technology, allied species or human populations that wish to help us in our struggle.
"We understand that your protégés wish to live in peace and not get involved. We respect that and will not force anyone to help us. What we are interested in on this planet is the tridium which is apparently plentiful here and which we urgently need. However, we have been informed by your protégés that it is forbidden to dig in the earth to obtain it, and we do not have the technology to extract it without causing damage to the environment.
"I know it's cheeky, but if it's of no use to you, could you use your ultramegaccosmic powers to grant us about a thousand tons or about three thousand… Well, actually we need more than that, but that would be enough to supply all our needs in this war," Jack asked cheekily.
-Jack! -said Daniel, noticing that even the wolf he was talking to was stunned.
-That seems to me to be a reaction only a person would have to one of O'Neill's pranks," Teal'c said eyeing the dog suspiciously. Carter also looked alarmed.
The wolf realized his slip, but it was too late, and after giving them a threatening growl, he thrashed his tail against the ground.
-Human, you're very bold," the wolf scolded, leaving his entire team wide-eyed. Jack didn't even flinch and looked at the old man, then sighed.
-It's possible that billions on my planet will die if we don't get that metal. We have no gods to defend us," Jack said looking dejected.
-The Goa'uld are an implacable enemy. If we are not prepared to defend ourselves, the inhabitants of Earth will be enslaved," Teal'c said.
-We are all humans, we must be united," Daniel added.
-I'm sure it wouldn't take much effort for your god to help us," Carter said. The old man looked at his god with pleading in his eyes and begged for some help. The wolf wagged his tail.
-How much would you be able to extract with your current technology? -growled the wolf reluctantly.
-We are very poor in technology. About five tons would be the maximum we could extract per month, and that's only if we put in our best effort, bringing in thousands of workers and many machines. That was the initial plan, but their protégés informed us that they did not agree, so we backed down.
-It is not granted, now leave," said the wolf. Jack made a grimace, but sighed and without further ado left.
-Sir, without that metal, we'll be forced to use steel on the Prometheus," said Carter.
-Carter, we are beggars here, we have no right to demand anything," said Jack, and Carter seemed resigned and followed him. Daniel, who was a pacifist, greeted the wolf and apologized for his earlier behavior, then said goodbye to the old man and also left.
…
Ten days later, the portal was activated and a rock fell with a written message, indicating to collect five tons of tridium every month. This tridium would be stored in front of the portal and the gods did not want to see them poke their heads into the villages anymore. Like any beggar getting something, everyone was happy. The politicians were not bothered by their position as supplicants and even sent offerings for these benevolent gods. Everyone knew they were advanced aliens, but no one cared, they just wanted the tridium.
…
A month later, they came across another planet inhabited by indigenous people who wore straw loincloths or something similar. These Indians had a very advanced object called a touchstone. Carter studied it closely, but failed to figure out how it worked and gave up, as they couldn't take it with them. Jack knew that in the original story the artifact was stolen, but now nothing happened, because the NID was under control and Kinsey was up to his neck in shit, his political career ruined and his sponsors accused of treason.