COLONEL CARTER ON THE NINETEENTH WITH TEAL'C & DOCTOR JACKSON

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"Hey Teal'c."

"Daniel Jackson. Shall we continue with the development of your colour stone theory?"

"Yes please. Right after we have a talk about Ja.. ..hi Sam."

"Hi guys, don't let me interrupt."

"Nothing!"

"What?"

"Colonel Carter hello. You are well?"

"Yeah. You?"

"Indeed I am."

"Daniel hows it going?"

"Its going fine, erm, yeah. Have you got the Skull fired up?"

"No, but I think we're starting to get a little bit of a fizz. Its looking good guys. We'll get it going, we will.. ..yeah we will. Whats happening about your trip, what did Jack say?"

"You mean apart from no?"

"Ha ha, told ya."

"Yeah well it was worth a try."

"Oh come on Daniel that whole place is hot."

"But Sam they don't come out of the pyramid."

"Until they do you mean. They haven't been out while we've been looking, but we don't know for sure that they don't come out."

"Alright okay. Alright.. ..okay."

"Teal'c have you finished with those pictures you were.. ..well not translating, what were you doing with them?"

"Endeavouring to decipher their meaning, a message."

"Did you?"

"Perhaps."

"You can't be not sure with a message, it could throw the whole meaning out."

"Yes that is true Colonel Carter. The pictographs, soon I will be sure."

"Okay fair enough. Did General O'Neill say anything about when he expects another attack, or anything?"

"No he didn't mention that Sam."

"Colonel Carter I do not think O'Neill knows exactly when a Nebulium attack will occur. I believe it is a strong feeling that he has rather than accurate military intelligence."

"Yeah I realise that. You know Teal'c now that you've mentioned it, I've notice that em, the General seems to have a lot of feelings about things these days."

"What? What Sam?"

"Well, I don't know, he just seems to be more intuitive about certain things, maybe its because we're on DEFCON alert, maybe its nothing. Haven't you noticed anything?"

"You sure you're not getting him mixed up with your friend Cauac?"

"Oh yeah.. ..no."

"Actually Sam on that, have you noticed if Jack's.. ..has he used any of the words Cauac used in your hallucination, anything, anything at all?"

"What, how do you mean?"

"Has he used any of the same words, spoken them?"

"Em.. ..err, well I don't know about the words, but hes said a couple similar things, couple of em, yeah, yeah he has. What is that, is it some kind of perception, postception or something. Daniel thats a really weird question. That was a very very strange question. Why do you ask?"

"Nothing."

"Oh really?"

"No nothing."

"Daniel?"

"What?"

"Why did you ask?"

"Erm, I don't know, maybe.. ..like you said, maybe Jack's being more intuitive about certain things. That's all."

"Now come on theres something on your mind, whats up?"

"Erm.."

"Come on Daniel whats going on, whats up?"

"Nothing."

"Daniel!!"

"Its nothing Sam. Ask Jack."

"What??"

"Well we're talking about Jack so if you're worried about him or you think theres something up, you should be asking him."

"Hey whats going on?"

"I don't know."

"Is there something going on with Jack?"

"I don't know ask him."

"I'm asking you. Come on Daniel whats going on?"

"I don't know Sam. Why don't you ask Jack?"

"So there is something going on?"

"Well I don't know. You'd need to ask Jack!"

"Daniel come on out with it."

"Look Sam, you need to speak to Jack."

"So are you saying you're not going to tell me?"

"No Sam you know I'm not saying that, and I will tell you, I'm just saying for my sake, please, you need to speak to Jack."

"Yeah Okay Daniel. I understand, okay. I'll ask him okay. Is it something we're going to need to have to discuss?"

"Err, speak to Jack."

"Teal'c?"

"Yes, we will discuss it Colonel Carter."

"Well come on then.. ..discuss."

"Sam, speak to Jack.

"Teal'c do you know whats going on?

"Yes."

"Well I want you to tell me."

"Colonel Carter I will tell you."

"Well, tell me then."

"Perhaps you should first sp.."

"No. No! Teal'c you don't have to, don't say anything. Sam you know that's not fair. Really not fair. Underhandedness!"

"No its not."

"Yes it is. You know it."

"Sorry Teal'c, it was underhanded."

"It is alright Colonel Carter. I understand that you are becoming deeply concerned even though you do not know what it is you are concerned about."

"But I'll know soon won't I?"

"Yes you will Sam just as soon as you speak to Jack."

"Listen, if its something important and you two know about it and I don't, then the only reason I don't know is because the General doesn't want to tell me. That's the only reason Daniel, you know it, Teal'c knows it, I know it and Jack knows it."

"If that's the case and if there is something that we know and you don't know, something that you should know, then you know that theres a good reason for you not knowing."

"Oh come on Daniel don't do this, ha ha."

"No really Sam."

"Yes really Daniel."

"Sam."

"Daniel? Teal'c?"

"Colonel Carter, Daniel Jackson is correct."

"Yeah I know that Teal'c but still, even so.."

"Yerrss."

"Yous can't be any clearer than this?"

"Compromise Sam."

"What compromise with Jack?"

"No, don't compromise us."

"I see.. ..okay. Later Daniel, Teal'c."

"Later Sam."

"O'Neill will be most relieved to speak with you Colonel Carter."

"Thanks Teal'c."

"Very!"

"Thanks Daniel."

Daniel and Teal'c had found it extremely difficult to withhold the details of Jack's personal problem. Although they had wanted to tell her, at the General's request they didn't. He'd asked them as friends not to, and as friends they didn't do. But as friends they had a right to tell her and she had a right to know.

Daniel and Teal'c also now knew that Sam would soon know as much as they knew about the situation. Jack had a serious problem and as close friends all four of them would share it together.. ..apart from the phasing thing.

Okay what could it be. I saw Jack an hour ago and he looks fine. Its nobody's birthday today. Everythings running to schedule. Teal'c would of told me. Daniel would have told me. But they didn't. Don't compromise.. ..what could it be. Important!

Colonel Carter rushed at an anxious pace whilst waiting for the elevator to collect her. She'd fired up her imagination and it was beginning to wander. Well hes going to have to tell me himself. He has to tell me! What could it be..

General O'Neill was in his office reading documents out of the top folder from his in tray. With a heavy impatient hand Colonel Carter lightly knocked on his door. Seeing the General was alone she didn't wait for an answer. As quick as leaping over hot coals she skipped into his office and slowly closed the door behind her.

"Ah!"

He knew from the look of her that she knew there was something that she didn't know that she ought to know.

"General."

"Colonel."

"General?"

"Colonel?"

"Sir?"

"Carter?"

"Sir is there something you need to tell me?"

"You've been on the nineteenth with Daniel."

"And Teal'c Sir."

"Take a seat Carter. We need to talk."

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