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CHAPTER FIVE
Jack waited impatiently for SG-1 to call him about Daniel. He looked at his watch and sighed as he realized that it had only been three minutes since he last glanced at his watch. He stared at the phone, muttering under his breath. It had been twenty minutes since Mitchell and his team left. He was going out of his mind with worry. He just knew that something was wrong with Daniel.
The phone rang and Jack jumped in surprise. Huh, take your glance off the phone and it rings. Sweet! Jack thought to himself.
Jack picked up the phone. "O'Neill," he said.
"Sir, its Carter," a female voice said.
"Whaddya got?" Jack asked.
"Daniel's not here, sir," Carter said quietly.
"Did he leave on his own?" Jack asked.
Carter hesitated before replying, "It doesn't look like it, sir. His keys are on the counter in the kitchen, and there's a broken glass on the floor. It looks like he was in the kitchen when he was taken. The kitchen chair looks out of place, but I can't tell if it was because Daniel fought back and it was moved, or if Daniel moved it to sit in it."
Jack closed his eyes and sighed. He knew it. He knew that something had happened to Daniel. "Anything else? Any sign of forced entry?" Jack asked.
"No, sir, and that's the weird thing. The door was deadbolted from the inside. However the person got into the house, it had to have been before Daniel came home or"¦" she trailed off hesitantly.
"Or what, Carter?" Jack asked impatiently.
"Or someone used alien technology to get into Daniel's home," Carter said.
Jack cursed. "Are you saying that some Goa'uld might have taken Daniel?" he asked in disbelief.
"No sir, not necessarily. It could've been the Trust, or even the Asgard, though why they would take Daniel and not let us know, I have no idea," Carter said.
Jack shook his head. "No, that's not Thor's way of doing things. So we're looking for a human who snuck in before Daniel got home, an alien with advanced technology, or a Goa'uld," Jack said. "Great. Well, that narrows it down."
"Sir, you don't think Ba'al is in on kidnapping Daniel, do you?" Carter asked.
Jack paused a moment before asking, "I thought Ba'al was dead. Didn't Gerak kill him?"
"Yes, he killed Ba'al, but it was never proven whether it was the actual Ba'al or one of his clones," Carter said.
"Great, just great. All right, find out what you can. I'll send a team to check out the house. As soon as you're done there, get back here. We need to find our wayward Archeologist," Jack said.
"Of course, sir," Carter said.
Jack could hear the buzz of the disconnected phone in his ear. He hung it up and sighed in resignation. "What does this make, the sixth or seventh time Danny's been kidnapped?" he mumbled to himself. "He couldn't leave a note? A map? A simple 'Hey, got taken again, it was 'insert name' and you can find me at 'insert address'. Come rescue me soon.' Would that have been too much to ask for? I knew I should have put a tracking device on him," Jack said with heavy sigh.
He picked up the phone and called the President to let him know that the first and foremost expert on the Stargate was missing, again. After a few minutes of talking to President Hayes, he hung up the phone and leaned back in his chair. The President was fond of Daniel. He admired Daniel, and he didn't like the idea of someone taking him. He promised to do everything in his power to find out if anyone in Washington knew anything about Daniel's disappearance. Jack felt a little relieved that someone was doing something, even if it wasn't much.
Thirty minutes later, Mitchell and the rest of SG-1 walked into his office. Jack glanced at them and continued to listen to the man on the phone.
"What about the known members of the Trust? Did you find anything on them?" Jack asked impatiently. Jack nodded as the man spoke, a frown on his face. He sighed. "All right, let me know if you find anything out. I'll talk to you later," he said, and hung up. He looked at Mitchell and asked, "That was one of my 'unofficial sources' in Washington. He hasn't found anything as of yet. What about you? Did you find anything further?"
Mitchell shook his head. "We know that the lock wasn't picked. The forensic expert said that if it had been, there would've been scratches on the lock and there weren't. So unless the person had a key to Jackson's apartment, then that means they got him through other means," Mitchell explained, his blue eyes serious. "And most kidnappers wouldn't take the trouble to re-lock the door when they left."
"Plus," Carter added, "the security cameras in Daniel's building picked up no one going into his apartment all day, other than Daniel. So whoever's got him, they probably didn't come in the front door."
Jack threw the pen down on the desk and cursed. "My sources have found nothing on the Trust. The known members are clean as far as they can tell. There haven't been any secret meetings or any sudden disappearances," Jack explained in frustration. "I have no clue if they still have a ship or not. If they do, then they could've beamed Daniel out of his apartment. So we're looking at a possible G'ouald or someone else with alien technology. I contacted the President and I can tell you that he wasn't happy to learn of Danny's disappearance. He said that he would snoop around Washington to see if anyone knew anything, but so far, it looks like we have nothing to go on."
"Do you think it could've been Vala?" Mitchell asked hesitantly.
"I thought she was in the galaxy with the Ori," Jack said.
"Actually, we're not sure if she is. She could be dead or she could've somehow beamed off the ship to somewhere else," Carter explained.
Jack looked at her skeptically and Carter sighed. "I know. It's a long shot at best, sir. It's just another possibility. You know how she"¦er"¦feels about Daniel," she said with a small grin.
Jack snorted in amusement. He remembered well the bitching Daniel had done about Vala and the bonding bracelets that she had forced on him. It had been several weeks before Daniel and he could have some quality time. As much as he found Vala to be amusing, there was no way in hell that he was going to have sex with Daniel anywhere near her. She probably would've wanted to join in. Jack grimaced at the thought.
"All right, so we can probably rule out Vala and we can rule out a normal human getting into his apartment. I kind of doubt that it would've been a Goa'uld, as they're pretty much in chaos right now, so my money is on the Trust. They might need his help on something that requires his knowledge of the Ancients, or the Goa'uld -- or something," Jack said firmly.
"We can check, sir, but it just doesn't feel right," Carter said.
"I am in agreement with SamanthaCarter, O'Neill. This does not feel like the Trust. I believe it to be something more, something that we haven't encountered before," Teal'c said with a frown.
"T? You got something?" Jack asked hopefully.
"I am hesitant to bring this up as I cannot explain it more thoroughly. It was a feeling I got in DanielJackson's home. It was something I have felt before," Teal'c said slowly.
"Well?" Jack asked impatiently.
"It was when we were on Kheb and in the presence of Oma Desala. There was a feeling of energy that seemed to emit from her. It was quite powerful and unforgettable. I also felt it when DanielJackson ascended several years ago. There was a presence of power that I could not explain," Teal'c said.
Jack leaned back in his chair and looked at Teal'c with a serious expression. "Are you telling me that you can feel the Ascended?" Jack asked.
"I can. I felt the same presence of power in DanielJackson's apartment, though it was very faint. It was not of the same level of power of Oma Desala or DanielJackson at the time of his ascension, but it was there," Teal'c said. "In fact"¦" Teal'c began only to pause a moment.
Jack looked at him in surprise. Teal'c was not known for being hesitant. "Yes?" he asked.
"It is the same sense of power that I have sometimes felt from you," Teal'c said.
Jack looked at Teal'c in surprise. "Me? I've never ascended. How can you feel it from me?" he asked in shock.
Teal'c shook his head. "I do not know, O'Neill, but I know that you sometimes emit the same power. I felt it when you healed Master Bra'tac after the knowledge of the Ancients had been downloaded into your mind."
"Sometimes? Could this have something to do with the Ancient gene?" Carter asked in bewilderment.
Teal'c nodded thoughtfully. "I do not know. It seems to flare up in times of extreme stress. I haven't felt in quite some time."
Carter looked thoughtful. "That would make sense. Oma was an Ancient and Daniel, even though he doesn't have the gene, was once ascended. Sir, is there anything about you that we should know about?" she asked.
Jack gave her a sour look. "Carter, I'm an open book. What you see is what you get. I'm not hiding anything about me that you wouldn't know. All my medical tests and blood work came back clean. There is nothing abnormal about me," Jack said in annoyance. "I'm a simple man."
Carter's mouth twitched and Jack gave her a flat look. He knew she was holding back a grin. "Of course, sir," she said. "Maybe you should have the doctors look at you again."
Jack snorted. "I think not. I haven't noticed anything wrong with me. I feel fine, and as Teal'c said, it's been a while since he felt this 'power' coming from me." He looked at Teal'c and asked, "Can you feel it anything now?"
Teal'c tilted his head and looked at Jack intently. He shook his head. "I do not," he said.
Jack gave Carter a smug look. "See? I'm fine."
Carter sighed. "Of course you are, sir."
"Enough about me. Could Oma have done something with Daniel?" Jack asked.
"I thought Oma disappeared when she took care of Anubis?" Mitchell questioned in confusion.
"Daniel wasn't sure what happened to her. He doesn't know if she was punished by the Others or if she disappeared or was killed. For all we know, she could be floating around the galaxy," Carter said.
"This is getting us nowhere. We have no clue who took Daniel. It could've been anyone," Jack said angrily. "I swear when we find him, I am getting him a collar with a tracking device. I'm tired of him being kidnapped. Doesn't he realize that it's getting old? He needs to stop doing it!" Jack said exasperation.
"Er"¦sir, I don't think he does it on purpose," Carter said in amusement.
"Are you sure about that?" Jack asked suspiciously. "I swear, he's the whole reason I went gray."
Mitchell and Carter snickered, while Teal'c looked amused. "If you say so, sir," Carter said with a grin.
"All right, I want you guys to work with the team from Daniel's place. See if you can find anything that we're missing. I also want you to see if you can find anything more on the Trust. I still think it has something to do with them," Jack said.
He opened his mouth to say something more, but disappeared in a flash of white light. Mitchell stood up and looked around wildly while Carter and Teal'c sighed with annoyance.
"Where did he go?" Mitchell demanded. He turned to Carter and Teal'c, who looked resigned. "Aren't you worried that General O'Neill just disappeared?" he asked.
Carter sighed and said, "No. It's just Thor. He does this all the time."
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Jack saw the bright light and the next thing he knew he was on a ship. He looked around and sighed as he realized that Thor had beamed him up. He wondered what the little guy wanted now.
"Thor, hey buddy. Where are you? I don't really have time for this. Daniel's missing and I need to find him. Thor!" Jack called out.
The door slid open and Thor walked into the room. He looked the same as always. He had a small gray body with a large head and large black eyes. Jack was always glad to see his buddy, but he just didn't have the time to visit. He needed to be out, looking for Daniel. He just needed to find out where to look first. It was so frustrating when he couldn't find his best friend.
A thought struck him and he looked at Thor with interest. Maybe Thor could help him find Daniel, at least give him a starting point. That way he would know if humans or the Goa'uld had kidnapped Daniel.
"So, Thor, why'd you come by?" Jack asked.
"The Asgard periodically scan Earth's communications. We like to keep an eye on things, in case our help is needed. Stargate Command is one of the places we monitor. I was in the vicinity and I overheard that Daniel Jackson has disappeared. When I heard that the Goa'uld might be involved, I decided to offer my help. Now that the Asgard have settled and the Replicators are no longer a problem, I have more time to help our allies," Thor explained. His large eyes blinked slowly.
Jack suppressed a shiver. Though Thor was his friend, he always thought the huge black eyes were a tad bit creepy. "I appreciate the help, even though I don't like the idea of you spying on us."
"The Asgard cares not for your governments and politics. We only wish to insure your safety from other life forms. Earth is an Asgard-protected planet," Thor explained.
"Er"¦right. So, do you think you can find Danny?" Jack asked eagerly.
"I will try, O'Neill. My ship is scanning Earth as we speak. If Daniel Jackson is on Earth, I will find him," Thor said.
"Sweet!" Jack replied cheerfully. There were a few minutes of quiet before Jack got impatient. "Well?" he asked. "Did you find him?"
If Jack didn't know better, he would say that Thor was confused by the equipment he was staring at. There was almost a frown of displeasure on his face. Um"¦wonder what he found. It doesn't look good, Jack thought.
"This is most unusual," Thor said in bewilderment.
"What?" Jack demanded.
"Daniel Jackson is still on Earth, but where I'm not exactly sure. His life signs are well shielded. This is a most perplexing problem. I did not think that humans had such technology," Thor said.
Jack frowned. "As far as I know, we don't," he said.
"He appears to be located somewhere in what you call Britain. His life signs keep disappearing. I am unsure as to why. I cannot get a better location as of yet. I will need to study this more. I will let you know what I find out when I am able," Thor said.
"What do you mean"¦" A bright light flashed and Jack appeared in his office. ""¦you'll let me"¦" Jack trailed off as he realized that he was back on Earth. "Damnit, Thor! Bring me back!" he yelled at the ceiling. He waited, but nothing happened. He mumbled under his breath about annoying aliens and the door to his office flew open, surprising him.
"Sir!" Carter said breathlessly. "Are you all right? What did Thor want?" she asked.
Jack watched as Mitchell and Teal'c walked into his office. "How did you know I was back?" Jack asked in surprise.
"We were walking away when we heard you yelling at Thor. What did he want?" Carter asked impatiently.
Jack arched an eyebrow and Carter flushed. "Sorry, sir," she said.
"Apparently, Thor likes to keep an eye on us. He heard that Daniel was missing and thought he would offer his help. The good news is that Daniel is still on Earth and somewhere in Britain. The bad news is that Thor doesn't know where in Britain. It looks like Daniel is being shielded by something that even Thor's having trouble with. He told me that he would investigate and let me know what he finds out. Until then, I want you to be ready. I have no idea when we'll need to move," Jack said.
"We, sir?" Carter questioned.
"This is Daniel, Carter. You're not going to rescue him without me," Jack said firmly. "I want to know what the hell is going on. If there is someone on Earth with that kind of technology, then I want to know about it. Plus, Daniel is my friend. There's no way in hell I'm going to miss rescuing his ass again. I want to be able to rub it in his face for years to come," Jack said brightly.
"I understand, sir," Carter said with grin. "You know that's only going to annoy Daniel, don't you?"
Jack grinned. "That's what I'm hoping," he said cheerfully.
A few hours went by while Jack and SG-1 waited impatiently for Thor to get back to them. Jack spent his time trying to read reports, throwing pencils in the air, or just generally bugging Carter, Mitchell or Teal'c. He didn't know what to do with himself. He knew he was an action type of man, and all this sitting around and waiting was getting on his nerves.
He could tell that he was annoying Carter. The look of forced patience was a dead giveaway. He snickered silently as he looked at her blankly when she tried once again to explain the funny-looking doohickey on her table. There was a flash of light and Jack was once again on Thor's ship.
"Finally!" Jack exclaimed. He made his way over to his friend and looked down. "Well, did you find him?" he asked.
"I did indeed, O'Neill. He is being held in a large domicile in the place you call Scotland," Thor said.
"Great! Can you get him out?" Jack asked.
"I cannot. I have been able to tweak the transporters to beam you in, but as of yet I cannot beam anyone out," Thor said.
"Tweak?" Jack asked in amusement.
"Yes. I believe I have heard Colonel Carter use that word once or twice," Thor said, his eyes blinking slowly.
"Right. Can you get Mitchell, Carter and Teal'c up here? I want them with me when we go rescue Daniel," Jack said.
"I can indeed."
There was flash of light, a yelp, and a thud as something hit the floor. Jack turned around and grinned as he saw Mitchell on the floor. Mitchell looked around wildly and noticed Jack. He relaxed and grinned. "You know, if your friend Thor had beamed me a few minutes earlier, you all would've gotten an eyeful," Mitchell said.
"Oh?" Jack asked. "And why is that?"
"I was in the latrine," Mitchell said.
Jack smirked. "Ah"¦that would've been embarrassing." Carter grinned and Teal'c raised an eyebrow.
They walked over to where Jack was standing. "Hey, Thor. How are you doing?" Carter asked.
"I am doing well, Colonel Carter," Thor replied. "Teal'c, it is good to see you as well."
Teal'c gave him a respectful nod. "And you," he replied.
Thor looked at Mitchell. "You I have not met," Thor said.
"Right. Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell. Leader of SG-1," Mitchell said. "Excuse me, but if you did not know who I was, then how did you know to beam me up?"
"Ah. I said that I have not met you, I did not say that I did not know who you were," Thor explained.
Mitchell gaped at the small alien. "Right. Gotcha," he said.
Jack smirked. It was nice to know that he wasn't the only one left hanging when it came to the Asgard.
"Thor, were you able to find Daniel?" Carter asked.
"As I told O'Neill, I have found Daniel Jackson in a large domicile in what you humans call Scotland. I am unable to beam him out, as the shields around the domicile are rather tricky. I have, as you say, tweaked the transporters to be able to penetrate their shields long enough to beam you four into the domicile. In the meantime, I will continue to work on the transporters," Thor said.
Carter nodded. "Have you been able to figure out how the shields work or who they belong to?" Carter asked.
"From what I can tell, it seems to be an offshoot of Ancient technology."
"Are you saying someone is using Ancient technology on Earth?" Carter asked in disbelief.
"The word 'technology' may be a misnomer, Colonel Carter. I am unable to figure out how the shield works. I can find no power source that maintains the shield, yet the shields themselves give off energy readings that you would find in Ancient technology, with some differences. I am unsure how the shielding operates," Thor explained.
"Interesting. Sir, if we can find out how the shields work, we might be able to use them ourselves. They might be something we can use on our ships, or even to protect high security facilities," Carter said excitedly.
"Carter, if we have the time, we'll see, but our main priority right now is to get Daniel back," Jack said.
"I understand, sir, but if we have a chance, I would like to find about the shields," Carter persisted.
Jack nodded his head. "That's fine. Thor, is there anyone else in the room with Daniel?" he asked.
Thor looked at his sensors. "There are three other humans in the room. They are not moving. They have been in the room for a while. There also seem to be hundreds of humans outside of the room, in various places in the building. I cannot get an accurate count at this time," he said.
"Great. That's all we need. All right, Thor, I want you to keep monitoring the building. When the time comes, I want you to beam us in wherever it would be the best to take them down," Jack said. He turned towards SG-1. "I want you to keep your eyes sharp. Zat them first, question later. Understood?"
SG-1 nodded. "O'Neill, Daniel Jackson is moving and he seems to be backing away from one of the humans," Thor explained.
"All right, Thor, beam us down," Jack said.
Thor threw a device at him and Jack caught it. "I will let you know if I am able to penetrate the shields in order to beam you back to the ship. Good luck," Thor said.
Jack nodded and got into position. There was bright light and he appeared in a large, strange room. It took Jack an instant to assess the situation. Mitchell, Carter and Teal'c had not beamed in with him. Crap, he thought to himself. He could see Daniel backing away from an old man who looked like a more colorful version of Gandalf from the Lord of the Ring movies. There were two other humans in the room, a dark-haired, brooding man and a young woman -- the same woman who'd come to Daniel's apartment insisting he was someone named 'Harry.' Jack activated the Zat and shot the old man. He went down, and Jack quickly shot the dark-haired man, and then the young woman.
A glance around the room showed no other humans, as Thor had said, and Jack looked at Daniel cheerfully.
"Well, that was interesting. Who knew Gandalf was into kidnapping," Jack said impishly as he looked at the old man. He looked over at Daniel and grinned widely. "Why do I have to keep saving your ass, Danny boy?" he asked cheerfully.
He watched as Daniel groaned. "Ah, hell," Daniel said.
Yep, all in a day's work. He would be throwing this in Daniel's face for years to come.
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