Welcome back to What We Didn't See! A reviewer suggested I write from Jack's POV and so I'm ba-ack! Some of the dialogue and such will be repeated but some chapters will be completely different. Here's the first installment - enjoy!
2000
They had found the Aschen. They had achieved their ongoing goal of Stargate travel. The Aschen were going to save them, Earth. It seemed too good to be true. And for Jack, that made it seem as though it was false.
He found his way into Sam's lab that night. He sat down on her desk and picked up one of the doohickeys he found there. He started to play with it, trying to keep his mind off his concerns. Sam quickly grabbed it from his hands. "Sir, please."
"Sorry Carter," he said with a grin.
"I would just... appreciate it if you wait until I knew what it does before turning it on and blowing up the mountain."
"This little thing," he pointed to the offending device Sam had placed back on the desk, "could blow up the mountain?"
"Well, we don't really know yet, do we Sir?"
He paused. "Good point," he said finally.
"Did you come down here to tell me to get a life again, sir?"
"No, though that still stands. I... have a bad feeling about these Aschen."
"They do seem too good to be true, don't they sir."
"See, that's not exactly it. They seem to have all the technology and... doohickeys to accomplish all of their claims. It's just... why? Why would they offer that to us, essentially free of charge?" He gestured wildly with his hands.
"Maybe they are just a generous and kind race. People like that must exist, right?"
"The vast, vast majority of... aliens we've met have been bent on galactic tion. It's hard to believe we found the one with everything we need."
"They're everything we need to achieve our mission objective, that part of it is true."
Jack shrugged his shoulders. "I guess you're right."
"We should just... accept that we've found exactly what we need."
"I still have a bad feeling about this."
"I know," she said softly.
Even though he knew she was trying to calm his fears, it just made them worse. They had even brainwashed Carter. And that thought scared him more that anything else about the Aschen.
Jack went to his quarters that night and tried to think. Tried, although he couldn't keep from getting distracted. He had so many concerns and he couldn't figure out why no one would take him seriously. He was second in command of this base, for crying out loud!
Why wouldn't they listen? Why wouldn't they trust him? Why wouldn't Sam trust him? Of all people... she should have listened. And he thought she would. But she didn't.
So? Thoughts? Please review and let me know! Thanks for reading and watch for the next chapter: "2001".