TITLE: Can't get you out of my head
AUTHOR: caz
EMAIL: [email protected]
SPOILERS: Meridian is the main one but it relates to a lot other episodes as well.
SEASON/ SEQUEL: It's set kinda a few months after meridian so...
RATING: PG (to be on the safe side)
SUMMARY: Yet more Tok'ra technology, what could possibly go wrong this time?
AUTHOR'S NOTES: This first chapter is really slow, but please bear with me. I promise it will get better.
Jack was in a surprisingly good mood as he walked into the locker room to get changed. He was just hanging up his leather jacket when he heard the all-too-familiar siren of "incoming traveller". Normally Jack would half jog in a nonchalant manner towards the control room, but... what the hell! He was in a good mood so he put a little more effort into his jog and, for once, arrived before Carter, Teal'c and even Hammond, whose office was right upstairs.
"Receiving Tok'ra IDC sir!" said Sergeant Davis.
"Open the iris!"
"Oh great! My favourite people." Jack's voice was dripping with sarcasm, so much so that Sam, who arrived with the others a couple of seconds later, could not contain her amusement. The iris opened and the Tok'ra representative stepped out of the shimmering blue void.
"Oh, even better! It's my favourite person!" Sam smiled as Jack rolled his eyes. Hammond shot a warning look in Jack's direction and said,
"I better welcome our visitor."
"Oh please sir! Allow me! You know how much pleasure it gives me to see the Tok'ra!" He flashed a smile in Sam's direction. "No offence Carter." She laughed at his cheeky grin as Jack followed General Hammond down the stairs to the gate room.
"Welcome back to earth." General Hammond was smiling warmly.
"Yes, and I see that you have brought us some more goodies Anise!" Jack smiled falsely.
"General Hammond, Colonel O'Neill, Major Carter." Anise addressed them, nodding at each in turn. "I have brought some more technology for you."
"Follow me and we'll hold a briefing session right away." Hammond escorted Anise to the briefing room. Jack did a theatrical sweeping bow to let Sam pass first and show how seriously he was taking Anise's latest development.
**********
Jack pulled up a seat next to Teal'c across from Sam. Anise opened the silver box which she had been carrying. In it were two metal discs, no bigger than a pound coin as well as a small silver dial with two symbols.
"Those look like the Tok'ra memory devices." Observed Sam, frowning.
"I can assure you they are not. We acquired these devices in a recent trade. They are devices for telepathic communication." Teal'c raised an eyebrow and Jack rolled his eyes.
"You're trying to tell me that if we wear these we can read each others thoughts?" Jack's voice was as sceptical and cynical as ever.
"These devices pick up the brains signals and transmit them."
"Carter?" Jack was still disbelieving as he looked across the table with eyebrows raised.
"Theoretically sir, it is possible." Sam could tell by the look on his face that he was looking for more of an explanation. "The information that is sent and received by the brain is in the form of electrical impulses. If a device could be set at the right frequency and implanted into the cerebral cortex without causing damage then it could interpret and transmit these impulses."
Jack didn't really understand the explanation, but the fact that Carter could give one satisfied him. He turned to look at Anise once more.
"How may we be of assistance?" Teal'c asked with his usual stoic expression and one eyebrow raised.
"These devices will not work on the Tok'ra..." Anise's voice trailed off as she glanced round the room. Jack rolled his eyes and shook his head, Sam was trying to conceal a smile as she cast her gaze down, away from her CO. Teal'c remained staring enquiringly at Anise, waiting for further explanation and General Hammond was his usual open-minded self. "The device cannot cope with the fact that two minds are joined as one. We had originally thought to give it to our jaffa allies as a gesture of peace but it seems that the symbiote immunity rejects the technology."
"And that's where we come in, right? You know there's a word for people like us... guinea pigs!"
"Colonel..." Hammond softly reprimanded Jack. He knew how he felt about the Tok'ra and had, more than once, shared his opinions and scepticism but he had to remain diplomatic and open-minded. Jack certainly didn't make it any easier.
"This could be invaluable technology for your missions." Anise interjected. "The electromagnetic impulses used to communicate between the two devices are so tiny that they are virtually undetectable..."
"the same way Urgo worked!" Carter always revelled in the opportunity to further her scientific knowledge and understanding and this was no exception. Anise frowned a little and then continued.
"You could communicate in complete silence and distance is not a limiting factor."
"Oh good. Cos that was my first worry." Jack muttered sarcastically at the desk. "I'm sorry sir, but I really don't like the idea of a metal thingy stuck in my head givin' off..." He looked at Carter, she always knew what he was trying to say and usually said it so much better.
"Electromagnetic impulses."
"Precisely!" He clicked his fingers and turned to face Hammond again. "I mean we all remember the armband thingy fiasco, do we really want to let this woman near our brains?"
Hammond paused pensively before answering. "Jack has a point." He looked at Anise for further convincing.
"The device is connected to the brain in the same way as the Tok'ra memory enhancing device. It can cause no damage."
"Famous last words." Jack muttered.
"We have all used the devices before sir. Remember when Hathor..."
"...how could I possibly forget! I nearly became a Jaffa! No offence Teal'c"
"None taken." Teal'c bowed slightly, then continued. "This could prove an invaluable resource O'Neill."
"Teal'c, why do you always have to be so damn practical?"
"Well?" Hammond looked at Jack, waiting for an answer.
"We do have that mission to P3X 117 coming up sir. We could find it really useful in exploring the mines. They are so dense and filled with lead that the radio's won't work, but, depending on the frequency of the electromagnetic waves emitted by the device, these should." Sam was always curious about how things worked and wanted to experience as much as possible first hand. "We could find out if they are a viable option for naquata mining." Jack let out an almighty sigh.
"I'll take that as a yes then Colonel." Hammond chuckled.
"The devices should be fitted for testing before you embark on your mission." Anise informed them.
"Let's get it over with." Jack was already on his feet.
"I think we had better make sure that Dr. Fraser monitors the process, don't you?" Hammond looked around to see if there would be any objections, there were none. "Good. Then report to the infirmary. Dismissed."
AUTHOR: caz
EMAIL: [email protected]
SPOILERS: Meridian is the main one but it relates to a lot other episodes as well.
SEASON/ SEQUEL: It's set kinda a few months after meridian so...
RATING: PG (to be on the safe side)
SUMMARY: Yet more Tok'ra technology, what could possibly go wrong this time?
AUTHOR'S NOTES: This first chapter is really slow, but please bear with me. I promise it will get better.
Jack was in a surprisingly good mood as he walked into the locker room to get changed. He was just hanging up his leather jacket when he heard the all-too-familiar siren of "incoming traveller". Normally Jack would half jog in a nonchalant manner towards the control room, but... what the hell! He was in a good mood so he put a little more effort into his jog and, for once, arrived before Carter, Teal'c and even Hammond, whose office was right upstairs.
"Receiving Tok'ra IDC sir!" said Sergeant Davis.
"Open the iris!"
"Oh great! My favourite people." Jack's voice was dripping with sarcasm, so much so that Sam, who arrived with the others a couple of seconds later, could not contain her amusement. The iris opened and the Tok'ra representative stepped out of the shimmering blue void.
"Oh, even better! It's my favourite person!" Sam smiled as Jack rolled his eyes. Hammond shot a warning look in Jack's direction and said,
"I better welcome our visitor."
"Oh please sir! Allow me! You know how much pleasure it gives me to see the Tok'ra!" He flashed a smile in Sam's direction. "No offence Carter." She laughed at his cheeky grin as Jack followed General Hammond down the stairs to the gate room.
"Welcome back to earth." General Hammond was smiling warmly.
"Yes, and I see that you have brought us some more goodies Anise!" Jack smiled falsely.
"General Hammond, Colonel O'Neill, Major Carter." Anise addressed them, nodding at each in turn. "I have brought some more technology for you."
"Follow me and we'll hold a briefing session right away." Hammond escorted Anise to the briefing room. Jack did a theatrical sweeping bow to let Sam pass first and show how seriously he was taking Anise's latest development.
**********
Jack pulled up a seat next to Teal'c across from Sam. Anise opened the silver box which she had been carrying. In it were two metal discs, no bigger than a pound coin as well as a small silver dial with two symbols.
"Those look like the Tok'ra memory devices." Observed Sam, frowning.
"I can assure you they are not. We acquired these devices in a recent trade. They are devices for telepathic communication." Teal'c raised an eyebrow and Jack rolled his eyes.
"You're trying to tell me that if we wear these we can read each others thoughts?" Jack's voice was as sceptical and cynical as ever.
"These devices pick up the brains signals and transmit them."
"Carter?" Jack was still disbelieving as he looked across the table with eyebrows raised.
"Theoretically sir, it is possible." Sam could tell by the look on his face that he was looking for more of an explanation. "The information that is sent and received by the brain is in the form of electrical impulses. If a device could be set at the right frequency and implanted into the cerebral cortex without causing damage then it could interpret and transmit these impulses."
Jack didn't really understand the explanation, but the fact that Carter could give one satisfied him. He turned to look at Anise once more.
"How may we be of assistance?" Teal'c asked with his usual stoic expression and one eyebrow raised.
"These devices will not work on the Tok'ra..." Anise's voice trailed off as she glanced round the room. Jack rolled his eyes and shook his head, Sam was trying to conceal a smile as she cast her gaze down, away from her CO. Teal'c remained staring enquiringly at Anise, waiting for further explanation and General Hammond was his usual open-minded self. "The device cannot cope with the fact that two minds are joined as one. We had originally thought to give it to our jaffa allies as a gesture of peace but it seems that the symbiote immunity rejects the technology."
"And that's where we come in, right? You know there's a word for people like us... guinea pigs!"
"Colonel..." Hammond softly reprimanded Jack. He knew how he felt about the Tok'ra and had, more than once, shared his opinions and scepticism but he had to remain diplomatic and open-minded. Jack certainly didn't make it any easier.
"This could be invaluable technology for your missions." Anise interjected. "The electromagnetic impulses used to communicate between the two devices are so tiny that they are virtually undetectable..."
"the same way Urgo worked!" Carter always revelled in the opportunity to further her scientific knowledge and understanding and this was no exception. Anise frowned a little and then continued.
"You could communicate in complete silence and distance is not a limiting factor."
"Oh good. Cos that was my first worry." Jack muttered sarcastically at the desk. "I'm sorry sir, but I really don't like the idea of a metal thingy stuck in my head givin' off..." He looked at Carter, she always knew what he was trying to say and usually said it so much better.
"Electromagnetic impulses."
"Precisely!" He clicked his fingers and turned to face Hammond again. "I mean we all remember the armband thingy fiasco, do we really want to let this woman near our brains?"
Hammond paused pensively before answering. "Jack has a point." He looked at Anise for further convincing.
"The device is connected to the brain in the same way as the Tok'ra memory enhancing device. It can cause no damage."
"Famous last words." Jack muttered.
"We have all used the devices before sir. Remember when Hathor..."
"...how could I possibly forget! I nearly became a Jaffa! No offence Teal'c"
"None taken." Teal'c bowed slightly, then continued. "This could prove an invaluable resource O'Neill."
"Teal'c, why do you always have to be so damn practical?"
"Well?" Hammond looked at Jack, waiting for an answer.
"We do have that mission to P3X 117 coming up sir. We could find it really useful in exploring the mines. They are so dense and filled with lead that the radio's won't work, but, depending on the frequency of the electromagnetic waves emitted by the device, these should." Sam was always curious about how things worked and wanted to experience as much as possible first hand. "We could find out if they are a viable option for naquata mining." Jack let out an almighty sigh.
"I'll take that as a yes then Colonel." Hammond chuckled.
"The devices should be fitted for testing before you embark on your mission." Anise informed them.
"Let's get it over with." Jack was already on his feet.
"I think we had better make sure that Dr. Fraser monitors the process, don't you?" Hammond looked around to see if there would be any objections, there were none. "Good. Then report to the infirmary. Dismissed."