New chapter-It Makes You Happy
Next chapter everyone
All the previous chapters are here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3145722/1/It_Makes_You_Happy
Title: It Makes You Happy
Author: Nicole
Chapter:17/?
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: NEW Up to Memento Mori
Genre: H/C, romance, and some angst
Summary: A mission to a deserted planet has interesting consequences for the two.
thanks to angw for the beta :))
Daniel didn’t waste any time, he practically ran to the wall in front of him. The writing was much more visible this time around. Probably because he was more open to this line of communication. Then again, his fellow teammates weren’t trying frantically to rip the creature from his neck either.
It was much easier to translate when you could actually see what you were translating.
“Too bad I couldn’t bring my notes in with me,” he muttered while his eyes found a good starting point. Two words seemed to pop off the wall. “Free us.” Daniel went from there.
As he worked, time was lost to him again. Days could have passed for all he knew. Finally he was pretty sure he had the message correct. Now it was time to test that theory.
“I don’t know if you can understand me, or even hear me, but I’m going to give this a shot anyway.” Daniel chanced a look around the room. No sign was given that his alien friend had heard him. He pressed on, “You are asking for us to free you from the sky travelers monster.”
At first nothing happened. Then the writing seemed to melt away and was replaced by a single word.
“Yes.”
“Okay, now we are getting somewhere. I need more. I don’t understand. Are the sky travelers also known as the Createic ?”
“We do not understand.”
Figures. How did he ask if they were the same race that had experimented on the Suie. Daniel choose his next words carefully, speaking as he would to a child. “Are the sky travelers the ones who hurt you?”
“Hurt. Yes.” The words formed very quickly now.
Daniel had to assume they were talking about the same race.
Then abruptly more words followed. “They took away friends.”
Daniel blinked. “Friends? You mean the people who lived here originally?”
“Yes. We lived in peace. Sky travelers took them away.”
It made sense with what he had translated. The Createic had evacuated the planet after their experiment had gone hay wire. “They had to be taken away. This planet wasn’t able to take care of both of your species anymore.” It was taxing communicating this way. Remembering to answer and ask every question in the simplest way possible was more difficult than it sounded. And he felt like he wasn’t really getting the whole story across.
“No.” Was their odd reply.
“No what?” He fought to keep his voice calm. Daniel once again felt like he was missing something.
“There was balance. Sky travelers ruined it. They left us unable to control our cycle. The noise. They left the noise behind.”
Daniel shook his head. This was getting more confusing. They might as well have been speaking a made up language for all he was able to understand.
“What is the noise?” He started with.
“The sky travelers monster. It hurts us still. Disrupts our cycle. Please free us.”
“Free you from this...noise device?” Daniel tried to make sure he was following.
“Yes.”
“Then you’ll let us leave.” He asked.
“You are free to leave now.”
“So you weren’t trying to stop us from leaving before?”
“No. Only to talk. We offer what you seek in return.”
Here we go again. And just when I was starting to make some sense of this conversation. “What are we seeking?”
“We know you seek the fuel source. This we understand. We offer this in exchange.”
“Oh...okay.” His government would love that. “We will try to help you, but we need to know where this device is, do you understand?”
“Yes. We will lead you there.”
“No. If you do that you will harm us. There are too many of you. When you move as one...” Daniel struggled to choose the right words. “You make the ground shake and that hurts us. Like the noise monster hurts you.”
The wall remained blank for a few moments. Then it bubbled back to life. “We understand. We will only have a few lead.”
“That should work. There is one thing. We have friends of our own. They are hurt. Are they free to leave this place while we help you?”
“Yes.”
Daniel started to reply but found himself falling away from the room. Then he felt the ground under his knees. Something tickled his back, the Suie had released him and was making its way down his back. He turned to look at his snake buddy when it had reached the ground. It seemed to stare back at him from behind tiny black eyes, then it slithered away to rejoin its race.
“So,” his teammates asked in unison.
“It worked.”
“What did? The damn thing was only on you for seconds.” Vala replied.
“Well it was plenty of time I assure you. For me it seemed like...well a long time. It’s weird but...” Daniel paused and shook his head.
He felt a warm hand on his shoulder. Vala was looking at him with worried eyes. “I’m okay. It’s just tiring.“ Ten minutes later Daniel had managed to fill them in on all he had learned.
“Wow. Jackson that’s...wow.” Mitchell blurted.
“Very articulate Cam.” Sam teased.
“What?”
“We really misunderstood them didn’t we?” Vala mused.
“Yep.” Daniel agreed.
“And we get our fuel on top of it all. Nice.” Cam smiled.
Daniel nodded.
“I’m guessing this is some kind of a machine left behind by our little meddling aliens who thought they knew better than god right?” Cam surmised.
“That would be my guess.” Daniel sighed.
“So all we have to do is turn it off?” Cam was looking skeptical.
“Apparently.” Daniel shrugged.
“Damn. It all seems kind of...anticlimactic..” Vala brushed a strand of black hair from her eyes.
“I wouldn’t mind that for a change.” Sam smiled.
“Me either.” Daniel admitted.
“Daniel, how will we know when to follow them?” Sam tilted her head towards the wall.
“I think we should send McGee’s team back to the gate first.”
“And you’re sure they’ll let them pass?” Cam raised his eyebrows.
“Yes. They gave their word. I think we can trust them.”
His fellow teammates looked surprised and skeptical, except Vala to his amazement. “He’s right. What they’ve said makes sense. I’m the master of misunderstandings. Hell, I’m just one big one.” She snorted. Daniel gave her a “no you aren’t” look. She smiled. “I think they’ll keep their word.”
“Besides,” Daniel smiled, his appreciation at Vala’s words beyond evident on his face, “They don’t need them, just us.”
“Okay, but Teal’c you should go with McGee and his men. Make sure they get back to the base safe and sound.” Cam said.
Teal’c opened his mouth as if to protest then stopped. He nodded. “I will inform Major McGee of our plan.”
“Get going ASAP. If we don’t make it back ourselves...Jackson...how far away is this monster of theirs?”
Crap. “I have no idea.”
“Okay, keep a candle burning for us at the base then. We only have enough supplies for a few days, so if we aren’t back by then, send a rescue party with plenty of beer and chips.”
“I will indeed Colonel Mitchell.”
“The general might not be happy about this.” Sam voiced what they’d all been ignoring.
They all looked at each other. “It’ll take too long to hike back to the gate, get permission, then come back here. They wanted the damn fuel in the first place. We just have to hope he agrees with our decision,” Cam said.
“It’s better to beg forgiveness, than to ask for permission,” Vala grinned.
“You know it’s wrong how much sense she makes sometimes.” Daniel grinned back. “At least it’s gotten a little cooler.” Daniel added almost to himself.
“That’s probably because it’s going to get dark soon,” Vala reminded him. “We have been here for quite awhile.”
“Oh goodie. That’ll make this search even more fun,” Cam exclaimed.
“Maybe we should wait until the morning. Judging by the sun I’d guess we only have two hours of daylight left,” Sam suggested.
“No. We’ll use less water if we travel at night. If visibility gets too bad then we’ll stop. But I want to get this done as quickly as possible. Any objections?”
No one did.
“Maybe it’s not even that far from here.” Vala wondered.
“Actually McGee did say that they seemed to chase them in this direction.“ Sam said. “And that would make sense as to why they wanted us here, even though it’s solid rock and they couldn’t reach us.”
They all nodded. Daniel said a silent prayer. He really wanted off this planet. He really wanted...his eyes traveled up and down Vala’s lovely figure,... a shower. He pulled his mind out of the gutter, it was sad how often he had to do that now. “What about Teal’c? Can they make it back to the gate in time?”
Sam nodded. “As long as the Suie don’t interfere they will.”
“Okay then. Everyone got their overnight bags packed?” Cam joked.
Daniel rolled his eyes. Judging by the silence that ensued, he wasn’t the only one.
“Party poopers.“ He grabbed his radio. “Teal’c we’re heading out.“
“As are we Colonel Mitchell.“
“See you soon. Mitchell out.” He started toward the wall with the gentlest slope. “Well gang, let’s get going,” He waved them forward.
They followed. Daniel stayed close to Vala’s side and caught her eye while they started up the incline. When she looked over at him he mouthed “shower” and winked at her.
She covered a burst of laughter, by pretending to cough. “You naughty boy,” she whispered.
“You have no idea,” he dared.
Her eyebrows crawled up her forehead. “Really. Then maybe I will be able to make good use of those handcuffs I bought.”
Daniel just smiled. No matter how much he told himself he’d never allow that, somehow he couldn’t bring himself to say no. He just smiled. At that moment the heat, the snakes, the monsters...didn’t really bother him that much. Being near her, flirting with her, all seemed to put things in perspective. They were going to get through this. For the first time, he felt good about this mission.
This fic probably only has about 2 chapters left the way i've got it planned. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, comments here or on fanfiction are always loved :)
All the previous chapters are here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3145722/1/It_Makes_You_Happy
Title: It Makes You Happy
Author: Nicole
Chapter:17/?
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: NEW Up to Memento Mori
Genre: H/C, romance, and some angst
Summary: A mission to a deserted planet has interesting consequences for the two.
thanks to angw for the beta :))
Daniel didn’t waste any time, he practically ran to the wall in front of him. The writing was much more visible this time around. Probably because he was more open to this line of communication. Then again, his fellow teammates weren’t trying frantically to rip the creature from his neck either.
It was much easier to translate when you could actually see what you were translating.
“Too bad I couldn’t bring my notes in with me,” he muttered while his eyes found a good starting point. Two words seemed to pop off the wall. “Free us.” Daniel went from there.
As he worked, time was lost to him again. Days could have passed for all he knew. Finally he was pretty sure he had the message correct. Now it was time to test that theory.
“I don’t know if you can understand me, or even hear me, but I’m going to give this a shot anyway.” Daniel chanced a look around the room. No sign was given that his alien friend had heard him. He pressed on, “You are asking for us to free you from the sky travelers monster.”
At first nothing happened. Then the writing seemed to melt away and was replaced by a single word.
“Yes.”
“Okay, now we are getting somewhere. I need more. I don’t understand. Are the sky travelers also known as the Createic ?”
“We do not understand.”
Figures. How did he ask if they were the same race that had experimented on the Suie. Daniel choose his next words carefully, speaking as he would to a child. “Are the sky travelers the ones who hurt you?”
“Hurt. Yes.” The words formed very quickly now.
Daniel had to assume they were talking about the same race.
Then abruptly more words followed. “They took away friends.”
Daniel blinked. “Friends? You mean the people who lived here originally?”
“Yes. We lived in peace. Sky travelers took them away.”
It made sense with what he had translated. The Createic had evacuated the planet after their experiment had gone hay wire. “They had to be taken away. This planet wasn’t able to take care of both of your species anymore.” It was taxing communicating this way. Remembering to answer and ask every question in the simplest way possible was more difficult than it sounded. And he felt like he wasn’t really getting the whole story across.
“No.” Was their odd reply.
“No what?” He fought to keep his voice calm. Daniel once again felt like he was missing something.
“There was balance. Sky travelers ruined it. They left us unable to control our cycle. The noise. They left the noise behind.”
Daniel shook his head. This was getting more confusing. They might as well have been speaking a made up language for all he was able to understand.
“What is the noise?” He started with.
“The sky travelers monster. It hurts us still. Disrupts our cycle. Please free us.”
“Free you from this...noise device?” Daniel tried to make sure he was following.
“Yes.”
“Then you’ll let us leave.” He asked.
“You are free to leave now.”
“So you weren’t trying to stop us from leaving before?”
“No. Only to talk. We offer what you seek in return.”
Here we go again. And just when I was starting to make some sense of this conversation. “What are we seeking?”
“We know you seek the fuel source. This we understand. We offer this in exchange.”
“Oh...okay.” His government would love that. “We will try to help you, but we need to know where this device is, do you understand?”
“Yes. We will lead you there.”
“No. If you do that you will harm us. There are too many of you. When you move as one...” Daniel struggled to choose the right words. “You make the ground shake and that hurts us. Like the noise monster hurts you.”
The wall remained blank for a few moments. Then it bubbled back to life. “We understand. We will only have a few lead.”
“That should work. There is one thing. We have friends of our own. They are hurt. Are they free to leave this place while we help you?”
“Yes.”
Daniel started to reply but found himself falling away from the room. Then he felt the ground under his knees. Something tickled his back, the Suie had released him and was making its way down his back. He turned to look at his snake buddy when it had reached the ground. It seemed to stare back at him from behind tiny black eyes, then it slithered away to rejoin its race.
“So,” his teammates asked in unison.
“It worked.”
“What did? The damn thing was only on you for seconds.” Vala replied.
“Well it was plenty of time I assure you. For me it seemed like...well a long time. It’s weird but...” Daniel paused and shook his head.
He felt a warm hand on his shoulder. Vala was looking at him with worried eyes. “I’m okay. It’s just tiring.“ Ten minutes later Daniel had managed to fill them in on all he had learned.
“Wow. Jackson that’s...wow.” Mitchell blurted.
“Very articulate Cam.” Sam teased.
“What?”
“We really misunderstood them didn’t we?” Vala mused.
“Yep.” Daniel agreed.
“And we get our fuel on top of it all. Nice.” Cam smiled.
Daniel nodded.
“I’m guessing this is some kind of a machine left behind by our little meddling aliens who thought they knew better than god right?” Cam surmised.
“That would be my guess.” Daniel sighed.
“So all we have to do is turn it off?” Cam was looking skeptical.
“Apparently.” Daniel shrugged.
“Damn. It all seems kind of...anticlimactic..” Vala brushed a strand of black hair from her eyes.
“I wouldn’t mind that for a change.” Sam smiled.
“Me either.” Daniel admitted.
“Daniel, how will we know when to follow them?” Sam tilted her head towards the wall.
“I think we should send McGee’s team back to the gate first.”
“And you’re sure they’ll let them pass?” Cam raised his eyebrows.
“Yes. They gave their word. I think we can trust them.”
His fellow teammates looked surprised and skeptical, except Vala to his amazement. “He’s right. What they’ve said makes sense. I’m the master of misunderstandings. Hell, I’m just one big one.” She snorted. Daniel gave her a “no you aren’t” look. She smiled. “I think they’ll keep their word.”
“Besides,” Daniel smiled, his appreciation at Vala’s words beyond evident on his face, “They don’t need them, just us.”
“Okay, but Teal’c you should go with McGee and his men. Make sure they get back to the base safe and sound.” Cam said.
Teal’c opened his mouth as if to protest then stopped. He nodded. “I will inform Major McGee of our plan.”
“Get going ASAP. If we don’t make it back ourselves...Jackson...how far away is this monster of theirs?”
Crap. “I have no idea.”
“Okay, keep a candle burning for us at the base then. We only have enough supplies for a few days, so if we aren’t back by then, send a rescue party with plenty of beer and chips.”
“I will indeed Colonel Mitchell.”
“The general might not be happy about this.” Sam voiced what they’d all been ignoring.
They all looked at each other. “It’ll take too long to hike back to the gate, get permission, then come back here. They wanted the damn fuel in the first place. We just have to hope he agrees with our decision,” Cam said.
“It’s better to beg forgiveness, than to ask for permission,” Vala grinned.
“You know it’s wrong how much sense she makes sometimes.” Daniel grinned back. “At least it’s gotten a little cooler.” Daniel added almost to himself.
“That’s probably because it’s going to get dark soon,” Vala reminded him. “We have been here for quite awhile.”
“Oh goodie. That’ll make this search even more fun,” Cam exclaimed.
“Maybe we should wait until the morning. Judging by the sun I’d guess we only have two hours of daylight left,” Sam suggested.
“No. We’ll use less water if we travel at night. If visibility gets too bad then we’ll stop. But I want to get this done as quickly as possible. Any objections?”
No one did.
“Maybe it’s not even that far from here.” Vala wondered.
“Actually McGee did say that they seemed to chase them in this direction.“ Sam said. “And that would make sense as to why they wanted us here, even though it’s solid rock and they couldn’t reach us.”
They all nodded. Daniel said a silent prayer. He really wanted off this planet. He really wanted...his eyes traveled up and down Vala’s lovely figure,... a shower. He pulled his mind out of the gutter, it was sad how often he had to do that now. “What about Teal’c? Can they make it back to the gate in time?”
Sam nodded. “As long as the Suie don’t interfere they will.”
“Okay then. Everyone got their overnight bags packed?” Cam joked.
Daniel rolled his eyes. Judging by the silence that ensued, he wasn’t the only one.
“Party poopers.“ He grabbed his radio. “Teal’c we’re heading out.“
“As are we Colonel Mitchell.“
“See you soon. Mitchell out.” He started toward the wall with the gentlest slope. “Well gang, let’s get going,” He waved them forward.
They followed. Daniel stayed close to Vala’s side and caught her eye while they started up the incline. When she looked over at him he mouthed “shower” and winked at her.
She covered a burst of laughter, by pretending to cough. “You naughty boy,” she whispered.
“You have no idea,” he dared.
Her eyebrows crawled up her forehead. “Really. Then maybe I will be able to make good use of those handcuffs I bought.”
Daniel just smiled. No matter how much he told himself he’d never allow that, somehow he couldn’t bring himself to say no. He just smiled. At that moment the heat, the snakes, the monsters...didn’t really bother him that much. Being near her, flirting with her, all seemed to put things in perspective. They were going to get through this. For the first time, he felt good about this mission.
This fic probably only has about 2 chapters left the way i've got it planned. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, comments here or on fanfiction are always loved :)