Jack sat hunkered down behind the large oak-ish tree, catching his breath and wishing for the forty-third time that he was back at the SGC, showered, shaved, fed, and killing Felger.
Of all the times for someone to screw up the gate system. Here they were trapped with a group of unreasonable, untrusworthy, good-for- nothing Jaffa...
Glancing guiltily at Teal'c, Jack stamped down that train of thought quickly.
Funny how once upon a time he hadn't known what a Jaffa really was. Well, he'd known. After all Ra had had Jaffa. But he hadn't really known... you know?
Jack shook his head, fighting down a smile. Amazing what eight or so years traveling the galaxy could do to a man's perceptions.
Not all Jaffa were evil. Some snakes weren't too bad.
There were even a few decent scientists out there.
The first time Jack had met Daniel, he'd been perterbed by his gung ho enthusiasm, his ability to see the best in every situation, the way that he just couldn't follow an order to save his life. Literally.
And then there was Carter. The brilliant scientist with the feminist pain-in-the-ass attitude who could take orders, but was always convinced she was right. And, annoyingly enough, she usually was.
He'd dealt with a lot of people over the years he wouldn't normally have even bothered to know. He'd learned not to judge too quickly, not to take for granted that the oddball guy with the weird ideas might actually be good for something.
Felger though... the gung ho, hero worshipping, annoying pain-in-the- ass, couldn't take an order to save his life, overconfident...
Twisting around, Jack glanced over at Teal'c, who was doing his best to Kel No Reem behind a boulder between Jaffa attacks.
Jack wished for the forty-fourth time that he were back on Earth, showered, shaved, and fed.
He'd let Felger live.
This time.
The End
Thanks to BabsN for all her help and encouragement.
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