Stargate SG-1: Sacrifice Moon

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those aren't togas, Jack, they're tunics or chitons, probably of Greek origin... notice the draping of the - "
    "Greek?" Jack interrupted.
    Daniel, undaunted, took it up right where he'd been. "Notice the
draping of - "
    "Daniel." Jack made it a flat two-syllable roadblock; Daniel's explanation crashed into silence. For a second, Jack was sorry, but only for a
second. "Okay, fine, great threads. So what are we looking at?"
    Daniel took it for the olive branch it was. "Well... they're friendly. Or at least we don't see any weapons in evidence here. Also, look at
the range of people pictured. Young, old, even children. And I don't
see anyone who looks like a Jaffa, do you?"

    "There are none present in this image," Teal'c said definitively.
    "hi fact, there's nobody with any kind of marking to suggest that
this is a Goa'uld stronghold. No Jaffa, no - " Daniel tapped his forehead. "Tattooing, not even any jewelry depicting Egyptian symbols,
which seems to be pretty standard among the Goa'uld, so far as we've
seen to date."
    "The other thing is that nobody seems alarmed at the presence of
the MALP," Carter pointed out. "They just look curious."
    "Exactly, Captain - Doctor - which is a very interesting point,"
Daniel nodded enthusiastically. "We'd assume if the Goa'uld weren't
present that there would be nobody coming through their Stargate,
but it looks like a pretty busy place, judging from the number of people we're seeing from the video. Either the Stargate is in a high traffic
area, or..."
    "What's our objective, General?" Jack asked. "They look like nice
folks, snappy dressers, but if there's no Goa'uld, what's the tactical
mission?"
    "This is only your second scheduled mission through the Stargate,
Colonel," Hammond said. "I don't know what the tactical mission
might be. We're on a fact-finding brief at this point. Our mandate
from the President is to perform reconnaissance, assess any threats
that may exist, and make peaceful contact with these people. If the
Goa'uld aren't present on this world, it's possible these people might
have found a way to eliminate them, or at least deter them."
    "And they're obviously operating at a pretty high cultural level,"
Daniel jumped in. "If what I see here is representative, it's a prosperous, living history of ancient Greek society. We can't possibly
not explore this place, regardless of what kind of technology exists
here. And we can offer them some kind of trade, build peaceful relations..."
    Oh, great, Jack thought. Now it's some kind of U.N. mission. Those
always work so well. He turned to Teal'c. "This place look familiar
to you?"
    Teal'c was studying the picture closely. "It is difficult to be certain. Apophis rules many worlds. This has some resemblance to one he
visited, though rarely."

    "But there would have been Jaffa on duty at the Stargate, if Apophis ruled the planet, right?" Carter asked. Teal'c nodded. "Then this
might not be his world at all."
    Daniel looked solemn. "But if it is his world, then maybe they have
some idea where Sha're and Skaara might have been taken. Jack, we
can't take the chance. We have to at least investigate the possibility."
    Hammond folded his thick hands together and leaned forward,
elbows on the table. It occurred to Jack - late - that this was the first
time he'd seen the General out of his full dress kit. The short-sleeved
look suited him, made him look more hands-on, less consciously
intimidating.
    Not less authoritative, though.
    "Colonel?" Hammond asked, focused on him. Jack was starting to
get a feel for Hammond's command style, and it mostly added up to
choose the best people and trust the hell out of them. And probably
kick their collective asses when they screw up.
    He could live with that.
    Jack nodded. "Guess we're a go, sir."
    "Go it is." Hammond shut his folder. "SG-1, see the Quartermaster
for your gear. Captain Carter, what's the next full daylight window on
this world?"
    "The MALP's been

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