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[danieljackson]

Daniel was pushed to his knees by the guards following behind him. "Friendly fellows, aren't you?" he said dryly.
They'd been caught trying to go into one of the underground tunnels under the city. Daniel had spotted a line of glyphs and had been following it when they had been ambushed. They were outnumbered and Shakarri had taken some sort of dart to the shoulder, their version of a bullet really.
Now they were in a building, on their knees in front of someone who looked like they were in charge. It was a large throne structure the person sat on with what seemed to be advisors circling around the back and sides of it. Daniel was pretty sure they weren't going to believe they were just there to read the walls.

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[shakarri.livejournal.com]

Shakarri felt drugged. She hated the feeling. When she was shoved down it took all she had not to swing out at the man. She didn't think they'd take too kindly to her attacking, and since she and Daniel had already been disarmed...

"Why you bring us here? We weren't doing anything but translating ruins you said we could!" She didn't even bother switching to English, her mind was already too fogged to do the translation properly.

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

Daniel nudged her with his shoulder as his hands were on top of his head. "Shhh..." She was probably going to make it worse. Everyone there seemed to frown at them as if they weren't supposed to talk without being spoken to first.

The man on the throne gestured to one of his advisors, presumably the one who spoke because he never did any speaking of his own.

"Speak and tell the Grand Ruler why you were in the Forbidden Underground. Speak the truth or suffer." As if to make the point, one of the guards shoved their energy stick at Daniel's back. He winced severely, falling forward onto his hands and knees. "...wow, that hurt."

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

Shakarri growled low, after they had hurt Daniel. She knew letting the locals know who she was would be a bad idea after what they had read. She glanced at Daniel at a loss for what to do.

"Your grand ruler afraid to speak for himself. Even God Kings use their own mouths." She hissed as the guard near her slapped her.

"Do not speak unless addressed woman." Placing her hand on the ground she closed her eyes not daring to let them see her eyes as Bast threatened to make her grab the man's wrist and snap it.

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

Daniel got up off of his hands ignoring his sore back as he put himself over top of Shakarri in a protective stance, holding his hands up as if to say, stop for a moment wait.

"We were reading the...markings...on the walls. We were trying to read them..."

The Grand Ruler looked very uncomfortable at that statement though he was trying to hide it. Daniel got the idea that nobody was really supposed to be reading what was written down there. Great, we've broken a local taboo already and it's not even noon yet. "We meant no harm..."

"Silence!" the advisor said before confering with the man in the chair. Daniel braced himself for another jolt of the energy stick but nobody moved to do so yet.

"The Grand Ruler sentences you both to the Pit of Sebrah." There was a loud gong somewhere and the floor between the throne and Daniel and Shakarri opened up like a trap door. The two of them were hauled up by the guards as they were moved towards the pit. "Wait wait!" Daniel was trying to get a foothold to keep back, but wasn't having much success.

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

When they grabbed her she struggled the best she could, her eyes opened glowing brightly.

Only one guard was on her, didn't take much for her to twist his arm behind her and take his weapon. "Release my friend or none of you will live long"

She held the weapon against the man growling low, clearly not afraid to use it.

"I should have you killed anyway for harming me."

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

Everybody stopped, a few of the women in the crowd gasping and whispering. All of the guards in the room took a defensive stance with their weapons but nobody fired. The guard hauling Daniel stopped just shy of the triangular shaped hole in the floor. Daniel could smell the foul stench of dead flesh coming from the hole...and could hear something growling down below.

He looked over at Shakarri, knowing this could be even worse than the pit. "Easy there, lets try not to kill anyone if possible..." he tried to talk Bast down.

The Grand Ruler was taken aback by her statement at first but his eyes narrowed as if in defiance. "Kill them both," he said himself, an order to the soldiers that they dared not disobey, even if it did get them killed.
Daniel got an energy stick jammed in his back and his body was wracked with a pain that kept getting worse as he cried out in pain....he couldn't move and it looked like he was going to get killed this slow and very painful way...

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

The weapon in Shakarri's hand flashed out, the man hurting Daniel fell dead, her attack aiming for the head.

She got off two more shots before one of them managed to fire at her.

She hid behind the guard she was holding. "Daniel, run." She'd stay back as long as she could, the drug was starting to affect her more, her body felt sluggish.

One of the women moved up to the Grand Ruler whispering something to him.

"Wait, she's right... The woman may be useful." He watched as she started to fall back.

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

Daniel flopped down on the floor the second that the energy stick broke contact with his back. He was only barely conscious...

The guards around them let loose a volley of darts at Shakarri and the guard she was holding. Three found their mark in Shakarri, five in the guard who was unconscious almost instantly and slumped in her arms.

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

She didn't let go of the gun, trying to open fire on them as she slumped to the ground.

Falling completely to the ground she tried to fight to stay awake. The drug in her system knocking her out.

When she woke it was cold and dark. Her arms hurt being held above her. She lifted her head a little, groaning as her head hurt.

"D...daniel..." She whispered hoping he was nearby. Panic started to set in making her tug at her wrists. She couldn't see, still not sure if it was because of a dark room or something covering her eyes.

"Please... say something..." She was trying to calm down. Bast was still quiet, which wasn't a good sign to her.

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

Daniel had been dazed even after they'd picked him up off the floor and brought him here. He heard his name but could only manage a half-hearted groan in return. "...mmmhhmm....oow...." Every inch of him ached...he really didn't ever want to move again.

He was on his stomach next to Shakarri, his wrists shackled by a long chain attached to the wall, his head almost laying right next to her, but he wasn't aware of this yet. For some reason, they'd given him enough slack for him to remain on the floor. It was a very damp and cold floor too.

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

"Sorry... should have kept mouth shut..." She bit her lip. Hearing something across the room from them she tugged at her wrists trying again to get free.

Something sounded like it was sliding across the floor.

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

Daniel managed to roll slightly, just enough to be able to get onto his back with a groan. "...s'ok..." he managed to get out, his speech a bit slurred.

He shut his mouth at the sound...he couldn't place what it was...but it didn't sound good.

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

She whimpered again biting down on her lip to keep from hissing when metal bit her wrist. The sound happened again. this time closer. There were footsteps following it. Panic set in. She struggled more.

"You know... last one of you they let us play with didn't last long." The speaker was talking to Shakarri and ignoring Daniel. "Been a while since I've seen that scar. It will be fun making you scream."

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

Daniel was getting that creepy feeling up his spine...that one that said they were in big trouble. He could just make out the man who was talking in the dim gloom of the dungeon around them. He almost wished he couldn't see him. The man looked pretty rough to begin with.

He tried to get up, with the intent of getting between the guy and Shakarri but he was pushed aside rather easily by one of the man's lackeys. The wall wasn't any more comfortable than the floor, especially against his sore back as it connected with it. "Aaahh...easy there..." he had to pause for a breath. "Let her go, she has nothing to do with this. I was..." He stopped and flinched as one of the lackeys thrust an energy stick at him without touching it to him. He really didn't want any more of that. "Right, shutting up."

The man was getting down to where he was face to face with Shakarri...not that it would matter, she couldn't see him anyway. "I want to talk to the Go'auld..." he said the name with spite in his voice as he poked her with the deactivated end of an energy stick. "Now."

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

She struggled again. "I only attacked because you attacked us first..." She actually sounded scared, wincing as she was poked. Struggling again she tried to get away from him. "Don't... Let me and my friend leave... we won't come back. Please..." She hissed again as he struck her again with the handle of the weapon.

The man on Daniel smiled. He didn't say anything, letting the boss work on the woman.

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

"Stop!" Daniel said, getting another shock to the ribs for his trouble. It was getting to be a little less painful and more of a dull pain.

It wasn't much of a plan, but Daniel was starting one in his fuzzy brain. He lashed out with a foot, connecting with his tormentor's face and knocking his stick away. Thankfully, he hadn't been completely frisked when they had been captured. Pulling a handful of the darts out of his pocket that had been shot at them earlier, he jammed them in the main boss's leg all at once just in time. The lackey had a broken nose and was furious. He lashed out with a fist and Daniel was tossed back against the wall, his head connecting with the stones, and he fell knocked out almost onto Shakarri's lap.

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

Hearing the struggle she stayed still.

Shakarri heard the man who had hit her fall and even though it hurt, she kicked up with both legs at the direction the other man was at, managing to kick hard enough he fell back, into the cart of tools they had brought with them.

She felt something dripping down one arm from struggling. That was when Daniel fell against her.

Pulling at her wrist she managed to get one hand free. She groaned as she felt the raw skin hitting air. She waited a few minutes realizing she hadn't heard the man she had kicked. Reaching up she pulled off the blindfold.

The man was lying on the table, some sharp object out his chest. She glanced up seeing that it was a simple latch that had the cuffs together.

Sitting on the floor she cradled her arm trying to calm down. Using her good hand she freed Daniel and checked for a pulse. "D...daniel, please... wake up." She wasn't sure how long the man would stay out, she had seen the darts in his leg.

Shakarri had a feeling that what ever was in the darts was making her feel like she was going to get sick. The cool wall behind her felt good. She kept her eyes closed, hoping that who ever was in charge would give them a little time.

"Please... Daniel, we have to get out of here..." She didn't move yet, not sure if she could yet. I... need to get him up... we need to get out of here... She slumped against Daniel, her hurt wrist falling to her lap. There was already a bump forming on the side of her head where she had been hit, and a few bruises. Shakarri could already hear the doctor's complaints about her arm when they got back.

"Daniel... Next time we say we okay on dig alone... tell one of the others to lock us up... less painful they to it..." She coughed as she curled up a little, One blow to the head, but her sides and stomach she felt had taken most of the damage. She'd try to wake him soon, but for now she needed a little time. Keeping against the wall she stayed still. She hoped Daniel would wake soon so she could take care of her wrist.

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[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

Daniel lay still for quite awhile. A trickle of blood had found a path along the side of his face coming from his forehead. He was still breathing but completely dead to the world.

Upstairs, the nobles were continuing to party, thinking nothing that their cheif security officer was nowhere to be seen. They had other things on their minds than security.

Finally, after an hour without a sound, Daniel stirred slightly. The first thing he saw was the flickering of the torchlight...or was it the fact that he couldn't focus yet that was causing that effect. The stone floor was cold underneath him. The cobwebs in his brain were still trying to hem him back into unconsciousness...telling him it was only going to hurt worse the more awake he was...he should just go back to sleep....
Instead he fought it, trying to clear his head.

He moaned softly at the headache that was growing at the back of his head. "...that's...a concussion..." he said a bit thickly. He shivered suddenly, realizing he was awfully cold after lying on the floor for so long. Shock and hypothermia too, he thought. Wonder if being dead would be an improvement...

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

She moaned weakly, her head was down still. Her hurt hand was lying in the ground. She was already shivering, being from a desert planet made her get cold at higher temperatures than he would.

"No... Let go of me..." Apparently she was having a nightmare.

The man Daniel had drugged had died in that time. OD's suck.

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

Daniel reached out and found her leg in front of his head. He tried to get up but that hurt too much right now. He settled for flipping himself over onto his back, breathing heavily from the exertion. "Shakarri..." he managed to get out. "You...ok...?"

He finally managed to turn his head to see her. Oh, she looked hurt and bruised. He was glad to see her breathing steadily though, that was a good sign. And her hands weren't shacked...wait, neither were his...what did I miss? he thought. He reached out a hand and prodded her on the shoulder. "Com'n...wake up...don't leave me here..."

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

She woke with a start and groaned when she tensed up. Looking at Daniel she bit her lip. "Hand hurt..." She lifted the hand weakly. "You bleeding." Her good hand went lightly to his head. "I sorry... No want you hurt..."

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

"I don't want me...hurt...either..." Her hand felt nice against his temple, but now was a bad time to think about falling asleep again. He shivered again. "We gotta get out of here...we're probably both in shock..."

He grabbed one of the chains on the wall and after a few tries, managed to haul himself to a sitting position. "...ohhh...my head..." Everything spun a bit but he didn't pass out again. Definitely a concussion. He wasn't sure how they were going to get out of there, but he wasn't going to try to think that far ahead...that hurt too.

He managed to focus on her hand in the flickering torch light, trying to determine if it was broken or dislocated.

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

It was pretty mangled from her wrist up, as if she had scraped it against something. One of the shackles above her was coated in blood, pretty much telling him how she had gotten it that way.

Weakly getting to her feet she had to lean against the wall to stay standing. "I be alright. We get home, listen to doc complain, but will be fine..."

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

"Right..." he braced himself sitting position against the wall to catch his breath.
"I daresay we're not fit to fight anyone else."
He regarded the two they had taken out previously. "At least not for awhile...a good long while..."

He looked up at her. "How's the other you?"

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

"Quiet... The drug they gave us is not doing us well. Sooner we get out better. Do not want more of it..." She looked at her handy work again.

"Little carried away.. did not mean kick so hard."

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

Daniel almost smiled at that. "Well...he's not complaining about it...why should I?"

Finding a spear of sorts to his right, Daniel used it to get himself up on his feet. He swayed a bit unsteadily, still with a killer of a headache. "What I wouldn't give for an aspirin..."

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

She gave a weak smile.

"We get you taken care of first when get back. I can wait.." She moved towards him.

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

"Heh...ladies first...ow..." He took a few shaky steps using the spear for support. "We need to get back to the gate..."
He misstepped and fell slightly against Shakarri a bit. "And," he said pointedly, blinking against the cobwebs again. "We need to stay awake...and keep moving..."

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

"We underground... Might be warmer above..." She hissed but moved to help him stand.

"I be okay..." She didn't wound it, but she was a little more steady on her feet.

When they got to the dungeon door she leaned against the wall needing a moment. The throbbing in her hand was threatening to make her scream.

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

"Hey, you're bleeding pretty bad..." Daniel stopped at one of the guards and after overcoming his disgust at touching a dead person, he ripped a piece of cloth off of his clothes. He wrapped it carefully around her wrist. "Boy scouts came in handy after all...I had to quit after the first few days...foster parents were moving."

"There. At least that will hold it till we can get to proper first aid." He wished they hadn't been stripped of their equipment, he'd had a military first aid kit in his vest before they had been patted down.

[shakarri.livejournal.com]

She let him bandage her hand. "You will have to explain what that is when we are home." She pressed her back against the wall more. "We continue... that way... get home. Doc's lecture seem good right now." She held her now bandaged arm close.

She was trying her hardest to act like she was fine. Part of her hoped that once they were back outside she'd start feeling better again.