River of Stars ch 10 bit – Ominous

A/N: Trying to get the bunnies back into the swing of this fic. They’re currently a bit on tenterhooks of “ack, when will we get LCCN for Taka, ack”, so writing is likely to be a little slow….

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Jack flinched, glancing up from a three-quarters-written draft agreement at an unmistakable boom. “We’ve got trouble.” And I should have given Sha a radio, it’s not like the Goa’uld couldn’t take that tech apart from a half-dozen other places we’ve been–

The report tablet buzzed. “Colonel.” Sanzo’s voice was clipped, and just a little breathless; Jack could hear the sounds of a bunch of people double-timing it, with at least one swearing mightily. “Something broke through the anti-teleport fields on the north side of the Heavenly Palace.”

A roar shook the room.

“Make that a lot of somethings,” Sanzo snarled. “We’re responding with the First Unit. Koushu’s made a move and I want to kill something.”

“Room for a few more?” Jack said lightly, glancing at the rest of his team. Who dropped the papers and grabbed their gear, even if Daniel was shaking his head ruefully. “I kind of want to see what Koushu gets up to when she brings out the big guns.”

“Just don’t shoot anyone in black.”

“Yeah, these guys are nice!” Goku chimed in, sounding a bit farther from whatever mike Sanzo was using. “They even gave Hakkai-”

“I’m certain we can discuss that later,” Hakkai cut him off mildly.

Gojyo groaned. “Just don’t miss.”

“Oh, that’s not ominous,” Daniel muttered as they geared up and prepared to follow the blinking light on the tablet map. “First Unit… She must have reformed it. Well, nine centuries, plenty of time to do that….”

The Ants of Heaven, Jack thought, as they headed out the door at a run. That unit had a sense of humor.