Since the recovery of the alien child Cassandra, the young girl and Captain Samantha Carter had formed a very tight bond.
At present, Colonel Jack O'Neil was standing outside of the child's room, where the two were colouring with crayons. Seeing the way Sam smiled and laughed while she was playing with Cassandra, and the way that the child looked at her, eyes bright and happy, made Jack's heart melt.
Ever since he had first laid eyes on the beautiful blond when the two playfully argued in the briefing room over being assigned to the SG1 team, he had held a soft spot for the blue-eyed Captain. Gradually over the hundreds of missions that the team experienced, his soft spot for Sam had grown to a fondness and then on to what some people might argue was a crush, and from there deep admiration and adoration.
But Jack knew the Air Force regulations better than anybody, and for that reason, he had to try VERY hard to keep his emotions under control. And now seeing the way that she interacted with Cassie and how much she cared for her, only made him love her more.
knock knock
Sam looked up as Jack entered the room. "Sir," she said smiling broadly.
O'Neil nodded his hello and winked at Cassandra causing her to giggle. "Carter you're wanted in the infirmary."
The smiled faded slightly and she closed her eyes and sighed. Turning to Cassie, she rested her hand on the child's shoulder. "Cassandra, I have to go somewhere for a little bit but Col O'Neill here is going to stay here and look after you until I get back. Okay?"
Unwilling to let her companion leave, Cassandra wrapped her arms around Sam's leg. Sam picked her up and gave her a tight hug. "I promise you that I will be back. I will never… never leave you Cassandra. Now I have to go, but I will be back in a little while, understand?"
As the young girl nodded, Carter passed her over into Jack's arms. "Thanks sir, I shouldn't be long."
O'Neil smiled and sat down on the bed with Cassie in his lap. "Oh don't worry about anything Carter, we're gonna be fine. Now get going."
Sighing Carter backed up towards the door. "Yes sir. Bye sir…..bye Cassandra."
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"I heard you wanted to see me?"
Dr. Frasier turned around. "Ahhh yes Captain Carter. I got the xrays and ultra-sounds back from Cassandra's examination."
Crossing the room to the where Dr. Frasier stood, Sam looked at the pictures on the light board. "Did you find what was causing her black-outs?"
"Yes, I think so, but it's nothing I've ever seen before. Here," she pointed out a small device next to Cassie's heart. "I managed to biopsy a small part of it, and it seems to be partly organic."
Sam frowned. "Organic? What is it Janet."
"That's the weird part. In all of my experience I have never come across these organic molecules before. But I do recognize one of the elements…. Naquahdah."
"The element that makes up the Stargate?"
"Yes. And as far as I can tell, the object, or whatever it is, is rapidly decomposing inside of her, and it's the only thing that's keeping the two unknown organic compounds apart."
"What will happen, when the two interact?"
Dr. Frasier shrugged.
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Doctor's Samantha Carter and Daniel Jackson sat in front of a row of computers behind a thick double pane wall of glass. On the other side of the glass were two robotic computer arms; each holding a microscopic sample of the unknown elements.
Punching a few keys on one of the computer consoles, Sam sat back. "Alright that should do it."
"What should do it?"
Sam and Jack turned around to see Col. O'Neill walking through the door.
"Well Jack," said Daniel, "each of these robots is holding one of the unknown elements found in the mass around Cassandra's heart. When Sam gives the computers the right command, the robots will combine the two elements….and…and" Jack looked over at Sam who shrugged her shoulders.
"And what?"
Sam looked at Jack with an uncertain expression. "Umm we don't know sir. Like we've said, these elements don't exist on earth, so we have no idea what will happen when we put the two together."
Daniel jumped in, "and that's why we've taken every precaution, including doing the experiment in the nuclear testing room. Just in case."
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"Just in case…..great." Jack rolled his eyes in his sarcastic humour. Walking over to his two team members, he stood behind them with his hands on the back of the chairs. "Alright Carter, let's get this show on the road."
"Yes sir." After a few more keystrokes, the robotic arms on the other side of the glass started to slowly move towards each other. "Any second now sir."
When the two compounds collided, there was a blinding flash of light forcing them to turn away from the glass, followed by a loud explosion, softened by the protective walls and glass.
Daniel put his hand on Sam's shoulder, "Sam I'm sorry, I…..I…"
Sam looked up at Daniel and Jack with watery, tear-filled eyes. "I know" she whispered. Standing up, she coughed slightly and wiped at her eyes. "Excuse me sir, I'd better go and check on Cassandra."
Jack gave Sam an understanding nod, as she left the room.
"What are we gonna do Jack? Sam loves Cassandra."
Jack sat down at the computer desk and put his head in his hands. "I know Daniel, I know."