Title: Someone To Watch Over Me - Part One

Rating: PG

Spoilers: Season Three: "Shades of Grey" Season Four: "Upgrades" and "Divide and Conquer"

Season: Any

Summary: The NID and SGC have a problem to fix and an unlikely remedy that involves two members of SG-1.

Disclaimer: I don't own Stargate SG-1, it's universe or characters, so please don't sue. I also don't own Fruit Loops. I only own the plot.

Author's Note: This began just as an idea that hit me about a month ago and I've been working on it as a series, please read and review.

Special Information: In this story Jack is still a colonel and Sam is still a major, it's sort of important for the series to work. The SGC can be run by whoever you like though.


Cheyenne Mountain Complex - SGC

"What do you think Jack?"

Jack O'Neill looked up from his bowl of Fruit Loops to stare at his best friend, who was sitting across from him at their table in the main dining hall. Daniel Jackson had his usual curious look plastered over his face; his etched features appeared stretched as he peered at Jack over the top of his glasses.

Jack shrugged, "Sorry Danny I wasn't listening."

"Jack," Daniel began carefully, "Are you telling me that for the past ten minutes, despite the fact that you've been watching Teal'c and I have a conversation, you haven't heard any of it?"

"Nope." Jack grinned as he ushered another spoonful of cereal into his mouth. He half glanced at Teal'c, who was sitting beside Daniel, and found the large alien to be slightly amused.

Before Daniel could begin another rant, Samantha Carter appeared beside Jack and took the seat next to her CO, "Sorry guys I got caught up in my lab."

"Geez Carter, how does that enormous brain of yours function without food?" Jack asked as he slurped down more colored fruit rings.

"It gets by sir, besides you make it sound like I never eat." Sam smiled as she began arranging her food on her tray.

"Well every time I'm in here you're no where to be found Carter." Jack retorted.

"Yes sir but I'm generally in my lab working - you're down here hiding from your paperwork." Sam replied, giving her CO one of her million dollar smiles so he wouldn't reprimand her for talking back to a senior officer. Jack just shrugged Sam off as he turned back to his bowl, letting her win the battle for now. Sam settled in beside him and was about to take her first bite of breakfast when the PA system clicked on.

"SG-1 to Briefing Room."

Jack groaned verbally as he dropped his spoon into his bowl, Daniel and Teal'c just picked up the remnants of their breakfast and headed to the door while Sam put her fork down, disappointed that she hadn't been able to take a bite. Jack noticed his 2IC's reaction to the page; generally she was peppy and couldn't wait to see why they were being called down but she just looked disappointed.

"Carter," Jack started and caught Sam's beautiful blue gaze, "Grab the apple and the toast, you can eat on the run."

"But sir..." Sam knew the rule about food throughout the complex, it wasn't allowed - too many things could happen.

"Carter."

Sam gave Jack a grateful grin as she grabbed the food and followed him to the nearest elevator. She had learned not to argue with him, he was stubborn and did what he wanted anyway, that she had learned first hand. The rule even applied when his life was in danger. He wouldn't leave her when she was trapped on Apophis' new mother ship, even though it could have cost him his life and when they were suspected as Zatarcs he offered to have his brain examined to save hers. She had found out over the years that the sarcastic and arrogant man that she followed was really a sarcastic, kind, sweet and caring man. He valued his friends lives above all others - even his own and she secretly knew that he carried a special place in his heart for hers especially.

Sam tried to pretend that it didn't exist, the special bond that she had created with her CO - her highly logical brain had explained to itself that it wasn't true, the lingering stares, the brushed fingertips, they were just coincidence. But Sam didn't believe in coincidence and she knew it was more than that anyway. To sum it up best, both she and Jack cared about each other a lot more that they were supposed to. And it was fine by both of them.
SG-1 arrived in the Briefing room to find the briefing table filled with familiar faces. Major Paul Davis sat in one chair, carefully going over several folders while across from him NID agent Malcolm Barrett was sitting with his own stack of folders. Barrett noticed SG-1's arrival first and immediately stood from his seat, slightly rigid. Major Davis followed suit and stood, he turned on his heels and properly saluted Jack, "Colonel."

Jack nodded towards Davis, giving him an acknowledgment before the major looked beyond him to Sam, "Major."

Sam properly nodded to Davis and replied, "Major."

"I believe you are all familiar with Special Agent Barrett." Davis said as he pointed towards the tall, attractive man standing opposite him.

"Yes. Yes we are." Jack replied as he and Teal'c moved to their seats beside Davis. Sam and Daniel walked around the table to take the two chairs opposite them, Sam taking the one closest to Barrett. "So what is this all about?"

"Well Colonel, there's been an information leak. A dangerous information leak." Barrett answered, gaining himself concerned looks from three-fourths of SG-1.

"What kind of leak?" Daniel asked as he pushed his glasses further up on his nose.

"As Agent Barrett said, a dangerous one." Davis replied as he handed a folder to each member of SG-1. "It has come to the attention of the NID that several of the rogue members have happened upon the artifact dubbed X096..."

"You mean the chest that we found on P3X-696?" Daniel asked curiously and it earned him a hard look from Jack.

"How do you remember things like that?" Jack asked while he scowled.

Daniel shrugged and Major Davis continued before a fight erupted, "Yes Dr. Jackson. There's a picture within the folder." All of SG-1 opened their folders as Davis continued, "The chest was deemed useless and was placed in Area 51 to be stored. Approximately a week ago the chest was discovered missing. It was then that Agent Barrett brought me some interesting intelligence."

Barrett took the hint and stood, ready to explain his portion of the story, "It had come to my attention that several rogue NID agents had in their possession a key of some sort, that was retrieved on one of their missions before their access to a Stargate was cut off. When I heard that a chest went missing from Area 51 I began to fear the worst so I approached Major Davis with what information I had and together we discovered that the rogue NID are behind the burglary of Area 51, they seem to think that the key in their possession will open the chest."

"So?" Jack asked, "Big deal, what's so important about the chest?"

"Nothing that I could find. I couldn't get the chest open and the glyphs along the outside didn't make any sense." Daniel replied, his focus still on their two guests.

"But that's not what new intel is showing." Major Davis said. "NID specialists believe that the chest contains a Goa'uld queen that was locked away when the first system lords descended upon Earth."

"So with the key and the chest in their possession we're about to have a big problem on our hands." Sam said, thinking aloud.

"Exactly." Barrett nodded.

"So what are we supposed to do? Why don't you and your NID buddies just go in and bust them?" Jack asked.

"Because the cell that's operating can't be alerted that we're onto them, if they are then we might quite possibly unleash a Goa'uld queen. Instead, the NID and the Joint Chiefs have come up with their own plan." Barrett answered.

"What's that?" Daniel asked from down the table.

"The cell is operating out of a small, cultured cul-de-sac. Two of the leaders are believed to be posing as a married couple, so the NID and the Joint Chiefs have decided to put their own undercover duo in, also posing as a married couple." Barrett said as he made eye contact with Sam.

Jack twitched slightly across the desk before speaking up, "So why do we need to know this?"

Major Davis answered and shocked SG-1, "Because it was decided that the two that will go undercover would be from SG-1."
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Author's Plea: My best friend has posted a story here on that hasn't gotten much attention and it deserves much more, she's a fantastic writer and the story is also fantastic (I've been helping her as she's been writing it). Please check it out - it is rated R though. You can find it under my favorite stories, it's called To Melt A Frozen Heart by thefemaleapophis. Thank you, Cathain.