Rating: Teens
Summary:After his time with Baal, Jack's having trouble adjusting, and what kind of affect is it having on his team.
Spoilers:117 Solitudes, 202 In the Line of Duty, 605 Nightwalkers, 606 Abyss
A/N:We see Jack's darker side, there is violence, some tortureand some language.
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and its characters are the property of Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. We have written this story for entertainment purposes only and no money whatsoever has exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended. The original characters, situations, and story are the property of the authors. Not to be archived without permission of the authors
Chapter 1
Jack was still feeling anxious; he wondered what his team was up to while he was waiting to get the news from Janet. It had been two weeks now since his return from Baal's planet and his oh so sweet hospitality. Well now, here he was waiting to find out if Janet was going to allow him off base. He had spent enough time in the infirmary while his body was adapting to the side effects of the sarcophagus. Now he was just anxious to get out of here and do some fishing.
"Sorry to keep you waiting Colonel." Janet said as she thumbed through Jack's file.
"So Doc, what do you say? Can I finally get out of here?" Jack said with pleading eyes swinging his feet at the side of the bed.
"Well Colonel, the results look good but not perfect yet. So you can go home but I don't want you driving."
"Or operating any heavy machinery." Jack said sarcastically. "You know Doc, all I want to do is go to my cabin, relax for a while and go fishing."
"Well that sounds like a nice plan as long as you don't drive yourself Colonel." Janet told him closing the file. She knew he didn't like the constraints, but after what he went through on that planet there's no way she would let him drive; hell she really didn't want him to be on his own either; but there's one thing Jack O'Neill didn't like and that was having a babysitter.
"So I guess I'll just get out of here and try to make some arrangements." Jack said heading out of the infirmary, then turned around, "Hey Doc, thanks for everything you did."
"Your welcome Sir." Janet said to O'Neill's retreating back.
"Hey Janet, you wanted to see me?" Sam said entering Janet's office wondering why she had been summoned.
"Hi Sam, glad you could make it."
"So what's up?" Sam asked looking puzzled at Janet.
"Well it's about Colonel O'Neill…" Janet started before being cut off.
"What, is he okay? Did something go wrong?" Sam asked anxiously, she had been having a hard time trying to get over the guilt she felt for putting Jack in that situation that ended up with him being tortured by Baal.
"Oh no Sam he's alright, in fact I just released him from the base. That's kind of what I wanted to talk to you about." Janet said looking down at her hands.
Sam looked puzzled at Janet. "So what's wrong?"
"Sam he's doing better, but he's not over the effects yet…and he wants to get away and go to his cabin."
"Sounds like a good idea; Lord knows he could use the rest and relaxation." Sam said still wondering what this had to do with her.
"Well the problem is I told him I didn't want him driving. What I didn't tell him is I don't think he should be alone." Janet said sighing.
"Yea after what he went through I think he would need to talk about it, and there aren't many people with clearance he could talk to." Sam said shaking her head.
"Well I'm glad you see it my way. So…"
"So I'll see what I can do about it. Maybe it's time for SG1 to go fishing." Sam said rolling her eyes and shaking her head.
"Sir, here you are. I've been looking for you." Sam said entering Jack's office.
"Well here I am Carter. Why do you seem so surprised?" Jack said looking up from his desk looking a little depressed.
"Well Sir it's not often we find you in here." She said grinning a little.
"So what can I do for you Carter?"
"Well it's more of what I can do for you Sir." Sam said a little nervously. She wasn't sure Jack would accept anything from her, after what she caused him to go through.
"That sounds…interesting." Jack answered, but not sounding that interested.
"Well Sir, I heard that you've finally been released from the base and you wanted to go up to your cabin." Sam said trying not to sound as nervous as she felt.
"Hmm, I wonder where you could have heard that from?" Jack said, thinking Dr. Fraiser had been talking too much.
"Well Sir, in light of the fact that Janet has restricted your driving abilities…I thought maybe it was time for SG1 to go on a fishing trip." 'Boy this is harder than I thought it would be.' Sam thought to herself as her nervousness rose.
"So…finally taking me up on my fishing invitation hey Carter?" Jack said unable to stop himself from grinning at her obvious nervousness.
"Well…ah…actually I was including Teal'c and Jonas Sir." Sam said wondering why it was suddenly getting so warm in here.
"Well Carter as nice as that offer sounds, I was thinking more of a solitary trip to my cabin, but seeing as Ole doc Fraiser won't let me drive…"
"That's why you have us Sir, let us help you out. We can even stay out of your way if you like."
Jack raised his eyebrows, thinking how four people could stay out of each other's way in his cabin. "Well as nice as that sounds Carter…"
"Come on Sir, give it a chance. If you don't like it we can always pack it up and head back home."
"You ever thought about selling used cars Carter?" Jack grinned, thinking that maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all.
"You know Carter, I don't think your car can handle the trip, or fit all four of us in there." Jack said now getting in a better mood thinking that this just might be what he needed.
"Well we could use your truck Sir. That's if you trust me to drive it?" Sam said with a slight smile.
"Well, hmm? Let me think for a minute. I trust you to watch my back in the field, I trust you not to blow up the base when working on alien technologies…so I think I can trust you do drive my truck." Jack said grinning as he saw Sam turn slightly red.
"So when do we leave?" Jack asked sounding a little more enthusiastic than he had for days.
"Well Sir, let me check with the others and the General and I'll let you know soon." Sam said feeling a bit more at ease now that she saw that Jack seemed to be in a bit of a better mood.
