Chapter 1
Sam Carter was mad.
Scratch that, Sam Carter was furious!
She hated that man. He was a despicable, weasel of a man.
Although she was fairly sure that she was one of only a few people who thought so. Most people thought he was a good, fair leader. But not Sam, no sir, she couldn't stand him. The feeling was mutual though. He didn't like her, so he went out of his way to make things as difficult as he could for her.
The thing that annoyed her most was the fact it was nothing that she had done. The only thing she had done was be born to a Jacob Carter.
She wanted to be mad at her dad for her current situation but she knew that it wasn't really his fault. He couldn't help it that after all these years that man still held a petty grudge against him. He couldn't help it that said petty man was now taking it out on the object of his grudges daughter. And Sam certainly would not use her dads' position to try to get what she felt she so desperately deserved. She wouldn't give the weasel the satisfaction of knowing that he had gotten to her.
So instead she was taking out all her frustration and anger on her poor punching bag. The torrent of words coming out her mouth were not pretty and if it had not been for the loud music she had put on masking the noise, her neighbours may have been concerned she was committing a violent murder in her spare room.
But Sam didn't care, she was enjoying picturing the face of General West on this punch bag as she beat the living daylights out of it.
Dr. Samantha Carter was a brilliant scientist. Many people thought so, certainly everyone who had had the chance to work with her. She had been working on the Stargate program for almost 2 years now. She had even moved halfway across America for the project. She had been among the group of people to make the thing work! She knew more about that ring than anyone else! So why the hell was she one of those that was left behind?! Sure, she wasn't a big tough soldier but neither was Dr Jackson! And he was going through! She was fairly confident she could handle herself better than the bumbling Daniel Jackson. But no, because that pathetic, s.o.b. West said so, she was not going. She had argued that they may need her expertise on the other side. Whatever it is that's there. General West had simply said that her expertise were required here more. Sam had tried everything to convince him otherwise but she had stopped short of begging. She wouldn't give West the pleasure.
So at 9 am tomorrow morning, the team were stepping into that wormhole without her.
With a final growl of rage Sam sent the punch bag swinging backwards and then collapsed against it, breathing hard. She felt defeated, and bitterly disappointed. She had never let General West's dislike for her bother her before. She had always tried to rise above it. But this time it had got the better of her. She had wanted so bad to be stepping through that gate for the first time with the rest of them. It's what she had been working towards. Her own adventure. She didn't know what lay on the other side of that wormhole, none of them did. But she had desperately wanted to be there when they found out. She didn't care that it was potentially dangerous. In fact, she kind of liked that. Sometimes she wondered why she didn't join the Air Force like her father and brother. She was sure she would have made a good soldier. She knew it was probably the influence of her mother. Her mother was also a scientist and knew that Sam could go places with that brain of hers. So, instead of following her love for flying and joining the air force, Sam had followed her lover for science, gone to one of the top universities in the States, graduated top of her class, and now, 2 PhDs later, she was one of the best civilian scientists to work for the Pentagon. She knew that both her parents were immensely proud of her. Now, as she leant on her kitchen worktop gulping down a glass of water, she couldn't help but wonder. If she had joined the air force, would she be going with that team of soldiers tomorrow? 'Probably not if that pig West had anything to do with it' she thought with a bitter laugh. She didn't know the full story of why West and her father hated each other so much, but she knew that they had known each other when they were younger and had actually been friends. They certainly weren't now.
As Sam stepped into her shower she felt slightly better than she had when she first got home. She was still disappointed not to be embarking on what would surely be the adventure of a lifetime tomorrow morning but now she knew that she would be able to walk into the base tomorrow and watch them go without losing it completely.
She was sure that, regardless of what was on the other side of that wormhole and regardless of what happened to those that went through, her job was going to be a lot more interesting from now on.
A/N: Please tell me what you think and if you would like me to continue. Also I don't have a beta, so if anyone would like to offer it would be appreciated.