"Red, Carter?" He had never pegged her as a ruckus-maker and yet here she was. She had half the base up in .. something.

"Strawberry blonde, sir." Sam closed her eyes as she ran her fingers through her new color. Not that it was so new. She had used red often when she was younger. Of course the first thing she thought of then was Nirtitti but that was something else. "Someone once told me that red was a most pleasing color. In fact it may have been the most beautiful ever." She smiled smugly up at her CO. Oh yes she loved red but she could never really tell him why. As she saw Teal'c and Daniel approach the table a blush spread across her cheeks and upper chest. She quickly made her excuses before they arrived.

"I dunno Danny. What do you think of carter's new do?" What Jack really wanted to know was who was scamming on his girl.

Daniel finished his sandwich before replying. "I .. well.. It's alright I guess. I mean it looks fine but it's not our Sam you know." Jack nodded. 'Okay one down, 59 technicians to go.' Jack grimaced and shook his head.

"I like it O'Neill." Thos four booming words changed his world. 'Shit, more competition from the men of SG1.' Aloud jack simply replied. "Do you now?" his voice removed and icy. Teal'c simply nodded his acknowledgment of the challenge that it was.

"Indeed. Red is a most pleasing color. In fact I believe it to be on of the most beautiful colors." What could only be described as an air of smugness settled over Teal'c. He remembered the first time they had ever met, way before SG1, she had 'strawberry blonde' hair then too. He remembered her specific distinction between red and strawberry blonde. Oh yea, he knew what O'Neill was upset about. And there was no way he was giving up without a fight.

Jack didn't know what to do. His stone pillar, the calm and honorable Jaffa, a brother in arms, a man he trusted with his life had basically just announced to him that not only was Sam not only not Jack's but that she and Teal'c had a past. Holy Shit.

He did the first thing he thought of and leaned across the table, getting right in the Jaffa's face. "It's strawberry blonde asshole." Then landed a right hook on the noble warriors chin.

The constant din of the dinning hall was silenced by the fight that ensued. SG1 was fighting within its self. Unheard of. The rumble continued for almost 15 minutes before Daniel had the good grace to go get Sam, who was obviously in her lab. Half dragging her down they made a fast pace.

Staring at the scene before her Sam was shocked. From what she could gather jack and Teal'c were fighting over her hair color. Weird. Then she got it. Teal'c probably remembered what he originally said to her when they had first met and shared those same sentiments with Jack. Shit. Or she wanted to laugh. Double shit. tehehe

Moving quickly Sam put herself between the two men. By now most of the major SG teams had gathered to watch the fight. Putting on a command voice she didn't know she possessed she scolded her teammates.

"Will you two pull yourselves together. What is going on here?" Not waiting for a response she continued. "You are both elite warriors who are beating the crap out of one another in a public area. What the hell is wrong with you? Both of you." Many Air Force personnel expected Colonel O'Neill to put her back in her place but Colonel Makepeace, Siler, and Walter knew better. "You should both be ashamed of yourselves. As members of the flag-ship team for this country, hell this world, we are all expected to act with a certain decorum." Her hands placed themselves on her hips to continue her lecture. "There had better be one hell of a reason for you two to be rolling around on the comissionary floor. Colonel what the reason you punched a subordinate of yours?" jack mumbled a response to the floor. Sam responded by putting a hand to cup her ear. "Excuse me O'Neill I cant hear you. What was the reason?" Her tone was set as to that of a cadet instructor and her Colonel stood a little straighter.

"I'm sorry ma'am. No reason."

"See now you know O'Neill I just don't believe you. Teal'c maybe you could do me the honor of answering truthfully." She nodded enquiringly at the Jaffa. Teal'c who also seemed to be standing a little straighter met her eyes and saw the fire. All these years later he recognized it. Now he knew that she was really asking but commanding.

"Colonel O'Neill seemed to find it upsetting that I defend your renewed hair color." A small smirk appeared at the corners of his mouth.

Sam placed a hand on her stomach and a hand over her eyes. Pregnancy was catching up with her, taking a deep breathe, she knew he wouldn't allow her to stay up late in her lab anymore.

"O'Neill, is this true?" She raised an eyebrow in his direction.

"Yes ma'am." He stared at the ceiling avoiding her gaze.

"Right, now I want both of you to head to the infirmary, get cleaned up and report to level 24 as soon as your done." She turned on heel and walked out. Over her shoulder she called "Daniel you with me now." Meekly he shrugged and jogged out after her.

Everyone present let out a sigh of relief when she left. She had intimidated them all today. But sitting in the big leather chair in his office General Hammond could only laugh and the tapes security brought him.

And that, is how Cheyenne Mountain learned that the men of SG1 were truly whipped my Major Doctor Samantha Jean Carter.