Her body is running on caffeine.

Her shoulders and neck are tense.

Her eyelids are heavy.

Her vision is blurry.

Her hands are shaking.

She needs to rest but she can't do it.

Not yet.

Not when he's still out there.

No one gets left behind.

She needs to bring him home.

He doesn't have to wait until the Tollan's ship is available.

She is building a particle beam generator.

She is going to rewrite the law of physics.

For him.

Because the SGC needs him.

Because he is her CO.

Because he is her friend.

Because she misses him.