Sam beamed as General Jack O'Neill appeared through the Stargate.

"Carter," he said with a nod and a smile.

"It's great to see you, sir," she said, managing to keep her voice professional. "Sergeant, take the general's things to his quarters," she instructed. The sergeant nodded and complied. "Would you like a tour?" Sam asked Jack.

"That's why I'm here," Jack said, quietly adding, "officially," so that only Sam could hear.

Partway through the tour, alarms began sounding. Sam looked apologetically at Jack and they turned with one accord. They stepped into a transporter only to be joined at the last second by Dr. McKay. Jack rolled his eyes as McKay wedged himself between the pair.

The transporter shuddered and went dark. "Carter?" Jack demanded tersely.

"I don't know, sir. Rodney?"

"Don't look at me!"

"You're the one with the computer in hand, Rodney. Figure out what happened."

"Fine," McKay grumbled. He and Sam awkwardly changed places and he plugged his tablet into the control panel. After a few moments, he launched into an explanation of what was wrong and how it was impossible to fix, but he had an idea.

"McKay!" Jack shouted. "Less talking, more fixing."

Rodney shrank a little, meekly, and miraculously, silently, setting to work.