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When Jack couldn't find Sam in her usual places, he knew where she would be. Quietly opening the door to the guest room, he saw her on the bed, gently caressing a sleeping Cassandra's head, while silent tears trickled down her face. She looked up when she saw him come through the door.
Jack sat down on the bed next to Sam. "How you holding up?"
Forcing a weak smile on her face, Sam looked up at Jack. "Fine," she whispered.
"I'm sorry to pull you away, but Hammond's holding an important meeting, and he's requested that you be there."
Sighing, Sam gently lifted the sleeping child's head from her lap onto the pillow. "Yes sir."
As she got up, Jack put his hand on the small of her back and gently guided her out of the room.
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Stargate Command briefing room
Hammond nodded at Sam and Jack as they entered the room. "Col….Captain." As the two took their seats at the table, the meeting started.
"Thank you for all coming to this meeting. It appears that we have a bit of a problem on our hands. It has come to my attention that the child Cassandra has some sort of organic device inside her …. Implanted by the Goa'uld, is that correct?" Hammond said as he looked around the table.
"That is correct General Hammond sir," came Teal'c's reply.
"And this thing is….what did you say it was doctor?"
Dr. Fraiser folded her hands on the table. "Well sir, it's essentially a….. bomb. As the device decays, it draws the two unknown compounds closer together. Once it has completely decayed, the two elements will react and….and…" she looked over at Sam with a saddened expression.
"Explode sir," Sam answered as she exhaled. "From what I can tell, this explosion will easily be able to wipe out the base and nearby areas."
General Hammond put his hand supportively on Sam's shoulder. "Doctor can the rate of decay be used to estimate the time of the explosion?"
"Yes sir. We have seven hours."
"Alright then, we need a plan of action. Is there anywhere we can take the child, where an explosion of this size will cause the least amount of harm?"
"Sir I think I may be able to help," said Jack raising his hand slightly.
"Yes Col. ?"
"Sir, there's an abandoned nuclear testing facility nearby, with deep underground chambers. I believe that the facility for the most part is ….. well….bomb proof sir."
"Alright then SG1 is to take the child to the nuclear facility, and secure the area. Col. I'll leave the arrangements up to you. You leave in four hours. Good luck, and Godspeed."
With that, everyone around the table stood up, and the members of SG1 were dismissed.
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By the time that the members of SG1 were departing for the nuclear facility, Cassandra's condition had worsened and she had fallen into a coma.
On the ride over to the facility, all of SG1 sat in the back of an army supply track, while Sam sat cradling the sick child.
The rest of the team kept silent, not knowing what to say or do to comfort her. They stared off into space or out the windows watching the scenery flash by.
Sam sat in the far corner, with the small child in her lap. She hugged her tightly, holding her close, as if she could will the evil device inside of her to go away. She dared not look up incase the team should see her crying. She needed to be strong and detached, but the fate of the sick child was breaking her heart.
When the truck pulled up to the abandoned building, Jack was the first to leap out. "All right team. We've got one hour." Pointing to the armed escorts he said, "you guys stay out here and keep watch. The four of us will go inside and work our way down to the bomb shelter."