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Stargate SG-1
"What happens when everything goes wrong?"
Chapter 3



"Incoming travellers. SG-1 IDC received."

"They're not suppose to be back for another few hours," General Hammond said as the iris opened. Teal'c soon joined them in the briefing room. "I told you to...oh never mind."

Out of the event horizon came Major Ferretti and the rest of SG-2, Jacob Carter, and Colonel O'Neill carrying a motionless Sam Carter. "Medical teams to the embarkation room!"

Colonel O'Neill laid Sam Carter's body on the floor as General Hammond and Teal'c arrived. "What happened?"

"She's dead, general." Jack O'Neill told him sadly.

The medical team with Doctor Frasier came in and immediately went to work. "What happened?"

"She's gone."

"She was shot twice by a zat gun," Major Ferretti informed her.

Janet Frasier and her team went to work anyway. They began CPR and put a tube down her throat. When there was no response, the paddles were charged and tried three times. The third time they got a faint pulse and rushed her to the infirmary. "I want to know what happened. Briefing room now."





"Now. What EXACTLY happened?" Hammond asked.

"I sent Bob and Rob (the other guy that was wondering around from SG-2 : ) ) with Carter to get the usual stuff. Collect soil samples and all that. Major Ferretti and I did a little exploring, while Bobert (the third person of the unnamed members of SG-2 : ) ) stayed at the gate. It was quiet, trees and all. Then Bob radioed in that Carter was dead..." O'Neill said, "and then...I sort of..."

"I took over," Ferretti interrupted. "I asked them what had happened and where they were. Bob told me that he and Sam had been transported into some dark tunnels that we NOW know belong to the Tok'ra. Sam was shot twice by a zat gun...by...well, anyways we found Rob where they had been and then Bob, Sam, and Jacob were transported up by the rings and we came back."

"WHO shot Major Carter?" General Hammond asked, but got no oral response. Jack and SG-2 were all looking down, not making any eye contact. Then, he looked at Jacob and saw the pain and knew that his old friend had shot his own daughter. "Jacob?"

"I didn't know it was Sam, let alone an SG Team. The lights were off and...and I can't believe that I shot her!" Jacob said weakly.

"You're ALL dismissed," General Hammond said as he, Jacob, Teal'c, Jack, and Ferretti made their way to the infirmary.



Major Samantha Carter lay unconscious in the infirmary with an IV unit, heart monitor, and ventalator attached. Hammond, Ferretti, Jacob Carter, and SG-1 walked in just to be immediately stopped by Doctor Frasier. "How is she, Doctor?" Hammond asked.

"She's not breathing on her own, the ventalator is the only thing that's keeping her alive right now, but..." she stopped.

But what?"

"Sir, remember Sam has a living will."

"Come on! Just give her some time!" Jack said.

"How much time, Colonel?"

"I guess that falls to the general's and Jacob's decision then?" Janet asked.

"Are we allowed to override the living will?" Hammond asked. "Should we?"

"Well, General you are her commanding officer and Jacob is her father, so you're the only two who have a right to."

"Jacob?"

"I don't know George. I want to sat keep her on the ventalator, but for how long?"

"As long as it takes!" Jack told him obviously not happy.

"Jack, we can't just leave her on it for years."

"Why not?"

"Colonel O'Neill," Hammond started. "The decision will be left up to Jacob and I. For now she will remain on the life support system, but that's not my decision yet. I need some time to think."

"What's to think about?! Sam lives or Sam dies, not a very gard choice at all!"

"Indeed," Teal'c added.

"I say that we follow what Sam has in her living will," Jacob said.

"What?! And what if Hammond decides to keep her on life support?" Jack asked.

"Doctor?" Hammond asked.

"I would include myself, Colonel O'Neill, and Teal'c since we're the next closest here and then it has to have a conclusive vote."

"Good idea."

"Can I see her?" Jacob asked.

"Yes, but only one visitor at a time."

Jacob entered the area where Sam was. His little girl, how could this have happened? How could he have shot his OWN daughter? She was pale, at least paler than usual and hooked up to several machines along with an IV unit. "What should I do Sam?" he asked quietly. "I want to do what's right. What's right for everyone, I didn't mean to shoot you, Sam. If I let you go, you'll die. I don't know if I could live with the fact that I had caused the death of my wife AND my daughter. Mark would definately hate me, let alone how could I TELL him?" Jacob left after a second.

Hammond watched as his friend left his daughter's side and headed for the door. "Wait Jacob."

"What?"

"Where are you going?"

"Back through the stargate."

"Jacob...Sam's lying in the next room hooked up to a ventalator that's the only thing keeping her alive."

"I can't be here right now."

"Then who will vote for you?"

"Jack can, I don't care!" Jacob said quickly leaving the infirmary.