I'm sorry it has taken so long to get this update posted! Tel nok shock, thanks for urging me on! And thank you to everyone for reading - hope you enjoy.

4

Every member of every SGC team currently on base volunteers. General Hammond chooses SG-3 and SG-7 to accompany Teal'c, and asks the rest to stand by in case they are needed. The teams suit up as Janet recommends, and head out through the gate.

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5

She wakes and finds herself alone. Alarmed, she sits up and looks around, then smiles as she sees him emerging from the woods. Something is in his hands.

God, he is magnificent; she shivers as she watches him come toward her, his nakedness glowing in the star's light. He moves quickly, strongly, every part of his body functioning with efficiency…and beauty! A smile lights his face as he sees her looking at him, and her senses leap with pleasure.

It is fruit that he holds in his hands, and she smiles. "You said there were no apple trees…" she teases as he drops down eagerly beside her and takes her in his arms.

"Me?" He is kissing her, and speaks against her lips. "Don't remember saying that…" His tongue reaches, his hands caress.

"Mmmm…" she hums, no longer caring what they were talking about, drawing him closer, opening to him…

The fruit lies forgotten on the grass.

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6

Later they cuddle together, breathing the same air, occupying the same space.

"Endorphins…" The word comes into her mind, she doesn't know from where, and she whispers it aloud.

"What…?" he murmurs. "Dolphins?"

She smiles. "Endorphins… something our brains produce that makes this feel so good…"

"Mmmm... Dolphins…"

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7

Teal'c is the one who finds them, just as they fell, at the edge of the lake. Sam is crumpled on the grass, near her abandoned boots and socks; Jack is stretched prone, one arm flung out before him, his fingers nearly touching Sam's sleeve. They are both barefoot, and their weapons, vests and gear are on the ground. Teal'c kneels beside each of them, checking for pulse, sighing with relief when he finds it strong and regular. He speaks to them and tries to wake them, but neither responds at all. He calls for help on his radio as he begins to check for injuries, and is joined quickly by the other searchers. Janet has insisted on coming with them, but there is nothing she can do here, since both have good vital signs, and no wounds that she can find.

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8

"Something has happened," Thera says.

"They have found them," Jonah replies. "They will take them back through the stargate."

She reaches for his hand, fearful. "Will that make us…?" she falters.

"Go back to the way we were?" he finishes. "I don't know what will happen." He holds her tightly, and they find solace in each other's body.

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9

Jacob is at the SGC when the search party returns. He and Selmak have just finished telling General Hammond what the Tok'ra know about the planet they have just visited.

Janet can tell that Hammond is angry when he meets them in the gate room. "Another example of the Tok'ra's failure to share intel with us," he tells her. "As soon as you have them settled, come to the briefing room."

Janet takes Sam and Jack to the infirmary where she does a more thorough physical exam—still finding no wounds—and then orders every test she can think of. During the exam, both Sam and Jack remain unresponsive. But afterward they become unaccountably agitated. There is no sign they are regaining consciousness, however. When their restless movements continue to increase, Janet reluctantly adds a low dose of mild sedative to their IVs. It is half an hour before she is free to go and find out what the Tok'ra have to tell them.

Jacob is extremely upset, and refusing to allow Selmak to speak. He is pacing the briefing room. Selmak has withdrawn, and has ceased trying to calm her host, recognizing that his anger is directed at all Tok'ra, including his symbiont, and each time she attempts to speak it only makes Jacob more furious.

Hammond explains what he has learned to Janet. "The planet once housed a Goa'uld torture facility. It was abandoned by them long ago when the device they were using proved dangerous to themselves. Evidently the thing is still active and is responsible for the radiation you detected." His expression hardened even more. "The Tok'ra attempted to destroy the facility when they discovered it, but were unable to do so. They placed a prohibition order against visiting the planet—which they never shared with us!"

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10

"They're both getting restless again, Doctor. And they both have slight fevers," Nurse Abby Tyler reports. "I added 500 mils acetaminophen to their IVs. Should I increase the sedation?"

"No, not yet," Janet says into the phone. "Have someone stay with them, though." She has risen from her seat in the briefing room to take this call from the infirmary. So far, she has not learned the reasons for the Tok'ra's ban on the planet.

"We ran the MRI brain scans you ordered and they're almost identical," Abby continues. "The cerebral cortex and thalamus are showing greatly increased activity. And the emotion centers are off the charts. Doctor, those are areas of the brain that are activated during dreaming."

Janet glances back at the table where Hammond, Teal'c, and a still angry Jacob are waiting for her. "Thank you, Abby. I'll be up there as soon as I can. Keep monitoring both of them carefully. Call me if anything changes." She puts down the phone and turns back to the table. "Gentlemen, can we please cut to the chase. I want to know exactly what kind of torture the Goa'uld inflicted at that place. General Carter, I need to talk to Selmak."

Jacob yields to Selmak and the host's expression immediately clears and becomes calmer. "How may I help, Dr. Fraiser?"

"Tell me about the facility."

Selmak nods once.

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11

"We're still here," Jonah says, drawing her close. "Are you all right?"

Thera nods. "Just surprised," she admits. "I thought we would be... separated, when they passed through the gate. Something... I don't understand."

"No. I don't either." He does not want to think about what is happening, only about her, and how good it feels to be with her, holding her.

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NOTE; I don't know anything about brain scans or that kind of stuff, so please don't be too tough on me!