Teal's pretended not to notice the few tears that escaped Jack's eyes. He knew that the man hated having his weaknesses on display. "What now, T?" "Now, Colonel O'Neill, we contact the Tokra and rain vengeance down on the false gods." "Sounds like a plan." Jack said, not really caring anymore, still half numb, although pain had started to spread from his heart.
They arrived at the Tokra base, Jacob was there. Jack stumbled from the cargo ship to come face to face with the beautiful Sam's confused father. "Jacob, I'm sorry." Jack managed, before he fled, he knew it was cowardice but he could not look Jacob in the face knowing that his only daughter had given her life to save him. Later he would feel bad about leaving Teal'c to deal with the grieving father, at that moment all he could think about was the pain.
They were back at the base within the hour, looking forward to psychiatric evaluations and a funeral. Again. What the hell were you supposed to do with half a team? Both the men had to face the staring eyes of the other SGC personnel. It was like they half expected for them to snap and start shooting up the place. Jack wasn't far from it, one more odd look, one more conversation stopped as he walked into the room and he'd be tempted to click the safety off. Neither man was aware of the passage of time before they started to hear whispers of the goa'uld stronghold. It was said that soon there would be a big meeting of the system lords. All the system lords in one building. Jack begged and pleaded with the general to let he and Teal'c lead some men to try to take them out. The General refused every time. There was obviously only one choice open to them. They went against orders. They arrived on the planet with the stronghold, not in the least bit scared of what lay ahead.
They discovered that it was a cakewalk getting into said stronghold if they didn't mind blowing up the entire entrance and walking through the burning wreakage. Once they got inside it was much more difficult. The system lords' guards were very picky about two very heavily armed men storming through the halls shooting everything in sight. "T, THEY'RE N THERE! GO! I'LL HOLD OFF THIS HAPPY BUNCH! " Colonel O'Neill yelled over the sound of weaponsfire. Teal'c ducked into the conference room, listened to the yelled objections from the stuck-up arrogant occupants of the room. He walked through the room like a god, no harm came to him although the system lords tried their best. He blocked off the door and laid down his burden. The nuclear bomb was ready for him to throw the switch. He bent his head over it, tears slid down his face at what he was about to do. "It's alright T, we're here for you." Teal'c looked up. Daniel was the first thing he saw, shining golden in the light of the ascended. He looked next to Sam and Jack, they had their arms around each other's eaists. Their other hands laid on the shoulders of a small boy. "Charlie?" Tealc asked. Jack nodded. "Come on T, we're waiting. I know you've waited a long time to say this." "I. DIE. FREE!"
Years later, after the stargate program was revealed to the world, a monument was built to the first SG1. It was four people, three men and a woman sitting around a mess hall table, laughing.