Ch.3
She quickly got dressed. Then she left her quarters and walked down to where the C4 and the other explosives were. She picked up a bag and put the explosives in it, when done, she pulled the stone out of her pocket.
"Thor, beam me up." Then she was beamed up onto his ship.
"When you are ready, Major Carter."
"Thanks, Thor…. Thor, may I borrow a couple of cloaking devices, one for me and the other for the ship?" Thor moved some stones around. Then two devices appeared.
"Thanks. Thor, I'll give them back once I'm done."
"Are you ready, Major Carter?"
"Yes. Can you beam me down to here?" She pointed on the map.
"Yes, I can."
"Thanks." She picked up the devices and put them in her pocket.
"Ready." Then Sam was down in a warehouse.
She got her backpack off and set the C4 with a timer. She set it up. Then she cloaked herself and quickly worked her way towards the main building. She managed to pass the guards and plant more C4 with a timer until she was in the main warehouse.
When she walked in, she was shocked with all the devices and the X301. Sam walked over to where the door was and planted more C4 with the detonator. Then she quickly walked to the ship. She uncloaked herself and took her backpack off. Then she quickly got into the ship and pulled out the cloaking device. She put it on the ship, turned it on, and then she waited.
"Thor, thirty seconds until detonation."
"There are two people headed your way."
"Copy.… Thor, the room I was in before coming in here, where the X301 is, there are devices. Repeat. There are devices. When the first explosion occurs, beam up the devices before this place falls down."
"I will."
Sam looked at her watch.
"Five… four… three… two… one."
Then there was an explosion.
Thor saw the dots moving toward the explosion. So, he started to beam up all the devices. Two minutes later, there was another explosion.
Sam knew she had thirty seconds before the next explosion hit the building she was in. Then she pushed the button and the doors were blown off their hinges. Then, she started the X301 and cloaked both herself and the craft. She flew out the doors, just as there were more explosions.
She flew up in the air and turned around to watch as three NID buildings slowly collapsed. Men and women were running to safety. Sam then turned around and headed for area fifty-one with a smile on her face.
When she reached the base, she landed the craft inside the hanger. Then she turned it off. She opened the canopy and uncloaked herself and the craft. Then she picked up the devices, stood up, and turned around to pick up her backpack.
"Thor, beam me up." Then Sam was back on the ship.
"Thanks. Did you manage to get the devices?"
"Yes. I did."
"Good. Here are the cloaking devices." Sam passed him the two devices.
"Thanks for the loan."
"You are welcome, Major Carter."
"Thor, you can beam me back down to the store room. I hope jack does find the mole soon."
"I hope so too, Major Carter."
"Well, you know where I am if you need any ideas." Then she was back in the storage room.
Sam put everything away. Then she walked out and walked down to her room. She changed her clothes and crawled into bed. She noticed it was after three in the morning and she was tired. As soon as her head hit the pillow, she was a sleep.
A few hours later, Jacob went to check on Sam. He knew she's always up before dawn. He walked to her room and knocked on her door. When there was no reply, he opened it slowly and poked his head it.
He saw her still in bed, sleeping. So he decided to let her sleep a bit longer, since she hadn't been sleeping well in the past month. When he was walking back to the elevators, he saw Daniel walking towards him.
"Morning, Daniel."
"Morning, Jacob. Do you know where Sam is?"
"Sleeping." They stopped in the middle of the corridor.
"Oh. That's not like Sam. She's always awake early."
"I know, but I think after what's happened the past few weeks, it has caught up with her."
"I guess so.… So, breakfast?"
"Sure." They started walking again.
"How are the translations coming along?"
"Good. The device you got is from the ancients. I was going to asked General Hammond after breakfast if I can send a message to the Asgard. They might be able to help out."
"Good idea."
General Hammond was in his office when there was a bright light. He looked up and smiled.
"Thor, is everything alright?"
"I received word. Another Asgard device was stolen during the night."
"I see. Well, SG1 is due to go off world this afternoon. Perhaps today will be the day."
"I hope so too, General Hammond. Another reason why I'm here is to tell you, Major Carter now knows about what is going on and she understands."
"Why did you tell her?"
"She was making herself sick and I can see she has changed."
"Lost weight."
"Yes. I spoke to Chancellor Travell and she agreed to tell Major Carter about this mission."
"I see. Thanks for telling me, Thor. Is there anything else?"
"Yes. You will have to ask Major Carter when she wakes up. She is still resting."
"OK. Thanks for telling me."
"I must return. Good-day, General Hammond."
"You too, Thor." Then there was a bright light and Thor was gone. Then the phone rang.
"Hammond."
"General Hammond, it's Colonel Smith from area fifty-one."
"Colonel, is everything alright there?"
"Yes, sir. I just called to tell you, the X301 is in the hanger. Security tapes reveal that it just appeared out of nowhere."
"Colonel, were there any bright lights around the craft?"
"No, sir." Hammond thought about it.
"Thanks for telling me."
"Yes, sir." Then they hung up.
Hammond sat back and wondered if Thor had something to do with it. Then he remembered what Thor said, "Yes, you will have to ask Major Carter when she wakes up. She is still resting."
"Sam, what have you done now?" Then he returned to his reading.
When Sam did wake up, she laid there thinking about what Thor had told her and the recordings from Jack. She couldn't believe what was happening and what Jack was really doing. Now she knew that he was just acting, but what he said to her over a month ago really hurt her. She realized it hurt him even more and thinking about what he said on the tape, when he was talking about what he wanted to do when he returned, made her smile.
"Well, Jack, how do you want me back... as your second in command or something else?" Then she got up and went to take a shower. Then she walked down to the mess hall for some lunch. When she finished her lunch, she walked down to her lab and saw Daniel and Jacob there.
"Morning, Daniel. Dad." They turned and smiled at Sam.
"Morning, sleepy head."
"Morning, Sam. Are you feeling alright?"
"Yes, Daniel. I'm fine. So how 're the translations coming along?" They spent the next two hours talking and looking over the device before Daniel left for his off world mission.
"Sam, are you sure you're OK?"
"Yes, Dad. I'm fine." They worked and talked for the next half hour. Then George walked into the lab.
"George, is everything alright?"
"Yes, Jacob. I got a phone call from area fifty-one. It seams the missing X301 has been found."
"That is good news. Don't you think so, Sam?" He looked at her.
"Yeah."
"Sam." She looked at her father.
"Major, do you know something about this?" Sam looked at her father, then to General Hammond.
"Sorry, sir.…"
"Major…, Sam. Thor told me he told you about Jack's mission." Sam's eyes widened. Then she looked at her father.
"You knew?!"
"George was finishing telling me when you showed up yesterday. I was shocked. Even Selmac wasn't happy. She wanted to torture the ones who are behind this."
"Get in line, Dad. And since you both know about the mission…, sir, have you received any phone calls from the NID?"
"No, why?"
"Well, I blew up three of their warehouses in Los Angles, where they were keeping the X301 and other alien devices."
"Where are the devices now?"
"Thor's got them."
"You know, Sam, if the NID ever find out what you did..."
"Dad, the only ones who will know about this is us and Thor… and Jack." Then she smiled.
"Sam?"
"Sorry, Dad. I was just thinking about what the Colonel will say when he finds out."
"And that would be what?"
"Oh, that I like to blow things up." Jacob grinned.
"Sounds about right."
"I'll leave you two to get back to work," Hammond said, before he walked out of the lab.
Jack and one of the guys returned from another planet where they had their baths and hand washed their clothes. Then Newman walked over to Jack with the cloaking device.
"Colonel."
"Newman."
"Here, take this to the planet. Put it under a stone around the DHD and get back here."
"Sure." Jack took the device from Newman's hand, then walked out of the room and over to the DHD. Newman pushed the buttons on the DHD.
When the wormhole formed, Jack walk up the steps and through the gate to the other side. Then it shut down. He then pulled out a stone from his pocket and pushed it. Then he put it back into his pocket and walked down to the DHD. He got the device out and placed it under a stone. Then he stood up just as the gate started spinning. So, Jack ran over to where the trees and boulders were and waited.
He saw SG1 walk through the gate. He saw Daniel, Teal'c, Lieutenant Webb, and Makepeace step through the gate. Then it shut down. So, Jack turned around and sat down leaning against the boulder and waited knowing he wouldn't be able to go through the gate for a while since they might be close by.
Six hours later, Jack heard Daniel's voice, so he moved to see what was going to happen. Daniel and Teal'c were talking like normal until they got to the DHD. Daniel dialed home while Teal'c looked around for any threat.
When the worm hole formed, Daniel sent the code through. Then he and the lieutenant walked up the steps with Teal'c not far behind them. Makepeace crouched down by the DHD pretending to tie his boot laces. While looking around, he moved two stones. He found the device, grabbed it, and put it down his front jacket. Then he stood up with his gun and ran up the stairs then through the gate just after Teal'c went through. Then the gate shut down.
Jack walked out from his hiding place and over to the DHD. When Thor appeared in bright light.
"I got your signal."
"Good, because I've got Makepeace. See you back on earth." Jack dialed the planet and Thor saw the address.
"It will take fifteen minutes to reach the planet."
Then he ran up the steps just as Thor beamed himself back up to his ship. When he walked through the gate to the other side, the gate shut down.
"Where the hell were you? Mayborne wanted to talk to you."
"Good. Because his timing sucks."
"Meaning?" Jack walked into the room where the long range communication device was.
"SG1 showed up just after I got there. I had to wait until they left so I could get back here. They were fifty meters away from the gate." Jack then pushed two buttons and Mayborne's face appeared.
"Jack, where are you?"
"I was stuck on the planet. Your timing stinks, Mayborne. Just after I showed up, SG1 showed up."
"I didn't know they were leaving early for the mission."
"Well, they did. What time did Makepeace tell you that SG1 was leaving?"
Jack knew that Thor would be recording everything that has happened while he was on the planet and Jack wanted to get more evidences against Makepeace.
"He told me that they were leaving at 1500 hours."
"Well, they left an hour early. You screwed up big time, be seeing you soon." Then he pushed the button to turn it off. He walked down to there quarters and waited.
When Jack new it was time, he got his zat and GDO out from his hiding place, then he walked to the stargate and dialed Earth. The others ran into the room when they heard the gate spinning. They stopped when they saw Jack with an open zat pointing at them just as the wormhole formed. He then pushed the button.
"OK, you lot go through the gate, or I'll shoot you all."
"You wouldn't dare."
"Yes, I would." Then they heard a noise outside. The devices started disappearing around them.
"Your choice, the Asgard or the gate." He walked up the steps, put his hand in, and waited.
"Well."
"You're not going to get away with this," Newman said.
"I already have. Time's ticking."
They looked at each other. Then they ran up the steps and through the gate. Jack walked on through until he was standing on the ramp and the gate shut down. He saw them being cuffed as he walked down the ramp.
"I'm back."
"Welcome back, Colonel. Job well done."
"Almost, sir." Then he turned and zatted Makepeace, shocking everyone there. Then he turned back to Hammond.
"Now, my job is done. Thor will be here soon to pick up the rest of the Asgard toys."
"So, Colonel Makepeace?"
"Yes, sir. He was the leak and Thor's got the evidence." By that time, Makepeace was standing up and was being cuffed.
"Do you realize what you've done?" He said in an angry tone.
"Yep." Then Chancellor Travell and Lya of the Nox walked into the room.
"Chancellor Travell. Lya, it's good to see you again."
"You to, Colonel. Thanks to you, our trust and alliance has been restored," Travell said.
"Thanks."
"Colonel O'Neill, on behalf of the Nox, our trust has also been restored." Jack smiled.
"Thank-you. We both know that there are more out there."
"We know and we trust you."
"Ah, Jack, what's going on?"
"Hi, Daniel. Teal'c. What 's going on? How about a briefing after I have a hot shower. Cold baths in a river can only do so much."
"Ah, OK."
"Sir, it's going to be a long briefing. I hope there's plenty of coffee."
"There will be, Colonel."
"Sweet. Where's Carter?"
"Sam was here, Jack. She was called back to area fifty-one two hours ago, but Jacob is here." Jack smiled.
"Dad, here? Sweet. Well, talk to you guys in half an hour, sir?"
"Half an hour."
"Thanks." Then he walked out of the gate room and down the corridor where he saw Jacob.
"Jacob."
"Jack. What are you doing here?"
"Ah, come with me and I'll tell you quickly what's going on." They walked together to the elevators.