Disclaimer- Let it be known, Stargate isn't mine.

A/N- Though I didn't get much response to the first one, I couldn't help myself. The angsty muse was darn pushy... But, I think this will keep her happy (aka melancholy for a while).

SIX MINUTES

The erratic beeping from the monitor stops abruptly, and Jack's world shatters. Grasping tightly to his wife's hands, he turns to the doctor pleading for a miracle, but Doctor Lam is crying too. It is indeed the end. Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter O'Neill—time of death: 8:53 am.

Moments pass and Jack continues to hold Sam's hands. There are people moving about the room and saying things, but he ignores them… Eventually, a wail, persistent and strong, breaches his consciousness. Suddenly, he remembers the source. Leaning over, he kisses his wife's forehead one last time, and then rises to go claim and comfort his daughter. Samantha Grace O'Neill—time of birth: 8:47 am.