CHUNG: It was announced in a press conference held in Colorado Springs, Colorado that the first wedding between two Air Force officers from Stargate Command will take place between Major General Jack O'Neill and his former second-in-command, Colonel Samantha Carter. The wedding will be broadcast worldwide from Denver Colorado. Many Earth delegates as well as intergalactic leaders who are recognized allies of the planet are expected to be in attendance including Supreme Commander Thor from the Asgard High Council, a number of members of the Tok'ra High Council and dignitaries from a number of planets that sustain human life. And according to Dr. Daniel Jackson and the alien Teal'c, it is going to be the intergalactic event of the century. Stay tuned for our interview with the Supreme Commander of the Asgard Fleet, Thor, who will be discussing with us the importance of the union between Colonel Samantha Carter and General Jack O'Neill.
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(Three months later)
"I can't do this anymore!" Sam exclaimed, finally managing to get into her house after filing through the sea of reporters at her door.
"Do what anymore?" Jack asked, peeking out from the kitchen.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, surprised to see him as he walked toward her.
"What? A guy can't stop by and visit his fiancée?"
"Wha-? I mean…no…I mean…"
He put his arm around her waist and kissed her. They pulled apart and she looked into his eyes. "This is a nice surprise." She said with a smile.
"I thought it would be. And…I brought a wedding present from Thor."
"But the wedding's still two weeks away."
He kissed her again. "I know."
She chuckled. "Come on…what is it?"
"Ah ah ah ah." He reprimanded, a teasing grin on his face.
"Please."
"Aren't you going to ask me HOW I got here? Past all the…reporters?"
"That was my intention…after the present."
He tried to stare her down, convince her that she had to submit to his question first. Unfortunately, she won the battle with a few simple bats of her eyelashes. "Jack…"
"Apparently Asgard reporters aren't much better than Earth reporters."
"They have Asgard reporters?" Sam asked, a chuckle escaping her lips.
"Yeah…and they're coming to the wedding too…"
She rolled her eyes. The guest list just kept getting bigger and bigger.
"Apparently being a step closer toward becoming the Fifth Race or something makes me…"
"Their favorite?"
"I wasn't going to say that."
"You didn't have to."
"Anyway, once Thor let everyone know that we were getting married, the Asgard High Council decided it was something to be celebrated on an intergalactic scale. They're sending some delegates…"
"Jack…the present?"
"What present?" He asked, his signature grin of confusion gracing his face.
"The one Thor gave us."
"Right." He revealed a couple of Asgard stones and two tiny tablets. "Our own transportation network."
"Really?"
"Really…and apparently it can be upgraded." He said, waggling his eyebrows.
She laughed as she shook her head. "So this is how you got past the crowd outside."
"Yep."
"And where do these stones go?"
"Well…" He said, placing the tablets on the coffee table and reaching into his pocket and turning on some romantic mood music. "I thought I'd let you figure that out later."
They began swaying and the reporters crowded the window, trying to take pictures of the moment.
"Jack…you know…having them in the background isn't very romantic." She said, looking up at him, despite her awkward angle upward as she was hugged tightly to his chest.
Without even stopping long enough to miss a beat, Jack had the tablets and stones in hand again. He moved the stone with the casual flick of his thumb and the scene around them changed to the romantic atmosphere of the cabin. There was even soft music playing in the background, a candlelit table, and the smell of a gourmet meal in the air.
Sam looked at him. "My, you have been busy."
"All in a day's work, my dear." He said, placing the tablets down for good this time.
She glanced at it on her way to the kitchen where Jack was busy opening a bottle of champagne that he had been chilling.
"What makes the stones stay on the tablet? Did Thor say anything to you?"
"Magnets, Carter. Magnets." He said, bringing over a couple of glasses of champagne.
She smiled. "Symbolic, huh?"
"Very."
He led her to the couch sitting in front of the fireplace. They sat there for a number of moments, simply holding one another in the soft glow of the fireplace. Suddenly, whatever worries had plagued them before: reporters, galactic emergencies, the wedding, and even their other friends and family, melted into a feeling of warmth, love and passion.