The Stargate began to activate as General Hammond walked down the stairs to the control room. "Who is it, Walter?"
"It's SG-1's IDC, sir. They have the Jaffa delegation with them, sir."
"Open the iris."
There was no real surprise when the first four people stepped out of the wormhole, but when the last two stepped onto the ramp, shock ran throughout the whole of the rooms watching. "Colonel O'Neill! Explain yourself!"
Jack looked at Hammond and then back to Sam. Her face showed none of her trepidation, but even after six and a half years apart, Jack could still read her like a book. "We found Carter, sir," he finally yelled back up to Hammond.
"Briefing room, now!" the General ordered, not really knowing what else to say. They didn't train you for things like this in the Academy.
After the group had disappeared into the briefing room, the 'gate technicians were still in shock. Finally, Walter broke the silence with a large grin as he turned to his co-workers and said, "She's ba-ack!"
Just then the head scientist of the SGC walked into the room, "Who's back?"
Walter looked back at his computer, pretending to do something important. The other techs did the same. "Someone tell me, please?"
A spark went off somewhere close to the computers. "Ut oh," the technician working in the area said.
"What is it?" the head tech asked agitatedly.
"Dr. McKay, I think it's that thing that started last week."
Rodney McKay swore and went over to try and fix it while one of the other techs ran up the stairs to the briefing room stairs telling Walter, "I'll just go see if she can help us."
Siler burst through the doors leading to the briefing room. Hammond glared at him, "Sgt. Siler, this is a closed briefing."
"Sorry, sir. But one of the computers is…malfunctioning. We thought that Captain Carter might be able to help us."
"Isn't Dr. McKay down there?" Jack asked, confused.
"Yes, sir, but he was the one that started the problem."
Sam got up from her seat, "Hey, Siler. I'll see what I can do. Mala, Nictal, stay with our gracious hosts and continue the briefing. I'll be back shortly."
Sam raced Siler back down the stairs to see what this McKay fellow had done to her computer system.
"Out of the way!" she ordered as she came close to inspect the problem. It just seemed so natural for her to acclimate into the role she held nearly seven years before. "What happened?"
"It keeps on…sparking. I can't fix it." McKay finally admitted when he realized how hot this woman was.
"Hmm. That would probably because you have this interface jerry-rigged to fit all wrong. Oh, and this is the wrong piece. Hmm. Yep. Okay, I can fix this within half an hour if you move and stand right over there where you can't possibly get in the way," Sam told Dr. McKay, pointing to the stairs.
Rodney walked back to the stairs looking like a puppy that just had his favorite toy taken away. All other productive activity stopped as the technicians watched Samantha Carter, genius extraordinaire, fix the problem in exactly fifteen minutes.
"Who messed with my system to design this piece of junk?" Sam asked as she wiped her face on the cloth one of the numerous adoring techs held out for her.
Rodney was indignant, "That would be me."
Sam looked him over before looking at the computers. "It'll take me at least two days to fix all the problems you have here. This entire system is outdated and ready to just go caput at any second."
She turned to walk back up to the briefing room, her leather dress hugging her in just the right places and swaying just right to make all the technicians (most of whom were happily married) drool in desire. She stopped by Rodney and patted his arm, "You're so lucky that I'm here now."
Back in the briefing room Sam found Jack retelling the story of the ambush that eventually led SG-1 to finding Carter. Nictal and Mala still winced slightly every time they heard the name, but they were getting used to it.
"Call me Samantha." Sam walked over to her seat next to her two sisters of the Hak'tyl. "Or Sam. I haven't been called Carter in years – and I haven't been in the military in years, either."
Jack looked at her oddly, but complied, "Okay, Samantha. Anyway, General, that's when Samantha here offered us the use of her tent for the talks that Isha wanted to take place."
"Ishta," Mala, Nictal and Sam all said at the same time.
Jack looked at them confused and amused at the same time, "What did I say?"
"Isha," Daniel supplied. "It means 'wife' in Hebrew."
"Oh," Jack looked down. "Sorry. Ishta wanted the talks to take place. Then there was a big debate about the Tok'ra…then Car-Sam left and Ishta told us what the treaty was that they wanted."
"What is it, exactly that you ladies need?" General Hammond addressed the question to the three representatives of the Hak'tyl.
"Supplies – food, weapons and medical stuff. Mostly food and weapons," Daniel replied.
Hammond looked at the three women, "What is it, exactly you offer in return?"
Mala was the one who answered, "We have an extensive network of spies, and a great deal of information about the System Lords and how they operate that we'd be willing to share with you. Not to mention, we have Samantha. Her knowledge from Jolinar and her own studies have proved invaluable on numerous occasions. Did she not just fix your computer system for you?"
"I'll see what I can do," Hammond said as he got up from his chair. "Report to the infirmary. Colonel, have guest quarters set up for our three visitors."
The military men rose from their seats, shortly after they were followed by the three women. "Yes, sir," Jack said as Hammond walked back into his office.
Ferretti grinned at Sam, "Just wait until ol' Doc Fraiser sees you!"
Sam groaned, "Does she still have those needles?"
A/N: Please review! What do you guys think? I just HAD to add in the bit about McKay and the computers (remember when he told Sam in the show that it was a miracle that they computers even functioned?)! I hope you liked it!