Chapter 10
Jack knocked on Hammond's office door and walked in. He could see that Hammond was on the phone. He waved for Jack to sit down and wait. A few minutes later Hammond hung up the phone and looked at Jack.
"Colonel, that was Colonel Simmons, he is having you and Colonel Carter brought up on charges for a assault and kidnapping."
"Well, Sir we had a good reason."
"Colonel?"
"Cassie is in the infirmary Sir. She is a mess. They've been torturing her, taking blood samples, and not so gently, and forcing her to make the goa'uld weapons work. That is one thing that puzzles me. How on earth did they get all those goa'uld devices in the first place?"
"Are you sure they are goa'uld devices, Colonel?"
"Yes Sir. Sam brought some of them back." Jack passed Hammond a bag. He opened it and pulled the devices out.
"That's just a few of them."
"What are they?" Jack stood up and picked-up one.
"This is hand device."
He pointed to another, "and this is a healing device."
Hammond looked at the different devices that were on his desk. Then he looked at Jack.
"Is there any more?"
"Hell yeah. I don't know what they are up to Sir. Forcing a twelve year old to work the devices when she doesn't have a snake in her."
"Colonel Simmons, is coming here for her."
"Really? When?"
"His plane lands in an hour."
"Well, in that case, Sir, there is something you need to watch." Jack stood up and pulled out a small video tape.
"What's that Colonel?"
"Evidence, Sir."
Jack walked out to where the TV and video was. He put the tape in just as Hammond stood up and walked out to join him. Jack turned the TV on and he pushed play. Hammond saw, from Jack's point of view, what happened and what Sam did. When it was finish, Jack rewound the tape.
" Sir, you can see what happened to Cassie and what Sam did to get us out of there."
"I can understand." Jack swapped tapes.
"This is from Sam." Then he pushed play.
When it came to the table full of devices, Hammond could clearly see them all and he could hear Sam talking to Cassie, everything. When it was finished, Jack rewound the tape and turned the TV off.
"Is that enough evidence?"
"Damn right it is." Then Walter walked into the briefing room.
"Sir, General Ryan is on line one for you."
"Thanks. Dismissed." Then Walter walked out of the room.
"Sam sent a copy of these tapes to General Ryan."
Hammond nodded then he walked into his office and he spoke to the General for a few minutes. Then he hung up. He walked back out to the briefing room.
"What did he say?"
"Cassie stays here and he wants a full report from you and Colonel Carter. He also wants Dr. Fraiser to do a full examination on Cassie and he wants her report as well."
"You don't have to worry about that Sir. Sam is going to ask Dr. Fraiser to do a full examination anyway."
"Good."
"If there is nothing else Sir, I would like to go to the infirmary and see how Cassie doing."
"I'll come with you Colonel."
They both walked out of the office and walked down to the infirmary to see how Cassie was doing. When they walked in, they could see Sam talking to Cassie about the differences between the tok'ra and goa'uld so that she could understand. Jack and Hammond watched from the doorway until Janet walked over to them.
"General. Colonel, may I have a word with you both in my office?" They followed Janet into her office and closed the door.
"How is Cassie doc?" Jack asked.
"She is going to be OK. She is slightly underweight and dehydrated for starts. She also has bruising over eighty percent of her body, cracked ribs, and swelling. Sir, Cassie told Colonel Carter and myself that they would let her eat if she made the devices work. She said she tried, but they only worked sometimes. When she couldn't make them work, they hit her. Colonel, I'm pleased you got her out when you did. Otherwise she might have died within the next two or three weeks."
"Thank-you for the update, Doctor." Hammond said
"Sir, I request to keep Cassie here until she is fully recovered."
"Granted. Is there anything else I should know?"
"Sir, who is going to foster her?"
"I'll have to find a couple who has full clearance to raise her."
"Sir, I would like to foster her. If she becomes sick at least I can bring her here and I'll know her case history."
"I'll think about it. In the mean time, can she have some visitors?"
"Sure. I was going to do a ultrasound on Sam and the baby to see if everything is OK."
"Cool." Jack said smiling.
They walked out of Janet's office, into the infirmary, and over to where Sam and Cassie were. Cassie saw Jack and her smile grew even bigger.
"Your back!"
"Of course." Sam turned around and smiled.
"Cassie, you remember General Hammond?"
"Yes, Hi. Are you going to send me back to the NID?"
"No, you're going to be staying here until you get better and after that we are going to find a nice home for you."
"Thank you."
"Cassie, I told Colonel O'Neill and General Hammond about your condition. They understand."
"Thanks, Sam."
"Do you want me to teach you how to play chess tomorrow?"
"Oh, Sam, why chess?"
"Why not? What's wrong with chess?"
"Nothing."
"OK, Colonel shall we see how the baby is doing?"
"Can I look to? Please."
"Of course you can." Jack said.
"I'll go and get the ultrasound machine."
Janet walked over to get the machine while Sam laid down on the bed. Jack got a sheet. He covered Sam from the waist down, so she could pull her pants down and lift her top up. When Janet walked over, she plugged in the machine.
"Are you ready Colonel?"
"Yes."
"OK." She pulled the sheet down and put some gel on Sam's stomach. Then she picked up the probe, put it on Sam's stomach, and moved it around.
"Everything looks good. Your baby is fine."
"Can I look, please?" Cassie asked.
"Sure." Jack walked over and carefully picked Cassie up. Then he walked over to where the monitor was.
"Cassie this is where the baby is." Janet pointed on the screen.
"It's so small."
"Yes, it is. Would you like to hear it's heartbeat?"
"Can I, please!"
"Jack?"
"Sam?" They look at each other.
"Please?" Cassie asked.
"Sure."
"Sure, Doc."
"OK."
She turned the sound on and they could hear the heartbeat which made them all smile.
"Wow, that's amazing." Cassie said.
"Yes. It sure is." Jack said smiling.
"I hope it a girl." Cassie said.
"Why do you say that?" Sam asked.
"Well you already have fifteen boys! I think it would make them happy to have a baby sister."
"We know."
Then Janet cleaned Sam up while Jack put Cassie back to bed.
"So, Cassie, what would you like to do now?"
"I would like to try some cake please."
"Cake sounds good to me. Sam what would you like?"
"Cake sounds good to me, too."
"OK, I'll go and get some cake." Then he walked out, whistling the Simpson's tune as he went.
"Well Sir, at least Jack is happy."
"Yes, he is Colonel. I'd better head back to my office. Colonel Simmons will be here soon."
"OK. Good luck, Sir."
"Thank you, Colonel." Then he walked out of the infirmary.
Sam tidied herself up. She got up from her bed and walked over to Cassie's bed and sat down. They had been talking for a few minutes when Jack walked in with SG1 in tow. Cassie smiled at them when they walked in.
"Hi Cassie. We heard you were here."
"Hi guys."
"Jack told us what has happened to you. So don't worry. We will protect you."
"That's what he said." Jack passed a plate to Cassie and a plate to Sam.
"Thanks Jack." Cassie said.
"Thanks." Sam rewarded him with a kiss before she started eating it.
They were talking for few minutes when four men walked into the infirmary. When Cassie saw them, she started to shake. Sam noticed it.
"Cassie?"
"They hurt me." She turned to the four men. Then back to Sam.
"Which one?"
"All of them."
SG1 heard what Cassie said and looked at the four men.
"What are you doing here?" Jack asked.
"We are here to take the girl back to Washington."
"She's staying here."
"We will see." They stepped forward towards Cassie's bed. Then SG1 stepped forward towards them. They were like that when Janet walked in.
"What's going on here?"
"These assholes are responsible for what happened to Cassie." Jack said coldly.
Janet looked at Jack, then over at the bed to see Cassie in Sam arms crying.
"OK. I want you four out of here unless you're a member of the personnel here."
"We will be back for the kid."
"Her name is Cassie." Jack said
They walked out of the infirmary, leaving SG1 to relax. Jack turned to see Cassie in Sam arms crying. He walked over to them. He sat on the bed and gave them both a hug. When he looked at Sam, he could see the sadness in her eyes. He leaned over and gave her a kiss.
"Everything is going to be OK."
"I know Jack."
SG1 walked outside to give them some privacy and to stop any one from walking into the room. While SG1 was standing guard outside, one of the other SG teams returned. Frerretti told them about Cassie, what happened to her, and who did it.