Found - part 10

Hey guys, sorry it's a few days later than I promised - had a bit of a crisis when I got back from my holiday in France. Oh well, c'est la vie, que sera sera, etc. Enjoy!

Kennedy grinned lopsidedly. The security camera showed exactly what he wanted – three very surprised looking people in a holding cell. He activated the transporters again, and with a flash Daniel, Haley and Teal'c were standing with him on the bridge. They looked round at him in surprise.

"Time to leave, folks." He grinned at them. They all started in shock. Except Teal'c, who wasn't prone to displaying shock at all.

"But how did you get round the magnetic field?" Haley asked, confused.

"I turned off the device causing it."

"We agreed not to do that!" Haley said furiously. "We don't know how it will affect the planet!"

"Who cares? We're leaving."

"But – but what about Jack and Sam, and Tally?" Daniel stuttered.

"They're on board and ready to head home."

The three of them exchanged uneasy looks. "They're on board?" Haley clarified.

"Yes."

"I thought they weren't sure they wanted to go home." Daniel asked suspiciously.

"They changed their minds." Kennedy said simply, turning back to the security cameras.

Teal'c moved away and beckoned the others to follow. "I do not have a good feeling about this." He whispered. "Major Kennedy is acting strangely, and while it is possible that Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter may have changed their minds, they would not have consented to leave without time to say goodbye. Tally in particular would have objected to that." He didn't add that he was surprised that the father of Tally's baby would probably have wanted to join the family of three. Daniel frowned.

"You think it's even possible they changed their minds? I thought they'd decided to stay." He said, confused.

Teal'c hesitated, unsure of how much to reveal. "There are more factors pertinent to their decision than they have revealed to us. Tally informed me that her parents were beginning to favor the option of returning with us."

"Why?"

Teal'c hesitated again. "I would rather not say without their consent. They are not even aware that I know; it was Tally who told me."

Daniel and Haley nodded.

"So what do we do?" Haley asked.

"Go see them." Daniel answered. "They can tell us whether or not they want this."

Teal'c bowed his head in agreement and turned back to Kennedy. "We wish to speak with O'Neill. Where can he be found?"

Kennedy's grin slipped for a moment, before he recovered it. "They're resting. It's a long trip and they've been up all night discussing their options." He lied. He looked directly at them. "I need you three to go check we have enough supplies to feed the kid as well. Now." He ordered.

Teal'c looked stony-faced at Kennedy a moment, then turned and left, a bewildered Daniel and Haley following him.

Sam, Jack and Tally looked around in horror.

"That bastard!" Jack yelled, kicking the door in anger.

"Mom?" Tally asked quietly, hoping against hope that this didn't mean what she thought it meant.

Sam was staring around the cell in shock. "That creep . . ." she whispered, "He can't do this. He can't."

"Mom, please?" Tally whispered. Sam hugged her close and looked at Jack, communicating without words.

"Sam, I need you to get this door open." He said, indicating the panel on the wall. Sam nodded, instantly reverting back to the position of 2IC that she used to know so well. Jack took Sam's place, putting an arm around Tally protectively. She buried her face in his chest and whispered, almost imperceptibly, 'Jase . . .'.

Sam pried the cover off of the wall panel, and surveyed the interior critically. She couldn't help feeling she was way out of her league with this one.

"I've never seen anything like this before . . ." she whispered, half in wonder, half in disappointment. Jack scowled.

"Can you get it to open or not?"

"I don't know, maybe, just give me a bit of time."

"Time is the one thing we do not have, Sam." He barked. Sam glared at him.

"I'm just being honest, sir, I know the stakes here."

"Stop it!" Tally exclaimed in frustration. "This isn't helping!"

A heartsick look crossed Sam's face as she looked at her daughter, then she wordlessly looked back at the panel. Jack started pacing the room restlessly.

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