Team One

"We got him."

Relief flooded through the members of Team One and cheers erupted through the briefing room at Major Braddock's announcement. He had contacted them through a video chat early in the morning, interrupting their workout. They all gathered in the briefing room, along with Commander Holleran, Winnie and most members of Team Three, who had just finished debriefing from their last hot call. Spike connected the call and Major Braddock appeared on the screen with news that made everyone's day. "We got him, we got Sam!"

They found him. Oh thank God. He's alive; Sam's alive.

Way to go Samtastic! I knew those insurgents were no match for you!

You did it Samo, you survived.

Unbelievable! You're tough as hell Braddock. I'm looking forward to finally meeting you.

Sam, buddy, you made it through, you survived it. I knew you could do it.

God, Sam, you really are toughest man I know.

As Major Braddock continued to brief them as best he could, the atmosphere in the briefing room slipped from ecstatic to solemn. Major Braddock couldn't go into detail about what exactly Sam went through while in captivity, because anything involving the JTF2 was beyond classified, but what he alluded to was unsettling enough. The knowledge of a General's son at the hands of insurgents for two months and the possibilities of everything that could've happened in those two months struck fear in everyone in the briefing room. Jules stepped forward, preparing herself for what the answer could be but needing to know the answer regardless. "Sir, Sam's coming home, right? He's not going back on assignment right?"

Please say yes, please say yes.

Major Braddock gave Jules a small, sympathetic smile. "Yes Jules, Sam's coming home. I don't know when exactly, but there's no way in hell I'm letting him anywhere near an assignment."

Everyone in the briefing room let out a huge sigh of relief, relishing in the fact that their absent teammate was finally coming back to , despite the welcomed news from the Major, there was still some anxiety surrounding the situation. This time, it was Spike who spoke, needing to know as much as he could about his best friend's situation. "Sir, you said you don't know when Sam is coming home…?"

Major Braddock sighed. "Right. At the moment, we're waiting for Sam to stabilize enough for transport to a fully-functioning army hospital. After that, the General and I myself will make sure that not only is Sam physically well enough to go home, but psychologically as well. Sam didn't deserve this, no one does, and I'm going to make certain that he's the same man he was before this whole thing started."

Team One, along with the other SRU members in the room, all nodded in agreement, silently promising to make sure that Sam was really OK. Major Braddock finished discussing all that he could then ended the call. SRU members began to filter out of the briefing room, eventually just leaving the members of Team One in the room, alone with their thoughts.

We're here for you Sam, and we'll be here for you every step of the way. I promise.

Alright buddy, you got through the worst of it, now you just need to rest and heal.

We've got your back Samtastic, you won't be alone in this.

Rest up Samo. You're going to get through this. Don't let those guys break you. You are better than them.

I hope you get better soon Sam. I'm looking forward to meeting you and putting a face to all the stories I've been hearing.

You've got a lot of people rooting for you Sam, and I know you won't disappoint. Get well soon buddy, we can't wait to have you back.