Author's Note: Well I was going to post another chapter on Sunday but I decided to give you all a treat. This story has received 200 reviews and this is your thank you. I still have two more chapters in hand from my beta, but she wasn't sure how soon she could get more to me. I know it's short but the next few are a little bit shorter. I worked hard on it, to add a few things so if there are any mistakes let me know so I can fix them.

Thank you to those who helped make this story great, you know who you are.

This chapter also contains bits taken directly from Death Knell, I was just playing and now they are mine, well sort of.

AN2: Corrected a few mistakes thanks to beautiful-babee for pointing them out.

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Daniel sat in Jack and Sam's suite with Grace, when he was paged to the briefing. Gathering up Grace and her things, he headed to see what the General wanted.

A few minutes later, he entered the room to find Jacob and some other men gathered in there. Some were Tok'ra and others were Jaffa. "General? What do you need?" he asked, nodding to the rest of the men in the room.

The older man motioned to his office. "Dr. Jackson, the problem at the Alpha Site just got worse. It seems either the Tok'ra or the Jaffa are responsible for giving away the address. They are pointing fingers at each other and I need to know who really is responsible.

"Sounds like fun." Daniel muttered looking back into the room. "I'll talk to them individually. Can I leave Grace in your office while I do that?" Daniel said, his mind already thinking about what needed to be done.

Hours later, Daniel wished, he would have just turned around and walked away. He had been running around in circles for hours talking to these people.

Most of all, it seemed like both groups were responsible, both having had the opportunity. The To'kra had an agent in some minor Goa'uld's ranks and the Jaffa had sent a party to try and recruit Jaffa from the same Goa'uld's forces, just before Anubis conquered his territory.

He had never been so happy to hear a baby cry because it gave him something to deal with other than these whiny people. Lifting Grace up from the floor, he closed the General's door, and enjoyed her innocence. She was still pure and unmarked by the garbage of life and that gave him hope.

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Sam lay on her stomach in the brush, she was tired, so tired. Every part of her body ached, and the cut on her leg burned. It seemed like she had been running for days. Every time she thought she lost the Drone, it was there again, right behind her.

Closing her eyes for just a moment, she blacked out.

When she opened her eyes, she was in Jack's house, standing in the doorway to the kitchen. Her family sat around the table. Grace, as she had seen her on the ship, sat eating a bowl of Fruitloops and, next to her, was a little boy close to her in age, blond and brown eyed. They all turned and smiled at Sam as she came into the room, calling her mom. Jack got to his feet, wrapping his arms around her, holding her tight.

She wanted to stay with them, she was safe here, but she knew it wasn't real, at least not yet. If she wanted this, she had to get to her feet and keep moving, or she would die, never seeing Jack and Grace again. All these possibilities would be lost.

A branch snapped, tearing her from her dream, she looked around. At first, she just wanted to give up and wait for it to find her and kill her, just so this would be over, but the memory of her family, sitting around the table waiting for her, came back to her mind. Then her determination to see her family again forced itself to the surface. Rising to her feet, she felt a little stronger, and started moving once more.

Once she had disappeared, Daniel, hair graying, stepped from the brush. He had helped her as much as he could, the rest was up to her. She was strong, Sam would make it, she had before and she would again.

Above she heard the sounds of the UAV, it was circling her location. From one pocket of her BDUs, she pulled a mirror. If she could signal it, the UAV would relay her location back to the SGC, but all her hopes were lost as it was struck by the Drone's weapon and fell to the earth.

Rising to her feet, she decided to get to the UAV's crash site. Anyone looking for her would go there, both the searchers and the pursuer. She didn't want to move, but she knew that she had to. If she was going to get out of this alive, she had to get to that UAV. It could be her salvation or her damnation, but she had to try.

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The UAV lay in a gravel pit, but she was out of energy, she wasn't able to go any further. It was then she got the idea that if she rigged the remaining missile, she might be able to save her life. Removing the missile, she laid it down on the wing.

Her fingers were clumsy as she rewired the missile's launching systems. Her fatigue was clouding her mind, all she wanted to do was sleep. Blackness, edged her vision, but she rubbed her eyes and tried to concentrate on the wires. Grace, she had to get home to Grace. She needed her mother, not some memory, it didn't tuck her in at night.

She just finished, when she spotted movement in the trees. Hoping it would be Jack or someone from the SGC, she took cover and waited.

All those hopes sank when the Super Soldier emerged from the trees. It immediately spotted her and began firing. Using her MacGyvered missile, Sam shot the Kull warrior. It was a direct hit.

She was going to see Grace again, she would see Jack again, she was going home, she had survived, ran through her mind over and over again.

The ground around the Super Soldier exploded and Sam rose to her feet and dropped on to the rock she had hid behind. It was over, she had won, now she just had to wait for someone to find her.

Jack would be here soon, she just had to stay conscious, she had to see him and know that this was real. Blackness pulled at her, but she fought it off. Closing her eyes, she gathered the strength to move.

When she opened them, the dust had cleared and the Super Soldier was still there advancing on her, but she had nothing left. She closed her eyes and waited to die. Her last thought was of Jack and Grace, she hoped they could forgive her for dying.

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Jack heard the explosion come from the direction of the crash site. He picked up his pace, out distancing even Teal'c. A horrible feeling passed over him, Sam was in trouble and the had to get to her. The site in the clearing chilled him to the bone. Sam sat on a rock defenseless. He could tell that she was exhausted.

Teal'c and Jack cleared the trees just as the Kull Warrior raised it's weapon and started firing at Sam, who didn't move. Both of them raised their weapons and started firing, to no avail. The Drone kept advancing on Carter.

Running across the clearing, Jack grabbed Sam and pulled her off the rock. "Sam, I need the...." Before he could finish, she handed him the power unit.

"Thank you." Standing, he aimed at the Super Soldier, who, after two shots, fell to the ground.

Turning to Teal'c he said, "Call Reynolds and tell him we found her and the Drone." Teal'c nodded and spoke into his radio.

Sam looked at Jack, struggling to stay conscious. "Is it?" She tried to catch her breath as she trembled with exhaustion, as he helped her sit and then dropped down next to her.

"Yeah, he's dead....." He took his attention from Sam for a minute. "Right Teal'c, he's dead...?" Teal'c kicked the soldier and then nodded.

Jack could see how much this had affected her. He wanted to get her home where she would be safe, but he knew that she was not ready yet. He asked anyway, "You wanna get up?"

"I just need to rest for a minute." Her voice was so quiet as she struggled to remain upright.

Jack could see that she needed more than a rest, and he need this as well. He had come so close to losing her and was still terrified. Lifting his arms, he pulled her close. "Come here."

She melted into him, resting her head on his shoulder, accepting his comfort and love, knowing that she could no longer wait. As soon as she could, she was getting Jack O'Neill down the aisle and making him hers. The lives they lived didn't give them time to wait, she was going to marry the man she loved as soon as possible.

Turning her head, she asked, "Jack, will you marry me?"

"Anytime you want Sam, anytime. Just rest, they're bringing a stretcher. Soon as you're better, we'll talk about this." He kissed her forehead as she laid her head back down on his shoulder.

Her voice answered sleepily, "Okay, I'll hold you too that, Jack O'Neill." and then she blacked out.

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Pete left the library carrying a stack of information that Daniel Jackson had published before he had been laughed into obscurity. Sitting in his car, he read over it over. The printouts talked about how the pyramids were too advanced and that they predated their accepted time of building.

What did this nut case have to do with two black-ops officers? Why would they have an archaeologist on their team in the first place, unless...

His mind shied away from that thought, but it marched back in and took up residency. They would need him if his theories were correct and aliens did exist and the American government were in contact with them. Pete's world shifted and turned upside down at the thought.

And he had no clue what to do about it.

He stared at all the notes he had made wondering what he should do? Could these Air Force people really be involved with aliens? It was too bizarre to imagine. Who could he tell that might begin to believe him?

Farretty's crack about the X-Files came back to him, now it seem he really was investigating one.

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They carried Sam through the Stargate on a stretcher and Jack was beside her the whole way. As soon as they hit the ramp, Sam asked, "Please go get Grace; I need to see her."

Jack had let go of her hand and moved to do as she asked when a voice spoke from the far left. "She's already here, Sam. I brought her as soon as the General let me know you were on your way back. I've been waiting for you to come through the gate." Daniel entered the gate room with Grace in his arms. Crossing over to Sam he handed the baby over. "Here she is. She missed you."

Sam cuddled the baby close as Jack waved the medics to carry her out. Taking up his position at her side again, they headed to the infirmary.

By the time they reached the infirmary, Jack held Grace and Sam was unconscious again. Jacob waved Jack over as she disappeared into surgery. "How is she Jack?"

"Bad leg wound. She lost a lot of blood. They'll know more after surgery." His face was full of worry.

Seeing the tension in Jack's face, Jacob reached out and touched the other man's arm. "She's safe Jack. Nothing's going to happen to her now. The Doc is one of the best."

Relaxing a little, Jack said, "I know, but we came so close to losing her. I've never even told her I love her, Jake. I think she knows, I do, but I have never said the words. She deserves to know how I feel."

Squeezing the other man's shoulder, Jacob said, "Yes, Jack she does on both counts. I have to go and help Dr. Frasier with the surgery." and then he left Grace and Jack alone to continue their wait.

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How's that. Let me know what you think. ~Kelleth~