Back at the compound….

They poked and prodded Carter. They continued to draw blood. She was afraid they'd drain her dry.

"Stop..please…stop" she begged.

"We'll let you rest for now Carter. We will also bring some food. We must keep you healthy. You carry the future of our world within you, and that is what we want" he said.

Carter couldn't understand why the Mistressa hadn't done anything. On more than one occasion it said that if it was harmed, that it would fight back. Why hadn't she?

"Why won't you do something" she said to herself. She knew she didn't need to speak it. Just thinking it was enough. She also didn't want to give herself away, that she can communicate with it. But nothing. Carter was beginning to panic. She had no idea of what they we were pumping her with and she knew that she didn't have much time before the baby came. But she had no way out. All she could think about was Jack. She almost willed him to hear her.

Several Days Later……..

Days had gone by and nothing. O'Neill knew that Carter was close, but he couldn't figure out where she was till that night. Jack was asleep …as he slept he heard a voice calling to him…

"Jack…Jack…." He pounced out of bed…

"Yes…you are hearing me..Sam is in trouble, you must come to save us" the voice said.

"What the" he said.

"Don't be afraid…." It said

"So you're really in my head, talking to me" Jack replied. Feeling quite silly talking to himself.

"Listen carefully" it said strongly, " I am not strong enough to fight these people who have abducted us. You are to far away and I need your energy to destroy them" it said.

When Jack finally realized h e wasn't imagining things, he quickly rose to his feet.

"I'm listening" he said. The Mistressa began to give him landings, and areas to where he would be able to find out where they were. He immediately left for the SGC. Once he arrived he ran to General Hammonds office.

"Sir" he said all out of breathe.

"Colonel" Hammond said. He was startled by O'Neill's urgency.

"Carter….I know where she is?"

"What…How" Hammond asked.

He then realized that didn't matter.

"SG13 and 14" is all he had to say.

"Thank you Sir" O'Neill said. In less than an hour O'Neill had SG13 and 14 ready for an invasion. They all packed up their gear and headed to the warehouse were Carter was being held. They surrounded the compound, O'Neill with his black ops training had the teams strategically positioned. The warehouse was surrounded. He wasn't going to get this wrong.

Inside the Compound………

Carter began to feel contractions. But she did not let on. She tried to keep them to herself as best as she possible could.

"Hang on Carter" the voice said.

"Jack is here and he's not alone. The closer he gets to you the stronger I feel….They will not hurt us anymore" it said.

"If you could tell them to hurry" Carter said in her mind.

"It seems you want to come sooner than I thought"

"Yes…you're body seems to be reacting….I will stop them" it said. And as soon as it said it, Carters contractions subsided.

"I am ready to be born, but not until we are safe. I will hold on for as long as I can" it said.

"Yea…I'd appreciate that" Carter thought. She had never experienced labor, and did not want to go through it alone. She was petrified. She had faced the Goau'ld, the replicators but this terrified her the most.

SG13 had found an entrance. They all entered quickly slowly and silently, picking off everyone that came in there way.

"Are we close" he thought, hoping it was sensing him.

"Yes" it said. Jack continued down the corridor giving the teams signals to watch his six. He continued down the corridors and entered a room. There she was.

"Carter" he called to her. He ran to her.

"Are you o.k." he asked.

"Um..she's coming Jack" Carter said. She was so scared. He could see it in her eyes.

"You have to get me to Janet, Jack" she said to him with urgency.

He untied the straps around her legs and hands, and lifted her off the bed. Only to see that her water had broken.

"Ah Carter" he said.

"I know Jack. We need to get out of here fast" she said, knowing she didn't have much time.

"I've already have contractions, but she is holding them off…but she doesn't know how long she will be able to keep them at bay" she said.

"Let's go" Jack said. He didn't even let her finish. As they left the room, gun fire came from the distance.

"Sir..we are under fire" SG13 chimed in. "I hear ya SG13, we are on our way."

Suddenly the voice spoke but to both of them." You need to hold each other", it said.

"Did you just hear …" he said "yea I did" Carter replied.

He immediately grabbed her and held her close. That is when it began. The Mistressa began to glow, brighter and brighter until it encompassed them both. But now it had taken over the entire room, and it continued to grow. Before long the entire warehouse was a ball of light. But just as fast as it started it ended. Jack was the first to look around. He saw Carter cradled in his arms.

"Hey you ok?" he asked her. He could feel how tight she was grasping to his arm.

"No" she said. Her face grimaced in pain. "God Jack, this hurts" she said. The contractions had started again. "I need Janet Jack, please" Carter begged.

"Hang in there Carter…hang on" he said. This time lifting her in his arms, and making his way out.

Once they left the corridor, they were met with bodies. Bodies everywhere. The Mistressa had killed everyone. His heart sunk. Did the Mistressa know between the SG teams and the NID's? All he could hope was that she did.

"SG13, Sg14 can you read" he spoke into his walkie. "Sg13 Sg14, can you read, he said again"

Silence. No response. They both knew that this would definitely have consequences if the Mistressa killed the teams. The continue to walk through the corridor. Carter couldn't move to fast. The contractions were getting fierce.

"God Jack…" Carter said through clinched teeth. The pain was getting unbearable.

"Sam, just hang on, try to hang on" Jack said trying to get her out of there. They found the exit, but were shocked to find both SG teams sprawled all over.

"Dear God" Jack said. Carter, who's head was buried in his shoulder looked up, at Jacks statement. Only to be shocked as well.

"Oh my God, ….No" she said.

"Carter I'm gonna put you down for a sec. I just need to see…" "Go, go" she said.

Jack placed her down against the wall, so he can check to see if any of his teams made it. He slowly walked towards one airmen, and looked for a pulse. At first he didn't feel anything. His heart sank. If the Mistressa killed them all, he knew the government would be playing a huge role in this child's life. He checked again hoping maybe something.

"Jack…" Carter suddenly yelled. The contractions were getting closer , there wasn't much time before this child was born, and Carter was barely holding on.

As he turned to look at her, his was still on the soldier, and there it was. A pulse. He took a breathe of relief. The soldier slowly began to come too.

"Sir" he said "what the hell happened"

"I'll explain later, we have to get Major Carter back to the SGC ASAP" Jack said.

"Go Sir, I'll take care of the teams, go" he said.

Jack looked at the young solider and said "Thank you".

He ran back to Carter swooped her up and ran to the vans parked outside. He couldn't drive fast enough.

"Ahhh," Carter yelled and she held on to her belly.

"Sam….." he said.

He was worried about her.

"J—a—ck…..ahhh….i can't do this" she cried in agony.

"Oh yes you can Carter. Don't you do give up now…you've come to far" he said. Trying to snap her into military mode.

"We are almost there, you hang on, do you hear me Major Carter?" he yelled to her.

"Carter…..Carter" he yelled to her. He turned to look at her. She was unconscious.

"What the" he said. He finally reached the SGC. He called Dr. Frasier on his cell, and alerted her that they were on there way down. He couldn't press the button fast enough. Here he had the women he loved with all his mind and soul, in his arms, with the child that he had already grown to love, and she was unconscious. The doors open.

"Get her on the gernie. Go, go…" Dr. Frasier yelled.

"Sir, what happened?" she said as they ran into the infirmary.

"Her water broke Janet, and she started to get contractions. It tried to stop them, but I guess it didn't work. She was hanging in there, but she passed out in the van."

"OK…lets get her on a fetal monitor fast," Fraiser yelled.

"Sir, please wait out here. I'll call you in as soon as I have something ok" she said.

Jack sat in the hallway. What felt like hours were barely minutes. He suddenly heard a scream. It was Sam. She was no longer unconscious.

"Carter don't push" Frasier said.

"Oh God, Janet please….i have to push.." Carter yelled.

Frasier ran out to the hallway.

"Sir it's time" she said. " Are you ready for this" she asked.

"You sure you betcha" he said. He was smiling from ear to ear. Hearing Carter, he knew she was o.k. Now it was time to see this child that they both had grown to love.

He walked in only to see a Sam Carter in excruciating pain.

"Jack" she cried out to him. First name, last name, military regs or not, she didn't care. She just needed the man she loved beside her right then and now.

"I'm here Sam, you can do this, you hear me you can do this" he said to her.

"O.k. sam….i need you to bear down, and push" Frasier said.

Carter did just that, and before you knew it, there it was …the most beautiful sound, the cry, her little cry.

She was born. The life Carter was carrying, protecting, sustaining it's life, was now here. That little life just came from the women he loved so much. For the first time, the nurses, Doctors, saw Colonel Jack O'Neill with tears in his eyes. What a moment.

They placed her on Sam's stomach, she wailed and wailed. All good signs. Sam was exhausted. She could barely lift her head to see the small body laying against her stomach.

"Hey" Jack said. "She's here, Sam, she's here" he said to her.

They wrapped her up and placed her into Sam's arm. Sam was in awe. This little life. Her wailing immediately stopped when she looked up at Sam. She knew who she was. It was an amazing site to see.

"Sam, I'm just gonna take her and check her out, o.k.?" Frasier said as she took the small infant out of her arms.

"you did it Sam, you did it" Jack said as he kissed her forehead.

"I have never loved you more than I do now" he said. The nurses and Doctors stood still. He professed the love he had for her in public. He didn't care. It was the most amazing site he had ever seen. He didn't know he could love her anymore than he already did, but he did.

AS they stared into each others eyes for a brief moment they forgot where they were, but the moment was brief.

"Nurse, nurse" Dr. Frasier yelled.

Her voice snapped Sam and Jack back into reality.

"Doc..what's going on, is she o.k?" Jack asked. With the bustle of the med team, he knew something was up.

"Janet…is she..is she ok?" Sam asked, trying to sit up and see what was going on.

Frasier came to their side.

"She's having trouble breathing. We are going to take her to ICU" Frasier said. She was worried, but was trying not to let them see it.

"Janet…" Carter barely got out…tears starting to build up in her eyes.

"She's strong Carter….she's going to be ok" Frasier said with much hope.

They had been through hell and back, and yet it seemed that fate still would not grant them a break. Here they were professed love finally attained, but at what cost. Would the child that they both loved, live, and allow them the life they both wanted for so many years? Would they have that chance?