Author's Notes:
Missing scene from Talion, Sam tries to make Teal'c see sense.
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Sam found Teal'c alone in the locker-room, silently putting his off-world gear on, his actions defined by controlled anger. She leant in the doorway and studied him for a long moment, before he, sensing her presence, said,
"If you have come to change my mind, then know this, I will not."
She quietly pleaded with him, "Teal'c, you don't have to do it this way."
"I must. For the honour and freedom of all free Jaffa. Arkad must not be allowed to live."
"Teal'c, please, listen to me. This is entirely the wrong way to go about it. By killing him, you gain absolutely nothing. Remember the last time you recklessly went after revenge? I was forced to work with McKay in order to save you from the 'gate buffers."
He replied coldly, "But Tanith is dead."
She snapped, "Is that it? The end justifies the means? With each reckless act that you commit in the name of revenge, you become more and more like the object of your hatred!"
"ColonelCarter, if I do not do this, he will deliver the free Jaffa nation to the Ori, and soon this galaxy, Earth included, will fall to the Ori. Why can you not understand?"
She raised an eyebrow and remarked, "Oh boy, I understand, but this is entirely the wrong way to go about it."
They were both startled when they heard Daniel say, "Sam's right, you know. The end cannot justify the means, otherwise you become just like Arkad. Don't do it Teal'c."
Without a word, Teal'c pushed past them, and Sam's eyes closed in resignation. Daniel put a hand on her shoulder and asked,
"Sam, are you alright?"
She turned to look at him, putting her personal issues away, and replied with a sigh,
"It's frustrating. He didn't learn anything from the last time he did his Jaffa revenge thing."
He pulled her into a hug, and replied, "That's because he's Teal'c, and believes that he needs to prove himself to the other Jaffa who think he's gone soft."