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Chapter 37

"Well come on out back. The food must be ready by now" Sam said.

"Good. I'm hungry" Terri said making Mark laugh.

"We better feed the four of you then." He wrapped his arm around Terri's shoulder as he gave her a kiss.

They walked out to the back yard where family and friends were. Every one enjoyed themselves. Just before the fireworks display, Jack walked up on the back patio.

"Can I have every one's attention?" Everyone turned to Jack.

"I hope you are all enjoying your selves. Now, would Mark and Terri please come up here?" Terri and Mark looked at each other then they walked up to where Jack stood.

"Jack, what's going on?" Mark asked.

"Why not share the news with everyone here?"

"You mean about Tom?"

"Triplets."

"Oh." Then they turned to everyone.

"Well Terri and I have some news to share... Terri here is not eating for two... she's eating for... four" Mark said with grin on his face. They looked at the shocked guests.

"Triplets?" Jacob asked.

"Yes, Dad, triplets" Mark said, grinning.

"Well... congratulations!" Jacob stepped forward to give them both a hug. Then others congratulated them as Mark and Terri stepped down from the patio.

Fifteen minutes later the fireworks display began. Every one enjoyed the fireworks. Later that night every one left for their own homes. Mark and Terri were staying with Jacob and Mel's for the night.

The next day, Sam returned to work while Jack looked after the kids since it was the school holidays. He took them to parks, museums, to the movies since the Disney movies 101 Dalmatians and The Hunchback of Notre Dame were playing.

Four months later, Jack had just finished washing his truck when the phone rang. He was able to answer it quickly since he had the cordless phone outside with him.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Jack. It's Mark."

"Hi Mark, how are things up north?"

"Good, I just called to let you know Terri gave birth to two boys and a girl." Jack grinned.

"Hey, that is great news! Have you called your folks about it?"

"I spoke to Mom and she's over the moon." Jack laughed.

"I bet. What are the babies' names?"

"Our daughter is Theresa Molly and the boys' names are Matthew Jacob and Adam Gerald."

"Interesting names."

"Well, we did research on names when we found what we are having. Terri's name is Theresa and Molly was her mother's name."

"And the boys?"

"We talked about that and we both like Matthew and Adam and their middle names are after their grandfathers."

"Great. How's Terri?"

"She's great. She's sleeping at the moment after twenty six hours of labor."

"Twenty six hours, that is a long time, Sam had quick births with the twins and Connor."

"I know and Terri said she's jealous." Jack grinned.

"I'll bet. I'll let you go home and get some sleep. You sound tired."

"I am and I am home. I'm going to bed to get some rest before returning back to the hospital."

"OK, give my best to Terri."

"Will do, Jack." Then they hung up.

A couple of hours later, Jack walked into a florist shop to order some flowers and have them sent to the hospital where Terri and the triplets were. When finished, he stopped to get some groceries then returned home.

That night after Jack told Sam, when she got home from the Pentagon, she called Mark and spoke to him while she was getting changed out of her dress blues. When finished, she walked down stairs and into the dining room where her family was ready for dinner.

For Thanksgiving and Christmas they all flew to Colorado Springs. Sam returned to the Pentagon after the New Year. She was busy working on the computer program with different gate addresses that she could remember.

When it was almost the time for Apophis to activate the gate, Sam made sure she was at the SGC. When it did happen, Sam ran into the gate room and grabbed one of the guns.

"Sergeant, get General Hammond on the phone. Tell him the gate has been activated." The Sergeant ran to the red phone and called Hammond. Sam heard the Sergeant just as the wormhole was being formed.

"General Hammond the stargate has been activated... no, Sir... a black ball just came through, Sir."

Sam walked up the ramp and stopped when it scanned her then. The Jaffa and Apophis came through the gate. When Apophis captured Sam, she heard his voice and he raised his hand above her head.

"You pissed off the wrong planet" Sam said then she pulled out a twelve by one inch knife and stabbed Apophis in his throat and up in his head and quickly twisted the knife.

The Jaffa stood in shock when they saw what happened to their god. They watched him drop to the floor and his eyes glowed for the last time.

"You shall die!" When the helmet opened, Sam saw it was Teal'c. He pulled out his knife and went for Sam's throat. Sam stopped him with both hands and looked into his eyes.

"Tauri" Sam said. Teal'c looked at her confused, and then he moved the knife away.

"Take her, she would be our queen. Bring Apophis."

"Fire" Sam heard. She turned to the SFs.

"Stand down, do not shot that's an order." They watched as two Jaffa picked up Apophis' body and took him through the gate.

Then as they were moving Sam to the gate "Check the computer." Then she was gone through the gate and so were the rest of the Jaffa. Then the gate shut down.

When General Hammond and other SFs ran into the room, they heard what Sam said before going through the gate.

"What the hell happened here?"

"Sir, those aliens came through the gate... Major Carter killed the leader and one of them was going to kill her, she stopped him and said one word to him and he gave orders to pick up their leader and Major Carter. Then they took them through the gate, Sir."

"What did Major Carter mean 'check the computer'?"

"I don't know, Sir." Then Walter ran into the room.

"General Hammond, I checked the control room computer. It has the gate address where those aliens came from, Sir."

"Is that would what Major Carter mentioned, Sir?" the SF asked.

"Could be." He turned to the gate knowing that this was what he was waiting for since 1969.

When Sam and the others stepped through the gate, they walked on to a platform, then they walked down the steps with two Jaffa holding Sam. They walked to a ship and on to it. They placed Sam and Apophis' body in one of the rooms. Sam stood across from the body until the Jaffa walked out of the room locking the door. Sam stepped up to the body, removing the hand device and knife from it when she saw the symbiote coming out of the back of Apophis' neck.

Sam quickly stabbed the symbiote with her knife and pulled it all the way out then she quickly hid the dead symbiote in one of the compartments. She got bits of C4 out from different parts of her clothing and put them together with a timer.

Once set, she put it with the symbiote and closed the compartment. She put the knife back in the body just as she heard the ship land.

The Jaffa opened the door and walked in to grab Sam; while others grabbed the body then they walked out of the room and out of the ship. They put Sam into one of the cells. Sam looked at her watch and waited.

A few minutes later, she and other prisoners heard a small exposition. Sam smiled to herself, knowing that Apophis was dead. She turned to see Teal'c looking at her, so she walked up to the bars in time to see Bra'tac just around the corner.

"You and your people are now free."

"Apophis will rise. He is a god."

"We both know he is not, it sickens you when you have to say it, I can see it in your eyes."

"You would become our queen." Sam shook her head.

"No, I won't. You don't know who I am or where I'm from."

"I don't want to know." Sam looked at the other prisoners, then back to Teal'c.

"Help me save these people, I know you want to." He looked at Sam then turned and walked away. Bra'tac looked at Sam. She gave him a smile and a small nod before he walked away.

Three hours later, Teal'c returned with two Jaffa. They grabbed Sam and pulled her out of her cell. Teal'c walked in front of them till they walked in to a room. The two Jaffa and Sam stopped while Teal'c walked over and through a see through curtain. He talked to the woman there. Sam looked at both Jaffa and recognized them.

"I know you both aren't Jaffa" Sam said quietly.

"Shut up woman" one of them said quietly back.

"I know you two are in fact...Tok'ra." Sam turned to look at them. They were shocked for a few seconds.

"Your queen, Egeria, is alive. Ra lied and I know where she is."

"How do you know this?" Sam went to move her right hand but the Tok'ra stopped her.

"Trust me, just listen, I have something in my pocket." He watched Sam put her hand in her pocket and pull out a piece of paper.

"Take it, there's an address on it. You need to get there by ship, a use scan to find the gate, not far from the gate is your queen, and you haven't much time. The device you use to dial the gate is damaged." She slipped him the piece of paper.

"How do we know it not a trap?"

"It's not, in fact Ra didn't even know about the planet." The Tok'ra took the piece of paper and hid it.

"If you're lying…"

"I'm not. Think about this: how did I know that Apophis was coming to my planet and when? How do I know that you to are Tok'ra when we haven't meet before? My people have been through the gate only once to... Abydos. In time I'll tell you…" Then they saw Teal'c walk from behind the curtain and over to them.

"Put her on the table." They moved Sam to the table and lay her on her back.

The Tok'ra held on to Sam arms but loosely. One of them saw Sam move her hand up her sleeve then down again holding on to something. She looked at him and he gave her a slight nod. She turned to see the woman walk over to the table. Sam saw the symbiote come out of the pouch and look at Sam and hiss at her.

"I'm not going to be your host" Sam said then she moved her arm quickly to break free and reveal a small knife. She went straight to the symbiote's head and with one quick movement Sam cut off the head.

The Jaffa quickly grabbed Sam's arms. At the same time, Sam let go of the knife. The woman almost collapsed when the rest of the symbiote slid out of her pouch and on to the floor. She walked out of the room with two Jaffa behind her. Teal'c picked up the knife. He looked at it and then at Sam.

"You are free," she said.

"You shall die," replied Teal'c.

"You won't kill me."

He was getting angry.

"I'm Tauri" Sam said, which shocked both Jaffa and Teal'c. He froze as he looked at her.

"I'm from Earth, also known as the Tauri, the lost world."

"I don't believe you." Sam managed to sit up but the two Jaffa were still holding on to her.

"It's true. Ra came to my planet thousands of years ago. There was a rebellion and Ra left and did not return." Teal'c thought about what Sam said.

"If what you say is true..."

"Then my planet is your only hope to set your people and others free. We are your only hope." He looked at Sam not knowing what to do.

"Take her to back to the cell." They lifted Sam off the table. She stopped and looked at Teal'c.

"Your friend will agree with me. Help me set the prisoners free."

"Many have said that."

"Think about what I have done. It is just the beginning of the end." The two Jaffa pulled Sam out of the room and down to the cells.

When they stopped, Sam looked at them. "What did you mean 'the beginning of the end'?"

"War. When Apophis came to my planet it was the beginning of the war. With my people's help, we can end it once and for all. Another thing, Ra is dead." They heard footsteps so they carried on walking till they reached the cells.

They pushed Sam in to the cell and they closed and locked the door.

They turn to walk away. "Hey!" They turned back to Sam to see her crouched on the floor, they saw her draw a symbol in the dirt then look up at them.

"Tauri" she pointed. They looked at it then turned to walk away.

Sam erased the symbol with her hands before standing up and turning to the people who were looking at her. She walked over to a quiet spot and sat down and waited.