A/N: Thanks Alicia!

The other lost city

Chapter XXXVI

"Where do you think they are?" Jonas asked while they were in the commissary.

"I don't know," Daniel sighed. "You would think I would have some kind of memory from my days as an Ascended, but, no, I've got nothing."

"There is no way to know where they could be," Jacob said. "The possibilities are immeasurable."

"If something bad happens, I'm sure we'll know," Daniel said to Jonas.

"Don't you have some work to do while we are waiting for some news?" Jacob said.

Daniel looked at him, "You want to help me translate some of my work?"

"That way everybody will have something to do," Jacob explained.

"Indeed."

"So, do you think we have to walk a lot more?" Jack asked. He was tired. The sun was killing him.

"The energy readings are far, far away."

"In a far, far away galaxy?" he asked grinning.

"No, 30 clicks."

"Thirty? How far have we walked?"

"We've been walking for 6 hours now."

"I think we should stop."

Sam looked at him. She was getting used to seeing him with brown hair, but it was going to take a while. She loved his silver locks. He looked really good that way. He was a General after all. He should have grey hair. But on the other hand, his brown hair made him look younger, and he looked the way he used to look. She had very nice fantacies with him with brown hair.

"Are you tired?"

"No" Jack answered quickly. He didn't want her to think that he was getting out of shape.

"I'm thinking of you. You look tired."

Sam smiled and kissed his cheek, "I love you, Jack O'Neill."

Jack smiled, "So can we rest a bit?"

"Yeah, yeah, let's camp and spend the night here."

"Okay," he agreed happily.

When Jack woke up after sleeping for a long time, he looked around for Sam and didn't find her. Then he felt the noise of someone that wasn't feeling well.

"Sam?" he asked as he climbed out of the tent. "Are you ok?"

"I think something is wrong with me," she said.

Jack looked at her concerned, "Perhaps we should return home, and after we are sure you are okay, we can come back."

"No. I think it will go away soon," Sam said. She didn't want to go back to Earth. That would mean that this kind of "honeymoon" that they were having would finish, and she didn't want that. "Don't worry, Jack. I'm fine."

"This is the second time this has happened."

"I know," Sam said reluctantly. "It's strange, but I'm sure it will go away."

Jack looked at her for a moment and realized that perhaps if they started moving, she would start feeling better. "Okay, I will break down the camp so we can continue our journey."

Sam smiled weakly at him. She was really feeling bad but didn't want to show weakness in front of her CO. They share a bed now but still she didn't want him to think she was weak.

Two hours later.

"Sir," Sam said, "can we rest a bit?"

Jack looked at her. She looked tired, and that was something that worried him. She never asked for time to rest.

"Yeah, sure, Carter. Ten minutes," he said and sat down on the ground.

The planet was a desserted plain. There was nothing of nothing. "How much?" he asked.

"20 clicks" Sam answered. She was awfully tired. She had never felt this way, not even when she was in the Academy training. "Do you have some cookies with you?" she asked hopefully.

Jack looked at her and then started looking in his pack. After a few minutes he gave her two chocolate cookies. Sam smiled and devoured them.

"Are you hungry?"

She looked at him and smiled shyly, "Not really, just wanted some cookies."

"Okay," Jack said and stood up, "ready to continue?"

"Yes, SIR," she replied standing up and started to walk.

They had to stop three other times because Sam was getting tired and more tired. Something was wrong with her, and Sam knew it, and Jack knew it.

Finally they saw the city.

"There," Jack said pointing to where the city was located.

"If we hurry, we can reach it before the night falls," Sam said to him

"Let's go then."

They were near now. They were able to see the whole city. It was magnificent. The buildings were something they had never seen. It was a city taken out of the Ancient stories. Something that only those cultures that still told and knew the old, old tales. Perhaps Daniel could say something about the construction but right now they didn't care. They were finally seeing the lost city. They had reached the end of their road. They were there. They would be returning home after what ever was going to happen to them in the city. They were going to be able to return home after the final test they knew they were going to have.

Jack was trying not to run to the city, but his legs seemed to have their own mind. Sam was in the same condition. They were excited. They knew this was very important. And what a surprise they got when suddenly they found themselves hitting an invisible wall.