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The other lost city

Chapter XXXVII

"WHAT THE HELL" Jack yelled.

"I think there's a forcefield, sir."

"Really?" Jack asked. Then his eyes softened at the sight of Carter on the floor. She was still lying there. She hadn't stood up yet.

"Carter," he said offering her his hand. Sam took it happily. She wasn't feeling at all well. Something was happening to her, and she didn't know what it was. It was one of those rare moments when she was clueless about something.

"I will study the problem, sir," Sam said and started taking out all her instruments.

Two hours later, Sam didn't know anything that could be useful.

"I can detect the enery field, but I don't have a clue to how penetrate it, sir," Carter said. She looked sad and tired.

"We should eat something," Jack said, taking out some of the MREs.

Sam looked at him and then at the "food" and realized that she was hungry. So she didn't protest.

"This is a nice planet," Jack said.

Sam looked at him, shocked. The planet was like one the Tok'ra would choose. "You like it? Really?"

"Yeah," Jack said while eating, "I have a nice feeling. In some ways I feel like this is home," he said thoughtfully. "Of course, I know it isn't, but it feels like home."

She looked at him for a moment, "Perhaps you have some Ancient memory about this place."

"Maybe, but I can tell you that this is home, Sam," Jack said looking towards the city, "This is the place we were looking for."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I have this feeling that tells me that this is our goal."

"Okay," she said looking at the city too. "We should start to think how we are going to get inside."

Two hours later, Sam was pissed. She hadn't found a way to pass through the field. She was angry and tired and wanted to use some sort of facility, but there was no place to go. Jack looked at her.

"Why don't you rest a bit, Sam?"

"It's getting late, Sir, and tell me the truth, do you really want to spend the night here when I am sure there is a way to get into the city?"

"General, the President is at the phone, sir," the sergeant told Hammond.

"Thank you, Morrison" George answered and stood up from the table at the commisary. He was having dinner with Jacob, Jumper, Garibaldi and Ford.

"Do you want us to go with you, George?" Jacob asked.

"No, Jacob it's okay. If he wants to talk to you, I'll call you, the four of you," he said and left.

"Jacob," Jumper asked, "do you really like the idea of having Jack as your son in law?"

Jacob smiled, and lowered his head.

"Jacob is still considering if Jack is the better choice for Samantha" Selmak said. The three Joint Chiefs jumped a little at the surprised of hearing the Tok'ra, "but I believe that there is no better pair that those two. I can tell you that the relationship they have is very similar to the relation a human has with a Tok'ra. As Teal'c said, they are one."

"Jack and Colonel Carter?"

"Yes. I had a lot of years to study the situation, and I have all the knowledge Jacob has about the regulations the Air Force has. And I can tell you that Samantha and Jack are in love, but they love their jobs too."

"So you are telling us that they would have continued working like they were if this hadn't happened?" Garibaldi asked shocked. He knew both officers were very responsible but never in his mind would he choose the Navy before his wife and family.

"Jacob says that he is certain that Samantha would have never married Shannahan."

- You know I can talk, Selmak.

- I like talking to the Joint Chiefs, Jacob. You think they are important. They are the most important military minds in your country. They should be wise.

- They are humans Selmak. They are men, just like me.

- They are part of the Joint Chiefs, Jacob. They are not just simple men.

- Okay, Sel, as you wish.

"Why?" Ford asked. He was sure that there were a lot of people that thought the same, but he wanted to hear why they were certain about that.

"Samantha is a very smart woman. She would have realized at some point that Shannahan wasn't the right choice. He is just a human. She needs more than that."

"Really?"

"Yes. She had been choosen by very important and powerfull men from off-world. A simple human isn't a good choice for her. She is very important. She is very precious. Earth needs her as we do and as other races. A man like Shannahan isn't meant for her"

"And General O'Neill is?"

"General O'Neill is very valuable. His knowledge is very important. He is the only human with the vast experience that he has. He is the only human or Tok'ra that is considered a friend of the Asgards. He is the only human that has survived the implantation of the knowledge of the Ancient's twice. As a result of all this, he is not entirely human. He is the prefect match for Samantha."

The members of the Joint Chiefs looked at Jacob/Selmak. They had never thought of Jack that way.

"We know that Jack is very intelligent. He has a similar IQ that Colonel Carter and Dr. Jackson has, but he never shows that, and we are not the ones to ask him to demonstrate his potential because we know what he is able to do. We never thought that you would know."

Selmak smiled, "Jack is as important off-world as Samantha is. He might not be diplomatic, but many of the alliances that Earth has are the result of his presence in the meetings. And his head has a very high price between the Goa'ulds that still remain in power. In some ways, he is more valuable than Samantha."

"Why?"

"He knows some of the things Samantha and Dr. Jackson know. He has Teal'c's experience, and he knows as much as Jacob about Earth. He is the perfect mix between the three members of SG-1."

The two Generals and the Admiral looked at the Tok'ra and realized that they couldn't lose Jack O'Neill, ever. And they also realized that they couldn't lose Colonel Carter. They would have to find a way to keep them at the SGC no matter what.

"General Jumper, Ford, Admiral Garibaldi and Jacob Carter, report to the briefing room."

Sam was very, very frustated. This couldn't be happening to her. There was no way this could be happening to her.

She had been working in this problem for six hours now, and nothing. Not a clue. Nada de nada. She was tired, hungry and in a very bad mood.

Jack woke up and looked at her. Carter was sitting in the sand looking at the city.

"Carter?" he asked.

She looked at him. He had fallen asleep two hours ago, "How was your sleep, sir?"

"Oh, sorry, Carter, I didn't realize that I had fallen asleep."

Sam smiled at his face, he looked very cute. His eyes were still sleepy and his hair a mess.

"It's fine, sir, you haven't missed anything," she said frustated.

He looked at her and smiled, "Have you tried with the balls?"

A/N: I know, EVIL author, but waht can I say? I love finishing chapters like this.