Sam sat on watch; they'd kept to the same order as the previous night. She tossed another stick on the fire. The temperature had dropped a few degrees in the time she had been sat there, which struck her as unusual given that the sun was going to rise in less than an hour and the temperature should rising. A large bang caused her turn abruptly where she witnessed a bolt of lightning hit the ground a less fifty clicks away. She cringed and made a quick decision as another bolt hit the ground.

"Colonel, Colonel." She said as she unzipped the tent. "Colonel. Jack!!" Jack sat up with a start and rubbed his eyes.

"What? What's going on?" He asked.

"We need to leave now."

"Why?" He asked focusing.

"There's an electrical storm headed this way, I say we have fifteen, twenty minutes tops before its over head. We need to leave now."

"Okay. Get everyone up we'll abandon everything and head back."

"If I start out now I'll have the FRED back to the gate in time. Everything is stowed except base camp. You can dismantle it or leave it either way I don't mind but I'd like to take the equipment back, there's at least $20,000 worth there, I think the General would appreciate us not losing it."

"I'll get everyone sorted; go we'll be five minutes behind you. Once you're at the gate go straight through."

"Yes sir." Sam headed. He pulled on his boots and Sam slipped clipped her vest in place.

"Be careful."

"EVERYONE UP AND AT 'EM. WE'RE MOVING OUT." Jack yelled.

"What has occurred O'Neill?" Teal'c asked as everyone got out of there tents.

"There's an electrical storm headed this way. We need to leave now and double time it back to the gate. Take only anything you need we're leaving the tents and everything that's replaceable."

"Where's Sam?" Daniela asked.

"She headed out with the FRED; she wants take all her equipment back. So I'd like to catch up with her, so you all have two minutes to grab your gear and we'll move out."

~

Sam made it to the gate relatively quickly, she turned to check behind her for the others but she couldn't see them.

"Colonel. Come in." He said over the radio.

"Carter, we're almost there go through and keep the gate open." Jack yelled as he continued running.

"Yes sir. Carter out." Sam quickly dialled the gate and taped out her GDO.

~

The sirens blared around the SGC at the unexpected gate activation.

"Unscheduled off world activation." The defence team rushed into the gate room.

"Are we getting a code?" Hammond asked as he joined the gate.

"It's SG-1 sir." Lieutenant Simmons replied.

"Open the iris." The iris whirled open. Hammond ran down to the gate as the FRED rolled onto the ramp. Sam quickly followed before running the FRED further down the ramp.

"Major Carter?"

"Electrical storm sir, it was headed for the base camp, Colonel O'Neill made the call to bug out." Sam handed the remote to one of the support staff and they finished leading the FRED off the ramp.

"Where are Colonel O'Neill and the others?" Hammond asked.

"They were still asleep, when I first noticed the storm headed our way. I alerted the Colonel; he gave me permission to start out with the FRED, while he got everyone else up and moved them out. I had radio contact before I dialled the gate. They were a couple of minutes behind me at most." Sam handed her gun off to one of the SF's.

"Stand down." Hammond ordered the SF's. Sam turned to face the gate.

"Come on, come on, come on." She muttered under breath.

"Are you okay?" Janet asked as she walked into gate room, when SG-1 came back early there was usually something that needed her expertise.

"I'm fine. We're just waiting for the others to catch up." Sam said.

A minute later Dr Longstein and Lieutenant Harmon walked through the gate, followed by Jack and Daniel were supporting a limping Dr Thomas, Teal'c followed them through, they were all slightly damp. There was a giant crash and the gate flickered.

"Shut it down." Sam yelled, the gate disengaged.

"Doc, I think he sprained his ankle." Jack said as he handed Dr Thomas off to a couple of the infirmary staff.

"How about the rest of you?" Hammond asked.

"Just a little wet sir. Dr Thomas fell over a rock as we picked him, the heavens opened." Jack replied.

"Get out of your wet clothes then report to the infirmary. We'll debrief in three hours."

"Yes sir."

"Are you sure you're all okay?" Sam asked as they all head towards the locker room.

"We're fine Sam, just like Jack said we just a little wet." Daniel's stomach growled. "And a little hungry."

"Why don't you all take the locker room first? I'll go and arrange breakfast. Pancakes okay?"

"Pancakes would be most enjoyable Major Carter." Teal'c said.

"Don't forget." Jack started.

"The maple syrup. I'm on it. Can you take this?" She handed him her vest. Jack took it from her.

TBC