Sam's eyes fluttered open. Looking around for a moment, she felt a bit disoriented. Yet that feeling only lasted a millisecond as the events of the last few hours came back to her. "Oh, my god!" She said as she let her head fall back down. Upon feeling it hit something soft and cushy, another memory quickly came back to her- she had fallen asleep in Jack's arms.
"What?" She heard him ask behind her.
Looking up, she saw him looking down at her with an amused expression. Sam couldn't help but smile. "Nothing." She said. "Just felt…disoriented for a minute."
Jack chuckled. "Well…" He looked around, "…it's not your usual Bed and Breakfast but…"
Giggling, Sam glanced outside through the wall of water. "Hey, look!" She said. "The storm's stopped."
Looking in the same direction, Jack smiled brightly. "Well…by golly it has!" He said in a funny voice.
Suddenly, a draft blew by from the depths of the cavern. Jack felt the wind wrap around his neck and flow through his hair. As it passed his ear, he heard a familiar voice. Help me! Jack! Please!
Sam felt the body behind her stiffen. "What?" She asked concerned. Glancing up, the look she saw on his face only doubled her worries. "What?!" She pushed a bit harder.
Jack released his hold on her waist and stood up quickly, making sure to pull her along with him. "We have to go." He said distractedly. "We have to go now." Taking her hand, he pulled her through the wall of water and guided her over the rocks, back onto the desert floor.
"Jack, what?" Sam asked as they walked. "What is it?" She asked worried about him.
"I heard something." He told her. Putting two fingers to his lips, he blew a loud dog whistle.
"What do you mean you heard something?" She asked, confused.
"When the wind blew by." He clarified, glancing at her. "I heard Daniel." Suddenly, a loud groaning was heard and a few seconds later, their camel came bounding out from behind the vegetation. "He was calling for help." He finished.
"Help?!" She echoed, now worried beyond belief. He lowered the camel and held his hand out to assist her. Sam took it and quickly climbed on. "Was he in pain or anything?" She asked.
"No." Jack answered as he climbed on behind Sam. "He just sounded desperate." He elaborated, slipping his arms around her waist to take hold of the reigns. "That's why we need to go now." After hastily making sure they had everything, he gave a loud, "Hup! Hup!" And they took off in a dead run, out of the oasis and into open desert.
"Jack! Do you even know where to go?" Sam asked, yelling over the noise.
Closing his eyes for a brief moment, Jack received a flash of a campsite full of nomads. A subsequent flash was of a tent in the campsite itself. The final one was of Daniel, sitting on the floor of one of the tents. Jack breathed a sigh of relief when he realized the boy wasn't harmed. Snapping his eyes open, he answered. "Yeah!"
"Okay…" Sam said sarcastically, confused. "This may sound stupid but…how do you know where to go?" She asked, glancing over her right shoulder to look him in the eye.
Jack flashed her a lopsided grin. "Well…this may sound stupid but…" He pointed his eyebrows upward. "…it's the wind!"
Sam furrowed her eyebrows at him. "The wind?!" She asked, completely incredulous. "Jack, how can—"
"Sam, just trust me okay?!" He exclaimed with pleading eyes. "I know you think it's crazy and it's illogical and it's against anything you believe as scientifically correct…" He paused as he stared into her eyes. "But it's what I believe in!" He said. "I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't believe it'd help me save my own son!" He cried. "I already lost one! I'm not looking to lose another! So just…trust me! Alright?" He said, sounding a bit frustrated. Without checking for any sort of response, Jack turned back towards the distance and drove the camel even faster.
Sighing, Sam turned back around and kept silent. He didn't think she trusted him. Of course she trusted him! She'd trust him with anything! This, though…this was just a little too bizarre for her. For nearly her entire life, she's been a scientist, studying almost anything anyone can think of. She broke down every illogical situation, and questioned anything and everything that she couldn't answer. This situation was no different than the others! She knew it was impossible to speak to the wind. She knew following it would definitely lead you nowhere. She also knew anyone who thought those things needed an immediate psychological evaluation! Why then…did she feel this situation was different, when it so obviously wasn't?!
Maybe because you know Jack's not crazy. One side of her mind suggested. Or maybe because you don't wanna admit to yourself that he is. The other side argued. No! You definitely know that Jack's not crazy. The first side retorted. Fine! But that's only because he's your long-time friend, and you're making that view personal! The second persisted. Listen to your heart… Side one insisted. No! Listen to your head! Side two opposed. You know this is unlike Colonel O'Neill…Side one continued. You're ignoring the facts! Side two interrupted. …but it is like Jack. Side one finished. Listen to your head, not your heart! Side two screamed. He's just asking you to trust him. Side one said softly. The heart leads blindly! Side two warned. For the first time in your life…take a leap of faith! Side one suggested, then all her thoughts fell silent.
Take a leap of faith. In her entire life, those five, little words held no meaning for her. The only "leaps of faith" she ever took were extremely calculated decisions in which she spent hours upon hours researching on. She never did anything that was against reason, against logic, against physics! She always did things by the book; things that were safe and beneficial for her. She only did things that she believed in! This situation wasn't any different. She didn't believe in talking to the wind! Why should she put up with this?!
Because he believes it. Her heart answered. And you believe in him.
All the thoughts in Sam's head froze in a second. She believed in him. She believed in him. That was why! That's why she singled out this situation! That's why she considered everything different. She believed in Jack! She didn't need to believe in or trust his supposed abilities. She didn't need to trust in all this stuff about the wind! All she needed to do was trust him. He was all that mattered. Besides, that had been what he asked her to do in the first place- to trust him. Right? She had no problem with that. But she did have a problem with the fact that this whole excursion was… Great! I'm right back where I started. She rolled her eyes at herself.
