Chapter 16 – Fight For Them
SG-1 was back from yet another mission that had gone somewhat well for a change but Jack had wanted Sam to review some technology Daniel and Anders had found in the ruins they had examined this week. Sam was secretly glad George had been assigning SG-1 cake missions though he'd very carefully avoided mentioning it to any of them. Jack was torn about the matter as they were usually missions for other teams but Sam would stress about them being on more dangerous missions like the sabotage one they had met up with Jacob on and he didn't care what she said otherwise, she had stayed at his place because his injury had scared the crap out of her.
Anders was describing their find to Hammond while Sam made notes when a commotion was heard outside in the hallway.
All six of them looked at each other then up at the door. Teal'c got up to open it to find out what was going on when Senator Kinsey and an aide stormed in with Walter trailing behind them, a stormy look on his face and two airmen behind them. "Sir, I'm sorry, he ordered the airmen up top not to inform you of their entry." He told Hammond.
"It's all right Sergeant. Return to your duties. I'm certain we can handle one politician." He said looking archly at Kinsey who sat down at the head of the table with a smarmy smile on his face.
"The airmen stay." Kinsey said with a glint in his eyes.
Walter nodded curtly and glared daggers at Kinsey before leaving.
"Now then Senator, how can I help you?" George said curtly as he stood. His hand dipped into his pants pocket.
"Airmen, arrest those two." Kinsey said pointing at Jack and Sam.
"On what grounds?!" Hammond demanded.
"Fraternization." Kinsey said with a rather mean smile.
"Why you slimy-" "Jack said, as he started to stand.
"Sit down, Colonel." George ordered him. "You need to have some proof Senator, before you can arrest people for baseless accusations."
"Your proof is right there." He said and pointed at Sam's stomach.
"What exactly are you saying Senator?" George's tone was low with warning.
"Major Carter is pregnant with Colonel O'Neill's child and the SGC has been hiding it, but I found out the truth. I have photographs and video of them together in public."
Sam's mouth dropped open in horror. Jack balled his fist on the table. He'd sat as ordered but he was mentally tearing Kinsey limb from limb and everyone in the room knew it.
"That's a hell of an accusation Senator, but Major Carter is not currently in Colonel O'Neill's chain of command and has not been for months now. She is head of R&D and reports directly and only to me currently. Anything you have of their public behavior is their own business." He said pointing firmly at the table.
"She wasn't when she got pregnant by him General. You might be arrested next for trying to hide what I found out." He said grinning.
"No, that's correct. Major Carter was under Colonel O'Neill's command when she became pregnant." George told him.
"So you admit he got her pregnant?" Kinsey asked triumphantly.
There was a flash of white light and Thor appeared with Loki in tow.
"O'Neill did not impregnate Major Carter, Senator Kinsey." Thor told the senator.
"It's his child." Kinsey insisted.
"That is correct. Major Carter's fetus is genetically O'Neill's progeny. However, O'Neill was not the one who impregnated her nor were either aware of her insemination when it happened."
Kinsey looked like he was about to explode. "What?"
"Loki escaped confinement and resumed previous experimentation on O'Neill which led to an attempt at adding additional genetic information to determine if another combination would lead to resolving my people's genetic challenges."
"In other words Senator, Colonel O'Neill broke zero regulations with Major Carter. Any visual evidence you have is of a close friend being supportive of her pregnancy that he happens to have a vested interest in the outcome." George told him. "Airmen, Captain Anders, you are to share nothing of what you heard in this meeting. Senator Kinsey seems unclear on what national security means."
"Yes sir." They said together.
"You may leave now." He told the airmen with a nod and both turned and closed the door behind them. "Now then Senator, would you like to explain to me why you had my people followed and photographed without informing their commanding officer?"
"Because you were covering for them." Kinsey snarled.
"Yes, I was. My people were violated and used against their will. It's my responsibility to make sure they are not punished for situations that they did not have control over."
"Senator Kinsey, Loki is being punished for his further crimes against O'Neill and Major Carter. My people did offer to take the child and gestate it ourselves, sparing Major Carter any further pain or inconvenience. Both O'Neill and Major Carter expressed the opinion that this was… unacceptable." Thor said, with a small smile.
"I said 'over my dead body'." Jack groused, crossing his arms across his chest and a glare at Loki that made Sam bite back a smile and look at her hands in her lap.
"Major Carter's pregnancy was noted within less than a month of conception and she was taken out of Colonel O'Neill's command immediately. Several weeks before Thor informed us of Loki's capture and what he'd been doing with his time. You have nothing Senator." George said firmly.
Kinsey stood and motioned to his aide. "You haven't seen the last of me." He snarled at Jack and Sam.
"Wouldn't miss it." Jack said with false cheer.
Kinsey saw himself out and everyone looked at each other without saying anything for a second.
"People, we have a leak." George told them.
"I'm on it sir. Carter, let's go play whack-a-mole." Jack said, with a tight grin as he got up.
"Yes sir." She told him grinning back, then looked to Hammond.
"Go. Plug this you too. Report back to me as soon as you know who it was." George told them. "The rest of you are also dismissed." He said to Daniel, Teal'c and Captain Anders.