FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
SPOILERS: There are some minor, and I mean minor spoilers in this chapter for the second part of Out of Mind, I can't for the life of me remember the name of that ep right now, so you'll have to work it out for yourself!! Also probably, the Stargate movie, but you probably wouldn't even notice, in fact, I don't know why I'm putting it! Never Mind!
Anyway here's Chapter Seven for you guys, hope you enjoy!
Chapter 7
Jack came to a sudden stop once inside the room and took in his surroundings,
"Let her go!" he yelled as he saw the jaffa with his hand firmly fixed around Carter's throat, her feet off of the floor, and her hands desperately struggling to release his grip. The jaffa turned to look at Jack, but merely laughed at the wreck he beheld before him. Jack saw Carter's struggle for release weakening as her deprived lungs called out to be allowed more oxygen. Jack realised he had to act straight away. He let his rage take over, and charged his tired body towards the jaffa. Hearing the loud roar released by Jack, the jaffa turned round, seeing he would have to defend himself after all, he used his grip on Sam's neck to throw her across the room. She crashed into the wall before crumpling to the floor unconscious. In the time that it had taken the jaffa to throw Sam, Jack had increased his speed and now crashed into the jaffa; both rebounded off of the wall and fell to the floor. A mad scramble followed, punches and kicks being thrown by both men as they forte on the floor. Jack was angry by what these jaffa had been trying to do, and the treatment of his team as a whole, so angry that it made him forget his injuries, but as the fight continued he could feel them once again starting to protest. The pain was starting to become intense as the jaffa's fist's impacted with already bruised and battered body parts.
As jack managed to break free from the jaffa for a brief second, he caught sight if a large ornamental vase, he reached out for it and, grabbing it in both hands, brought it down on the head of the jaffa instantly knocking him unconscious. Jack lay there for a moment, the full weight of the jaffa resting on top of him. He closed his eyes and tried to catch his breath, an amazing sense of relief filling his body that the fight was over, now all he had to do was get him and Carter back to the gate before Apopthis arrived.
"Carter! Shit!" Jack thought to himself, completely forgetting why he was there in the first place. He rolled the jaffa off of him, wincing as he did so. Realising the two jaffa in the room would probably not stay unconscious for much longer, he reached for the zat in the belt of the larger jaffa and made both of them vanish.
As Jack crawled over to where Carter was still lying, a stab of fear filled his body, "had he been too late?" He rolled her over onto her back, gently calling her name. "Carter? Come on Carter, wake up." He moved his hand down to her throat, trying to feel for a pulse without pressing too hard on the many bruises already forming there.
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So far so good! Daniel and Teal'c had made it out of the prison with little resistance. The 30 men that had escaped with them, plus Daniel's zat had been more than enough to get passed the few jaffa that had stood in their way, obviously they had caught them unaware. There was a feeling of high morale and hope among the escapees, but Daniel and Teal'c's thoughts were more with their left behind team-mates than there present situation. They both knew however there was nothing they could do to help now, just to follow Jack's last orders. As they reached the village, bows and arrows were suddenly aimed straight at them. Daniel remembered that it had been due to these villagers that they were captured last time, and started to back away from the group. However, as the prisoner that had been in the cell opposite SG-1 stepped forward, the villagers lowered their weapons and the atmosphere changed from one of hostility to celebration. People embraced, kissed and cried, the weapons they were holding now turned on the few jaffa that patrolled the village.
Daniel and Teal'c were treated like heroes, people coming up to them, just to touch the men that had brought their fathers, brothers and friends back to them. It reminded Daniel of the way the people of Abydos had reacted to him when he first met them, and it made him proud.
"We've gotta move!" He yelled over the celebrations. Families grabbed what few possessions they had and could carry while Daniel and the other escaped prisoners took the keys from the dead jaffa and set about releasing the chains from the people of the village. Within 20 minutes, the whole village plus Teal'c and Daniel were on their way to the Stargate.
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She could hear it, it was distant, but it was getting louder all of the time, somewhere, out of the darkness, someone was calling her name, willing her to wake up. She stirred slightly, but did not open her eyes, tying to make sense of what was happening, a cloud of confusion covering her mind. It was then that she felt it, the pressure on her neck, and all of a sudden it all came flooding back to her, the prison, the jaffa, being alone, the attack. Panic seared through her body and the only response she could manage through her confusion and the coughing that now wracked her body as her lungs tried to replace the oxygen previously lost, was to thrash out weakly at the hand on her throat.
She could hear someone telling her to stop, that it was Ok, but the words could not reach through the confusion. Sam then felt two hands hold her head firmly, causing her to freeze,
"Carter look at me, its Jack, its ok, come on focus."
The concerned tone in this voice finally made it through to her brain and for the first time Sam managed to open her eyes fully. After the bright light of the room had stopped sending stabbing pains to the base of her scull she was finally able to focus on the face in front of her,
"Sir?" she asked more confused than ever now, a lost look on her face, "What are…? What happened…? Before she could finish, Jack pulled her into a tight hug, reminding him of the time Carter had saved him form Hathor's goa'uld. "Thank God" he thought o himself, "It's alright, you're ok." He told her. As the two stayed there for a moment, Jack could feel Sam shiver in his hold, the shock finally setting in. He rubbed her back desperately trying to warm her up and calm her down. Finally Jack released his grip on her,
"Heh Carter, you're ok, yeah?" he said, needing to hear the response for himself,
"Yes Sir" she replied quietly as she regained her composure, the cloud in her mind starting to dissipate. "Erm… Colonel?" she asked, "Are you ok?" Sam had just taken her first proper look at her CO and was more than worried. Apart from the numerous visible bruises and cuts, his pallor was pale, his skin looked hot and sweaty, and his breathing was slightly ragged,
"Yeah Carter, I'm fine, but I sure wouldn't mind getting off of this god forsaken planet, and preferably before snake head and co arrives!"
"No arguments from me there Sir!" Sam smiled,
Jack and Sam started to get up, both pulling the other into a standing position and both wincing as their joints and bones protested. It took them a while to gain their balance, and they laughed at the state they were both now in, Janet's gonna love us! Thought Jack
"Come on, let's go!" Jack took hold of Sam's wrist, leading her to the doorway, as she limped behind him,
"I am so sick of this place!" Jack commented as they past once again down the corridors.
The journey out of the prison was like a game of cat and mouse. Between them, they only had one zat, and wanted to avoid confrontation as much as possible, neither of them up to a flat out fire session. There was more jaffa around now, preparing for the arrival of Apopthis, thrown into shambles after the death of Crytec, and desperately trying to find their missing prisoners. It was not a good time to be messing with them, but then again, with Jaffa, it never was.
Finally, after a few lucky incidents and a couple of close calls, Sam and Jack managed to make it out of the prison and into the surrounding woods. As they stopped to catch their breath, Jack took a look back at the prison, and there, just above the building was a large ship, the ship of Apopthis…
To be continued…
So, that was Chapter Seven, and I didn't take me months and months to post, what and achievement!
I hope this isn't too much of a cliff hanger for you, I know someone complained about the way I ended the last chapter, but I just can't help it, I like cliff hangers, especially when I know what's gonna happen! Anyway, I hope you liked it, please R+R and let me know what you think. I'm getting down to the last few chapters now, thank goodness, this story seems to have taken me ages to write. It's my first ever Stargate fanfic and only my second fanfic ever, (the other was a Due south one) I also think its likely to be my last, so enjoy it while you can!!!!!!!!