CHAPTER TWO
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Samantha Carter opened her eyes and looked right at the face of another person. She almost screamed, but refrained herself.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"That is none of your business Tauri," the man said. "Now get up."
He moved backwards and pointed a zat gun at her. Sam decided that maybe it was better to get up before he shot her. She looked at herself.
"Wasn't I shot?" she asked.
"You will refrain from asking questions," the Goa'uld said. "Get up."
"I'm getting up," Sam said, swinging her legs out of bed.
An idea came to her. The guard turned around to walk out of the room and she kicked him hard in the lower back, he fell down, sprawling on the floor. She picked up his zat gun and shot him three times. It was better to destroy the evidence. Where was she anyhow?
"Damn," she said as she tried to remember what had happened.
She hung the zat gun on her belt, thanking them silently for putting proper clothes on her this time, unlike last time she'd been captured by a Goa'uld. She looked around and found the exit door. She ran out, hoping she could figure out what had happened, and more importantly, where the Stargate was.
* * *
"Colonel O'Neill?" Hammond asked in surprise. "Jake did he just…?"
"Yes George, he did," Jacob said.
"And you're glad?" Hammond asked. "Jacob, with all due respect, your daughter is dead, this is her funeral."
"I understand George. But you can but try," Jacob said.
Daniel smiled in the corner where he was standing. Teal'c also smiled in the only way he ever did, with his eyes. Janet didn't smile, but she noticed that Cassie did. Suddenly Hammond turned to face the crowd.
"SG-1 and 2 I want you ready to go after him within ten minutes," he ordered.
Daniel smiled more and ducked out of the room.
Ten minutes later they were all assembled in the gate room, yet again. Hammond checked them all and then nodded.
"You're all right with this Dr Jackson, Teal'c?" Hammond asked.
"We're fine," Daniel replied.
"I'm coming," Janet said, appearing in the gate room, dressed in the SGC uniform.
"Dr Frasier, I can't allow that," Hammond said.
"We could use the extra help," Daniel said, noticing that Janet seemed determined to go. "And I doubt you could stop her."
Hammond considered this and then nodded. "On your way SG-1 & 2. Your orders are to bring Colonel O'Neill back, not join him in his search for Major Carter, understood?"
"Yes, sir," they all chorused.
"Lets go," Daniel said, running through the Stargate.
He'd never lead a team before. Maybe this was going to be fun.
* * *
Jack strolled casually down the corridor, trying to look like he was just another Goa'uld host walking around the place. He had knocked out a guard outside and stolen his uniform. The people here weren't Jaffa, they were all Goa'uld, and they paid no attention to him. The fact that he had a zat on his waste probably helped the effect.
He heard a sudden shout and blasts being shot off in the hallway around the corner. He ran towards it, hoping against all hopes that it was Sam. He rounded the corner only to find a group of Jaffa lying on the ground, obviously knocked out by a zat. Someone was either a human or a Tok'ra, unless the Goa'uld found it enjoyable to shoot people in their way.
He started down the hallway carefully, no one was around and he had a feeling he was entering a more restricted part of the building/ship. He turned the corner backwards and felt someone bump into him. He spun around and saw the familiar blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Sam!" he said, hugging her and squeezing her hard.
"Jack?" she barely had time to say before he'd squeezed all the air out of her.
"I thought you were dead," he said. "And I was seriously starting to believe it."
Sam didn't reply, but she hugged him back, hoping that he would stop squeezing her so hard. But he didn't. He had seriously thought he was never going to see her again. That she was dead, gone. He wasn't going to let go so easily.
"Even Daniel was crying," Jack muttered. "Janet, Daniel, your father…me. We all cried, on more than one occasion. I just skipped your funeral to come here. I knew you couldn't be dead."
"You skipped my funeral? How long have I been gone?" she asked, sounding surprised.
"A week," he said. "But SG-13 claimed they saw you being disintegrated by a zat. But that doesn't matter now, you're safe. You're alive. You have no idea how scared I was…Sam you have no idea."
Sam didn't reply, she just hugged him.
"JAFFA, KREE!" a voice shouted from behind them.
Jack pushed her behind the wall that Goa'uld ships always had in their corridors. He could feel her so close to him and had the sudden urge to kiss her. But this wasn't the time for such a thing. He remained quiet, as did she. The Jaffa moved passed them and they slipped out from behind the wall.
"That was close," Sam whispered.
"Lets get out of here," Jack said.
They started running down the hallway, but suddenly Sam stopped. "Sir, I just remembered something."
"What?" Jack asked.
"SG-13 didn't see me get shot with a zat, they did it themselves…but the last two shots missed," she said, fear in her eyes. "Sir, SG-13 are hosts."
"Oh, now you tell me!" he muttered. "More the reason to get home."
* * *
"Jack?" Daniel asked as he ran around the corner. "SAM?"
"I told ya she wasn't dead," Jack said.
"But…" Daniel started.
"Ah! No but's right now," Jack said. "We're leaving. SG-13 are Goa'ulds."
"Goa'ulds?" Daniel repeated.
"Yeah, I'll explain later," Jack said. "No hang on, Carter'll explain later."
"Halt!" a Jaffa said, appearing in front of them.
Daniel, Teal'c and Janet managed to duck behind one of the walls, but Jack and Sam were left standing out in the open.
"Oh for crying out loud," he muttered. "Not now."
Sam raised her arms in the air. "Maybe we should just surrender."
"Or not," Jack said.
"Maybe we should just surrender," Sam repeated, then quieter she said. "I remember something else."
Jack raised his eyebrows and then dropped them again. Sighing, he raised his arms in the air.
"We're off to see the wizard," he sung.
The Jaffa raised his staff weapon higher and Jack shut up. Sam shot him a glance as if to say he was crazy and he just shrugged and smiled back. All he could do was thank god that she was still alive.
"Do as I say," the Jaffa said. "Or you will die."
"Deja vu," Jack muttered.
"And do not speak," the Jaffa continued.
* * *
Daniel watched as Jack and Sam were marched down the hallway. "Well that was successful."
"At least we have established that Major Carter is still alive and that SG-13 are in fact Goa'uld hosts," Teal'c said.
"That is not why we came here," Daniel said. "But it'll do. Lets go."
"Does this always happen?" Janet asked.
"On every mission, why?" Daniel asked.
"And you're all still alive?" Janet asked. "That's impressive."
Daniel stood up and signalled to the others to follow. The three of them made their way back towards the direction of the Stargate. The only thing keeping them alert was the fact that their friend was in fact not dead, but alive.
They made it back to the Stargate where SG-2 was standing, having knocked out the Jaffa guards. Daniel waved to them, the signal to start dialling home. The leader of SG-2 nodded and turned back to the DHD. Suddenly a zat blast came out of the trees and he fell to the ground. The remaining members of SG-2 all headed for cover, but not before they were knocked out.
"Why did the not use staff weapons?" Teal'c asked, confused.
His question was answer shortly after when five men in Tok'ra uniforms appeared out of the trees and dragged them to safety. Two Goa'uld gliders appeared in the sky and hovered above the Stargate for a moment, before disappearing again. A Tok'ra appeared behind Daniel, without him noticing.
"Greetings Daniel," he said. "Sorry we had to knock out your guards, we were afraid they would try and fire upon the ships and give us away."
"Oh, its fine…I think," Daniel replied. "Can we go through the Stargate now?"
"Do as you wish," the Tok'ra replied. "I am Garon by the way, pleased to meet you…you are famous among our people."
"I am?" Daniel asked.
"You're whole team is," Garon replied. "You may go to the gate."
"Thank you Garon," Daniel said.
Garon started to walk away, but Janet looked up. "Garon, we might need your assistance when we return to Earth. Some of our men have been infested with Goa'uld. I believe you know how to remove the symbiots?"
"It is difficult," Garon said. "I do not know if we could perform it on your people. But we can try, yes."
"That would be much appreciated," Teal'c said.
Five minutes later they were back in the gate room. SG-13 was nowhere in sight. Hammond looked slightly suspicious. They seemed much happier than they had been when they'd left, yet they had returned without Jack.
"What happened?" Hammond asked.
Suddenly the Tok'ra appeared through the gate, dragging the five unconscious members of SG-2 behind them.
"We ran into a little trouble," Daniel said. "Well we would've if the Tok'ra hadn't knocked out SG-2. But sir, you were wrong. Sam is alive."
"Then where is she?" Jacob asked, still sounding worried, but happy.
"The Goa'uld captured her and Colonel O'Neill just as we ran into them. We were able to hide," Teal'c informed him.
"Debriefing will be at 1400 hours," Hammond said, turning to leave.
"Wait a minute, there's something else," Daniel said.
"What is it Dr Jackson?" Hammond asked.
"SG-13…they're Goa'uld," Daniel said.
"If they're hosts, why didn't Dr Frasier see anything unusual when she checked them through?" Hammond asked.
"Actually, sir, they never came to the infirmary," Janet informed him. "And Sam's convinced they're Goa'uld. We should at least check it out."
"Acknowledged," Hammond said. "But there's a slight problem."
"What?"
"They're offworld, I sent them on another mission only a few minutes ago," Hammond said.
