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Author's Note: Sorry it's taken so long to update, hopefully I can get chapters up quickly now that school is in recess for about a month more.

Missing Angel
Chapter 4



"What happened?" Janet asked approaching O'Neill who was still holding Carter. "Colonel?"

"Aris Boch had her locked up in an escape pod, apparently with food, water, and enough oxygen for three months."

"Colonel lay her down," Doctor Frasier told him, but the colonel didn't lay her down. "Colonel! Teal'c help me with her," Janet said taking Carter from O'Neill's arms with Teal'c's help. Soon enough Doctor Frasier's staff was there with a gurney and back to the infirmary. Colonel Jack O'Neill sat on the ramp with his head in his hands. Daniel sat next to the colonel as Teal'c stood in front of them. General Hammond soon joined them in the gateroom.

"What happened?" General Hammond asked SG-1.

"Aris Boch had captured Major Carter and put her in an escape pod with enough food, water, and oxygen for three months," Teal'c reported.

"Did you bring him back?"

"No, but he is tied up. I can retrieve him if you like."

"Teal'c go with SG-2 and bring Aris Baoch back."

"Yes General Hammond."

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"Sam?" Jacob Carter said looking at his daughter's pale face. She looked so sick.

"How's she doing?" Daniel asked.

"She's the same," Jacob told him. "Doctor Frasier said that Sam was so drugged that she must not have realized that Aris had left food and water."

"Jack's out of it. He's blaming himself. Teal'c went back to get Aris Boch. Apparently Teal'c tied him to a tree or something."

"George keeps telling me that everything's going to be alright, and I hoped it would, but look at her. When I look at her, all I can see is how pale her skin is, how she's hooked up to all these machines, and not that far from a respirator."

"Sam has a living will, Jacob."

"I know, but Doctor Frasier said that what I want counts, too, as long as George agrees."

"What happens if Janet says that she can't do anymore?"

"Let's hope she doesn't because I don't think I can make that decision."

"If you can't make the decision, doesn't it default back to Sam's wishes?"

"Probably, but I don't want to lose her, Daniel. I can't lose her!"

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"General Hammond I have brought Aris Boch back as you requested," Teal'c said pulling Aris Boch down the ramp with him.

"Take him to the infirmary," Hammond ordered.

"Yes General Hammond."

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Jack had just joined Daniel and Jacob when Teal'c walked in with Aris Boch. "What the hell is he doing here?" Jack demanded.

"General Hammond insisted."

"Do you see what you've done?" Jack asked Aris. "She's dying because she was too drugged to realize what was in the escape pod with her."

"Hey I gave her the correct dosage for a Goa'uld/Tok'ra. Whatever."

"She's not Goa'uld or Tok'ra!" Jacob told him.

"She has naquada in her blood," Aris told them.

"Yes, we know, but she is not Goa'uld or Tok'ra," Daniel said.

"She used to be."

"But she's not anymore! For crying out loud! What ever happened to the retirement from bounty hunterism?" Jack asked.

"That got old, and plus Apohias found me. He wanted my help, so I helped him."

"He wanted Carter?" Jack asked.

"Well, he does need a host for his new queen."

"New queen?" Daniel asked shocked.

"Hey a man gets lonely."

"Apohias isn't a man! He's a host with a snake in his head!"

"Same thing."

"No. See it's not the same," Daniel told him frustrated.

"It is."

"You are in error Aris Boch," Teal'c told him.

"Oh really?"

"Samantha Carter is neither Goa'uld nor Tok'ra. She is dying and it is your doing. She does not wish to become a host. You will not do anything to change that."

"Apohias will come looking for me. If he can't find me he'll look here."

"You're lying," Jack accused.

"Am I?" Aris asked.

"Yes," Jacob simply said.

"Teal'c take him to a cell," O'Neill ordered.

"Yes, O'Neill."

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