Disclaimers: See previous chapters.
Chapter Twenty-Seven
"Unscheduled gate activation!" the voice rang out over the loudspeakers at the SGC.
General Hammond hurriedly walked into the control room. "What have you got son?" he asked the Sergeant on duty as he pointed to the control panels that had lit up
Looking at the information that was now being transmitted through the gate, the Sergeant smiled as he replied, "It's SG-6 sir."
Hammond began breathing a sigh when he heard the Sergeant speak again.
"And it's SG-3 sir" the man said as he returned his attention on the readouts in front of him and a huge smile began to spread across his face. "And it's SG-1 sir!"
"Open the iris Sergeant" he ordered as he made his way to the gate room. 'Let's see how many of them made it back' he thought to himself. Reaching the oversized doors of the gate room, the General was surprised to see so many of the SGC personnel standing just outside the blast doors. "What's going on?" he asked one of the Captains that had been positioned toward the front of the group.
"Sir, we all heard the announcement that the gate had activated. We were hoping to see if it's the rescue party for Colonel O'Neill and Dr. Jackson" the Captain replied.
"I see" the General said knowing that just about everyone on base had been nervously awaiting news of the mission since it was launched. Indicating that the group should follow him, they all stepped inside as the gate opened and a stable wormhole was established. With baited breaths the SGC personnel waited to see who would step from the gate.
Suddenly, the three remaining team members of SG-6 emerged followed closely by Donair. Quickly moving down the ramp, they stood aside as SG-3 walked through the gate followed closely by Samantha Carter, Teal'c, Daniel Jackson and Jack O'Neill. Upon seeing the entire team of SG-1 the room burst into noise as SGC personnel began clapping and cheering and patting one another on the backs.
Looking around in amazement, the teams exited the ramp and were immediately met by General Hammond. "SG-1, 3 and 6" he began "welcome back."
"Thank you General and might I say on behalf of all of us that it's good to be back, sir" Colonel O'Neill replied taking in the familiarity of the gate room.
Nodding his head, the General looked at Donair and was about to ask for clarifications as to whom he was when the Colonel interrupted. "General Hammond, this is Donair of the Tokra. It seems he was working undercover on Osiris's ship. He was instrumental in getting us out sir."
"The Tokra operative. On behalf of the SGC, I thank you" the General said as he shook hands with Donair.
"You are welcome. The Tauri have assisted in dealing a crippling blow to Osiris. We thank you for your own efforts in disabling not only a growing army but Osiris herself" the Tokra replied.
"Disabling Osiris?" Hammond asked looking to Jack for clarification.
"Yeah, it seems that Carter and Teal'c brought along a little bomb with a BIG bang" the Colonel said as he spread his hands far apart emphasizing the word 'bang.'
"So Osiris is dead?" the General questioned.
"Well… as dead as any of the Goa'uld seem to ever be" the Colonel responded remembering their dealings with Apophis.
"I see" General Hammond said. Turning to the teams he continued, "I am sure this will make an interesting debriefing but first, I want you all to report to the infirmary so that Dr. Fraiser can complete your post mission physicals. In the meantime, we'll contact the Tokra to let them know of Donair's arrival. Debriefing will be in three hours."
After hearing a chorus of "yes sirs" from the various team members, Hammond left the room to contact the Tokra.
"Let's go campers" the Colonel called, smiling at the remaining personnel milling about the gate room. "I'm sure ole' Doc Fraiser has some needles with our names on them that are 'that big'" he said, again using his hands to emphasize the size of the hypodermic needles.
With smiles as big as the supposed needles Jack had been referring to, SG-1, 3, and 6, accompanied by Donair, made their way to the infirmary.