TITLE: Tears

AUTHOR: caz

EMAIL: caz_gobby@hotmail.com

SPOILERS: Meridian is the main one but it relates to a lot other episodes as well.

SEASON/ SEQUEL: It's set kinda a few months after meridian so.

RATING: PG (to be on the safe side)

SUMMARY: Sam is suffering from an illness that threatens everything.

AUTHOR'S NOTES: final chapter, so now I REALLY wanna know what you think!!! Please give me you honest opinions about the ending!!!!



Jack was still sitting holding Sam's hand when he saw the room fill with white light. He turned around and squinted at the being as it entered the room, followed closely by General Hammond, Doctor Fraser and Teal'c. Once they were all in the room, a face appeared amidst the swirling light.

"Daniel!" Jack exclaimed as he stood up still holding Sam's hand. Daniel smiled as he floated over to the other side of the bed. Then all the light seemed to be absorbed by Sam and Daniel disappear. They all looked round at each other in bewilderment except Jack who was focused on Sam, stroking her hair.

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"Daniel!" Sam exclaimed. She was standing in her lab and Daniel appeared, bathed in light.

"What? I mean... how?" Sam was really confused. Daniel just reached out and put his arms around her.

"Oh God I've missed you." she said, holding him tightly.

"I know." he said soothingly. "I've missed you all." They pulled back from the embrace and Sam looked at Daniel.

"It hasn't been the same without you." Daniel was staring at her.

"Maybe it would be easier if you stopped blaming Jack." Sam looked surprised and then looked at her feet. "It was my time. It felt right. I had to do it." Daniel paused. "But this, this isn't your time." Sam looked at him. "You still have unfinished business..."

Just at that point Jack appeared, they could see him but he couldn't see them. "C'mon Sam, fight it. Come back to us. Daniel you better not be taking her away. We need her."

Jack faded away again. Sam and Daniel smiled. "Your journey is not over so return to it."

"I'll see you again, won't I?"

"Nobody knows when our paths will cross again." Daniel smiled and waved his arm, everything was again plunged into darkness.

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Daniel reappeared as all the light drained out of Sam and once again filled the room. Jack looked at him and understood.

"Thank you." Daniel nodded and smiled at them all then drifted past them heading to the Stargate. Hammond, Janet and Teal'c gathered closer to Sam as Jack shook her gently.

"Carter, Carter, wake up." Slowly she opened her eyes to see the smiling faces of her friends.

"Hey." Janet was the first to speak. "How do you feel?"

"Mmmmm... fine." Sam pulled herself upright in bed.

"I'm very pleased to hear that Major." Hammond smiled broadly.

"As am I." Teal'c smiled and bowed.

"We had better go and inform the rest of the base and the Tok'ra." said Hammond as he turned to leave accompanied by Teal'c and Janet who called back over her shoulder, "Rest!"

Jack looked at Sam and said, "I better go so you can rest." Jack shuffled uneasily and started to leave the room.

"I heard what you said."

"When?"

"When I was asleep."

"You heard?"

"Every word."

"Oh..." Jack looked at his feet nervous as to how she would react.

"Thank you." He brightened up a little on hearing this.

"I'm just glad you're alright, you had us worried." He smiled at her and started to leave, he felt sure they could not longer work together after his revelation.

"Sir, one more thing!" Carter called out to him. He turned round.

"You never told me about any pottery!" She grinned and he grinned back.

"Oh didn't I? Well..." With that he walked over to the bed and sat on it while he animatedly described his 'fabulous' pottery attempts. He exaggerated as always and she laughed as always and Daniel looked out for them, as always.