Title: More Than One Way
Author: Kdbenner
Email: kdbenner@yahoo.com
Category: S/J, Romance, angst, UST.
Spoilers: Entire Series
Season/sequel: Season six.
Rating: PG-13
Content warning: Slight sexual references.
Status:
Archive: Sam and Jack archive.
Summary: SG-1 must Discover the secret of a world where Jolinar's memories are their only clue, but with the NID joining them, they must work fast to out think the fox, will they be able to withstand torture and temptation and come back together as the team they need to be.
Disclaimer: I don't own them, I get no money from
this.
Author's notes: This is my first fan fiction so I really wasn't sure of the posting process and ended up with the Majority of this Not being beta checked. Although part 6 was checked by Kate Warwick , Thank you Kate. This had been a hard fic to write mostly because the Idea was WAY too big to fit in my mind and it changed as it was writing itself. I just kind of had to follow along and type for it.





The day started off as normally as any other. The sun rose above the eastern mountains and spilled in through my bedroom window letting me know that it was time to get up and fight Colorado Springs traffic on my way to the SGC. I cleaned up the remnants from the weekend; the pizza boxes and beer bottles littered the living room. It had been good party. Even General Hammond relaxed a little and it was my chance to make sure I was back to my old wiseass self. Carter has been on the verge of acting like a mother Hen, almost constantly glancing at me and giving me those " are you sure you're O.K." looks.
To tell the truth I was still having nightmares from those days spent with Baal. About being trapped in a never ending cycle of torture and that damn sarcophagus. But it's not like I'm suffering from PTSD or anything like that. I've been fine on our latest missions. But I am glad that she is concerned. Heck I'm just glad that she is all right after our little escapade with the x-303 and saving Thor's butt again. I had been a little nervous when we had to take the death glider to catch up to them. Afraid that maybe she hadn't gotten out of there. But then again it was Carter, she always finds a way out. Of course she would have been fine. Of course…
My pager going off brought me out of my reverie. It was the base, no explanations just hurry and get there. And it had to have been Monroe who called. I don't know what it is with that guy, he just bugs the crap out of me. Ever since last Halloween in that stupid Wookie costume, Poor Teal'c" I grabbed a quick shower and headed toward the base. I made it to the base just in time to catch Carter's summary at the end of the briefing.

"So it seems that the large concentration of Naquada on this planet may be there for the taking. There are no signs of Goa'ould or any other civilization. "
"And on top of that, " Jonas interrupted. " the data collected from the soil samples closely resembles some of the early testing we did in the area where we found Naquadria. "
"The only strange thing is that there seems to also be traces of Trinium in the soil." Carter stated this with a perplexed look on her face"
General Hammond was quick to pick up on this before the visitors could use the opportunity to gain an edge on the conversation. "What is so unusual about that Carter?"
"Well sir, we have seen several planets with Naquada, but only one with Trinium. And never the 2 together on the same world. In fact on the anatomical level the compounds are very similar, almost like gold and lead sir." She looked at me when she said that. "change one just slightly and you have the other But on a much more complex scale. By my calculations the chances of these 2 elements existing on the same world is slightly more than astronomical. "
And again Jonas chimed in. "Sir' this planet is in the middle of several system lords. And they make it a practice to leave no stone unturned. That they would have left a world rich with Naquada alone is unusual, but combine that with Trinium and this would is screaming out to be mined. Let alone the possible access to Naquadria."

"Thank you Jonas,' Hammond broke in again. He seemed to really want to keep whoever these visitors were from actually getting involved in the conversation. " Which is why I've asked that SG-1 be ready to go to P3J-692 as soon as they can get geared up. How long will that take Colonel O'Neill?"

I wasn't even sure what we were going there to do, but the general seemed anxious to get this underway. "We will be ready to go at 0800 hours sir." I knew it was almost 0730 now. And I had just enough time to get into my BDU's and run by the mess for a cup of coffee, hopefully in that time I could get Carter to fill me in on exactly what the Hell was going on.

"Very well. I'll meet you in the gate room at 0800. Dismissed" Hammond beat it out of there like a bat out of hell. Giving me what I took to be an appreciative nod as he passed me. The rest of SG-1 was fast on their heels and I was just about to follow Teal'c toward the locker rooms when Carter "bumped" into me. Knocking me to the ground. "Sir, terribly sorry" she stammered looking me straight in the eye and offering her hand to help me up. "Carter, I …" I started to reprimand her but the look in her eyes was half desperation half promise, of what I have no idea. ".. it's quite alright I'm fine" I took her hand and stood up. She gazed at me for half a moment, staring into my eyes trying to communicate something to me that I clearly could not understand. Still holding my left hand in her right she pushed her left hand into the mix and pushed something small into my palm covering the exchange by stepping into me. Her body pressing against mine and capturing the back of my hand between her breasts. "I'm just really glad that you're alright Colonel." The statement meant more than she was letting on, it was more than a cover, she really meant it.
I was left standing there like a fool half a second later as Sam … Carter, released my hand and darted around me. I could see faces left in the briefing room full of mixed expressions. I made my way quickly to my quarters, whatever Carter had given me, she had most certainly implied that it remain a secret.