Author's Notes: Takes place in season 6 but without Jonas. I don't like him so I don't have ta use him....Also I've only see up to Allegiance in Season 6 cause they haven't screened the rest here yet, bear with me on any mistakes timeline wise.
Also, many thanks to my two new Beta Readers, Becca and Robin. They're fantastic.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the storyline, plus Ms. Patrice and her Goons-For-Hire.


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Following the stairs up Sam found herself in front of another door. She'd seen several on the way up and had barred all she could. She knew Ms. Patrice would have people after her. Where they were at the current time she didn't know. Sweat was dribbling down her face from the exertion and the Nanites, Carter allowed herself to pause a minute and sag against the wall.

She heard a noise in the staircase behind her. Alert in an instant, she slipped her hand down and opened the door slowly. She edged out and left the door open slightly. Pressing flat against the cement wall she waited.

There it was again the shuffling noise. Slowly it got closer, the door squealed a little as it inched open. A body slipped through and Sam pounced. Spinning the person around she pinned them to the ground. Assured that her follower was secure she glanced about and was mildly surprised to find she was on a rooftop carpark. The person struggled and Major Carter shook them hard, holding her stolen handgun to their back. The Major focussed her attention on the person beneath her. It was Ms. Patrice.

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Daniel! Where the hell were you? Jack exploded as Teal'c started work on the door.
Jack, I'm sorry. The cab driver got lost. Daniel stammered out. Where's Sam? Looking around he saw the unconscious man. Who's he? Hey, and what happened to the door? Jack rolled his eyes.

Sam, we think, went up these stairs. I don't know who he is, and Patrice Conrad fused the door with a pain stick. One I might add that she also claimed to have used on Sam, Teal'c how's that door coming? A splintering sound was heard. Never mind, Daniel let's go. The trio charged up the stairs with Jack in the lead.

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Sam grabbed a handful of hair and wrenched it up.

See the thing is, she began. I don't like being carried off halfway around the world. So you'll excuse me if I'm not too polite. Anyway getting to my point, being locked up gives you time to think. You'd be surprised how many times one woman can be locked up by various people. During my time to think I reached a conclusion. Why would you take the effort to cart me halfway over the globe when you could have killed me and taken the Nanites back in America. Back at the base for god's sake! You got someone in to poison me and kidnap me.

So, my conclusion was you must need me alive, or in some form of alive because you've got something for me after you take my naquadah. So one wonders, what might that plan be? Sam mused. Shoving the gun into the woman's neck she felt her tense. Tell me what you were going to do with me afterwards. The woman remained silent. Carter pulled the handgun up and fired a shot off into the air. Tell me!

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A loud bang reverberated throughout the staircase. O'Neill paused momentarily and turned to look at the others.

Did that sound like...?

It did indeed sound like a weapon firing. Teal'c answered. The trio charged back up the stairs, triple time.

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Alright, I found a buyer. The woman had finally began spilling the proverbial beans.

A buyer? Sam asked. For what?

Your knowledge. Of the goa'uld, of the stargate, of you alien allies.

I'm a commodity now? Carter asked the woman. She laughed.

An expensive one. The woman had been wriggling and Sam was finding it hard to hold her down.

Stop it. She commanded the woman. Where is the buyer? She asked. The woman shifted a bit more and Sam was disappointed to feel her grip on the woman fail. A flash and Ms. Patrice was standing before Carter. Sam cursed herself and her failing strength. Ms. Patrice's eyes kept flicking to Sam's left, glancing over she saw the object of Ms. Patrice's distraction, her fallen pain stick.

Even injured and unwell Major Carter was still faster than the Australian woman and reached the goa'uld weapon first. Snatching it up she turned and held the other woman in her sights. She was looking decidedly edgy Sam mused, she skin was shiny from sweat on the hot rooftop and her fingers kept wrenching each other.

She said, sounding more confident than she looked. I could fix it you know. Carter stared at her. I could take it, the naquadah, no goa'uld would be able to sense you, my research suggests too that the memories would decrease. You wouldn't be an anomaly anymore Samantha.

Don't call me Samantha. Was the Major's steady reply.

You need me though. You don't know how to remove the Nanites. And I doubt your people will have been able to figure anything out. The technology was obtain from off this planet, Major. Let me take them and the naquadah out and I'll let you go. Sam fingered the trigger on the gun. You know you won't survive either way, they need to be removed. Join me Sam and I'll fix it for you. Carter was blinking rapidly, her head felt so fuzzy, shaking it quickly she raised her chin and switched off the safety on the handgun.

No, I can't do that.

You'll die Major, worse remain a vegetable!

Doesn't matter. You'll just come back again, you, your buyer', Maybourne, someone else. Always someone. You all want what I've got, but I'm not giving it! She fired off a shot and hit Ms. Patrice in the leg. The door they had both come through behind Sam burst open and she spun firing wildly.

Hold your fire!A voice yelled.

This is your last chance Major, be a vegetable on a military pension or let me help you. Let me give you a chance at least! Sam was facing Ms. Patrice again, the gun pointed directly at the woman.

I don't want any chances from you. Her finger played on the trigger, she need only apply the smallest of pressure and she'd be gone. Her problems would melt away in a pool of red. Lost in her train of thoughts she didn't see the body come hurtling towards her and bowl her over. She fought off her attacker but found the last of her strength failing. She'd used up everything she had in trying to deal with Ms. Patrice

Carter! Major Carter! That voice again, it crept through the haze and she looked directly at her assailant for the first time. O'Neill, Colonel O'Neill. Looking over Daniel and Teal'c were hauling Ms. Patrice to her feet. The voice was talking again. You have to get up Carter, the General contacted us again, we have to get you to a hospital. Major Carter, it is time to get up. That's an order Major! The Major's fatigued brain registered few of the words said to her, but Major and order penetrated her haze.

Lurching to her feet she sagged against her commanding officer. He gripped her arm and guided her towards the stairs. Daniel, Teal'c bring her down but move it Carter's got to get to the hospital now. The pair nodded and Daniel moved to support Sam's other side.

'Bout time. You call this a rescue Sir? Daniel smiled at her as he picked up her other arm and slung it around his shoulders, he was almost the same height as the blonde Major so supporting her was easy. Hiya Daniel. Ya know, for technologically advanced Nanites I feel pretty lousy.

Uh, yes, Janet spoke to us about that. Daniel said as the moved gently yet quickly down the internal stairs. She said you'd probably be suffering from...Sam? The woman had gone slack in their arms. Jack picked the woman up and began the sprint down the stairs.

Teal'c we gotta go! He hollered. Teal'c bodily picked up Patrice Conrad and swung her over his broad shoulders thundering down the stairs in Jack and Daniel's wake. Daniel was on his mobile phone.

We need an ambulance NOW!

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Nym -22/03/03

Okay, I so know how the ending is gonna go now....REVIEWS please! I will try to get the final chapter up tonight! But we'll see how it goes.... email reviews/comments nym_w@hotmail.com