Disclaimer-I wish, I wish, but alas, I do not own Stargate SG-1 or Firefly.
This is a dumb chapter-will be a bit before the next.
As soon as their ships were close enough, Jacob used his goa'uld technology and blinded the back of the facility so Serenity could dock there. Jacob identified himself to the Alliance command as soon as they challenged his ship.
"I am Governor Jacob Carter of the planet Safe Haven. I have information about some fugitives that you are seeking." He said politely. There was silence then, "You have permission to dock at space omega 4." A disembodied voice replied. "Security will meet you at the portal."
"I understand." Jacob said courteously, making a face at Sam. She was dressed like a companion, with the help of Inara. She was wearing a turquoise silk dress with a long slit so she could run if necessary, and Jack thought she looked great. There was a final jolt that indicated that the ship had docked, and Jack, Daniel and Teal'c all hid.
Jacob activated the door and he and Sam met the security team. Inara had been right. The security team was dazzled by Sam, and charmed by Jacob's courteousness. They were escorted to a conference room, where the irritated base commander met them.
After Sam and Jacob had left, Teal'c and Daniel went to their meeting with River. Jack went off to do some sabotage, meeting Zoe in an unoccupied hallway. Jayne had already removed a ceiling panel and moved on to protect River. Jack boosted Zoe up, then followed her into the shafts. The security camera for the supposedly secure facility had already been disabled, so they moved to the lab where River had last seen the symbiote. It was tough work, being silent in a cramped space, but Jack admired Zoe, she was as good as Carter.
The commander had a sheet in front of him, and was suspicious. Jacob was glad to see this; it was an integral part of the timeline for the mission.
"I understand Governor Carter that you neither supported, nor opposed the Alliance during the war?" the commander asked coolly.
"I did neither for the sake of my people. If I supported the Alliance, we were far enough from Alliance support that we would have been a target by the separatists. If I had supported the separatists, the Battle of Serenity could have been the Battle of Safe Haven, and I couldn't allow that." Jacob said reasonably. "I am here as a courtesy, and a sign of goodwill." He smiled politely at the plainly suspicious man.
"Who are the fugitives that you are referring to? " The commander grudgingly asked. Jacob passed two pictures of Simon and River over to the man. The commander sat up straight in his chair and pushed a button on the table in front of him.
At that moment River had slipped into the base, Jayne following behind her. The Cap'n went down another corridor with a slight nod at Jayne. Jayne knew what that meant, keep an eye on River. She glided silently toward a corner, stopping suddenly when two guards went by. She glanced around the corner, and motioned for Jayne to follow her. She went down several doorways, moving like a trained soldier. Jayne reminded himself to ask her how she did that. All of the sudden she stopped, it looked like she was listening for something. She straightened, and Jayne saw movement beyond her. He raced down to get to her when he realized it was Daniel and Teal'c.
The door slid open and River and Teal'c slipped in, with Jayne and Daniel behind them. They were lucky; Jack's plan to go in the evening hours was genius. There was only one guard in the lab, quickly taken care of by Teal'c. Daniel and River went over to the tank, eerily backlit, which held the swimming larvae. Jayne went to stand by them, revolted. He totally forgot that he was supposed to keep watch.
"That's the snake they were going to put in River here?" he whispered harshly. Daniel nodded absently, focused on Teal'c using what looked like tongs and quickly grabbing the thing and placing it in the container that Jacob had provided. Unfortunately no one was watching their back, when River swung around and noticed a shadow in front of the door. She touched Jayne who jerked, and she nodded at the door. He hissed in irritation realizing his mistake, and tapped Teal'c and Daniel, motioning for them to get down.
The door opened and a guard stepped in. He noticed the unconscious guard on the floor and quickly went over to check on him. Glancing up, in his position he could clearly see the four people who definitely did not belong there. He set off the alarm that was on him, and it sounded through the base. Jack came in behind the man at the same time and zatted him 3 times, making him disappear.
" For crying out loud, let's move, the cat's out of the bag." Jack said. "Did you get the snake?" he asked Teal'c as they ran back towards the ship. "Indeed" Teal'c said, using his zat on another guard. Jack grabbed River as she was about to turn to the Serenity. "We're going to Jacob's ship." He said simply and together the 4 of them raced off.
The commander had jolted at the noise of the alarm, and sharply ordered Jacob and Sam to remain in their seats. As soon as he had turned around Jacob used his zat to make the man disappear, then he and Sam went into the administrative center area. Sam sat down and corrupted the files so that there would be no images of those who had taken the goa'uld, and maybe traced back to Safe Haven. Mal ran in, jerked his head to Jacob. "You go, we have everyone and Jack and the others are on your ship. I'll wait for the Major and take her on Serenity." Jacob looked at Sam who nodded, and he turned and left.
"Well?" Mal asked, eyebrows raised. "You done yet?" With a final flourish of the keys, Sam nodded and pressed a final key. All of the overhead lights started blinking crazily and the computers all over the base were crashing. Mal grabbed her hand and they raced together towards Serenity. They could hear the running footsteps of more guards. This made Mal stop and glance at a hallway. Sam looked at him and they turned down into it, hiding quietly just around the corner. Her heart was beating fast, almost making her dizzy with adrenaline. Mal took her hand, causing her to glance up at him. He smiled, and after the guards raced past them, he peeked around the corner, then tugged her hand and they were off again.
Zoe was waiting at the dock for them, she beckoned frantically and they raced at full speed, throwing themselves through the doorway. "Go!" Sam said, lying on the deck trying to catch her breath. She could feel the movement of the ship as it pulled away from the doomed station. She had included a password that River had given her in secret. As they pulled away, the station started to disintegrate, blowing up in several places, causing a shockwave wake that had Serenity shuddering.
Mal lay on his back, catching his breath. He turned to Sam, "That wasn't so difficult." She goggled at him, then started laughing hysterically, accepting Book's offered hand up. Zoe gave a hand up to Mal, "Jacob contacted us, we'll meet them at Star Haven tomorrow, Cap'n." she said, then went in search of Wash. Book smiled, "Mission success, Captain?" he asked. "Oh yeah." Mal said. Book headed back to his quarters, stopping Simon in the hallway.
"Doctor, River went on the other ship, we will see her at Haven tomorrow." He smiled gently at Simon and kept walking. Simon sighed and turned back to his quarters. At least he had privacy with Kaylee for tonight.
Sam had finally calmed down enough, looking at Mal thoughtfully. He was looking at her with a decided gleam in his eyes. He held out his hand, and with a pause, she took it. He led her to his quarters, neither of them seeing Inara as they went in together. Outside Inara smiled thoughtfully at the couple, 'so the Captain wasn't above taking companionship when it suited him.' She walked back to her quarters, deep in thought.