SILENT COMMUNICATION
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"Please, Sam, I'm having a moment" Jonas gloated. He'd gone way beyond unstable now, Jack realised. The man had gone cuckoo, insane, lost all his facilities, his marbles had gone AWOL....and he had a tight hold of Carter. This was not a good situation. Surreptitiously, Jack pulled at the rope binding his hands.
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"Sir, incoming wormhole." Tech Davis announced. Hammond waited for the IDC code.
"No code." He told him, as calmly as if he were presenting a traffic report.
"Close the iris." Hammond ordered. He hated giving that order. He always worried that it was an SGC team on the other side whose signaller had broken, or couldn't get the code through for some reason. Nevertheless, he always gave it. But this time, he felt even more uncomfortable.
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"Today I fulfil that promise!" Jonas screamed, going to the weird metal mushroom device. Jack had freed his hands, but he was uncomfortably aware of the open wormhole beside him. He knew damn well the iris would be closed. He knew damn well anyone who went through would die. He wasn't doing anything until he was sure everyone was away from the gate.
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Hammond peered over Davis's shoulder at the display. It made no sense at all to him, but his instincts were screaming at him to open the gate.
"Still no signal?" he asked, for the third time.
"No Sir."
Davis confirmed.
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"There are two devices, and both need to be turned on for the shield to work!" Daniel shouted. "Watch!"
Jamal fired the staff weapon, and the shield shot up and arced over their heads. Everyone looked up, following the orange glow. Everyone except Jack, who still watched Jonas. Saw Jonas grab Sam, yelling
"Taking you with me!"
Jack ran forward, trying to intercept Jonas before he reached the gate, but tripped over the long robe he wore. Jonas pulled Sam round him, out of Jack's reach, and the two of them fell headlong into the open wormhole.
Then it closed.
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"Open the iris!" Hammond ordered.
"But Sir, we've received no signal.." Davis started to say, but Hammond looked at him, just once, and Davis hurriedly opened the iris. Hammond watched the wormhole apprehensively. He only hoped his screaming instincts had been right.
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"Daniel, dial home." Jack said, calmly, more calmly then he felt. Daniel just stared at the gate, the wormhole gone.
"Jack, there was no signal. She's...." Daniel started to say.
"Daniel, open the damn gate!" Jack shouted, his self-control slipping.
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Jack came crashing through the gate moments later, sprawling across the ramp. He looked up to see Jonas standing at the bottom of the ramp, his arm wrapped around Sam's neck, a gun to her head. Sam had a massive gash across her forehead where she hit the ramp, but otherwise she seemed fine. Angry, but fine. Jack let go of a breath he didn't know he'd been holding, and got up. She was ok. He could fix things now, as long as she was ok.
Jack got up slowly, waving at the SF's to back off. Jonas was insane enough to start shooting, God knows, and the first person he'd shoot would be Carter.
"You're not going anywhere." Jack said, as Jonas backed away towards the door.
"If I don't get out of here, I'll shoot her." Jonas said, and Jack winced, just a little.
"I thought you loved her." Jack said, trying to reach whatever part of Jonas's mind that had cared for Carter once. Sam grimaced, she didn't care to be reminded, and stumbled as Jonas stepped back.
"Love her?" Jonas spat. "She won't let anyone love her. She's too self-sufficient. She doesn't need anybody. Not me, not her father, not you."
Sam glanced up at Jack then, and he saw the idea in her eyes.
"All she loves is her work." Jonas continued, his voice dripping with vitriol. "There'll never be any man she loves more than that."
Jack ignored him. Silently, his eyes met Carter's. Without a word, with just a flicker in their eyes, they made their plan. Slowly, she nodded, then, a second later, he moved his head, imperceptibly.
Jonas stepped back. Sam, pretending to stumble, fell forward, out of his arms. Jack grabbed the gun off the nearest SF, and shot Jonas.
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"Please, Sam, I'm having a moment" Jonas gloated. He'd gone way beyond unstable now, Jack realised. The man had gone cuckoo, insane, lost all his facilities, his marbles had gone AWOL....and he had a tight hold of Carter. This was not a good situation. Surreptitiously, Jack pulled at the rope binding his hands.
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"Sir, incoming wormhole." Tech Davis announced. Hammond waited for the IDC code.
"No code." He told him, as calmly as if he were presenting a traffic report.
"Close the iris." Hammond ordered. He hated giving that order. He always worried that it was an SGC team on the other side whose signaller had broken, or couldn't get the code through for some reason. Nevertheless, he always gave it. But this time, he felt even more uncomfortable.
*********
"Today I fulfil that promise!" Jonas screamed, going to the weird metal mushroom device. Jack had freed his hands, but he was uncomfortably aware of the open wormhole beside him. He knew damn well the iris would be closed. He knew damn well anyone who went through would die. He wasn't doing anything until he was sure everyone was away from the gate.
****
Hammond peered over Davis's shoulder at the display. It made no sense at all to him, but his instincts were screaming at him to open the gate.
"Still no signal?" he asked, for the third time.
"No Sir."
Davis confirmed.
******
"There are two devices, and both need to be turned on for the shield to work!" Daniel shouted. "Watch!"
Jamal fired the staff weapon, and the shield shot up and arced over their heads. Everyone looked up, following the orange glow. Everyone except Jack, who still watched Jonas. Saw Jonas grab Sam, yelling
"Taking you with me!"
Jack ran forward, trying to intercept Jonas before he reached the gate, but tripped over the long robe he wore. Jonas pulled Sam round him, out of Jack's reach, and the two of them fell headlong into the open wormhole.
Then it closed.
*******
"Open the iris!" Hammond ordered.
"But Sir, we've received no signal.." Davis started to say, but Hammond looked at him, just once, and Davis hurriedly opened the iris. Hammond watched the wormhole apprehensively. He only hoped his screaming instincts had been right.
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"Daniel, dial home." Jack said, calmly, more calmly then he felt. Daniel just stared at the gate, the wormhole gone.
"Jack, there was no signal. She's...." Daniel started to say.
"Daniel, open the damn gate!" Jack shouted, his self-control slipping.
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Jack came crashing through the gate moments later, sprawling across the ramp. He looked up to see Jonas standing at the bottom of the ramp, his arm wrapped around Sam's neck, a gun to her head. Sam had a massive gash across her forehead where she hit the ramp, but otherwise she seemed fine. Angry, but fine. Jack let go of a breath he didn't know he'd been holding, and got up. She was ok. He could fix things now, as long as she was ok.
Jack got up slowly, waving at the SF's to back off. Jonas was insane enough to start shooting, God knows, and the first person he'd shoot would be Carter.
"You're not going anywhere." Jack said, as Jonas backed away towards the door.
"If I don't get out of here, I'll shoot her." Jonas said, and Jack winced, just a little.
"I thought you loved her." Jack said, trying to reach whatever part of Jonas's mind that had cared for Carter once. Sam grimaced, she didn't care to be reminded, and stumbled as Jonas stepped back.
"Love her?" Jonas spat. "She won't let anyone love her. She's too self-sufficient. She doesn't need anybody. Not me, not her father, not you."
Sam glanced up at Jack then, and he saw the idea in her eyes.
"All she loves is her work." Jonas continued, his voice dripping with vitriol. "There'll never be any man she loves more than that."
Jack ignored him. Silently, his eyes met Carter's. Without a word, with just a flicker in their eyes, they made their plan. Slowly, she nodded, then, a second later, he moved his head, imperceptibly.
Jonas stepped back. Sam, pretending to stumble, fell forward, out of his arms. Jack grabbed the gun off the nearest SF, and shot Jonas.