Title: SG-3 (08/10)

Rating: R

Spoilers: None

Details: Makepeace POV / Jack POV / 3rd Person POV, Angst, UST

Summary: Nirrti's deception casts a cloud over Sam's future

Disclaimer: None of the characters or places in this story belong to me, they are the property of MGM Worldwide, ShowTime, Gekko Film Corporation and Brad Wright. No copyright infringement intended - please don't sue me! I'm skint anyhow.

Author Notes: Enjoy, and please send feedback!

~SG-3 (08/10) ~

(c) Ruth, June 2003

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Makepeace:

My heart fell to my feet at her words.

"What?" I asked.

"I had expected that you would attempt to escape, so I destroyed the vaccine before you could get your hands on it."

"You bitch!" I heard myself shouting, "You fucking bitch!"

Nirrti just smiled at me. "Calm yourself, Tau'ri," she said, "It will be very quick."

**********

Jack:

Robert was beside himself. I've never seen him look so devastated - Carter must mean a lot to him. I must admit that I feel bad about taking her off of SG-1, Hammond's prophecy fulfilled - I realise what an ass I was to let her go.

I look over at her now - she's very pale, but she's not making any sound. Trying to maintain her dignity, I suppose - not that I'd know anything about dignity…

I hardly even know this woman, but my heart swells with anger at the thought of what that Goa'uld bitch has done to her.

**********

Makepeace:

Nirrti ordered us to return to our cell. Of course, I flatly refused and Jack told her where to shove it. Whilst this argument was going on, I felt Sam slip out of my arms and onto the floor.

"Sam!" I shouted, my gut twisting in agony.

She didn't answer me.

Nirrti just gave me that evil smile of hers. "The end is near," she smiled.

I fell to my knees on the floor beside Sam, but Nirrti spitefully pulled her away from me.

"She does not need you," she smirked.

What happened next was so fast that I can hardly even recall it. Sam, as though she were as alive as the first day we met, sprung up off of the floor and tackled Nirrti to the ground, surprise being on her side. She yelled at me to use my zat, which I did. Then, I just stood and stared at her. I stopped when I realised that she was going to fall over.

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Jack:

Carter's one tough little lady - she just jumped up off of the floor and threw Nirrti back down! I could hardly believe my eyes, and Robert was the same. Maybe there is hope for us!

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Makepeace:

Sam fell into my arms as I held her tightly.

"Robert - the cupboard!"

"What?" I asked.

"The cupboard!" she said again, pointing with a limp arm to a small cupboard on the other side of the room. Jack came forwards with his arms outstretched to take Sam from me. At first, I hesitated - I still didn't really trust him, but then Sam looked at me, and I released her because I knew that she didn't want us to fight. Jack held her gently as I went over to the cupboard.

"Fuck!"

The cursed thing was jammed shut! I was going to have to use all of my skill and cunning to open it…

**********

Jack:

Okay, on reflection maybe letting Robert headbutt the cupboard door wasn't such a good idea. It was funny - I would have laughed if we hadn't been so deep in shit. I held Sam in my arms - she was so thin and light. I can't imagine her being able to lift Robert's fat arse, let alone Edelson and Phillips'!

Wait - Robert's found something in the cupboard!

**********

Robert's heart leapt as he saw the syringe looking back at him. The liquid in it was a lilac colour, which was slightly worrying. Unabating, he rushed back to Sam.

"Sam? Is this the antidote? Sam?"

She was getting worse. Her eyes slowly opened and looked at the needle. Jack saw a shudder pass through her body.

"Try it," she whispered.

When he paused, she added:

"Can't get any worse than this."

Very nervously, Robert took the cap off of the needle and pushed the plunger up a little way, sending a small squirt of lilac liquid onto the floor.

Daniel winced and had to look away.

Slowly, Robert rolled up her sleeve and found a vein. Then, as delicately as he could, he inserted the needle into it, pushing down on the plunger and releasing all of the liquid.

With a small groan she passed out, and Robert took her into his arms again. Then, as Jack so delicately put it, they were going to get the hell outta there!

Picking up a zat, Daniel nervously looked around the corner of the corridor and then back at Robert.

"There's nobody there!" he said loudly.

"Ssh!" Edelson whispered, "You trying to get us killed, Jackson?"

"Sorry! If I whispered you'd tell me to speak up!"

"Can it, Jackson!" Phillips growled, walking out into the corridor with Edelson behind him.

Daniel decided that it would probably be a good idea for him to shut up, but he was not happy.

"Blasted marines!" he cursed under his breath.

Jack snorted.

**********

After they had all re-located to a new room, Jack was thoroughly pissed off.

"Robbie, did it occur to you and your chums that we are stuck on a ship in GOD KNOWS WHAT GALAXY? How do you plan on getting us home?"

"For the last time, you prick - it's Robert! And no, I don't know how we're gonna get home, but I do know that all of my team are now safe and accounted for!"

Jack looked down at the unconscious woman in Robert's arms.

"So that's what this was all about?"

"Excuse me?"

"Ya just wanted to save ya girlfriend…"

Robert nearly hit him, but luckily he was restrained by Teal'c.

"Get your hands off me!" he spat.

Daniel had moved Sam over to the corner of the room and was sitting down with her, trying to drown out the shouting and swearing from his so-called 'superior' officers.

"I am afraid that I cannot release you, Colonel Makepeace, unless you decree that you will not harm Colonel O'Neill."

Makepeace frowned in anger. "WHAT?"

"It means, lay a finger on him and I'll put this up your ar…."

Kawalsky's rather graphic threat involving a staff weapon was cut off when Daniel yelled, "She's awake!" from the corner of the room.

Robert instantly went over to her.

"Sam?" he asked.

"Sir? Ah, my head! What happened?"

"Nirrti injected you with this stuff that fucked up your immune system. We managed to find a vaccine…"

"It's just taking a little time to work," she finished, shifting herself into a seating position.

Robert edged away from Kawalsky who was still brandishing the staff weapon menacingly and went over to talk to Edelson and Phillips. Sam tried to stand up.

She pushed up off of the floor with her feet, sending pins and needles all the way up her spine. She cursed under her breath but continued. As her back straightened, she felt dizzy and grey spots appeared in front of her eyes. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment, and then opened them again. She was standing up!

"Careful," said Daniel in a mothering tone.

Sam smiled. "I will be, Daniel."

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Three hours, two jaffa attacks and another graphic threat from Kawalsky later, SG-1 and SG-3 were still no closer to home. Sam was finally in command of her own body again, and was standing with her team, trying to work out what to do. Jack and Kawalsky were sitting in the corner talking, Teal'c was performing Kelno'reem and Daniel was looking out of the window.

"How come we've managed to go all this time without being killed by a group of jaffa?" Daniel asked.

Kawalsky shrugged. "Well, we managed to see two groups of 'em off, and another with Nirrti. There can't be that many left."

"But then again, this is a Goa'uld ship…"

"Danny, d'ya think you could quiet down?" Jack asked, flicking a bit of gravel at Robert.

A very exasperated archaeologist sat down, flicking a bit of gravel at Jack.

"Well, something normally saves our butts in situations like these," Jack mused.

Makepeace snorted. "Have to be a pretty big 'something' for your butt!"

From the window, Daniel called, "Looks like it's our lucky day then!"

They all turned to see a huge Asgard ship approaching.

"Yes!" said Jack, jumping up and accidentally standing on Kawalsky's fingers.

"Aaaagghh!"

Makepeace sniggered.

Their happiness at being rescued stopped when Sam asked Robert a question.

"Sir…when you shot Nirrti with the zat…how many times did you do it?"

"I…uh… SHIT!"

Sam put her head in her hands. "It's okay, a zat blast is strong enough to…"

"It's nowhere near strong enough, Carter, and you know it!" said Kawalsky, enjoying making Robert squirm.

"I was preoccupied," Robert defended.

"With your girlfriend," Jack finished.

All the shouting was driving Sam mad.

"Idiot!"

"Twat!

"Fool!"

"SHUT UP!" she shouted, looking round at all of them. "Can't you see that while you're here shouting at each other, we could be trying to get out!"

Daniel mentally applauded her.

The silence was broken by a sliding noise, and to their horror it was the door that slid open, revealing a very pissed off Nirrti.

"Fools!" she spat, as a group of jaffa began to advance on them; "You will never escape me!"

Sam backed against the wall opposite Daniel as Nirrti put a blade to her throat.

"I see you have recovered. Such a strong spirit - you would make an ideal host."

"Fuck you!" Robert shouted.

One of the jaffa raised his weapon and was about to fire at Robert's chest.

"No!" Sam shouted.

**********

Suddenly, to the utter confusion of Nirrti and her jaffa, the eight Tau'ri disappeared in miniature beams of light. When Nirrti looked out of the window she cried out in rage.

"The Asgard!"

**********

On board the Asgard ship, Jack was congratulating Thor on his impeccable timing.

"Thanks, Buddy!"

"It was a pleasure, O'Neill. I did not realise that your party had increased from four to eight."

"Oh, them? No, they're not mine. Robbie is their commander, then there's Cheshire cat, the mad hatter and Alice. They're from Wonderland!"

Thor frowned. "I have not heard of 'Wonderland' before - which galaxy is it in?"

"He's lying, Thor. Trying to be funny!" Robert answered.

Their fighting continued. After a few minutes, they became embroiled in a furious punch-up.

Thor went over to Sam and Daniel, who appeared to be the only sane Tau'ri left.

"What are they doing? Is it some sort of Tau'ri mating ritual?"

Sam snorted and doubled up with laughter.

"Ah…no, Thor, they're fighting," Daniel explained.

"I see. Then what is Major Kawalsky doing to Colonel Makepeace?"

"Uh…"

"Oh my God!"

"Sam?"

"Uh…well, he's annoyed with him, so he's, uh…inserting that staff weapon where he feels it will…uh…hurt the most."

"That is very disgusting, Captain Carter."

"I know, Thor. You get used to it. They do it a lot…sometimes."

Thor shook his head as Kawalsky wailed in pain.

"Now what are they doing?"

Sam and Daniel paled and looked at each other in amusement.

"Ah…you really don't want to know, Thor."

TO BE CONTINUED IN PART 9

Author's Note: Part 8 is finally here! Hope you enjoyed it, pleeaaassseee send feedback to samcarterusaf@yahoo.co.uk