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"Colonel I thought I made it clear that we were not going to commit more troops to this fiasco," Hammond said.
"General this is four good…one good officer, a good scientist, a friendly alien and a Tok'ra…I think that's worth committing troops to a rescue mission!" Jack shouted back.
"Look Colonel, I'll try the President one more time but I can almost certainly assure you that the answer will be no," Hammond said.
"Thank you sir," Jack said, turning around and walking out of the office.
He was on his way to the infirmary when he ran into Harry and Steven who were walking in the other direction.
"Colonel, there's a problem," Steven said.
"What?" Jack asked.
"They need Dr Frasier before they can decide whether they should attempt to extract the Goa'uld from Major Carter," Steven continued.
Jack glared at him, but reminded himself not to kill the messenger, it wasn't his fault. Actually it was his own fault, he shouldn't have left Janet behind, assuming that Hammond would let them return with back-up. The Pentagon and the government were starting to continuously complain that maybe the human loss that occurred at the SGC was too high.
"Never leave a team mate behind," Jack muttered. "We'll get her back don't worry."
If Sam remained a Goa'uld it would be his fault, because he had been so intent on getting her home safe that he hadn't thought through his rescue plan for the others.
"Thanks," Jack said, after a few moments of Harry and Steven just staring at him.
They both mumbled something and walked in the direction of the commissary. Jack made his way to the infirmary. Two nurses whispered something to each other as he entered the isolation room and approached the bed that Sam had been strapped to. It was the exact same room she had been confined to three years earlier when she had been taken over by an Entity from another planet. He sat down, thinking how he had sat here and watched a brain dead Sam he thought was going to die…because of him.
Now she might die for real…or worse – spend the rest of her life as a Goa'uld, and it was all his fault. He should've known not to let her go into that god damn signing room back in Australia, he should've shot Tutankhamen while he had the chance…he should've rescued Sam when they were in the Dandenongs! Anything…there were so many moments when he could've saved her without having risked everyone elses lives and he hadn't…and now they were all gonna die because of him. Janet, Jacob, Jonas, Daniel and Sam! Some good his choices had done.
He'd done nothing but damage. He might as well leave.
There was movement out of the corner of his eyes. He looked up to see Ankhesenamun trying to sit up properly, but she was restrained.
"Let me out of these, I am your god," she whispered.
"Leave Carter," Jack ordered.
"Oh straight to the point, I like a man who's straight to the point," Ankhesenamun eyes glinted evilly.
"You leave her or die," Jack said.
"Colonel…" one of the nurses butted in.
He held up a finger to stop her. "Get General Hammond."
"I will not leave, you can not kill me for I am your god!" her eyes glowed.
Jack cringed. "Don't do that…it disturbs me."
Ankhesenamun smiled evilly. "Exactly."
Jack didn't reply, he just sat down on his stool and glared the alien inside of Sam's body. How had he let this happen? Again…Why was it always Sam? Why couldn't it be him? He hated the god damn snakes and he would never ever want anyone to go through the experience of being a host, least of all twice.
"You're never gonna save her," Ankhesenamun sneered.
"Oh we'll find a way…and if we can't we'll create a way!" Jack replied.
"You'll need Dr Frasier if you have any hope of doing so, and she'll be dead by now," Ankhesenamun said casually.
"Stop it, I know they're not dead," Jack replied, although to tell the truth he had no idea whether they were still alive.
Ankhesenamun grinned, but didn't say anything; she just stared at Jack, as if egging him on, asking him to blow up at her. But he didn't, he remained calm, at least on the outside, and glared straight back at her, his expression blank.
"Carter, can you hear me? I want you to know we're going to help you," Jack said. "Just remember that…"
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"You're wasting your time," Jacob said
Jonas looked over at Daniel who was standing near the gate of the cage, trying to figure out a way to break out of the cage. Daniel looked up and glared at Jacob.
"Hey at least I'm trying to get us out of here!" Daniel replied.
"There's no point," Jacob said. "Their security will just take us straight back in here, we're better off waiting for the rescue team."
There was silence.
"What if there is no rescue team?" Janet spoke up.
"There'll be a rescue team," Jacob insisted.
"General, I think you know better than most of us how the military works – if the risk factor is too high they won't be sending in a rescue team," Janet replied.
After a moments consideration Jacob sighed. "You're right…Daniel keep trying."
Daniel sighed and turned back to trying to find a way out of the god damn confining state. Jonas sighed and closed his eyes, leaning against the wall yet again, listening carefully to any conversation exchanged, desperate for entertainment.
"Is it just the missions I'm on, or do SG-1 always end up locked in some kind of cage?" Jacob asked.
Janet smiled slightly. "I wouldn't know what goes on during missions, sir; all I know is they always manage to come back alive…well usually…" she looked in Daniel's direction, but he wasn't listening.
"I have to get out of here," Jacob said suddenly. "I can't let Sam stay a Goa'uld."
"It's OK sir, Colonel O'Neill is in control," Janet said. "I'm sure he'll find a way to save Sam."
"He will," Jacob said. "I just wish I could help."
"So do I, sir," Janet said.
"Jack's a good man," Jacob sighed, it wasn't a question, but not really a statement either.
Janet looked at him, slightly confused about where that comment had come from, but knowing exactly where he was going. "Yes he is."
"He loves her, doesn't he?" Jacob admitted.
Jonas opened his eyes and turned his head slightly for a better view, even Daniel stopped what he was doing and turned around.
No one replied.
They all knew it was true – but they were too scared to reply – afraid of Jacob's reaction if they said anything. Janet shuffled slightly in her seat against the wall next to Jacob.
"Yes he does," Daniel said. "That's why he won't let her stay a Goa'uld."
Jacob nodded in agreement.
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"Carter, can you hear me? I want you to know we're going to help you," Jack said. "Just remember that…"
Sam wanted to reply, wanted to say that she knew and he didn't have to tell her. But she couldn't, she had no control at all over what Ankhesenamun said or did, she had absolutely no free will – the one thing that kept her happy in life was her free will, and her science projects, and now that was gone. She was staring straight into Jack's eyes – but he couldn't read her expression. She needed help, she just wanted to scream out and ask for…
"Help," she said.
Then she was gone again, back into Ankhesenamun's control. But she knew that would've given him hope….maybe the hope that he needed to get her out of this.
"Carter?" he jumped off his stool. "You there?"
Then she felt the evil grin return to her face, without her control. Jack saw it to, because his expression changed to one of determination.
"Colonel," a voice said from the door; General Hammond. "The President has authorized a rescue team to be sent to the planet where you rescued Major Carter from. Leaving ASAP."
"Yes, sir," Jack said, glancing once more in Sam's direction and then jogging out of the room to assemble a rescue team.
Sam watched after him and could only hope that he didn't fall for the trap she knew was there waiting for him.
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"Something's wrong," Daniel said.
"What now?" Jacob asked.
"There's not enough security…we haven't been interrogated…this isn't normal for a Goa'uld – we must be bait," Daniel said.
"Bait for what?" Jonas asked.
"Well I dunno, the rescue team?" Daniel replied. "Who else could they possibly be holding a trap for?"
Just then, as if to contradict what Daniel had just "figured out", Osiris entered the room.
"What are the co-ordinates for Earth?" she asked.
"Or maybe not…" Daniel replied, backing away from the bars.
"Straight to the point," Jonas mumbled.
She shouted something in Goa'uld to one of her Jaffa, who opened the gate to Jacob & Janet's cage and pulled Janet out roughly by her shirt collar. Then shut the gate again so Jacob couldn't get out
"Daniel, you will tell me or I'll have your friend made into a Goa'uld," Osiris smiled evilly.
"Don't!" Janet said before the Jaffa covered her mouth.
Daniel looked at Janet. She was one of his best friends, he had spent so much time in the infirmary with her – he couldn't let her be turned into a Goa'uld. But he also couldn't allow Osiris to get the gate co-ordinates! He had to think fast.
"Sarah…don't make me choose," he said.
"I am not Sarah," Osiris almost laughed in his face.
Daniel glanced at Janet again. Jacob had made his way near to where the Jaffa was holding Janet. Janet shook her head at Daniel, telling him not to give out Earth's co-ordinates. He couldn't of course, that would go against all their training.
"Come on Sarah I know you're in there," Daniel said.
Just then Jason Blank/Tutankhamen entered the room. "Where is my wife?"
Osiris looked taken aback for a minute. "I…uh…we're trying to get her back right now. The humans from Earth have taken her away from us again."
"You let them take my wife!?" Tutankhamen's eyes glowed and his voice double in volume. "And you didn't tell me?"
As if a notice had been sent out that half the occupants of the ship were in the holding cell part another Jaffa ran into the room.
"Osiris, my goddess, the Chappa'ai has activated! The Tau'ri are returning!" he announced.
Tutankhamen glared once again at Osiris and then turned and swiftly made his way out of the room. The Jaffa holding Janet threw her back into her cell and looked at Osiris for instructions. She glared right at Daniel and stormed out after Tutankhamen, her Jaffa following close behind.
"I told you we were bait," Daniel mumbled to Jonas, looking over at Janet. "Are you OK?"
Janet nodded, Jacob helping her up from the ground. "I'm fine."
"Jack, Teal'c and whoever's with them are in trouble!" Daniel said.
The other three nodded.
"We have to do something," Janet said.
Jonas nodded in agreement. "But what?"
Janet grinned and pulled something out from under her coat. "I got this."
They all looked at the zat and a small smile spread across all three of their faces.
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