Jack smiled, a little teary eyed, "Hey Spacemonkey, how're ya feeling?"
Feeling his chest Daniel sat up a little dizzily. He smiled at Jack, looked at his blood-covered hand, then at Willow.
"You need some orange juice, you lost a lot of blood." Willow smiled in satisfaction. Finally here was someone that she could save.
"What happened?" Daniel asked.
Suddenly Janet, 2 corpsman and a gurney, General Hammond, Buffy and Teal'c appeared in the doorway. Janet pushed in, undid Daniel's bloody shirt, pushed up his bloody and damaged t-shirt, to find no wound.
Quiet shock pervaded the room and Willow held up the bullet, "Here it is. Buffy, did you get him?"
Buffy was aware of all eyes on her as she shook her head no, "Teal'c did."
Jack stood shakily, "Gone?"
"Indeed."
Janet coaxed a reluctant Daniel to crawl onto the gurney.
"I'm fine Janet." He protested.
"I guess that you'll let your Doctor decide that?" She asked patiently.
Daniel looked over at Willow, "Thanks." He said quietly.
Willow blushed, "Couldn't let you die, you have too much to do yet."
The General looked stressed, "Colonel, my office 15 minutes."
"Yes Sir." Jack said.
Buffy looked at herself, then at Willow, "We need to change." Willow grimaced in agreement, her eyes going to Daniel as he was being wheeled away, Teal'c following faithfully.
"I'm gonna assign an airman to see you to the quartermaster for BDU's, then to the VIP quarters to change."
"Yes Sir." Buffy saluted smartly and was rewarded by Jack's snort.
Everyone was in the conference room, a cleaned up, healed Daniel, a confused, having missed the excitement Sam, Willow and Buffy in uniforms, Teal'c, Jack and General Hammond.
"Well Colonel?"
"Sir, I think it's Buffy story to tell."
Buffy looked at the General who nodded, "Teal'c and I ran down the hallway looking for the man who Daniel said was wearing dress blues, your Air Force fancy uniform?" Jack, Sam and the General all nodded. "We went around the corner and found the bad guy with his weapon pointed at us. I knocked him on his ass, and tossed Teal'c the weapon."
Teal'c spoke, "Where upon he made a threat and I used my zatnicatel three times. He will threaten us no more."
The General blinked, "Who was it?"
Buffy sighed, "It was Professor Walsh's second in command, LtCol. Dickerson."
Jack snorted, "No longer in the wind."
"Indeed." Teal'c replied with satisfaction in his voice.
"General, Willow and I need to go and get Jay and Hayden back. They don't have much time left." Buffy said quietly.
"I understand that Willow is your friend but she's a civilian. At least you have some military experience." Hammond began.
"Sir, I told you before that Willow is a very powerful witch. She can do a spell that will lead us directly to Jay and Hayden. That way we'll avoid wasting time, because I just don't think that they have that much time left." Buffy's voice was quiet and intense.
The General looked at the clock and noticed it was only a little after 0900. He looked at Jack, "You know what they can do. Do you want Miss Rosenberg and Miss Summers to go through the gate with you?"
Jack looked at Buffy's desperate eyes, and listened to his instincts, "Yes Sir. The sooner the better."
Hammond nodded, "Very well SG-1, after Major Carter has explained what the goa'uld are and what they are capable of, you have a go. I want my people found."
Buffy looked up, "Me too, Thank you." She said quietly.
Willow and Buffy were gazing wide eyed at the gate, Jack and Daniel stifling their amusement. Sam was talking to the girls about the gate and Willow was paying rapt attention, while Buffy was tuned out, eyes glazed.
"Looks like you and I" Daniel snorted to Jack who grinned.
They looked up as the microphone crackled to life, "SG1, Miss Summers, Miss Rosenberg, you have a go."
The gate activated, the malp sent through and as they waited for the telemetry to come in Jack looked again at the General who nodded.
"Come on kids, let's get this circus on the road."
As they stepped through the gate Buffy let her hope rise. "I'm coming for you Jay." She whispered.
Jay was getting weaker and the goa'uld was getting more frustrated. Another torture session was about to begin when a Jaffa rushed in and bowed, "The chapaa'i (couldn't find the right spelling..but you get the gist) had just activated, My Lord."
"It is the Taur'e, capture them!"
"Immediately My lord."
Jay and Hayden were hustled to their cells, and Hayden paced excitedly. "It's SG1 isn't it? Simon and Ethan will be with them and we'll get out of here!"
Jay looked up and coughed weakly, spitting blood on the floor, "I'll take that bet." He grinned and felt his split lip bleed.
On the other side of the gate Buffy looked at Willow and nodded, "Do your stuff Will." They all watched as she held up a slim hand and a glowing orb appeared, hovered and took off.
"Must be thataway." Jack quipped and they all jogged after the orb.
A death glider shot out of the trees causing Teal'c to fall on one knee to aim his staff weapon, but Willow stopped, held up a hand while muttering a word and the glider stopped mid motion, dropped to the ground and exploded into flames.
"Sweet!" Jack said.
"I am most impressed Willow Rosenberg." Teal'c said respectfully.
Willow looked over at Buffy who smiled, "Pick your battles Will." Willow stuck out her tongue.
Sam shook her head, "No, the dead death glider is a good thing Buffy." Her voice was impressed. As they walked she pelted Willow with questions and the two women bonded.
After a few hundred yards Jack made a stop motion with his fist and everyone froze. Buffy stiffened, looked around and raced into the deep grass, kneeling with a broken moan.
"Damn it Jack, he's here."
Everyone walked over and there he was, Sgt. Nathan Walters, dead from one gunshot wound to the back. Jack knelt down, rolled him onto his back and sighed, rubbing his eyes, "I was hoping that you were wrong."
"Me too." Buffy whispered.
Sam knelt down and closed the young mans' eyes, then turned to her pack and pulled out the folded bodybag. Teal'c and Daniel stayed back to keep watch as Jack and Sam gently placed the body of their comrade inside, and zipped it shut. Buffy was silent, but Willow cried softly, "He was just a baby." Buffy wrapped an arm around Willow for a moment, then pushed herself to her feet.
"We'll leave him here for now." Jack said. Everyone nodded and stood. Sam pulled out baby wipes and handed some to Jack and they cleaned their hands.
"O'Neill, the orb is waiting." Teal'c said quietly.
"Let's move campers." And they set off again. They heard a couple of Jaffa patrols and avoided them, the orb above their heads unnoticed. Soon they came to a grounded ship, smaller than a mother ship and the orb hovered over it like a beacon.
"I think we're here." Buffy whispered.
They could see 40 or so Jaffa in the area, which gave Jack an idea. "Carter, take the C-4 and you and Daniel create a distraction, preferably a big one, on the other side of the ship. Take out as many as you can, take out the patrols too if you can. We'll go in and rescue our people and meet you back here, in exactly 15 minutes."
"Yes Sir."
"Ok Jack." And the two darted off into the trees. Buffy prayed a quick prayer for Jay and Hayden and looked up to see Jack's eyes on her, "You ok?"
She nodded, "Peachy, just want to find them and get off of this rock."
"I read you." Jack said emphatically.
They watched tensely when a large boom, then several massive fireballs exploded, making the local birdlike wildlife burst from the trees into the air. Jack watched as all of the Jaffa disappeared around the back of the ship. "Sweet. We're in business."
