Daniel spotted Sam instantly as he and Teal'c came up over the hill into the clearing where their campsite was set up.
She was pacing about wringing her hands.
He sped up ahead of Teal'c in order to reach her quickly.
When he was close enough to not have to yell he gently called out to her.
"Sam?"
She looked up and blinked. She had not even heard them coming.
When Daniel reached her side he touched her arm and spoke again.
"Sam, are you ok?"
By then she had her emotions in check… at least on the outside.
"Yeah Daniel. I'm fine. Why do you ask?"
She was good, but Daniel knew her better than that. He also knew that she didn't want to talk about it right then, if ever.
"I, uh… well… you disappeared last night and Teal'c and I, we were concerned. Weren't we Teal'c."
"Indeed we were."
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At that moment Jack chose to exit the tent. He was fully dressed, sunglasses already on, and was jamming his cap down onto his head.
"Morning campers. What say we blow this popsicle stand? There's nothing to see here."
"Jack," Daniel spoke in acknowledgement.
"Daniel," Jack replied with a challenge in his tone.
"I, um, I agree Jack. I think we should head back early."
Well there was a surprise.
Jack waited for the other ball to drop.
"The culture here is quite fascinating, but uhh, Teal'c and I collected some samples last night and" he looked at Sam "we thought that you might be interested in analyzing them."
Sam shifted her eyes from Daniel to her feet and back.
"Okay." Sam shifted back into military mode, accepted the proffered samples from Daniel and headed off to pack up her kit.
After quickly breaking up camp the team headed back to the stargate.
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The klaxons blared.
"Unauthorized off world gate activation."
"Receiving SG1's IDC code. They're back early, Sir."
"Open the Iris and get a med team in here," General Hammond bellowed.
After the iris opened and the wormhole whooshed to life 4 figures stepped through. O'Neill coming in last as usual.
The med team glanced at each other after noticing that SG1 appeared unscathed, and the SFs lowered their weapons as Jack waived up to General Hammond and said, "It's ok. Shut it down."
As the gate shut down the members of SG1 were relieved of their gear and then ordered off to the infirmary and showers with the promise of a briefing in 2 hours.
"I'll take the showers first," Carter stated coolly, then walked of without a glance back.
Jack stood still for a moment with a blank look on his face until he heard Teal'c clear his throat in an attempt to gain the man's attention.
Jack stiffened, gave the remaining members of his team a brief nod and headed off towards the infirmary. Teal'c and Daniel followed exchanging concerned looks.