CHAPTER SIX: I Designed This Rhyme

A/N: Just a quick note to fans of my other fan fic Feeling Alive – there is a sequel on the way within the next month or so!! It just depends how this fics going etc etc!!! And I think I might set part of it in Sydney and I'm going there on hols early Jan – so I might wait till then…we'll see!! But it IS coming – I haven't forgotten my promise!!

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McKay suddenly slumped to the ground, a blue zap surrounded his figure as he fell. His hand let go of Sam's neck and she breathed properly again, also falling to the ground, but alive.

"Major Carter, are you OK?" Sam looked up to saw Anise/Freya looking at her.

Sam nodded slowly and then she slipped into the unconscious.

She woke up to find herself staring at Jonas's smiling face. She screwed up her eyes at the bright light coming from behind him. "Ouch…what is that?"

Jonas looked behind him. "It's just a normal light…"

Janet appeared out of seemingly nowhere and stepped into Sam's vision. "Hey, you feeling any better? You've been out cold for hours."

"Hours?" Sam jerked up, now fully awake. "No…I have to go…" she started looking around for her stuff.

"Sam lie down," Janet ordered.

"I can't!" Sam replied. "Janet if I don't get up there and work on something this base is going to be destroyed!"

"What are you working on?" Janet asked.

"A naquadah reactor – but this one's special…if place in the right part of a Goa'uld spaceship it'll blow up the whole thing…" Sam replied. "I just need McKay to…"

She stopped.

"Oh…"

The room fell silent.

"Hey Carter you're awake!" came the cheery voice of Jack.

"Hi, sir," Sam said, even managing to smile slightly.

"What's the problem?" he asked, looking at the faces of Janet and Jonas.

"Sam wants to continue her lab work…" Janet said.

"No one else can do it – no one else knows how!" Sam said.

"I'm sure one of those eggheads can figure it out…" Jack said. "Now get some rest as the good doctor says."

Sam looked reluctant.

"That's an order Major," Jack continued.

"Sir…normally I would – but this is different. The lives of everyone on this planet are at stake! I'm not a even a factor here – I can't fail…I have to work…and if that means working myself to the ground then I'm gonna do it!" she burst out.

There was silence.

Everyone knew it was true, but she needed rest, they could see it in her face, in her eyes in her body…she was tired and in pain and she needed rest. Janet sighed and looked at her again.

"OK, go ahead…but Sam…the minute this is all over…I want you to go home and rest," Janet ordered.

"If it ever ends…" Sam said, standing up and grabbing her clothes before walking out of the infirmary.

After a few seconds Jack broke the stillness that followed and ran after her, leaving Jonas and Janet staring at the empty infirmary.

"Carter!" he said, reaching her.

She continued walking at a fast pace.

"Whoa Carter, slow down!" he reached her and grabbed her arm, pulling her around into a stop to face him.

Tears had filled her eyes and they were glistening under the lighting.

"Carter, are you OK? I think Frasier's right you need more rest…" he said.

"I'm fine, sir," she replied, wiping the tears out of her eyes. "I don't need rest."

He stared into her eyes. He knew no matter what he said she wouldn't give up. His hand was still on her lower arm, and he let it slide down further until it reached her hand.

"Hey…don't worry…it's not over yet," he said, squeezing her hand. "I'm still here."

She nodded, her eyes back to being crystal clear, no tears present. "Thanks, sir…that means a lot to me…I have to go."

With the sudden abruptness she pulled her hand away from his and left in the direction of her lab. Jack watched her go.

Freya was right…he couldn't let her slip away.

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"Who sent you?" Teal'c asked.

"Graktell sholva!" McKay spat back, Goa'uld voice and all.

Teal'c continued staring at the prisoner who sat on the bunk glaring straight back at him. Graktell was the most offensive word in the Jaffa/Goa'uld language. Teal'c did not wish to retaliate.

"Someone who you will never be worthy of serving under," McKay finally decided to reply.

"I do not wish to serve under a false god," Teal'c replied.

"Anubis is not a false god!" McKay spat out…then realised his mistake.

Teal'c smiled slightly. "And what is your real name?"

McKay sat in silence, yet again glaring at Teal'c, if looks could kill –

"Teal'c…" Jack said, slamming the door open and then shut again. "You got anything out of the snakehead?"

"Indeed…he is working for Anubis," Teal'c replied.

"What? The Russian government wasn't evil enough for you?" Jack asked.

"You think you're so funny Jack," McKay replied, still in Goa'uld voice.

"What, you don't?" Jack replied sarcastically. "I'm deeply wounded…"

Then he turned to Teal'c.

"This is gonna take a while isn't it?" Jack asked.

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"I got it…" Daniel said.

Jonas looked up from his position across from Daniel. "Got what?"

"The translation…I got it all!" Daniel exclaimed, sitting up. "We have to go to this gate address…"

"What?" Jonas asked, still looking confused as Daniel stood up, grabbed his papers and whizzed past him out of the room. "What now?"

He stood up and followed Daniel, but not before grabbing another biscuit off the table.

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Jonas stood munching on the remains of his biscuit in Hammond's office. Hammond himself was still talking on his special red phone, probably to the President. He hung up and Jonas swallowed his biscuit fast.

"How can I help you?" Hammond asked. "Dr Jackson did you find anything?"

Daniel nodded and pulled out his notes. "You see sir, the Furlings…I'm pretty sure now that it's the Furlings – because the Nox are peaceful…built this machine – and when activated it destroys all creatures with a Naquadah based system – for example the Goa'uld…leaving the host completely intact and Goa'uldless."

Hammond stared at him for a second. "So you're saying there's a way to wipe out the Goa'uld…without harming to hosts?"

Daniel nodded.

"What're we waiting for?" Hammond asked.

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Anubis looked up as his First Prime entered the room again and bowed before his feet.

"My lord…we are slowing down, coming out of hyperspace…" the First Prime announced. "We are now entering the solar system of the Tau'ri."

"Good…we have made good time…" Anubis replied. "I want that base and that Stargate destroyed…before they discover what is hidden on that planet."

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