CHAPTER THIRTEEN: It's So Unreal, Didn't Look Out Below
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"Very bad day…" Jack muttered, stepping back slightly, then talked louder. "Hey guys, how're your day going? You know ours isn't going to well…so if you wanna maybe…let us go? Leave the planet? We'd be very happy…"
The Jaffa did not seem amused.
"OK maybe not…" he said.
The teenage girl they had seen earlier walked in front of the Jaffa, pushing her way through the crowd. She stopped and smiled, her eyes glowing.
"I told you I wanted to help," Lizzy grinned, a sinister and threatening grin. "See how I'm helping now?"
"That's the Goa'uld talking," Jack said.
"If you'd let me help I wouldn't be a Goa'uld," the look in her eyes now reminded Jack of one of those ghosts or possessed children from horror movies.
Her voice wasn't deep and threatening like a normal Goa'uld, it was light and seemed to travel like the wind, it had a spooky, hypnotic sound to it.
A sudden spasm of guilt hit Jack. It wasn't his fault this girl was a Goa'uld – but if Jacob hurried up and activated the damn device then that wouldn't be a problem. She'd be de-Goa'ulded in a hurry…whether she lived was another matter all together.
Suddenly another familiar face appeared in the crowd.
"Ah, just who we came to see…" Jack said.
Hammond stopped next to Lizzy, the same evil grin on his face.
"Now would be good Dad…" Sam said quietly so only Jack could hear her.
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Janet, Jonas and Teal'c walked into the control room. Daniel was seated in the seat, obviously the Goa'uld hadn't needed the use of the control room.
"Anything happening?" Jonas asked.
Daniel remained with his eyes glued to the screen. "Jack and Sam look like they're in a spot of trouble…"
They all looked at the screen to see Jack and Sam cornered by at least twenty Jaffa…at the head of the group was Hammond and the teenage girl they had seen enter the building earlier.
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Jacob Carter sat, staring at his watch. They would've had plenty of time to get Sam to safety by now…right? He stood up and walked over to the machine, hitting the on switch. Then he bent down to the look at the control panels. At what level did he want to set the machine on?
He set it to 'galaxy' and then stepped back, once more checking his watch. They would definitely be at the planet by now…
He hit the button that powered the device and a loud whirring noise came from inside it. Then a yellow glow was emitted from the centre of the device.
Jacob fell the ground…unconscious.
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Jack watched as everyone in front of him suddenly fell to the ground, a look of pain on their faces. He heard a small noise from behind him and turned around to see Sam sliding down the wall onto the ground.
"Carter…are you ok?" he asked, rushing to her side.
"It…hurts…" she whispered.
"The machine…" Jack said. "Sam…stay with me. Stay awake."
"I'm trying…but it hurts," she let out a scream of pain and grabbed her chest. "Damnit it hurts."
Jack took her hand. "You'll be fine."
She didn't reply this time…her eyes close and she started sliding into a horizontal position.
"No! Sam! Wake up!" Jack said, grabbing her shoulders. "I'm not going to let you die."
Her eyelids fluttered open. "Some things you have to let go of…"
"NO!" he said loudly. "And there are some things I'm not going to let go of. You're one of them. I told you I'd bring you back to Earth…but I shouldn't have. You should've stayed on the planet – we haven't done anything here…"
"It was worth it…Jack…" she said. "Everything was worth it…"
"No…no it wasn't...Sam you're not allowed to die – I haven't even taken you fishing yet…" Jack said, smiling slightly.
She almost laughed, but it was interrupted by another spasm of pain. Then suddenly she fell unconscious like the rest of the group. Jack pulled her unconscious body to him and held it, listening to a breath or a heartbeat…some sign that she was alive.
None came.
Just then there was the clanging of boots on the stairs alerted Jack to the presence of other people. He turned around to see Daniel, Jonas, Janet, Teal'c and a couple of other SGC members standing there – obviously people who hadn't been killed or made in Goa'uld hosts.
"Jack…is she…?" Janet asked, then sudden realisation hit her. "Is Cassie…?"
She ran to find the telephone, Daniel ran after her, leaving Jonas and Teal'c standing at the other end of the briefing room. Jack stared at them, his eyes were cold.
"She's not breathing…" he said quietly.
Jonas and Teal'c didn't move. They didn't know what to say.
They were all disturbed by the movement of some of the Jaffa. Slowly, one by one, the Jaffa and the Goa'uld hosts sat up.
"I don't feel so good…" one of the Jaffa said, he inspected his pouch and realised he was Goa'uldless.
"What…what just happened?" another Jaffa asked.
They all turned to look at Teal'c for an explanation.
Just then Jack felt Sam's body move, the rising of a breath.
"Sam…?" he said cautiously.
"Jack…" she whispered. "Am I alive?"
"Yes," he whispered back, pulling her closer. "And the Goa'uld are gone."
Finally Hammond stood up and looked around the room. "Teal'c – I need tretonine for these Jaffa…I'm guessing the machine worked?"
"Indeed…" Teal'c said, turning around and walked back down the stairs.
Jack stood up, holding his hand out to Sam. She took it and pulled herself up.
"What about Dad?" she asked.
"We're going to find out…" Jack said.
"What about Earth?" she asked.
Jack could only shrug.
"Sir…what about McKay? He's still here…his Goa'uld doesn't have Naquadah in its blood…" she said.
"Oh…" Jack said, turning to face Hammond. "Sir we still have one problem to deal with…"
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