Thanks to Naliza for betaing this for me, very much appreciated as always!

Thanks for all the motivation sent my way, it's always very much appreciated and definitely does help!! :)

I don't think I have anything else to say right now so here's chapter 6…

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"Colonel, what made you think that they would not release you?" Stone asked, cutting of Sam's narrative of what had happened.

Sam took the opportunity to take a sip from the water glass in front of her.

"Intuition Sir.  It's difficult to explain but you just know.  They hadn't asked for anything really, just how to use the gate.  They also hadn't said they would let us go if we helped, they turned to violence pretty quickly and the casual way that they killed Lieutenant Harris.  It all adds up to the knowledge that you won't be going home if they have anything to say about it," Sam tried to explain.  She found it difficult to put the feeling into words.

"I concur with Colonel Carter's assessment.  These men were not willing to release us under any circumstances.  Had we offered them what they wanted they would have killed us," Teal'c added.

Stone nodded, he was suddenly glad that he had called O'Neill to the base despite some initial misgivings.  He had been ready to try and negotiate with the captors but knowing what this would have brought about was a sobering thought.  He realised that he still had things to learn about the dangers and politics of intergalactic travel.

"So what happened next Colonel?"

"Well, we were left alone for at least a couple of hours.  They must have worked out how the P90 worked during this time.  We could hear them firing the weapon.  Not long after that Blue came back."

"Blue?"

"The man with the blue and white face, he didn't give a name.  We christened the other one Green."

"I see," Stone said.

"Anyway, when he came back he seemed pretty pleased with himself…"

"This is an interesting weapon, we would like more of these," Blue said pointing the P90 at each of them in turn.

"Sorry, I must have left my spare in my other jacket," Sam answered sarcastically.  She realised that Jack must be having a bigger influence on her than she thought as he put the muzzle of the gun under her chin, his finger on the trigger.

"We don't have any more okay," she attempted to appease him.

"You can get more, through the Stargate," he said.  Although it was phrased as a question it came out as a statement.

"They won't give you weapons," Sam said.

"They won't give you anything," Daniel added.

"And who are they exactly?"

"My superiors, on my planet.  They control the Stargate and they will not negotiate with terrorists," Sam said definitely.

"They will negotiate with me.  I have three reasons for them to negotiate and it would seem that you value the lives of those you fight with."

"We don't fight, we explore," Daniel tried to explain.

"You come armed and you use your weapons.  You fight," Blue rationalised.

"Look, what exactly is it that you want?" Daniel asked in attempt to ascertain just what their plans were.  He figured that if he could understand what they wanted then he might be able to negotiate with them.  Despite what Sam and Teal'c had said he was at least willing to try and talk to them.

"Weapons like those you carry and medical supplies."

"The medical supplies might not be a problem, if you let us go, but the weapons…" Daniel concluded in an attempt to initiate a negotiation.

"Well we can see how your 'superiors' feel.  You can get a message to them I presume."

Sam, Daniel and Teal'c chose to remain quiet.  Instead they looked at each other.

"Sam?" Blue asked, turning to look her in the eyes.

"What?" she spat.

"You can deliver a message, you are the leader."

"What if I don't?" she asked, testing Blue.

"If you don't then I will personally kill this one and you will watch me cut out his heart," he said, crossing to Daniel, whose eyes widened in shock as Blue brought the knife to his throat.

"Okay," Sam said resigned to the fact that this would be the best way to keep Daniel and Teal'c alive.  She was all too aware that she might not survive this but it was a risk that she was willing to take.

Green came into the room, a zat in his hand.  Sam tried to prepare herself but as the blast hit her body and the pain spread through her, she lost consciousness.

"This is when you delivered the message through the MALP?" General Stone interrupted her with a question.

"Yes Sir.  I was unconscious for most of the journey to the Stargate.  Once I recovered Blue and Green told me what to say.  They knew that I'd try to send a message through," Sam said, a small smile lined her lips before she continued, "but I had been planning to try and convey at least some kind of coded message though."

"General O'Neill thought as much," Stone stated.

Sam had to smile again at the mention of Jack's name.  She stretched slightly.  She was stiff from sitting in the same position for such a long time but as stretched her ribs protested loudly.  Her wince was not missed.

"Are you alright Colonel? We can take a break," Stone offered.

"No I'm fine Sir, thank you," Sam assured him.

"What happened after you delivered the message?"

"Well, he let his guard down for a second…"

Sam realised that her capturer was not paying full attention and immediately grabbed the zat gun he had stuffed in his belt.  She quickly shot him once.  She brought the weapon up as Green fumbled with the mechanism on the P90 before dropping it to the floor.  Sam shot him twice before he had a chance to bend down and pick it up.  She crossed and picked up the P90.  As she was about to leave the clearing where the Stargate was located she noticed that Blue was already starting to stir slightly.  She stopped at his side, pulled the large knife from his belt before shooting him for the second time.

 She tucked the zat into her belt.  She cradled her left hand inside her jacket in a bid to support her wrist which was throbbing painfully.  She went in search of Daniel and Teal'c, sweeping the area with her P90, appreciating its light composition.

It took her a while to locate the building where they were being held.  The unfamiliar landscape served to get her lost on a number of occasions.  Eventually when she found it, she discovered it to be heavily guarded.

She waited until the sun started to set before she made her move, making quick work of the guards, using the P90.  She found the cell in the building.  The key had been left in the lock thanks to the overconfidence of their capturers.  Sam could not help but smile at their stupidity.

She swung open the door, Teal'c and Daniel both looked up as she entered.

"Sam?" Daniel asked, obviously surprised to see her there.

"Yes, come on lets get out of here," Sam replied with a smile.

"You got away then?" the Archaeologist inquired as she cut his bonds with the knife she had taken from Blue.

"Umm, yes.  Not a lot gets past you does it?" she asked wryly.

"It's just they were so strong," Daniel added.

"Not too bright though," Sam replied smiling slightly.

"It is good to see you Colonel Carter," Teal'c commented.

"Thanks Teal'c," she said as she handed him the zat from her belt.

"We need to find a GDO before we go," Sam addressed both of her companions.

"Good idea," Daniel agreed.

They searched the building without meeting any sort of resistance.  Sam was beginning to think that it was slightly too easy.  They rounded a corner and saw a pile of their equipment.  Teal'c rushed forward and grabbed a GDO.  He was about to take a couple of grenades, which they had obviously not figured out their function, when a man suddenly came around the corner. Upon noticing Teal'c he pulled his knife and started approaching. 

Without any sort of warning he immediately went for Teal'c.  The Jaffa warrior was able to deflect the main force of the blow but the knife still swept up to slash him across the forehead.  Teal'c somehow managed to get himself far enough away from the man and without hesitation shot him twice with the zat in his hand.

"You okay Teal'c?" Sam asked as he returned.  Blood was flowing freely from the wound.

"I am," he said simply.

Daniel went back to their equipment and quickly pulled out a handful of medical supplies.  He quickly attached a dressing to Teal'c head before tucking the rest of the supplies into his pockets.

Teal'c took point with Sam watching their six, Daniel stayed in the middle because he was unarmed save from the knife that Sam had given him.  Having known Daniel for many years Sam knew that he must be feeling slightly useless being without a serious weapon. Unfortunately at that moment there was nothing that she could do to change his situation.

Despite the fact that she had only one working arm and was feeling very stiff and in quite a lot of pain from her ribs, Sam figured that she could still shoot straighter than her friend could. 

Daniel had spent countless hours in the range with Jack when he joined the SGC.  During that time he had learn to shoot properly but Sam knew that in her case she was an excellent marksman, or should that be markswoman, she thought idly.  She shook her head vigorously in a bid to clear it; she had more important things to think about at the moment.

Sam knew that the Stargate would be close.  She was about to tell Teal'c who was on point when she tripped over a root.  She had not even seen it.  Her periphery was greying out again.  A combination of the most recent zat blast, the blow to her head she had received, which had given her a wicked headache, and the run to the gate, had sapped most of her energy.

She felt a strong hand helping her up.  Looking up she saw it was Daniel, concern etched on his face.

"Come on Sam, we're nearly there.  You can do it," he encouraged her.

Using the Archaeologist for support she pulled herself up again.  Suddenly she felt Daniel fall against her a split second before she heard the loud sound of a P90 being fired.

"Daniel, Daniel?" she said frantically as she looked at the archaeologist, whose face was painted with shock.

She quickly turned and fired an indiscriminate shower of bullets into the trees behind them.  She heard screams as some of the bullets found targets.

"Teal'c, Daniel's down," she shouted to the Jaffa who was already rushing back to their position.

Sam put down the P90 as Teal'c neared and took up a defensive posture, firing zat blasts into the trees.  She quickly examined her friend, trying to find out where the blood was coming from.  She breathed a sigh of relief as she realised that he had been shot in the shoulder, it could have been much worse.

She pulled some of the spare medical supplies from Daniel's pockets and administered first aid the best she could under the circumstance.  She put as much pressure as she could on the wound but she knew that they could not afford to wait for long.

She picked up the P90 and took over the defence as Teal'c picked Daniel up and began to run towards the gate.

Sam dialled and sent the GDO signal through.  Teal'c rushed through first with Daniel.  Sam turned and saw the bodies of Blue and Green where she had left them.  She turned back towards the gate and walked through.

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So there it was, let me know what you think and I'll post chapter 7 as soon as possible!!  Just call it motivation and not blackmail.  The word blackmail just has such bad connotations associated with it!!