Was going to wait until tomorrow to write this, but once again am bored, as
have no social life to speak of. I'm not completely happy with this chapter
– I knew what I wanted to happen in my head, but had a hard time explaining
it in words. I don't know if that makes any sense. So here's chapter 12!
Please be nice!
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"PERHAPS THE TOK'RA WILL BE MORE FORTHCOMING" She says, her eyes glittering with disappointment and rage. "TAKE HIM AWAY!" She yells to the Jaffa.
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Chapter 12 – What we do for love
Suddenly, as they drag me away, my mind becomes very clear. All the effects of what ever she gave me disappear, and I'm left with the mixed feelings of relief, that I didn't give anything away, and the pain of thinking that she might have come back to me.
I know what I have to do now though. Still slumping, I pretend to be unconscious. Thinking that I'm not awake, he hasn't bothered to protect his Zat gun. I see my chance, and I go for it.
I reach for the Zat, and before he knows what I've done, I've shot it twice, and the Jaffa falls, lifeless, to the floor. The Goa'uld turns, and she raises her hand. But I'm too fast for her. Once again, I find myself shooting at her, and once again, she crumples to the ground, but this time, I catch her before she hits the floor.
She opens her eyes, and the Goa'uld isn't there. It's Sam looking at me. I must have knocked it out, or something. Whatever it is, I don't care. She's back.
"Jack?" She says weakly "Jack I'm so sorry" She starts to cry "God, what have I done?" She whispers, no doubt some of the memories are flooding back to her.
"Hey, hey come on. It's OK" I say, cradling her in my arm. She suddenly sits up, and looks at me. "Colonel, there's a Tok'ra operative. On board. Hera knows about him, but he doesn't know she knows. You have to warn him. Colonel, you have to..." She drifts off, and her eyes flash. The Goa'uld is back. She rises to standing.
"YOU WILL DIE FOR THIS TAU'RI" She cries, and raises a Zat at me. I can't shoot back, I'll kill her, so I close my eyes, and I wait for the blast to hit me. But nothing comes. I open them again. She still has the Zat pointed at me, and I can't work out why she hasn't fired it. But then I look at her face. The expression she's wearing, looked as though she was fighting something and the way her hand was shaking, looked as if someone was trying to force it downwards.
Then I look in to her eyes, and there's this little flicker of something. It's very faint, but I can see it. It's Sam. She's fighting the Goa'uld. I know it won't be long before the Goa'uld regains control, but there's nothing I can do.
Then suddenly, her face goes blank, and she crumples to the floor again. Not thinking about what I'm doing, I scoop her up in to my arms, and hold her tightly. The thought occurs to me that she could wake up any second, but I don't care anymore. All I care about is saving her.
Still carrying her in my arms, I run down the corridor, to the room where SG5, Daniel, Teal'c, Jacob and Malek are. The Jaffa guarding them never sees me coming.
I go to the room, but they're not there. Panic rises through me, but then I hear a voice from behind me.
"Looking for someone?" I turn around. It's Daniel, and behind him are Teal'c, Jacob, Malek, and SG5. Then behind him, I see someone else. I raise my Zat, but Daniel yells at me not to shoot. "Jack, this is Caleb, of the Tok'ra. He, er... gave us a little help". The Tok'ra bows his head.
"It is an honor to meet you O'Neill" He says. Then they all see who I'm holding in my arms. Jacob, although obviously very confused, looks like he's going to hug me. Even Teal'c smiles.
"Let's get out of here" I say.
"I can transport us all, via the rings, to the planet, where we can escape through the star gate" Caleb says. I have never felt so grateful to a Tok'ra before.
"Well then let's get the hell out of here!" I yell, and begin to move. They're all still standing there, bewildered.
"Jack, how did you..." Jacob begins, but I interrupt him.
"Jacob, I will tell you everything, but not right now" I say, feeling strangely calm about the whole thing. It seems a good enough explanation to him, and we start to run down the corridor.
"Er... Jack?" Daniel says, suddenly going pale. "We, er..., we had a bit of extra time on our hands, and well, you know what General Hammond said about a secondary mission, well, we er... well, we have exactly 7 minutes before the ship explodes"
"What?" I yell, feeling like I want to kill him. But there's no time. I'll kill him when we get back.
Without saying anything else, we run as fast as we can to the ring room, and as soon as I feel my feet touch the planet I run towards the gate. Teal'c dials out, and I punch in my GDO code.
I run full pelt towards the gate, and throw me and Sam through it. We roll down the ramp to the bottom, and I find myself staring up at General Hammond.
Before I know what's happening, they've lifted Sam out of my arms, and are lifting her on to a gurney, complete with a full set of restraints. I pull myself up to standing.
"The Tok'ra are already here, Jack, and they're preparing to remove the symbiote as soon as she gets to the infirmary" He pauses, realizing I'm still dazed, and looks at me" Jack, you brought her home".
*** I'm sitting outside the infirmary now. I have been for about an hour. Jacob, Daniel, and Teal'c wait with me. We're all silent, none of us can think of anything to say. I went briefly through what went on before I rescued her, leaving out the bit where I thought she came back. I don't think I will ever tell anyone about that. Then we lapsed back in to silence.
My musings are interrupted by Janet clearing her throat. We were all so deep in thought that none of us noticed. She's smiling, and breaths a relieved sigh.
"We've successfully removed the symbiote. She's conscious, and physically, she's fine. But it might take longer for the emotional side to heal" She turns to me "Colonel, she's asking for you"
Without another word, I rush in to the infirmary, and I see her. She looks so fragile, and although I don't think she's lost any weight, she looks a lot smaller than she used to. It's her though. I can see. It's her. She sees me, and starts to cry silently.
I move closer to her bed. "Hey Carter" I whisper "Scared us there for a while. But don't worry, it's going to be OK" With that, she throws herself in to my arms, and I feel the sobs shaking her tiny body. And then as I'm telling her, it suddenly starts to sink in. It's OK. She's back now, she's OK.
And I hold her as tight as I can.
TBC
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Getting near the end now. Tell me what you think!!
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"PERHAPS THE TOK'RA WILL BE MORE FORTHCOMING" She says, her eyes glittering with disappointment and rage. "TAKE HIM AWAY!" She yells to the Jaffa.
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Chapter 12 – What we do for love
Suddenly, as they drag me away, my mind becomes very clear. All the effects of what ever she gave me disappear, and I'm left with the mixed feelings of relief, that I didn't give anything away, and the pain of thinking that she might have come back to me.
I know what I have to do now though. Still slumping, I pretend to be unconscious. Thinking that I'm not awake, he hasn't bothered to protect his Zat gun. I see my chance, and I go for it.
I reach for the Zat, and before he knows what I've done, I've shot it twice, and the Jaffa falls, lifeless, to the floor. The Goa'uld turns, and she raises her hand. But I'm too fast for her. Once again, I find myself shooting at her, and once again, she crumples to the ground, but this time, I catch her before she hits the floor.
She opens her eyes, and the Goa'uld isn't there. It's Sam looking at me. I must have knocked it out, or something. Whatever it is, I don't care. She's back.
"Jack?" She says weakly "Jack I'm so sorry" She starts to cry "God, what have I done?" She whispers, no doubt some of the memories are flooding back to her.
"Hey, hey come on. It's OK" I say, cradling her in my arm. She suddenly sits up, and looks at me. "Colonel, there's a Tok'ra operative. On board. Hera knows about him, but he doesn't know she knows. You have to warn him. Colonel, you have to..." She drifts off, and her eyes flash. The Goa'uld is back. She rises to standing.
"YOU WILL DIE FOR THIS TAU'RI" She cries, and raises a Zat at me. I can't shoot back, I'll kill her, so I close my eyes, and I wait for the blast to hit me. But nothing comes. I open them again. She still has the Zat pointed at me, and I can't work out why she hasn't fired it. But then I look at her face. The expression she's wearing, looked as though she was fighting something and the way her hand was shaking, looked as if someone was trying to force it downwards.
Then I look in to her eyes, and there's this little flicker of something. It's very faint, but I can see it. It's Sam. She's fighting the Goa'uld. I know it won't be long before the Goa'uld regains control, but there's nothing I can do.
Then suddenly, her face goes blank, and she crumples to the floor again. Not thinking about what I'm doing, I scoop her up in to my arms, and hold her tightly. The thought occurs to me that she could wake up any second, but I don't care anymore. All I care about is saving her.
Still carrying her in my arms, I run down the corridor, to the room where SG5, Daniel, Teal'c, Jacob and Malek are. The Jaffa guarding them never sees me coming.
I go to the room, but they're not there. Panic rises through me, but then I hear a voice from behind me.
"Looking for someone?" I turn around. It's Daniel, and behind him are Teal'c, Jacob, Malek, and SG5. Then behind him, I see someone else. I raise my Zat, but Daniel yells at me not to shoot. "Jack, this is Caleb, of the Tok'ra. He, er... gave us a little help". The Tok'ra bows his head.
"It is an honor to meet you O'Neill" He says. Then they all see who I'm holding in my arms. Jacob, although obviously very confused, looks like he's going to hug me. Even Teal'c smiles.
"Let's get out of here" I say.
"I can transport us all, via the rings, to the planet, where we can escape through the star gate" Caleb says. I have never felt so grateful to a Tok'ra before.
"Well then let's get the hell out of here!" I yell, and begin to move. They're all still standing there, bewildered.
"Jack, how did you..." Jacob begins, but I interrupt him.
"Jacob, I will tell you everything, but not right now" I say, feeling strangely calm about the whole thing. It seems a good enough explanation to him, and we start to run down the corridor.
"Er... Jack?" Daniel says, suddenly going pale. "We, er..., we had a bit of extra time on our hands, and well, you know what General Hammond said about a secondary mission, well, we er... well, we have exactly 7 minutes before the ship explodes"
"What?" I yell, feeling like I want to kill him. But there's no time. I'll kill him when we get back.
Without saying anything else, we run as fast as we can to the ring room, and as soon as I feel my feet touch the planet I run towards the gate. Teal'c dials out, and I punch in my GDO code.
I run full pelt towards the gate, and throw me and Sam through it. We roll down the ramp to the bottom, and I find myself staring up at General Hammond.
Before I know what's happening, they've lifted Sam out of my arms, and are lifting her on to a gurney, complete with a full set of restraints. I pull myself up to standing.
"The Tok'ra are already here, Jack, and they're preparing to remove the symbiote as soon as she gets to the infirmary" He pauses, realizing I'm still dazed, and looks at me" Jack, you brought her home".
*** I'm sitting outside the infirmary now. I have been for about an hour. Jacob, Daniel, and Teal'c wait with me. We're all silent, none of us can think of anything to say. I went briefly through what went on before I rescued her, leaving out the bit where I thought she came back. I don't think I will ever tell anyone about that. Then we lapsed back in to silence.
My musings are interrupted by Janet clearing her throat. We were all so deep in thought that none of us noticed. She's smiling, and breaths a relieved sigh.
"We've successfully removed the symbiote. She's conscious, and physically, she's fine. But it might take longer for the emotional side to heal" She turns to me "Colonel, she's asking for you"
Without another word, I rush in to the infirmary, and I see her. She looks so fragile, and although I don't think she's lost any weight, she looks a lot smaller than she used to. It's her though. I can see. It's her. She sees me, and starts to cry silently.
I move closer to her bed. "Hey Carter" I whisper "Scared us there for a while. But don't worry, it's going to be OK" With that, she throws herself in to my arms, and I feel the sobs shaking her tiny body. And then as I'm telling her, it suddenly starts to sink in. It's OK. She's back now, she's OK.
And I hold her as tight as I can.
TBC
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Getting near the end now. Tell me what you think!!