WHAT WAS LOST IS FOUND
Sam ran out of her lab screaming, "Daniel! Daniel, I think I've found it!" She ran to his office and didn't find him she ran back out and spotted a passing airman, "You, have you seen Dr. Jackson?"
"I believe he is in Dr. Weir's office, Ma'am."
"Thanks," she gave him one of her brilliant smiles that no one have seen in months and ran towards the elevator.
Sam burst into Dr. Weir's office without knocking and bent over with her hands on her thighs gasping for air.
"Sam, are you alright?"
She stood up giving both of them a big smile causing them to look at each other wondering if she had finally snapped. When she went up to Daniel and put her hands on his cheeks and gave him a big kiss on the mouth then hugged him he patted her back and mouthed, "Call the doctor."
Elizabeth was reaching for the phone when Sam broke away and but the printouts on her desk. "Look, I found it." Elizabeth put down the receiver and both she and Daniel looked at the pictures.
"My God, Sam, it's a city under the ocean. You really did do it."
Dr. Weir sat down in her chair and picked up one of the pictures, "My God!"
"See, Ma'am, you can see the outlines of buildings."
Elizabeth Weir picked up the red phone, "Mr. President, Colonel Carter has found Atlantis."
"Really? It really exists? I guess after what we've seen lately I shouldn't be surprised. Give me the co-ordinates and I'll have the Nay and NUMA get right there. I'll have them call you direct when they are on site and then your people can fly down. Good job, Dr. Weir."
When she hung up she told them what the President had said.
"I'll get my gear ready and can be on a plane in an hour."
"No, Colonel Carter, you will stay here until the NUMA people have secured the site."
"But, Ma'am..."
"Sam, Elizabeth is right and you know it. I am as anxious as you are to get Jack out of that thing, but the NUMA people are experts in underwater Archeology and until they get everything set up we will just be in the way."
"I know, Daniel, it's just..."
Elizabeth smiled at her, "We know, Sam, but you can use this time wisely. Get me a list of everything you think you will need and I arrange for them to be delivered to the site. Daniel and I will finish our translations so he will be prepared when you get there."
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Daniel was shaking Sam, "Sam, wake up we're here."
She sat up bleary eyed, "Huh? How long have I been asleep?"
"You have slept fourteen hours, ColonelCarter. You have used the time wisely as now you will be rested and alert to proceed with our mission." He handed her a cup of coffee.
"Thanks, Teal'c. I must have been really tired."
"Indeed. You have worked most industriously these past months." Daniel nodded his head at Teal's comments, knowing full well that Teal'c had slipped a sedative that the doctor had given them in some coffee.
"Just think, Sam, we are actually going to Atlantis. I mean its' wonderful that we will be helping Jack and everything but...Atlantis!"
Sam grinned at him; typical Daniel was like a kid at Christmas with a new find. And she had to admit that this was the mother of all archeology finds.
Their transport had landed on the Nimitz and they transferred to a helicopter to get to the NUMA ship. On the NUMA ship they had every kind of electronic measuring and recording devise known to man and now that she looked there were a few aliens ones as well.
"Colonel Carter, Dr. Jackson, I'm so honored to meet you both. I'm Paul Connors, I can't believe that I get to meet two such great scientific minds at one time."
Sam blushed and Daniel stuck out his hand, "Dr. Connors, it's an honor to meet you, too."
"Please, call me Paul, if we start calling each other Doctor it will get to confusing."
"And I'm Sam, this is Daniel and this is Teal'c."
Paul eyed Teal'c curiously, "And you would be from..."
"Teal'c raised an eyebrow and said, "I am from France."
Connors knew that Teal'c wasn't French but he sure as hell wasn't going to argue with anyone that big. "We'll stow your gear and get to the sub."
"Already? Don't get me wrong, I'm very glad to get to it right away but I expected some delay."
"The President called a little while ago and said that I had better get on with it right away or a certain blond Colonel might rip my heart with her bare hands."
Carter gaped at him, "He did? Now why would he say something like that?"
Daniel and Teal'c both turned to her with expressions that matched hers in shock. "Umm...Sam...you have been a little..."
"Testy, I believe is the word you have been searching for, DanielJackson."
"Actually it is, Teal'c, but where did you learn that word."
"I have heard many members of the SGC use it in reference to ColonelCarter recently."
"Really? I haven't been..."
"No offence, Sam, but you have been, too. As a matter of fact testy is way mild a word for your recent mood." Sam turned bright red at Daniel's admission.
"Well, how did the President know?"
"I have spoken to him on several occasions regarding the progress of the search." When Sam and Daniel looked at him Teal'c continued, "Both of you were busy with the task at hand. As I was not needed in the search he felt that I could spare the time to speak with him."
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They were in the submarine, which circled a large area of the sunken city. "Wow, it's so beautiful."
"Imagine it in it's fully glory above ground. Just amazing, can you believe it's over thirty million years old?"
They had docked and made their way through an airlock to be met by a marine guard who snapped to attention with salutes, "Ma'am, Sirs, welcome to Atlantis."
Carter grinned at him, "Do you ever get tired of saying that?"
"No, Ma'am, it's just to cool. Come with me and I'll bring you to Barbie."
"Barbie?" Sam and Daniel said at the same time.
The Marine turned to them curiously, "Dr. Conner didn't brief you?"
"That would be a no," Daniel looked up over the rims of his glasses."
"I thought I would surprise them."
"Oh, they'll be surprised alright. And you probably did the right thing because no amount of briefing would prepare them."
Now Daniel was so excited that for a minute Sam thought he was doing the pee-pee dance. "You found intact statues?"
The Marine and Connors grinned at each other, "Not exactly." They were led into a chamber with a table with an outline of a human form on it and...on one wall in a devise exactly like the on that Jack was in was a woman. She appeared to be a little taller than Sam. Her eyes were an impossible green, deep like a dark jade or a deep green sea. It was hard to tell what the color of her hair was but she was extremely beautiful.
Some smart-ass Marine, and it just had to be a Marine, but a sign at the bottom of the alcove that said, "Life size Barbie" and at the top was a price tag that said "$9,999,999.99".
Sam just stood there and said, "Wow."
Daniel went closer, not touching anything but looking. Teal'c came and stood at his shoulder. When Sam stood on the other side they heard a noise and the ice started to rapidly melt. Daniel jumped back and said, "I didn't do it."
Paul came up, "What did you do."
"Nothing I swear."
"Daniel's right, we were just standing there and it started."
"I believe that as soon as you joined up, ColonelCarter, it triggered the devise."
"But we've had a lot of people that close and it didn't happen before."
"Perhaps it is the naquadra in your blood, ColonelCarter."
She shrugged, "Maybe, the Ancients, after all, use it for almost everything."
By this time the ice had melted and Teal'c caught the woman as she collapsed. She turned her head towards the table. "Teal'c I think that she needs to be put on the table." Teal'c scooped her up and gently set her on the table, careful to put her in the direction the outline indicated. He then stepped back.
As soon as he was clear of the table a line of light came down from the ceiling and worked it's way from the woman's head to her feet and back again. She slowly sat causing the Marines to aim their weapons at her.
Daniel ran at them and held his hand up shouting, "No! Think about it. Did you see the weapon the destroyed it? Her people made that, do you really want to piss her off?"
"He's right, lower your weapons."
"But, Colonel..."
"That's an order," she snapped in full Colonel mode. Reluctantly they lowered their weapons.
The woman on the table watched them with curiosity. As she moved her head Sam could see the light flash is her hair. It looked like the world's most expensive highlighting job. There were copper, silver, even gold strands. The jumpsuit like garment also changed color as she moved going through violet, blue into green.
She got up slowly and went to the wall opposite of the alcove where she was frozen. The remaining members of SG-1 stood a little behind her and watched as she played called up a star chart. She said something softly.
Sam looked at Daniel and he said, "Something long...long time." He said something to the woman who turned and smiled at him sadly. Daniel stepped forward and tapped his chest and said, "Daniel."
She tapped her own chest, "Arooshta."
"Arooshta," Daniel repeated, and the woman nodded. She then looked at Teal'c.
Teal'c stepped forward and said, "Teal'c" with a little bow. "Teal'c she repeated.
She looked at Sam. "Colonel Samantha Carter." When she looked confused Daniel said, "I think that she just wants your first name."
"Sam." And still Arooshta looked confused. "Samantha," Sam said. The woman smiled and repeated, "Samantha."
"Daniel, how did she know that Sam was a nickname?"
"I don't know."
Arooshta turned again to her equipment and played a form of recording of what happened with Jack right up until the time he was frozen and Sam stepped up and put her hand on the ice. Arooshta said, "Arooshta, Daniel, Teal'c, Samantha..." then she indicated Jack.
Daniel said, "Jack." The woman shook her head and Sam said, "Jonathan."
"Jonathan," was said in almost a whisper. Arooshta then picked up something and turned to Daniel. He looked at her curiously but went to her. She showed him what looked like a ruby and placed it on his forehead.
The display began to show their quest to get the location of the Lost City including Jack receiving the download after Daniel volunteering to do so. Daniel said, "I wood have done it if he let me."
Arooshta shook her head and pull up a display that Sam identified as DNA which Arooshta identified as her own, then she pulled up another she said was Daniel's then Sam's then Teal'c which caused her to frown and rotate to look at from a three hundred and sixty degree circle, finally she brought up Jack's.
"Look, The Colonel's is almost the same as hers."
"Arooshta, did Jonathan have this DNA all along."
She shook her head again and began to show Jack going backwards and his DNA devolved until they got to the part that he received the download. They saw that he still had part of the same DNA.
"Arooshta, he had received a previous download. Could that have affected his DNA?"
She then displayed a fetus and Jack's DNA she isolated several strands that matched hers.
"Oh my God, do you know what this means?"
Teal'c and Sam both shook their heads so he continued, "Jack was born with Ancient DNA. Don't you see? It was like they knew what would happen and he was programmed to do this thirty million years before he was even born."
"That explains why the Asguard always thought he was special. They even had him make choices for the whole planet saying that he was the only one who could."
Daniel looked at Sam and said, "And we must never tell him this or he will never let us live this down." He received smiles for this.
Arooshta then examined Teal'c's DNA again. She separated out several strands and looked at him with a question on her face.
"DanielJackson, these are the sections the Go'ould have engineered to make us dependent on the symbiotes."
She then did what amounted to an animation showing Teal'c on the table with the light from the ceiling and then showed his DNA without the engineered sections.
"Teal'c, she thinks she can remove these potions from your genes."
Arooshta went to Teal'c and took his hands in hers and searched his face. Finally he nodded to her and went to the table and lay down. She went to him and took one of his hands in both of hers and pressed it to her cheek and smiled at him. Then she went to the controls of the table and the light played over Teal'c like it had her previously.
"Does it hurt?"
He sat up and said, "It did not, and all I felt was a warmth."
Arooshta motioned them to stand closer and there was a flash of light and she, Sam, Daniel and Teal'c were gone.
The Marine said, "Oh shit, I am so court marshaled."
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They appeared in the cavern where Jack was to hear the sound of weapons being readied. Sam turned and shouted, "Stand down, that's an order."
"Colonel Carter?"
"Yes, and I said stand Down!"
"OK, you heard the Colonel." And though they didn't like it much they did as ordered.
Arooshta took Sam's hands in hers and began to speak and Daniel came closer to translate.
"I will now wake Jonathan from his sleep. I must then take him ...someplace...and he will finish the...changing...no transformation. He will have to learn and I don't quite understand but I think she means how to deal with the changes that he has gone through. Then when Jonathan has learned I will return for you to take to him."
Sam's eyes became watery, "Damn, I'm going to loose him again."
"Sam, at least you know that he will be alright and as soon as it's possible you'll see him again."
Arooshta gathered Sam in a hug and spoke which Daniel translated as, "Samantha, when you see him again he will be healthy."
Sam nodded and wiped the tears from her eyes. Arooshta then went and stood before Jack and held her hand up and it emitted a warm glow. The ice quickly melted and Teal'c was ready and picked him up. There was another flash of light and the table appeared and Teal'c set Jack on it.
Arooshta placed her hand on the center of Jack's chest and after a moment he opened his eyes. She began to speak as Daniel again translated. "I am Arooshta. I shall heal you and make you strong. I will teach you the ways of our people. When you are ready I will bring your friends to you."
She stepped back and motioned the others forward. Daniel was first, he scooped Jack up into a hug while Jack patted him on the back. Next came Teal'c who grabbed Jack's forearm and they clasped arms tightly, Jack patted Teal'c with his other hand.
Finally Sam came forward, "Sir...Jack," he smiled at her, "It's good to see you awake." When Jack looked at her blankly Daniel said, "I don't think he can understand." Sam patted Jack's cheek with her hand then leaned in and pressed her lips to his very gently. Jack put his hand behind her head and brought her in for another, firmer kiss. Sam gave him one last smile before looking up at Arooshta who returned her smile.
Then there was another flash of light and Jack and Arooshta were gone. Sam turned to a near by Marine and said, "Call the Atlantis site and tell them that we are here. I'm sure they'll be wondering where we have gone."
"Ma'am, yes, Ma'am."
Sam ran out of her lab screaming, "Daniel! Daniel, I think I've found it!" She ran to his office and didn't find him she ran back out and spotted a passing airman, "You, have you seen Dr. Jackson?"
"I believe he is in Dr. Weir's office, Ma'am."
"Thanks," she gave him one of her brilliant smiles that no one have seen in months and ran towards the elevator.
Sam burst into Dr. Weir's office without knocking and bent over with her hands on her thighs gasping for air.
"Sam, are you alright?"
She stood up giving both of them a big smile causing them to look at each other wondering if she had finally snapped. When she went up to Daniel and put her hands on his cheeks and gave him a big kiss on the mouth then hugged him he patted her back and mouthed, "Call the doctor."
Elizabeth was reaching for the phone when Sam broke away and but the printouts on her desk. "Look, I found it." Elizabeth put down the receiver and both she and Daniel looked at the pictures.
"My God, Sam, it's a city under the ocean. You really did do it."
Dr. Weir sat down in her chair and picked up one of the pictures, "My God!"
"See, Ma'am, you can see the outlines of buildings."
Elizabeth Weir picked up the red phone, "Mr. President, Colonel Carter has found Atlantis."
"Really? It really exists? I guess after what we've seen lately I shouldn't be surprised. Give me the co-ordinates and I'll have the Nay and NUMA get right there. I'll have them call you direct when they are on site and then your people can fly down. Good job, Dr. Weir."
When she hung up she told them what the President had said.
"I'll get my gear ready and can be on a plane in an hour."
"No, Colonel Carter, you will stay here until the NUMA people have secured the site."
"But, Ma'am..."
"Sam, Elizabeth is right and you know it. I am as anxious as you are to get Jack out of that thing, but the NUMA people are experts in underwater Archeology and until they get everything set up we will just be in the way."
"I know, Daniel, it's just..."
Elizabeth smiled at her, "We know, Sam, but you can use this time wisely. Get me a list of everything you think you will need and I arrange for them to be delivered to the site. Daniel and I will finish our translations so he will be prepared when you get there."
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Daniel was shaking Sam, "Sam, wake up we're here."
She sat up bleary eyed, "Huh? How long have I been asleep?"
"You have slept fourteen hours, ColonelCarter. You have used the time wisely as now you will be rested and alert to proceed with our mission." He handed her a cup of coffee.
"Thanks, Teal'c. I must have been really tired."
"Indeed. You have worked most industriously these past months." Daniel nodded his head at Teal's comments, knowing full well that Teal'c had slipped a sedative that the doctor had given them in some coffee.
"Just think, Sam, we are actually going to Atlantis. I mean its' wonderful that we will be helping Jack and everything but...Atlantis!"
Sam grinned at him; typical Daniel was like a kid at Christmas with a new find. And she had to admit that this was the mother of all archeology finds.
Their transport had landed on the Nimitz and they transferred to a helicopter to get to the NUMA ship. On the NUMA ship they had every kind of electronic measuring and recording devise known to man and now that she looked there were a few aliens ones as well.
"Colonel Carter, Dr. Jackson, I'm so honored to meet you both. I'm Paul Connors, I can't believe that I get to meet two such great scientific minds at one time."
Sam blushed and Daniel stuck out his hand, "Dr. Connors, it's an honor to meet you, too."
"Please, call me Paul, if we start calling each other Doctor it will get to confusing."
"And I'm Sam, this is Daniel and this is Teal'c."
Paul eyed Teal'c curiously, "And you would be from..."
"Teal'c raised an eyebrow and said, "I am from France."
Connors knew that Teal'c wasn't French but he sure as hell wasn't going to argue with anyone that big. "We'll stow your gear and get to the sub."
"Already? Don't get me wrong, I'm very glad to get to it right away but I expected some delay."
"The President called a little while ago and said that I had better get on with it right away or a certain blond Colonel might rip my heart with her bare hands."
Carter gaped at him, "He did? Now why would he say something like that?"
Daniel and Teal'c both turned to her with expressions that matched hers in shock. "Umm...Sam...you have been a little..."
"Testy, I believe is the word you have been searching for, DanielJackson."
"Actually it is, Teal'c, but where did you learn that word."
"I have heard many members of the SGC use it in reference to ColonelCarter recently."
"Really? I haven't been..."
"No offence, Sam, but you have been, too. As a matter of fact testy is way mild a word for your recent mood." Sam turned bright red at Daniel's admission.
"Well, how did the President know?"
"I have spoken to him on several occasions regarding the progress of the search." When Sam and Daniel looked at him Teal'c continued, "Both of you were busy with the task at hand. As I was not needed in the search he felt that I could spare the time to speak with him."
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They were in the submarine, which circled a large area of the sunken city. "Wow, it's so beautiful."
"Imagine it in it's fully glory above ground. Just amazing, can you believe it's over thirty million years old?"
They had docked and made their way through an airlock to be met by a marine guard who snapped to attention with salutes, "Ma'am, Sirs, welcome to Atlantis."
Carter grinned at him, "Do you ever get tired of saying that?"
"No, Ma'am, it's just to cool. Come with me and I'll bring you to Barbie."
"Barbie?" Sam and Daniel said at the same time.
The Marine turned to them curiously, "Dr. Conner didn't brief you?"
"That would be a no," Daniel looked up over the rims of his glasses."
"I thought I would surprise them."
"Oh, they'll be surprised alright. And you probably did the right thing because no amount of briefing would prepare them."
Now Daniel was so excited that for a minute Sam thought he was doing the pee-pee dance. "You found intact statues?"
The Marine and Connors grinned at each other, "Not exactly." They were led into a chamber with a table with an outline of a human form on it and...on one wall in a devise exactly like the on that Jack was in was a woman. She appeared to be a little taller than Sam. Her eyes were an impossible green, deep like a dark jade or a deep green sea. It was hard to tell what the color of her hair was but she was extremely beautiful.
Some smart-ass Marine, and it just had to be a Marine, but a sign at the bottom of the alcove that said, "Life size Barbie" and at the top was a price tag that said "$9,999,999.99".
Sam just stood there and said, "Wow."
Daniel went closer, not touching anything but looking. Teal'c came and stood at his shoulder. When Sam stood on the other side they heard a noise and the ice started to rapidly melt. Daniel jumped back and said, "I didn't do it."
Paul came up, "What did you do."
"Nothing I swear."
"Daniel's right, we were just standing there and it started."
"I believe that as soon as you joined up, ColonelCarter, it triggered the devise."
"But we've had a lot of people that close and it didn't happen before."
"Perhaps it is the naquadra in your blood, ColonelCarter."
She shrugged, "Maybe, the Ancients, after all, use it for almost everything."
By this time the ice had melted and Teal'c caught the woman as she collapsed. She turned her head towards the table. "Teal'c I think that she needs to be put on the table." Teal'c scooped her up and gently set her on the table, careful to put her in the direction the outline indicated. He then stepped back.
As soon as he was clear of the table a line of light came down from the ceiling and worked it's way from the woman's head to her feet and back again. She slowly sat causing the Marines to aim their weapons at her.
Daniel ran at them and held his hand up shouting, "No! Think about it. Did you see the weapon the destroyed it? Her people made that, do you really want to piss her off?"
"He's right, lower your weapons."
"But, Colonel..."
"That's an order," she snapped in full Colonel mode. Reluctantly they lowered their weapons.
The woman on the table watched them with curiosity. As she moved her head Sam could see the light flash is her hair. It looked like the world's most expensive highlighting job. There were copper, silver, even gold strands. The jumpsuit like garment also changed color as she moved going through violet, blue into green.
She got up slowly and went to the wall opposite of the alcove where she was frozen. The remaining members of SG-1 stood a little behind her and watched as she played called up a star chart. She said something softly.
Sam looked at Daniel and he said, "Something long...long time." He said something to the woman who turned and smiled at him sadly. Daniel stepped forward and tapped his chest and said, "Daniel."
She tapped her own chest, "Arooshta."
"Arooshta," Daniel repeated, and the woman nodded. She then looked at Teal'c.
Teal'c stepped forward and said, "Teal'c" with a little bow. "Teal'c she repeated.
She looked at Sam. "Colonel Samantha Carter." When she looked confused Daniel said, "I think that she just wants your first name."
"Sam." And still Arooshta looked confused. "Samantha," Sam said. The woman smiled and repeated, "Samantha."
"Daniel, how did she know that Sam was a nickname?"
"I don't know."
Arooshta turned again to her equipment and played a form of recording of what happened with Jack right up until the time he was frozen and Sam stepped up and put her hand on the ice. Arooshta said, "Arooshta, Daniel, Teal'c, Samantha..." then she indicated Jack.
Daniel said, "Jack." The woman shook her head and Sam said, "Jonathan."
"Jonathan," was said in almost a whisper. Arooshta then picked up something and turned to Daniel. He looked at her curiously but went to her. She showed him what looked like a ruby and placed it on his forehead.
The display began to show their quest to get the location of the Lost City including Jack receiving the download after Daniel volunteering to do so. Daniel said, "I wood have done it if he let me."
Arooshta shook her head and pull up a display that Sam identified as DNA which Arooshta identified as her own, then she pulled up another she said was Daniel's then Sam's then Teal'c which caused her to frown and rotate to look at from a three hundred and sixty degree circle, finally she brought up Jack's.
"Look, The Colonel's is almost the same as hers."
"Arooshta, did Jonathan have this DNA all along."
She shook her head again and began to show Jack going backwards and his DNA devolved until they got to the part that he received the download. They saw that he still had part of the same DNA.
"Arooshta, he had received a previous download. Could that have affected his DNA?"
She then displayed a fetus and Jack's DNA she isolated several strands that matched hers.
"Oh my God, do you know what this means?"
Teal'c and Sam both shook their heads so he continued, "Jack was born with Ancient DNA. Don't you see? It was like they knew what would happen and he was programmed to do this thirty million years before he was even born."
"That explains why the Asguard always thought he was special. They even had him make choices for the whole planet saying that he was the only one who could."
Daniel looked at Sam and said, "And we must never tell him this or he will never let us live this down." He received smiles for this.
Arooshta then examined Teal'c's DNA again. She separated out several strands and looked at him with a question on her face.
"DanielJackson, these are the sections the Go'ould have engineered to make us dependent on the symbiotes."
She then did what amounted to an animation showing Teal'c on the table with the light from the ceiling and then showed his DNA without the engineered sections.
"Teal'c, she thinks she can remove these potions from your genes."
Arooshta went to Teal'c and took his hands in hers and searched his face. Finally he nodded to her and went to the table and lay down. She went to him and took one of his hands in both of hers and pressed it to her cheek and smiled at him. Then she went to the controls of the table and the light played over Teal'c like it had her previously.
"Does it hurt?"
He sat up and said, "It did not, and all I felt was a warmth."
Arooshta motioned them to stand closer and there was a flash of light and she, Sam, Daniel and Teal'c were gone.
The Marine said, "Oh shit, I am so court marshaled."
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They appeared in the cavern where Jack was to hear the sound of weapons being readied. Sam turned and shouted, "Stand down, that's an order."
"Colonel Carter?"
"Yes, and I said stand Down!"
"OK, you heard the Colonel." And though they didn't like it much they did as ordered.
Arooshta took Sam's hands in hers and began to speak and Daniel came closer to translate.
"I will now wake Jonathan from his sleep. I must then take him ...someplace...and he will finish the...changing...no transformation. He will have to learn and I don't quite understand but I think she means how to deal with the changes that he has gone through. Then when Jonathan has learned I will return for you to take to him."
Sam's eyes became watery, "Damn, I'm going to loose him again."
"Sam, at least you know that he will be alright and as soon as it's possible you'll see him again."
Arooshta gathered Sam in a hug and spoke which Daniel translated as, "Samantha, when you see him again he will be healthy."
Sam nodded and wiped the tears from her eyes. Arooshta then went and stood before Jack and held her hand up and it emitted a warm glow. The ice quickly melted and Teal'c was ready and picked him up. There was another flash of light and the table appeared and Teal'c set Jack on it.
Arooshta placed her hand on the center of Jack's chest and after a moment he opened his eyes. She began to speak as Daniel again translated. "I am Arooshta. I shall heal you and make you strong. I will teach you the ways of our people. When you are ready I will bring your friends to you."
She stepped back and motioned the others forward. Daniel was first, he scooped Jack up into a hug while Jack patted him on the back. Next came Teal'c who grabbed Jack's forearm and they clasped arms tightly, Jack patted Teal'c with his other hand.
Finally Sam came forward, "Sir...Jack," he smiled at her, "It's good to see you awake." When Jack looked at her blankly Daniel said, "I don't think he can understand." Sam patted Jack's cheek with her hand then leaned in and pressed her lips to his very gently. Jack put his hand behind her head and brought her in for another, firmer kiss. Sam gave him one last smile before looking up at Arooshta who returned her smile.
Then there was another flash of light and Jack and Arooshta were gone. Sam turned to a near by Marine and said, "Call the Atlantis site and tell them that we are here. I'm sure they'll be wondering where we have gone."
"Ma'am, yes, Ma'am."