Sorry it's been a long time since I updated this one. I HATE FINAL EXAMS!
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Chapter 5- Attack
Sarah hid in the bushes as Jack had told her, and watched as he pointed his gun at the Stargate.
The event horizon rippled for a moment, and a man walked through. He was a human, but dressed oddly. She saw Jack lower his weapon and smile, walking over to shake the man's hand. He then turned and waved to her. She came out of hiding.
"Sarah, meet Jacob Carter. Jacob, meet Sarah."
Jacob nodded at her, and then stared for a few moments before speaking. "Nice to meet you."
"Same here. Are you Sam's dad?"
"Yup."
"It's good to see you, Jake. Everyone else is back at the village."
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"Dad!"
"Hey Sam." She ran over to meet him, but stopped short when she saw how he was walking. "You're limping. What happened?"
"Anubis attacked the Alpha site. I got banged around a bit. Don't worry, though. Selmak's working on it." He pulled her in for a hug.
"Uh, Jake? Anubis did what?"
"He attacked the alpha site. More than a hundred dead."
"Damn. Hammond must be thrilled."
"That's not the worst part, Jack. The Tok'ra have pretty much washed their hands of Earth. Apparently they don't trust me, well Selmak, because of my connections with Earth."
"How did you know to find us here, Dad?"
"Bra'tac told me where you were."
"It's good to see you Jacob. Lunch?"
"Fine."
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Lunch was a simple affair around the low table. Everyone was quiet except Sam. She pressed her father for news of Earth and the SGC. Jacob answered them, but his mind was obviously elsewhere.
After the meal, he went for a walk with Sam.
"SOmething bothering you, Dad?"
"Sam, what were you thinking, leaving with Jack like you did?"
Sam was taken aback by her fathers harsh tone. "What do you mean, Dad?"
"You had to have known he was being chased off the planet. Heck, everyone did. You didn't have to go with him."
"Dad!" Sam was hurt. "I knew what I was doing. We're a team, all of us. We don't leave teammates to fend for themselves."
"That's not the point Sam! You can't go back now. There's nothing for you out here. Your life's on Earth."
That was too much for Sam. "Not anymore. Besides, I've got my team out here. *Jack* is out here!" She startled her father by using his name.
"You think he's going to be there for you, the way you want? He's got Sarah with him now!"
She knew this was true. "I know." Her lips wavered for a moment, but then her resolve came back. "Even if there can't be anything between us, I'm still going to stay with him. We all will. He's the best leader I've ever been with."
Jacob sighed. "I don't like it Sam."
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Colonel O'Neill sat on a rock overlooking the ocean. Jacob found him there.
"What's up, Jacob?"
"I wanted to talk to you alone. You've gathered yourself a neat little group here. Outcasts from Earth, aliens, children and family. They all left their lives behind, to go with you." Jacobs voice was almost accusing.
Jack let out a breath. "Yeah, I know. I was planning only on having Sarah with me, but the others didn't give me much choice."
"You can't go back, you know. You've been officially labeled as a wanted man, at least on Earth, anyway."
"What about the others?"
"Sam is considered AWOL. They haven't said much about the others. In the eyes of the law, they're probably all okay, but..."
"The NID."
"Yeah." Jacob stopped and turned to face directly at the Colonel. "What are you going to do, Jack? If my daughter's going to follow you all across the galaxy, I want to know this: What are your intentions?"
"We find a world as far away from Earth and the Goa'uld as possible. We hide out there, using it as a base of operations. Once we..."
"Jack, I'm not talking about *that*. You're a great leader, and a fine strategist. You won't have a problem with any of that. I want to know what's going to happen to *Sam*."
Jack's head came around at that. He took a moment before answering. "I don't know, Jacob. I don't know. Sam's important to me. I won't lie about that." He thought about it for a moment, before speaking what had been on his mind for the past few days. "What if we got married?"
Jacob was completely thrown for a loop at that. "What?!"
Jack looked down. "Look Jake, I've thought about it for a while now. Since we're not really on Earth anymore, there are no rules against us anymore. But I wanted to get your permission first."
"God, Jack! I..." Jacob was at a loss for words. His eyes flashed, and Selmak took over. I apologize, Colonel O'Neill. Jacob Carter is having some difficulty voicing his concerns. He is worried about your relationship with your previous wife."
"Selmak, I'm always going to care about Sarah. She was a big part of my life for a long time. We..." He was cut off by a droning they both heard overhead.
It was a Death Glider. Without even stopping to think, both men took off for the village.
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"Daniel, do you hear that?" Sam felt her stomach knot as the sound registered.
"Major Carter! A Death Glider approaches."
"Everyone to the village!" They took off running. Daniel took Sara's hand and pulled her along.
Teal'c took Sarah by the arm. "Please hurry, Sarah O'Neill."
Sam looked around trying to locate the others. The Colonel and Jacob coming in from the ocean. Cassie was nowhere to bee seen. "Colonel! Have you seen Cassie?"
"No, is she missing?"
Daniel spoke up. "I think she's already back in the village, she went with Arom, that boy about her age who..."
"Okay Danny. Carter, Teal'c, go find her. Meet back up at the palace. Go!"
They took off running. Jack led the rest of the group straight to the palace, where Tuplo and his daughter were already hiding. "What is happening?"
"It's the Goa'uld. They're attacking."
Jack stuck hi head out the door to get a better look. He saw a single Death Glider heading straight for them. Sam and Teal'c were running with Cassie between them. "Hurry!"
The Death Glider fired. A woman across the street screamed in pain. Cassie collapsed. Sam grabbed Cassie while Teal'c moved over to the screaming woman.
"Carter, Teal'c, hurry up!" Jack took one step toward them, preparing to run the ten feet to help them. He called back to the others inside. "Stay here!"
He looked back outside just in time to see Sam and Cassie vanish in a blinding flash of light.
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Chapter 5- Attack
Sarah hid in the bushes as Jack had told her, and watched as he pointed his gun at the Stargate.
The event horizon rippled for a moment, and a man walked through. He was a human, but dressed oddly. She saw Jack lower his weapon and smile, walking over to shake the man's hand. He then turned and waved to her. She came out of hiding.
"Sarah, meet Jacob Carter. Jacob, meet Sarah."
Jacob nodded at her, and then stared for a few moments before speaking. "Nice to meet you."
"Same here. Are you Sam's dad?"
"Yup."
"It's good to see you, Jake. Everyone else is back at the village."
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"Dad!"
"Hey Sam." She ran over to meet him, but stopped short when she saw how he was walking. "You're limping. What happened?"
"Anubis attacked the Alpha site. I got banged around a bit. Don't worry, though. Selmak's working on it." He pulled her in for a hug.
"Uh, Jake? Anubis did what?"
"He attacked the alpha site. More than a hundred dead."
"Damn. Hammond must be thrilled."
"That's not the worst part, Jack. The Tok'ra have pretty much washed their hands of Earth. Apparently they don't trust me, well Selmak, because of my connections with Earth."
"How did you know to find us here, Dad?"
"Bra'tac told me where you were."
"It's good to see you Jacob. Lunch?"
"Fine."
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Lunch was a simple affair around the low table. Everyone was quiet except Sam. She pressed her father for news of Earth and the SGC. Jacob answered them, but his mind was obviously elsewhere.
After the meal, he went for a walk with Sam.
"SOmething bothering you, Dad?"
"Sam, what were you thinking, leaving with Jack like you did?"
Sam was taken aback by her fathers harsh tone. "What do you mean, Dad?"
"You had to have known he was being chased off the planet. Heck, everyone did. You didn't have to go with him."
"Dad!" Sam was hurt. "I knew what I was doing. We're a team, all of us. We don't leave teammates to fend for themselves."
"That's not the point Sam! You can't go back now. There's nothing for you out here. Your life's on Earth."
That was too much for Sam. "Not anymore. Besides, I've got my team out here. *Jack* is out here!" She startled her father by using his name.
"You think he's going to be there for you, the way you want? He's got Sarah with him now!"
She knew this was true. "I know." Her lips wavered for a moment, but then her resolve came back. "Even if there can't be anything between us, I'm still going to stay with him. We all will. He's the best leader I've ever been with."
Jacob sighed. "I don't like it Sam."
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Colonel O'Neill sat on a rock overlooking the ocean. Jacob found him there.
"What's up, Jacob?"
"I wanted to talk to you alone. You've gathered yourself a neat little group here. Outcasts from Earth, aliens, children and family. They all left their lives behind, to go with you." Jacobs voice was almost accusing.
Jack let out a breath. "Yeah, I know. I was planning only on having Sarah with me, but the others didn't give me much choice."
"You can't go back, you know. You've been officially labeled as a wanted man, at least on Earth, anyway."
"What about the others?"
"Sam is considered AWOL. They haven't said much about the others. In the eyes of the law, they're probably all okay, but..."
"The NID."
"Yeah." Jacob stopped and turned to face directly at the Colonel. "What are you going to do, Jack? If my daughter's going to follow you all across the galaxy, I want to know this: What are your intentions?"
"We find a world as far away from Earth and the Goa'uld as possible. We hide out there, using it as a base of operations. Once we..."
"Jack, I'm not talking about *that*. You're a great leader, and a fine strategist. You won't have a problem with any of that. I want to know what's going to happen to *Sam*."
Jack's head came around at that. He took a moment before answering. "I don't know, Jacob. I don't know. Sam's important to me. I won't lie about that." He thought about it for a moment, before speaking what had been on his mind for the past few days. "What if we got married?"
Jacob was completely thrown for a loop at that. "What?!"
Jack looked down. "Look Jake, I've thought about it for a while now. Since we're not really on Earth anymore, there are no rules against us anymore. But I wanted to get your permission first."
"God, Jack! I..." Jacob was at a loss for words. His eyes flashed, and Selmak took over. I apologize, Colonel O'Neill. Jacob Carter is having some difficulty voicing his concerns. He is worried about your relationship with your previous wife."
"Selmak, I'm always going to care about Sarah. She was a big part of my life for a long time. We..." He was cut off by a droning they both heard overhead.
It was a Death Glider. Without even stopping to think, both men took off for the village.
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"Daniel, do you hear that?" Sam felt her stomach knot as the sound registered.
"Major Carter! A Death Glider approaches."
"Everyone to the village!" They took off running. Daniel took Sara's hand and pulled her along.
Teal'c took Sarah by the arm. "Please hurry, Sarah O'Neill."
Sam looked around trying to locate the others. The Colonel and Jacob coming in from the ocean. Cassie was nowhere to bee seen. "Colonel! Have you seen Cassie?"
"No, is she missing?"
Daniel spoke up. "I think she's already back in the village, she went with Arom, that boy about her age who..."
"Okay Danny. Carter, Teal'c, go find her. Meet back up at the palace. Go!"
They took off running. Jack led the rest of the group straight to the palace, where Tuplo and his daughter were already hiding. "What is happening?"
"It's the Goa'uld. They're attacking."
Jack stuck hi head out the door to get a better look. He saw a single Death Glider heading straight for them. Sam and Teal'c were running with Cassie between them. "Hurry!"
The Death Glider fired. A woman across the street screamed in pain. Cassie collapsed. Sam grabbed Cassie while Teal'c moved over to the screaming woman.
"Carter, Teal'c, hurry up!" Jack took one step toward them, preparing to run the ten feet to help them. He called back to the others inside. "Stay here!"
He looked back outside just in time to see Sam and Cassie vanish in a blinding flash of light.