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"It is clear O'Neill." Teal'c said as he stepped back into the cell.
"Great, let's go." Max gave her staff weapon to Jack as he moved past her and into the hall.
Sam was opening the door to Felsar's cell while Jack and Teal'c stood guard. The door finally opened Felsar rushed out into the hall, grateful for his release yet anxious to leave. "This way will lead us to the outside."
"Right, left we go then." Jack said not bothering to hide his irritation.
They traveled seemingly unnoticed through the winding halls. The final door opened to revel two guards. They didn't know what hit them as Jack and Teal'c took them out leaving Sam and Felsar to retrieve their weapons. They quickly got their bearings and took off running for the gate. It was in sight when the first staff blast buzzed by Jack.
"Danm, so much for getting out un-noticed!"
"I will activate the Stargate." Max ran ahead and started dialing as the others returned fire, slowly making their way to the gate where Max was crouched between the DHD and the now activated Stargate.
"Everyone through the gate!" Jack yelled as he laid cover fire before disappearing through the gate himself. He emerged yelling for the iris to be closed but was cut off when he found himself at the wrong end of several staff weapons. "What the hell is this!"
"Lower your weapons!" Jacob yelled as he ran up to the group. "Sorry Jack we didn't expect you back so soon."
"I didn't expect to be here at all!" Jack glared at Max who was sweating and looking a little pale. Felsar was being led away when Jack started speaking again. "What the hell were you thinking?"
"Jack!" Jacob snapped. "Sam was just doing what I asked. I know I should have told you but."
"Dad. I didn't dial the gate." Sam spoke before Jack could. "Max did."
"How did you know?"
"Hey!" Jack yelled bringing the focus back on him. "Someone please tell me what's going on here!"
"He asked Sam to bring Felsar here, I saw the glyphs before we left. So when I dialed I dialed us here." Max answered, her voice softer then usual.
"Jack." Jacob started. "She did the right thing. Felsar needed medical treatment only we could provide. Come, let's eat before you go back."
"Fine. But I'm still pissed."
They moved off the stone steps of the Stargate, all but Max that is. Teal'c, noticing she hadn't moved, went back to stand next to her.
"They are Tok'ra?" Max asked, her voice shaky.
"Indeed. You are safe here. Come. Let us eat."
Teal'c moved slowly, matching Max's pace. As they moved deeper into the Tok'ra camp Max moved slower and with obviously growing difficulty.
"Are you well?" Teal'c asked when Max stopped moving all together. Her gaze was unfocused and her mouth moved as if she was trying to answer then she just collapsed. "O'Neill!"
Jack, Sam, and Jacob came running from a nearby tent. Jacob looked at Teal'c, "Bring her this way."
Teal'c did as he was told, effortlessly scooping up the girl and disappearing in a nearby tent leaving Jack and Sam to wonder what was happening. It was Jack who spoke first when Teal'c finally emerged from the tent.
"What happened?
"I do not know. She did not look well but she made no complaint. She then collapsed."
They sat outside the tent fro what seemed like hours before Jacob and another Tok'ra stepped out.
"How is she?" Jonas asked.
"I am unsure. You Taur'i are very confusing beings."
"She is Shir." Teal'c cut off the unknown Tok'ra.
"What! She must leave here immediately!"
"She is part of SG-1, she is welcome here!" Jacob snapped.
"No, it's nothing like that. You see I was undercover when her world was destroyed. Rae waited to make sure no one survived but I saw a girl. She escaped through the gate. I was severely punished for not stopping her."
"Well that sure as hell is a bad excuse for wanting to kick her out." Jack added.
"No. I'm sorry, I'm not being clear. You see the Shri people they can not be used as hosts."
"We know that."
".because it kills both the symbote and the host. Rae was curious and in his attempts to discover why this was he found that the mere presence of a symbote caused them pain. Hs favorite way to execute the Shri people was to bring them into a room packed with Jaffa. If enough were present the Shri would die. It was slow and painful for them."
"Are you telling me she's dying!"
"Yes, and no. I do not believe our numbers are great enough to cause her death but you need to remove her from this world. Preferably to one where she has friends to help her heal."
"Right. Teal'c you grab Max. Jonas go dial up Earth." Jack watched as the two ran off. "Sorry we won't e able to stay."
"I understand. Sam I'll try to visit." Jacob gave his daughter a hug as Teal'c emerged from the tent with Max. "Tell her we're sorry."
"She knows, you're family to her." Sam smiled then ran to catch up with the rest of her team. She ran past everyone and was the first through the gate. Emerging from the other side she smiled when she saw Janet who was ready and waiting with her team at the bottom of the ramp.
"Major. You're early."
"Yes sir. We had little difficulty in rescuing Felsar," Jonas appeared that the top of the ramp, "We returned him to the Tok'ra base," Jack appeared, "dad invited us to eat," Teal'c appeared with Max slung over his shoulder, "and Max collapsed. Evidently large numbers of symbotes in one place can kill her race."
Teal'c placed Max on the stretcher, Janet was shouting orders as they rushed out of the gate room.
"I want a full debrief in five minutes people."
"Sir, permission to."
"Major, you know as well as I do that Dr. Fraiser won't let any of us near Max until she knows what is going on."
"Yes sir." Sam said following everyone up to the briefing room.
They quickly filled in the parts Sam had skipped over in the gate room. Sam placed the altered Tok'ra device on the table as she explained the images it pulled from Max's mind then listened to the irritation in Jack's voice as he explained how Max sent them to the Tok'ra base. She kept quiet as the guys explained the Tok'ra doctors diagnosis and how he knew about Max's people.
"Sir. I believe if we were with Max it would speed up her recovery."
"How so?"
"Sir the Tok'ra doctor did point out that she needed to be somewhere where she had friends. I believe the link she has with us will somehow help."
"I believe Major Carter is correct."
"Very well. Let's go." General Hammond stood and led the group to the infirmary. The group moved settled around Max's bed. It didn't take long for Janet to join them, fully intending to escort them out of her infirmary. "Dr. how is she?"
"I'm not sure what's wrong with her. Other then the small hole on her temple there doesn't appear."
"Doc, it, well the Tok'ra did it."
"What!" Janet practically shrieked.
"Janet, it's not like that." Sam glared at Jack. "Max's people can die when they are around too many symbotes. It doesn't matter if it's Jaffa, Goa'uld or Tok'ra. We didn't know until after she passed out."
"Ah what hit me?" Max groaned, bringing the groups attention back to her.
"How are you feeling?" Janet asked as she took Max's vitals.
"Like a bug on the windshield of a Death Glider."
Jack, Sam, and Jonas smiled while Janet gave her 'that's not a real answer' look that was usually reserved for her most stubborn patient-Jack.
"Okay, I get it. Everything hurts. Mostly my head, I think it's from that Goa'uld thingy though. I'm a bit nauseous and light headed. I feel like I've been running for a week straight with no sleep or breaks, and I feel like someone's been sitting on my chest."
"That all?" Jack remarked sarcastically earning him a glare from Sam and Janet.
"No." Max looked around at the people surrounding her, she looked down then back at Jack and with a small embarrassed smile she said, "for the first time in ten years I feel like I'm home."
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Yeah I know, another really bad ending, too sappy, too much left unsaid. Okay maybe not but whatever. Hope at least one of you liked it ;)
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"It is clear O'Neill." Teal'c said as he stepped back into the cell.
"Great, let's go." Max gave her staff weapon to Jack as he moved past her and into the hall.
Sam was opening the door to Felsar's cell while Jack and Teal'c stood guard. The door finally opened Felsar rushed out into the hall, grateful for his release yet anxious to leave. "This way will lead us to the outside."
"Right, left we go then." Jack said not bothering to hide his irritation.
They traveled seemingly unnoticed through the winding halls. The final door opened to revel two guards. They didn't know what hit them as Jack and Teal'c took them out leaving Sam and Felsar to retrieve their weapons. They quickly got their bearings and took off running for the gate. It was in sight when the first staff blast buzzed by Jack.
"Danm, so much for getting out un-noticed!"
"I will activate the Stargate." Max ran ahead and started dialing as the others returned fire, slowly making their way to the gate where Max was crouched between the DHD and the now activated Stargate.
"Everyone through the gate!" Jack yelled as he laid cover fire before disappearing through the gate himself. He emerged yelling for the iris to be closed but was cut off when he found himself at the wrong end of several staff weapons. "What the hell is this!"
"Lower your weapons!" Jacob yelled as he ran up to the group. "Sorry Jack we didn't expect you back so soon."
"I didn't expect to be here at all!" Jack glared at Max who was sweating and looking a little pale. Felsar was being led away when Jack started speaking again. "What the hell were you thinking?"
"Jack!" Jacob snapped. "Sam was just doing what I asked. I know I should have told you but."
"Dad. I didn't dial the gate." Sam spoke before Jack could. "Max did."
"How did you know?"
"Hey!" Jack yelled bringing the focus back on him. "Someone please tell me what's going on here!"
"He asked Sam to bring Felsar here, I saw the glyphs before we left. So when I dialed I dialed us here." Max answered, her voice softer then usual.
"Jack." Jacob started. "She did the right thing. Felsar needed medical treatment only we could provide. Come, let's eat before you go back."
"Fine. But I'm still pissed."
They moved off the stone steps of the Stargate, all but Max that is. Teal'c, noticing she hadn't moved, went back to stand next to her.
"They are Tok'ra?" Max asked, her voice shaky.
"Indeed. You are safe here. Come. Let us eat."
Teal'c moved slowly, matching Max's pace. As they moved deeper into the Tok'ra camp Max moved slower and with obviously growing difficulty.
"Are you well?" Teal'c asked when Max stopped moving all together. Her gaze was unfocused and her mouth moved as if she was trying to answer then she just collapsed. "O'Neill!"
Jack, Sam, and Jacob came running from a nearby tent. Jacob looked at Teal'c, "Bring her this way."
Teal'c did as he was told, effortlessly scooping up the girl and disappearing in a nearby tent leaving Jack and Sam to wonder what was happening. It was Jack who spoke first when Teal'c finally emerged from the tent.
"What happened?
"I do not know. She did not look well but she made no complaint. She then collapsed."
They sat outside the tent fro what seemed like hours before Jacob and another Tok'ra stepped out.
"How is she?" Jonas asked.
"I am unsure. You Taur'i are very confusing beings."
"She is Shir." Teal'c cut off the unknown Tok'ra.
"What! She must leave here immediately!"
"She is part of SG-1, she is welcome here!" Jacob snapped.
"No, it's nothing like that. You see I was undercover when her world was destroyed. Rae waited to make sure no one survived but I saw a girl. She escaped through the gate. I was severely punished for not stopping her."
"Well that sure as hell is a bad excuse for wanting to kick her out." Jack added.
"No. I'm sorry, I'm not being clear. You see the Shri people they can not be used as hosts."
"We know that."
".because it kills both the symbote and the host. Rae was curious and in his attempts to discover why this was he found that the mere presence of a symbote caused them pain. Hs favorite way to execute the Shri people was to bring them into a room packed with Jaffa. If enough were present the Shri would die. It was slow and painful for them."
"Are you telling me she's dying!"
"Yes, and no. I do not believe our numbers are great enough to cause her death but you need to remove her from this world. Preferably to one where she has friends to help her heal."
"Right. Teal'c you grab Max. Jonas go dial up Earth." Jack watched as the two ran off. "Sorry we won't e able to stay."
"I understand. Sam I'll try to visit." Jacob gave his daughter a hug as Teal'c emerged from the tent with Max. "Tell her we're sorry."
"She knows, you're family to her." Sam smiled then ran to catch up with the rest of her team. She ran past everyone and was the first through the gate. Emerging from the other side she smiled when she saw Janet who was ready and waiting with her team at the bottom of the ramp.
"Major. You're early."
"Yes sir. We had little difficulty in rescuing Felsar," Jonas appeared that the top of the ramp, "We returned him to the Tok'ra base," Jack appeared, "dad invited us to eat," Teal'c appeared with Max slung over his shoulder, "and Max collapsed. Evidently large numbers of symbotes in one place can kill her race."
Teal'c placed Max on the stretcher, Janet was shouting orders as they rushed out of the gate room.
"I want a full debrief in five minutes people."
"Sir, permission to."
"Major, you know as well as I do that Dr. Fraiser won't let any of us near Max until she knows what is going on."
"Yes sir." Sam said following everyone up to the briefing room.
They quickly filled in the parts Sam had skipped over in the gate room. Sam placed the altered Tok'ra device on the table as she explained the images it pulled from Max's mind then listened to the irritation in Jack's voice as he explained how Max sent them to the Tok'ra base. She kept quiet as the guys explained the Tok'ra doctors diagnosis and how he knew about Max's people.
"Sir. I believe if we were with Max it would speed up her recovery."
"How so?"
"Sir the Tok'ra doctor did point out that she needed to be somewhere where she had friends. I believe the link she has with us will somehow help."
"I believe Major Carter is correct."
"Very well. Let's go." General Hammond stood and led the group to the infirmary. The group moved settled around Max's bed. It didn't take long for Janet to join them, fully intending to escort them out of her infirmary. "Dr. how is she?"
"I'm not sure what's wrong with her. Other then the small hole on her temple there doesn't appear."
"Doc, it, well the Tok'ra did it."
"What!" Janet practically shrieked.
"Janet, it's not like that." Sam glared at Jack. "Max's people can die when they are around too many symbotes. It doesn't matter if it's Jaffa, Goa'uld or Tok'ra. We didn't know until after she passed out."
"Ah what hit me?" Max groaned, bringing the groups attention back to her.
"How are you feeling?" Janet asked as she took Max's vitals.
"Like a bug on the windshield of a Death Glider."
Jack, Sam, and Jonas smiled while Janet gave her 'that's not a real answer' look that was usually reserved for her most stubborn patient-Jack.
"Okay, I get it. Everything hurts. Mostly my head, I think it's from that Goa'uld thingy though. I'm a bit nauseous and light headed. I feel like I've been running for a week straight with no sleep or breaks, and I feel like someone's been sitting on my chest."
"That all?" Jack remarked sarcastically earning him a glare from Sam and Janet.
"No." Max looked around at the people surrounding her, she looked down then back at Jack and with a small embarrassed smile she said, "for the first time in ten years I feel like I'm home."
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Yeah I know, another really bad ending, too sappy, too much left unsaid. Okay maybe not but whatever. Hope at least one of you liked it ;)