- Two Days Earlier –

Samantha Carter hummed to herself as she sat by the campfire on PLX168, writing in her notebook.

As he emerged from his tent, Jack heard her and smiled. He silently sat down on the log opposite.

Pausing, and obviously looking up while thinking, she spotted him grinning as he watched her. She smiled, slightly self-consciously. "Sir?"

"You were humming," he told her, rummaging through his pack and finding his canteen. He took a drink.

"I was? Sorry!" She blushed, looking down.

"No...you looked happy," he replied. There was silence for a moment, until he said, "ER."

"Sir?"

"ER. That's what you were humming," he replied. "That British chick is hot. That's why I watch it."

"Right..." Sam laughed. "Sir, how far do you think we've travelled today?"

"If you count the Gate journey, not a clue. But on this planet, I'd say...8 miles?" Jack shrugged.

"Thought so," she agreed. "That leaves four for tomorrow morning, then we should be in the village."

"Good," he nodded, swatting a bug. "I don't like this planet. Mud, mud, bugs, mud, trees, mud and did I mention the mud?"

"I know...it is rather...swampy. But I'm sure when we reach the village area it should be a lot nicer," she assured him. "Daniel and Teal'C?" She wondered.

"Teal'C is checking the area again. Daniel is asleep already," Jack sighed.

The team were all up by 7am sharp the next morning. They were not exactly at ease, what with the heat and the bugs and all. After a quick breakfast, they departed for the village, guessing they'd arrive by about 9.

Jack checked his watch as they set foot in the village, which was named Coralle. "9:06 good prediction, Carter." He noted, patting her on the back.

To their amazement, the villagers didn't seem to be afraid of them. After a few minutes, one man ran up smiling and waving his arms around like a madman. He scanned them quickly. Jack wondered if he might actually be a madman. "You are from Earth?" he asked.

"Yes...Carter, have we been here before? As in the SGC?" Jack frowned. He didn't remember coming. He'd have remembered not to come back.

"No sir, I am postitive we have not visited this world before," Carter confirmed. The villager laughed.

"No, you have not visited here. None of your 'teams,' at least," he told them. "I am Liate. Come with me, I shall explain."

"Okay. Liate, I'm Colonel Jack O'Neill, this is Teal'C, Daniel Jackson and Samantha Carter," O'Neill added, as they followed him into a building that resembled a very crappy Doctors Surgery.

He lead them in to a small room at the back of the establishment, and Sam gasped, removed her pack, took out a medical kit and ran to the side of the single bed. "Oh god...oh god."

"It can't be...he's..." O'Neill began, as he stared at the man lying on the bed. "...Dead..."

"Looks fairly alive for a dead man, sir," Carter remarked.

"I suggest you take him back to your Earth. He has been with us many months, and he is still unwell. We do what we can for him, but he is in need of better care. He has told me of your world, of your technology and medicine," Liate told them.

"He's been awake?" Sam asked.

"Yes."

"Sir, we need to get him back to the SGC," She reported.

"Agreed. Teal'C, Daniel," Jack commanded. Teal'C and Daniel nodded, picking the body up. "We'll send another unit. We need to talk. But right now...we gotta take care of him."

"I understand," the alien smiled.

"Let's go!"

To Be Continued...