Chapter 9: Sam's Choice

Sam was sitting in the nursery with Danny in her arms. Jack limped into the room and leaned against the wall. "Jack, what's wrong?" She asked. Jack limped over to her and sighed.

"Sam, Nefertem is going to kill everyone that stands in his way. He will stop at nothing until you have that damn snake back in your head," he explained.

Sam placed Danny into his crib and walked with him through the halls. "Jack, I am aware that Nefertem will stop at nothing until I'm Sekhmet again. I'm not afraid," she assured. He had his arm around her waist and looked at her.

"I just would hate to lose another person that I love so much," he murmured.

"You can't lose me, Jack," she assured.

He kissed the side of her head and held her close to him. Fear remained in his heart he never wanted Sam to get into this much danger. He believed that he was the reason that Sam was in so much danger. Not only that, his three beautiful children were in danger too.

That night, Jack was trying to sleep, but instead he had dreams that kept him up all night.

(Dream)

Jack found himself in one of the halls in the Tok'ra tunnels. "JACK!" He heard Sam call.

"SAM!" He yelled.

He ran down the halls searching for her. "HELP ME, DADDY!" Sara called. He ran around the corner to see Goa'uld standing there with Sam, Sara, and Grace in their grasps. In Sam's arms was Danny. He saw Nefertem standing in front of him with a staff weapon. Two Goa'uld grabbed Jack's arms and Nefertem held the staff weapon at him.

"I finally have what I have been searching for," Nefertem laughed.

He then nodded to the soldiers and Jack watched as they dragged his family through the gate. "DADDY!" Sara and Grace called.

"NO!" Jack spat.

He struggled against the soldiers and then Sam looked back at him before she went through. However, Nefertem was getting ready to shoot him. The last thing his dream showed was Nefertem shooting at him. "JACK!" Sam screamed. Then a golden light engulfed him.

(End Dream)

Jack shot up from bed gasping for air and was covered in sweat. Sam sat up after she felt her husband jump from his sleep. She saw him sitting up. She placed a hand on his shoulder and jumped when he gasped. "I'm sorry," she apologized.

"No, I'm sorry for waking you," he mumbled.

"What's wrong?" Sam asked.

Jack didn't answer her. He got up and pulled on his stuff when Sam grabbed his arm. "Jack, what are you doing?" She demanded.

"I have to go, Sam. As long as I'm here, I'm endangering everyone here. I have to leave," he explained.

He strapped his gun on his leg and grabbed his other gun. "Jack, you can't leave. We need you here," she insisted. Jack turned around and looked at her.

"Sam, I cannot stay. I have to and get rid of Nefertem before he kills everyone," he insisted.

Sam hugged him tight with a sigh. Jack hugged her back and pulled away. "I'm going with you," she whispered.

"No, you're not," he objected.

"Yes, I am," she argued.

She walked over to a case that was sitting beside the bed and pulled out her old military uniform. She pulled it on, put her hair up into a bun, and had her weapons ready to go. Jack sighed and made sure that Daniel was all ready to go and so was Teal'c.

The Stargate was activated, Sam was kneeling in front of her daughters and smiled at them. "Mommy, do you have to go?" Sara asked.

"Yes, I have to go. Daddy and I will be home soon," Sam assured.

She moved some hair from her daughter's face and kissed her forehead. Then she hugged them tight. "I love you, very, very much," she whispered.

"I love you too, mommy," Sara whispered back.
"I love you more," Grace whispered.

Sam smiled and had them go next to Jacob. She kissed Danny's soft forehead and watched as Jack said his goodbyes to their children. Then when he stood next to her, Sam held onto his hand before they went through the Stargate together after one last glance at their children.