The tel'tac landed. They stood watching as if it were a dream, afraid to believe it was
really there right in front of their eyes. That lasted for two maybe three heartbeats. Then
the flood of emotions came. Home, they were really going home.
They had been preparing for over two weeks. The star for some inexplicable reason had calmed so that communications were slightly less frustrating that usual and the information that Jacob was on his way had been relayed.
Finally, finally word got through, they were going home. What a bittersweet moment. They were so happy, so elated that they were not forgotten, not an afterthought. But what of this? This home they had created on this barren rock. This small spot all their own When they heard Hammond telling them to expect Jacob tears sprang to her eyes and Jack threw an arm around her shoulder and squeezed so hard she would have bruises. But when they walked back to camp with the supplies a certain melancholy creeped in.
Carter feared that this planet that held them prisoner would trap her father as well. O'Neill was afraid by some perverse chance of fate that a tel'tac full of Jaffa would arrive moments before Jacob. And there they would be the welcoming party for their own demise. So from cover they watched Jacob emerge and then ran through the snow to embrace him. And in a simple act everything changed, and everything was restored.
They had been preparing for over two weeks. The star for some inexplicable reason had calmed so that communications were slightly less frustrating that usual and the information that Jacob was on his way had been relayed.
Finally, finally word got through, they were going home. What a bittersweet moment. They were so happy, so elated that they were not forgotten, not an afterthought. But what of this? This home they had created on this barren rock. This small spot all their own When they heard Hammond telling them to expect Jacob tears sprang to her eyes and Jack threw an arm around her shoulder and squeezed so hard she would have bruises. But when they walked back to camp with the supplies a certain melancholy creeped in.
Carter feared that this planet that held them prisoner would trap her father as well. O'Neill was afraid by some perverse chance of fate that a tel'tac full of Jaffa would arrive moments before Jacob. And there they would be the welcoming party for their own demise. So from cover they watched Jacob emerge and then ran through the snow to embrace him. And in a simple act everything changed, and everything was restored.
