Jack awoke when Sam started to move around; her hand whacked him in the eye.

"Janet." Jack yelled.

"What is ... She's having a fit. Step back."

"Doc..."

"Jack, step back. We'll take care of this." Janet pushed him back slightly and pulled the curtain.

Jack paced behind the curtain while they worked to stop Sam fitting.

"Okay." Janet said drawing back the curtain. "Her temperature spiked again, we're going to put her in the ice-bath again while we wait for Daniel and Jacob to get back."

"Get back?" Jack questioned.

"They went to collect a soil from the planet. They're hoping to get a sample of what caused the virus." Janet replied.

"Who gave them permission?"

"General Hammond and the President. Ferretti and Hannah went with him." Janet explained. "We'll move her in a minute."

"How long was I asleep?" He rubbed his eyes.

"About an hour." Janet replied.

"She's going to be okay?"

"She'll be fine we hope. We just need to get her temperature down again."

"So what are they thinking that they soil samples will help with?" Hannah asked on the way back.

"The toxin that triggered the retro-virus came from the soil. The virologist wants to take a look at it." Daniel replied.

"But there is a cure for the retro-virus."

"Yes, but Sam can't have it because of what Jollinar did to her blood chemistry, it would cure the virus but kill her."

"So give it to her." Hannah said.

"Please tell me you didn't just suggest killing your friend." Ferretti said.

"Only temporarily." Hannah replied. "Let the cure, cure the virus. Then put her in a sarcophagus to bring her back to life. Or get the Nox to bring her back to life, they've done it before. Or maybe the Asguard could help. Thor would help."

"Jack would never let Sam die." Ferretti said. "Any more then he'd let her have a symbiote."

"Thor." Daniel muttered.

"What?" Ferretti questioned.

"Thor." Daniel stated louder. "Jacob?" He got to his feet in a hurry and head forward to the find him.

"What is it Daniel?" Jacob asked bumping into them.

"Can you send out a signal?" Daniel asked.

"To whom?"

"The Asguard, specifically Thor." Daniel replied.

"If we knew the frequency we could probably send one out, but depending where he was it might not reach him." Jacob replied. "Why?"

"Because he might have a better idea rather than giving the Sam the cure and bring her back to life in a sarcophagus." Daniel replied.

"You know that might work." Jacob said. "Although killing my daughter to save her is a bit extreme."

"Jack would never let you do it." Daniel stated. "He didn't want to agree when she made him agree to no extraordinary means."

"Define extraordinary means." Jacob questioned.

"She doesn't want to be kept alive by machines."

"Do you know the frequency?"

"Yes." Daniel replied.

"Let's go." Jacob pushed him forward.

"Okay get take her out." Janet instructed.

Two of the corps men gently lifted Sam out of the bath and onto a towel on the gurney before leaving. Janet and one of nurses moved to begin drying her skin and then change into a hospital robe.

Janet put the thermometer is Sam's ear.

"Here temperature is down two degrees. Let's get her back to the infirmary."

"Do you think they will be back soon ma'am?" The nurse asked.

"Hopefully."

TBC