Chapter 6 - Final Kicks
AN: So, we're about to enter the final segment.
Btw.: Something else: Why the heck do I get to know about Amanda Tapping being pregnant now and not earlier? Wonder who was sitting on my connection to such important news...
Jack circled around in the cell for another time. Hours seemed to have passed and still he and his team mates had found no way out.
Though he had been optimistic about Sam surviving this whole thing, Jack slowly began to worry about the fate of his 2IC and long-time friend.
But something told him that she was trying to save herself just now...
Kali stopped next to the daybed on which the unconscious Tauri was lying. She moved her fingers across the woman's cheeks. Then she looked up turning to Shri, the other Goa'uld she had called in for further scientific advice:
"Finally we get the chance to study our old mistakes, but I do not know whether we'd let this human die and examine her body, then or if we should begin our research while she's still alive."
"At the moment she is more useful for us in living condition", Shri stated once again reading through the notes she had made throughout the last hour, "there are still many things we have not found out, yet. There is her physical condition, for example: I find it very striking that this Tauri does not show any of the symptoms observed in earlier times, except for the fever..."
Kali pondered for a moment, then suggested, "Would it be of any use to study her behavior?"
"You mean waking her up and...?" Shri frowned, "Forgive me saying that, My Queen, but it would be anything else than wise to do so. You know that she would act highly aggressive."
"What do you recommend, then?"
"We have never studied the late consequences of the drug", the Goa'uld scientist proposed, "perhaps we should not let her die at all and inject her the antidote after we're finished..."
"She does not owe that kind of fate..." Kali refused.
That moment the Tauri moved gasping for air, to the astonishment of both Goa'uld she seemed to be likely to wake up again every second.
Sam opened her eyes quickly scanning the surroundings. She felt extraordinarily hot and was longing for Jack's strong arms. But her beloved did not seem to be around anywhere near.
Somebody else was bending down over her, it was this nasty tart of a Goa'uld longing to steel him away from her; and now this repulsive female was even letting her die so that she could have Jack for herself until the end of time.
Sam's mind was full of hatred and she was moved by some strange kind of envy, all she wanted to do was to strangle this ugly being with her own two hands to get some satisfaction for herself, no she wanted more: she wanted her life back...
The Tauri's hands shot up grabbing her queen's throat, Shri was so stunned she had almost dropped her notes.
"Bitch", the woman's fingernails dug into Kali's flesh. Shri rushed over to her side.
"If you don't cure me, I'll kill this disgusting bit of trash", the Tauri's eyes were full of manic wrath as she turned her head to face Shri, who did not know what to do now. After a short inner fight she decided to do as she was told, for her the time to get rid of Kali had not yet come, she still needed her for a while.
As soon as the other Goa'uld had injected the antidote to her, Sam jumped up sending Kali to the floor with a powerful kick into her stomach, then she knocked out the other Goa'uld woman.
It was about time to find Jack now.
Daniel tapped Jack's shoulder.
"What is it?" Jack swiveled around into his direction.
"Look, there's someone approaching."
Jack followed Daniel's look and saw something he did not expect to happen: Sam came running down the hall knocking over the two Jaffa standing guard in front of the cell more than just easily.
Jack's mouth fell open as he saw the scenes happening on the other side of the force field.
Finally the field was deactivated and Sam stepped inside the cell opening her arms widely nodding over at Jack saying, "Come here, my strong man."
"Uh, not again", he groaned and rolled his eyes walking over to her.
But shortly before Sam could embrace Jack she passed out again and he caught her only few inches away from the ground.
He showed Daniel and Teal'C to leave the cell taking the two Jaffa's weapons with them. Then he followed his friends through the corridors carrying Sam in his arms.
Only moments before they finally reached the Stargate, Sam opened her eyes again. She was confused questioning softly:
"Sir, where are we? What happened? Haven't we been on another planet only minutes ago."
Jack had to chuckle, "Ye saying you're not remembering anything?"
She shook her head.
"Oh my god, Carter. That'll be a long story to tell back at home", as Jack realized the questioning expression on her face he held on, " let's say ya've really shocked me."
"Hope I didn't do anything bad."
"Well, no", Jack raised his eyebrows, "only that ya've bitten me and stuff like that."
"What?" Sam eyed him curiously.
The colonel waved it away, "S'okay, Carter."
"I'm so sorry", she blushed.
"Ya don' have to be", that moment a strange feeling of pity overcame Jack and he bent down to kiss Sam's lips that were still heated up by the fever.
She put her arms around his neck and still in kiss Jack sat Sam down to her own feet supporting her with his one arm and they went back to Earth through the Stargate together.
The End
And they lived happily for evermore...hehe
I wonder what you want to have for my next story: something funny, something gloomy or rather somethin' seasonal (I mean Christmas is not too far away...), if you wanna you can tell me what you'd like to read next...