An American Werewolf at the SGC

by jakefanatic

Sam's father has been bitten by a werewolf! Can Daniel, Teal'c, and Van Helsing find the cure before the full moon? Meanwhile, at the SGC can Jack and Sam, along with Hammond and Fraiser keep a leash on Jacob?

9. Chapter Nine

1000 hours October 30, the day before the full moon

The commissary was practically deserted, now that the main breakfast rush was gone. But Jack found Major Carter was still eating. Judging from the amount of food on her plate, he figured she either had just arrived or she wasn't really that hungry. Before joining her, Jack quickly grabbed a tray, a cup of coffee and smiled when he saw the bowls of Fruit Loops.

Having Fruit Loops for breakfast meant it was going to be a very good day. Whenever Jack didn't get his Fruit Loops, it was a bad day. Just like yesterday! They were completely out of Fruit Loops. Jack should have known right then and there that it was a bad omen. For starters, Jack had to bring Jacob his early morning breakfast. Big mistake! Especially when Jack opened his mouth. Really, all he did was ask Jacob 'how's it hanging' and the guy snapped thinking Jack was making another dog joke.

Not only did Jacob tear though another set of clothes, but he also destroyed another bed, frame and all. After which, Jack had to endure yet another lecture from General Hammond. He had spent most of the day avoiding anyone whose rank was higher than his was. And because he was so worried about being thrown to the 'wolves' Jack didn't notice how edgy Colonel McBride had been. He was grateful to have arrived in time at Jacob's quarters before McBride emptied the gun.

Too bad Jacob wasn't very appreciative. He tore out of his room like a bat out of hell without so much as a thank you. Then of course, Jack knew Hammond was going to blame him for letting Jacob loose. Hammond didn't say it was his fault, but Jack could tell just by the tone of his voice when he informed the General that Jacob was on the prowl that Hammond wasn't very happy. He even noticed that Hammond didn't stop him from chasing Carter into the Gate Room with she went to help dear old dad!

After the 'incident' Jack had to check his drawers just to make sure he didn't shit his pants. Much to his relief, they were clean. He just needed a clean shirt because of the slobber from Jacob. Oh, well, it could have been a lot worse.

But today was a new day. Thank God for such a miracle. The coffee was fresh. The Fruit Loops were plentiful. And Colonel Jack O'Neill was one happy camper. It was going to be a good day!

"Morning, Carter," he smiled brightly sitting across from her.

"Good morning, Sir. Has General Hammond arrived?"

"Yes, he's talking with Dr. Mckenzie about Colonel McBride's evaluation! Doc had to sedate the Colonel because he was getting violent, making more death threats towards your dad. They're transferring McBride to the nut factory early this afternoon."

"Sir, I want to thank you for saving my father," she sighed.

'Well, at least one Carter appreciates my talents,' Jack thought to himself while taking a long sip of coffee.

"I know if he were himself, he would thank you too," she added then quickly hid that smirk of hers behind her coffee cup.

"Don't worry Carter. My feelings won't be hurt if I don't get a Christmas card from you dad. By the way, how is he doing?"

"I haven't seen him yet," she smiled. "I'll be taking him his second breakfast. So he must be feeling better."

"Rumor has it the Doc Fraiser stayed with him all night! Even after he puked up his guts!" Jack smirked.

"Sir…I'm trying to eat," she protested.

"Sorry," he smiled seeing Dr. Fraiser heading towards their table. "Speak of the little devil; here comes our resident expert on our werewolf!"

Jack and the Major stopped in mid-bite when Dr. Fraiser sat down. Her tray was full with pancakes, cereal, scrambled eggs, and a few pieces of toast, with her coffee and a glass of orange juice.

"A little hungry Doc?"

"Don't start with me Colonel!" she warned pointing her fork at him. "I need not remind you that I saved your ass from Jacob last night."

Jack instantly shrank in his seat. He was trying to forget about what happened last night. Hoping everyone else would too. In fact, he was planing not to see Jacob again until the man was cured. And even then, just to be safe, Jack would keep his distance by remaining across the room from the man.

"Besides," Janet continued while cutting into her pancakes. "I haven't eaten since lunch yesterday, and I was up all night!"

"Dad being a pain in the ass?" Sam asked.

Janet smiled but didn't say anything.

"Jacob seemed rather playful," Jack couldn't resist saying just to wipe that smirk off Janet's face because he had actually seen some of the video of her and Jacob playing doctor under the covers.

He may have succeeded in just that, only her glare made him shrink in his seat again. He half expected her to reach across the table and strangle him.

"General Hammond!" Jack called quickly when he saw the man enter the commissary. Hammond would save him, as Hammond still liked him…sort of. "Join us…please!"

"Sorry, people," he smiled. "I thought you might like to know, Daniel's arrived…with the serum. Him, Teal'c and Gabriel are on their way down right now."

"Yes!" Jack exclaimed jumping to his feet causing them to look at him strangely. "Sorry."

"Sir, with your permission, I need to see Jacob. I need his blood in order to work on the serum," Janet said.

"Permission, granted," Hammond smiled.

Jack watched Janet grab a few pieces of toast before she quickly left but didn't think anything of it. He quickly spooned down his bowl of Fruit Loops before heading out. Someone had to keep an eye on Janet when she was with Jacob.

---

Jacob had been alone, resting comfortably in his quarters for a few hours now. There was no trace of the illness caused by the silver bullets. It had taken nearly eight hours for Selmak to rid their bodies of the sickness.

During those hours Janet refused to leave him. She only left early in the morning because she needed some sleep, and he wasn't letting her get any. With each passing hour he had been getting better. As he was getting better he began talking more and more. The more he was talking the more his hands were exploring her most intimate regions.

The two of them were like a couple of teenagers, hiding under the covers giggling and touching each other. Hiding beneath the blanket only because of the camera. Every so often he would look to see the red light was still on, indicating that the camera was on too. Jacob kept expecting someone to burst through the door to break them up by dousing them with cold water from a hose. But no one ever did. He figured the guys in the monitor room were making bets on how far Jacob was willing to go.

Only, Jacob didn't give them the satisfaction. He didn't take his affections with Janet to the next level. Besides, each time he got too frisky Janet just started tickling him, making him laugh some of that over zealous energy away.

All of the time wasn't spent playing though. Most of it was them just talking. They learned so much about each other. Jacob told Janet as much as he could about himself. Even things he thought he would never tell anyone. And she told him everything about herself. He made her tell him about her daughter, Cassie. He wanted to know about everything that was important to her. And he wasn't surprised to find out they had a lot in common. They loved opera, fast cars, and cooking. And of course, each other, they greatly enjoyed each other's company.

Janet promised to cook him one of her specialties. A home cooked meal was something Jacob was greatly looking forward to. He can't remember the last Earth home cooked meal he actually had. And anything would be better than the commissary food he's been forced to digest lately. Even though he was getting steak, the cooks didn't know how to cook it properly. From what Sam told him, Janet was an excellent cook.

As if on queue, his little angel with the devilish grin came waltzing in. Janet looked well rested after only about four hours of sleep. Her hair was neatly clasped high and off her neck. Jacob chuckled. He could still see the hickey he gave her a few days ago. Of course, it might have been gone by now if he was sucking on her neck during the early morning hours.

"The serum's here!" she said excitedly while removing a couple of vials and a needle from her lab coat pocket. "Daniel, Teal'c, and Gabriel are on their way down. I need some of your blood."

"Are you sure you can alter the serum so it will work on Selmak and I?" he asked extended his arm for her.

"We will," she smiled confidently prepping his arm to draw the blood. "And what did I tell you?"

"No more doom and gloom," he smiled warmly.

Watching the vial quickly fill with his blood, Jacob suddenly caught a whiff of something in the air. He inhaled slowly and deeply to discover the source was Janet. As she was filling the second vial, he leaned forward taking in her scent. Something was different about her. Something he found extremely appealing. Something so thrilling his heart started racing with excitement.

"I'm going to take these to the lab. I want to have everything ready for when Daniel and his friend bring me the serum," she said getting up to leave.

Something in him was awakened. An instinct, an intuition perhaps. Whatever it was, he couldn't allow her to leave. It was easy with his werewolf abilities to beat her to the door, even when she was a few feet away from it.

"Jacob!" she exclaimed, startled by his swift movement to block the door.

A low playful growl sounded in his throat. And his intuition was correct, she growled back. Jacob smiled. Never taking his eyes from hers, he reached up, removing the clip holding her hair up and allowed her hair to fall on her shoulders. Then his nose gently nuzzled her hair, slowly taking in her scent.

As his nose gradually traveled from her face to the mark on her neck. His excitement grew. His heart felt as if it was going to burst from his chest. Then much to his delight, Janet growled softly again. Her nose teased him, quickly brushing against his neck causing him to growl eagerly.

Only it was Janet who made the first move, aggressively pushing him against the wall. Jacob felt his body tremble with anticipation when she grabbed his black T-shirt by the collar. She ripped his shirt open exposing his heaving chest to her moist lips.

Jacob couldn't wait any longer grabbing hold of her arms. Her eyes were filled with a hunger that matched his. They kissed with fierce desire. He pushed her lab coat off her shoulders, letting it dropped onto the floor before lifting her off her feet. Then on the bed, with her legs wrapped tightly around him, he was so consumed by what he was feeling that he couldn't tell if he was whimpering, or if she was whimpering during their kisses. All he knew was that her clothes were inconveniently in the way. Finally, out of frustration, he just tore open her blouse sending its buttons high into the air.

Janet smiled hungrily up at him while he heard the buttons blouse bouncing on the floor. The sound of her heart racing was music to his ears when he nuzzled her breasts with his face. He could even hear the sounds of his heart pumping his blood furiously. And he could feel her body trembling beneath him as his nose filled with her scent.

As far as Jacob was concerned, his entire world was Janet. Everything else didn't matter it didn't exist. And he allowed himself to be completely engulfed by her.

---

"How's the arm?" Jack asked Daniel when he arrived with Teal'c and Gabriel at the monitor station down the hall from Jacob's isolation quarters.

"Broken," Daniel winced readjusting the arm sling.

"Well, maybe after the Doc cures Jacob, he can use that healing device thing."

"Where is Dr. Fraiser?" Gabriel asked showing Jack a large clear container with an almost glowing purplish liquid. "I thought she would be the first one to greet us to take this."

"She went to get some blood from Jacob," Jack answered turning back to the monitor. "See! She's the only one who could tame that beast."

"What are they doing?" Daniel asked pointing at the screen.

"Why can't we hear anything?" Gabriel asked.

"Not a problem," Jack smiled flipping a switch.

"Are they…growling?" Daniel asked making Jack turn the volume up slightly.

"Yes," Gabriel said as they watched the monitor.

"Wow! She's an aggressive little minx!" Jack exclaimed as they watched Janet pushing Jacob around. "That or this is finally the end of a long dry spell for her!"

"First growling, followed by mutual sniffing, then…Viktor was right, she's been infected," Gabriel sighed.

"What? How?" Jack quickly asked. "He's never bitten her! Maybe drooled but not one love bite!"

"Apparently a bit isn't the only way to infect a woman," Daniel commented. "Jacob was missing for nearly eight hours, right?"

"Shit! She lied to me!" Jack seethed glaring at the computer screen. "I'm going to get her for that!"

"Shouldn't we get her out of there?" Daniel asked Gabriel.

"What, are you nuts?" Jack replied squirming in his seat. "Trust me; you don't want to be in the same room with Jacob when he's pissed!"

"We need her to make the serum work," Daniel continued.

"When she comes out, we'll inject her with the serum," Gabriel said. "Viktor was confident the unaltered serum should work on her."

"Yeah, how long could it take them to…you know?" Jack asked.

"The symbiote can sustain him for many hours," Teal'c simply stated causing the other guys to look at him with their eyebrows raised.

"Really?" the three of them said together then slowly turned back to the screen.

There was a long moment of silence as they watched at the screen.

Turning back to Teal'c, Jack cleared his throat then asked, "Just curious…how many is many?"

Teal'c just smiled and raised his right eyebrow.

"Jake you lucky dog," Jack whispered to himself.

"Hey guys, what's going on?" Major Carter's voice sounded from behind them.

Jack quickly flipped a switch, shutting the camera, and sound, to Jacob's room off. The monitor instantly showed static as he got to his feet.

"Nothing!" he and Daniel said together.

"In fact there is…" Teal'c started.

"Nothing!" Jack insisted with an emphatic hand gesture towards Teal'c. "There's nothing going on! Right Daniel?"

"Right!" Daniel agreed.

"What's wrong with the camera?" Sam asked moving to examine the controls.

All the guys looked at each other but it was Jack who spoke.

"Trust me Carter. There are just some things a kid should never see one of their parents doing!" Jack said grabbing her hand away from the controls.

As Sam blinked at him, Jack prayed she got the subtle hint. He didn't think he would be able to explain her dad and Janet were doing the wild thing…and that they could be at it for many hours!

---

When Janet woke up she couldn't move. She was utterly exhausted. However, she really couldn't move because Jacob had his right leg over both her legs. His right arm was wrapped tightly around her waist. Her right arm was asleep because his head was resting like a rock on her shoulder.

"Jacob, move," she whispered stroking his face.

He moved...in the wrong direction. Janet literally felt crushed by his weight. Judging from his soft snoring and completely relaxed look on his face, he was in such a deep sleep that it was no use trying to move him; he was like dead weight on her chest.

"Jacob, you have to move now! I need to work on altering the serum to cure you!" she said seeing if that would make him move.

Nope.

"Jacob!" she snapped shaking him.

A deep growl rumbled in his throat. The sensation tickled her and she giggled. But still, he did not move, nor did he wake up.

"Shit! Selmak! Selmak, if you're awake in there…move him off me!"

Still in a deep sleep, Jacob rolled off her onto his back. Free, Janet quickly gathered up her clothes and hurried into the bathroom. While she was getting dressed, she was thankful her blouse was just missing buttons and that nothing else was damaged. At least her blouse was still good enough to get her to her office where she could exchange it for another.

Heading back into the room, Janet found where Jacob dropped her clip. While fixing up her hair she noticed the camera's red light was off.

"Oh God…I hope it was off the whole time," she swallowed nervously then looked over to Jacob.

He was back on his stomach. Janet quickly picked the blanket up off the floor and gently covered

him. At least when the camera came back on he wouldn't be exposed. Janet actually wondered if he even cared about that anymore. They both had forgotten about the camera earlier.

"I love you Jacob," she whispered kissing his cheek.

He smiled, snuggling under the covers and suddenly she didn't want to leave him. Her instinct was telling her she needed to stay with him, that it would be wrong to leave him. It was a strong instinct. Fortified by the memory of what they had done during the past several hours. Her body literally ached for his touch.

'What the hell is happening to me?' she asked herself while shaking her head. 'The serum…I have to work on the serum! But…how can I leave him?'

Janet slowly reached for him. Suddenly her watch chimed on the hour, snapping her out of her daze. It was six in the evening.

'Shit! That can't be the time! Jacob…you have no concept of time do you? Not that I'm complaining…what am I saying! Shit!'

Going to the door, but before opening it, Janet looked over to Jacob one last time. Leaving him still felt wrong. She couldn't explain it. She couldn't even explain what got into her or why she allowed Jacob to stop her from leaving so many hours ago. All she knew then was that she wanted him…badly. She still did.

She quickly opened the door before her resolve weakened again. With all the will she could muster, Janet thought only about the serum and curing Jacob. That thought distracted her enough to leave him. The SFs stood stoned face, not acknowledging her presence as she quietly closed the door. She was ignoring them anyway. Once the door was locked, she hurried down the tunnel towards the lab.

"Wow! It's about time!" a familiar voice sounded from behind her.

"Colonel?"

Someone suddenly grabbed her from behind before she could turn around. Turning her head, she saw Teal'c and Daniel's friend Gabriel.

"What the hell are you guys doing?" she demanded as she struggled.

"Sorry doc, but you're infected," O'Neill smiled holding a syringe filled with a purplish substance.

"That's ridiculous!"

"I'm afraid it is true," Gabriel solemnly said and actually looked sad about it.

"Well, well…the tables are turned!" O'Neill smiled, obviously taking great pleasure in getting to stick her, with a rather large needle, for once!

Damn it if Janet was going to let him stick her with a needle. Anyone but Jack! She began struggling more fiercely. She did managed to yank her arm free from Gabriel's grasped but Teal'c was quick to wrap his arms tightly around her, pinning her arms to her sides, and lifting her off the ground.

"Doc, it's for you own good!" O'Neill insisted wiggling the syringe with a huge grin on his face.

"I'm not infected!" she snapped.

With no other options, Janet kicked the Colonel when he was close enough. Right on target too…in the groin! The Colonel doubled over and went down fast, gasping and choking for air. The syringe rolled on the floor out of his hand.

"Teal'c, hold her tight!" Gabriel shouted moving to pick the syringe up off the floor. He quickly jabbed the needle in the muscle of her upper arm. "I am truly sorry Dr. Fraiser, but it is necessary."

"But he never bit me," she insisted, feeling her body relaxing as the darkness was slowly closing in.

"She'll only be unconscious for a few minutes," Gabriel's voice said while she fought to stay awake. "Jack…you going to be alright?"

"What the hell do you think?" he coughed still lying curled on his side. "Honestly guys…I don't think that I will ever be thinking about having children…not ever!"

Janet smiled. Quite pleased, she finally passed out.

---

For the past couple of days, Selmak had been enjoying the emotional roller coaster ride Jacob was experiencing. From being terrified by his initial transformation to being elated at running wild through the forest as a werewolf. From being passive about his feelings for Dr. Fraiser to actually acting upon those feelings and admitting he deeply loved her. And to just having fun being a werewolf and tormenting Colonel O'Neill!

But leave it to her host to bring them down from such an emotional high to the lowest of lows. At the time, Selmak hated to admit it, but Jacob had been right to bring up the issue that they might not be cured. Selmak just had the faith that Dr. Jackson would get the job done. Not Jacob! No! Not her grouchy, sourpuss, of a host who couldn't even enjoy a good thing when he had it sitting right on his lap!

Even with Selmak, her host's trusted co-pilot, signaling that all systems were a go while Janet had been kissing Jacob! They were ready for lift off when her fingers dug into his back! The skies were friendly! Hell, the skies were wide open! They were ready to go off in to the wild blue yonder! The course was set for the stratosphere.

Only there had been no cloud nine, no heavenly pleasures. Selmak had to assume the crash position, tucking her head between her imaginary legs and kissed her symbiote ass good-bye, as Jacob crashed and burned right on the runway! The stupid fool had grounded Janet. True he was still sick. And if Selmak hadn't been sick too, she would have smack him on the brain stem for turning down sex. She enjoyed it just as much as he did.

A fact that she would never admit to him.

True, when she was in deep meditation their thoughts were disconnected. But she could still feel…everything. Selmak still remembered that first time Jacob had finally taken the plunge into symbiote enhanced sex. They had both been nervous. It had been a long dry spell for Selmak. But she had been nervous because it was the first time in a male host. Compared to her experiences within a female host she wasn't sure if the sensations would be the same. And Jacob? Well, he just wasn't quite sure what to expect.

Much to Selmak's delight the ecstasy felt was exactly the same for her. And much to her amusement, Jacob marveled in his new abilities, perhaps a little too much that first night. The memory of him overexerting himself still makes her giggle; the poor man couldn't move for several hours. But her host was quick to learn how to use his new abilities and he even learned some new, more pleasurable, techniques. Having that female perspective helped him to a more attentive lover.

Of course, Jacob was most attentive that first night with Janet. Selmak had been feeling anxious, so had Jacob, but to her surprise her host had been extremely patient. Every touch, every kiss had been slow and deliberate as he explored every curve, every crevice, as if he wanted to know every centimeter of the woman he deeply loved.

It had been such a long time since a host of Selmak's had made love with true passion and deep affection. She had allowed herself to be completely engulfed by Jacob's sensations. His love for Janet was at times…overwhelming. And she loved it because her host was always in high spirits. There were several times during the past few days she wanted nothing more than to hug and kiss the big grouch, but she could only send him her warm feelings of her gratification through their emotional bond.

However earlier today, things were back to normal. Selmak had felt like strangling Jacob because, the idiot had completely ignored her. Yesterday, she could forgive him. He was in his werewolf form tormenting Jack and she was enjoying it, just as much as Jacob was. Initially Selmak attempted to call off Jacob but then thought better of it; it was entirely too much fun watching Jack squirm. Someone needed to put that guy in his place, Jacob was in perfect form to do so.

Today of all days, when the serum was on its way down, when they were possibly going to be cured, Jacob decided he wanted to have a little roll on the bed with Janet. Initially, when Jacob was sniffing Janet, Selmak had been so giddy with excitement about the serum arriving that she hadn't been paying attention to what they were doing. Janet's growl quickly snapped Selmak out of her giddiness. She was shocked to discover that the woman had been infected. She couldn't even figure out how it happened, Jacob never bit Janet hard enough to break the skin. However, Selmak did find it rather amusing that Janet was as equally aggressive with Jacob as she; the man needed to be pushed around from time to time.

But now, while Jacob had slept deeply, Selmak still could not fathom how Janet became infected. The wolf's venom was transmitted through a bite. The bite could only be while in werewolf form. The bite itself had to break the skin in order to infect the blood directly. But Jacob never bit anyone in werewolf form. Well any human…there was that deer they came across when running back to the SGC. But Jacob had eaten most of the creature because he was hungry and she was craving protein.

The sound of Janet's voice distracted her momentarily from her thoughts. Selmak suddenly thought of asking Janet then quickly decided against it, not wanting to risk waking Jacob. After wasting many hours with him the doctor really had to go work on the cure.

"Shit! Selmak! Selmak, if you're awake in there…move him off me!"

As requested, Selmak immediately dampened Jacob's senses and moved his body, without him ever realizing it. A few moments later, Jacob moved and Selmak held her breath. Now was not a good time for him to wake up. She knew where his mind was, even while he slept he was thinking of it!

"I love you Jacob!" Janet said.

'Shit woman…will you go before you do wake him up!' Selmak thought angrily to herself. 'I need to think and you're distracting me!'

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, a door opened and closed. She was finally alone with her thoughts.

'How did Janet become infected?' she thought without rousing Jacob. 'Ok, I can do this! Let's see…the venom is transferred from the saliva into the blood stream. It's not present in the saliva when Jacob is human…why is that…how the hell should I know! Ok…relax Selmak…think! There has to be another way the venom is transmitted. Shit…Jacob you are such a pain in the ASS!'

Jacob snorted and Selmak quickly dampened her thoughts. When she was pissed or agitated sometimes her thoughts were too loud and he would hear them. Thankfully he didn't wake. Selmak really need some aspirin…she was getting a headache and Jacob's dreams were becoming too distracting.

'Jacob…really, you never used to think about sex this much! Not even when…Oh…it can't be that simple! Well…I suppose that would make sense. It's only natural to create offspring to ensure the survival of the species. And once Jacob realized Janet was just like him…well the two were going at it like a couple of energizer bunnies…just going…and going…Oh crap! I've got to stop watching television! It's corrupting me! All those subliminal messages in commercials! How do they expect anyone to eat a Snickers bar without thinking of SEX?'

Jacob moaned and rolled around again. Selmak remained quiet, having to dampen her thoughts again.

'Wait! That can't be it. I prevented Jacob from getting Janet pregnant. But she was infected already. So the only other time would have been on the night of our escape. I took the same precautions then. Janet's right, the man has not concept of time when he's making love. Well…I wonder who's responsible for that…oh…it's me…'

Selmak giggled to herself uncontrollably. Something she's been doing a lot ever since Jacob became a werewolf. She was instantly reminded her of that night Jacob howled for the first time. His howl tickled and she lost control giggling hysterically. It had been a long time since she laughed like that and she allowed herself to enjoy it for as long as possible. She basked in the memory, remembering how good she felt at the time. How completely consumed by her giggles that she had totally lost track of what Jacob had been doing. She had felt so exhilarated when they were running back to the SGC. Only they weren't running back to the SGC…Jacob was…

'Oops!'

'Selmak?' Jacob's mind called still in a deep sleep.

Selmak held her breath and waited. Jacob moved on the bed again but didn't wake.

'Crap…crap…crap!' Selmak exclaimed to herself. 'Maybe he won't find out! Oh…whom the hell am I kidding? The second Janet finds out she's pregnant she's going to tell him. Then Jacob's going to get mad at me. And gee…I wonder who's he's going to blame…well that would be…ME! Well…it's his fault, NOT MINE! I may be riding shotgun but I'm not the one SHOOTING OFF!'

"Janet?" Jacob's voice called.

His mind was slowly beginning to wake. But he still couldn't hear Selmak's thoughts, especially those thoughts she was keeping to herself. And she was never planning on tell him either.

'If Janet's pregnant…does that mean she's going to have a litter?' Selmak asked herself while pretending to be asleep in Jacob's mind. 'What does that make me? An aunt? Auntie Sel sounds nice. I'm certain Auntie Sel is better than anything daddy dearest could ever come up with. Hmm…I wonder, does Jacob even remember how to change a diaper?'

Selmak rummaged around in Jacob's memories as he slowly sat up yawning. It took a few milliseconds but she found his memories of when Mark and Sam were babies. The two Carter babes seemed to cry a lot when Jacob held them. There were numerous times they puked on his uniform and then were instantly plopped into their mother's arms, while she was laughing at her husband.

Then there was the time Mark was sick and Allison had to take him to the doctor, leaving Jacob alone to take care of Sam. Sam was only six months at the time. Jacob stood there uncertain as Allison was explaining to him when to feed Sam and how long to warm up the bottle. Meanwhile, he could smell the baby poop from ten feet away and had asked if Allison would take care of it before she left.

Only she didn't and left him standing there holding a diaper, baby powder, Desitin, and baby wipes. And left him to wonder what order they were supposed to be used since he had never changed a diaper before. He always managed to weasel his way out of changing them. But not this time. This time he was left standing ten feet from a smelly, crying baby. He even called George for advice but there was no answer at the Hammond residence. The smell was getting to him more than Sam's crying, so he decided the hell with it and attempted to change the diaper.

'Oh dear…' she gasped and shook her head. 'Jacob…there is so much you need to learn! Poor Samantha…'

"JANET!" Jacob cried out.

'Jacob, Janet's working on the cure, remember? The serum arrived hours ago!' she harrumphed.

Something was wrong! Her words didn't even penetrate Jacob's mind. He was frantic. Selmak watched from the corner of her host's mind, as he searched the room, repeatedly calling for Janet. The more he called for her the more desperate he sounded.

Selmak could feel his heart race with fear. She could feel his anxiety as he pounded furiously on the door while calling for Janet. And again, Selmak's words did not penetrate his mind.

Selmak couldn't understand at first. Then she realized the wolf in him was now in total control, even in his human form. She watched horrified as Jacob's fists became bloodied from pounding on the door over and over.

Then she was jolted when his body transformed unexpectedly. Selmak quickly healed his wounds then witnessed Jacob's frenzy. The table was smashed into pieces and the bed, frame and all, ripped to shreds. This went on for what seemed to be an hour. During which time Selmak desperately still tried to reach him. She would be the only one because she knew General Hammond wouldn't risk sending any of his people in, including Janet, to restrain Jacob. No one would volunteer anyway when Jacob was in his werewolf form; he scared the piss out of them.

Jacob finally stopped his tirade and bellowed a long howl, so deep in emotion. Selmak was so overwhelmed by such a sense of complete loneliness that she wept. It dawned on her that he was calling for his mate over and over. Jacob was inconsolable. And against Hammond's better judgement, she saw that he did send someone in with a tranquilizer gun. Only Jacob was too fast and fierce with his hair raised and jaws snapping. The SF barely made it out of the room.

Finally, after a long hour he grew silent but the loneliness deepened. Still in werewolf form, Jacob lay in the corner and wept. Selmak did the only thing she could do for him, she helped him to fall asleep. But even in his sleep he continued to whine and whimper. She sent him her warmth and affection, hoping to reach out to him in some way to comfort him.

---

Standing in the tunnel, Hammond could hear Jacob's howl. The sound was full of sorrow that one couldn't help but be affected by it. Only there was nothing he or anyone could do to help Jacob. After his violent tirade Hammond wouldn't allow anyone in the room, not even to give Jacob his meal.

But the howling was going on for too long and George grew concerned that his friend might hurt himself. So, he sent a guard in. The soldier came out shaking so badly that Hammond had him taken to the infirmary.

Hammond went to look at the monitor. The sound was permanently on now. The room was a disaster. Jacob was curled up in a corner, still in werewolf form. Periodically Hammond would hear Jacob whining even though he appeared to be asleep.

"Just hang in there Jacob…a little while longer," Hammond whispered to the screen then thought, 'I'm sorry Jacob, but you're going to have to sleep on the floor until you're cured. My hand's cramping from filling out all the paperwork for you!'

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"We've been at this for more than half a day! And still nothing!" Janet snapped angrily to no one but herself.

"We still have twelve hours left," Sam smiled optimistically.

Janet sat resting her face in her hands. Actually she was hiding the tears from Sam. She had tried everything she knew to alter the serum to work on Jacob. Nothing was working. This meant the probability of her losing him was increasing with each passing minute.

"Janet, you've been working all night. You need a break," Sam said putting an arm around Janet's shoulders. "Go check on my father. General Hammond said he's not doing so well without you."

Janet smiled, "I talked with Cassie over the phone this morning. I told her about Jacob. That he wants to meet her and take us both to dinner."

"Sounds serious," Sam smiled devilishly.

Janet laughed softly. It was such a surprise to her when Sam explained her feelings regarding the relationship Janet was having with Jacob. Janet thought for sure Sam that would be angry or uncomfortable about the whole situation. Only Sam was extremely happy about, mainly because her father was obviously very happy about the relationship. But she was happy to see that her best friend was happy too.

"Cassie didn't react like I was expecting," Janet continued.

"How so?" Sam asked.

"She was all excited; saying that if your dad married me that you and she could be sisters!"

"I have to admit, I never thought of that!" Sam laughed.

"Kids, they see things with such simplicity sometimes," Janet smiled then sighed wishing the answer to the cure was as simple.

"So…do I get to be the maid of honor?" Sam joked.

"Sam…I love him but it's too soon to plan a wedding. There's still so much Jacob and I have to work out. He doesn't even live on the same planet as me!"

"True, but I know my father…he'll find away!"

"Sam! You're as bad as your father!"

"That's not the first time I've heard that before! Besides, I was talking to Mark about you and dad, and the two of us were arguing over having a baby brother or sister. I want a baby sister and he wants a baby brother!"

"Oh…Sam, don't scare me like that! I'm not ready to have kids…I'm a doctor, I know exactly what a woman's body goes through…I don't know if I could handle that!"

The two giggled like schoolgirls. Then hugged each other.

"I'll go check on Jacob, I could use the motivation," Janet smiled.

Janet, feeling much better after a chat with Sam, strolled casually through the tunnels towards Jacob room. She purposely had the lab set up on this level, just so she could get the souped up version of the serum to him as soon as possible. Only she had no serum yet to give. Janet couldn't understand what she was doing wrong. She really needed to see Jacob just to get some ideas from Selmak.

"Doctor?"

"General Hammond…I'm sorry, I didn't see you," she said turning around.

"Is the serum ready?" he asked.

"No, Sir. I was thinking, maybe Selmak might have some ideas. After all, who would know more about naquadah in the blood stream than a symbiote?"

Hammond frowned. He was troubled, she recognized that frown.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

"I'm not sure I can let you in there. Jacob was violent after you left. His been in werewolf form almost ever since."

"Colonel O'Neill said Jacob was howling for me but I dismissed him because he's been cracking too many mean jokes about Jacob lately," she said feeling a wave of sadness fill her because she did leave Jacob when she knew it was wrong.

"I've already reprimanded him. But after what Jacob did yesterday, I don't think Jack will be joking anymore."

"Sir…let me try to reach Jacob. Maybe I can bring back to his human form. I may be the only one who can," she said optimistically.

"Very well but stay near the door. I don't want to fill out paperwork about why I lost my chief medical officer," Hammond smiled warmly, then with an evil grin he added, "Besides, if I have to requisition another officer, it might be easier replacing Colonel O'Neill!"

Janet tried not to laugh uncontrollably. She failed. But was quick to regain her composure.

"Yes, Sir. I'll do my best to stay in one piece. And thank you, Sir," she smiled to him having no intention of following his orders.

A minute later, Janet stepped inside Jacob's room. The place was in shambles. The mattress look like it had exploded from the inside. The wood beams of the bed's base were splintered into thousands of tiny pieces. And Jacob was curled into a black ball in the far corner of the room.

"Jacob!" she called quietly to him, remaining by the door.

His head immediately popped up with his ears forward.

"Jacob, it's me…Janet," she smiled to him making one ear turn to the side.

Their eyes locked as he stood to his full towering height. Only after Jacob took a few steps, he stopped and dropped to all fours. His snout rose up high and sniffed the air. Then his head drooped down and he returned to his corner, whimpering.

Janet instantly felt guilty. He loved her deeply and a part of her felt as if she betrayed that love. The sorrow in his face was too overwhelming.

"I'm so sorry, Jacob," she wept moving towards him.

Jacob raised his head ever so slightly and a soft growl sounded when she was a couple of feet away. Janet immediately stopped then knelt down to his level, letting him know she was not a threat.

"Jacob, I'm sorry for leaving you…but I had to work on the serum, remember?"

His head lowered back down and he curled up tighter. A long sorrowful whine sounded.

"I told you to fight this thing dammit!" she snapped loudly making him jerk his head up. "Don't you fucking give up on me!"

It was hard to tell if she was getting through or not. He was merely staring at her blinking his eyes slowly. He even yawned.

"Dammit, Jacob, I love you…doesn't that mean anything to you?" she asked sitting on the floor.

Janet buried her face in her hands and wept. She didn't know what to do. She was physically and emotionally exhausted. And it came out in the flood of her tears. She remained that way for a few minutes until something cold and wet pressed against her neck.

Quickly wiping her tears, she saw it was Jacob. His cold, moist nose nuzzled against the side of her neck.

"Jacob! That tickles!" she protested.

Then he licked her neck.

"Ahh…Jacob that's disgusting!"

A high yip pierced her ear and she looked at him. He gently nuzzled her neck again. It finally dawned on her what he was asking.

"Yes, you gave me that mark," she smiled slowly reaching for his head. "Do you remember? We were in the infirmary. You kissed me for the first time."

His face still showed no acknowledgement of her words but he was allowing her to touch him. Janet smiled. His fur was extremely soft and surprisingly thick on his head. She started scratching him behind his ear, just to see if werewolves were anything like dogs. He liked it. Jacob even rolled over submitting to her.

"I wish I could find someway to reach you," she sighed rubbing his chin making him close his eyes. "You really are just a big puppy!"

Looking at him, she sighed. Her hand stopped moving as she stared at him. His snout quickly nuzzled her hand letting her know he wanted more petting. A soft growl of satisfaction sounded as she stroked his chest.

"At least you seem happy now," she smiled looking him lay all stretched out for her. "Jacob, do you have any decency? Really, you're making the guys around here jealous by prancing around naked. No wonder Jack's terrified of you. He won't even come near me anymore. And Sam said he's not coming anywhere near you until you're cured. Of course, General Hammond…"

---

He was lonely. His mate was gone. She didn't come when he called for her. And there would no other if she did not return. A wolf mates for life.

Some time had passed. He didn't know how much. It didn't matter, time was meaningless to him. But suddenly he her sweet perfume filled his nose and he quickly lifted his head. With his own eyes he could see her but she was different. Not sure, he got up and cautiously approached the woman who looked like his mate. Only she wasn't his mate. After a quick sniff of her scent, he knew she wasn't even his kind. And again, he was alone.

The woman didn't leave, even after he returned to his corned. She was talking to him but he didn't understand her words. Her language was much different than his. She even dared to come closer. So he gave her a warning making her stop. More words, in a harsh tone this time, came from her. Curious he looked at her. But still her words had no meaning.

She looked sad. That he recognized. And she was crying. He recognized that too. Quietly, he stretched out on his belly, reaching his nose towards her. Upon closer inspection of this woman, he saw she had a mark on her neck. Instinctively he pressed his nose against it. The action caused her to make a strange sound. He found it rather amusing so he licked her. More of that strange sound emanated from her.

Again she was talking. Her hand slowly reached out to him. She was no threat to him, of that he was certain. She wasn't even afraid of him. Her touch was gentle and pleasing. So pleasing, he wanted more. Rolling onto his back, in a defenseless position he allowed her to touch him.

More strange words came from her mouth. Her voice was soothing as he listened to her. He was completely relaxed in her presence and knew he could trust her. And his mind temporarily forgot about his loneliness.

"Jacob…Jack…Sam…Hammond…Selmak…."

Suddenly those strange words had meanings. They were names! People he knew! There was even a strange sound within his head. It was becoming to annoying to ignore and was suddenly vaguely familiar. He suddenly received a mental image of someone smacking him on his nose, calling him a bad doggie!

'JACOB!'

'Selmak?' he asked hesitantly.

'Finally! Snap out of it big boy! We have work to do!'

'Selmak…what's going on?'

'You've been stuck as a werewolf for a while. Janet's been cured.'

'"Janet!" he tried to say but in wolf form it came out as a strange yipping sound.

Clambering to his feet, Jacob looked around the room. It was a disaster. But there was Janet, standing near him. Her eyes were red and swollen indicating she had been crying. Jacob reached for her to comfort her but stopped when he saw his large black hand. Looking down, he saw he was still in werewolf form.

'Told you! Why don't you ever believe me?' Selmak commented.

'Ok! Ok! I'm sorry!' he said as he began to change back to his human self.

'One would think that after all this time you would listen to me!' she continued.

'Selmak, I said I was sorry,' he whined to her as the transformation was nearly complete.

'I mean…who takes care of you when you're hurt…me! Who defends you against the High Council, even after you screw things up by opening your mouth…ME! I would think that you would trust me by NOW!'

'I'M SORRY…A THOUSAND TIMES I'M SORRY!'

'Don't patronize me!'

Jacob mentally sighed and ignored her as she continued. They would be at it for hours. He had more important things to deal with.

"Janet!" he said taking a step towards her only to fall down.

'Klutz!'

"Take it easy Jacob, you've been a werewolf for quite a while, let you body readjust," Janet smiled as he shook his head at Selmak's comment.

"They cured you?" he asked as Janet helped him back to his feet. "How did you get infected?"

"That doesn't matter right now," she smiled standing in front of him. "What's important is that I'm fine and I've been working on a cure for you."

"Whoa…this feels weird," he said feeling his legs wobble a little. "What happened in here? I didn't hurt anyone did I?"

"No, you didn't. You had a temper tantrum when you discovered I was gone."

"All I can remember is that I was extremely happy. Then you were gone. I was…I was feeling lonely…I even called for you but…you didn't come."

"I'm sorry Jacob, I had to leave," she said reaching up to his face.

"I did ask you not to do that to me again," he sighed wrapping his arms around her, nuzzling her neck.

'Jacob…the serum…Janet needs my help, remember? Don't ignore me!'

"Selmak tells me you need her help," he smiled leaning back.

He saw a deep sadness in Janet's eyes. She dropped her head to avoid his gaze. He merely smiled as he gently held her chin, turning her face back to his.

"You know, the last time a doctor had that look, I was diagnosed with a terminal cancer and given about six months or less to live."

Her bottom lip trembled and she wept, "I'm sorry Jacob."

Jacob held onto her tight and gently massaged her back.

"Shh, you're trying too hard," he said confidently. "The answer will come."

His words only made her cry even more.

"Tell me," he spoke softly.

"I've tried everything I know! The venom in your blood just attacks any agent and neutralizes it making it ineffective. It's that damn naquadah in your blood!"

Jacob head dipped down and his eyes flashed.

"Let me try, Dr. Fraiser."

"Selmak, I don't think General Hammond will let either of you out of this room," Janet said wiping her tears.

"True. However, there is no one on base more qualified than I to work on the serum."

"I don't know if…"

"Janet, Selmak's right. No one knows about the naquadah more than she does. Don't forget, she is the oldest and wisest of all the Tok'ra!"

'You're patronizing me again!' Selmak quickly commented.

"I'll have to talk with General Hammond."

"Tell him, if Selmak's in charge of my body, there's less likely of the chance that I will change."

'Oh great…way to go! If you turn wolf Hammond's going to blame me! Thanks Jacob!'

Janet narrowed her eyes at him, obviously sniffing out the line of bullshit he was delivering. So he flashed her a mischievous smile.

"I'll tell him, but I don't think he'll believe it," she smiled back.

"We have to try…I still have to take you on that date. And I'm looking forward to meeting Cassie. Which reminds me, does she like flowers too?"

"Yes, but promise me you won't drool on them."

"I will keep the drool to a minimum."

"But, before I go. May I make a suggestion?"

"What?"

Janet pulled away and smiled, "I think you should put some clothes on or at least a towel. Unless you plan on parading around in your birthday suit."

"Oh Crap!" he said covering himself. "I've been…"

"The whole time," she smiled then broke into a hearty laugh.

'Selmak…why didn't you tell me?' he asked feeling his face turning bright red.

'What…or sorry…were you talking to me? How does it feel to be IGNORED?'

---

Gabriel was looking in the microscope. Janet was right. The naquadah had made the wolf's venom in Jacob's blood potent. It attacked all attempts every altered version of the serum that they've came up with so far. At least Jacob didn't pass this strain on to Dr. Fraiser. The sound of voices approaching made him look to the door. Immediately he went on the defensive seeing Jacob walk with Dr. Fraiser.

"Hold on there doctor! Shouldn't Jacob be locked up!"

"Gabriel, it's alright!" she smiled.

" I am Selmak. Jacob's symbiote," Jacob said in a strange voice while extending his hand.

Gabriel reluctantly shook Jacob's hand.

"Does my voice make you uneasy? I can sound like Jacob if you like," Selmak smiled.

"No…I'm fine," he nodded finally relaxing.

"Where is Major Carter?" Janet asked Gabriel.

"She went to get something to eat."

"We'll let her eat. Selmak is going help," Janet smiled.

"That makes sense," Gabriel added. "I'm sure there's no one more qualified."

"Yes, I am an expert on the naquadah," Selmak arrogantly said. "But since you are an expert on werewolves, I need to know everything you know."

---

"Before I begin, I must see the what this wolf's venom looks like," Selmak requested taking a seat in front of the microscope.

While Janet quickly prepared a slide Selmak felt Jacob's body temperature increase slightly. Jacob was still sleeping; she thought it best to keep him that way for a long as possible. Even Jacob believed it was the only way to control the wolf inside.

"If you notice, the naquadah has fused with the venom," Janet said placing the slide under the microscope.

"Yes…I see," Selmak sighed magnifying the lens to get an even closer look.

"Notice how some appear dormant," Janet said.

"They're part of the transformation process?"

Janet shrugs her shoulders.

"Yes," Gabriel answered. "As a werewolf, all the venom cells would have to be animated."

"They would have to be. The blood volume would have to increase in order for the muscles and bones to take their new form," Selmak said sensing Jacob was beginning to awake and quickly put him back to sleep.

"I never thought of it that way before but then, I'm not a doctor," Gabriel smiled. "I can only recognize the cell under a microscope."

"It makes sense," Janet said. "As the muscles grow they would require more blood to function properly."

"The heart rate increases to help supply the increased volume of blood…"

Jacob suddenly tried to force his way to the forefront. It was a powerful mental push but she was able to restrain him. For a moment she thought she even heard him growling at her.

"Selmak?" Janet's voice asked.

Opening her host's eyes, she saw the doctor and Gabriel with worried looks on their faces.

"I'm fine," Selmak gritted.

"You were just growling," Janet said.

"It was Jacob…he's trying to take control of his body," Selmak said adjusting the chemical levels again. ""There, he should sleep for a little while."

"Today is the full moon," Gabriel said. "The wolf is probably in complete control of him."

"Not entirely," Selmak smiled. "There is a part that is still Jacob. Please, we must work quickly. Show me what the serum does when injected into Jacob's blood."

Selmak looked into the lens as Dr. Fraiser placed a drop on Jacob's blood. She watched the naquadah enhanced venom cells and regular naquadah cells completely engulf the serum like it was candy. Selmak knew, in order for the serum to work the absorption should be reversed. Only, the naquadah and naquadah enhanced venom are doing their job by eliminating any new foreign agents in the blood stream.

"I need to see how the venom infects naquadah in the blood," Selmak said. "I believe Major Carter still has naquadah in her system, I require some of her blood."

"I'll page her," Janet smiled heading across the room to the phone.

'Selmak, this is boring! Why don't we sneak out and smell the fresh air? We haven't been outside in days!'

Selmak jumped slightly. She had not been expecting Jacob to wake up so soon.

'Jacob…please, be quiet!' Selmak chastised him.

'Please, I want to go outside! The suns out! I haven't seen the sun in days! The sky must be clear and blue…come on…please! I'll sing my favorite song if you don't let me loose!'

Selmak attempted to adjust Jacob's chemical levels again. Only it wasn't working, he had already built up resilience to what she did. Or he was just being stubborn! And instead of going to sleep, he was singing…at the top of his voice in their minds!

'OFF WE GO INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER,

CLIMING HIGH INTO THE SUN;

HERE THEY COME ZOOMING TO MEET OUT THUNDER,

AT 'EM BOYS, GIVE 'ER THE GUN! (GIVE 'ER THE GUN NOW!)

DOWN WE DIVE, SPOUTING OUR FLAMING FROM UNDER,

OFF WITH ONE HELLUVA RRROARRR!

WE LIVE IN FAME GO DOWN IN FLAME. HEY!

NOTHING'LL STOP THE US AIR FORCE!'

Selmak sighed shaking her head. There was no way she was going to be able to think with him in there singing, over and over. Normally, she didn't mind hearing him sing he actually had a wonderful singing voice. Only, not now! And when Major Carter finally arrived, Jacob was starting the song over again. Only louder!

'Jacob, I can't think!' she snapped at him.

'OFF WE GO INTO THE WILD BLUE YON…'

"JACOB SHUT UP!!" Selmak bellowed out loud instantly silencing him and making everyone in the room look at her.

"I guess dad's being a pain in the ass," Sam smiled.

On queue, Jacob started whistling the song.

"Dr. Fraiser…sedate him! Now!"

'Selmak no!' Jacob quickly pleaded.

"Doctor…I can't think!"

"Janet don't do it!" Jacob shouted managing to come to the foreground but only for a moment.

"DOCTOR…PLEASE," Selmak pleaded.

---

Jacob's face instantly relaxed after Janet administered the sedative, but not by much. His eyes flashed when they opened.

"More…give him more…" Selmak said in desperation.

"Selmak…I…"

"Please, if I have to hear him sing, Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder…again, I'll go insane!" Selmak said, eyes bugging out while grabbing Janet by her arms. "Do not worry, Doctor, I will regulate his heart and keep his airways open…just…give him more…PLEASE"

Reluctantly, Janet injected another heavy sedative into Jacob's arm.

His body finally relaxed completely with long sigh of relief.

"Thank you doctor, he's finally asleep again."

"I can't give him another sedative. That was the fourth during the last hour!"

"Dr. Fraiser, I of all people know how much Jacob means to you. And how much you mean to him. I would never allow any harm to come to him. I promise."

"And the wolf inside?" she asked with a devilish smile.

"Struggling to break free. Which is why you are the only one in the room. If Jacob manages to take control and go through with the transformation, you are his only link to humanity."

Janet smiled and then sighed, "But we haven't learned much, only that the naquadah and wolf's venom are attracted to each other in the blood stream."

"Essentially, they are the same. Both heal injuries and fight disease. It makes sense that the naquadah would fuse with it."

"But then, the only way to cure Jacob is to rid his body of the naquadah and that's not going to happen."

"Then we must find a way to either separate the venom from the naquadah, or…"

"Is that even possible?" Janet interrupted.

"I don't know. When I first blended with Jacob I was shocked to find our damaged his body was. The radiation therapy damaged many of his organs, his bones, basically his entire immune system. I was surprised the man was even alive. I'm sorry Dr. Fraiser but some of Earth's medical practices seem rather barbaric to me. Jacob's immune system was practically nonexistent!"

"But I thought the symbiote becomes the host's immune system."

"No, we only make it better. A symbiote usually blocks any infections before the host's immune system detects it. In Jacob's case, I had to rebuild his immune system. I had to release an abnormally large amount of naquadah into various parts of his organs…including his bone marrow."

"Lymphocytes, both B and T cells, are first developed in the bone marrow. They're the basis for fighting infections in the body. The B cells develop in the marrow when a disease is introduced into the blood stream. Their development is based on each different disease that injects the human body. T cells form in the marrow but develop in the Thymus and basically float around killing any dormant diseases in the body."

"Correct. Jacob's are different. His B and T cells develop differently than yours. Once released into the blood stream they are already fortified with naquadah. Combined with my abilities, the B cells are able to develop more quickly in order to release the proper antibodies to fight infections. I learned this when Jacob got a case of the Goa'uld version of the flu. It is rare but we were both still recovering from a serious injury. Our bodies were able to eliminate the disease surprisingly quick."

"So, Jacob has Super B and Super T cells!"

"In a manner," Selmak sighed shaking her head.

"Sorry," Janet smiled. "So…basically Jacob's entire immune system is enhanced with naquadah?"

"Correct. Even if I were not a part of him anymore, he would live for an extended period of time, free of disease. The naquadah is a part of him, always."

"So we're still back to square one, how do we separate the naquadah from the venom?"

"That was one idea. The other option is to make a stronger serum. I have an idea, but we require Major Carter again. She is the only person whose DNA is compatible with Jacob's."

"Are you thinking of a bone marrow transplant?"

"Not exactly. My idea is much more radical than a simple injection of stem cells from the Major."

---

Hammond didn't like the idea of letting Jacob out of his room but Selmak gave his guarantee. They had been working on a cure all afternoon and into the evening with no incidents. At least that was a good sign. Hammond was dreading that he would have to fill out more paperwork. Plus, there was a rather lengthy voice mail from the Pentagon that he was ignoring. They were demanding to know if he was having a sale on queen beds or if they were trying to start a Four Star Hotel for Aliens at the SGC.

Looking at his watch he saw it was past nine o'clock in the evening, less than three hours to midnight. Last report was that Selmak was close to altering the serum. Anxious to see if his friend was going to be cured, Hammond decided to head up to the lab.

Only as he left his office, the alarms sounded. The gate technician announced the two SG teams out were coming in with multiple injuries. So he immediately headed to the control room instead. Wolfman Jake would have to wait for now. But Hammond would make sure he saw his friend before midnight.

Just in case.

---

Alarms sounded, followed by General Hammond calling a medical team to the gate room. Despite the fact that Dr. Warner was in charge of the infirmary, her instinct to help was still strong. Plus, Selmak seemed confident the serum could be altered.

Janet reached to touch Jacob's shoulder. His body was hot to the touch, his jacket was drenched from sweating. The strain could be seen on his face as Selmak fought to restrain the wolfman in side. To Janet's surprise his head dipped.

"Go, Janet," Jacob smiled. "Selmak has everything under control. We'll be testing this version of the vaccine in a few minutes."

"I will watch over him Dr. Fraiser," Gabriel said coming into the room.

"You shouldn't be here," Jacob said sounding very annoyed.

"You shouldn't be alone," Janet counted with a warm smile.

After everything that's happened to Jacob in the last few days, Janet really didn't want to let him out of her sight. Midnight was less than three hours away. The strain was getting to be too much for Jacob and Selmak that was obvious. And Janet was the only one who could control Jacob, even in his werewolf state.

"Janet, go," Jacob insisted grabbing her hand tightly. "We have plenty of time."

"I will take good care of him Doctor," Gabriel smiled.

"Janet, if this works, I'll wait until you return so you can personally administer the treatment," he said with that devilish smile of his.

"I'll be back as soon as I can," she said kissing him on the cheek then whispered in his ear. "Selmak, take care of him for me?"

"I will, I promise." Selmak replied.

---

Major Carter was in the control room working on some diagnostics when the Gate was activated. She watched as two teams, SG units 11 and 14 arrived in a total chaos. Some hostile, but less technologically advanced, natives had attacked the two teams. Rather than kill any innocents the teams defended themselves as best they could until escaping through the gate.

As soon as Dr. Fraiser arrived, she took control of the situation in the Gate Room. Sam watched in admiration as Janet quickly moved from patient to patient, barking orders to her staff. The poor woman had little sleep the past few days leaving Sam to wonder how she could even function. But Janet seemed to thrive under such conditions. The woman was like the energizer bunny at times.

Suddenly alarms went off again. Most of the injured had left with Dr. Warner and the medical staff. Only Janet remained. Janet was tending to the last injured SG member. He was lying flat on his back. One of the SFs was following Janet's instructions by keeping the man's neck immobile, while she was inspecting a leg injury.

"Unscheduled incoming traveler!" the technician announced and the remain few SFs quickly readied their weapons.

"All our teams are home, right Sir?" Sam asked.

"Yes," Hammond sighed the grabbed the microphone. "Dr. Fraiser get out of there!"

"I can't, Sir!" she shouted. "This man has a possible neck fracture, I can't risk moving him without a backboard. It's already on its way!"

"Sir, it's alright," Sam said seeing the IDC numbers on the computer monitor. "It's Master Bra'tac's code, Sir."

"Open the iris!" Hammond ordered.

"Now what's going on?" Colonel O'Neill asked as he and Teal'c arrived.

"Master Bra'tac is arriving," Hammond answered turning to them.

Only it wasn't Master Bra'tac who emerged from the event horizon. Sam watched as half a dozen Jaffa and one woman appeared on the ramp. One of the Jaffa was holding a large orb, Sam immediately recognized as a Goa'uld bomb.

"Sir!" Sam shouted.

"Shit! That's not Bra'tac!" O'Neill exclaimed

"What?" Hammond said, turning back around.

"It is Themis and her Jaffa," Teal'c announced.

"She has a bomb, Sir," Sam added.

"Hold your fire people!" Hammond quickly ordered the small group of SFs that were in the Gate Room. "Major, seal the Gate Room."

"How did she get here?" O'Neill demanded.

"Look, in her hand…she has a GDO!" Sam observed.

"How the hell did she get a GDO?" O'Neill asked.

"Master Bra'tac would destroy his and die before giving up Earth to a Goa'uld," Teal'c insisted.

"It's Jacob's," Hammond sighed immediately rubbing his temples. "He took one when he set off on his rescue mission. Only he didn't bring it back. Both he and Selmak couldn't find it and assumed it had been destroyed."

"Well…with a GDO all Themis would need is an iris deactivation code," Sam said. "It could have been one of the rebel Jaffa that helped rescue us."

As if to confirm her theory, one last Jaffa emerged, he tossed the body of one of Bra'tac's rebel warriors onto the ramp. The body landing with a mighty smack before it slowly rolled down towards where Janet was still tending to her patient.

"One guess, why Themis is here…Sir," O'Neill said narrowing his eyes. "And she's looking a little pissed!"

As if on queue Themis thundered in her full Goa'uld voice, "Hand over the Tok'ra traitor and I will spare you all!"

Sam and the others watched as the Jaffa quickly disarmed the SFs. Them, along with Janet were all forced on their knees while Themis headed to the injured SG member.

"Bring him to me now! Or I will begin killing these hostages one by one, starting with this one!" Themis demanded. "If he is not here when they're all dead, I will destroy this facility and everyone within it!"

"Boy…Carter, your dad sure has a way with women, doesn't he?" Colonel O'Neill inserted.

Sam shot him an annoyed look, which he chose to ignore.

"General, Sir…she's not bluffing," Sam said seeing the pure hatred in Themis' eyes and secretly agreed with the Colonel's comment.

"I gathered," Hammond sighed. "Evacuate as many personnel as you can, but don't announce it over the speakers."

"Yes, sir," the technician said.

"Sir, what about my father?" she asked Hammond.

"Sir, I think we should give Themis what she wants," O'Neill said surprising everyone.

"Come again?" Hammond asked.

"General, I think it's time we let Jacob off his leash!" O'Neill said and he was serious.

---

"It works!" Selmak shouted unable to contain her excitement.

Jacob was instantly awakened and seized control of his body.

'It works Jacob! It works!' she shouted to him.

"We should administer the serum now!" Gabriel insisted.

"No!" Jacob growled. "I promised Janet!"

"Jacob, we have less than two hours…"

"I know…" Jacob literally growled grabbing hold of the table. "NO, NOT NOW!"

His whole body was trembling. Every fiber of his being wanted to change. Closing his eyes tight, Jacob and Selmak together fought to stay in control of his humanity. They were succeeding but it was a tremendous strain to both of them.

"Maybe you're right…" Jacob said breathlessly. "One injection must be made directly into the back of my neck. You must make sure the needle goes in deep enough."

"Why there?" Gabriel asked.

"Because the Selmak is infected too!" Jacob replied gritting his teeth.

"Is that why there are now two serums?"

"Yes, we needed naquadah that wasn't infected. Sam was more than happy to donate some of her blood for that. Selmak was able to separate the naquadah from her blood stream, then added a few protein hormones which enabled the naquadah to fuse with the serum on the cellular level…see take a look."

Jacob wiped the sweat from his brow with a trembling hand, before adjusting the settings on the microscope.

"That is the unaltered serum…now this…this is the naquadah enhanced serum for Selmak."

"Naquadah serum to counteract the naquadah venom! Brilliant idea!"

"Thank you," Selmak said modestly.

"Bloody hell!" Gabriel jumped. "I am so sorry…I'm just not used to your voice changing like that."

"No need to apologize, I am not so easily offended."

'BULLSHIT!' Jacob snapped to her.

'SHH!'

"So, what's been done to the serum for Jacob?"

"I have made this serum specifically designed to cure Jacob…and Jacob only. Jacob's entire immune system contains naquadah and the naquadah enhanced venom. As a result, his immune system is a naquadah enhanced venom combined with his own DNA. From my understanding this does not normally happen when a normal human is infected with wolf venom."

"Is that why he's able to heal so quickly?"

"Yes. And the resulting strain of venom is resilient to the naquadah enhanced serum."

"Which is where Samantha came in again!"

"Right, I needed genetically compatible cells from her bone marrow, specifically B and T cells, the basic cells of the human immune system."

"Much like a bone marrow transplant used to jump start a persons immune systems that's failed. The donor must be a genetic match in order for the cells not to be rejected by their new body."

"Only, I had to combine these cells with the naquadah enhanced serum. Once in Jacob's blood stream these new cells will quickly reproduce and kill the naquadah enhanced venom."

"So, where does the second injection go?"

"It needs to be injected directly into a major artery…both injections must be done at the same time," Jacob replied moving around the table and grabbing two syringes.

"What if we accidentally mix up the syringes? I mean, I can't even tell the two serums apart!"

"Don't worry," Jacob smiled wiping the sweat from his brow. "Selmak's dose is less than half of what mine will be. The symbiote is only about two and a half feet long."

'Hey! I'm three feet!'

'Sorry Sel…But to be fair, I've never actually seen you!'

Jacob quickly filled one syringe only half way then filling the second to its maximum capacity. While at the same time he had to calm Selmak down. He never knew she would get so upset about how long she was. He had to admit, he never thought about it.

'OW! What the hell was that for?' he asked her when he felt a stinging sensation at the back of his neck.

'Never thought about it? Never!'

'Sorry Sel…I…I just always loved you for you. Your size never mattered to me,' he said to her with great earnest.

Instantly the stinging sensation faded and was replaced with that familiar warm and fuzzy feeling when Selmak was happy.

'That was very sweet of you Jacob,' she sniffled. 'We had better hurry with the injections.'

'Right!'

"Gabriel, you have to inject while I'll take care of myself," Jacob said as his hand quivered when giving Gabriel the half-filled syringe.

Then he quickly took of his fatigue jacket, it was drenched with his own sweat. He was nearly overcome by the urge to just rip his shirt off and transform. Only his thoughts for Janet were helping him to prevent the transformation, along with Selmak's help. He had no idea how powerful his love for her could be.

"You can do this Gabriel…we both must…for my family's sake…and for Janet's," Jacob said sticking the needle into his vein. "Not to mention George's sake…the poor guy. I have a pretty good idea of the mountains of paperwork that he's had to go through! I owe him."

"How will I know if I hit the mark?"

"I'll know!"

Jacob felt the needle slowly penetrate the back of his neck.

"Just jab it in there!" he snapped.

'OW! THAT FUCKING HURT…JACOB!'

"Did I hit the mark?" Gabriel asked.

"Oh, yeah! Ok…on the count of three…one…two…"

"General Carter!" Teal'c's voice called startling Gabriel into jerking the needle in Jacob's neck.

'OW! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO ME?' Selmak shouted angrily. 'PLAYING PIN THE TAIL ON THE SYMBIOTE? NEWS FLASH JACOB, I ALREADY HAVE A TAIL!!'

'Calm down lady,' Jacob told her calmly.

"You must not inject the serum yet!" Teal'c pleaded earnestly.

"What is it? What's happened?" Jacob asked feeling the sweat sting his eyes.

"Your presence is required in the control room," Teal'c informed him. "Themis is here."

"What?" he asked while he quickly pulled out the needle.

"She has a bomb. If you are not handed over, she will destroy this facility," Teal'c answered.

Jacob quickly signaled Gabriel to pull the syringe from his neck and felt Selmak wiggling around at the back of his neck.

'Better?' he asked her quickly.

'Grrrrr!'

'You turning wolf on me Selmak?'

'Pay attention Jacob! Teal'c's hiding something!'

"What else Teal'c? What are you not tell me?" Jacob asked.

"There are hostages involved…Dr. Fraiser is one of them."

"We'll have to hold off on the injections," Jacob told Gabriel handing him the syringe, then quickly bolted from the lab.

'Yeah, next time I get to jab YOU!' Selmak barked. 'RIGHT IN YOUR ASS!'

---

"Are you sure about this, Sir?" Major Carter nervously asked.

"Carter, with your dad's abilities he can easily take care of them. Especially once he sees Janet's in there." Jack mentioned.

"How is she? Is she alright?" Jacob's voice sounded as leapt up the stairs into the control room.

Jack almost turned and ran, instinctively. Even though Jacob was in his human form, Jack could see the wild look in his eyes. The man was ready to transform. His black T-shirt clung tightly to him and his green fatigue pants were drenched with sweat, an indication Jacob, Selmak or perhaps both, were fighting the animal inside.

"Janet!" Jacob gasped seeing her in the Gate Room.

She and the other hostages were now in a line at the base of the ramp, on display for everyone in the control room. Themis stood partway up the ramp with an evil grin on her face with the bomb directly behind her, in front of the Gate. Her Jaffa stood in front of the hostages with their weapons ready to shoot at the command of their lady.

"Whoa, Jacob! Hold on!" Jack insisted grabbing the man when he tried to leave. "Themis has already killed one of our people…"

He could feel Jacob's body was hot, no wonder he was sweating. And his body was shaking. Suddenly Jacob shoved Jack away and dropped to his knees. A guttural growl escaped Jacob but he did not transform. Instead, his neck veins extended and his jaw clenched as he slowly got back to his feet.

"Sorry…"

"Just hear us out," Jack insisted, trying to keep his distance while trying to make it look like he wasn't keeping his distance.

"Jacob, can you take care of Themis and her Jaffa before she detonates the bomb?" Hammond asked.

"Themis would be able to activate the bomb from the hand device," Jacob said breathlessly. "If I take her out first…it's possible."

"Why is she using her Goa'uld tone now?" Carter asked.

"She always does when she's judge, jury and executioner," Jacob answered.

"Today, she's…an executioner?" Jack asked.

"She wants to kill me, yes," Jacob nodded.

"Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn!" Carter mumbled.

"Yeah, really Jacob! Should we be expecting any more of your old girlfriends paying us a visit?" Jack asked instantly seeing General Hammond rolling his eyes.

Jacob growled, grabbing Jack by his jacket.

"I just wanted to know so I could tell them that you're off the open market!" Jack quickly added. "Do you want Janet to tell Themis?"

"Dad! Janet…!" Carter said putting a hand on her dad's chest while pointing towards the Gate Room.

"I'll deal with you later!" Jacob smiled wickedly with his eyes narrowed directly on Jack. "And I promise, you won't be smiling after Selmak and I are done with you."

"Jacob!" a familiar but annoying voice called as Jacob finally let go of Jack's jacket.

"Daniel, Gabriel shouldn't be here!" Jack snapped seeing the two men arrive.

"The serum," Daniel said holding up two syringes filled with a glowing purplish substance. "It's ready for Jacob when he's done!"

"Teal'c did you get them?" Jack asked.

"Yes," he replied handing the Colonel a zat gun.

"Our plan is to let Jacob loose in there. Teal'c and I…"

"And me," Gabriel added showing that he had a zat gun too.

"Sorry, Jack," Daniel said shrugging his shoulders. "Gabriel has the most experience in shooting a werewolf, I thought he could help. Teal'c told us the plan!"

"Alright! With the three of us, one of us is bound to zat wolfman Jake here. Then, we administer the serum and we're all home by midnight!" Jack explained watching Jacob taking his combat boots off. "Why does it always have to be midnight? And why are you taking your boots off?"

"They get in the way when I transform," Jacob said straightening up.

Jack resisted the urge to ask if Jacob's feet smelled, instead asked, "So, are we clear on the plan?"

"Sounds like a crazy idea, Sir," Sam smiled.

"Let's just do it!" Jacob snapped then leapt down the flight stairs.

Jack was surprised at how fast and how nimble Jacob moved in his human form. The guy hopped down all ten steps like it was nothing.

"Go people!" Hammond ordered.

Jack ran, followed by Teal'c, and Gabriel. They reached the door where Jacob was anxiously waiting for them.

"What took you so long?" Jacob snapped

Jack held the key card up to the device but paused and turned to Jacob.

"Jacob, be honest, did you ever like me? Or were you just pretending?" Jack asked.

Jacob growled taking a step towards Jack raising a hand as if to grab Jack by the neck. Reminded of the other night, Jack quickly swiped the card, instantly opening the door to the Gate Room. Jacob's hand dropped and he immediately charged in.

"O'Neill, should we not close the door?" Teal'c asked quietly as they remained hidden from those in the Gate Room.

"I'm hoping Jacob can negotiate the hostages release before he turns wolf on Themis," Jack whispered back before taking a peek.

---

Janet hated losing a patient. It always hurt her deeply. But for her patient to be killed while lying helplessly on the floor was something that just really pissed her off. The young man would have been fine. Only he wasn't given the chance.

Then, the moment Janet saw Jacob come striding into the Gate Room her heart instantly sank. She knew he hadn't taken the serum yet. His eyes had that wild look about them. He was sweating profusely. Plus, he was barefoot which meant he was going to allow his transformation to happen.

'Great…I wonder whose brilliant idea this was,' she thought to herself glancing towards the open door. 'Jack, you idiot! I should have known! I should have kicked you in the head instead of your balls!'

"Themis, let the hostages go," Jacob said as two Jaffa grabbed hold of him. "You have what you want. Let them go!"

"You are in no position to make demands!" Themis thundered, heading down the ramp. "Make him suffer!"

There was nothing Janet could do. She watched helplessly as Jacob was beaten. Only, she couldn't understand why he wasn't changing as they punched and kicked him repeatedly. For ten agonizing minutes she watched until Jacob lay in a bruised and bloodied heap on the ground. She didn't even realize that she was crying.

"Let the hostages go!" his voice growled as two Jaffa jerked him onto his feet.

Themis didn't reply. She slowly walked towards Jacob. By the time Janet saw the blade it was already too late.

"Jacob!" she called out just as Themis rammed the blade deep into Jacob's stomach.

Janet furiously blinked back her tears as she watched the blade twist slowly. Jacob started coughing up dark blood. Themis grew excited at seeing her victim suffer. She yanked the blade out and stabbed Jacob repeatedly.

"Stop it!" Janet cried out stopping Themis.

"You, have feelings for him?" Themis asked looking directly at Janet.

"Don't you touch her!" Jacob growled in his human voice.

"Ahhh, I understand now," Themis seethed then backhand Jacob so hard the Jaffa dropped him. "Get him on his feet! I want him to suffer…by watching me kill her…very slowly!"

"Don't you TOUCH HER!" Jacob growled breaking free from his captures.

Janet watched as Themis quickly used the hand device on Jacob sending him crashing hard against the concrete wall. He lay motionless on the ground. She couldn't see his face or even if he was breathing because Themis was now directly in front of her.

"Yes, I can see you love him," Themis mumbled roughly wiping some of Janet's tears.

Without warning Janet was smacked hard across the face, sending her to the floor. In her daze she saw Jacob slowly getting to his feet. Their eyes locked and he mouthed the words 'I'm sorry'. She knew why he apologized even before he ripped his shirt off. There was no going back now as he quickly transformed; there would be no way for him to return to his human form unless he was injected with the serum. Janet wept not knowing if the serum was ready or not. She was afraid she was going to lose him.

---

The moment Themis acknowledge Janet, Jack knew the Goa'uld was a goner. Although, he did have his doubts while Jacob laid motionless on the floor. Jack was about to charge in when Jacob slowly got to his feet.

"This is it," Jack whispered to Teal'c and Gabriel as Jacob dropped his shirt on the floor. "Hopefully, Jacob does his job so we can do ours."

"And if he does not?" Teal'c asked.

"We go to plan b," Jack replied seeing that Jacob's wounds were completely healed.

Themis and her Jaffa all turned when Jacob's body began to take on its new shape. The sound of his pants ripping was hard not to notice. They stood mouths gapping, completely forgetting about their hostages. Jack quickly signaled them to the hell out of there. They did, hurrying passed him. Only problem was Dr. Fraiser was still in the room.

But all Jack's worries were for nothing. Jacob, now in full werewolf form, was stood on all fours directly over the doctor. His hair was raised high. His muscles were tensed. His lips were curled exposing all of his teeth. And his growl was deep and menacing.

Jack quickly slid his security card, closing the door. He didn't want a repeat of the other night. It gave him nightmares. He wasn't sure if he was ever going to trust a dog again!

"O'Neill, we have no plan b," Teal'c said.

"I'm working on it!" Jack said while he secretly hoped that plan b didn't involve him getting ripped to shreds because that's what Hammond would have suggested if Jack mentioned the possibility of a plan b.

---

The nice woman who had caressed him was hurt. He could smell her blood in the air. He could smell her fear. But he knew the fear wasn't directed towards him. And he knew he must protect her, with his life if necessary.

In the blink of an eye he was crouched over her, her body curling up beneath him. He remained as low as he could, ready to pounce on anyone who dared get close to him. His growl reverberated in his chest. The fear of those before him filled his nose and it excited him. He ripped a powerful roar that literally scared the piss out of one of them, he could smell it in the air. And he knew exactly which one.

It was one of the men nearest him. Only something caught his eye before he jumped on his intended victim. A shiny device on the threatening female. She was strong and quickly got over her fear of him. But the thing on her hand was more threatening. He didn't know how or why; he just knew it. And he went for it.

---

Janet immediately curled up beneath him, making herself as small as possible. When he crouched low she could feel the fur on his chest brushing against her. She wanted to cry. Something she seemed to be doing a lot lately. Only this time, this could be the last time she would be this close to Jacob. And she was afraid for him. From his posture, she knew he would do anything to protect her.

'At least you managed to keep your pants on this time,' she thought to herself seeing the torn green clothing, still belted snuggly around his waist.

The floor vibrated beneath her when Jacob roared. Janet didn't dare move. She didn't want to get in Jacob's way when he finally decided to attack. Only because she had no idea what he was going to do or how he was going to do it. She had never seen a werewolf in a fight.

From where she was lying, Janet could see that Themis was over her shock. Her arm raised and the hand device began to glow. Only she was too late to react, Jacob lunged for Themis. In one strong, swift move Jacob's powerful jaws latched onto Themis' forearm. And with a quick twist of his head the arm was severed then went flying across the room.

Themis looked too stunned to even scream in agony and just stood there as thick blood spurted all over her white gown. She was powerless now. The hand device was gone, along with the part of her arm it was attached too. Even the Jaffa were stunned as Jacob roared triumphantly. Janet could see blood dripping from his fangs and wondering what the Jaffa might have been thinking of their God now that they could see that she bled just like they did.

Jacob moved to engage the Jaffa and that's when Janet made her move toward the door. Only one of the Jaffa went after her, taking her down hard. Pain shot through her shoulder from the landing and she could feel the sting of a scrape on her face. Still dazed, she fought him off will all her might. But he was much stronger than her and had the advantage. A blade was raised high in the air and was coming down fast.

Out of no where, a huge black hand with long claws grabbed the Jaffa's arm. Jacob was suddenly there and he yanked the Jaffa off of her. Then he savagely ripped the warrior's throat out with his razor sharp claws before tossing the corpse towards the other Jaffa. There, the body landed like a bowling ball knocking down the pins.

Jacob roared angrily towards them then turned his attention to her. His nose gently touched her bruised cheek and he whimpered softly, as if he was asking if she was ok. She must have been unresponsive because he licked her face. But before Janet could respond, Jacob yelped so high and loud it pierced her ears.

He quickly whirled around, standing to his full towering height over another warrior. Janet saw Jacob reach around and ripped the blade out of his lower back. She slowly crawled towards the door as Jacob ripped the man to pieces.

A staff weapon fired. The blast hit the floor near her making her cry out in surprise. Again, Jacob was there purposely keeping his body between her and the Jaffa. Another blast and he yelped taking the full brunt. But held his ground. A thundering roar emanated from him as he challenged them to take him down.

There were five Jaffa left. Well only four if you didn't count the one Jaffa that pissed himself and was now cowering in a corner. And Themis appeared out of action lying in a pool of her own blood.

Janet knew she had to get out of there. Four against one would have been fair if the Jaffa didn't have their staff weapons. Plus, her presence was going to get Jacob killed because he would protect her to the death. She wouldn't be able to live with herself if that happened.

If she could move more quickly Jacob wouldn't have to endure so much pain. For almost every blast Janet heard him yelp. She could even smell a rather sickening stench of barbecued dog hair. Only her progress was hindered by the fact that she felt too dizzy to stand. So she crawled as quickly as possible.

Two blasts then an extremely loud emphatic yelp, followed by a frustrated roar.

Finally she reached the severed arm. It was conveniently near the door, which unexpectedly opened. Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c quickly pulled her to safety.

Turning around Janet saw that Jacob was heading towards her. Parts of him were burned badly.

"Now!" the Colonel shouted and the door quickly shut.

A loud thud sounded. Quickly followed by scratching noises with growling and whining. More staff weapons fired. Only Jacob didn't yelp. A long deep howl resonated.

"Jacob has a one track mind!" O'Neill smiled helping her to her feet.

"It's going to get him killed," she said wiping her tears.

"Teal'c get her to the infirmary," Jack said.

"No…I have to make sure he's alright!" she snapped yanking free from his grip.

Janet took a step then faltered using the wall for support. But she didn't stop.

"I guess Jacob's not the only one with one thing on his mind," Jack said as he and Teal'c helped support her.

---

"General, he can't take much more!" Sam said as she watched her father take another staff blast cutting off his howl.

"General, we have to help him!" Dr. Fraiser pleaded as she was hurried up the last few steps into the control room.

"Sir, she's right! Jacob's not doing so well," Daniel added.

"Is that…?" Janet started to ask Sam.

"The serum one for dad, one for Selmak," Sam smiled grabbing and holding up both syringes.

"Selmak got it to work," Gabriel smiled and Sam could instantly see how relieved Janet was.

Sam gently removed the severed arm from Janet's grip. The poor woman just lost it and was crying uncontrollably, so unlike Janet. She was always in control. But Sam, or the others, couldn't blame her. This past week as has been a strain on everyone.

"Uhh…what's Themis doing?" Daniel asked and they quickly turned to see her slowly dragging her body onto the ramp.

"We have the activation device," O'Neill said.

"Teal'c, can she activate the bomb without the hand device?" Hammond asked.

"It is possible," Teal'c answered.

"Nice of Jacob to leave that little fact out!" O'Neill complained as Janet suddenly grabbed the microphone.

"Jacob!"

His head suddenly popped up and he dodged a staff blast.

"Shit…he can hear me but he doesn't understand!" she snapped while Jacob looked up towards one of the speakers.

"I don't know…keep it up…he's looking pissed!" O'Neill observed.

Sam saw that her father was getting pissed. The Jaffa had finally become enough of a nuisance to him. With his injuries completely healed, he went on a rampage. It was Jaffa chaos in there!

"Sorry, General, I didn't realize Jacob would get so messy," Jack winced as a Goa'uld larva stuck to the window then slowly slid down leaving a bloodied streak.

"Don't worry, Colonel, I have complete confidence in your abilities to make the Gate Room look as good as new," Hammond informed O'Neill.

Sam and the others winced when a severed head wearing a stunned look smacked hard against the Control Room window.

Hammond quickly added, "I suspect you will need a great deal of bleach, Colonel!"

"Jacob is rather efficient!" Gabriel said excitedly. "Most werewolves tear and claw recklessly!"

"Must be that killer instinct of his," Jack said tugging at his shirt collar while looking directly at Hammond's scowl, which was getting deeper and redder by the second.

"I expect you to scrub on your hands…and knees, Colonel," Hammond instructed.

"Looks like he's done," Sam announced.

"What…no more severed heads being flung with reckless abandonment?" Jack quipped as they all leaned closer to the window to assess the damaged.

Suddenly a symbiote slapped against the window making them jump back. Sam waited for it to slide down, only it didn't.

"You better add gallons of Windex to your cleaning supply list, Colonel!" Hammond frowned.

"It looks like Themis is moving again…she's crawling!" Daniel said.

"Sir, we can handle her," O'Neill said.

"No, as tempting as it sounds to send you in there while Jacob is in full form, I can't allow it. Besides, you are not getting out of cleaning the Gate Room that easily. Doctor, try to reach him, again," Hammond said.

Sam turned away so the Colonel wouldn't see the smirk on her face. His mouth dropped when Hammond, of all people, suggested that Jacob rip the Colonel to pieces.

---

He was mad and frustrated. He could hear her but he couldn't see or smell her. But it did make him feel somewhat better ripping his attackers' throats out. Along with a few other bits and pieces of entrails that were sent flying through the air. He was actually having fun!

Then he heard her voice again. Immediately he began sorting the different smells. Only he still couldn't find her scent. There was a sound that caught his attention. When he turned, he saw her. She was with a few other people but that didn't matter. He only had eyes for her.

He hurried towards her, looking for a way up to her.

---

"You know…if Jacob had a tail, it would be wagging," Jack smiled as he watched Jacob turning circles with his head held high below the window. "You do know what it means if his head was down and he was turning circles, don't you?"

Jacob stood on his two legs again raising his snout high to sniff the air, and then dropped to all fours, keeping his head held high, quickly pacing back and forth. The guy was very happy to see Janet but Jack had a feeling Jacob would soon be pissed if he couldn't be with her soon.

"For crying out loud, Jacob!" Jack shouted into the microphone. "Themis is over there! Go get her! Go fetch! Go on boy! There's a nice juicy steak in it for you!"

Jack even whistled a couple of times making Jacob twist his ears around or flatten them out. It was just too much fun teasing Jacob and making him cock his head to the side in confusion. Then, Jack heard Hammond clearing his throat, warning him that the fun was over. They were all just staring at him like he was nuts.

"What?"

"To hell with this!" Janet suddenly snapped, trying to grab the zat out of his hand. "Sam, I'm going to need a large sedative, get it here a-sap! I'm going to get a good night sleep tonight, even if I have to kill someone!"

"I hope you don't mean me!" Jack said holding onto the weapon tightly.

"Colonel!" Hammond barked.

"Sir?"

"Just…let her have the weapon! Before I shoot you myself!" Hammond barked.

---

There she was! A little agitated but there she was. He hurried to her and nuzzled her neck. She made that strange sound again while gently pushing his snout away. There was something strange in her hand. He didn't like it. Especially when something shot out of it towards the blonde female. He quickly scurried away. There was another shot. Then the blonde female was dead.

He had been ignoring her because she had no been longer a threat to him.

Then the strange object was set down and left behind. This woman, he instinctively trusted approached him. He quickly met her, dropping on all fours. Her voice was soothing and he liked it when she scratched behind his ears.

---

"We might not need that sedative," Janet smiled stroking Jacob's chest while he lay on his back in a submissive position. "He's like a big puppy!"

"I don't know," Sam smiled sitting down. "Puppies don't like getting shots anymore than kids do!"

"You're right," Janet sighed. "Selmak, if you can hear me…we're giving Jacob a sedative…allow it to do its job!"

"I called for a stretcher too," Sam smiled handing Janet the syringe.

"Thanks Sam," Janet replied searching for the vein through Jacob's fur. "Ah…there it is."

"So…when are you two going on a date?"

"We have dinner reservations tomorrow, you're invited too," Janet smiled stroking Jacob's head as he was beginning to relax.

"I don't want to intrude."

"Cassie will be there, so you won't be intruding," Janet said hearing a soft snore from Jacob. "It worked. Good, let's hurry before he wakes up. I'll inject Selmak, you inject your father."

It took them a minute to get each syringe ready.

"On three…one…two…three!" Janet ordered then both slowly inject the serum into Selmak and Jacob.

First Jacob's ears retracted. Then his snout shortened and the black hairs began to recede on his face and his head. As the hairs over the rest of his body retracted his muscles and remaining bone structures slowly returned to normal. Until finally, he was completely human again.

Janet quickly checked his pulse. It was strong and steady. He was even still snoring.

"How do we know if he's cured?" Sam asked.

"Why don't we ask Jack?" Janet giggled.

---

Jacob opened his eyes to see those familiar infirmary lights above his head…again. Then he heard the familiar voice of his doctor. Turning his head he saw Janet on the far side of the room talking with the nurse.

Janet looked well rested. More than that, she looked beautiful wearing civilian clothes. She looked delicious, even! She turned feeling his stare and smiled.

'Selmak…we are cured right?'

'Yes, Jacob,' she sighed. 'You're hungry because you haven't eaten in nearly twenty-four hours, during which you expended a lot of energy as a werewolf.'

'Oh…I wasn't thinking about…'

'I know exactly what you were thinking!'

'Sel…what's wrong? You're more cranky than usual this morning.'

'Well, excuse me! You would be too if you had to cram your entire three-foot body in a head as small as yours!'

'I'm sorry Sel. But we didn't have a choice. We had to be cured. Otherwise you would have had to kill us both. I know you've wanted to kill me from time to time…but I know better…you love me and you would miss me.'

His symbiote was quiet. He missed being a werewolf too. But he gladly gave it up for something better.

'To make you feel better, you can choose what we do first today. We can eat some pancakes…"

He listened for an affirmative reply only there wasn't one.

'Want to get some hot chocolate with marshmallows?'

Still nothing from Selmak.

'Oh…I know what you would like!' he said to her, sitting up.

"Excuse, me…what does a guy have to do around here to get a little TLC from his doctor?"

"Oh, you finally decided to wake up," Janet smiled heading over to him.

Jacob smiled devilishly at her and noticed the nurse quickly heading out of the room.

"Whoa! Jacob back on the bed!"

"Janet, I'm fine! A little hungry but I'm fine!"

"Are you sure you're cured?"

"Yes…come her, let me devour you with my kisses," he cooed pulling her into his arms then nuzzling her neck.

"Jacob…" she giggled. "Jacob put me down!"

Jacob smiled and set her down.

"Jacob…I meant the floor not the bed."

Jacob ignored her and kissed her tenderly wrapping his arms around her.

"Jacob…we shouldn't be doing this here," she insisted.

He sighed in disappointment.

"Why don't we go to your quarters," she smiled stroking his face.

"Are you sure?" he asked excitedly.

"Technically, I'm not on duty. I was only here to see you."

"What…no physical before being discharged?"

"No, General Hammond wants you off the base as soon as you are physically able to walk."

"Where is George? I need to thank him!"

"He's on vacation. Colonel O'Neill's in charge."

"Oh shit…let's get the hell out of here before the place falls apart!" he said quickly picking her up of the bed. "It'll take me five minutes to get some clothes on!"

"I'll meet you at my car?"

"Sure!" he said quickly kissing her cheek.

In less than ten minutes, Janet was driving them off the base. Looking at the trees Jacob was reminded of the night he was running free as a werewolf. It had been so exhilarating. But looking down at Janet's fingers interlace in his, he gladly gave it up.

"By the way…how did you get infected?" he asked.

"I asked Gabriel that same question. He just shrugged his shoulders with a goofy grin on his face. Does Selmak possibly know?"

"She was as shocked as I was when I found out you were infected. But if she knew, I'm sure she would have told me."

'Right Selmak? You would tell me! We have no secrets!'

'Right Jacob!' she said but Jacob could swear she was giggling, he assumed it was because they were happy.