Daniel and Teal'c stood open mouthed when the ship's engines started and the vessel rose up from the ground. Surely O'Neill would have called in to tell them if he was going for a little spin. Teal'c reacted and aimed his staff weapon at the engines in hopes that it would force them to return to the ground. As it rose higher he was afraid that firing at the engines would cause a devastating crash and he ceased. At the same time Daniel was frantically trying to contact Sam and Jack with his radio. Again he like Teal'c, ceased his futile actions as the vessel rose out of sight. They discussed their options and decided that Daniel would remain in case O'Neill and Carter returned. This was viewed as along shot. Teal'c, who had more stamina, shouldered his pack and hurriedly headed off to the Stargate to report the SCG.
After three full days of waiting it was determined that Teal'c and Daniel would return to the SGC, and help in the search for the missing officers. Also at the SGC there was some minor reorganization of the command structure. Colonel Dixon assumed the role of acting commandant with Ferretti as his 2IC until General Hammond returned or they sent some Pentagon paper pusher to keep Jack's chair warm.
Next on the agenda was to communicate with allies in hopes that one of them might be able to help. Communicate was the operant word. It usually implied a two way street but that was rarely the case with Earth's allies. With them it was 'maybe if I'm not too busy but don't hold your breath'. Their best bet as usual was Jacob Carter, Air Force General, Tok'ra and loving father of Sam. The message went out into the ether and only time would tell if the Tok'ra took heed. Meanwhile they kept up surveillance on the planet PGX – 717 and did recon on the inhabited planets it was most closely allied with.
Daniel took it upon himself to notify Pete. He was put off by the man's annoyance rather than concern. He realized that although he tried to cast Sam's absence in the most positive light, this guy seemed to think she was just off on a jaunt in the park. So Daniel tried to rephrase his little speech and was stymied by the limitations of the Top Secret classification of their work. Even though Pete had been given some information, he was not privy to the circumstances of Sam's disappearance. What Pete did surmise, however, was the involvement of one General Jack O'Neill, and this had Daniel wondering the whole way back to mountain.