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Chapter 7

Jack's cell phone blinks number unknown. Jack answers it. "Who are you and how the hell did you get this number?"

"Hello, to you too Colonel O'Neill." Maybourne's cool voice answers.

Jack's face flashes in surprise. "Maybourne, you're going to tell me what you did to Maria then I'm going to kill you!"

Daniel looks over at Jack surprised. "Maybourne." He mouths.

Jack nods. Maybourne answers. "Look Colonel, I'm really a nice guy, and I'm doing you a huge favor by breaking my cover."

Jack bites his tongue. "I'm listening."

"There is an abandon warehouse building on the west side. Some of my men are holding Miss Blake there. She hasn't been hurt yet." Maybourne pauses. "You didn't hear this from me. Jack get her out of there."

Jack nods. "Thanks a lot, you rat Bastard."

Daniel laughs and looks at Jack's changed expression. "Westside of Denver. Maybourne is working undercover. She's alive." The Truck turns around.

Daniel pulls out his cell phone. "I'll call Sam."


Sam and Teal'c pull up to a tall abandon warehouse. They get out of the black suburban. Teal'c looks around. O'Neill's truck sits empty in front of two red rust painted doors. Carter's phone rings. She answers it. "Sir, we're outside."

O'Neill's voice is quiet over the phone. "Good, Carter come in and go to the left you'll see us at the end of a long corridor."

"Alright sir." Sam closes her phone and looks at Teal'c as she pulls out her gun. "This way." She leads him to the doors.

Daniel watches Sam and Teal'c come down the long steal hallway. "Jack, what are you going to do?"

O'Neill turns his head from looking around the corner. "I'm going to get Maria out of here, and shoot anyone in my way."

Daniel looks to Sam, his expression exasperation. "Jaaaack."

Jack turns and looks at Carter and Teal'c. "This way, Daniel you're with me."

Carter keeps her gun up and ready. She and Teal'c walk on the opposite side of the hall. Daniel and Jack walk on the other side. Jack moves swiftly to the other side of a door. He motions for Carter to open it slowly. She does, with her gun still ready. They turn into the door guns out. Their guns point at the man sitting at the desk, he reaches for his gun then stops when Jack fires close. "Don't even think about it! Where is she?"

The man stutters. "In there!" He tilts his head toward the inner door.

"Good." Jack walks into the room with Sam. "Carter, tie him up. Teal'c watch the door. Daniel you're with me."


The door opens drawing Maria's hazy attention. She lies still on the bed. Her vision is blurred. Her throat and mouth dry from lack of water. "What do you want?" She asks weakly. She is unable to identify the two blurry figures in the door.

Jack moved methodically into the room. Seeing no one else in the room he holsters his gun, in his pants. He moves quickly over to marry. He leans down on his knees. He frowns when she pulls away. "Easy, it's me." He lifts his left hand and brushes the hair out of her face.

Maria blinks but still can't see him clearly. "Jack?" She reaches out to touch his face.

O'Neill takes her hand and squeezes it. "I'm here. Did they hurt you?" He asks turning his head briefly to look at Daniel who has walked up behind him.

"No." She answers blinking, looking up at the second blurry figure. "Daniel?"

Daniel holds his berretta in his right hand and adjusts his glasses with his left. "It's me too Maria. How did you know?"

She leans into Jack, concealing her shivers. "You smell like the pieces in the museum."

"Really? I never knew that." He sniffs his coat.

Jack rolls his eyes. "How do I smell?" He scoops her up into his arms.

"Like month old sweet and sour pork and sandalwood." Maria adjusts her self in Jack's arms.

Jack smiles, standing up. "Month old sweet and sour pork?" He turns around and looks at Daniel. "Can you smell it?"

Daniel steps back. "I don't think I want to." He steps out of the room first.

"Is it really that bad?" He asks cradling Maria close.

Maria snorts into his jacket. "It's nice."