Author's Notes: This takes place immediately after the fifth season episode Ascension. So there are spoilers for anything up to that episode.

I always felt that something was missing right after that episode, so that is why I present you all with this story. This is not a missing scene story, i.e. what happens during and after my story will not tie back into subsequent episodes.

A big Thank You out to SG-1Fanfic for beta reading this story!

I hope you all enjoy Through His Eyes, and of course I welcome any and all types of reviews.

Through His Eyes

The briefing had been long; over six hours had passed since she'd returned from 636, what the former inhabitants had called Velona. She'd answered their questions curtly and unemotionally; she just wanted to get out of there.

As the debriefing was winding down General Hammond noticed that Major Samantha Carter's distraction and agitation was increasing. When all their questions had been answered he spoke, "If there aren't any more questions…" When no one spoke up he closed the meeting, "Thank you everyone... Major Carter, I want you to take the rest of the week off, I'll see you Monday morning."

A grateful Sam looked up, "Thank you sir."

General Hammond rose from his chair and those seated at the table followed his actions, "That'll be all... Colonel O'Neill, I'd like to see you in my office."

Jack O'Neill replied, "Yes sir," before turning and watching his second in command leave the conference room without looking at any of their teammates. Jack then looked over at Daniel Jackson and Teal'c hoping they would know what was wrong with Sam. Daniel shrugged his shoulders while Teal'c looked at him with his ever-present impassive face. As the pair walked out Jack turned and headed to Hammond's adjoining office. "Sir?"

"Colonel, did you really authorize Major Carter to continue having contact with the alien without reporting it to the SGC?"

"Sort of sir, she asked me if she should hypothetically try and gather more information... I thought she was losing it at the time sir."

Hammond sat down and looked at the file in front of him, "I see... Colonel I want you to take one of our security teams over to the Major's home. Make sure there aren't any more monitoring devices there."

"Yes sir. I'll head over there with her."

"Good..." he cautiously spoke. He contemplated Carter's behavior from the debriefing before making one final request of SG-1's team leader, "I'm concerned about the Major's behavior, Colonel. I'd like for you and the rest of SG-1 to keep an eye on her over the weekend. SG-1 will be on down time until Monday morning."

"Thank you sir. We'll make sure she's okay," he added regretting that they had already let her down.

"Thank you Colonel. I'll see you Monday morning."

"Yes sir, and have a good weekend," he wished the base commander before leaving to find the rest of his team. He stopped in the conference room to call base security and arrange for one of their teams to meet him at the Major's home in an hour. Once he'd finished, he headed to the elevators where he found Daniel and Teal'c, "Where's Carter?"

Daniel and Teal'c shared a look before the archaelogist answered, "She, uh, caught the previous ride... she apparently doesn't want to speak to us..."

Jack looked at the elevator doors and then his friends, "Great... We're on down time until Monday morning... The General wants us to keep an eye on Carter."

Daniel looked down as the elevator doors opened and he walked in, "The way we haven't the past few weeks," he commented quietly.

Jack and Teal'c just looked at Daniel as they considered their own failings to their teammate and friend.

The three stopped at Sam's on-base quarters to look for her, however she hadn't been by. They then headed to her laboratory knowing that that was where Sam liked to escape. But they didn't find her there either… This confused them, it was almost two in the morning and there weren't many places she could have gone to. Jack picked up the phone and called the infirmary, but they hadn't seen her either. He dialed the front gate next, "Has Major Carter left the base? ... Thank you Sergeant." Jack replaced the receiver and looked at his friends, "She left fifteen minutes ago... Come on let's head over there."

Daniel looked up, "Are you sure that's a good idea? ... It seems like she doesn't really want to talk to us right now," he pointed out.

"Too bad... I have to head over there anyways with a security team to sweep the house... You guys can come or not," he told them.

Twenty minutes later they pulled up to Sam's house. "Her car's not here," Daniel pointed out as they walked up to her house.

"Yeah," Jack sighed as he approached a Marine heading into the house. "Who's in charge of crating all this stuff up?"

"Major Davis sir. He's down in the basement right now sir."

SG-1 followed the Marine into the house and down into the basement where they found Major Davis, "Davis, you seen Carter?"

Major Davis looked up from the inventory list he held in his hands, "Colonel! Yeah, she was here fifteen-twenty minutes ago."

"Is she still here?" Daniel asked.

"I don't think so… She had a bag in her hand and she just came down to get her jacket."

"Did she say where she was going?" Jack asked.

"No sir, and I didn't ask."

"Great," he replied as he led Daniel and Teal'c to Sam's kitchen area.

"Jack, she obviously doesn't want to talk to us... Let's give her some space right now, we can stop by tomorrow," Daniel suggested.

Jack looked around the kitchen, "Yeah... you guys take off then. I gotta stick around and wait for the security team to show up..."

TBC

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