"So they're being totally fooled then?"
"Apparently"
"And I don't suppose you can talk us out of it?"
"I seriously doubt it"
"Remind me never to let you do this again" Jack's head slipped into his hands with his elbows resting on his knees.
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Two hours later they were still sat there, on the cold floor of their cells. Jack was bored senseless and had long since given up trying to think of a way out of there. He had tried every way possible. The cell was just totally, completely secure.
Sam was in a similar situation as were Daniel and Teal'c. Daniel's mind was now full of the awful things they could inflict on him, as the Kelanians seemed to be a more technologically advanced culture. He was also trying to think of a way to talk himself and his team out of this awful place. Suddenly they were plunged into darkness.
"Okay who put out the lights?" Jack demanded, his head snapping up.
"I do not know, O'Neill" Teal'c was becoming increasingly worried about these people. They appeared angry and yet no sign of violence had been shown towards them.
Half an hour later two Kelanians appeared at Sam's cell door, seemingly from nowhere. It was almost like an Asguard transporter.
"You. Come with us" Again they spoke in unison. Jack jumped up in the dark when he heard there voices, and when he squinted he could just make them outside Sam's cell.
"You're not taking her anywhere" Jack said defiantly "I'm the leader of this team. Take me instead. I order them to do these terrible things you've been talking about. Punish me. Let them go"
"No. They have free will. They do not have to follow your orders especially the Jaffa and the bespectacled one. She will come with us" Sam rose slowly from the floor and walked towards the aliens. She looked back; leaving one last lingering glance with Jack then was pushed roughly away and marched down the corridor and out of the smooth metal door.
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About 2 hours later, Teal'c guessed, as all their equipment had been removed upon their capture, Major Carter was brought back. Her face was bloodied and bruised, her uniform torn and stained. Her eyes were glazed over and though she seemed to be conscious, she was seeing nothing. Teal'c felt and pang of anger and regret at the sight of her.
"MajorCarter" He whispered as she was dragged past "What has happened?"
She didn't answer, merely looked at him and carried on.
"What the hell have you done to her?!" Jack yelled at the men carrying Sam, as they chucked her in her cell. They ignored him and left the building.
"Sam, Sam honey are you okay?" Jack said through his cell into hers. When she didn't reply, he became more insistent "Sam, talk to me please!" She still didn't reply.
"Major Carter, I need to know the seriousness of your injuries. That's and order!" Jack almost-yelled in his best command voice. Whereas before she had been lying on her side facing him where she had been thrown, she now rolled over. Now Jack was seriously worried about her. She would never ignore an order. He sat on the floor as close to her as he could get and just watched.
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A long while later, their first food and water came. Daniel swore it tasted exactly like their MRE's and God only knew if what they were drinking was safe. Probably, Daniel thought bitterly, they want to keep us alive to torture us, obviously. He shook his head when he realised what he was thinking. Though Teal'c and Daniel were half-heartedly eating theirs, Jack was still sat staring at Sam and Sam was just....not doing anything, and hadn't since she came back.
"Jack? You gotta eat something"
"I'm not hungry Daniel"
"Jack..."
"Daniel, just leave it" Jack said angrily. Daniel sat back down on the cold, hard floor of his cell, wondering if Jack would stay like that. Then just as suddenly as before the building was again plunged into darkness. This time no one said anything.
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Sam couldn't face him, knew if she looked at him her military façade would break and it'd hurt him more than her. And she couldn't do that. Not to him.
It hurt more than anything she had ever experienced before. The machine she had been attached to had lacerated her arms, legs and torso, the pain was immense. She knew Jack would want to know why they had chosen her, and she couldn't tell him.
"Major Carter. You have been chosen to bear all the punishment for your team. You are the glue that holds them together. You are the most important to each of them. Without you they are nothing" they had recited.
And she'd argued and told them they all loved each other equally. In a way she was glad no one else had to suffer. They wouldn't understand why though because she could never tell them. Because the only way they were going to be released was if she died.
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The lights came back on about six hours later. Daniel had now figured that this was the Kelanians day and night. He noticed Sam still hadn't moved, or eaten and neither had Jack. However, Jack did now seem to be asleep which was good.
"Sam?" Daniel called softly "Sam? Please listen to me, you need to eat and drink otherwise you'll never be able to fight off infections or disease from this place"
"I can't Daniel" At first Daniel thought he was imagining it, her voice was so soft.
"You have to. I'm not going to let you give up." Jack had been awoken by Daniel and now he too tried to persuade Sam. Slowly she started to inch forward, and used the wall to help her pull herself upright. She let out a small groan and bit down onto her lip as the pain became almost too much for her. Then she grabbed the water in shaky hands and raised it to her lips. There was a collective sigh of relief from all three male members of SG1.
Then there was a hiss as the metal sliding doors at the end of the cell block opened again and two Kelanians marched in, headed for Sam's cell.
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He he, I know another cliffhanger! Hope your all liking the story! Thanks for reviews, much appreciated.