Thanks to a plea from feb04 i have quickly posted the next chapter. I'm trying to write as quick as i can!

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Again they took her and again she came back despondent and beaten. Jack had tried everything to get them to listen. He had yelled, negotiated, bargained, hell he'd even pleaded. Daniel and Teal'c had joined in but they either completely ignored them or shot at them with the pointy stick things. This was there routine for the next couple of days. Just as they got Sam talking and eating again, she was taken. Jack was still hopeful that there would be a rescue mission from the SGC. After all they had totally missed the last scheduled contact by more than 2 days by Jack's estimate. He just hoped it would be soon.

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Sam was in more pain than she could have ever imagined. What had happened the first time was nothing compared to this. There were deep, infected cuts across her arms, legs and torso. Her lip was split and her wrist and three fingers were broken on her right arm.

And still she hadn't told her team just what she was going through. She couldn't. If she died, Jack would always blame himself, more than Daniel and Teal'c. So she wasn't going to tell them.

"Sam?"

"Jack?" Sam croaked.

"Why do they keep doing this to you? Why not me? Or Daniel or Teal'c?" he asked with a pained expression on his face.

"I don't know" Sam lied. God, she hated lying to him and she was sure he could tell.

"You sure?" Jack asked doubtfully. Yep, he could tell.

"Don't you trust me?" she played a guilt card hoping, it would make him drop it.

"Course I do Sam. I just...don't understand why they're picking on you" Jack wanted to touch her, to hold her, comfort her so much. She just smiled weakly at him.

"I'll be okay"

"Next time they come back with food, we'll try to escape okay? We can help you back to the gate"

"No! If they catch you, it'll just be ten times worse. Please Jack" Sam pleaded with him. Unfortunately, she didn't have time to convince him, as the guards came to take her away again. Funny thing was they didn't even look like guards. More like businessmen, with their smart suits. Sam groaned and pushed herself upright, trying desperately not to move her arm.

"Why do you keep doing this huh? Why her?" Jack yelled at them "Take me. I'm the leader of SG1, I deserve the punishment"

"So she has not told you? She is stronger than we anticipated" Again they spoke in perfect unison.

"What the hell do you mean?"

"Perhaps, she does not wish to inflict this on her friends"

"We do not understand what you are saying" Teal'c said calmly.

"She has been chosen to bear all your sins against our Gods, the Go'auld. Without her, your team would be nothing, and there would be no threat to the Gods. When she dies, you will be set free." They explained it all so logically, and calmly, like explaining a trip to go and get a takeaway.

Silent tears started streaming down Sam's face. They knew now, there was no point in hiding her pain. They would hate her for lying.

Jack slumped to the floor, while Teal'c stood glaring at the two guards and Daniels head fell into his hands. While this new, horrifying knowledge was sinking in Sam was dragged away, and when she looked over her shoulder, only Teal'c's brown eyes would meet her blue ones. They were full of confusion, and hurt. That broke Sam more than months of torture ever could.

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Jacks thoughts were in a mess. Why wouldn't she tell them? Didn't she trust them? Or was it simply because she was too damn unselfish? Except now they knew. Now he knew. His fiancé was dieing because of him. It was all his fault.

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Sam was dreading having too face them all again. She could tell though, that she wouldn't last much longer. Then they could go home. Away from these sadistic, crazed aliens. God only knew what they were doing to her. There was still the machine, but it had been altered in some way. Now when she was secured to it, nothing was externally hurt. But there was a beam, not unlike the Go'auld hand device except that it ran up and down her body. And God, it hurt.

When she was thrown unceremoniously back into her cell, between Jack and Daniel, she curled up in a ball, trying to will away the pain.

"Sam, why didn't you tell us?" Jack asked, pain and hurt evident in his voice. Sam sighed.

"I know you too well. All of you. You'd feel guilty for something that wasn't your fault. I didn't want you to have to live with that if I died"
"You are not going die. Understand? That is an order Major Carter, one you better damn well follow"

"Sir… Jack… I'll try" Sam wasn't going to tell him just how bad she was feeling.

"The SGC will no doubt send people to find out what has happened to us MajorCarter"

"Yeah, you're right Teal'c. I'm sure they'll be here soon" She managed a weak smile "But right now, I'm exhausted" Sam settled back down and closed her eyes, hoping that a team from the SGC would miraculously appear while she was sleeping. Huh, she thought, some hope.

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