A/N I'm so unbelievably sorry this has taken so long. I've been quite ill recently and have been banned from working on anything AT all. I hope you all understand, hopefully I am better now! Thank you to all of you who are still reading.

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SG-3 were waiting. Nervously waiting. They had been through the plan several times already, and they all could recite it. All knew exactly what to do and when to do it.

And now they had to wait.

At last their time came. Colonel Reynolds checked one final time that his time had the correct equipment. All his team wore the special patch and he and his 2IC had communication devices to call Thor after they, hopefully, successfully freed SG-1.

"Alright Thor, whenever you're ready" Reynolds shouted. Thor bowed and activated the time-freezing technology. SG-3 saw a sudden glow engulf the planet and then Thor activated the transporter.

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SG-3 had transported directly into the cell block where SG-1 where being held. Thor had easily located O'Neill. As soon as they beamed in all four members of SG-3 moved swiftly toward the cells. Then the plan started to go wrong. They seemed to be no locks for the cells, only slabs of metal attached to the wall outside.

'They must be DNA scanners' Reynolds thought. He grabbed the nearest guards hand and slammed it onto the metal pad. The door slid open into Colonel O'Neill's cell. Reynolds ran in, grabbed him and pulled him out of the cell. When he turned he saw his team copying his previous actions. Unfortunately there was only one guard and so the going was slow.

"Sir, Dr Jackson's cell won't open" his 2IC shouted.

"Move onto Teal'c's" Reynolds hollered back. He hit his communicator.

"Thor, Dr Jackson's cell won't open. Can you transport him from inside it?"

"I cannot, the shielding is too great, but I may be able to open the door. Please wait" Colonel Reynolds look at his watch. 30 seconds left. The door slid open and they were finally able to pull Dr Jackson out. Then, for a reason he did not know, the guards started moving again. As soon as they realized what was happening, they shot randomly at anything.

"Thor, get us out of here!" Reynolds yelled into his communicator.

"Reynolds?" O'Neill asked confused. He didn't reply, just watched helplessly as a guard fired at Daniel. O'Neill followed his gaze and screamed "Daniel!" He made to dive in front of him but it was too late. As Daniel collapsed on the floor all eight people were beamed up, away from the danger.

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As soon as they reached Thor's ship, Jack ran to Daniel. He had a huge burn mark on the center of his chest, and didn't appear to be breathing.

"Daniel, wake up!" Jack looked appealingly at Thor, who looked back his eyes full of sadness.

"I am sorry O'Neill. There is nothing that can be done"

"NO! There has to be something" Jack said full of desperation. Teal'c put a restraining hand on his shoulder, he himself greatly saddened at loss of his friend.

"O'Neill, Dr Jackson was dead before you left the prison. I am truly sorry, but there is nothing to be done. I will go and tend to Major Carter" Thor said softly.

Jack collapsed onto the floor, beside the body of his best friend.

"Why him Teal'c? Why him?"

"That I cannot answer O'Neill, but you must remain strong for Major Carter. She also is injured" Teal'c was hurting greatly and wanted nothing more than too act exactly as O'Neill was doing, yet felt the need to remind him of his fiancée's wellbeing. It seemed cruel and cold hearted, swapping one for another, and yet that was not was Teal'c was doing. He was, in fact motivating O'Neill to keep living, to stay strong, because without MajorCarter, Teal'c knew O'Neill would see no reason too. A single tear slipped down Teal'c's face.

"Goodbye, my brother" he whispered.

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