Sitting blindfolded in a hard metal chair, in a cold room was not turning out to be much fun as Rachel struggled against her restraints for the hundredth time. The last person she'd had contact with was the man who had hit her a few hours before. He had wanted to know if she knew about something called a Stargate and a person her father supposedly knew called Harcesis. Utterly confused, cold and hungry she was tirelessly trying to loosen her bonds and gag. She pushed against the gag with her tongue and with some amount of joy felt the rough material fall away from her mouth.

"Sweet" she muttered. Her movements stopped the second she heard the squeaking of the door from one side of the room.

"Well, well, well, looks like you've been busy" the man said noticing the gag hanging around her neck.

"Well there's nothing else to do, your hospitality sucks" she spat out, not anticipating the hard punch to her already bruised cheek. "That's not very nice you know" she couldn't resist saying. This time a fist to her stomach made herpush hard against the ropes around her chest as she heaved trying to catch her breath.

"You will speak only when spoken to," the man demanded. "Or I won't be able to stop myself from making you listen" he finished more gently, his hot breath hitting her cheek he was so close. Rachel inwardly cringed when she felt a hand run softly down the length of her arm. She heard the person turn and walk from the room the heavy door shutting and locking leaving her alone again. Tears formed in her eyes and fell, but were quickly soaked up by the blindfold. She'd never admit it but she wanted her dad.

-

"Sir, we should call the SGC for backup," Sam stated after Daniel had told his teammates everything he knew. It was getting into the early hours of the morning and they were all tired but a plan of action was more important than sleep at the moment.

"But won't they hurt Rachel if we involve more people?" Daniel asked worriedly.

"We need more people on thisif you want to find her Daniel" Jack informed him. Daniel nodded rubbing his face. He would have never expected having to deal with kidnapping. Boys, sex, drugs, PMS -he was pretty sure he could handle with Rachel, but he felt incredibly helpless while nameless, faceless people controlled her fate.
Jack pulled out his cell phone and dialed the base.

-

Awakening to a stinging slap Rachel lifted her head aimlessly biting back a string of curses.

"Now, was that really necessary?" she demanded only to get kicked in the leg by what felt like a steel-toed boot. She grunted in pain and turned her head to where she thought her captor or captors were.

"Do you get off on causing pain or something?" she inquired to her left. She could hear the air wisp around the fist that connected violently with her ribs.

"Asshole" she muttered.

"Shut up child and we won't hurt you"

"Mmm hmm, suuuure" she drawled out disbelievingly. This time nothing hit her but she heard an electrical buzz and felt the business end ofwhat seemed like acattle prod connect with her shoulder. She could feel her shirt and then her skin burn on contact as she jolted against her bonds. Breathing deeply as the weapon disappeared from her arm, she bit her bottom lip in an attempt not to cry out in pain.

"Now you will listen," the voice she had since grown to dread said. "I will be calling your father in a moment and you will say hello to him so he knows you are alive. Say anything else and we will kill him AND you, understood?" Rachel nodded numbly. She wasn't sure if she believed the man or not. He technically needed her to get her father there and he obviously wanted some information that only her dad had. Rachel inwardly smirked. They wouldn't kill anyone. She was no doubt going to be worse for the ware in the end but she had had worse before, so she could live with it. She heard the beeping of buttons on a phone and anticipated getting to talk on it.

"Hello Doctor Jackson, I trust you and your companions slept well?" The man inquired lightly. Rachel could hear a muffled voice on the other end.

"Now, now Doctor, patience is a virtue. Rachel is not harmed… much. In fact I will let her to speak to you." Rachel felt the phone be pressed to her ear. She wanted to scream for someone to come get her but she remained silent.

"Speak" someone nudged her from behind. She kept her mouth shut.

-

"Rachel?" Daniel asked hoping it wasn't a trick to make him think she was all right. He could faintly hear the kidnapper growing frustrated in his orders for her to talk. Daniel looked at Jack confusedly. Jack sat there listening to the conversation on speakerphone, a ghost of a grin lingering on his lips. He had to admit. The kid was good at pissing people off. Jack applauded her at getting under the kidnappers skin, but hoped she'd say something before all patience ran out. A loud slap sounded through the phone.
"Son of a bitch! That hurt! ...Daniel? You wanna find me sometime this century?" she asked tightly.

"Rach-"

"Doctor Jackson, as you heard your daughter is alive and well. For how long is up to you"

"God where do you guys come up with these lines?" Upon hearing Rachel Jack snorted in amusement. The kid definitely had potential.

"Now I trust you have written down much of what the Harcesis told you, I will be needing that information shortly."

-

"What on earth is a Harcesis?" Rachel asked hearing only one side of the conversation.

"Shut up" a man said behind her, pushing her roughly.

"Hey! I got kidnapped for this I wanna know what it's about!" she demanded in a moment of brave stupidity. Something hardslammed intothe back of her head and Rachel quickly beganlosing her grasp on consciousness. Everything faded to black andthe last thing she heard was her captor's threat to Daniel.

"Be at warehouse forty-two in the 'Mountain Side Storage' facility by nine tonight or I will kill your daughter."

-

"This just keeps getting better and better" Jack muttered.

"So what now?" Daniel sighed. There was no way they could give the guy any information but how did they get Rachel back without it.

"I have an idea, it's a long shot but it could work" Jack said thoughtfully. He pulled out his cell and stepped outside to make another call to the SGC.

"General? I have an idea on how to get Daniels kid back…"

This chapter was sorta short, but the next one is going to be super long…

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