pt. 8
Promises
A/N: MAJOR, MAJOR! SPOILERS FOR NEMESIS, DIVIDE AND CONQUER, HEROES PART 2, AND LOST CITY PART 2. Thank you. (You have been warned)
The next day
Sam slowly opens her eyes to see her head resting on the couch pillows and a familiar face looking curiously back at her.
"Hey Carter. Want some coffee?" Jack asks.
"Sure, thanks sir."
A little later on, they cooked breakfast and ate their eggs and ham silently.
"General, can I ask you something, a favor."
"Sure, what would that be?" He asked looking over the rim of his coffee cup that he had just picked up.
"We wait."
"Wait for…" He asked - again - feeling somewhat confused.
"Each other." His breathe hitches in his throat, as the sip of coffee he just took burns its way into his lungs.
They stare at each other.
"Sam..."
"Jack please, I've almost lost you at least several times. One more time…" she took a breath and looks away scared of his reaction. "One more time I don't know what I'll do." she said softly.
Flashback
Nemesis
CARTER: We'll be ready in ten minutes, sir. Thor can transport us up there to help you.
O'NEILL: Thank you, Carter, but that's not going to happen. Thor's out cold. The bugs got him pretty good. But he did leave instructions on how to run the toys up here.
CARTER: So can you transport us up?
O'NEILL: I could. But I'm not going to.
TEAL'C: What is your reasoning, O'Neill?
O'NEILL: Anybody who comes up is not coming down.
CARTER: Well, sir if you can't get off the ship…
O'NEILL: Yeah, I know. Look, my times almost up here. Have the stuff ready in ten minutes. Wish me luck.
CARTER: Colonel…
O'NEILL: Major, that's an order and it's final.
Divide and Conquer
CARTER: What? He can't!
DANIEL: He's on his way down now.
CARTER: Why is he doing this?
DANIEL: He said he'd rather take the risk instead of being put to sleep indefinitely.
CARTER: But, Astor…
FRAISER: If it happens he thinks that Anise can use what she'd learn to save you.
Carter tries to run out of the door but is stopped by two SFs.
DANIEL: Sam…
CARTER: Colonel…You have to stop him!
Heroes pt. 2
DIXON: Hi Jack. Thanks for coming.
O'NEILL: I was told you said there was six Jaffa. Where did you learn to count?
Dixon kills two Jaffa, then Teal'c another. We see Sam firing and then an Alkesh coming by for another shot.
DIXON: Ships didn't start coming down 'til it radioed you were through the gate. (Teal'c kills one, Jack another) something tells me they're throwing this party in your honor Jack ... got those clips? (Jack passes spares.)
AIRMAN: (On radio) Colonel O'Neill our position is being compromised. We're not gonna be able to hold the gate for long.
O'NEILL: (on radio) It doesn't matter we're not gonna be able to hold this position for that long. (Jack goes back to firing.)
FRASIER: (on radio) Colonel I need more time to stabilize this patient, he can't be moved yet.
CARTER: Sir we got to fall back.(firing)
(Grenade launched at Jaffa. Jack sees a Jaffa moving through the trees to his left. Jack gets up to go for him when a staff blast hits him square in the abdomen. Slow motion from here on. Blast knocks Jack.)
CARTER: (real slow) Sir! (gets up. Teal'c looks over, but continues to fire. Jack hits the ground, slow just beyond him we see the Alkesh coming round again ... He's out. Eyes shut not moving. Still slow motion we see more Jaffa being shot as Dixon looks over to Jack, Sam rushes to his side as time returns to normal. He's still not moving and we can see the smoke moving off him.)
Lost City pt. 2
Jack closes his eyes and his head rolls to the side. The lights on the chair go out.
CARTER: Sir? (She goes over to Jack and straightens his head to feel his pulse.) Sir. (to the others) His pulse is erratic. (to Jack) Don't you dare leave us now. We won. (Jack part-opens his eyes and moves his head weakly. Sam takes hold of his chin.) Colonel.
Jack gazes weakly at Sam as she leans over him.
CARTER: Please, Jack.
O'NEILL (whispering): Dolmata.
Sam looks round at Daniel.
JACKSON (indicating the capsule): That thing. (He looks round at Teal'c, who approaches the chair and lifts Jack out of it. He carries him to the capsule and stands him inside. Lights come on inside the capsule. Teal'c stands back.)
CARTER: Now what?
O'NEILL (weakly): Aveo ... amacus. (Sam and Teal'c look at Daniel.)
JACKSON (translating): Goodbye.
(A shield comes up from the floor of the capsule and wraps itself around Jack, putting him into stasis. The rest of SG-1 watch helplessly. The lights in the capsule go out.)
CARTER: We can't just leave him like this. I mean, there has to be a way to reverse the process. The answer has to be here somewhere.
(Daniel shakes his head.)
JACKSON: I don't think this is it, Sam.
CARTER: What do you mean?
JACKSON: The dome's too small. It's like Taonas. It's obviously not a city, it's just an outpost of some kind.
CARTER: This isn't Atlantis?
JACKSON: I don't think so.
TEAL'C: If this is not the lost city, then where is it?
(Daniel has no answer. Sam walks to the stasis chamber and puts her hand against the shield. Jack stares back sightlessly.)
End Flashback
Jack takes a hold of her chin and she looks up at him with teary eyes. "Sam, I know... but we have a job to do."
"But by the time it's done we might be too late." she says, tears silently rolling down her cheek.
"I promise. We won't be, we won't." he says bushing away her tears and gently kisses her forehead.
"Then I feel a lot better." she says with a wide grin with now happy tears rolling down her face after they get settled in their seats as she too takes a sip of her coffee, looking at him fondly over the rim.
Great! Now all I have to do is make a scene in the future. Ideas wanted because I usually feed on hate and angst and drama. Thank you everyone who reviewed; good, bad, and threatening. Thanks especially to Gater101 who beta read pts 7 and 8.
Well, hoped you enjoyed!
wiki.stargate-sg1-solutions and Gateworld, thanks for the transcripts.
Inspiration from, yet again, Kingdom Hearts Simple and Clean.
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before