Title- All I Ask of You

Author- Monica

Spoilers- Finally decided everything up to season seven but with a twist no Pete (a No Pete is a Good Pete ;p)

Rating- PG-13

Disclaimer- If this still isn't clear I'll break it up, me-stargate-no!

Chapter 4. Debriefings and Discoveries

" Hold on, Carter. C'mon we'll bring you back, you just need to hang on."

This was the last thing she had heard. But the pain was unbearable and she couldn't hold on any longer. Suddenly the pain was gone and she was flying over the planet. Not metaphorically, she was above the ground flying. It was like nothing she'd ever felt. She was completely weightless.

Clouds were swimming underneath her. There are no clouds in space? She kept rising but found herself uncharacteristically calm. Darkness swallowed her whole, but now her body was sending off a radiant glow. A comforting voice was softly calling her name shaking away any doubts.

Her normal inquisitive self would have wanted to know everything that was going on. But now, she couldn't bring herself to care.

She soon disappeared from the darkness and found herself flying over Cheyenne Mountain. Wind whipped her hair back, cooling her face. Clouds tickled her cheeks as she dipped and rose only to dip again.

It didn't occur to her that she couldn't tell whether it was day or night.

It didn't occur to her that she couldn't tell whether it was day or night.

It didn't occur to her that no one could breathe at the elevation she was at. Hell, it didn't even occur to her that people don't fly; yet she was.

It didn't occur to her that everything she had worked for was gone. That she would never go through the stargate again, that her family would never see her, she would never just hang out with her friends again.

In fact, it never once occurred to her the she was dead.

" No. With all do respect we need to talk to Jacob Carter now," General Hammond poke into the microphone.

" I'm sorry, General Hammond, but Selmnac can't-"

Damn Tokr'a.

Daniel Jackson respectfully scooted General Hammond to the side. " Something has happened to his daughter and he needs to be here," he tried.

From the other side of the wormhole the Tokr'a hung his head. " That is most unfortunate-"

Daniel shot the General a look. Unfortunate?

"- But you cannot keep tying up our stargate. I will personally tell Jacob when I can, but for now we can't help you. I'm sorry."

Daniel started to object but then stopped and let the wormhole disconnect.

" Never liked those Tokr'a," Came a gruff response from the staircase.

General Hammond and Daniel spun around. " Jack!"

" Colonel, I told you, you didn't have to come today-"

O' Neill held up his hands to stop the General from continuing and simply said; " I know."

" All Clear"

The stargate disengaged as Major Richards joined his team. Richards was an aging man, years added from the military. Torture, pain, loss were written on his face. Today was no exception. He was a close friend of Colonel O' Neill, and this wasn't an exactly good time for him.

As he rejoined his team he couldn't help but smile. This planet was much like Earth except the grass was a calmer green and the sky a brighter blue than he had ever seen.

" It sure is pretty here," Anna Wylie sighed to herself. She was the newest member to the team, not quite an adult yet, and by far the nicest. Most people doubted she was capable of killing anyone. Anna was a small petite blond sporting a short crop 'do. She had started out as a doctor in Southern Africa before the SGC recruited her for her negotiating skills. The fact she wasn't military helped keep her compassionate and caring.

" Sure is," Lieutenant Marie Springfield quickly agreed. Marie was five years older than Anna but they had become fast friends. Being able to talk to another girl had eased Anna into the program and team; it also helped the sleeping arrangements. Marie was a pale, caramel colored hair, brown eyes, average type of women. She was like the girl next door.

Major Richards smiled in agreement and they set off on a long hike. When it had become obvious this planet wasn't inhabited, conversations broke out. Lieutenant Springfield and Anna chatted on about Marie's kids. Captain Tyler was rambling on about surfing. It was kind of an ongoing joke between the two guys. Tyler had grown up in Southern California, (Yes, he was the tan, blonde hair, blue eyes type) and joined the air force before he went off to college. Obviously, things had changed. Tyler had a deadly shot, one of the best in the SGC.

" So I see this huge wave coming. And I mean huge. You know that mother ship we blew up-" Major Richards tuned him out. He knew Tyler would be describing the wave for a few more minutes.

A large cavern loomed in the distance. The Major held up his hand to stop his team before they panned out and checked the perimeter of the cavern. When it was all clear the approached the front door and surprisingly found it open.

" Wow," Anna gasped excitedly. " It reminds me something a colonist might have built in the seventeen hundreds!"

" I think it's abandoned, sir," quipped in Captain Tyler.

" Copy that. Tyler you and Springfield check down here. Me and Anna will check the upstairs."

" Roger that," returned Marie and she and Tyler left to check the rooms.

With that Anna followed Major Richards up the old staircase and onto the second floor. It was a slow process because both were afraid their weight might send the rickety staircase crashing down. Major Richards went down the left side of the corridor, which appeared to only have two rooms. Each had been completely abandoned, windows boarded and all.

" Major Richards!"

The sudden shriek filled the entire cabin, sending echoes throughout. The whole team rushed to the voice, belonging to Anna. Springfield and Tyler were carefully climbing the stairs as Major Richards entered the room. Anna was standing aghast, in the center of the room, pointy to the far corner, white as a sheet.

" Shit!"

Her journey over Cheyenne Mountain quickly ended and in the next instant she was lazily floating over her neighborhood. She knew she was somehow subconsciously controlling where she went but wasn't sure how. So much was happening her mind seemed too shocked to process any of it.

The soft voice called again. " It's time"

It was a beautiful harmonic voice. Sam recognized it instantly. Her Mom!

Wait, time for what?

" It's time" the voice replied again.

Sam sunk to the ground, standing in the middle of the street. A green convertible sped towards her. " Wait, stop!" She yelled at the driver. But it was too late. The car collided into her and kept on driving. It had driven right through her!

She dropped to her knees right there in the middle of the road. No one could see her anymore. Suddenly she was afraid. If she could hear her mom's voice that only could mean one thing.

" No, No! Not me, not now! I'm too young! You hear me?" She shouted up to the sky. " I was supposed to have a husband. A family! A dog and a white picket fence, at least a plant! Don't you understand? I can't die now. What about my friends there's so much I never got to say, so much they may have wanted to say to me! What about SG1? They need me still. They still need me! I still need them…"

She couldn't die now. What was going to happen to her friends? Would they ever be able to find her body? How was this happening? She had given up. She had given into the pain and now she was- no she couldn't even say it.

Where would she go? It's not like you can hide from death. But she had to try.

" Sam" The voice sounded disappointed with her. Oh well. Sam ignored it and ran. She could do this, she was strong enough, she could escape death…?

" I know this is hard for you guys. It is hard for me too, but my hands are tied. The President is demanding to know why one of my best officers is lying in a hospital bed."

General Hammond was seated with his hands resting on the table, talking in a slow hushed voice. He was trying to keep it as professional as possible. The more indifferent he was, the easier this would be.

Too bad no one on SG1 were willing to do the same.

Daniel sat slumped in his chair with his jaw clenched. Clearly he was still annoyed with the Tokr'a. Teal'c, who had spent the morning in the gym, was now very interested in a spot on his boots. Jack seemed to be boycotting the SGC and had abandoned his usual green uniform for a pair of denim jeans, a white t-shirt, and his infamous black leather jacket.

When no one bothered to respond General Hammond added, " Don't force me to make it an order."

Daniel knew it would be a waste of efforts to point out he technically didn't have to follow orders. He knew SG1 was being a tad immature and that it was General Hammond's fault, so he decided to be a little cooperative.

" Two days ago, at uhh 1300 hours we arrived on Planet P2X37. We arrived through the 'gate-"

" Where he and Teal'c managed to successfully squish Major Carter," Jack interjected.

Daniel ignored him and continued. " We walked around awhile, maybe an hour? Anyway, we found no immediate danger so we settled down. I took some pictures and Sam-" His voice caught in his throat. " Umm, she, yeah…" His voice trailed off.

" Major Carter was checking radiation levels, air pressures, and other environmental imbalances." Teal'c finished for a grateful Daniel.

" We checked in around 1400 hours. After you granted us permission to stay longer we went out separate ways to collect data. We figured it was a simple recon mission. Around 2200 hours Jack and Teal'c found me." Daniel continued getting the rhythm of his story back. " We set off to find Sam. We walked a little until Jack took off running. Teal'c and I tried to follow him but we couldn't keep up. It was almost like he was in a trance, and knew every square inch of the planet. Then he just disappeared."

" Disappeared?" General Hammond echoed.

" We think he entered like a force field or something. An invisible one. I tried to enter in after him but it wouldn't let Teal'c or I in. Then Jack came out carrying Sam." General Hammond looked skeptical.

Once again everyone's eyes fell to Jack as if they were demanding an explanation. Jack shifted uncomfortably under their stares. He still didn't know what had happened of what to tell them.

" I dunno, sir."

" Well you must know something. How did you find the force field?"

Jack shrugged.

" How did you get through yet Dr. Jackson and Teal'c couldn't? How was Major Carter injured?"

The only response Jack gave was a series of shrugs. When General Hammond stopped prodding everything fell silent, but no one's gazes shifted from Jack.

" I don't know what happened. One minute I'm talking to Daniel and Teal'c and the next I'm face to face with a massacre. Hundreds had bled to death and-" He stopped. Everyone clearly got the picture. Everyone was wearing like camouflage gray, so I noticed Carter right away. I grabbed her, and walked back towards the way I came in, and Daniel and Teal'c were there. Then we came through the stargate. It was a massacre, sir."

Silence, tension, blank stares. This routine was getting old, fast.

" Goa'ulds?"

" Huh?"

" Do you think it was the goa'ulds that attacked?" Daniel clarified.

" More importantly why didn't Major Carter try to contact any of you for back-up?"

Daniel let out a groan. There were so many unanswered questions.

" Should we not return to the planet to learn more?" Teal'c inquired. Was this only the second time he spoke all debriefing? Jack couldn't remember.

" Quite frankly you guys haven't given me enough to go on. I can't risk another member of this facility going into a possible hostile situation."

" What about the force field? This technology may be more advanced then even the Asgard! If nothing else the Pentagon should find that a valid reason!"

Jack massaged his temples. This was supposed to be a debriefing and the debating was driving him nuts. " Screw the force field, Daniel!" Jack hadn't even realized he had said anything and now he was on his feet slamming the table. " We have a member of this base- a member of my team, who is dead! If that isn't a reason to go back then what the hell is?"

" Gentlemen-"

" Unscheduled off world activation"

" Oh for crying out loud," Jack grumbled irritably. Those were getting just plain annoying.

General George Hammond excused himself and left the room. Daniel raised his eyebrows questionably. Jack sighed but eventually nodded and SG1 simultaneously followed the General. O' Neill caught pieces of what was being said as he climbed the stairs.

"…radio transmission…SG16…Major Richards…"

" Is Colonel O' Neill there?" He heard Major Richards ask as he appeared on a small screen.

" Riiiichy," O' Neill greeted.

" How you holding up?"

" Can't really complain. The backs a little sore."

" The leg?"

" Oh no, it's good. Thank you for asking." Richards smiled at his friends humor.

" We found something here you're gonna want to see."

Jack highly doubted that. " Find a gun?" He taunted instead.

" Si-ir?" The radio bleeped and his picture briefly faded out. " You're buzzzzzz fading beep out."

It took a moment for Jack to decipher what he said. " What did you find?"

" What- ohh, we found something here, buzzzzzz…"

" Major, your fading."

Static.

And the wormhole disconnected. But not before he heard the last word Richards had said.

Sarcophagous

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A/N ok guys I'm so sorry for the late update! Something went whacky with my account and wouldn't let me add anything to my document manager…please forgive me! Anyways here's the newest installment, hope you liked it. If I still have any steady fans out there I thank you and ask you to please review! Alsso I am probably going to stop my idea of the naming the chapters because it's been too hard finding appropriate songs. I'll fix my other chapters also. Please forgive any misspelling!