Ok, I think I'm just going to stop promising when I'm going to have a chapter up, cause I never make it when I promise! But here's the next, hope u like!
Amends -Chapter 11-
Jack took point while Sam took up the rear, and Alexis traipsed along in the middle. They'd been walking along silently for about half an hour now. It didn't help that they didn't have weapons, or that the bay was on the other side of the ship from their holding cell.
The Jaffa activity seemed to increase as they got closer to the bay. There was no doubt that, whatever Ba'al's plan was, it was in motion.
For what felt like the millionth time, Jack heard the sound of approaching footsteps, and held up his fist.
Alexis paused, and a split second later, Sam did the same. Alexis had learned many of their hand signals by now, and as Jack signaled again, he moved into the vacant room leading off of the hallway.
Jack was the last one in just as a group of eight Jaffa passed by their hiding place.
"Let's go," Jack said after the Jaffa had disappeared along with the sound of their footsteps.
Alexis had started this routine, scared out of his mind. Now, he was getting used to it, and the fear was slowly fading. It was hard to believe that Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter could do this practically every day. He hadn't even seen the colonel fight yet, but he already knew that he was a finely skilled warrior. Alexis only wished he shared Jack's bravery.
He was so lost in his thoughts, that Alexis almost didn't have enough time to react when a couple of Jaffa jumped out in front of Jack. He quickly jumped to the side of the hallway, hiding in the passage on the side. No Jaffa came to grab him, so he was relieved to come to the conclusion that they hadn't seen him. He chanced a peak back to see if Sam had also made it o safety. She was standing with her arms raised in the air, and two Jaffa had their weapons pointed at her. Alexis' heart sank. He was now alone on an alien ship. And just to think that a few days ago, he was living a normal life on his peaceful planet.
Alexis closed his eyes and waited for the Jaffa to leave.
Jack knew there was no way out as soon as the two Jaffa stepped in front of them. He was completely defenseless. Word of their escape must have gotten out, and the Jaffa had been waiting for them.
Hopefully, Alexis and Carter had been able to hide. But that hope was squashed when he was ordered to turn around, and he found two more Jaffa with Sam. It had definitely been a trap.
When Jack reached Sam and her captors, the first prime Jaffa, which he realized was still unnamed, glared at him. "Where is the other?"
"The who?" Jack answered with a shrug and a tint of deviance in his voice.
The Jaffa realized that it was fruitless to even try. The Tau'ri's head was as hard as a rock. So, he ordered his men to take them back to the holding cell.
It was a great victory over the Tau'ri that his lord had captured their finest warriors, and it was a relief to have found them again after their futile attempt at an escape. His god had not been pleased by that. But they had been captured, despite the defiance of the younger man, who would more than likely show up soon.
He turned as the other Jaffa disappeared around the corner with the humans. Now he could focus his attention on the matter at hand. He would take pleasure in watching his master torture the humans when they returned to Ba'al's fortress.
It was a lot quicker on the way back to the cell than it was when they were escaping. Within ten minutes, the dreadfully familiar sight of the cell door came into view.
Jack grumbled some inaudible comment as they were shoved back into the cell. Sam thought that is sounded something along to the lines of, "This week is never going to end." Before she could even reply, she found that they weren't alone in their holding cell.
Three oddly familiar faces stared back at them.
"Sam!" Jacob sighed in relief as he pulled his daughter into a hug.
"Dad?" She hugged him back only out of instinct as she was too shocked to function properly. Alexis hadn't mentioned anything about her father coming. "What…"
"What are you guys doing here?" Jack asked for her.
"We're here to rescue you." Jonas said with a smile.
"Indeed." Teal'c consented with an inclination of his head.
"Good job!" Jack responded dryly. He looked towards Jacob who was standing protectively by his daughter's side.
"And Dad! I see you've come along for the ride." Jack grinned, and took a seat on the bench.
"And I see you're getting my daughter into trouble again." Jacob retorted.
Jack shook his head. "No Jacob, Carter managed to get herself into trouble again."
Jacob sat down across from Jack, and Sam sat down next to him. Teal'c and Jonas joined Jack on his bench.
"So, I know how we got here, but how did you gethere?" Jack asked.
"We traveled here via a Cargo Ship." Teal'c informed them.
"Can we be a little more specific, as in how you got here." Jack pointed to the ground.
Jonas explained, "The Jaffa caught us while we were attempting to rescue you."
"Yes, and the keyword there being 'attempt'." Jack frowned. "But I could've guessed that, what I meant was that Alexis said you guys wouldn't be here for another day."
"Alexis?" Jacob questioned. "How did you talk to him?"
"Marin caught him. He's here on the ship." Sam looked at her dad. "How did you get here so fast?"
"I pushed the generators."
"Dad!" She looked at him coldly.
"And you let him do this?" Jack looked to Teal'c.
"I was unaware of the situation until I arrived." Teal'c commented.
"We're here now, so it doesn't matter." Jacob put an end to that line of conversation, although Sam was still shooting death glares at him. She was aware of how extremely dangerous his decision had been, and it was all for the sake of saving her.
"You said Alexis was on the ship? Where is he now?" Jacob asked.
"He managed to get away from the Jaffa that caught us."
Jacob looked from Sam to Jack. "Well the timing isn't good. Ba'al's already sent gliders down to the planet."
Jack grimaced at that piece of information. "Some rebel Jaffa got us out of here before, maybe they can again."
"If they weren't discovered as traitors for helping us escape." Sam added.
"If we can just get to the rings, we can ring aboard the Cargo Ship." Jacob looked down at the floor. "If it's still there."
"Jacob?" Jack looked skeptically at the old General. "Why wouldn't the ship be there?"
Jacob bowed his head as Selmac took control. "The Council would not allow another Tok'ra to accompany us. We had to leave the ship unoccupied, and cloaked."
"Then how do we ring aboard?" Jack frowned at Selmac.
"Well Sir," Sam fielded the question. "We can do it from this ship, providing that there isn't another Cargo Ship nearby, we should get transported to the closest ring platform."
"Well that would be just peachy! We accidentally ring onto a ship full of Jaffa. 'Oh sorry! Wrong ship!'" Jack leaned his elbows on his knees, and scrubbed his face with his hands.
The others shared a look, all with the same thought: The Colonel was getting annoyed.
"Well, we need to get out of here first. None of you would happen to have any C4 in your socks, do you?" Inquired Jack with a twitch of his lips.
Jacob looked at Jack incredulously. "Yes Jack, I carry C4 in my socks all the time." The sarcasm practically dripped off his voice.
Sam and Jack shared a private smile.
Teal'c looked at his team, perplexed. "I do not understand O'Neill. Why would I carry explosives in my footwear?" Jonas was equally confused.
If Jack had any intention of explaining, he was cut short as the door slid open. All 5 pairs of eyes turned towards the entrance.
A/N: I've finished writing this story, and there's 14 chapters, I just have to type the rest up! I'm also putting up a little story with a couple of scenes from "threads" Which will probably be up tomorrow. I'll try to have the next up by the end of the week! Thanks for reading and as always reviews are greatly appreciated!
