A/N: Nice to get good feedback.
froggy0319: you gave me a thought for bits of dialogue- nice one! (all will become clear later)
oscarkittens: now that would be telling
kay13kl: Sam locked them out of the system so essentially they were looking at a blast door. but this chap will explain it more.
She stood facing the gate, staring up the ramp into the deep abyss of the pool of light. She had made this journey so many times before but now it would be the hardest choice she would ever make; run or face the music.
She would have to do it sooner or later, but later sounded more appealing. She couldn't face this right now; she was confused, lonely and, for the first time in her life, frightened. It was times like these she realised just how much she needed and missed her mother.
It was something the whole team had in common; the loss of a loved one, whether it was a parent, a spouse or a child. Maybe it was why they were so strong; they knew one another like an open book.
But recently he had closed up, refused to let her in. Perhaps he figured he needed to pull back from her life.
And it was then that she realised that she only had room in her heart for five men; Jacob, Mark, Daniel, Teal'c and Jack. Pete would never have fit.
She knew that by now Siler would have called him but she also knew her lockout codes would last until she got through the gate. No one would be getting through those blast doors any time soon.
She looked up at it and wondered if he was behind it already, if he knew it was her. For just a moment she hoped he was and that he'd figure out a way to get past her codes and stop her and… but it wouldn't happen. Her codes were undecipherable; not even Daniel would be able to.
It was now or never. 'Come on Sam,' she told herself, 'balls of steel.' She walked slowly to the top of the ramp. Reaching out slowly she gently touched the cool surface. Taking a deep breath she stepped through.
A/N: Sorry that its so short but it was just a sudden burst of inspiration during a free period today. the is another chapter though!