"Siler, Change the Goddamned light bulbs" Jack yelled. Everyone laughed. "Carter, get the President off the ramp now. Everyone to your stations, get out of the gate room." No one had panicked when the lights went out but had remained calm waiting for Jack's order, even though he was no longer in command. Sam grabbed the President pulled him away. Teal'c grabbed the motionless General and forcibly moved him. The alarms went off around the SGC, and the Gate Room SF's charged in, a precaution. The green glow that went across the SGC made the place look rather spooky. Jack stayed in the control room as Sam ran a base wide diagnostic. Daniel returned from the surface twenty minutes later.
"Jack all of Springs is out. Power has gone down, apparently there was a massive power surge and basically a fuse has blown." He headed back up to the surface.
"Damn. Carter I though we were protected against things like power surges." Jack said.
"So did I Sir. Maybe it just tripped one of our systems and the base went down. It's a hell of a way to spend your last day Sir." Sam said, grinning at him. Jack relaxed. If Sam was able to make jokes then he knew that the situation was going to be okay. Sheehan, still looked terrified, while the President was almost enjoying himself, watching how the SGC handled themselves in an emergency. Siler walked back into the room, talking on the radio that he constantly had with him.
"Sir."
"Daniel said that there was a surge or something. I though that we were protected Siler." Jack immediately said
"We are Sir. But the surge was larger than out protection system could handle and it broke, we've fixed it and are testing a power up now." Jack nodded his head and Siler spoke to the guy on the other end of the Radio.
"Okay. Fire her up."
"Carter, when did our machine's become female." Jack whispered, just loud enough for everyone in the control room to hear. The President grinned at the typical Jack comment.
"Sir, never mess with Siler. If he say's that all machines on a base are female then they are female." Sam replied. Jack turned his nose up and shrugged.
"Maybe it's because they're temperamental bitches." Jack suggested, then realised who was sat next to him. "Not that…Carter I've just done a very normal O'Neill thing, it's called putting our foot in our mouths. If I take it our do you promise not to kill me?" Sam smiled. He was so cute when he was flustered, and had spoken without engaging his brain.
"Engage Brain then open mouth O'Neill not the other way found. God you're a perv Jack Old Man" He said. Sam snorted. He looked at her and winced saying.
"I said that out load didn't I?" Sam smiled and nodded. Jack was very glad that they were still using the emergency lighting, so that no one could see how embarrassed he was. The lights came on seconds later. The phone in the Control room rang and Jack grabbed it.
"Control Room."
"Hey Jack, Springs has all it's power back."
"Thanks Daniel so do we. Come back down." Jack put the phone down.
"Sir" Siler said hesitantly.
"Yeah Siler." Jack said looking at him distractedly, he was watching what was coming up on Sam's computer screen.
"We're gonna miss you Sir."
"Thanks…Sly." Siler grinned and darted back out of the room.
"Hey Carter. Next time my mouth opens with out engaging my brain. Shoot Me okay." Jack said.
"Yes Sir." Sam said smiling at her fiancé.
"Jack can you assemble everyone into the Gate Room again." The President asked. Jack nodded.
"ATTENTION BASE ATTENTION BASE, PLEASE ASSEMBLE IN THE GATE ROOM, PLEASE ASSEMBLE IN THE GATE ROOM."