It took a few more wrong turns, but about forty-five minutes later Jack, Teal'c, Daniel, SG-5 and 15 emerged into the clearing by the Stargate.
"Hallelujah!" Jack exclaimed. "Daniel, dial us home."
As the last of the strangers stepped through the circle two small creatures stepped into view. "They did not seem a threat to us. We should not have hidden the way, we should have let them leave sooner," One told the other.
"We had to be sure."
When Jack stepped through the Stargate he was met with incredulous stares from the always present security team.
He looked up into the control room and saw equally stunned faces there.
A few of the men in the gateroom tried valiantly to hide their growing smiles as Jack scowled at them.
General Hammond was waiting at the base of the ramp for them. "Sam's gone into labor," Hammond informed him.
Jack immediately forgot about his appearance, rushing from the gateroom.
Sam's contractions were getting more painful now, and Janet informed her that she was almost fully dilated.
'If Jack doesn't get here soon …' Sam thought irritably. She looked up as someone entered the room, expecting to see Janet.
"What happened to you?" Sam asked, barely suppressing a sudden burst of laughter as Jack entered the infirmary.
He came to a stop at her bedside, taking her hand. Jack, covered on every inch of visible skin with pink splotches, focused on his wife's laughing face.
"This is so not funny," Jack said, narrowing his eyes.
Sam's laughter stopped abruptly as another contraction started.
Jack held onto her hand, letting her squeeze it tightly, and yelled for Dr. Fraiser. Janet rushed into the room wearing scrubs and a face mask.
"Good to see you Colonel," she said sitting on a stool at the end of the bed.
"Ok Sam, you're fully dilated. It's time to start pushing."