I'm sorry for my little unplanned and unannounced sabbatical from writing
but a bout of writers block combined with a holiday and very expensive
summer school left me with very little time/ inspiration. And the I
started back at sixth form a few weeks ago so I've been too tired to
update. Hopefully t will be back to normal from now on. I don't think
there are many chapters left to write.
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Thank-you to everyone who has reviewed so far, especially Zoe6, who has reviewed my last six chapters. And well, everyone. I'm going to stop now before I start to cry. (.
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"I want to go back and kill that bitch!" He told the General.
"I can't let you do that son," the General said quietly, "you barely made it back this time. I can't let you go back."
"I thought you might say that," Jack said, pulling his gun.
He grabbed Jacob violently, holding his hands securely behind his back and pointing the gun at his head.
"Stand back," he warned.
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Wake Up Call
Chapter 12
They stood anxiously in the control room. The original group had grown as SF's had joined them, their weapons trained uncertainly on Jack. Jack still had his gun pressed against Jacobs's temple. His arm was beginning to ache but he held the weapon steady. The physical pain wasn't bothering him. He felt as if he had had his heart ripped out and shredded in front of his eyes. An empty pain had settled into his stomach.
"Dial Nephthys' planet," he ordered for the second time, his voice hollow.
The scientist at the computer looked questioningly at General Hammond.
"Jack," Daniel said pleadingly. He held his hands up to show he was unarmed. "You don't want to do this."
"Yes I do," Jack said honestly.
"You're just upset, you're in shock," Daniel tried to reason with him, "please, just put the gun down."
Jack looked back to the man he didn't recognise at the computer.
"Do it!"
"Jack this isn't you," Daniel pleaded, "you just need to calm down and think. Everything will be ok."
"Ok!" Jack shouted, "It'll never be ok! She's dead! She was it! She was my last chance and she's gone. Now dial the planet or I swear I'll kill him. I've got nothing left to lose."
The General nodded grimly and Jack watched the chevrons being typed into the computer.
"Jack," Daniel said gaining his attention once more.
"Chevron one is encoded."
"If you're determined to do this then I'm going with you," Daniel told him.
"We haven't got any weapons Daniel," Jack said calmly, "it would be suicide and the Goa'uld are probably long gone."
"If you can't talk yourself out of this then you can't talk me out of it either," Daniel said.
"I can't let you do this Daniel," Jack told him.
"How would you stop me?" Daniel asked, "You aren't the only one who loves her."
"I too will accompany you O'Neill," Teal'c informed them.
Jack growled.
"Fine!"
Daniel pulled his own weapon to ensure nobody tried to stop them as Jack dragged Jacob towards the 'gate. Backing slowly up the metal ramp Jack threw Jacob forwards and stepped backwards through the 'gate before the SF's could fire.
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He heard the wormhole shut down behind him as he looked on the scene in amazement.
"That's strange," Daniel commented, still looking at the 'gate, "I would have thought Jacob would want to come with us, even if you were using him as a hostage."
"Daniel, I think we have bigger things to.ponder," Jack responded, turning Daniel around by the shoulders.
"Wha." Daniel said, confused, "how.what?"
He pointed at the courtyard.
"Indeed," Teal'c said, one eyebrow raised.
The Goa'uld palace stood beyond the colossal passage of columns that framed it. There wasn't so much as a plant or a fresco out of place. The courtyard was free of Jaffa soldiers, dead or injured. There wasn't even a speck of blood on the light stone ground.
"Shouldn't this have all been blown up?" Daniel asked.
"That is usually what happens when one sets explosives," Jack commented in a much lighter tone than he would have felt possible, "come on."
He set out determinedly towards the magnificent building that should have, by all rights, been a smouldering ruin. In fact, Jack had been quietly (which was an achievement in itself) hoping for legions of charred Jaffa lying dead or dieing at their feet. But then, that was just him.
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She was cold. It was dark. Her back hurt.
The surface she lay on was hard. She opened her eyes. Light flooded her vision. She slammed her eyes shut.
The harsh white light made her head hurt. She winced and groaned, trying to roll onto her side and get up but she couldn't move. Opening her eyes again, more slowly, she found that her hands were bound to her sides, as, it seemed, were her feet. The room was gold.
She was running towards the Stargate with Jack and then.Pain. Incredible pain. Jacks face flashed before her, his eyes echoing the pain her body felt.
Now she didn't feel anything but the dull ache of her back and the throbbing in her head. It was nothing like the surging, piercing, burning sensation of before.
Was she dead?
No. Sam shook her head. If she was dead the why would she be tied to a table in a golden room? No. It was just a trick. She couldn't be dead, could she?
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The hallways were as empty as the courtyard outside. They moved stealthily, listening for the telltale beat that would indicate approaching Jaffa. Jack was in the lead, followed by Daniel while Teal'c brought up the rear, but the precautions were seemingly unnecessary.
They had reached the ring's which Nephthys had used to escape and Jack stopped.
Daniel looked at him, eyebrows raised.
"It is very likely the mother ship is no longer in orbit O'Neill," Teal'c reminded him.
Jack nodded.
They waited patiently for him to make a decision.
"We're with you Jack," Daniel told him.
Jack smiled.
"Nephthys deserves to die for this," Daniel added bitterly. He understood losing a wife to the Goa'uld but Sam was a friend as well. Nephthys deserved to die.
"Come on, campers," he said without his usual gusto.
The rings descended around them.
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Thank you for everyone who was patient enough to wait for this update, I know there isn't much in it and that it's quite short but I will update sooner this time.
Please review, believe it or not it does help me write faster.
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Thank-you to everyone who has reviewed so far, especially Zoe6, who has reviewed my last six chapters. And well, everyone. I'm going to stop now before I start to cry. (.
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"I want to go back and kill that bitch!" He told the General.
"I can't let you do that son," the General said quietly, "you barely made it back this time. I can't let you go back."
"I thought you might say that," Jack said, pulling his gun.
He grabbed Jacob violently, holding his hands securely behind his back and pointing the gun at his head.
"Stand back," he warned.
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Wake Up Call
Chapter 12
They stood anxiously in the control room. The original group had grown as SF's had joined them, their weapons trained uncertainly on Jack. Jack still had his gun pressed against Jacobs's temple. His arm was beginning to ache but he held the weapon steady. The physical pain wasn't bothering him. He felt as if he had had his heart ripped out and shredded in front of his eyes. An empty pain had settled into his stomach.
"Dial Nephthys' planet," he ordered for the second time, his voice hollow.
The scientist at the computer looked questioningly at General Hammond.
"Jack," Daniel said pleadingly. He held his hands up to show he was unarmed. "You don't want to do this."
"Yes I do," Jack said honestly.
"You're just upset, you're in shock," Daniel tried to reason with him, "please, just put the gun down."
Jack looked back to the man he didn't recognise at the computer.
"Do it!"
"Jack this isn't you," Daniel pleaded, "you just need to calm down and think. Everything will be ok."
"Ok!" Jack shouted, "It'll never be ok! She's dead! She was it! She was my last chance and she's gone. Now dial the planet or I swear I'll kill him. I've got nothing left to lose."
The General nodded grimly and Jack watched the chevrons being typed into the computer.
"Jack," Daniel said gaining his attention once more.
"Chevron one is encoded."
"If you're determined to do this then I'm going with you," Daniel told him.
"We haven't got any weapons Daniel," Jack said calmly, "it would be suicide and the Goa'uld are probably long gone."
"If you can't talk yourself out of this then you can't talk me out of it either," Daniel said.
"I can't let you do this Daniel," Jack told him.
"How would you stop me?" Daniel asked, "You aren't the only one who loves her."
"I too will accompany you O'Neill," Teal'c informed them.
Jack growled.
"Fine!"
Daniel pulled his own weapon to ensure nobody tried to stop them as Jack dragged Jacob towards the 'gate. Backing slowly up the metal ramp Jack threw Jacob forwards and stepped backwards through the 'gate before the SF's could fire.
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He heard the wormhole shut down behind him as he looked on the scene in amazement.
"That's strange," Daniel commented, still looking at the 'gate, "I would have thought Jacob would want to come with us, even if you were using him as a hostage."
"Daniel, I think we have bigger things to.ponder," Jack responded, turning Daniel around by the shoulders.
"Wha." Daniel said, confused, "how.what?"
He pointed at the courtyard.
"Indeed," Teal'c said, one eyebrow raised.
The Goa'uld palace stood beyond the colossal passage of columns that framed it. There wasn't so much as a plant or a fresco out of place. The courtyard was free of Jaffa soldiers, dead or injured. There wasn't even a speck of blood on the light stone ground.
"Shouldn't this have all been blown up?" Daniel asked.
"That is usually what happens when one sets explosives," Jack commented in a much lighter tone than he would have felt possible, "come on."
He set out determinedly towards the magnificent building that should have, by all rights, been a smouldering ruin. In fact, Jack had been quietly (which was an achievement in itself) hoping for legions of charred Jaffa lying dead or dieing at their feet. But then, that was just him.
~*~*~*~
She was cold. It was dark. Her back hurt.
The surface she lay on was hard. She opened her eyes. Light flooded her vision. She slammed her eyes shut.
The harsh white light made her head hurt. She winced and groaned, trying to roll onto her side and get up but she couldn't move. Opening her eyes again, more slowly, she found that her hands were bound to her sides, as, it seemed, were her feet. The room was gold.
She was running towards the Stargate with Jack and then.Pain. Incredible pain. Jacks face flashed before her, his eyes echoing the pain her body felt.
Now she didn't feel anything but the dull ache of her back and the throbbing in her head. It was nothing like the surging, piercing, burning sensation of before.
Was she dead?
No. Sam shook her head. If she was dead the why would she be tied to a table in a golden room? No. It was just a trick. She couldn't be dead, could she?
~*~*~*~
The hallways were as empty as the courtyard outside. They moved stealthily, listening for the telltale beat that would indicate approaching Jaffa. Jack was in the lead, followed by Daniel while Teal'c brought up the rear, but the precautions were seemingly unnecessary.
They had reached the ring's which Nephthys had used to escape and Jack stopped.
Daniel looked at him, eyebrows raised.
"It is very likely the mother ship is no longer in orbit O'Neill," Teal'c reminded him.
Jack nodded.
They waited patiently for him to make a decision.
"We're with you Jack," Daniel told him.
Jack smiled.
"Nephthys deserves to die for this," Daniel added bitterly. He understood losing a wife to the Goa'uld but Sam was a friend as well. Nephthys deserved to die.
"Come on, campers," he said without his usual gusto.
The rings descended around them.
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Thank you for everyone who was patient enough to wait for this update, I know there isn't much in it and that it's quite short but I will update sooner this time.
Please review, believe it or not it does help me write faster.