Part 7

I was taken back to the chamber and saw that Teal'c and Daniel were there.

I saw the damaged I had caused Daniel and felt shame.

His eye was almost shut his nose had dried blood on it. His lip was split and he had a bruise covering most of her right cheek.

He did not turn to me when I came in but Teal'c did.

I nodded to him and he did the same. We held each others eyes we knew what needed to be done.

We waited and the doors open the remaining elders were thrown in.

Haras was there as was Magus. Daniel looked up and was about to ask where were the rest and Haras shook his head

Ba'al had gone back on his word.

I could see it in Haras's face the betrayal he had committed had been for nothing.

Daniel blurted out, "Karina?"

Haras eyes filled with tears. Daniel shook his head no and looked at me and turned away. He was lost to us all this death in one day was too much for him.

He had never learned how to shut off his heart to all the heartache this world had to offer.

He always was the optimist looking for good in everyone he met. He had been given a harsh wake up call and would suffer for the rest of his life for his weakness.

"I am sorry for the loss of Major Carter Colonel. She was a kind hearted spirit and one we came to admire. Daniel Jackson Karina has been taken to Ba'al's ship she and the rest of our village will be transported to another of his planets to serve him. I'll never see my little girl again. So in my eyes she is gone as is my Elisse."

Haras fell to his knees and cried. I knew the pain he felt. The loss of a child was bad but he had lost both his child and wife, he had nothing left.

The guards came forward and knocked us to our knees. I was next to Daniel.

He was not with us. It looked like he had shut himself off from everything. I whispered his name and still he didn't respond.

"Daniel, please say something don't shut us out. Daniel please I'm sorry for attacking you. It was wrong I was venting my anger at the wrong person. Sam would want us to pull together and get the hell off this rock."

He turned to me when I said her name.

"I thought you hated me. I'm sorry Jack I should have never said all those things to you. I was taking my pain out on you. Please forgive me. But, losing Sam like that in front of my eyes and me not being able to…."

His eyes widen and he gasped.

"What an idiot I am it must have been worse for you. God Jack I'm sorry so sorry how could I think you didn't love her after everything you two have been through."

I swallowed hard. He was apologizing to me. I was the one that had hurt him and he was apologizing to me.

"Daniel you said nothing wrong. I was selfish I should have told her what I felt for her. I screwed up worrying too much about the rules. God! Daniel if I could I'd give everything I had to have 5 minutes with her to tell her that I loved her more then she could ever imagine that I lived to see her smile to walk next to her to catch a whiff of her perfume and that she was the last thing I thought about before going to bed and the first thing that came to my mind when I woke up."

My confession was said in a whisper but he had heard I looked up to see Teal'c and I could see the sorrow he felt for me. I could feel the tears threatening to fall and I didn't care. I had no one to blame for my not telling Carter what was in my heart.

"O'Neill she knew. Even if you did not tell her she knew. Both of you had a bond that could not be broken. You were both in each others lives in all the realities we encounter. Love like yours does not need to be demonstrated it is natural. She knew in her heart that you loved her and that was enough for her. You both were willing to wait knowing no other could replace each other in your hearts."

That did it the tears fell as I heard my wise brother in arms tell me that the woman I loved and breathed for loved me and knew I loved her.

"Thanks T but, I should have told her it's something I will live with for the rest of my life and hopefully it wont be long. I want that son of a bitch dead before I die. It's the least I can do for Sam."

"I too want retribution I will aid you in this O'Neill I want revenge for the senseless death of Major Cater. I came to admire her for her heroism and her cunning skills as a warrior. But I am grateful I got to know the other side of her the one she does not let many see. For my friend in arms I will avenge her death."

"Me too I want to see him bleed Jack. I want revenge for my surrogate sister for Sam if one of us fails the other must take up the fight and kill him and make him feel the pain we are all suffering due to his senseless act of violence."

I looked at them and nodded I placed a hand on each of their shoulders and we all looked at each other with one mission left to carry out.

Kill Ba'al and have him suffer for taking the soul of SG1.