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Part 14

I hear her.

She is alive. I want to yell out my relief that my angel is not dead, that the bastard hasn't taken her from me.

But it is all washed away when I see what he is about to do.

Over my dead body is he ever going to rape her with me right here.

This is so not going to happen not to her. I have a chance to save her and I will do everything in my power to free her from this monster.

I hold his gaze and I can see fear.

The noise of the door blowing open and the sight of me here at the entrance seems to have unhinged him.

He looks for his guards and I motion, slicing my fingers across my neck to show him that no one will be here to save him.

I hear a whimper and my eyes are diverted to Sam. She is lying under the bastard, naked.

Naked?

Oh God, am I too late? I can't help it, for a second my concern and love wash over my face.

He takes that second and uses it to his advantage.

"She was exquisite, O'Neill. She cried out for more. She passed out from the sheer pleasure I gave her. She wanted more but I knew she would be weak after having me take her over and over again. I was too much for her to handle. She is mine. I have marked her as my beloved. Have you ever had the pleasure of taking her? I can see from your reaction that you have not. I will tell you this. She will never be satisfied by another, now that she has been taken by me. We are destined to be together for eternity."

My blood is boiling. I start to walk up to him, making sure he has no weapons. I see the ribbon device and I can feel the fury in me rise. He has used it on her. I know he has, there is no way she would have gone to him willingly. I see he is straddling her and I want to rip off the arm that lies so close to her breast. He starts to fondle her and I try not to look at Sam's face. I know she would not willingly do this. What has he done to her? What has he said? All of these questions are roaring through my mind and I want answers.

"She chose me, O'Neill. I gave her a choice of going back to her people or staying with me and after I showed her what I could give her, she chose me. She will make a beautiful queen. She will bear my children and we will rule the universe together."

I pray that she will stay unconscious. I don't want her to see me kill this animal with my bare hands. I am a cold blooded killer and he has touched someone I hold dear to my heart. He had put me through hell the first time I was tortured by him and now, this time, he has nearly killed me with his actions. He had taken my lifeline. When he had slit her throat, I had died too, in that very moment he had killed her.

But now it was his turn.

"You will die today, mark my words. Your army is dead or joining the rebel Jaffa. Your new master will be here to take over your holdings you'll be his lap dog, forced to do his bidding. You will not be missed. Hell, I might even get a pat on the back from Yu and the other System Lords. So how does it feel to have the tables turned on you?"

I've hit a nerve, I can tell and I'm about to go on when I hear a gasp, when I hear my name whispered.

She is suddenly awake and she is staring at me. Her tears are flowing freely.

I want to kill this son of a bitch and take her away from this mess. I want to hold her and tell her what I was denied the right to before.

She turns her head and screams when she realises Ba'al is still on her.

She starts to struggle and fight with him. She lands a hand across his face and his head snaps back. He punches her to her head and she stops. He is enraged and pulls the knife from his side.

"This time there will be no second chance for you!"

I react, launching myself at him and pulling him off Sam. I start to pummel him with my fists over and over again. I vent all of my anger at him. I think of the villagers he has killed, the pain he has caused me, the guys and my Sam.

I hear a moan and turn to see Sam looking at me. She has a trickle of blood coming from her mouth. I turn, but only in time to see Ba'al pull up the knife and stab it into my side.

I feel the knife dig deep into my skin. I stop and I can feel the knife being pulled back out. He tries to bury it deep inside me again but I force it out of his hand and it skitters across the floor.

I feel the blood starting to pour from my wound. The cut was deep and it takes all of my strength to not pass out. Ba'al pushes me off him and the tides turn.

He is on top of me, hitting me. I try to deflect the blows he is inflicting on me. I have to kill him and get Sam off this ship. Time is running out. I reach deep inside for the strength I need to kill him. I pull him down with all of my energy. We wrestle on the floor. I knock him around but he gives as good as he gets.

I am tiring as we get close to the knife again. He hits me in my side and the pain is overwhelming. I double over and let him go.

He grabs the knife and is about to stab me once more, when I hear, "No!"

Sam has gotten up and has jumped onto Ba'al's back, pulling him away from me and stunning him.

I have to help her. She is injured and he is just too damned strong for her.

He flings her off of his back and she falls next to me. She cries out.

I see him go after her. She sits up and scoots away from me, trying to draw his attention solely to her.

He stalks her and I have to get up and stop him from hurting her.

I get up and he's cornered her.

She looks so small and she cowers. He's laughing at her.

He won't be laughing for long.

He goes to grab for her and I grasp him from behind.

We fight and I yell at her to run, to get out of here, now.

She looks torn, not knowing what to do.

I yell out, "Get your ass out of this room, Major, that's a direct order!"

She snaps out of her stupor and is gone.

Ba'al is still struggling to get away. I pull him close and whisper, "You should have let me die when you had the chance." As I punch him in the side, I can hear him moan from the blow.

I do it over and over again. I know I don't have much time, the ships going to blow within the next 10 minutes. He finds my weak spot again.

He lands a blow and I go down, but not before dragging him down with me.

I had to shut him up. I tried but he got away and picked up the ribbon device.

This is it. I can't fight him with his toys. But I was warmed with the thought that I had saved Carter and she would get away.

"You are right, O'Neill. I should have killed you before. I will not make the samemistake this time."

I hear the humming of the hand device and wait for the pain.

I close my eyes, but nothing happens.

Then Ba'al yells out.

I look to see a knife protruding from the ribbon device and hear the sound of my P90.

I start to pass out, but hands are shaking me awake.

It's Sam. I don't want to smile, she has to get out of here now.

"You disobeyed my order, Carter."

She is crying and cradling my head in her lap.

"I'm sorry, Sir, I couldn't leave you behind. Write me up when we get out of here."

"Help me up. This whole ship is going to blow."

"Wait, Sir, the villagers…

"Daniel went to save them, they should be by the gate by now. Come on, we've got to go."

"Home, Sir?"

I look at her. She is bruised, battered and bloodied, but I think she has never looked lovelier, just because she is alive. Only then does it dawn on me that she is still naked. I turn away.

I get up and start to take off my shirt.

She starts to get up, "Are you hurt? I can bandage you up before we...oh, god!"

She falls forward towards me and I look up to see Ba'al, standing over her with the knife the same knife that he had used tokill her is now in the back.

I have her in my arms and a cry of ,"No!", takes over my brain.

He's laughing, saying that he's a god and gods always prevail.

I put her down and get up and yell.

"NO!"

I go after him. He has no shield, no defenses. I am going to kill him with my bare hands. I grab him by the neck with both hands, push him against the wall and he's struggling.

I can feel my strength returning. I will kill him and feel his life slip through my fingers. I don't care anymore.

I have failed.

She is dead.

I squeeze harder, feeling his body go limp and then letting him go.

I reach for the knife when I hear a whisper.

"Sir?"

She hasn't given up yet. She hasn't left me.

I whip my head around and immediately forget about Ba'al.

He is unimportant right now. Getting her off the ship and back to the SGC is my new mission.

"Carter, don't leave me. I have so much to tell you, promise me you'll fight. Sam, please!"

Her eyes shot open when I called her Sam. She smiled and nodded. I grabbed a sheet and wrapped it around her and was about to move out when I heard footsteps coming from outside the doorway.

I would save her and who ever was coming would not stop me.