Here's another chapter! Huzzah! Thanks to all the wonderful reviews. More than I would have ever thought possible.
If you all also didn't know, I have another story up now called Bushido that focuses mostly around Sam trying to come to terms with something she had to do. If you want to know more you'll have to go and read it. Hehehehehe...
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The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass...
What was, what will be, and what is, may still yet fall under the Shadow...
Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time...
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Sam opened her eyes and smiled. It had been six months since Elaida had been removed as Amyrlin. To the surprise of everyone, Egwene had been raised to the stole and was now the youngest Amyrlin of all time. To make things even more amazing, Nynaeve had discovered a way to Heal people who had been stilled, which meant that Siuan and Leanne were now Aes Sedai again.
Sam draped her arm over Jack and snuggled closer to him as he slept. The two had been married a month after Egwene had been raised and were practically inseparable. Sam closed her eyes, finally content with her life.
"Hey," Jack said, resting his hand on her shoulder.
"Mmm…morning," she said.
"We have to meet Cameron and them soon, don't we?" Jack asked.
"We're supposed to," Sam returned.
"Then we should probably get up," Jack said.
"We should," Sam agreed, not moving. Jack smiled and got out of bed. Sam pulled the covers up around her and curled up, not wanting to leave the bed. Jack grinned even wider and yanked the covers away from her. He suddenly found himself floating in the air as Sam sat up, glaring at him. "I was comfortable," she grumbled.
"We have to go Sam. Cameron said they found something pretty interesting on P5X-whatever that has similar writing to this planet," Jack said.
Sam got out of bed, still grumbling. She pulled on a pair of leggings, black boots, and a dark green top. Jack wore a pair of black boots, black pants, and a dark blue jerkin. He strapped the sword Sam had bought him on picked up his cloak. Sam pulled on a dark green cloak, the Aes Sedai symbol embroidered on the back, and picked up her staff.
She opened a Gateway near the Stargate and the pair walked through, the heat of the desert hitting them in the face. They made their way towards the Gate as it began to light up. They halted by the DHD and waited patiently as SG-1 came through.
"Welcome back," Jack said.
"Good to see you again O'Neill," Jonas said. "And you Sam."
"Likewise guys. How's my dad?" Sam asked.
"Still kicking Goa'uld ass," Cameron said.
"Teal'c…what's with the hair?" Jack asked, looking at the large Jaffa.
"He won't say," Hailey said.
"So…what's this writing that you found?" Sam asked.
Jonas pulled out a book and handed it to her. "The text was on a large stone pillar. I recognized a few of the symbols from here and thought you'd be able to translate it better than I could."
Sam opened the book and paged through it. "This is writing in the Old Tongue," she said, unable to hide the amazement in her voice.
"Is that good or bad?" Cameron asked.
"It means it's old," Sam replied. "I'd need to go to the Tower library to translate this. How long you guys here for?"
"Hammond gave us a week to rest here," Cameron said. "So let's party."
Sam smiled and opened a Gateway. "Then to the Tower we go," she said. They stepped through into Sam and Jack's room.
"Nice place," Cameron said.
"It's livable," Jack replied.
Sam walked over to a bookshelf and quickly scanned the titles. "Here we go," she said, pulling a book out. She walked to a semi-large table and sat down, the others joining her. She began paging through the book, glancing every so often at the notebook.
"Why don't you just get one of the other sisters to do that? Like a Brown. Aren't they the bookworms?" Jonas queried.
"Yeah," Sam replied absently.
"She hasn't really trusted any Aes Sedai since…" Jack trailed off, feeling Sam emotionally tense. "Besides, she likes doing this sorta thing."
"This is definitely the Old Tongue," Sam said. "But it's some strange dialect that will take time to decipher. I should have some of it translated by the time we need to go back," she told them.
"Why do you need to go back with us?" Hailey asked. Sam glanced at Jack, a small smile on her face. "Oh…" Hailey realized, a grin forming on her face.
"Care to fill us in Captain?" Cameron asked.
"We uh…might have to baby-proof the SGC Colonel," Hailey said.
"You're pregnant?" Jonas asked, clearly excited.
Sam nodded. "Been that way for a month. I want Janet to check and make sure everything's okay."
"We'll tell Hammond to roll out the red carpet for ya," Cameron grinned.
"Just be careful Sam. Felger is still working at the SGC and still has the biggest crush on you," Hailey cautioned.
Jack chuckled. "He'll find himself dangling upside if he irritated her too much."
"That's just for you actually," Sam retorted.
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"Well, everything looks normal," Janet said, walking over to Sam and Jack. "Where were you going to have the baby born?"
"Here," Sam said. "How's Cassie doing?"
"Very well," Janet replied. "When do you have to go back?"
"Few days at the most."
"Care to join the two of us for dinner then?" Janet asked.
"We'd love to. So everything else has been going okay for you though?"
Janet nodded. "Cassie's going into med school."
"Napoleonic power-monger number two," Jack muttered. Sam hid her smile while Janet glared at the former Colonel. "Sorry," he said.
"I can still stab you with needles Jack," she said, emphasizing that she now outranked him.
He held up his hands in defense. "Meant it in a good way," he said quickly.
"Major Carter!" a voice yelled. The three friends glanced back and saw Felger running towards them, knocking several things out of an airman's hands.
"That's my cue," Sam said. She quickly opened a Gateway to her and Jack's private quarters and stepped through, followed closely by Jack and Janet. She closed the Gateway and collapsed into a chair.
"Can't avoid him forever Sam," Janet said.
"I can try," she returned. "Doesn't he know I'm taken?"
"He somehow found out that people of the Green Ajah can have more than one Warder. He wants to be Warder number two I guess," Janet answered.
Sam sighed. "Great," she muttered.
"Any luck with the translation?" Janet asked, changing the subject.
Sam shook her head. "Not so much. It just says something along the lines of 'Ancient evil rises and corrupts'. The rest was too worn down to translate, but the next part said something about the Heir of the Dragon bringing light to the Dark One. Sounds like a riddle," she said.
"Or maybe a prophecy," Janet suggested.
"Or that," Sam agreed.
"Well, to me it means go get pie," Jack said, opening the door only to see Felger standing there. "What do you want?" Jack demanded.
"I need to talk to Major Carter," Felger wheezed.
"What do you want Felger?" Sam asked wearily.
"I want to be your Warder too," he said, standing up straight and striking a cheesy superhero pose.
"Felger…" Sam began.
"No, it's okay! I've been practicing how to fight and I know that members of your group can have multiple Warders!" he said.
"Felger, the answer is no. I only wanted one particular Warder," Sam said.
"But…" he began.
"I'm sorry Felger, but the answer will always be no. You're…needed more in the lab," Sam said. The scientist slowly nodded and left.
"Nice, but I thought you couldn't lie," Jack said, arching a brow at her.
"I didn't lie," Sam returned. "Who else would blow up the lab if Felger left?"
Janet laughed. "She's got a point. The lab does need him in that aspect." Jack nodded in agreement.
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So there's another chapter. Hoped ya liked it. Review to tell me how much you loved it. Go on...oh fine. You can also say other stuff too I guess...
