The final chapter before the epilogue! Hope ya guys like it.

Jonas: What about letting me go?

Are you kidding? There were barely any reviews for the last chapter. Until I am satisfied with the amount of reviews, you're mine. And if lack of reviews keeps up, Daniel will be mine as well. Muahahahahahaha!

Daniel: Maybe these readers should start reviewing.

Jack: I thought the author wasn't a Goa'uld.

Sam: I guess we were wrong.

Teal'c: She is not a Goa'uld. Merely some sort of fangirl.

Everyone: AAAAHHHHH!

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Janet closed her eyes and waited for the blade to slide across her skin. She suddenly felt herself being tossed to one side and opened her eyes. Dante was rising to his feet, his long hair falling free from its bond.

"Imp…Impossible," Lucius whispered, backing away. "No vampire could survive losing that much blood!"

Dante reached up and pulled the makeshift bandaged from his neck off. "I'm not most vampires," he said quietly.

Lucius' face contorted with rage and he pulled a hidden sword free. "You will pay for your betrayal of the Dark Mother! You all will!"

Dante leapt clear of the slashes Lucius made at him. "Dante!" Sam yelled. He didn't look as Sam tossed him his sword. He caught it in mid air and turned to face Lucius, the tip of the blade scraping against the stone floor.

"Come get me," Dante challenged.

Lucius sneered and he charged in. Dante brought his sword up and parried the vicious attacks. The blades of the swords sang through the air as the combatants moved them at blinding speeds.

Dante fell back as Lucius made a swift sideways slash. The fallen vampire kicked Lucius' sword away and rolled backwards, his feet striking Lucius in the chin. Lucius fell to his back and Dante finished rolling to his knees. The two quickly got up, sweat beginning to glisten on their skin.

Before Dante could swing his sword, Lucius tackled him back down to the ground. Dante tried to throw his opponent off of him, but Lucius hit Dante in the head, dazing him. Before Dante could stop him, Lucius had him in a choke hold. Dante struggled, trying to loosen Lucius' grip.

"You are weak because you care about these humans," Lucius scoffed. "But don't worry too much about them. They'll be joining you soon enough."

Dante began blacking out. Through his darkening vision he could see Sam trying to fight her way towards him. Teal'c and the two humans of SG-1 were also trying to make their way over to him. Cassie and Janet were fighting back-to-back several feet away. Dante's struggling slowly grew weaker.

"Before you die, know this: The human who saved your life will suffer greatly. She might even provide me with some…pleasure," Lucius whispered.

Dante's eyes snapped open, a wildness to their blue depths. He violently flung his head back and broke Lucius' nose. Lucius released his grip on Dante's neck and fell back. Dante slowly rose to his feet and picked up his sword.

Lucius looked up just in time to see Dante's sword being rammed into his heart and pinning him to the wall. He looked at Dante in shock and disbelief. "No messes with the people I care about," Dante said.

"But…can you save…the daughter of…the woman…you love?" Lucius asked. "Or will…you be…too late…like you were with your…own son?"

Dante frowned. Lucius began laughing and pulled a small remote control out of his vest pocket. He pressed a button and the ceiling of the cavern began sliding away, the sun's rays sweeping into the dark room. Dante spun around and saw Cassie standing in the middle of the room. Without a word he began sprinting towards her just as the rays touched her skin.

Cassie screamed in pain as the sun began to burn her flesh. She grunted when Dante tackled her to the ground. He shoved her into a somewhat shadowy corner and covered her with his own body.

Sam saw what was happening and grabbed the remote from Lucius' lifeless hand. She hit a button and the ceiling closed back up, leaving only the smell of burnt flesh in the air. She hurried over to Dante and Cassie, anxiety eating at her stomach.

She knelt down and gently reached out and touched her brother's charred skin. "Dante? Can you hear me?" she asked. Dante gave a soft grunt of pain.

Janet was immediately there and expertly moved the injured vampire without causing any further pain. Cassie slowly got to her feet, her right arm cradled against her chest. Janet moved around to Dante's other side to get a better look at the extent of the damage the sun had wrought.

"How is he Janet?" Sam asked.

"Barely alive," Janet answered quietly.

The group suddenly spun around, weapons in hand as several figures stormed in. The figures parted to reveal Alexander and Amelia gliding in. They took one look at the bodies and of the group before heading over to them. Sam got to her feet and met them halfway. She briefly bowed her head.

"Are you all right?" Amelia asked.

"I am but Dante…" Sam said, turning to look back where her brother was lying.

"What happened here?" Alexander demanded.

"We came here at dawn to try and stop the cult, but they took us by surprise. When we came to, we found ourselves locked in a cell with Janet's daughter, Cassandra," Sam began. "They…they turned her to be the new vessel of Lilith or something like that. But it had to be a newly turned vampire who had yet to feed. Before they brought us out here, I had given some of my blood to Cassie to calm her down so she could help us escape," she went on.

"Looks like that might have saved us all," Alexander commented.

"Well, they didn't know what I had done so when it came time for them to try and resurrect Lilith they slit Dante's throat to get his blood. But that's when we broke free. Janet gave some of her blood to save Dante. Before Lucius could kill her, Dante killed him but not before Lucius was able to retract the roof to allow the sun's light in. Cassie got hit with the sun for a short time but Dante tackled her to the ground and covered her up with his own body," Sam finished.

"Draven, bring the helicopter in quickly," Amelia ordered. "Have the med lab ready to receive Dante." Draven nodded and headed outside to use his radio.

"We must be careful in moving him," Alexander said.

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Dante slowly came into consciousness, his whole body on fire. He felt a soft, gentle hand replace a bandage on his left shoulder and barely felt any pain. He opened his eyes and saw Janet throwing away a slightly bloodied bandaged.

"Now there's a sight for sore eyes," he whispered hoarsely.

Janet spun around in surprise. "Dante," she breathed in relief. She removed her right latex glove and gently held his right hand since it was not burned. "You gave us a scare," she said.

He gave a small smile. "Sorry," he said. The smile faded. "Your daughter, is she…?" he began.

"She's fine, thanks to you," Janet said.

"Glad I could help," he said.

Janet sat down and smiled at him. "You've been out for several weeks," she said. "Sam and the others had to go back to the base to deal with a rather large issue a few days ago," she said.

"How's Cassandra adjusting?"

"She's dealing," Janet said. "It's a bit disconcerting to see your child drink blood though," she added. "But I'm adjusting as well."

"Good to hear," Dante said.

She nodded. "I spoke with Amelia and Alexander and they said I was welcome here whenever I wanted to come. Which is good considering I want Cassie to stay here for at least a while. To get use to all this."

"And what else?" Dante pressed.

"I…I wanted to be closer to you," she mumbled in embarrassment.

"What about your job at that military base?"

"I'll work part time there, but I have been there for seven years. It's time I started having a personal life again." She looked down and held his hand in both of hers. "And I…and I guess I wanted to have a personal life with you," she admitted.

"You…do?" he asked in surprise.

"Yeah," she said. "I mean, Lilith's never coming back, most of the cult has been wiped out, and I love you."

Dante smiled and sat up. Much of his body had healed, but there were still several large areas that were still slightly burned. He ignored the pain and pulled Janet to him. She carefully sank into him, finding it somewhat strange to be in love with someone like Dante. In the end she decided she didn't care. Neither did Dante.

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