"Doctor?" Hammond asked as he moved next to Jack's bed.

"He's lucky I decided to check on Sam. The sedative in his system is the one we designed for the Goa'uld." Janet looked up at her CO. "To be exact it is the diluted version I created for Major Carter."

"Why did he have such a problem with it?"

"Ever since Jolinar Major Carter has had difficulties with regular medication, especially sedatives. The one I created for her is more potent then most. For us only the smallest amount would be enough to knock out a full-grown man for well over twelve hours. The amount in the dart was enough to stop his heart. We've revived him, twice, but it will still be touch and go until it has worked it's way through his system."

"What of Major Carter?"

"Assuming there was equal amounts of the drug in all the darts? Normally I'd say she could handle four maybe five doses safely." Janet sighed and shook her head. "However, with the pain medication and muscle relaxes she's on for her injuries I'd be worried if they hit her with more then two."

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"Well?" Lydecker demanded.

"We almost lost her in transport."

"I thought the drugs were designed specifically for her!"

"No sir. She didn't run, she coded twice on the way in. She was injured on her last mission, we didn't know. Her blood work showed high amounts. . ."

"Is she going to live? I don't want to have to explain why I'm in possession of a dead Major."

"Well sir the thing is," the Doctor stuttered as he watched Lydecker visibly lose his patience. People were known to disappear when they screwed up around here, "her blood work. . .she's ah, she's an X series. X2-361237921774 to be exact."

"What!" Lydecker shoved past the Doctor into the room where Major Carter lay still unconscious. He none so gently rolled her on her side and stared at the clearly visible barcode. "Well, well. It looks like we've gotten more then we bargained for. Do your tests. I want her ready for training ASAP. She's the only X2 left, I want to know why she survived and what she is made of."

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"We know where she is! Why won't you let us go in and get her?" Jack yelled.

"Son we have no proof that Manticore took her."

"Who else?"

"Colonel! As I was saying we have no physical evidence and getting into Manticore is next to impossible. We have contacted the Asguard as well as the Tok'ra, they may have a way to help."

"You heard what goes on there, and her thing," Jack smacked the back of his neck indicating Sam's barcode, "was showing. They will know who she is!"

"I'm doing all I can." General Hammond tried to remain calm. It was hard he was just as shaken by Sam's kidnapping as Jack was.

"It's been two weeks!" Jack shouted. "If they were going to do their tests and return her she'd be back by now!"

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Sam kept a steady glare on the man she had quickly begun to hate. Lydecker had her chained to the bottom of what was basically a giant fish tank. Her lungs were burning with the lack of oxygen yet she sat on her knees at the bottom of the tank with a calm exterior despite her growing panic. She sat there, her steely gaze never once leaving his. Her vision started graying out but she still refused to try and swim to the top. She was chained to the bottom after all and she sure as hell wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of panicking.

Lydecker stood watching, 774 was stubborn and strong willed. She had passed the times of the newest X4's and the doctors were starting to worry. They had already strongly recommended they drain the tank. But he refused. He wanted to see exactly what she was made of. As he watched, her eyes rolled back in her head and her body went lax.

"Drain it!" He shouted.

The large tank drained in seconds and the medics rushed in. Lydecker knew she would be fine, turning her looked expectantly to the woman manning the recording equipment.

"Time fourteen minutes thirty-seven seconds. Her heart rate was abnormally low almost the entire time."

"Almost?"

"It was accelerated as she was brought in and attached to the equipment then spiked when the water started flowing in. After that it dropped and remained at 40 bpm."

"Meditation?" Lydecker guessed.

"That would explain her ability to remain under for such an extended time."

Sam had been quickly revived and was now being marched past Lydecker. She was miserable, they already removed her cast and hadn't given her any pain medication since she originally woke up two weeks ago. Her arm ached along with her chest from the recent chest compressions. Even so she still tried to break free of her escort as they past Lydecker. One punch, that's all she wanted, one punch to wipe that smug look off his face.

Lydecker smiled as 774 broke one hand free before being knocked out by the X4 following behind her. "Drop her in her cell. No rations."