Chapter 7:
Jack was pacing in his cell, his head was aching. He couldn't think. "What is happening to me!?" was all he said. He had his hands over his head and the pain was dreadful. His vision was blurry. Going on his knees, he let out a pain scream amd then, he blacked out.
When he woke up, he was strapped to an infirmary bed, his neck was restraint too. Sam was next to him. He eyed her, his eyes showing darkness and hatred. "What did you do to me!" he barked. Sam didn't flinch. "The Enzeim in your blood, it is disolving, the process is painful, we cannot treat it. I am sorry.". Jack squirmed and tried to bust free. "When I release myself, I will claim you as my first victim." He threatened.
Sam pushed him down and stared in his eyes. If he read her expression correctly, she wasn't being nice to him. "We'll see about that!". With that she left him. While he kept screaming out her name. "Carter! Carter! Sam!". She stopped at the door. He didn't ever use her first name before like that. She turned around. "Why? Why did you leave him? You had a chance without me." He asked.
Sam stood there. "Because the only man I truly loved was in front of me for the past seven years.". With that she left.
For hours, Jack was screaming and sweating. "Kill me! Kill me please!" he begged. Sam was watching from outside. She refused to leave him. John was with her. "He'll pull through. He is one of the finest damn soldiers I ever served under." He assured her.
Jack kept screaming, shaking, pulling on his restraints. His hair slowly faded back to the silver it was for his actual age. Slowly, he drifted into a painful sleep. But as he regained consciousness, he heard someone talking. It was McKay. He has no idea what he was talking about. But he spoke. "McKay? What happened to me?" he asked.
McKay was quiet. "What is the last thing you remember?" he asked. Jack thought for a minute. "That Wraith sucking the life out of me." He said. "Is this hell?" he asked at the end. McKay jumped with excitement. "No, you are alive. I'll be back." He ran for the door. "HE'S BACK!" He heard him.
Keller was shining a small light in his eyes. While Beckett took a blood sample. "How did I get here?" he asked. Beckett jumped in. "You were for the past six months under Wraith mind control, we rescued you when you attacked Atlantis.".
Jack shot him a look. "Attacked? Did I kill anyone?" he asked. Keller looks at the chard. "Nope, you didn't. Took out a Hive ship that sunk into the ocean.". Jack smirked weakly. "Cool.". When he was cleared, he was in his quarters. In proper clothing he sat there. His door opened and Sam stood there. He looks at her and was clearly surprised. "Carter?" was all he said.
Sam ran to him and jumped into his arms. "I thought I lost you." She said. Jack held her tight. "I am, so sorry, I should've told you of the transfer and-" but he got cut off when her lips met his. He was taken by surprise but he just mentally told himself: 'Fuck it.'.
He wrapped both arms around her. Not letting her go. He cupped his cheeks. Air was needed so they broke contact. "When did you get here?" he asked. Sam looks at him. Her eyes showing the need for him. "When you got captured, I got here as fast as possible.".
She looks at his hair. "Huh, it's silver again." She said. Jack was confused. "When I was under Wraith control, my hair was brown?" he asked. Sam nods. "Yeah, but I like it this way, gives more character.". Jack groaned. "What about Pete?" he asked. Sam then said: "Fuck him, I dumped him.". Jack then said: "Why?".
"Because I care about you, a lot more then I am supposed to." She repeated his words from the Zar'tac tests. Jack automatically knew, he was probably the dumbest man alive. He could've made his move years ago. Why he never did, doesn't bother him. He was glad to be himself.
But the Wraith Queen will be looking for him, which gave him an idea.
"Steelesun likes to stay in loop with her human assassins, every fifty years, she replaces to old assassin with another. I am around the fifth one.". He then continued. "But to insure the assassin doesn't rogue, a tracker in planted in their shoulders. I have one now, which means we can lure her into a trap.". Ronen twirled his gun around. "What do you got in mind?" he asked.
Jack was sitting on a log, tied up and gagged. "Remind me why this is part of the plan?" he mumbled through the rug. Sam spoke over the radio. "Consider us even now.". But before Jack could speak, a group of Wraith warriors came from behind the tree lines. It took off the gag and Jack spoke. "What took you so long?" he asked.
That's when Steelesun was beamed down. "My assassin, you disappoint me." She said. She was about to feed on him. He just looked away. "Oh not again.". But before her hand landed on him, a bullet rigged her head. John, who was hiding behind a fallen tree, snickered. "Surprise, dumbass.". The Wraith warriors were shocked. Jack jumped out of the ropes and cut the Wraith warriors's throats. They all fell down dead.
The jumpers then attacked the Hive ship. Jack got up and saluted to the jumpers. With Steelesun out of the way, they were one step closer to winning the war. But it wasn't over for them.
But for Jack, it was.
When Jack prepared to leave Atlantis, Weir was walking with him to the gate. "You will be missed." She said. Jack chuckled. "Yeah, but I think I had enough with lifesucking aliens. Back to fighting snakes." He said. John met up at the next transporter. "Colonel. I such came to say, it was an honor serving under your command." With that, he saluted. Jack returned it.
Walking up to the gate, he saw Sam already waiting. "You ready to go home sir?" she asked. Jack rolled his shoulder. "Sure am Carter.". When the wormhole was astablished, the two walked through.
Arriving at Earth, Jack never thought it will feel good. Hammond was fhe first to greet them. "Jack, Major. Welcome home.". Jack smiled. "Thank you sir.". "Now consider me retired." He joked. But he had to go through some checks. "It's good to have you back sir." Said Janet to him.
Jack then cracked a joke. "So, no needles?" He asked. Janet then on purpose pulled out the biggest one she had. She even squirked some of the liquid out. Jack's reaction was priceless. After his check up, he held the spot on his rear where Janet jabbed him. "Why does it have to hurt so much?" he asked. But as he was walking, he felt two hands pull him into the maintenance closet.
Before he could speak, hs felt a pair of lips landing on his. Jack then noticed it was Sam and closed the door behind him. His hands were all over her. So was hers. They were in there for two minutes when Jack pulled loose. "My place, 1800hours." He said. Sam then said: "I kept it clean for you." She said.
Jack smirked. "Why, thank you.". When he left the closet without being caught, he went to Daniel's lab.
"Danny-boy.".
Daniel shot around with papers flying everywhere. "JACK!" he exclaimed. "You're back!" he said shaking his hand. Jack patted him on the shoulder. "Yes. I am staying." He said. Then he went to Teel'c.
Knocking twice, Teel'c opened the door. "O'Neill. It is a relieve to see you again." He said. "Good to see you too T." Jack said.
After a whole catch-up at the Mess Hall, the team went their separate ways. As Jack was at his house, he saw that Carter did keep in check. Spotless. He even found a note.
'Welcome home.' It said.
He then dropped his bags next to his bed and stopped. "Carter." He began. "My keys." He demanded. Sam was in fact behind him. Throwing the keys on the bed, she pounced him. Her lips didn't leave his. He held onto her. "Damn Sam. You are probably the most beautiful woman in this universe." He said. Sam then said: "Just shut up and kiss me.".
He smirked. "I had other plans." He said very naughty.
After their love making, Sam was facing one side of the bed, arm dugged under the pillow. But Jack, wasn't asleep. He couldn't sleep. There was too much on his mind. So, without making a sound, he got up and walked to his living room. He had to photographs in his hand. One was of SG-1 and the other of the Atlantis team.
In the SG-1 photo, he was smiling and happy. He also sees how Carter was stealing a glance at his six. But at the Atlantis photo, a fake smile. No affection for the team. He was only the boss. Nothing else. As he sat there, he felt two arms around her neck. It was Sam.
"You alright?" she asked. Jack nods. "Yeah.". But he wasn't really. "It's just that, how could you love me after everything I did?" he asked. Sam hugged him. "Because I see you for the hot colonel I challenged to an arm wrestle match.". Jack smiled. "I never excepted.".
"I only did it fo impress you. You have no idea how turned on I was when I first saw you." She whispered in his ear. Jack groaned. "As much as I am now?" he asked.
She couldn't help herself, she had the need for him, she wants him. "Care for round two?" she asked. Jack nods. "Oh yeah.".
