Title: Unite and Surrender

Author: Jennyvre Moss

Rating: K+ just in case. May go up later.

Setting: Half way through Divide and Conquer

Summary: What if Jacob had been present at the Za'tarc testing? Various POV's. SJ

Other: Tried to stay as close to dialogue and events in the actual episode, so Icopied the transcript of the net.

This story is dedicated to JamSack as she shares my love of this episode.

Italics indicated flashbacks.

Disclaimer: Daydreaming about owning Stargate doesn't make it real.

Thanks to all my reviewers (spacemonkey67, mishy-mo, chaotic pink chocobo, Maquchi, SG-Fan, Intergalactic smart-ass, Keegan Paige, Natters, Ilovesg1, Vid Z., JamSack). I love reviews so keep it up!

Chapter 3: Sam's discovery

Sam's POV

We run quickly to the isolation room and Janet bangs on the glass in the observation room, yelling for them to stop. Looks like we got here just in time. She helps me into the room as I'm still slightly shaky from the sedatives.

The Colonel…Jack…looks at me confused. "Carter, what's up?"

Geez this is embarrassing. I look at everyone else in the room. "Could we have a moment alone please? Thanks." Everyone walks out of the room, leaving me and Jack alone.

"Carter, undo this." He orders, indicating the head band. I obey.

"What's going on?" he asks, a puzzled expression on his face. Man that's cute. No Sam! Focus!

I take a deep breath and start to explain. "We're not Za'tarcs."

"How do you know?"

"The machine thinks we have false memories, but we don't. We were lying."

"I wasn't lying."

I resist the urge to roll my eyes. "Okay. You left something out."

"No, I didn't."

Geez this man can be frustrating. "Sir, when you wouldn't leave me, are you sure there wasn't something else that you're not admitting?" I ask, hoping he'll get the hint.

He is still confused. "What are you talking about?" Obviously he didn't get it.

"Something neither one of us can admit given our working relationship, our military ranks?" I imply. How much simpler can I say it, without blurting it out?

"Oh! Oh. That." Bingo, he's got it.

"Sir, we weren't telling the whole truth, and that's why the machine thinks our memories are false."

"Really?"

I look to Anise…Freya…whatever her name is. "Retest him."

Jack's POV

I'm sitting here again, strapped to this stupid chair. Anise is getting the damned machine ready. I can sense Teal's standing behind me. He still has the zat, just in case. I see the Doc behind Anise and Carter and Jake are standing on either side of her. Dammit. Why did Jacob have to be here? This is gonna be uncomfortable enough without Carter's dad here. No doubt he's gonna kill me after this. Oh joy! She's finished setting it up.

"Major Carter was trapped behind the force shield." She starts.

"That's right." God, do I really have to relive this memory again?

Carter's trapped and I'm banging on the controls like there's no tomorrow.

'Sir, there's no time.'

"There were sounds." I say, as I remember hearing the sounds of the Jaffa guards.

"You did everything you could." She questions me.

"Yes." Keep it cool. Show no emotion.

"You couldn't save her?"

"No." Godammit. No, I couldn't.

"But you still could have saved yourself."

"I guess." No, I couldn't. I couldn't leave her.

I'm still beating the controls.

'Sir…' Jesus, her pleading tone almost ruins me.

"I know! I know!" I panic, knowing I might not be able to save her.

"What happened next?"

"Sir! Just go!"

" No!" I finally stop trying to destroy the controls and look at her. I know she finally understands. She knows why I can't leave.

"What were you feeling?"

"Like…someone who was about to die." I hope I can get away with that.

"Sir." Obviously didn't work. I look at Carter and suddenly can't look away.

"I didn't leave…because I'd have rather died myself…than lose Carter." God, the look in Carter's eyes kills me inside. She knew what i was going through.

"Why?"

"Because I care about her. A lot more than I'm supposed to." I now just stare ahead at the machine. I can't look at Carter anymore. I can't look at Anise, Frasier or Jacob. I just stare straight ahead.

"You are not a Za'tarc." Thank God that's over.

"Now, retest me." Carter says.

"You are also not a Zatarc." Anise states after testing Carter…Sam.

"Thank you." She says. Yeah. You were a great help.

I go and help Carter out of the chair and I know we have to talk about it.

"Carter…" I start.

"Sir…None of this has to leave this room." She says. Even though I was expecting that and yes I know it's a cliché, but it breaks my heart just that little bit.

"We're okay with that?" I manage to ask. I'm not, but if that's what you want.

"Yes, Sir." Great. The 'sir' thing again. Great distancing technique that.

"Okay, so if they're not Za'tarcs they're no threat to the President." The doc asks.

"Oh, I have some questions for him." I say.

"Every member of the SGC personnel has been tested. Even the High Councillor and his personal guard were tested on Vorash before they came." Anise informs us.

"Hey, what about you? You ever been tested on that thing?" Carter suddenly asks.

"I have not been in any situations where I would be vulnerable to the Goa'uld Za'tarc technology." She explains. Well huzzah for you.

"What about Martouf?" she asks suspiciously. He question startles me. Marty might be the Za'tarc?

Was going to make this two chapters, but decided to combine it, just for my wonderful reviewers.:-)

Next chapter: Jacob's thoughts.