A/N: Thanks once again for the reviews – they really mean a lot to me. To kay13kl, sorry I didn't explain it better, I've edited that paragraph on that last chapter very slightly - oh yeah! - he was naked and Sam was thoroughly enjoying the view. Hazeydream – I liked that line too – I can so see Sam being able to make a grown Jaffa crumble with a glare when in the right mood.


Chapter 9 – No Progress

Sergeant Harriman was having a bad day. Not as bad as other people were having, he realized, but still. He'd spent the last day redialing P4X-559 and running every diagnostic he could think of. Several times. It really wouldn't have been that bad, except for the large, imposing Jaffa standing behind him the whole time, watching every move he made.

Daniel walked into the control room and up to Teal'c. "Hey, Teal'c. Any progress?"

"None, DanielJackson."

"I haven't had much luck trying to contact the Asgard either. They're not responding to our communications."

"And we have had no contact with the Tokra in a long time." Teal'c observed.

"Right, we don't even know where the Tokra are to let them know. I know Jacob would do everything he could to find Sam."


Colonel Reynolds walked into the control room later that day, knowing that's where he would find half of SG-1. "Doctor Jackson, Teal'c? Any progress?"

"No, Colonel, nothing." Daniel was bleary eyed from spending the night trying to contact their allies while also trying to think up a way to get to Jack and Sam.

"I spoke with General Hammond to apprise him of the situation. We'll try dialing them up next tomorrow and then one more time the following day."

"But... what about after tomorrow?" Daniel was really starting to get concerned over how the military might treat his friends' present situation.

"We will reevaluate the situation at that time."

"You mean, you'll call off the search at that time. Colonel, Jack and Sam have saved this planet numerous time, we can't just abandon them when they need us the most."

"I'm sorry Doctor Jackson, but you know as well as I do what probably happened to cause us not to be able to connect to that planet. From what you and Teal'c explained, the wormhole disengaged as soon as Colonel Carter probably started to work on diffusing the bomb. I know I've seen her pull some pretty amazing miracles out of the air many times, but the situation is just too disturbing not to consider the worst."

"So you're just going to give up?"

"Doctor Jackson, like I said, we will reevaluate the situation at that time. A lot can happen in 48 hours. Neither General Hammond nor I want to give up on them either. Like you said, every one on this planet owes their lives to them many times over."


Later, in the commissary, Daniel was pushing the uneaten food around his plate.

Teal'c was sitting across from him. "DanielJackson. While ColonelReynolds is correct that the outlook is not good for our friends, we will find a way to bring them home."

"Teal'c. It's looking more and more like we'll need to get to that planet with a ship, do you know where we can find one?"

"I do not. P4X-559 is a great distance from any inhabited planet in this galaxy and it would take quite some time to get there by ship. Any ship we used would have to be available for a lengthy trip. For this reason, I do not believe the Tau'ri will allow us to use the Prometheus. We will have to find another. Let us see what the next two days bring and I will then contact Bra'tac to let him know of our needs."


Two days later, Daniel and Teal'c were in the control room with Colonel Reynolds watching Walter try to dial the planet again.

"Chevron 7 still will not engage, sir." A gloomy Walter stated.

"Thank you Sergeant." Colonel Reynolds turned to Daniel and Teal'c. "I'm sorry. At this time, we will be declaring Colonel Carter and General O'Neill, missing in action, presumed dead."

"But..."

"Doctor Jackson, please let me finish. We will continue to try to contact our allies about this matter and will also periodically try to dial P4X-559 in the hopes that we will eventually get through. General Hammond has also put in a request for the Prometheus to visit that planet. We don't hold much hope on that happening any time soon, but we can at least try to get on the schedule. In the mean time, if either of you can think of anything else we can do, I'm all ears. I'm officially placing the two of you on two weeks down time so that you will have no other business to attend to, please use your time well. Thank you."

"Thank you Colonel." A now thoroughly depressed Daniel couldn't believe he might never see his friends again.