Spoilers: Tok'ra, Solitudes, Need Archive: SJD yes Disclaimer: Not mine don't sue me AN: Omg I was soo mad. I had three and a half pages done, 3.5 REALLY GOOD PAGES done, and BOOM! My comp freaked out and DELETED them! That was actually about 5 min. ago, and I'm sill fuming!!! Ok but now it's another day and I got to hug the world's smallest midget, which made me really happy lol. But I hope you all enjoy this one, feedback loved!
Jack ran fast and quietly through the hallways. The rest of his team almost had a hard time keeping up with him. He would randomly turn down hallways or into empty corridors. He paused outside of one door to let everyone catch up. They found him standing outside the room.
"Jack, are you going to be alright?" Jacob asked. Going back into that room was horrible enough, but having to go back with Sam in there, especially when they had no idea what her condition was, was even worse.
"Sure," he offered as he opened the door from the control panel outside of it. Daniel and Teal'c were in front, aiming their weapons incase they saw something. Ba'al wasn't by his table, so they moved in.
"Oh my god Sam," Daniel gasped. When he saw his friend, wanted to do nothing more than sink to his knees and throw up everything he had to eat in the last two weeks. Her body was still suspended in the gravity generator, but what they saw was bad.
Her head hung to the left side in a lull. There were three knives protruding out of her chest, and one in her stomach. The acid Ba'al used had changed the colors on her BDU's, but the colors were faded with the blood that was seeping out. Jack didn't need the second to asses the situation like Daniel had.
"Shut it off!" he barked. Daniel ran to meet Teal'c and Jacob who were both by the controls. Jacob couldn't look up at her, and Daniel wished he hadn't.
"How?" he asked.
"I don't care how just SHUT IT OFF!" he ordered, standing next to her as close as he could.
Teal'c went over to the tool table and knocked it over, sending everything spiraling to the ground. When the acid vials shattered, the contents burned away parts of the tools. He tried not to imagine what that would feel like. After three swings, Teal'c, using the table, finally shut off the generator. Jack was lightening fast when he ran in front of Sam to catch her when she fell down. He had some bad experiences with that himself. Luckily, he manages to catch her by her shoulders. All of the moving around and commotion seemed to jolt Sam awake from her almost eternal slumber.
"Huh?" she whispered groggily. Jack got down on one knee. His left knee was still up, bent 90 degrees in the air, and his right one was on the ground. He placed her upper torso on his left knee, and was nearly cradling her body.
"Shh Sam, everything's going to be alright," he cooed to her, trying to be reassuring but terrified himself.
"No, I can feel it coming. It's over," she whispered back. Her body was going into shock from the lack of blood.
"Sam listen to me. I need you to hang on alright?" he whispered back. He didn't dare speak any louder. His voice might break and the his emotions and self control might come flooding out.
"Jack," she whispered, reaching up with her left arm to cup his cheek. He leaned into it for a second before taking action.
"No," he said objectively. It sounded the same as if someone asked him if he wanted to go grab some lunch. He looked over to his friends. Jacob had his back turned, knowing what was coming next.
"Just stay with me alright?" he demanded quietly. She nodded, letting her hand fall limp as soon as she realized what he was about to do. His hand moved to the handle of the first knife and gripped it carefully. The knife was right below her collarbone towards the right side. With all of his might, he ripped it out as fast as he could.
"Oh god," she managed out after a yell that would wake the dead. He did the next two immediately after that so that she wouldn't have to feel each painful pull. The more pain someone has at once dulls the effects. He had learned that long ago.
"God Jack stop please, just stop, let me go I can't do it anymore," she begged between her gasping breaths. At that moment, she didn't care if she appeared weak in front of her friends. She couldn't help it. He rested his hand on her body for a moment, his breath coming in ragged gasps as well. She had tears falling down her cheeks, and he brushed them away, leaving behind a faint path of blood.
"No Sam, it's not going to end like this," he said. This time, his emotions got the best of him. His voice cracked and he knew he couldn't lose her. Despite everything that was happening at that moment, he made a decision. He pulled her up as much as possible and bent down and gave her a ravenous, passion filled kiss. He was amazed at what her response was as she kissed him back with more than she had to give. After a few seconds, he pulled apart and rested his forehead on hers. Now supporting her head in his hands, he felt the life draining out of her.
"I gotta do it Sam," he told her quietly. She nodded, knowing that it was going to be one of the worst experiences of her live. Hopefully, that life would continue. He took a second to move back into the position they were earlier in, and glanced over. Both Teal'c and Daniel had a hand on Jacob's shoulders. No father should have to listen to his daughter's agony. Unfortunately, as Jacob knew, their relationship was a little different from everyone else's on Earth. He put his hand on the hilt of the knife that was in her stomach, but hesitated. He didn't know if he had it in him to take her cries any longer. It was one of the hardest things he'd ever had to do.
"Just do it," she grunted, preparing herself for the incoming anguish. He closed his eyes and pulled, hard. She yelled once again, but only for a second. He felt her head roll back. She either passed out or passed away, but it didn't matter. He had a plan. He glanced over to his friends once more. Jacob was sitting on the ground with his head between his knees, having Daniel guide him through his breathing. Teal'c was standing guard incase someone interrupted them. And he knew Jack's plan.
"Go quickly O'Neill, while there is still time. We will be with you shortly. I saw the sarcophagus while we were on the way," he said urgently. Jack nodded, picked Sam up, and tore down the hallways, not caring if Ba'al himself saw.
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They were all waiting around the sarcophagus waiting for it to open up. It was horribly silent. The only time anyone said anything is when Teal'c told Jack he had some blood on his face. Thankfully, it just rubbed off. But that was a few minutes ago. He couldn't stand it anymore. Jack had one of his feet on top of the sarcophagus, resting his arms on his bent knee.
"Did you want in on this afterwards?" Jack asked Daniel lightheartedly as he pointed his thumb towards the ancient healing device.
"Funny Jack," was his retort, followed by pushing up his glasses as a nervous habit. As soon as they were finished 'talking' the sarcophagus opened. Everyone ran to the sides to see if it worked. Jacob's stomach was eating itself, and Selmak offered to take over.
The sarcophagus opened fully, and Sam was lying eerily still with her eyes still closed. Daniel leaned in closer to see if she had any life signs. She suddenly snapped her eyes open, which sent Daniel flying over the edge. Teal'c managed to grab him before he spattered onto the ground, again.
Sam felt different. Peaceful again. She could get used to this sarcophagus thing. Which she knew was bad, remembering what Daniel went through. Then she remembered what had happened, and wondered if she were dead. She couldn't see anything yet, just the bright lights. Then she heard the voices calling out to here.
"Sam? Sam honey can you hear me?" It sounded like her dad, but he wasn't dead. She couldn't be alive, she felt herself die. After all of the pain and torture she went through, there was no possible way. But the voices persisted.
"Sam. Can you hear us?" Now Jack? She knew he was alive. He tried to save her. Could she be alive? She blinked her eyes a few times, trying to bring them into focus and maybe finally see something.
"I believe she is coming around."
"Sam?" Her vision started to clear. All around her were her friends looking down at her. Blinking a few more times, everything was clear. And, to be quite honest, having everyone stare at her, scrutinizing her was a bit disconcerting.
"Hi?" she offered. Before she knew it, she was pulled up and crushed in her father's arms. It took her a second, but she hugged back just as hard.
"God Sam I thought we lost you," he said, voice filled with emotion.
"I know, I thought I was dead when I first woke up," she replied, trying to control her voice. Her dad let her go, gave her the fatherly once over, and let go. She wasn't free for long, Daniel pulled her into an embrace.
"Don't scare us like that again Sam," he demanded, holding tight.
"I'll try, but no promises." He let go and she got out of the sarcophagus.
"MajorCarter. Your death would have brought much sorrow to me," Teal'c told her as he embraced her as well.
"Thanks Teal'c," Sam replied, smiling into his shoulder.
"Good to have you back with us Carter," Jack said to her quietly. He was still trying to control his emotional voice. He put his hand on her shoulder, squeezing tightly. And then she remembered.
'Did he kiss me?' she asked herself. She looked into his eyes and saw the evident relief he couldn't hide any longer. And she knew, if they were somewhere else with nothing holding them back, well, there would be nothing holding them back.
"Alright. So what's the situation outside?" Sam remembered how the fleet was coming when they were captured.
"I'm going to make contact with Matters," Jack told everyone.
"Matters, what's the situation?" he asked into his radio. It took a second for him to reply.
"We're with the Tok'ra agent, trying to avoid the Jaffa. They haven't come off of their ships yet, so maybe they're waiting for something. It's really confusing sir. How's Major Carter?" he asked.
"Alive and well, ready to go," he said back with a small smile.
"Good to hear it sir. What's the plan?"
"Where are you?" It took him a second to reply, since he had to ask where they were.
"We're on the second floor by the weaponry, getting ready. Actually, it's the same one we were in together. We got the rest of the teams out of the cell, and we're waiting for your orders sir."
"Alright, we know how to get back there. We'll meet you back there in five. Out."
"Well Jack? What's the plan?" Jacob asked.
"Well meet up with the rest of the teams and do what we came to do. Take out Ba'al. Are you up for this Carter?" he asked, nervous of the answer.
"You couldn't stop me." She had such venom in her voice that it was almost terrifying, but he couldn't blame her. He wanted to kill Ba'al himself.
"Just what I wanted to hear. Let's move out!"
TBC I was nice this time no cliff hangers! Feedback loved!