Chapter 20: Something New
They had been in space for four weeks; Daniel was at the helm and was just getting ready for turning the controls over to Teal'c when the sensors started bleeping. From what he was reading they were about to enter the solar system that Jack and Sam where stranded in.
"Teal'c, Jacob, Anise come quick we're here we're finally here." He shouted getting very excited. Jacob was the first in the room he came up behind Daniel and read the data being shown on screen.
"Daniel can I sit there?" he said indicating for Daniel to move. By now both Teal'c and Anise where in the room. Anise had taken the seat next to Jacob as Daniel stood behind them next to Teal'c.
"Brace yourself for exiting hyper-space." Everyone grabbed hold of the nearest item that was attached to the floor as they exited hyper-space. Jacob slowed the ship down to ½ impulse as they passed the outermost planet in the solar system.
"So where here then?" Daniel asked after a couple of minutes of silence.
"Nearly it's going to take a couple of hours to reach the planet at this speed but any faster and I risk upsetting the population of the planet and I don't want that any more than you do." Selmak answered.
"By the time we get there I calculate it will be fairly late so I think we should wait till it is morning on the planet before we start our search even though we should land while it is difficult for them to see us." Freya pointed out.
"Yea I agree there is no point us starting a search while they are all tucked up in bed. When we get there I'll land a couple of miles away from the closest house so not to scare anyone and then we'll start our search in the morning." Jacob reviewed.
"Are you excited about tomorrow?" Sam asked while they were curled up on the settee reading books on baby names.
"Definitely." Jack answered giving her a kiss on the forehead. They had decided that on the night before the wedding they were going to sleep in separate beds and they were not going to show any sexual affection that meant kissing and touching of a sexual nature. "I can't wait to have you as my wife."
"God I just added it up. Technically we have only known each other each other just over a month." She said looking up at him.
"Yea so. It just shows that we really do love each other either that or that we are totally stupid." He smiled at her.
"I think our hearts have felt like this for so long they couldn't wait any longer. Our minds saw the chance and our hearts took it."
"Yea the way you put it was much more romantic. All I know is that if we hadn't have married now we would still have been married by the end of the year. So the sooner the better." He kissed her forehead again. The no touching rule was killing him but he respected her wishes so he knew he would just have to suffer. It was only for one night after all.
"Is there anything you're regretting?" Sam asked curious.
"Just one thing"
"What?"
"After regaining our memories of our friends from back home I just wish they could have been here to see us happy like this."
"Yea well we have so many other friends to share it with." She kissed his cheek. "I think I'm going to go to bed, a bride needs her beauty sleep." She stood up to go upstairs. Jack stopped her.
"Not you, your beautiful enough as you are." He kissed her hand.
"Goodnight Jack." Sam said as she headed out of the living room door. She couldn't help but smile, finally her dreams were coming true and nothing could spoil it.
"Goodnight Sam" he called after her.
"Touch down." Jacob notified everyone as the ship landed in a field in the middle of no-where. "Ok we have to rest up so that we can get an early start in finding Sam and Jack tomorrow so I think everyone should get some sleep."
"Yea before we do. Do you have any idea on where to start?" Daniel asked.
"You two are the ones that have been here before. Where do you suggest?" Daniel looked at the screen which now showed a detailed layout of where they were and the surrounding area. He pointed at a highly populated part on the map.
"Here that's where we should start. It's the town centre if anyone had seen them that's where we'd find out."
"Ok then at sunup tomorrow we will head for the town centre. Now everyone off to bed we have an early start tomorrow." Jacob said in a fatherly way. Everyone left for the cargo hold Jacob was the last to go in. He knew the truth about his daughter was out there and he was going to find it.