Chapter 29: Truth's Out

They had been working most of the day without any sign they were getting any closer to the gate that was until Daniel shouted. "I have a chevron. Guys we have the gate." Sam and Freya ran up on to the heap as Teal'c and Jack helped Daniel to take some more of the rubble away so they could get a proper look.

"Finally." Jacob said also going to take a look. They all formed a circle around the exposed part of the gate.

"Well Sam there's our way home." Jack said holding Sam in his arms.

"Yep but it's going to have to wait it's getting late and everyone is tired." Sam said. Just then Cris, Hysta, Jules and Glen stepped forward to take a look.

"So that's your ticket out of here?" Cris asked as he bent down to get a better look.

"Part of it. There is still a lot of digging to do to get it out though. Then we have to find the DHD." Jacob said.

"The what?" Glen asked.

Sam answered "The Dial Home Device we need it to put in the right address to get home."

"Looks like we'll be here for a couple more days yet." Jack said.

"I think everyone should go home and rest anyone that still wants to help come back tomorrow." Jules said to the crowd of people. "That means you six as well go home and relax we will make sure everyone gets home."

"Thanks Jules you really are a great friend." Sam said giving her a hug.

"Your welcome, now get gone." Jules said smacking Sam's ass playfully.

"Hey that's my job" Jack said playfully before leading Sam off of the heap the other following them. Jacob then went in front and led them to the ship. Once inside they went back to Sam and Jacks place where they made something to eat then went straight to bed. Everyone falling asleep straight away.

"Ok we're going to stay and try and uncover this as much as we can by tomorrow. I would really like some of you to help." Glen said once Sam, Jack and crew were gone. "Those who want to help stay those that want to go home go and do that." No-one moved. "Great I was hoping you'd say that."

"Now half of you go home and get some sleep you can be the day time help so if we can't get it done tonight we still have some people to help tomorrow." Jules continued once they had assigned everyone to a shift those that were going to help during the day left to get some sleep. Amazingly they still had fifteen people helping.

They worked all through the night uncovering the gate. Everyone was exhausted but they really wanted to help so they worked through the aching muscles and tired eyes.

By dawn they were all relieved to see the sun and the next shift. They swapped and the day shift took over, while the night shift slept. Cris, and family were part of the day shift and were over seeing everything and making sure no-one got injured.

By the time Jack and the others got there the Gate was almost totally uncovered. "Oh my god, you lot have been busy." He said walking over to Cris.

"Wow have you done this just in the couple of hours the sun has been up? And with only half the numbers." Daniel asked.

"No some stayed over night digging it out." Hysta said.

"If I didn't know any better I would have thought you were trying to get rid of us." Sam said.

"No we just want you to be happy you've become like family and if going to your own world makes you happy we will do everything in our power to get you there." Glen said from the heart making Sam cry.

"Thank you." She said in between sobs. "You have become like family to us as well we'd hate never seeing you again."

"Yea well you have to come back to show us the baby." Cris said without thinking his mum hit him over the head as Daniel just stood there with his mouth open stunned. Freya and Sam were shaking there heads. Teal'c was…being Teal'c and raised one of his eyebrows. Jack tried to sneak back to the ship before Jacob had time to realise what had just been said. Sam was pretty sure Jacob had stopped breathing until.

"JACK!"

"Damn." Jack said before he turned around.

"Dad calm down you don't want to hurt the father of your grandchild."

"Sam dear I'm not going to hurt him, I'm going to kill him." He charged at Jack but was caught by Teal'c.

"Dad stop over reacting it's not as if you didn't know we were having sex." Sam said going over to him.

"You can't say you're worried I'm not going to stand by her. I love her and you know it." Jack said walking up to Jacob.

"Your pregnant?" Daniel had finally come out of his shocked stupor. Anise came up behind him and hugged him.

"Daniel dear."

"Yea?"

"Shut up." She said walking over to Jacob and was now talking to him. "Your reaction is exactly why they never told you or any of us sooner. You got used to the idea of them being married you had to know that babies would soon be on the way as well." She tried to reason with him.

"Yea just not this soon. Wait you knew?" Jacob asked looking slightly stunned.

"Found out yesterday and I was horrified that they felt that they had to hide it from you. Sam told me that she was only going to tell you when she knew there was no-way you could hurt Jack. Doesn't that shock you? That your own daughter was afraid to tell you the most wonderful news in her life because she felt you would go off the rails if you knew. It sickened me but seeing you now I totally understand her logic. You're acting like a mad man when in fact you should be congratulating them and supporting them." She seemed to have shocked him into silence.

Sam stepped forward next. "I don't understand why you feel like Jack is the enemy I thought you liked him, I thought you two were friends."

"Teal'c let go of me I promise I won't hurt Jack." Teal'c cautiously let go of Jacob as Jack asked. "Do you think I'm not right for her? Do you think I'd ever hurt her? Because if that's why you should know by now I love her I'd never hurt her or our child."

"Not on purpose, you wouldn't. I was thinking of you, both of you. I know what both of you go through when the other goes missing and their seems to be no-way of getting back. You both hurt, you both can't concentrate on anything else but getting the other back.

"Now your married and having children you have to think of how it's going to effect them if one or both of you go missing or worse turn up dead. Then there's the problem of what you have done being illegal." Jacob explained finally telling them what was really on his mind.

"Jacob we still have eight months to figure it out and we will. If we can't find a better answer then I'll retire." Jack said hugging Sam.

"Sam you know how it felt when we lost your mom. It was all I could do to keep it together for you and Mark. I defiantly don't want my grandchild to have to go through that."

"Dad it was the first thing I remembered and I understand your concern but have you ever thought that me having a child might just calm SG-1 down and plus I have died lots of times and it's never stuck. I sure as hell not going to let it stick if I have a child and husband to go home too. Haven't you always said follow your heart and if rules and regs get in the way screw them."

"Yea but I never thought you'd take me serious." He said finally realising they were right.

"Hey it's all uncovered we can get it out now" Glen shouted from on the top of the rubble. They all went to look. In the time they had spent arguing the towns people had finished uncovering the gate and some had already started digging for the DHD in the area Jacob had pointed out previously.

"Great it seems we will be getting home soon." Daniel said. "Is it possible for us to get it standing?" he asked Glen.

"Not at the moment it would take a couple of days to get the equipment to lift it. I could get some people to start on that while the rest dig for your…DHD is that what you called it?" Glen answered.

"Yea that would be great. Glen I swear when I get home I'm going to give you some of our best booze. Good stuff not that you gave me on my wedding day." Jack said shaking his hand.