Chapter 30: Farewell's
They had spent two days getting the DHD out but finally it was out. They could go home but not without a party.
"Surprise!" everyone shouted as Sam and Jack walked in through their front door with Cris. Jules and Hysta had planned a surprise bon voyage party they had told Daniel, Teal'c, Freya and Jacob about the party and had gotten Cris to take them shopping for souvenirs.
It had been a rush but they had decorated the entire down stairs of the house except the hall and they had people hiding in every decorated room so no matter which one they went in there would be people to surprise them.
"Oh my god." Sam shouted when she had walked into the living room to the surprise she turned to Jack, who looked like he was having a heart attack, to see if he had anything to do with it, he didn't. Everyone came into the front room from where ever they were hiding.
Daniel walked in and hugged Sam as she stood their stunned. "I think Jack needs a doctor." Daniel said smiling, relieved all those hours spent decorating and rushing had been a success.
"Did you have anything to do with this?" Sam asked.
"Yea we helped put decorations up but it was these peoples idea." He indicated to Jules, Hysta, Cris and Glen.
"Thanks" she said hugging them each in turn. "It was really a surprise. You really are making it hard for us to go."
"That was the plan. Come on it's going to be your last night here lets make it a good one." Jules said as some of the guests started to play some music. She then noticed that Jack still hadn't said anything. "Is he ok?"
"He will be, I think he's having a stroke." Sam said before giving him a kiss that certainly woke him. He held her face as he deepened the kiss.
"Ahem, ahem." Jacob coughed trying to distract them. "Ok that's enough it still disturbs me slightly so break it up." Sam reluctantly broke away much to Jacks annoyance. "I'm glad your back with us Jack."
"Yea I like that kind of wake up." Jack said going to kiss her again but she pulled away.
"So are we going to party or what? What's everyone drinking?" Glen asked. Everyone started giving him a list of what they wanted to drink. "Well you all know where the kitchen is go and make your own."
As the party continued everyone started to loosen up. Jacob was up dancing with Jules, Freya was talking with a group of women and SG-1 was sat in the corner telling stories of their lives before this mission.
"And then Sam drinks this stuff that makes her…"
"Daniel you better not finish that sentence or I will make you will regret it." Sam said with a warning look in her eyes.
"Fine" Daniel replied looking very down heartened. Everyone who was listening laughed.
"Right I'm going getting a drink, Sam do you want one?" Jack asked standing up.
"No thanks honey I'm ok." She replied and watched him leave. "Ok now he's gone I'll tell you about the time when he ended up aging because he got drugged." She said. "Well we had gone through the gate to a planet where everyday was a celebration of life and love and whatever.
"Right so we get through the gate and right from the off I could tell it was going to be a mission to remember especially after Daniel here had to deliver a baby about 10 minutes after we arrived. Anyway baby gets delivered and we get shown to the town, it seemed like paradise."
"It seemed like a never ending party." Daniel interrupted.
"Yea that too, so we're all sat there minding our own business, Daniel trying to decide when and where the gou'ald took them from earth, when this woman walks up to jack with this pie or cake or something and gives it to him.
"He accepts and was just offering us some when the woman told him it was 'only for you' before turning and walking away. She comes back a couple of minutes later and drags him away from us."
"Well it wasn't necessarily dragging, I mean he didn't put up much of a fight." Daniel said smiling at the memory.
"Ok then leads him to this bench across the compound as the other villagers keep us sat where we are, she does this dance for him before leading him into this building."
"We don't see him then for an hour or so but when we do find him, he's naked except for this blanket claiming the woman drugged him or something."
"She did drug me Daniel" Jack said as re-entered the room making everyone jump. "And I would rather forget that mission all together if that's all right with you three." He added. "You forget Daniel that you have made just as many cock ups as me over the years should I tell them about the time you…"
"No it's alright Jack" Daniel said squirming slightly.
"Good. And as for you my dearly devoted soon going to be dead wife." He said picking up Sam. "I could always tell them about our first meeting or how nice you looked as a trade thing or even better some of the things you said to me when you turned cave woman."
"You wouldn't dare." Sam said looking playfully worried. It was true that she would sooner forget those missions but they weren't that bad.
"Oh wouldn't I." he said waggling his eyebrows. It was at this point Glen stood up and asked for silence.
"Ok as everyone knows this is going to be the last night our dear friends Sam and Jack are going to be with us because tomorrow they are going home." At this everyone clapped. "Now my son Cris who has known the pair since they left Hope Hospital would like to say a few words to the departing couple" he directed the audiences attention towards Cris who had just stood up glass in the air.
"I would just like to say that, Sam and Jack, you are both always welcome back here. You have both made life here very interesting for everyone who has gotten to know you and you have both definitely kept the gossip mongers of our town very busy." Everyone laughed. "You two have been great friends and I'm just…"
Tears were starting to form in Cris' eyes and Sam was already flooding with tears. "I'm just glad that, even though your leaving us now, that I got to know you both and had the chance to be friends with two extraordinary people who clearly were meant to be together."
He raised his glass as he made a toast "To Jack and Sam may you both live long happy lives together."
Everybody else had now raised there glasses "To Jack and Sam"
"Thanks Cris and we promise that no matter what we will both come and visit." Jack said, tears in his eyes and holding a very upset Sam.
"Great now with that out of the way lets really show the aliens how to party." shouted Hysta, who was clearly already drunk.
The party lasted hours and in the end Jacob and Teal'c had to clear everybody out just so they could get a couple of hours sleep before they left. With the house quiet once more everyone went to bed though it was still quite a while before Sam and Jack were able to fall into a restless sleep. Their dreams filled with complications, dread and fear of what lay ahead of them.
Everyone slept late the day after the party and both Jack and Daniel were walking around the house as if someone had knocked there skulls through the following night which seemed to be an appropriate description to how they were feeling.
Jacob had been the first one awake and had decide to cook breakfast for everyone else. Sam, who was still suffering from morning sickness, had to sprint to the bathroom at the smell of the food. After emptying her stomach of its contents she headed down stairs. Teal'c after hearing the commotion of Sam spilling her guts out, literally, followed her down.
The three of them had been sat discussing what was going to be happening that day when Freya made an appearance. She sat at the table and got herself some toast.
"So what is the plan for today?" she asked before taking a bite out of her toast.
Jacob answered first "Well Freya, me and you are going to be getting back to the Tokra base via the Alkesh while SG-1 goes home through the gate. Once the Drunken Brothers up there have woken up…" he shouted the last part in hope of waking them up.
"Did someone call for me? And please Jacob can you keep it down, some of us have hangovers." Jack had just appeared at the door, he looked a mess. It looked like he had slept in the clothes he was wearing and his hands seemed to be holding his head on his neck. He felt like a Gou'ald was torturing him with a hand device and it tasted like some kind of animal had crawled into his mouth and died.
"WELL JACK, NICE OF YOU TO SHOW UP!" bellowed Jacob making Jack seriously rethink the drinks he had had last night.
"Please Jacob don't shout my head feels like its going to explode." Daniel had also appeared at the door and looked in worse shape than Jack. He walked over to Anise bent down to give her a kiss but instead smelt the food and ran to the back garden where he could be heard throwing up.
The rest of the morning was spent packing which Sam had to do on her own because both Jack and Daniel was taking it in turns throwing up, Anise and Teal'c had gone to town to pick up supplies for Anise's and Jacobs trip home and Jacob was doing an inspection of the Alkash making sure it was actually capable of getting them home.
Once everyone and everything was ready, it was time to go. Jacob and Anise hugged and said goodbye to SG-1 before leaving both promised to contact the SGC when the got back to the Tokra Base. Then it was SG-1's turn.
After a final glance at the house that had become home for Sam and Jack they went to town for a farewell to everyone there. With that set of emotional goodbye's out of the way they headed to where the Stargate stood and as Daniel dialled home Sam and Jack said a tearful goodbye to Cris, Hysta, Glen and Jules.
"You have to promise to come and visit." Said Jules through the steaming tears as she hugged Sam goodbye.
"We will, we promise." Replied Sam also crying as she moved to hug Hysta.
"Make sure you bring the baby and contact us with any news." She sobbed.
"Take this." Jack said handing her a radio "you dial earth on the DHD press this button and speak we will then know it's you" he then shook Glens hand. "Thanks for everything."
"Don't mention it just make sure to look after your kid."
"I will." Jack moved finally on to Cris. "I don't think we would have felt so at home here without you." He hugged Cris. "Thanks for everything and keep in touch"
"Jack we just sent the IDC through we will meet you on the other side" Daniel called before stepping through the gate with Teal'c.
Jack stepped back from everyone, placed his hand in Sam's and led her to the gate. With a final wave and a last tearful goodbye Sam and Jack stepped through the gate, hand in hand towards home.
The End
Well thats it i hope you enjoyed reading it as much as i enjoyed writing it. I have written a few chapters for afterwards and may end up posting them but i don't know yet.