The people of Kanaya are in trouble, Sam is stuck on base, Read Review Enjoy
Chapter 37: A Rescue Mission
It had been over 3 months since the team got back from Kanaya. Everything was back to normal, well as normal as it could be. Sam's department was finally up to date with all of the backlog and all the positions had been filled. Like she had promised Maybourne she had gone through everyone's personnel's files and checked backgrounds and was comfortable with the people she had chosen.
SG-1 were finally going on missions with an addition to the team, Lieutenant Melanie Hareth. Sam had been given the chance to choose her replacement and had known the Lieutenant from their training days. Jack had been a bit sceptical about having another woman on his team but had quickly overcome that when they had a fire fight with a few Jaffa on their first mission out.
Sam had finally managed to have her first scan and was happy when it showed everything to be normal. She had nearly ended up on the floor in a fit of laughter after Jack had commented on the fact it looked more like an Asgard than a human and had even asked her if she had been having an affair with Thor behind his back.
It was Friday and Sam was just getting ready to leave the office. She was still finding it hard sometimes to leave a project she had started unfinished but it was getting easier. She had just finished typing up her latest findings and was shutting down the computer when the sirens, that alerted the base of off world activation, sounded.
She decided that she would go and check it out and would probably bump into Jack on the way. As she reached the control room she saw she had been right Jack was stood looking out at the Stargate with the rest of SG-1.
"Hey what's up?" she asked when she got there. No-body had noticed her coming in so most jumped when they saw her.
"Wasn't I supposed to meet you in your office?" Jack asked.
"I got sick of waiting. So what's going on?" she said looking over the technicians shoulder to look at the computer screen.
"We don't know nothings come through." Daniel informed her.
"Sir we're getting a radio message." Said the technician.
"Patch through the speakers." Sam said before Jack had chance to open his mouth.
"Yes Ma'am."
"Hello? Hello? This is Glen from Kanaya. Is anyone there? Jack? Sam?" said a panicky voice.
"Glen its Jack what's up?" he said into the microphone a hint of concern on his voice.
"Oh thank god Jack there's great fireballs raining from the sky I think were under attack. You have to help us, please."
"Glen its Sam, Jack's just gone getting General Hammond the man in charge here. Glen is there any ships like the one my dad flew?" Sam said trying her best to remain calm.
"No not yet, oh god Sam you have to help us everywhere is in flames there's already people dead."
"Glen is Cris, Hysta and Jules alright." She asked before looking around for the General.
"Yea there hiding out in the town hall with some of the others."
"Glen get them out of their get them to hid in the mines it's safer for them. The town hall will be hit soon go now. We'll be there as soon as we can. We'll go looking in the mines for you. Go now." She said not knowing else she could do for now.
"Right Sam we'll be in the mines hurry I don't know how long we'll last." A minute later the gate shut down. Jack came down not long after that.
"He's gone home I called him he said he'll try and get here as soon as he can but it's our call."
"Jack I'm going with you." Sam said with pleading eyes.
"No your not." He said firmly.
"Jack there my friends as well."
"Sam your pregnant you can't go into a fire fight it might kill the baby." Daniel said, Sam just ignored him.
"Jack I need to go."
"Guy's go and mount up Sam you're not coming that's final. Now I'm going getting ready Sam please don't make me get the SF's to keep you here." The rest of SG-1 left to get ready, while the argument continued.
"But Jack…"
"But Jack nothing your not coming, you will stay here and properly brief Hammond when he gets back. Is that understood?" he said in the same manner he used to when he was giving her a direct order.
"Yea but be careful." She said.
"Aren't I always?" he said wiggling his eyebrows in an effort to cheer her up.
"No actually your never careful just promise me." She said pleadingly.
"Fine I promise to be careful now I need to get ready I'll be back in 10 make sure everything's ready for us."
"Need me to call any other teams?" she asked, if she wasn't going she wanted as many people watching his back as possible.
"Yea call up any that are on base and I'll do a quick briefing in the gate room." With that he left. Sam made a sound out to any SG team members on base telling them to get suited up and be in the Gateroom in ten minutes.
"Ok we need to leave as quick as possible so this will serve as your briefing. The Goa'uld are bombarding Kanaya from space, for those of you that don't know it's were me and Dr Carter lived for two months. Anyway we have a general idea of where the inhabitants are hiding. This is a Search and Rescue for any survivors we will only engage the enemy if we need to, we are just getting the people out alive. Ok I'm only taking volunteers because of the nature of the mission. All of those willing to go step forward."
Jack was stood on the ramp, the Gate whirling behind him and about fifteen SG team members in front of him. All of whom stepped forward when asked putting a smile on both Jacks and Sam's face. The Gate opened and they went through.
As they stepped out onto the other side the smell of burning wood and flesh filled there nostrils. Smoke bellowing from burning buildings all around. Jack instructed four of the men to stay and guard the gate. Luckily it didn't look like the Jaffa had landed yet but it wouldn't be long before they did. When that happened it would be very difficult to get back.
The rest of the party carried on towards the mines which were about a half an hour walk from the gate. On the way everyone took note of any places they could use for protection if the need arose on the way back. After about fifteen minutes the Mines came into view but also did the Jaffa Death gliders that were now scouting for survivors. The rescue party kept close to the trees as the gliders repeatedly swept over there position.
"Jack I think they've spotted us?" Daniel said after the third time it happened.
"What makes you say that?" he said sarcastically but Daniel didn't catch it.
"Well they keep flying over us."
"No they just like the scenery."
"I think Daniel Jackson is right O'Neill, I think they have indeed made our position." Teal'c said from behind.
"Sir don't the Jaffa usually shoot first then ask questions if your still alive." Said Melanie from near Teal'c.
"Yea I don't understand it myself but I'm taking the chance to get to the mines while I still have it."
"Yes sir."
They reached the mines without incident about 20 minutes later. They split into three teams of three with Jack and Teal'c pairing up and started searching the caves. After about ten minutes Daniel, Melanie and Major Roberts found five people in one of the caves after that it became much easy to find the rest, as each person knew where at least one other person was hiding.
Finally everyone that had been in the caves were found and ready to leave. In all they had found about 120 people only about ¼ of the entire village Glen informed them. The rest were either dead or hiding out somewhere else.
Jack informed the rescue team to take the survivors from the caves to the gate and get them home while SG1 went on searching for more survivors. They had found about 50 other survivors before two death gliders were spotted again they instantly started shooting. Jack shouted for everyone to take cover, before shooting back at the glider.
Again and again they shot at were the villagers had taken cover narrowly missing Jack once or twice. He did not waver he continued to shoot back with the rest of SG1
"Jack we need to get out of here." Daniel shouted as one of the villagers got hit the smell of there burning flesh filled the air.
"I know Daniel, I know." He shouted back trying to do some quick thinking. Another shot hit the ground just in front of them as the dust cleared they could see more death gliders coming to join the fight.
"Sir, we have more company." Melanie shouted.
"I can see that Lieutenant." He shouted shooting more rounds. Screaming filling his ears as some more villagers got hit. Then he saw it the big Goa'uld mother ship sinking down to the planet from above the smoke and clouds.
At this point Jack was starting to wish for a miracle but it didn't seem to come instead he ran out of rounds as did everyone else in turn. The only one still able to shoot was Teal'c. One by one the death gliders landed and the Jaffa got out.
"Surrender and serve your God Anubis." Shouted one of the Jaffa.
"Great we get the not here, not there Goa'uld to serve. Teal'c give up. We surrender." He shouted out the Jaffa before standing up hands raised high. One by one everyone else followed him. The Jaffa quickly swept in and lead them to the Mother Ship.
"So how is Anubis?" Jack said as the walked closer and closer to the Ship.
"Silence." Said one of the Jaffa.
"What's your name anyway? The other Jaffa I've met usually tell me their name and then starts bragging about how dead I'm going to be."
"I said silence." The Jaffa struck jack in the stomach with the end of the staff weapon then swept it upwards so it broke Jacks nose. Jack landed on his back clutching his nose. The Jaffa pulled him to his feet then pushed him onwards once more. They continued on in silence Jack still clutching his nose which was bleeding quite heavily.
They eventually reached the ship which stood tall compared to the town hall it was stood near. Jack and the rest of the captured people looked out once more onto the town that had become home to him for two months as it stood there burned to the ground before the rings came down and carried him and the others to the depths of the ship.