Sam had been in Uncle George's office coloring for some time. She liked to color. Sam decided to color a picture for Uncle George. She had climbed out of the chair long ago and was sprawled on the floor, crayons and coloring books spread in front of her. When she was done with the picture for Uncle George, she wrote his name on it and signed her name on the bottom, then put it on his desk where he'd see it. When she finished that one, she made one for Colonel Jack. After that, she remembered that Teal'c and Danny were with Doctor Janet, so she made a colored picture for Doctor Janet too. Then she remembered the cookies she'd eaten last night, and made a thank you picture for Mrs. Greene. Colonel Jack said her Daddy was still on a mission, and Daddy always came back from missions, and he liked her pictures, so she made a picture for Daddy too. She made sure she wrote "I Love You" on Daddy's picture. She colored a few more pictures just because.
Eventually, Sam became conscious of voices outside the small room. Suddenly one of the voices shouted above the others, and her head shot up in surprise. That sounded like her father, and he sounded angry! Crayons and coloring books forgotten, Sam crept to the door, and cautiously tried to peek out the crack, but all she could see were the tops of heads and the backs of chairs. Disappointed, she put her ear to the door, but the voices were quieter again, and some of the voices were funny sounding.
Just then, she heard him again. It was her father! Excited, Sam prepared to run out of the room, straight into his arms, when she remembered the picture she had just colored. She ran back to the coloring book and grabbed the picture and headed back to the door, pushing the door open quietly. None of the adults had noticed her. Sam smiled, deciding she would sneak up on her Daddy, and surprise him with a hug from behind. He always liked surprise hugs. Whenever she surprised him with a hug, he would grab her and toss her in the air and hold her upside down until she laughed and begged to be put down.
The adults kept talking as she crept up behind them. At the same time she felt a funny tingling in her spine. And then, her father started talking, but it wasn't his voice. She took a step back. He was turning toward her now, and he looked different. She was used to him not always looking exactly the way she remembered when he came back from missions. Sometimes he was gone a long time, and often he commented that she had grown up while he was away, as if she had been the one that had changed! But this time, there was something else. She couldn't quite place it, she just knew this time he was different. Older.
"Sammy?" His voice was normal again. He took a step towards her, kneeling down, a hand stretched out. The feeling in her spine grew, and she knew that somehow this man was not her Daddy. She shook her head, backing away. "Sammy, it's me," the man said, but Sam knew it couldn't be, and panic overwhelmed her as he moved to come towards her.
"NO! STAY AWAY! YOU'RE NOT MY DADDY!" Screaming and sobbing hysterically, Sam stumbled backwards until she hit the wall. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Uncle George and Colonel Jack coming around the table, but she knew she had to get away from the man in front of her. "NO!" Sam bolted, ducking under the table, she made a dash for the exit, managing to stay out of reach of the startled Airman standing outside the door, she ran down the steps and past the gate room technicians.
She remembered that Danny and Teal'c were with Doctor Janet, and ran until she found an elevator. She knew the infirmary was on level 21, follow the green line. Colonel Jack had told all of them how to find it in case they were lost or hurt after the time they had been lost in the dark, and so even distraught and terrified, Sam found her way into the arms of her brothers.
A/N: Well I've had this little scene written for a good long while, and as you guessed from the last line of the last chapter, it wasn't going to all be happy hugs and long lost reunions! Not my style eh?