CH 73
Ten minutes later Sam took off with Jack behind her, when they were airborne
"What do you think of that take off Jack?"
"Wow, that is great"
"Thanks"
Sam flew around in a circle then she did a couple of loops before she landed catching the first wire. While the crew was sorting out the wire, that waited till they got the all clear then Sam move the plane ford
"Want to go again Jack?"
"Sure, one more time"
"Ok"
Then she moved to the same spot and waited till she got the signal, then she took off again. When she landed and waited for the jet in front of her to take off Jack got out and mouth 'Good luck', she gave him the thumbs up then he got down and got out of the way while Sam moved ford closing her canopy then she did it again.
She stopped for lunch while the jet was being refueled then she was back up in the air once again for the next few hours. When the jet was being refueled, Sam went to the restroom to relieve herself and Jack was waiting for her so he could give her a drink then she was back out and in the air.
Sam did her landing and took off right up till two hours after dark. When she landed her jet it was the last one for the night. Jack was waiting for her in side the door
"How are you feeling Sam?"
"Good, but hungry" Jack smiled
"Ok first you go and have a shower then we can have some dinner"
"Sounds good to me"
They walked down to their quarters where Sam got the things she needed then she walked down to where the female showers were and went to have her shower while Jack waited for her in their quarters. When she returned and got her things sorted out, they left to go and get some dinner. After dinner they walk out onto the deck where they could walk and talk for half an hour before returning back.
They went down to where the game room is to see some of the personnel there playing different games, so they walked over to a table where there was a chessboard and pieces.
They set it up and played chess til Sam won. Then they went to play darks since the four guys finished their game and went to talk to their mates. They watch Jack and Sam play.
They were amazed that after a few rounds Sam won, so they played again and she won again.
"Sam you are to good"
"I know" then they look around to see some of the crew looking at them
"Is they're a problem," Sam asked
"Yeah, who are you and why are you here?"
"I'm here for my training practice"
"You're just a girl" another one said Sam rolled her eyes at them
"Is that a problem?"
"With you yes"
"Well tough luck" then she looked at them
"I can handle anything you can handle"
"Oh yeah, can you handle this?" then the guy step ford and went to grab her breast
"If you grab my breast, I'll break your nose" he smirks then he just touches one then to every one shock she pouch him in the nose and heard it crack. He put his grab his hankie from his pocket and put it against his nose
"You broke my nose"
"I did warn you" then he moves one of his hands
"Try any thing stupid like that again, you will be hitting the high notes" he looked at her then turn around and walked out of the room
"Why am I hereit has nothing to do with you, any of you, so get used to having me around this weekend" then Sam walked out of the game room.
"Who is she?" one of them asked
"Someone you don't want to piss off with and one day she will come out of nowhere and save your guys asses and another thing" he look around the room
"Treat all females here with respect, one day you might them to save your ass if there was a war on" then he walk out of the room and walk down to their quarters
"I wonder who she is?"
"Who?" a female officer walk in
"The girl and that guy, we don't know their names?"
"The guy is Captain Jack O'Neill air force"
"Air force, well what is he doing here?"
"Making sure Sam doesn't get into to much trouble"
"Who sam?" another one asked
"Samantha Carter, from what I saw today, she one hell of a pilot"
"How so?"
"Didn't you read the scores, it in the briefing room"
"No" she shook her head at them
"Sam got the top score on net points"
"By how much?"
"Over two hundred and the net catches, she the only one that catch the first wire every time she landed"
"That impossible"
"Well she did it" then she turned around and walked back out again.
When Jack walked into their quarters, Sam was sitting up in bed reading. He walked over to her and sat down on the edge of the bed, looking at her, when she looked up at him, she closed her book and put it on her lap.
"Do you think I'm doing the right thing being here?" she asked
"Do you?"
"I really don't know, I know I'm doing all of this and other things to please the top brass, but I don't know if it pleasing me"
"What are you saying Sam, you want to give up your dream"
"God no, I just don't know any more" she put her book on the cabinet next to her draws then she moved to lie down
"Question is whom am I pleasing, to brass, the president, the air force… you, I just don't know any more" then she rolled over so her back is to Jack.
He didn't know what to say after that, he got up and walked over to his bed and sat down and took his boots off then he lay down on the bed and turned the lights off and clapped his hands onto his stomach thinking over what Sam just said. He closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Sam thought about what to do, then there were two bright lights coming from behind her, so she rolled over and made the lights turn on but on low. They took human form. Sam saw that Jack was a sleep, then she looked at the two ancients and sat up
"You heard"
"Yes"
"So you here to give me a pep talk"
"Sam are you happy?"
"With what?"
"With what you are doing, flying, shooting the weapon you call a gun, pulling it apart and putting it back together?"
"It all part of the air force training"
"But do you have to do it every week?" Sam thought about it
"Well I do at the moment with both till it time for me to past all the tests"
"You will past the test Sam"
"I know" she let out her breath
"I really don't know what to do, I do want to keep the top brass happy" then she look over to Jack
"I want to keep him happy"
"But you're not happy?"
"I was till tonight and after what happen in the games room, I'm starting to question my self, what am I doing here, why am I here… perhaps my father is right, the air force is a man world"
"What about you dreams"
"I got to face reality, I'm not going to make it"
"So you're giving up" Sam looked at them
"Yes, I guest I am" they look at each other then to Sam
"Sam can you stand up, there something we need to show you" Sam got out of bed and stood in front of them
"Close your eyes" so she did then she felt light then she could hear voices
"Open your eyes"
Sam opens them and looks around to see men with marks on their forehead and wearing strange armour and some sort of weapon they were carrying. Sam looked at the two ancients
"They can't see us"
Sam turned and looked at them, she saw some more walk into the room, one was dressed differently and had no mark on his forehead, she was shocked when she heard his voice.
Then she turned when she saw two men dragging a man in and put him on his knees. She heard him ask the guy whom Sam thinks is a prisoner a question in English, when he didn't answer the leader lifted his hand.
Sam saw he was wearing a gold glove with a red, orange in the middle of the palm. She saw the leader's eyes glow and humming noise from the glove and beam of light going onto the guy forehead.
It was like that till the guy collapsed on the ground, then the leader told the two men to return him back to his cell, so they picked him up and dragged him back. Sam walk over to where there was allsorts of devices then turn to the two ancients
"What are you trying to tell me"
"When the time comes, you will know who they are"
"They are aliens"
"Yes and no" Sam frond
"What do you mean?"
"They will be your enemy and your friend. You will be known among them all, if you stay"
"The air force"
"The choice is yours Sam, close your eyes" Sam close her eyes then they were back in the room
"You can open your eyes now" Sam open them
"Just remember one thing Sam, Jack will need you not just now but in the future, you both are one, remember that, where he goes you go… where you go he goes" then they went all glowy and left the ship.
Sam climbs back into bed and turns off the lights thinking about what they said and what she saw. While she was thinking, she fell asleep a few minutes later.
Early the next morning Sam woke up, she got up and got dressedwithout waking Jack up then she made her bed and walked out of their room. She walked down to the toilets to relieve herself and wash her hands.
Then she works her way to the flight deck and over to where the jets are, she looks at them then walks over to the edge of the platform watching the sun rise. She sat down cross-legged looking as the sun was rising. There was a warm cool breeze about that was blowing on to her face.
She was thinking about everything that has happened in her life and in the past three years and how everything has changed for her. She knew she was smart, gifted and the things she been doing for the movement, is it worth it.
She knows that she does get rewarded for what she has done so far, but what will happen when she does join the air force, then what, and then there the marriage to Jack, she knew that there was a lot of what if.
When Jack woke up she noticed Sam wasn't in her bed so he got up and grabbed his toilet bag and some clothes. He went to freshen up before going looking for Sam, he had an idea where she would be. When he finishes and returns back to their room, he putseverything back then he walks out and walks up to the flight deck.
When he got there he look around and saw her, so he walk over to where she is and sat down next to her
"Morning Sam" she turned and looked at him
"Sam what's wrong?"
"I've been thinking"
"About quitting?"
"About us" Jack was taken back with what she just said
"What are you saying"
"If we do get married before I join the air force… what if they transfer me some place like Washington, or forth worth in Texas and your in Colorado springs"
"Sam is that one of the things you were worried about"
"Yes" Jack put his arm around her shoulder and she lean against him
"Sam whatever happens in our future, no matter if we are in Colorado springs together or opposite side of the country, there will be one thing that the air force cant brake" sam look at him
"Our love"
"Yes remember what the two ancients said when we first met them?"
"We are one now"
"Yes… look we are both doing really great right now, I know it hard for us to be apart with you in Denver and me in Colorado Springs. But we have managed so far, it's like I don't know how to give each other space, but when we are together, we are happy, as my grandmother said to me when grand dad was at war, she said 'absence makes the heart grow fonder'. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"Yes, yes I do Jack, and I know all I can do right now is take one day at a time"
"That's right, so today step what is it going to be?" He said smiling
"Breakfast, all this salt air making me hungry, after that, there the briefing on about yesterday take off and landings, then there is more take off and landings till after dark, then there the finial briefing and scores, then we leave for home"
"Well then, shall we see what they got on for breakfast?"
"Sure"
They both got up and walked back inside and walked down to the mess hall where they got their breakfasts and sat at one of the tables to eat it while talking. After breakfast they work their way to the meeting room where all the other pilots are.
