sigh well, this is a short chapter, so I GUESS I'll reward you again. By the way, who knew that there was a stargate book based off of the show? The first lines are "Command, General Hammond often thought, just wasn't what it was cracked up to be. Things were coming through the gate." what the heck? lol, still, I have to read it soon. Oh and I didnt do this before becasue I forgot. Disclaimer: I dont own stargate. Anyways, please read!

Chapter 7: Ah, missions at last!

After a few weeks around the base, with everything as it should be, General Hammond had finally given SG-1 the go-ahead to proceed with a mission to another planet. Sam stood in the embarkation room with the rest of her team, and stared at the ring in front of her. Her face twisted in pain as she fought to keep her breakfast down.

Suddenly, O'Neill was at her side. "You okay, Carter?" he asked, presenting her with a saltine cracker.

Grateful, she grabbed the cracker from his hand and shoved it down her throat. The nausea subsided slightly. She had used the excuse of the flu when she had begun getting sick a few days ago. Everyone had bought it, and the rest of SG-1 had helped "nurse her back to health" with little things such as the crackers. She was grateful for it now. She nodded to the Colonel. "Thank you, sir," she said. He nodded and walked back to talk to Teal'c and Daniel, trying not to draw too much attention to himself.

The colonel had been especially helpful, with her "flu" in subtle little ways. It seemed as though now that they were "husband and wife" unofficially, he went the extra little lengths, as long as he could keep them hidden, to help Carter with anything she needed.

Her thoughts were interrupted as the vortex opened in front of her. The Major couldn't help but grin as she saw it. Over the few weeks, she had sorely missed it. She walked eagerly up the ramp with the rest of her team, and only paused a moment to look back and up to the control room, where Janet was, to get her nod of approval.

The day after her return, Janet had given her the ultra-sound, as scheduled, and confirmed that Sam was indeed, pregnant with a healthy, human, child. She told Sam that gate travel, for the first few months, would be acceptable. With that knowledge, Sam stepped through the gate and out to the other side.

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Several hours later, SG-1 was on their way back to the gate when the sound of a staff weapon whizzed through the air. "Cover!" O'Neill yelled, hopping behind an outcropping of rocks. The rest of SG-1 followed suit, and Sam could feel her heart racing. THIS could not be good for the baby.

A few minutes later, Sam could tell they were horridly outnumbered. Weapon shots were coming from every direction. "Carter!" O'Neill yelled. "Can you make it to the DHD?"

Sam calculated the distance. With cover, she could do it. The DHD was 100 meters away and under a overhang of rocks. "I think so, sir!" she yelled back.

He looked wistfully and regretfully for a moment at her, then yelled, "Go!"

Carter got up and ran full tilt to the gate. She felt the heat of the blasts going past her. Hastily, she punched in the symbols on the DHD and hit the stone in the middle. She yelped as pain seared through her right arm. She looked down to see a staff shot that scraped across her right forearm. Biting back the pain she punched in the iris code. "All cle…" she began to yell, but stopped and looked up. A staff shot right above her had knocked the rocks above her loose. She tried to jump sideways, but it was too late, her world went black as rocks began to crumble around her.

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NOTE: before I get mauled to death, this is one of my "It's always darkest before the dawn" stories. here's the dark. the dawn is coming soon. dont kill me. stick with it, and you wont be sorry.