FOR TOMORROW
CHAPTER 7
For disclaimer and other information, please refer to chapter one.
A/N: Well, it looks like I will not be able to finish the story before episode "200" airs in the U.S, which was my initial goal. The main reason is that my husband and I have recently found out we will be having our first baby! We are very excited , and the happy news have kept me very busy and very sick. So, I haven't had much time and energy to write as much as I would want to. But, I promise I will finish it because I am very happy about the direction I have chosen to take with it, and very encouraged by all your wonderful reviews. I don't have enough words to thank you for taking the time to send me your thoughts and for liking the story to much! I will say it once again... THANK YOU.
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As he nuzzled his face in Sam's neck, Jack saw the four figures not too far from where they stood. "I think they're here. All the usual suspects."
She pulled away from his chest and looked back, watching as Mili'ah, Thor, Lya and the young man came closer. "Who is the man with them? I remember him from before…"
"Greetings," said Thor.
Jack frowned, his expression darkening and his eyes glazed with anger. "Not really. We know what you want, and it ain't gonna happen."
"Jack, you are the strongest warrior the Tauri possess, we expect you to put up a fight for this," Mili'ah said calmly.
"First of all…" he trailed off, searching for a name as he looked at Sam.
"Mili'ah," Sam completed.
"I am NOT the strongest of the Tauri, Mili'ah."
The four creatures looked at each other and then at Jack again. Their gaze focused on Sam afterwards, as she looked at Jack.
"No, you're right, Samantha Carter is," Lya said with a soft smile.
Jack raised his eyebrows and turned to Sam who was smirking. "Yeah, you are right, my friend. She is." He brought Sam closer to him and approached the figures ahead. "So, can we talk about this? Give you some options and tell you what we decided?"
"We already know how you feel and what you will and will not do, O'Neill," Thor said as they walked towards the dock by the small pond.
"Good! So you know there will be NO human sacrifice, and especially, no BABY sacrifice today."
The aliens looked at each other and nodded silently. Then, their eyes turned to the two humans in front of them.
"I am sorry, but it is the only way," the young handsome man continued.
"And you are?" Jack asked him.
"My name is Silon, I am representing the Ancients."
"Ah," Jack said as he looked at Sam from the corner of his eye.
"There has to be another choice, there always is!" Sam said to the group. Then, she turned her attention to their petite Nox friend. "Lya, we know this is not the Nox's way. How can you agree to this sacrifice?"
Lya looked at Sam for a moment, puzzled. "I do not understand what you mean, Samantha."
"What she means is, we know how you feel about killing and stuff… How can you think this is right? And how can you be part of this?" Jack continued before Sam could.
Lya questioned her companions with her eyes and they all remained quiet for a moment, until Thor interjected. "I believe O'Neill and Samantha Carter do not understand the magnitude of the Alliance or how it will be done."
Jack shut his eyes and took a very deep breath, while approaching the group. "Alright, that's enough! I've had it with the word games goin' on here, Thor." He turned to Sam, "Sam does understand how importance your little Alliance is, and so do I. But you wanna hear the truth? WE DON'T CARE! And neither does our government!"
"I believe you are mistaken, O'Neill," said Silon. "We are aware your government has approved the conditions for the alliance."
Sam and Jack paled and look at each other. "Of course, they have," Jack said finally, in a soft and disappointed voice.
Lya, who had observed the pain of the two Tauri friends, approached Sam and took her hand in hers. "Do you believe we will harm your child?"
"You plan on taking him away from us, so, yeah, I think you want to harm him, and us," Sam said, determined.
Lya shook her head and closed her eyes in sadness. "Oh dear, that is not what will happen Samantha. We are not keeping your baby."
At this, Sam and Jack exchanged looks again in confusion. "What do you mean? Thor said…" Jack began, but was interrupted by Thor.
"I said we had to ensure the child is born, when you asked what would become of the child, your anger overtook your control and you did not allow me to explain," Thor said.
"You said the baby would stay as the symbol!" Jack cried as his arms moved around the air.
"Yes, the child will always be the symbol, but for no reason would we keep it," Thor looked at the four aliens by his side. "None of us know how to care for a human child, only the parents do."
"So, what do you want? What do we have to do?" Sam asked, still confused.
"Like said before, we want to ensure the baby is born so the Alliance can take place," Silon explained.
"Well, we can take care of that ourselves, thank you very much. Why kidnap Sam? Y'know, she could've lost the baby for your stupid actions!" Jack continued, angry and defensive as he paced across the deck to stand by Sam's side. "See, I don't get it. You all proclaim to be the major races of the Universe and have all this power and technology at your disposal to help us, but when it comes down to it, you do NOTHING! Only when it's in YOUR agenda, you appear and do whatever you goddamn want!" He looked at Sam, who was gazing at him with great attention and agreement. "We've spent 10 years fighting and many have lost their lives. How many times did we ask for you help, and nothing." Jack then turned to the young man and stood in front of him. "You, for example: the Ancient. When we thought we finally got rid of the pesky snakes, then came the Ori… trying to take over with your wonderful ascended existence. We can't kill them, we can't fight them. But, of course, you know this, and still, stand by and watch." He rubbed his temple and ran his hands through his hair.
"You can kill them, O'Neill. Samantha Carter made the weapons work," Silon added, amazingly calmed and satisfied.
"What?" Sam asked. "The… the weapons worked?"
"Yes, you activated them correctly and effectively stopped the invasion of the planet and of Earth," Mili'ah said with a proud voice.
"She made it work while she risked her life!" Jack replied, yelling.
"O'Neill, you must understand, we cannot interfere with all your battles. You must learn to fight your own," Milia'h said.
"Don't you tell me now about learning to fight our own battles, that's what we've done all our lives! And, we've even saved your butts a couple of times," he said to Thor. "I'm sure, if we could, we would save yours," he said to the other aliens. "I've had enough. If we are entering this Alliance, then we get FULL disclosure of everything: weapons, technology, bad guys, current and future ones. No surprises allowed."
"Fine," said Lya with a smile. "All that and more comes with the alliance. But you must learn new ways, too, O'Neill."
"New ways as in…" Jack said as he raised his eyebrows.
"As in being more patient," Milia'h continued with an almost humorous tone.
"That's impossible," Sam said as she contained a smile herself.
Jack looked at Sam, almost hurt by her words. "What? I can be patient!"
"Yeah, sure you can," she declared.
"Patronizing, Carter… Patronizing," he warned her.
Sam rolled her eyes and shook her head. "So, back to this alliance… What next? Are you going to let us go?"
"Yes, Samantha. You and O'Neill are back in your dimension. Look around you, this place is real. We wanted to make you two aware of the Alliance first before new proceedings were required. You both will receive more information in a few days as to what will be needed from your end, as well as, ours. I apologize if we scared you or harmed you emotionally in any way. But please understand, it was the only way to make you understand how important this is and how only you can make this new alliance happen."
"Y'know, I find that hard to believe Mili'ah. You could've stopped by the SGC and explained this without kidnappings and sacrifice threats," Jack continued with a distrustful tone in his voice.
Milia'h shook her head at Jack's words. "No, O'Neill, unfortunately, this is how it had to be done. It has been for many, many years. This, as well, is one thing you must learn. Do not question our ways, we will not question yours."
And with that, the group of aliens disappeared with the familiar bright white light. Jack was left with his mouth open and Sam watched as the forms vanished from sight. She then turned to him and placed her hand on his shoulder.
"You don't trust them, do you?"
"No, I don't. There's gotta be something else. It's too easy, Sam," he told her.
"Well, to be honest, I thought the whole sacrifice thing was outrageous. None of these races would make us do something like that."
Jack looked at her for a moment and narrowed his eyes. "You believe them."
"Why would they lie?" she asked.
"Why wouldn't they? They just let us go that easy? After all that planning and effort, they just drop us off at my cabin?" He ran his hands through his hair again. "It doesn't add up."
"So what?" Sam asked as he started walking towards the front door of the small house.
"So, we find out what the heck is going on!" He entered the house, closely followed by Sam.
TBC…….