Hey all. Sorry for the delay in updating but my friends were over on Friday and we stayed up till 6 in the morning watching some Sailor Stars, then I slept in on Sunday...well...you get the idea.But here's the next chapter, hope you all like it.

Now, getting on with the chapter, it isn't mine and probably never will be...sadly...

"Ready Dion?" Aranur asked.

Dion nodded and he placed his hands on her shoulders. She looked at Hishn who looked back. Are you ready to walk inside this woman? Hishn asked.

I am, Dion answered.

Then walk with me Healer, Hishn said.

Dion closed her eyes and felt herself being pulled to the left before falling mentally into Sam. Dion could feel the pain from the wound in Sam's side and that some of the worlag's blood had gotten into Sam's wound. Dion got to work, knowing that time was short. She quickly purged the blood from Sam's system. Dion then began drawing platelets and other necessary enzymes and proteins to clot the gash.

SG-1 watched as Dion and Aranur seemed to grow weaker. "What's happening?" Cameron asked.

"Ovousibas uses the wolfwalker's energy to heal the injured person. It helps when there's a second person to lend their energy as well," Gamon explained. "You'll have to ask Dion how it all works. Just know that this is a highly guarded secret. Very few people know of it."

"Why? I mean, if the wolfwalker can heal any injury or disease, why keep it a secret?" Vala asked.

"Think about it," Gamon said.

"I get it. If word got out that any and all illnesses or injuries could be healed by one person, everyone would travel to see that person when they may need to stay in one place," Hailey figured.

Gamon nodded. "That and look how draining it is to Dion and the person who helps her," he said. "It takes a lot out of them. If they spend too much energy, it could kill them," the old weapons master said. He looked at Daniel. "Whatever happens, don't fight Dion," he warned. Daniel nodded.

Aranur removed his hands from Dion's shoulders and Daniel took his place. He immediately felt his energy being pulled away, but what he felt through Dion was amazing. He could feel Sam's pulse and her pain from the worlag wound.

Dion felt Daniel place his hands on her shoulders and was amazed at the amount of reserved energy he had. She quickly used his energy to grow new skin over the gash on Sam's side. Making sure that no infections or parasites had gotten into the wound, especially gellbugs, she felt Hishn beginning to pull her out.

Several moments later Dion opened her eyes and looked at Daniel and Aranur. "Thank you," she said.

Gamon handed her some jerky and she gratefully took it. SG-1 could see how gaunt she was, as if she had just survived a famine. She ate half of the jerky and gave the other half to Hishn.

"Come on. We don't want to be here when the predators come to finish off the worlags," Aranur said. He helped Dion to her feet and Teal'c and Cameron took Sam. Lakota stared at them warily, his yellow eyes warning them that if they harmed Sam, they'd be feeling his fangs and claws.

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Sam carefully twisted her waist, gently pulling the new skin. She rolled out her shoulders and smiled. It had only been a few days since the attack but she was already mostly healed. Sam had asked Dion about it when her cuts and bruises began healing faster in the past. Dion had explained that wolfwalkers heal faster than everyone else.

"Well, you can't say we haven't seen strange things in this job," Cameron said.

"Indeed," Teal'c agreed.

"Those worlag things are very ugly," Vala commented.

Dion smiled, but it held little humor. "They're deadly, but they're not as bad as lepa," she said.

"Lepa?" SG-1 repeated.

Aranur nodded. "Winged creatures with razor sharp claws and serrated beaks. When you see one shape in the sky, get under cover."

"Noted," Cameron said.

"So, how go things back at the SGC?" Sam asked.

"Pretty good Major," Hailey answered.

Aranur arched a brow. "Major?" he repeated.

"It's a rank in the military," Sam said.

"She told you a few years ago, remember?" Dion told him.

"A lot has happened since then," he muttered.

Gamon chuckled. "I'm twice as old as you boy and I still remember that."

"How's Colonel O'Neill doing?" Sam asked.

"General O'Neill's doing very well," Cameron said.

"He got promoted?" Sam asked.

Daniel nodded. "After we defeated Anubis over Antarctica…well…he had to get defrosted first."

Sam frowned. "What did he do?"

"O'Neill had the Ancient knowledge downloaded into his brain again," Teal'c explained. "He was frozen to ensure that he would not die until we could contact the Asgard to remove the knowledge."

Sam arched a brow. "Couldn't you contact them when it happened?"

Hailey shook her head. "They turned their sun into a black hole to trap all the Replicators and destroy them. Unfortunately the Replicators got to the time dilation device the Asgard made and switched it to accelerate time."

"They formed into human-form Replicators. One managed to escape…it's a really long story," Daniel said.

"But Col…General O'Neill is all right?" Sam asked.

Cameron nodded, a knowing smile on Daniel and Teal'c's faces. "He's fine. In charge of Homeworld Security now."

"What about General Hammond?" Sam asked.

"Still around and kicking," Cameron said.

Sam licked her lips, hesitant about asking her next question. "What about my dad?" she asked slowly.

SG-1 fell silent. They looked at each other, unsure of what to say. I can smell their grief wolfwalker, Lakota sent to Sam.

"He's dead…isn't he?" Sam asked.

"Yeah…Selmak was dying and your father wouldn't let him leave until the Replicators had been dealt with," Daniel said.

Sam silently rose to her feet and retreated into the woods. Daniel and the others made to follow when Lakota growled at them, warning them to stay put. He then followed after Sam.

"What was that?" Vala asked.

"Sam wants to be alone. Lakota felt that through their bond. Their needs are shared. What she feels, he feels. The reverse it true too," Dion said.

"Now that you've found Sam, what will you do now?" Aranur asked.

"She does need to come back to Earth. At least temporarily," Hailey said.

"But we would like to form an alliance with your world," Daniel jumped in. "Trade knowledge and culture, things like that."

"You'll need to talk to the Lloroi about that," Dion said.

"The what?" Cameron asked.

"Lloroi. He leads our county along with the Council of Elders," Aranur said.

"Kind of like the President and Congress," Daniel murmured to the others. "How far away is the Lloroi?"

"A day away," Gamon said. "If we hurry that is."

"What about Major Carter? I know she's grieving the loss of her father, but we do have our own problems to deal with," Vala said.

"Where'd Dion go?" Hailey asked.

"Probably to go find Sam," Aranur said. "They'll be back soon. Besides, night's coming. It would be wise to stay here so as not to risk any predators finding us."

"I'll take first watch," Gamon offered.

"I shall join you," Teal'c said. They divvied up the watch times and started a cooking fire for dinner.

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Sam stood on the cliff top, the wind blowing through her hair and cloak. Tears streamed down her face. Lakota sat next to her, his ears and eyes alert for any dangers. Sam didn't even stir when Dion and Hishn came up.

"You wish you could've said goodbye, don't you?" Dion asked after several minutes of silence.

"The thing is, when he left, he should have died nearly four years prior, but he didn't. Those four years were the closest we had been in years… I miss him but…I don't know…I'm not that entirely sad about him dying. But I do wish I could've said goodbye to him…"

Dion rested a hand on Sam's shoulders. "Come on. We should get back to the others before they think a poolah got us."

Sam grinned. "Like we couldn't beat a poolah."

Dion chuckled in agreement. "Point taken. Come on though. You should catch up with your friends."

"I will probably have to go back to Earth with them. At least for a while," Sam said. "Rules and whatnot require it."

Dion nodded. "I think they mentioned something about forming an alliance between our two worlds. If that's the case, Gamon might tag along with you."

"We can worry about it later. I don't know about you, but I'm getting hungry," Sam said. Dion smiled and the pair headed back to camp.

I know, shorter than the last chapter but I wanted you guys to enjoy a chapter and so that you all knew I was still alive. Now be nice and review. It'll inspire me to write more. One little click of the button is all I ask. Please? Reviewers will get chocolate pudding...