Preoccupo

Author's Note: This chapter is a bit shorter than the first one, but it is more of an explanation. Thank you to everyone who reviewed and special thanks to my beta, ChemicalNova, who I owe a lot.

This is an A/U but there are minor spoilers if that bothers anyone.

If anybody has any ideas for what should happen, I will be more than happy to listen.

"Please tell me I'm asleep and this is just a nightmare," Jack groaned after being dumped on the floor on the outskirts of the forest.

"You are indeed awake," Teal'c answered, getting to his feet a little more elegantly then the other two.

"That can't have really been a Goa'uld. Why would she have let us go?"

"She knows she has the advantage and she wants everyone else to know it too."

They walked back to the Stargate with heavy hearts, true hopelessness in their walk for the first time ever.

Everybody at the SGC knew something had happened when the team arrived. The three men, normally so confident and determined, were now broken. It showed in the slump in Teal'c's shoulders, the haunted look in Daniels eyes and the ten years added onto Jack's face.

General George Hammond normally enjoyed his job. Walking into the gate room and seeing his premier team in that state made him consider retirement.

"Report. Where is Major Carter?"

"She's…" Even Teal'c couldn't finish the sentence

"Dead?"

"No. Worse. Much worse."

With this statement, Daniel collapsed completely. He sank down, vacantly staring at the floor.

Jack was now looking around the room as if wondering where he was.

"Teal'c, what happened out there?"

"We arrived on the designated planet and were quickly captured by Hera's guards. They took us back to her temple where she was awaiting a new host."

"You mean…?"

Teal'c inclined his head. "Hera felt Major Carter's knowledge would be most beneficial in her plans of conquest."

"Jolinar?"

"Indeed."

"So we know have an enemy with everything Sam knows and what the Goa'uld knows, capable of attacking at any time?"

"That pretty much sums it up."

"How can we stop her?"

"Excuse me?" Daniel looked up from the floor.

Hammond sighed. "Go and get changed and we'll discuss this later."

30 minutes later

The team had changed and been checked out in the infirmary but their spirits had not improved. The remainder of SG1 was now in the briefing room with General Hammond and Dr Fraiser.

"You must understand the position I'm in."

"This is Sam!" Daniel pounded the table in protest. "How many times has she risked her life to save us? All of us?" And we're just gonna kill her?"

"You of all people know the extent of Sam's information. She could wipe us out at any second!"

"But Sam could still be in there!"

"Doctor, is that likely?"

Janet Fraiser was there not only as a doctor helping a patient, but as a woman trying to help her best friend.

"Well sir, we know it's possible. The Triad taught us that much. It's also possible for the symbiote to be removed without harm to the host."

"You're suggesting we go back to a hostile planet and fight an enemy with Sam's knowledge, risking everyone's lives?" Hammond asked incredulously

"Yes!"

"I'm sorry Doctor Jackson, that risk is unacceptable."

"Oh, for crying out loud"

"The longer Major Carter's memories are in Hera, the more of a threat she is. The quicker we separate the two, the safer we are." Teal'c rationalised

Hammond pondered this idea. "Let me talk to the Pentagon."

Author's Note: I am going to update about once a week if possible. I really don't want to be the kind of writer that leaves a story half finished and never comes back to it. Hope you enjoyed it.