Jack had just finished getting ready to head back to the planet, the MALP had confirmed that the gate was clear which was enough to convince Jack it was safe to return. As usual SG3 would be accompanying them to provide backup, however there was one more person they needed before Jack was ready to return.

"Doc? Are you here?" yelled Jack as he flew into the infirmary in full off world gear.

"Yes and I'd be grateful if you could refrain from running into my infirmary yelling at the top of your voice, Sir"

"Sorry Doc" replied Jack although they both knew he wasn't in the slightest bit sorry. "I need your help, fancy a trip out of the infirmary?" Janet knew exactly what he was alluding to and wasted no time in grabbing her gear.

"I wasn't going to let you go without me" she told him as they headed out of the infirmary together.

Entering the gateroom, Jack immediately headed towards Teal'c, Daniel and Janet who were busy making last minute checks to their gear.

"You guys ready?"

"We are," replied Teal'c with a slight nod of the head. Daniel nodded in agreement as he helped Janet with her medical gear, not knowing what to expect, Janet had packed up half the infirmary so Daniel had drawn the short straw with helping her carry it.

"Dial it up Sgt" yelled Jack before moving to the bottom of the ramp. He watched the gate spinning, and the familiar whoosh of the vortex shooting forward was about how his stomach was feeling with nerves. Seeing Carter get shot, with a staff blast nonetheless sent his heart and stomach spinning along with a tidal wave of nausea for good measure. They'd only just been able to pursue a relationship, the thought of losing her so soon wasn't one he was able to process. He was vaguely aware of someone shouting at him but he was so lost in his thoughts he didn't bother to acknowledge them, it took Daniel placing a hand on his shoulder, asking if he was ready to bring him back to the present.

Stepping out the other side, Jack was swiftly reminded of the events of the previous 24hrs. The sound and smell of Jaffa staff weapons resonated in his head and for a moment he was unable to move, stuck in his thoughts.

"General?"

"Sir?"

"Jack?" Three different voices, all trying to get through to him. The only one that would have managed it was the one they were here to find.

"General?" Reynolds tried again, "Jack?" he added, a little more softly.

"Yes, sorry" replied Jack, finally regaining his composure.

"Orders Sir?"

"Secure the gate Colonel and stay in radio contact. We'll be in touch as soon as we find Major Carter" ordered Jack, firmly securing his trusted baseball cap, he took a deep breath and motioned for the rest of SG1 and Janet to follow.

"This is nice" commented Sam as she snuggled in closer to the warm body that currently had his arms wrapped around her own.

"Do we have to get up?" asked Jack, "because I can think of a number of reasons to stay here" he whispered as he gently nibbled on her earlobe before slowly moving down her neck, planting gentle kisses as went.

"Tell me more" she replied in response, pushing back into his obvious arousal.

"How about I show you?" he replied, flipping her around to face him in one deft movement causing her to let out a scream of surprise.

Screaming, someone is screaming Sam thought to herself, rolling over onto her injured side, she screamed out loud and sat up a lot faster than her body was prepared for. Unable to fight the nausea that flew up, she leant as far over as she could and retched. Groaning painfully after she'd finished, she wiped her mouth on the back of her sleeve and slumped back down. It didn't take her long to realise she'd been hallucinating and the screams had come from her. Glancing out of the recess she'd crawled into, she was glad to see it was still daylight.

Come on Sam she ordered to herself, get out of here and look for help. You ran out of water during the night, if you want to see him again you'd better find more. Mumbling at her own stubbornness, and secretly wondering if that was a quality that endeared her to him, she dragged herself out of the cover she'd found and blinked furiously as the bright light hit her face. Deciding not to take a look at her wound, there was nothing she could do about it after all. Sam grabbed her canteen and tried and failed to pull herself upright, collapsing in a heap on the floor, it took all her strength and training not to curl into a ball and sob for a few hours.

"Are you sure this is the right way Teal'c?" asked Jack as he followed his friend with the others trailing closely behind.

"If Major Carter was being pursued, the trajectory she would have taken from the bush she jumped in, would have followed this route"

"A simple yes would have been just fine T" grumbled Jack. Aside from a bush with traces of blood on the leaves, a sight that would stay with Jack for a long time, they'd seen no further evidence to support the path they were currently on. Feeling frustrated at his lack of options, Jack decided to try using the radio to find Sam. Motioning for the others to stop, he took a deep breath, flicked on his radio and called for Sam.

"Major Carter, this is General O'Neill, can you hear me?" The others eagerly crowded round in hope of hearing a response. After a few minutes, feeling slightly deflated even though he knew it was a long shot, Jack tried again.

"Carter, this is O'Neill, please respond"

Still on the floor where she'd collapsed, Sam was sure she could hear someone calling her name. Putting it down to another hallucination, she remained where she was on the floor since for the first time in a while, her head wasn't threatening to explode.

"Carter, answer your radio goddammit" Sitting up as fast as her broken body could manage, a small grin crept onto Sam's face, that was definitely not a hallucination. Reaching for her radio, she answered the rather irate request of her commanding officer.

"Carter here, what took you so long?"