AN: Sorry for not updating sooner on this story, please forgive me. Enjoy this next chapter
Ch67
It was late in the afternoon when Jack entered Hank Landry's office.
"How did it go with the IOA?" Hank asked after they exchanged greetings.
"So far, they are happy."
"You let the Colonel do all the talk," Hank grinned.
"Yup, with the IOA and the President. Hayes almost asked her about how the laser gun works, and I had to stop him from spending her in a two hours technobabble." Landry chuckled
"It was a fair warning; I sure would've appreciated it if I didn't figure it out by now. She sure knows how to explain things, what did the President say to that?"
"He looked at Sam, who was looking at me… I'm in trouble by the way. He noticed and laughed."
"Well, Jack, you both are lucky that George told him about your ways."
"Uncle George good words or not, you are still in trouble," Sam said entering the office. "Sir." She greeted Hank.
"I don't know why I only warned the man."
"You are lucky that the President has someway gotten a soft spot for you, Jack."
"What can I say? I'm adorable, and even you think that." Sam shook her head at Jack then turned to Hank who was grinning at them.
"Sir, the IOA has approved the items asked for Atlantis. Here is the list," she said giving him the folder she was carrying.
"Alright, I'll get this to Walter. He's great taking care of this kind of things." Both Sam and Jack nodded in agreement. "You are both off to home now?"
"Yes, see you tomorrow Hank."
"Good night."
"Good Night, sir."
As they walked out of Landry's office, Jack cleared his throat.
"Sam?"
"Hmm."
"What do I have to do for you to forgive me?"
"You'll need to let me explain to you how I build the laser gun," his eyes widened, and she laughed.
"Sam," he whined.
"But your plans from earlier today sound like a better outcome for both."
Jack grinned and grabbed her hand rushing his steps and pulling her with him.
A couple of days later, Sam was in the control room waiting for the wormhole to engage with Atlantis.
"This is Colonel Carter from Stargate Command." She said once the connection was established.
"Colonel Carter, it's good to hear from you, ma'am. This is Major Shepard."
"Major, how are things since the last conversation?"
"Great, ma'am. But I take that's not why you are calling?" he grinned.
"You are correct, Major. We are sending supplies through; you'll need some personal standing by to move them out of the way. Copy"
"Copy that, Colonel." On the other side, Dr. Weir quickly organized a team of people and nodded at Sheppard once they were ready. "Colonel, send the items, we are ready."
"Start sending the items," Sam ordered to the people down in the gate room. The SF in the room quickly lined and started moving boxes by passing them to the next one in line. Sam smiled at their precision. "You should start getting them… now."
"Copy that, Colonel," Sam watched as each item went through. On Atlantis, Sheppard moved towards the gate to check the transference.
"Items are reaching without issues, ma'am. If these are what we asked there should be a lot of happy people here."
"I'll bet they will, Major. The full list was approved."
"That's good news, ma'am."
They talked until the SF waved to Sam showing her the box they were carrying.
"Major, the last item is a big one. You will need two people to grab it."
"Copy that, Colonel." The line went silent for a while. "All the items have been received, Major."
"Excellent, we will be looking forward to your next call. Stargate Command out," she finished before she signaled Walter to close the gate.
"Another job well is done," Landry smiled from the bottom of the stairs.
"Thank you, sir," Sam and Walter answered at once.
"Colonel, did we just send a TV to another galaxy?" Landry asked, and Sam smiled.
"Yes, sir. Over half of the personnel asked for a TV, DVD players, and movies to watch."
"Comforts of home, Colonel." Sam nodded.
"It's what you need when you have a home away from home, sir."
"They deserve it."
"Yes, and they are in for one major surprise in three weeks."
"The Odyssey, when are they due to leave?"
"Next week, sir. By my calculations, they would reach Atlantis in sixteen days."
"Just in time for Thanksgiving," Landry grinned conspiratorially. Sam smiled back.
"That's the plan, sir."
"What else can I say, Colonel? Keep up the good work."
"Yes, sir."
They both left to continue their days. Sam reached her lab and opened a locked drawer. From there, she took a letter and walked to Daniel's lab.
"Hey."
"Hey, Sam!" He said after he raised his head from the artifact he was currently poking. "Are all the items sent to Atlantis?"
"Yup, all done. But this one is for you," she said giving him the letter.
"I got one?" He grinned and opened it, he eagerly read it.
"So, what is it?" Sam asked
"It's about the ancients. Apparently, there's one group that call themselves the Ori. They kill everyone who's connected to the Ancients." Sam frowned.
"Yes, people like Jack and Major Shepard, the ones with the ancient gene. According to this, they seek power and use Priors to wield it and interfere with other worlds to conquer."
"They must be enemies of the Ancients, as I recall they can't interfere."
"Agreed. This letter points the location of what it calls the Ark of Truth. It says it will show the true meaning of the Ori and what they want."
"And actual location?" Daniel grinned and turned the letter towards Sam. In it, she could read the Stargate Code.
"Not only that, it mentions the code to open the ark. Where the so-called City of Gods is located in Celestis, and who we should show the opened ark. To destroy the Ori power, we need to show the contents to the Doci; I think that's a name. And after that, we should show it to the Priors and the people affected by them."
"Summing up, we gate to the planet, get the box. Ark. And then we moved to the Ori home planet."
"Pretty much, but we will need Jack's help."
"The ship."
"Yes." Sam frowned.
"We should get one from Atlantis in case something goes wrong and we lose it. I'll talk with Jack tonight."
"Honey, I'm almost home." Jack chanted as he entered Sam's lab.
"It's already that late?" She asked checking her watch.
"Busy day?" Jack grinned.
"Yup." He walked to her and kissed her softly.
"Mine was a good day before you ask." He grinned against her lips. "Ready to go home?"
"There's one thing you should do before we go," Sam said giving him the letter while shutting down her things.
"I hope it's good news."
"Not completely, Jack," she said as she turned to him, Jack huffed.
"More bad guys?"
"Yes, and an action plan."
"Tell me about it, it will be faster," he grinned and they both leaned against her bench. She explained what she and Daniel concluded would be their best plan.
"So, you want me to borrow a ship from Atlantis, fly it to the Ori homeworld to find a closed box that we should open in front of some guy?"
"Yup, it says that if he sees the contents, he will see the truth and it will be spread to the worlds."
"And what would happen to the Ori?"
"All we know is that they will lose power." He scrubbed his face tiredly.
"Is that all?" Sam nodded. "Tell you what, let's go home, and we can talk about it tomorrow."
"Sounds like the best plan, can you take that to Daniel?"
"Sure, meet you topside in ten."