Chapter 5

Authors Note:

Sorry I've been so long updating. It's been a crazy week and apparently applying to university is more important than writing. Who can figure out parent logic?

Anyway, enjoy.

"Hey Carter," Jack said as he cautiously entered the holding room.

"Hey, sir." Sam stood up from the table, looking completely unruffled as if she'd just eaten lunch instead of being interrogated.

"So, how did it go?"

"I know you were listening, sir."

"Did you lie to him?"

"About what, sir?"

"Dammit, Carter, don't play dumb. Do you remember anything about your time with Hera? Anything at all?"

"No, sir."

And although Sam looked him straight in the eyes and spoke without blinking, he still didn't believe her.

A week of Jacob using the hand device led to a rapid healing of Sam's gunshot wound. This in turn led to yet another meeting, but this one was different. The original SG1, sans Sam, was there, along with Mackenzie, Janet Fraiser and General Hammond.

"So, Major Carter wants to be assigned to active duty?" Hammond started off.

"Yes, sir."

"Doctors? How is she?"

When Janet Fraiser spoke, it was carefully. "The damage from the bullet has been corrected. Physically, Major Carter is in perfect health."

"Dr Mackenzie?"

"Major Carter has attended all of the meetings I arranged. She appears to have dealt with her time as a host remarkably well."

"But?"

"She seems to have dealt with it almost too well. It's a little unnerving actually."

"You think she's faking it?" Jack asked.

"I don't know. She's particularly adept at hiding her true feelings."

"If you two doctors can't give me a legitimate reason, I'm going to have to let Major Carter back on missions."

Both doctors were silent; neither have a sound argument to keep her on base, both trying to find one.

"Uh, General, I think that we can keep an eye on Sam if she comes off-world with us." Daniel offered.

"Indeed. If Major Carter shows any sign of distress or unusual behavior, we will immediately escort her back." Teal'c contributed.

General Hammond was silent for a moment, pondering what everyone had said and trying to come to a definitive decision.

"Then I have no choice. Major Carter can go back on missions. But I'll make sure to find a nice calm mission to start you all off with."

"Nice, calm mission?" Jack asked, "No such thing, sir."

He left the room quickly and the rest of the group followed. On their way out, SG1 encountered Sam who was on her way towards them looking confident.

"Hammond put me back on active duty didn't he?"

She was wearing a cold, smug smile and it irritated Jack.

"It's General Hammond and yeah, he did, although I disagree with him."

"You can disagree with him all you like but it's not your decision to make, is it, Colonel?"

She sauntered off in the direction she had come from and Jack frowned.

"I don't care what the docs say; she is not back to normal."

"I concur."

Author's Note:

Okay, I know this one is kinda short but the next one will be very long if I get lots of nice reviews.

Quick question. If this is set roughly in Season 4, how old will Cassie be? In the episodes she appears in, her age seems to jump around a bit. Any help would be appreciated.