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Chapter 10

Sam and Teal'c were walking up the stairs of the apartment building. The two of them had gone to the market to get a few more supplies. They were almost at Kaleth's apartment when a man stepped in front of Sam and grabbed her arm.

"Let go of me" Sam said angrily as she struggled to break free of the grip but his grip was too strong for even er to break free form. The man just smiled and tried to pull her away and Sam prepared herself to kick his ass. Teal'c who had been a few steps behind stepped in between Sam and the man causing him to temporarily stop moving. Teal'c knew that she was perfectly capable of handling the situation but decided a show of strength was in order.

"I suggest that you release you're hold on her"

The man just smirked at him and moved to pull Sam again. Teal'c grabbed hold of the mans wrist and tightened his grip considerably causing him to release his hold on Sam. The scene had gathered a considerable audience and Sam noticed the look of fear and shock on their faces.

Jack had heard the commotion from inside the apartment and had been pretty sure he had heard the angry voice of his second in command. So he had come outside to investigate. He looked over the railing of the stairs to see a man trying to drag a struggling Sam away. He had been about to go and help her when Teal'c had stepped in, he knew Teal'c would take care of the matter so he stood and watched.

Teal'c continued to tighten his grip on the mans wrist causing his kneels to buckle beneath him.

"You will not approach Major Carter or any of my friends again" It had been an order but Sam could hear the threat that laced Teal'cs voice. The man simply nodded and Teal'c let go. He then turned to Sam and she nodded and turned to head back to the apartment. She saw Jack waiting for them at the top of the stairs and she walked straight past him into the room. His eyes were watching the gathered crowd for any sign any of them were going to retaliate for Teal'cs little show of strength. He had a look on his face that told her he wasn't moving until both she and Teal'c were back in the apartment.

- - -

They had been on the planet over a week now and Jack decided they had waited long enough. They had spent most of the time in the apartment, other than running a few small errands for Kaleth which they figured was the least they could do, no one had left the apartment. A few people had tried to mug them on their little outings but otherwise there hadn't really been any more incidents with the criminals. The idiots in the apartment building hadn't made any more attempts to approach any of them since Teal'c had stopped the guy who had grabbed Sam. In fact a lot of them seemed to try and move out of their way.

"We'll leave tomorrow"

"I'll just be glad to get off this planet"

"Alright let's just hurry up and run this final errand"

Jack, Sam and Janet all stood up to leave the room; Kaleth would also be accompanying them this time. After hearing about what Janet had done for the people at the shelter Kaleth had asked her to visit a sick friend.

- - -

"I think he has flu or something close" Janet said after she had finished examining the aging man who was sitting in the chair and hadn't said a word since their arrival.

"Flu?" Kaleth asked.

"Yeah, it's fairly common on our planet"

"Can you treat him?"

"

I don't have access to the medicines I need"

"Perhaps something we have will help" Kaleth said as he reached into a cupboard and pulled out a box which was full of various types of medicines. The others gave him a wary look "He used to be a doctor until he was too old to continue to work at the hospital. He mainly helps people in the area now"

"Okay" Janet said as she looked in the box and started asking Kaleth about the medicines in it.

Jack and Sam sat together on the sofa waiting for Janet to finish with her new patient. Jack was just enjoying the closeness. He had been finding it more and more difficult to suppress his feeling for her since they had got stranded on this planet, far away from everything they knew and everything that was keeping them apart.

"We're done" Janet said as she and Kaleth walked towards them.

"Then let's get back to the apartment before Daniel wears a hole in the floor with the pacing I'm sure he's doing" Jack said getting a smile from both Sam and Janet.

- - -

The four of them walked through the streets heading back to the apartment. They were only a few minutes away when a man stepped in front of them blocking the way. They all recognised him immediately as the man whose gang they had all beaten up the other day. Several other men then surrounded them.

"Well this looks familiar" Jack said.

"I told you this was not over"

"That you did"

"Now we will kill you and take the women"

They were in trouble, Sam knew it and from the look on the others faces they knew it to. There were too many of them for the few of them to handle and Kaleth probably wouldn't be much help any way. The men all made their move simultaneously and although Sam avoided the first guy another two grabbed her. She tried to struggle free but they were too strong for her. She saw Jack get hit from behind and he fell to the ground unconscious, she also saw a couple of men grab Janet. She felt a sudden pain in the back of her head and everything went black.

- - -

Daniel and Teal'c walked out of the apartment building, the others were an hour late getting back and this time there was no rain slowing them down. They had decided to go and look for their friends but had only been walking a couple of minutes when they found Kaleth leaning against a wall.

"Kaleth what happened?" Daniel asked trying to hide the panic he suddenly felt.

"They attacked us, there were too many of them we never stood a chance"

"Who attacked you?"

"

The gang that you fought with the other day"

"Where are the others?" Teal'c asked.

"Jack is down there, they took the girls"

"Teal'c stay with him" Daniel said as he stood up and headed in the direction Kaleth had pointed. He saw Jack lying unconscious and knelt down beside him. "Jack"

He shook Jack's shoulder and he began to wake up "Oh that hurt"

"Are you alright?"

"I feel like I got hit by a bus but other than that" Jack replied sitting up "What about the others?"

"Other than a few bruises Kaleth is fine but he said the gang took Sam and Janet"

"What?" Jack asked, wincing as he stood up.

"Nothing will have happened to them yet" came the voice of a middle aged man.

"What do you mean?"

"I saw the people who took your friends; it was Jarvin and his gang".

"

You saw and you didn't do anything?"

"I would not have been much help, I would only have got myself killed. Jarvin and his gang did not take the women for their own personal pleasure, they never do"

"Then why do they want them?"

"

To be sold to the female slave market who then sell them for twice the price"

"Where is this slave market?"

"Two streets that way" the man said "It's a large building, you won't miss it"

The man turned and walked away and Daniel briefly considered asking him how he knew all of this but then thought better of it. They both walked to where Teal'c was taking care of Kaleth.

"So apparently they've been sold on to the female slave market" Jack said "Know anything about it?"

"Yes, everyone here knows about it. They have an auction today they will probably sell you're friends there"

"How do we get them out?"

"We won't be able to get in to the building until the auction, their security is too tight. We will have to wait until they are sold and try to get to them as they leave the building"

"I'm not waiting that long"

"If we attempt to get them out before then we will be killed and they will be sold anyway, only this time with no hope of rescue"

"Fine"

- - -

Janet woke up slowly; her head was really hurting probably from whatever had hit her in the back of her head to make her lose consciousness. She was in large room with several other women and they were all chained to the wall behind them, as was she. Next to her, Sam was still unconscious.

"Sam wake up, Sam"

After a moment Sam's eyes finally opened and immediately scanned the room. "Are you okay?"

"Head hurts, what about you?"

"Same, how long have you been awake?"

"About thirty seconds"

"Where the hell are we?"

"The female slave market" Said a woman who was sitting next to Sam.

"Melody" Janet said shocked to see Lissia's mother chained up next to Sam.

"I wasn't feeling well, I went outside to get some fresh air when they grabbed me"

"Where's Lissia?"

"Still at the shelter" Melody answered her feelings obviously conflicted. She was worried about her daughter being alone but glad that she wasn't here with her.

"What do you mean female slave market?" Sam asked.

"You're going to be sold to the highest bidder"

TBC