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Chapter 15

She heard the gun shots and Daniel's voice shouting but it wasn't until she heard him say that Teal'c had been shot that Janet really snapped back to reality, well sort of. She had to use every bit of energy she had left in her body to focus through the haze and the shock she could still feel in her mind.

She knelt down next to Teal'c and she felt Daniel's gaze on her but she ignored it, she needed to focus. The wound was bad but it could have been worse, she quickly applied pressure to the wound with one hand whilst grabbing what medical supplies she needed with the other.

Daniel helped her despite the fact that she ever said a word, he used only her movement to help him what she needed him to do. She finally managed to complete her task and sat back on the ground, some of the haze that had been there before came back as she stopped working so hard to focus but she quickly fought it away again.

She picked a spot on the ground and focused her gaze on that "He'll be fine" she whispered quietly.

She was vaguely aware of Daniel shouting over to where Kaleth was stood with Melody and Lissia to make sure they were all unharmed. The haze continued to try and force it's way back into her mind and took all her strength to keep it away.

What Andreas had almost done to her was by far the most terrifying thing she had ever experienced. She could still feel his hands on her, still smell his breath and it made her want to be sick. She fought back that urge along with the haze. She just wanted to forget it had ever happened, make the memory of it go away.

"Janet?" his voice seemed distant yet at the same time closer than anything else around her. She forced her gaze up to meet his and she stared into his blue eyes for a moment, reading everything he was trying to tell her. She was safe.

She nodded her head and finally felt the haze threatening her mind begin to fade away. He drew her into his arms and she rested her head on his chest.

- - -

Their final meal had been, well if they weren't going to be shot in an hour the meal would have probably killed them anyway. It was really that bad.

Sam was sat next to him on the floor of their little cell and Jack drew comfort from the closeness. He really wasn't sure if they were going to get out of this one, the two of them might actually be dead in an hour. That thought led to another and eventually to the place the majority of his thoughts ended up.

"One hour" he stated.

"Will you stop counting down?"

"Can't help it, our impending deaths are making me a little nervous" he admitted and she looked at him intending to glare and then roll her eyes at him. Instead she ended up locking her eyes with his and she knew exactly where his thoughts had gone, apparently hers had gone there too.

She knew she should look away and maybe go and sit at the opposite side of the room but she couldn't make herself do the first one let alone the second. She realised now they were only inches apart and her heart began to beat faster. She wanted this, she wanted this so much and right when she was about to get it, she was going to die.

All thoughts were banished from her mind as he brushed lips over hers before kissing her passionately. She returned the kiss with just as much enthusiasm until they were interrupted by the door opening and a young man walked in wearing the robes of a councillor.

"Do you mind we have a whole hour yet and I'd rather spend it with out having to see any of your ugly faces" Jack said and the man just stared at him a moment.

"My name is Lord Maldon; I am a member of the council"

"Yeah we got that impression" Jack stated sarcastically.

"I am here to help you"

"What do you mean?"

"The door will remain open so long as I am in the cell"

"What's your point?"

"If you incapacitate me you can take the out the two guards and escape"

"You want me to hit you?" Jack said unable to hide the little bit if joy that had escaped into his tone.

"They are having technical difficulties with the security cameras throughout the building if you attack me and escape they will not know I helped you and you will have more chance of making it out of the building before they discover you are free"

"Works for me" Jack said shrugging his shoulder and preparing to hit him.

"Wait" Sam said and Jack paused.

"Do you know where the stargate is?"

"It is back in its original place"

"Okay this is a serious question here" Jack stated "What did you guys do exactly, role it down the hill?"

The man stared at him clueless for a little while before speaking "I am ready"

Jack punched him knocking him to the ground and both he and Sam hurried out the doors and took out the two guards. They grabbed their weapons and looked for the nearest exit.

TBC