I suppose I would like to start off this chapter by apologizing that it has taken me so long to write. Things around here got very hectic at the end of December and I sort of forgot that I never finished this story. I want to thank barefootchick for your encouragement to finish this story. It's actually thanks to you that I remembered my unfinished story.

I want to say that this story, while it may have some spoilers is almost completely AU now. I also should mention… not that you don't already know, I don't own Stargate or any of her truly amazing characters. What I do own however is my story idea, Evelyn, and the computer in which I am currently typing.

Again I am very sorry for the delay…. Now, on with the story.

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Sam walked to the infirmary in silence, her mind wrapped in various calculations and scenarios. 'Life certainly was more interesting when it involved a certain General' she thought to herself when she noticed said person sitting next to their now sleeping daughter. 'That's going to take some more getting use to.' She thought with a smile and she moved closer to Jack. "How is she doing?" Sam asked as she pulled up a stool next to Jack and sat looking at her, not so little girl.

"Same. Doc says she'll be out of it for a while. Her body still has a lot of healing to do but she's coming around a lot faster than normal." He said, looking up at Sam. "She gets her strength from her mother." His last comment took Sam by surprise and looked up only to be caught in Jack's deep brown eyes. She smiled and felt her cheeks begin to blush. Jack always did have a way of getting a certain blonde Colonel flustered.

Sam didn't know what to say. Looking deep into the eyes of the man that had fascinated her for so long she felt the sudden urge to lean forward and capture his lips in a long overdue kiss. But, instead of following her heart her brain took over. "Thank you, Sir." She said as she broke eye contact. 'Thank you, Sir? What's wrong with you?' She thought to herself as she suddenly wished she were anywhere else but in this room, with that man.

"Sir?" He questioned gaining Sam's attention again. "I think we can drop the formality Carter, we do have a daughter together remember?" He joked trying to lighten the situation, giving her his infamous Jack smile, which, despite her better judgment, she reciprocated. "Even if we don't have the memories of some of the finer points of how that came to be." At that they both turned their attention back to the girl lying in the infirmary bed.

"Come on." Jack said he stood up and took Sam's hand. "You need to get off the base for a little while. Let me guess, you haven't left since before she showed up." He stated, gesturing towards their daughter.

Sam thought about it for a moment before shaking her head. "I can't leave now, there is so much I have to do and we should probably be here when she wakes up again." She replied, taking the responsible route as always. This in no way detoured Jack from his original intentions however.

"Sam, all that work will be waiting for you when you get back. You will be all refreshed and ready to look at it from a different angle. Besides, the doc has this girl pumped so full of sedatives I doubt she is going to wake up any time soon. Come on Sam… Please." He asked again in his best puppy dog expression. Sam knew the moment that she looked at him she wasn't going to be able to refuse his request, and she did need some time away from the base. 'Maybe this isn't such a bad idea.' She told herself as she hopped up off the stool and followed a very excited General out of the infirmary.

"Ok, Carter. Where to first?" Jack said as he opened his trucks door for her waiting for her to get it.

At his question Sam just looked at him blankly. "You are the one who wanted me off the base so bad, you should decide." She stated with a playful smile on her lips. She knew she shouldn't be flirting with him but she couldn't help it, he was just so cute when he got excited.

"Well, I suppose we can start by getting something to eat, I'm starving and is it just me or has the food in the commissary gotten worse since I was last here." He added with a smile that would make any sane woman melt before he jumped in behind the wheel, started the truck up, and headed off to their first destination.

Back at the base Daniel was on his third cup of coffee that morning pouring over some new, or rather old, texts that SG-8 just brought back from their latest mission. The book didn't contain a lot of information which was useful but it did mention a device, created by Merlin that was capable of destroying ascended beings. It was just the thing they needed but unfortunately nothing in the text hinted to where it might be located. He was so engrossed into finding a possible starting point to look that he didn't hear Cam enter his office.

"Jackson?" Cam said, trying to get Daniel's attention. When Cam got no response he trying snapping his fingers, to which Daniel also ignored. It wasn't until the third time Mitchell called out his name that the obsessed archeologist looked up.

"Sorry Mitchell, I didn't hear you come it." He stated looking back down at the book. When he realized that Cam was still standing there staring at him he looked back up. "Is there something I can help you with?"

"Interesting read?" Cam could see the question annoyed the scientist and that thought brought a small smile to the Colonels face.

"Actually it is and if you don't have something of vital importance to tell me I'm just going to get back to it." Daniel retorted, hoping the Cam would take the hint and leave him alone, a feat Jack was never very good at.

"I do, and before you bite my head off. I was sent down by the General." He said trying to calm the keyed up, sleep deprived Doctor down. "I was sent down to ask how the progress is going. That and we received some intel on P3X-111. Seems they overheard two priors discussing Vala's 'condition'. That even though she was… insolent, I think is they word they used. She was very important in the expansion of the teachings of Origin to this galaxy." At hearing this Daniel just stared at Cam in sheer disbelief, his book all but forgotten on his desk.

"You're sure it was Vala they were talking about? We've heard nothing about where she could be and now this? Why would she be important to the Ori?" At this point Cam was sure that Daniel was no longer firing his questions at him, he was in fact talking to himself. Cam didn't want to be the one to interrupt Daniel's train of thought for the second time in 10 minutes but he still hadn't gotten his answer for General Landry and the thought of having to face the man without the information he was seeking was not something he wanted to do at this point in time.

"Jackson," Cam yelled a little louder than he needed to, earning an apologetic look from the slightly more relieved archeologist. "What can I tell Landry and please tell me its good news."

It took Daniel a second to change gears, just moments earlier he learned some rather interesting information regarding a certain raven haired thief and he was still debating whether or not it was a good thing. On the one hand she is important enough for the Ori to keep her relatively safe but on the other hand her importance will make it much harder to rescue. Daniel shook those thoughts out of his head as he noticed Mitchell waiting for his progress. "Well, actually Mitchell. I found mention of a weapon used to destroy ascended beings."

At hearing that Cam's face lit up. He walked around the table to where Daniel was standing and slapped him on the back. "Jackson, that's the best news I've heard all day. Why didn't you say anything before? Now I know why you were so absorbed in your book." Cam finished as he started towards the door, "Come on Jackson, you coming? Why aren't you more excited?"

While finding the existence of the weapon was a great thing, not knowing the location or even if it was still functional was a problem. "I don't know where it is." He stated matter of fact, "And even if I did, I don't know how it works or even if it still does. I need to do some more research before we know anything concrete. What I do know is that I have to go to the planet where SG-8 found this book." He finished, holding the book in the air for emphasis.

"Well, let's go brief the General and with any luck we can have a team assembled for departure tomorrow morning." And with that they both headed for the General's office with the hope of a solution to the growing Ori threat.

Again I was to apologize for taking so long to get this out. I blame my writers block mixed with my inability to finish what I've started which is something my therapist is working on… just kidding. But I really am sorry.