Ok, so I am trying this new thing where I don't completely forget about my story… Hopefully it works better for me than my last frame of mind, which is to say I believed that magically elves would come down from the ceiling and finish it for me. Man was I delusional, magical elves live in trees. As you can tell I haven't taken my crazy pills today.

An answer to your question ALIMOO1971, for the sake of argument let's say that the SGC gave him a truck for the duration of his stay at Cheyenne Mountain. He is a General after all, and in the future I will try not to randomly give characters expensive pieces of equipment without explaining it. That would be funny though… and Carter flew away in her spaceship… the end…

Anyway, on with the story….

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When Teal'c found Daniel he was hidden behind a large stack of books in the corner of his office, completely immersed in one of them. "Daniel Jackson, I was just informed by Colonel Mitchell that you may have found a device which would prove useful in our fight against the Ori."

Daniel looked up from his book to see his old friend standing in the doorway. "Yes, Teal'c," he answered as he took his glasses off and rubbed the focus back into his eyes. "I found mention of such a device but the text is very vague as to where it might be and these books," he said as he held up the book her was reading from, "aren't very helpful."

Teal'c noticed that his friend appeared to be more stressed than he usually was. He rightly assumed it had something to do with learning the interesting news of Vala's importance to the Ori. As soon as Cam had told him he made his way down to Daniel's lab. He knew his friend well, and he knew that if he wasn't stopped he would work himself sick trying to save the world. "Would you care for some food, Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c asked, hoping to draw Daniel away for a long overdue break.

Daniel thought about this for a moment than realized that he was a bit hungry and could use a break. "Yes, actually I am a little hungry." He answered as he stood up from his corner and made his way to the commissary with Teal'c right behind him. He hadn't realized just how hungry he was. The news of Vala had been a shocker but at least he knew she was ok. The next step was finding her and that was the part that was going to prove difficult. With everything that was happening he just hoped they got to her sooner rather than later, there was no telling just why the Ori needed her.

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When Sam finally made it back to the base she felt completely refreshed and ready to tackle any problem thrown her way. It amazed her just how Jack knew exactly what she needed. He knew her better than anyone else did and that thought left her feeling warm inside. 'Jack does know how to show a girl a good time.' She thought with a smile.

"What's that smile for Carter, could it be that you enjoyed yourself today?" Jack asked, noticing the smile that seemed to be stuck to her face for the last hour. In the time that he was away from the SGC the thing he missed most was making Sam smile. There was a light in her eyes when she smiled and it was something that he realized he never wanted to be without. "Don't get me wrong, it's a good look on you." He added which only served to increase the intensity of her smile.

"Well, actually, Sir. I did enjoy myself today." She said as the elevator descended towards her lab on sublevel 21.

"Carter, I thought you weren't going to call me Sir anymore, we already talked about this, remember." Jack joked, knowing old habits were hard to break.

"Sorry, Sir." She replied in a flirtatious tone as the elevator came to a stop at 21. They were both laughing when the doors opened to reveal Colonel Mitchell waiting for them. Upon seeing the couple coming out of the elevator Cam felt and odd sense of awkwardness at interrupting what he construed as an intimate moment.

"Sorry to interrupt Sam but Carolyn asked me to come find you two, apparently the sedatives she gave the girl are wearing off. She said you wanted to be there when she woke up?" Cam relayed the doctor's message, noticing the shared look between the General and the scientist.

"Thanks Cam." Sam said as she exited the elevator and stared toward the infirmary with the General in tow.

On their way towards the infirmary Jack made a big deal of checking his watch, "See, and perfect timing, as usual. You really should never doubt me, Sam." He said, enjoying the smile that grew on her face yet again. It was at that moment that they walking into the infirmary and were instantly greeted by Dr. Lam.

"Good, Cam found you." Carolyn opened the girls chart before continuing. "She appears to be waking up. All of her recent labs have come back better than we had hoped for. She is gaining strength very quickly and I wouldn't be surprised if she were ready to leave the infirmary within a few days." Carolyn noted the look of relief that washed over both Sam and Jack at the same time.

"Great work, Doc." Jack said when he noticed his daughter starting to stir. "So, she's up for visitors than?" He asked as he walked past the doctor and to the waking girl's bedside. Sam just looked up at Carolyn and followed Jack over to their child's bed.

Sorry that it is such a short chapter but I figured I should get something out. The next chapter is going to focus on the girl waking up and trying to remember what happened. I hope you liked it and as always reviews are always welcomed and appreciated.