UNKNOWN INFIRMARY
The guards unceremoniously pushed Carolyn into the infirmary. They also roughly threw Vala onto one of the medical beds and left abruptly. Vala moaned slightly and was still trying to open her eyes. The Medic not knowing what happened rushed inside the room to assist Dr. Lam. Instinctively he moved Vala onto the bed to make her more comfortable and then checked on Dr. Lam.
"Dr. Lam, what happened?"
Caroline was busy checking Vala first. "Your good leader decided brutality was the best way to get what he wanted, which was nothing. His men hit me in the mid section and when Vala tried to defend me, the hit her in the head. They also struck and tied up my father, so I'm not exactly impressed with him as your leader. Can you please hand me some bandages for Vala? I want to check her stitches."
"Ye-yes of course Doctor." The Medic knew now that he needed to get Carolyn and her friends out before the Leader was going to kill them all. He had heard about how powerful he was, but had never seen any physical backlash, until now. He assisted Dr. Lam in bandaging Vala's head and checking her over for any other injuries.
"Dr. Lam are you alright? They did not have to resort to this type of interrogation." The Medic had grown to respect Dr. Lam and Vala. He was quietly seething inside that this Leader would hit women and try and force what ever he wanted from Dr. Lam's father."
"I can take it. I'm a lot stronger that I look. I work out a lot at the gym, Caroline said with a slight smile.
"I still would have kicked their butts, regardless of who hit you." Vala interrupted.
"Hey you, what do you think you were doing in there? I could handle myself. You could have seriously been injured in there."
"You would have done the same Caroline. No one hits my friends and gets away with it. They could have hurt you as well. I'm slightly a little fuzzy about what happened after I was hit. They didn't hurt you again, did they Caroline?"
"No, I'll be ok, but they want some type of Asgard Technology. Barrett threatened my father that if he did not get that technology soon from SGC then he was going to kill me and you until he got what he wanted. I'm worried about Gen Landry. We were escorted out, but the General was left handcuffed to the chair."
"Caroline, your father is a tough guy, said Vala. He would rather die than let something happen to you. They just better not let anything happen to him or all of SGC will be down on Barrett's head."
"Dr. Lam; I don't mean to interrupt, but is there anything else I can do?" The Medic knew they were under surveillance in the room and didn't want to sound too concerned or he may not be able to follow through on his plan to get them out.
"I thank you for your assistance, but there's nothing more you can do. If you could see to getting some food for us, I would greatly appreciate it. "
"I'll see what I can do Dr. Lam. I'll just add Ms Doran's condition to my chart. Can you confirm this here?" Pointing at certain words: be ready.
"That's correct, just a bump and no concussion. Again thank you for your assistance." The Medic looked at Caroline and he knew she understood he was trying to help them escape.
"Alright Dr. Lam, I will be close by if you need any more assistance."
As the Medic left the infirmary he could see that the Leader was watching him from an above glass booth. He believed that the Leader had his suspicions, but merely ignored him. The Medic knew he was just one of many that worked for this organization that was un important and he and others like him were like ghost, doing their menial jobs without question. He was tired of being just a face and sitting by while his skills went to waste. Dr. Lam has impressed upon him that she was constantly learning new medical techniques and knew more about patient care by simply taking care of them as much as humanly possible. He had made his decision the moment he saw how the Leader had treated her and Vala. He would make his move soon, or the good Dr. Lam and her friends were as good as dead.
The infirmary doors flew open. Two guards dragged Gen Landry in and onto a bed and left without a word. Caroline immediately saw that he needed medical attention. Vala jumped off her bed to help Caroline.
"Dad? Dad? Can you hear me? Please dad, don't die?" Caroline with Vala's help took off his shirt and began cleaning his bruises on his face. She checked and the General winced when she touched his side. She believed he had some broken ribs and from the cuts and bruises a slight concussion.
"He-hey, do-don't worry about me. This is nothing compared to when I went through Nam. Did I ever tell yo- you, how proud I am of you?" Slightly coughing from the broken ribs.
Caroline looked at her dad and knew he probably needed an X-Ray to see if there was any more damage to his ribs and head. She tried not to become emotional knowing that Barrett was probably watching.
"I know dad, I know. A close friend told me so." Looking at Vala and smiling.
"Now General, said Vala. We know you're as tough as nails, but you need to let your daughter take care of you. She has a real good bedside manner."
General Landry, still wincing from Caroline poking and bandaging his ribs, smiled at both women. He was grateful for Vala being with them and knew from how she was trying to protect Caroline that she had made a real friend
Vala was about to say something to Caroline when they all heard a loud rumble and the building shaking. Several personnel came running by and guards were everywhere. There was another rumble and lights and monitors were flashing in the room. Vala instinctively watched from the room door window to see if she could hit one of the guards from all the distractions. The infirmary door opened and Vala grabbed the first person to enter. It was the Medic and Vala let him go.
The Medic was out of breath and talking fast. "Dr. Lam, we must go. I'll help the General, are you and Ms Doran able to run?"
"Yes, answered Vala. How are we going to get out without any weapons?"
"I've got that covered, said the Medic." Out of his coat pocket he pulled two guns. Vala took one, Carolyn would not touch one. The General grabbed one while the Medic held him up.
"We have to move fast Dr. Lam. I have a feeling the Leader will be looking for you first. Let me look first and then we'll proceed." The Medic walked out the door first and another rumble hit the building. Everyone was running in all directions, not paying much attention to the prisoners. Red alert alarms were going off everywhere and shouts from people and guards.
"Let's go Dr. Lam. I've got you General. Ms Doran, I hope your reputation as a SG member comes in handy."
Vala smiled and took point. There was smoke and debris everywhere. The General leaning on the Medic convinced everyone and the guards that he was one of the personnel that was hurt. Caroline helped the Medic with her dad and Vala crouched low to make sure they were not too obvious. Caroline saw a few personnel that were injured and had mixed feeling about not helping. But she knew if they were caught she too could end up a casualty. They continued to move through darkened and half lit corridors moving towards an unknown destination. The Medic knew the way out and Caroline, Vala and the General followed the directions of the Medic to hopefully an exit.
OUTSIDE BUILDING
"Col Mitchell, there seems to be a loud commotion coming from the building. There are several unknown people coming from hidden openings of the building. What are you orders? Stated Teal'c.
"Team 3 and 4 move in for closer surveillance. If you see the General, Dr. Lam and Vala; intercept and retrieve. Team 1 will move in towards the front and assist. Mitchell out."
Teal'c and Daniel's team moved in to get a better look at where the personnel were coming from. Soon they were seeing smoke coming from the building and then fire. People were running everywhere from near panic to soldiers coming out with lethal fire arms. Teal'c and Daniel radioed Mitchell and Sam and all teams Zatted any soldier they came across. They all looked for their friends in the melee and saw no sign of them yet. Mitchell was worried along with the rest of his teammates. If anything had happened and they were too late to save them, then Mitchell promised he would never forgive himself.
INSIDE BUILDING
Barrett had ordered all files and date erased by his personnel. His soldiers had reported that there was an explosion in the mess hall and a second explosion had followed a few minutes later. Barrett had surmised that there was either a spy inside his organization or someone in his organization was sabatoging his efforts. Barrett immediately placed his guards on high alert and headed for the infirmary. He had a personal vendetta against SG1 and he did not want his prize prisoners dead just yet. As another explosion went off, Barrett and his men arrived at the infirmary and walked in to see none of his captured prisoners were there. Barrett became enraged and decided to have his men hunt them down and shoot Dr. Lam and Vala Mol Doran. General Landry he wanted alive. Barrett gave orders that if any of his men found them to radio him immediately and hold onto the corpses. Gen Landry was to be brought to him regardless if the building was burning down. Barrett was like a madman searching corridors and rooms. He even shot some of his own personnel thinking they were Dr. Lam and Vala; he could care less whether they were just innocent bystanders.
The Medic, Vala, Caroline and Gen Landry continued to use the ciaos of the explosion to cover themselves to escape. Vala kept close to the building walls and slid slowly and cautiously as a trained SG1 soldier, to thwart any surprised guards running around looking for them. Gen Landry kept his gun close and Caroline and the Medic struggled to step over fallen personnel to reach their destination. The Medic pointed to one of the exits and a guard standing by the door seemed to be looking for someone.
"Gen, Vala whispered. We have a problem. The guards seemed to be on alert, probably looking for us. I recognize him being one of the guards that took us to the interrogation room. He could easily identify us and alert Barrett."
"We have no choice, we need to get around him or go through him." Said Landry.
The Medic interjected. "Wait here, I'll distract him."
The Medic walked up to the guard, while Vala, Caroline and Landry hid in the distance. The guard and the Medic were conversing when suddenly the soldier fell back against the wall and slid down to the floor. The Medic gathered up the guards weapon and went back to his new found friends.
"What did you do to him? Asked Vala. I never even seen the punch."
"I used a syringe full of a sedative, while distracting him. I knew he wouldn't feel the needle until it was too late; the stuff works fast."
"I think we should make him a honorary SGC member General. He's got skills. Said Vala.
"We need to move, said the Medic. We don't know how many other guards are looking for us and this may be our only chance."
"I agree, said General Landry. Caroline, I'm ok to move on my own. Just get me up and were out of here people."
"Ok dad, but no sudden movements. I don't want you injuring those ribs and Vala you need to slow down a little. I see you growing tired and you're still recovering." Stated Carolyn, worried about Vala sweating and her head injury.
Just as they were about to move towards the exit. Barrett spotted four individuals that looked like his prisoners moving through the smoke and running personnel. He caught a glimpse of the General beside Dr. Lam and Vala. Then he caught the eye of the Medic. The Medic shouted for his friends to move towards the exit and he would distract the Leader. Vala was about to take aim at Barrett, when Barrett raised his weapon aiming at the Medic. Several shots were fired and the Medic went down, with several shots to his chest. He didn't move. Caroline screamed; NO, NO." Barrett motioned his men to shoot Caroline and Vala on the spot. Just as they raised their weapons to shoot, Vala heard several shots coming from behind the soldiers. All of them went down while Barrett dived for cover. Through the smoke and fire, Caroline, Gen Landry and Vala saw the faces of those who fired. It was Col Mitchell, Sam, Teal'c and Daniel. The Calvary had arrived. Vala started smiling at her teammates arrival, but Caroline was trying to run over to the Medic. SG1 was moving towards them when Barrett came out of the shadows running like a mad man towards Caroline. The General looked up and saw that Barrett had sights on Caroline and was about to fire. Instincts took over and he moved so quick, no one could see what was happening. Gen Landry had moved to put himself between Caroline and Barrett. A shot rang out and Caroline was pushed out of the way. Barrett was still firing and Vala turned to see Caroline fall to the ground.
A/N: Ok, Ok, one more chapter coming up my friends. Reviews would be nice. Ta.