AN: - Thanks for the reviews and again apologies that another chapter took me a while to post as had to revise for my driving theory test and have to arrange to relocate for new job.
This chapter is a lot more violent than my previous chapters some blood, guts and gore. Hopefully you all will enjoy it. Read and Review please all suggestions/criticisms are appreciated. Also I would like to apologise to all as my work is only checked by me for spelling mistakes etc.
Heart racing, sobs barely held in check. Sam hurried away from the observation room. She wanted to get as far away as possible form the nightmare images playing out before her, the screaming alarms still raging in her head. She blindly reached the safety of her lab; throwing herself onto a stool Sam buried her head in her arms.
What seemed like an eternity later, but could only have been a few minutes later Sam realised that she was no longer alone. Strong hands griped her shoulders, she was turned and strong arms pulled and turned her into a comforting embrace.
"Its ok Sam. Jacks alive."
"Oh God Daniel. I couldn't watch him die again."
Daniel continued to comfort the trembling Sam as Teal'c stood guard outside the door daring anyone to try to enter.
"I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what Sam?"
"Running away, breaking down."
Teal'c quietly entered the lab.
"You have nothing to be sorry for Sam." Daniel squeezed his surrogate sister close friend tighter, then released her and handed over his handkerchief.
"Indeed DanielJackson is correct MajorCarter you have nothing to be sorry for." Teal'c reached out and gently squeezed Sam's shoulder.
A hesitant knock on the door caught the attention of the three members of SG1. Jacob Carter entered and walked over to his daughter.
"Are you ok Sam?" Jacob asked reaching out to touch her shoulder.
"Yes Dad." Sam blew her nose, slightly embarrassed by the situation. "I'm sorry."
Pulling his daughter into his embrace Jacob sighed and reassured her in a firm voice that he understood with the following statement.
"Sam I know these last few months have been hard on you, but hopefully things will get better. Jacks sleeping now and Dr Fraiser stabilised him very quickly."
"What caused it to happen?" Daniel asked.
"It may have been the drug we where using." Jacob's head dropped to show Selmack coming to the fore and she continued. "But as we have never encountered any situation like the Colonel's, we may never know."
"Where is Anise?" Daniel asked a further question.
"Anise is helping Dr Fraiser." Selmack told them.
"I think we should go and keep Jack company." Daniel headed towards the door. "Don't want him waking up alone now do we?"
"Indeed not." Selmack replied.
Teal'c raised an eyebrow at the Tokra's use of his usual phrase. Sam smiled faintly at Daniel's surprised expression.
24 hours later.
Sam rested her head wearily on the bed beside the sleeping Jack's hand, squirming she tied to get comfortable on the hard plastic chair. The reassuring beeps of the heart monitor attached to the sleeping man lulled her to the point of sleep.
Meanwhile in the gate room below the scene was of organised chaos as SG7 returned thru the Stargate.
"We have refugees with us. Hold your fire." Colonel Jeffers the leader of SG7 called out to the security personnel in the gate room.
General Hammond entered the control room and stood behind Sergeant Walter Harriman, and watched the people below. Colonel Jeffers left the gate room and rushed into the control room to make his report,
"Sir we found these people and the rebel Jaffa on the planet and then we came under attack." Jeffers moved closer to the General. " I felt it appropriate to return to the SGC because of this attack."
Suddenly and unexpectedly Jeffers shot at the SF's manning the control room, cutting them down, as simultaneously both the refugees and the other members of SG& attacked the SGC personnel in the gate room below.
Walter attempted to reach the alarm but Jeffers shot him where he sat. The bullet entered the unfortunate mans eye and exploded out the back of his head killing him instantly, while splattering both the man behind him and the control panel with blood and brain matter. Hammond then received the butt of Jeffers P90 to the kidneys driving him to his knees. As Hammond slumped on the floor horrified by the carnage surrounding him as Jeffers systematically executed the remaining personnel in the room, he then turn to Hammond and gleefully announced.
"Insolent Tauri dog prepare to bow and worship your new goddess. The glorious and wonderful Medusa Queen of all those deemed worthy."
With this the butt connected this time with Hammonds head and blackness engulfed him.
Jeffers looked towards the open wormhole as more and more Jaffa streamed through. An alarm suddenly rang out as someone managed to reach the alarm to alert the base to the situation. The battle in the gate room was petering out as the Jaffa and traitorous SG7 members finished off the SGC personnel. The Jaffa then began moving out of the area to attempt to take over the rest of the SGC.
Those Jaffa still in the gate room suddenly bowed towards the Stargate as a huge Jaff exited and was soon followed by a small hooded figure, who stood at the top of the ramp surveying the scene before them.
"Hail Medusa." The entire room of Jaffa boomed out. "Hail Goddess."
"Jaffa Kree. Kill all those who stand in your way." The huge Jaffa who was the first prime ordered.
Sam jumped up in shock as the alarms screamed out the warning, jumping again when Janet burst into the room.
"It's a Foothold situation." The breathless doctor burst out.
"I've got to go Janet. Look after him please." Sam rushed out.
Sam rushed hurriedly to the armoury, where she met up with Daniel, Teal'c, Colonel Reynolds of SG3 and other SGC personnel preparing to defend the SGC.
"Glad you could join us Major Carter." Reynolds looked towards Sam who was gearing up. "Have you seen Colonel McMasters?"
"No Sir." Sam answered wondering where the new SG1 leader was at this time.
"OK right lets take back our mountain." Reynolds barked and then outlined where he wanted personnel to go to make their stands.
Soon battles and skirmishes raged throughout the lower levels of the SGC as the invading Jaffa tried to take ground and the determined SGC personnel led by Reynolds and the three members of SG1 fought to stop them.
Sam with Daniel and a number of SGC personnel where engaged in a desperate struggle with a large number of Jaffa who where trying to gain access to the levels above 27.
"Major Carter, we're not going to be able to hold them much longer without reinforcements." A marine sergeant advised her.
"We need to hold them Sergeant and hope that Colonel Reynolds and the others are holding their sections." Sam replied.
"Sam we need help." Daniel yelled ducking as a staff blast flew past his head striking the airman behind him.
"Please help me." The wounded airman gasped out.
Daniel dragged the man away from the fighting almost gagging on the rancid smell of burning flesh and blood that was coming from the wound.
"Please. I don't want to die." The man chocked out trying to raise himself.
"Helps coming." Daniel tried to reassure the man and keep him calm, as he realised that he did not have long to last.
Moments later Daniel reached down and closed the lifeless eyes. He then rushed back to the fighting, firing his weapon and hopping to help stop the enemy Jaffa.
"Jaffa Kree." The huge first prime yelled. "Kill them."
"Here they come." Sam yelled, reloading rapidly after emptying here weapon. Pulling a grenade she threw it at the charging Jaffa, her grenade was joined by others with the same idea.
Jaffa went down like bowling pins when the grenades went off. When the smoked cleared both sides surveyed the carnage of the broken charge, as wounded Jaffa tried to rise but failed with their limbs missing and broken few managed to move far, it also seemed like the walls had been painted in a bright shade of red as the blood dripped off them.
"You will pay for this outrage." A Jaffa howled in fury.
"Bite me." An airman screamed back firing wildly in the Jaffa's direction.
Sam's radio crackled into life as both sides again exchanged fire.
"Carter report." Reynolds voice demanded.
Sam moved briefly away from the fight to respond.
"Sir where just about containing them." Sam reported.
As another airman was pulled wounded from the fight. Sam noted who had yelled, "Bite me" at the Jaffa. Now he lay close to dying at her feet. Struck down by a staff blast, which had destroyed most of his left side offering little chance of survival.
"I am sending reinforcements to you, won't be long." Reynolds barked.
"What about the self-destruct mechanism." Sam asked.
"We don't have control of that section yet." Reynolds told her. "But we are making inroads into them here. Do not let them past you Major."
"Yes Sir." Sam barked back.
Daniels heart was pounding; he was running on a combination of pure adrenalin and nerves as he hurriedly reloaded his seemingly burning gun. He really wished the other members of his team could be here at this time. Together they where better and stronger he believed that whole heartedly. Out the corner of his eye he saw Sam returning to the fight. Daniel noticed that she looked very determined and he could not help the surge of pride and love that engulf him for his surrogate sister. Daniel also thought that if he had to die again it would be right here by her side.
Sam caught Daniel's eye and smiled grimly to him, nodding to indicate that she was in this to the bitter end, whatever that maybe. Daniel smiled back trying to project in the look his love and respect for her.
Teal'c led the group of well armed and hyped up personnel towards where his two friends and team mates where. The stoic faced Jaffa kept his worry and fear from his face outwardly projecting a calm and determined facade. Clicking his radio he calmly spoke.
"MajorCarter, I am on my way to you."
Teal'c increased his pace and the others raced to keep up. But before he could get to Sam and her beleaguered group. A high pitched whine could be heard and then a bright flash as a Goauld shock grenade was used, Jaffa charged passed the downed and stunned Sam, Daniel and the other SGC personnel. Where they ran into Teal'c and the others who had taken up defensive positions and where preparing to halt there progress.
The first prime stood over the unconscious body of Sam and Daniel; he turned and indicated to a waiting Jaffa.
"Bring those two and kill the rest." He indicated Sam and Daniel. "I am returning to the Godess."
"Yes lord." The Jaffa replied bowing.
"Get past those who bar the way." The first prime barked, stomping back toward the control room with two Jaffa carrying the unconscious bodies of Sam and Daniel.
Teal'c had to hold himself back from charging after his teammates as they where taken away from him and his protection. He instead focused his energy on stopping the Jaffa who where determined to get past him. The other SGC personnel redoubled their efforts to overcome the Jaffa and rescue their unconscious and defenceless friends and colleagues.
In the infirmary Doctor Janet Fraiser struggled to save the life of Sergeant Siler who had been brought in with horrific knife wounds all over his body including a partially slit throat this from close hand-to-hand combat with the attacking Jaffa. After pumping blood into the fading man, Janet was struggling not give in to despair as she realise that she could not save the stalwart of the SGC. Looking into his calm eyes she could see that Siler already new and had accepted his fate. Smiling she stroked her hand down his cheek.
"Its OK. Don't cry." Siler whispered struggling to breath.
Blinking back tears, Janet carried on slowly, gently stroking Siler's face as he slowly faded away. Janet then turned to look around her infirmary, which was rapidly filling with wounded personnel. Taking a deep breath she moved back into the fray, issuing orders to her competent staff to try to save as many lives as possible.
Janet suddenly jumped back away from the airman she was working on, as his wounds just seemed to magically close and heal.
"Oh Wow." A nearby nurse uttered then nudged Janet's attention to a figure standing in the centre of the room.
"Colonel." Janet questioned
Not quite believing here eyes as all the wounded where healed in front off her, and then they seemed to relax into deep sleep. Even the dead seemed to relax into sleep, there wounds mending and disappearing.
Jack walked past Janet silently and headed for the stairs to take him to the lower levels and the Stargate.
"What have you brought me?" Medusa purred moving to lift Daniels head.
"They are members of the SG1 team. My Goddess." The huge Jaffa replied bowing to his mistress.
"Ah yes. I have heard of these infamous Tauri." Medusa let go of Daniel and moved to examine Sam. "Kong where are the others of this SG1. The Sholva and the leader O'Neill."
The first prime Kong grimaced as in pain as he looked upon the face of his God.
"The others where not with them." Kong told her.
"Bring them to me, when they're found I have plans for them all." Medusa indicated to the Jaffa holding Daniel and Sam to put them with the still alive but tortured General Hammond.
Hammond struggled over to Daniel and Sam feeling for a pulses reassured when he found them beating strongly. He settled back to wait for them to regain consciousness, keeping an eye on both the huge Jaffa and the beautiful but evil Goauld.
Janet continued to follow Jack thru the levels of the SGC, noting in shock and amazement that anyone human and Jaffa alike that he passed who was either dead or wounded simply rolled into the foetal position and went to sleep, their wounds healing and disappearing rapidly, leaving no trace.
Walking round a corner Jack and the others came upon Teal'c who turned and acknowledged his brother warrior with a nod. Jack calmly advanced towards the fighting. Staff blasts came towards the standing man, but seem to disappear before reaching him, or any one behind him once again moving forward Jack stopped beside Teal'c, holding out his hand Jack helped Teal'c to stand, then he again began walking towards the now stunned Jaffa.
"Jaffa Kree." A senior Jaffa yelled. "Keep firing. Kill the Sholva."
Staff blasts burned a path towards Jack and the others but once again they disappeared before reaching the targets. A marine aimed his weapon at the shocked Jaffa and pulled the trigger, nothing happened no bullet was unleashed from his weapon. The marine gawked at Jack and lowered his gun to his side. The mass of SGC personnel advanced towards the Jaffa, who began edging backwards.
Daniel groaned, his head was pounding and he felt sick to his stomach. He tentatively reached out and felt a warm body next to his, then felt a heavy hand land on his shoulder.
"Its ok son." The reassuring Texas twang sounded in his ear.
"General Hammond." Daniel asked then opened his eyes squinting at the brightness he found there.
"Yes Dr Jackson. Just take it easy." Hammond advised.
"Sam?" Daniel asked moving to turn to look at the general.
"Ouch. I hate shock grenades." Sam muttered as she slowly raised her head off the floor.
Hammond smiled at his companions glad to see that even in these circumstances they retained their sense of humour. He noticed that a Jaffa guard had gone to alert the Goauld that they where now awake.
The Goauld Medusa and her huge Jaffa Kong studied the Tauri prone on the floor before them.
"Ah you are awake." Medusa delightedly announced. "Time for some fun. Bring the old bald one to me."
Medusa moved to sit at the head of the conference table, General Hammond was dragged away from the others who where themselves forced to their knees to watch. Once Hammond was in front of the smiling Goauld, slowly she stroked a hand down his face.
"You will now see my power." Medusa announced to Sam and Daniel.
Activating her ribbon device Medusa turned it onto the sweating head of the man before her. Smiling with undisguised glee she increased the force she was using delighting in the immense pain she was causing.
Sam and Daniel struggled against their captors to no avail as the now manically laughing Goauld finally brought both the torture and life of General George Hammond to an end.
"You Bitch." Sam yelled distraught as the Goauld continued laughing.
Daniel reached over now that they had been released and pulled Sam into a hug. Offering comfort silently, while glaring myopically at the Goauld.
"Kong, you may take one for your own pleasure." Medusa nodded towards Sam and Daniel, who shrank back in disgust as Kong advanced towards them.
Leering at Sam and Daniel, Kong advanced towards them almost rubbing his hands together in anticipation. But before the leering Jaffa could reach out to pull his chosen away a Jaffa rushed in to report to Medusa.
Shock showed briefly on Medusa's face, snarling she turn the ribbon device on the Jaffa killing him instantly, turning to the pausing Kong she yelled.
"A Tauri is forcing my Jaffa into retreat. Deal with it or die trying Kong."
With that Medusa turned her attention to Sam and Daniel, smiling she indicated to a waiting Jaffa who advanced on them with a pain stick is his hand. Cries of pain could soon be heard along with evil sounding laughter.
Kong charged with a group of Jaffa to where the problem was, he halted those Jaffa who had began to retreat killing a few as a warning to the others. Rounding a corner Kong came in sight of Jack and other members of the SGC including Teal'c and Janet Fraiser. Kong rapidly fired his staff weapon at Jack and watched in disbelief, as the shot never reached its target.
Jack continued advancing towards the glaring Kong and Jaffa; then Reynolds arrived from his section as the Jaffa he had been fighting had retreated without a reason, that was until he spoke to a marine officer who reported what was happening here.
Kong suddenly let out a roar and charged towards Jack, but before he could touch him Kong hit the shield that had previously stopped the numerous staff weapon blasts. He flew several meters thru the air to land in a heap at the feet of the stunned Jaffa. Shaken Kong staggered to his feet and then turned to the remaining Jaffa.
"Withdraw to the Stargate." Yelling Kong hurried away.
Breathing heavily Kong made his report to Medusa, who looked shocked at the tale her first prime was telling her.
"Let us leave this place." Medusa rose and a Jaffa left to entered the coordinates for the escape.
"What of those Goddess?" Kong pointed at Daniel and Sam.
"Kill them both." Medusa ordered.
Raising his staff weapon Kong smiled in delight at the deadly fate his was about to deal out.
"NO!" A voice yelled.
Medusa and Kong spun to face the voice.
"Jack." Daniel gaped at his friend.
"Sir." Sam whispered smiling.