AN: Well it's been a while since have been able to update this as been ill, without internet and had other stuff happening. But I do hope you will stick with me and carry on reading and reviewing this.
The incredible pain felt by the now awake woman was almost indescribable whatever was causing this she had to find the solution.
Minnah hurried to Striker's home to tell him what was happening. Gasping for breath Minnah stumbled and collapsed to her knees.
"Help me." She called out, before collapsing unconscious.
A light came on and Striker came to the door to see what had disturbed him. Seeing the still and silent form lying on the ground, Striker rushed to her aide.
Lifting her head Striker gently stroked Minnah's cheek calling her name, smiling down at her as Minnah's eyes slowly opened and struggled to focus on Strikers face.
"We have to help him." Minnah choked out.
"Who is it?" Striker asked.
"Jack." Minnah ground out before passing out again.
The man in question was slowly bleeding to death as the Doctor continued to make incisions on his body with barely disguised glee, watched by the silent but sickly fascinated MacMasters.
The door to the lab swung open and Smith entered silently he stood watching as the Doctor drew his scalpel blade slowly almost lovingly down Jack's arm.
"Sorry to ruin your fun, but there's been a change of plan." Smith told the two men. "If he survives this then the Boss wants him to suffer again and again and again."
"You think he's going to come back from being sliced to pieces?" MacMaster's asked.
"If he can come back from being shot, then he can come back from this." Smith confidently declared.
"Excellent." The Doctor snapped. "So a free rein to do as I want?"
"Just make it as painful and traumatic as possible." Smith answered and then warned. "But be careful if he gets to strong of his new abilities."
"Oh don't worry about that." MacMaster's assured him.
At the SGC, Hammond was sitting reviewing personnel files to see who he could place as leader of SG1. He was reluctant to make another mistake like MacMaster's and so was in no rush. He had placed the remaining three members of his premier team on stand down, so that they could rest and recover from losing Jack for a second time.
The three members of SG1 where seated in Daniel's lab discussing what to do with there time off. Teal'c was considering returning to Chulak to visit Master Bratac and Ryac. Sam was going to work on some experiments or possibly go and visit her brother. Daniel just felt the need for some solitude.
"Unauthorised…" The alarms burst out.
Almost before the alarm had finished sounding, Sam, Daniel and Teal'c began hurrying towards the control room when they arrived they where greeted with the sight of General Hammond coming face to face with both Striker and Amos.
"Where is Jack?" Striker demanded before anyone else had a chance to speak.
The SF's in the gate room where still aiming there weapons at the two new arrivals, the Iris was closed and Sam wondered how the two men had got through it without being killed.
"General Hammond this is Striker and Amos from the planet we found Jack on" Daniel said
Moving towards the group as the tension rose as once again Striker demanded an answer to his question.
"Where is Jack?" Striker looked around him and glared at the soldiers aiming weapons at him and his companion.
Amos placed a restraining hand on Strikers arm and inclined his head towards Sam, who he then moved towards to greet.
"Major Sam Carter is Jack here as we need to know that he is well?" Amos softly spoke.
"Stand down." Hammond ordered. "Let's take this to the briefing room."
Once they where all settled round the table General Hammond grimly informed the two visitors of Jack's fate…
"So you believe Jack is dead?" Amos worriedly asked.
"We all saw him die and he didn't come back from it." Daniel commented.
Striker looked at Amos and nodded to indicate for him to go on.
"Minnah has fallen ill." Amos told them.
"I'm sorry" Sam spoke for the first time since they two men had arrived.
"Indeed." Teal'c added.
"She is ill because of Jack." Amos continued.
"What do you mean?" Hammond questioned.
"Jack is alive and being tortured by others." Amos told them regretting the news he had to share.
"Oh God." Daniel groaned. "Can Jack ever have peace?"
Striker looked at those assembled around the table, wondering if they truly understood the horrors they would be facing if anything Minnah had told them regarding Jack's treatment was found out. He wondered if they where strong enough to face the fact that there friend had been repeatedly murdered and brought back in ghastly ways in the days since they had thought him safe and resting in peace. Striker decided it would serve no good at this time to pass on what Minnah had told him about Jack's agonies.
"The man MacMasters is involved." Amos told them.
"I should have arrested him when I had the chance." Hammond berated himself.
"You are not to blame for the evil in others." Amos confidently informed the leader of the SGC.
"Do you know where he is?" Teal'c asked the question on all the SGC members' minds.
"Not at this time no." Striker growled out. " Minnah is unable to tell where he is"
"Sir, we need to contact Thor and see if he can trace the Colonel." Sam advised.
"Striker?" Teal'c called the mans attention to him. "What has happened to O'Neill?"
Amos and Striker had been dreading this question. But understood the Jaffa warriors need to know.
"Do you really want to know? Amos hoped that they would say no.
"Wait I want Dr Fraiser present for this." Hammond went into his office and called down to Janet Fraiser's office telling her to come to the briefing room asap.
No more than five minutes later Janet Fraiser walked into the briefing room to an atmosphere of dread and dismay.
"Take a seat Dr Fraiser." Hammond instructed the waiting officer. "Amos and Striker are going to tell us what they know about Colonel O'Neill's treatment, as they believe he is still alive."
Janet gasped horrified.
"That's not possible Sir." Janet began.
"I am sorry but it is, Jack is special as you have seen for yourself and Minnah is adamant he is alive." Amos assured them.
"Are you sure you want to know what Minnah has told us of Jack's torture?" Amos repeated his earlier question and waited for the response.
Almost as one the three remaining members of SG1 declared an adamant.
"YES…"