Second Chance
Part IV
" What ? " He asked again, but Daniel just laughed softly, offered a goodnight and left for Teal'c chambers, Teal'c arose from his seat, bowed his head and followed hot on Daniel's heels
" What's their problem ? " Jacob was confused by the lads reaction
"You tell him " Yosef prompted Garshaw
" Why me ? "
" What's going on you two ? "
" Go on " Yosef urged
" Coward, oh well, here goes, Well they know about us, you see I, that is we always came to your quarters when we were on Malek's base, it made us feel closer to you and we were doing our regular checks of the bases and came to your quarters as usual, we did not know that SG1 were here and that Samantha was staying in your quarters, we woke her up with our blubbering and we got talking, she guessed that there was something between us so I told her everything and the boys were at the entrance so they heard everything, so there, that's everything " She blurted with a smile firmly fixed on her face, Jacob couldn't help but smile, he thought she looked cute as she stood there waiting for him to shout at her with here hands clasped together as if in prayer and her eyes firmly shut, she had opened one eye to peak at Jacob and seeing him with a broad grin on his face she sighed in relief
" We were sure you would be angry with us " Yosef sighed sadly, Jacob walked over to his mates and took them into his arms.
" If there's one thing I've learned from all of this is that life is to short for family feuds " He kissed them softly and scooped them up into his arms " Now how about a relatively early night ? " He asked with a mischievous grin on his face before he took her over to the sleeping platform
" I can't believe you just did that, and in front of everyone too " Sam gasped, she was not used to being man handled and was still seething " My father will..."
" ...Will be happy my Samantha "
" Oh really Lantash "
" Yes, i have asked permission to become your mate " He stated matter of factly, Samantha was now approaching boiling point it seemed her new beau assumed a lot
" Oh ? And when was I to be notified of this little arrangement ? "
" Let me talk to her before we lose her Lantash " Lantash lowered their head and a rather embarrassed Martouf looked up at Sam
" I am sorry Samantha, Lantash did not explain that well, we wished to do this correctly and it is my understanding that the male Tau'Ri has to ask the females father permission to become her mate officially "
" Wait a minute, are you saying that you wish to marry me ? "
" I believe that is what Jacob called it, yes, yes we wish to marry you " Martouf smiled softly, he had never been this nervous, even when he had asked Jolinar and Rosha he had been confident, it had been very straight forward and none of this strange ritual, he waited in anticipation as Samantha recover from shock.
" Samantha ? Do you not wish to marry us ? " Martouf was worried, he did not honestly think it should take this long, surely if she loved them the decision should not be so difficult ?, maybe she didn't love them after all.
" Of course I'll marry you " Sam was grinning at the relief that appeared over that gorgeous face in front of her, he laughed nervously still not sure how to read his new love
" We thought maybe that you did not want us for your, husband "
" Let's call it your first lesson in Tau'Ri relationships, don't ever assume that I will do anything, there is no you will do as I say, this IS an equal partnership " Sam stated both calmly and menacingly making sure that there was no misunderstanding.
" I think we made her angry Lantash " Martouf grimaced as Samantha continued to air her view
" You get that feeling to my friend ?, We have chosen well my friend "
Next door there were two very amused members of SG1
" Sounds like Sam's laying down the law "
" Indeed "
" Any idea's ? " Delek asked his host as he tugged at the chains that held them firmly to the wall
" Well unless they unchain us my friend I see no chance of escape "
A short while later and they were disturbed once more
" You, Tok'Ra, I have a proposition for you " Zefran barked at the high councillor once the door had firmly shut behind him " I will help you escape if you will assist me with the same problem "
" You wish to escape ? "
" Not all of us serve because we wish to " The Goa'uld sighed solemnly
" Apophis found out about my work, I had been trying to perfect the cloning process for Baal you see, anyhow he had heard that I had perfected the cloning process and had me abducted from my lord, he started to bring me the building blocks of life starting with his own, then Tanith and of course yours, then others he brought to me, the last batch that I had been growing he said was a very special batch, there were three of my new lord to reincarnate along with Tanith, then there was your Selmak and Jacob, Lantash and Martouf, Aldwyn and Will and then there was Gwyn and Kelmaa and Gwyn and Egeria
" Egeria ? "
" Yes, she was to be placed within your ranks once more but her young would be Goa'uld, they were to give you a taste of your own medicine and destroy you from within, I saw this as my chance to be free, I gave information to your people to bring them before the programme could be completed, I thought if I gave you back some of your most prized fallen that maybe you would help me, will you help me ? " Zefran looked hopefully at the high councillor, no small feat for a Goa'uld
" We will help you, you say you perfected the art of cloning ? No degradation of the cells ? "
" None whatsoever, your Queen is here, do not worry no alteration has taken place, I made sure that the copy is exact" Zefran notified the councillor proudly, he lead Delek into another lab and opened another vat, Gwyn and Egeria looked up at Delek and Zefran curiously
" We will explain later my Queen, Zefran this lab and your notes need to be destroyed "
" Agreed "
" Get us out of this predicament and you will be greatly rewarded "
" I will be hunted, can you guarantee my safety ? "
" Zefran, have you heard of the Asguard ? " Delek grinned and indicated that he wished Zefran to shift his butt, Goa'uld were extremely difficult to work with and Delek was not impressed.
" Master Garshaw, I am sorry to interrupt but I really think you should take this communication "
" Who is it "
" Delek
" Well of all the nerve "
" All is not as it seems my lady, I really do thing you should take this communication"
A short time later Garshaw returned to Jacob/Selmak's quarters with Verasen in tow, she was not in the mood for any more surprises.
" Dial the Tau'Ri, I need to speak with Jack " And with that Verasen bowed his head in obedience and disappeared out of sight.
" Anything wrong ? " Selmak hadn't seen her this upset since, since Cordesh
" Nothing that I can not handle "
" Want to fill me in ? "
" Walk with me, I will, Fill you in, along the way " She was starting to calm down slightly but her blood was still boiling.
" Stop your complaining " The Delek copy barked at his host, he had put up with his whining for what seemed like an eternity " They are not my family and friends and if you want to get technical neither are they yours " He notified his captive as he set the charges that would destroy the Tok'Ra tunnels once and for all, he smiled as he visualised the chaos and destruction " Oh yes, this is going to be fun " He laughed antagonising his host even more.
" Well time to make an appearance " He left the armoury and went to find the team he had put together, he hadn't walked but a couple of yards when he bumped into Garshaw, Selmak and Verasen
" Ah, I was just on my way to see you "
" I bet you were " Jacob snarled at his least favourite person
" What's that supposed to mean ? "
" You know, I think maybe they made you wrong, I don't remember our Delek being so dull "
" Ah, so you have found out about my little secret, never mind, all this trouble will come to an abrupt end shortly "
" For us maybe Delek, not for you " Jacob grinned as he patted him on the shoulder, Delek looked confused as Jacob stepped back by Garshaw's side just as things started to disappear all around them increasing his confused straight of mind all the more, the look on Delek's face had the councillors and centurion doubled up with laughter and they too disappeared in front of the copies eyes.
" What just happened ? " Delek asked himself, but all he heard was his hosts laughter, then he too disappeared just seconds before the base started to explode.
TBC