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He was tired, he was hungry, he was dirty, but most of all he was bored. He wanted a shower, he wanted clean cloth's, he wanted out of this cell so he could go home. He didn't want to deal with these people anymore, he didn't want to be on this planet anymore, and he certainly didn't want to be sacrificed. Daniel and himself had managed to get the ropes off of their wrist's, and while Daniel calmly sat against the wall with his eye's closed, Jack couldn't. He could not sit still. He had paced the length of the cell more time then even Daniel could have counted, if he had been paying attention. He had way too much energy running through him. He had went through all the different variables, all the different scenarios, nothing. Nothing had come to mind on how to get out of this situation. They certainly weren't getting out of this cell on their own. When they had gotten their wrist's free, that was the first thing they tried. Even if they could somehow get the door open, there were guard's on either end of the hall. Jack's mind was going a mile a minute, to him it seemed as though thought's and ideas were trying to run a marathon in his head. He was frustrated, because there wasn't anything he could do. He didn't like not having anything to keep him occupied. Heck, right now he would settle for listening to one of Daniel's lecture's, if it meant getting out of here. As this thought ran through his mind he heard the sound of marching feet once again coming toward them. He looked over at Daniel and saw him standing up.

"How are we going to handle this?" Daniel asked him.

"Just play it cool. Act like your sorry and that you didn't know the rule's of the game. Hopefully they'll understand, have mercy, and let us go." Jack said this with as much confidence as he could muster. He knew that Daniel had the ability to talk anyone into anything, but everyone had their limits. Jack had a feeling this was one of those times. Oh not because of Daniel, but because of the leader. He didn't seem all that open to listening or compromise.

Jack had moved to stand next to Daniel by the wall as the leader arrived at the door with his guards behind him. This time he didn't order anyone to open the door. He stood there and looked at both Jack and Daniel. He slowly nodded his head, as if coming to some sort of decision. As he spoke to Daniel, Jack watched him a little closer this time, and also kept and eye on Daniel. The man's voice seemed to have a harder edge to it then the last time. Jack notice Daniel stiffen his shoulder's and open his mouth to speak but the man's voice hardened even more, and even though Jack couldn't understand the language he knew this guy meant business. Daniel closed his mouth and continued to listen. After a few minute's the man stopped talking, turned and left. Never giving Daniel the chance to say a word.

"Well that went well." Jack said once everyone had left the hall. "So, what did he have to say?"

"They had a town meeting. The vote was unanimous. We're to be sacrificed at sunrise. Tomorrow. That's three hour's from now." As Daniel said this he slid down the wall, with his knee's up he folded his arms on them and rested his head on his arms. Jack's legs seemed to decided that Daniel had a good idea and folded under him without thought. Jack knocked his head on the wall behind him.

"Crap." That was all that came to mind. Before the leader had come he couldn't stop his mind from thinking. Now he couldn't think of anything. He wasn't sure he wanted to.

"I'm sorry Jack. I should have tried harder. I should have spoke up, maybe I could have got through to him. I," Daniel hadn't even lifted his head. Jack decided to stop him before he went too far down the guilt tracks.

"No Daniel. Don't. I was right here, that man wasn't going to listen to a word you said. You could have talked till you were blue in the face, and I know it takes a lot for that to happen to you, but it wouldn't have mattered. He wasn't going to budge. You saw him, before he even said a word, he had already made up his mind. You couldn't have done anything. No one could have." Jack rested his hand on Daniels back as he spoke. Trying to convey to him that he meant what he said. And that he didn't blame him. Daniel looked at Jack, and Jack looked back. A 'thank you' and a 'your welcome' were passed between the two with no words needed to be spoken aloud. They were going to get through this no matter what. They had each other and that was all they needed.

"Incoming wormhole." The sound of the Gate activating was as loud as the klaxons.

"Who is it Walter?" General Hammond asked. No one was suppose to be coming home yet.

"It's SG-1's iris code Sir."

"Open the Gate son."

"Yes Sir."

As the General headed down he stairs he thought to himself, 'Let's just hope Jack got bored of babysitting Doctor Jackson and all his artifact's and decided to come home early'. Something told him that wasn't going to be the case. As he walked into the Gate room Sam and Teal'c came through breathing hard as if they had run a four forty a dozen times over. As they came down the ramp the Gate closed behind them. 'Oh no, here we go', the General thought.

"Major, Teal'c, where are Colonel O'Neill and Doctor Jackson?"

"We don't know Sir."

"What?"

"General Hammond we request reinforcement so that we may go back and continue our search." Teal'c didn't want to waste any time in going back to the planet. The General stood in shocked silence for a split second before he turned and looked up at Walter in the control room.

"Walter get as many teams gathered as you can. Have them report to the Gate room in half an hour."

"Yes Sir." Walter replied as he practically ran from the control room.

"Now let's head up to the briefing room and you can explain to me exactly what is going on."

General Hammond stood on the ramp facing the teams Walter had managed to gather. It always impressed him how fast Walter could get thing's done. Though this was SG-1. All Walter would have had to do was tell one person that they needed help and in five minute's the whole base would have known. 'That's probably what he did'. The General thought as Doctor Frasier came in with a medic trailing along with two bags behind his back. There was a total of five teams. Twenty four people in total when you included Major Carter, Teal'c, Doctor Frasier and her assistant. The General looked at all of them and not for the first time he wished he could go with them.

"Okay people listen up. Colonel O'Neill and Doctor Jackson have been missing close to five hours now. What we know is that they were in a building full of artifact's. They seem to have made it to the entrance and that's were their feet print end. Along with a lot of other print's that don't belong to anyone we know. There is no sign as to which direction they may have been taken in. There are sign's that they may be hurt. We do not know what is out there, we do not know what we may find. This is a rescue mission, I'm not going to order any of you to go on the basis that this mission could be dangerous." He had barely finished his last sentence when every person in the room stepped forward. One Marine in the front spoke up,

"General Hammond Sir, you don't have to ask, we all volunteered and I know there is at least four more teams ready to go if need be."

"Thank you Major Cullens. Walter, dial it up, let's bring our people home."

"Yes Sir General." As the Gate spun around and Walter called out the activation sequence, Hammond stood next to Sam.

"Good luck Major, I know that your going to find them."

"Thank you General. I just hope it's in time."

"Chevron Seven Locked." As the wormhole activated Teal'c led the way with Major Cater bringing up the rear. As she got to the top of the ramp the General called out to her and she turned around.

"God speed Sam." After a sloppy two finger salute like the Colonel did on occasion, and with the General returning it, she smiled then turned and went through the Gate. Ready to bring her boys home.

AN: Hope you all like, these last two chapter's have been really fun to write. The next one may take more then a day to get written, don't want to spoil it but I'm planing a little more action for our two boy's! Just haven't decided how to fit it all together yet. As always thanks for reading and if you liked it let me know :-)