(A/N: Yay! Another chapter complete! So enjoy…thanks to my reviewers: Shiny Silver Grl, Nessie1701, Natters and mishy-mo! So yeah, enjoy! Thank you all for your comments, I tried to correct the issues you addressed Shiny Silver!
Ryan x x )
Sam had been released from the Infirmary not long after her strange dream. Before she could do much else, she had to debrief General Hammond about the situation that had arisen on P3X-549. She wasn't entirely sure herself of the circumstances that lead to the situation on the planet. All observations through the MALP and first contact had suggested that they were a peaceful, advanced population. They were there to negotiate a trade in medical technology, and if they were able to, advanced weapons.
The people themselves were kind, to start with. They had agreed to the terms of the trading of medical technology and information, they had been welcomed with a warm reception and curiosity. It appeared as though they did not have many visitors through the Stargate, not since the 'Time of Age'- when their people were first brought to the planet. Not long after there had been an uprising that resulted in there supremacy over the planet.
To her knowledge, Sam told the General that Colonel had gone to see some caves on the out side of the city, talking Teal'C with him, claiming that he 'wasn't in the mood,' to talk- leaving the job to Sam and Daniel. They had been attacked whilst walking through the city, back to the Stargate and had taken cover in the dense forest, trying to find their way back. Teal'C met them at the Stargate, distracting whomever it was with gunfire.
'Sir…what are we going to do about finding Colonel O'Neill?' she asked, after relaying her side of the story.
'We'll shortly be sending through a MALP, and if the 'Gate is clear, we'll send through a rescue team-'
'-I want to be on that team sir-'
'-And on orders from Doctor Fraiser, I can't allow that. Not yet.'
'Sir! With all due respect-'
'No Major, the Doctors orders are final. The rest of SG-1 is on downtime pending the recovery of Colonel O'Neill.' the General sighed, 'I know he means a lot to you Major, he does everyone. We'll find him.' he sighed again and walked out of the briefing room into his office.
Major Carter had always found it hard to make friends, particularly when she was younger, a teenager, that had translated into her adult world as well, never really getting attached to many people, the few people she had connected with were all in her line of work, exploring other planets through the Stargate, so it was understandable that she would worry when one of the people she was 'attached' to ended up MIA, ill or acting strangely. This she understood. What she didn't understand was that she was always much more worried when it was her CO, Colonel O'Neill, the one that was missing. Sometimes, she could sense him, as if he were about to walk around the corner with some sort of joke or sarcastic comment about SG-3, but then she would realise he wasn't there…
Suddenly, almost like a ton of brocks had hit in the face, she turned and headed back the way she came, heading back to the lifts. She had forgotten all about the dream with the Colonel. There something wrong about it, like it wasn't a real dream. She hurriedly headed back to her lab, for some reason she didn't want to be out in the cold, harsh grey green corridors anymore. She hastily slid the plastic card through the lock and went to her computer.
She sat there, unsure of what she was going to do next, slowly she turned the computer on and waited for it to load up the program she wanted. Starting to type, bit by bit at first, then picking up speed she wrote about the planet, P3X-549, the area and her account of what had happened. She wasn't sure if she would submit it as her report of the mission, she just needed to analyse what had happened by writing it down…
After having finished what she knew of what had happened, she saved her work and stared at the screen. She was forced out of her trance by a knocking at her door. She jumped out of her skin as Daniel walked into her Lab with two cups of strong black coffee, the aroma filling her nose and making her remember the last time had a drink was before she had talked to the General.
'Hey Sam, I bring the goodness of coffee…' he said, before adding, 'Just finished talking to Hammond. Bad news is they haven't found Jack yet, good news though, they haven't run into the locals either. General Hammond is having them report back regularly. He wouldn't even let me help find Jack!'
'Yeah, wouldn't let me help either. Janet's orders, apparently.' She replied, she sighed softly, 'I miss him already…we should be looking for him ourselves dammit!'
'I know,' was all Daniel said in reply. Jack hadn't been missing for more than a day, yet they were all feeling the loss as if it had been a month. Daniel wasn't even sure if Jack knew the effect he had on the people he worked with. 'Were you still holding his Gameboy hostage before the mission?' he asked, trying to bring some humour into the situation.
'Yeah,' she opened the top right drawer of her desk, moving some of the junk she kept in there, including her favourite chocolate. Picking up the green Gameboy, an envelope dropped to the floor. She put the Gameboy on the desk, and picked it up, turning it over in her hands, she saw the familiar handwriting of her CO. 'I wonder what this is?' she said more to herself than to Daniel, who was busy draining his coffee of the rich, black liquid.
'Hmm…? You wonder what Sam?' she was once again jolted out of her thoughts.
Opening the letter, completely mystified at why Colonel O'Neill had written to her, she started to read, ignoring Daniel's questioning look.
Dear Sam,
If you are reading this…
(Yeah…so did you enjoy? I hope you did. I don't keep to a particular writing schedule, anyone who's waiting for my Harry Potter update can tell you that…I'll try and start updating more frequently… I hope everyone liked the little bit of background information...
Ryan x x)
