"How is he?" Daniel asked.
Dr. Lam nodded. "He's okay, he's sleeping right now. Colonel Carter's with him." She said.
Daniel smiled, nodding his head. "I don't doubt it."
Daniel said. He had seen the bond between Sam and Jack the day they had met. He had seen the life come back into Jack's eyes, seen the way he watched his newfound friend. Jack paid full attention when it came to his 2IC, every sigh, grimace, unfinished thought. Sam had been the same way, always watching Jack, every move he made, making sure he knew she backed him 100%.
"So, do we have any idea how we're going to handle this?" Daniel asked. Vala shook her head. "Not even a glimmer of an idea." She replied.
Daniel shook his head, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "Where did the good old days go when it was a virus one of us contracted? Those were so much less complicated." He said, remembering the time they reverted back to cavemen.
Carolyn chuckled. "Well, this is General O'Neill, his primary quote is 'go big or go home'." She said.
Daniel raised his eyebrows, nodding.
"Well, I'm going to go see them. Sam will probably need help and I want to return the favor." Vala said, walking out the door.
Sam awoke to find the other side of the bed empty and a faint scratching on the cement. She brushed off the shock of seeing her General as the large silver wolf, and sat up.
There was a knock on the door, and Sam's reflexes kicked in. The wolf moved toward the door.
"Stop, don't move." She said. The wolf lowered his head, the light glinting off his fur. 'Fur.' Sam thought, chuckling and shaking her head.
She opened the door, smiling. "Vala, hi." She said. Vala stepped in the door.
"Oh, I could come back another time." She said.
Sam shook her head. "He's okay; I think he's starting to understand, maybe even learning control." She said.
Vala smiled. "How are you holding up?" She asked.
"What do you mean?" Sam asked in return.
"Well, this is your fiancé we're talking about. I can't even imagine how this is affecting you. I would be terrified." She said.
Sam nodded, looking away. She and Jack O'Neill had decided that it was time to stop hiding from their feelings after her father died. He offered to retire, she offered to resign, but the President bent the rules, as usual.
"I'm doing okay. Things have been a little rough, but I know he's still in there." She said.
Vala backed up, noticing the large animal moving closer to the door.
"Jack." Sam said. The animal stopped, lowering its head.
"UNSCHEDULED OFFWORLD ACTIVATION, COLONEL CARTER TO THE GATE ROOM." Sam stepped around Vala.
"Do you want me to stay?" Vala asked. Sam looked back, considering it for a moment, then shook her head. "I trust him."
SG-1 was on an off-world mission, and General Jack O'Neill had an advantage. He ripped the door off the hinges, lurking down the hall to the elevator shaft.
The car was four levels up, so he climbed down the shaft the last six levels to level 28. He moved quickly, knocking the technicians in the 'gate room unconscious.
Landry came down the stairs to the control room, noticing the large silver wolf head toward the open wormhole.
"General O'Neill. Defensive teams to the gate room." He said, but it was too late. The address disappeared, and the gate closed down.
"Damn." He said.
"Colonel Carter, come in please."
"Yes sir." Sam said, it was Landry.
"General O'Neill managed to escape from his quarters undetected, and has gone back to the planet." He said.
Sam snapped into action. "SG-1, I'm scrubbing this mission. Grab your gear, let's go. General, do you have the address?" She asked.
"Affirmative, he tried to erase any trace of the gate address, but the backups caught it." Walter said.
Sam nodded. "Thanks Walter, SG-1 is returning to Earth." She said, Daniel, Vala and Teal'c hot on her heels.
"Sam, look." Vala said, pointing to the tracks in the mud. "Human footprints." She said.
Teal'c called them ahead. "Colonel Carter," He said, "These tracks are much larger." He finished.
"He's going back." Daniel said.
"Why would he do that?" Vala asked, shifting her P-90 in her grip.
"He kept telling us he needed to go back." Daniel said.
"He transformed on his way to the compound. It's not because he needed to go back. He's going after Adria." Sam said.
"How are we going to stop him? I don't want to shoot him, but I don't think this is going to work." Vala said, holding up her zat gun.
Sam nodded. "Maybe we can reason with him." Daniel said.
"You are aware of how difficult it is to persuade O'Neill once he has made a decision." Teal'c said.
"You have returned. Excellent." Adria said.
The large animal stood, baring his teeth. He turned his head when he heard familiar footsteps coming toward the room. His eyes widened when he realized that the footsteps were those of his friends he had left behind.
"Your friends have no doubt come to rescue you, just as you believed they would the last time. You will kill them all, starting with her." She said, pointing to Sam as they walked in the door.
He snarled, baring his teeth and brandishing large, sharp claws. Adria's eyes flashed like fire. "I command you to follow." She said. His hackles stood on end; on all fours he was as tall as her.
"KILL THEM!!" Adria yelled. The wolf didn't turn, just stepped in front of the group. Panic rose in his heart when he saw the ribbon of energy fly from Adria's palm. It struck Sam in the back when she turned, knocking her to the ground.
The rest of the team took cover, just as he had taught them to. He growled, leaping toward Adria. He tackled her to the ground, his massive paw locking into place around her throat.
"I command you to release me." She said. He ripped her head to the side, breaking her neck. Blood poured from her mouth and he dropped her to the floor.
He turned, heading to the group, bending down and examining the damage. There was a large burn on Sam's back where the blast hit her, and he couldn't hear her heartbeat.
He crouched, effortlessly picking Sam up. He led the way out of the compound, a grim expression on his wolfen features.
Vala was crying silently, Daniel tearfully leading her behind the great animal. Teal'c somberly walked next to them. Sam was dead. They all knew it.
"I believe we should allow O'Neill to carry on alone." Teal'c said.
They set up camp, waiting for hours. It was dark, and they all sat around a fire, not a single one feeling the warmth.
"It was Sam for a reason. She is what holds SG-1 together. I think Adria realized that." Vala said. She started to cry when she heard the deep howl of a wolf.
"We shouldn't leave him by himself. It's not good to do this alone." She said.
"Vala, he needs to be alone. He's dealing with it in his own way. He never talks about anything, just bottles it all up and stores it away. He doesn't want to burden anyone." Daniel said.
Jack sat his beloved fiancée's body down, pulling a stone slab onto a pile of rocks. He carefully picked her still form up, howling in sorrow.
He heard another howl, one of a much younger wolf, and turned toward the sound. 'We're grieving with you'. That was the howl.
He placed her down on the slab, nudging her face with his nose. Warmth enveloped him, and he turned.
"Igo dena Gannos La'al, cro Quiatus. D'esodo. Laem oro penta." 'I am Morgan LaFay, an Ancient. Please, leave you must.' It was Morgan LaFay.
That meant she could help him. She could bring Sam back to life.
He turned around, ears back and head lowered. "Hic Qua Videyuum. You are a remarkable animal, one who understands compassion. I will show compassion. You must hurry, I will allow you and the others to escape. The Ori are coming." 'The Place of Our Legacy.'
Light surrounded Sam's body, lifting it into the air. Suddenly everything made sense.
He needed to make contact with Morgan. He transformed back into human form, falling to the ground. Light surrounded him as well.
"There is no way to reverse what was done to you. However, I can allow you to access long ago memories. Perhaps you will control it in time."
Sam's body was lowered back to the slab, and he leaned over, kissing her forehead.
Her clothes had changed into white robes, ones he was sure to have seen somewhere before.
"She will not wake, she must rest, but she is alive. Now go, and do not come back. This planet is not safe. Cai'ena. Navo lochus. Oro da videyuum, Jack O'Neill."
She said. 'Cai'ena' Not a word he was familiar with. "New location. You are our legacy, Jack O'Neill.'
The large wolf came back to the camp as the sun rose, an unconscious but very much alive Samantha Carter cradled in his large arms.
"O'Neill." Teal'c said as he approached. The wolf bowed his head, nudging Sam with his nose.
'You are our legacy, Jack O'Neill' was the only thing that came to his mind as he looked at her.
"She's alive." Vala said, rushing up to Jack. She felt Sam's pulse, smiling. "Daniel, Daniel. He's back. Sam is alive." She said.