In Carter's lab...

Jack and Sam moved to stand next to the doo-hickey.

I hope this doo-hickey works like Daniel says it does. Damn Jack he's got me using his isms now. Thought Sam.

That's a bad thing Carter? Sam laughed aloud at Jack earning confused glances from Daniel and Teal'c.

"So what do we do Space-monkey?" Jack asked.

"Well you need to ensure that the two of your are on the same wavelength, if you'll excuse the expression, and then once you've done that connect to the AI."

"That simple huh?" Jack commented.

"Yes Jack."

Ready Carter? How exactly do we get on the same wavelength?

Well Sir I think that we have to be thinking the same thoughts, sharing the same thoughts.

Can't be too hard can it?

How about we give it a go, what do you want to think about?

Your the genius Carter.

Well we're both so different, we have different points of view, different interests it might be difficult to find a common thought that the two of us can both share, I mean there is... Jack realised what she meant, it had saved them before so they concentrated on the room, thier feelings, all that was in there, finding themselves totally in sync, they soon branched out reaching for the AI within the device.

Erm... hello. Jack and Sam thought in unison.

I am AI, you are the joined ones.

Well yes we were rather hoping that you could remove our 'joining'

I can only do that which you wish.

Well we wish you to separate us.

You do not wish for complete separation.

We don't want to separate completely no, but we can not remained joined like this.

You wish me to leave a partial telepathic connection?

You can do that for us?

I can do only that which you wish of me.

You could leave us with a link which allows us to exchange thoughts, but only when we wish to?

That task can be performed.

Great do it.

The action is complete, you are now free to disconnect.

Sam and Jack withdrew from the machine and then from each other, they felt none of the thoughts of each other as they had done before, but each still sensed the other and Sam responded with a mental smile when Jack reached out for her with his mind.

"We've done it Danny." Jack said to the archaeologist who was still stood regarding the two of them with a worried look on his face. He seemed to sigh with relief as Jack spoke.

"That's great, I'm glad you two are OK, whilst you were in there I started re-translating and thought it mentioned about something else...but your both OK so we don't need to worry."

"Yes Danny now go play with your rocks we're fine." Jack ordered with a smile that told the team that he didn't mean it as sharply as it sounded.

"I too will leave O'Neill." Teal'c informed them. Jack and Sam were left in her lab.

"So that's it." Carter said with a little sadness.

We can still talk like this Carter.

I know, I'm glad. Sam gave him a real Carter smile and Jack was overwhelmed there was no doubt about it, the last few weeks had been an emotional roller-coaster for everyone and his emotions had almost pushed Sam away for good, he had apologised, they had both acknowledged the changes that had happened but it would take a while for both of them to heal completely so giving in to something which they both needed he softly uttered their code word "c'mere" it let them both know that whatever they had bottled up was free to be shared. Sam found herself in Jack's comforting embrace, things were going to change they both knew that, but whatever happened that might keep them apart, nothing not even different galaxies could truly separate them anymore.

Always Jack?

Always Sam. Jack thought back, pulling her tighter and they both unknowingly shared a feeling of happiness and relief at their new situation.

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That's more or less it folks, i'll have an epilogue up soon. I hope how I finished that bit keeps everyone happy, I really didn't think that Sam would have gone to the Pegasus galaxy, if she knew it might have meant not talking to Jack for weeks at a time, at a stretch you could even say that it wasn't AU, they just might not have told anyone, for fear of the NID wanting to get inside their heads and figure out how it works.