Security alarms had went off on the SGC base. The General was alerted that there was a commotion going on at the entrance to the Mountain. Mitchell, Teal'c and Gen Landry immediately had everyone on alert. Also Woosley was already there, being backed up by hi IOA guards and now the SF guards were at a standoff over a cab that had arrived. Jack had caught up with SG1, and they were all headed for the entrance to see what was going on. Daniel heard the alarms, but chose to ignore the noise. He thought he had better things to do.
Jack saw that each the SF men and the IOA and Woosley had their weapons out pointing at each other and Woosley was shouting something at the SF's.
"You men are to stand down. This is IOA business. Vala Mol Doran is under arrest."
"Sorry Sir, we are under direct orders from Gen Landry to take Ms. Vala Mol Doran into custody. We don't take orders from you. Sorry Sir, my men have their orders." Stated the Airmen.
The situation was becoming tense. Jack finally stepped in. "What the hell is going on Woosley? Can't you see its a little ole cab. You're scaring the poor driver half to death."
Woosley trying to sound authoritive responded. "I could care less about the driver, it's the person inside I want, now tell your men to stand down or someone might get hurt General O'Neill and it may be Vala Mol Doran."
Woosley turned to his men. "Point your weapons and Vala Mol Doran. She is to be taken into my custody. Shoot anyone that moves to retrieve her other than IOA." Woosley's men cocked their guns and aimed at the slumped over figure in the cab's back seat.
"What the…………..Teal'c get Dr. Lam up here. It looks like Vala may be unconscious." Stated Mitchell.
Teal'c moved with lightning speed to get help, but not before he gave the IOA men a menacing stare.
The cab driver was shaking in his seat. "Please, please take her and go. I won't ask for any fair, I just want to leave, please, anyone."
"Now see Woosley, you've gone and scared the poor driver to death. Listen Woosley, everyone should just calm down. No one is taking anybody, anywhere, anytime soon, until Dr. Lam gets here. I'm authorized to keep Vala here until we finish our investigation Woosley. I'm sure the President would be displeased to hear you shot an unconscious woman in the back of a cab and scared a poor civilian to death."
Just as Jack was finishing up, Dr. Lam rushed in with her medical team. "Get out of my way, whoever you are. I have injured women to attend to and she's my patient until otherwise."
"See Woosley. I can't get to her either, so I suggest you put your weapons away."
Gen Landry intervened. "I suggest you do as my daughter said Woosley or you'll answer to me if any harm comes to Dr. Lam or Vala."
Woosley was fuming inside. He hated that he had to stand down, but he was not going to let this go that easy.
"STAND DOWN." Woosley shouted to his men. General Landry had instructed his men do the same.
As soon as Vala was carried onto the gurney, she sped away feeling for a pulse and shouting orders for oxygen to her people. Mitchell, Teal'c and Landry were on their way to follow when the cab speed off, peeling rubber.
"Carolyn let me know what's going on with Vala as soon as you can." Stated Landry.
"She's my patient now dad. Nothing is going to happen to her." Carolyn pulled the drapes around Vala and began hooking her up to IV's and heart monitors. SG1 was watching while Dr. Lam was doing everything should could for Vala. SG1 and Jack knew it was something serious, when Vala starting convulsing and she was bleeding from her nose and ears. Woosley appeared in the viewing window and watched the Doctor work. He didn't care that Vala was ill. He wanted her in his custody and back to Area 51.
Mitchell chimed in with anger towards Woosley. "Hope you're enjoying the show Woosley. Though I bet you would rather have her dead than alive."
Teal'c, Gen Landry and Jack watched Woosley very closely. "You can say what you want Col Mitchell, but the fact remains that Vala Mol Doran is a high security risk to earth. We have no idea who she has been in contact with. Even one of your own suspect she may have sold information to the highest bidder. She knows too much, and I believe her disappearance shows she can't be trusted."
Mitchell responded back, barely keeping his cool. "Who the hell have you been talking to Woosley. No one here believes Vala is a traitor."
Woosley stuck his head up, as if too give himself courage. "I'd say why you don't ask one of your own people Col Mitchell. It seems you don't know your people as well as you think you do." Woosley smiled at what he knew, taunting SG1 about Vala.
"GET OUT WOOSLEY." Mitchell shouted.
"Indeed." Teal'c pressed forward as a warning. Woosley stepped back a few feet and two of the IOA stepped in to back him up.
"Woosley, you have your orders and I have mine and my outweighs yours. So get your goons out of her so I can further my investigation. The President will receive my report on what's happened and not before. Stay out of my people's way Woosley, or you'll regret it." Stated Jack with a low menacing voice.
"Don't worry Gen O'Neill. The President will hear my report and I have a reliable source that will back up my charges. I can wait longer than you and Vala Mol Doran, looks like she can't." With a sneer and looking down at Vala's pale face, Woosley and his people left.
Mitchell almost lunged at Woosley, when Teal'c stopped him. "That…………that little worm.
"Look Cam, were all upset at what just happened. But as long as Dr. Lam has Vala as a patient, Woosley can't touch her. I'll make darn sure of that. Right now Vala is what's important and getting Sam back."
All four men had a look of worry on their faces as Carolyn had finished putting a oxygen mask on Vala and was adjusting the monitors. Vala had stopped convulsing and now it looked like she was sedated. She put two of her nurses in charge and walked up to the viewing medical booth.
"How is she Carolyn?" Asked Gen Landry.
"Not good. Something is making her very ill and I have to run some more test to see what's wrong. Right now, she's sedated and I'm doing blood work and comparing it with that on the towel. I believe it's something in her system. It may be weakening her immune system. Right now, I wish Sam was here. She may be able to give me more information on to what's been happening to Vala within the last 24 hours. Anyway, she comfortable for now and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Do you know if Col Carter is coming back?"
"Oh, yeah, she's on her way Dr. Lam." Said Mitchell. Jack looked at Mitchell as if he missed something.
"Alright, just let me know when she arrives. It's important that I find out, what she knows about Vala's condition, since she is the last person to be around her."
Carolyn left and Jack turned to Mitchell to see what was going on. "Someone care to enlighten me on Sam's whereabouts?"
"Well she called about a half an hour ago Jack." Said Landry. " She specifically did not want Woosley to get his hands on Vala and wanted you to do everything in your power to keep Vala here. She………she asked that you do it for her Jack. Her request sounded urgent."
"Indeed O'Neill. We were all present, when Col Carter called. She seemed most distressed of Vala Mol Doran's care."
"Yeah Jack; Sam called me by my first name and cursed. Sam usually doesn't do that unless she's worried. And it seems she was persistent about Vala not being taken by the IOA."
Jack took in what his friends were saying, and even more disturbing was that Daniel had not even shown up at what was going on. Jack turned around to look down at Vala's pale face and wondered what could be wrong with her, that Sam was insistent that Vala not leave his custody.
Jack huffed out a breathe. "Ok, everyone; two things. We need some answers from Sam; two, who is this person that Woosley claims to have as a witness to his charges about Vala, and I want to know why this person is doing this to Vala. I'm going to make a phone call to the President and inform him of Vala's situation. We need answers gentlemen and right now, I think Vala is the only one that can clear all this up. I just hope whatever's wrong with her, she can hold on."
TBC