"Sir, if the ship is still in orbit it remains cloaked. There have been no signs of any ship in our area," Carter informed General Hammond and everybody else gathered at the briefing table. Janet and Teal'c sat on one side with Jack in his usual spot next to Hammond, his eyes dark and full of anger. He and Sam were both avoiding looking one another in the eye.

"I honestly don't know what to tell you Colonel. You have my deepest sympathies, but I don't see how we would go about finding Haley," General Hammond shook his head, deeply regretful of the news he was giving O'Neill. "I personally believe if Dr. Jackson is with her she is in very good hands and he is probably working on a way to get in touch with us as we speak. It may be best if you remain on base for the time being, but I'll understand if you decide to go home, we can contact you if anything comes up."

"No sir, I plan on staying on base."

"Alright, everybody is dismissed." Hammond walked back to his office, not entirely sure himself what to do. It was times like these that commanding a base with such commonly strange occurrences drove him crazy.

xxxxx

Sam sat in her lab, playing around with the beaming device she had created. Janet entered and sat on a stool next to Sam. "How's it going?"

"We shouldn't have sent her home until I completed this. It needs a recall device or-"

"Sam," Janet touched her arm, "whoever took her would've taken her from here too. We both know that the beaming devices work down here. At least we know she has somebody looking out for her."

"Daniel. I'm worried about him too," Sam sighed, feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders.

"It wouldn't be a normal day if one of us wasn't worried about him," she smiled. "How's Colonel O'Neill doing?"

Sam looked away, her cheeks flushing a bit. She still hadn't told Janet about their somewhat new relationship, and felt incredibly guilty. "He's very angry at the moment."

"With?"

"Everybody, me…"

"He thinks you should have been there."

"Why would-"

"Sam, cut the act. I've known about the two of you for quite some time now."

Sam's lips tightened and the first thing that came to mind was the ass kicking she was going to give "Daniel."

"Yeah, I dragged it out of him, but I already knew. Come on, that night at the movies? You two looked like a bunch of lovesick teens." Janet chuckled as Sam's eyes widened in horror.

"You were watching us?"

"Come on Sam, as a mother I see EVERYTHING, even when I'm off duty. That night at Jack's, when you didn't leave with me and Daniel we figured…" Janet smiled and gave a shrug. "I am a little peeved you didn't feel the need to tell me, though."

"Well I'm a little peeved you didn't tell me you knew!" Sam realized she wasn't getting out of this without some sort of apology to her best friend. "It was all just so new, too. It never seemed to be the right time to tell you, anyways," Sam sighed, recalling all the obstacles that popped up every time things appeared to be getting better. "Besides," Sam gave a mischievous smile, "I figured Daniel told you."

Janet gave a slight eye roll, but decided to get back to the problem at hand. "So Colonel O'Neill believes that had you stayed at his house you could have prevented Haley from being taken?" Sam nodded. Janet reached out and squeezed her friend's shoulder. "You realize that's ridiculous. You couldn't have prevented this anymore than Jack."

"That's what I tried telling him, but he refuses to listen to me," Sam grew more frustrated, realizing that she was not the one to blame in all of this.

"He has a way of venting his overall anger into other aspects of his life."

"That's for sure; he won't even look at me at this point. It's not even worth trying to talk to him right now. I know he'll just block me out."

"He's like that child being punished who puts their hands over their ears to avoid hearing their parents yelling at them," Janet sympathized. "But I know that you're going to find a way to get Haley and Daniel home, if Daniel isn't already working on it himself, and then you can go and give the Colonel a huge kick in the ass for being one to you."

Sam looked up from her device and gave Janet a sad smile. "I hope you're right, and I hope that's all it takes to make everything right again."

xxxxx

Teal'c stood in the doorway, but the sound of shouting halted his entrance.

"But the Asgard aren't answering us, sir."

"We know they have her! I don't care what it takes! If we have to find one of those Ancient device things and have me stick my head in it so I can get the knowledge to build that power device thingy and gate to the Asgard galaxy so I can get some answers from their scrawny grey asses I will!"

"Sir with all due-"

"CARTER they've got my KID! SCREW any alliance we have with them, I want them to pay!"

"Sir, there may be a reason they never told us of the Gormaan, they could have separated so long ago that they don't even consider them-"

"I don't care when or why they're not friends. Who knows, maybe they ARE the Gormaan-"

"That doesn't even make sense!"

Teal'c could sense Major Carter's frustration and decided it was time to calm O'Neill down. Before he could open up his mouth again to yell at Carter further, Teal'c swiftly stepped in between the two. "O'Neill, it would be wise for you to stop arguing at this moment. It is not helping anybody."

"We weren't arguing, we were just…" Teal'c raised his eyebrow and O'Neill shrugged. "We were troubleshooting."

"The tone of voice you are using with Major Carter is most disrespectful. Do you not believe she is trying her hardest to figure out where Daniel Jackson and your daughter have gone?" Jack opened his mouth, but Teal'c wasn't ready to hear him yet. "If you would like to voice your opinions you may do so in a polite manner, and not raise your voice. You are most likely only slowing down the progress Major Carter is making."

Jack gave a giant "harrumph" and started to exit the room, but Teal'c put his arm up, blocking him. "I believe you owe Major Carter an apology."

"Teal'c, really it's not necessary-" Sam started.

"No, I believe it is." If looks could kill, Sam thought, as she watched Teal'c burn a hole into O'Neill's head.

"Carter, I'm…" Jack shoved his hands in his pockets and refused to make eye contact. "You know what, do you what you want T, I'm not backing down. I know I'm right," and those were Jack O'Neill's last words before being decked by Teal'c. He stepped right over Jack and exited the room, bowing slightly to Major Carter first. Everything happened so fast that Sam was pretty sure her jaw was on the floor. She rushed to the ground to help sit Jack up.

"Carter?"

"Yes?"

"I…" he stared at her wide eyes, and thought how kind she was to help him when he had been such an ass. "I…"

"What is it?" she was hoping he had finally realized he needed to apologize to her.

"I'm tired," he said before shutting his eyes and passing out.