Sorry for the delay. First I visited my friends at school, and since I've been working 40 hour weeks. It's not that I don't have time to write, I've just been using my time to crash on the couch far too much :)
Thanks to everybody who's been reading, please please please PLEASE review! A huge thanks to my biggest supporter Emerald Green Queen!
For RomieG, I want to apologize because you said things were finally starting to make sense... it may get a bit confusing again! Hehe, but just stick with it, everything will tie together very soon.
I have another chapter written, but I want to write a bit more before I post it. Keep reviewing so I have some motivation!
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"Your dreams? Sweetie, I bought the tickets, booked the hotel, this is real," Jack informed her.
"No it's not. None of this is real. I'm just going to wake up again and realize that I'm some sort of lab rat and-" Haley's rant was interrupted by the sound of five pagers going off at once.
"Why would they be paging me?" Jack wondered.
"It must be very important O'Neill," Teal'c replied. Sam was calling the base while they bounced off theories.
"We need to all be there now," Sam informed them. "Janet there must be some sort of medical emergency as well, you're included.
"Who's going to take home the girls?" Janet asked.
"No time, they'll come with us," Jack said as he threw more than enough cash onto the table and herded the group out. "Come on girls. We'll get an airman to bring you home once we get there."
"Must be something huge," Cassie whispered to Haley. It's just a dream, she kept repeating, trying to push out the fear.
The group entered the mountain, which seemed to be in a state of high alert. There were guards running with jobs to do, and when Colonel O'Neill and company entered they were at once told to see General Hammond. Dr. Frasier was told to report to the infirmary immediately. "Daniel, watch her," Janet called out as she was ushered away.
The group got to the briefing room, to find General Hammond pacing back and forth. "Girls, will you please wait in my office?" Hammond ushered them in and shut the door behind them.
"What's going on? Why was I even called here?" Jack asked.
"Thor and two other Asgard were beamed in, they were all severely injured."
"What happened? How did they end up here?" Daniel asked.
"They were attacked, their ship exploded right after they arrived," Hammond replied. Everybody cringed, including Teal'c.
"By the Goauld?" Sam questioned.
"One of them started to tell us what was going on before passing out." Hammond's voice lowered, and briefly closed his eyes. "He said 'the girl is the target', and we're assuming that they are referring to Haley."
Jack stood up and retrieved the girls from the general's office. "You two are to stay with one of us at all times."
"Daddy what's going on?" Haley asked, a general sense of foreboding starting to take over.
"Sweetie we just have some abnormal activity right now. I need you two to listen to everything we tell you to do, okay?"
"Jack are we safe here?" Cassie asked, trying to swallow her anxiety.
"Of course," General Hammond said, "Cassandra you'll stay with me right now." She nodded, but really wanted to know what the hell was going on that seemed to be causing such mass hysteria, and why were she and Haley being separated?
"Sir, we'll all head down to the infirmary" Hammond nodded at Jack, "Carter go see if you can find out any information at all on how the ship was destroyed-"
"Yes sir," Carter walked down to the control room.
Jack pulled Teal'c to the side, out of earshot. "I want you to watch Haley, keep a few steps back from us, be ready to pull her somewhere safe at a seconds notice. Protect her above all Teal'c."
"You have my word O'Neill."
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Jack and Daniel raced into the infirmary, Teal'c sticking with Haley's slower pace. Janet saw them, and looked anxious. "Cassie's with General Hammond," Daniel told her. "Sam's off trying to figure out if there's any evidence of how this whole mess started."
Janet took a step closer to Jack and placed her hand on his arm. "Sir, I'm sorry to inform you, Thor has just died."
"What?" Daniel couldn't help but ask. Jack just buried his face in his palm.
"The last time I saw him I said I never wanted to see him anywhere near our planet for taking Haley. I basically destroyed our alliance with the Asgard." Haley took a few steps forward and leaned into her father's side.
"I'm sorry," she whispered, "this is all my fault."
"No it isn't Hale. You never asked for any of this. It's just a really shitty situation. Go sit down for a moment, I need to talk to Janet." Haley assented and sat down in a chair, her eyes still focused on the adults in the room.
"Sir, I sedated the Asgard in the least critical condition, and he should be waking up soon. The other one, I'm not sure how long he has. I really know very little about Asgard anatomy, and we have not been able to reach any other members of the Asgard yet," Janet explained. A nurse approached Janet and whispered in her ear. "He's awake; let's see if we can get some answers."
Haley was told to wait where she was, and Teal'c stood with her. "What do you think is going on T?"
"They are most likely finding out what is going on, and will soon return with some answers."
"Why was I brought down here and not Cassie? Is it because of my history with the Asgard?"
"Your father did not tell me his motivations for bringing you to the infirmary, but I believe that he feels best knowing you are close by."
"He thinks he's protecting me more?"
"Indeed."
"So am I a danger to Cassie?"
"O'Neill does not believe that Cassandra Frasier needs to be protected from the Asgard, but feels it would be best to keep her in a safe place on the base. General Hammond will do a good job of watching over her."
"I think you're doing a good job of watching over me. Thank you." Teal'c smiled and bowed his head at Haley, but it was short lived because they were interrupted by a flash of white light. Teal'c moved to grab Haley, but realized that he was sharing his grip on her with an Asgard. Daniel came running into the room.
"Romnir, please let her go. You have no ship to return to, where will you take her?"
"We will be going through the Stargate," the Asgard replied.
"Where's my dad? Did it hurt my dad?" Haley asked panicked, knowing Jack should have been in the room too.
"He was knocked out, but is going to be fine; Janet's looking after him now."
" Jaffa, you will let go of the girl now," Romnir commanded.
"I will not," Teal'c countered. Romnir closed his eyes and a chair flew up to hit Teal'c. He remained strong, and refused to let go of Haley.
"I will not harm the girl, I am on your side, now please let go," Romnir persuaded.
"If you were on our side then why did you injure Jack and now Teal'c?" Daniel asked.
"You were getting in my way. I need to leave now, I will bring back the girl when we are done, let us go."
"It's not happening," Jack said, standing in the doorway. Janet was behind him, holding an ice pack that was probably meant to be resting on Jack's head.
"So be it. The Jaffa will come as well." A flash of white light, and Haley, Romnir, and Teal'c were standing in the control room. Teal'c was still holding tightly onto Haley. Romnir closed his eyes again and all of the chairs flew out from beneath the men sitting at the controls. The gate started dialing, as the airmen scrambled to their feet and tried to stop the dialing computer.
"Teal'c what is going on?" Sam ran down the steps into the control room.
"This Asgard is very intent on taking Haley O'Neill through the Stargate."
"Sam help me!" Haley squealed.
Sam studied the alien. He was just as stubbornly holding onto Haley as Teal'c was. She lunged at him attempting to knock him off, but she was propelled backwards and landed roughly on the ground.
"Major Carter, he appears to have telepathic abilities," Teal'c noted a little too late. Three or four SF guards ran into the room, guns drawn.
"Hold your fire!" Carter yelled at them. She wasn't sure if the Asgard could reverse the bullets. "What do you want with her?" she pleaded with Romnir, "maybe we can work together, without hurting anybody."
"That is not possible." Romnir replied. "You have an extremely slow gate," he complained, his weak body protesting all of the strain.
"Maybe you should put a note in the complaint box," Haley spat at him through gritted teeth. The gate connected, and in another flash of white light, Romnir, Haley, and Teal'c were moved to the gate room.
"Stop them!" Sam yelled from the control room. Romnir pulled Haley through the gate, Teal'c tried pulling her out of the Asgard's grip from his end, but it was of no use. Romnir had an iron grip on the girl. Haley let out a final scream as she was pulled through the event horizon.
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