END OF AN ERA.
SG1 are all seated in the Sgc briefing room awaiting General George Hammond their commanding officer. On one side of the table colonel Jonathon or Jack as he is more commonly know O'Neill C.O of SG1 next to him his 2IC Samantha or Sam carter. On the other side sat Teal'c an alien, a Jaffa and former first prime for apophasis identified by the gold tattoo on his for head, next to him sat Doctor Daniel Jackson a civilian anthropologist specializing in ancient languages and cultures. Together they are SG1 the best the SGC have.
They had all been called back from what was suppose to be their week leave even though Jack was the only one off base. Sam stay to work on a nacqada power grantor and Daniel was cataloguing artefacts and teal'c lived on base most of the time. So here they were waiting for General Hammond. the Gen. entered from his offices which adjoined the briefing room which over look the heart of the SGC, the stargate which was in it own room on the lowers level of the complex. Sam and Jack begin to stand
"Keep your seats" the gen. addressed them with a wave of his hand. The gen. took his seat at the head of the table.
"Lets get started SG15 is 72 hours over due from there mission to P3X 587" he perused to wait for questions but there were none so he continued
"All attempts at communications have been unsuccessful so colonel you and your team will mount a rescue mission."
"Sir is there any indigenous life"
"No there were no signs of life"
"Well that rules out cultural difference" he concluded
"So we can assume it was the Goa'lds sir"
"That what you and your team are going to find out, colonel your mission is at 1500 hr dismissed" the gen. rose and exited to his office. SG1 was left chatting amount them selves to per pear for the mission.
Gate room 1500hr
Jack strode at the foot of the metal ramp next to Teal'c dressed in standard mission factices stranded green with black backpacks a P90 assault refill over his shoulder and a 9mm pistol around his waste with several clips for both weapons Teal'c's weapons differ from Jacks instead of a P90 he carried a staff weapon and they both carried zats. Sam and Daniel enter they are dressed and ready to go.
The Gate spring to life the outer ring begin to spin locking in the address of P3X 587, showwsh the wormhole opens and the MALP entered the large pool of vertical water
"SG1 you are go for mission good luck" the gen. vices booms over the PA system.
"Lets go campers" said Jack as his team begin to walk up the ramp and then disappeared thought the wall of water with practise skill
They emerged from the gate to see a grassy plane leading to a small mountain Jack single to Sam to cover there six and Teal'c took point and Daniel and Jack in the middle. This was all done in complete salient
"SG15 this is Col. Jack O'Neill do you copy" said Jack into his radio he got nothing but static in reply. The group slowly made their way up to the base of the mountain Jack stopped
"O.K Teal'c Daniel go left, Carter and I will go right radio every 10 min. Back here in an hour"
They were about 6 meters apart when a Jaffa pocked it head over the mountain. Teal'c reacted firing his staff.
"Get down" yelled Jack. He and Carter dropped as did Daniel and Teal'c. Jack crawl up the embankment and look over there were about 30 Jaffa all heading there way. Jack opened fire and signalled a retreated to the gate and the safety of the SGC. He crawl back wards he wave is hand at Daniel and Teal'c to go Daniel looked shocked then a staff blast when of a few feet in front of him he and Teal'c begin to move firing as they went. Sam opened fire as the Jaffa came over the top. Jack looked over his shoulder to see that Teal'c and Daniel were half way across the plane below
"Carter lets move" They begin to move back towards the gate he here's the gate activating he glances over his shoulder and see it Teal'c and Daniel in defectives positions. He grabs his radio and stop moving
"Teal'c take Daniel and go" Teal'c looks up and nods and grabs Daniel and push him though the gate and follows him.
Jack ejects the clip from his P90 just as a jaffa came at him he grab at his side arm and fire it at the jaffa. The jaffa fell on top of him as he pushed him off, he sees Sam coming back toward him
"Carter go" she keeps coming firing as she goes at the group of jaffa coming directly at Jack
"That an order major" he stressed the last word. As he slammed a new clip in to his P90 and begin firing again. This time he decided to stand and run. Carter is almost at the gate. Then she disappeared thought it.
Their all home he contused running firing as he went.
Dam last clip
He change clips and kept firing.
God my knees heart, almost there, dam out of ammo
He drops his P90 and grabbed his 9mm and fires it over his shoulder like these guys in the movies do.
"Ahhh God" he fell forward on to the stone step the gate sat on the pool of shimmering blue water so close he looked back at the enemy they were getting closer, he could feel the life darning from him.
So close he pick him self up and though him self though the gate to home away from the enemy.
As his body tumbled from the gate his battle was over. The gate closed with its usual zap.
Doctor Frasier and her medical team came running up the ramp to Col. O'Neill's body lie. She rolled him over and looked for a plaice but there was none
"Start CPR" there was blood everywhere and somehow she knew that her effort were in vain. She tilted his head back and cleared the airway as a young nurse pushed past the remaining members of sg1 and started chest compressions
"Let's get him to the infirmary" they picked him up and placed him and a stretcher and ran from the gate room. Leaving a shock SG1 in its wake.
"What happen?" came Gen Hammond's voice. Major Carter face was like a ghost
"We were ambushed" replied Teal'c
"Get your selves cloned up we debrief in an hour"
The Infirmary
A slalom voice spoke the words that no one wished to, although they all knew it to be true. It had been like this for what seemed like hours.
"Time of death 16:35" it was hard to believe so much could change in shuck a short space of time. It had been less than two hours and yet these two hours where about to change the SGC forever.
Ten minutes Later Debrief.
Gen Hammond hung up the phone with a heavy heart and enters the briefing room Teal'c was already seated Daniel was by the window looking down at the gate they were both in clean fatigues. Major Carter was still in her mission fatigues. He knew why the Doctor had just tolled him that she had been at the infirmary since they had returned and even after one of her nurse had made Teal'c and even Daniel leave she had not left until it was time for the briefing and at that time she did not know what he now knew.
"Please take your seats and we will begin" he forced the words out Daniel move to his seat next to teal'c and looked at the Gen. as if he knew what he was about to say. Sam sat on the other side of the table alone.
God this is going to be hard then he begin to speck "I have just spoken to Dr. Frasier" I can't believe I'm about to say thisAll the face at the table look at him waiting for him to continue.
"Col. O'Neill did not service his injuries I'm very sorry" he finished. Daniel slumped forward in his chair in shocked disbelief, Teal'c form stiffen he sat tall and true, to the Jaffa way. Sam went regent and went whiter then he thought humanly possible, tears began to well up in her eyes but she wouldn't let them brake though.
back to business
"You can take as much time as it takes to find a replacement for the col. I will expect your reports at that time. I know this won't be easy but…" Sam strode up and left before the Gan. Could dismiss them but nobody else moved.
Then the gen. retreated to his office to write worse letter anyone could hope not to receive, to Jack's ex-wife. Not knowing if Sg1 could service the loss of their C.O and there friend. As for Major Carter the possibility of something so wrong by military law but something none the less, that will hornet her and that was what worried him the most.
"How Will They survive" he spoke to the empty offices
TBC in Coming to Terms