Interruptions

Chapter Five

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They started back towards the gate.

"Wait. I need to show you something." Jonas said. "Please, come with me."

Sam nodded and began to follow Jonas. They walked for about 10 minutes before Jonas stopped on a small hill.

"This is where you can see all of the city." Jonas said. "Or where you could see the city. Before a bomb was dropped on it." He continued bitterly.

For the second time since they'd first arrived, SG1 was silent. There was destruction as far as they could see. No buildings were left untouched; there were people everywhere, the skin burnt off them, broken bones, broken spirits.

"How can two countries hate each other so much that they could do this to each other?" Sam asked quietly.

No one answered.

"I can't look at this anymore. Let's go." Cameron said. They all began to walk back towards the gate.

"Halt!" Cried a voice a little while later. "Surrender your weapons!"

Sam turned to see a heavily armed man, flanked by three more men. Army of some sort, she figured. She turned to Jonas.

"They're not ours." He muttered. "We should get out of here."

"Agreed." Sam murmured. "On my signal." She said to the others.

Jonas grabbed his daughter and held her close.

"Now!"

They scattered and began running towards the gate. They almost made it.

"Jonas!" It was Shaya who was hit by a bullet first, she stumbled.

Sam stopped to help. Jonas stopped too. He shoved Carrisa into Sam's arms and hoisted Shaya off the ground and they continued running. Teal'c, Vala and Cameron were firing their P-90s wildly, trying to buy Daniel, who had reached the DHD, some time to dial. Vala took a round in the thigh and Daniel was hit on his arm. He managed to dial and send his IDC.

"Get a med team!" He spat through the radio as he rushed to help Vala off the ground. They dashed through the gate, followed closely by Jonas, carrying Shaya, and Sam carrying Carrisa. Cameron jumped through next, landing roughly on the ramp, and Teal'c came through last.

"Shut the iris!" Sam yelled at the control room. Walter Harriman did so, the iris sliding shut and there were two thuds against it before the wormhole disengaged.

The med team rushed into the gate room, getting Shaya and Vala on stretchers, and taking Daniel with them as well, left to the infirmary.

Sam wandered up to the control room still holding the little girl. "Where's General Landry?" She asked.

"He's asleep in his office I think." Walter replied.

"Okay. He woke us up, so let's wake him up." Sam said.

Soon Sam, Jonas, Cameron and Teal'c were standing outside Landry's office, Sam knocking loudly.

Finally Landry opened the door. He blinked a few times. "When'd you get back?"

"Deep sleeper are we sir?" Cameron asked. "We were under fire, needed a med team and all."

Landry then saw Carrisa, who was still clinging to Sam. He frowned in confusion. "That wasn't a charity mission, Colonel. I know you've brought back children before, but you should get permission first."

"Actually sir, she's my daughter." Jonas stepped forward. "Jonas Quinn." He stuck out a hand.

Landry shook it. "General Hank Landry." He said in reply. Then he looked questioningly at Sam.

"We have some things to discuss." She said. "But first, can we take a few hours to catch up on the sleep we missed?"

Landry nodded. "I trust you'll find somewhere for Mr Quinn and his daughter to stay."

"I will sir." Sam replied. "We also brought back a woman, sir. Jonas' wife. She took a hit before we came through."

Landry sighed and rubbed his eyes. "Okay, we'll debrief at 0900 hours."

Sam nodded, before turning to leave, indicating to Jonas that he should follow.

A/N: Sorry this is a short chapter, but when I wrote what comes next, it just seemed like the next chapter, so this one ended up shorter than the others.