Chapter 11

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SG-1 had just stepped through the gate, landing on PX5987. The environment had definitely taken heavy damage. The UAV left by Hanson's team was completely unidentifiable. The DHD was bathed in scorched marks. It didn't look like anyone could have survived this.

Colonel O'Neill ordered a perimeter to be taken. Ten minutes into their arrival, everything was secured. The natives appeared long gone.

"It's getting late, we'll go in a 10 mile radius of the gate and then camp. Tomorrow we will go another 10 and then call it quits." O'Neill ordered. Major Carter and Teal'c took the left, and O'Neill, Daniel the right.

Between the split team, nothing was said. Full attention was dedicated to look for Allen. Twenty minutes passed when Teal'c finally broke the silence.

"Major Carter, do you intend on staying with Captain Jonas Hanson?"

Carter looked at him, unprepared for this question from Teal'c. "Uh, at the moment yes. I know he messed up, but he is human and you can't only stay with someone through the good times and leave during the bad."

"I understand your reasoning Major Carter. But amongst the Jaffa, a man who lacks integrity and honor, is kívülálló."

"What does that mean?"

"Outsider. Jonas Hanson puts on a façade of being a man, but he does not follow through. I know it may seem that there is no other choice if you want a connection with someone, but Jonas Hanson is not the one who is going to treat you right, or give you what you need."


Carter just stared in mild shock. She knew Teal'c cared about her like all her friends did, that was evident in the fact that his reply was longer than a small sentence.

"Thanks Teal'c that means a lot to me. But this late in the game, the time for being picky, looking for prince charming is over. I'm just going to have to settle for Prince Sometime-Charming." Teal'c seemed to accept this, and they finished searching the area in relative silence.

They finished for the night, and set up camp. The next day, SG-1 found what they were looking for. Covered in dirt and shrubbery, a moan escaped. Colonel O'Neill called the team to a halt. It proved to be Allen, badly injured and barely living.

Colonel O'Neill, Daniel and Teal'c went straight to work, opening up the portable stretcher (AN: idk if there's such a thing as a portable stretcher…but why not?) Carter stood in the background, frozen in disbelief. She had convinced herself that when they found Allen, he would be dead.

This confirmed her fears. Hanson was a liar, and didn't change as much as she thought. Her breathing labored with reality painfully hitting her hard. And hitting her at the worst time possible. She could feel her eyes watering, and she was unable to fight back the betraying strays of tears that cascaded down her cheek.

Allen was situated on the stretcher, and the rest of Sg-1 was ready to go and where waiting on Carter to pick up the last handle on the stretcher. O'Neill stared at her, noting the single remaining tear that had just fallen.

He was about to order her to grab the last handle, but Teal'c being more aware of the situation, took up the slack. O'Neill was also aware of Carter's feelings, but they had a job to do.

2hours later. SGC infirmary

SG-1 had come back through the gate and just finished debriefing. Allen just came out of surgery but the outcome was grim. O'Neill had yet to confront Carter about her frozen stature back on the planet. Carter had yet to leave Allen's bedside in hope that he would survive. His survival would offer hope for her and Jonas' survival.

Holding his hand, Allen's body jumped to life seizing. As suddenly as it started, he calmed again. His eyes shot open and alarmed about his surroundings, he finally settled on Carter's worried gaze.

"Thank you for coming back for….me." Allen managed to cough out. And with that, his eyes closed, and the machines gave their shrill sound indicating his heart stopped. Fraiser and the nurses pushed Carter away from the room, but all there was left to do was to pronounce the facts.

Time of Death: 2100. The time that signaled the death of Jonas and Sam.

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