CHAPTER 38

There is talk of sex later in this chapter.

A month before the episode LOCKDOWN.

Aboard a space station above Earth, a Russian astronaut was talking through a com line to the SGC. Carter and Ford were in the control room with a female Russian officer who was translating for them. Carter was sitting down while Ford stood behind her.

"What's going on?" Daniel said walking up.

"It's a Russian team on the international space station, they are adjusting the orbit to avoid some of the debris left over from the incident over Antarctica." she said.

The Russian woman spoke in Russian to the astronaut on the screen and he responded back in the same language.

"I caught the word American, ship and orbit, but the rest I don't know." Ford said.

"He said that if the American's want to keep blasting ships out of orbit they better start doing a better job or tracking their own mess." Daniel said. "We need to work on your Russian more."

"I know." he said nodding.

The screen started to fade then went completely to static for an unknown reason. The Russian officer talked to the screen trying to get him back.

"Signal lost. Hmm, that's strange." Ford said looking a the screen flashing that same thing.

"What's going on?" Carter asked.

"I don't know. I lost contact." the Russian said pushing keys.

"I hope nothing happened." Daniel said.

"Me neither. There are some big chunks left up there still." Ford said. "We can only hope nothing hit them."

Out in space a very large piece of one of the ships that were destroyed when Anubis attacked Earth, passed by the space station and a small dark cloud came out of it and went into the station.

A couple of days later…….

Another mission, another planet. That's what it was as they stepped out of the Stargate. The M.A.L.P. was at the bottom of the ramp as usual not doing anything.

"Looks as bleak as it did on the screen Sam." Ford said looking at the gray sky.

It seemed to be the normal look. When the M.A.L.P. was sent through it showed a very gray sky with, well a bleakness to everything around it. Dead trees, bushes, other plants. All dead or at least looking dead. It basically looked like water had never been in this area of the planet for many years or ever.

"Yes. I have to agree." she said looking around as well.

Her gun wasn't even up. There was nothing that looked dangerous. Even the UAV found nothing when they sent it through and it was parked at the moment by the M.A.L.P.

"Maybe there is something in that old temple that the UAV found." Daniel said pointing the direction out.

"Hey, are you sure no one has ever been here before? There's boot prints on the ground." Ford said pointing at the ground.

"Indeed." Teal'c said looking at them closely.

"No. This address has never been dialed by our computer." Carter said looking down at them. She shook her head getting no idea's.

"Maybe the N.I.D.?" Daniel said.

Ford had nothing and gestured I don't know.

"These tracks are recent Colonel Carter. They continue this way." Teal'c said pointing.

"That's the way to the temple." Daniel said.

"I guess we go that way, right Sam?"

"Only reason we are actually here. Let's go check it out." she said.

They walked but kept at ready just in case seeing as the tracks continued to the temple. The temple looked like something from India except a whole lot older. The doors, very large doors, were open. Forced open from the looks of it.

"Hmmm. Whoever is here is in there alright." Ford said shining a light inside but not walking in.

Carter signaled him to take the lead. He walked in slowly with his Desert Eagle drawn. They went around a damaged section that had caved in near the front door. That was why it was so dark, the debris kept the light from the large room with several passage ways from getting to the front door. Ford and the rest clicked off their lights.

"One, two three, four. Hmm?"

"What?" Daniel said.

"Huh? Oh nothing. Just thinking. No sand or dirt on the ground so who knows where whoever it is went."

"We split up."

"Ah.."

"We split up Ford. Any sign of trouble, call the other's. Call for anything strange. That goes for everyone." she commanded looking at him.

"Yes Colonel." he said with a small bow.

"That's better. Move out."

So they spilt up. Carter went forward. Teal'c took the left and Daniel took the passage near the Carter's and Ford took the far right. He walked down it with the gun held out as he crept along. There wasn't a thing anywhere. Nothing but lines on the wall showing where it was put together, but no ancient language, hieroglyphics, pictures. Nothing. A couple of doors, but locked and not looking like they had ever been open in a long time or ever tried to have been.

"Hey, anyone else finding lots of unopened doors?" he asked through his unit.

"Indeed I have. They have not been opened nor will." Teal'c said.

"Same here." Daniel said.

Ford waited a moment then stopped walking.

"Sam? You better be there."

"I'm fine and no I have found no doors. A few passage ways but nothing else."

"Okay. Don't scare me like that. Why did it take so long to answer?"

"I was looking at something and thought I heard something as well. Nothing to report though."

"Ten-four."

Ford kept walking finding nothing but the same thing over and over again.

What is with all these doors? Ford thought.

Let's open one and find out.

Ford tried one again finding it still locked or something. He backed up and kicked the door. The door shook but didn't move.

"Fine then." he said putting his gun up.

He rammed it with his shoulder and it gave to easily. A loud crash and stumbling around followed by another crash and finally landing on the floor.

"Ow."

What the hell did I run into?

I couldn't tell. To dark. Herc thought.

No duh! Let's find out what's in here.

He got up out of whatever he ran into and turned his light on. Empty wooden boxes that had started crumbling with time and fell apart when he hit them. Tilting his head he cracked his neck to get rid of a kink after the fall.

"What was that?"

"When did that come on? Oh." he said finding wooden pieces in his vest since his coat was open. "Nothing Daniel. I'm fine. Got into one of the rooms finding empty wooden boxes. Nothing important."

"Are you sure they are empty Ford Primus?"

"Yeah Teal'c. I…uh….fell on them since the room was very dark and crushed most of them. Believe me they are empty. They might have held food, considering the dust content." he said waving a hand at the dust.

"Any writing on them?"

"Ah…." he said picking a plank section up. "No. Wait…..I can't tell. It's rather faded, but maybe something is on it. Try one of your rooms if you can Daniel."

He left the room and kept going opening several more doors finding the same thing. One of the rooms had a table with chairs, but nothing else. He came to a section where it split off going to the left and turned both ways, three times. The way he had been going, kept going. He reported telling them all what he found and that he decided to check the other passages first. He started down looking either way. The left was a door, the right was too. The next one up was the same but the door on the right was open. Ford walked in quietly finding a empty looking room with large columns. He pulled his gun out, moving slowly.

This is really strange. Herc thought. Something should be here that would at least identify or label who or what this place was.

True. Maybe this is a large storage building made to look like a temple. Some of the Greeks false gods did it as a way to keep things hidden.

Hmm. Maybe that's what this is then. I see rooms inset into the wall. Four on one side, four on the other and……well, well, well. Look at this.

Hmm is right. Something of interest finally.

He looked at the last one finding a blinking force field. It was running on barely any power from the looks of it. All the other rooms had boxes but had decayed with time and nothing in them but more dust. This one did however. But he couldn't get to it.

Any idea's on how we might go about…

"Hello."

Ford jumped and screamed. His gun went off sending a bullet ricocheting around the room. Ford turned around after the bullet stopped bouncing around the room hitting the wall to his left. He grabbed his chest as he brought the gun up then put I down quickly seeing who it was.

"Jesus Christ Daniel! You just about gave me a heart attack!! You trying to kill me?! I could have shot you! Don't sneak up on me like that. Better question, is how did you do it?" Ford said trying to catch his breath. "Forget it. What are you doing here? I thought you went down that other passage."

"I'm sorry, but who are you?"

Ford raised an eyebrow and noticed this Daniel looked different. He looked around the room with his head trying to see if it was a hologram or something else.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"I'm Daniel Jackson. Now that I've told you who I am…"

"Daniel what's going on? I heard a gun shot….who is this?"

Ford looked at Carter who just walked in pointing her gun at him. It wasn't a PC-90. Both of them were not wearing the normal looking SGC uniforms. These were black outfits like the SGC sometimes wore, but no insignias.

"Sam?"

"Who are you? And drop the gun slowly." she said keeping her gun on him. Daniel had his MP-5 on him to.

"Wonderful." he said twirling the gun and putting it away. "Must be a time travel or alternate universe thing."

"I said drop…"

"One moment….." he said raising his hand. "Shoot me if you must, but I'll just get back up in minute or so. I'm not going to attack you."

"He seems to know who I am." Daniel muttered as Ford used his other hand to activated his unit.

"Report in please." Ford said with urgency.

"Daniel here. What's up?"

"This is Teal'c."

"Carter here. What's going on Ford?"

"Uh…." he said leaving the unit open.

"Wait a minute? I didn't hear Jack's voice." Daniel said realizing what Ford was.

"Neither did I. Did Jack get killed?" Carter asked slowly.

"You're the ro…sorry androids aren't you? Wow! I never…" he saw them getting to look impatient. "Jack is not dead. He got promoted to a Brigadier General and my Carter got promoted taking over SG-1. I'm the newest member, but I came on just about a year ago."

When he went to move forward she shook her head motioning for him to keep back.

"Okay." he said raising his hands. "You're the boss."

"Hey! What's going on here?" Jack said coming over to them.

"Hey Colonel! What's up? Harlan doing okay still?"

"Sam?" Jack asked wanting to know what's going on as he eyed Ford.

"I am Ford Primus, Colonel O'Neill. Newest member of SG-1 and under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter. Would you please tell your Carter to put her weapon down and the same with Daniel here." Ford said dropping his arms. Carter raised an eyebrow at the mention of Lieutenant Colonel.

"Put those back up. You got way to many weapons in reach." Jack said motioning with his gun.

"Shoot me then. I'll just get back up in a few moments anyway."

"Shoot him." Jack said.

"Jack?" Carter asked curiously.

"He isn't trying to fight us Jack. Maybe he is telling the truth." Daniel said lowering his weapon. "He could have shot me when I came in and startled him. But he didn't and seem to know me by name."

"But I heard a gunshot."

"Yeah Jack, I…um, startled him and he fired it by accident. At the ground if you must know."

"I am here O'Neill." Teal'c said coming in. He had a staff weapon instead of a rifle.

"Ford?!" Colonel Carter yelled from outside the room a ways.

"In here!" he yelled. "Second room on the right!"

The other three members walked in slowly with their weapons raised. When the other SG-1 team turned around seeing their doubles they all lowered their weapons.

"Finally! You must have run the….."

"Oh no. You ain't moving until I get answers!" Jack said turning his weapon on Ford.

"Oh for crying out loud Jack! Put it down." Ford grumbled.

"He is with us….sir" Colonel Carter said.

"He is? Care to explain why he is, where the other me is and how he got on the SG-1 team?" Jack asked with a command tone. "I can tell I don't like him already."

"Ouch. Your counterpart like me, a lot."

She gave the android versions a brief explanation about how Ford showed up, some things about him and what he had been doing with them so far. She left out Hercules part on purpose.

"Okay…Colonel." Jack shrugged. "You can join them again Mr. Ford."

"You know Jack. I was hoping to see you guys. I personally like robots and androids and figured we would get along nicely." Ford said touching the field absent mindedly. It shocked him and he shook it off.

"Might want to stay away from that. We haven't been able to get through it either." the android Daniel said.

Ford tapped it a couple of times. "Hmm. Try shooting it with the staff weapon?"

"Yes we did." Jack said smartly.

Colonel Carter looked at it as Ford touched it again.

"You enjoy pain?" Jack asked.

"No. I actually hate pain. Hate…hated Janet's needles, but let her do it anyway." he said looking back at them.

"Wait, you said hated.." the android Daniel began..

The human SG-1 told them what happened to Janet.

"But she's okay?" the other Carter asked.

"Yes. She's still living with Cassandra." Colonel Carter said.

"So, why are you all here?"

"Well, we got bored and went exploring." Jack said casually to Daniels question.

"Wait, you do know that we met up once before?" Carter asked.

"Yeah, um…Harlan mentioned something about that when you sent our damaged bodies back after that incident with Chronos." the android Daniel said.

"So find anything interesting yet sir?" she asked Jack.

"I do still outrank you don't I. Hmmm. Other than this, no." Jack said shrugging.

"Interesting, this looks low on power." Ford said looking it over again. "I wonder."

It looked to be flickering a lot more than usual. He pulled out a glove and put it on his right hand.

"What are you going to do? Try to punch your way in?" Jack said sarcastically.

"No. I might be able to push it in. You want me to try?" he said looking at his Carter.

"It's up to you." she said almost casually. The android team looked at her with astonishment.

"You're going to let a member of your team try and kill themselves?!!" Jack yelled as she shrugged. "What happened to you Carter?! Where's your compassion?!"

"Nothing happened Jack. Oh, I forgot to tell you all, I'm Immortal." he said pushing on the field.

It zapped as he pushed and got somewhat louder as he kept at it. After pushing it in about an inch it gave, burning out. It took a couple of minutes, which his Carter used to explain what Ford was, causing more surprise to her counterpart than the others. Once it died off he shook his hand taking the glove off shaking his slightly burning hand.

"We are not alone anymore." Ford asked suddenly pulling his gun again.

They all then heard metal footsteps in the corridor.

"You gave us away!!" Jack said about ready to shoot him in the face.

Ford reached over with his right hand after switching his gun over and shoved Jack away from him. He brought his gun up firing a round. The Jaffa that entered the room fell back as he took it in the head. Everyone scattered for cover, except Ford who tossed his gun into the air and catching it with his right hand. Staff blast came flying at everyone. The human team got behind the columns and into the room next to the once shielded room. The other SG team ran behind the column on the right side of the room and into the inset room beside that one. They were heavily outnumbered. More Jaffa entered the room firing at them. Ford stayed just in view getting hit several times, mostly to keep the weapon fire on him instead of the others. Those columns didn't look all that sturdy and the few that had been hit so far looked ready to crumble. He had managed to close his coat with one hand while continuing to fire with the other. Ford dropped to one knee as he was hit by several staff blast and a zat gun. He fired his last round and tried to move over to the column near him when another zat blast hit him. He dropped to the ground on his back and quit moving after a few seconds. He would have got into the area behind the now gone shield, but he couldn't see the doorway then, much less shoot anyone.

"Some help he is!!" Jack yelled and then muttered. "So much for his Immortality to, if that wasn't a joke to begin with."

They all kept firing at different intervals so someone was firing while another was reloading. After a few minutes of this the Jaffa backed out of the room.

"Oh no." Jack moaned.

A Goa'uld stun grenade came flying into the room. As it came close to hitting the ground it bounced into the air, not once but twice. On the third time it flew out of the room and detonated. Jack and the other's looked over at the clink noise seeing Ford drop his gun to the floor.

"Ford?" Colonel Carter said rushing over.

"I'm fine Sam. Just give me a moment. I hate zat guns."

"You can't take another hit. That's two strikes against you."

"I started over just a moment ago. That second one got me as did this." he said opening his coat.

He had a hit in the gut section. Had being the operative word. His vest was burnt as was the shirt underneath where a staff blast caught him.

"Can he move?" Jack asked.

"I can move." Ford said getting up. "We've got to get out of here. There's bound to be more coming."

"Probably. Let's move people." Jack said taking charge.

"Wait…"

"Sam, he's in charge of his group, you're in charge of us."

"I technically outrank…"

"Jack. No offense, but this is her group now. You have your own."

He threw up his hands in frustration and walked away with the others following him. Colonel Carter and her team followed behind. Things got worse when they got out of the room and turned to go down the corridor to leave. Over a couple dozen Jaffa troops had their zat weapons activate and the staff weapons power up, all aimed at them.

"Oh for crying out loud! Who didn't see this coming?!" Jack said raising his hands. Everyone else did after him.

They were escorted down the hall and to a set of ring transporters in the middle of the room. From there they were transported to a mothership and had their weapons taken. Ford handed over his belt giving up the revolvers and his Desert Eagle. Then his coat, reluctantly. Once their equipment was taken their hands were bound. They were all brought into a large room with a throne like chair in the middle, at the back wall. There was a lady Goa'uld sitting in it as they were forced to the ground to kneel before her.

"Kneel before your Queen!" one Jaffa said hitting Jack behind the knees. He grunted but did little else.

"Queen?" Ford said looking around. "Where?"

This earned him a smack across the face by the Jaffa near him. He shook his head but didn't fall.

"You are the Tauri that everyone has been talking about. For your capture, my master will reward me well." The unknown lady Goa'uld said getting up.

"And who are you?" Jack asked sarcastically. "I've seen better woman in school plays."

She let the remark slide as she walked down to Ford first.

"I am Aries. Daughter of Ba'al and sister of Sa'car. Who are…."

"I've never heard of those names." Daniel said quickly. "I mean we've never encountered them…"

"Me neither." the android Daniel said. "With the exception of Ba'al."

"True." Daniel said.

"We've been killing enough of them lately that new ones are bound to turn up." Ford said. "Nobody interesting to say the least. Quite ugly too."

"I'd have to agree. You're right, you are real good. I'm beginning to like you." Jack said.

"Silence!!!!! You will not speak unless I tell you to!!!"

"Or what? You'll bore us with a holier than thou speech?" Ford said sarcastically.

He was keeping the others from undue pain. Hopefully she'd try questioning him only.

"I've lost count of how many times I've heard those. What is it with the monologue bit?"

"Is he always like this?"

"No." Daniel said to his counterpart.

"You dare defy your god!!!"

"Where? You? That's a joke."

Jack laughed.

She signaled to one of the Jaffa and he hit Jack in the back with his staff weapon. Jack fell forward and grunted then got back up on his knees.

"The next person to defy…"

"You're boring me lady. Please shut up." Ford said sounding like Jack but more sarcastic.

She backhanded him and had to grab her hand in pain.

"Whoa." a couple of them said seeing her grabbing her hand.

"You call that a punch? Please, I've been hit by stronger woman that weren't snake people. My girlfriend back home hits harder."

Carter visibly twitched, but didn't move otherwise. Daniel, the human one, shook his head seeing her twitch.

She brought her hand with the ribbon device up and activated. A bright yellow beam hit Ford in the forehead. Ford jerked a bit at first when it hit him, but did little else. As she smiled wickedly, he quickly broke his restraints. His right arm hit Carter as he brought it up grabbing her hand and forcing it around quickly. She shot herself in the face with the beam and screamed a moment then it stopped. Carter, after being hit, fell over into Teal'c who hit Daniel and then the domino effect. Ford quickly shot up slashing out with his left arm catching the guard in the throat. Ford still had hold of the right hand with the ribbon device and swung her around to use as a shield. The three Jaffa left brought their staff weapons to bear on him to late as he pulled her around and brought his right hand to her neck.

Can't believe this is actually working. Or should say working out.

"Drop it boys or else I rip her throat out and take her head off. I know a sarcophagus can bring back the dead but with out a head, it doesn't work. You want to chance it?"

They said something in Goa'uld about shooting his friends if he didn't let her go.

"Wrong answer guys." Ford said letting go with his left hand.

He shifted it and a small pistol came out which he shot the two guys on the other side of the room in the head with quickly. He flashed his eyes at the guard near the door and spoke in Goa'uld saying drop it or die as he pointed the gun at him. She still hadn't moved and spoke to the guard saying shoot anyway. When he twitched wrong, Ford plugged him in the head. He put the gun away and put her in a sleeper hold knocking her out quickly. She struggled failing since he did it with one arm keeping her from using the ribbon hand which he kept it pointed at the ceiling. After she collapsed he took the ribbon device off and put it on.

"You could free us here!" Jack yelled.

"One moment. Hold still Sam." he said using it on her restraints. They came off quickly. He proceeded down the line taking them all off.

"We might have unwanted guest in a moment. Grab their weapons." Jack ordered getting up.

"That was quick thinking. How did the hand device not work on you?" Daniel asked. Both of them where looking at him so he wasn't sure which asked.

"I'm different somehow. I can't even be blended right or taken over if you wish to call it that. I always have full control unless I release it and then can take it back anytime. Though my head did start to hurt." Ford explained helping Carter off the floor. His Carter.

"Wait, what do you mean by full control and such?" Jack asked.

Ford flashed his eyes at him. This got Jack to aim his zat gun at him.

"Oh please. Don't be an ass Jack. I'm Tok'ra, in a sense. I just didn't join them. Think like Jacob, just at the base all the time."

"You going to keep that?" Carter asked ignoring Jack.

"These things are cool." he said looking it over.

A few of them grunted.

"If used right you could almost read someone's mind." he said then saw the looks on everyone's face. "Okay for those who have had it used on them, I guess it's wouldn't be cool. I'll give it up once we get the SGC. Right now, I have no weapon. And besides this gives us a special advantage."

"Advantage huh? Such as?" Jack asked staying somewhat away from him.

Just about everyone was not as close as usual, his team anyway. The others were staying father away. He had lowered the weapon some.

"The shield Jack. Duh!" he said.

"He's right Jack. He could be in front of us protecting us from any weapons fire." the android Carter said.

"I have to agree. This way we can get our equipment back and get out of here." Colonel Carter said.

"I think I can expand the shield. I think anyway. Hey, I've got a plan."

"You dare to attack me and …." the Goa'uld lady started saying when Ford just turned slightly and gave her a blast of that wave from his hand. She was thrown into the wall and about four feet into the air, then landed badly.

"What? She was going for the controls on her chair." he said seeing them look at him.

"Nice shot. You said something about a plan?" Jack said.

He still didn't trust this guy but at least he could say so far he looked to be on their side.

"Ah yeah….uh…she interrupted me! Give me a moment….Ah! Here it is." he said explaining it. It took several minutes.

"I like this guy. This plan could really work." Jack said as he picked up a zat. "Alright for this to really work."

He went over and vaporized her.

"Okay, lets find our equipment and get out of here." Ford said sliding his hand into his sleeve. He was hiding the fact he had the hand device on purpose.

They left the room slowly watching for any Jaffa patrols. Their equipment wasn't in the same room as before so they had to keep looking. The weapons weren't the big priority, it was the GDO they needed to get home and Ford's coat. They walked through several corridors finding no one around.

"This is strange. Something is wrong." Jack said.

"I know." his Carter said.

"May be we should spilt up." one of the Daniels said.

"I hate the idea, but we ain't got much choice. Carter?"

"Yeah?" his Carter said.

"Not you. Sorry Major."

"Forgive my bluntness sir, but I'm under the command of the other Jack. This is my team now."

He looked at her a moment then smiled.

"You're right Colonel. Alright you go your way and we'll meet somewhere later."

"Don't get killed guys." Ford said to them as they left.

"Same to you."

Jack as his party took off down a right section as Carter and her team took off down another section. They walked slowly hearing movement suddenly coming at them. They hid behind the small columns and waited till they passed.

"Where is Aries?!!" a Goa'uld man said walking by with four Jaffa warriors.

He stopped looking around sensing something amiss. The other's realized he could possibly sense Hercules.

"Remember the plan." Ford whispered.

They nodded and he stepped out grabbing one of the Jaffa and punched him out. The rest of SG-1 came out of hiding attacking the three remaining quickly. They couldn't get their staff weapons up in time and were easily overtaken quickly. Ford turned after dropping the guy he had been hitting several times and went for the Goa'uld man. He brought his shield up as Ford grabbed a staff weapon. He kept his movements slow on purpose. The staff weapon blast hit the shield doing nothing. He dropped the staff weapon when the Goa'uld ribbon device hit them with a strong blast knocking them all down. A couple dozen Jaffa warriors came from different directions pointing their weapons at them on the ground.

"That didn't go well." Daniel muttered as he was hauled to his feet.

"Foolish Tauri!!! You will suffer much for your transgressions! Take them away!!!!"

As they were being lead away Sa'car noticed Ford's hand, who was flashing it on purpose, but doing it unseeingly.

"Wait!!! Where did you get this?!!" he said grabbing Ford's arm.

The other's looked surprised at Ford.

"It's a souvenir. Got it from your sister after I killed her." Ford said shrugging.

This pissed off Sa'car who backhanded him. Ford took the blow as though it really hurt and fell to the ground.

"Bring him!!! Take the others away for now. I will deal with them at a later time."

Two Jaffa picked Ford up bringing him along while the other contingence took they others away. As Ford got picked up, he looked over smiling with a wink. They saw and nodded slowly. So far things were working according to plan.

Sa'car went and sat down in his chair. It looked like something from the French age from Napoleons time. Sa'car wore a long red robe that covered him enough you couldn't see anything underneath, if he was wearing anything underneath to begin with. It was like it was zipped up or something. The Jaffa came forward dropping Ford at the base of the small stairs leading to the chair. Sa'car leaned forward speaking.

"So the pitiful Tauri warriors have killed my sister. We shall see if this is true." he said having a Jaffa leave to find her body.

"You will not find anything dear brother. One of the Tauri warriors disposed of my body with a zat. I could do nothing to stop him." Hercules said standing up.

Ford was telling him what to say. Hercules thought the plan was interesting at best, but almost foolish seeing as they knew nothing of what Aeries actually knew.

"What? You dare to…"

"Foolish brother. You think I would let this pitiful warrior kill me without a fight. I took him over as he tried to kill me. He failed and now I have the information needed to destroy the Tauri. Ba'al will be most pleased with us, if you do not hinder this historic opportunity. The pitiful Tauri warriors have no knowledge of me taking their friends body." he said with a laugh and flashing his eyes.

"You know the code needed to open their Iris!!"

"That and more brother! My plan cannot fail."

"What is the code?" he asked lacing his fingers together.

"Foolish brother. You do not think that I know about the talks you have had with Ba'al behind my back! You would betray me the instant I gave the code!"

"Lies!!! I have not talked to our father without you present!!"

"If this is true brother, my spies are lying to make us fight amongst each other. Perhaps even reporting to Ba'al himself."
"Yes. This is possible. After our last defeat against Lord Yu's troops, our father was most displeased."

"That is not important now. Redeeming ourselves in his eyes is. My plan will work and you will be most instrumental in accomplishing it. Ba'al will be most pleased indeed."

"What sort of plan did you have in mind?"

"You will have me returned to the cell with the Tauri warriors. Only two of our Jaffa will accompany me there. You dear brother will make some story about the other Jaffa in our way to leave their post, making it possible for me and the Tauri to make it to the Chap'pai without…...much trouble. We need to get their equipment first. Once we have made it through the gate, I will await for our forces to come through. You will have a Jaffa warrior stay near the ring system. Before we leave the ship, I will give the code to that warrior so you can send our warriors."

"Ingenious plan dear sister. But why not just kill the Tauri and go through there gate now?"

"They have a very defended position on their base. We could send hundreds of warriors through and they would be killed instantly! They keep their gate very protected with a manual way of closing the Iris. Once I have that taken out and their defensive positions, then you can send them through. Give me, an hour after getting through the gate, then we will show our father how great we are!! If I am successful sooner, I will activate the Stargate and send a message."

"Yes! This is an excellent plan sister. I am impressed. Your new host has much knowledge I take it."

"Yes. There is a female in their base that intrigues me much. She will become my new host."

"How might she be able to help the Goa'uld?"

"She has much medical knowledge that we have not figured out brother. Much information on the Asguard as well and the Tok'ra. I will also need my ribbon device. Besides, I prefer the female body and hers looks to have much I want."

"I am impressed sister. Go!" he said instructing the two Jaffa take him away.

He handed the device back over and Ford put it in his pocket. He had the warriors take him in a carrying fashion as they took him down the hallway, roughly. They went through a couple of corridors and hallways before they came around one corridor and got attacked by the android copies of SG-1. Ford got shot in the chest by a staff weapon while the two Jaffa were taken out by zat guns. Ford laid on the floor, not moving as the team was checking the Jaffa.

"You're not hurt are you?" Jack said standing over him.

Ford didn't move.

"I think he's dead." Carter said kneeling down and feeling for a pulse. "Yeah, he's dead."

"Great. How long do we have to wait?"

"I have no idea."

Minutes later he suddenly started breathing and sat up looking extremely pissed.

"Jack. You. Did. That. On. Purpose." he growled out.

"You said you can't actually die."

"That's not the….never mind." he said with a sigh as he got up.

They went off going over to the cell room which wasn't very far away. It was just around the corner and everyone heard what happened. As Ford was opening the door.

"Jack shot you?" Daniel said.

"He did it for a laugh." Ford grumbled as he got the door open. "Our equipment is this way."

It only took several minutes to locate the room and find what they needed. As they got their stuff.

"So, how did the plan actually work? Any changes?" Carter whispered.

"No. Everything looks so far like it's going as suppose to." Ford said twirling his revolvers before putting them away. "With the exception of being killed by Jack."

Jack shrugged.

"We must leave." Teal'c said from the door. Both Teal'cs were watching for Jaffa patrols. So far, nothing.

Ford went first as they came to the ring transport room. He walked in slowly flashing his eyes. The Jaffa understood what the plan was and went slowly for the attack. Ford grabbed him, gave a false code quietly and knocked the guy out. The others came in and they transported down.

"This is going way to easy." Jack commented.

"Hey, it's a good plan. And besides that, it was not plan A."

"That explains why it is working." the android Daniel said.

"Then what was plan A?"

"Not to get caught?" Ford said unconvincingly.

"Not get caught!!! There was no plan A. You were making it up."

"Good work Jack. You just jinxed us!"

"Boys. We need to leave." Carter said. They still hadn't left the beam in point.

"My counterpart is right Jack. We need to go."

The two shut up and didn't say anything. Ford did say he was sorry, but Jack didn't respond. They got halfway to the gate when company came.

"This wasn't part of the plan!!" Jack yelled firing.

"I told you ….never mind! Go the gate!!" Ford yelled using the Desert Eagle. There wasn't that many coming. Several dozen at most. They dropped like flies as he emptied his clip. They kept running doing their best to keep from getting shot. Daniel came out of the small temple finding several Jaffa waiting. He turned around quickly going back in.

"The way out is blocked!!!" he yelled. As the others came in they almost ran into him.

"What?" Jack yelled.

"They got more…" he said as a blast hit the wall behind him.

Jack and Carter took positions by the door firing outside as the real SG team came around the corner.

"What's going….." Another blast hit the wall. "Okay…never mind." Daniel said. "What the hell is…..oh." Ford said seeing a blast hit the wall. "How many out there?"

"About a dozen or so." Jack said looking quickly, he looked over seeing Ford pull a shotgun out.

"Keep our flank covered." Ford said putting a new clip in the Eagle.

"You're not going out there." Jack said, commandingly.

Ford nodded then spoke to his Carter who nodded until he said something that made her almost jump. He didn't wait for her to say anything, but walked out quickly. Several gun shots later, less energy blast were coming at them. They were running out of ammo quickly though with the enemy coming at their flank. Ford walked back in a few minutes later with a very smoking coat.

"Daniel, get dialing!!" Ford and Jack said.

"Which one?" they said looking at each other.

"Both!" Ford and Jack yelled.

The two didn't argue but left quickly. Ford was the last one to leave keeping the door covered. They placed C4 on the door and ran blowing the doorway. It caved in quickly.

"Another job of escaping well done." Jack said as walked up the ramp. "We need to get back and quickly."

"Running out of power huh." Ford said putting his shotgun away.

"How did he know that?" Daniel asked.

"He's physic." the real Daniel said casually.

Everyone looked at him.

"Daniel. It's not often you crack a joke." Jack said.

"Nice. Really though I…..never mind." Ford said pushing them through.

The android versions of them followed Jack through then the rest went through.

General O'Neill, was shocked to see the 'robot' versions of them, but didn't mind too much. They didn't stay long and were sent home quickly. Though being a strange request, he sent the SG-1 team to go check in on the Harlan and the place. As they stepped through the gate Harlan was there looking very excited.

"You're back!!!! I was beginning to worry!!!" the balding, monk like figure said. "And you brought back your originals I see. Yes!"

"Yeah, um General O'Neill sent us to see how things were going." Sam said.

"Things you say. Splendidly. Who are you?" he said ignoring Sam and looking at Ford. "Possibly new help?"

"Name's Ford." he said holding his hand out. Harlan shook it and dragged him away quickly, literally too. Though tried he did, he couldn't break Harlan's grip.

Despite some reluctance, SG-1 agreed to have another memory scan. Ford agreed to be copied as well. Other than Jack who was somewhat lost, they other's got along greatly. Especially the two Carter's. They talked away from everyone but the Ford's certainly knew what they were talking about. An hour later they went back home.

Ford's surprised statement caught Sam off guard and he never mentioned it again, not till much later anyway.

Two weeks before the episode LOCKDOWN. But after first part of the episode.

Jack was filling out more forms and reading reports when his door was knocked on. He looked up and said come in.

"Hey Jack. I need you to do me a favor?"

"A favor huh? What kind?" he said putting the pen down.

"I need you to get hold of the Tok'ra. Jacob specifically." Ford said sitting down.

Jack noticed Ford was wearing the standard issue SGC BDU's, instead of that large coat. It was on and off that he wore the coat or didn't. Sure he had the SGC insignia on it but it was such a large thing to lug around, or most people thought anyway. Sometimes he would train himself with it on. Jack only hated to see him wear it because the thought of all that weight made his knees ache.

"Why?" he asked skeptically.

"For a couple of reasons. Mostly this." he said taking a small blue box from his pocket.

He opened it showing him a beautiful diamond ring. Four carats, maybe four or five. Jack just noticed it was big. He was guessing it was probably four.

"Well Ford, I knew you cared, but I didn't think like this." he said looking at the case.

He burst out laughing so hard an airman came in to see if something was wrong. Ford closed his hands over the box before the airman saw.

"Everything okay sir?"

"Just fine airman. Dismissed." Jack said wiping his eyes. "Oh that felt good."

"You finished?" Ford said annoyed, but okay with Jack's joke.

Jack certainly needed a break with everything he'd been doing lately. Lots of paper work.

"Yeah. I see now. I can give them a call. You said a couple of reasons. What's the other one?"

"Me and Hercules decided to spilt up. If he stays with me, I'll never start looking older and I don't want to accidentally hurt Sam or anyone else. Besides he believes he can help the Tok'ra even more being there seeing as they want him there anyway."

"Oh. Okay, uh when you going to ask her?"

"In a few moments. I got something else to give her first and wanted to see if you and the others wanted to be there when I ask like you said."

"Oh, I wouldn't miss this for the world." he said getting up. "I'll go get the others while you get, what are you getting?"

"That's a surprise for her and everyone else." he said standing. "I'm not telling what it is until then."

"Okay. I'll see you there then. I'll have someone try the Tok'ra while we're with her."

"Good idea."

"You know, it's been a long time since you pretty much asked my permission." Jack said remembering the semi awkward conversation.

FLASHBACK…..

They had recently just gotten back from the mission dealing with Gia'as and getting back from the alternate universe. Jack was working on his mountain of paperwork when Ford knocked on his door.

"Come in."

"Hey Colonel. I got a personal question to ask." he said slowly.

"Personal?" Jack said looking up from the current pile he was trying to finish. He set the pen down and interlaced his fingers and Ford sat down. "It isn't time off is it?"

"No. Not that I can think of doing anything if I had the time. Well, watching some TV, but, never mind. I….ah, need to ask your permission about something, considering it concerns you sir."

"You want to borrow something, of mine I take it? If it's my truck, you can buy one with all that money easily."

"No. Um, Carter has no idea I am doing this, so please don't say anything. I'm here to ask if you care if I ask her out, possibly more than once?" he said carefully.

Jack's face changed from confusion, to shock, some anger and sadness, to the stone face he preferred everyone to see. This all happened in a matter of seconds.

"I see." he said slowly. "You're asking because I'm you're commanding officer I take it and because she's also under my command."

"No. I didn't even think about that actually. I…how should I put this, unless everyone else around here is really blind to it, you and Carter really like each other enough a relationship would be happening if it wasn't for your careers. I'm from another universe, remember, I know what I've seen and heard so don't deny it. I've seen the way you look at each other sometimes. In many ways, I'm surprised you two haven't already jumped into bed together already."

"You're right. But nothing is going to happen." he said after a minute and tapping his fingers on his desk.

"Not unless one of you is going to retire."

"I seriously doubt that." he said looking down at this pen then back at him. "You can ask her, and if you two get close later, don't let it effect your jobs. Thanks for asking me first though."

"Not a problem. I just didn't want to do something if you planned to ever tell her that you…"

"I get it. As much as part of me wants to tell her, I won't. One other thing, you hurt her, I will kill you."

"If I hurt her Jack, she can kill me." he said before leaving.

"You know, even after all this time, you both have kept it professional, up to a point around here."

"You could say, just following orders." Ford said smiling as they left his office.

"I'll go get them on calling the Tok'ra, you get that other present."

Ford got the thing he had been working on for some time from his room. No one had any idea what he was doing, but did know about the different items he had been ordering. Nothing overly large, but strange items nonetheless. He put it in a box and took off to Carter's office. He waited just down the hall, hoping Carter would not leave and hadn't left yet as the other three came around the corner.

"What's that?" Daniel asked.

"A surprise Daniel. For Sam."

"You're not going to tell us then?"

"No Jack. I told you, in your office it was a surprise. That's what surprise means. You'll really like this one though. Appeals to your…fancy. Okay, I'm going to show her this first then you know." he said as an airman walked by.

They nodded then all walked to her office.

Carter was in her office, suspecting nothing as they walked in. She was working on her computer when she noticed them.

"Hi guys. Sir. What's up?" she asked suspecting something was up.

Something big and she guessed it was probably whatever Ford had been working on for awhile.

"Ford's got a couple surprises for you." Jack said smiling.

"A surprise?" she said turning to the table that Ford had placed some box on.

She smiled brightly at the thought of another gift. He had been getting her quite a few things the last couple of months. Jewelry, perfumes, plants. She loved the plants. Took her out once and told her he wanted her to find whatever it was she wanted, and he'd buy it for her. She thought about new clothes and he watched her come out trying a variety on, mostly because she wanted his opinion. Some he couldn't say anything since they looked so great on her there was no words. Some he just turned red which made her laugh. At the moment she couldn't seem to identify what it might be since it was a pretty large box. But she figured it was something technology based seeing as he kept borrowing her computer tools and such lately. At least he always brought them back and put them where they belonged. Unlike some other people on the base.

"What is it?" she asked walking over to the box.

"Ah. This is something special I made, that not only will be a friend, but someone who can help you will some of your projects and will protect you. When I'm not here that is." he pointed out. "He only answers to me and you. At the moment."

Everyone had no idea what Ford was talking about.

"Help her? He? Protect?" Jack said confused.

"I do not understand either Colonel O'Neill."

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: Look up K-9 on internet for a picture of what he looks like. It'll be easier on both of us. Look under DOCTOR WHO sites though.)

"This is K-9." Ford said removing the top of the box. The sides dropped showing a robotic dog. "I got his plans from that fox version of me that got the plans from the Doctor. K-9, this is Samantha Carter. She is your other master."

"Yes Master. Hello Mistress." the dog said with a nice sounding robotic voice.

"A robotic dog. Sweet! He even speaks." Jack exclaimed. "Wait a minute? Mistress?"

"It's something in the programming I couldn't figure out. Anyway, these people are our friends K-9. We'll let you know later who our enemies are."

"Friend." he replied happily wagged his antenna tail and moving the two small wire satellite dish ears on his head.

"This is cool Ford! You say he can help me with my projects?" Sam said running her fingers over his side and looking him over. His name was on either of his sides in metal letters.

"Yes. He has a great memory capacity and is, no offense K-9, a super computer with an A.I. He can even move on his own."

"You said he can protect her Ford Primus. How will he do this?" Teal'c asked.

"Ah. Let's see. We'll use this." he said picking a pencil up.

"K-9. Blast this pencil. Just one quick shot." he said holding it out away from him and everyone else.

"Yes Master. Demonstration proceeding." K-9 said as a metal tube came out where his nose would be.

A small buzz noise was heard as a red beam came out cutting the pencil in half and setting it on fire. Everyone but Ford jumped.

"Whoa! That looks lethal." Jack said.

"Very lethal. He could cut through one of the bulkhead doors if we got trapped in here. He has to recharge his battery every couple of days if he is moving or doing other extensive task. Otherwise when not being used or anything he powers down to recharge. If you take him home or I do, he'll recharge well before morning. He can also absorb a lot of information. A lot more than those memory crystals you find in the DHD."

"I'm impressed Ford. Thank you." she said giving him a hug.

"Only the best."

"So what's the other surprise?" she said backing off again in anticipation.

"Oh, it's here somewhere." he said reaching in his pocket.

He made a act of trying to find it even though he knew where it was. After pulling it from his front pocket he dropped down to one knee. She had no idea what he was doing till he dropped to his knee, and then showing her a small open box made everything click into place. She covered her mouth in surprise.

"Samantha Carter. Will you marry me?"

They guys kept quiet and waited, hoping to hear the right words.

"This is…..yes. Yes I will!" she exclaimed as he took her hand and put in on her finger.

"Surprise." he said lightly.

They kissed and instantly were interrupted by clapping.

"Very good Colonel. Took you two long enough." Jack said smiling.

"I'm really happy for you two." Daniel said smiling brightly as well.

"Congratulations Mr. Primus, Colonel Carter." Teal'c said nodding.

"Thank you Teal'c. Oh wait, what about my dad? I want him there…" she said hesitating.

"He sent a message where to find him, or get hold of him specifically for this occasion Sam. I told him I planned on asking after he left when the alliance fell apart and he said he'd call us and tell us where to call him." Ford said slowly as he gently touched her face. "I've had this planned for some time. Just took me this long to ask."

"Then lets…."

"Already on it Carter. Ford came to my office a few minutes ago and he's already being called."

"What if I said no?"

"Well I'd have your father talk sense into you, failing that I'd just keep asking each day."

"I bet you would." she said looking at the ring. "What's the wedding ring going to look like?"

"Ah, ah. You won't see that until the day I put it on you. No one will. You know the rules."

The phone rang and Jack picked it up.

"Uh huh. Yeah. Okay. He'll be right up." he hung up them turned to Ford. "They got hold of them and Jacob wants to talk to you before coming here, alone."

"Okay Jack. I'll be right back Sam. You can have fun with K-9 till I get back. He'll understand all that technical stuff you say unlike Jack here." Ford said giving her a quick kiss then leaving.

"Hey!" Jack said following Ford out of the room.

Daniel shook Sam's hand as did Teal'c before leaving with them. Carter put her arms on the table in front of K-9 and instantly started talking to him.

Ford went with his coat on, you never know he said to them before walking through the gate. It was another sandy planet and Jacob was waiting nearby.

"So where're the rings?"

"They're over here." Jacob said walking a small distance. Once they both got there, the rings activated taking them down.

"So I hear from what Jack had told to us, that you wish to join us. What happened between you and Sam?" he said with a sad tone and an underlining upset tone.

"I'm going to kill him. No that's not what I said!" Ford said forcefully. "Hercules and me are ready to split up. You have anyone ready to be his new companion?"

"New companion? Interesting way of putting it." Jacob said as they walked down the Tok'ra tunnel.

"Saying new host sounds to Goa'uld. No offense."

"None taken. We have someone who might do it."

"Good. And now onto the next surprise for you."

"Which is?"

"Quick question first. Do you have time to maybe come to Earth and stay a few days, maybe longer?" Ford said looking at this fingers as he talked. He was tapping them together.

"What's happened to Sam?" he asked fearing the worst.

"She's fine! Just perfect. She's getting married."

"She is! That's great!!" he said brightening considerably. "When? It's still you isn't it?"

"When is whenever you can get home, to Earth anyway. And it's me."

"How did she looked when you asked?"

"She smiled brighter than I've ever seen. If Jack and the other's weren't there, she most likely would have jumped on me."

"If she's happy, then so am I. We've had a few operatives around when your teams been around. You've done a good job against the Goa'uld."

"Oh yeah. They love me. I had Kinsey on my ass to." he said sarcastically.

"That obnoxious politician?"
"Ex-Vice President now. He got fired and I'm sorry I wasn't there to throw him out of the mountain and I would have done it literally. So let's get this over with so I can recover and go back to her smiling face."

"Good idea. I'd like to see that too." he said putting a arm around his shoulder.

They did have a guy and he agreed to it. It didn't take long and Hercules left him. Ford feel asleep several moments later and was awoke in a couple of hours with Jacob ready to go. As they approached the ring transport, someone approached.

"Ford Primus. Wait please."

"Hi. Sorry, I haven't had the pleasure." Ford said shaking his hand.

"My name is Gar'oth'o. I am the new companion as Hercules says you put it."

"I'm honored. I'm glad to see he's doing well."

"Well, here." the guy said. His eyes glowed momentarily.

"Hello Ford. I thank you for the time we had and for the adventure you gave me. I shall endeavor to enjoy life as you do, despite the troubles they cause us."

"You're right there. Enjoy it while you can. You take care now and be careful."

Hercules nodded and wished him a wonderful life with Carter, who he also thought was the perfect match for him. Jacob and Ford ringed up to the top and left through the gate soon after. Carter was very happy to see her father again. Everyone said hi to him and asked how he and the Tok'ra had been doing. After talking for awhile they proceeded with the phone calls and arrangements seeing as she didn't mind and actually jumped at the chance to get the wedding on soon. Carter wasn't to surprised at Ford and Hercules splitting up, but agreed that she didn't want him stay looking young when she eventually would start looking old. As long as he stayed out of the 'Game', fighting other Immortals, he would grow old naturally. Or so was the theory he said.

Within a couple of days they had everything set up in the park and lots of friends. The night before Jack and the other two, well Jack mostly tried to get Ford into bachelor party with a stripper. Ford immediately said no way and made a point telling him to drop the subject when he tried to push it. Needless to say he left him alone seeing as he wasn't going to do it at all. Janet and Cassandra, both brides maids, made it to the wedding as did Jonas. Quite a few of the SG teams made it including several of the airmen that were close friends. Hammond made it as well with his family. Jacob was glad to see Mark and his family made it. Ford had no one to call and didn't say anything about it and those who asked, got the truth. They died years ago serving their country. Jack, Daniel and Teal'c were all his best men. Everyone was seated as Jacob brought Carter down the aisle. She was wearing a white wedding gown, veil included, slightly tight fitting type, not the one with that large part that drags from behind. Ford had a very expensive looking tux on, which he owned with a bow tie. Jacob let her go at the alter and sat down after answering the pastor who asked was giving her away. He was wearing clothes for the occasion instead of the Tok'ra outfit. A friend of the family, Jacob knew him when he was still in the service, was marrying them.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to bring these two lovely people together in holy matrimony. If there is anyone who believes that these two should not be joined, speak now or forever hold your peace."

Everyone stayed quiet and he continued. Though the happy couple didn't notice, several people did look at Jack to see if he was going to try or say anything.

"Let's begin. First these two have changed one thing about their wedding together. Ford has asked Sam if could take her name. She has agreed. They will now proceed to say their vows."

He turned to her smiling brightly as he took her hands.

"Sam, I've been watching you a long time."

She chuckled knowing what he really meant, as did several others who knew the same thing. Mostly the rest of SG-1 and Hammond got it.

"I never knew what I was going to do when I finally met you. You were everything I ever saw and more. And you're the first woman I've ever truly gotten close to and understood me. When we started going out, it was a dream come true and now this day has came and I'm almost wondering if it is a dream. But I know it's real and that things will only get better." he said taking the ring from Jack.

"With this ring, which can never compare to your beauty, I thee wed. Through whatever may come." he said putting the ring on her finger. It had a emerald with two large diamonds on the side, silver band. She later told him it was perfect.

"Ford, I thought you were a strange man when we first met, still are really."

This made him laugh with several other people. The SGC personal mostly got the joke as did Hammond. It took a few minutes for everyone to calm back down.

"But you grew on me, treating me like a woman and the scientist I am. Even though I've had failures with men in the past, you never gave up and we got closer. You've saved me several times, ready to give your life without hesitation. I once wondered if you were indulging me when I talked all technical, scientific and all, but I soon realized you actually understood what I was saying and that made me feel better. You….you….gave me something I never had with any man. True unconditional love." she said starting to cry.

He was trying not to cry with her, but it wasn't working. Several people were crying. It was even heard later that Jack shed a few tears.

"With this ring, I thee wed. Through whatever may come." she said taking the ring from Janet and putting the silver ring with two embedded diamonds on either side of an embedded emerald as well onto his finger. Their birthdays were in the same month making the birthstones perfect gems for the wedding rings.

"Do you, Ford Primus, take this woman to have and to hold, through sickness and health, for richer or poorer, through good times and bad, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?"

"I do."

"Do you Samantha Carter, take this man, to have and to hold, through sickness and health, for richer or poorer, through good times and bad, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?"

"I do."

"Then by the power invested in me, by the government of the United States of America and by God, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Ford slowly lifted the veil then kissed her. They got a standing ovation and kept the kiss up even after being presented.

"I now present Mr. and Mrs. Carter."

She tossed the bouquet and Cassandra ended up being the one that caught it. They walked off down the aisle as everyone threw rice. The party went on after that for a few hours along with several people giving them toast and then they left. Since Carter's car was in the shop, ironic huh, they took the new vehicle, a blue with two white stripes down the middle 1967 Mustang Shelby Cobra GT 500, Ford had gotten recently. Carter drove since she wanted the car for herself. She liked mustangs, he didn't know this before though, but he gave it to her anyway. They gave her other car to her brother. She later had him repaint the Mustang red, leaving the white strips and turn it into a convertible. What surprised her was he made it into a hardtop convertible. They went to her house, now their house, and he carried her through the door. And that was that. They had one week of a honeymoon traveling around to some places Carter wanted to see, and since they could afford it, they went and enjoyed every minute of it.

The day they returned, after the honeymoon week, at the mess hall table.

"So Ford, how is married life?"

"I can't describe it since it's nothing I've ever felt before. It's wonderful though." Ford said happily sitting down next to Carter. Jack sat down across from him with Daniel next to him then Teal'c. "It's a surprise how I've survived alone all this time."

"How about you Carter?"

"I have to say that the best years of my life are now starting. I'm happy to have waited this long." she said smiling brightly as she grabbed Ford's hand. "Thank god I didn't marry that other guy."

"So…how much as he spent on you so far Carter?"

Carter was about to make a smart remark, Ford noticed and spoke up quickly.

"It's up to you if you tell him. I don't care. It's our money now. Got plenty."

"In that case, we paid off my….our house. Our house, got to remember that."

"Wow. Is that all?"

"No, he gave me that nice Mustang." she said happily. Almost giddy like.

"You gave her that classic car?" Jack asked sounding surprised.

"Yeah. I didn't know she liked Mustangs before hand. She deserves it. And it's an original."

"How original?"

"You might be amazed at how much money 200 thousand dollars can get you." he said hiding a smile behind his drink.

They all, well except Teal'c gave him a shocked look. Carter already knew and didn't look shocked.

"You paid two hundred…."

"I called….certain people in the Ford Motor Company. They made another one right off the factory line. That car, even though looking like it was made in 1967, was made a couple of months ago. Doesn't even have a thousand miles on it."

"That makes it priceless." Daniel said.

"Only the best, especially for Sam. Though I was going to get a different car for her if she wanted one."

"What do you drive then?" Daniel asked.

"The General, what else."

"You must play the stock market to throw that sort of cash and not blink." Jack asked changing the subject. Ford had spent a few million before marrying Sam.

"I dabble here and there in it Jack. Make sure I have something set aside for incase anything happens. Got fifty million in gold bullion hidden in only a place a few people know about."

"Which few?"

"So far Sam is the only one I've told. If anybody comes across it though, there are alarms, traps, and more importantly, a object that identifies that it is my gold. Our gold actually."

"Sweet." Jack said taking a bite of Jello. "We get anything if you both die?"

"You don't know this, but before I got married to the greatest woman ever seen,"

This made Carter blush.

"I had a will made out, as I know you all have one as well. Mine stated that you all would get a equal portion of my money, including Janet. That's changed though."

"You aren't giving us anything now?" Jack said sounding playfully offended.

"Sam gets most of it, if anything happens to me, you all get a million each. Hammond was suppose to get some but he sincerely refused. Don't know why and didn't ask. Sam's will has changed as well. That resuscitation order…."

"The one that no special means taken place?" Daniel said.

"Yeah, I made her change that. I insisted."

"He demanded actually. Also twisted my arm about it." she said. "Literally."

"That's good news. So, what about when children come along?" Jack asked changing the subject again.

The couple looked at each other.

"Uh, we um…." Ford said slowly.

"Haven't really discuss that much. Besides sir, it's way to early to think about." Carter said sounding nervous.

Jack nodded and looked at his plate then at theirs. They had more than usual for breakfast than the others.

"Is there something we should know then?" Jack asked.

"I don't get it." Ford said looking up from his plate. He had his fork half way to his mouth.

"This wasn't a….no offense, shotgun wedding was it?"

"What gave you that idea Daniel?" Carter asked.

"You're both eating more than usual. Mostly you Sam." Daniel said taking a bite of his food.

"Oh, we are both getting more exercise in the morning." he said casually.

Jack almost dropped his fork like he got shocking news. Carter never talked about her sex life, assuming she even had one before Ford and neither did Ford so it was a little surprising to think about what that meant.

"Then that means you two have…"

Ford groaned. "I didn't mean it like that!" he hissed as Carter rolled her eyes. "We get up and take a couple mile or so jog every morning. I'd only jog about half a mile to a mile when it was just me."

"He used to do it ever morning before we got married and now we do it together. And go farther. Sometime we race." she said.

"I used to do that. But now my knees say no way." Jack said.

"I can't even get out of bed that early." Daniel said.

"It's called incentive. And the fact it helps me, us now, wake up better in the morning." he said.

"Coffee can do that too." Daniel stated.

"I drink coffee cause I like the taste Daniel. Not for the caffeine high."

"Then all that chocolate you eat is because of a caffeine needed high?" Daniel asked.

"No. That was Herc's fault. He had a bad sweet tooth, as it were Jack." he said as Jack was about to say something. "Very bad. If it wasn't for exercise and the training sessions I do, I'd be fat. But I have to admit, I'm a choco-holic so."

They talked about a few other things then got up getting back to work. Sam had to go to the infirmary to see Janet, why she wasn't sure. Daniel had artifacts and such to go through and seeing as SG-1 had been on downtime so Ford and Sam could have their honeymoon, Jack had had plenty of time to get paperwork done. That being the case, he and Teal'c followed Ford to his training session.

Sam walked into the infirmary finding that no one was injured. Janet was in her old office doing paperwork when she walked in. She was in for a scheduled checkup seeing as her injury was from a weapon that other doctors not privy to SGC information would ask question about. The new doctor for the base had checked her out and was currently elsewhere, but Janet was able to look through her own test results and such so the new doctor left.

"Hey Janet. It's nice to see you again. Been awhile."

"Yes it has. Close the door Sam and please sit down." she said in a happy voice that made Sam wonder if something was up.

"Something wrong?" she said sitting across from her.

"No. I want to know how it went. All the details. And I mean all."

"Oh. Well…" Sam said talking about the places that she and Ford went and some of the things they did. "It was really a lot of fun Janet. I'm in touch with feelings I haven't been able to express in years. We still keep professional on the job though."

"I've noticed. He's brought out a side in you that I've never seen. Daniel and you are both getting much more sleep and finally eating right since he showed up. Even though I don't work here anymore, I have a little bird that tells me certain details still."

"I know. One time when we where working, he threatened to put me over his shoulder and carry me to his car and take me home if I did stop for the night." she said smiling.

"What happened?"

"I told him to forget it because it was too important for me to sleep. He took the project away from me, picked me up despite my protest and got me halfway to the elevator before he put me down when I agreed to go home."

"Did you try to go back to your lab?" she asked smiling at how it must have looked.

"Hell no. He told me if I tried it, he would carry me out of the mountain for everyone to see, take me home and stay there till I feel asleep."

"Wow. I didn't think he'd go to such lengths. Anyway, I want to hear the rest."

"The rest?"

"Sam. I've seen his body, though unless I really ordered him, he is always reluctant to remove his underwear. What is he like?"

"Oh." Sam said blushing slightly.

"I've been waiting forever for you to get back, so leave nothing out."

"Well, we never got any sleep that night on the day we got married. It was so incredible. If you thought he had stamina only in the field…" she said sighing with memories of that night and a few others. A pleasant shudder came after.

"So, what happened? How was he?" she said in anticipation with a big smile.

"Janet, did you know I was his first?" Sam said slowly.

"You mean…." she said surprised.

"Yes. Before me he was a virgin. No experience or anything."

"Wow. I'm actually not all that surprised really. I suspected, but it was never my call to ask. So with all that time you two were going out…"

"I asked him once, and he told me he hadn't been with anyone because he wanted it to be special.."

"I'm guessing with your tone it was special?" she said smiling.

"You have no idea Janet. But that night was so…" she said running her hands through her hair and starting to have trouble keeping her mind straight. "I could swear I almost passed out a few times."

"He's that good, for no experience?!" Janet said shocked.

"Well, for that night it was the case. Now you thought you were shocked so far, get this." she said leaning closer. "Ever since that night, he's made it quite clear, but not in so many words, he wants me to be the one in charge. Kinda a turn around considering the other guys I'd been with."

"Whoa." Janet said in shock.

"Though the other night, I knocked him out."

"What?! How?" she asked still keeping the conversation in a low tone.

"I got him a book the second day we were out together. A book that Daniel even has, though he says it's because of its ancient historical…." she said smiling with her eyebrows moving.

"You bought the Kama Sutra book?"

"Janet, the things we did last night. I'm ready to go get him and go home now.." she said as the door was knocked on.

"Come in." Janet said after a moment of composing herself better.

"Hey Sam. Hi Janet, been awhile. "You're looking good."

"Thanks. Glad someone notices. What's up?" she said failing to hide a smile.

"Ah, I was in the train…" Ford started saying when he noticed Janet seemed a little red as did Sam, who looked more than flushed. He closed his eyes and shook his head as two and two came together. "Oh man. I knew that the two of you still talked, but…. I guess it's true. Woman talk about everything to each other."

"Ford. There are many things on this base I know because some people just tell things to their doctors that they won't tell anyone else. I may not be here anymore, but some people still call me and other, like Sam come over to talk. What I know stays with me though and no one will ever hear it from me. And yes, woman tell each other everything. You men have no secrets." Janet stated with a smile that said she knew a lot.

"That doesn't surprise me Janet. At least you know to keep it to yourself. And don't tell Cassandra."

"She is too young to know anything about that subject yet." Janet said sternly. "Well, not really but…"

"Good." he said looking back at Sam. "Sam, I know that look. And considering the things I have just done for the last hour, I'm not sure I'd stay awake long enough. Janet, you never heard that." he said as she dropped her jaw.

"Heard what? That you've rocked her world with the Kama Sutra."

Now it was Ford who was blushing, badly. "Oh man. And I thought Jack was bad."

"Rocked my world Janet? I think Cassandra has been hearing too much at school and passing it onto you." Sam said standing up. "I'm going to go get some work done, even if that's possible now. Though he doesn't rock my world, he shifts its orbit."

Janet dropped her jaw far enough you could see her tonsils. Ford and her both though turned really red. Sam just smiled.

"Okay Sam, I think you said enough. Anymore and I'm thinking of taping it shut."

"What? I even told her the book I…"

"You did what?! Is there nothing secret between women?"

"Not in this case." Janet said.

"Well, in that case did you tell her that you…"

She had her hand over his mouth so quick he never saw it coming.

"Okay, I think we both said enough." she said with an underlying tone. "Now why are you here?"

"Um, well…I….damn. I came here for something…..ah. You both screwed me up."

"Nice choice of words considering…." Janet began.

"Stop, please. I'm trying to think. Um….Oh, Jack needs medical attention. It's nothing really serious.." Ford said trying to change the subject before he wouldn't have his mind working right at all for the day. Seeing as Sam was ready to jump him if they were alone, it wasn't working to well.

"What happened? What did you do to the Colonel?" Sam asked quickly glad for a distraction.

"How bad is he?" Janet asked standing up with Sam though slower.

"I accidentally clothes lined him. He said he was fine and went to his office I think, but he wasn't talking all that well. I was teaching that class, Teal'c and Jack was there and Jack decided to be the demonstratee. After hearing I liked when people try to catch me off guard, only when training, Jack went for it, managed to give me a nice right hook. He made several more swings and tried rushing me at close range when I…well…."

Janet had Jack report to the infirmary, after calling the other doctor to get him down, and he ended up having to use an ice pack and some anti inflammatory for the swelling. He was better the next day though. Sam and Ford purposely avoided each other for the rest of the day and got little sleep that night. They got rid of the book seeing as if they didn't they both agreed they were never going to get a decent night rest, ever.

Some time during the week before episode LOCKDOWN

Ford and Carter got to work early and were headed to the mess hall to eat. Ford stopped as a airman passed them. He'd seen that guy around a lot more than usual, a whole lot more and well before he got married. Like he was following them specifically. His instincts for danger were kicking in.

"Airman!"

The short blond headed guy turned around. He was maybe in his late twenties and didn't look to have a very important job, not like theirs. Just another airman on the base Carter figured.

"Yes sir."

"It's not sir…never mind. Can you come here a minute?"

"Ah sure." he said nervously. "How can I help you?"

Ford grabbed his hands and turned them up quickly to see his wrist. Sure enough he saw what he thought was there. A special tattoo symbolizing a certain group. The Watchers group on his right wrist.

"Well airman, you're a Watcher. Surprise, surprise. Watch away. I don't care." Ford said smiling as he spread his arms out and walked away after dropping the guys hand. "But you better be telling them only things about me and not about what I do here. And stay away from our house."

"Actually sir, we knew many hundreds of years ago and have kept it a guarded secret."

"Good to hear. Let's go Sam." he said cheerfully holding out his arm. She linked her arm through his and they walked away.

"What was that?" she asked once he was out of site.

"Oh one of those guys that watch us Immortals." he shrugged. "I have no doubt that he is an airman assigned here, but mostly to keep an eye on me. I noticed him sometime ago watching me, no pun intended. I think a couple of months or more now, maybe. Anyway I could care less."

"What if one of them tries to use me to get to you?" she asked seriously.

"I've made my point to another Watcher I found. Anything happens to you, I personally will go after every Immortal on the planet for the action of one of them. I know the names already of them all. I hacked their system some time ago. Hercules told me if anything happens to you, he'll return to me if I ask and help."

"He said that?"

"He cared about you as well, and that's one of the reasons he left. He didn't know if you'd be comfortable knowing that he would be seeing everything I see when we got married, since all those memories eventually would be passed onto the next person that would be his new companion when I die or he wanted to leave."

"New companion? Dad mentioned you say that instead of host."

"Sounds more appropriate for the Tok'ra since they ask instead of, well…"

"Yeah. Makes more sense. I like it." she said as they entered the mess hall. "Wait, how much watching do they do?" she asked thinking about what they had been doing recently.

"Nothing evasive. I think they are watching me because I'm not trying to kill anyone. Not many Immortals actually have that philosophy. The Watcher job is to watch fights between Immortals and some of their dealings. Beyond that, they don't do anything extremely invasive. Besides, we have K-9 watching out for us and he has yet to detect anyone watching us at night."

"Right. I almost forgot that. I love that dog."

"So do I."

Episode-LOCKDOWN

One month later from the space station calling about the large debris.

Jack was working on a overwhelming amount of reports and other files. His desk was almost completely covered by files and other papers. The door was opened by a soldier who let a Russian solder in that was in full uniform.

"General O'Neill. It is an honor to meet you and an greater honor to serve under your command." he said standing at attention.

Jack was confused and surprised seeing all the metals and other things hanging from his uniform.

"Wow. That's a load. Who are you?" he said putting his pen down.

"I am Colonel Alexi Vasolof sir. I assume you were expecting my arrival." he said confused.

Jack looked around on his desk for a file and found it near the left corner.

"Yeah, sure. Umm….here's the memo." he said picking it up and opening it.

"I want you to know sir that I personally requested this transfer. After my years of service with the Russian Air Force, I feel positive I can make a contribution to Stargate Command."

"You think?"

"If I may be so bold sir." he said easing up with a smile. "With your recent promotion to base commander, a position has opened up on SG-1. I would of course relish to serve on the SGC's elite team."

"Yes, you and everyone else on this base. It's already taken though. We had five because of special conditions and now it's back to four which isn't changing. Colonel, not going to happen."

"I understand your reluctance sir, but if you look at my record, it think it will satisfy any of your concerns. I have over 3000 hours of flight time on thirty five different types of aircraft and prototypes. In addition I have been awarded the Russian High Order Gold star…"

Jack cut him off. "That's very impressive. Very. But it's not going to get you on

SG-1. They are full."

"Understood. I am willing to accept a position on a different team." he said somewhat reluctantly and disappointed.

"Colonel. Until you go through the proper training. You are not going anywhere near that gate."

"Perhaps I could assume a role of a observer on one of the non combatant explorations sir."

"It was nice meeting you, very nice. Dismissed." Jack said waving him away.

The guy looked defeated but left quietly. A guard walked in handing Jack two folders which were in bubble envelopes marked very urgent and top secret. He opened one, scanned it and shook his head as the guard left.

"More paper work. Damn. I might be able to have fun with this though." he said tapping it against his hand.

Opening the other one, he looked through the objects in the envelops and then back at the folder he had been sent. His jaw dropped as he reread the papers, several times.

"Damn, he's been holding out on us."

The SG-1 team was in Carter's office talking. Teal'c was at one end of the table near Daniel while Ford and Sam were at the other end. Teal'c was standing while the others were sitting.

"If all goes according to plan, barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will have acquire possession of my apartment on Tuesday."

"Hey congratulations!" Carter said.

"Excellent Teal'c! You'll live life in the real world like us. Paying bills and such."

Teal'c nodded smiling.

"So when is the apartment warming party?" Daniel asked.

Teal'c looked at him confused.

"When somebody gets a new place it's customary for them to throw a party, like what we did with Ford when he bought his house."

"Will I be required to prepare a meal?" he asked almost sounding frightened at the prospect.

"No. Make it potluck. We will all bring something." Carter said.

"Yeah. If there is something anyone wants special I can probably cook it too." Ford said.

"Very well. Next Saturday." Teal'c said.

They turned seeing Jack walking in with a folder in hand. Sam stood up. He slowed down walking in looking at her.

"I'm only going to say this once Carter. At ease." he said waving a hand at her.

She nodded and sat down.

"So how's the new job?"

"Oy. One crisis after another." he said putting his hands on the table. "This morning the mess got a shipment of Yukon Gold potatoes instead of the usual."

"No." Daniel said. It was not a important conversation, the others could easily tell.

"Oh yes. The Gold's don't make for good mash. Constituency is all wrong."

"Jack if you use…" he said getting ready to write down a recipe.

"Do you plan on cooking for the whole base Ford?"

"Never mind." he said dropping the pen.

"I hear the new Russian Colonel came to see you. Made a pitch to join SG-1." Carter said.

"I heard that. It's already taken you told him, right?" Ford said.

"Yeah."

"What did you say?" Daniel asked.

"Told him to make French fries instead."

"About the Russian." Daniel said being serious.

"Oh, well I made it clear he shouldn't expect preferential treatment, that he has to prove himself before I considered him for off world travel."

"He is one of the most highly decorated officers in Russian military history. And he has over twenty years flight experience." Sam said.

"He should have joined the F-302's unit then." Ford commented.

"Precisely. He knows nothing about ground tactics and exactly no years in off world travel. I'm not going to risk any one under my command on a slick resume. Hell, took you took weeks to get ready Ford."

"True. But it many ways, I was already ready."

"Yes. But this Colonel spent more time in the air than on the ground. I'm not risking a team much less him."

"How uncharacteristically cautious of you sir." Carter said.

"Next time you see him tell him to join the F-302 program. He'll get to space quicker and maybe a planet too." Ford said.

"I might do that."

"What's with the folder?" Ford said looking at it.

"This, new problem, I just received. It's about you." he said sliding it over.

"Me?" Ford said picking it up and leafing through it. "Oh hell no, they didn't."

"Didn't what?" she asked.

"You've got to be kidding. Please tell me this is a joke." he said shaking his head in disbelief.

"What it is?" Carter asked.

"They dropped off a suitcase in your on the base room. Go change. That's an order."

"What is it sir?"

"What's going on?" Daniel asked.

"All in good time. Don't give her that just yet, in fact give it back. That's not for their eyes." Jack said as Ford went to give her the folder.

"This isn't some prank? Because it's not funny."

"No. It's for real and just another pain in my ass to deal with. On the bright side, I can have some fun with this possibly." he said with a sly smile.

"I'll be right back then……sir." Ford said making a big emphasis on sir and left with a sigh.

"What's going on Jack?"

Ford hadn't said sir like that since his first mission.

"I said all in good time Daniel. So Carter, any problems with Ford yet?"
"Sir? Isn't that question another too personal like the others."

"I wasn't meaning it like that Carter, besides that I'm usually only asking to drive you and him crazy. Keep you both on your toes, that sort of thing. You both drive me nuts sometime with all that tech talk. What I meant was is there anything you could tell us."

"Anything he does you don't like?" Daniel asked.

"Not yet that I can tell. We've only been married a short time."

"So. You've got to tell us something." Jack said. "We've only seen one side of him. You've seen more and there has to be something you can tell us."

"He has a sensitive side."

"We've seen that when he's worried about any of us, especially you Carter."

"That's not what I meant sir."

"Oh." Jack said confused. "Okay, I'm lost then. What do you mean?"

"That's a secret."

"Damn. Alright then, what else can you tell us."

"He doesn't snore much less move much when he sleeps." she said after thinking a moment.

Though they hadn't been getting much sleep lately anyway, mostly it was her fault, but he never complained. She smiled at the next thought.

"He has brought me breakfast in bed a few times which I might add is about the greatest I've tasted in a long while. He really knows how to cook. Could probably fix that potato problem you have as he was saying."

"Doesn't snore hmm? Interesting. Breakfast in bed too." Jack said rubbing his chin. "I did that for Sara a few times."

"He cleans. But he doesn't have a fetish about it. Just does it and does it really well. Including laundry. And knows how to iron. Doesn't have any problem letting me drive either vehicle."

"There's a catch there Carter."

"Well, if you call spending more time watching me." she said with a special tone. "Instead of the road and my driving or anything else."

"That sounds like something he would do." Daniel said. "I've seen him do that a lot when you've driven."

"How about what sport team he likes? He's never mentioned anything?"

"Actually sir, he's not a sports fan at all. Doesn't care for them, which is nice seeing as he has more time to spend with me. He only has a few shows he actually likes to watch which don't last long. Most of what he liked exist here."

"That's not surprising. He's mentioned that a few times before. What about his other shows he's talked about?" Daniel asked.

"Well, he does have an interesting taste in movies, and no they are not all cartoons and none of them are adult flicks. Actually, he told me he had never seen a adult oriented flick before. And I believe him." she said sitting up straighter. She knew it was true considering their first night together.

"That would explain why he refused….a bachelor party…" Jack said as he suddenly stopped and looked like he was in deep thought.

He set the folder down on the table looking really lost in thought. Carter was about to ask him what was going on in his head when Daniel spoke.

"What is this really Jack?" Daniel said reaching for the folder.

"Ah, ah, ah." he said swiping it away. "You'll all find out in a moment. Hopefully soon. Doesn't take that long."

He looked at his watch and a few seconds later.

"Jack, uh, is this really necessary?" Ford said from outside the room. "As you were airman."

With the exception of Jack, everyone else thought that was strange that Ford actually said that in an orderly way, though they couldn't see him or the person he said it too. But they all did hear a yes sir from the airman.

"And don't call me sir." they heard Ford say shortly after.

"It's General or sir now and yes it is."

They all looked at the doorway hearing a grumble as Ford walked in. He was in full uniform, a Captains uniform. The rank that Carter held once. With several medals, more than he probably should have. Carter was really impressed with how Ford looked, he was even better looking in uniform as he said to her once. He didn't have a tie on though, which wasn't surprising. And the hat was missing, not under his arm like it was suppose to be. She actually, without realizing it, licked her lips and the rest of the team noticed, but said nothing.

"Team, meet Captain Carter." he said with a gesture.

"That will get confusing quickly Ja, sir." he said looking like he wanted to leave and change, quickly.

"Yes it will." he said looking at Sam a moment who was eyeing Ford still. "Alright then, Captain Ford it is."

"That works….Brigadier."

The way he said Jack's first rank title made Jack think Ford was being humorous about it. He let if go seeing as he had much more to do.

"I don't understand sir? What is this?" she said tearing her eyes away.

"Certain members of the higher ups." he said waving a hand. "Looked over Ford's previous record from when he was in the service in his universe and believed it better to put him in active service again, though him being from another universe, I don't know how they did it. His record is highly classified so there is no questioning his past."

"Busted me down a couple of ranks too." Ford grumbled. "I want to resign."

"What rank did you achieve?" Daniel asked looking at the medals as he walked over.

"He was a full Colonel. Higher than me once by a few months. Would have been a General but he didn't accept it." Jack said. "Which somewhat makes sense seeing I've read the reports on what you have done."

"Only what I gave them. There's a lot more I'm not letting anyone see." he muttered.

"What are all these medals?" Daniel asked walking over and looking.

"Two Congressional Medals of Honor! Three Purple Hearts, two Silver Stars, an Air Force Cross, the Armed Forces and Joint Service Achievement Medal and the Joint Service Commendation Medal! Ford?!" Carter asked surprised.

She had a few medals, but nothing like this. No one on the base did. No one she knew or heard of did. What he had wasn't…possible, but he had told her some sketchy details of some of the things he had been through.

"I've done a lot. Some suicide missions that I came back from and they said I really shouldn't have. But they were happy I did." he said shrugging. "Not something I brag about. Some of these I got with the uniform today."

"Which ones?" Daniel asked also surprised.

Jack was explaining the medals to Teal'c who was lost.

"Two of the Purple Hearts, one Congressional and the Silver Star. Ah, Jack?"

"Captain?"

"Right." he muttered shaking his head lightly. "Sir, this isn't…."

"Going to work out? Already called about that and you and Carter being married before this somehow makes you guys the exception to the rules, or so they say. Presidential pardon actually. If you resign, you are to leave the SGC and not come back. Not my orders. Can't counterman it either." Jack said shrugging. "Captain, where is your tie?"

"Seriously, I hate ties. So unless you force me to wear the damned thing, it's not happening sir. The hat isn't here because of the obvious and it was too small."

"Hmm. I'll think about that. I know the feeling."

"Oh, and another thing, if you think I'm getting a hair cut, not a chance in hell. General, Colonel." Ford said leaving.

"You're dismissed." Jack somewhat yelled.

"Is this really true sir?" she said really wanting to go after him.

"Completely Carter. He's your second in command now, so order him around without conviction. Have fun with it. I've got to get back to work now people." he said sliding the folder across to her. "Bring it back when you're done."

The Russian Colonel was in his room getting dressed in his combat fatigues looking at himself in the mirror. He looked down pulling his right sleeve up revealing a lot of what looked to be sores on his body. He put the sleeve back down and turned to the knocking on his door and opened it to see Daniel Jackson with his hand held out.

"Colonel Vasolof." he said.

"Doctor Jackson. Of course. Come in." he said shaking his hand. Daniel walked in and he closed the door.

"Your reputation precedes you. I am well acquainted with your work."

"I just wanted to come by and welcome you to the neighborhood."

The Colonel smiled with a chuckle. "That's very kind of you. I only wish that others were as open to my presence."

"Don't take General O'Neill's decision personally."

"It's difficult not to. Frankly his attitude is offensive. It leads me to wonder if he knows the Cold War is over." he said with his tone showing he was offended.

"His attitude has nothing to do with you being Russian. He's an equal opportunity offender." Daniel said smiling lightly. "He does it to everyone. Including his close friends."

"And I am suppose to find this comforting?"

"He doesn't respond well to outside pressure."

"Our nations are suppose to be partners in the Stargate program."

"Yes, I am well aware of the deal Colonel. I help broker it."

"Then you more than anyone can understand our frustration."

"Well what you have to realize is O'Neill, General O'Neill…" he said walking over to a picture on the wall while thinking.

"Just assumed command of this facility recently and uh….has a lot on his plate. And quite frankly making demands of him right now, it just bad timing on the part of your government." Daniel said turning around. "Colonel?"

The Colonel blinked a few times then put out his hand to grab the counter and failed, falling to the floor.

"Colonel?!" he said getting down next to him.

He was breathing hard and not looking well. Daniel called for medical help and soon the Colonel was being taken away on a stretcher. Daniel followed along going into the infirmary. The new doctor, some lady walked up asking what happened as she checked him out.

"I don't know, we were just talking and he just collapsed." Daniel said leaning against the frame.

"I know you're scheduled to go off world. We will take care of him." she said moving the stretcher. Daniel looked down at his watch then left.

Jack walked through the hallways and up the stairs into the room overlooking the injured Russian Colonel. The new doctor was there.

"How's he doing?"

"Confused. Apparently the last thing he remembers is being in Russia. He doesn't know where he is or how he got here." she said.

Down in the small room the Colonel was in a bed being looked after by a nurse. He had several machines hooked up to him including one to help him breath.

"He's also exhibiting certain physical symptoms that have me concerned. He has lesions over forty percent of his body and a highly elevated white blood count which indicates some sort of infection."

"Is he contagious?" he said after a moment.

"It's a distinct possibility. Sir, we need to exam everyone that has been in contact with this man."

Down in the gate room the Stargate activated and opened up. Daniel and a SG team he was going with were getting ready to go. They walked up the ramp and then the gate shut off suddenly. They turned around seeing the General looking at them from the control room.

"Report back to the infirmary." Jack said.

The SG team walked off the ramp. Daniel grabbed one guy quickly and pulled the nine millimeter out using the guy as a hostage. The other members pulled their weapons as did guards in the control room. Jack had someone in the control room call Ford up quickly.

"Open the gate!!! Do it now!!!" he said keeping the gun on his hostage.

Jack turned taking a nine millimeter from one of the guards near him. The two members below moved slowly over and Daniel shot them. One got it in the arm the other in the gut. Jack and several other guards got down from the control room and took up near the door as Daniel walked down the ramp going for the other door. Teal'c shot him with the zat gun as he came into the room. The hostage fell away from him and rolled away as Daniel dropped to the ground.

Teal'c walked up slowly to Daniel who was not knocked out. The small berretta was at Teal'cs feet near Daniel. Teal'c aimed the zat at him as Daniel reached for the gun.

"Daniel!" Jack yelled.

Daniel grabbed the gun and went to shoot when Jack shot him in the shoulder. Daniel fell to the ground dropping the gun. Jack came in keeping the gun on him as Daniel rolled slightly then passed out.

"I heard a gun shot! What's going on?" Ford said running in behind Teal'c with his weapon drawn and pointed.

Jack pointed at the ground with the barrel of his gun.

"Daniel?!" he said getting down next to him and holding his hand on the wound.

"He tired to shoot General O'Neill." Teal'c said.

"He did what?!"

"The Russian Colonel is ill with an unknown virus or something and Daniel was with him when he passed out. Daniel really wanted to go off world." Jack said.

"So you shot him for that? What the hell were you thinking General?"

"No Captain. I shot him after he tried to shoot me. He already shot two other people." Jack said gesturing.

"Oh. Okay. You want me to take him to the infirmary?"

"Yeah. I didn't do anything life threatening. Besides if he tries anything, with you with him, he won't get to far."

"You know, I'm going to have to teach you some better guns skills." he said picking Daniel up. "Another inch or so and his arm would be permanently useless."

"We'll talk later, get him fixed. I don't want him ascending because of me." Jack said shooing them out.

Daniel was now lying in a bed with a breathing tube in his nose and his arm fixed up in a sling, and currently asleep.

"He's lost some blood, but his life is no longer in any immediate danger. The Captain was able to keep enough pressure that he didn't bleed out as bad."

"The members of SG-11 said he seemed perfectly normal." Carter said. All of SG-1 was there including the General who was seated. "You didn't notice anything peculiar about him sir?"

Jack sat looking out the window at Daniel with his arms crossed in thought.

"I thought it odd that he was shooting up the gate room."

"He reacted immediately after the gate was shut down." Teal'c said.

"Why was he so desperate to go through?" the doctor asked.

"Does he have any of Colonel Vasolof symptoms?" Carter asked.

"No lesions as of yet, but that might be just a matter of time. He does have a elevated white blood count."

"Yet Colonel Vasolof displaced no unusual behavior." Teal'c stated.

"That doesn't necessarily mean that they are suffering from the same condition. When the infection reaches the brain, it can manifest itself in a variety of ways. From memory loss to full blown psychosis."

"You don't think it's just a coincidence?" Jack asked.

"Seems unlikely sir. I think there is a high probability that we have a contagion on the base." she said.

"Who was with him last?" Carter asked.

"Uh oh." Ford said as Teal'c and Jack looked at him.

"And I was just with you when we were talking to the other SGC team." she said shaking her head.

"I just brought him here then left to help Sam. I feel fine, no memory loss and certainly no cravings to go through the gate. Wait, why am I even explaining myself to you people, I'm immune. So whatever it is, can't effect me and I can't spread it." he said forcefully.

"Check him out anyway doctor. Both of them." Jack said.

She nodded and took him away as he rolled his eyes. Sam followed reluctantly.

Jack went straight to the gate control room after Ford and Carter were taken away. He walked in barking off orders.

"Contact all SG teams off world. Tell them the SGC is off limits. Have them proceed to the Alpha site until further notice. Effective immediately, the SGC is under lockdown."

Up top the large door leading outside was closed as alarms went off signaling the lockdown procedure.

Sometime later the doctor was walking through the hallway looking at a clipboard when Sam walked up. They kept walking as they spoke.

"Hi. How's Daniel?"

"He's still unconscious but he's improving. He's responding well to treatment and his white blood cell count is leveling out."

"What about Colonel Vasolof?"

"Not so good. We are treating him with antibiotics but his condition is deteriorating. Until we now more about the infection there is nothing more that we can do."

"Well since it started with Vasolof, we can be pretty sure that it didn't come through the gate."

"I'm waiting to hear back from the Russians to find out about any possibly infections from there."

"Anyone else showing symptoms?"

"Not yet."

"Um, is Ford okay? I haven't seem him since you checked him out and kept checking me over."

"As he said before I checked him out, he is in perfect condition, though seems to be tired lately. Whatever this is, I doubt he will get it considering what he is. Your results said you were just fine and have nothing wrong either, other than also being a bit fatigued." she said. "If we have to go into quarantine procedures, he's the only one that could go around the base to deliver the treatments or supplies."

"Fortunate for him huh."

"He's a lucky man Colonel. And so are you." she said leaving.

Teal'c was looking through some papers while watching the Russian Colonel from behind the glass. Jack had asked Ford earlier to keep a watch on Daniel since Carter had important things to do and until he got things more up to date, he didn't feel like assigning the new Captain any jobs as of yet. He had enough paper work to deal with. The Russian Colonel groaned as he woke up.

"How is he?"

Teal'c looked up seeing the guy awake.

"Doctor Jackson?" he said. "Someone told me what happened."

"His condition is improving." Teal'c said.

"Good."

"And your condition?"

"Not so good. But not as bad as the time I went drinking with General Doscavish. That was worst headache." he said with a smile and grimace.

Teal'c nodded with a small smile.

"Doctor Jackson is a good friend of yours?"

"Indeed he is. Despite what you are thinking, you bare no responsibility for what has transpired."

"My presence here as resulted in the quarantine of this entire complex."

"Had you remained in your homeland you would have faced a similar situation in a different setting. Again not fault of your own."

"Perhaps. But at the moment I can't be sure of anything." he said squinting his eyes in pain.

"Has your memory not yet returned?" Teal'c asked concerned.

"In my dreams I have begun to see flashes. Things of these past few days. Walking these halls, talking to people, and yet it is though I am not even here. I'm just a helpless observer inside my own body."

This made Teal'c think and he got up quickly.

The doctor pulled out a top secret file giving it over to Carter. Teal'c and Ford was there seeing what this was, sounding important.

"One month ago, a Onatoly Constantinoff fell ill after a tour on the international space station."

"I remember that. We monitored that mission and we lost contact for thirty seconds and we never figured out why." Carter said.

"I don't know if they are connected but he died less than a week later in a Moscow hospital. Now officially, the cause of death was renal failure but, unofficially, the Russian authorities haven't a clue what killed him."

"You think it is our mysterious disease?" Carter asked.

"Among the symptoms he exhibited were memory loss, skin lesions and a highly elevated white blood count."

"Is there any connection with Colonel Vasolof?" Teal'c asked.

"Apparently Vasolof did visit Constantinoff in the hospital just before he died. They were old friends, they served together in the Russian Air Force."

"Why didn't they tell us this?" Carter asked.

"The Russians determined that Constantinoff's condition wasn't contagious. He came into contact with many people between the time he returned to Earth to the time he checked into the hospital. But no one else ever showed signs of being infected."

"Make's it an oddly selective disease." Carter said.

"Perhaps we are not dealing with a disease at all. Vasolof possessed only vague random memories of his time at Stargate command. An yet the instance he could recall, he said he was a mere observer to the actions of his own body." Teal'c said.

"Like being the host to a symbiont." the doctor said.

"Yeah, but a test ruled out all the possibilities of it being a Goa'uld." Carter said.

"We would have felt something by now if it was." Ford stated.

"Could we be looking at some other form of alien possession?"

"Yeah, it's possible. An entity that moves from individual to individual." Carter said. "It might explain some of the inconsistencies."

"It that is true, it could be in anyone right now." the doctor said.

"I know for a fact that it isn't me." Ford said. "And I know it isn't in Sam or Teal'c."

"What makes you so sure Captain?" the doctor asked.

"Call it a feeling. I just know."

She was about to say more when the phone rang. The doctor walked over picking it up.

"Hello. I'll be right there. Daniels awake."

"Good. He might be able to tell us something." Ford said.

"Let's hope so." Carter said following the doctor out.

"Indeed."

The SG-1 team and Jack along with the doctor walked in seeing Daniel sitting up in the bed with his legs hanging off. He was not happy and it really showed on his face. His left arm was in a sling and he thought it was strange that Ford was standing just behind Jack from some reason and not closer. Usually he was standing next to Carter.

"What's going on?!" he practically yelled.

"You're recovering from a gun shot wound." the doctor said at the head of the bed looking through his chart.

"What?!" he said looking at her.

"You have no recollection of the incident?" Teal'c asked.

Daniel turned back still looking more confused and even more angry.

"No! Who shot me?! Ford?!"

Ford shook his head quickly and raised his hands. "Not me. You should know when I shoot someone, well…."

"Then who…."

"Don't….change the subject." Jack said somewhat quickly. "What do you remember?"

Daniel looked at him scrutinizingly. "I was talking to Colonel Vasolof and in the middle of our conversation, he collapsed and I went to help him….and that's it."

"You don't remember accompanying him to the infirmary?" Carter asked.

"No. Who shot me?" he asked skeptically.

Now Daniel knew why Ford was behind Jack. Ford was nodding his head at Jack in a pointing him out way as was Carter who used her eyes. Teal'c didn't give any indication and Jack was looking back and forth strangely. Daniel looked at Jack with narrowed eyes as he sat up straighter.

"You were shooting up the gate room." Jack said shrugging.

"You wounded two guards. We think we may be dealing with a foothold situation." Carter said. "Specifically an alien entity that can take over a human host not unlike the Goa'uld. And it seems to be able to travel from person to person."

"Although at present we have no knowledge of how this is possible." Teal'c said.

Daniel looked very lost in thought suddenly. He was remembering shooting the guards in the gate room.

"Daniel?" Carter said.

"Anubis."

"You've got to be kidding." Ford said. He certainly understood what that meant.

"Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c said.

"It was Anubis." he said slowly. "Rather uh…Anubis was controlling me."

"Anubis is dead." Jack stated.

"No, he's not. And he's here in the base." Daniel said worried.

They were in the briefing room talking, minus Daniel. Very few lights were on making it very dark.

"You think that getting blasted out orbit would have slowed the guy down." Jack said.

"According to Daniel Jackson, Anubis surrendered his mortal form when we was ascended." Teal'c said. "Only to be cast down by the Ancients. As a result he exist as a purely immaterial being."

"Basically he's now like an energy life form." Ford said. "A ghost as it were."

"Essentially yes. See, in the past when we encountered Anubis what we saw as a material being was actually a force shield containing his essence." Carter said. "When it was destroyed, that essence was released."

"Anubis was trapped in Earth's orbit inhabiting debris from his ship, millions of light years from his power base." Teal'c said.

"So he hitched a ride on a cosmonaut?" Jack said.

"Yes sir, then abandoned him for Colonel Vasolof." Carter said.

"No doubt attempting to escape through our gate." Teal'c said.

"Why doesn't he just use his….freaky, super cosmic powers and just….go?" he said playing his fingers in the air.

"Probably because if he does he will get noticed by higher ups, such as the Ancients." Ford said. "Abuse of power, possibly. Like what happened with Daniel."

"That would be correct." Teal'c said.

"Sometimes I think you pay Daniels speeches more attention than they deserve." Jack said.

"Someone has to. I've just always listened because I find it interesting."

"Ford's right sir. In order to interact with the physical world he was to get himself a new shield." Carter said. "But he can't do that on Earth. He'll need a body to dial the gate and get through. If he tries using his power, he will be noticed."

"Eventually Anubis will attempt escape again." Teal'c said.

"Well he's on the base, obviously not going anywhere. Tell me there is something we can do?" he said looking at the Carter's.

"Well as a matter of fact sir, I think there is." she said.

"That good to know, cause I haven't got a clue what to do."

"That's almost a first Ford." Jack said. "Usually you just jump head long into action."

"Indeed."

One of the plans going on was checking everyone through blood draws. Carter walked down the hallways passing many people as she walked into the infirmary where Daniel was sitting in bed talking to Ford.

"I got there a little too late otherwise you've be suffering from a sore jaw or maybe stiff neck instead of a gun shot wound. I'm trying to get Jack to come to one of my gun classes so he won't cause another injury like this to anyone else."

"Too bad Hercules left or you could use that healing device."

"Yeah. I was becoming quite popular down here with that thing for awhile. Hey Sam."

"Hey." she said coming over to the bed giving Daniel a book.

"What's going on?" Daniel said thanking her.

"General O'Neill has ordered compulsory physicals for all SGC personal." she said rubbing her arm. "We are operating under to assumption that retaining Anubis's essence takes a physical toll on its carrier. You were only exposed for a couple of hours, but your body reacted as though you were fighting off an infection."

"So whoever is retaining his essence should start showing off symptoms."

They nodded.

"What about Vasolof?"

Carter moved the curtain closing it for more privacy.

"His is a more extreme case. He was exposed for over a week. That's why his symptoms are more advanced."

"You mean with the lesion and the….."

"Yeah, it's actually more than that. His entire immune system was effected."

"But Anubis is out of him. He should start getting better, right?"

"No. It's like removing a symbiont from a Jaffa. Same effect." Ford said slowly.

"Dr. Brightman says he's not responding. She believes that the exposure was too long. The damage is done."

"Is there anything we can do for him? The Tok'ra maybe."

"Since the wedding we haven't been able to contact them. All we can do is help manage the pain. That's about it." Carter said.

"Sorry Daniel." Ford said patting his good arm.

"Did you talk to him?"

"Yeah I was speaking with him earlier. Listening to his past and other things he wanted to ask about the place, nothing extremely classified. Helped me with my Russian some too. Jack allowed me to tell him some things. Nice guy." Ford said. "He'd make a nice addition, would have anyway."

"I said the situation was contained. Not resolved!" Jack said on the phone in his office. The doctor walked in while he was speaking. "No I can't do that! Command will stay in lock down until I say otherwise."

He motioned her in seeing her at the open door.

"Yes sir it is my call." he said. Several seconds later he put the phone down and sighed.

"The Pentagon. They are getting a little antsy." he said.

"They are not the only ones. We've got a lot of anxious people out there." she said.

He motioned for her to sit as he sat down. She didn't though.

"Yeah, I'll bet. What can I do for you doctor?"

"It's Colonel Vasolof. His condition hasn't improved and he is not responding to treatment. Unless circumstances change I give him a week, two weeks tops."

"I'll inform the Russians."
"Thank you sir." she said then left.

Vasolof was in his bed waking up shaking his head. He looked up seeing Daniel at the end of his bed standing there.

"Doctor Jackson?"

"Alexi, sorry I didn't mean to disturbed you."

"No, no. I'm glad to see that you're up and about. Are you being discharged?"

"Yeah. Dr. Brightman caught me stealing Jello from the other patients trays so she kicked me out of here."

"Doctor, I wonder if you could do me a favor." he said sitting up and taking the breathing attachment to his nose out. He grabbed a envelope that was under on of the machines on a table. "I have a sister in Bryansk. When the lock down has ended, could you see that she gets this?"

"Alexi…."

"The nurses have been careful not to say anything. That is always a bad sign. Please." he said handing it out. Daniel took it from him nodding. He laid back down trying to get comfortable.

"You know in Russia we have a saying, the cord may curl long, but an end will appear." he said saying the saying in Russian first. "That holds true for everything in this world, myself included. I accept this."

Daniel spoke something of Russian to him.

"In the kingdom of hope, there is no winter." Alexi said.

"I prefer that one." Daniel said.

"That is a nice saying."

"I'll come see ya." he said putting the envelope down on the table.

He turned to leave remembering something. He saw Ford carrying him down to the infirmary and the feeling of something trying to leave then not leaving. The next thing he remembered was being on a bed seeing a nurse next to him. He reached out and touched her arm and then Anubis left him entering her.

"Dr. Jackson?" Alexi asked seeing Daniel was just looking at nothing, or so it seemed.

"Lieutenant Evans. He's in Lieutenant Evans."

Lieutenant Evans, a blonde nurse walked out of the mess hall with a tray of food and turned seeing several guards pointing guns at her including the newly appointed Captain Carter, pointing his person cannon. She started shaking and dropped the tray of food putting her hands up quickly.

"I was examined by Dr. Brightman a couple of hours ago." Evans said sitting at a table. "She said I was fine."

It was in one of those rooms where there was a large glass panel, mirror like, between whoever was in the room and the people just above them. Jack was watching the monitor that was using the feed from the camera below while also looking out the one way mirror. A camera was in the room on a tripod watching them. Carter was at the other end of the small table asking questions. Two guards were in the room on either side keeping at attention. Ford was in there behind Carter, on purpose in case Anubis was in her still. He insisted and Jack agreed. Ford had his coat on too. The revolver on his right hip showing.

"It's possible that you haven't begun manifesting signs yet." Carter said.

"I would know. Colonel, if something like that would happen to me I would know. I'm not lying."

"Lieutenant, tell me what you did Tuesday afternoon."

"I don't understand sir."

"Anything happen to you on that day that seemed, unusual like being somewhere one second and then somewhere else and not knowing how you got there." Ford said.

She didn't say anything but looked at the table.

"Lieutenant?" Carter said.

"I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"I can't remember."

Carter looked up at the mirror at Jack.

"It's not her. He's moved on." Ford said.

"O'Neill, I have been informed that airman Malcolm McCaffrey has missed his scheduled appointment at the infirmary." Teal'c said coming into the upstairs room. "He remains unaccounted for."

Jack nodded and spoke into the mike.

"Carter's." he said.

They both left the room as Jack headed out of the room he was in.

Personal all through the base started looking around for the missing airman. They checked rooms and other places continuing the search. One soldier came around a corner and then was going around another when Malcolm reached out grabbing the guy and threw him into the wall. After the guy hit the wall Malcolm reached down grabbing the sidearm and ran.

Jack, Teal'c and the Carter's were walking down a hallway when Jack's CB kicked on. They all carried zat's now.

"General O'Neill."

"Yeah, O'Neill here. Go." he said stopping.

"This is Major Kearny. We've got a wounded man down here that claims he was jumped by airman McCaffrey." he said while two other solders picked him off the ground and helped him to the infirmary. "I believe he is headed for the control room. Use caution General. The target is armed."

"On our way." Jack said as they headed off. Alarms went off signaling intruder alert.

McCaffrey walked up to the control room with his hand behind his back. He came around the corner and shot the guard quickly with the pistol then walked into the control room putting the gun to a technician.

"Dial the gate."

Jack and the other's walk up the stairs seeing what was going on. Jack fired his zat taking the man out. He dropped to the floor and everyone around backed off quickly. A black shadow looking more like gelatinous smoke appeared out of his body and went off into the wall.

"Talk about seeing ghost." Ford said slowly. "We have no way of fighting that."

"Nothing I can think of at any rate." Carter said.

Jack just looked around not sure about what to do yet.

"I know this is a stupid question, but I'm guessing the Ghostbusters were just movies?"

"Yes." several people said.

"Damn." Ford muttered.

"Nice idea though." Jack said.

After a quick securing of the place, things went back to normal, or as normal as possible. Jack was in his office writing, a very frustrating and getting to be quickly irritating thing to do everyday as Daniel came into his office.

"Mind if I come in?" he said knocking then walking in anyway.

"You're not suppose to be walking around."

"It's my arm." he said sitting down.

"You were shot." Jack said still sitting with his head rested in his left hand.

"I know. You shot me." he said settling back and saying it like it was nothing.

"That's not the point." he said getting back to his paper work.

"Look I know what happened. Anubis is still here."

"Daniel he can pass through walls. He's welcome to leave the base at any time."

"He has to go through the Stargate, otherwise he's trapped on Earth."

"Yeah, well. There's not much we can do. Can't kill him."

"No."

"Can't catch him."

"No."

"So?"

"We let the Ancients deal with him."

"Nice. Yes. Because they have always been so helpful." he said with sarcasm.

"If he uses his powers of an ascended being, he's breaking the rules. They will take action. Ow." he said moving his arm wrong. "We just have to take away his other options."

"Uh-huh. I assume you have a plan."

They looked at each other for several moments.

In the briefing room they had the large screen going. Daniel was on the left and Carter on the right. A couple of other SG personal were there too. Ford stood off to one side keeping watch on the gate while watching Daniel talk.

"Anubis has now made two attempts to get through the gate. Now in both instances we were able to stop him. Now there is no guarantee that we will be lucky enough to stop him the next time. We have to take steps to make it as difficult as possible to get to the Stargate."

"To that end we are proposing the division of the facility into three separate sections designated zones one, two and three." Carter said as a four dimensional schematic of the SGC base came up on the screen. The large base was color coded into three sections down each side.

"Power to the gate has been shut off and is no longer accessible from the control room. Instead it can only be reestablished from a relay station here in zone one." she said bringing a small picture of the room with the relay station up.

"The control room, gate room and surrounding area's have been designated as zone two. Intermediate corridors linking the two zones will be sealed. Corridors linking directly to the gate room will also be sealed. The only means of unsealing these corridors will be located here in a security control room in the location designated as zone three." she said bringing another picture up.

"All personal will be restricted to one of these three zones. Our standing food and medical supplies will be divided between these three sections. Dr. Brightman's team will be split into three units and will continuing monitoring personal with daily physical examinations. Now no one, not even General O'Neill will be permitted access to neighboring zones until lockdown ends." Daniel said.

"Any questions so far?" Sam asked.

"With all due respect Colonel, given what we know about Anubis, do you really think this is going to stop him?" Major Kearny asked.

"The point is to make it impossible for him to get to the gate in any one person." Daniel said after Sam looked at him. "When he realizes that he cannot get out that way, he'll have to use his powers revealing himself to the Ancients."

Since there was no other questions they started to disperse by O'Neill's order. Ford pulled him aside.

"Captain, I'm not…"

"I'm not asking to stay with Sam. If she can't take care of herself on the base, something is wrong. I have a better idea, for myself anyway. Since I seriously doubt he can take me over, and Daniel said he already tried, and it wouldn't do him much good if he could anyway from where I want to be, I want to stay in the gate room itself. From there I can stop anyone who comes through either door, it's quiet and anyone in the control room can see me if anything starts to happen around me. And if he does enter me, there is only two ways out so you can then lock him inside that room." he said. Then after a moment he added sir.

"That is a good idea. Go ahead and do it. I'll inform Carter and the others."

"Great, permission to grab something from my room first sir?"

"Yeah whatever, just make sure you're quick about it, but take someone with you just in case."

Jack explained what they were going to do about separating who to which place and told them Ford's idea which they approved of. If Ford was taken over, if they had to shoot him, no loss of life on that part. Ford came back with a nice comfy rolling chair and a box. They closed the door behind him and he put the chair at the base of the ramp. A couple zat gun were in the box with lots of books and some files he had to fill out. He sat down, waved at the guys up in the control room and grabbed one from the box.

Teal'c and O'Neill were in the control room while Carter was in the security section and Daniel in the other one. The doors were coming down and personal reporting in.

"Zone one secure."

"Zone three secure." Carter said.

"Zone two secure." Jack said turning away from the closing bulkhead.

Nothing was happening that included Anubis trying anything yet. So far everything was going slow. Jack wondered if Ford was really paying attention once and got the answer when Ford didn't look up from his book but explained what had happened up in the control room, from what he could see that happened in the last ten minutes. Jack left him alone after that. It nagged on Ford's mind after three days that he had not only not seen Carter much less heard her voice, but was assured she was fine. At least they could both say they were finally getting some rest. Probably her more than him seeing as he slept in the chair.

One the fourth day, Ford heard something and put his book down slowly. This got the control room looking since Ford got up and picked a zat up walking slowly to behind the gate.

"Captain Ford, do you…"

"Shhh!" he said through his com unit.

"Captain…"

"I hear something moving but…oh…great, it's a mouse." he said stopping and looking at the small creature.

It was chewing on some wires, and looked like it had been for the last couple of days. He zatted it three times and went back to reading.

"Crisis averted. Got some wires that need repair later."

This got a few chuckles from some of the people in the control room. Teal'c even smiled.

In Jack's office the phone rang after it being several days.

"O'Neill. Yes Mr. President. Yes sir, six days. Yes all SGC personal present and accounted for." he said as Teal'c walked up.

"No, no one has shown any physical symptoms sir. But that doesn't mean Anubis is gone." he said waving Teal'c in while whispering. "It's the President."

Teal'c walked up to the side of the desk as he kept talking.

"Well yes sir, of course I understand the importance of the program. I understand sir. Hello?" he hung up the phone slowly.

"I've got twenty four hours to re-establish normal gate operations."

"It was unreasonable to assume that the lock down could be maintained indefinitely." Teal'c said.

Jack looked across his desk thinking and decided what to do quickly. People were going about their business when the intercom came on.

"Attention all personal. This is General O'Neill. I know the current situation has been tough on all of you. You've been cut off from your families, your homes, you've been wondering how much longer this can go on. But the fact is, there is a threat on this base that cannot be allowed to escape. Knowing that, the President has ordered me to maintain this lockdown, indefinitely. We've only got food enough for another month so we'll find a secure way to bring supplies down from the surface. In the meantime, I suggest you all get comfortable. Cause we are not going anywhere." Jack said from the control room.

"Somehow I seriously doubt that is what the President actually said." Ford muttered.

He knew that Jack had the com open so if Ford needed anything he would hear instantly. It got annoying when Ford would crack his knuckles, neck or back since everyone could hear it.

"What was that Captain?" Jack said through the mike.

"I said I could go up and get the supplies when we need them sir. I am immune and entering me would be pointless seeing as I'd be leaving the mountain."

"That's not what it sounded like."

Ford shrugged and kept reading. He was running out of books fast and had already finished his paperwork.

Carter came to a computer room with two guards near it.

"I need to run a diagnostic."

The guards opened the door going in with her. She started typing on the computer and then she switched to the laptop next to her. Next she pulled the zat off her hip and shot both guards quickly, turned back and got to work on the computer again. She left walking down the hallway seeing Daniel locking a metal mesh door.

"Hey Sam." he said as she shot him with the zat.

On the computer screen a countdown from five seconds went by saying security override. She walked into the next zone taking the guard out quickly. Daniel slowly got up feeling terrible but moved as fast as he could to the security room. Carter had knocked out a couple more guards entering into a high voltage area and started messing with the relay station making power flickered all over the base. She then left quickly.

Colonel Vasolof sat up as the power flickered and wondered what was going on.

Daniel walked into the security room where the guards were waking up and went to the computer seeing what Carter did. The time ran out and all the doors opened again on the screens.

"Teal'c this is Daniel."

"Proceed Daniel Jackson."

"Anubis has got Sam. She's headed your way."

Ford dropped his book quickly and stood. He grabbed the zat pointing them at the doors. I can shoot her only once. He better take someone else over though. Wait….

He put the zat's down and pulled the revolver out. Unloading it he loaded it with different ammo, spun the chamber and popped the gun closed. Then he grabbed the zat gun again and waited.

"Understood." Teal'c said slowly seeing Ford pull his pistol. He didn't know why but believed Ford knew what he was doing.

The E-6 door opened and Carter walked through it down the long hallway and the door closed behind her as she kept going. The guards started rushing around heading for the control room as the alarms were continuing to all going off on every level. Two guards came around a corner and she shot one kicking the other into the wall. She put her arm against his throat as he was held against the wall and she was intent on killing the soldier when Jack shot her with his zat. They both fell to the ground unconscious. Jack walked over and saw Anubis's cloud come out of Sam.

"Ah crap."

"Jack?" Daniel said from the security room. "Anubis tampered with the security system, he set up sequence of commands. We're trying to override, but we are not having much luck."

"Keep me posted." Jack said turning his zat around to the two approaching soldiers. One was Major Kearny. "Keep and eye on them. Kearny you're with me."

They went to the B-5 door and Jack got his card out.

"Major." he said after getting the door open to reveal the bases self destruct system.

"Sir?"

"Ready your key." Jack said pulling his from his neck.

When the Major didn't move.

"Major base security is being compromised. Ready you key, that is an order."

"Yes sir." he said slowly getting his key out and going to the right side.
"Counting down from three, two, one, turn."

They both did and the system turned on giving them five minutes to detonation.

"Five minutes to self destruct." was heard over the intercom.

A couple of guards in front of Carter kept walking ahead as Carter stuck out hitting the guy behind her in the face. She ran off quickly going back the other way.

"You did good son." Jack said shooting the Major.

He fell to the ground as Jack grabbed the nine millimeter and left.

"Four minutes until self destruct."

Colonel Vasolof was still in bed as he heard the warning. He took the needles and other things off him quickly and left the infirmary.

"Sir." a guard said quickly.

Teal'c turned seeing Carter walk in.

"Go no further." he said pointing his zat at her.

"Teal'c you have to give me access to the base computer. Someone activated the self destruct. Let me shut it down. Please Teal'c." she said with her hands in the air.

"You are infected."

"I was infected. Anubis left me for someone else."

"Of this I cannot be certain."

"Teal'c I'm not Anubis. It's me, Carter." she said walking up to the zat gun.

"Three minutes until self destruct."

"Teal'c please."

"Let her at it Teal'c. I would like to be a father someday." Ford said through the com. "Besides, what can she do that would activate the gate from there anyway?"

"Very well." he said lowering his weapon.

She went over to the computer and got on it right away. She smiled at Ford briefly who smiled back. God it was good to see her again. She thought the same. It didn't take long.

"Self destruct aborted." the computer said.

She sighed in relief and looked up at Teal'c.

"Well done."

"Great job Sam. Great job." Ford said.

She nodded sitting back smiling as she ran her hand through her hair.

Colonel Vasolof walked through the halls holding to the walls a couple of times to keep himself up as he headed for the gate room.

Suddenly the computer came to life as the remote dialing sequence came up. In less that four seconds the gate was going to activate.

"Ford move!!! The gate is going to dial out!!!"

He kicked the chair out of the way and moved to the side of the ramp keeping the guns still pointed.

"Teal'c this is Daniel. I think Anubis is headed for the gate room."

"Understood." he said.

"I'll see if I can override the dialing computer." Carter said.

"Who's on the other side of…oh no. JACK!!!" Ford yelled firing the zat gun.

Jack stumbled but didn't fall down.

"Oh great." Ford said tossing the zat aside and pointing the pistol.

Jack raised the nine as Ford shot him in the leg. He stumbled again, but kept coming even after a shot in the chest and arm. Ford tried even shooting the gun, twice, but Jack didn't let go as he raised it and aimed before Ford could protect himself.

"Oh no."

Up in the control room they saw Jack walk in, Ford shoot him with the zat then his pistol a few times, and then Jack shot him in the head with the nine as Ford did try to cover his head. Ford dropped to the floor quickly and didn't move. Jack didn't do anything about being hit though, just stumbled.

"O'Neill." Teal'c said slowly as he watched things unfold.

Jack was at the base of the ramp as the computer dialed away. The gate activated and then Jack was tackled by Colonel Vasolof before he could walk up the ramp. Vasolof pointed the gun at Jack after getting it and getting up quicker.

"Stand aside." Jack said calmly.

"You need a body to go through the gate. Take mine." he said.

Jack didn't move or say anything.

"Take mine or I will kill us both." the Colonel said pulling the hammer back.

Anubis left Jack and moved straight into Colonel Vasolof's body. He looked up at them in the gate room, then sneered at Ford's dead body. Anubis turned and smiled as he walked up and through the gate. It shut down moments afterward.

The door opened letting Carter and Teal'c rush in.

"General." Carter said moving to him.

She would have went to Ford, but he wasn't up yet. Not that it mattered since he would get up anyway.

Jack groaned grabbing his head.

"I'm okay….ish." he said and Teal'c got down with her.

They helped him into a sitting position.

"Why does my chest hurt like hell?" he muttered grabbing it then other injured areas of his body. "My leg? My arms? What happened? Oh wait. He got through didn't he?"

"Sort of. I was able to override the establishing sequence and input in a new address." she said moving over to Ford.

His head had healed and he was starting to wake up.

"So where did he go?" he asked when she didn't say anything.

"I sent him to KF7 535 instead." she said helping him to a sitting position as well.

"Consider yourself very fortunate Jack, because if you were Immortal, I would shoot you in the head as well for that." Ford said. "Commanding officer or not!"

"I wasn't in control! What happened to you anyway?"

"You shot me in the head!!"

"I did?"

"Ah yes sir. I saw it all." Carter said as Ford got off the floor.

"I almost wonder if you did that on purpose instead of fighting him better." Ford muttered.

Jack glared at him and rubbed his injured areas. He was hurting like hell for some reason.

"Forget it sir." he said waving it off. "I want to go home."

"No doubt. You two haven't seen each other in almost a week." Jack said as Teal'c helped him off the floor.

"What happened to me people? Did I get hit or something? Feels like bad bees stings." he said wincing a lot.

"No, I shot you with a rubber bullets hoping it would stop you or knock you out. As you can see it didn't work. Anyway I'm tired of sleeping on this metal ramp or cold floor. That chair just doesn't work either." he said picking up his box and books.

"Why didn't you zat me?"

"I did, it didn't work and I couldn't zat you again."

"Alright lets get this place cleaned up for tomorrow then everyone can go home." Jack said heading for the control room.

He limped and moved poorly from the pain and needed Teal'cs help to get to the infirmary. He took the pain pills without any reluctance or fighting for once.

Everyone on the base was relieved to hear that the lockdown was over and that they could go home. It didn't take long to get things straighten up, back to normal anyway, and then everyone was allowed to leave.

Back in Carter's office they found K-9 deactivated due to Anubis's control over Carter and him taking K-9 out. He wasn't damaged luckily, just shut off.

On an distant planet that Carter had sent Anubis to, the former Colonel was sitting on his knees, frozen to death on a planet that was going through an ice age. Snow was coming down in very large amounts around him as it slowly buried him.