"So are you telling me that we're actually on this Ori home world?!" Daniel commented, as they had finally found another path leading from the Stargate that lava hadn't run across. As they carefully walked into the city, Jack nodded.

"Highly possible Daniel. Now if you don't mind keep your damn voice DOWN!" Jack whispered glaring at him. "I really want to get out of here alive and in one piece thankyou!"

"Yeah what ever, sorry. It's…"

"Did anyone else notice that this planet more than likely was once home to a beautiful forest?" Sam whispered as they came across yet another fire burning at the forty meter tree.

"Yeah that's what I was thinking before; I mean half of these trees would be forty or fifty meters! And they are the SMALL ones!" Daniel exclaimed.

"Do you two mind?" Jack whispered as he was suddenly crouching. Following his lead the other six people crouched around the small area that they were hiding in. With trees burning fiercely on either side of them, they had to take the risk, of staying there while Jaffa and priors were roaming the area trying to eradicate each other.

It had taken them exactly three days before they reached the city that Jack had envisioned from one of Kylana's drawings. As they took cover they waited and watched as a Jaffa patrol went past. Once it was clear they slowly and carefully moved towards the city. They noticed that most of the Jaffa had been killed and the priors were dominating this area of the planet more so than anywhere else. This of course would be good for them!

Once they got what they were after, they could head back for the Stargate and the priors would be none the wiser… Or so they thought! No sooner had they stepped foot into the building that Jack was positive the weapon was in, the door seamed to close and lock behind them.

"Crap," he whispered. "Someone try to get that door open!" He whispered, while he moved about with his P-90 torch on. Finding the alter Jack groaned. Moving closer Sam saw it and smiled.

"No child of yours colonel?" She whispered.

"Not funny Carter! Get this thing working!"

"Yes sir!" No sooner had Sam stepped onto the platform, did the room become lit. She worked on what she noticed where ancient writings but couldn't translate anything. Turning she saw Daniel struggling to help the others with the door. "Daniel?"

"What is it Sam?"

"It's all in ancient," she said gently. Stopping Daniel looked at her, and quickly noticed the alter. Moving quickly across the room, he joined her at the alter and quickly read some if it.

"There is no way I can read this in time and get this activated Jack!" Daniel stated looking at Jack as he was wondering around to the other side, and standing on the small ledge. Not once looking at Sam or Daniel, he reached across and pushed a few blocks down.

"Colonel you don't know what you're doing!" Sam gasped wide-eyed. Not getting a response as Jack continued his work, she frowned.

"Jack can you read this?" Daniel frowned.

"Fellatus…" Jack stated with a small frown.

"What did he just say?" Sam frowned.

"Ability," Daniel translated looking at her. "I don't think that, that's Jack anymore,"

"Kya?" Sam frowned. Looking up Jack frowned. "Kya, we need to get out of here!"

"Sam…" Daniel started but stopped the second that the machine came to life, and Jack stumbled away from it.

"Colonel!" She gasped moving around the alter, and grabbing him just before he totally collapsed.

"Jack?" Daniel asked as he helped Sam lower him to the ground. "Jack we need to get out of here, tell me what you did to the alter, why is it making that noise? Did you just turn it on?" Jumping suddenly, Jack's eyes widened. Frowning he looked at the worried expressions of his friends.

"What?"

"Jack do you know what just happened?"

"With what?" He frowned sitting up with Sam's help.

"You just turned the alter on didn't you?"

"What? No!" He huffed. "I told you to turn it on!"

"We didn't even get a chance to translate one word before you moved towards it and started doing something," Daniel stated.

"You never answered us, colonel… I…" Frowning she looked at Daniel, before back to Jack, "I was talking to Kya," she whispered. "I think she possessed you long enough to turn it on, you have to know that we need to get out of here…"

"We have to get off the planet within two days," Jack whispered, staring at the alter.

"Why?" Daniel frowned.

"The planet will be destroyed. Everything that is on the planet when it combusts will die…"

"Are you telling us that we just started a machine that can encompass a whole planet and cause it to shrink and implode, forming a black hole?" Sam gasped eyes wide.

"Ah I think so," he muttered, standing with Sam's and Daniel's help.

"Then I think we should do something to the Stargate, making sure no one can get off before that happens," she stated looking at the other people in the room.

As the door seemed to open suddenly, they didn't bother asking questions or hanging around too long. They all stepped out of the room, and headed straight for the so-called forest. Or what would have been a forest. When they were making great work of the long three-day hike out of the city and towards the Stargate, Daniel took a hit in the back and went down, with a yelp.

Spinning around the group stopped as they saw a Jaffa patrol closing in on them. They looked pretty beaten and obviously craved some sort of victory. Knowing that the priors were going to be on their tail, Jack grabbed Daniel throwing him over his shoulder, before the group took off into a sprint. Or as much of a sprint as possible.

"I don't think Daniel's going to make it," Sam stated looking at the unconscious archaeologist.

"Don't count him out just yet Carter!"

"Yes sir," as they had managed to lose their Jaffa patrol tail, Jack set Daniel down in amongst their hide out in amongst the fires and what was left of the trees. Pulling out the medical kit, Jack quickly packed the wound with antibiotic powder, before taping a dressing tightly to it.

"Looks like we're staying the night here, Teal'c you take first watch. Carter your next, I'll go last."

"Yes sir," Sam stated as Teal'c simply inclined his head in acknowledgement. During the night, Sam sighed. She couldn't sleep, and she knew Jack was wide awake as well. Shifting she lay on her side looking at him.

"What is it Carter?"

"Do you honestly think Daniel will make it? That staff blast hit…"

"Try not to think about it too much Sam." He whispered shifting to look at her. "Come here," he whispered opening his arms to her. Shifting closer Sam rested her head on his chest.

"I just don't want to lose him Jack; he's like a brother to me!"

"I know Sam; he's like a brother to me too! Just try to get some rest alright?"

"I've got my watch soon," she muttered, slowly drifting into a restless sleep.

"Carter," Jack whispered shaking her gently.

"Mm?"

"Come on Sam time to get up,"

"Time to get up? What?" She thought. Opening her eyes she gasped, staring straight into Jack's chocolate eyes.

"Hey take it easy…"

"Sir," she whispered.

"I took your watch Carter take it easy,"

"What?" She gasped.

"Come on you needed your rest, but it's time to head off. Daniel came around during the night. He's not too good but he can walk, and he's doing pretty well with Teal'c's help."

"Why didn't you wake me?" She whispered sitting up looking at him.

"Now's not the time Sam…"

"Jack, you can't treat me any differently than the others!"

"Look we'll talk about this when we get back to Earth! Right now all I'm thinking about is getting all eight of us off this planet before we all get swallowed up when it implodes!" Nodding she swallowed, before he walked out giving her a few minutes to her self.

As she slowly got out, she looked around seeing Daniel sitting next to Jacob she smiled gently at him. Before turning around and helping Jack with packing away the tent, and supplies before helping him put his pack on, and he helped her with hers.

"Alright campers, lets move out! Teal'c you got Daniel?"

"Yes O'Neill,"

"Alright. Carter, you and dad with me at point. Delek you're covering our backsides with Daniel and Teal'c. Garshaw and Per'sus you're in the middle. Keep your heads down people, and move quietly and swiftly!"

They could see the Stargate from their position, but when the staff blasts came out of no where, they jumped. Spinning around, they saw Teal'c take a hit, and Daniel's eyes roll back into his head as he fell to the ground either dead or unconscious. Sam wasn't too sure but the restraining hand on her arm prevented her from running over to find out.

"Sam! You and Jack get back to the Stargate!" Jacob stated looking into his daughters eyes, as several shots rang out around them. Both from the occasional staff blast but mostly from the priors staffs. Turning, she and Jack ran for the Stargate as Per'sus, Delek, Garshaw, and Selmak, ran to help Teal'c and Daniel. Picking them up, the four Tok'ra managed to get them out of the sudden war zone.

"We won't be able to get to the Stargate with them!" Per'sus stated struggling to hold Teal'c.

"This one's already dead!" Garshaw stated as she struggled with a cooling corpse.

"We need to get them back," Selmak stated helping carry Teal'c.

"We know how close you are with them Selmak, but we can not risk our own…" Stopping in mid sentence Delek fell face first. As the others quickly pushed them selves to the ground Selmak turned slightly.

"Garshaw go!" Selmak stated. Getting up she ran towards the Stargate, and Jack and Sam. Looking at the three bodies by his side, Selmak's thoughts were interrupted by Per'sus.

"Selmak we must go!" Looking at him Selmak nodded. As they scrambled to their feet they started running towards the Stargate, and safety. It wasn't until Selmak had reached the DHD, did he turn to notice that Per'sus wasn't by his side anymore.

"Dad we have to go!" Sam yelled standing by the Stargate. Turning to her he hesitated, before a blue bolt came running across the clearing. Jumping Selmak ran for the `gate. Grabbing Sam's arm, they ran through, making sure the `gate shut down once they were all safely through. Looking around Jack frowned.

"Where are Daniel, Teal'c, Delek, and Per'sus?"

"Daniel and Teal'c didn't make it Jack; they were dead before they hit the ground. We did our best to get them out, but Delek took a hit as well. I told Garshaw to get out, and Per'sus and I ran for the `gate at the same time. He was right beside me the whole time. I never knew he wasn't there until I reached the `gate." He stated looking at the ground in front of him.

"You mean to tell me that you LEFT two of MY team behind after TELLING me to get out of there?"

"Jack…"

"NO Jacob! You shouldn't have done that! It's MY job to be the last out of ANY situation! You left half of MY team there to die!"

"Jack they were already dead!" Jacob yelled at him.

"That doesn't make it any better! You know never to leave a man behind! Or was it your bloody Tok'ra suicide shit coming out?" He yelled.

"Colonel, you can't blame dad or the Tok'ra for what happened!"

"He LEFT MY TEAM BEHIND!" Jack yelled at her.

"NO he didn't HE got US to safety! THEY did the BEST they could! There were eight of us Jack, now there's FOUR! We've all bloody suffered! So don't you DARE blame this on dad or the Tok'ra?"

"So you side with them?"

"You would have died there if dad didn't intervene!"

"That's my JOB!"

"So I mean nothing to you then? You were willing to get your self killed for Daniel and Teal'c but given the option to live and be with me you'd rather refuse?" She yelled at him, before stalking off.

"Shit!" He hissed. "CARTER!"

"Go to hell Jack!" She yelled over her shoulder as she continued to walk away from the group.

"She's not going to forgive you for that one, Jack," Jacob whispered. Turning around he glared at his father in law.

"You stay out of this!" Jack seethed, before jogging after her.

"Selmak, Jacob, what are we to do now?" Sighing he turned to her.

"We better go after them Garshaw, I don't trust either of them, when their angry. Especially not when their angry at each other," nodding she followed closely.

"When will we know about the planet?"

"You'll know Garshaw," he smiled gently. "You'll see it," he whispered staring at the sky.

"Really? Are we that close?"

"Yep!" He smiled. "Just hope that they don't realise and turn it off first! With all those on the home world, or the home world in this galaxy, it should be easy to convince the remaining priors that the Ori aren't all that they seem," he sighed, wondering along the path that Jack took following Sam.

"Damn it Carter!" He hissed jogging after her. Grabbing her arm he spun her around. "You WILL listen to me damn it!"

"Go to hell Jack!" She hissed, glaring at him. "If you'd rather be on that planet dying in place of Teal'c or Daniel, or both, then you can go get fucked!"

"I never said I wanted to replace them!"

"Well it sure as hell sounded like it!"

"Listen to me Sam!"

"Why? So you can tell me it's your job to be the one being murdered? That it's your job to see that everyone gets out? Daniel was dead the second he was hit Jack! I know you saw his eyes! Teal'c would have died only minutes after he was shot! The shot was aimed in the right spot to kill a Jaffa! And you bloody KNOW IT!"

"Alright! Yeah I know it! But it WASN'T your dad's job to give the order!"

"Is that what all this is about? That dad and Selmak gave the order to get the four of us out of there? We all could have died Jack!" Rubbing his hands down his face Jack sighed.

"Sam, please," he whispered gently.

"No Jack, you have a lot of thinking to do! If you honestly believe that you should have died on that planet while trying to save the rest of us, then you're not the man who I married four years ago!" She hissed, before she turned and walked off, and away from him again.

Watching her go Jack sighed bowing his head. She was right he wasn't the man she married four years ago! He'd changed, she'd changed. Everything had changed! Ever since that moment when she had given birth to a stillborn. Jack still hated seeing the face that haunted his dreams. The pain etched in her beautiful features. The heartache that he felt.

He had to somehow make it up to her. Tell her she was right. Tell her that no matter what he had changed, yet he still was the man she married. They were the same people deep down; it was just there exterior that had changed. They were still Samantha Carter and Jonathon O'Neill. Taking a deep breath he took off in a slow jog, around the corner of the meandering path, before he stopped dead in his tracks.

There collapsed in a heap was his second in command. His Major Carter. His Sam. His wife. Picking up the pace suddenly, he felt like he couldn't breathe. He felt like all life was being sucked out of him, with every pounding jolt that his feet made when they connected with the dirt path. Sending pain shooting through his knees.

"Sam!" He called dropping by her side, and pulling her to his chest. "Sam. Angel, come on," he whispered.

"Jack…" She choked out.

"Yeah it's me angel,"

"I miss them," she cried into his chest.

"Hey shh, it'll be alright. I miss them too," he added, rocking her gently, not taking any notice of his surroundings. Pulling back she looked into his eyes.

"What's happening to us Jack?"

"Everything will be ok Sam, don't…"

"No, I mean to you and me! Why are we like this? We can't have changed that much…" She whispered watching him.

"Everyone changes Sam. But we're still the same people. Deep down it's still me from four years ago in here. Just like it's still you. We change on the outside not the inside, angel."

"Then why does it feel like it is!"

"Honey, you're grieving! Hell I'm grieving! I'm angry at dad, because he gave the order to leave them there! I wanted them back, I still do! But I would never give my life for anyone but you!" He said gently watching her.

"What are we going to do Jack?" She whispered wiping her tears away.

"We're going to go home, and hope to god that the Ori are taken care of, and that Kya will wake up, and get well again," he whispered watching her. Nodding, she suddenly burst into another crying session.

"I'm sorry," she sobbed.

"Shh, it's alright. Just tell me what's wrong,"

"I… I want my baby back," she blurted out and he closed his eyes, letting his own few stray tears run down his cheeks.

"So do I angel, so do I," he whispered, not once noticing the presence of Jacob and Garshaw.

"Jacob, I don't believe we should be watching this,"

"Probably not, but it's too late now Garshaw." He said gently, and moved closer. Hearing someone closing in on them, Jack looked up ready to fight, but sighed when he saw Jacob stopping a meter away from them.

"Jacob," ignoring him, Jacob looked at Sam's back.

"Sam, honey…" He said gently, but she didn't move. "Sam, what baby?" He questioned. Stiffening she held Jack tighter, and cried harder.

"Jacob this isn't the time or the place to talk about this," Jack said gently, as he rubbed Sam's back.

"It's the perfect time and place Jack! When were you going to tell me? When were you going to tell me I have another grandchild?" He asked. Pulling from Jack, Sam stood glaring at him through tears.

"Never!"

"Sam!" He gasped, and Jack quickly stood.

"Angel," he muttered reaching for her, but she shrugged him off.

"We weren't ever going to tell you!"

"Why not?"

"Because… Just because I was pregnant doesn't mean there's a baby dad!" She yelled glaring at him. "Justin was…" Swallowing she felt Jack's fingers lingering on her hips. "Justin was a stillborn!" She exclaimed before she spun around and buried her head into Jack's chest, as she cried. Staring at her Jacob gasped.

"Oh my god, Sam honey I'm so sorry," he whispered watching as Jack pulled her closer to him, when Jacob took a step towards the duo.