Back on the planet….

"What the hell?" Sheppard yelled.

"Open that gate" he said.

"Why, so you can try to kill us all?" a person yelled from in front of him.

Kaylia immediately tried to hide behind Sheppard.

"You bring a child with you?" he said, as he neared Sheppard.

"Don't come near her?" Sheppard said, pointing his weapon towards him. But they were outnumbered.

"Who are you?" Sheppard tried to calm the situation.

"My name is Warwick. I am the Captain of the Sebrus" he said.

Warwicks people walked towards both teams, and disarmed them.

"Please…we mean you no harm. We had to make sure you weren't being manipulated by the prisoners. They can be quite persuasive. " he said.

By this time Kaylia was hanging on to Sheppard for dear life.

"It's all right we are not going to hurt you." Warkwick said. Kaylia still frightened, continue to hide behind Sheppard.

"She's a little shy" Sheppard said, grabbing Kaylia's hand.

"Come…let's meet in our study hall. We can then speak." Warwick said.

His people let Sheppard, Kaylia and both SG teams, to this large room.

"Sit…drink….we will be with you shortly" Warwick said. A women had come and whispered something in Warwicks ear. He looked back at Kaylia, and then left the large room.

"Hey..Kaylia,,soooo..ya sensing anything, anything?" Sheppard immediately asked hoping the girl had some answers. Cause at the moment he had none.

"Nooo…nothing…" she said.

"Ok…we just got here, give it some time" Sheppard said, trying to calm the girls nerves.

"No..no you don't understand. I sense nothing….absolutely nothing…it's as if, they….they are" she stopped mid-sentence.

Warwick and re-entered the room. Her statement now truly made Sheppard nervous.

"Now…where were we…" he said.

"Ah…yes….the young one….i'm sure by now she's told you she can't sense us?" he asked.

Sheppard just looked confused and bewildered.

"You see….you are not the only ones that have come across her kind." Warwick stated.

"Did you think you could use her to get into our heads, or manipulate in some manner" Warwick stated, wondering what their true intentions were.

Sheppard didn't know how to react.

"Listen….there's just been a huge mis-understanding." Sheppard said as he stood.

"you have deceived us…take them away" Warkwick shouted.

"bring me the girl" Warkwick yelled.

"Noo…no…"Kaylia was screaming at this point.

"John you promised, you promised Sam, John" Kaylia screamed as they ripped her away from Sheppard.

"No..please…she's just a girl….please" John fought, but they immediately struck him with a weapon, and he fell unconscious.

"Johhhhnnnn…." Kaylia screamed. The dragged her away. Would she ever see Sam again? Would she ever go back home?

Back at Atlantis

Weeks had gone by. Sam wasn't any closer to cracking the code they had placed on the planets address. She was exhausted. Jack could see it wearing down on her. It was wearing down on him too. But he also knew she needed a break.

He can see her from the deck, sitting in her office, going over the code over and over again. Scientist walking in out with possible scenarios none worthy of her approval. She was getting frustrated. She began to snap at people, raise her voice. He could see if he didn't get her away from it all, even for just a short while, Sam was going to self-destruct. Most nights she would sleep in her office. When she did come to her room, she was so exhausted he would find her asleep in her clothes. He knew he had to do something.

He slowly approached her office. She was in the middle of yelling at a scientist, whose plan would ultimately blow up the planet.

"Get out…" she said. The scientist scurried out of her office, and almost ran over Jack.

"Another bad one huh" He said.

"Jack.. (she didn't care that she was using his first name) I've gone over it a hundred times, I just don't understand what they did…" she said.

He walked over to her. He placed his hand on her shoulder.

"No…" she shrugged it off.

"This is my fault….I am the Commander of Atlantis. I shouldn't of let her go…none of them.." she yelled.

She went to stand in frustration and the whole room spun. Jack caught her before she hit the floor.

"Sam…." He yelled, as he caught her.

"I'm fine…" she kept saying…." I'm fine…." I just..I…." she wasn't fine. She had been feeling off for the last several weeks, but kept pushing it away. She didn't want anything to get in the way of her trying to find her teams, and Kaylia.

"We are going to the commissary and we are going to get you something to eat" he said.

"No… I have to keep working….the answer has to be here…..it has too" she said, trying to get out of his hold.

"No Sam….." he said. "Do you think Kaylia would want you to end up in the infirmary from starvation?" he said.

She just looked at him. She didn't have much strength to fight him. And suddenly the weeks of searching and searching took a toll on Colonel Samantha Carter. She collapsed in his arms.

"Sam…Sam…." He tapped her cheek.

"Dammit" he said "he lifted her in his arms, and ran to the infirmary. He knew she was pushing herself to hard, but now he knew, she had reached her limit.

He reached the infirmary. Dr. Keller saw him with someone in his arm, but she couldn't make out who it was till she got closer.

"What happened? " she immediately asked as Jack placed her on a gernie.

"I was taking her to get something to eat, and when she stood she got dizzy, and then just collapsed" Jack said. Dr. Keller could see the concern on his face. Oh how he loved this women, and had reached a point where he didn't care who knew.

"Let's get an IV started. " she yelled to the nurses. "I want a full work up, STAT".

Jack wouldn't move. The love of his life lay lifeless on a gernie.

"Sir…she's going to be ok… but I need to run some test. I promise I'll come get you as soon as she wakes, o.k.?" Dr. Keller said.

Jack moved slightly but he wasn't going anywhere.

She could see the exhaustion on Sam's face. This woman was persistent, and never gave up. She knew she was working hard, to get the team and Kaylia back home, but she didn't realize she had pushed herself to this point.

Several hours later…

Jack had made himself comfortable on one of the gernie's beside Sam. He wasn't moving from her side. He had dozed off from time to time, but always finding himself next to her.

Dr. Keller had hooked her up to fluids. Turns out she was dehydrated and over-exhausted.

"Ja—c" a soft voice came from the gernie next to him.

When he heard the voice, he quickly leaned over to her, since he was already by her side.

"Hey.." he said, grabbing her hand.

"There are my blue eyes…." He seriously had thrown protocol out the window.

"Whaa—t..wha-tt…where am I?" Sam asked trying to get up.

"Ahh…ahh… you're in the infirmary, Sam. You blacked out on me. I know I'm boring but geesh…you know how to work on a man's ego" he said, trying to make her smile.

"I what?" Sam said still trying to get up.

"Sam…you're not going anywhere" Jack said, grabbing her shoulders softly to lay her back down.

"Sir.. please…I need to get back to work, every minute gone by is one less minute I'll have to bring them home" Sam said.

He can see the worry and loss in her eyes. Sam was truly a leader, and no matter she would never give up on them.

"Jack…please" the use of his first name, how he loved to hear it come from her lips.

"Sam..i want them back just as much as you do…." He said. "But you've wore yourself to nothing. How is that going to help them. They need you in tip top shape. Let the Doc, do that o.k" Jack said.

Just then Dr. Keller, was walking towards Sam's bed.

Jack could see concern on her face.

"Can we have a moment please?" Dr. Keller said to the nurses who were in hearing distance.

She took the curtain and closed it for privacy.

"Doc…what's going on?" Jack said, really starting to worry.

"Hi, Colonel, good to see you're awake. How are you feeling?" she asked.

"Exhausted..but I need to get back out there. The more time I sit here, the less time I have to get my team, and Kaylia home" Sam said. She was anything but persistent.

"I understand that Colonel. I really do. But there is something you need to know. I got your results back." She said.

Jack was getting annoyed. He can tell Dr. Keller had something to say but she wouldn't say it.

"For crying out loud…what is wrong with her?" he said. He was not the patient type.

Dr. Keller was hesitant in telling her results in front of Jack.

"It's o.k. Dr. He's known my medical history since day one" Sam said, putting Dr. Keller at ease.

"Well…" she paused,,, "You're pregnant Sam". Dr Keller used her first name. They had become friends, and although she was still her superior, saying Colonel after that statement just did seem right.

"I'm sorry..did you say pregnant, as in baby, sleepness nights, diapers…pregnant?" Jack said dumbfounded.

Sam still hadn't said anything. She was in shock.

"That's impossible" she finally chimed in. "Jolinar's marker….i….I….was told I could never conceive" She said.

"The test don't lie Colonel, you are pregnant. I've read your medical history, and I don't understand it, but you are pregnant …Colonel you will not be able to push yourself the way you have. Not now. When the General brought you in your levels were dangerously low. If you plan on keeping the pregnancy, things will need to change" Dr. Keller said.

"Sam….Sam..look at me?" Jack said. Sam was in still in a state of shock. Pregnant, a baby, now? Her mind was in a whirlwind.

"I'll leave you two alone" Dr. Keller could tell they both needed time to process this.

"Carter" He said her name quick and short.

"Sir…" she immediately responded. He had to snap her out of it.

"Hey…." He said.."Jack…I …I can't…..i…." Sam could barely speak.

Suddenly Jack remembered a short conversation he had with Kaylia before she left

"Take care of her Jack, she's going to need you now more than ever"

Is this what she meant? How could she know so soon? That was weeks ago?

"listen to me Sam…this is a lot to take in right now, and yes the timing sucks, but we can't change it." He told her.

"I never thought I'd be a father again, and yet here we are" Jack said. He too was still in some form of shock but he knew he needed to shake it off for Sam's sake.

"Jack I…" Sam again at a loss for words.

"Listen…how about we get you to your room, and have you rest o.k. All the decision don't need to be made at this moment." He said.

Where he thought he would get a fight, she didn't. He helped her off the bed, and up to her feet. He held her for a moment, but not too long in fear she was lose it emotionally. And he did not want that to happen in front of her staff.

Before they left, Dr. Keller stopped them.

"Hey…I'm going to need to you start taking these twice a day. There are some strong vitamins that your body is in real need of, and will need" she said.

"Got it Doc..Thanks" Jack said. He can see Sam's face and knew she wasn't going to last long.

With that he grabbed the vitamins, and Sam, and headed back to her room.

So many questions they both had unanswered. And now this. He wasn't sure how much more Colonel Samantha Carter could take on.