One year later….

General Jack O'Neill stood in the control room staring at the screen. The sky above them was almost black from all the motherships there. The ancient platform was out of power and the Asgard were a no show.

Ba'al's voice sounded over the speakers "I will have the hand of Samantha Carter in marriage, or I will destroy the earth."

"Okay" Sam's voice sounded defeated as she spoke into the microphone to Ba'al. "I'll marry you. But you cannot harm earth, ever." Jack looked suddenly to Sam, his whole world collapsing around him. No, he thought, she can't, not him.

"It is agreed" Ba'als answer came "The ceremony will take place in the room of your chapa'ai in one earth hour."

Sam stood up. Tears falling down her check. She couldn't look at Jack as she left the control room, knowing she was losing any chance she had to be in his arms.

Jack watched her go. Still recovering from the shock of Sam agreeing to marry that bastard. He couldn't breath knowing all that she was sacrificing.

"Dad, stop her." Elizabeth's voice beside him woke him out of his numb shock. "Go and stop her."

Jack looked to Elizabeth for a second before he realized. He remembered her telling him, Ba'al was largely responsible for her conception. And in that moment Jack knew what he had to do. He ran to Sam's quarters and barged in without knocking.

"What do you want Jack?" Sam asked bitterly.

"You can't marry him." Jack practically spat.

"And why not?" Sam spat back anger growing inside her suddenly "If it will stop him from destroying earth."

"We'll find another way." Jack said "But you can't marry him, you're, you deserve so much more Sam, you just can't marry him. I won't let you marry him."

Sam laughed incredibly. "A. you are not my Dad. B. I'm pretty sure i just quit so you aren't my commanding officer, you can't dictate what I can and cannot do. And as for my deserving more, who on earth do you suppose is going to have me after everything. I have nightmares about them every night, I can't go a day without-" Jack cut her off pulling her into his arms, kissing her for all she was worth. Sam broke. Flinging her arms around him, kissing him back as her bent her over the bed.

Daniel who had followed Jack grabbed the door handle and pulled it closed before walking away whistling quietly to himself.