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TITLE: TO THE RESCUE

 

AUTHOR: Trisha Steere

 

EMAIL: Please send your thoughts!

 

STATUS: Complete

 

CATEGORY: ROMANCE/ADVENTURE/CROSSOVER

 

PAIRINGS: SG1 SAM/JACK, JAG WEBB/MAC

 

SPOILERS: SG1 all seasons up through at least Avenger

 

2.0

 

JAG: LAWYERS, GUNS, &MONEY, PAS DE DEUX, A TANGLED

 

WEBB 1 & 2

 

SEASON: SG1: 7/ JAG: 8

 

RATING: PG17

 

SUMMARY: SG1 MEETS JAG, LET’S SEE WHAT KIND OF

 

TROUBLE THEY GET INTO.

 

DISCLAIMER: Stargate SG-1 and its characters are the

 

property of Stargate (II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA,

 

Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. This story is for

 

Entertainment purposes only and no money exchanged hands. No

 

copyright infringement is intended. The original characters, situations,

 

and story are the property of the author. This story may not be posted

 

elsewhere without the consent of the author.

 

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I know that there are a lot of Harm and

 

Mac fans out there, but please keep an open mind to

 

the thought of a Webb and Mac relationship. As for

 

SG1, I’m a Jack and Sam shipper all the way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0945 Local

 

JAG Headquarters

 

Falls Church, Virginia

 

 

 

Mac sat at her desk going over her files, trying not to

think about her conversation with Harm last week. It

had been going over in her head a lot over the past

weekend. He’d simply told her that he would talk to

her when she came to her senses and dumped Webb. ‘Like

that’s going to happen,’ she thought to herself.

 

 

Since their return from Paraguay, she and Webb had

seen each other socially, quite a few times. She

wasn’t sure if she was in love with him yet, but she

wanted to explore more of a relationship with him. He

made her laugh and he was great company. He also

complimented her a lot and wasn’t rushing her into

anything she wasn’t ready for yet.

 

 

She shook her head and looked up from the forgotten

file just in time to see Webb walking through the bull

pen towards Admiral Chegwidden’s office. This was the

first time he’d come to the office since he last asked

for her help in Paraguay. She privately wished him luck with the

Admiral.  She knew he would need it. Admiral Chegwidden had been in

a bad mood since she gotten back; actually he’d been this

way since he let Harm go.

 

 

It wasn’t quite three minutes later when Petty Officer

Jennifer Coates came and knocked on Mac’s open door.

"Ma’am? The Admiral would like to see you in his

office, ASAP."

 

 

Mac closed her file and stood, not really surprised.

"On my way, Coates." She told her. Mac

made her way to the Admiral’s office and knocked on

his door and then entered at his command.

 

 

"Have a seat Colonel," Chegwidden said.  Then he turned

to Webb. "Okay Mr. Webb, you have the floor. Why don’t

you tell us what you want Colonel MacKenzie for this

time?"

 

Webb looked over at Mac and smiled. "I promise you AJ,

this time I only need Sarah as a lawyer." He paused to

let what he had just said sink in. "I need her to go with

me to Colorado to help me find a Colonel Harry

Maybourne, who was last seen at the Cheyenne Mountain

Base. He’s being sought as a traitor and brought back

for trial." He picked up a file out of his brief case

with the word ‘Top Secret’ written on it. "Cheyenne

Mountain is a Top Secret base.  I’ve been given

clearance by the President, and so has my co-council."

He looked at Mac. "That would be you Sarah." Then he

waited for the explosion he knew was coming, and he

wasn’t disappointed.

 

 

"What!?" Bellowed Chegwidden. "What do you mean ‘your’

co-council? You’re not even a lawyer Webb."

 

Webb stood and interrupted him. "That’s why I need

Sarah to come with me.  She’s a lawyer and will help with

my cover." He looked back at her and then continued. "As of

an hour ago, I became Colonel Clayton Webb USAF JAG.

Mac is my co-council and is there to help me prosecute

Colonel Maybourne. Of course, she will be doing all of

the legal work or the charges won’t stick."

 

 

He walked over to her chair. "She doesn’t

have to do this if she doesn’t want to. She has a

choice, but I really do need her help." He said all of

this, never breaking eye contact. He couldn’t read her

this time.  She was wearing the same expression she used in court.

 

 

Chegwidden watched the two of them.  When Mac

looked at him, he raised his eyebrow in a question.

"Well Colonel? Do you want to do this or not?"

 

 

Mac looked from her CO to the man she trusted most

with her life. "If Webb needs my help in this, then

I’ll help him. But maybe he should be my co-council."

She looked at Webb, challenging him. "Or can’t you handle

that?"

 

Webb acted hurt. "Ouch, you wound me Sarah. Okay, when

it comes to the actual trial, you will be head council.

But until then, I’m in charge. Okay Sarah?"

 

Mac looked back at Chegwidden for his approval. When

he nodded, she gave Webb the okay.

 

"We leave first thing tomorrow, I’ll stop by your

place tonight with the files you’ll need to go over.

Say about 7pm?" Without waiting for her to respond, he left the room without a goodbye.

 

With the Admiral’s permission, Mac took care of loose

ends at JAG OPS. She divided her caseload between Bud

and Sturgis, and then she ran a few errands she needed

to do before leaving.

 

 

 

Mac’s Apartment

Georgetown, Virginia

 

 

Mac was packing her suitcase when her doorbell rang.

She went to open the door, not even looking to see who it

was. She knew it was Webb; he was always on time.

 

 

Webb walked in and shut the door behind him. "Hello

yourself." He said.

 

She walked up and kissed him. "Sorry Clay, I’m just

trying to pack so that I can get some sleep before we

leave. You know how much I love to fly," She said

sarcastically.

 

He smiled at her. "Well, at least Rabb won’t be flying

us." He ducked as she threw a pillow at him. He

then became serious. "I brought some files for us to go over.

These are Top Secret and are for your eyes only.

You’ll  have to forget what you read and see in the next

few days. But for now, you’ll need to memorize this

because I need to take them back to the President

tonight after I leave here." He opened the first file

and looked it over before handing it to her. He

watched her expression as she read.

 

"Colonel Jonathan O’Neill," she read aloud. "What’s

the SGC?"

 

"It’s called Stargate Command." He told her. He sat on

the sofa next to her and opened all of the files on

her coffee table. He spread them all out so that she

could see who he was talking about. "When I heard

about this earlier today, I thought it was a joke." He then

told her about his conversation with the President

earlier that day.

 

He pointed to the first file. "It’s run by Major

General George Hammond.  He’s in charge of the base

and reports directly to the President.” They sat together and  read

his file.

 

Name: George Hammond

 

Rank: Major General USAF

 

Status: In command of the SGC facility

 

Previous Service: Kuwait Theater and in Vietnam

 

Background Information: Serving with the Project

 

Bluebook Re-Evaluation, and as Commanding Officer of

 

the Groom Lake Operations Facility

 

Standing Orders: Command all SG units to defend Earth

 

from possible hostile invasion. To analyze all new

 

technologies, military or otherwise for study and

 

further development.

 

Marital Status: Widowed

 

 

 

“As the Commanding Officer of the Research and Defense

 

Unit, General Hammond commands the SGC and all SG

 

units. He is a hardened military leader, and a wise

 

man who is willing to do whatever is necessary to

 

defend the interests of his country and all humanity.

 

He may portray a hard exterior, but he is a fair leader,

 

who takes an interest in his personnel and will listen

 

to what they have to say, even if he doesn't agree,

 

which is why he is so highly regarded within the SGC.”

 

 

 

He then pointed to the remaining files. "His top unit is

 

called SG-1. It consists of Colonel Jack O’Neill,

 

Major Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson, and this

 

guy named Teal’c.

 

 

 

Mac leaned over the coffee table, finding herself speechless.

It was hard to take this all in and she knew there was

more to come. She read the remaining files as he

spoke.

 

 

 

Name: Jonathon "Jack" O'Neill

 

Rank: Colonel USAF - (SN 66-789-7876-324)

 

Status: Active Duty with SGC

 

Previous Service: Covert Operations

 

Special Training: Infiltration, Special Weapons,

 

Tactics, Demolition, Chemical Weapons

 

Standing Orders: C.O. SG-1 Team. Defend Earth from

 

possible hostile invasion. Explore new worlds and

 

return new technologies Military or otherwise for

 

study and further development.

 

Marital Status: Divorced; Sara O’Neill

 

Children: 1 Son; Charlie: Deceased

 

 

 

“When Jack joined the Air Force at 18 years of age, he

 

proved himself to be someone with the potential to be

 

an exceptional airman. He was promptly assigned to a

 

special training program for covert

 

operations/infiltration, where he was trained in such

 

skills as wilderness survival, assassination, the

 

manufacture and detonation of explosives.  He proved

 

to be a field expedience specialist. He resigned from

 

the service when his son Charlie died by accidentally

 

shooting himself with his gun. Jack never recovered

 

from the loss, which eventually tore him and his wife

 

apart. As a result of his depressed state and

 

willingness to die, he was recalled by his former

 

commanding officer to go through the Stargate on the

 

first mission to Abydos. But instead, the mission

 

gave him a new desire to live. He re-joined the SGC and

 

leads a new team: SG-1, to help protect the world from

 

the grasps of the Goa'uld and other hostile aliens.

 

Major Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, and the Jaffa Teal'c

 

make up SG-1.”

 

 

 

Name: Samantha "Sam" Carter

 

Rank: Major USAF- (SN 66-789-7876-324)

 

Status: Active Duty with SGC

 

Previous Service: Flight Officer/ Kuwait Theater

 

Special Training: Multi-Turbine Rated, F-117/F-16, PHD

 

Quantum Mechanics theoretical Astro-Physics

 

Standing Orders: Continue to analyze Stargate

 

technology and alien weaponry. Return all materials

 

and related knowledge to SGC for further development.

 

Ascertain possible hostile threats.

 

Marital Status: Single

 

 

 

“Major Samantha Carter has served in the Pentagon and has

 

undergone special training.  She holds a Ph.D. in Quantum

 

Mechanics and is a plasma/particle physics expert,

 

which is why she is one of the leading experts on

 

Stargate technology. She has read every bit of

 

information known to exist and has studied the

 

permutations of the Stargate symbols at length. When

 

the plug was pulled on her Stargate research project,

 

she was transferred to another base, where she

 

continued her research in private. She was able to

 

resume her work with the Stargate when the SGC was

 

assembled and became part of the SG-1, allowing her to

 

travel through the Stargate and expand her research.

 

Sam is a loyal member of SG-1 and regards the

 

other members of the team as part of her family. Her

 

military training and scientific knowledge is a

 

valuable asset to the SGC. As an Astrophysicist, Major

 

Carter had spent many years attempting to unlock the

 

secrets of the mysterious Stargate. One year after the

 

original Stargate mission, when hostiles were

 

discovered coming through the Stargate, Sam was

 

immediately transferred from the Pentagon and put on a

 

recovery mission to Abydos to locate the alien

 

invaders and Dr. Daniel Jackson. Major Carter is

 

considered Earth's foremost expert on the Stargate.

 

When the Stargate teams were formed, Sam, who was a

 

Captain and later promoted to Major, joined SG-1.

 

Sam's love of information and science sends her through

 

the Stargate with the rest of SG-1 to defend Earth and

 

unlock the mysteries behind the Stargate.”

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Daniel Jackson

 

Rank: Civilian Anthropologist

 

Status: Active Duty with SGC

 

Background Information: He is an Anthropologist,

 

specializing in ancient cultures and languages, who

 

became a Civilian Advisor Joint Forces and part of SG-1

 

Team.

 

Standing Orders: Defend Earth from possible hostile

 

invasion. Explore new worlds and return new

 

technologies military or otherwise for study and

 

further development. Provide knowledge of other worlds

 

and cultures.

 

Marital Status: Widowed- Sha'uri

 

 

 

“Daniel is an Egyptologist, who has a Ph.D. in

 

Linguistics and Anthropology who loves studying

 

different cultures. Catherine Langford tracked down

 

Daniel and he deciphered the symbols on the first

 

Stargate found in Egypt in 1920. Daniel Jackson was approached

 

by the military to decipher a mysterious hieroglyphic artifact, which had

 

baffled their scientists. He was successful in

 

translating the images and the Stargate was activated.

 

Daniel was then added, along with Colonel O'Neill, to the first expedition

 

team to Abydos. During the mission on Abydos, he fell

 

in love with an Abydonian native: Sha're. After

 

Daniel, O'Neill and the rest of the team defeated Ra,

 

Daniel decided to stay and learn the Abydon culture

 

And to marry Sha're. While on Abydos he had time to research a map

 

room and brush up on his ancient languages. Approximately one year later,

 

O'Neill returned with SG-1. Sha're and Skaara were

 

abducted by the Serpent God Apophis. Jackson returned

 

to Earth with SG-1 to help defend Earth against this

 

new Goa'uld, with the hope of finding his wife one day.

 

His humanistic, liberal approach is

 

often in conflict with O'Neill's militaristic one.

 

Some see him as a soft, brainy, clumsy scientist who

 

carries a wide-eyed enthusiasm with him through every

 

mission, but it’s these exact qualities that his team

 

members find so appealing.”

 

 

 

Name: Teal'c

 

Rank: Civilian

 

Status: Active Duty with SGC

 

Background Information: Former First Prime for Apophis

 

and Jaffa Serpent Guard

 

Standing Orders: Defend Earth from possible hostile

 

invasion. Explore new worlds and return new

 

technologies military or otherwise for study and

 

further development. Provide knowledge of other worlds

 

and cultures

 

Marital Status: Married; Dry'auc

 

Children: 1 Son; Rya'c

 

 

 

“Teal'c is a member of the alien race known as Jaffa,

 

and his home planet is Chulak. Although his overall

 

appearance is similar to the human form, Jaffas have

 

an "X" shaped incision in their abdomen (known as a

 

pouch). When a Jaffa reaches the age

 

of 8, a Goa'uld larva is placed in the pouch in order

 

for it to mature, so the Jaffa becomes a host of the

 

Gou'ald. As a result of hosting, the symbiote provides

 

Teal'c with powerful healing abilities and an immunity

 

to many viruses.  There is also a strong symbiotic

 

relationship between the two, which helps extend his

 

life span. Although he looks much younger, Teal'c is

 

actually over 100 years old. Teal'c aided SG-1 because

 

he didn't like the slavery anymore and wanted to help

 

free his people from the Gou'ald. He has now become a

 

voluntary member of SG-1 in the fight against the

 

Gou'ald.”

 

 

 

When Webb had her attention again, he continued.

"These units go through this huge round doorway or

gateway to these other worlds everyday. " He stopped to gauge her reaction.

 

"Did you say other worlds? Have you been hanging

around Bud too much lately?" She asked him in shock.

 

Webb took her hand. "I told you that I thought it was

a joke too, but it’s not." He cupped her cheek. "It’s

all true Sarah. I got these files from the President

himself. He told me our real mission is to find

Colonel Maybourne and get him to give us hard evidence

against Senator Kinsey. Kinsey is trying to sabotages

the SGC and if he does that, this planet is doomed.

Colonel Maybourne is the only one who has all the

proof against Kinsey." He saw how pale she had become

and was afraid that she had changed her mind.

 

Mac stared at him with her mouth open. "Clay, am I

going to be sorry I took this assignment?" She asked

him.

 

He pulled her into his arms and kissed the top of her

head. "Don’t worry Sarah.  I’ll be there with you the

whole time.  I won’t let anything happen to you, I

promise."

 

She pulled away from him. "You will not be tortured

again for me, or die. I can’t let you do that again."

She pulled his face down to kiss him. "Do you need to

leave, or can you stay here tonight?" She asked him.

 

"I need to get these files back to the President

tonight, but how about I come back here right after

I’m done?" He asked her.

 

She kissed him again. "Please, I’d like that. I miss

sharing my bed with you, and I have an extra

toothbrush for you." She winked at him. "Why don’t you

get going  now.  The sooner you leave, the sooner you’ll be back."

 

He kissed her one last time and scooped up the files

before walking out the door.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mac had fallen asleep waiting for Webb to return. He

let himself in with the key she’d given him for

emergencies. He stopped in her doorway when he saw her

asleep on the sofa. He walked over to her, leaned down and

gently picked her up, carrying her to her bedroom.

 

 

Mac opened her eyes as Webb laid her down on the bed.

"Clay? What took so long? I thought you’d be gone all

night. I was hoping to get some sleep, but I wasn’t

going to bed without you." She crawled under the

covers and waited for him to join her.

 

They held each other the whole night, just enjoying

being in each others arms.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

CIA Private Jet

 

“Sarah, I want to thank you for letting me sleep in

your bed last night." He took her hand and held it.

"That was the first time I was able to sleep through

the night since Paraguay."

 

She squeezed his hand. "I know how you feel.  It was

the same way for me. I keep waking up thinking we’re

still in Sadik’s camp."

 

They spent the rest of the trip holding hands and just enjoying being close to each other.

They knew once they landed, they

would have to be colleagues, and keep their feelings

towards each other to themselves. Mac was a little

nervous about this assignment. She hoped it would all work

out without any trouble.

 

SGC

 

Cheyenne Mountain Complex

 

Colorado

 

 

Colonel Jack O’Neill was walking through the door to

the briefing room. "General, you wanted to see me?" He

looked from General Hammond to the man and woman in

the room.

 

"Colonel O’Neill, this is Colonel Webb and Colonel

MacKenzie from JAG. They’re here to find and prosecute

Colonel Maybourne." Hammond told Jack.

 

Webb spoke first. "Colonel O’Neill, we know that this

is the last known place Colonel Maybourne was seen.

Then he just disappeared off of the face of the

Earth." Webb watched O’Neill’s face for his reaction.

 

Jack gave nothing away. "Haven’t seen Harry in

sometime. Last time I heard from him, he was somewhere

tropical. Why don’t you check with the NID, they like

to take care of their own."

 

Before Webb or Mac could respond, three more people

walked into the room. Mac recognized them from their

files.

 

General Hammond rose from his chair. "Colonel’s Webb

and MacKenzie, I would like you to meet the rest of

Colonel O’Neill’s team. Major Carter, Dr. Jackson, and

Teal’c."

 

Sam and Teal’c sat on either side of Jack while Daniel

sat next to Webb. Sam looked at Jack, her mind full of questions.

When he didn’t have an answer for her, she looked at

Hammond. "Sorry we’re late sir, Janet was finishing

our post mission exams." She said.

 

Hammond nodded. "Understood Major. I was just

explaining to Colonel O’Neill that they are from JAG

and are looking for Maybourne." He said as he pointed

to Webb and Mac.

 

Sam shuttered when Maybourne’s name was mentioned. She

was still pissed off at him for shooting her with the

Zat gun and for stranding Jack on that moon for a

month. She felt Jack squeeze her hand under the table

and she squeezed his in return. She knew she couldn’t look at him or

it would give her away her feelings for him. It

was against regulations for them to act on their

feelings because he was her CO.

 

Webb spoke and brought her back to the moment. "We

know that Colonel O’Neill was with Maybourne a couple

of times last year and that he disappeared after the last

time you worked together. We’ve read the reports on his actions and

activities with the NID, as well as his dealings

outside the NID." He looked at SG-1. "I also know that

he’s sneaky. I’ve dealt with him on a few occasions.

 

Just then, the alarms went off, indicating an

unauthorized offworld activation of the Stargate. SG-1

and Hammond were instantly on their feet. Mac and Webb

looked at each other, puzzled.

 

Hammond looked from SG1 to the JAG officers. "Colonel

O’Neill, will you take care of the situation? I’ll

stay with our visitors."

 

"Yes sir." Jack said and SG-1 was instantly in action

and out the door.

 

Webb stood and approached Hammond. "General Hammond,

what’s going on? What are all the alarms about and where

did they go?" He gestured to the door that SG-1 had just

disappeared through.

 

Hammond returned Webb’s stare. "I’m afraid I can’t

tell you Colonel Webb. As you know, this is a high

clearance facility, and you’d have to get clearance

from the President to find out anything that goes on

here." He said as he sat back down in his chair,

waiting for Webb to be seated too.

 

Webb walked back to his chair and sat down. He opened

his brief case, pulled out a folder, and grabbed a

piece of paper. He read the paper then handed it to

Hammond. "As you can see by this official document,

Colonel MacKenzie and I have the highest

clearance on the President’s authorization." He paused

to collect his thoughts. "So, will you please tell us

what’s going on.  I deal with classified information everyday."

He felt Mac pinch his arm and tried not to laugh.

 

Hammond sighed.  He needed to talk to the President.

"What has the President told you about the SGC?"

 

Webb told Hammond what he’d been told by the

President. "He said that you would fill us in on the

rest when we got here. He also told us that what we

see here is to be forgotten when we leave."

 

Hammond chuckled.  That sounded like the President

alright. "If you’ll excuse me for a moment, I’ll fill

you in on what I can." He got up and walked out the

door, closing it behind him.

 

Hammond informed the SF guard to make sure the two JAG

officers stayed in the room until he got back. He then

walked to his office, picked up his red phone and

talked to the President. He was told who Webb was,

what they were really there for, and to help them in

any way possible.

 

(Meanwhile in the Gateroom)

 

Jack was the first one into the observation room.

"Receiving IDC, it’s the Tok’ra sir." Sgt. Walter

Davis told him.

 

 

"Open the Iris." Jack said as Sam, Daniel, and Teal’c

caught up to him. He turned to Sam and said. "Maybe

it’s Dad."

 

She smiled and rolled her eyes at him as they headed

down the stairs to the gateroom. She entered just as

the figure walked out of the event horizon. It was her

father, Jacob Carter. Sam came forward and hugged him.

"Hi, Dad."

 

 

“Hiya Sammie." He said, then turned to the others.

"Jack, Daniel, Teal’c. Where’s General Hammond?" He

asked as he looked up into the observation room but

didn’t see him.

 

"I’m right here Jacob.  Welcome back.  So is this a

pleasure trip or do we have a problem?" Hammond said

as he approached the small group.

 

“Hello George.  I was actually scheduled for a weekend

visit, but I also bring some bad news." He

gestured for them to walk with him. "It seems that

Colonel Maybourne has been nabbed by the Goa’uld. He

was taken out of his house a couple of nights ago."

 

Hammond stopped and turned to Jacob. "Maybe we should

finish this in the briefing room, there are a couple

of lawyers here for Maybourne." He saw the look of

surprise coming from SG-1. "They’ve been cleared by the

President.  In fact, he’s already told them a little

about the SGC." He turned back to Jacob. "So if you

don’t mind, we can finish this there."

 

 

Mac and Webb sat side by side, really not saying much

as they waited for General Hammond to return. They

hadn’t expected to be waiting this long since the

President had already cleared them for this

information. Webb figured the phone call would be five

minutes tops, but they’d been sitting there alone for

almost thirty minutes.

 

They both stood as General Hammond ushered in SG-1 and

someone they hadn’t met yet. "Colonel’s Webb and

Mackenzie, this is General Carter. He is Major

Carter’s father." He told them as he took his seat at

the head of the table.

 

Jacob sat on one side of Sam while Jack took the chair

on her other side. Daniel sat down in the chair next

to Webb and Teal’c sat on Jack’s right side, next to

Hammond. Once everyone had been seated and looked

ready, Hammond spoke. "Jacob, before you tell us what

brings you here, I need to fill these two in on my

phone call with the President."

 

He turned to Webb. "Colonel Webb, the President

informed me that he told you some of what goes on here

at the SGC, but in a few minutes, you’ll see it with

your own eyes." He paused to let it sink in, then

turned to Jack. "Colonel O’Neill, I know I just gave

SG-1 downtime, but under the circumstances, you will

probably want to be involved in this operation along

with Jacob."

 

Jack leaned around Sam to look at Jacob. "So, Jacob?

What happened to good ole Harry?"

 

Jacob smirked at him. "Two days ago we got word that

the village of Dovella on P3X-515 was attacked by

Ba’al’s Jaffa. We’re not sure how they knew about

Maybourne, but they went straight to his hut and took

him. The others in the village said that no one else

was taken and there were only minimal injuries. They also

disabled the Stargate somehow."

 

He looked at Hammond. "George, I can take them to P3X-515 with

the Tel’tak.  Then once we find out where they

took Maybourne, I’ll take them there.  I’ve

discussed it with the Tok’ra high council and they’ve

agreed to let me have this assignment." He looked at

his daughter, smiled and took her hand. "Besides, it’ll

give me the chance to spend some time with my little girl."

 

Jack laughed. "How did you get them to agree to let

you help us find Maybourne?"

 

 

Webb and Mac exchanged confused looks that wasn’t lost

on Daniel or Teal’c.  But before anyone could say

anything about it, Jacob answered Jack’s question.

 

"The Tok’ra agreed because it’s also in their best

interest to get him back. He has vital information

about the Tok’ra that would not be good if the Goa’uld

accessed it," Jacob said to Jack, but was looking at

Hammond.

 

Webb couldn’t keep quiet any longer. "Okay, what is a

Tok’ra and what is a Goa’uld?" Both he and Mac looked at

them for answers.

 

Before Hammond could say anything, Sam answered the

question without looking up. "The Goa’uld are serpent

parasites that forcibly take human hosts and possess a

thirst for power. They like to play Gods usually of Egyptian reference.

They have enslaved countless worlds, using

their inhabitants as hosts, soldiers, miners, and

personal slaves." She looked up to see if she still

had their attention. When she saw that she did, she

continued. "The Tok’ra are a resistance movement who

live in voluntary symbiosis with their human hosts,

and thus refuse to be called Goa’uld because of their

philosophical differences."

 

Mac finally spoke. "What do you mean voluntary? Who

would volunteer to have a serpent parasite in their

body," she asked with a concerned look on her face.

 

Sam looked at her dad. "Well actually, my dad

voluntarily blended with a Tok’ra named Selmak." She

paused at the look on the visitors faces.

 

"It’s all right. My dad was dying of cancer and he was

cured of it when he blended with his symbiote Selmak."

At Sam’s mention of her name, Jacob bowed his head and

when he looked up again, Selmak was present.

 

Mac and Webb jumped when Jacob’s eyes glowed, but then

relaxed a little when Selmak spoke to them. "You have

nothing to fear from me. Samantha is right.  The Tok’ra

are allies with the Tauri and we do not take hosts

against their will." Once again, he bowed his head and

Jacob was back in charge. "I hope that Selmak didn’t

scare you.  You have nothing to fear from her."

 

"Actually it startled me at first, but for some reason

after you, or she spoke, I was fine. It was almost

calming." Webb told him, and then he looked at Mac.

 

"I must admit it took me a little longer to feel

comfortable with all this. I mean I was a little

prepared for it, but this is a lot to take in," Mac

said. To Webb she looked a little pale and he was

concerned about her. He reached over and gave her hand that was

on the arm of the chair a little squeeze. She looked

back at him and gave him a smile to reassure him that

she was doing okay.

 

Webb made up his mind right then. "General Hammond,

I’d like to go on this mission to bring Colonel

Maybourne back." He looked at Mac. "Colonel Mackenzie

will stay here until we come back to keep our

boss up-to-date on what our progress is."

 

Before anyone could continue, Mac broke in. "I’m going

too." She looked at Hammond and said. "Sir, I can call

Admiral Chegwidden and tell him that we have to go out

of country to get Colonel Maybourne," she stubbornly

finished. She looked at Sam to find her smiling

at her.  She knew they were both thinking ‘we women

have to stand up for ourselves’.  She smiled and

nodded back at Sam.

 

General Hammond wasn’t sure about this, but the

President had already cleared them to go through the

Gate. He obviously trusted these two. "Okay, gear up.

You have a go in two hours."

 

Jack looked at Hammond with a confused expression. "General?" he asked.

 

Hammond gave him a look that said ‘later’ and stood to

face them all. "I want all of you to report to the

infirmary for pre-mission exams. Dismissed." He walked out

of the briefing room without looking

back.

 

Jack stood and looked at Daniel. "Take them to Doc

Fraiser. I’ll be there in a few minutes. She can wait

to stick me until after she done with all of you." He

watched Daniel nod and lead Webb and Mac out of the

room, with Teal’c and Jacob following.

 

Jack turned to Sam as she was walking out the door.

"Carter? Are you going to be all right?" He asked her.

 

 

Startled, she looked back at him. "Sir? Oh, yeah.  I was just

thinking back to the last time we all saw Maybourne."

 

"It wasn’t your fault Carter," he told her.

 

"I’m not so sure about that Sir. It was my Zat he got

a hold of and then shot me with. I let my guard down and

gave him the opportunity to shoot me, and he took it."

She replied.

 

Jack walked up to her and stood close. "Give yourself

a break Carter.  We’ll talk more about this when we’re

aboard the Tel’tak, okay? Let’s go get our pre-mission

sticks," he said, trying to get her to smile.   She walked along

beside him and gave him the smile he was looking for as they headed for the infirmary.

 

******************************************************************

 

 

Two hours later, SG-1 and their guests found themselves standing in

front of the Stargate, waiting to be sent to the Alpha

site, where Jacob and a few of his fellow Tok’ra had left

the Tel’tak.

 

Jack and his team were making last minute checks on

Mac and Webb’s gear. Jack turned back to Hammond and

gave him a thumbs up.

 

"SG-1, you have a go." Hammond said as the Gate

started dialing. "Good luck and bring them all home,

Colonel." He finished.

 

Webb and Mac stood together watching the gate dial

with amazement. When the last chevron was dialed and

locked, the wormhole opened and the two of them

jumped back.

 

Jack loved watching people see that for the first

time. He never got tired of the reaction they had to

the swirling blue mass coming at them. "Okay campers,

let’s move out." He said as Daniel, Teal’c, and Jacob

took the lead. Sam stayed close to Mac as she went

hesitantly through, and Jack went through behind

Webb.

 

When Jack walked out of the horizon of the wormhole,

he found Sam and Webb helping Mac, who was bent over,

trying not to be sick. Jack glance over at Sam, but

moved on when she nodded to him that she had

everything under control.

 

They were met by Colonel Riley, Bra’tac, Rya’c, and

Malek of the Tok’ra. Teal’c greeted both his

mentor and his son and moved off to spend a few minutes

with them. Jack chatted with Colonel Riley and got an

update on things at the Alpha site. Malek took Jacob

aside to give him a message from the spy in Ba’al’s

ranks about Maybourne. Daniel looked around until he

found someone he wanted to talk to.

 

Back at the gate, Sam had dug through her pockets for

some crackers and handed them to Mac. "These should

settle your stomach." She said as Mac took them with a

weak smile. "I was the same way the first time I came

through, and I had eaten a big lunch not a couple of

hours prior to going through." She paused to let it

sink in. "I promise it gets better each time. You get

used to it." She smiled first at Mac, then at Webb.

 

Mac stood to test her stomach. "I don’t know if I’d

ever get used to something like that." She said as she

got her first real look at the Alpha site. "So, we’re

on a different planet? This looks a lot like Earth to

me."

 

Webb agreed.  He had been looking around while Mac and

Sam had been talking. It did look like they were still

on Earth.

 

Sam smiled. "Well, where you find plant life, there’ll

be oxygen.  But there are some differences on each

planet. One we came across had purple leaves on the

trees," she told them. "Come on.  Let’s go see where

everyone else went.”

 

They found Jack and Colonel Riley talking about the

training with the rebel Jaffa, while watching Bra’tac

and Rya’c were showing Teal’c some of the moves they’d been

working through. They walked on to find Daniel talking

to someone who didn’t notice them. And Jacob was

nowhere to be seen.

 

As they approached Daniel, his companion turned around

and Sam smiled and walked a little faster. "Jonas!"

she said as she hugged him. "What brings you here?"

 

"Hey Sam. It’s good to see you again." He hugged her

back. "General Hammond gave me permission to visit a

few times so I could see Lt. Field. Cindy.  We have

been spending our free time together. I’ve been here a

couple of days now. I’m due back to Kelowna in a few

more days." He smiled at Webb and Mac and held out his

hand. "Hi, I’m Jonas Quinn.  I used to be a member of

SG-1."

 

Mac took his hand. "I’m Colonel Sarah

Mackenzie, and this is Colonel Clayton Webb." She

watched Webb shake his hand.

 

Sam looked over at Jack and saw him walk off with

Malek towards the landing strip where she knew her

Dad’s ship was kept. "Daniel, I’m going to leave the

Colonel’s with you and Jonas. I’ll be back in a bit.  I

need to talk to Colonel Riley." When he nodded, she

walked off.

 

Jonas was telling them all about his planet and how he

had left it as a traitor to his people, but returned a hero.

He told them about what he learned while he was on

Earth with SG-1. His favorite thing was learning to

drive a car.

 

Sam walked by Teal’c, Bra’tac, and Rya’c, giving them

a nod as she went. But her main focus was to find out

where Jack had gone. "Colonel Riley," she called out as

she approached him.

 

He turned to her with a smile. "Major Carter.  What can

I do for you?" he asked her.

 

"Did you happen to see where Colonel O’Neill went? I saw him

walk off with Malek a few minutes ago," She said.

 

"As a matter of fact I did. Your father and Malek

walked off to get a message from their contact. A few

minutes later, Malek came back and told Colonel O’Neill

that your Dad wanted to see him on the Tel’tak," he

replied.

 

She nodded. "Thank you, Colonel Riley. If Daniel or

Teal’c come looking for me, please let them know I

went to see my dad and Colonel O’Neill." She turned

and walked off.

 

"Alright," he told her as she walked off.  She didn’t

see the smile he gave while her back was to him.  Malek had mentioned

that her father had wanted to have a private talk with

O’Neill. He would have loved to be a fly on the wall

for that one.

 

******************************************************************

 

 

Jack walked up to the Tel’tak.  He had a feeling he

wasn’t going to like what he heard. "Jacob? You wanted

to see me?" He asked him.

 

Jacob came out of the cargo hold. "Jack, I just

received word that Maybourne is on P5S-117."

 

Jack winced. "That’s one of Ba’al’s controlled worlds.

Do we know if he’s even still alive?" he asked him.

 

"We’ve still got a few operatives in Ba’al’s ranks and

they’ve informed us that he’s still alive, and he hasn’t been tortured yet.

They’re waiting for Ba’al to arrive, and he’s due anytime now. There is a

problem though," he said as he looked at Jack.

 

“What’s the problem? Or do I want to know?" Jack asked

him.

 

Jacob smiled at him. "Oh, you want to know this.

Evidently the only way we’re going to get anywhere

near 117 is by ship. The Stargate can’t be dialed from

the planet, and it has nothing to do with the virus

that went through the system a few months ago. It

seems that a certain daughter of mine broke the DHD on

purpose when she was there last," he said as he

laughed.

 

Jack laughed too. "That’s Carter for you."

 

Jacob gave Jack a serious look. "Jack, what are your

feelings for my daughter?" he asked.

 

Jack stopped laughing. "Huh?”  He couldn’t think of anything else to say.

 

Jacob walked up to him. "What are your feelings for

Sam?" He asked again.

 

"Jacob, you know that the regs say no fraternization,"

he told her father. "I would never do anything to ruin

her career, you have to know that."

 

Jacob looked closely at him. "Just between you and me,

leave the military out of this. What are your feelings

for Sam?"

 

Jack looked like a deer caught in the headlights. "I

consider her one of my best friends. I’d do anything

for her, as would Daniel and Teal’c. She’s brilliant,

beautiful, and I’d hate to lose her as a member of

SG-1." He said.

 

"That’s not what I mean Jack and you know it. All I

want to know is do you love my daughter as much as

she obviously loves you?" he asked Jack, startling him.

 

"I…um…huh?" was all Jack could say. "Jacob, isn’t this

something that Carter and I should be discussing?"

 

Jacob shook his head. "I just want Sam to be happy, and

if you make her happy, then I’m all for it. It just

means I owe George $200." He laughed at Jack’s shocked

look. "Look Jack, just tell her how you feel. I

promise you, it’ll be all right. And when we get back,

go talk to Hammond. He’s got something to tell you."

He patted Jack on the shoulder. "You both have my

blessing if it helps. I like you Jack and I think

you’re good for her."

 

Before Jack could say anything, Sam walked into the

Tel’tak. "Hey dad, what’s going on? Colonel Riley said

You’d heard something?" She could tell immediately that she had

interrupted something, but wasn’t sure exactly what.

 

Jacob told her what he’d learned about Maybourne and

about the Stargate. "I’m proud of you kiddo.  You did

good. It just means that we’ll have to rescue

Maybourne by Tel’tak instead of the Gate." He put his arm around her

and squeezed.

 

She noticed that Jack wasn’t looking at either of them

as he stowed supplies into the cargo hold. She

wondered if her dad had noticed how close she and Jack had

gotten and had warned him to back off. She’d

have to ask him about it when she got him alone. She’d

be damned if she would let her dad make him back off again.

They’d just started being comfortable hanging out with

each other again.  It was almost like the days before

the Za’tarc confessions.

 

They worked together silently loading their supplies.

Then Jacob told them it was time to head out, and sent

them off to get the rest of their crew. He hoped that

they’d use this opportunity to talk about their

feelings for each other.

 

As Jack and Sam walked together back to base camp,

Jack was trying to find a way to bring up his

conversation with her dad. They covered how proud he

was of what she did to the DHD on 117, and then in the

same breath, he asked her why she did it. He never got

the chance to hear her story as Daniel and Jonas led

the rest of their group towards them.

 

Jack gave her a shrug and turned back to Jonas. "Hey

Jonas, what are you doing here?" he asked him.

 

"Just visiting Lt. Field.  Since she got transferred

here from the base hospital, I got permission to come

see her on our downtimes," he replied, shaking Daniel,

Webb, and Mac’s hands in a goodbye gesture.

 

"Jonas, tell Colonel Riley that we’re taking off. He

can inform Hammond that we’ll contact him from the

ship. Also, let Colonel Riley know that he can’t send

reinforcements to…" He turned to look at Sam.

 

"P5S-117," she said, finishing for Jack.

 

"Yeah, tell him that the gate can’t be dialed out from

the planet. The DHD is broken." He looked at Sam while

he said this with a smile on his face. As he turned to

leave, he stopped. "Oh, and Jonas, it’s good to see

you again." Then Jack turned back to his group. "He’s

smiling, isn’t he?" he asked Sam, and she nodded.

 

Jonas had the biggest grin on his face. "Thanks.  It’s

good to see all of you again too." He turned and

headed back to the base camp.

 

Jack led the rest of SG-1 and their guests back to the

Tel’tak. He noticed that Bra’tac was coming along with

them. He was wondering how Teal’c had gotten Rya’c to

stay behind.  He would have to ask him later.

 

They reached the Tel’tak and Jack watched as the two

JAG officers stared at it in awe. "Cool, huh?" he

asked them with a grin.

 

Mac looked pale again as Webb laughed at Jack’s words.

He looked at her and saw how pale she looked. He

placed his arm around her shoulder and they followed

SG-1 into the ship. He knew he’d have to keep an eye

on her.  She was really starting to worry him. "Are you okay,

Sarah?"

 

"No, I’m not." She replied. "I’m air sick from the

plane, then motion sick from the Stargate, and now

we’re going to fly in a space ship. I don’t know how

much more of this I can handle without making a fool

out of myself," she told him.

 

He took her over to one of the cots placed along the

walls of the cargo hold between crates and sat her

down.

 

Jacob and Sam got the engines ready and made last

minute checks on the shields. "Why don’t you all take

a seat.  There are cots in the cargo hold.  We’re

about to take off," Jacob told them.

 

Daniel sat down next to Jacob as the Tel’tak lifted

off. Bra’tac and Teal’c decided to sit on the floor

behind them and perform Kel’noreem. So that left Jack and Sam

to find a place to sit.

 

Jack watched her walk into the cargo hold and approach

Webb and Mac. She made sure that they were okay and

handed Mac some more crackers. Then she went around

the crates and over to another cot on the far side of

the room. She knew that they needed some privacy

because she was sure Mac was embarrassed by her motion

sickness.

 

Jack walked into the cargo hold and saw her sitting by

herself. He walked over and sat down by her on the

cot. "Why don’t you get some sleep?  We’ve got a long

trip ahead of us," he told her.

 

She nodded, leaned over and put her head on

his shoulder. "Is this okay?" She quietly asked him.

 

He smiled. "It’s better than okay," he told her as she

closed her eyes. "Pleasant dreams, Sam," he whispered,

and heard her mumble something. He closed his eyes and

fell asleep with a smile on his face.

 

 

(On the Tel’tak)

 

Webb sat next to Mac on the cot and held her hand.

"Sarah, I’m sorry you’re not feeling well. I never

thought we’d be going through the Stargate, let alone

flying in a spaceship."

 

She smiled at him and caressed his knuckles with her

fingertips. "It’s not your fault, Clay. Even if I’d had

time to think about it, I would have still come with

you. I’m not ready to let you out of my sight for too

long yet, let alone let you leave Earth without me."

 

He leaned over and whispered in her ear. "I know, and I

love you for it." He kissed the side of her head. "Why

don’t you try and lay down, maybe get a little sleep.

I’ll be right here until my turn at watch and I’ll

wake you up when we’re ready to land." He pulled her gently towards

him so she could lay her head in his lap. "Goodnight

Sarah," he whispered.

 

Mac smiled at him. "I do feel tired.  Maybe a little

sleep will help," she said as she put her head down

and took his hand again. She kissed his palm and then

link her fingers with his. She loved this man but

wasn’t really 100% sure if he returned her feelings, or

if he just liked having her around.

 

Jacob and Daniel sat in the front of the Tel’tak

quietly talking. All of a sudden, Daniel’s stomach

grumbled.

 

Jacob laughed. "Why don’t you go grab us some grub.

Once we’ve eaten, we’ll get Teal’c and Bra’tac to

relieve us so we can get some sleep."

 

Daniel got up and headed for the cargo hold. He

glanced over to where Sam was with her head on Jack’s

shoulder.  He noticed that Jack had his head resting on the top of her head. He

smiled to himself, thinking, that they deserved this time

to themselves, and then headed to the opposite side of

the room for food.

 

As he approached Webb and Mac, he saw Webb open his

eyes. "I didn’t mean to wake you. I was just grabbing

some MRE’s for Jacob and myself. Would you like

something to eat? Most of it tastes like

chicken," he said with a chuckle.

 

Webb nodded. "Sure, I’m used to it. I spent some time

in the Middle East the last couple of years."

 

Daniel nodded back and handed him a packet. "I forget

you’re military too. I’m used to explaining our food

to other cultures." He handed Webb another packet.

"Here, this is for Colonel Mackenzie when she wakes

up."

 

Webb took it and thanked Daniel. "Do you ever get used

to all of this?" he asked.

 

Daniel didn’t really know how to answer that question.

"To tell you the truth, I can’t give you

a yes or no answer. Sometimes I’m okay and it’s a

piece of cake, but then there are times when it’s just

too much to handle. I mean, I’ve had a couple of really

bad experiences during my time with SG-1. But I met

wonderful people, including my late wife and had great

experiences. So I guess the answer is yes, you do get

use to it, but in the same breath, no, you don’t."

 

He turned to walk away. "I need to get this to Jacob

so we can get some rest. You should probably get some

more sleep too." With that, he walked out of the cargo hold.

 

Daniel sat back down and handed Jacob his MRE. They

ate in silence for a bit until Daniel spoke. "I left

Sam and Jack alone, they were out. But I gave Colonel

Webb and Colonel Mackenzie’s some MREs."

 

Jacob opened his MRE. "Thanks Daniel. You know,

sometimes I actually miss these. Tok’ra food is so

bland and tasteless sometimes." He ate as he watched

Bra’tac and Teal’c coming out of their Kel’noreem.

 

They had just finished eating as Bra’tac and Teal’c

joined them. "Are you about ready for your watch?"

He asked them.

Teal’c nodded. "Indeed Jacob Carter." He took the seat

that Daniel vacated as Bra’tac took Jacob’s seat.

 

Half way to the cargo hold, Jacob turned back. "Enjoy

your watch and wake me if there’s any problems," he

said with a yawn.

 

Bra’tac chuckled at him.  “Enjoy your sleep.  We will

keep things quiet if we can."

 

Jacob made it to the cargo hold, and he noticed Daniel

had made himself comfortable on the bedroll, conviently blocking

him from going to sleep by his daughter.  He glanced

at her and the man she had her head resting on. They

looked at peace, like they hadn’t a care in the world.

He hoped and prayed that no matter what happened for

them, Sam would be happy. That’s all he ever wanted

for his little girl.

 

He turned and laid out his bedroll on the floor near

the door. As he laid down, he glanced at the

other sleeping couple. The woman, MacKenzie, had her

head resting in her companion’s

lap and looked a little pale. But she also looked just

as comfortable as Webb did, almost like it was something

they did everyday.

 

Maybe someday Sam and Jack would be able to be like this and not

have to worry about the gossip and the regs. He put

his head down and went to sleep, saying a prayer for

his daughter and the man she loved.

 

______________________________________________________________________

 

Sam slowly awoke and was disoriented. She felt an arm

tighten around her and wanted to sink into it’s warmth,

but she knew that she was due fore her watch. She

started to pull away, careful not to wake Jack up.

 

Sam got up and stepped over Daniel and her father

and went into the cockpit. She didn’t see Webb get up,

cover Mac with a blanket, and follow her.

 

Bra’tac and Teal’c turned around when Sam entered.

"Did you rest well Major Carter?" Teal’c asked her.

 

She smiled at him. "Actually Teal’c, I did sleep very

well. I’m here to relieve the two of you. I’ve got the

controls and Colonel O’Neill should be up soon to keep

me from getting bored. So, go ahead and get some

rest," she said.

 

Bra’tac nodded and moved over to his bedroll. He

looked at Teal’c then laid down to go to sleep.

 

Sam looked back at Teal’c. "Why don’t you get some

sleep too.  I’ll be alright until someone wakes up to

keep me company."

 

"I’m awake.  Will I do?" Webb asked as he entered the

room.

 

Sam turned to look at him. "Sure.  Why don’t you sit in

Teal’c’s seat," she told him as she down in the

pilot’s chair.

 

Teal’c stood. "Good night Major Carter, Colonel Webb."

He looked back at Sam. "If you need anything, please

wake me." Then he joined Bra’tac in the corner and

went to sleep.

 

Sam watched him longer than she needed to, but she

really didn’t know what to say to Webb. For some

reason, he made her nervous.  She wasn’t sure why

because he seemed like a nice enough man.

 

"So Major Carter, how do you feel about your dad

having one of those things in him?" he asked her.

 

Sam was taken aback by his question. "Well actually, I

asked him to do it." She smiled at his shocked look.

"You see, I was taken as a host by a Tok’ra named

Jolinar, and it was because of her that I learned about

the Tok’ra. She died saving my life and I retained

some of her memories, which helped me find the Tok’ra.

When we were trying to arrange an alliance, I found

out my father was in the hospital dying of cancer. I

had just recently found out he had cancer. Well, the

Tok’ra needed a voluntary host and I needed my father,

so I asked him to take the symbiote. And as they

say, the rest is history."

 

Webb sat there for a few seconds with his mouth open.

"And I thought my line of work was dangerous," he told

her with a chuckle.

 

Sam looked at him, almost studying him. "What is

your line of work? I know you’re not military. I grew

up in the military and know a soldier from a

civilian," dhe replied.

 

Webb considered if he should tell her the truth or

not. There was something about Major Samantha Carter

that made him want to trust her.  Maybe it was that she

kept as many secrets as he did on a daily basis. He

actually found himself wanting to trust the whole

team, even the hardass O’Neill.

 

"You know, I don’t trust easily. In fact, there’s only

one person besides my mother that I

trust 100%, and that’s Sarah MacKenzie. If you ask

her, she’ll tell you how many years it took me to

admit that. But I’m going to tell you the truth. I’m

with the CIA and my cover is a Colonel in the Air

Force JAG.  But Mac really is with JAG. I enlist her

help a lot more than I should, but like I said, I trust

her."

 

Jack was standing in the doorway and heard everything

Webb had told Sam. He walked up behind them ,speaking in an angry tone.

"What did you just say? You’re with the CIA?

Please tell me that I heard you wrong. I thought that

you guys only spied on the Russians or people from

other countries."

 

Webb looked from Sam to Jack to Mac, who had just

joined them. "I’m sorry, but it’s my job to keep

secrets, and I’m good at my job." He held Mac’s gaze

and she nodded, encouraging him to tell them the rest.

 

"Alright, alright. The President asked me to bring

Colonel Maybourne back so that he could testify

against Senator Kinsey. It seems that the Senator has

been had been using his contacts with Maybourne’s men

to trade secrets and technology with the Middle East.

Now the only witness alive is Colonel Maybourne," Webb

told them. "The President asked me to personally get

your help with this, Colonel O’Neill."

 

Jack didn’t know what to say. He looked at Sam and she

could tell that he’d agree only because it would get

Kinsey off their backs.

 

Jack looked back at Webb. "Fine, but remember, I’m

still in command of this op and will be the one giving

orders, and you will follow them. Carter, as my second in

command, can also give you orders…." He looked at Mac

and Webb, "that I expect you to follow. She knows just

like I do how dangerous this mission really is," he said, finishing.

 

Mac walked over to Jack. "Even though I outrank

her?" she asked him.

 

"Even though you outrank her," Jack answered with certainty.

 

"I really am a Colonel in the Marines and I really am

a JAG officer. I also have had combat experience and

can handle myself in any situation," she stubbornly

informed him.

 

Jack didn’t bat an eye. "Not here, Colonel

MacKenzie. Carter has the experience of command in the

field, not just on Earth, but off world too. Most

importantly, she knows how to deal with the Goa’uld

and their Jaffa." He looked at Sam and she nodded.

 

All of a sudden, a warning sensor started beeping and

the ship dropped out of hyperspeed.  Sam turned and

looked at some of instruments and then yelled back towards

the cargo hold. "Dad, we’ve reached the system and

should be at the planet in a few minutes."

 

Teal’c and Bra’tac stood as Daniel and Jacob came out

of the cargo hold.

 

Once they’d landed the cloaked ship and Jacob set the

"alarm", Jack and Teal’c did a quick recon of the

area.  Jack assigned two teams.  He would lead one,

going after Maybourne, and Sam would lead the other

one to offer cover and to be their lookout.

 

Jack’s team consisted of Teal’c, Bra’tac and Webb.

Sam had Daniel, Jacob and Mac. Jacob’s job

was to get to the ship as fast as he could once

Maybourne was free so that they could get off the

planet quickly. Daniel’s job was to make sure Jacob made

it back to the ship.  He was to lay down cover fire if

needed.  Mac and Sam were to make sure that no Jaffa

came behind Jack’s team.

 

The two teams moved out together. Teal’c taking point

and Jacob covering their sixes. Webb had been given a

P90 along with a 9mm, and Mac was given a P90 with the

extra clips. They’d both been given a Zat and quickly

taught how to use it.

 

Everything was going smoothly and Jack kept thinking

it was too easy. He slowed his pace and walked next to Sam.

"Carter, is it me or do you get the feeling we’re

walking into a trap? I mean this is just s….." He

never finished his sentence because all of a sudden,

they were ambushed by a patrol of Jaffa. "Everyone take

cover," Jack yelled.

 

Everyone dove in different directions. Jack and Daniel

dove for cover behind some rocks while Teal’c and

Bra’tac pulled Webb into the trees. Jacob was just

coming to the spot that Jack and Daniel were at when he

spotted six Jaffa taking off after Sam and Mac.

 

"Jack!  Sam’s in trouble," he said, turning to him.

 

"What?!" Jack said as he looked at Jacob. He scanned the

area to find no trace of either woman. He stood to

see if she was in the bushes across the clearing and

almost got his head shot off. He keyed in his radio.

"Carter, do you read me?" He waited and prayed that

she’d answer him. When he just heard the radio

crackle, he tried again. "Carter, what’s going on?”

 

"Colonel…not sure…hold them….but…" Then he lost

contact with her.

 

Jack stood and like a madman shot any Jaffa he saw.

Between them all, they’d managed to kill all the Jaffa in the

clearing.

 

Jack, Daniel, and Jacob came out of their hiding place

and joined Teal’c, Bra’tac, and Webb. After Jack made

sure that no one was hurt, he turned to Jacob. "I need

to go after her, Jacob, but I need to get Maybourne

too."

 

Jacob nodded. "I know.  You take everyone and get

Maybourne. Leave me one man and we’ll go after Sam and

Colonel MacKenzie," he said.

 

"No Jacob.  You know the Tok’ra operative that’s

supposed to get us in there, so you need to go.

Bra’tac can help if you run into any Jaffa, and he and

Daniel both read Goa’uld." He looked at Teal’c. "I’ll take

Teal’c with me to find them.  You take Bra’tac, Daniel,

and Mr. Webb."

 

He grabbed more clips for his P90 and picked up his

zat. "Keep in radio contact.  If you get Maybourne

first, get back to the ship and then come find us.

We’ll do the same for you."

 

Jacob pulled Jack aside. "I trust you more than anyone

else to bring my little girl back to me, Jack. Just

take care of yourself." He patted the younger man

on his shoulder.

 

Jack and Teal’c grabbed a few of the Zats from the

dead Jaffa and handed a couple to Teal’c, keeping an

extra one for himself just in case Sam had lost her

weapons. Jack and Teal’c started out in the way that Sam had gone.

 

Jacob watched them leave the clearing, then turned to

Bra’tac, Webb, and Daniel. "Okay, we go in and make

contact with the Tok’ra operative who will lead us to

Maybourne."

 

He led the way towards the compound with Webb arguing the

whole way. "I should have gone with Colonel O’Neill to

get Mac and Major Carter. Mac is my partner and my

responsibility. I promised I wouldn’t let anything

happen to her."

 

"Sam is my daughter, but I trust Jack and Teal’c to

bring her and Colonel MacKenzie back," Jacob told

him, then continued towards the compound.

 

Daniel and Bra’tac exchanged smirks as they followed

Jacob.

 

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Sam and Mac had been caught by the Jaffa, their gear

and weapons stripped from them.

 

They had been crouched down behind some fallen trees

when Jack tried to radio them. "Colonel, we’re pinned

down about one click to your East by six Jaffa. We’ll

try and hold them off as long as we can, but…"

 

That’s all she had gotten out before a Jaffa came up behind

her and smashed her radio. They then found themselves being led

South, and away from O’Neill and their rescue.

 

An hour after they’d been caught, Sam saw their only

chance at escape. She’d found out fast that she and

Mac were alike and were just as quick on their feet.

 

Three of the Jaffa had gone on patrol and that’s when

they decided to make their move. Working as a team

they were able to overpower the remaining Jaffa. Sam

grabbed a Zat and handed it to Mac, and then grabbed one for

herself.

 

Sam got her barrings. "We can’t go back the way we came

because the Jaffa went that way. We could go East, back

towards the ship," she suggested.

 

Mac nodded. "Do you think they’re looking for us or

will they go after Colonel Maybourne first?" she asked

Sam.

 

Sam smiled. "If I know the Colonel and my dad, they’ll

split up and do both. But we better get a move on.

These Jaffa will be looking for us when they notice

we’re gone. Jaffa are good at tracking, so let’s not waste any time."

With that said, they moved out.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Teal’c and Jack had been tracking the group for about

an hour when they came upon the camp with the three

dead Jaffa. While Teal’c was looking for signs as to

which way the women went, Jack grabbed a couple

of staff weapons. Just as Jack turned around to hand

one of the weapons to Teal’c, they were attacked by the

three remaining Jaffa who had returned.

 

Teal’c shot one and was fighting with another one as Jack

was thrown by the third one. He got up and shot the

Jaffa with his Zat gun, but he just kept coming, so Jack

shot him again. Then he shot the Jaffa fighting with

Teal’c.

 

Once they were sure there were no other Jaffa coming

at them, Jack turned to Teal’c. "Can you tell if this

is where Carter was?"

 

Teal’c scanned the area. "There are sets of smaller footprints

heading East. Maybe Major Carter and

Colonel MacKenzie were able to get away from the Jaffa

and are now trying to head back to the Tel’tak," Teal’c informed Jack.

 

"Well then, I guess our best bet at finding them would

be for us to head East and follow their trail." Jack

said as he stepped out of the clearing, and began to do just that.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Jacob, Daniel, Bra’tac, and Webb reached Ba’al’s

fortress. "Okay Daniel.  You and Bra’tac will go to the

control room and get the energy field down around the

cells. Mr. Webb and I will find the operative and get

Maybourne." After Jacob finished giving out the orders, they went

their separate ways.

 

Daniel and Bra’tac had no trouble finding the control

room. When they got there and shot the guard, they

monitored Jacob and Webb. Daniel was watching the

screen when he saw a group of Jaffa heading in their

direction. "Bra’tac, can you get the door closed and hide

that guard? We’ve got company coming."

 

Bra’tac got the door closed before the Jaffa passed

by, and they remained undiscovered.

 

Jacob and Webb reached the cell block with help

from the Tok’ra operative and radioed Daniel. "We’ve

reached his cell.  Can you lower the shield?" he

asked.

 

Once the shield was down, Jacob opened the door. He

was surprised to see Maybourne looking rather well.

"Colonel Maybourne? I’m Jacob Carter.  I’m here with

SG-1 to get you out of here."

 

"Jack O’Neill is here? I would have thought he’d leave

my sorry ass here to rot. You came just in time.

They told me that Ba’al would be here in the

morning and was looking forward to getting information

out of me. They seemed to take great pleasure in telling me

this," Maybourne said as they exited the cell.

 

They ran into no trouble getting out of the cell block,

thanks to Daniel and Teal’c. They met up with them

just outside the control room. Jacob’s fellow Tok’ra

would monitor them until they had made it out of the

fortress.

 

They’d just made it outside when all hell broke loose.

 

They took cover as six Jaffa fired at them. Webb and

Daniel were behind a rock shooting from the left side

of the doorway and Bra’tac and Jacob were behind a

fallen tree to the right. Jacob covered Bra’tac as he

tried to get the doorway closed before any more Jaffa

could come up behind them.

 

Once it was closed and the six Jaffa were taken care

of, they made it quickly back to the ship.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Sam and Mac decided to take a break. Sam fished out a

few power bars she’d hid in her pants pocket and

handed one to Mac. "Here, you must be hungry. I know

they aren’t the best things in the world, but at least

it will give us energy to move on."

 

Mac took it and opened it. "You forget Major, I’m a

Marine. We’re always hungry," she said as she laughed.

 

Sam laughed also. "You can call me Sam, Colonel

MacKenzie."

 

Mac smiled.  She liked the other woman. "You can call

me Mac.  It’s what everyone calls me." She paused and

smiled wider. "Well, everyone except Clayton Webb," she

said with tenderness.

 

Sam could see that she cared for him as she herself

cared for Jack. "What does he call you? If you don’t

mind my asking."

 

"He calls me by my given name, Sarah. Most of the time

I call him Clay, unless I’m upset with him. Then I

call him Webb.  That’s what most of the people

in JAG call him," Mac said.

 

Mac watched Sam for a minute then asked the question

that had been bothering her. "Is there something going

on between you and Colonel O’Neill?"

 

Sam dropped her power bar. "Huh? What? Uh no, we’re

just friends. SG-1 is kind of like a family. Daniel is

like my little brother and Teal’c is like my much

older brother." Sam stammered on. "And Colonel

O’Neill, he’s like…I don’t know exactly how to explain

it. We’ve always been really close, all of us."

 

She paused for a second. "Even after we lost Daniel

for over a year, the three of us were close, and almost

didn’t let Jonas into our team. But he won each of

us over, one at a time. Of course Colonel O’Neill was

the last to come around." She smiled, remembering how

hard Jonas had tried.

 

“I remember this one time we were at the Alpha site and

this Ashrak, that’s a Goa’uld assassin, was trying to

turn us all against each other so that we would kill

each other off. Well Jonas wanted to join us, but

Colonel O’Neill told him to stay at the SGC. He just

tried too hard, but in the end, he just wasn’t Daniel."

Sam turned to see if Mac had listened to her ramblings or was bored.

She was surprised to see the interest in her eyes.

 

Mac waited to hear more, but when Sam didn’t speak

Again, she shared a little bit about her life with Sam.

"My turn I guess."

 

At Sam’s nod, she started her story. "I’ve been with

the JAG in Church Falls for about seven years now. In

fact, Clayton Webb is the reason I was sent there. You

see, my Uncle Matt stole the Declaration of

Independence and Webb wanted my help to get it back.

And that is the beginning of how I ended up with

Clay."

 

She paused before she decided to continue. "Most of

the time, he would get help from me and my partner

Harm, but there were times it would only be Harm that

was needed. Now I know that he tried to keep me out of

the dangerous missions if at all possible. If he

really needed me, then he usually tried to stay close

by to protect me. I used to think it was because he

was a jerk and didn’t trust me, but now I know it’s

because he cares about me." She stopped, uncertain how

much information she was cleared for.

 

Sam took her silence as a sign to talk. "When we

found Daniel again, it was one of the happiest days I

can remember in a long time. It was great to have

the old team back together, but at the same time it,

was sad to see Jonas go." She looked at her knees and

picked a piece of lint off of them.

 

"Daniel is still trying to regain all of his memories,

and sometimes he can’t remember a birthday. He’s not

sure if he’ll ever remember anything that happened to

him when he was….ah was gone. But it does feel great to

have my family back together again."

 

Mac smiled. "Yes, my family consists of Clay,

Harm, Bud, Harriet, Gunny, Admiral Chegwidden, and a

few others at JAG ops. I understand how you feel about

your guys, because that’s how I feel about my JAG

family," she said.

 

Sam never thought about the guys of SG-1 as her guys,

but she liked hearing them called that. "My family is

really more than just SG-1 and my dad. There’s also

General Hammond, Janet, and Cassie, and I feel really

close to some of the people at the SGC too. What I

feel for all of them goes beyond friend………" She

stopped talking when she heard someone coming and

aimed her Zat in that direction.

 

She gave a sigh of relief when Jack and Teal’c entered

the clearing. "Don’t shoot, we come in peace," Jack

said, laughing at his own joke. "So Carter, what were

you saying about the people at the SGC?"

 

Sam blushed and wondered just how much he’d heard. "I

was telling  Colonel MacKenzie here.."

 

"Mac." Sarah said, correcting her.

 

"Sorry Mac. I was telling Mac here that the SGC was

kind of like an extended family to me, like JAG is to

her." She looked at Mac, who nodded back.

 

Jack walked closer to Sam and whispered to her. "So, where do

I fit in your family?" he asked with a wink.

 

Taken back by his question and the way it made her

feel, she blushed again. Luckily for her, they were

ringed aboard the Tel’tak at that moment.

 

Jacob rushed to Sam and hugged her as he slapped Jack

on the back. "I’m glad you’re all safe, Sam," he

said as Teal’c headed for the cockpit to make sure

Bra’tac was okay.

 

Webb rushed in and pulled Mac into a hug. "Sarah, are

you alright?" he asked her as he pulled back to make

sure she wasn’t hurt.

 

"I’m just fine, Clay. Sam and I actually got away from

the.." She looked to Sam for the right name.

 

"Jaffa." Sam finished for her. "When they split up so

half could patrol to make sure you weren’t following,

we were able to fight our way out of there."

 

Jack looked around the room. "Where’s Maybourne?" he

asked Jacob.

 

Jacob pointed towards the cockpit. "In there with

Daniel, Teal’c and Bra’tac."

 

They all walked out of the cargo hold and Jack made a

beeline for Maybourne. "Well, it looks like you’re on

your way back to Earth, Harry. It also looks like

you’re gonna help us get rid of Kinsey once and for

all. What do you think about that?" Jack asked him.

 

Maybourne shook his head. "You promised that I could

live out my days on Dovella where I could die an old

man and in peace."

 

Jack looked from Maybourne to Webb, who was just coming

his way. "I’m sure when Mr. Webb is done with you,

they’ll bring you back to the SGC. Then we can send

you home," he said with an eyebrow raised.

 

Webb nodded. "I’m sure it can be arranged in exchange

for your testimony.  Right, Sarah?" he asked, turning to her.

 

She looked at Jack and Webb. "I’m sure between the

three of us and the President, we can make that happen,

Colonel Maybourne. Now if you’ll excuse us, I need to

speak with Colonel Maybourne about his testimony." She

led him back into the cargo hold.

 

Everyone else went and found their little corner to

sit and relax for the long trip home while Webb and

Mac spoke with Maybourne.

 

Jack sat and tried not to be bored, but it was no use.

Daniel was asleep, Teal’c and Bra’tac were deep in

kel’noreem, then there was Sam and Jacob who were

going over their route home. They were going straight

home to Earth instead of through the Alpha site this

time.

 

Jack was really wishing that he’d brought his gameboy

or a Yoyo.  Unknown to him, Sam kept looking at him when he wasn’t

watching. Finally, she opened her backpack and pulled

out his gameboy and tossed it to him. Jack gave her

his biggest smile. Jacob noticed this and smiled at

them.

 

When Webb, Mac, and Maybourne walked out of the cargo

hold hours later, Sam got up. "I’m tired Dad.  I think

I’m gonna lay down for a while. Let me know if there’s

any problems." Then she turned and went into the cargo

hold without looking at anyone.

 

Jacob got up and went over to Jack and sat down on the

floor next to him. "Maybe this would be a good time to

have that talk with Sam.  She’s alone in there."

 

Jack looked nervously at him. "Are you gonna keep the

kids out of there while we have this talk, Dad?" Jack

asked with a wink.

 

Jacob chuckled. "Yes, Jack. I’ll keep everyone out of

there as long as you want me to. Just go and talk to

her." He stood as Jack did, then looked at everyone in

the room. "It looks like everyone is occupied right

now anyway."

 

Jack looked around and saw that Teal’c and Bra’tac had

taken the command chairs, while Mac and Webb were still

quietly talking to Maybourne. Then there was Daniel,

who looked like he was actually asleep. Jack turned

and walked into the cargo hold.

 

He was nervous about the talking to Sam.  He didn’t deal

well with this emotional stuff. He didn’t know how she

felt about him anymore. He hoped that she still loved

him as much as he loved her.

 

As he walked in, he could see that she wasn’t asleep.

"Hey, you okay?" he asked her.

 

She looked up at him. "Yeah, I’m just more tired than I

thought, but I can’t seem to be able to sleep," she

said quietly. She moved over so he could sit next to

her.

 

Once he was settled, he took her hand and was surprised

when she didn’t pull back. "Carter…Sam. I need to tell

you something and I’d prefer it if you didn’t say anything

until I’m done."

 

You know I’m no good at talking about how I feel."

He looked at her, but when she nodded, he continued.

"You’ve known for a while now that I care about you.

Actually, it goes much deeper than that. The

truth is I love you, Sam. And before you say anything

about the regs or anything else, just let me finish."

 

He intertwined his fingers with his. "I’m ready to

retire again if you’ll just tell me that you feel the

same way. In fact, your answer will determine what I

tell Hammond when we get back to Earth. You see, I

want to explore what there is between us. I want to be

able to hold your hand or kiss you in public without

looking over our shoulders to make sure no one is

watching. I have been in love with you for so long and

I’m ready to show you and the world just how much." He

finished and waited for her to speak, hoping that she

wouldn’t break his heart.

 

"Sir, I mean Jack…I…" She closed her eyes to

unscramble her thoughts.

 

"Sam." He loved hearing her say his name.

 

"No, let me have my say." She placed her finger to his

lips. When he kissed her finger, she felt it all the

ways to her toes and almost forgot what she wanted to

say to him. "Jack, I love you too, and I have since

the moment you said that you already adored me and then

pushed me through the event horizon."

 

She looked into his eyes. "Leaving it in that room was

the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. When I heard

you tell Anise that you cared for me, I wanted nothing

more than to be in your arms and feel your lips on

mine."

 

She placed his arm around her and leaned into him.

"Jack, I know that you love being a part of the SGC and

SG-1. You can’t just retire and leave it anymore than

I could. I couldn’t ask you to leave it for me anymore

than you can ask me to leave it for you."

 

Stubbornly, she continued. "If you want to go to

General Hammond, then I’m coming with you. So far, we

haven’t broke the regs.  Maybe stretched them, but have not

broken them. Maybe with Hammond’s help, we can come up

with something where everyone’s happy." She pulled

away from him and turned to look at him. "Jack, I love

you so much and don’t want to lose you."

 

He pulled her into his arms. "I’m going to break the rules

now, but this will be our little secret." Then he

kissed her.

 

To Sam, it was the best kiss she’d ever had. Slowly, the

outside world crept into her brain. "Jack, what about

my dad? What will he say when he hears about this?"

 

Jack smiled at her and she relaxed a bit. "Who do you

think gave me permission to come in here and talk to

you? He just wants you to be happy and if I make you

happy, then he’s happy." With that he pulled her into

another hug.

 

Jack stood and looked down at her. "Lay down and get

some sleep.  I’m going to go tell Dad that he can

stop guarding the door." When she gave him a confused

look, he explained. "He wanted to let us have the

chance to talk without interruption."

 

As Sam laid down, he bent and kissed her forehead, and then

walked out of the cargo hold.

 

Jacob saw Jack leave the cargo hold and nodded at him.

He smiled, knowing that his daughter would be happy at

last.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Back at the SGC

 

Once Webb, Mac, and Maybourne were on their way to

Washington D.C., Sam went looking for Jack.

 

She found him in his office playing with his Gameboy.

She knocked and then entered. "Hey," she said when she saw

him.

 

"Carter, you ready to go and talk to Hammond yet?" he

asked her as he rose.

 

"As ready as I’m ever gonna be Sir. Let’s get this

part of it over with." As he moved to the door, she

placed a hand on his arm. "Wait, Jack."

 

He stopped and looked at her. "I just want you to know

that no matter what General Hammond says, I’ll always

love you," she told him.

 

He smiled at her and wanted to kiss her, but knew he

couldn’t as long as they were on base. "I know and

I’ll always love you too, Sam." Then he led her to

Hammond’s office.

 

Hammond wasn’t surprised to see Jack and Sam walk

through his door. He’d had a quick chat with Jacob

before he’d gone back to the Tok’ra. "Come in Colonel

O’Neill, Major Carter and have a seat." Once they’d

been seated he continued. "What can I do for you?"

 

Sam and Jack looked at each other then back at

Hammond. Jack cleared his throat and spoke.

"Well…um…you see Sir." He looked at Sam for help.

 

"General Hammond, Colonel O’Neill and I have been

fighting our feelings for each other for about seven

years, and we’ve sacrificed a lot due to the rules and

regulations of the Air Force." She looked at Jack to

see if he could take over the conversation..

 

Jack nodded and turned back to Hammond. "We’re just

tired of sacrificing what we feel for each other. We

want to be able to be together and not get into

trouble or have to give up the SGC or SG-1. Is there

anyway that we can do something to be together and

still be apart of this?" They both looked hopeful at

Hammond.

 

Hammond gave them a stern look and tried not to laugh.

"I have kind of been expecting this for the last few

years. I’ve had long talks with the President and the

Joint Chief’s, and we’ve come to the conclusion that

not only has SG-1 saved the world on many occasions,

but the two of you have never asked for anything in

return."  He opened his desk and pulled out a piece of

paper.

 

"This is for you. It’s signed by the President, the

Joint Chief’s, and myself. It gives you permission to

pursue a personal relationship with each other without

worrying about the regulations. As long as you keep it

professional on base or off world, you can do whatever

you wish off duty." He stood and watched them stand

as well, very confused.

 

Before they could let it sink in, he stuck his hand

out to Jack. "Congratulations to you both. Now, if

you’ll excuse me, I have to call my granddaughters. I

need to inform them that I just won $200 from Jacob."

 

Sam and Jack spun back around. "Excuse me? Did you say you won

$200 off my dad, Sir?" she asked him.

 

Hammond chuckled. "Yes.  We had a bet on when the two of

you would finally get together. Jacob bet that you

would have given in sooner and one of you would have

left the Stargate program. I bet that you’d both hold

off until you couldn’t stand it and then you’d come to

me before doing anything. And I know I’m right, so I

won and we’re both happy about it."

 

Sam threw her arms around Hammond and hugged him.

"Thanks you, George." She kissed his cheek.

 

Jack had never her call Hammond anything but by his

rank or sir., so he was shocked by this. "George?" he

asked her.

 

Hammond laughed. "Didn’t Sam ever tell you that I am

her Godfather? Jacob and I have been friends since we

were in our 20’s." He informed Jack.

 

Jack looked from his CO to the woman who had claimed his

heart. "I guess we have a lot to talk about and learn

about each other. So if we are excused ‘George’, I’d

like to go home and get to know more about Samantha

Carter."

 

Hammond smiled. "Have fun you two, and SG-1 is on

downtime for the next three days."

 

"Yes Sir," they both said and were out the door.

 

Jack drove them to his house, picking up dinner on the

way there. After they were done with dinner, they

moved into the living room. There they talked late

into the night and got to know each other as normal

people and not CO and 2IC. That night, Jack slept with

Sam for the first time and planned on doing it for as

long as he lived.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Three Weeks Later

 

The SGC got news that Kinsey was arrested and tried

for treason. Maybourne did his duty and testified. He

was on his way back to getting himself home to

Dovella. Webb and Mac were allowed to work more with

the SGC since they had the clearance. In fact, before

Maybourne headed home, Jack had a barbecue in his back

yard. SG-1, Cassie, Janet, and Hammond were there from

the SGC when Mac and Webb brought Maybourne to the

shindig.

 

Mac noticed that Sam and Jack were holding hands and

sharing kisses. She wondered if one of them had

been transferred or if one had resigned their

commission. She mentioned it to Webb, who

wasn’t sure himself. They watched this group of

people interact with each other and could see who Sam

considered her family.

 

Daniel and Janet were talking quietly while watching

Sam and Jack. Teal’c and Hammond were playing darts by

the back fence. Cassie was playing with her dog while

teasing Jack and Sam every time one of them would kiss the

other.

 

Finally, Mac approached Sam. "Hello, Sam." she said as

she caught her alone.

 

Sam turned around to see who it was. "Hello

Colonel MacKenzie.  How are you doing?"

 

Mac smiled at her. "Please Sam, call me Mac or Sarah.

We’re both off duty and I thought we were friends."

 

"I’m sorry, Mac. So, are you and Mr. Webb enjoying

yourselves today? You did great work by the way, and I

want to thank you for taking care of Kinsey for us,"

Sam said to her.

 

Mac blushed. "You’re welcome. Clay and I are having a

great time . We were just talking about what a lovely

yard and house Colonel O’Neill has here."

 

"Yes it is. Jack loves the rustic cabin style. He even

has a real cabin out in Minnesota that he keeps asking

me to go see," she said with a wistful look on her

face.

 

The look on Sam’s face didn’t escape Mac’s attention. "I

noticed a change between the two of you since we last

spoke. Aren’t you afraid of breaking the regs?" she asked Sam.

 

Sam smiled as she told Mac about the conversation in

Hammond’s office three weeks earlier. She also told her

that she all but moved into Jack’s house. They still

stayed at her house every once in a while, but mainly stayed

at Jack’s place.

 

"Well, I’m happy for you both. And I want to invite you

to come out to Virginia and visit Clay and I the next

time you have some downtime. Well, right after you get

out to that cabin of his." They both laughed and

glanced over to where Jack and Webb stood talking.

 

"So Colonel O’Neill, I hear that you love to fish."

Webb said.

 

Jack laughed. "Been talking to Daniel huh? Oh, and it’s

Jack. Yeah, I love to fish, and have been trying to get Sam out

to my cabin in Minnesota for years."

 

"Isn’t that against the regs, Jack?"

 

Jack laughed and told Webb about what Hammond had done

for them. They continued talking until he

caught Sam looking at him. Their eyes locked and they

smiled at one another. Then he noticed the two women walking

towards them.

 

Jack wrapped an arm around Sam’s waist while Webb did

the same with Mac. Then Jack did something that he’d

never done before in front anyone, well, except in

the time loop. He dipped Sam and kissed her long and

passionately. They barely heard the whistles and

cheers from their friends around them.

 

Janet and Cassie high fived each other and  Cassie

Yelled out, "It’s about time." Then they all laughed.

 

The End

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