They stepped through the 'gate onto P3J-397, it was like most of the
planets they visited, warm and sunny. The Stargate was located in a fairly
large meadow surrounded on all sides by. . .
"Trees. Damn it Carter, why don't you ever find us a nice beach or something?"
"Sorry Sir." Sam gave a slight smile. "But naquida doesn't appear in such places. As far as we can tell it can only be formed."
"Ah, Carter!" Jack said scrunching up his face as he always did when she went all scientific on him. "Which way?"
"This way." Jonas pointed and started walking towards the woods directly in front of the Stargate. Jack was next to him with Sam and Teal'c following behind.
They trudged through the short under brush of the forest for nearly twenty minutes when Teal'c paused. Sam stopped and looked at him, but before she could ask what was wrong a girl jumped down from the trees. Jack and Jonas turned as they heard the thump of her landing.
"Den, sr ke!" the girl yelled over her shoulder at Jack before turning her full attention to Sam and Teal'c.
Sam smiled slightly and took a tentative step toward the girl. The girl moved quickly, she punched Sam in the face sending her skidding across the dirt. The girl then turned to Teal'c quickly disarming him. Jack was by Sam's side half helping her up, half staring slack jawed as the young girl seemed to be getting the upper hand on the large Jaffa.
"You alright?" he asked Sam, carefully aiming his P 90 at the girl, waiting for a clear shot.
Jonas stood, his mind searching for the answer, the translation on the tip of his tongue. When it clicked he looked for Jack. Seeing him ready to shoot, he jumped between the gun and its target.
"Jesus Jonas!" Jack shouted.
"You can't shoot her!"
"I can and I will now move!" Jack shoved Jonas aside only to have him grab the barrel of the gun.
"No! She said 'run, your free' Jack she was trying to help us!"
Jack groaned and lowered his P 90 and pulled out the Zat.
"Sir."
"Carter don't start, she's gonna kill Teal'c." Jack took aim. "Teal'c! Down!"
Teal'c dropped to the ground making sure to stay clear of the girl as she fell to the ground. "See that wasn't so hard."
Sam was moving toward the girl when she jumped up and charged toward Sam yelling in Goa'uld. Teal'c was there in an instant, grabbing the girl just before she could reach Sam, and throwing her to the ground. Sam shook herself from the shock of seeing the girl rise from Zat blast and rushed over to where Teal'c was strangling the girl. Sam was stunned, she had never seen Teal'c loose control before. The girl was pounding on him, fighting with everything she had, Teal'c didn't even seem to notice her constant pounding on his arms. Sam knelt by the girls head and gently placed her hand on his arm. That seemed to snap him from his anger induced daze. He sighed and released the girl. Choking for air she scurried back until she hit a tree looking extremely confused and terrified.
Teal'c stood and moved away while Sam again tried to approach the girl. The look of terror grew when Sam moved closer. Sighing to herself Sa, moved back to the group.
"Damn it Jonas just try!" Jack tried not to lose his temper as he watched Jonas move slowly toward the girl. "And you! What the hell did she say to you?"
"I do not wish to discuss it O'Neill."
Sam stood silently as Jack paced trying to calm himself. Turning her gaze to Teal'c she saw he seemed back to normal, no trace of the rage present moments ago. His eye was beginning to swell and there was a trickle of blood coming from the corner of his mouth. 'the girl was definitely strong' Sam thought as she gently touched her cheek.
"She said she's stuck on this world." Jonas returned practically pulling the girl along.
"Did you ask why she attacked us?" Jack asked impatiently.
"She wasn't, well not you and me anyway." Jonas mumbled something to the girl and she stopped trying to back away. "She was trying to save us from becoming hosts. She believes Sam and Teal'c are Goa'uld and that we were their prisoners."
"Wait, why would she thing I was?"
"Did you explain to her that we're the good guys?" Jack asked ignoring Sam's question.
"I tried but she still a bit shaken."
Looking over at the girl they all understood. There were already deep purple bruises on her neck, and something else-blood. Flowing down from the side of her face. Sam moved behind Jack and started going through his back.
"Major. What are you doing?"
"She's bleeding sir." Sam said, pulling out the first aid kit.
"Um, Carter." Jack grabbed her arm as she started toward the girl. "Do you thin that's such a good idea? Maybe you should let Jonas do it."
"I'll be fine sir. Jonas please tell her I'm just going to help."
Sam moved over to a fallen log near them, patting it to get the girl to sit as well. She looked at Jonas who shook his head, she moved over and cautiously sat next to Sam, well as far as she could without falling off the log. Sam held a piece of gauze up so the girl could see what it was then pointed to her head. The girl nodded a bit and Sam slowly moved the girl's hair to the side, trying to find where the blood was coming from.
"How'd that happen?" Jack asked Jonas.
"Oh. I, um couldn't quite understand. I'll ask again. Uh ja shr.uh." Jonas thought for a moment then just pointed to the cut Sam was cleaning.
"Nice." Jack mumbled. Sam shot him a dirty look.
"Da re, shr lak me." The girl said pointing toward the Stargate.
"Well?"
"I don't know."
Sam finished and placed the box in Jack's back.
"Da re! Shr lak me!" The girl stood and pointed again toward the 'gate. Looking at their confused faces she growled slightly and turned toward Teal'c who raised an eyebrow at the sound. She proceeded to speak quickly in Goa'uld.
"She says she is just visiting this planet and that when she returned to the Stargate someone shot at her from the trees. She asks if we can help her get safely to the Stargate."
"Carter didn't you say this planet was abandoned?" Jack glared at is SIC but before she could answer he continued. "We're going back. There is no way I'll have my team march through a forest full of snipers."
"Yes sir." Sam asked, she wanted to stay and collect her samples but there was something about trudging through woods when you know someone's out there trying to shoot you. "Are we taking the girl?"
"To the 'gate, yes. Move out people. And keep on your toes."
The four started toward the 'gate, the girl just stood there, not knowing what was going on. Sam stopped and looked back when she noticed the girl wasn't with them. She motioned with her hand for the girl to follow. Her face lit up and she ran to catch up with the group. She walked silently with the group for a while then she started to lag behind. She was just behind Sam when she growled and sprinted off into the woods.
"Hey!" Sam called after her.
"What's going on?" Jack asked.
"I don't know sir. But I think she was bored."
"We are not waiting OR looking for her. Keep moving."
They hadn't seen the girl in nearly fifteen minutes so when she dropped from the trees again it startled everyone, including Teal'c.
"You trying to give me a heart attack?" Jack moved next to the girl.
She looked confused then she smiled, handing him a piece of fruit. After giving everyone a piece of the strange blue fruit she sat down and began to eat one of her own. After watching the girl fro a second Sam looked at the apple sized fruit before taking a small bit.
"Wow sir! You have to try this." Sam exclaimed taking another bit.
"Major! You know better then to eat alien food!" Jack yelled snatching the fruit from her.
The girl jumped up , grabbed back the fruit and glared at Jack.
"Whoa." He held up his hands and backed away.
The girl turned back to Sam and with a huge grin and a nod that clearly said 'I showed him' she gave the fruit back to Sam. She laughed and took the fruit, finishing it off despite her CO's disproval.
"What is so funny Major?" jack asked more then irritated. "She could've."
"I'm sorry Sir. She was just.trying to scare you." Sam had to choke back a smile, this girl was quickly grown on her. "Keep the fruit sir."
"Ah fine." He shoved it in his pocket. "Come on we're close and I want to get back."
They picked up their pace, mostly to keep up with the girl, and made it to the Stargate in record time.
"Alright Major, get us home."
"What about her? Shouldn't we let her go first?"
"Right." Jack tapped the girl on the shoulder and pointed to the DHD. She moved over to it and looked down at the symbols. She closed her eyes and started hitting symbols. "Are you sure she knows what she's doing?"
"O'Neill." Teal'c charged his staff weapon. "We are not alone, there is someone in the trees."
Everyone moved near Teal'c guns aiming at the tree line waiting to see any sign they were in danger. A shot rang out, everyone started firing at it's source. Soon a large object fell from the canopy.
"Everyone." Jack stopped as he saw Sam lying on her side, motionless a few steps behind Teal'c. "Shit Carter!"
He knelt beside her and gently moved her to her back. He grimaced when he saw the huge hole in her chest, it was bleeding badly. Teal'c and Jonas rushed to her side leaving the girl alone by the DHD.
"Jonas dial home NOW!" Jack yelled placing pressure on Sam's wound while Jonas practically shoved the stunned girl out of the way.
"Ah!" Sam cried as he pressed down.
"Sorry Sam."
Teal'c had resumed his guard, looking for more snipers when he noticed the girl. She seemed to be struggling with something, concern clearly showed on her face. Sighing she moved in front of Jack.
"Sa." She said quietly. When Jack didn't move she repeated herself with much more force.
"Jack." Jonas said. "she wants you to move."
"No!"
The girl shoved him away and placed her hand over the wound just as Jack had, again causing Sam to cry out.
"Hey!" Jack yelled. The girl looked at him, silently challenging him to try and move her.
"I do not believe she will harm Major Carter." Teal'c placed his and on his
CO's shoulder.
The girl nodded to Teal'c in appreciation then closed her eyes and concentrated.
"Ah. Sir, it burns." Sam whispered through clenched teeth.
Teal'c was about to remove the girl when her face twisted in pain, she screamed as the wormhole jumped to life the proceeded to pass out.
"Carter?" Jack hopped over the girl and moved next to Sam who was sitting up.
"I'm fine sir." She tested her shoulder, no pain.
"What the hell?" Jack moved his and to the bloody hole in her vest. Gently he moved his hand over the exposed skin. It was still bloody but the wound was gone. Jack sat and looked at the blood on his hands then to Sam and finally to the unconscious girl. "Well I'll be."
"Um Jack. We should go." Jonas said standing next to the event horizon.
"Right."
Sam stood up and offered him a hand up. He took it and headed to the 'gate.
"O'Neill." Teal'c said standing next to the girl. "We can not leave her here."
"I suppose not. Can you carry her?"
"I can." Teal'c said but Jack was already gone. Sam just shrugged and waited to make sure Teal'c had the girl before following Jack.
"Welcome back." Came the generals voice over the loud speaker.
"Oh my god Jack where are you hurt?" Janet asked as she looked at his blood stained hands.
"What? Oh. It's Carters." He answered just as she emerged through the gate.
"Orderly get up here now!" Janet yelled seeing the large blood stained hole in Sam's vest. "Sam I want you to sit down."
"What? Janet I'm fine." Sam poked herself through the hole to prove her point as Jonas, Teal'c and the girl stepped through.
Janet grabbed some gauze from the orderly and wiped the blood away to reveal unmarked skin beneath. Teal'c hand moved down the ramp and placed the unconscious girl on a stretcher.
"Teal'c?" General Hammond was standing on the opposite side of the stretcher looking from the girl to Teal'c's battered face.
"I am unharmed General."
"You certainly don't look unharmed son." The general glanced up the ramp. "SG-1 report to the infirmary immediately. Colonel, you're with me."
"What happened?" The general asked when they reached his office.
"That girl happened." Jack muttered.
"Colonel you've retuned 16 hours early. You and Major Carter are covered in blood, Teal'c has a black eye, and you've brought an unconscious girl with you! I want to hear exactly what happened."
* * *
"You mean to tell me she healed you?" Janet repeated Sam's words.
"Yes." Sam exclaimed.
"Sam are you sure?"
"I witnessed the event Dr. Fraiser." Teal'c added. "We have encountered others who possess the ability to heal."
"True."
"But that's not the half of it Janet! She's stronger than Teal'c and the zat's don't effect her. Not to mention she got the drop on us, twice!"
"Major, Teal'c." General Hammond said as he approached the group. "Debriefing in ten minutes."
"Yes sir." Sam said, Teal'c bowed his head and left the infirmary.
"Major," the general cleared his throat unable to tear his gaze from the hole. "Why don't you get changed first?"
"Oh. Yes sir." She said, heading out after Teal'c.
"Dr. how's she doing?
"The Major is fine. Not a thing."
"I'm sorry. I meant her." He pointed over to the girl.
"Oh right." Janet let the general to the girl's bedside. "We've stitched up her head wound. Sam did a good job on it off world but it started to bleed again when we got her here."
"Who's hand print?" The general asked pointing to the girl's neck.
"That would be Teal'c's sir."
"This is going to be an interesting debriefing." The general groaned.
"Trees. Damn it Carter, why don't you ever find us a nice beach or something?"
"Sorry Sir." Sam gave a slight smile. "But naquida doesn't appear in such places. As far as we can tell it can only be formed."
"Ah, Carter!" Jack said scrunching up his face as he always did when she went all scientific on him. "Which way?"
"This way." Jonas pointed and started walking towards the woods directly in front of the Stargate. Jack was next to him with Sam and Teal'c following behind.
They trudged through the short under brush of the forest for nearly twenty minutes when Teal'c paused. Sam stopped and looked at him, but before she could ask what was wrong a girl jumped down from the trees. Jack and Jonas turned as they heard the thump of her landing.
"Den, sr ke!" the girl yelled over her shoulder at Jack before turning her full attention to Sam and Teal'c.
Sam smiled slightly and took a tentative step toward the girl. The girl moved quickly, she punched Sam in the face sending her skidding across the dirt. The girl then turned to Teal'c quickly disarming him. Jack was by Sam's side half helping her up, half staring slack jawed as the young girl seemed to be getting the upper hand on the large Jaffa.
"You alright?" he asked Sam, carefully aiming his P 90 at the girl, waiting for a clear shot.
Jonas stood, his mind searching for the answer, the translation on the tip of his tongue. When it clicked he looked for Jack. Seeing him ready to shoot, he jumped between the gun and its target.
"Jesus Jonas!" Jack shouted.
"You can't shoot her!"
"I can and I will now move!" Jack shoved Jonas aside only to have him grab the barrel of the gun.
"No! She said 'run, your free' Jack she was trying to help us!"
Jack groaned and lowered his P 90 and pulled out the Zat.
"Sir."
"Carter don't start, she's gonna kill Teal'c." Jack took aim. "Teal'c! Down!"
Teal'c dropped to the ground making sure to stay clear of the girl as she fell to the ground. "See that wasn't so hard."
Sam was moving toward the girl when she jumped up and charged toward Sam yelling in Goa'uld. Teal'c was there in an instant, grabbing the girl just before she could reach Sam, and throwing her to the ground. Sam shook herself from the shock of seeing the girl rise from Zat blast and rushed over to where Teal'c was strangling the girl. Sam was stunned, she had never seen Teal'c loose control before. The girl was pounding on him, fighting with everything she had, Teal'c didn't even seem to notice her constant pounding on his arms. Sam knelt by the girls head and gently placed her hand on his arm. That seemed to snap him from his anger induced daze. He sighed and released the girl. Choking for air she scurried back until she hit a tree looking extremely confused and terrified.
Teal'c stood and moved away while Sam again tried to approach the girl. The look of terror grew when Sam moved closer. Sighing to herself Sa, moved back to the group.
"Damn it Jonas just try!" Jack tried not to lose his temper as he watched Jonas move slowly toward the girl. "And you! What the hell did she say to you?"
"I do not wish to discuss it O'Neill."
Sam stood silently as Jack paced trying to calm himself. Turning her gaze to Teal'c she saw he seemed back to normal, no trace of the rage present moments ago. His eye was beginning to swell and there was a trickle of blood coming from the corner of his mouth. 'the girl was definitely strong' Sam thought as she gently touched her cheek.
"She said she's stuck on this world." Jonas returned practically pulling the girl along.
"Did you ask why she attacked us?" Jack asked impatiently.
"She wasn't, well not you and me anyway." Jonas mumbled something to the girl and she stopped trying to back away. "She was trying to save us from becoming hosts. She believes Sam and Teal'c are Goa'uld and that we were their prisoners."
"Wait, why would she thing I was?"
"Did you explain to her that we're the good guys?" Jack asked ignoring Sam's question.
"I tried but she still a bit shaken."
Looking over at the girl they all understood. There were already deep purple bruises on her neck, and something else-blood. Flowing down from the side of her face. Sam moved behind Jack and started going through his back.
"Major. What are you doing?"
"She's bleeding sir." Sam said, pulling out the first aid kit.
"Um, Carter." Jack grabbed her arm as she started toward the girl. "Do you thin that's such a good idea? Maybe you should let Jonas do it."
"I'll be fine sir. Jonas please tell her I'm just going to help."
Sam moved over to a fallen log near them, patting it to get the girl to sit as well. She looked at Jonas who shook his head, she moved over and cautiously sat next to Sam, well as far as she could without falling off the log. Sam held a piece of gauze up so the girl could see what it was then pointed to her head. The girl nodded a bit and Sam slowly moved the girl's hair to the side, trying to find where the blood was coming from.
"How'd that happen?" Jack asked Jonas.
"Oh. I, um couldn't quite understand. I'll ask again. Uh ja shr.uh." Jonas thought for a moment then just pointed to the cut Sam was cleaning.
"Nice." Jack mumbled. Sam shot him a dirty look.
"Da re, shr lak me." The girl said pointing toward the Stargate.
"Well?"
"I don't know."
Sam finished and placed the box in Jack's back.
"Da re! Shr lak me!" The girl stood and pointed again toward the 'gate. Looking at their confused faces she growled slightly and turned toward Teal'c who raised an eyebrow at the sound. She proceeded to speak quickly in Goa'uld.
"She says she is just visiting this planet and that when she returned to the Stargate someone shot at her from the trees. She asks if we can help her get safely to the Stargate."
"Carter didn't you say this planet was abandoned?" Jack glared at is SIC but before she could answer he continued. "We're going back. There is no way I'll have my team march through a forest full of snipers."
"Yes sir." Sam asked, she wanted to stay and collect her samples but there was something about trudging through woods when you know someone's out there trying to shoot you. "Are we taking the girl?"
"To the 'gate, yes. Move out people. And keep on your toes."
The four started toward the 'gate, the girl just stood there, not knowing what was going on. Sam stopped and looked back when she noticed the girl wasn't with them. She motioned with her hand for the girl to follow. Her face lit up and she ran to catch up with the group. She walked silently with the group for a while then she started to lag behind. She was just behind Sam when she growled and sprinted off into the woods.
"Hey!" Sam called after her.
"What's going on?" Jack asked.
"I don't know sir. But I think she was bored."
"We are not waiting OR looking for her. Keep moving."
They hadn't seen the girl in nearly fifteen minutes so when she dropped from the trees again it startled everyone, including Teal'c.
"You trying to give me a heart attack?" Jack moved next to the girl.
She looked confused then she smiled, handing him a piece of fruit. After giving everyone a piece of the strange blue fruit she sat down and began to eat one of her own. After watching the girl fro a second Sam looked at the apple sized fruit before taking a small bit.
"Wow sir! You have to try this." Sam exclaimed taking another bit.
"Major! You know better then to eat alien food!" Jack yelled snatching the fruit from her.
The girl jumped up , grabbed back the fruit and glared at Jack.
"Whoa." He held up his hands and backed away.
The girl turned back to Sam and with a huge grin and a nod that clearly said 'I showed him' she gave the fruit back to Sam. She laughed and took the fruit, finishing it off despite her CO's disproval.
"What is so funny Major?" jack asked more then irritated. "She could've."
"I'm sorry Sir. She was just.trying to scare you." Sam had to choke back a smile, this girl was quickly grown on her. "Keep the fruit sir."
"Ah fine." He shoved it in his pocket. "Come on we're close and I want to get back."
They picked up their pace, mostly to keep up with the girl, and made it to the Stargate in record time.
"Alright Major, get us home."
"What about her? Shouldn't we let her go first?"
"Right." Jack tapped the girl on the shoulder and pointed to the DHD. She moved over to it and looked down at the symbols. She closed her eyes and started hitting symbols. "Are you sure she knows what she's doing?"
"O'Neill." Teal'c charged his staff weapon. "We are not alone, there is someone in the trees."
Everyone moved near Teal'c guns aiming at the tree line waiting to see any sign they were in danger. A shot rang out, everyone started firing at it's source. Soon a large object fell from the canopy.
"Everyone." Jack stopped as he saw Sam lying on her side, motionless a few steps behind Teal'c. "Shit Carter!"
He knelt beside her and gently moved her to her back. He grimaced when he saw the huge hole in her chest, it was bleeding badly. Teal'c and Jonas rushed to her side leaving the girl alone by the DHD.
"Jonas dial home NOW!" Jack yelled placing pressure on Sam's wound while Jonas practically shoved the stunned girl out of the way.
"Ah!" Sam cried as he pressed down.
"Sorry Sam."
Teal'c had resumed his guard, looking for more snipers when he noticed the girl. She seemed to be struggling with something, concern clearly showed on her face. Sighing she moved in front of Jack.
"Sa." She said quietly. When Jack didn't move she repeated herself with much more force.
"Jack." Jonas said. "she wants you to move."
"No!"
The girl shoved him away and placed her hand over the wound just as Jack had, again causing Sam to cry out.
"Hey!" Jack yelled. The girl looked at him, silently challenging him to try and move her.
"I do not believe she will harm Major Carter." Teal'c placed his and on his
CO's shoulder.
The girl nodded to Teal'c in appreciation then closed her eyes and concentrated.
"Ah. Sir, it burns." Sam whispered through clenched teeth.
Teal'c was about to remove the girl when her face twisted in pain, she screamed as the wormhole jumped to life the proceeded to pass out.
"Carter?" Jack hopped over the girl and moved next to Sam who was sitting up.
"I'm fine sir." She tested her shoulder, no pain.
"What the hell?" Jack moved his and to the bloody hole in her vest. Gently he moved his hand over the exposed skin. It was still bloody but the wound was gone. Jack sat and looked at the blood on his hands then to Sam and finally to the unconscious girl. "Well I'll be."
"Um Jack. We should go." Jonas said standing next to the event horizon.
"Right."
Sam stood up and offered him a hand up. He took it and headed to the 'gate.
"O'Neill." Teal'c said standing next to the girl. "We can not leave her here."
"I suppose not. Can you carry her?"
"I can." Teal'c said but Jack was already gone. Sam just shrugged and waited to make sure Teal'c had the girl before following Jack.
"Welcome back." Came the generals voice over the loud speaker.
"Oh my god Jack where are you hurt?" Janet asked as she looked at his blood stained hands.
"What? Oh. It's Carters." He answered just as she emerged through the gate.
"Orderly get up here now!" Janet yelled seeing the large blood stained hole in Sam's vest. "Sam I want you to sit down."
"What? Janet I'm fine." Sam poked herself through the hole to prove her point as Jonas, Teal'c and the girl stepped through.
Janet grabbed some gauze from the orderly and wiped the blood away to reveal unmarked skin beneath. Teal'c hand moved down the ramp and placed the unconscious girl on a stretcher.
"Teal'c?" General Hammond was standing on the opposite side of the stretcher looking from the girl to Teal'c's battered face.
"I am unharmed General."
"You certainly don't look unharmed son." The general glanced up the ramp. "SG-1 report to the infirmary immediately. Colonel, you're with me."
"What happened?" The general asked when they reached his office.
"That girl happened." Jack muttered.
"Colonel you've retuned 16 hours early. You and Major Carter are covered in blood, Teal'c has a black eye, and you've brought an unconscious girl with you! I want to hear exactly what happened."
* * *
"You mean to tell me she healed you?" Janet repeated Sam's words.
"Yes." Sam exclaimed.
"Sam are you sure?"
"I witnessed the event Dr. Fraiser." Teal'c added. "We have encountered others who possess the ability to heal."
"True."
"But that's not the half of it Janet! She's stronger than Teal'c and the zat's don't effect her. Not to mention she got the drop on us, twice!"
"Major, Teal'c." General Hammond said as he approached the group. "Debriefing in ten minutes."
"Yes sir." Sam said, Teal'c bowed his head and left the infirmary.
"Major," the general cleared his throat unable to tear his gaze from the hole. "Why don't you get changed first?"
"Oh. Yes sir." She said, heading out after Teal'c.
"Dr. how's she doing?
"The Major is fine. Not a thing."
"I'm sorry. I meant her." He pointed over to the girl.
"Oh right." Janet let the general to the girl's bedside. "We've stitched up her head wound. Sam did a good job on it off world but it started to bleed again when we got her here."
"Who's hand print?" The general asked pointing to the girl's neck.
"That would be Teal'c's sir."
"This is going to be an interesting debriefing." The general groaned.