Title: Out of the Ashes
Rating: May be Adult in later chapters
Pairing: Sam/Jack
Summary: Jack is left to pick up the pieces of his broken life after Sam and the Hammond disappear.

Season: Post series finale of Atlantis and premier of Stargate Universe.

Notes: There should be no spoilers for SGU here. It's a pretty long story, so dig in for a, hopefully, fun and entertaining ride.

Thanks to PolRobin on this site for the wonderful beta work!

Out of the Ashes

TEASER

His mouth pressed soft, gentle kisses along her neck as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and hummed in appreciation. The smooth column of her neck reverberated beneath his instantly arousing touch and sent a surge of possessive arousal straight to his groin. Slim, superbly talented fingers tugged gently at the short strands of his hair just the way he liked it and he found it difficult to hold back the answering groan poised at the tip of his lips.

They clung to one another for another long minute and then he lifted his head to find her lids drooping low over those expressive blue eyes he loved so deeply.

"Mmm," she sighed, her breath warm against his cheek. "I already miss this."

The way his mouth possessed hers, tongue demanding entrance, was enough of an answer for the both of them. He would miss her, too. Their tongues danced and warred for dominance for a long moment before they reluctantly pulled apart. She trailed her fingers down his neck, eyes sparkling and damn if he didn't want to pull that jumpsuit down her lean body and bend her over right then and there.

"I've got to go." She stepped away and touched the long range headset attached to her ear. "Captain, I'm ready."

A disembodied voice echoed through the little device. "Aye, Colonel."

Their eyes locked and a small smile curved the end of her mouth as she whispered, 'I love you', moments before the white light enveloped her body and beamed her away.

His whispered response echoed through the suddenly empty room.

Jack O'Neill groaned as the shrill ring of the phone disturbed his sleep. One eye, then the other, popped open and he glared at the offending object a moment before casting a disgusted look at the clock sitting on Sam's bedside table.

"For cryin' out loud, it's not even five yet," Jack growled and reached out to pluck the phone from its cradle. If it was an emergency of some kind, they'd have called on his cell, so who in the hell could be calling this early in the morning?

He clicked on the receiver and groused, "This had better be one hell of an emergency."

"General O'Neill, sir."

There was something in the tone of those three words that had Jack wide awake and on his feet in an instant. "Davis. What's goin' on?"

"There's been an – incident, sir."

His stomach plummeted to his toes and he reached out to grasp the edge of the solid antique dresser. "What happened?" he asked quietly. His eyes slid slowly shut as he waited for the inevitable answer.

"The Hammond has been destroyed, sir."

His jaw clenched tightly as he struggled to breathe through the incredible weight that had just settled on top of his chest. "I'll be right there."

"Actually, Sir," Davis hesitated and Jack sighed inwardly, waiting for yet more bad news. "The SGC is heading up the investigation in cooperation with Groom Lake. The Sun Tzu is standing by to beam you to Colorado, Sir."

TBC

Yes, its short, but isn't that what a teaser is supposed to be?