CHAPTER 14

"Where are the pilots?" Jack asked over the loud warning alarms and screaming passengers.

"Found them sir!" Sam called from first class. She came jogging back with two men in pilot uniforms. They gave the group a quick smile and nod before disappearing into the cockpit. When the alarms still didn't stop and the plane was still falling to the ground, Jack growled angrily and stumbled into the cockpit.

"What's the hold up?" he asked in a frustrated voice.

"One moment sir." One of the pilots replied, not taking his eyes off of the control panel in front of him. The other pilot made a mad-dash for the microphone speaker.

"Attention ladies and gentlemen. Hold on to something and buckle your seatbelts. We are making a sharp maneuver that could be dangerous if you're not fastened to your seat." The pilot said, quickly ending the announcement and returning to his work. Of course the announcement only caused more panic among the passengers and the screaming increased quite a bit. Jack sighed in frustration, rolling his eyes. Turning back to the rest of his group, he noticed most of them were already holding on for dear life to something.

"You heard the man, hold on tight." Jack instructed, stumbling over to Teal'c who was standing by a railing of some sort. He clasped it tight. Across the room, Daniel, Sam, and Stephanie were hanging onto a similar railing, all being very much squished together. Suddenly, the plane made a sharp upwards turn, jolting them backwards and almost making them lose their grip. Stephanie let out a small yelp of surprise as her sweaty hands let go and she tumbled backwards into Daniel who tackled into Sam.

As the plane steadied out again and the passengers let out a cheer, Jack couldn't help but smile at the amusing scene in front of him. Sam was lying on the floor with Daniel sprawled across her legs and Stephanie sitting on Daniels chest. Stephanie seemed like the only one who was really ok.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry!" she apologized as she helped Daniel and Sam back onto their feet.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Daniel said, forcing a small smile while Sam was trying to hide her amused grin and light blush.

"Attention passengers," the speakers came to life. "The staff onboard of this aircraft would like to thank the five individuals who managed to overpower the hijackers and save this flight." Once again the passengers broke out into cheers. Jack glanced at Sam who smiled and shrugged, obviously embarrassed over the attention. Jack grinned.

"Let's go meet the fans." He said, making his way back down the aisle with the rest of his team and new-found freind in toll.

***

As soon as Jack, Daniel, Sam, Teal'c, and Stephanie emerged in the terminal, people rushed to greet them. SG-1 was rather surprised to find General Hammond waiting for them. He had a proud expression on his face.

"Good job people! I knew that I wouldn't have to be worried about you all." A chorus of 'Thank you sir' followed the General's praise as he led them over to a separate part of the terminal.

"What happened up there? Are there any of them left?" Hammond asked with narrowed eyes.

"From what we could tell, they all beamed out before sending the plane on a crash course. Either they got what they wanted-"

"Or we were too troublesome for them." Jack said, cutting off Sam's sentence and finishing it for her. Sam shrugged, knowing that she wouldn't have worded it that way. General Hammond looked thoughtful for a moment before he smiled.

"Well good job anyway. You saved a plane of innocent people! I have to go clear some things up with them." Hammond said, nodding toward a group of important looking men. SG-1 stood together for a couple of seconds before Daniel's alarmed voice broke the silence.

"Uhm, guys." He said, getting their attention. He motioned toward another deserted area of the terminal where Stephanie was being surrounded by five men in black suits. They exchanged a few angered words with her before one of them men ripped off her heart pendant necklace and two others grabbed her arms. Alarmed, SG-1 rushed over to the mysterious group.

"Hey! Where do you think you are going with her?" Jack asked, catching the men's attention. A look of relief replaced the frightened one on Stephanie's face.

"Thank god." She said, happy that someone had noticed that she was being taken away. One of the men holding her squeezed her injured arm, shutting her up and causing pain to shoot through her body.

"She is coming with us." the head man said, glaring at Jack. "She has some debts and mistakes that have to be taken care of." He said. Stephanie looked at SG-1 with frightened eyes. Daniel stepped forward.

"You don't own her do you?" he challenged, glaring back at the man. The head man narrowed his eyes for a moment before whipping back around and quickly walking off with Stephanie and his men in toll.

"Hey-"Jack was about to go after them when he was stopped by a firmly planted hand on his shoulder. Jack angrily glanced over at General Hammond and met his stern gaze.

"They have permission to take her away." He clarified, once again walking away to talk to important people. Stephanie had a look of defeat and fear plastered on her face as they lead her away. Daniel saw that she was crying.

"They can't just do this!" he exclaimed, resting his hands on his head. Sam looked angry.

"It's the N.I.D." she said quietly. "They found out."

"Indeed." Teal'c said.

"Damn it." Jack cursed, watching Stephanie being lead away. Stephanie looked back to catch a glimpse of SG-1, the people that she would be killed for protecting.

"Great…" Stephanie muttered and tears started falling down her face without her wanting them to.

A/N: So, what do you think of the ending?

I want to thank all of my supportive reveiwers and readers for helping me continue the story even after I thought it was boring and I wanted to stop writing. You were the only thing that kept me motivated since no one else in my family or friends read my fanfictions. Thanks for all your wonderful reveiws and advice! It will probably be a while before I post another story, but I'll try to make it a good one once I do.

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