hathor_girl | Fic, Returns, PG-13, 8/?

Jacob's POV.

As soon as we arrive on P2X-367 we realise something is wrong. There is a lot of foot prints in the drying mud around the Stargate. Carefully, we sneak towards the ruins, and we soon spot a Jaffa guard. Fortunately, he hasn't seen us yet, and we walk back far enough that can talk without being heard.

"It is a Zipacna Jaffa." Teal'c announces.

"Apparently he's decided to check out the planet. Talk about bad timing!" Daniel says.

"A little too bad. Could he have been told?" I suggest.

"By whom? Unless you think Jolinar's teamed up with him." Jack suggests.

"Very unlikely. She is a loyal Tok'ra, even though she can be a bit untraditional." I tell him, urged by Selmak.

She trusts Jolinar - even though I must admit I am not sure what I feel about her. She took Sam - against her will. Kept her suppressed and endangered her life. Broke the highest law of the Tok'ra. And why? Who knows. Selmak thinks she must have had important information, since she had been undercover with Cronus and he sent the ashrak. Perhaps, I think she just panicked. Which I can understand. The survival instinct is strong in everyone. Still...I don't know how I will react if she is alive and in Sam again. Which seems to be the case. What a mess. Then I'm brought back to the present by Jack's voice.

"Then maybe the NID." Jack sighs. "We need to do something about those people."

"Listen, it doesn't matter how they know. Do you think Sam came here? And have she been captured?" Daniel wants to know.

Sam's POV.

When we had been taken some distance from the ruins, I suddenly saw something out of the corner of my eye. One of the aliens on this planet, I realised!

~Do you think they will help us?~ Jolinar wonders.

~No, I'm afraid they don't care of we're humans, Tok'ra, Jaffa, or Goa'uld - they hate us equally. But they may be useful for a distraction...~

Moments later one of the Jaffa notice an alien and he fires at it with his staff weapon. Calling to the others. They aliens attack, and while the Jaffa fight them, they are not concentrating on us, so I grab hold of Martouf and pull him after me as we run towards safety. Neither of us have been hit, luckily.

Unfortunately, it was a small group of aliens, and the Jaffa weapons scare them away. Before Martouf and I make it to safety, the sound of yelling is heard behind us and seconds later we are victims of a Goa'uld stun grenade exploding before us.

Groaning, I wake up. The blackness from the temporary blindness of the grenade has already been exchanged for greyness, which quickly dissipates as well. There are obvious advantages to having a symbiote!

~Jolinar?~

~Yes, I am awake. I woke a short while ago and began remedying the effects of the stun grenade.~

She gives me control and I sit up, carefully. I look around and spot Martouf, who is also starting to stir. Together with the lingering grogginess from the alien healing device, it must have affected them hard. It is surprising they are already waking up, actually.

~Lantash is one of the best of the Tok'ra at healing and such.~ Jolinar remarks, some pride in her voice. She clearly loves him very much.

"Martouf?" I call out, and crawl over to him.

"Samantha?" He shakes his head slowly and then blinks a couple of times, his vision clearing as well.

"Are you OK?"

"Yes, we both are." He takes a deep breath. "I am just a little confused. Weren't I on a mission to Fortak? No - I was...at Stargate Command? I don't really remember these last couple of days very clearly - neither does Lantash, though he seems to believe we were shot, on the Tau'ri - as zatarcs?"

I nod. "You were. And actually several months have passed. I think my dad mentioned that the healers thought there would be some memory loss and confusion about the period just before and around that time - if you survived."

"If I survived?"

"It's a very long story." I look around the place. "Any idea where we are?"

"No...my mind is clearing a little and I remember waking up in a room somewhere, with you - and with strange equipment along the walls...and then Jaffa? We were running..."

I nod, happy he is remembering. "Yes. We...I mean, I...I took you to a planet where we had found an alien device that could heal you. Martouf - you have been in stasis for many months - the healers didn't want to risk letting Lantash try to heal you, and they...um...wanted to remove him and let you die. I couldn't let them do that!"

I quickly give him a compressed version of what has happened. Jolinar and I have agreed to leave her out of it - for now. The drug is quickly wearing off now, we know that, so he will be able to sense her at any time, which means we will have to come up with something to say - something he will believe, instead of thinking she is a Goa'uld.

Martouf bows his head, giving Lantash control. "Samantha, we are both grateful for what you have done. It is a good thing we are not currently in the tunnels, or I might have done something I would later regret to Ren'al, Theva and their compatriots. Or...I doubt I would regret it, but it may cause me trouble." He sighs. "As it is, the situation is unfortunate enough. We are in Zipacna's clutches. I do not know if this is a ship or a cell on his homeworld, but we will likely soon be taken to him..." Lantash looks really angry when he mentions the name Zipacna. I wonder why - hopefully it's just because he's a Goa'uld, and not something else more personal. I sense something from Jolinar, quickly hidden. I feel myself getting more worried.

"The Jaffa thinks we're from Earth...you too."

"That misconception will only last until we are before Zipacna, when he will sense me."

~And me.~ Jolinar points out.

"He has met me, and the rest of SG-1. That could give problems."

~He will be more interested in the fact that you're obviously Tok'ra now...~ Jolinar reminds me. She still seems uneasy about something that has to do with it being Zipacna and not just any Goa'uld.

I sigh, realising all the extra problems. Time for honesty - to Martouf and Lantash, at least.

"Lantash...I told you that the first time my team encountered the alien healing device, it healed us completely, from mortally wounded."

He nods. "Yes, it seems to have many of the same abilities as the sarcophagus. I wonder if it also has the side effects from repeated use? If not, it could be an important find."

"Well, it is, for nothing else than the fact that it seems to do nothing to someone who is already healthy - it doesn't even activate, which means it can't be misused like that at least - as the sarcophagus can. In any case, that's not what I wanted to tell you. You see...something else happened...it has...ah...regenerative...resurrecting abilities, far beyond what the sarcophagus does. It seems to only need a small amount of remaining tissue - to regenerate a lifeform completely. Of course, unless that lifeform also stores their memory in their genetic structure - or in someone elses mind, they will just be resurrected with no memory, but..."

"Samantha...are you saying..." Lantash stares at me, unsure, not daring to hope.

"Yes." I nod. "Jolinar was resurrected. She is here with me now."

"I do sense a stronger energy signature from you than usually, but not so much I noticed it before...now it feels stronger, though..."

"It will soon be even stronger. We took a compound...something we had at Stargate Command from the ashrak. He used it to avoid Jolinar detecting him when he had just been taken to Earth. However, it is unstable and starts decaying after 10 hours. That time has passed now so you will soon sense Jolinar completely. We needed to avoid anyone knowing about her presence."

I bow my head - Jolinar very much wants control and to talk to her beloved again. She purposely flashes my...our eyes - I have to admit I will agree to fully blend and let her stay. There is no other choice. I feel her happiness, both at this and at her mates being alive and well.

"Hello, my sweet Lantash - and Martouf." She moves the rest of the way to him and embrace him. "I have missed you so much." She hugs him to her.

Lantash reacts almost immediately, throwing his arms around her and holding him to her, with a desperation as if he will never let go. "Jolinar...my Jolinar..." He almost chokes on the name. "And Samantha...I love you both...so much..."

He kisses us, and I feel my heart beat like crazy - reacting to Jolinar's feeling as she is control of our body, but I am sure the reaction would be the same for me. I enjoy this - for me - first kiss from Lantash, never wanting it to end.

However, suddenly we hear noises and quickly jump apart as someone opens the door. It will not do letting them know Jolinar and Lantash/Martouf are lovers, as it would just be used against us.

"Ah, little Tau'ri - are you ready to meet your god?" The Jaffa grins at us.