Fic, Choices, Sam/Jolinar/Martouf/Lantash, PG-13, 32/37

[hathor_girl]

Chapter 32: Realizations

Summary: Sam realizes something.

Sam POV

I stare at the door, a desolate feeling coming over me. I have been trapped here for so long! I don't need to look at the marks I have made in the beam beside my bed to know that I have been here a whole month now.

I wonder if the others are still searching, or if they have given up? No, I know they won't give up! My team will not give up this quickly, neither will my dad - and neither will Martouf and Lantash. They will find me and come for me, I must believe that.

Especially if what I more than suspect is true. My nausea still comes and goes, often in connection with food.

Not that anyone with a sense of taste wouldn't feel nauseous at what they call food here, but at least it seems nutritious. They don't want me to starve to death.

We were at the palace for approximately a month. I started sleeping with Martouf and Lantash almost immediately.

From what I understand, a symbiote can and do control their hosts fertility. Usually, for mated Tok'ra, the symbiote in the female takes care of that. The Tok'ra do not have children because the children will inherit their genetic memories, and that means, among other reasons, that it would be very dangerous if the Goa'uld got their hands on the children. Of course, living on the run as the Tok'ra do is also not the ideal situation to raise children.

Because of that, I never gave it any thought. I was certain Jolinar was on top of the situation, and Martouf and Lantash probably thought the same. I am sure Jolinar would have taken care of it. Had she been conscious. As it is, she is not - ans she is only connected to me in a minimal way. Why none of us thought of it I do not know.

Regardless, the result is the same. I am pregnant. Probably close to two months along, if my calculations are correct.

That scares me. I know it is only a matter of time before I am taken to a Goa'uld who wishes to interrogate me. Also, the priestesses are getting suspicious. The only thing that has stopped them from finding out is that they are spending so little time with me, but I know they have noticed that I have been throwing up in the bucket. I try to control it, try to keep it back until I am taken to the bathroom, or to bathe, but that doesn't work well. Unsurprisingly.

I also worry about how Martouf and Lantash will react to learning they are becoming fathers. Will they be angry? Happy? I have no idea. I also don't know what Jolinar will say. Or my dad. Or my teammates.

Or the rest of the Tok'ra. I feel certain they will not harm the child when it is born, at least, even if it is a danger to them. They will not be happy though.

Then comes another big question. How do I feel about having a child? I've thought about it sometimes, like when we rescued Cassie, and when my brother's kids were born.

I think I will like it... especially with such wonderful fathers. I smile a little, thinking of a tiny child that resembles Martouf. Yes, I would definitely like that!

I just need to escape from this place!

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Martouf POV

There are still no news in the search for Samantha.

We have just returned from a trip to the island with the chaapa'ai, to see if there are any signs that anyone has somehow come through there.

The plants had only become more dangerous, as the flowering period is approaching its peak. It was more than obvious no one would have been able to survive going through the chaapa'ai, either way.

The only bit of hope we have now is that we have received information that there are some villagers who sell food to Jio'a and her group. We are going to try and find these villagers, and then we will make them tell us where they meet. Perhaps, then, we can capture someone working with Jio'a!

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Some days later, Jio'a's office, in the secret lair of the conspirators.

"Jio'a! Jio'a!" Siola exclaims, panting, as she runs into Jio'a's office.

"What is it?" Jio'a asks, somewhat annoyed at being disturbed. She looks up from the mirror where she is studying herself. "Do you think I should change the colour of our dresses? I have been considering it, and I think green would suit me better."

"Tanka and Tonna have been captured!"

"What?" Jio'a stares at Siola. "How?"

"The villagers that usually sells us food must have betrayed us!"

"Hapi curse them!" Jio'a screams.

"Some of the people working with queen Ria pretended to be the villagers, and met with Tanka, Tonna, and Silkova. Silkova just escaped, but injured, but the others were caught."

"I will talk to Silkova immediately!"

"She was hit badly over the head and fell unconscious. She just made it to me first, and I had her head bandaged and gave her a potion."

Jio'a fumes. "I will contact Jolki immediately. He must get us to a safer place!"