Jack fired every time someone poked their head just above the outer edge of the barricade. The smell of charred wood filled his nostrils, while the combined screams and shouts of warring factions filled his ears. His building had been breached an hour ago and now all that was left were pitched battles in the hallways.

"Come out, General. You will not be harmed." He had no idea which of the Lucien Alliance goons was acting as the mouthpiece but Jack really didn't give a shit. Every other time he faced these types of odds, he had a team at his back. Not today.

"Yeah, whatever, I've heard it before," he called back. He checked the clip in his sidearm and closed his eyes. The mountain was already gone, Washington was burning, hell, Daniel was who knows where; everything at the moment seemed fucked. He opened his eyes and checked his watch, his lips twisting into a tight, bright smile. "Listen, whoever you are, you might want to get a move on."

"And why is that?"

"Because you have about five seconds before the bomb in my office goes off and takes you with it."

That got their attention and a mad scramble commenced beyond the barricade. Jack rested his back against the door jam, his gun hanging limply from his fingers. His part of history was finished. Out there, somewhere, Teal'c, Sam, Vala, and Cam were on their way to Pegasus with everyone they could pull off the planet before the end.

"See you on the other side," he whispered as his world burst into heat and flame.