Well this was just an idea I had and nobody had done it(I'm surprised I thought there would be no original ideas in stargate fanfiction any more)
Disclaimer:I don't own Stargate or Daniel(Darn it!)
Chapter 1
Dr. Daniel Jackson woke up disoriented having no idea where he might be. He heard voices saying things like
"He's awake" "he opened his eyes" etc.
"Daniel can you hear me?" that was Lt. Col. Samantha Carters's voice. He nodded
"Do you know what has happened to you Daniel Jackson?" that was Teal'c; he wracked his brains for a moment, his brow furrowed in concentration.
"We tried turning on that thing that looked an ancient communication device from P5X-739" he mumbled. He heard Sam breathe a sigh of relief.
"Well as long as you're alright we will have the Doc do a check up on you just to be safe." Col. Cameron Mitchell said and Daniel could hear her footsteps as she turned to walk away
"Sam?"
"Yeah?"
"Why are all the lights off?" he asked
"Daniel, the lights aren't off" she told him sounding slightly confused
"Then we have a problem"
"Yea" a familiar and irritating voice next to him piped up
"I would say we have a BIG problem, because apparently both of us are blind right now" Vala Mal Doran said
It was eventually ascertained that since Vala was draped over Daniel's shoulder in his lab when he turned the device on, that was why she was affected as well. The others were a fair distance away.
He turned the device on and both of them passed out.
Sam promised to investigate the device in the hopes that they could reverse its effects. In the meantime Daniel and Vala were stuck in the infirmary in adjacent beds.
"Great so now we are stuck here like this" Vala moaned
"I'm not happy about it either" Daniel quipped
"Well it's your fault for turning it on" She snapped
"Vala, this is a risk we always run when we investigate new planets!" he told her
"It would have been nice if someone told me that!" Daniel gave up and rolled over with a sigh.
"You are hopeless" he told her.
"Yeah well…you don't exactly inspire confidence either" she informed him.
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"Any luck on that doohickey?" Mitchell asked as he and Teal'c walked into Samantha's lab.
"All I have figured out is that the device may have other effects as well."
"What kind of effects?" asked Teal'c
"See that's just the thing…I have no idea"
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Daniel looked up at the ceiling, not seeing it and trying to tune out Vala's incessant chatter
"how will I ever attract a man like this…I mean I still look fine but I cant maintain my appearance when I cant see it and I'm sure its very attractive to walk into a wall because you cant see it, I mean really!"
"Vala that's the first time you have paused for breath in the past ten minutes"
"So?"
"That's it, I'm leaving" Daniel said as he stood up.
"but you cant see"
"I will manage." He told her as he began to walk towards what he hoped was the door. Next thing he knew he had tripped and his hand was on something soft and quite frankly, rather squishy.
"Well Daniel if you want me that much I can move over."
His hand was on her breast. In the process of removing his hand he lost his balance and fell over.
"I hate this" he mumbled into the floor.
He was glad for Vala's blindness for a moment, so she couldn't see him crawl back to his bed and awkwardly get back on it. Once he was on the bed he repeated his former sentiment
"I REALLY hate this"
"Well it's no picnic for me either" Vala told him.
There was silence as both of them lie in their respective beds.
"Daniel?"
"What?"
"What if this is permanent? What if we are stuck like this?" Up until now she was only whining or annoying him. This was the first time she let her real anxieties show.
"I don't know" he whispered
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In the briefing room Sam stood before them all.
"I think this was a trap meant for any Ori who might use the device to try and gain information. It's the ancients technology and it's just been tampered with. Unfortunately since we are assuming this is meant to effect the Ori we have no clue how it would effect humans." The reactions varied around the room. Mitchell looked worried, Teal'c remained stoic of course and Landry looked mildly concerned.
"So basically we have a motive for this….but not a solution to our problem" General Landry said after a long pause.
"Yes Sir" Sam mumbled
"Dr. Lam says that so far neither seem to be developing other symptoms….she recommends that they stay in the infirmary for another 24 hours just in case." Mitchell added
"Well I guess you are all dismissed for now" Landry said and they all stood up to go.
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"So basically we are literally….what was the phrase you used…'in the dark' about all of this" Vala said
"Basically yes." There was silence once again
"Hey Vala?"
"Yes?"
"Is there anything you will really miss if we can't…if we get stuck like this?"
"What wont I miss?" Vala replied
"I like being able to see everything…and everybody…" Daniel could only guess who she must have been thinking of just then.
"What about you?" she asked.
"Archeology is relatively sight based…you need to SEE the artifacts and read the ancient writings…how can I be an archeologist when I can't see?"
There was a long silence
"Daniel?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you think Sam and all of them will figure this out?"
"Sure they will" Daniel muttered, not sounding wholly convinced by his own bravado.
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The day passed in the most irritating fashion. Eating was a chore since Daniel couldn't see what he was eating or what he was holding to eat with.
"So what is it I'm eating?" Daniel asked.
"Macaroni and cheese" Col. Mitchell informed him. Cam was visiting them at the moment. Sam was busy with the device and Teal'c was there to assist her.
"So does the food look…appetizing?" Daniel asked. He was stalling since he didn't want any witnesses for his attempts to nourish himself since it would certainly be embarrassing. He was saved by the loudspeaker.
"Col. Mitchell to Landry's office" Cameron sighed.
"Sorry buddy, gotta go" he said patting Daniel on the shoulder.
"I would say 'see you' but that isn't really appropriate" Daniel told him.
"I dunno what to tell you…but I gotta go…later" he called as he ran out the door. Daniel sighed now faced with the prospect of eating in private. Vala didn't really count in this case because she couldn't see him any more than he could see her.
"You know this stuff is good…I mean once you figure out how to get it in your mouth" she told Daniel
"Vala shut up" he told her. He had been listening to her go on and on about the stupidest things all day long. He on the other hand couldn't stop thinking about the possibility that this would be permanent and all he wanted was to be left alone.
"No really—" she was cut off
"Vala I don't care! I'm tired and I'm sick of you and your nonstop talking. I unlike you am actually concerned abut how all this might turn out and quite frankly I would rather be alone to think about it ok? So just shut the hell up!" his rant left him breathless and he turned back to his food feeling the remnants of the anger that fueled the rant.
"Ok" Vala whispered. She didn't speak for the rest of the night. Daniel almost wished he could see her face just to gain a little insight into how she was doing because the minute she stopped talking he found that he missed it.
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Eventually Daniel managed to fall asleep that night. But he was always a light sleeper and Vala's tossing and turning on a creaky bed woke him up. He opened his sightless blue eyes and rolled over to face her.
She was mumbling in her sleep…it was almost moaning. Whatever dreams tormented her, they certainly weren't good ones.
It seemed that the dream was getting worse. Her muttering sounded more frantic as she tossed and turned.
"Vala?"
"NO!" She screamed. then the room wa silent...horribly and unbearably silent. Daniel wanted to say something but he had no idea what to say. Then he heard another noise which he realized was crying. Vala was crying.
Hearing Vala cry was like being punched in the gut. There wasn't anything really helpful he could say, but he had to do something. All of this ran through Daniel's mind as he got out of bed and carefully made his way to hers.
It was clear she was trying to cry quietly and when he put a hand on her shoulder she froze. He gathered her into his arms and held her tightly. It was all he could do and it was enough. She sobbed into his shirt as he gently stroked her hair.
Somebody had heard the scream and reported it and when Dr. Lam came rushing into the room and found the two of them as they were she froze in the doorway. This problem wasn't medical and Daniel was handling it fine. She discreetly shut the door.
Well that's chapter 1. this story will be short. Probably just another chapter maybe 2. Suggestions comments, complaints about people being absurdly out of character. Just review please
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