A/N: I watched "Nest of Vipers" the other day and thought it might have been interesting if someone on the team had been bitten. The only way I could think of for it to happen within the episode would be if Jackie went with Michael to get Christine Gray's statement. Most of what follows is then what happened to Christine in the episode (except I chose to ignore the whole "tampering with the anitdote" part). Some of the dialogue is from a two-part Blue Heelers episode ("Mad Dogs and Englishmen" and "Under Seige"). Hope you enjoy! :)

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"There she is," Jackie looked up to where Michael was pointing and saw Christine Gray making her way towards them, her dog in her arms. "Come on," Michael commanded as he got out of the car.

Jackie tried to keep her grumbling to herself as she was left to lock the car and follow the pair of them into the house. She was unable, however, to stop herself from pulling a face behind Michael's back as he asked her to feed Christine's dog while he took her statement.

Mumbling unkind things under her breath about Michael and women she went to cupboard and pulled out the bag of dog food, smiling down at the eager dog as she did so. "Hungry are you boy?" she asked, moving into the kitchen where Christine had indicated his dog dish was kept.

Opening the bag she dipped her hand inside for the measuring cup, she yelped in fright as her hand met with something sharp and she pulled her hand abruptly out of the bag, dropping it in the process. Dog food went flying around the kitchen and she felt her blood run cold when she spotted a snake slither out of the dropped packet.

She looked up as Michael and Christine came rushing into the kitchen to find out what the commotion was about. They both stared down in horror at the snake, before looking up at her.

"Michael," she said with forced calm, "I think I've been bitten."

Michael's face went white and Jackie absently reflected that at any other time she would have found the sight amusing. She was brought back from her musings by Christine, "Quick, we've got to get her to the hospital," she said urgently, scooping up her dog and then moving to help Jackie out of the room.

"Take off your tie, Michael, and form a tourniquet here," Christine ordered, indicating the spot on Jackie's arm. Michael hurried to follow out her instructions, Christine turned to Jackie, "Jackie, it's important that you move as little as possible, do you understand?" Jackie nodded as she watched Michael wrap his tie tightly around her upper arm. Once he had finished Christine ushered Jackie out the door, Michael followed close on their heels.

"We should stop at Cosco's on the way," Christine said once they were all safely in the car, "the anti-venom's there."

Michael nodded absently as he shot through the traffic, breaking several road laws in his haste. He looked at the two women through the revision mirror, "She will be all right won't she?" he asked.

Christine nodded, but the look in her eyes made him step on the accelerator with more force.

Even with the short stop off at Cosco they made it to the hospital in record time and Michael could do nothing except watch as Jackie was whisked away on a gurney. He ran a hand across his mouth, trying not to think about how weak she'd become on the drive to the hospital and how vulnerable she had looked as they took her away.