What Dreams May Come
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Stargate SG-1 or related characters. As fun
as it would be if I did, they are owned by the creative minds at MGM.
Chapter 1: After The Fact
Daniel Jackson sat next to the infirmary bed, watching as Sarah slept peacefully. It had been barely over an hour since the Tok'ra had managed to successfully remove the Goa'uld Osiris from Sarah's body. Daniel had seen this happen before to people he cared about and he was determined to be there for Sarah when she awoke and realized what had happened. He was extremely tired from his poor sleep over the past couple of days caused by the disturbing dreams brought on by the Goa'uld probe device, in fact he was so tired he figured he was bordering on total exhaustion, but he was determined that he wasn't going to rest until he had taken care of Sarah. Just then, she stirred and opened her eyes.
"It's okay. You're safe now." Daniel said softly.
"Daniel?" Sarah asked, slightly confused because she didn't have any idea where she was.
"I'm here. You're all right."
"I'm so sorry."
"Shh. It's not your fault." Daniel whispered as he took Sarah in his arms and held her close to him.
"I couldn't stop it." Sarah cried.
"I'm going to get you through this. You don't have to be afraid anymore. That is a promise." Daniel said soothingly as he rocked Sarah gently, her tears soaking into his jacket. Sarah sobbed in his arms for a long time, letting herself go because of the knowledge that Daniel was here with her and for the first time in however long, she was finally safe. She truly believed now that no one could harm her.
Thirty minutes later, Dr. Janet Fraiser walked into the infirmary to check on Sarah. She wasn't at all surprised to find Daniel sitting at her bedside, holding her hand and talking to her. She approached the two and smiled.
"Hey. How's she doing?"
"I'm doing much better. Thank you so much for helping me after my ordeal." Sarah smiled gratefully as Janet examined her.
"You're welcome. I believe I have some good news for you. There's nothing wrong with you so I see no reason to keep you in the infirmary any longer." Janet said happily.
"I was wondering, Janet, could I take her off the base and back to my house. I really don't want to leave here so I'd prefer to take her home with me if I could so I can keep an eye on her tonight." Daniel asked.
"Of course. General Hammond said that since she has been separated from the Goa'uld that was inside of her, there is no security risk if she were to leave the base. Take her home with you but she needs to get some rest. For that matter so do you."
"Okay. Thanks a lot. Does that sound okay to you, Sarah?"
"I think that sounds like a great idea, Daniel. I don't want to be by myself and I can't think of anywhere else I would feel safer staying tonight than at your house with you." Sarah whispered as she leaned into Daniel's arms.
"All right. Let's go home. I just need to stop by Jack's office for a minute and then we'll head out." Daniel smiled as he took Sarah by the hand and led her out of the infirmary.
A few minutes later, Daniel and Sarah appeared in Jack's office and found him and Sam both there. The two looked up and smiled when they noticed the others standing in the doorway.
"Hey, Daniel. How's everything going?" Jack grinned.
"Hi, Jack. Hi, Sam. Everything's fine. Actually, Sarah and I are about to leave because she was cleared to leave the base and I'm going to take her home with me tonight so I can keep an eye on her and she'll feel safe. I just wanted to come here first and thank you for what you did. If it hadn't been for you, Sarah would still be under Osiris' control and I could very well be dead. I owe you, Jack. All of you." Daniel said.
"You don't owe anybody anything. We just did what you would have done for any one of us. Now you guys get out of here and go get some sleep. That's a direct order."
"Sure, we're about to do that. I'm so tired I'll probably have a hard time coming back in the morning."
"Actually, Daniel, you don't have to. General Hammond put us on stand down for the rest of the week. You have five whole days to relax." Sam informed him.
"That's good. Now I don't have to worry about leaving Sarah alone." Daniel smiled at the news.
"You can also catch up on the sleep you've lost." Sarah added as Daniel hugged her to him.
"All right, you two. Get going. Shoo! I'll give you a call in the morning, Daniel." Jack laughed.
"Okay. We're just going to go now. Please thank Teal'c for me."
"We will. Goodnight." Sam said quietly as Daniel and Sarah turned and walked out of the office.
Thirty minutes later, Daniel pulled his car into his driveway and got out and helping Sarah out of the car, walked her into his living room. Once inside, Sarah looked around and took a moment to orient herself with her surroundings.
"You have a nice place. You've done very well for yourself, Daniel."
"Thanks. I do the best I can." Daniel said.
"You always were very modest. I guess some things never change." Sarah laughed brightly.
"I'm so glad you're okay. It's so good to have you back in my life again."
"I'm glad I'm here. It would mean so much to me if we could try to start our relationship again. I have a feeling that things could be different."
"Nothing would please me more. I've missed you very much." Daniel whispered as he pulled Sarah into his arms and kissed her deeply.
As the couple stood in the living room, entangled in each other's arms, Daniel couldn't help but think that this scenario had been a blessing in disguise because for the first time in what seemed like forever, things in his life were all perfect.
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Stargate SG-1 or related characters. As fun
as it would be if I did, they are owned by the creative minds at MGM.
Chapter 1: After The Fact
Daniel Jackson sat next to the infirmary bed, watching as Sarah slept peacefully. It had been barely over an hour since the Tok'ra had managed to successfully remove the Goa'uld Osiris from Sarah's body. Daniel had seen this happen before to people he cared about and he was determined to be there for Sarah when she awoke and realized what had happened. He was extremely tired from his poor sleep over the past couple of days caused by the disturbing dreams brought on by the Goa'uld probe device, in fact he was so tired he figured he was bordering on total exhaustion, but he was determined that he wasn't going to rest until he had taken care of Sarah. Just then, she stirred and opened her eyes.
"It's okay. You're safe now." Daniel said softly.
"Daniel?" Sarah asked, slightly confused because she didn't have any idea where she was.
"I'm here. You're all right."
"I'm so sorry."
"Shh. It's not your fault." Daniel whispered as he took Sarah in his arms and held her close to him.
"I couldn't stop it." Sarah cried.
"I'm going to get you through this. You don't have to be afraid anymore. That is a promise." Daniel said soothingly as he rocked Sarah gently, her tears soaking into his jacket. Sarah sobbed in his arms for a long time, letting herself go because of the knowledge that Daniel was here with her and for the first time in however long, she was finally safe. She truly believed now that no one could harm her.
Thirty minutes later, Dr. Janet Fraiser walked into the infirmary to check on Sarah. She wasn't at all surprised to find Daniel sitting at her bedside, holding her hand and talking to her. She approached the two and smiled.
"Hey. How's she doing?"
"I'm doing much better. Thank you so much for helping me after my ordeal." Sarah smiled gratefully as Janet examined her.
"You're welcome. I believe I have some good news for you. There's nothing wrong with you so I see no reason to keep you in the infirmary any longer." Janet said happily.
"I was wondering, Janet, could I take her off the base and back to my house. I really don't want to leave here so I'd prefer to take her home with me if I could so I can keep an eye on her tonight." Daniel asked.
"Of course. General Hammond said that since she has been separated from the Goa'uld that was inside of her, there is no security risk if she were to leave the base. Take her home with you but she needs to get some rest. For that matter so do you."
"Okay. Thanks a lot. Does that sound okay to you, Sarah?"
"I think that sounds like a great idea, Daniel. I don't want to be by myself and I can't think of anywhere else I would feel safer staying tonight than at your house with you." Sarah whispered as she leaned into Daniel's arms.
"All right. Let's go home. I just need to stop by Jack's office for a minute and then we'll head out." Daniel smiled as he took Sarah by the hand and led her out of the infirmary.
A few minutes later, Daniel and Sarah appeared in Jack's office and found him and Sam both there. The two looked up and smiled when they noticed the others standing in the doorway.
"Hey, Daniel. How's everything going?" Jack grinned.
"Hi, Jack. Hi, Sam. Everything's fine. Actually, Sarah and I are about to leave because she was cleared to leave the base and I'm going to take her home with me tonight so I can keep an eye on her and she'll feel safe. I just wanted to come here first and thank you for what you did. If it hadn't been for you, Sarah would still be under Osiris' control and I could very well be dead. I owe you, Jack. All of you." Daniel said.
"You don't owe anybody anything. We just did what you would have done for any one of us. Now you guys get out of here and go get some sleep. That's a direct order."
"Sure, we're about to do that. I'm so tired I'll probably have a hard time coming back in the morning."
"Actually, Daniel, you don't have to. General Hammond put us on stand down for the rest of the week. You have five whole days to relax." Sam informed him.
"That's good. Now I don't have to worry about leaving Sarah alone." Daniel smiled at the news.
"You can also catch up on the sleep you've lost." Sarah added as Daniel hugged her to him.
"All right, you two. Get going. Shoo! I'll give you a call in the morning, Daniel." Jack laughed.
"Okay. We're just going to go now. Please thank Teal'c for me."
"We will. Goodnight." Sam said quietly as Daniel and Sarah turned and walked out of the office.
Thirty minutes later, Daniel pulled his car into his driveway and got out and helping Sarah out of the car, walked her into his living room. Once inside, Sarah looked around and took a moment to orient herself with her surroundings.
"You have a nice place. You've done very well for yourself, Daniel."
"Thanks. I do the best I can." Daniel said.
"You always were very modest. I guess some things never change." Sarah laughed brightly.
"I'm so glad you're okay. It's so good to have you back in my life again."
"I'm glad I'm here. It would mean so much to me if we could try to start our relationship again. I have a feeling that things could be different."
"Nothing would please me more. I've missed you very much." Daniel whispered as he pulled Sarah into his arms and kissed her deeply.
As the couple stood in the living room, entangled in each other's arms, Daniel couldn't help but think that this scenario had been a blessing in disguise because for the first time in what seemed like forever, things in his life were all perfect.