Falling in love with my best friend
My name is Kate Smith, all my life I always believed there was life on other planets, but little did I know I would be offered a job at a place called Stargate Command located in Cheyenne Mountain. I am a medical doctor just finishing up my residency at a military hospital in Colorado Springs, am I military? No, but my dad was in the marines, he never forced me to be in the military but I wanted to do something to help the men and women who protect us, so he helped me get into the training, then one day everything change and I got offered a job to train under another doctor at the SGC.
It was my third day at the SGC and already I was catching onto everything there, Dr. Fraiser was impressed with how much I knew and how quickly I caught onto her teachings, she was basiclly training me to be her whenever she had a day off or ha to go off world to help, off- world the one thing I am most anxious to do but I had to wait until I proved myself I guess. There were a lot of SG teams here, the main team was SG-1 and from what I heard around the infirmary they were the best team here, they killed countless of Jaffa, Goaul'd, and other bad guys, but now they were captured by a Goaul'd and they were sending every team here to go rescue them.
Later on after everyone got back safe and sound Dr. Fraiser had me go check on one of the members of SG-1 who got hit in the back of the heal by an enemy weapon. I walked into the infirmary and saw him sitting there in his bed reading a book, I honestly couldn't help but stare at him, he had short brown hair, glasses, nerdy type but he was also rather attractive. I snapped myself out of my thoughts and walked over to his bed.
"Hi Dr. Jackson I'm Dr. Smith, I came to check on your ankle to see how it's healing." I said and he looked up at me and I saw that he had captivating blue eyes.
"Oh hi, yeah sure go ahead." He said and I walked over to his feet and unwrapped the bandage around his foot, it looked burned but it seemed to be healing nicely, "I haven't seen you around here, are you new?" He asked and I looked up at him grabbing some new bandage.
"Yeah I started three days ago."
"Three days ago and they are already have you changing wounds?" He asked and I smiled looking down at his ankle.
"I'm a quick learner, I was finishing up my residency at the local military hospital when I got offered the job here."
"I see, well welcome, how are you enjoying it here?" He asked.
"It's crazy, I mean I always knew there was other life out there but to know this place exsists where you guys go through a thing called a Stargate to other planets, I definatly would have never imagined this."
"Yeah I thought that too, of course I was the one that helped them figure out what it was." He said and I looked at him.
"Yeah I read about that in your file, that must have been some discovery."
"It sure was." He said and I finished up his foot.
"Well I'm all done, I suggest not walking on it for the next few days and after that I want you to take things easy so no off world traveling for another week." I said and he nodded his head at me, I started to walk out of the infirmary.
"Dr. Smith?" I heard him say behind me and I turned around, "Thank you, and if you ever need anything I'm here."
I smiled, "Thank you, and please call me Kate."
"Kate, call me Daniel." He gave a half smile an I left.
I made my way to General Hammonds office to give him my report on Daniel's injury, I went to knock on the door when it opened and another man came out apparently his name was Major Davis, he worked at the Pentagon.
"Excuse me I didnt see you." He said and I nodded.
"It's okay." I said and he walked past me and left.
"Dr. Smith please come in." I heard the general say and I walked into his office, "What's the status on Dr. Jackson?"
"His ankle is healing fine but I suggest he stays off it for a couple more days and no off world travel for another week."
"Very well, thank you." He said and I went to leave but turned to look back at him.
"Sir if I may ask, and I understand that I'm new here and I still have a lot to learn but what is the possibility of me going on off world missions?"
He looked at me, "Not for some time I'm afraid, there is a lot of training you have to go through to go through the gate."
"Of course sir I understand." I was about to leave when he spoke up again.
"But if it's something your serious about lets give it another week, see how you do and we can start your training." He said and I smiled then left the office.
The SGC held a ceremony congratulating everyone on the rescue of SG-1 and the loss of the men who died in battle saving them. I stood a little in the back an watched Mr. Simms give his speech when I felt someone move next to me, I looked up and saw Daniel standing there, I smiled at him and looked back in front of me. Over the past week me and Daniel started getting close, I hung out in his office when I didnt have anything to do in the infirmary, we talked, got to know each other, ate lunch together, we started to become friends quickly, he made it a lot easier being on this base.
"In closing, Major Carter's supervisor, Colonel Jack O'Neill, would like to say a few words." General Hammond said finishing up his speech and Colonel O'Neill takes the stand.
"Normally, I'm a man of very few words…" He started to say but abruptly disappears in a flash of light. I see everyone look around in surprise and confusion and I looked at Daniel who was looking at where O'Neill was standing.
"Code 9!" Hammond shouted and the alarms sound as security personnel run to take up position.
Daniel was with the other members of his team in the breifing room going over the system lords that were coming to our base for negotiation, and I was in the infirmary talking with Dr. Fraiser, she was explaining to me the procedures we had to follow whenever there was a threat like the Goaul'd here.
Later I went to Daniel's office and saw him standing at the table in his office, "Hey." I said and he turned around taking his eyes off the paper he was looking at.
"Hey, how's it going?"
I walked further into his office, "Oh you know just another day at the office, although I've only been here a week and already I feel scared that we have mass murdering Goaul'd coming here." I said and he put his paper down.
"It'll be fine, we have every security messure in place." He said and I smiled at him.
"I know, well I better head back to the infirmary. Good luck." I said placing my han on his arm then left the room. The past week while spending time with Daniel I started to develop feelings for him and the only other person who knew was Sam, another member of SG-1 who I also started to get close to. I kept the feelings to myself because Daniel is my best friend and I'm afraid that if I said anything it would ruin what we have, there was another factor, his wife, Daniel's wife was taken by the Goaul'd and turned into one, his purpose of being on the team was to find her.
So I guess you could say that there are a lot of reasons why I'm keeping this to myself, and boy was it killing me.
Later on I caught up to Daniel in the corridor and asked him how it was going, suddenly Hammonds voice came over the intercom, "Security to Level 25. Medical team to Level 25. Emergency."
Me and Daniel start running towards the area and a soldier ushers Daniel and I down the corrior.
Nirrti and Yu are standing in the corridor as Daniel and I rushe by.
"I demand to know the meaning of these sounds…" Nirrti says to us and Daniel looks back at her.
"Please just stay in your rooms for a moment." We stop outside Cronus' room and see Teal'c and Cronus lying unconscious on the floor. Teal'c has a head wound which has bled heavily.
Later in the infirmary I was checking Teal'c's condition as he laid unconscious in a bed.
"His vitals are stable, but he took quite a blow to the head. There's some intercranial swelling." I told O'Neill and Hammond.
"Junior taking care of it?" O'Neill's nickname for Teal'c's symbiote
"Yes, his larval Goa'uld is assisting in the healing process. Hopefully, there isn't any permanent brain damage. But we won't know that until he wakes up."
"How long?" Hammond asked me.
"That's up to him."
"What about Cronus?" O'Neill asked and we head over to where Cronus is lying in a bed.
"Oh, he should only be so lucky. Severe internal injuries and his host is dying."
"Shouldn't his snake be taking care of him?" O'Neill asked
"Based on what I've learned about Goa'uld physiology, the symbiote cannot heal injuries this severe on its own. We're doing everything we can, but I don't think he's going to make it. Could be hours, could be minutes." I said and Sam rushes in.
"I have the security videotape. You'll want to see this." She said and they left and Dr. Fraiser went with them.
Daniel, Hammond and Jack brought Nirrti and Yu in to see Cronus, who is still unconscious. Daniel stood by me and Jack stood by the door.
"You will pay for this!" Nirrti shouted at us
"We know it looks bad." Jack said to them
"But we're not sure what actually transpired." Hammond said
"Whoever is responsible for this atrocity must be brought before us." Yu told him
"We're trying to figure out exactly what happened right now." Daniel told them
"All the people of your planet will suffer greatly as punishment for this crime." Nirrti threatened.
"All right, just hang on a second before you go dooming everybody…" Jack said but Daniel cut him off.
"We brought you here because we want to know if there's anything either of you can do for him."
"He's dying." I said.
"We can do nothing here in your primitive facilities." Yu told me
"Okay, can you use one these?" Daniel asked and hands Nirrti a healing device, and she passes the glowing device over Cronus' body. She then takes the device off and hands it back to Daniel.
"His injuries are too severe. The only way to save him is with a sarcophagus." She said.
"Okay, we don't have one of those." Jack pointed out
"Then we will prepare to leave. Immediately." Yu and Nirrti leave the room.
Later Teal'c wakes up and I inform General Hammond, the team and Hammond enter the infirmary where Teal'c is lying awake in a bed. His face is bruised and bloody, and one side of his head is bandaged.
"Cronus requested my presence." He told them.
"So you went alone." Jack pointed out
"It is what he requested. When I arrived he denied making the request. Before I could leave we were attacked."
"By whom?" Sam asked
"An invisible force."
"Invisible force." Jack repeated
"A Reetou?" Daniel asked him, The hell is a Reetou I thought to myself.
"Could one have come through the gate with the Goa'ulds?" Hammond asked
"Sir, we could break out the transphase eradication rods and do a sweep of the base." Sam said
"I did not sense the presence of a Reetou." Teal'c said
"I almost wish you had." Jack said
"Teal'c, are you aware of any of the Goa'uld having some sort of stealth technology?" Sam asked him
"I am not."
"Hathor had the ability to appear and disappear." Daniel said
"Okay, she's dead. Right?" Jack said and looked at Sam, "Please tell me she's dead."
"Yeah." She said to him
"I did not attack Cronus." Teal'c told us
"Well, we believe you Teal'c, but I just don't think anyone else is going to." Daniel said to him
"Certainly not those lying, scheming, no good for nothing, slimy, over-dressed style mongers…" Jack started saying.
"Sir, I'd like to try something." Sam said cutting him off and she hurries out of the room.
"I wasn't finished." Jack said to us.
After returning Sam is attempting to use the healing device on Cronus.
"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" I asked her
"I've made it work before just not on a living…thing." She attempts to activate the device but it doesn't work.
"Uh, I hate to go all…Freudian on you here. The part of you that knows how to run those things…" Jack said
"You think I don't want to cure Cronus because he ordered Jolinar's death. I just have the memories of Jolinar, she doesn't control me. I'm well aware of the stakes here." Sam said, I read that report on the Tokra who took over Sam's body, that just has to feel weird.
"I'm just saying." Jack said
Sam tries again and this time manages to activate the device. She passes it over Cronus' body, "It worked."
Cronus opens his eyes, "You have healed me…human. I am sure you spared my life only to prevent your own destruction."
"Hey! We didn't do this to you. And we saved your snaky little butt because we want the treaty to happen." Jack said
"That is not possible now. Nirrti and Yu have undoubtedly blamed the Tauri for this attack on me." Cronus said
"Good catch. Look, it's obvious to everybody that one of them did this to you. What if I can prove which one, what's that worth to you?" Jack asked him
"What do you ask in return?"
After they left I went to check on Teal'c, then Dr. Fraiser calls me into her office.
"You wanted to see me Dr. Fraiser?" I asked walking in.
"Kate how many times have I told you to call me Janet?" She said shutting a folder.
"Sorry Janet." I said standing in front of her desk.
"I just want to let you know I think you are doing a great job here, especially today when the emergency came over the intercom and you rushed to Teal'c and Cronus right away, you're proving to be a valuble member here." She said.
"Well thank you Janet, to be honest I still feel like I need to walk on egg shells around here." I told her and she smiled.
"Kate the whole point of me training you is to make sure you can handle this place if I'm not here, don't worry about stepping on egg shells, be more assertive around here, show authority, you'll gain a lot more respect." She said
"I'll try" I said and left her office.
Then later I get called into General Hammond's office, I entered and saw O'Neill standing by the window with his back facing the breifing room and Hammond was at his desk.
"Sir, you wanted to see me?" I said sitting down in the chair across from Hammond.
"Dr. Fraiser tells me you are getting along well in the infirmary." He said and I nodded my head.
"Yes sir, she told me I'm becoming a valuble member."
"You also asked me a while back what the chances are of you going through the Stargate, I said that in a week we would see how it went. I feel like it's time to get you moving in that direction." He said and I fought back a smile, "Colonel O'Neill will be traing you for the next few days on different scenarios that can happen off world and here at the SGC. It's not going to be easy but something tells me you are up for the challenge."
"Yes sir." I said to him.
"We'll start tomorrow morning at 0800, meet me on level 20 and we'll start." O'Neill said to me and I looked at him and nodded.
I went to Daniel's office and told him what was going on, I was pacing back and forth infront of his desk which he was sitting at.
"It's crazy, I've only been here a week, Janet says I'm doing great in the infirmary and now I get to train to go through the gate. I mean how many people who start here get to do that? Not many I imagine." I said rambling.
"Kate.."
"And what happens if I'm not cut out for it? I'll end up letting General Hammond down, Colonel O'Neill will probably be really mad at me for wasting his time." I continued.
"Kate..."
"And what happens if I do good? Will I be assigned an SG team or will I only go through the gate when they need the medical team?"
"Kate" Daniel said standing up and stopped me mid pace putting his hands on my shoulders, "Stop worrying, you are going to be fine. Hammond wouldn't have considered this if he didnt have faith in you." He said and I looked into his eyes, how did this man who is my best friend have this affect on me?
I nodded my head at him, "You're right, you're right I'm overracting, I'm just nervous."
"You'll do great, I know you will." He said.
The next day I arrive at level 20 a few minutes early, Jack wasn't even there yet, I was told to dress in the combat gear they wore off world. A few minutes later Jack arrived followed by Teal'c, I was shocked to see him there as well but I guess it was part of the training.
"Shall we?" O'Neill said and we headed to the elevator.