Cold
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Post – Tangent S04E12
Episode Description: Teal'c and ColonelJack O'Neill test a Death Glider they acquired from Apophis in the past. However, the Glider has a life of its own, when a Recall device installed by Apophis sends the ship back to Chulak, which will take several hundred years at their current speed, and they only have a few days of oxygen.
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"Carter?"
"Yes Sir," she rummaged through the compartment she knew held emergency supplies, desperately seeking a mylar blanket. Teal'c was cold but seemed to be holding up okay thanks to his symbiote… but Colonel O'Neill had begun trembling, his teeth chattering audibly and she noted he was beginning to go blue around the lips.
"It's really good to see you." He spoke slowly as if each word was difficult to get out.
"Hold on Sir, I've found you a blanket." She unwrapped the lightweight blanket and wrapped it around his shoulders. "Here, if you slide back a little you can rest against the wall." She took his arm and guided him backwards until he was comfortable.
"Very c-cold." He told her.
"I know Sir, I know."
"Reminds me of – of – of Antarctica." She smiled down at her CO, he was suffering from anoxia but other than that he seemed just fine. She sat next to him, leaning against his shoulder to combine their body heat. The shivering was still quite violent so she slipped an arm under the blanket and tugged him closer to her.
"It's good to see you too." She whispered and without thinking she dropped her head onto his shoulder. She knew it was probably a little more affection than she should really be showing her CO… but in her defence she had just spent the past day thinking he was going to die.
"You are very pretty Carter." He told her and she let out a soft laugh. Definitely the anoxia talking there.
"Thank you Sir," she glanced over at Teal'c who raised an eyebrow, clearly amused as well. "How are you feeling Teal'c?"
"I am feeling much better thank you Major Carter."
"How are our patients back there Sam?" Her dad called from the controls at the front of the ship.
"They will be fine Dad!" She called back. She had left her dad and Daniel at the front of the ship and chosen to remain back in the hold with Teal'c and the Colonel. She knew Daniel wasn't as qualified as she was to help her dad. After the day she had though - letting the men who they had just saved out of her sight was just about impossible.
"Thank you Carter." She smiled down at the Colonel who was starting to close his eyes. She hoped he would fall asleep, he was going to need a lot of it to help him recover. She wasn't sure how many times he had thanked her now, or how many times she had heard her name leave his lips… but it was a lot. The lack of oxygen was making him a little loopy.
"Get some rest, Jack." She snuggled in closer and she felt his head fall to rest on the top of hers.
The End.