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This story is being created for the many Zzzig fans out there who have been pestering me, and because I like writing her! For any that do not know Zzzig she is in Insect Tsunami, Fatal Error and Are we Friends of Lunch, the story lines are in that order.
"OK," Jack O'Neill snapped a confused and irritated look appearing on his face, "explain it to me again! Why are we here?" He was cold and wet and wanted to dial home. This mission had been a washout, literally. It had rained and rained and yes it had rained some more. They had found old abandoned buildings in a devastated landscape. No Jack thought, 'old wet abandoned buildings in a sodden devastated landscape.' Now to top it off Teal'c of all people wanted to stay and investigate further. Even Zzzig stood beside Jack in abject misery, water draining off her carapace onto the ground at his feet. Zzzig hated water and Teal'c was being subjected to the most malevolent glare he had felt in a long time.
Teal'c however was impervious to the rain and the discontent. He was certain this was the planet they were looking for. "General Hammond requested that I bring you to the last planet Apophis conquered before I joined the SGC. The Tok'ra has confirmed that this race was very advanced in technology, we never found such technology. It must still be here we have only to find it."
"There is nothing here but water Teal'c," Jack growled. "I am wet and I am tired it is time to call it a day."
"Teal'c, I am inclined to agree with Jack, we have found nothing here but destruction." Daniel added as he pulled up his collar in a vain attempt to stop water running down his neck.
"Come on Teal'c," Sam added to the argument. "We can't win them all. There is nothing here. Apophis was very thorough in its destruction. If there were weapons they must have been destroyed. They could not have been that powerful."
Jack nodded raised his eyebrows and waved a hand at Sam in agreement and Zzzig hissed turning to skitter toward the Stargate intent on dialling home. Teal'c looked around at his friends and then at the deserted and broken buildings and nodded assent. "At last. Let's get out of here," Jack growled and followed Zzzig toward the Stargate.
Zzzig began to dial home and got to the third symbol and froze. "Zzzig? What is it?" Jack asked.
"I am being watched Jack," Zzzig hissed quietly in agitation.
"Stop dialling," he whispered back and turned to the others and signed a warning to them. They all reacted immediately spreading out toward possible cover rapidly the incessant rain forgotten. Zzzig shut the dialling device down and jumped sideways disappearing up into the nearest ruin with amazing speed.
Sam joined Jack beside a broken wall eyes on the surrounding area. "What is it Colonel?"
"Zzzig said someone was watching," he responded.
"Zzzig is hunting?" Sam queried.
"I imagine so. She isn't injured yet so running and hiding will not occur to her," Jack drawled and Sam grinned in response.
The grin abruptly disappeared as they heard a blood curdling squeal that could only have come from Zzzig. They all left cover running in the direction of the sound. Daniel was closest and burst into the ruin with no regard for his safety.
Jack heard him shout. "No!" Daniel rushed through the building at increased speed. As Jack rushed through the door immediately after he saw Daniel sail through the air colliding with a figure standing over the body of his friend, a spear poised to thrust down. As Daniel landed on top of the alien Teal'c joined him and struck down knocking the spear out of his hand and pinning him by his neck to the floor.
Sam slid along the floor to reach Zzzig and frantically began to find her wounds. Jack watched for a moment and then spun toward her attacker. "Get him bound up Teal'c we'll take him with us. Major how is she?"
"Unconscious sir and bleeding badly. She can't help herself." Sam responded as she tried to slap pads onto her wounds to stop the bleeding.
"Dial home now! Get him up! Daniel cover him if he makes a move shoot the …. Teal'c help me carry Zzzig to the Stargate." Jack ordered and everyone jumped to obey him all worried about the condition of their friend.
"The animal is dead," the stranger growled as he was hauled to his feet. "Why do you bother?"
"If she dies, I will kill you myself," Daniel spat at him and shoved him forward.
As Jack and Teal'c lifted the awkwardly shaped spider and hurried toward the Stargate Sam was dialling in the IDC. Sam and Teal'c grabbed the prisoner and pushed him through the Stargate with Daniel following immediately. Sam turned to help carry Zzzig into the event horizon.
As they exited General Hammond was barking orders. "Get a medical team down here now! Dr Jackson what happened?"
"This, person, was on the planet. We were about to leave when Zzzig sensed him. She went to look for him and he attacked her," Daniel responded and Hammond motioned for the security detail to take the prisoner. SG1 carefully lowered Zzzig to the floor at the bottom of the ramp as a flurry of activity in the doorway pushed guards and Generals alike out of the way to reach Zzzig. The spider had become a very popular member of the SGC and the prisoner could feel the hostility radiating towards him.
"Get that man out of here!" Hammond roared as he saw Zzzig's injuries and the prisoner was hustled none to gently away.
Dr Fraiser rushed in shortly after the medical team and bent over Zzzig. "We need to get her to her room, lift her onto the trolley."
"Doctor?" Jack's voice posed a question.
"We need to wake her up if she is to stand any chance of survival Colonel. There is only so much I can do for her. Her own healing powers are so much more effective for her biology." Fraiser told him worriedly as she was rushed from the room.
"Where is that…" Jack angrily began but Hammond interrupted him immediately.
"Go with Zzzig Colonel, we will deal with your prisoner. SG1 is dismissed, debriefing in one hour," he added. The team hurriedly followed Fraiser down to Zzzig's quarters.
When they arrived a bag had been attached to Zzzig and was being infused and Jack looked questioningly at the Doctor. "Only sterile water and some minerals, we can't reproduce her blood. Sam, how about the healing device or maybe the mother stone?" Fraiser asked and Sam nodded and rushed away to her lab to return with the only things they thought might be of help.
Sam looked at both the Goa'uld healing device and the mother stone and then made the decision to use both at the same time. With both hands hovering over the body of her friend she concentrated and they both began to glow. As the team looked on Sam tried to visualise Zzzig's differences and the wounds. Slowly she worked her way around the body but nothing seemed to happen. She stopped and shook her head to stop a buzzing that had begun in her ears at the effort required.
"Sam," Daniel said uneasily. "Be careful you don't hurt yourself."
"Carter," Jack added. "If you can't do it Zzzig would not want you to come to harm trying."
"I can do this," Sam responded and began again.
"Jack," it was barely a whisper but he immediately moved to her head.
"Zzzig? You have to cocoon. We don't know what to do for you," Jack told her. After a moment Zzzig spat and a lump of gooey thread hit his chest. Jack looked down and grimaced. "Or Zzzig you know how I hate that."
"You knowsss what to do," she hissed quietly as Jack began peeling the substance off his shirt. He carefully began applying it too the largest of the wounds working to close the hole.
Sam carried on using the device for a while longer but Fraiser could see her visibly weakening. "Stop now Sam," she ordered but Sam began to collapse and the connection with Zzzig was broken anyway. Daniel and Fraiser caught her and lowered her into a seat before returning to Zzzig.
Zzzig spat again and it hit Teal'c who had taken Jack's place by her head. He scraped the substance from his chest and began applying it to another wound. Daniel immediately took his place and put out his hands. Zzzig filled his hands and Daniel went to work. "Ressst I need before I can sssspin." Zzzig whispered.
Fraiser checked her, "She is unconscious again but I think she is a little better. Leave her for a while now and I will keep an eye on her. I will let you know when she starts to cocoon. There is nothing else we can do."
"Right," Jack agreed as he rubbed his sticky hands on his trousers. "Debriefing in a few minutes. Let's get out of this wet gear and up to Hammond. Carter you OK to do this?"
"Yes sir. Feel OK now, just a bit tired," Sam responded.
"Come down to the Infirmary as soon as you have seen Hammond," Fraiser told them as they left the room.
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