A/N Begins with the SG1 team to introduce the trauma doctor.
Jack and Sam are married and expecting twin boys. Reynolds and Janet are married and have an 18 month old daughter Georgian, their adopted daughter Cassie is at medical school. Cam is engaged to Caroline who is the chief field medic. Daniel has been dating Vala for 9 months.
Amelia and Chuck have been dating for a 5 months. Rodney and Laura have been dating for three months.
As soon as the words left Daniel's mouth, Sam knew what would happen and sure enough Vala had grabbed her purse and was gone in a flash.
It'd taken Daniel a moment to realise what had happened before he sprang up and ran after her calling her name.
"Things are never simple with those two" Jack muttered from where he sat next to his wife.
Any reply was cut off by the sound of screeching tires followed by a woman's horrified scream. Instinctively Sam, Jack and Cam shot from their seats and ran out too see what was going on.
Nothing could have prepared them for what greeted them. A white Jeep Grand Cherokee sat in the middle of the road, it's wind shield shattered in a circular pattern, a woman screaming her head off and a crumpled form laid in the road.
Stepping into General mode Jack took charge "Mitchell check the causality, Sam try and calm her down while I'll call it in".
They moved quickly Jack pulled out his cell while Sam lead the woman over to sit on their garden wall.
Kneeling down to immobilise the casualties neck Cam struggled to remain composed "Sir it's Jackson".
The operator had just answered and was asking what service he required "ambulance and police".
1/2 AN HOUR LATER...
Jack clambered into the back of the ambulance alongside the immobilised and unconscious Daniel. A police officer slammed the door and gave it a good thump signalling the paramedic he could go.
Neither of the paramedics were happy about Jack's insistence they head for the Cheyenne Mountain.
It felt like an eternity when in reality it was less than 1/2 an hour before they pulled up at the NORAD entrance.
The doors opened to reveal Janet and her team waiting with a trolley "ok lads we'll take it from here, leave your details with the guards and we'll get your equipment back to you" she said as her team transferred Daniel.
As soon as he was on the trolley and the railings up white coats enveloped them and they disappeared though the security doors.
A LITTLE WHILE LATER...
Cam and Sam silently slipped into the gallery above the ICU room where Jack sat waiting.
"Where's Jackson" Cam asked looking down to the empty room while Sam went to sit next to her husband.
"Theatre...their...trying to...to stop...his internal bleeding" the normally composed General stuttered.
The words barely left his mouth as the door opened emitting Janet still in her scrubs.
"Janet" Sam said noticing her friend's solemn expression.
"I'm not going to lie its bad this time. He's got a deep head laceration, fractured skull, epidural bleed, several broken ribs, collapsed lung, ruptured spleen, bruised kidneys, fractured spine and a broken leg".
She stopped for a minute to glance down at her team who were settling him in.
"Only time will tell. Landry's delayed Daedalus' return to Pegasus so they can scan for her signal. Albert's gone to speak to her".
Reynolds paced the bridge still in his desert BDU's, his tired muscles complaining from spending the past week on a desert planet sleeping on a uneven stone floor while babysitting a bunch of geologists. He'd been looking forward to a hot shower, a pair of clean sand-less clothes, seeing his daughters and his bed".
"We've got her sir, a motel in Colorado" Marks called from his position at the navigational console.
"Thank you Marks, Colonel you ready to beam down".
"I guess" the words had barely left his mouth than he found himself in a cheap motel room, Vala sat on the bed crying.
"He's too cowardly to come himself so he sent someone who's in no mood to take my crap" she snapped violently wiping her eyes noticing his appearance.
It took all of his self-restraint and training not to lose his temper "Janet sent me" he said trying to remain cool.
"Typical Daniel go running to Janet whenever his ego gets a bruising" her voice dripped with venom.
He closed his eyes taking a steadying breath "he did try to follow you Vala, he got as far as the middle of the road".
"Then he thought better".
"NO THEN HE GOT HIT BY A CAR" he screamed his patience exhausted.
"What" she said her defences wavering.
"Some women was yelling at her boyfriend on the phone and didn't see him run out into the road after you" his tone softened.
"Can I see him" she asked breaking down.
He nodded clasping the talk button on his radio "Daedalus' two to beam up".
As soon as they were on the bridge Marks jumped to hyper space and in no time at all they were dropping out again.
The pager clipped to Janet's pocket burst to life emitting an ear splitting screech. Silencing the horrendous sound she glanced at the simple 4 letter message 'HERE' and understood.
"Go" Charlie the trauma consultant said.
She hurried down to her office just as the white light of Asgard beam spilled out.
"Daniel's in ICU 1, I've set up a spare cot in there for you. Now if you don't mind I'm going to get some rest" she said stepping into Reynold's warm embrace.
"What he needs you" Vala spluttered upset that her friend would abandon Daniel in his hour of need.
"I'm no use to him sleep deprived, I've done everything I can for him for the moment. He's got Doctor Larne with him. She's a world class trauma consultant".
"Thanks" Vala called as she flew out of the office hair flapping behind her.
"What's that you got there" Reynolds asked referring to the small cardboard box Janet had picked up of her desk.
"Something to make sure we both get the sleep we need" she said taking his hand and tugging him out thinking about how much her old friend Charlotte Larne had changed since their time at the academy.