Title: ~*~Soul Keeper~*~

Just wanted to say, if this screws up during uploading because I did something stupid, I'll delete it as soon as possible and try to fix it. (I've done something weird like five times, and it makes these huge big spaces and I can't fix it.  *I found that hitting the +font button did make it not as small…well duh…but it helps*

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Title: ~*~Soul Keeper~*~

Author: Gotmilk

Email: Gotmilk014@yahoo.com

Status: Complete

Category: Drama

Spoilers:  Minor ones for the movie, Children of the Gods, Fire and Water, just a little foreshadowing thoughts for Legacy, and a situation somewhat like Crystal Skull at parts. *I wrote this before I'd even seen or heard about it being an upcoming episode*

Season/Sequel info: Season 1; A little while after Fire and Water

Rating: PG-13 A couple of cuss words, but they're all Jacks.  It probably shouldn't even be this rating, but that's what I picked.

Content Warnings: A 'little' Daniel whumping, but not much. And I really mean that.

Disclaimer: Stargate Sg-1 and its characters are the property of Stargate (II) Productions, Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. This story is for entertainment purposes only and no money exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended. The original characters, situations, and story are the property of the author. This story may not be posted elsewhere without the consent of the author.

 

Author's notes:  This was the first Stargate fic that I would even dare post, and I actually fixed it a little more then the Heliopolis version. *It's still not completely had a beta look over it yet…so I'm sorry if it's horrible. But do you have any idea what it was like to have a computer with no spell check when you're me? I absolutely suck at grammar!*

But I'd really like 'some' kind of feedback if you're willing to take those thirty extra seconds to type in a few words. If you're too busy to do that…then what the heck are you doing reading fanfiction when you should be working?!  =)

~*~Prologue~*~

Jack's POV

I could remember sitting by the infirmary bed for hours, hope still in me that everything would be okay, just like it always was. When a day pasted with no good news, deep inside, I began to think 'It might be like this forever.'

 I still pushed those thoughts away because I knew he would pull through, he always did for God's sake, why not now?  After two days, things seemed to get worse because I could see those blue eyes open slightly, but they weren't the same.  They were dull, lifeless, and not the person I knew.  I think that's when it finally hit me, things were 'not' going to be fine, and nothing would ever be the same again for my team and me.

I had wished ever since it happened, it had been me lying in this bed, not him, my friend, correction, best friend, because I knew it wasn't his time to go, it couldn't be.  It hurt to see those blue eyes staring at the ceiling, no recognition in them, any intelligence, or even life for that matter.  I think I've always kept up a small amount of hope, even after Janet told me he would never recover from the accident, and for the rest of his life, he would live in some kind of nursing home or hospital, until one day, he would just close his eyes, slip into a coma, and then die.  Forever gone this time.

It wasn't fair, I knew that, but was life ever fair?  Why did the family going on a weekend vacation, trying to get away from school and jobs, have to be the ones hit by a drunk driver, killing them all, or part of the family, and the drunk lived through it?  Maybe he went to jail or was put to death, but it was never the same. He had no idea the pain he had caused another family, friends, and loved ones of the ones he had killed.  Is it fair for a little boy to kill himself with his father's gun?  I know it isn't, but sometimes, what isn't fair, just plain sucks.

I try not to think about it now, as I look at my once caring friend, the one who's eye's lit up with a new discovery, and knew it was a waste for him to go like this, and so early.  I know the others feel just as bad about what has happened as I do, the whole base feels the loss, but I think it's worse for me, knowing I've lost him again, for the last time.  I can't help but think about that day, almost a week ago, where the team, and my life changed.  Could I have done something different? Changed something I did?  I don't think I'll ever know.

~*~Chapter 1~*~

3 days ago...

The dust drifted off the stone doorway as it was moved, causing Dr. Daniel Jackson to hold his breath to keep from sneezing.  Daniel had been saved earlier, by Janet Fraiser, who'd rushed his antihistamines to him, moments before he had left the base, Colorado, the planet, even the known galaxy on his last mission.

'To bad the ones I have just happen to only work for flower pollen,' Daniel thought as he looked into the semi dark room that was filled to the brim with different ancient objects.

Books, scrolls, tools, cooking utensils, and other strange things lined the room, much to Daniel's enjoyment.  Behind him, Daniel heard Colonel Jack O'Neill mutter something that sounded extremely like, "For crying out loud, we're going to be here 'forever'!"

He looked back at Jack and saw Captain Carter, who was next to him, smile at the comment, knowing how much Jack hated all scientific missions.  Even though Daniel couldn't see him, he knew that Teal'c was somewhere outside, scanning the area for any danger.  Daniel doubted the passive Jaffa would find any though.  The planet was deserted except for one small area that looked abandoned.  It looked as if no one had lived there for hundreds of years, which excited Daniel even more.

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Jack sighed, leaning against a wall, closing his eyes, letting the scientist go at their work. 'Ha,' he muttered to himself, 'scientists.'

 Things seemed peaceful enough, and Teal'c had returned after a few minutes to inform him that he had found no sign of predators, or any hostile aliens around. Jack thanked him, but Teal'c insisted on leaving again to stand guard.  Jack waved him on with a slight grin, actually wishing he out there, and not having to be inside babysitting.  While he wasn't actually babysitting, someone had to stay here, and Teal'c was the best choice for outside since he could hear things farther away, and was a much better tracker than the Colonel himself.

Jack yawned and opened his eye again, taking a peak at his other teammates, and just in time to see Daniel walk behind a wall, and say, "Hey Sam, come look at this!"

Jack didn't personally care what it might have been, but knew both Sam and Daniel would both be ecstatic. "'Geeks," he muttered goodheartedly as he grinned and closed his eyes again.

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The next time Jack opened them, Sam was in his line of sight again, looking through her pack a few feet away, and he could hear Daniel shuffling through something behind the wall.

He closed his eyes, thinking, 'Maybe I should keep Daniel away from the machinery,' but was startled to hear Carter yell "Sir!"

His heart skipped a beat when he saw an orange glow from the area Daniel was, and then heard his younger friend gasp.

"Daniel!" Jack yelled, heading towards his friend, and turning the corner in time to see Daniel fly past him, hitting the wall on the opposite side of the room and falling into a limp heap.

 As soon as he hit, the glow disappeared, leaving the somewhat dark room to be in shadow again.  He ran over to his fallen friend and fell to his knees next to him.  Carter landed only a few seconds after him, as Jack felt frantically for a pulse...

 It was there, pretty strong, and nothing seemed broken.  He sighed in relief, and then started on making plans for getting Daniel back home, never knowing what was coming.

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::Hides behind her PC, waiting for the first tomato to be thrown::