Seven Degrees of Separation, by DrGemini86 (DrGemini24)
Summary: Set in season 10, an accident off-world changes Daniel into Daniels. Can the team find a solution before it's too late?
Pairing: SamDaniel
Rating: T
Genres: Action/Adventure, AU, Drama, New Romance, Sci-Fi
Warnings: possibly language and maybe a little rudeness
A/N: Got the idea for this from an episode of Fairly Odd Parents where Timmy wishes that he didn't have emotions. This is hopefully more complex than that was.
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Sam stood on the edge of a grassy promontory overlooking the plain below which had the Stargate, her P-90 ready for action as she scanned the scene below. Teal'c stood behind her in a defensive position, his staff weapon at the ready should they get ambushed, while Daniel stood next to Sam, his P-90 ready too. Daniel murmured as his eyes moved over the plain,
"There doesn't seem to be anyone there."
Sam nodded slightly and waved her arm in a silent gesture for Daniel and Teal'c to follow her, the Jaffa remaining alert. As they made their way down a rocky slope leading to the plain, Teal'c instantly aimed his staff weapon on sensing something and he said quietly,
"ColonelCarter!"
Now reaching the bottom of the slope, they slid down the opposite side of it from where Teal'c had pointed, using the slope as a defence just as an Ori energy weapon blast skimmed the rocky surface, sending a small shower of little rocks and dust over the three members of SG-1 as they shot back at their enemy.
During the fire-fight that followed, Daniel said, grimacing as he pressed the trigger of his firearm instinctively on seeing each Ori soldier that bobbed up, "Cover me."
Sam frowned as she focussed on shooting, remarking, "Don't do anything stupid."
Daniel said, still shooting, "You're better shooters than me and you need someone to dial the 'gate."
Teal'c asked, swinging his staff weapon around as he took out target after target, "Would it not be more prudent to create a distraction?"
Sam nodded and replied, "I'll do it. I'll draw them to the other side of the 'gate and then you can follow Daniel."
"I am a much better candidate for creating the aforementioned distraction."
"No, Teal'c. You've got to watch Daniel's back."
Teal'c just nodded and Daniel said, worried, "Good luck."
Teal'c added, "You will succeed, ColonelCarter… luck is not required."
Sam smiled and said, "Thanks guys," before crouching and running behind the 'gate, dodging energy weapon blasts. From her new position, she took aim and fired, signalling across to Daniel. With a little nod, the Archaeologist sprinted and ducked between staff blasts, crouching behind the DHD as Teal'c took his spot.
Firing at their enemy with his 9mm now, he reached up every so often to tap a symbol. Catching sight of Cam and Vala reaching the headland above, he, not wanting to give away their position to the enemy Jaffa, grabbed his radio and, whilst wincing as an energy blast flew straight past his face, called,
"Mitchell, heads up. There's about twenty soldiers… possibly more."
Cam's reply came as Daniel peeked from behind the DHD to see that the southern Colonel and Vala were now laying on their fronts in the grass as they joined the fire-fight, "Copy that. Those villagers must have either been blind, stupid or downright conspiring… What are you doing?"
"What does it look like!?"
"Good answer… and good luck, buddy."
"Thanks!"
Right before Daniel could reach the centre of the DHD to activate the event horizon, a large metal ball rolled out into the centre of the plain, stopping a couple of metres in front of the DHD. Daniel called into his radio,
"Sam?!"
Sam replied as she continued firing, "I have no idea what that is… you need to finish dialling."
Small circles of light appeared on the ball, the light expanding exponentially and engulfing the Archaeologist. Cam and Sam simultaneously yelled Daniel's name as he, mesmerised, dropped his 9mm as he stood up. Teal'c, concerned for his friend's welfare as the Ori troops withdrew, aimed his staff weapon and fired at the ball. The white light changed dramatically into a broad rainbow, sparks flying as Daniel collapsed and the ball exploded into flame.
Sam, yelling his name, ran out to him, not caring whether the soldiers were there or not as Cam and Vala came sprinting down the slope, Teal'c reaching the Archaeologist first, cradling his head in his lap. Sam ripped medical supplies out of her pocket as Cam asked,
"What the hell just happened?"
Sam shook her head as she checked her unconscious friend over, replying, "I don't know… I think that was an Ori version of a shock grenade… or maybe a probe…"
Sam met Teal'c's gaze, the Jaffa nodding imperceptibly and he hoisted the Archaeologist over his shoulder as Cam began to dial the 'gate, Sam quickly gathering samples of the destroyed ball in a hazmat container. Vala remarked, eyeing the remains of the mysterious ball,
"Judging by the way those soldiers ran away, that was probably meant to be deadly."
The 'gate dialled, and Sam having finished her work, Cam called into his radio as Vala transmitted the team's IDC, "General Landry, requesting a medical team to meet us… we've got one man down."
Landry's reply came, "Very well. Come on through."
Cam glanced around at his team and then led his three upright team-mates through the active event horizon, the unconscious one being carried.
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Arriving in the gateroom, the event horizon deactivating behind them as a medical team ran in, Landry asked as he eyed Daniel with concern, "Mitchell, what happened?"
Cam replied with a shrug as he and the rest of his team handed their firearms to the gateroom personnel, Carolyn treating Daniel, "A bunch of either lying or delusional villagers and an Ori ambush. Jackson got a close encounter with a new weapon that Sam has the tattered remains of."
Landry nodded and Sam said, gesturing to the box she carried, "I would like to have some tests performed on this, Sir… it could hold the key to helping Daniel."
"Understood, Colonel."
Noticing the team looking antsy as they watched their friend being wheeled out of the gateroom, Landry said, indicating the doorway with his head, "Go ahead. We'll sort out debriefs later."
