Dr. Lam understanding the danger in what happened, had her med staff don Bio suits and prepare a Bio station in the infirmary. This was not her first time handling this type of emergency, but Vala and Sam where her friends. When she arrived in the Stargate room she had her med staff check on everyone that was in the room first. After clearing them she had two encased Bio cases ready to transport Vala and Sam to the infirmary. Mitchell, Daniel and Teal'c watched with concern as Dr. Lam examined both women. She found no dangerous radiation levels in the room or connected with them. The alien organism she examined seemed to be keeping both women alive. There pulses were weak, and their heartbeats seemed to be low. The med staff encased both woman and headed to the infirmary. All 3 concerned friends followed and Gen Landry met them at the infirmary. Gen Landry wanted some answers to what happened.

"We were on the planet checking out the emergency beacon General." Stated Mitchell. "We didn't encounter any problems or any alien life until they came through the gate and attacked Vala and Sam."

"Col Mitchell is correct Gen Landry." Interjected Teal'c. "Vala Mol Doran only mentioned she had heard something earlier on the planet, but all readings showed no life or any detection of any alien form."

"Sam and I were checking notes that were left behind and we all met up at the gate." Said Daniel. "There was nothing unusual there. I…. I don't know how they came through the gate without us noticing." Daniel kept his eyes on Dr. Lam's glass enclosure. All of them could see that Carolyn's med team was cutting away Sam and Vala's clothes, but that's all.

"I'm going to send out a beacon back to the planet to avoid at all cost to SGC and any other allied forces." Said Landry. "We don't know what else may be down there that could contaminate anyone. I'm going back to my office. Keep me abreast Col Mitchell on how Col Carter and Vala are doing."

"Yes Sir."

All three men turned their attentions back through the protected glass enclosement and watched Dr. Lam, waiting for any news on their teammates.

INFIRMARY

Carolyn and her staff worked delicately and cautiously removing clothing from around where the aliens attached themselves to Vala and Sam. The organic forms seem to be pulsating as if breathing in their surroundings. Their color was clear when Carolyn first saw them, and now they seemed to be a slimy icky white color at they stayed attached to their chest. The organism seemed not to mind having clothing cut away, but soon as Carolyn decided to take a tissue or blood sample the organism's seem to tighten their tentacle grip around Sam and Vala's neck. This seemed to Carolyn that the alien forms were very aware that they were being tested or trying to be removed. Sam and Vala's vitals seemed to very low and this worried Carolyn. She brought in a scanner to see how far these aliens had penetrated Sam and Vala's organs and saw that the aliens seemed to be feeding slowly on Vala and Sam's blood as well as tentacles inside their heart and cereberal cortex of their brains. She would need to see how much blood they were losing and test for what type of reaction both the women were having from this attack. They were still unconscious, and the alien's tentacles seemed to be expanding to their entire outside body very slowly. Carolyn had to finally sustain them by hooking them to additional units of blood to both woman or they would die from blood loss. Her medical staff could do nothing more, mainly due to the organisms moving rapidly to cover Sam and Vala's bodies whenever they tried to take more sample from them. Carolyn had made the decision to just monitor the two women for now and there was nothing more she could do until she asked more questions and analyze what she already had. She saw the concern on SG1's face and went out to speak to them about their condition.

"How are they doing Dr. Lam?" Asked Mitchell concerned.

"Not too good. These organic organism or whatever they are, are feeding off their blood. I've tried to remove them carefully, but they seem to understand this and have extended some type of tentacles around their bodies. Every time we tried to take samples of them, they increased their pressure around their necks. I didn't want to pursue any further. I need to run test on what I have, but they are maintaining their vitals at a slow pace. I don't know if this is good or bad, but that's all I can do right now. Sorry I don't have more to give you, but at least they're still alive."

Daniel was angry and tried not to take it out on Dr. Lam. "You've got to do more for them. They're killing them. Can't we laser them loose or something?"

"Calm down Jackson. I'm sure Dr. Lam is doing everything in her power to help them. We may just need to wait and see. I hate this as much as you do, but we could harm Vala and Sam if went don't know what we're dealing with." Said Mitchell.

"Indeed. I believe all we can do is wait Daniel Jackson. They are in good hands."

"I'm sorry Carolyn, it's……………it's just frustrating to see them like this. I apologize."

"It's ok Dr. Jackson. They're my friends too. Let me get back with you while the lab runs these test. Right now we can keep them comfortable and sustain them with enough blood so they do not go into shock. I'll let you know something as soon as I can."

"Thank you Dr. Lam. We'll wait for your results." Stated Mitchell.

Dr. Lam hurried back to the lab to run an all out test to see if they could stop the aliens from feeding on Vala and Sam.

"Jackson? Jackson? You still have those notes with you?

"Yes Colonel." He answered reluctantly.

"Then see if you can decipher the language and see if we can come up with some answers on the planet or these alien beings. It's not going to help them if all we do is worry. We need to come up with a solution to help them. "

"I………..I understand. I'll be in my lab. Just…………….just let me know how they're doing when Dr. Lam comes back."

"Yeah, we will. Teal'c and I will keep an eye on them. They're not going anywhere. Go."

Daniel stood by the window watching his two friends, perhaps even dying. He had to see what, if anything was in the notes left behind on the planet could help.

"T, I'm going to stay here until Dr. Lam comes back. Can you keep an eye on our boy to make sure he stays on track? I know he's worried and maybe some company will calm him."

"Understood Col Mitchell. Please contact us if there is any change."

As Teal'c left, he too was worried about his friends. Outwardly he was calm and knew they all had been through difficult times and came out whole on missions gone wrong. But both Col Carter and Vala where very special to him, each in their own way, and he felt guilty for not only protecting them, but for not seeing this threat sooner.

Mitchell turned his attention back to the two forms lying helplessly in their beds. He knew Sam and Vala well enough that they were fighters, but in his mind he thought, will this be enough? Can they fight this? As their Commander, he took full responsibility for any of them being harmed and because they were woman, didn't make it any easier. He was still old fashioned and Sam, even though military was well respected by SGC and the entire mountain for her ingenuity, whit and camaraderie. She was always there to give a helping hand to anyone, regardless of rank or status. Vala he had come to know more as they worked together on countless missions. She too was special to everyone, even though she seemed flighty to him. He found her capable of following orders, intelligent and fun. He loved the way she had everyone's number on personality and strength and never took advantage of her new position as a SG1 member to further her, what he called treasonable capabilities. Yes, they were his responsibility and he felt his own guilt rise in him not because they were just members of his crew, but friends.

As Mitchell watched helplessly, the alien organisms unknown to anyone increased their probing of both women. Their need for survival increased their level of feeding off both Sam and Vala, especially Vala. Vala's blood had properties that they had long been denied, at the organism seemed to take pleasure in slowly taking from her.

Calm yourself Katara. We are no longer on that desilate planet. We are free, free. We must move slowly or they will threathen our existence. We have been to long without nourishment. Feed slowly.

I am calm beloved. This one is most delicious. We were fortunate that these strangers came along. Shall we reveal ourselves?

No, not at this time. We must regain our strength. It has been so long, since we have tasted such sweetness. We have been dormant for so long, I do not remember when we last fed. We will contact these beings when the time comes. Do not feed too much, or we may kill them both. Patients Katara, patients.

Yes, my beloved. Yes. We must live again. We must live.

Dr. Lam was in the lab concentrating on the blood samples, trying to determine why the aliens were feeding on Sam and Vala's blood and nothing else. After breaking down the components in their blood, she realized that there was one type of nutrient that was being used the most. Naquadah. Both women had Naquadah in their systems, and Vala had more than Sam. Carolyn had remembered that Sam was used as a host temporarily at one time, so that would confirm the substance in her blood. But Vala had most of this chemical in her bloodstream due to her being a host to the Goa'uld. She wanted to be sure before she reported this to Col Mitchell and his team. She didn't want to second guess her findings. But she realized if these organisms continued to feed off their blood and exhausted the Naquadah from both women, then once this was gone, they both could die.

A/N: I'm glad for the response. This is going to be updated daily. My muses are messing with me and I can't put this down soon enough. Reviews are welcomed.