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Chapter 7

SG1 made their way through the streets towards the Stargate. With Malean's help they had been able to keep to the shadows, reducing the chance of them being spotted and recognised. Sam breathed a sigh of relief as they turned the corner to see the Stargate standing in front of them.

"Now you must hurry!" Malean stated "It will not be long before they realise that you have escaped"

"Thank you" Sam said.

They made a run for the gate, Teal'c made it to the DHD first and immediately began to dial the gate. The noise around them told them they had been recognised as the locals starting running around in a panic. As the Stargate engaged several armed men came running down the street.

"STOP IMMEDIATELY" They heard a familiar voice yell and they all turned to see Valeran running towards them. "MURDERERS! I WILL NOT BE DENIED RETRIBUTION FOR THE DEATH OF MY CHILDREN!"

As the armed men continued to approach Jack gestured for them to get out of there and they all ran through the gate.

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"Clear!"

"We have a pulse"

Relief flowed through Daniel's body as the heart monitor returned to its regular beeps indicating Janet's heart was beating once again. He wiped the tears from his face as he moved back over to the bed. The nurses and doctors who had come running in when Janet's heart stopped left the room, apart from Dr Warner. General Hammond moved to stand next to Daniel as Warner looked at Daniel.

"The chemical in her blood is killing her, we aren't going to be able to keep her alive much longer. She's strong and she's fighting this but we all need to prepare ourselves for the worst"

Daniel took Janet's hand in his own as he continued to listen to Dr Warner "We have everyone working on this but they're coming up with nothing. Even if they are able to find something I doubt it will be in time to save Janet. I'm afraid if SG1 do not return with a cure soon, we will lose her and even then, it may already be too late"

"Unscheduled off world activation"

"Inform me immediately if there are any changes" Hammond said as he walked out of the room. Daniel sat back down in the chair he had been occupying for the last several hours. Is this what it had been like for Janet, Jack and Teal'c when he and Sam had been infected with Tempson's virus? Sitting here watching her slowly slip away from him and powerless to do anything about it was killing him.

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SG1 stepped through the Stargate into the gate room of the SGC to find a worn looking General Hammond.

"Welcome back, did you find the cure?"

"Yes sir we did, how is she?" Jack asked.

"Not good"

Jack followed General Hammond out of the gate room along with Sam and Teal'c. When they arrived in the isolation room they found Daniel sitting next to Janet's bed holding her hand, Dr Warner was nearby monitoring her vitals.

"We have it" Jack stated as he walked into the room drawing Daniel's and Warner's attention. He held up the small bottle and Dr Warner was quick to take it out of his hand. The look on his face told them he was debating something and it didn't take them long to figure out what.

"What could it possibly do to her Doc, kill her? If we don't give her the cure now she'll die anyway" Jack said.

"It may already be too late" Dr Warner said sadly.

"Then what do we have to lose"

Dr Warner looked to Daniel who nodded his agreement and a moment later Warner gave Janet the cure "Now all we can do is wait… and pray"

TBC