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Sorry for the shortness of this chapter, hopefully I'll get the next chapter out faster and it'll be longer.
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I've been looking in the mirror for so long.
That I've come to believe my souls on the other side.
Oh the little pieces falling, shatter.
Shards of me,
To sharp to put back together.
To small to matter,
But big enough to cut me into so many little pieces.
Evanescence- Breathe No More
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Doctor Janet Fraiser passed Daniel sitting in the hallway, his back pressed against the wall next to the guard watching the door. She paused in front of him, "I'll see if he'll let you in today." She said softly.
Daniel nodded averting his eyes to the wall behind her. The guard put in a code then stepped back allowing Janet into the isolation room. Another soldier stood guard just inside, he barely paid any notice to Janet as she walked through the door. Jack, however, glanced at her curiously from his cross-legged position on the bed.
"Is he still out there?" He asked softly raising an eyebrow.
Janet felt a spark of hope that the Jack she knew had returned, until he frowned and looked away, "Tell him to go away and bring me the real Daniel Jackson." He tapped his fingers absently on his knees.
"Why don't you think he's Daniel?" Janet asked shoving her hands into her coat pockets.
Jack snorted, "A lot of reasons."
"Like…?" She probed sitting down on the edge of the bed.
Jack watched her warily then shrugged resting his chin on his fist, "He's too quiet. Danny never shuts up about his 'Meaning of Life' crap." He waved his other hand out and rolled his eyes before continuing, "This guy doesn't have the spark in his eyes like Danny does. He's given up. The Danny I know would never give up."
Janet thought about his answer for a moment, "Daniel's not well Jack." She said finally catching Jack's wandering attention, his head jerked up.
"What's wrong with Danny? I tried to help him… They're not hurting him again, are they?" He looked about the room frantically.
"No," Janet shook her head standing up as Jack climbed to his feet, "Jack he's okay, Daniel's okay." She said trying to reassure him.
Jack spun around on her, "Let me see him!" He ordered, "Let me see Daniel!
Janet signaled to the officer who opened the door allowing Daniel in. Jack turned looking Daniel over skeptically, he shook his head, "That's not," He squeezed his eyes shut clutching his head, "That's not Daniel! Why won't you just let me see him?" His voice held a pleading tone to it now.
"But Jack," Janet tried watching Daniel out of the corner of her eye, "That is Daniel."
Jack shook his head violently, "No! It's not! I'm still in that hole, aren't I? This is all just, just a dream…" He swallowed thickly closing his eyes again. Daniel touched his arm lightly and Jack's eyes snapped open. He backed up into Janet who placed her hands on his arms. He pulled free looking between Janet and Daniel as he backed away only to be stopped by the mirrored wall. His eyes landed on Daniel and softened slightly at the sadness on the other man's face.
"I'm sorry," He whispered softly sliding down the wall, his arms wrapped around his knees as he stared at Daniel with red eyes, "I'm sorry."
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The quiet atmosphere of Daniel's office no longer had the calming effect it once did on Daniel as he paced around the room. Now dressed in civvies instead of the cotton hospital clothes he had been wearing. Teal'c had practically dragged Daniel away from the isolation room after Jack's outburst and brought him here to calm down. After pacing the room for a few minutes, Daniel disappeared into a large walk in closet reappearing minutes later in his dark green cargo pants, black T-shirt, and unlaced combat boots. Teal'c raised an eyebrow curiously but didn't ask. Daniel resumed his pacing then paused in front of the Jaffa warrior, his eyes down cast focusing on something internal.
"Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c said softly, his solid frame towering over the other man both in height and, in Daniel's mind, power. He felt lost in the Jaffa's shadow; he was being swallowed up by its inky darkness with nothing to hold onto. Daniel furrowed his eyebrows, the 'lost child' look washing over his face again.
Teal'c tilted his head to the side, "Are you alright, Daniel Jackson?"
He wanted to shout and hit Teal'c screaming at the top of his lungs "What the Hell do you think!? I was locked in a dark room without any sunlight for months and even without food or water for days! While these faceless guys attacked me physically and mentally then made me into their slave so they could… could…" He closed his mouth realizing he was actually shouting at Teal'c and pounding his fists against the other man's chest. He backed away lowering his eyes from the blank look on Teal'c's face. He turned his head away and sniffed touching his cheek suddenly realizing he was crying.
"Could what?" Teal'c stared at the other man sternly, his voice soft no lower than normal.
Daniel put his hand over his eyes and shook his head refusing to speak. Teal'c frowned taking Daniel by the shoulders, "Could what?" He said more forcefully and Daniel couldn't help but try and cower away.
Teal'c held onto his shoulders staring at the top of Daniel's bowed head, "Daniel Jackson-"
"I made Janet promise!" He shouted suddenly breaking free of Teal'c's hold, "She promised me she wouldn't tell anyone what they did to me!"
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