Jack opened his eyes to find himself in a bed. He knew this bed. He's been in this bed before.

"What the…"

"Colonel O'Neil. It's good to see you awake."

"Dr. Frasier, how in the world did I get here."

"Ah yes, well, I am supposed to give you this note."

Colonel Jack O'Neil,

Consider this your wedding present.

Thor

"Those guys. I really like those guys. Wait, where's Sam?"

"Jack, before I open this curtain, I have to tell you something. It seems as though Bahl has drugged Major O'Neil in some way…"

"Yeah. I know that already. She was unconscious when I joined her in the cell. Groggy as all hell when I woke her up."

"Interesting. Did she ever fully wake up?"

"Techinically, I guess not. Her voice trembled. When she tried to walk, she fell right back down. Why?"

"She's unconscious again. This time, however, we haven't been able to wake her up at all. We were thinking it might be something Bahl put into her system to cause a withdrawal if she escaped."

"A withdrawal?"

"Yes. Remember that time you all became addicted to that light source? When you left that planet for a significant amount of time, your body went into withdrawal. We thinks something similar, but different, has happened to Major O'Neil. Before I open this curtain, I have to warn you about what you are about to see. She stopped breathing on her own about an hour after you appeared here last night. We had to intubate her. She was several IV's hooked up…fluids to keep her hydrated and to flush out her system and medications that we think might possibly help. It's not a pretty sight, Colonel."

"Just let me see her. Let me see her!"

Dr. Frasier grimaced but slowly pulled back the curtain. After the initial shock of it all, he jumps out of bed and grabs Sam's hand.

"Oh, God, Sam. What did he do to you?"

For the first time ever, Dr. Frasier saw Jack cry open-heartedly, without holding back.

"Is she going to be okay?"

"We don't know. Her vitals are finally stable but not getting better, and she still hasn't woken up. If she still has had no change by 48 hrs, we may have to consider our options."

"I understand. Can I be alone with her?"

"Of course."

She takes one last look at the monitors before exiting and nods for everyone in the observation area to exit as well.

"Sam, listen to me. Giving up isn't like you. You are horribly stubborn and hard headed. You can't give up on me. You can't. I love you too much."

He grabs a chair and pulls it close. He wraps his hand around hers and lays his head on the bed beside her.

Hours had passed, and he had not budged. A friendly hand touches his back.

"General Hammond, if you have come to tell me to leave because I don't officially belong at SGC anymore, you might as well forget it. I am not leaving."

"Nobody is going to make you leave, Jack. Retired or not, you are a member of the SGC family, and so is Sam. What is best for Sam right now is to have you there beside her."

"Thank you, Sir."

"I have just come to check if you were okay."

"I'll be okay when she is okay, Sir."

"Do you need anything?"

"I need you to work with Dr. Frasier to find a cure, Sir."

General Hammond just nods, pats Jack on the back for encouragement, and leaves to go find Dr. Frasier. Jack raises his head off of the bed and brushes a loose hair off her forehead. In the best soothing voice he could muster, he starts to sing to her.

Let the world stop turning.

Let the sun stop burning.

Let them tell me love's not worth going through.

If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart

The only dream that matters has come true.

In this life, I was loved by you.

"That's a beautiful song, Jack."

"Thanks, Daniel. I heard somewhere that even when people are unconscious, they can still hear. Sam loves that song."

"She knows, Jack. I believe she knows you are here keeping her company, and I truly believe that is helping her."

"Do you think so?"

"Yeah, I do. I really do."

"Thanks Daniel."

" Did you want me to get you anything? Some food from the cafeteria maybe?"

"No, thanks. I have no appetite. I just keep thinking of how if she hadn't married me, had she still been Major Carter, this probably would have never happened."

"She doesn't blame you, Jack. She doesn't think like that."

After a long period of silence, Daniel musters a supportive smile and walks out.

"Sam, I know you can here me in there. You have to make it. You just do. You saved me. When I first rejoined the stargate program, I was in bad shape, real bad shape. After returning from abedos, my wife had left me, my kid was still gone…I was going down, Sam, and you saved me. That look in your eyes, that look of stubborn innocence and good-heartedness, that first day I met you, it saved me. I can't loose you, Sam. I just can't. Wake up so you can beat the shit out of me for doing this to you."