Chapter 1 (edited to include quotation marks – hopefully correct! Thank you for the feedback so far!)
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"Anyone seen Carter this morning" yelled Colonel O'Neill across the commissary. The blank and slightly shocked faces provided the answer he needed, "fine" he grumbled, "I'll find her myself". Perhaps she's with Daniel he mused to himself whilst heading to his lab, probably got her head in another experiment as usual. O'Neill sauntered into Daniels lab just as Daniel was heading out, they somehow narrowly avoided colliding with each other but the coffee in Daniels hand wasn't quite so lucky.
"Jeez Jack, what the hell is the rush" exclaimed Daniel. "Have you seen Carter today" replied O'Neill in a rather impatient tone? "No, I thought she was in her lab already, it's not like Carter to not be here by now". "Is everything alright Jack" asked Daniel? "I'm sure it's fine Danny boy but like you said it's a bit strange, I'll give her a call".
O'Neill sat in his office and dialled Carters cell, it rang out – that's unusual he thought, she almost always picks up his calls. Next, he tried her house, that didn't even ring, it just brought the engaged tone. I'll give her a few hours he thought to himself, briefing for our next mission is at midday, she's not likely to miss that.
Sam groaned as she rolled over and came to, god she hurt and why was her side wet? She ran her hand down her left and gasped when she saw it covered in a red wet liquid. What the hell she thought? Suddenly she was shocked by the feet standing in front of her face, "what are you doing awake" a voice growled, "I didn't give you permission" and with that, she blacked out again.
"Colonel, Daniel, Teal'c please sit" stated General Hammond as he strode into the briefing room. "Where is Major Carter Colonel?"" I was going to ask you the same" replied his 2IC, "she hasn't shown up this morning and I'm surprised she isn't here now". "Have you tried to contact her" replied Hammond, "yep but no luck". "Well", said the General, "your dismissed until you locate your 2IC and find out why the hell she thought she could miss a mission briefing, dismissed".
"Jack" shouted Daniel as he and Teal'c chased him down the corridor to the elevators, "what do you think has happened?" "No idea Daniel" replied an exasperated O'Neill, "if I knew we wouldn't be having this conversation, would we?!" "Are you in need of assistance O'Neill?" "Yeah T" he replied, "I'm heading to Carters now so why don't you come with – I'm feeling a little uneasy about just turning up especially with her boyfriend around. In fact, Daniel I need you as well, it'll look like a team thing rather than just me checking up on her". "It doesn't have too" muttered Daniel, "if you'd just get your head outta your arse". "Sorry Daniel I didn't catch that" growled O'Neill, "never mind" replied the archaeologist as he got into the elevator, "let's go".
30mins or so later the 3 pulled up outside Carters house, her Volvo was still on the driveway – well at least we know she's here thought Daniel. "I can't see another car so I'm guessing Pete isn't here" stated Jack. "Indeed", replied Teal'c, "let us see whether Major Carter is in need of our assistance". Jack knocked on the door, more out of courtesy than anything. They all had a key for each other's houses, just in case of emergencies or in Daniels case his regular ability to disappear for months on end before reappearing stark naked off world and devoid of memory.
"Carter!" O'Neill shouted, he banged a little harder but no response. "Alright, I'm going in" he stated to no one. They entered the house and immediately Teal'c noticed something was wrong. "O'Neill, there is broken glass on the floor and a smashed picture on the kitchen worktop". "I see it T" said O'Neill, "let's be careful and look round". Daniel found her first, "JACK" he yelled at the top of his voice, hearing the fear in Daniels voice made Jacks colour drain from his cheeks and he sprinted to her room where he found Daniel crouching over his 2IC and blood, an awful lot of blood. "What the hell" he shouted, "Daniel dial the base and get Fraiser here NOW". Daniel backed out grateful to escape, the look of shock on his face said it all. "Teal'c grab some towels will ya" shouted O'Neill before turning his attention to Carter who was starting to stir on the floor.
"Sam, Sam" he whispered, "what the hell happened?" "Pppete" she gasped. "He did this to you?" "Yyesss" she cried, "I broke off the engagement and I don't really remember much else". She groaned and clasped her hand to her head – "he kicked me and I don't remember much else". "Okay, try not to move Carter, help is on the way". "Please Sir, get me out of here before he comes back". "We will Carter but your bleeding heavily we need to get you patched up first, no Sir you don't understand. If he comes back now he'll kill me. Over my dead body", O'Neill stated angrily. "Daniel", he yelled, "where the hell is Janet?" "I'm here Colonel, give me some space". "Jesus" gasped Janet, "oh Sam what happened?"
Janet set to work immediately, her medical training kicking in and allowing her to work efficiently. "Colonel I need some towels", Jack got up to get more and allowed Janet the space she needed to work, he sighed and ran his hands through his hair. Dammit he muttered, what kind of man would do this to a woman?