Van Diemen's Land: part deux
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General Hammond glanced round at Jack, Daniel and Teal'c.
"SG1, what happened?"
Jack was staring at his pencil, spinning it between his fingers slowly, totally ignoring what was
going on around him. Daniel took the hint and started to explain,
"We arrived at Z6B211 and found it just like the MALP said, a desert planet with no apparent
life."
"Then?"
"I found a wall with writing on it, I thought it looked like the Ancients might have inhabited it,
the writings looked like they were taken from the, umm, the same piece of writing as the 'mecca'
of the four races..." Daniel caught the look on General Hammonds face, "...but that's not really
relevant...umm, we started to walk further away from the gate. We turned round and there was
this person, well, I say person...it was more of a figure, it looked as if it was burning. But it
couldn't have been, it wasn't emitting any heat. Then it changed into this 'energy, fire' ball. It
shot straight at Sam. She tried to jump out of the way, but it hit her, and..." Daniel trailed off
and found himself staring at the center of the table, unable to talk or move his gaze away. He
saw Sam getting hit with the fire ball again in slow motion, he saw her falling to the ground...
"Dr Jackson?" General Hammond's voice broke into Daniel's thoughts, "Dr Jackson?"
"Er, sorry..."
Suddenly, Janet ran into the debriefing room.
"General! Major Carter became comatose five minutes ago!"
General Hammond, Daniel and Jack stood up simultaneously.
"We'll continue this debriefing later." General Hammond said. Janet did a sharp 180 and ran
back out again. General Hammond went to follow her, but Jack stepped in front of him and
followed Janet, matching her brisk pace.
Jack walked into the room and stopped as he saw Sam lying on the bed with all kinds of wires
and tubes sticking out of her. The steady beep of the heart monitor broke the eerie silence of
the room, but everything felt too still. Jack was scared to move in case he disrupted anything.
He looked around for a chair and pulled one up to sit next to her.
She looked so small and fragile. It shocked him to see his 2IC who was usually so strong lying
helpless. It shocked him even more that he hated not being able to help her.
"Hey, Carter." He began, "Look at all this shit they've got stuck in you." He expected her to
wake up and tell him that it wasn't 'shit', but she didn't, and he had to think of something else to
say. "You know, if you're not careful, you'll miss the hockey game." Jack joked, but the smile
died on the lips. He ran a hand through his hair and took a deep breath. "Come on, Carter. Give
me a break. Danny misses you...I'm not sure about Teal'c. Hell, I miss you."
The door opened and Jack looked round. A young airman spoke apologetically,
"Sorry, sir. I need to change Major Carter's dressing."
"Yeah, I'll go." Jack patted Sam's hand gently, "See ya soon, Carter."
Jack walked down the corridor and almost knocked Daniel over as he walked in the opposite
direction.
"Hey, Jack. Watch where you're going." Daniel said light heartedly
"Sorry, Daniel."
"No, it's okay. How's Sam?"
"She's...the same."
"Colonel O'Neill!" Janet called. Jack and Daniel turned round immediately, expecting her to tell
them that something had happened to Sam. "Don't worry, there's been no change." Jack
breathed a sigh of relief. "I was just thinking, it might speed up Major Carter's recovery if her
memory was stimulated."
"And?" Jack asked.
"Would you be able to bring in some music of Major Carter's? Say, a favourite C.D. of hers?"
"Well, I was just going home." Daniel said.
"If you could stop by her house..."
"Yeah, that's fine. Come on, Danny, let's go." Jack said and walked off down the corridor.
Daniel turned back to Janet,
"Thanks, Janet." He said gently.
"For what? I'm just doing my job."
"For everything that you've done for us over the years. I know if I was you, I would've cracked
up long ago, having to deal with us dying on you all the time."
"Honestly, Daniel, it's nothing."
"Well, anyway, thanks." Daniel smiled then walked off after Jack.
Janet stood and watched as they walked away. She folded her arms and sighed. Sam wasn't going
to give in without a fight, Janet knew, but maybe that fight wouldn't be enough.
To be continued.............
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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of Stargate: SG1, and I don't know who does.
Author's Note: Does anyone get the feeling that this story is going to be really slow and boring?
I do. Anyway, thanks to all the people who reviewed the previous part.
Special mentions to:
The person who reviewed and told me about Van Diemen's Land being Tasmania- I knew that
already, but thanks for pointing it out. I was suprised no one else had said anything actually.
To my friends- For God's sake, surely I don't need to write all your names out, I mean I hope
you know your own names.
To anyone else who has half a braincell (that rules out half of my friends then)- REVIEW THE
DAMN STORY!
ehem....thankyou.
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General Hammond glanced round at Jack, Daniel and Teal'c.
"SG1, what happened?"
Jack was staring at his pencil, spinning it between his fingers slowly, totally ignoring what was
going on around him. Daniel took the hint and started to explain,
"We arrived at Z6B211 and found it just like the MALP said, a desert planet with no apparent
life."
"Then?"
"I found a wall with writing on it, I thought it looked like the Ancients might have inhabited it,
the writings looked like they were taken from the, umm, the same piece of writing as the 'mecca'
of the four races..." Daniel caught the look on General Hammonds face, "...but that's not really
relevant...umm, we started to walk further away from the gate. We turned round and there was
this person, well, I say person...it was more of a figure, it looked as if it was burning. But it
couldn't have been, it wasn't emitting any heat. Then it changed into this 'energy, fire' ball. It
shot straight at Sam. She tried to jump out of the way, but it hit her, and..." Daniel trailed off
and found himself staring at the center of the table, unable to talk or move his gaze away. He
saw Sam getting hit with the fire ball again in slow motion, he saw her falling to the ground...
"Dr Jackson?" General Hammond's voice broke into Daniel's thoughts, "Dr Jackson?"
"Er, sorry..."
Suddenly, Janet ran into the debriefing room.
"General! Major Carter became comatose five minutes ago!"
General Hammond, Daniel and Jack stood up simultaneously.
"We'll continue this debriefing later." General Hammond said. Janet did a sharp 180 and ran
back out again. General Hammond went to follow her, but Jack stepped in front of him and
followed Janet, matching her brisk pace.
Jack walked into the room and stopped as he saw Sam lying on the bed with all kinds of wires
and tubes sticking out of her. The steady beep of the heart monitor broke the eerie silence of
the room, but everything felt too still. Jack was scared to move in case he disrupted anything.
He looked around for a chair and pulled one up to sit next to her.
She looked so small and fragile. It shocked him to see his 2IC who was usually so strong lying
helpless. It shocked him even more that he hated not being able to help her.
"Hey, Carter." He began, "Look at all this shit they've got stuck in you." He expected her to
wake up and tell him that it wasn't 'shit', but she didn't, and he had to think of something else to
say. "You know, if you're not careful, you'll miss the hockey game." Jack joked, but the smile
died on the lips. He ran a hand through his hair and took a deep breath. "Come on, Carter. Give
me a break. Danny misses you...I'm not sure about Teal'c. Hell, I miss you."
The door opened and Jack looked round. A young airman spoke apologetically,
"Sorry, sir. I need to change Major Carter's dressing."
"Yeah, I'll go." Jack patted Sam's hand gently, "See ya soon, Carter."
Jack walked down the corridor and almost knocked Daniel over as he walked in the opposite
direction.
"Hey, Jack. Watch where you're going." Daniel said light heartedly
"Sorry, Daniel."
"No, it's okay. How's Sam?"
"She's...the same."
"Colonel O'Neill!" Janet called. Jack and Daniel turned round immediately, expecting her to tell
them that something had happened to Sam. "Don't worry, there's been no change." Jack
breathed a sigh of relief. "I was just thinking, it might speed up Major Carter's recovery if her
memory was stimulated."
"And?" Jack asked.
"Would you be able to bring in some music of Major Carter's? Say, a favourite C.D. of hers?"
"Well, I was just going home." Daniel said.
"If you could stop by her house..."
"Yeah, that's fine. Come on, Danny, let's go." Jack said and walked off down the corridor.
Daniel turned back to Janet,
"Thanks, Janet." He said gently.
"For what? I'm just doing my job."
"For everything that you've done for us over the years. I know if I was you, I would've cracked
up long ago, having to deal with us dying on you all the time."
"Honestly, Daniel, it's nothing."
"Well, anyway, thanks." Daniel smiled then walked off after Jack.
Janet stood and watched as they walked away. She folded her arms and sighed. Sam wasn't going
to give in without a fight, Janet knew, but maybe that fight wouldn't be enough.
To be continued.............
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of Stargate: SG1, and I don't know who does.
Author's Note: Does anyone get the feeling that this story is going to be really slow and boring?
I do. Anyway, thanks to all the people who reviewed the previous part.
Special mentions to:
The person who reviewed and told me about Van Diemen's Land being Tasmania- I knew that
already, but thanks for pointing it out. I was suprised no one else had said anything actually.
To my friends- For God's sake, surely I don't need to write all your names out, I mean I hope
you know your own names.
To anyone else who has half a braincell (that rules out half of my friends then)- REVIEW THE
DAMN STORY!
ehem....thankyou.
