CHAPTER TWO
Sam opened her eyes slowly before being blinded by the sun, she moaned before slipping her shades on and saw that both Teal'c and Daniel were still asleep. She looked to Jack and saw he was still sat at the edge of the cave and oddly he hadn't moved to say hello. She winced as she got to her feet unsteadily but managed to stumble to Jack.
She called," Sir, Colonel are you okay?"
Sam was not getting worried as Jack had not moved at all, she shook Jack and stepped back as he cried out. Jack swung round and muttered," Oh it's you Carter."
Sam took in her CO's bedraggled appearance and knew something wasn't right but all qualms she had vanished as Jack got to his feet and shouted cheerfully," Come on my happy campers, time for us to get off this godforsaken planet!"
Daniel groaned but Teal'c was immediately awake and Jack ordered," Alright this is the deal, I'll give you guys cover fire and you run like hell for the gate."
Sam knew she would not have a say because Jack was in full Colonel mode so she simply nodded, Jack helped Daniel to his feet and said," Okay first we got to get down this cliff and Daniel's still weak so I'll take him down and Teal'c help Carter."
Teal'c led the way telling Sam where to step and where not to shortly followed by Jack who was struggling with a very weak Daniel, Jack hissed in pain as he had to dig his battered fingers into the cliffside to save himself and Daniel from fulling. He cried as dust and stones began to fall around him, he looked to the forest and saw the natives had put in an appearance. He saw that Sam and Teal'c were at the bottom firing blasts into the forest but he shouted in his best authorative voice," Get to the gate now!"
He steadied himself as his foot slipped but he smiled as he saw Teal'c and Sam running towards the gate, he stumbled as he reached the ground and he could hear Daniel groaning in pain. The adrenaline rush helped Jack to forget the searing pain in his chest and head, he slung Daniel over his shoulder before running after Sam and Teal'c.
Sam reached the gate and began the dialling sequence before firing on the approaching natives, Teal'c released two staff blasts into the forest and the natives scattered for a while. Sam could see Jack running towards them with Daniel over his shoulder and she silently urged him on. Jack could not hear anything above the pounding in his head and he tried to ignore the tingling spreading through his body. His first thought was to get his team through the gate and deal with the consequences later, he glanced up and saw Sam and Teal'c waiting for them so he tried his best to hurry.
Jack got to the gate before ordering," Teal'c take Daniel and go through the gate, Carter and I will cover your six."
Teal'c took Daniel and vanished through the blue horizon leaving Jack and Sam alone with the approaching natives. Jack cried out as a sharp pain through his chest sent him to his knees, Sam was by his side instantly," Sir what's wrong?"
Jack looked up at her and gasped," Get through the gate Carter, I will be right behind you!"
Sam shook her head," Negative sir." she wrapped an arm around Jack's waist and slowly they hobbled over to the gate and with one joint step they were in the gateroom.
It was sheer agony to move his chest and he was finding breathing hard and painful, each time he moved his ribs it felt like his lungs were being punctured by a thousand shards of glass. Sam watched in dismay as her CO crumpled to the ground and she was shouting desperately," I need medics here now! Oh god I need help!"
Sam had to be forcefully moved aside as Janet and her team loaded Jack onto a stretcher and hurried him away. Sam looked up and met the General's questioning eyes but she just shook her head and followed Teal'c as he and Daniel made their way to the infirmary.
Sam was not ready for what she saw next, Jack was laid out on a bed with Janet screaming," I need to intubate him now!" Sam kept watching until Janet's brown eyes met her own blue ones and Janet shouted desperately," I need this room clear and someone check the rest of SG1 over!"
Sam felt someone take her arms and move her away but she could not tear her eyes from the lifless form that was Jack. Daniel had forgotten his side wound as he watched Janet and her team hurry around Jack inserting a tube down his mouth before screaming for CPR. Teal'c allowed the young medic to lead them to another room and he kept his eye on his friends as their injuries were tended to but Jack's condition was still at the front of his mind.
AN HOUR LATER...
Sam's head snapped up as she heard the door being opened and a very haggard Janet stumbled into the room. Sam asked," Janet are you okay and how is the Colonel?"
Janet thanked Daniel as he helped her to a chair before she began," The Colonel is stabilised and I've intubated him but I can't do much until I get his bloodwork back, did something happen to the Colonel on P3X-890?"
The team looked at one another before Sam spoke up," I noticed he had a bite on his neck and when I touched it, he seemed to be in pain and then I found this white substance on my fingers and leaking from the bite."
Janet nodded and rubbed at her eyes and said," Hmm what have I told you guys about bug bites?"
Daniel and Sam had enough sense to look sheepish but Teal'c remained impassive before he asked," May we see the Colonel?"
Janet nodded but warned," It may seem like he isn't doing too well what with the ventilator but he is stable and breathing with help and he should regain consciousness soon!"
They followed Janet back to the infirmary and Sam gasped, Jack looked so pale and so vulnerable totally unlike the person she knew. Sam stood by the side of the bed allowing Daniel to take Jack's hand in his while Teal'c stood guard at the bottom of the bed.
END OF CHAPTER TWO...
Sam opened her eyes slowly before being blinded by the sun, she moaned before slipping her shades on and saw that both Teal'c and Daniel were still asleep. She looked to Jack and saw he was still sat at the edge of the cave and oddly he hadn't moved to say hello. She winced as she got to her feet unsteadily but managed to stumble to Jack.
She called," Sir, Colonel are you okay?"
Sam was not getting worried as Jack had not moved at all, she shook Jack and stepped back as he cried out. Jack swung round and muttered," Oh it's you Carter."
Sam took in her CO's bedraggled appearance and knew something wasn't right but all qualms she had vanished as Jack got to his feet and shouted cheerfully," Come on my happy campers, time for us to get off this godforsaken planet!"
Daniel groaned but Teal'c was immediately awake and Jack ordered," Alright this is the deal, I'll give you guys cover fire and you run like hell for the gate."
Sam knew she would not have a say because Jack was in full Colonel mode so she simply nodded, Jack helped Daniel to his feet and said," Okay first we got to get down this cliff and Daniel's still weak so I'll take him down and Teal'c help Carter."
Teal'c led the way telling Sam where to step and where not to shortly followed by Jack who was struggling with a very weak Daniel, Jack hissed in pain as he had to dig his battered fingers into the cliffside to save himself and Daniel from fulling. He cried as dust and stones began to fall around him, he looked to the forest and saw the natives had put in an appearance. He saw that Sam and Teal'c were at the bottom firing blasts into the forest but he shouted in his best authorative voice," Get to the gate now!"
He steadied himself as his foot slipped but he smiled as he saw Teal'c and Sam running towards the gate, he stumbled as he reached the ground and he could hear Daniel groaning in pain. The adrenaline rush helped Jack to forget the searing pain in his chest and head, he slung Daniel over his shoulder before running after Sam and Teal'c.
Sam reached the gate and began the dialling sequence before firing on the approaching natives, Teal'c released two staff blasts into the forest and the natives scattered for a while. Sam could see Jack running towards them with Daniel over his shoulder and she silently urged him on. Jack could not hear anything above the pounding in his head and he tried to ignore the tingling spreading through his body. His first thought was to get his team through the gate and deal with the consequences later, he glanced up and saw Sam and Teal'c waiting for them so he tried his best to hurry.
Jack got to the gate before ordering," Teal'c take Daniel and go through the gate, Carter and I will cover your six."
Teal'c took Daniel and vanished through the blue horizon leaving Jack and Sam alone with the approaching natives. Jack cried out as a sharp pain through his chest sent him to his knees, Sam was by his side instantly," Sir what's wrong?"
Jack looked up at her and gasped," Get through the gate Carter, I will be right behind you!"
Sam shook her head," Negative sir." she wrapped an arm around Jack's waist and slowly they hobbled over to the gate and with one joint step they were in the gateroom.
It was sheer agony to move his chest and he was finding breathing hard and painful, each time he moved his ribs it felt like his lungs were being punctured by a thousand shards of glass. Sam watched in dismay as her CO crumpled to the ground and she was shouting desperately," I need medics here now! Oh god I need help!"
Sam had to be forcefully moved aside as Janet and her team loaded Jack onto a stretcher and hurried him away. Sam looked up and met the General's questioning eyes but she just shook her head and followed Teal'c as he and Daniel made their way to the infirmary.
Sam was not ready for what she saw next, Jack was laid out on a bed with Janet screaming," I need to intubate him now!" Sam kept watching until Janet's brown eyes met her own blue ones and Janet shouted desperately," I need this room clear and someone check the rest of SG1 over!"
Sam felt someone take her arms and move her away but she could not tear her eyes from the lifless form that was Jack. Daniel had forgotten his side wound as he watched Janet and her team hurry around Jack inserting a tube down his mouth before screaming for CPR. Teal'c allowed the young medic to lead them to another room and he kept his eye on his friends as their injuries were tended to but Jack's condition was still at the front of his mind.
AN HOUR LATER...
Sam's head snapped up as she heard the door being opened and a very haggard Janet stumbled into the room. Sam asked," Janet are you okay and how is the Colonel?"
Janet thanked Daniel as he helped her to a chair before she began," The Colonel is stabilised and I've intubated him but I can't do much until I get his bloodwork back, did something happen to the Colonel on P3X-890?"
The team looked at one another before Sam spoke up," I noticed he had a bite on his neck and when I touched it, he seemed to be in pain and then I found this white substance on my fingers and leaking from the bite."
Janet nodded and rubbed at her eyes and said," Hmm what have I told you guys about bug bites?"
Daniel and Sam had enough sense to look sheepish but Teal'c remained impassive before he asked," May we see the Colonel?"
Janet nodded but warned," It may seem like he isn't doing too well what with the ventilator but he is stable and breathing with help and he should regain consciousness soon!"
They followed Janet back to the infirmary and Sam gasped, Jack looked so pale and so vulnerable totally unlike the person she knew. Sam stood by the side of the bed allowing Daniel to take Jack's hand in his while Teal'c stood guard at the bottom of the bed.
END OF CHAPTER TWO...