CHAPTER FOUR
Daniel gasped before looking at Sam and Teal'c and saw they looked as shocked as him, Sam asked," How can we stop him?"
Ally replied," There are two ways if we go by our rituals, one is to consent to being his mate and the other is for his rival to square off with him in a battle of power."
Sam looked to Jack and noted the blue tinge his lips had taken so she pulled the covers over him, Daniel said," There's no way Jack can face up to Trax."
Ally nodded but she continued," Yes but we came here on a peaceful mission in the hopes of setting up a trade deal between our two worlds but Trax has broken the code and so there is another way to save Jack."
" How?" asked Sam anxiously
" The High Senate will not look faithfully on his behaviour and I think it has gone too far for Trax just to stop and Jack would be fine but I believe the High Senate would allow one person to enter Jack's mind to try to stop the memories but they must be stopped or Jack will die."
Suddenly Jack screamed in agony, they rushed to his side and watched as he clutched at his chest and coughed violently. Sam muttered," He must be going through the Antartica memory, oh god he nearly died that time."
Daniel hugged Sam close and said gently," He's not going to die Sam, Jack's a fighter and he will get through this."
Sam looked up with a tear streaked face before muttering," You don't get it Daniel, the time in Antartica he had me with him and he wasn't alone but he is now!"
Sam broke down into tears allowing Daniel to comfort her whilst Teal'c said," I will go with you back to your world but we must report this to the General and and I will help you to escort Trax."
Ally nodded and together they walked away leaving Daniel and Sam with Jack, Sam clutched at Jack's hand saying," You have to hold on Jack."
Daniel took the other, stroked Jack's hair and said," Yeah Jack, I mean who's going to argue with me about my artifacts and tell me to hurry up with my poking around?"
MEANWHILE...
The General listened to Teal'c's report and he shook his head before asking," Ally are you sure that the High Senate will allow this?"
Ally nodded and apologised," I am sorry General, I never thought Trax would hurt Jack and we were not sent to you with this in mind."
The General sighed and replied," As long as my second in command is helped there is no reason why we can't still trade and be allies."
Ally smiled and said," I thank you on the behalf of my people."
The General smiled and replied," Okay Teal'c I want you and Ally to find Trax and get back to P3X-526 and do whatever you need to do in order to get the Colonel back."
Teal'c nodded and with Ally following they set off to find Trax.
IN THE INFIRMARY...
Jack slowly opened his eyes wincing as the light that hurt his eyes, he groaned and found Daniel and Sam looking at him anxiously. He moaned," God, did anyone get the number of the truck that ran me over?"
Sam laughed before asking," How do you feel?"
Jack blinked his eyes as his head thudded and his stomach still felt like it was being ripped in two," Crap."
Sam explained," Sir we think we know what's wrong with you."
Jack nodded weakly as he felt his stomach ache and twinge again before she continued," Ally believes that Trax wants me as his mate and saw you as a rival and according to their laws the pursuer can do what he sees fit to rid himself of the rival."
Jack laughed weakly before coughing as his whole chest ache, he was grateful to Sam as she had slipped an arm around his waist and was helping him to sit. Jack joked," A rival hey? If I wasn't feeling so bad I would be kinda flattered."
Sam smiled slightly, she knew he was trying to lighten the mood and god it was working. Jack grumbled," One question, why the hell is my stomach hurting so much?"
" You stomach is the place where your Sacral Chakra is present, it is the Chakra that influences your emotions."
Jack rolled his eyes and said," Hello Daniel."
Daniel looked up from his book, grinning widely before continuing," My guess is that Trax is using your Sacral Chakra to heighten your memories and making you feel each experience vividly."
Jack nodded and Sam put in anxiously," Ally thinks there is a way of stopping it though, she believes that the High Senate will allow one person to go into your mind and help you to stop the memories."
Jack noted the look in both Sam and Daniel's eyes," Okay what's the catch?"
Daniel replied," If the memories aren't stopped then you will die."
Jack shook his head and said," Oh well all in a day's work."
LATER...
Sam sighed wondering where the hell Ally and Teal'c were, she smiled as she looked to Daniel and saw him fast asleep lightly snoring. She then looked to Jack and frowned as his face was clenched in pain and he was breathing erratically. Sam got to her feet before stroking his face and soothing," Everything's going to be okay Jack."
Jack's eyes opened and what Sam saw shocked her to the bone, his eyes were so haunted and filled with so much pain. Jack groaned as he encircled his stomach protectively turning away slightly from Sam. Sam placed a hand on his shoulder but gasped as he flinched at her touch, she asked," Jack, Jack can you hear me?"
Jack did not respond so Sam shook Daniel and he woke up slowly and asked," What? What's wrong?"
Sam replied," I don't know, Jack isn't responding to my voice."
Daniel scrambled to his feet and asked gently," Jack can you hear me?"
Daniel furrowed his brow before he looked Jack in the eye and was suprised at how dead and blank they looked. He said," I think we better get the General to dial up P3X-526 with or without Ally and Teal'c, Jack needs help now!"
Sam nodded and raced off to find the General leaving Daniel to tend to a very ill Jack O'Neill.
Five minutes later Daniel had to move from Jack's side as two airmen came in and transferred Jack to a stretcher. Daniel followed them anxiously into the gateroom and saw Sam already waiting and she nodded. The airman put Jack down before she picked up the front of the stretcher and Daniel grabbed the back.
" Good Luck people."
They stepped through the gate leaving the gateroom and General Hammond looking on.
END OF CHAPTER FOUR...
Daniel gasped before looking at Sam and Teal'c and saw they looked as shocked as him, Sam asked," How can we stop him?"
Ally replied," There are two ways if we go by our rituals, one is to consent to being his mate and the other is for his rival to square off with him in a battle of power."
Sam looked to Jack and noted the blue tinge his lips had taken so she pulled the covers over him, Daniel said," There's no way Jack can face up to Trax."
Ally nodded but she continued," Yes but we came here on a peaceful mission in the hopes of setting up a trade deal between our two worlds but Trax has broken the code and so there is another way to save Jack."
" How?" asked Sam anxiously
" The High Senate will not look faithfully on his behaviour and I think it has gone too far for Trax just to stop and Jack would be fine but I believe the High Senate would allow one person to enter Jack's mind to try to stop the memories but they must be stopped or Jack will die."
Suddenly Jack screamed in agony, they rushed to his side and watched as he clutched at his chest and coughed violently. Sam muttered," He must be going through the Antartica memory, oh god he nearly died that time."
Daniel hugged Sam close and said gently," He's not going to die Sam, Jack's a fighter and he will get through this."
Sam looked up with a tear streaked face before muttering," You don't get it Daniel, the time in Antartica he had me with him and he wasn't alone but he is now!"
Sam broke down into tears allowing Daniel to comfort her whilst Teal'c said," I will go with you back to your world but we must report this to the General and and I will help you to escort Trax."
Ally nodded and together they walked away leaving Daniel and Sam with Jack, Sam clutched at Jack's hand saying," You have to hold on Jack."
Daniel took the other, stroked Jack's hair and said," Yeah Jack, I mean who's going to argue with me about my artifacts and tell me to hurry up with my poking around?"
MEANWHILE...
The General listened to Teal'c's report and he shook his head before asking," Ally are you sure that the High Senate will allow this?"
Ally nodded and apologised," I am sorry General, I never thought Trax would hurt Jack and we were not sent to you with this in mind."
The General sighed and replied," As long as my second in command is helped there is no reason why we can't still trade and be allies."
Ally smiled and said," I thank you on the behalf of my people."
The General smiled and replied," Okay Teal'c I want you and Ally to find Trax and get back to P3X-526 and do whatever you need to do in order to get the Colonel back."
Teal'c nodded and with Ally following they set off to find Trax.
IN THE INFIRMARY...
Jack slowly opened his eyes wincing as the light that hurt his eyes, he groaned and found Daniel and Sam looking at him anxiously. He moaned," God, did anyone get the number of the truck that ran me over?"
Sam laughed before asking," How do you feel?"
Jack blinked his eyes as his head thudded and his stomach still felt like it was being ripped in two," Crap."
Sam explained," Sir we think we know what's wrong with you."
Jack nodded weakly as he felt his stomach ache and twinge again before she continued," Ally believes that Trax wants me as his mate and saw you as a rival and according to their laws the pursuer can do what he sees fit to rid himself of the rival."
Jack laughed weakly before coughing as his whole chest ache, he was grateful to Sam as she had slipped an arm around his waist and was helping him to sit. Jack joked," A rival hey? If I wasn't feeling so bad I would be kinda flattered."
Sam smiled slightly, she knew he was trying to lighten the mood and god it was working. Jack grumbled," One question, why the hell is my stomach hurting so much?"
" You stomach is the place where your Sacral Chakra is present, it is the Chakra that influences your emotions."
Jack rolled his eyes and said," Hello Daniel."
Daniel looked up from his book, grinning widely before continuing," My guess is that Trax is using your Sacral Chakra to heighten your memories and making you feel each experience vividly."
Jack nodded and Sam put in anxiously," Ally thinks there is a way of stopping it though, she believes that the High Senate will allow one person to go into your mind and help you to stop the memories."
Jack noted the look in both Sam and Daniel's eyes," Okay what's the catch?"
Daniel replied," If the memories aren't stopped then you will die."
Jack shook his head and said," Oh well all in a day's work."
LATER...
Sam sighed wondering where the hell Ally and Teal'c were, she smiled as she looked to Daniel and saw him fast asleep lightly snoring. She then looked to Jack and frowned as his face was clenched in pain and he was breathing erratically. Sam got to her feet before stroking his face and soothing," Everything's going to be okay Jack."
Jack's eyes opened and what Sam saw shocked her to the bone, his eyes were so haunted and filled with so much pain. Jack groaned as he encircled his stomach protectively turning away slightly from Sam. Sam placed a hand on his shoulder but gasped as he flinched at her touch, she asked," Jack, Jack can you hear me?"
Jack did not respond so Sam shook Daniel and he woke up slowly and asked," What? What's wrong?"
Sam replied," I don't know, Jack isn't responding to my voice."
Daniel scrambled to his feet and asked gently," Jack can you hear me?"
Daniel furrowed his brow before he looked Jack in the eye and was suprised at how dead and blank they looked. He said," I think we better get the General to dial up P3X-526 with or without Ally and Teal'c, Jack needs help now!"
Sam nodded and raced off to find the General leaving Daniel to tend to a very ill Jack O'Neill.
Five minutes later Daniel had to move from Jack's side as two airmen came in and transferred Jack to a stretcher. Daniel followed them anxiously into the gateroom and saw Sam already waiting and she nodded. The airman put Jack down before she picked up the front of the stretcher and Daniel grabbed the back.
" Good Luck people."
They stepped through the gate leaving the gateroom and General Hammond looking on.
END OF CHAPTER FOUR...