To Have And Not To Hold
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"Run!" Jack yelled at Daniel's back.
They were sprinting towards the gate, under heavy fire from the Goa'uld. Exactly which Goa'uld, they weren't quite
sure, but as long as it had a snake in it's head, that was good enough for Jack.
Sam was in front, followed by Teal'c, then Daniel, and lastly Jack.
The planet was bare and dusty, and Jack now wished for the trees that he had at first been relieved weren't there.
At least trees would provide some kind of cover for them. But instead, they were running with nothing to protect
them from the firing, very conspicuous on the flat, barren land.
The dust rose up and made it difficult for Jack to see where he was going. All he knew was that they had to keep
running.
A blast from a staff weapon flew past Jack's ear, and he knew it was only a matter of time before one of them
was hit. He was actually suprised they'd gotten this far. The situation was far to close for his liking.
"Carter! Dial!" He shouted to Sam, who was nearing the DHD, which Jack could just make out through the haze
of dust.
If Sam replied, Jack didn't hear her, but he saw her run towards the DHD.
Jack truned to see what was behind them and was faced with what looked about half the entire Goa'uld
population of the universe.
Shit! He thought.
The chevrons on the gate began to glow as Sam dialled the coordinates for Earth. Jack willed the gate to go
faster, but he knew there was time for them to get through.
From in front of him, there came a small cry and Daniel tripped, falling to the ground.
"Daniel!" Jack yelled.
He ran to his friend and pulled him up, crouching low to avoid the shots.
"Come on, Daniel!" He shouted in Daniel's ear above the noise of the battle.
He draped Daniel's arm around his shoulder and helped him limp with painful slowness towards the gate.
Another staff weapon blast whizzed past, and Jack knew it was close. Plumes of dust rose, indicating where the
blasts hit the ground.
The event horizon rushed forward and settled back, giving off an eerie glow in the dust. Sam started towards it
then turned back to look for the others.
"Carter, go!" Jack yelled at her.
She seemed to consider what he had said for a moment, looking in anguish at Jack with Daniel's arm draped
round his shoulders. Finally, she nodded shortly and disappeared through the shimmering water-like surface.
Teal'c followed soon after Sam, half running through the event horizon to the other side.
"Can you run?" Jack asked Daniel.
"Yes. I'm fine!" Daniel replied.
"Good. Go." Jack said.
"What?"
"Go, I'll cover you." Jack said, knowing that if they both tried to get through at the same time, they'd be hit. He
could always run through at the last minute, but that wasn't a chance he wanted Daniel to take.
Daniel hesitated and turned to Jack.
"But, Jack -"
"Go!"
Daniel paused, regarding Jack's face for a second, then nodded, turning and stumbling forward towards the
gate.
Jack turned to face the Goa'uld, crouching low to the ground to go behind the DHD. As he shuffled towards the
device, he didn't see the shot that hit him.
His leg collapsed and he fell to the ground, wordlessly clutching his leg in agony, his blood soaking into the
ground.
"Daniel!" He gasped.
Daniel reached the event horizon, head bowed as if to avoid the blasts, and turned quickly to glance behind him.
"Jack!" He cried, seeing him lying on the ground, surrounded by blood.
His head told him to go through the gate and get the hell out, but his heart told him to go back for Jack. As usual,
he followed his heart.
He ran back down the steps to the DHD, hiding behind it and dragging Jack with him to relative safety.
"Jack!" He repeated.
Jack opened his eyes painfully and saw Daniel's indigo one's looking desperately back at him.
"No, Danny." He groaned. Daniel had come back to save him. Now they'd both die. Jack didn't want Daniel to
die.
A twinge of pain in his leg caused him to close his eyes. He felt himself slipping away into darkness, and
although he fought it, it dragged him down into a pitch black whirlpool.
Daniel didn't even think about his next action, it just came naturally. He scooped Jack's body up in his arms and
stood up, bending over him to protect him from the blasts. He ran.
He ran as fast as he could up the steps of the gate and flung himself, still cradling Jack, through.
They landed hard on the ramp with a sickening thud and rolled down it as a blast came through and whizzed
over their heads. Daniel heard Sam shout 'Close the iris!' and sat up slowly, taking a moment to get his bearings.
His eyes focused on Jack's body lying a few feet away from him as the trinium iris slid across the event horizon.
He was lying on his front, face down on the metal, and he wasn't moving.
Daniel crawled over on his hands and knees, not feeling that he could stand up.
"Jack." He whispered hoarsley.
He turned him over onto his front so that his head was on Daniel's knees. There was a large gash in his forehead
where he had struck the ramp, and blood still flowed from his leg.
Daniel didn't hear the call for the medical team, or Janet's footsteps behind him until he touched his shoulder
gently.
He jumped slightly, looking around. He realised that they had to take Jack to the infirmary and silently lifted him in
his arms and placed him on the trolley.
He watched as Jack was wheeled away from himand felt his knees buckle as the strain finally took it's toll on him.
His legs collapsed from under him. He didn't feel his head hit the ramp.
To Be Continued......
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"Run!" Jack yelled at Daniel's back.
They were sprinting towards the gate, under heavy fire from the Goa'uld. Exactly which Goa'uld, they weren't quite
sure, but as long as it had a snake in it's head, that was good enough for Jack.
Sam was in front, followed by Teal'c, then Daniel, and lastly Jack.
The planet was bare and dusty, and Jack now wished for the trees that he had at first been relieved weren't there.
At least trees would provide some kind of cover for them. But instead, they were running with nothing to protect
them from the firing, very conspicuous on the flat, barren land.
The dust rose up and made it difficult for Jack to see where he was going. All he knew was that they had to keep
running.
A blast from a staff weapon flew past Jack's ear, and he knew it was only a matter of time before one of them
was hit. He was actually suprised they'd gotten this far. The situation was far to close for his liking.
"Carter! Dial!" He shouted to Sam, who was nearing the DHD, which Jack could just make out through the haze
of dust.
If Sam replied, Jack didn't hear her, but he saw her run towards the DHD.
Jack truned to see what was behind them and was faced with what looked about half the entire Goa'uld
population of the universe.
Shit! He thought.
The chevrons on the gate began to glow as Sam dialled the coordinates for Earth. Jack willed the gate to go
faster, but he knew there was time for them to get through.
From in front of him, there came a small cry and Daniel tripped, falling to the ground.
"Daniel!" Jack yelled.
He ran to his friend and pulled him up, crouching low to avoid the shots.
"Come on, Daniel!" He shouted in Daniel's ear above the noise of the battle.
He draped Daniel's arm around his shoulder and helped him limp with painful slowness towards the gate.
Another staff weapon blast whizzed past, and Jack knew it was close. Plumes of dust rose, indicating where the
blasts hit the ground.
The event horizon rushed forward and settled back, giving off an eerie glow in the dust. Sam started towards it
then turned back to look for the others.
"Carter, go!" Jack yelled at her.
She seemed to consider what he had said for a moment, looking in anguish at Jack with Daniel's arm draped
round his shoulders. Finally, she nodded shortly and disappeared through the shimmering water-like surface.
Teal'c followed soon after Sam, half running through the event horizon to the other side.
"Can you run?" Jack asked Daniel.
"Yes. I'm fine!" Daniel replied.
"Good. Go." Jack said.
"What?"
"Go, I'll cover you." Jack said, knowing that if they both tried to get through at the same time, they'd be hit. He
could always run through at the last minute, but that wasn't a chance he wanted Daniel to take.
Daniel hesitated and turned to Jack.
"But, Jack -"
"Go!"
Daniel paused, regarding Jack's face for a second, then nodded, turning and stumbling forward towards the
gate.
Jack turned to face the Goa'uld, crouching low to the ground to go behind the DHD. As he shuffled towards the
device, he didn't see the shot that hit him.
His leg collapsed and he fell to the ground, wordlessly clutching his leg in agony, his blood soaking into the
ground.
"Daniel!" He gasped.
Daniel reached the event horizon, head bowed as if to avoid the blasts, and turned quickly to glance behind him.
"Jack!" He cried, seeing him lying on the ground, surrounded by blood.
His head told him to go through the gate and get the hell out, but his heart told him to go back for Jack. As usual,
he followed his heart.
He ran back down the steps to the DHD, hiding behind it and dragging Jack with him to relative safety.
"Jack!" He repeated.
Jack opened his eyes painfully and saw Daniel's indigo one's looking desperately back at him.
"No, Danny." He groaned. Daniel had come back to save him. Now they'd both die. Jack didn't want Daniel to
die.
A twinge of pain in his leg caused him to close his eyes. He felt himself slipping away into darkness, and
although he fought it, it dragged him down into a pitch black whirlpool.
Daniel didn't even think about his next action, it just came naturally. He scooped Jack's body up in his arms and
stood up, bending over him to protect him from the blasts. He ran.
He ran as fast as he could up the steps of the gate and flung himself, still cradling Jack, through.
They landed hard on the ramp with a sickening thud and rolled down it as a blast came through and whizzed
over their heads. Daniel heard Sam shout 'Close the iris!' and sat up slowly, taking a moment to get his bearings.
His eyes focused on Jack's body lying a few feet away from him as the trinium iris slid across the event horizon.
He was lying on his front, face down on the metal, and he wasn't moving.
Daniel crawled over on his hands and knees, not feeling that he could stand up.
"Jack." He whispered hoarsley.
He turned him over onto his front so that his head was on Daniel's knees. There was a large gash in his forehead
where he had struck the ramp, and blood still flowed from his leg.
Daniel didn't hear the call for the medical team, or Janet's footsteps behind him until he touched his shoulder
gently.
He jumped slightly, looking around. He realised that they had to take Jack to the infirmary and silently lifted him in
his arms and placed him on the trolley.
He watched as Jack was wheeled away from himand felt his knees buckle as the strain finally took it's toll on him.
His legs collapsed from under him. He didn't feel his head hit the ramp.
To Be Continued......
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