A Plan dismissed.
"Absolutely not." General George Hammond retorted.
"But why not sir? It could help him." Jack asked his superior officer as SG-1minus Daniel, and Janet Fraiser sat in the briefing room
"Because Jack we can't just use the quantum mirror as a device to run missions for your own emotional reasons. It may sound unfair and I want to help Dr Jackson as much as all of you do, but it's unfair on those from the universes you will travel too. We are playing with people's lives here by asking them to do this; we are changing their own destinies and lives in order to make our own better. It's dangerous and I will not allow it."
"Sir what if somebody wants to help Daniel? We'd be giving them the choice not forcing them to come back through the mirror and do this for him."
"We may end up finding a donor here. What then? You'll have gone through dozens of realities, worrying people for no reason. I can't risk you doing that to people and I can't risk losing some of my best people. God knows what situations you could find yourselves pulled into if you travel through the mirror."
"Sir you don't want to risk losing some of your best people but you're going to lose one if we don't find a donor. There is no sign of one here on the base as hard as it is for you to believe that and if Daniel doesn't get one he's not going to survive. Usually dialysis serves in prolonging the lives of those suffering kidney failure until an organ is available but the virus Daniel contracted has put pay to that, it just won't work." Janet's voice started to rise.
"Look Sir, the quantum mirror has served as a means for us to help other versions of ourselves like Sam's counterpart and Major Kawalsky's when their world was under invasion by the Goa'uld, and for other realities to help our own such as when Daniel went through the mirror a few years ago to the base which was under attack. Just this once can't we use it in order to get some help? Kate herself said she was one of the only people who could help Daniel... Sir we're appealing for donors from the civilian public but there's not enough time..."
"How do you know she was talking about this situation doctor? She could have meant a totally different one and even then I would've been in the same position. You know the number or risks
SG-1 have to face, the risks all of the officers on this base have to face every time they go on an away mission..."
"I know because she was our daughter sir and believe it or not she wanted to help. She warned me that this would happen and I know what we need to do."
The General sighed.
"Doctor I know that this means a lot to you, that Doctor Jackson means a lot you... to all of you but as much as it pains me I cannot allow this."
"You realize you're condemning him to death sir?" Jack commented to his superior officer.
"And you realize why I can't allow this. Jack I know he's your friend but I can't risk your going through the quantum mirror to do this."
"Sir it's not like we use it for anything else, it's just sitting there. Please, we have a chance at helping Daniel, can't we take it?" Sam asked.
"Indeed General Hammond, would it not be fair to at least allow him to have the chance to live?" Teal'c asked.
"My decision is final, I'm sorry. Now I will be putting SG-1 on stand down until..."
"He dies Sir? You can't be serious." Janet shouted.
"Doctor I have hope that a donor will turn up, believe me I don't want Doctor Jackson to die. That is not my intention. My intention is to prevent your arrival in other worlds causing disruption in events which are none of our business."
"But it's all right for them to come to us for help right Sir?" Jack asked sarcastically.
"Colonel..."
"You know what forget it, but remember this is on your head Sir, no-one else's."
Jack began to walk towards the door.
"General look I can see your point of view but you don't understand..." Janet told the General quietly walking towards him.
" I can't let him die Sir for my own reasons...Please let us save him...please..." she pleaded.
"Doctor Fraiser I realize you're in love with Daniel and I realize how hard this must be for you...."
"With all due respect Sir no you don't. You have no idea what I'm going through."
"I lost my wife Doctor..."
"And what's Daniel gonna lose huh? What am I going to lose if he dies? He has Summer, he has Cass...he has... he has a family Sir. He's already lost Shau'ri. What do you think it'll do to him if we had the chance to save him and you wouldn't let us take it...if he has to lose all he has now, if he never gets the chance to see a..."
"What Doctor?" General Hammond asked noticing Janet had turned incredibly pale.
"Please sir we have to help him," she pleaded beginning to cry, finding it hard to stand.
Sam walked over to Janet and helped steady her.
General Hammond looked at the woman standing in front of him. In all of the time she had worked here he had never seen her like this and it broke his heart. He truly wanted to help Daniel, the man was his friend and colleague but he didn't want to risk any problems that might arise, and that was where drawing a line was hard.
"I'm sorry." he replied his normally steady voice shaking.
Janet began to say something but finding it increasingly tiring to continue closed her eyes, gripping onto the table in front of her.
"Excuse me I have to go lay down," she told them all faintly, leaving the room.
For a minute Sam and the rest of the team just stood there but worried for her friend Sam left running after her, the rest of the group gradually dispersing also.
When they had left General Hammond sat down. He looked at the phone in front of him then dialed.
"Katherine? Hello it's George Hammond. I need some advice."
"Absolutely not." General George Hammond retorted.
"But why not sir? It could help him." Jack asked his superior officer as SG-1minus Daniel, and Janet Fraiser sat in the briefing room
"Because Jack we can't just use the quantum mirror as a device to run missions for your own emotional reasons. It may sound unfair and I want to help Dr Jackson as much as all of you do, but it's unfair on those from the universes you will travel too. We are playing with people's lives here by asking them to do this; we are changing their own destinies and lives in order to make our own better. It's dangerous and I will not allow it."
"Sir what if somebody wants to help Daniel? We'd be giving them the choice not forcing them to come back through the mirror and do this for him."
"We may end up finding a donor here. What then? You'll have gone through dozens of realities, worrying people for no reason. I can't risk you doing that to people and I can't risk losing some of my best people. God knows what situations you could find yourselves pulled into if you travel through the mirror."
"Sir you don't want to risk losing some of your best people but you're going to lose one if we don't find a donor. There is no sign of one here on the base as hard as it is for you to believe that and if Daniel doesn't get one he's not going to survive. Usually dialysis serves in prolonging the lives of those suffering kidney failure until an organ is available but the virus Daniel contracted has put pay to that, it just won't work." Janet's voice started to rise.
"Look Sir, the quantum mirror has served as a means for us to help other versions of ourselves like Sam's counterpart and Major Kawalsky's when their world was under invasion by the Goa'uld, and for other realities to help our own such as when Daniel went through the mirror a few years ago to the base which was under attack. Just this once can't we use it in order to get some help? Kate herself said she was one of the only people who could help Daniel... Sir we're appealing for donors from the civilian public but there's not enough time..."
"How do you know she was talking about this situation doctor? She could have meant a totally different one and even then I would've been in the same position. You know the number or risks
SG-1 have to face, the risks all of the officers on this base have to face every time they go on an away mission..."
"I know because she was our daughter sir and believe it or not she wanted to help. She warned me that this would happen and I know what we need to do."
The General sighed.
"Doctor I know that this means a lot to you, that Doctor Jackson means a lot you... to all of you but as much as it pains me I cannot allow this."
"You realize you're condemning him to death sir?" Jack commented to his superior officer.
"And you realize why I can't allow this. Jack I know he's your friend but I can't risk your going through the quantum mirror to do this."
"Sir it's not like we use it for anything else, it's just sitting there. Please, we have a chance at helping Daniel, can't we take it?" Sam asked.
"Indeed General Hammond, would it not be fair to at least allow him to have the chance to live?" Teal'c asked.
"My decision is final, I'm sorry. Now I will be putting SG-1 on stand down until..."
"He dies Sir? You can't be serious." Janet shouted.
"Doctor I have hope that a donor will turn up, believe me I don't want Doctor Jackson to die. That is not my intention. My intention is to prevent your arrival in other worlds causing disruption in events which are none of our business."
"But it's all right for them to come to us for help right Sir?" Jack asked sarcastically.
"Colonel..."
"You know what forget it, but remember this is on your head Sir, no-one else's."
Jack began to walk towards the door.
"General look I can see your point of view but you don't understand..." Janet told the General quietly walking towards him.
" I can't let him die Sir for my own reasons...Please let us save him...please..." she pleaded.
"Doctor Fraiser I realize you're in love with Daniel and I realize how hard this must be for you...."
"With all due respect Sir no you don't. You have no idea what I'm going through."
"I lost my wife Doctor..."
"And what's Daniel gonna lose huh? What am I going to lose if he dies? He has Summer, he has Cass...he has... he has a family Sir. He's already lost Shau'ri. What do you think it'll do to him if we had the chance to save him and you wouldn't let us take it...if he has to lose all he has now, if he never gets the chance to see a..."
"What Doctor?" General Hammond asked noticing Janet had turned incredibly pale.
"Please sir we have to help him," she pleaded beginning to cry, finding it hard to stand.
Sam walked over to Janet and helped steady her.
General Hammond looked at the woman standing in front of him. In all of the time she had worked here he had never seen her like this and it broke his heart. He truly wanted to help Daniel, the man was his friend and colleague but he didn't want to risk any problems that might arise, and that was where drawing a line was hard.
"I'm sorry." he replied his normally steady voice shaking.
Janet began to say something but finding it increasingly tiring to continue closed her eyes, gripping onto the table in front of her.
"Excuse me I have to go lay down," she told them all faintly, leaving the room.
For a minute Sam and the rest of the team just stood there but worried for her friend Sam left running after her, the rest of the group gradually dispersing also.
When they had left General Hammond sat down. He looked at the phone in front of him then dialed.
"Katherine? Hello it's George Hammond. I need some advice."