I don't own Stargate or the characters, I merely write for fun.

This story is actually continued from my previous Stargate fan fiction called "Word of Mouth." If you get confused, go back and read the first part. Enjoy.



Stargate SG-1 Word of Mouth - Chapter Four

General Hammond waits patiently after the gate is activated. It was confirmed to be SG1 and he orders the iris be opened. He stared at the shining puddle of blue water expecting to see Jack, Daniel, Teal'c and Sam walk through. Instead he saw Teal'c and Daniel literally thrown through, landing several feet away from the gate. Daniel was seriously injured and knocked unconscious, but Teal'c's symbiote was aiding him with his injuries. General Hammond went over the AP and instructed the medical team to report to the gate room. Then he came down from the control room to see if there was anything he could do to help.

Teal'c immediately told the General that Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter were captured by an alien race called the 'Yinshians.' He explained that the Yinshians had taken O'Neill and Carter through the Stargate. Daniel and Teal'c had attempted to follow them through, but did not make it in time. "Did either of you see what planet they had dialed?" Hammond asked Teal'c. "Yes. Daniel Jackson saw the quadrants. He advised that we return for reinforcements before going after them." "Smart decision." Hammond agreed out loud. The two watched as Dr. Fraiser and the medical team placed Daniel onto a stretcher. "How is he?" The General asked Janet. "From the looks of it, I'd say he's got a broken wrist and a concussion, but he'll be fine." Fraiser replied and then assisted the rest of the medical team to continue on to the infirmary. Hammond then turned to Teal'c, "Report to the infirmary. We'll debrief as soon as Daniel is up to it."

An hour later Daniel finally woke. Dr. Fraiser came over and asked him how he was feeling. "Where am I?" he asked. "You're in the infirmary." Dr. Fraiser checked his bandages, including the one on his forehead. "You had me worried there for a while." Daniel looked around in sheer curiosity. Nothing seemed familiar to him. "General Hammond would like to see you as soon as you feel up to it." Fraiser said. "Who?" Daniel asked.

Janet Fraiser suddenly felt her heart skip a beat. The way Daniel said that one little word had her now concerned for, not his physical health, but his mental one. If he's lost his memory, then O'Neill and Carter are on their own.

Just then, Lt. Shauna Allen entered the room. She had just returned with the rest of her team from PX3-R66 and was concerned when she heard the news of SG1's mission. Janet pulled Shauna aside and told her that Daniel may have amnesia. Shauna thought of the possibility that Daniel may not even recognize her, but decided to confront him anyway.

"Daniel?" Shauna said softly and questionably. Daniel didn't even respond to his name. Shauna gulped. Their relationship was short, but serious. Now she would have to start all over. She then wondered if his feeling for her would ever return.

"Daniel?" Shauna said again reaching for his hand. His wrist was bandaged tightly, but she nestled his fingers in with hers. Daniel looked up at her. The girl's green eyes and dark hair mesmerized him. She would have to be the most beautiful nurse he had ever seen.

"It's me, Shauna. Do you remember me?" Daniel answered only with a quizzical glance. Maybe she wasn't a nurse. "What's the last thing you remember?" She asked.

"I think I was in Egypt." Daniel smiled, "I was about to get married." Shauna's heart skipped a beat. "Sha're." She replied. "Yes!" Daniel blurted, "Do you know her?" Shauna did not answer. She knew his memory of, not only the last few weeks, but the last few years were gone. He knew Jack, but Sam and Teal'c weren't even in the picture yet. Shauna was no longer in the picture either. The way Daniel showed enthusiasm towards his new 'bride-to-be', Shauna felt like yesterday's newspaper.

"Daniel," Shauna tried not to cry, "Sha're is dead." Daniel was speechless and in shock. Shauna did not want to see Daniel get hurt again like this. She too had experienced the loss of her spouse a few years ago. If she had to go through it again, she would go mad. She hoped Daniel was stronger than that. She thought about telling him about their relationship, but decided against it. It would be like forcing a memory onto him, and she did not want to do that.

"How?" Daniel asked. "It happened a long time ago. You tried to save her from the Goa'uld, but the they were too strong." Shauna replied. "I'm sorry."

Daniel then saw flashes of memories through his mind. The way Sha're laughed, and the way she was so fascinated by the pen Daniel used in his journal. Then he saw Sha're trying to kill him with the Goa'uld hand device. Then he remembered the message Sha're had sent him through the hand device.

"I remember now, she told me about the child, I have to find him." Daniel said urgently. He got out of bed and unplugged himself from the IV. Dr. Fraiser came over and stopped him from leaving the room.

"Daniel, wait." "We already found Harsesis!" Shauna shouted. Daniel turned to Shauna. "We brought him here hoping he would tell us how to fight off the Goa'uld." Daniel felt confused. All the memories he has happened a long time ago. He went to the nearest chair and sat down. He put his head into his hands as he fought of tears.

"Daniel?" Shauna knelt beside him and ran her fingers through his hair, as she had done many times. Daniel looked up into Shauna's beautiful eyes and then took her hands in his. "I don't remember who you are, or how I came to know you, but I get this feeling that I trust you." Daniel continued, "I need your help. Help me get my memory back." Dr. Fraiser came in to the conversation, "Daniel, amnesia may take time to overcome. Many cases like yours can go on for days, or weeks, even years."

Daniel looked up at Janet, and then felt hopeless and helpless. Teal'c, who was lying on the bed beside Daniel's, got to his feet. He had heard everything, but said nothing until now.

"Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter cannot wait that long. In the hands of the Yinshians, they will surely die from torture within a few days."

An hour later, Shauna got permission from General Hammond to go through the Stargate alone to the Tokra home world. An hour later she returned with a single memory device, a controller and Sam's dad. The two immediately reported back to the infirmary. Jacob/Selmak placed the device on Daniel's forehead and gently pushed it into the flesh. Daniel flinched, but was impatient about getting his memories back. With the controller, Jacob/Selmak activated the memory recalling. Daniel began to scan the room for anything familiar, and got an instant reaction from seeing Teal'c.

It was Teal'c's appearance that brought new memories to the surface. Teal'c kneeling to Apophis, Teal'c killing his Goa'uld self in the alternate reality, and Teal'c returning to the radiation-filled planet to retrieve the crystal skull and thus helping Daniel's invisible self return to Earth. Daniel explained these newly discovered memories to everyone in the room. "It's working!" Shauna said with glee.

Dr. Fraiser inquired, "How long before all his memory is completely restored?" Jacob/Selmak replied, "This device only allows memories to surface, it can not restore whatever damage caused the amnesia."

"Daniel?" Shauna pleaded, "Can you recall the address that the Yinshians dialed on P9X223?" Jacob/Selmak reactivated the memory device, and Daniel saw flashbacks of the attack. He watched as Jack was shot in the leg and how Carter came to his aid, only to be captured by the Yinshians. Teal'c and Daniel tried to rescue them, but were out-manned. As they were escaping through the gate, Daniel made it to the dialing device and noticed the symbols lit up.

Daniel got up and walked over to Dr. Fraiser's desk and grabbed a pen and paper. Then he wrote down the symbols and handed it to Shauna. Jacob/Selmak, Daniel and Shauna then reported to General Hammond's office with the new discovery.

With the memory device still activated, Daniel got a few more memories just from seeing General Hammond behind the desk in his office. Daniel remembered fighting with Hammond about returning to the planet with the mysterious light, and he also remembered listening in on Hammond's phone conversation with his granddaughter explaining of Daniel's disappearance (invincible from the crystal skull). Hammond had called Daniel a close friend in that conversation. Upon remembering it, Daniel found it hard to believe that he could forget something as important as that.

Shauna explained to General Hammond how the memory device helped Daniel recall some of the memories lost to him, including the address where O'Neill and Carter were abducted to. General Hammond got on the phone and ordered SG 12 and SG 4 to prepare for a rescue mission. Jacob/Selmak and Shauna both pleaded their cases to Hammond, and the General felt no reason why the two shouldn't be allowed to join the rescue. Hammond knew Daniel had the same urge to go with the rescue team, but he did not say anything. Daniel knew his place; this he would not argue. Within fifteen minutes the two SG teams, Jacob/Selmak and Lt. Shauna Allen were ready to go. Daniel and Hammond watched from the control room as they disappeared one by one through the gate.

An hour went by. Then two. Daniel was growing impatient. He paced the room while General Hammond fingered through paper documents to look busy. Daniel pleaded with the General to send another team through. Hammond wasn't going to send anyone else through the gate, because he had no idea what was on the other side. For all they knew, the rescue mission failed the second they stepped through the gate on the other side. Counting O'Neill and Carter the loss would be eleven soldiers.

Daniel had all this time to remember more things, but he was feeling completely responsible for everything that was happening with the rescue mission. And he couldn't get his mind off of Shauna. She was important to him somehow, but Daniel could only remember the first time they had met.

She seemed defiant, childlike and stubborn to a fault. She reminded Daniel of Jack. The sense of humor was even the same. Daniel felt an attraction just from Shauna's beautiful eyes and her lips when she smiled. He remembered running into her in the library and how they would talk for hours about everything and nothing. Then like a lightning bolt, Daniel remembered kissing Shauna in that very same library. Not wanting to share his new founded memories, Daniel kept it to himself.

Seconds later, everyone in the control room came back to life when the Stargate was activated. It took only seconds for the wormhole to reappear and one by one the rescue team returned with O'Neill and Carter. Daniel ran down to the gate room and went straight to Shauna. She and Teal'c were helping Jack walk because of his leg injury, but once they were down the ramp, Shauna let Teal'c take over completely.

Daniel went straight up to Shauna and picked her up in his arms and hugged her tightly. Shauna giggled, but wasn't sure what Daniel was thinking. Did he really remember her? Did he really remember their relationship? Her questions were answered when Daniel kissed her.

Jack, Sam and Teal'c watched from nearby, and the General was watching from the control room. Only a select few had actually known about their relationship before, but now everyone knew.

"Are you okay?" Daniel asked Shauna. "Yes, I'm fine." Shauna replied. After a moment of silence, Jack said dryly, "I've been better." Daniel finally acknowledged Jack and said quite seriously, "Hey.Jack." "What's with the silver?" Jack asked regarding the memory device. "Daniel is recovering from amnesia." Shauna explained. Before Jack had a chance to leave the room, Daniel said, "Colonel, you still owe me ten bucks."

Jack smiled and turned to Teal'c, "Amnesia isn't what it used to be?" Jack teased under his breath. Daniel kissed Shauna tenderly. He didn't seem to mind showing affection for Shauna in front of a crowded room. Shauna, however, felt a little embarrassed by at least one of the people watching.

"Daniel," Shauna pleaded, "Not in front of my dad, okay?" "Your dad?" Daniel asked. Shauna looked over to see Jack's mixed expression, and Daniel was hit the second time around with guilt. Daniel then remembered the conversation Jack had with him about dating Shauna. Daniel smiled really big at Shauna, and tried not to laugh.

"What?" Shauna asked with curiosity. "Oh, I was just wondering what it would be like to have Jack as a father-in-law."

"Really?" Shauna said softly. It has been a long time since she felt this way for someone. Ever since her husband died, she was unsure about ever finding someone as great as Mark. Now she has, and thoughts of marriage filled her mind. Her daughter, Kayla, will have a father again. And maybe this time, God will let them live happily ever after. "Why not?" Daniel kissed her again.





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