Everything was hazy. Her mind was racing. What had happened...she remembered....an explosion. Pain...then nothing. Dr. Jordan...They'd been working together....cataloging artifacts that had to be sent back to the Egyptian Government by the end of the week...beyond that, she had no idea.
Cracking her eyes open, she was not greeted to the site she expected. Instead of the stark white hospital walls she was expecting, she was in a strange room. Men and women in odd attire mulled about with foreign equipment scattered about.
"Dr. Gardner? My name's Jacob Carter. We have a lot that we need to discuss." a man said, pulling up a chair.
Back on Earth, it was a rainy day. A miserable day to accompany a miserable man in a miserable mood. One year ago on this day, Daniel's world fell apart once again as history repeated itself, as he watched another woman he had walked away from for the sake of the Stargate Project disappear. Disappear with a snake inside her. He didn't want to get out of bed, didn't want to face the world, not today. The phone rang again and again was ignored. Someone had tried to get a hold of him all morning. Maybe there was an emergency. Did he care anymore? Rolling over he looked out the window, willing time to continue.
A half hour later he heard a pounding on the front door. He knew it was Jack, could tell by the forceful and insistent knocks. He ignored it. A minute later, he heard a key in the hole. Dammit, he'd given Sam a key in case something happened. Rolling out of bed, he padded into the living room to see all of SG:1 filing in.
"Hey Daniel..." Jack opened, barely able to hide a grin.
"You'[re dripping on my rug." Daniel pointed out.
"Daniel, maybe you should sit down." Carter offered, practicaly bursting with happiness for her friend. "We have news." she continued when she got no response. "We got a call from my dad. The Tokra found something. Or to be precise, someone."
Daniel looked at them blankly.
"Sarah, Daniel. They found Sarah on some abandoned planet, left there to die."
"You mean Osirus," Daniel practically spat.
"No. It's Sarah." Jack corrected him with a grin.
"They removed the symbiote?" Daniel asked, his voice wobbling. Jack looked to Sam hoping she had an answer.
"Well...no. But for some reason it has no control over her." Sam offered. "They're going to try to remove it as soon as she's well enough."
"She's hurt?" THAT snapped Daniel out of his haze.
"Not really hurt per-say. Just a little worse for the ware from being abandoned on that planet."
"Nothing a good meal won't be able to fix!" Jack reassured him.
"Can we....Can I..."
Teal'c interrupted his studdering. "General Hammond has given us permission to leave for the Tokra base as soon as we've collected you."
Daniel just stared at them, not comprehending.
"You know what you need? Pants." Sam smirked as she gave him a nudge for the bedroom.
An hour later, SG:1 in its entirety watched the stargate as it came to life. Daniel shot Jack an uncertain look.
"Go on..." he said softly, wanting nothing more than his friend to find some peace. There'd be some peace. There'd be some problems, Sarah knew some highly classified things. But on the other hand, Daniel could use some competent help so he wouldn't be run so ragged, and it would in the very least let them be friends again, maybe more.
Hesitantly, Daniel stepped through the gate and found himself in a beautiful forest.
"Oh lookie! Trees!" Jack said dryly.
Jacob stepped forward. "You're late." he said companionably, heading down the path twords a building barely visible through the trees.
"How is she?" Demanded Daniel, following.
"Confused. She hasn't been able to recall any of Osirus' memories yet. We don't know why the symbiote lost control over her. We think she'll be able to remember when her mind is able to process such a huge amount of data. She didn't know anything about the Stargate....it was a little bit of a shock."
"Could it be a trap?" Jack asked. He dreaded possibly throwing a spoke in Daniel's wheel..and he didn't want Sarah to have to suffer any more, poor kid had gone through enough. "Could Osirus really be in control and this all be one big acting job to get to Earth or at the Tokra?"
"Possible, but we don't think so. Even so we've taken every precaution. If Osirus rears his ugly head, we'll be ready."
Daniel had stopped listening. He was remembering the first time he had ever met Sarah. It was at college, his first day even. It was Dr. Jordan's Western European History class, he'd been looking forward to it, he had followed Dr. Jordan's work for quite a few years. He was in the front row, a little off to the right, nervous as all get out when she walked in. He couldn't help but stair a little. Girls like that always made him nervous. They were so beautiful, so sure of themselves, not like he was. He looked away, only to have his gaze jerked to the right as she sat down beside him.
"Hey...I'm Sarah..You any good at this stuff..?"
Daniel had to smile at the memory. She'd been at Oxford on a dancing scholarship, claimed to hate history, she was only trying to get the credit out of the way. But she had a talent for it, a knack that went beyond book learning. One semester turned into two, and both he and Dr. Jordan worked on her to change her major. She resisted, but in the mean time, the two of them had become best friends. It was rare that you could ever find them apart. Then at the end of their Sophmore year, he finally worked up his courage. One late night after studying, he kissed her. He was blown away when she said she'd been waiting for him to do that for months. Things just progressed naturally and by the time Summer was over, they were living together.
Jacob finally stopped, pulling Daniel out of his memories. Looking up they were in an open doorway leading to a courtyard garden. And there she was, sitting with a book in her lap. Thinner than he remembered, and she looked tired, but that was the worst of it. A half dozen Tokra guards discreetly were placed around the garden. Jacob gave his shoulder a pat and went back to quietly talking with the rest of SG:1.
He stepped forward, standing behind her, reaching out to touch her hair that shimmered in the sunlight, his hand just falling short. She must have sensed movement, because she turned around, her eyes widening, relief clearly shining through.
"Daniel...."
Cracking her eyes open, she was not greeted to the site she expected. Instead of the stark white hospital walls she was expecting, she was in a strange room. Men and women in odd attire mulled about with foreign equipment scattered about.
"Dr. Gardner? My name's Jacob Carter. We have a lot that we need to discuss." a man said, pulling up a chair.
Back on Earth, it was a rainy day. A miserable day to accompany a miserable man in a miserable mood. One year ago on this day, Daniel's world fell apart once again as history repeated itself, as he watched another woman he had walked away from for the sake of the Stargate Project disappear. Disappear with a snake inside her. He didn't want to get out of bed, didn't want to face the world, not today. The phone rang again and again was ignored. Someone had tried to get a hold of him all morning. Maybe there was an emergency. Did he care anymore? Rolling over he looked out the window, willing time to continue.
A half hour later he heard a pounding on the front door. He knew it was Jack, could tell by the forceful and insistent knocks. He ignored it. A minute later, he heard a key in the hole. Dammit, he'd given Sam a key in case something happened. Rolling out of bed, he padded into the living room to see all of SG:1 filing in.
"Hey Daniel..." Jack opened, barely able to hide a grin.
"You'[re dripping on my rug." Daniel pointed out.
"Daniel, maybe you should sit down." Carter offered, practicaly bursting with happiness for her friend. "We have news." she continued when she got no response. "We got a call from my dad. The Tokra found something. Or to be precise, someone."
Daniel looked at them blankly.
"Sarah, Daniel. They found Sarah on some abandoned planet, left there to die."
"You mean Osirus," Daniel practically spat.
"No. It's Sarah." Jack corrected him with a grin.
"They removed the symbiote?" Daniel asked, his voice wobbling. Jack looked to Sam hoping she had an answer.
"Well...no. But for some reason it has no control over her." Sam offered. "They're going to try to remove it as soon as she's well enough."
"She's hurt?" THAT snapped Daniel out of his haze.
"Not really hurt per-say. Just a little worse for the ware from being abandoned on that planet."
"Nothing a good meal won't be able to fix!" Jack reassured him.
"Can we....Can I..."
Teal'c interrupted his studdering. "General Hammond has given us permission to leave for the Tokra base as soon as we've collected you."
Daniel just stared at them, not comprehending.
"You know what you need? Pants." Sam smirked as she gave him a nudge for the bedroom.
An hour later, SG:1 in its entirety watched the stargate as it came to life. Daniel shot Jack an uncertain look.
"Go on..." he said softly, wanting nothing more than his friend to find some peace. There'd be some peace. There'd be some problems, Sarah knew some highly classified things. But on the other hand, Daniel could use some competent help so he wouldn't be run so ragged, and it would in the very least let them be friends again, maybe more.
Hesitantly, Daniel stepped through the gate and found himself in a beautiful forest.
"Oh lookie! Trees!" Jack said dryly.
Jacob stepped forward. "You're late." he said companionably, heading down the path twords a building barely visible through the trees.
"How is she?" Demanded Daniel, following.
"Confused. She hasn't been able to recall any of Osirus' memories yet. We don't know why the symbiote lost control over her. We think she'll be able to remember when her mind is able to process such a huge amount of data. She didn't know anything about the Stargate....it was a little bit of a shock."
"Could it be a trap?" Jack asked. He dreaded possibly throwing a spoke in Daniel's wheel..and he didn't want Sarah to have to suffer any more, poor kid had gone through enough. "Could Osirus really be in control and this all be one big acting job to get to Earth or at the Tokra?"
"Possible, but we don't think so. Even so we've taken every precaution. If Osirus rears his ugly head, we'll be ready."
Daniel had stopped listening. He was remembering the first time he had ever met Sarah. It was at college, his first day even. It was Dr. Jordan's Western European History class, he'd been looking forward to it, he had followed Dr. Jordan's work for quite a few years. He was in the front row, a little off to the right, nervous as all get out when she walked in. He couldn't help but stair a little. Girls like that always made him nervous. They were so beautiful, so sure of themselves, not like he was. He looked away, only to have his gaze jerked to the right as she sat down beside him.
"Hey...I'm Sarah..You any good at this stuff..?"
Daniel had to smile at the memory. She'd been at Oxford on a dancing scholarship, claimed to hate history, she was only trying to get the credit out of the way. But she had a talent for it, a knack that went beyond book learning. One semester turned into two, and both he and Dr. Jordan worked on her to change her major. She resisted, but in the mean time, the two of them had become best friends. It was rare that you could ever find them apart. Then at the end of their Sophmore year, he finally worked up his courage. One late night after studying, he kissed her. He was blown away when she said she'd been waiting for him to do that for months. Things just progressed naturally and by the time Summer was over, they were living together.
Jacob finally stopped, pulling Daniel out of his memories. Looking up they were in an open doorway leading to a courtyard garden. And there she was, sitting with a book in her lap. Thinner than he remembered, and she looked tired, but that was the worst of it. A half dozen Tokra guards discreetly were placed around the garden. Jacob gave his shoulder a pat and went back to quietly talking with the rest of SG:1.
He stepped forward, standing behind her, reaching out to touch her hair that shimmered in the sunlight, his hand just falling short. She must have sensed movement, because she turned around, her eyes widening, relief clearly shining through.
"Daniel...."