CRASH Chapter 6
He has been running for hours. When he run out of the wooden cabin he chose to make his way through the woods other then the small path that was marked with tire treks. Tiny sprigs crackling under his weight as he went.
He made it to the road and as he looked over the tree he saw a gas station, he pondered whether or not to go there, he used the cover of the trees as much as he could then at a dead run crossed the road and went over to the back, the stations men's room door was ajar and he made his way over there.
He entered the dirty facility, the floor was black, the walls were painted with graffiti, the two stalls were empty and the single sink was a dirty yellow, he turned the water on but his gaze wondered up to the mirror above the sink, it was a tiny peace of glass all black around the edges and had been cracked leaving long stripes and making his image distorted, even with his blurry vision due to his swollen eye as well as the lack of glasses he knew he looked like hell, he used his left hand to wash himself a little not that it did any good, he run his wet fingers through his hair and tucked his shirt back into his pants.
As he looked over the corner he saw a pickup truck by the pumps, the driver finished pumping the gas and went over to the small glass window to pay, Daniel used that to his advantage and slipped into the back of the truck finding himself tucked beneath a large yellow tarp and surrounded by boxes, he laid quietly as the truck's engines came to life.
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He was again wheeled into Sam's room and was left alone with her, it's been a week since he woke up and he was getting frustrated, he has been stashing the pills they where giving him and hiding them, he was able to move his legs now and whenever he'd go to the bathroom he would work on strengthening, standing and moving about the tight space, he would go into Carter's room everyday and sit with her for about two hours until they would tell him to go and rest, he has been a 'good boy' that whole time doing what they expected of him until he gets his strength back.
"Hey Sam, how are you doing today?" he was amazed to see her eyelids flutter at his voice and her ocean blue eyes staring at him in surprise, she blinked several times as she spoke softly
"S… Sir? J… Jack?"
"Hey there" he smiled and leaned into her whispering "I know you are confused but you have to call me Daniel, I'll explain later, please remember, Daniel"
He turned to call the doctor and as they all re-entered her room she was stretching her hands and moving her head from side to side in confusion
"Hi" the doctor looked at her "can you tell us your name?" she looked a question in her eyes at the man sitting in the wheelchair as he slightly nodded
"Samantha Carter" she answered
"Very good, I'm Dr. Haze, do you know this guy here?" he pointed at the man she knew very well as her commanding officer, the man she had feelings for, feelings no one ever knew about but her, and maybe Janet Fraiser, she nodded and said his name with confidence.
"Daniel Jackson" she smiled at him as he returned the smile.
"Can I stay here for a while" he asked Dr. Haze as he and the nurse where about to leave the room
"Not too long Daniel, just remember how tired you where last week when you woke up, this is overwhelming and Sam is tired okay?" he nodded as the two left them alone.
"What is going on?" Sam asked suspecting that now she will hear the truth instead of this eleven year old lie.
"I don't know yet, they told me my spinal cord was severed and that I will never walk again, well after I withheld from taking all the stupid drugs they where filling me with, the feeling came back, I have been working out in secret to strengthen myself until you woke up, we need to find a way out of here but until we do, you have to play along with everything I do and tell you okay?"
"Yes Sir" she replied then corrected herself "Sure Daniel, no problem" he smiled at her.
They 'played along' for another week or so, when Sam was already walking around and gaining strength while Jack did as well, they would eat lunch and dinner together everyday and they had already decided when to make their move.
Sam walked to Sandra the day nurse and smiled
"Hi Sandra, I would like to thank all the medical personnel that have been here for me for so long and I know it's not enough but is it possible for me to gain entry to your kitchen for like an hour? I'd like to bake you my special chocolate chip cookies" she was still smiling her eyes pleading as Sandra simply laughed.
"Sure, no problem Sam, go ahead" Sam thanked her and hurried down the corridor to the kitchen.
She found all the needed supplies, Sandra came to check no her several times seeing the woman kneading the dough her face covered with flower looking like a five year old making her first batch of cookies.
A couple of hours later she had a batch of about 40 cookies and with a satisfied look on her face came to the nurses station finding the night shift already there.
"Did Sandra leave already?" she asked and Terri nodded
"She didn't get to taste my cookies" Sam said disappointed "well anyway, this is for all of you" she smiled at the two nurses and doctor present "Just a little thank you for taking care of me so long and not giving up" she smiled again as they thanked her reaching for the plate of cookies taking a bite they all said in unison
"These are great" and several minutes later reached for another one, Sam smiled
"Well I'm tired' I'll see you in the morning, and enjoy the cookies" she waved to them as she went back to her room and climbed the bed, watching the clock on the wall and waiting.
Two hours have passed when Sam peeked through her door and saw the three people leaning against the nurses' desk, sleeping, she smiled and sneaked into Jack's room.
"Hey did it work?" he asked tying his shoelaces
"Like a charm" she smiled, they both left the room and sneaked out unnoticed.
They used the stairs to get to ground level, Jack looked out to see one guard by the door, there was no one else around, he signaled to Carter to flank him as he moved behind the guard
"Hi" Sam smiled grabbing the guard's attention, as he turned to look at her he stood up and was struck in the back of his head before he ever knew what hit him, he fell unconscious to the ground, Sam grabbed his pistol and then bent to relieve him from his back up as well, now they where both armed as she handed Jack the gun and the extra clip she found, they left the compound silently.
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He was jerked awake by the sudden stop, he was disoriented at first before he remembered where he was and he quietly sneaked out of the truck as it was turning a curve when the light changed to green, he jogged out of the street and went into a bar in the corner, the time had to be very early in the morning as he saw two people slouching on chairs and the bartender wiping some glasses while he was watching some sports game on TV.
The bartender's eyes followed Daniel as he made his way to the back and went into the men's room, a few minutes later he came out and walked to the bar.
"Can you tell me please where the bus station is?" the man observed the beaten man in front of him continuing to wipe glasses
"About six blocks away, that way" his hand went up in the direction.
"Thanks" Daniel prepared to leave as the man called after him
"You need a hospital not a bus station" Daniel ignored him as he pushed the door open and stepped out. He wrapped his jacket around himself trying to warm up as much as he could as he walked the silent streets.
Inside the bus station he found an out of the way public telephone, he dialed the number as he waited for the connection to be established.
"General Hammond?" the sergeant stood by the door
"Yes?"
"Please the switchboard needs you there" George stood and followed the man
"What is it?"
"Sir there's a collect call from Dr. Daniel Jackson but he will only speak to you"
George picked up the phone
"This is General Hammond, Dr. Jackson?"
"Yeah it's me Sir, I can't trust anyone at the moment, I'm in a bus station in Chicago I need you to wire money for me, I need a ticket back to Colorado"
"I'll send someone to pick you up, just stay there"
"Sorry Sir I told you I don't trust anyone"
"Very well, but why not take a plane?"
"When I'll get back you'll understand Sir, will you just do it?"
"Right away Doctor, and please look out"
"I will, Thanks" he hung up and waited about 10 minutes before he approached the cashier.
"I need a one way ticket to Denver Colorado, there is supposed to be some money that was wired here now, the name is Daniel Jackson" the cashier typed his name into the computer and nodded, she gave him the ticket as she said
"Platform number six, leaving in 15 minutes" he nodded at her attempting to smile with not much success.
He chose the back seat and leaned against the window taking in a breath and watching the platform as people entered the bus, he was fortunate enough, no one sat in the few back rows and he was alone, the bus left the station and Daniel breathed a sigh when they finally went onto the interstate.
General Hammond has been pacing his office since he hung up the phone with Daniel and that has been 16 hours ago, he put on his jacket covering a civilian button down shirt and left the base in one of the black GMC U con parked on base.
He watched as people stepped off the bus, waiting impatiently. Daniel was the last to step out making George's breath catch as he saw him; he hurried to his side and without a word led him to the car understanding now what Daniel meant, he would have never made it through security in the airport with the way he was looking.
"So can you tell me what happened? Where have you been?" George asked as he put the car in gear and drove away.
"I don't exactly know General, I was gonna meet Sam and Jack, he finally convinced us both to go fishing with him, they never showed up"
"They are both missing son" George said the worried frown returning to his face.
As Daniel's breath caught,
"How?"
"Their car was found burned by the side of the road, we found their dog tags and traces of both their blood, nothing else yet, we are still searching for them as we have been searching for you. Now can you tell me what happened to you?"
"They grabbed me, the next thing I knew I am tied to a chair in a wooden cabin and they keep on beating me for information, after they left me I managed to get free and get back here"
They arrived at Cheyenne Mountain as George helped Daniel out of the van and they both descended down the mountain, Daniel was ushered straight into the infirmary and into Janet's tender care, he had no more strength to even argue as he was gently lowered into a bed.
He wanted to close his eyes and sleep just for a little while but what happened next prevented him from doing so.
The lights glared and the sirens sounded as he heard the voice through the system
"Off world activation" he wanted to close his eyes again when the entire base shook with the explosive force, suddenly he was on his feet running with everyone else to the gate room to find out what was wrong, as he saw the blue shimmering event horizon and the red fire coming from the other side
"We are under attack" he heard the voice and immediately went for his gun that was not there, he grabbed a weapon from the soldier next to him as he saw the first of many Jaffa warrior coming through the gate, as he started firing the small insignia registered just vaguely in his mind, Anubis.
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