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The Last Divination

Chapter 8- Awakening

Jack came soon after. Although the situation didn't look good, he did not feel he was saying goodbye. Jonas, in his opinion, wasn't really leaving. In another light, he could have already left. Nevertheless, Jack was never that good at knowing what to say and when to say it; so he found himself sitting awkwardly beside Jonas calculating what to say.

"Carter's been tryin' to find out if there's any possible way to help you-" Jack started, then stopped. This wasn't a time for casual chat, and Jonas wouldn't hear or understand anyway.

"Look, Jonas. I don't know if this is the right time or the place, but it doesn't look like there'll ever be a better one...I'm sorry. I'm sorry I doubted you when we first met. I guess I was kinda blaming you slightly for Daniel dying...actually, blaming you completely. But that's beside the point. I never thought you would have cared what I thought. And no, I didn't just pick you for SG-1 'cause I didn't want a Russian on the team, even though I didn't really want a Russian...but once again we are slowly meandering away from the point. The point is that we'll all miss you, and I wish you knew it. Jack paused. He didn't think he's ever said so many deep things at one time. He added, "Maybe times like these help us to say what we mean."

Then something happened that Jack couldn't have really been sure if it happened or not. Jonas smiled. It was a very weak smile that easily could have been imagined. Maybe Jack wanted Jonas to react so badly that he thought he had. Jack just said what he had said to Daniel.

"See ya around."

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Sam was the last person to go and visit Jonas, and she was dreading it. She, like Jack, hadn't felt that it was a goodbye. She wasn't sure what it was. Sam hadn't planned what to say- you couldn't. It had to come straight from the heart. As she sat in the dull lights of the infirmary, she stared sadly at the walls. She felt utterly miserable that Jonas had spent the rest of his conscious life between these empty walls. She found tears in her eyes again. This was exactly how she had been with Daniel. She wasn't any better at it the second time around.

"Ok, Jonas, listen up." She smiled bravely. "I'm going to tell you truthfully what I think, and you mustn't interrupt or anything because it will make it more difficult for me." She was still smiling but the tears were now running freely down her cheeks.

"I tried my best to help Jonas...but I guess my best wasn't enough to save you. I feel like I'm talking to Daniel. He died kinda like this, but I couldn't see his face. At least I can see yours. I don't want to remember you like this, though. Do you remember that time we were in that café? And you were astonishingly observant? I found that amazing. In fact, most of the stuff you've done is pretty amazing...I think Teal'c is going to miss you-well, so are all of us, but I think you always made him feel included, like he wasn't the only...person form another planet." Sam stopped herself from saying 'alien', as she didn't want to offend Jonas. "Colonel O'Neill is gonna miss you too, even if he wont admit it." She felt her heart was breaking. Why did this always happen to them? Why did she have to be part of this? Why did she even join the military at all?

Suddenly, she heard a whisper from somewhere. It was Jonas. He was looking at her and whispering something inaudible. She leant closer to hear him.

"He already has admitted it."

Sam laughed. Jonas was conscious! Jonas was awake! She was so happy she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a huge hug.

Jonas cleared his throat and found his voice. "Hey, hey. Easy on the hugging."

She laughed again. "Jonas...Jonas. I thought you...you..." Suddenly she burst into short desperate sobs.

"Hey, Sam. Don't worry, I'm ok. I was just on vacation." He joked.

"We'd thought you'd gone." She cried.

"Yeah, I was wondering if what I was seeing was really real."

"What were you seeing?"

"Well, I dunno. I was kind of in this place. It was like I was in the gate room, but none of it was real. I could see the gate, and I saw Dr Jackson, but I really don't know where I was."

That was enough for Sam. She didn't really mind where he had been, just where he was now. Hearing of Daniel appearing was a somewhat regular occurrence, and now left her unfazed. Most of SG1 talked about Daniel like he was still alive most of the time.

"I'll be back in a minute, ok? Don't go anywhere." She smiled, and left to find Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c.

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