A/N- Muchly thankies to Tricia for betaing.
Janet was drifting in and out of consciousness, twisting and turning to try to get comfortable. It was nearly three in the morning when the phone rang.
"Hello." She answered sleepily.
"Dr Fraiser, I'm afraid I have some bad news."
She recognised the grave voice as General Hammond's, "Sir?" She responded automatically, "What's happened? Is it Jack?" She asked, slightly panicked that the General was phoning her at this late hour.
"I'm afraid so." He replied, his voice taking on an even graver tone.
"What is it?" She asked apprehensively, unsure if she actually wanted to know what kind of trouble he had managed to get himself into.
"I think it's best if you come to the base." He answered.
Janet was in a state now, she knew it must be serious if Hammond was telling her, now a civilian, to come on base. "Yes, si-" She cut herself off, "I'll be right there."
She jumped out of bed as quickly as she could manage, silently cursing Jack, only he could manage to get in as much trouble on earth as off-world, she thought as she pulled on a pair of jeans and a top. She quietly went into Cassie's room, pulling the duvet up, brushing away a stray strand of hair as her daughter shifted in her bed.
"Mom?" She mumbled.
"Yeah, sweetie." She whispered. Cassie mumbled something incoherent, "Sweetie, I have to go to the base, ok?"
"Mmmhmm." She murmured.
"I don't know when I'll be back, I'll call you in the morning." She said still whispering. She kissed her on the forehead, carefully tucking her in once more.
She went down stairs, writing Cassie a note, knowing that she probably would not remember much about their conversation. She quickly grabbed her coat and her keys and rushed out of the house as quickly as she could with her bulky figure.
Arriving at the base, it became obvious the guards had been told to expect her. Exiting the elevator at NORAD she was met by General Hammond,
"Doctor." He nodded, "Good to see you again." He smiled slightly, this was the first time she had seen him since getting back.
"Yeah." She replied distractedly. "Sir, I don't mean to be abrupt, but what's going on?" She asked as they entered the elevator down to the SGC.
He looked to the camera in the elevator, "Not here."
She nodded in response, understanding. She walked with him in silence until they reached his office, he allowed her to enter first, closing the door behind as he followed her in. She took the seat he offered as he sat opposite her.
"Doctor, I'm sure I don't need to tell you what I'm about to say is classified.." He began.
"You know I'm not about to tell anyone." She answered annoyed at how long he was taking to get to the point.
He nodded, "They found a woman frozen in the ice." He began to explain. "She was thawed out, and amazingly was still alive."
Janet's eyes widened, "How?" She asked.
"We're not exactly sure. But it seems that she was carrying some sort of a disease." He said, his tone becoming even graver than before.
"A disease." She asked. "What kind of disease? Is it treatable?" She bombarded him with questions.
He held up his hands, "Doctor, I don't know much of anything at this point. Dr Warner is working on it." He paused, "Major Carter, Jonas Quinn and the other scientists at the station have been cured of the disease by the woman whom they dug out." He stopped.
"And Jack?" She asked.
He sighed even though he knew the question was coming, "He's still ill." He paused again, "The woman, Ayana, is gravely ill, she doesn't have the strength to cure him."
"Can I see him?" She asked, her voice wavering slightly.
"Of course." He stood up, allowing her to leave in front of him, she knew the way.
She entered the observation both of Jack's room, Sam was there, and she saw Janet visibly at the site of Jack.
"Oh, God." Was all she could say.
Janet was drifting in and out of consciousness, twisting and turning to try to get comfortable. It was nearly three in the morning when the phone rang.
"Hello." She answered sleepily.
"Dr Fraiser, I'm afraid I have some bad news."
She recognised the grave voice as General Hammond's, "Sir?" She responded automatically, "What's happened? Is it Jack?" She asked, slightly panicked that the General was phoning her at this late hour.
"I'm afraid so." He replied, his voice taking on an even graver tone.
"What is it?" She asked apprehensively, unsure if she actually wanted to know what kind of trouble he had managed to get himself into.
"I think it's best if you come to the base." He answered.
Janet was in a state now, she knew it must be serious if Hammond was telling her, now a civilian, to come on base. "Yes, si-" She cut herself off, "I'll be right there."
She jumped out of bed as quickly as she could manage, silently cursing Jack, only he could manage to get in as much trouble on earth as off-world, she thought as she pulled on a pair of jeans and a top. She quietly went into Cassie's room, pulling the duvet up, brushing away a stray strand of hair as her daughter shifted in her bed.
"Mom?" She mumbled.
"Yeah, sweetie." She whispered. Cassie mumbled something incoherent, "Sweetie, I have to go to the base, ok?"
"Mmmhmm." She murmured.
"I don't know when I'll be back, I'll call you in the morning." She said still whispering. She kissed her on the forehead, carefully tucking her in once more.
She went down stairs, writing Cassie a note, knowing that she probably would not remember much about their conversation. She quickly grabbed her coat and her keys and rushed out of the house as quickly as she could with her bulky figure.
Arriving at the base, it became obvious the guards had been told to expect her. Exiting the elevator at NORAD she was met by General Hammond,
"Doctor." He nodded, "Good to see you again." He smiled slightly, this was the first time she had seen him since getting back.
"Yeah." She replied distractedly. "Sir, I don't mean to be abrupt, but what's going on?" She asked as they entered the elevator down to the SGC.
He looked to the camera in the elevator, "Not here."
She nodded in response, understanding. She walked with him in silence until they reached his office, he allowed her to enter first, closing the door behind as he followed her in. She took the seat he offered as he sat opposite her.
"Doctor, I'm sure I don't need to tell you what I'm about to say is classified.." He began.
"You know I'm not about to tell anyone." She answered annoyed at how long he was taking to get to the point.
He nodded, "They found a woman frozen in the ice." He began to explain. "She was thawed out, and amazingly was still alive."
Janet's eyes widened, "How?" She asked.
"We're not exactly sure. But it seems that she was carrying some sort of a disease." He said, his tone becoming even graver than before.
"A disease." She asked. "What kind of disease? Is it treatable?" She bombarded him with questions.
He held up his hands, "Doctor, I don't know much of anything at this point. Dr Warner is working on it." He paused, "Major Carter, Jonas Quinn and the other scientists at the station have been cured of the disease by the woman whom they dug out." He stopped.
"And Jack?" She asked.
He sighed even though he knew the question was coming, "He's still ill." He paused again, "The woman, Ayana, is gravely ill, she doesn't have the strength to cure him."
"Can I see him?" She asked, her voice wavering slightly.
"Of course." He stood up, allowing her to leave in front of him, she knew the way.
She entered the observation both of Jack's room, Sam was there, and she saw Janet visibly at the site of Jack.
"Oh, God." Was all she could say.