Disclaimer: Here's the next part of 'Sands of Ta-Netjer', hope you all enjoy, so sorry it took so long. There's some mention to the story this is a sequel to- 'Goddess Need', so you really need to know the plot of that, to know what's going on in this part.
I don't own Stargate or anything else.
~Shutting Out.~
Daniel didn't know where he was. The tunnel he found himself standing in was dark. He had no idea how he got here but he knew one thing - the sooner he got out of where ever he was the better.
"Jack?" he called, his voice echoing into the darkness.
"D-Daniel?" A voice called back from behind him. He spun round, half afraid of what he would see.
"Sam." Daniel said with relief. He took a step nearer and reached up to her face to brush away a mud stained lock of hair.
"Are you okay?" he asked, giving her a once over. She looked all right, apart from mud all over her and slight increased breathing.
"I'm fine. Where are we?" she asked, looking into the dark of the tunnel.
"I don't know. We should be safe here until we can find Jack or Teal'c." Daniel turned away from Sam as he said this, his eyes scanning for any sign of light or life. He didn't see the tiny smile that appeared on Sam's lips or see her eyes as they glowed.
"Maybe we should look for them?" Sam asked Daniel's back. Daniel nodded, unaware that Sam had taken a step nearer to him. When he turned around Sam's face was only inches away from his own. He jumped back in shock, Sam moving with him.
"What's the matter Daniel?" Sam asked, a mocking smile on her lips as she moved even closer to him. Daniel turned a bright shade of red and mummered something illegible. Sam gave a smile which would almost have been kind if it hadn't been for the underlying hint of cruelty that surfaced just for a split second. Daniel continued to back away until his back hit the solid rock wall. He looked around wildly, unable to see an escape route.
"Sam, what's wrong?" He asked. Sam's smile became even kinder, however Daniel wasn't convinced.
"You keep called me Sam like it's my name. You really shouldn't." She purred.
"You're not Sam, are you." Daniel said, making the question into a statement. Sam took a tiny step back.
"Well done Daniel." she said, her voice in the tone of a teacher congratulating a star pupil. Her eyes glowed briefly. "Or should I say 'Beloved'?"
"Hathor." Daniel said flatly, though inside he was fighting a strong feeling to be sick from pure terror. Hathor laughed and spun round in Sam's body showing it off.
"What do you think, beloved?" She asked. "Of course the gray haired one and the jaffa tried to stop me, but now they are dead." She gave another laugh, gleefully drinking in all the fear she could sense radiating from Daniel.
"It's over beloved." She hissed. With a feline purr she lifted her hand up and slashed downwards, cutting into Daniel's right shoulder. With a scream he jerked backwards -
- And found himself on the floor, next to his bed in his apartment. It began to rain softly as he pushed himself into a sitting position and glanced over at his bedside clock. The red numbers continued to blink silently. Daniel groaned and climbed back into his bed. It was three in the morning.
~@~
Daniel stumbled into his office the next day fighting back a strong urge to yawn. For the past week or so he had been having very vivid dreams which while different all had roughly the same plot. Hathor would show up in the body of someone he cared for; Janet or Sam. But by far the worst was the one time when Hathor came to him in the body of his wife:- Sha're. The time and the place was different every time yet Daniel couldn't help but feel that there was something more to the nightmares than just bad dreams. He picked up a few folders from his desk and stumbled back out of his office for the briefing he had in five minutes.
A little way behind Daniel was Jack, a frown on his face. He was waiting for the Doctor to head for the briefing so he could have a talk with him. It hadn't taken a genius to notice the man was in need of some sleep. A lot of sleep. His frown deepened as he watched Daniel stumble out of his office.
"Daniel!" Jack called, excepting him to stop and turn. Daniel however, simply carried on walking, oblivious to the noise around him. At Jack's fifth yell he slowly stopped and turned around. Jack inwardly cursed, Daniel looked terrible. It didn't help that just over a month ago he had been kidnapped by Hathor and and temporarily killed Sam and Teal'C. He still hadn't talked about it, preferring to thrown himself into his work, rarely talking to anyone. As soon as a mission was over he would leave the complex and only return when it was time for another mission. Jack knew that Daniel had apologized to Sam and Teal'C, in a way that was the problem. Because he wouldn't end at that, Daniel would just go on blaming himself and bottling it all up inside until it exploded. Usually Jack had managed to bring Daniel out of it, but it seemed this time there was nothing he could do.
"Hi Jack." Daniel said softly. "I didn't hear you." He gripped his folders tightly, feeling a sudden wave of dizziness coming on. When it cleared he found Jack staring at him, worry in his eyes.
"You OK Danny-boy?" He asked. Daniel nodded, but they both knew it was a lie. They carried on walking, talking about this and that, acting more like strangers than best friends. Neither of them knew how to rebuild the broken bonds between them and both were too afraid to take the first step.
~@~
When the two entered the briefing room, the first thing they were aware of was the anger that was coming out of Teal'C. There was little outward signs - just the hint of a fist and the slight raising of an eyebrow but Jack and Daniel both knew he was mad. Jack looked over to Sam, a question in his eyes. She shook her head.
"SG-1, now you are all here we can begin. As you know Major Leslie Lowers was kidnapped by an unknown Gou'ald five days ago." General Hammond said. He pressed a button and a picture flashed up of a ginger haired man in his early thirties.
"We don't know why he was taken or what Gou'ald took him, but we are working on getting him back. What I want to know is do any or you know him? Do any of you have any idea why he would be taken?"
"I didn't really talk to him." Sam admitted.
"I spoke to him once or twice, he is a good man but I don't know anything about him." Jack said, staring at the man in the photo. Daniel shook his head.
"I've never met him."
"I knew him." Teal'C said. General Hammond looked over at him, waiting for more information.
"He would come to the gym in the middle of the night, a time that I also would go there to train. After a week he began to talk to me and I began to feel the utmost respect for him. He is a most courageous warrior." Teal'C stood up and left the room, not even waiting to be told he could go. Jack and Sam looked at each other, they knew how hard it was to win the respect of Teal'C. Yet this Major Lowers had done just that. General Hammond stood up.
"SG-1 is on stand down for the time being." He said before leaving, heading for his own office.
"I wouldn't like to be in the area, when Teal'C finds the Gou'ald that took Major Lowers." Jack said. Sam nodded, her eyes still on the seat Teal'C had occupied only moments before. She tore her eyes away and looked over at Daniel.
"Daniel!" She cried. Daniel was lying slumped over the desk, his face a milky white. Jack was out of his seat and by Daniel's side in a second, shaking him, trying to get a response.
"Daniel... Daniel, buddy, can you hear me?" he said. Daniel gave a weak groan and battered feebly at Jack, trying to stop his shaking his shoulder.
"...go 'way... tryin' to sleep, get someone else to save the world..." he muttered. Jack smiled and shook him harder.
"Time to wake up sleeping beauty." he said. Daniel's eyes snapped open and he stared at Jack in confusion.
"Jack... what are you doing in my house?" he asked.
"We are at the SGC, Danny-boy." Jack said, stepping back so Daniel could see the room. Daniel looked about as the day's memories caught up with him. His face went red with embarrassment, before all the color drained from it.
//What if I said something in my sleep about my dreams?\\ he thought in a panic.
"Did I, uh, say anything?" he asked. Jack laughed.
"Something about getting someone else to save the world for once." He said, a huge smile on his face.
"Is that all I said?" Daniel asked, standing up and staring Jack right in the face.
"That all, why, were you scared you had confessed your love to Sam?" Jack joked. Daniel gave a short, almost bitter laugh before walking out of the room.
"I think I'm going to go home and get some sleep while we'll on stand down." He called over his shoulder.
~@~
Daniel stood in his bathroom and carefully pulled his top off. On his right shoulder were four long cuts as if a woman had slashed down on it with her nails...
TBC...
And that's where I'm leaving it, please don't hurt me! I have family and small, small children. (Okay, I don't have small, small children, but I do have a "baby" sister.)
Please leave a review, the next part will be up as soon as I can get it up.
Sethoz
I don't own Stargate or anything else.
~Shutting Out.~
Daniel didn't know where he was. The tunnel he found himself standing in was dark. He had no idea how he got here but he knew one thing - the sooner he got out of where ever he was the better.
"Jack?" he called, his voice echoing into the darkness.
"D-Daniel?" A voice called back from behind him. He spun round, half afraid of what he would see.
"Sam." Daniel said with relief. He took a step nearer and reached up to her face to brush away a mud stained lock of hair.
"Are you okay?" he asked, giving her a once over. She looked all right, apart from mud all over her and slight increased breathing.
"I'm fine. Where are we?" she asked, looking into the dark of the tunnel.
"I don't know. We should be safe here until we can find Jack or Teal'c." Daniel turned away from Sam as he said this, his eyes scanning for any sign of light or life. He didn't see the tiny smile that appeared on Sam's lips or see her eyes as they glowed.
"Maybe we should look for them?" Sam asked Daniel's back. Daniel nodded, unaware that Sam had taken a step nearer to him. When he turned around Sam's face was only inches away from his own. He jumped back in shock, Sam moving with him.
"What's the matter Daniel?" Sam asked, a mocking smile on her lips as she moved even closer to him. Daniel turned a bright shade of red and mummered something illegible. Sam gave a smile which would almost have been kind if it hadn't been for the underlying hint of cruelty that surfaced just for a split second. Daniel continued to back away until his back hit the solid rock wall. He looked around wildly, unable to see an escape route.
"Sam, what's wrong?" He asked. Sam's smile became even kinder, however Daniel wasn't convinced.
"You keep called me Sam like it's my name. You really shouldn't." She purred.
"You're not Sam, are you." Daniel said, making the question into a statement. Sam took a tiny step back.
"Well done Daniel." she said, her voice in the tone of a teacher congratulating a star pupil. Her eyes glowed briefly. "Or should I say 'Beloved'?"
"Hathor." Daniel said flatly, though inside he was fighting a strong feeling to be sick from pure terror. Hathor laughed and spun round in Sam's body showing it off.
"What do you think, beloved?" She asked. "Of course the gray haired one and the jaffa tried to stop me, but now they are dead." She gave another laugh, gleefully drinking in all the fear she could sense radiating from Daniel.
"It's over beloved." She hissed. With a feline purr she lifted her hand up and slashed downwards, cutting into Daniel's right shoulder. With a scream he jerked backwards -
- And found himself on the floor, next to his bed in his apartment. It began to rain softly as he pushed himself into a sitting position and glanced over at his bedside clock. The red numbers continued to blink silently. Daniel groaned and climbed back into his bed. It was three in the morning.
~@~
Daniel stumbled into his office the next day fighting back a strong urge to yawn. For the past week or so he had been having very vivid dreams which while different all had roughly the same plot. Hathor would show up in the body of someone he cared for; Janet or Sam. But by far the worst was the one time when Hathor came to him in the body of his wife:- Sha're. The time and the place was different every time yet Daniel couldn't help but feel that there was something more to the nightmares than just bad dreams. He picked up a few folders from his desk and stumbled back out of his office for the briefing he had in five minutes.
A little way behind Daniel was Jack, a frown on his face. He was waiting for the Doctor to head for the briefing so he could have a talk with him. It hadn't taken a genius to notice the man was in need of some sleep. A lot of sleep. His frown deepened as he watched Daniel stumble out of his office.
"Daniel!" Jack called, excepting him to stop and turn. Daniel however, simply carried on walking, oblivious to the noise around him. At Jack's fifth yell he slowly stopped and turned around. Jack inwardly cursed, Daniel looked terrible. It didn't help that just over a month ago he had been kidnapped by Hathor and and temporarily killed Sam and Teal'C. He still hadn't talked about it, preferring to thrown himself into his work, rarely talking to anyone. As soon as a mission was over he would leave the complex and only return when it was time for another mission. Jack knew that Daniel had apologized to Sam and Teal'C, in a way that was the problem. Because he wouldn't end at that, Daniel would just go on blaming himself and bottling it all up inside until it exploded. Usually Jack had managed to bring Daniel out of it, but it seemed this time there was nothing he could do.
"Hi Jack." Daniel said softly. "I didn't hear you." He gripped his folders tightly, feeling a sudden wave of dizziness coming on. When it cleared he found Jack staring at him, worry in his eyes.
"You OK Danny-boy?" He asked. Daniel nodded, but they both knew it was a lie. They carried on walking, talking about this and that, acting more like strangers than best friends. Neither of them knew how to rebuild the broken bonds between them and both were too afraid to take the first step.
~@~
When the two entered the briefing room, the first thing they were aware of was the anger that was coming out of Teal'C. There was little outward signs - just the hint of a fist and the slight raising of an eyebrow but Jack and Daniel both knew he was mad. Jack looked over to Sam, a question in his eyes. She shook her head.
"SG-1, now you are all here we can begin. As you know Major Leslie Lowers was kidnapped by an unknown Gou'ald five days ago." General Hammond said. He pressed a button and a picture flashed up of a ginger haired man in his early thirties.
"We don't know why he was taken or what Gou'ald took him, but we are working on getting him back. What I want to know is do any or you know him? Do any of you have any idea why he would be taken?"
"I didn't really talk to him." Sam admitted.
"I spoke to him once or twice, he is a good man but I don't know anything about him." Jack said, staring at the man in the photo. Daniel shook his head.
"I've never met him."
"I knew him." Teal'C said. General Hammond looked over at him, waiting for more information.
"He would come to the gym in the middle of the night, a time that I also would go there to train. After a week he began to talk to me and I began to feel the utmost respect for him. He is a most courageous warrior." Teal'C stood up and left the room, not even waiting to be told he could go. Jack and Sam looked at each other, they knew how hard it was to win the respect of Teal'C. Yet this Major Lowers had done just that. General Hammond stood up.
"SG-1 is on stand down for the time being." He said before leaving, heading for his own office.
"I wouldn't like to be in the area, when Teal'C finds the Gou'ald that took Major Lowers." Jack said. Sam nodded, her eyes still on the seat Teal'C had occupied only moments before. She tore her eyes away and looked over at Daniel.
"Daniel!" She cried. Daniel was lying slumped over the desk, his face a milky white. Jack was out of his seat and by Daniel's side in a second, shaking him, trying to get a response.
"Daniel... Daniel, buddy, can you hear me?" he said. Daniel gave a weak groan and battered feebly at Jack, trying to stop his shaking his shoulder.
"...go 'way... tryin' to sleep, get someone else to save the world..." he muttered. Jack smiled and shook him harder.
"Time to wake up sleeping beauty." he said. Daniel's eyes snapped open and he stared at Jack in confusion.
"Jack... what are you doing in my house?" he asked.
"We are at the SGC, Danny-boy." Jack said, stepping back so Daniel could see the room. Daniel looked about as the day's memories caught up with him. His face went red with embarrassment, before all the color drained from it.
//What if I said something in my sleep about my dreams?\\ he thought in a panic.
"Did I, uh, say anything?" he asked. Jack laughed.
"Something about getting someone else to save the world for once." He said, a huge smile on his face.
"Is that all I said?" Daniel asked, standing up and staring Jack right in the face.
"That all, why, were you scared you had confessed your love to Sam?" Jack joked. Daniel gave a short, almost bitter laugh before walking out of the room.
"I think I'm going to go home and get some sleep while we'll on stand down." He called over his shoulder.
~@~
Daniel stood in his bathroom and carefully pulled his top off. On his right shoulder were four long cuts as if a woman had slashed down on it with her nails...
TBC...
And that's where I'm leaving it, please don't hurt me! I have family and small, small children. (Okay, I don't have small, small children, but I do have a "baby" sister.)
Please leave a review, the next part will be up as soon as I can get it up.
Sethoz
