"Receiving IDC sir. It's SG1" Walter frowned. They were early and that was never a good sign.
"Open the iris!" Hammond fixed his gaze on the Stargate and then ran to the gateroom as O'Neill's voice came over the radio declaring a medical emergency.
"Medical team to the Gateroom!"
Hammond got through the door, just as Teal'c emerged through the gate carrying an unconscious Major Carter. She had a large wound to her leg and back, which looked like it had been caused by a staff weapon. As medics swarmed round her the rest of the team stood solemnly at the bottom of the ramp.
"What happened Colonel?"
Jack rubbed his face. "We were attacked by some Jaffa whilst we were dialing home General. I ordered Daniel and Carter through the gate whilst Teal'c and myself laid down cover fire, but she was hit." His voice broke at the end of the sentence. He was blaming himself and as the General looked at Daniel, he could see the same thoughts echoing on his face.
"Get cleaned up. Medicals and debriefing can wait until we have more information on Major Carter's condition."
"Thank you sir." Hammond watched as the three remaining team members walked out of the gateroom. He knew they'd go straight to the infirmary and he knew he had no chance in hell of removing them, until they knew Major Carter was going to be ok.
Teal'c sat outside while Jack paced the hall. "Major Carter's injury was not your fault O'Neill. She would not want you to blame yourself."
"Teal'c...I'm responsible for her. I'm responsible for making sure you all come back through that gate alive and uninjured."
"You have stated this on many occasions O'Neill. But you cannot prevent unforeseen events."
Jack sighed and sat down. He knew what Teal'c was trying to say, but it didn't make him feel any better. He looked up as Daniel appeared in the hall. "Where have you been?"
"Um. Just had to make a quick phone call." Daniel looked rather sheepish.
"A phone call? Daniel...Carter is lying in there seriously injured and you're nipping off to make a phone call?!?!"
Daniel winced. Jack had left the party well before Sam had made her exit and as far as he knew, Jack knew nothing of the events that had occurred. "Jack...Sam is kind of...seeing someone. I...I just thought they should know she'd been injured."
Jack raised an eyebrow. "Seeing someone? I take it from your remark it's someone who works here?" Daniel bit his bottom lip and sat down next to Jack to await the news from Janet. "Daniel?"
"I'm not saying anymore Jack."
Seeing the determined look on the archaeologists face, Jack wisely decided to drop the subject. A few hours later, Janet appeared. She took one look at the three men outside and knew there was no point trying to gloss over the news.
"She's stable for now. She sustained severe injuries to her leg and back. She's still unconscious and I'm afraid that until she wakes, we can't be certain that no damage has been done to her spine."
"Oh god." Daniel murmured.
"I've sent a message to Hammond asking him to contact the Tok'ra. I'm hoping that maybe Jacob might be able to help."
"Can we see her?"
Janet smiled despite herself. "As I said, she's not awake. But you're more than welcome to sit with her." She knew, as did every other member of medical staff on the base, that when one of SG1 was wounded, the other three would not be far away. She watched them trudge through the doors and then made her way up to Hammond's office to give him the news.
"Open the iris!" Hammond fixed his gaze on the Stargate and then ran to the gateroom as O'Neill's voice came over the radio declaring a medical emergency.
"Medical team to the Gateroom!"
Hammond got through the door, just as Teal'c emerged through the gate carrying an unconscious Major Carter. She had a large wound to her leg and back, which looked like it had been caused by a staff weapon. As medics swarmed round her the rest of the team stood solemnly at the bottom of the ramp.
"What happened Colonel?"
Jack rubbed his face. "We were attacked by some Jaffa whilst we were dialing home General. I ordered Daniel and Carter through the gate whilst Teal'c and myself laid down cover fire, but she was hit." His voice broke at the end of the sentence. He was blaming himself and as the General looked at Daniel, he could see the same thoughts echoing on his face.
"Get cleaned up. Medicals and debriefing can wait until we have more information on Major Carter's condition."
"Thank you sir." Hammond watched as the three remaining team members walked out of the gateroom. He knew they'd go straight to the infirmary and he knew he had no chance in hell of removing them, until they knew Major Carter was going to be ok.
Teal'c sat outside while Jack paced the hall. "Major Carter's injury was not your fault O'Neill. She would not want you to blame yourself."
"Teal'c...I'm responsible for her. I'm responsible for making sure you all come back through that gate alive and uninjured."
"You have stated this on many occasions O'Neill. But you cannot prevent unforeseen events."
Jack sighed and sat down. He knew what Teal'c was trying to say, but it didn't make him feel any better. He looked up as Daniel appeared in the hall. "Where have you been?"
"Um. Just had to make a quick phone call." Daniel looked rather sheepish.
"A phone call? Daniel...Carter is lying in there seriously injured and you're nipping off to make a phone call?!?!"
Daniel winced. Jack had left the party well before Sam had made her exit and as far as he knew, Jack knew nothing of the events that had occurred. "Jack...Sam is kind of...seeing someone. I...I just thought they should know she'd been injured."
Jack raised an eyebrow. "Seeing someone? I take it from your remark it's someone who works here?" Daniel bit his bottom lip and sat down next to Jack to await the news from Janet. "Daniel?"
"I'm not saying anymore Jack."
Seeing the determined look on the archaeologists face, Jack wisely decided to drop the subject. A few hours later, Janet appeared. She took one look at the three men outside and knew there was no point trying to gloss over the news.
"She's stable for now. She sustained severe injuries to her leg and back. She's still unconscious and I'm afraid that until she wakes, we can't be certain that no damage has been done to her spine."
"Oh god." Daniel murmured.
"I've sent a message to Hammond asking him to contact the Tok'ra. I'm hoping that maybe Jacob might be able to help."
"Can we see her?"
Janet smiled despite herself. "As I said, she's not awake. But you're more than welcome to sit with her." She knew, as did every other member of medical staff on the base, that when one of SG1 was wounded, the other three would not be far away. She watched them trudge through the doors and then made her way up to Hammond's office to give him the news.