"The Madness"
Ch. 2
Tris's POV
(Tris's Manor)
I was in bed, resting. However, I got restless. I don't like staying in one spot for long periods at a time. The last mission was tiring. I had used up all of my magic, which made me weak.
I could not stand lying in bed anymore, so I got up slowly and went to my bedroom window. This was open half way to let in the night breezes. A walk couldn't hurt, I thought. I got dressed into some pants and a sweater.
I made my way down the stairs, across the living room, and out the front door. I closed my eyes and concentrated. I gathered up some strength in the wind. It's just until my reserves are at full power, I told the wind silently.
I walked slowly to a park a quarter of a mile away from the Manor. I enjoyed the scenery as I walked. I played with my Amazon necklace. That reminded me, I need to tell Teal'c to stop calling me Princess. It's embarrassing!
I was so preoccupied thinking about Daniel: how much I love him; worried about making a fool out of myself if I ever did tell him; my feelings about him, that I didn't notice a man in black and wearing a black mask coming up to me from behind. I tried to struggle to get away, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get free. He dragged me behind a big bush nearby. I screamed for help several times, but he punched me a few times every time I did scream and he finally covered my mouth and ripping off my clothes as he did so.
I had no choice but to let this evil man rape me until I would gather more power from the winds. Until finally, I got one hand free and threw the rapist across the grass with a blast of wind, hit a tree, and fell to the floor. He appeared unconscious. Good, I thought savagely. The last image I remembered before passing out from exhaustion, was Teal'c running up to me and picking her up. Thank god. It's Teal'c, I thought. I passed out after I told him:
"Get me back to the SGC, Teal'c"
He nodded, and then I finally passed out.
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Jack, Sam, and Daniel stepped into the infirmary and walked where Janet, Teal'c, even the General, and I were. I laid in one of the infirmary beds. My faced bruised from when the rapist punched me and my clothes were half ripped off. Janet had been finishing her examination. While Teal'c and General Hammond stood near by, watching.
"What happened, Tris," the Colonel asked softly.
I did not answer. It was very humiliating for me. Some Amazon Princess I was, I thought. And I was supposed to be the most powerful person on this planet, possibly the whole universe.
"That's what I've been trying to get out of her, Colonel. Her answers are short and very vague," Janet explained. She looked at me. I turned away. "I'm giving you a sedative so you can rest. Try to regain your strength," I nodded silently. Someone handed a folder to Janet. She opened and looked inside. She turned to the rest of SG-1 and Hammond. "She has two cracked ribs, so she is going to have to take it easy until she heals. At least several days, I insist."
I couldn't take it anymore! These were my friends. Hell they're my family! I can't hide this from them. Knowing them, they'll just pry it out of me any way. One way or another, they're going to find out. It might as well be tonight.
"I was raped, alright," I finally said. Daniel quickly looked at me concerning. "It's no big deal. I took care of him," I looked at my friends. "Don't worry, I didn't kill him. I don't think I have enough power to do anything to anybody right now."
That was true, I thought. After SG-1 and 6 helped a bunch of people evacuate the planet I had used up most of my power, reserved power, and strength saving those people. I was supposed to be at home, in bed, I thought. I just got restless.
A nurse gave me a sedative. I closed my eyes slowly and fell asleep. I need to tell him, I thought, before she fell asleep. Before something else like this happens.
To be continued . . .