Chapter 23
General Hammond waits at the end of ramp. Watching Dr. Andrea Jackson step out of the gate was becoming a bad habit. A habit he's talked with O'Neill about twice, but with her Asgard and Tok'ra connections she needed a little free reign O'Neill explained, Jacob Carter had back up the statement he said she provided information to the Tok'ra on a monthly basis. "Glad to see that everything is up and running well. How was the Prometheus doing?"
Andrea wears her gear and carries some paper. "Great sir, It took longer than we hoped getting their. Anubis has gained another system."
Hammond nods. "Did you run into any trouble?"
"No we avoid the area." Andrea says looking at the general.
"Good, the gate is secure then." The General says looking at her.
"With Ronson in command of that ship, I have my doubts." Andrea says cynically.
"I take it the two of you didn't get along well." The general laughs.
"No the man is stupid." Andrea says with an angry tone.
Hammond frowns. "What makes you say that?"
"He doesn't listen to good advice. I told him it was his butt, and I wouldn't put anymore lives on the line to save it." Andrea looks at Hammond, takes a breath and quickly says. "He wants to go through territory the Asgard has marked unsafe."
"I see, you don't agree." The General says as Major Kawalsky walks up to them.
"No, I don't." Andrea smiles at Kawalsky walking into the gate room, and then turns to the General for a second. "I meant what I said to him."
"Back in one piece. Have a nice trip?" Kawalsky asks her.
Andrea blushes and says. "It was like an extension to my honeymoon."
"Had a lot of free time did you?" The general and Kawalsky stare at her.
"Not a lot, I did work you know?" Andrea jovially punches Kawalsky.
"I'm glad to hear that Doctor?" Looking at the files in her hands.
"Oh, these are for you. I almost forgot." Andrea hands him the files.
Hammond smiles then. "I was wondering? I assume that the Colonel will brief me when SG-1 returns."
Andrea nods and looks at Kawalsky. "Yeah, that's his job, I'm just the brain."
Kawalsky says knowing she likes to run the show. "I find that hard to believe."
"Thanks for support." Andrea says jokingly.
"Really, Jonas what do you think about getting the mission." Andrea stands over the stove stirring dinner.
"I think it's a great opportunity. I never imaged, I'd see so many great things up close." Jonas picks up and orange. "Earth is beautiful."
"I'm glad you think so." Andrea turns to Jonas, looking at the orange in his hand she panics, the sight of a spider with a small red dot on it. "Jonas, drop the orange now!!" Andrea says leaving her pot and runs to see where the spider will go when he drops the orange.
"Okay." Jonas drops the orange, and it falls on the table. Andrea clutches her wooden spoon and beats the spider to death. "Hey, I think its dead now."
Andrea drops the spoon. "Give me your hands now Jonas." Andrea orders grabbing his hands and inspecting them thoroughly.
"I'm ok, what was that?" Jonas says looking at the shaking Andi.
"A black widow did it bite you?" Andrea says taking breaths to calm down. Turning to the fruit bowl she grabs it and throws it in the trash.
"That is a little extreme." Jonas says looking at the fruit in the trash longingly.
"No just wise." Andrea grabs the phone and starts dialing a number completely forgetting the food on the stove which is starting to burn. "Janet, how do I know if someone has been bitten by a black widow?" Andrea says into the phone.
Jonas notices that she for got the food and turns the knob on the stove turning it off. "I'm okay."
"Yes, okay thanks. No I don't think he was. I killed it." Andrea says more relaxed into the phone.
"Yeah, you burnt dinner in the process." Jonas laughs.
"I'll be okay; I do need to talk to you tomorrow. No I'm doing some shopping so I can build Colonel O'Neill a new toy." Andrea says laughing at something Dr. Fraiser says on the other end. Andrea waits a few minutes before turning to Jonas. "She's says if you get a rash or a bump to see her right away?"
"I will, but I'm fine. Dinner is over cooked." Jonas looks at her and laughs.
"Pizza?"
"Sure." Jonas says looking at her "I'll pay."
"Is that thank you for possibly saving your life?"
"No, I'm hungry." Jonas says heading to the door.
At 1300 hours Andrea Jackson comes swaggering to Doctor Janet Fraiser's office, swinging a blue velvet bag in her right hand. Reviewing someone's test result the doctor looks up to see a grinning face. "I take it Jonas wasn't bitten."
"No, thank goodness." Andrea drops the bag on the edge of the desk, and plops into one of the chairs in front of the doctor's desk.
"It's very good. Okay I have to know what's in that gem bag." Looking at the bag on her desk, inquisitively.
Andrea picks it up and hands it to the doctor smiling. "Have a look and see."
Janet Fraiser can't contain her awe at the small rubies and diamonds that poor out of the bag on to her desk. "Are these real?"
"Yes, I need them to make the Colonel's new toy. Tomorrow I'll have six scientists watching me when I build it." Andrea says grimacing at the thought of people watching her build a small piece of technology.
"So did the government pay for these?" Janet asks looking at the clarity of one of the diamonds.
"Heck, no way. I paid for them. I can see the look on Kinsey face with the acquisition report on his desk."
"Your right, how did you pay for them?"
"With my accumulating trust fund." Andrea says playing with on of the rubies.
"Money has its place for you does it?" Janet puts the stones back into the bag.
"Yes, the fact that I don't use it, and it's been sitting in a savings account for six years." Andrea takes the bag back.
Janet nods. "So what did you want to see me for?"
"I've had strange visions lately. I see things but they don't make any sense to me."
"How is that different than other visions?" Janet looks at her honestly.
"It's like watching a twisted version on reality; I'm there in the room. In the visions I'm not there." Andrea looks confused.
"Not there as in they can't see you, or not there as in you don't exist?" The doctor says looking just as confused.
Andrea sighs. "Both, I can't feel myself. It's like I'm dead."
Janet asks wondering if Andrea is seeing the events after her death. "Are you seeing events after your death?"
Andrea's brow wrinkles. "No, I'm seeing things that conflict. I'll have to visions of the same event that are almost completely different."
Janet notices Andrea's discomfort at the situation. "Have you talked to Jonas about it? He may know more than I do?"
Andrea replies. "No, I was thinking my dreams were leaking into the visions."
"Not possible, at least not since the majority of your visions start waking. It might be possible for the visions to leak into dreams? I'm not a psychiatrist, but it's plausible that you regret something and think by taking yourself out of the equation." Looking at the young woman before who changes expression rapidly.
Shaking her head Andrea says, "I don't think so, I don't regret anything I've done as of yet. At least nothing that I have prevented, my attitude could use a change every now and then though."
"Are you always this aware of your short comings?" Janet says noticing Andrea knows her faults and often takes time to point them out.
"No, wait until you see me when I'm arrogant." Andrea laughs at herself.
"Oh, I've seen what your arrogance can do, thank you very much though." Janet laughs remembering the young captain that challenged Andrea and end up getting slammed in a sparing match.
Andrea notices the look on the doctor's face. "He started it!"
"I know, but you didn't have to throw his back out did you?" Janet frowns at Andrea.
"I didn't know I slammed him that hard. I'm use to slamming Jaffa around in training." Andrea says innocently.
"At least beat up Teal'c he can take the brunt of your attacks better than anyone else." Janet says not wanting anymore patients with bad backs.
"I will. So what should I do?"
"I honestly can't say. If I knew more maybe I could say but my experience has only been with Jonas." Fraiser says.
"I think I maybe to give you some information, but anything I give you has to be confidently and covered under doctor patient privilege." Andrea says concerned that her secrets will be revealed.
"As long as it's not an immediate threat to the base, yourself, or earth I can keep privilege."
"I think I can make some copies of my vision journal, some information I've given the Tok'ra is no longer a threat." Andrea says standing up. "Give me a few days and I'll give you some pages from my journal, and then give you the scoop on the new visions."
"Okay, you may want to talk to Sam as well." The Doctor says looking at Andrea.
"I'll think about, I hate telling people everything. It feels like I'm betraying someone." Andrea turns and says good-bye and leaves the office.
Six scientists surround Jonas and Andrea around a work table in a small lab. Holding a small metal casing still Andrea waits while Jonas carefully places the stones into the proper places inside the casing. "Okay last one." Jonas picks up a large cut ruby that shimmers in the light.
"Very good. Stop moving in so close let the man see what he's doing. We are recording this you know." Andrea chastises the men and women pushing to see what they are doing.
"How are going to get the information stored in there?" A small man standing next to her asks when Jonas finishes placing the last stone.
Slowly moving her hand the device activates. "With this crystal." Andrea takes a small crystal not much bigger than a pin cap and touches the centered stones. The scientist back up when a large energy surge goes off with the connection. "Done."
"How did the information transfer?" A woman asks.
Another man beside her asks. "What causes the reaction?"
Andrea turns to them, "I don't know the how or why. I'll know is how to us the technology, what you need to build certain things and how to build them." Andrea sighs. "I suggest you ask Major Carter or Jonas Quinn here those questions." Nodding the scientists turn and swamp Jonas with questions.
"That wasn't funny you know?" Jonas looks at her as they pull out of the base check point. Jonas remains a little annoyed that the scientist swamped him with question after question allowing Andrea to finish the other devices.
"I had no idea they would do that." Andrea says looking in the rearview mirror.
"I'm sure you did, Major Carter should have been there." Jonas remarks at the fact that they had to deal with the scientist questions.
"I was telling the truth, social science is my calling. I only know the other stuff from Keket." Andrea looks again in the rear view mirror seeing a vehicle she thinks she's seen before.
"Is everything ok?" Jonas notices the slight apprehension in his friends driving posture.
"No, I think we're being followed. I can't say for sure, but I've seen that car a lot this week." Andrea remembers the car parked in front of the gem store she went to the week.
"Do you want me to call Kawalsky?" Jonas asks looking in his side window for the car. Peering into the side mirror Jonas sees a Buick following behind at the same speed.
"Now how many people do we know that drive like me?" Andrea says speeding up more only to be match by the Buick.
"Besides Major Carter, none." Jonas notices the car following even closer.
"Exactly," Andrea reaches to the side of the steering wheel, while steering on hand she pulls a berretta out and hands it to Jonas. "Take this we may need it."
"He seems intent on ramming the car." Jonas takes the safety off the gun.
"Hang on." Andrea grips the steering wheel with two hands and hits the gas hard, only to have the Buick do the same. "Well shit." Andrea slowly reduces speed.
"What are you doing?" Jonas asks as the car decelerates slowly.
"I want you to shoot his tires, can you do that?" Andrea says rolling Jonas's window down.
"I can try. Shouldn't we call someone?" Jonas leans out the window and takes aim at the Buick's right tire missing.
"No time. Be careful Jonas, they've decided to shoot back." Andrea starts weaving the car about to throw their aim.
Jonas tries to shoot back, missing the tires again. "I can't get him."
"It's okay, keep trying." Andrea slows, while the car starts to push them off the road. "Don't shoot unless you have a sure shot, try the driver if you have too."
Jonas fires the gun hitting the driver in the arm. The driver becomes more persistent, ramming the Stealth Hard, shooting the right back tire, the car loses control. Andrea tries to brake, but unable to stop the car with the man behind her ramming her car hard. "Jonas, brace for a crash." Andrea says as the Buick speeds up again from falling back and hits the spinning car slamming it into the side of a mountain.
Hungry for dinner General Hammond tries to enjoy his drive home. It had been a good week; all teams had come back safe. As of late, that had been rare; Anbius and Ba'al were quiet active in gaining more and more power. SG-1 had reported back after Andrea's return that they would return tomorrow. The Prometheus now had contact with home; it was a relief of his shoulders.
Noticing tire marks that hadn't been there yesterday, he wondered if someone had an accident this morning. Coming around the bend of the mountain he's sees smoke, reaching for his cell he calls the base to report an accident, if someone is hurt its doubt full they had been found yet. "Yes that's right, thank you. Yes if there are injuries it may help if someone from the base comes to help the nearest hospital is pretty far away." Getting closer to the accident he notices the car immediately. It was Andrea's sports car, he had over heard Kawalsky telling Grogan it was her "Baby". Stopping his car he gets out, and runs to the car that is smashed into the side of the mountain, luckily it wasn't on fire but how long would that last. "Dr. Milton! Jonas are you alright?" He asks speaking into the shattered window of the driver's side.
Andrea moans at the sound of a familiar voice, her head hurts worse than last migraine she had. How had that happened? Trying to move, she groans again and remains with her head on the steering wheel. Jonas, her last conscious thought was that he was there. Unable to think, Andrea blacks out again.
"That's okay, don't move! Jonas are you alright?" Trying to see what had happened to the young man he had grown to admire among the staff he had on base. The passenger side of the car was almost cut in half. Jonas must be trapped by the twisted metal he thought as he tries to get to that side. "It's ok Jonas; they're send help from the base."
Picking up his cell phone General Hammond calls the bases again. "This Hammond get help here now, tell Kawalsky to get his ass her now too. Dr. Andrea Jackson and Jonas Quinn have been in an accident." The General barks his orders in an urgent tone that scares the airman on the other end.
Jonas tries to think why his body hurts so much. He had never felt pain like this before. Thinking, he heard the General was odd. It didn't seem to matter, he hurt so much.
When Kawalsky pulled up to the accident he couldn't see anything, the medical vehicles had blocked his view. All he knew was he was ordered out here for some reason. He had been interrupted by an airman that had given him his orders from the General.
Walking around the ambulances he saw "baby" as he had dubbed it. Andrea's car was smashed into the mountain; the red twisted metal sickened him. He liked Andrea, a lot. Rushing over Hammond grabs him so he would stay out of the techs way, the fire department had gotten there fast and was trying to pull Jonas from the car. Two Men were next to the driver's side working, he couldn't see what was happing. With a panicked voice he asks, "Are they okay?"
"I have no idea, son. The technician thought that Andrea was coming in and out of consciousness. I understand that Jonas is pinned into the seat on the other side of the car."
"Oh god, Jack told me she saw someone following her in last vision. I didn't think that meant whoever it was, was going to try to kill them." Kawalsky says looking down finding a bullet casing at his feet. Bending over he picks it up. "Hell, if Jack doesn't kill me, Daniel will." Holding the bullet up showing it to the General.
"Give me that." The General looks at the bullet then the car noticing the holes on the left side of the vehicle that he had not seen before. "Make sure this site is secured. I want everything that you and the police find. I don't take kindly to someone taking shots at my people." The General says when they tech comes up to the two angry and upset men.
"Sir, it's taking some time to get Mr. Quinn out." The young man says as they pull Andrea out of the Car and place her on a gurney. "We're taking Dr. Jackson straight to the base since it is closer? Would you like to ride with us?" Waiting while two other two techs pull the gurney up to the vehicle.
Kawalsky ignores the tech, and walks to the gurney. Looking at his dear friend's face he closes his eyes, holding himself calmly. "You'll be alright, hot shot. I'll find the bastard who did this." Kawalsky grips his hands tightly.
"Major I'm riding with the Doctor back to the base. When the state patrol get here work with them. Call as soon as they get Quinn out." The General steps into the ambulance vehicle and sits.
"Someone is going to pay!" Kawalsky mutters turn to watch the firemen pull on the car in an attempt to free his new friend.
She had the whole day off. Something told her to keep her cell phone on while she and Cassandra went out to dinner. Being a Doctor had its pitfalls, but this week had been really good.
"He's so cute." Cassandra was talking about another boy.
"Really, what is his name?" Janet loved her adopted daughter very much boys loved her too. Think that this boy should come met her; Janet's thoughts are interrupted by her phone ringing. "Hang on." Janet says to her daughter when she answers the phone. "Fraiser." She says.
When one of her nurses answered saying that there had been an accident and that Dr. Warner need to know how to treat Dr. Andrea Jackson's head injury she almost dropped the phone in the soup.
"Mom what's wrong is it Sam?" Cassandra new they were off world again. She could always tell when there was a mission.
"What happened?" Janet looked at her daughter know she had grown to like Andrea as well as Jonas she listen to the nurse say that General Hammond had found the car smashed into the mountain. "I'll be there as soon as possible, no go ahead let him do the trauma work." Janet hangs up the phone and throws money to pay for the dinner.
"Mom what happened?" Cassandra asks again worriedly.
"There was an accident; Jonas and Andrea have been injured." Janet says escorting her Daughter out the door.
"I want to go with you?"
"Cassandra you can't." Janet would have to take her home since they came in one car.
"You're going to waste time taking me home!" Cassandra says then looks at her mother. "I can help you connect with Andrea if she's unconscious." Cassandra Reveals for the first time that she and Andrea are able to communicate other than verbal.
"How long Cassandra?" Janet knew Nirti had messed with Cassandra's DNA, she didn't know she had any telepathic ability.
"Since my introduction to Andrea, it's only with her Mom. I don't understand it but I think she's able to tap in to my mind more than I into hers." Cassandra had been conversing with Andrea a lot. The advice she gave helped her deal with what had happened as she was a child.
"Okay, but stay out of the way unless we need you okay." Janet orders her daughter as they drive to the base
"I will mom, I promise."
When the trooper stopped Dr. Fraiser's car, Kawalsky walked up to her window.. "Hey doc. Let her though she going to help the victims."
Seeing the twisted car both Janet and Cassandra look horrified. "Is that it?"
"Yes. Go on help them; Jonas is going to need you more." Kawalsky says waving her though.
"God mom, it looks awful." Cassandra says with tears in her eyes.
"It will okay, honey lets just get there and help them." Janet was tempted to leave Cassandra there with Kawalsky. With the way the car looks, she thought her daughter was better off with her.