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Okay, so I'm back in the writing mood. I just want to say, there will be no character deaths. Don't worry. Also, I hope you enjoy, more to come soon.
Our strengths are what divide us from the masses and make us unique. When a member of SG-1 loses their greatest asset, will they still be as valuable as they once were? And can that person come to grips with the loss?
What are we, without our Strengths?: The Loss
"So, how'd you do it Carter?"
"Do what sir?"
"Why, escape the infirmary of course! You know, there's this maintenance shaft I've had my eye on...
"No sir, I used the classic misdirection."
"That still works? I thought old Doc Fraiser had gotten wise to that one..."
"Actually, sir, they let me out."
"They let you out? That has to be a new record for SG-1: the shortest infirmary stay after a major incident, less than twenty-four hours. Way to go Carter!" There was a pause as the colonel scanned the debris littering the table in front of him. "So what are you up to?"
"I thought I'd get caught up on some work."
"What kinda work?"
"Just some reports."
"How's it going?"
"My computer went all haywire; I've been trying to fix it since I got here."
"I think the red dohicky goes in the back of the screen thingy there." O'Neill said, motioning toward the wire in Carter's hand. Carter looked down at the wire, then toward the place on the monitor where the wire should fit. She plugged it in and a few seconds later the screen hummed to life.
"Sir, how did you...?"
"Twenty years of fighting with my VCR. We finally came to an agreement, he'd let me watch my tapes if I let him flash 12:00." O'Neill looked toward Carter and saw a look of confusion on her face, a very rare occurrence. "Carter, are you OK?"
"Sir, I've been trying to get that to work for two hours."
"Maybe we should head back to the infirmary?"
"Maybe we should sir." When the colonel heard the major put up no fight about leaving her research behind and going to the infirmary, he knew something was very wrong.
General Hammond and the guys of SG-1 waited patiently as Dr. Fraiser ran more tests. Finally she came out to see them and simply by the look on her face, the men knew something was terribly wrong.
"The venom didn't entirely dissipate."
"What does that mean, doc?" The colonel asked.
"Well, the venom that is remaining has clustered around her cerebral cortex. It is in a dormant state but appears to be doing damage nonetheless. The venom appears to be eating away at some of the brain tissue and slowly destroying some of the synapses."
"So what can you do?" The colonel asked again.
"Not much. I've pumped her full of antitoxins and anti-venoms and they only appear to be slowing the rate of decay down slightly."
"Doctor, what are the best and worst case scenarios we can expect?" The general asked.
"Best case, the anti-venoms work and the damage will mend on its own but that's highly unlikely. Better estimates would suggest if the anti- venoms work, the damage will remain."
"So, Carter will stay as she is now?"
"Yes sir. At present time, she appears to have loss most of her technical aptitude."
"In laymen's term doc."
"She's lost her computer smarts sir. Everything from gate functions to basic computer functions."
"Worst case?" The colonel finally choked out.
"Worst case scenario, the anti-venoms don't work and the decay continues to a point where her entire nervous system shuts down."
"I see."
"I'm sorry sir, but there's nothing more I can do without the snake that bit her."
"What could you do with the snake?" The colonel asked more enthusiastically.
"I might be able to synthesize a stronger anti-venom."
"Permission to return to the planet and retrieve a snake sir." O'Neill asked his commanding officer.
"That's a hostile planet, colonel."
"We know sir."
"Granted. Under the condition the MALP finds there to be no activity around the gate." The men looked back toward Carter, who was laying peacefully in the infirmary bed, then General Hammond went to prepare the paperwork required for this mission and SG-1 went to suit-up.
Please Review!!!
Okay, so I'm back in the writing mood. I just want to say, there will be no character deaths. Don't worry. Also, I hope you enjoy, more to come soon.
Our strengths are what divide us from the masses and make us unique. When a member of SG-1 loses their greatest asset, will they still be as valuable as they once were? And can that person come to grips with the loss?
What are we, without our Strengths?: The Loss
"So, how'd you do it Carter?"
"Do what sir?"
"Why, escape the infirmary of course! You know, there's this maintenance shaft I've had my eye on...
"No sir, I used the classic misdirection."
"That still works? I thought old Doc Fraiser had gotten wise to that one..."
"Actually, sir, they let me out."
"They let you out? That has to be a new record for SG-1: the shortest infirmary stay after a major incident, less than twenty-four hours. Way to go Carter!" There was a pause as the colonel scanned the debris littering the table in front of him. "So what are you up to?"
"I thought I'd get caught up on some work."
"What kinda work?"
"Just some reports."
"How's it going?"
"My computer went all haywire; I've been trying to fix it since I got here."
"I think the red dohicky goes in the back of the screen thingy there." O'Neill said, motioning toward the wire in Carter's hand. Carter looked down at the wire, then toward the place on the monitor where the wire should fit. She plugged it in and a few seconds later the screen hummed to life.
"Sir, how did you...?"
"Twenty years of fighting with my VCR. We finally came to an agreement, he'd let me watch my tapes if I let him flash 12:00." O'Neill looked toward Carter and saw a look of confusion on her face, a very rare occurrence. "Carter, are you OK?"
"Sir, I've been trying to get that to work for two hours."
"Maybe we should head back to the infirmary?"
"Maybe we should sir." When the colonel heard the major put up no fight about leaving her research behind and going to the infirmary, he knew something was very wrong.
General Hammond and the guys of SG-1 waited patiently as Dr. Fraiser ran more tests. Finally she came out to see them and simply by the look on her face, the men knew something was terribly wrong.
"The venom didn't entirely dissipate."
"What does that mean, doc?" The colonel asked.
"Well, the venom that is remaining has clustered around her cerebral cortex. It is in a dormant state but appears to be doing damage nonetheless. The venom appears to be eating away at some of the brain tissue and slowly destroying some of the synapses."
"So what can you do?" The colonel asked again.
"Not much. I've pumped her full of antitoxins and anti-venoms and they only appear to be slowing the rate of decay down slightly."
"Doctor, what are the best and worst case scenarios we can expect?" The general asked.
"Best case, the anti-venoms work and the damage will mend on its own but that's highly unlikely. Better estimates would suggest if the anti- venoms work, the damage will remain."
"So, Carter will stay as she is now?"
"Yes sir. At present time, she appears to have loss most of her technical aptitude."
"In laymen's term doc."
"She's lost her computer smarts sir. Everything from gate functions to basic computer functions."
"Worst case?" The colonel finally choked out.
"Worst case scenario, the anti-venoms don't work and the decay continues to a point where her entire nervous system shuts down."
"I see."
"I'm sorry sir, but there's nothing more I can do without the snake that bit her."
"What could you do with the snake?" The colonel asked more enthusiastically.
"I might be able to synthesize a stronger anti-venom."
"Permission to return to the planet and retrieve a snake sir." O'Neill asked his commanding officer.
"That's a hostile planet, colonel."
"We know sir."
"Granted. Under the condition the MALP finds there to be no activity around the gate." The men looked back toward Carter, who was laying peacefully in the infirmary bed, then General Hammond went to prepare the paperwork required for this mission and SG-1 went to suit-up.
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