The Blood of Sokar
Part 3
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
Author Notes: I am not going into the doctor technobabble because I
don't even know what it is myself. I only hope I don't confuse with
what I do come up with. XD
Sam placed a cool rag on Daniel's forehead. His temperature had gone down slightly since she and Teal'c had returned from Vorash. She only hoped Janet could figure out how to help him.
"Morning, Carter."
"Sir!" She said, standing up. "It's good to see you up and about."
He shrugged, leaning on his crutches. "I'm not out of here yet, but Dr. Warner did say I could come and visit Daniel."
"Has he spoken to Dr. Frasier recently?"
"Yeah, she's not having much luck, though," Jack replied as he sat down in Sam's chair. "She was wondering if you could give her a hand."
"I'm not really good with that sort of thing."
"Carter, you'll be fine. She just needs another pair of eyes to look it at from a different perspective. Besides, she's been a little frazzled and a frazzled Frasier isn't something we want on our hands."
She nodded. "I guess I can tell her my theory about the cells..."
"Ahh! No, Carter. I don't want to hear it. Just go!"
"Yes, Sir!"
He watched as she glanced back at Daniel. "He's in good hands. I promise to contact you both if he wakes up."
"Thank you, Sir."
"Janet?"
The exhausted doctor looked up from her microscope and sighed. "I am never going to figure this out, Sam. If I can't within the next day, Daniel is going to die! Maybe you could look at our notes and see if we're missing something."
Sam nodded. "Sure. I have sort of a theory from looking at Daniel's chart earlier. Let me run them by you."
"That would be great!"
As Sam outlined her theory, puzzle pieces were clicking in Janet's brain. Of course! How could she have been so stupid! Then, realizing why she hadn't thought of it, she took a deep breath. "Sam."
"What?"
"I know what we have to give Daniel in order to cure him. It's not going to be pretty."
"What?" Sam asked again.
"Penicillin."
It was Sam's turn to take a deep breath. "But Daniel's allergic to penicillin."
"I know."
About an hour later, Janet was handing out folders to General Hammond, Jack, and Teal'c. She took a deep breath and began her observations.
When the word 'penicillin' came out of her mouth, Jack raised his hand. "Um, isn't Daniel-"
"Yes, Sir."
"Okay, just wanted to make sure we're on the same page."
"And you're certain this is the only viable option we have, Dr. Frasier?" Hammond asked.
"Yes, Sir."
Hammond glanced over at Jack, who shrugged. "Let's do it, then!"
Janet had Daniel brought into one of their surgical bays. She glanced up to see the rest of SG-1 and Hammond watching through the glass windows. She nodded reassuringly. She would save him no matter what!
"Ready?" she asked her team. Placing a hand on Daniel's head, she spoke to him. "I don't know if you can hear me, Daniel, but we're going to begin now. Sam and I believe that causing an allergic reaction with penicillin could be the answer."
Of course she knew she'd get no response, but it made her feel better with what she was about to do. She only hoped Daniel didn't wake up during the process. It was bad enough to watch anaphylaxis happen to someone you didn't know...
Jack had no idea what was going on down there other than the fact that either way his friend could die. He did know that Janet Frasier was the best doctor out there so that gave him a little hope. She could pull rabbits out of hats.
Sam hoped their idea worked. If it didn't, she was going to feel responsible for the rest of her life. Daniel was like a brother to her. He always listened to her even if he had no clue what she was talking about.
Teal'c took a deep breath and began Kel-no-Reem. He needed to be calm and help DanielJackson through this. He was a surprising formidably warrior for one so young and against violence. Teal'c also realized that DanielJackson was fast becoming one of his greatest friends.
General Hammond watched as those under his command worked effortlessly to save Daniel's life. When Daniel first arrived from Abydos, Hammond wanted nothing to do with him. As far as he was concerned, Daniel was a loose civilian cannon. One the SGC certainly didn't want to deal with. He had proven himself countless times over. After hearing Jack's report, General Hammond hoped this wasn't the last time.
The four people were broken from their reverie at the sound of the heart monitor going off. "He's flatlining!" Janet exclaimed, as they all stood up.
"Come on, Daniel," Jack muttered.
Sam felt tears in her eyes, but held them in. "Please, Daniel."
"You can do it, Son," Hammond said.
Teal'c remained stoic in his state of Kel-no-Reem, silently reaching out for Daniel...
"Teal'c?"
"DanielJackson."
"Where are we?"
"Within our minds."
"Okay, so how do we get out of here?"
"You must remember that you are not alone."
"I know I'm not, Teal'c."
"You do not understand. You are physically not alone, but you feel as though you are."
Daniel nodded. "I've been thinking like that lately. I know you guys are always with me, but ever since Sha're died, I have this empty space in my heart. It just seems to grow larger with each passing day."
"DanielJackson, take my hand. I will help you build a bridge over this... space."
Daniel walked closer to his friend and took his hand. With a smile, the pair walked over the bridge to join Sam and Jack.
