Ending Two, Hope.

The peaceful surroundings were disrupted by the activation of the gate. Daniel flew out of it at a run. He tripped off the small platform and landed in some bushes. The noises of the wildlife seemed to still for a moment before continuing just as strong.

A few moments passed while Daniel came to the realization that he was in fact still alive. The stress and pain welled up and he started screaming. He wasn't supposed to be here, they were supposed to have closed off their stargate. They told him. They told him.

Daniel jumped as he felt a hand on his head. He came face to face with Nafrayu, the young Nox boy he'd met the last time he was here. He scrambled back, trying to get away. The boy he just reminded him so much of Alex.

Nafrayu's eyes held confusion as Daniel retreated. Daniel started chanting "no" over and over again. When he was around ten feet he turned and ran. He ran for a long time, his muscles ached and his lungs burned, but he continued till his muscles collapsed. Daniel curled up into a ball and started crying in a whimper.

Daniel was pulled out of his misery again when he felt another touch. This time he was too tired to do more than scramble back weakly. This time he saw Anteaus.

"You LIED." He couldn't help but yelling. His voice was hoarse. "You lied to us, you said you'd burry the gate. You lied." His voice lowered and he curled up into a ball. "You lied," he whispered over and over again. The touch of the other man wasn't enough to make him look up again. He knew, he knew that here, they wouldn't let him die.

It took time for Daniel to calm down. When he did he realized the other man was talking. No matter how much he wanted to ignore Anteaus, he felt compelled to listen.

"Why do you want to die Daniel Jackson?"

Daniel looked up at Anteaus.

"Do you remember the Advents? Or were they before your time?"

Anteaus paled.

"You did not come into contact with their technology?"

Daniel just laughed in response. A hysterical laugh that held no mirth and didn't say any more.

"We can help you." Anteaus's face was sincere.

"What can you do when even they couldn't figure out how to fix it?"

"We can help you learn to live, through the pain that they left behind in the universe."

Daniel laughed again.

"Like humans? They left us behind. Made us and left us like broken little toys after a child loses interest." Daniel looked at the ground, avoiding Anteus's face. "We're nothing but broken toys." With that Daniel collapsed, his energy spent and the fact that he hadn't eaten or had anything to drink in a long time taking a toll on his body.

Anteus looked at the body.

"May you wake with less pain." He said as he gently picked up Daniel and started to take him away.

WOO HOO I'm done. Time for a shower :-)

I'd like to thank everyone who's read it this far, and been nice to me with reviews. I do think that this will be my one and only post and fic, but I might try posting it edited, if I ever get around to that at crossgate, or some other SG archive.