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Part Three
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The scream echoed throughout the house, vibrating up through the souls of their feet. It was deafening, screeching, a cry of agony. Daniel and Janet sprinted into the living room, praying against all their worst fears that it wasn't as it seemed. Shay lay on the couch crying so hard that her face was bright red, as Cassie writhed on the floor. Daniel scooped up his Goddaughter, swaying her back and forth in an effort to calm her as Janet instantly went to Cassie's side. Daniel wasted no time in going to the phone, dialling the base as quickly as he could.
"Cassie, honey, I need you to tell me what's wrong," Janet swept one hand over her daughter's brow and the other over her stomach. "Cassie, can you talk to me?"
"I-I.make it stop!" Cassie rolled onto her side, curling into a foetal position, one hand wrapped around her stomach, the palm of the other pushing into her temple.
Janet tried to turn the girl over, but Cassie wouldn't move. "Cassie, Cassie, you need to let me examine you," she said before turning to Daniel as he hung up the phone.
"They're on their way," he said, clutching Shay a little closer, trying to stop her throwing her head back to far as she cried. Janet nodded and turned back to Cassie and Daniel wasn't surprised to note that her face was pale. She was worried and Daniel didn't blame her, he was terrified.
"What the hell's going on?" Jack ran into the room, not stopping to close over the front door. His eyes instantly locked on Sha'ure, but Daniel shook his head, indicating that Shay wasn't the one in trouble. Spotting the young girl on the floor, Jack went to her side and stroked her head, helping Janet to finally turn her onto her back again. "What happened?"
"I don't know!" Janet was able to pull Cassie's hands from where they were wrapped around her and started once more to examine her.
"Cassandra, can you hear me?" Jack asked and, after a moment, she nodded. He turned to Janet and nodded.
"Cassie, I need you to tell me where it hurts. I need you to tell me how it hurts."
"It's-it.my head," she placed her hands at either side of her eyes, rubbing her fingers over the skin in slow circles. "And- ahh!" She instantly grabbed her stomach, again, trying to roll onto her side. Jack held her in place.
"Okay, Cass, okay." Janet leaned closer to her daughter. "It's okay, we're gonna try to help you."
"It hurts."
Looking at her daughter's tear stained face, Janet had to take a deep breath to calm herself. "I know it does, sweetie. Can you tell me how it hurts?"
"S-stabbing."
"Okay, now I need you to stay strong.okay?"
"Okay."
"They're here." Daniel, who had moved to the window, turned to the door, waving at the men to hurry up. Bringing in a large stretcher and some equipment, they hurried into the house, following Janet's orders. Knowing there was nothing that could be done where they were, it wasn't long before Cassie was on her way to the base. And all they could do was pray that she would make it.
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Janet rubbed her eyes, knowing that she likely looked a mess, but she didn't really care. She covered her hands over her face and sighed, forcing herself not to cry. She could wait until it was all over and Cassandra was back home where she belonged, and then she could cry, but right now she needed to stay strong.
There was a knock at her door and she looked up, trying to smile at the General as he entered the room. She stood up and joined him as he glanced back into the infirmary through her office window. For a moment, they didn't say anything, just watching as Cassie's unconscious form shuddered and writhed in agony.
"Is there any news?"
Janet shook her head and frowned, trying to distance herself from everything in order to think. "I'm still waiting on the scans to come back, they shouldn't be long. But I can't understand it. There was no warning and she'd still in pain and she's asleep! I just don't know what I'm dealing with here. Her physiology is slightly different to ours, and with the naquada in her system, it could be anything."
"I'm sure you'll work it out."
"I hope so," Janet said softly, staring at her daughter. "I hope so."
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End of Part Three
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Part Three
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The scream echoed throughout the house, vibrating up through the souls of their feet. It was deafening, screeching, a cry of agony. Daniel and Janet sprinted into the living room, praying against all their worst fears that it wasn't as it seemed. Shay lay on the couch crying so hard that her face was bright red, as Cassie writhed on the floor. Daniel scooped up his Goddaughter, swaying her back and forth in an effort to calm her as Janet instantly went to Cassie's side. Daniel wasted no time in going to the phone, dialling the base as quickly as he could.
"Cassie, honey, I need you to tell me what's wrong," Janet swept one hand over her daughter's brow and the other over her stomach. "Cassie, can you talk to me?"
"I-I.make it stop!" Cassie rolled onto her side, curling into a foetal position, one hand wrapped around her stomach, the palm of the other pushing into her temple.
Janet tried to turn the girl over, but Cassie wouldn't move. "Cassie, Cassie, you need to let me examine you," she said before turning to Daniel as he hung up the phone.
"They're on their way," he said, clutching Shay a little closer, trying to stop her throwing her head back to far as she cried. Janet nodded and turned back to Cassie and Daniel wasn't surprised to note that her face was pale. She was worried and Daniel didn't blame her, he was terrified.
"What the hell's going on?" Jack ran into the room, not stopping to close over the front door. His eyes instantly locked on Sha'ure, but Daniel shook his head, indicating that Shay wasn't the one in trouble. Spotting the young girl on the floor, Jack went to her side and stroked her head, helping Janet to finally turn her onto her back again. "What happened?"
"I don't know!" Janet was able to pull Cassie's hands from where they were wrapped around her and started once more to examine her.
"Cassandra, can you hear me?" Jack asked and, after a moment, she nodded. He turned to Janet and nodded.
"Cassie, I need you to tell me where it hurts. I need you to tell me how it hurts."
"It's-it.my head," she placed her hands at either side of her eyes, rubbing her fingers over the skin in slow circles. "And- ahh!" She instantly grabbed her stomach, again, trying to roll onto her side. Jack held her in place.
"Okay, Cass, okay." Janet leaned closer to her daughter. "It's okay, we're gonna try to help you."
"It hurts."
Looking at her daughter's tear stained face, Janet had to take a deep breath to calm herself. "I know it does, sweetie. Can you tell me how it hurts?"
"S-stabbing."
"Okay, now I need you to stay strong.okay?"
"Okay."
"They're here." Daniel, who had moved to the window, turned to the door, waving at the men to hurry up. Bringing in a large stretcher and some equipment, they hurried into the house, following Janet's orders. Knowing there was nothing that could be done where they were, it wasn't long before Cassie was on her way to the base. And all they could do was pray that she would make it.
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Janet rubbed her eyes, knowing that she likely looked a mess, but she didn't really care. She covered her hands over her face and sighed, forcing herself not to cry. She could wait until it was all over and Cassandra was back home where she belonged, and then she could cry, but right now she needed to stay strong.
There was a knock at her door and she looked up, trying to smile at the General as he entered the room. She stood up and joined him as he glanced back into the infirmary through her office window. For a moment, they didn't say anything, just watching as Cassie's unconscious form shuddered and writhed in agony.
"Is there any news?"
Janet shook her head and frowned, trying to distance herself from everything in order to think. "I'm still waiting on the scans to come back, they shouldn't be long. But I can't understand it. There was no warning and she'd still in pain and she's asleep! I just don't know what I'm dealing with here. Her physiology is slightly different to ours, and with the naquada in her system, it could be anything."
"I'm sure you'll work it out."
"I hope so," Janet said softly, staring at her daughter. "I hope so."
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End of Part Three
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