Chapter twenty-two
It was pure adrenaline that drove the exhausted doctor from one patient to the next. First, triage them. Decide which ones can wait and then which ones can't. Secondly treat the worst then move on to the less injured. And thirdly, forget that these people are her friends and focus on their injuries and not on their names.
Sam was on the top of the list. She appeared to be loosing a lot of blood, her face was severely battered and she was going to need explorative surgery to find out where the internal bleeding was coming from.
Teal'c was next he was beaten as well but he wasn't as bad off as Sam. Her nurses were cleaning him up at the moment and she would see to him soon.
Jonas looked to only have a couple of bruises on him, and a black eye. Nothing that couldn't wait awhile until she was finished with the other two.
Just as she was about to join the other Doctor in the operating room to start on Sam, a rush of people came in through the outer doors.
There were two SF's carrying Daniel into the room. Taking charge of the chaotic scene, Janet pointed them towards the closest bed.
Kicking everyone out of the room except her nurses, Janet went to work looking over Daniel.
Jack pushed Megan out of the room.
"We can't do anything in there except get under Janet's feet. Megan look at me, what's wrong with Daniel?" Jack questioned once he had a hold of Megan's shoulders.
She was still staring over his shoulder into the infirmary. He gave her a short shake, and turned her away from the door before she seemed to snap out of it.
"Um, he had a lot of blood on him and I went down to the gate room, when he wouldn't get up. He wouldn't answer me, he just looked at me blankly and then he fainted I think. George and I looked him over and dad it looks like they beat him pretty bad too, it looked like they have whipped him. His shirt was in shreds. Oh god dad there was so much blood, and Sam's as well."
Jack grabbed her into a fierce hug as she burst into tears. He felt like doing the same.
He noticed the General standing to the side slightly with a bewildered Jonas. The General's blues were now stained with red, to match Megan and him self.
"Megan where are the kids? Did you leave them in my office?"
All Megan could do was nod against his chest.
"Don't worry about it Megan, ill go and get them. The Doc said all this was mainly superficial." Jonas said as he pointed to his own injuries.
Jack nodded his thanks to the younger man as he passed them on the way to get the children.
The General followed Jonas after laying a hand on Megan's back and one on Jack's shoulder. He knew he couldn't say anything to make it better. The best thing he could do was to find out from Jonas what had happened.
Jack finally got Megan to calm down enough to sit her down in one of the seats that stood in the hall. He knelt down in front of her and laid both his hands on hers.
"Megan. Look at me."
When she finally looked up he continued.
"Megan, they will be fine. I've seen them worse of than this." He half lied. "Hell I've been worse than this. Pull yourself together, Jonas won't be long with the boys, and we have to put on a brave face for them. Ill go and give Cassie's school a ring and tell them that I am sending an airman over to pick her and Caitlin up. They can give you a break from the boys until we find out what's going on. Ok." He said as he stood to go into Janet's office and use her phone.
The only reply he got was a nod. Figuring that she would be ok for a few minutes he left her in the hall with her head in her hands, on the verge of breaking into fresh tears.
A few moments later Janet burst out of the infirmary doors, looking for someone.
"Megan you can come in for a few minutes if you want. I'm just waiting for the other operating room to be ready. He asked for you."
Megan got out of her seat and through those doors so fast she almost left skid marks.
As she walked past Teal'c, she noticed that he was still awake. She laid her hand on his arm as she walked past his bed. He smiled in appreciation.
She rounded the curtain to the area where Janet had pointed her.
Lying in the bed was a small man. Curled up as much as he could manage in the pain that he was in.
"Sweetie, what happened?" She said in a hushed, worried voice as she leaned down to his level on the bed.
She brushed a few stray hairs out of his face and left her hand on his cheek, feeling how clammy his skin was.
"Megan, I love you so much. Don't cry, ill be fine." He said as he mimicked her actions with his own hand on her face.
He noticed that he had left a streak of blood on her face. Realising that he could do little about it he pulled his hand away.
The nurse interrupted them to change the dressing on his chest wounds.
Megan turned away as the nurse lifted up the sheet, to reveal blood soaked dressings.
It only took the nurse a few moments and she left them with just the humming and beeping of the machines.
"Megan, make sure General Hammond doesn't send any one back there at least till we can tell him what happened properly. Promise me."
"Ok, what ever you want. Why did they do this to you Daniel?"
"I was protecting Sam. She was in the same cell as me."
Before he could finish telling her what happened, Janet pulled the curtain aside and was followed by a few orderlies, who started preparing the gurney for transport to another room.
Before Janet could take him, Megan bent over and gave him a kiss on the forehead as she told him that she loved him.
With a new determination behind her, Megan set off to find out what had happened. Her first stop, Teal'c. If he was still awake.
"Teal'c what happened to you all?" Megan asked as she heard the outer door open.
Jack came in and stood behind his daughter silently asking the same question of his injured friend.
"They were friendly enough to start with but both Major Carter and I thought that something was not right O'Neill. We were getting ready to return early when something stunned us. Similar to the Gould stun grenades." He paused a few minutes as General Hammond and Jonas entered the infirmary obviously on the same mission as Jack and Megan.
The general turned to Megan and quietly told her that his secretary was looking after the boys for a while.
"Continue son." The General told Teal'c.
"When we awoke, we were in cells. Jonas and I in one. Major Carter and Daniel Jackson were in one across the hall. The guards came to take away Major Carter, she was still unconscious at this time. Daniel Jackson wouldn't let them near her, he fought bravely Megan O'Neill. They took him instead."
Jonas sat on the edge of the bed next to Teal'c, and continued the story.
"He was gone for a long time, they had taken all of our equipment so there was no telling how long had passed by the time they threw him back into the cell. Even though he was obviously injured he still tried to stop them taking Sam. They took her eventually and bought her back in the state she is in now. She never really regained consciousness."
"Then they took Teal'c, then when they tried to take me. Teal'c wasn't as beaten down as they thought. When they threw him back in the cell with me, he turned on them and we got the upper hand. We got the keys to the other cell and ran like hell. Thank the gods we didn't face to much resistance once we were out of the compound. But I do recommend that we change all of the codes on the iris just in case they figger out how to use the IDC's." Jonas finished.
"Already taken care of Jonas." General Hammond replied having had it taken care of when he went with Jonas a few minutes before.
Cassie and Caitlin eventually arrived and where taken straight to the infirmary. They found Jack and Megan sitting on the seats in the hallway outside.
"What happened Jack? Is mum ok?" Cassie asked more than slightly panicked.
"Your mum is fine sweetie. There was a problem off world and SG1 were hurt, your mum is helping them right now." Jack said as he stood and dismissed the SF who had bought the girls down from the surface.
"Jack stop talking to me like I'm two years old. What's wrong?" Cassie exclaimed as she took the seat he just vacated next to Megan.
"Fine, Cassandra. Sam and Daniel are both in surgery, they appear to have been tortured, but we're not sure what exactly happened yet or how they are. They went into the operating room about a half hour ago. Teal'c was injured as well, but he is holding up a lot better than the other two, and Jonas just got punched a few times. Happy." Jack said as he started pacing.
"Yes." Cassie said as she folded her arms in front of her and looked like she was about to burst into tears.
"Look, you too stop it. Don't upset Caitlin or I will smack the both of you over the back of the head. Dad stop pacing your making my neck hurt watching you. Caitlin come here honey." Megan said as she motioned for the younger girl to come over and sit on her lap.
"Will they be alright Auntie Megan?" Caitlin asked in a quiet whisper.
"Your mother is looking after them, so I don't doubt it one bit." Megan surprised her self with how confident she sounded. She was actually scared beyond belief.
After awhile Jonas exited the infirmary in a new clean shirt and what looked like some sutures on his cheek.
"The nurse let me loose, I don't suppose you have heard anything yet?" He asked as he entered the hall.
"Nope, nothing yet. Jonas, can you take the girls to get something to eat? It's past there dinner time." Jack asked.
"I'll come with you, I have to go and get the boys. I didn't realise what the time was." Megan said as her and the girls stood.
"Come and get me if you hear anything. I wont be long." Megan said to her father as she passed him. She received a nod as a reply and left with the others.
"Your Colonel O'Neill?" A man asked from the door to the infirmary.
Jack lifted his head and nodded.
"I'm Dr Fields, sir. I've just operated on Major Carter. Mr Teal'c said that you would like to be informed on her condition." The man introduced himself.
"Yes thank you DR." Jack said as he followed the younger man through the doors to Teal'c's bedside.
"Ok well here is the basics. We did an internal examination to discover where the bleeding was coming from. Her spleen had been ruptured due to a blunt force trauma. She also had several broken ribs, one of which had punctured a lunge. She is out of the woods for the moment, and doesn't appear to have any infection on the open wounds that she had received. Her jaw was dislocated and has been fixed, and she suffered a lot of bruising. I have had to put her on anti-coagulant medication to stop any blood clots from forming from the excessive bruising. Apart from that she should be fine." The doctor finished with pride of a job done right.
"Dr, can I see her?" Jack asked.
"Not just yet Colonel, she is still in recovery. Give it an hour and you can go in and see her." The doctor finished as he went to turn away and back to his other patients, but a hand grabbed his arm.
"Doc, can I speak to you privately for a moment." Jack asked.
Once the were on the other side of the room away from prying ears, Jack closed in on the Doctor and asked quietly. "Was there any other internal injuries? Did they hurt her in any other way?"
It took the doctor a few moments to comprehend what Jack was suggesting.
"No, Colonel, there was no sign of rape or attempted rape. She will be fine, given some time."
Jack breathed a sigh of relief as the Doctor walked away.
How did you like that part? Still no word on Daniel yet. Let me know what you think of it. And to answer Movielover03's question it is still a month before the wedding is supposed to take place. I hope you enjoyed it.
Ellie Mae
It was pure adrenaline that drove the exhausted doctor from one patient to the next. First, triage them. Decide which ones can wait and then which ones can't. Secondly treat the worst then move on to the less injured. And thirdly, forget that these people are her friends and focus on their injuries and not on their names.
Sam was on the top of the list. She appeared to be loosing a lot of blood, her face was severely battered and she was going to need explorative surgery to find out where the internal bleeding was coming from.
Teal'c was next he was beaten as well but he wasn't as bad off as Sam. Her nurses were cleaning him up at the moment and she would see to him soon.
Jonas looked to only have a couple of bruises on him, and a black eye. Nothing that couldn't wait awhile until she was finished with the other two.
Just as she was about to join the other Doctor in the operating room to start on Sam, a rush of people came in through the outer doors.
There were two SF's carrying Daniel into the room. Taking charge of the chaotic scene, Janet pointed them towards the closest bed.
Kicking everyone out of the room except her nurses, Janet went to work looking over Daniel.
Jack pushed Megan out of the room.
"We can't do anything in there except get under Janet's feet. Megan look at me, what's wrong with Daniel?" Jack questioned once he had a hold of Megan's shoulders.
She was still staring over his shoulder into the infirmary. He gave her a short shake, and turned her away from the door before she seemed to snap out of it.
"Um, he had a lot of blood on him and I went down to the gate room, when he wouldn't get up. He wouldn't answer me, he just looked at me blankly and then he fainted I think. George and I looked him over and dad it looks like they beat him pretty bad too, it looked like they have whipped him. His shirt was in shreds. Oh god dad there was so much blood, and Sam's as well."
Jack grabbed her into a fierce hug as she burst into tears. He felt like doing the same.
He noticed the General standing to the side slightly with a bewildered Jonas. The General's blues were now stained with red, to match Megan and him self.
"Megan where are the kids? Did you leave them in my office?"
All Megan could do was nod against his chest.
"Don't worry about it Megan, ill go and get them. The Doc said all this was mainly superficial." Jonas said as he pointed to his own injuries.
Jack nodded his thanks to the younger man as he passed them on the way to get the children.
The General followed Jonas after laying a hand on Megan's back and one on Jack's shoulder. He knew he couldn't say anything to make it better. The best thing he could do was to find out from Jonas what had happened.
Jack finally got Megan to calm down enough to sit her down in one of the seats that stood in the hall. He knelt down in front of her and laid both his hands on hers.
"Megan. Look at me."
When she finally looked up he continued.
"Megan, they will be fine. I've seen them worse of than this." He half lied. "Hell I've been worse than this. Pull yourself together, Jonas won't be long with the boys, and we have to put on a brave face for them. Ill go and give Cassie's school a ring and tell them that I am sending an airman over to pick her and Caitlin up. They can give you a break from the boys until we find out what's going on. Ok." He said as he stood to go into Janet's office and use her phone.
The only reply he got was a nod. Figuring that she would be ok for a few minutes he left her in the hall with her head in her hands, on the verge of breaking into fresh tears.
A few moments later Janet burst out of the infirmary doors, looking for someone.
"Megan you can come in for a few minutes if you want. I'm just waiting for the other operating room to be ready. He asked for you."
Megan got out of her seat and through those doors so fast she almost left skid marks.
As she walked past Teal'c, she noticed that he was still awake. She laid her hand on his arm as she walked past his bed. He smiled in appreciation.
She rounded the curtain to the area where Janet had pointed her.
Lying in the bed was a small man. Curled up as much as he could manage in the pain that he was in.
"Sweetie, what happened?" She said in a hushed, worried voice as she leaned down to his level on the bed.
She brushed a few stray hairs out of his face and left her hand on his cheek, feeling how clammy his skin was.
"Megan, I love you so much. Don't cry, ill be fine." He said as he mimicked her actions with his own hand on her face.
He noticed that he had left a streak of blood on her face. Realising that he could do little about it he pulled his hand away.
The nurse interrupted them to change the dressing on his chest wounds.
Megan turned away as the nurse lifted up the sheet, to reveal blood soaked dressings.
It only took the nurse a few moments and she left them with just the humming and beeping of the machines.
"Megan, make sure General Hammond doesn't send any one back there at least till we can tell him what happened properly. Promise me."
"Ok, what ever you want. Why did they do this to you Daniel?"
"I was protecting Sam. She was in the same cell as me."
Before he could finish telling her what happened, Janet pulled the curtain aside and was followed by a few orderlies, who started preparing the gurney for transport to another room.
Before Janet could take him, Megan bent over and gave him a kiss on the forehead as she told him that she loved him.
With a new determination behind her, Megan set off to find out what had happened. Her first stop, Teal'c. If he was still awake.
"Teal'c what happened to you all?" Megan asked as she heard the outer door open.
Jack came in and stood behind his daughter silently asking the same question of his injured friend.
"They were friendly enough to start with but both Major Carter and I thought that something was not right O'Neill. We were getting ready to return early when something stunned us. Similar to the Gould stun grenades." He paused a few minutes as General Hammond and Jonas entered the infirmary obviously on the same mission as Jack and Megan.
The general turned to Megan and quietly told her that his secretary was looking after the boys for a while.
"Continue son." The General told Teal'c.
"When we awoke, we were in cells. Jonas and I in one. Major Carter and Daniel Jackson were in one across the hall. The guards came to take away Major Carter, she was still unconscious at this time. Daniel Jackson wouldn't let them near her, he fought bravely Megan O'Neill. They took him instead."
Jonas sat on the edge of the bed next to Teal'c, and continued the story.
"He was gone for a long time, they had taken all of our equipment so there was no telling how long had passed by the time they threw him back into the cell. Even though he was obviously injured he still tried to stop them taking Sam. They took her eventually and bought her back in the state she is in now. She never really regained consciousness."
"Then they took Teal'c, then when they tried to take me. Teal'c wasn't as beaten down as they thought. When they threw him back in the cell with me, he turned on them and we got the upper hand. We got the keys to the other cell and ran like hell. Thank the gods we didn't face to much resistance once we were out of the compound. But I do recommend that we change all of the codes on the iris just in case they figger out how to use the IDC's." Jonas finished.
"Already taken care of Jonas." General Hammond replied having had it taken care of when he went with Jonas a few minutes before.
Cassie and Caitlin eventually arrived and where taken straight to the infirmary. They found Jack and Megan sitting on the seats in the hallway outside.
"What happened Jack? Is mum ok?" Cassie asked more than slightly panicked.
"Your mum is fine sweetie. There was a problem off world and SG1 were hurt, your mum is helping them right now." Jack said as he stood and dismissed the SF who had bought the girls down from the surface.
"Jack stop talking to me like I'm two years old. What's wrong?" Cassie exclaimed as she took the seat he just vacated next to Megan.
"Fine, Cassandra. Sam and Daniel are both in surgery, they appear to have been tortured, but we're not sure what exactly happened yet or how they are. They went into the operating room about a half hour ago. Teal'c was injured as well, but he is holding up a lot better than the other two, and Jonas just got punched a few times. Happy." Jack said as he started pacing.
"Yes." Cassie said as she folded her arms in front of her and looked like she was about to burst into tears.
"Look, you too stop it. Don't upset Caitlin or I will smack the both of you over the back of the head. Dad stop pacing your making my neck hurt watching you. Caitlin come here honey." Megan said as she motioned for the younger girl to come over and sit on her lap.
"Will they be alright Auntie Megan?" Caitlin asked in a quiet whisper.
"Your mother is looking after them, so I don't doubt it one bit." Megan surprised her self with how confident she sounded. She was actually scared beyond belief.
After awhile Jonas exited the infirmary in a new clean shirt and what looked like some sutures on his cheek.
"The nurse let me loose, I don't suppose you have heard anything yet?" He asked as he entered the hall.
"Nope, nothing yet. Jonas, can you take the girls to get something to eat? It's past there dinner time." Jack asked.
"I'll come with you, I have to go and get the boys. I didn't realise what the time was." Megan said as her and the girls stood.
"Come and get me if you hear anything. I wont be long." Megan said to her father as she passed him. She received a nod as a reply and left with the others.
"Your Colonel O'Neill?" A man asked from the door to the infirmary.
Jack lifted his head and nodded.
"I'm Dr Fields, sir. I've just operated on Major Carter. Mr Teal'c said that you would like to be informed on her condition." The man introduced himself.
"Yes thank you DR." Jack said as he followed the younger man through the doors to Teal'c's bedside.
"Ok well here is the basics. We did an internal examination to discover where the bleeding was coming from. Her spleen had been ruptured due to a blunt force trauma. She also had several broken ribs, one of which had punctured a lunge. She is out of the woods for the moment, and doesn't appear to have any infection on the open wounds that she had received. Her jaw was dislocated and has been fixed, and she suffered a lot of bruising. I have had to put her on anti-coagulant medication to stop any blood clots from forming from the excessive bruising. Apart from that she should be fine." The doctor finished with pride of a job done right.
"Dr, can I see her?" Jack asked.
"Not just yet Colonel, she is still in recovery. Give it an hour and you can go in and see her." The doctor finished as he went to turn away and back to his other patients, but a hand grabbed his arm.
"Doc, can I speak to you privately for a moment." Jack asked.
Once the were on the other side of the room away from prying ears, Jack closed in on the Doctor and asked quietly. "Was there any other internal injuries? Did they hurt her in any other way?"
It took the doctor a few moments to comprehend what Jack was suggesting.
"No, Colonel, there was no sign of rape or attempted rape. She will be fine, given some time."
Jack breathed a sigh of relief as the Doctor walked away.
How did you like that part? Still no word on Daniel yet. Let me know what you think of it. And to answer Movielover03's question it is still a month before the wedding is supposed to take place. I hope you enjoyed it.
Ellie Mae
