Fire awoke to several warriors
All carrying staffs of power
All wanting her to comply
She must not fight
She cannot fight
Far too weak to cause any problems
Warriors drag her to the god
The one for whom they serve
The god's eyes shine in the darkness
No light except for the momentary shine
He steps into the light
Dressed in fashionable and flashy clothes
Questions that she cannot answer
A furious god
A crystalline and golden device grabs hold
Fiery pain shoots up and down
Cascading through her body
From the top of her head
To the tips of her toes
As soon as it came it went
Device still active, unable to cause any pain
A sound then a light
Then nothing
Moments go by
Jaffa and their god lie on the floor
Unconscious
The phoenix is barely alive
Trying to hold on
Trying to move but cannot
Footsteps
Light, fast moving footsteps
Voices, voices talking around her
She must try to move
Her body complains at the command but complies
Legs and arms move slightly
Eyelids crack open letting in what light there is
Footsteps move closer to her
A soft voice
Everything is too blurry
She can't focus
More footsteps toward her
Another voice
Harsher than the first
Giving commands
Saying to leave her
The soft voice again
More assertive that they should take her
An argument ensues until the harsh voice gives
"Fine Daniel, but we have to leave now!"
More focus, more clarity
Strong arms wrap around her frailness
Sharp fire shoots through
Immense pain eliciting a faint moan
All clarity is lost
Pain subsides and the nightmare begins
Darkness envelops her
Until a light brighter than the sun
Warmth from the light wraps around her
In the center of the light a figure
A figure of her and yet not her
The figure wakes
Laughter and joy ring out
The Phoenix tries to get closer
Needs to be with the figure
Something holds her back
Glass that shatters
Then so quickly
Joy turns to fear
Laughter turns to screaming
The light starts to fade
Pain and cold return
Nightmare fades
Fades into the cold and pain
Consciousness returns
Very slowly her ears start to pick up noise
Voices and footsteps again
Two voices arguing again
Same as before
Again too blurry to understand
Then pain
Massive, unbearable pain
Bringing out a soundless scream
The pain brings about clarity
Surroundings are cold and dark
Bringing about a reminder of being alone in space
"Oh fer crying out loud, Daniel: Why did I agree to you bringing her along!"
"Jack, we couldn't just leave her there. They would have killed her!"
"We don't even know who she is! She could be dangerous Daniel!"
"Dangerous, Jack she can barely move! For all we know she could help us!"
"Oh, will you two give it a break already!"
Another voice
Not angry just annoyed
A fatherly voice
"Ah, Jacob don't tell me you're siding with Daniel"
"I'm not siding with anyone, I just wanted to stop you two from bickering like old maids again."
"O'Neill, we are approaching the planet."
Another voice
How many people were there?
Who saved her, and why
They didn't know her
She didn't know who she was so why bother
Another jolt of pain
Far from causing any sound
But enough to cause a twitch
She couldn't pretend to sleep anymore
Opening her eyes slightly as the many people ignored her presence
A gentle hand lies on her forehead
"She's coming to!"
The first female voice she has heard
Very surprised sounding
"Are you alright?"
Footsteps hurry over to her
Another sound
Shooting
Then an explosion
Massive heat and a sense of chaos
Then nothing but footsteps and soft groans
"Carter! Get up here, Jacob's unconscious and we need to get these fires put out!"
"Daniel, watch the girl. She shouldn't move."
Something pulls at her
Telling her to get up
Footsteps run away from her
"Dad!..."
The female voice that of 'Carter' fades into the background
She tries to sit up but something holds her back
A gentle hand pressing on her shoulder
The soft voice again
"Don't move, you're badly injured"
The pain shoots through her again but something keeps pulling at her
Telling her that she must get up
She fights against the hand at her shoulder
Not hearing the pleads for her to not move
She wins out sitting up to look around
Blue eyes
The first thing she notices about him
Those beautiful blue eyes
No time to see anything else
Something pulls again at her to stand
Shakily she stands up
The fires rage on all around the ship
It's so different form the other
She moves close to the middle of the room
The flames point toward her
Moving closer to her eventually being absorbed into her
A wave of heat flows through her body
The heat stops the pain
Heals all her wounds but she still is very weak
"Whoa! How'd you do that?"
"Aren't you glad we brought her now Jack?"
"Bite me Daniel"
"Dad, wake up!"
Slowly the voice creeps back
The argument stops as they hear the pleas
Both men go to the female and her father
Tears running down the blondes face
Phoenix feels the pull again and moves toward it
Toward the girl and her father
Badly injured and on the brink of death
"Sam is there anything we can do?"
"No, not here. Selmak is dying and so is…"
Before the sentence could be completed
She kneels across from the blonde
Who is holding the dying man
Looking into Sam's eyes
Asking for permission to help
The look in her eyes shows how she would try anything to save him
Before anyone can say anything else
Something inside of Phoenix snaps
Causing the ship to shake some
And kills the lights in the ship
She knows what to do
Tears
Tears heal the body and soul
Tears can save from the brink
Then a small light can be seen
Then another and another
Not from the ship
But from her tears
Eyes are closed and tears slide down her face
Down to the dying man and symbiote
"What the…"
As soon as the tears touch the man
Pain is relieved and wounds begin to heal
A few mores tears and all is healed in the man
Whatever snapped in the fire snaps back into place and the lights return
The man awakens and all but Phoenix and the Jaffa rejoice
Phoenix is too weak and whatever was pulling at her has stopped
"O'Neill! We must land the ship now. It is far too damaged to sustain flight for much longer"
"Is there anywhere we can land that wouldn't attract…unfriendlies?"
Too weak, can't think or move
Can't even hear the Thank You's from the father and daughter
"Are you alright?" The soft voice
"Daniel, I don't think she can talk."
Sleep that will help but the dream
No the nightmare, can't go through that again
But so weak that as she tries to move she collapses
Strong arms catch her as she slides back into the nightmare
Darkness, chilled to the bone, fear
All resound within
Screams of pain,
Explosions heard all around
Where was she? What does she keep seeing? Why?
No answers only darkness and sadness
All the screaming and explosions, the smell of death
She just wanted it to stop…
A sudden jolt awakens her
"We should make haste." The stoic voice again
"Daniel…"
Sam noticed she was awake again
"We don't have time for this, Daniel pick up the girl and let's…"
Too late
Staff blasts echo all around
"Wonderful…T can you tell how many there are?"
"Many O'Neill, I…"
Staff blasts shoot though the open door.
A moment later, everything goes quiet
"Tauri...You are far outnumbered. Come out and no harm shall befall you."
"When pigs fly…Anyone got any bright ideas?"
Silence
"I believe our only course of action is to surrender O'Neill."
"That's not the idea I was hoping for Teal'c"
Fire moves out of her place in protective arms
"So you think we should give up too…All right campers."
She merely stared at them all
No not again, can't go back to them
Can't let these people get hurt
Not after they saved her
But she has no choice
All six exit the confines of the ship
Immediately all are hit with blasts
And the nightmare returns
Darkness, screaming, explosions
She moves up to the top of the hill
Bodies, hundreds if not thousands of bodies scattered on the ground
The Nightmare dissolves into light
"Well, well, what
have we here…"
She's hanging on a wall
Still to weak to fight
"You are definitely not a Tauri scum…Yet I sense something within you, how very interesting indeed."
She tests the restraints trying to get free
"You can't escape, no matter how hard you try. Now who are you?"
Again with the questions
None of which she can answer
"Answer me!"
Silence
"Be that way, I shall just have to make you talk"
The device again grabs hold
Momentary pain pulls a moan
As soon as the pain starts it fades
"What! How can you be immune…That is another matter, but first I shall just have to get you to talk another way."