She could see the fighting… but she couldn't. Maybe it was a mental image…
She could feel the horror, the pain… but it wasn't her own. Maybe it was so strong…
The firewall had vanished and she didn't even try to figure what had happened to it.
And in the midst of it all, she could see two people, locked in a furious battle of their own. Two people she loved, but couldn't love both. She had to chose eventually. And it seemed that decision had to come sooner than she wanted. Vala's time was running out.
XxXxX
It seemed to Daniel that he and Adria were equals in power. The strain on both of them was clearly visible. But who would fall first?
Suddenly Daniel felt Adria's presence in him draw back and he opened his eyes to find her new tactic. But it seemed she didn't have one.
Adria was staring behind him in shock. Daniel saw she truly wasn't paying attention to him and took the opportunity. So down Adria fell, one last word on her dying lips:
"Mother…"
"Oh my—" Daniel hissed, turning around. Vala was there, looking horrified. And Daniel knew why.
When unexpectedly, Daniel Jackson experienced déjà vu. The expression on Vala's face was wiped away and twisted into pain. She cried out and curled, not quite falling to the ground.
Immediately, Daniel knew what was happening. The Ori had managed to spare a few of their numbers and were now attacking Vala. In the back of his mind, Daniel knew he still had to kill the Doci, but he didn't really care at the moment.
"Oma!" he bellowed. "Oma, I know you can hear me!"
With an extremely irritated expression, Oma appeared before him.
"What?" she spat. "We're in the middle of a war, Daniel—"
"I know, I know," Daniel cut her off. "You said Vala would receive blessings. The Ori killing her can't be what you meant."
Oma frowned. "The Ori are interfering."
"Then why don't you interfere back?" Daniel yelled, his eyes darting back and forth between Oma and Vala. Oma pursed her lips slightly before joining the mass of energy and zooming towards Vala. Daniel, a rock in his throat, ran to Vala as she fell, the power of the Ori gone and caught her gently.
"Vala," he whispered. Her eyes darting around, unseeing and her breath was coming in short, horrified spurts.
"Vala," he repeated. "I'm here. It's over now. We're going home, Vala. You and I. We're going back to Earth."
"The Doci is still alive and fighting," Oma's voice said unapprovingly from behind Daniel. Daniel set Vala on the floor gently and stood.
"I don't give a damn, Oma."
XxXxX
"Vala…Vala, I'm here. It's over now. We're going home, Vala. You and I. We're going back to Earth."
She could hear his voice, but she couldn't see him. She could feel his arms around her, but then they were gone, replaced by a cold, hard floor. Where was he?
"Daniel?" she called hoarsely. Tears started to form unwillingly in her eyes. "Daniel…"
Don't leave me…
XxXxX
"Hey, Jackson!" Cameron called as he and his team fought their way through the strange mass of battle. Daniel turned his head to see his friends and sighed.
"Cam, take Vala back to Earth, I've still got the Doci to take care of." He turned to look at Oma, who was standing in front of him. "You happy?"
Oma nodded and morphed back to her energy state. The colonel watched, then turned to Teal'c.
"Get her up."
Teal'c obeyed and Vala whimpered slightly.
"Teal'c? Cam? Where's Daniel?" she whispered.
"He's only halfway finished, Vala," Cameron replied. "He's staying here. Meanwhile, we're getting you home."
A/N: I love reviewers and live for constructive criticism!