Daniel was sitting in his lab trying to get some paperwork done, but he kept on thinking about Dani. He still could not believe that he actually had a daughter, and that they were getting along so well. It had been a little over a month ago when he first found out. They had met several times and Dani had even met the rest of the team. Juliette had told him later that Dani thought that he and Mitchell looked like brothers or something; he had wondered why she had called him Uncle Cam.
When she had met Jack, Daniel would have thought that she was his daughter. They had hit if off. After introductions Jack told Dani to call him Uncle Jack because Daniel was, "The little brother I never wanted." That had sent Dani into a giggling fit.
Daniel was startled out of his thoughts when the phone rang. He answered it, "Daniel Jackson."
"Mr. Jackson," the voice started. "I am Dr. Barnett from Crockett Hospital. We have a Juliette Burns here, and you and Danielle Jackson are both listed as next-of-kin. You need to come as soon as possible. Ms. Jackson is already on her way."
Daniel did not know what to say. He felt as though his mind was numb, but he had the presence of mind to say, "I'm on my way." He hung up the phone and stood there trying to figure out what to do first. Well, he guessed he should tell Gen. Landry that he had to leave for a family emergency. He thought about calling Dani, but the hospital said they already contacted her. They probably had to have her pulled out of class. With that his mind came back into reality.
Daniel ran into Landry's office without even knocking. Mitchell was in there going over a report. Daniel did not even pause, "General I need to leave. Juliette, Dani's mom is in the hospital. They just called telling me to come quickly. That's never good. Please, General."
General Landry could see the sheer panic in Daniel's eyes. He pause a second before responding. "Take as much time as you need Dr. Jackson. Please keep us updated."
With that Daniel hurried out of the office. He was just about to the elevators when he heard a voice from behind him. It was Col. Mitchell. As Daniel got onto the elevator Mitchell came with him. Daniel was about to ask why he followed him when Mitchell began, "Would you like for me or any of the team to come with you to the hospital? We would not mind."
Daniel wondered why the elevator was so slow. Then he turned to Mitchell. "No, thanks, but as soon as I find anything out I will call you. Thank you for offering. It means a lot."
With that, the elevator stopped and Daniel was off like a rocket. Daniel arrived at the hospital in record time, and he hadn't even gotten a speeding ticket. He wondered if Landry had called ahead to warn them of a certain speeding archeologist.
He had just arrived at the nurse's station when Dani came bursting in. He could tell she had been crying. When she saw Daniel she ran straight to him. Through her tears she asked, "What happened?"
Daniel looked her straight in the eye, "I just got here myself. We can do this together, OK?"
Dani took a deep shuttering breath trying to calm herself down, "OK" she whispered.
They then turned to ask a nurse what was going on. When the nurse heard their names she asked them to sit down, and she would go and get Dr. Barnett. It had no even been a minute before the nurse returned with the doctor behind her. Before the doctor could even introduce himself Dani asked, "How is my mom?"
Dr. Barnett replied, "Come with me and we will discuss her condition. My name is Dr. Barnett.
They followed him to right outside a ER room. He halted them before they had a chance to go in. "Ms. Burns has suffered severe head trauma." Dani gasped and started crying again. "She is unconscious and is dying. There is nothing we can do for her. I'm very sorry. You both can go in now and say your good byes. Again, I'm sorry."
Daniel was just numb. Juliette had just come back into his life and now she was leaving. Not fair. His mind started to race. Maybe be could call the Tok'ra or maybe the Asguard. Then his mind snapped back into reality. His daughter needed him.
Together they slowly walked into the imposing room to Juliette's still form. Dani stepped up to the gurney, and picked up her mother's still hand. Dani tried to talk, but she was crying too hard. She stood there praying for God to give her the strength to be able to go on with life. After a few minutes she opened her eyes and said in a teary voice, "Mom, it's me Danielle. I love you so much. I'm sorry for all the bad things I did. Please know how much I love you." Dani could hardly get the last part out for the racking sobs.
She turned and just hugged Daniel the two of them stood that way and after a minute the alarm went off signaling Juliette's death. Father and daughter stood in each other's grasp each wondering, "Where do I go from here?"