Chapter 1: Lost Memories

"She is awakening, someone please get Doctor Rushnor. Hello, hello can you hear me? I'm Nurse Kendra" When she finally opened her eyes she saw a friendly face above her. It was a woman, a nurse. She had long brown hair tied back into a pony tail, her eyes were brown and soothing. The nurse looked in her late 20's and the woman in the bed knew instantly that she could be trusted with anything.

A man walked up to the bed at the sound of his name and started checking her vitals. He was older than the nurse early 50's maybe. He had very short white hair and the same brown eyes as the nurse. Both features seemingly contradicting each other, his hair aging him while his showed the presence of a youthful man.

"Hello I'm Doctor Rushnor, can you tell me your name?" the woman in the bed responded by shaking her head and for the first time noticed a severe pain in her head. She automatically grabbed at the source of her discomfort.

"Is your head hurting?"

"Yes, what is this place? Who am I?"

"I understand you have a lot of questions but first let's get the pain sorted out. Nurse get some pain relief for the young lady." At this Nurse Kendra turned and headed out of the room.

The room was white and because of the windows letting a lot of natural light it almost seemed heavenly. Hers was not the only bed in the room in fact around twenty beds were filled with people but still the room was quiet. Some of the beds were hidden behind sky blue screens which just added to the serenity within the room.

She was pulled back from her observations by a voice promising to explain.

"Right…now we have that being taken care of I will try and fill in some of the blanks. You are Samantha Carter, you came through the Stargate exploring with three others and were involved in an accident." Doctor Rushnor started to explain. He took a seat next to her bed.

"As far as we can tell you and a Jack O'Neill are the only survivors," he pointed to the far end of the room.

"We fear the other two have been unfortunately crushed when the building in which the stargate was being held collapsed but it is possible that they made it back through to your homeworld we just don't know." He looked down at his hands then back up to her as he carried on.

"All I know for certain is that you and a Jack O'Neill were found near the building. You were both unconscious and barely clinging to life. Do you have any recollection of these events?" He said with pleading eyes as if giving her that look would flood her memories back.

"No I'm sorry I don't" Samantha replied getting a bit worried she looked down at her hands then around at the unfamiliar surrroundings. "Why can't I remember?" she winced as another shock of pain rippled through her head.

"I'll try and find where that nurse has gone with your medication, and don't worry yourself your memory should gradually start to come back once you get some rest. Now lie down and just try to get some sleep."

"Yes doctor" she closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep which was a lot harder than it sounded, when it felt like a herd of elephants were stampeding through her skull. She opened her eyes when she realised felt a small prick in her arm.

"Sorry, just thought this might help you sleep."

"Its ok doctor I couldn't sleep anyway, my head is hurting to much." She grabbed her head again as another wave of pain shot through her head.

"Well that little injection I just gave you should help. Now you really should try and get some sleep, it will really help you recall something of your past if not everything"

At the doctors orders she closed her eyes as a wave of peace swept over her and before she knew what was happening she was sleeping peacefully and was worry free.

She awoke from her sleep feeling well rested but still confused. She looked around and saw the Doctor Rushnor walking towards her with a playful smile on his face.

"Well, well, well look who has finally come back to the world of the living. Slept well I assumed"

"Yes thank you doctor. How long have I been asleep for?" she asked.

"Only a couple of hours." Giving her a reassuring smile. "I have someone who would like to see. I'll get one of the nurses to bring him in." He walked to the closest nurse and whispered to her. She went towards the far end of the room and out of Samantha's sight.

He returned to her bed side and started checking her vitals again. Only taking his eyes of all the monitoring equipment when the nurse finally walked back towards her bed pushing a man in a wheel chair.

When Samantha saw the man her heart skipped a beat but she didn't know why. He had brown hair speckled with silver where years of stress had obviously aged him. For his age, in which she was guessing 40's, he seemed quite fit and healthy, and he obviously works out. Out of everything she liked about him it was his eyes that intrigued her the most about him they had a sort of hypnosis property about them

As he was wheeled to the side of the bed she became slightly breathless. The doctor noticed this and immediately asked if she was ok. She nodded not taking her eyes of those of the stranger in front of her.

"Samantha this is Jack O'Neill. Jack this is Samantha Carter." The doctor indicated introducing them to each other. Seeing the way they where looking at each other he began to feel in the way. "I'll just go and check on something while you two talk and get reacquainted I'll be back in minute." They both nodded their response in unison as he left them to talk.

Sam looked at this man she knew and sensed to be her friend, maybe even more if what she felt before where to be given a meaning, with mounting confusion. How could she look at a man she obviously knew and felt she knew and not know anything about him? She must have had feelings for this man before the accident otherwise why would she have reacted so strongly when she first saw him. Did he feel the same way or have a similar reaction when he saw her. Did they have a relationship more than friendship?

It took her a while to realise that she had been staring at him and it seemed that he had come to the same realization and both looked down at their hands at the same time.

"I'm sorry. It's just... I have no memory of who, what or where we were from before the accident and I was just hoping you could tell me" she turned to him to see him shaking his head.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you but I was hoping you could actually tell me. I wish I could remember what the hell happened but I don't and it's just so frustrating" He looked down saddened by the situation they were in.

"Well at least we are both in the same situation; I'd hate to be the only one without a past" she smiled trying to look on the bright side.

As Doctor Rushnor returned the smile on Samantha's face faded. He turned to them both and said "Well, I want to keep you both in for a couple of days just to make doubly sure that you don't have any lasting injuries except from the amnesia which should lift slowly. I take it you have spoken to one another. Has anything sprung to mind, anything at all about yourselves"

They both shook their heads. "Ok then, Jack I think you should be returned to your bed and you both should re…"

"What's going to happen to us when you finally let us out of here?" Jack said looking up at the doctor.

"Well I'm not totally sure, I'm assuming our government will set up accommodation for you both and if it is found that it isn't possible for you to return home they will most likely set up permanent homes for you both."

"Thanks can I stay here for a bit longer we have only just met I think, we should at least be able to talk for longer than a minute" Jack said with pleading eyes that gave him look of innocence.

The doctor turned to him "I'm sorry but you both have suffered a lot of physical trauma recently and I would sooner you both rest"

With this Jack turned to his new friend. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow" She nodded and watched as the nurse came and wheeled her companion in confusion away.