Chapter 7: Worries
"Still no word."
"I'm sorry Teal'c no. The President has ordered me to report them as missing in action presumed dead and continue normal operations."
A moan was heard from the bed.
"Dr Jackson. Nurse. Get Doctor Frasier tell her Doctor Jackson is awake." General Hammond said.
Daniel looked around to find himself yet again in the infirmary looking up at the ceiling. Teal'c was sat next to him and with his arm up in a sling. General Hammond was stood at the end of the bed and Dr Frasier was rushing across the infirmary, pen light at the ready.
"Well good morning Daniel." Janet said cheerfully shining the penlight in his eyes. "You really had us worried for a minute."
"How long have I been out?" he said as Janet checked the monitors. She didn't answer him. "How long?"
"Two weeks." Teal'c finally offered.
"Two weeks." Daniel shouted making everyone jump. He looked around again and noticed the Colonel and Sam weren't there. "Where's Sam and Jack?" Everyone looked at each other.
"Where are they? Oh no. They were who you were walking about as I came around. They're missing."
"Yes Daniel Jackson they are and the President has just ordered the search for them to cease." Teal'c said with a sad look in his eyes.
"You can't do that!" Daniel shouted.
"Daniel calm down." Janet said calmly with the same look as Teal'c.
"Calm down after everything they have down for this place, for the world your just giving up." He shot at General Hammond.
"Son, I know what they mean to you; they mean the same to me. We will never give up looking for them as long as there is a hope in hell they are still alive but until we can get a ship or help from our allies there is nothing more we can do." General said.
"I understand." Daniel nodded "What happened they we're right behind us?" he asked Teal'c.
"I do not know but what ever it was. It is now preventing us from dialling the planet."
"You both we're thrown out of the gate at this end and we're both injured in the process. The gate then immediately shut down. We tried to dial back but we have been unable to get a lock since."
"We have sent messages to both the Tokra and the Asgard but at the moment neither can help because they both have all of there ships deployed doing other things and both have promised to contact us when ships become available." General said in a matter of fact tone.
"I can't believe that Jacob hasn't replied especially as the fact is that it is Sam potentially lying there dying on a planet." Daniel stated.
"We suspect that the Tokra haven't contact Jacob with the news for fear that he will drop everything he is doing and go to help his daughter instead." Teal'c piped in.
"I really hate the Tokra." Janet suddenly said making everyone jump as they had forgotten she was there.
"Even if you feel that way they are the only option we have at the moment." General said to the annoyed Doctor.
"After everything you lot have done for them and sacrificed they still have the nerve to withhold help in a dire situation without a good reason." Doctor Frasier said getting increasingly upset. Noticing this and fearing for his safety Daniel decided it was best to put an end to the conversation.
"I'm getting tired." Janet went back into Doctor mode and told the General and Teal'c to leave while he got some rest. Once they had gone Janet did another once over the machines recording Daniels vitals and left so Daniel could rest. He fell asleep almost immediately.
It had taken a while to calm Sam down completely but after seeing her hurting like that Jack knew that it was only a matter of time before a painful memory from his past crept into the present and he knew there was one. He could feel it.
It had been a couple of days since the memory of her mothers death had come back to her in full force and no other's had appeared. Both of them still had odd things that popped into there minds like feelings but nothing anywhere near the scale as Sam had endured.
For both of them it was kind of a relief even though they knew more memories would burst free from the depth in which they where hidden it was just a matter of time.
Sam had decided that it would be a brilliant idea to take a look around town so when Cris had came round as normal that morning she had asked him to take her to town. Jack, not wanting to leave her side just in case another memory popped up, had gone with her.
They had spent the day walking around the market place buying some essentials like milk and eggs which they had run out of. And Jack had taken it upon himself to buy some things that might come in handy for the surprise he had planned for her.
After he had gotten everything he needed he decided he should probably go back and get everything sorted. He told Sam his knees were hurting him again and that he wanted to go back to sit down.
When she had offered to come back with him he had told her that he would be fine and would send Cris to walk around with her once he had been taken home. She finally gave in and told him not to strain himself.
On the coach ride home he gave Cris strict orders not to bring her home before 7 and that if she insisted on coming home that he was to take her on a tour of the town and surrounding area till 7. Cris had gotten the message and had left fully intending to do as he was told so he wouldn't spoil the surprise.