Tag #14 – Missing
Daniel delicately rubbed at the gash on his forehead in a futile attempt to massage away the headache that had begun to form. God, I hate being concussed. It was like his brain was wrapped in a thin layer of cotton, making his thoughts murky at best. It had been hard to think clearly enough to explain his theory on what might've happened to Jack and Sam, but that had been days ago and he still felt only slightly better.
And now Hammond had called off the search.
He slammed his fist down on the briefing room table in frustration, unable to shake the desperate feeling that they had been so close to finding Jack and Sam. They could be at the next address; maybe his parameters for the search hadn't been wide enough…
He walked over to the star map, reaching out to touch one of his crossed-off planets sadly. So many worlds searched, and not a single sign of them. He had this feeling that maybe they weren't out there after all, but he still couldn't get rid of the overwhelming idea that they were very, very close.
A rattling drew his attention and he looked over to see a pitcher and glass of water on the table, vibrating as if there was an earthquake. The rest of the room was almost completely still, but if he held his breath he could feel the very faint vibration beneath his boots. Curiously, he turned to look out the huge window at the Stargate itself, but his vision was still too unreliable to see if the tremors were real or caused by fatigue and concussion. However, he could see the very faint glow coming from all seven chevrons.
Daniel returned to stare at the glass of water, watching the ripples on the surface fade away. Almost instinctively he looked at his watch, noting the exact time.
"DanielJackson."
He straightened as the Jaffa approached, but didn't turn his gaze away from the glass yet. "Teal'c. Did you see that?" He finally looked up, but stared at the Stargate, the stirrings of a revelation beginning to unfurl in his mind.
"Why are you here?" Teal'c asked in concern.
"I couldn't sleep," Daniel murmured, the revelation becoming full-blown as he looked at the Gate. "I was thinking that I must be missing something, and now I just realized…we ruled out a world we shouldn't have." Our own. Oh please, let this be the right track.
It certainly felt right.