A/N: Here's the chapter for 'Beachhead'. I saw how Daniel treated Vala in the episode and wanted to explore that in the chapter. Don't own anything related to 'Stargate'. If you click the purple button at the bottom, something exciting will happen.

"She did it. The gate's been destroyed." Sam said, smiling.

Cheers went up around the Prometheus and Daniel looked towards the door waiting to see Vala walked through. But she didn't. Frowning, he asked, "Did Vala make it back onboard?"

The tech. shook his head and said, "Negative sir."

Daniel didn't know what to think. She was gone. For real this time. She hadn't been able to make it to the rings before the ship was destroyed. Biting his lip, he swallowed the sobs he felt rising in his chest. He then felt his legs give and he fell, to be caught by Mitchell and the last thing he thought before the darkness swallowed him was, "I wasted my second chance with her."

"when we spoke a couple of weeks ago, you said you thought the effects of the bracelets was wearing off."

"well it was. I just didn't want to put it to a test from the other side of the galaxy, so..."

"Wow…Just dying to get rid of me now, aren't you?"

"No…not dying to..."

"Oh no…I know I'm not welcome here. Despite all my efforts to try and fit into your little stargating club, you can all rest assured, that as soon as I can safely part Daniel's company without killing the both of us, I will."

"Vala this is a military vessel."

"I know darling, I've stolen it before."

"well…Just try to be uh..."

"My charming self?"

"yes…just a little less talk a little more shut the hell up."

"Not everything I say is innuendo"

"We can all see, grasping her shoulders and moving her away thank you."

"What are you gonna do about it?"

"Shut up!"

"What a complete shock!"Daniel looks at her.Vala nods, making a zipping motion "won't say another word."

"Vala! Where the hell are you?"

"Oh, you care now!"

Daniel opened his eyes and sighed. He had dreamt of the past few days and had never realized how horrible he had treated Vala during them. They had just gotten so used to her brand of whit that they just tuned her out when she had actually wanted to help. And now he couldn't say he was sorry, or that she meant a lot to him. Closing his eyes, he started to drift off again when someone shouted.

"Hey, Jackson!"

Daniel startled, he opened his eyes to see Mitchell, Sam and, Teal'c standing at the foot of the bed. "Sorry, I keep falling asleep." He said, sitting up. He had dreamt of the night before they headed to D.C, when he finally realized why he acted the way he did when around Vala.

"Well, it's better than the alternative." Sam said. "You're lucky the bracelet's affect was wearing off."

"Yeah, lucky me." He said, closing his eyes. "Lucky if you mean that I'm still alive while she's dead. Lucky that I didn't tell her how I really felt, lucky that I don't have a body to cry over, the way I did with Sha're."

"Vala Mal Dorran will be mourned." Teal'c said, as if picking up on Daniel's thoughts.

"I've been going over the telemetry from the last few seconds before the formation of the singularity. A matter stream left the cargo ship just before it exploded. I mean…There's at least a slight chance that it was pulled into the singularity." Sam said. The little time she had interacted with Vala and Daniel, she had picked up that there was something unspoken between them, something that both of them felt but didn't have the guts to air. "Like me and Jack." She thought.

"So you're saying she could be alive, somewhere in the Ori home galaxy." Daniel asked, hoping, no, praying that Sam was right.

"It's possible."

"Well…We wanted to send them a message." He said, seeing an edge of sunlight when before there had been none.

Mitchell, Teal'c, and Daniel grinned. Sam did as well, but with a little less understanding. Daniel lay back smiling. "Maybe there is still hope for us after all."