Sam watched as Malek passed the scanner over the unconscious form of Jeremy. A small smile tugged at the corners of his lips as he turned to face her.
"The cure worked."
Sam's face visibly brightened for the first time in days. "That's great."
"Yeah, wonderful news." Sam turned at the sound of Jack's voice.
"Sir, your back, I….Dad!" Sam rushed to her father. "Oh my God, dad I thought the worst."
"Whoa slow down kid, I'm fine."
"What happened?"
"Later ok, right now we need to get you better." Jacob gave her a half hug.
"Ok, Malek you ready?"
"Of course, please sit." He gestured to the empty chair in front of him.
Sam watched as Jacob and the rest of SG-1 settled by the fire on the opposite side of the cave. Turning her attention back to Malek she rolled up her sleeve.
"This might sting a little."
Sam winced as Malek injected the antidote into her arm. Malek was wrong, it didn't sting, it burned like acid. She shut her eyes tight as the burning sensation moved throughout her body and became a searing pain. Sam opened her eyes but her vision was blurred and tinged red. Then everything started to go dark.
This isn't right she thought. Something is wrong, it didn't happen this fast with Jeremy.
Closing her eyes again, Sam was vaguely aware of someone shouting but the words sounded like they were being played in slow motion.
"Malek….the…antidote…won't…work….."
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"What did you do?" Malek was yelling again, but this time he had good reason.
"I'm sorry! I was too busy checking Jeremy for signs of the virus that I didn't even think to…"
"That's your problem Anise! You don't think! You don't think about anyone but yourself. She could die! DIE! It will be your fault!"
"Why didn't you check? You're always supposed to double check, so it's your fault to!"
"Whoa kids, what are we fighting about?"
Malek and Anise glared at one another over the still form of Sam. Finally, Malek ripped his seething gaze from Anise and leveled it on the colonel.
"Anise forgot to put the water in the antidote."
"So?"
"So it won't work. The antidote in its current state without the water could be a fatal dose."
"What? Why?"
Malek sighed, "The water is a key component in the antidote, and without it the effect of the virus would be amplified and accelerated."
"So fix it."
"Oh and just how do you suppose I "fix it" colonel?"
"I don't know you're the scientist! You figure it out, and make it snappy! Carter doesn't have all day."
Exasperated and furious Malek turned back to Anise, "give me the extra vile of water."
Anise's face turned red, "I don't have it anymore. You knocked off the table earlier. If you want you can scoop up what's left of it off of the cave floor."
"I have a better idea. GO GET SOME MORE!"
Anise picked up an empty bottle and stalked off into the back of the cave.
Cade, what are we gonna do? This is horrible, and that woman is insufferable.
I don't know Mal. I guess there is only one thing that we can do.
Malek didn't like the tone of Cade's voice, it sounded entirely too mischievous, not to mention out of place in their current situation.
What?
We could always follow her and drown her in that pool of water.
Cade...I love your evil mind….but now is neither the time nor the place.
Malek heard Cade laugh softly as Anise appeared in his peripheral vision. Missed our chance.
"Here." She threw the bottle at him.
"Anise, be careful with that!" Malek uncorked the top and poured the liquid into another vile. Carefully he mixed it with the antidote and filled a needle with it.
Maybe you should give her twice the regular amount, one to counteract the bad antidote and one to cure the virus.
Malek drew more liquid into the needle. "I hope this works."
"Yeah" said O'Neill angrily, "it had better."
