Stargate
Infinity Series: Reunited Revamped

By GM Grantham

After the events of 'Flesh and Blood', Daniel and Vala share some alone time and discover some very interesting things about one another. Meanwhile, the battle against the Ori continues.

Spoilers for 'Flesh and Blood' through The Quest, Part II

Nothing of Stargate SG-1 is mine…no matter how I wish it was.

This chapter is rated PG-13.

A/N: This story fills in the time between Flesh and Blood, Morpheus, and The Pegasus Project, and The Uninvited. It also offers a possible explanation as to how Daniel and Vala came across the non-Ancient names of those two planets.

And on another note, for the purposes of my story I will be ignoring the episode Insiders, but I'll be including The Uninvited. Also, I will be disregarding the episode 200.

I will most likely do a sequel to this, but any sequel will also most likely disregard a majority of canon from here on unless otherwise noted. Oh and if you listen to "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down on repeat with this chappie, it might bring about the right mood ;)

For those of you who have already read this chappie, I've decided it's too short and have added more at the end so if you've read it, you can just skip to the part that you haven't read.


TWELVE

He awoke in the late evening covered in a cold sweat. His body twitched and he clenched his teeth. He couldn't stay still any longer. Without so much as flinching, he pulled the I.V. from his arm, then removing the sensor on his finger, the loud, rapid beeping once again filling the room.

He made a dash for the door, sliding into the corridor, and sprinting toward Sam's quarters.

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Lam rushed into the room, surprised to find Jack gone from the bed. Without hesitation, she was on the phone to Landry to apprise him of the situation.

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All but the rash commands of his mind were irrelevant as he ran towards Sam's quarters ignoring the blaring of the base sirens, knocking urgently at her door. It opened moments later and she looked at him surprised to see him standing outside of her door. Before she could react, his hand was over her mouth and he was dragging her from her room.

Sam's mind raced, confusion bubbling to the surface at his odd behavior. She halted and turned to look into his eyes removing his hand from her mouth. Remaining silent, he grabbed her hand and began pulling her along behind him.

"Jack," she said softly. "You shouldn't be out of the Infirmary."

He said nothing, still tugging her along behind him, unable to think of anything but getting free of this trap, his mind driving him toward the ultimate escape. As they rounded a corner, Jack stopped dead as did she when they found themselves faced with several men in uniform holding their weapons up, ready to fire.

Major Connors frowned, gesturing with his free hand that they didn't mean any harm. "Sir, let her go. You're ill. You should be in the Infirmary."

Again, Jack said nothing, pulling Sam closer to him, gripping her hand tightly, and his eyes narrowed in distrust.

Sam frowned. "Jack…"

Without warning, they were moving again. He ignored the shouts of Connors, which echoed behind them. His features were set in grim determination, to do what she didn't know. He couldn't seem to hear her or anyone else and his movements were impulsive, yet decisive as though he were trapped and trying to find a way to break free.

She stopped, wondering if a physical action would get his attention. As he was tugged to a stop, he turned and frowned at her.

"Jack, what's going on with you? Where are we going?" she asked.

A sigh of exasperation passed her lips as he again didn't respond, merely urging her to follow him.

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"Where are they?" Felger muttered as he used internal sensors in an attempt to track them. He'd searched through the entire complex three times and he still couldn't find them.

Vala frowned. "Maybe his biosigns aren't human any longer."

Running a hand through his hair, Daniel sighed. "Even if that were the case, wouldn't we still be reading Sam's biosign?"

Felger paused. "Not necessarily. If he's masking his biosign, he could be masking hers."

Cam entered, catching Felger's comment, and sighed. "Then how do we find them?"

Frowning, Felger pinched the bridge of his nose. After a moment, he straightened, rapidly keying several commands into his computer. "If we can reprogram the infrared motion sensors to pick up his unique electro-chemical signature, we might be able to track his movements and box him in." Several moments later, he smiled in triumph. "Got him. He's headed toward the gate room."

Immediately, Cam's hand flew to his radio. "Teal'c, what's your 20?"

Teal'c's reply cut in over the radio a moment later. "Level 19 section 3-C, Colonel Mitchell."

"He's headed toward the gateroom. You close in on him from behind. Jackson and Vala will cut him off at the gateroom. I'll take a team and block him from below. Connors?"

"Yes, sir?" came the Major's militaristic reply.

"You cut off his ascension to ground level. He can't leave the base."

"Understood, sir."

Cam turned to Daniel and Vala, his expression as hard as granite. "Let's move." His words were simple, but the emotion behind them spoke volumes. He was afraid, he was angry, and he wouldn't let anything stop him from returning the General to the Infirmary alive and unharmed.

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Mitchell nodded, signaling with his left hand to move forward while his right remained on the zat. As the others moved forward, Cam reached for his radio. "Jackson, what's your 20?"

"We're in place outside of the gateroom."

Cam paused for a moment. "Connors? Your 20?"

"We're on level 26, sir. We've sealed off the elevator to ground level."

"Teal'c?" Cam asked.

"In position."

Cam held out his hand, indicating for his group to stay where they were. "Alright everyone's in place. Move in, Teal'c."

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They were trying to box him in. He knew they would. He just hadn't expected them to find him this soon. He had expected it would take them so long that he'd be through the gate before they ever figured out where he'd been going. He paused for a moment, thinking of what to do next. Out of the corner of his eye, Jack saw the power box and moved toward it.

She'd stood by long enough. He wasn't himself and she suspected it was caused by whatever alien virus he was infected with. She moved forward with him, grabbing his arm, her features stony. "Sir, stop." He looked at her, his expression unreadable. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her wrist as he twisted it off with his free hand. She gasped, clutching her wrist. "What the hell!"

He ignored her, ripping the cover off of the power box and tugged hard and quick before Sam could stop him, causing all of the wires to break from the battery.

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The lights flickered before the room went black altogether, the slowing grind of the power generators shutting down echoing through the room.

"Ouch, Daniel! That's my foot!"

Cam's voice came over the radio, slightly panicked. "What the hell was that?"

"I believe General O'Neil has tampered with the voltage box," Teal'c observed.

Daniel smiled slightly, shaking his head, imaging how Cam must be reacting to his obvious statement.

Vala fumbled for her radio as well. "He may think that he can blend in better in the dark. With what we've seen so far, I wouldn't be surprised if he could."

"Keep an eye out."

Vala nodded. "We will."

She released the radio, her hand returning to her weapon and holding it at the ready.

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When he was just around the corner from the gate room, he took note of the two heat blotches just outside of the door. They were trying to cut off his escape. He took a step forward, moving to knock them unconscious.

"Daniel!" Sam shouted in warning.

It was too late. Daniel and Vala slumped to the floor unconscious. She felt the panic setting in, but pushed it back so that she could think clearly. She sucked in a deep breath and drew back her fist, hating that it had come to this. When he turned, her fist hurtled forward connecting with his jaw with an unsatisfactory crunch. She winced at the sound, hesitating in her action. Her moment's hesitation gave him just the advantage he needed as he scooped her up over his shoulder.

She gasped in surprise and grabbed at the material of his hospital gown, afraid that she would fall. A strong hand squeezed hers, causing her to freeze. For the first time since he'd come to her quarters, it occurred to her that her Jack was aware of what was going on even if he might not be able to pull free of the force that was controlling his every movement.

"Jack?" she whispered.

Just as quickly, the alien force was back in control carrying her into the control room. She struggled against his grip, but it was useless.

"Jack, listen to me. You have to fight it. Whatever's controlling you, you have to fight it."

He didn't set her down as he entered the gate address into the computer before turning to return to the gateroom. Over his shoulder, she skimmed the gate address several times, memorizing it should she need it.

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Daniel groaned at the pain in his ribs as he tried to stand and he looked over, barely able to see Vala's outline in the dark. He squinted slightly feeling around for his glasses, at last finding them several inches away. He slipped them on, sighing in relief when he found that they weren't broken.

He reached a hand toward Vala, finding something solid beneath his hand, and shook gently.

"Vala, are you alright?"

She sat up slowly, blinking a few times, before laying her hand on top of Daniel's. She sighed. "I'm all right. Just a bit of a headache." With the tips of her fingers, she massaged her temple. "Are you all right, darling?"

He nodded. "I think so." He sucked in a breath, clutching at his ribs. "Other than a few bruised ribs, fine."

There was a crackling and then Cam's voice came over the radio. "Jackson, what's going on? Jackson, do you copy?"

Daniel fumbled for his radio. "He tackled us from behind."

"He's in the gateroom. Do what you have to do."

Daniel winced, knowing what this would come down to. "Got it. Over and out."

He and Vala stood gingerly, Vala entering the manual override code on the door, her finger held over the enter button.

"On the count of three," Daniel said softly. "One…two…three."

She jammed her finger against the enter button and the moment the doors slid open, they rushed in, weapons held ready.

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When the two entered, they were surprised to find that the gate was active. Apparently, Jack had only shut down the lighting and internal sensors.

"Jack!" Daniel shouted.

The figure turned and in the dim light, Daniel's gaze rested on a face that was no longer recognizeable as that of Jack O'Neil. His skin, colored a medium grey, was stretched so tightly that his bones looked about ready to rip through and nearly all of his hair was gone. The eyes looking back at Daniel were completely black, causing an involuntary shiver to run down his spine, the man before him reminding him frighteningly of the monsters from his childhood nightmares. With the exception the dark eyes, Jack's face was featureless.

Daniel's hand shook violently as he raised the zat, taking aim at him. "Jack, listen to me, please. I don't want to do this."

The creature that was once Jack narrowed its eyes and, contrary to Daniel's earlier observation, a slit on its face that he assumed to be a mouth parted in a snarl, revealing two rows of pointed teeth. Without warning, it lunged at him and Daniel fired. Two shots later, it fell to the ground unconscious and he caught a gasping Sam just before she hit the floor.

"Are you alright?" he asked.

She nodded, leaning against him while she regained her balance. Several moments later, she dropped to her knees fearing the worst as she pressed two fingers to Jack's neck feeling for a pulse.

She sighed in relief. "He has a pulse, but it's faint."

Immediately, Daniel was on his radio, calling for Doctor Lam.

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Two days later, Jack was lying in a bed in the Infirmary, not wanting to open the eyes and doing all he could to pretend it had all been a dream. The experience was certainly surreal enough to have been a dream. He recalled with painful clarity everything that he'd done. He'd hurt Sam...he'd hurt Daniel...His mouth formed a grimace as the memories played back in his mind like a minature movie.

He recalled overhearing Doctor Lam explaining to Sam what had happened.

/\/\/\/\/\

"It was a sort of nanovirus. The reason we couldn't detect before was that it had adapted to his electro-chemical structure."

Sam spoke, her tone slightly disbelieving. "That still doesn't explain what happened after Daniel zatted him. Why did the changes to his physical appearance begin undoing themselves?"

"The energy from the zat blast disabled the nanovirus, allowing his immune system to recognize it as an outside invader and attack it."

Again, he heard Sam's voice. "Was he aware of what was happening?"

"Yes, but the virus was in control. I don't doubt he tried to fight it. However, I do doubt that he was able to regain control for more than a few moments. There really wasn't anything he could have done."

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"Jack?" came a soft feminine voice. He didn't move and he didn't say a word. "I know you can hear me." Reluctantly, he opened his eyes, but he couldn't bring himself to meet her gaze.

She cupped his chin, forcing him to look at her. "No one blames you."

Again, he diverted his gaze. "They should," he mumbled.

She brushed her lips against his and he jerked away. A hurt expression crossed her features and her hand fell from his face. "Don't," she said sharply, once again gripping his chin and forcing him to look at her. "Don't even think it, Jack O'Neil." She lowered her head, pressing her lips to his. When he tried to turn away again, her grip on his chin tightened and she held him still, continuing her assault on his mouth. Several moments later, she pulled away for air, breathing heavily.

"Sam..."

Her hand covered his mouth, interrupting him. "It's not your fault, Jack. You know it's not. You weren't in control of your actions. Don't you even run away from me. I love you, Jack O'Neil and nothing, organic or mechanical is ever going to change my mind."

He sighed, frowning. "I'm not so sure it's not my fault." He paused. "I need time, Sam."

She diverted her gaze, nodding, and moved to exit the Infirmary, leaving Jack alone with his thoughts.


A/N: I hope everybody enjoyed this chappie! This was a fun one because Jack does some out of character things that make the story loads more dramatic. I personally enjoyed this one. I've had quite a bit of fun with this part and if this story keeps going well, I'll do a sequel. I've already got a bit of the ending to this story planned out as well as a bit of the sequel. No, I'm not ending it already.

This story is going to go on for several more chappies at least. I'm extremely pleased at how successful this story has been. Thanks to ALL of my fans! Without you, none of this honour would be possible!

I hope reading this story gives you cause to read my other published works later on! Though I mainly publish under the pseudo GM Grantham, I also publish under the pseudos ginamr and Michelle Russ as well as my legal name, Gina M. Romano.

Again, thanks to all of you for your support and your excellent reviews!

Oh and here's the scoop on the virus Jack was infected with:

The Techno-Organism virus possesses all of the qualities of organism and machine (shape-shifting, self-healing).
Behavior is altered.
Powered by lifeglow (essential to functioning); lifeglow--combo of electricity & mysterious life force/spirit of organism.
This virus also alters the physical structure through nano-technology and the changes are extremely painful, leading to extreme stress on the body (Once virus becomes active in organic host, begins converting organic flesh of host into T-O flesh).
Uncontrolled shape changes.
Memories retained, but thought patterns radically altered (leading to changes in behavior).
Can interface with machinery.
Virus causes infected person to lose control of actions.
The virus can't be detected unless you know what to look for because nanoprobes adapt to the body's electrochemical signatures.
Electromagnetic energy pulses are this virus's weakness.

So in essence, the zat gun "short-circuited" the virus.

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BREAK DOWN BY CHAPTER:

-One---5 reviews
-Two---4 reviews
-Three---11 reviews
-Four---10 reviews
-Five----5 reviews
-Six----9 reviews
-Seven---12 reviews
-Eight---8 reviews
-Nine---6 reviews
-Ten---11 reviews
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-Twelve---11 reviews
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-Personal Messages---5

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Next Chappie...More on Jack's guilt. Will he and Sam be able to make things right between them?