Glancing at her watch, Sam realised she'd sat for longer than she'd intended. Standing up she'd almost fallen straight back down, her head felt like it was swimming through the thickest fog you could imagine. There was no way she could continue on, especially given that it was getting late. Since they'd only been on the planet during the day, she had no idea what to expect once it got dark. Taking a deep breath to steady herself, Sam slowly continued on in the hope of finding somewhere to shelter for the night. She hadn't intended to move so far from the gate but the Jaffa patrol had turned their attention back to her once the gate shut down and she'd quickly gotten disorientated. Stumbling along she quickly realised if she didn't sit down on her own accord her body was going to do it for her, looking around frantically for something that constituted cover, Sam noticed a large cluster of boulders. Heading towards them she almost shouted in relief when she saw a gap big enough to climb through. Taking a chance and using her torch, she took a quick look around. Although it wasn't big enough to stand up in the recess in the rocks was certainly big enough to lay down in and it provided a decent amount of cover. Quickly pulling her sleeping bag out she pushed her backpack in and crawled in herself. She'd barely managed to get one leg into her sleeping bag before the pain of the staff blast in her side became too much and she passed out.
Jack and Daniel had continued to sit drinking coffee in the commissary for most of the night. Neither of them had really spoken except to ask if the other needed more coffee, they'd simply sat each lost in their own thoughts. As the commissary began to get busier Jack realised it must have been approaching morning. A fact that was confirmed when they noticed Teal'c joining the queue for breakfast before heading over to their table.
"O'Neill, Doctor Jackson" greeted Teal'c as he sat down to eat. The three of them continued to sit in silence, both Daniel and Teal'c knew better than to constantly try and engage Jack in conversation during moments like this, instead they provided company which even if it wasn't obvious to an outsider, they knew it was appreciated.
"Have you a plan, O'Neill?" asked Teal'c in between mouthfuls of breakfast.
"A plan for what?" asked Daniel in surprise.
"No plan needed Teal'c" replied Jack.
"How do you intend to rescue Major Carter?"
"I won't stop until I find her" he replied simply. The other two nodded in agreement, knowing they'd both be by his side until he did.
Suddenly the base intercom blasted into life, "General O'Neill to the control room". Jack looked between Daniel and Teal'c before the three of them rushed out of the commissary.
"Sgt, tell me this is good news?" asked Jack as he entered the control room.
"We're ready to try dialing the gate again Sir" replied Harriman. Jack nodded and stood watching as the gate technicians began the dialing sequence. Clenching his fists, Jack tried hard to remain calm as the gate slowly locked the chevrons in sequence. When the final chevron locked and the wormhole established, he wasn't the only one in the control room who let out a sigh of relief, Daniel slapped his back, his joy evident that they were finally able to connect with the planet they'd left Sam on.
"Send a MALP Sgt" ordered Jack before turning to Daniel and Teal'c, "we leave in 30 minutes"
Sam woke up abruptly, her body shaking uncontrollably. Despite the fact her face felt like it was on fire, she couldn't stop shivering. Great, just what I need she thought to herself, an infection. Reaching for her pack, she was cruelly reminded of the fact that she didn't have a med kit with her. Fumbling around in her jacket pocket in the hope that she might have at least packed a few painkillers, disappointment once again crossed her face and she cursed herself for not having even packed some Tylenol. Gingerly laying back down, Sam resigned herself to staying put for a while. She knew there was no way she was walking out of here on her own, she could only hope Jack would be able to make it to her before it was too late.