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Chapter 3

Dreams. Usually, Daniel enjoyed them. But on nights when they were like this…not so much.

No. Ori? They were gone. They weren't supposed to be here. They'd been destroyed. Where did those ships come from? Oh no, they're orbiting earth-they're shooting! Major cities, gone, Ori warriors deployed to kill the rest. People screaming, running, but no match for Ori weapons, cut down. And he couldn't do anything.

The stargate. As many people as possible being sent through, but the Ori's armies advancing on the mountain. SG-1 covering those fleeing in case of attack. And then the attack. Ori soldiers forcing their way into the complex, shooting, slaughtering…

People running faster up the ramp to escape through the gate, and…Vala, Janet. His daughter jumping onto the ramp, Vala on the other side of it, still shooting at their enemies, keeping them away from their child. Daniel motioning for her to follow Janet up the ramp, through the stargate, get out of here, now! But she won't listen.

More people stampeding up the ramp. General Landry yelling for them to be careful, that more people will be hurt if they're not. But they don't listen either. Janet, being pushed backwards in the flow of people. And the Ori warriors in the gate room now. More people being shot down. Daniel leaping onto the ramp, scooping up his daughter and pushing through toward the open 'gate, Vala finally beside him now, helping to cover Janet.

A scream, and behind him, Vala falling. No! And then Teal'c, Cameron, Sam…all down, all dead. Running up the ramp again, cradling a crying Janet in his arms, but just short of the pool of light, something slamming into his back. Daniel knowing he's a goner as he falls to the metal grating. Janet, screaming for her father. But with his last ounce of strength pushing her through the stargate, saving her…

But then the Ori soldiers are running up the ramp, following the Tau'ri through the 'gate, because no one is left to close the iris. Daniel realizing that getting his daughter through didn't help at all, she'll still be killed….

And then he was closing his eyes as tears slipped down his face…

Daniel's eyes snapped open. He found himself staring at his ceiling, with real tears on his cheeks. Turning his head, he sighed in relief when he saw Vala and Janet beside him, still sleeping peacefully. He wiped the tears from his cheeks and closed his eyes again, but images from the dream bombarded his mind's eye, and he soon realized that he wasn't going to be getting back to sleep anytime soon.

Sighing, he slowly climbed out of bed, careful not to wake either of the girls. Then, slipping a t-shirt on over his pajama pants, he padded out to the kitchen of the small, two bedroom house. It really was rather small. When the new baby arrived, they were either going to have to get a bigger one, or Janet would have to share a room with her brother or sister for a while.

Daniel sank into one of the chairs at the kitchen table and buried his face in his arms on top of it. Where had that dream come from? It had been quite a while since he'd had one quite that disturbing. He sat up and winced when images from the nightmare flashed through his mind again. Tomorrow would not be a good day. He glanced at the clock. Or rather, today would not be a good day.

Sighing, he stood. He needed food. Maybe that would help. He shuffled over to the refrigerator and opened it to find…a lot of stuff, but nothing ready to eat. They'd eaten leftovers the day before, and then for Janet's birthday had been out all day. They'd eaten in the food court at the mall before coming home that night, so nothing else had gotten cooked. All right, the freezer then. Maybe there was something he could stick in the microwave…

Ah ha! Daniel thought triumphantly when he saw what sat still half-full in the freezer--a tub of ice-cream. No, he didn't need food. He needed junk food. He pulled the container out, opened it and peered inside. Good; there was still plenty of chocolate left. When he'd still been single, he'd never bought anything but chocolate ice-cream, but with a family now, he had to buy neopolitan. All three of them liked chocolate, but Janet loved the strawberry too, and Vala sometimes simply wanted vanilla.

Setting the ice-cream on the counter, Daniel pulled open a cabinet with one hand and the drawer below it with another and extracted a bowl and a spoon at the same time. Then, moving back to the ice-cream, he scooped the rest of the chocolate and some of the vanilla into his bowl. Then he shoved the ice-cream back into the freezer and made his way to the living room. He dropped onto the couch and dug in. He thought about seeing what was on TV or watching a DVD as long as he kept the volume down, but soon dismissed it and simply sat and ate.

About halfway through the bowl a sound at the door made him look up, and he saw a pajama pants and t-shirt clad Vala step up to the couch. That was one of the things they'd eventually found out that they had in common--their preferred sleepwear.

"Hey," she said, plopping down beside him.

"I'm sorry; did I wake you up?" Daniel asked.

"No, not really. I just did and saw you weren't there."

"Oh…" he said, putting down the spoon in his hand. As soon as he'd let go of it Vala picked it up and scooped a bite of ice-cream into her mouth. "Hey!" Daniel yelped, holding the bowl away from her when she reached for another. "Mine! Or at least get your own spoon, really…"

Vala pouted. "Oh, come on, Daniel. We're married. It's not like there are any germs we haven't shared already. Beside, I don't recall either of us being sick at the moment."

Daniel rolled his eyes and moved the bowl closer to her again. "Fine, fine. I'll share. But when we run out you have to go get more."

"Deal!" Vala grinned, taking another bite and then handing the spoon back to him so he could have a turn, and he gave her a small smile in return. "Okay, so tell me what's wrong," she said then.

"Wrong?"

"Daniel, you have that look on your face."

"What look?" he asked innocently.

"That look that tells me something's wrong. Now come on, Daniel, what is it?"

"It was nothing, Vala, really…"

She hooked her arms around one of his and hugged it, resting her head on his shoulder. "Oh, don't give me that. You know and I know that something's bothering you."

Daniel sighed, let his head drop back against the back of the couch and stared at the ceiling. "Vala, it was just…a dream."

"What kind of dream?"

Daniel took another couple of bites of ice-cream and gave her the spoon. "I don't know….It was insane. It was…it involved Ori…"

Vala sat up. "Daniel, they've all been gone for five years. They're certainly not a threat anymore-"

"I know," Daniel interrupted. "And believe me, I'm glad. It's been years since I've had such an intense dream like that involving them, and then suddenly it happens again, and…" he shrugged. "I don't know what to make of it."

"Why do you have to make anything of it? It was dream; forget about it." Vala suggested before she put the spoon in her mouth again.

Daniel closed his eyes. "That'll be a little difficult," he said quietly.

"Why?"

Daniel sighed and frowned, his eyes still shut. "We all…died," he admitted finally. Quickly he gave her a run-through of what had happened, and when he stopped Vala set down the ice-cream bowl and wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him on the cheek.

"It's all right, Daniel. We're not dead, and we destroyed the Ori, so that will never happen," she reassured him.

"Yeah, I know."

"Come on, why don't you come back to bed? You could use some more sleep. It's two in the morning," Vala said then, standing.

Daniel stood beside her. "I'm still not sure I'll actually be able to sleep, but-"

He was interrupted by the sound of the phone ringing. Frowning, he headed back into the kitchen while Vala picked up the bowl she's set on the floor and followed him. Who would be calling now?

The call didn't last long, and by the time Vala had put the bowl and spoon in the sink and come up behind him Daniel was hanging up, a troubled look on his face.

"Daniel?" she asked in concern. "Who was that? What's going on?"

"That was General Landry…" Daniel said slowly. "He wouldn't tell me exactly what's going on over the phone, but he said he needs us back at the SGC immediately--all of SG-1."

"What?" Vala said incredulously. "What does he need us for at this time of night?"

"That's the problem; I don't know," Daniel answered, his brow furrowing as his nightmare flashed through his mind again. "But I have a bad feeling about this."