In the Infirmary

The medics were in a flurry trying to stabilize one Sam Carter. On the short trip to the infirmary from the gate room her vitals took a severe dive. Her entire body seized with her back arching off the gurney. One minute she was breathing on her own normally the next she was going into respiratory failure. A portable monitor hooked to Sam's index finger was now emitting a steady tone. Her heart had stopped beating.

The men following the gurney were in shock. Only an hour ago Sam was smiling laughing at lousy jokes now she lay on a gurney dying. "What the hell happened on that God forsaken planet?" That was the only thought on everyone's mind.

They were at a loss for answers. Cam and Daniel were still healthy neither showing signs of illness with the exception of Cam's broken nose. Why?

One of the medics jumped onto the moving gurney to frantically perform CPR, "1, 2, 3,…30… BREATH! 1, 2, 3,…30… BREATH! She's in Vfib! Ready the paddles!"

"Charging! Clear!" Sam's body jumped from the shock but no change was evident. The insistent tone was still low and steady in the background.

"Come on Sam. Fight," Jack said only loud enough for Daniel and Cam to hear.

"Nothing!"

"50 CCs of epi and Shock her again!"

"Clear!"

Sam's body jumped again with the life giving electric charge, "We have a rhythm!" The steady tone turned into a steady beeping indicating the restart of Sam's heart. There was a sigh of relieve with one obstacle down however she still was not out of woods yet.

The medic still on Sam forced air into her lungs with a handheld respirator. He was screaming once the doors to the infirmary opened, "We need to intubate, NOW!" He jumped from the gurney taking the tube being handed to him by one of the nurses,

"Doctor her temp has spiked to 106!"

"What the hell is going on? All of her systems have gone totally haywire! Breathing, circulation, thermostat, brain function…everything!"

Dr. Carolyn Lam broke from the frenzy. She made her way to the rest of SG1. She spoke softly and calmly but with urgency, "Gentlemen, we need to know what you came in contact with on that planet."

Daniel spoke first, "Nothing! There wasn't time…"

Cam broke in, "As soon as the wormhole disengage she freaked out."

It was Jack's turn, "Doc they were only gone 30 minutes. Do you have any idea what's going on."

"I don't know General. Something out there has made all of her systems overload. I can't help thinking of a computer rebooting when there is a corrupt file…"

Cam interrupted, "you don't think it's that crazy computer entity that piggybacked the MALP telemetry a few years back, do you?"

Jack and Daniel both took a moment to look at Cam, "What? I told you I was in that hospital a very, very long time."

"Hell I don't think I've read all of our reports."

"You haven't, Jack," Daniel told him.

"Okay, so it's not an entity invading then what?" Cam asked.

The doctor looked at Cam then the rest of the worried faces surrounding her. They were looking for answers she couldn't give them, "I don't want to speculate until I'm able to get a better handle on all of this. First and foremost why was Colonel Carter the only one affected? Did she touch something with either of you seeing it?"

"Not possible. She was on the planet no more than 60 seconds before us and only made to the DHD," Cam told her.

"Okay I want full work ups on all of you. The answer is here somewhere and we are going to find."

"Unscheduled offworld activation!" the loudspeakers told them.

That was Jack's cue. He had an entire base to run after all. As he left he tried to get a glimpse of Sam. All that could be seen of her were machines and tubes. His heart ached knowing he had to leave. "Keep me posted Doc," he said solemnly breaking away from the group.

"Absolutely, Sir." She turned to Cam, "now for you Colonel. How did you manage to do that to your nose?"

"Colonel Carter did it. She didn't particularly like it when I pulled her off the gate. It's nothing Doctor."

"Come on Colonel hop up so I can take a look," she said patting the hospital bed next to them.

"But Sam…"

"She is in good hands. Now let me take a look."

Slowly Cam complied jumping up onto the indicated bed allowing the doctor to do her worst.

"She really did a number on you Colonel. How do you feel any dizziness, fatigue, or nausea?"

Cam had to admit it he felt like hell, "all of the above."

"Lay back I'll get you something for the pain then we'll set it."

"Oh, joy," Cam said sarcastically but doing as he was told. He lay back closing his eyes waiting for the doctor's return. Dr. Lam returned with all needed and began her work.

"That should do it Colonel. I'm going to prescribe some pain meds. You are going to be sporting some bruising around your eyes. You have lost quite a bit of blood. I'd like to be able to keep an on you for the night."

Cam lay back closing his eyes. He would not fight the good doctor on this beside if he stays here he'd be the first to know of any changes in Sam's condition. There was no chance he could be at fault but he couldn't help take claim. He didn't know if there was something that could have been done but he couldn't help feeling as though he should have known.

It was just like a soldier to stake claim in something that could not be avoided or predicted. As Cam Mitchell lay in the infirmary watching the doctors and nurses work on Sam Jack O'Neill was in the control room wondering what he could have done to prevent any of this from ever happening.