Chapter 5 of Theoretical Astromedicinal Biology
Author's Note: Ok, I'll keep this short…because I'm sure that most of you are ready to kill me. I'm really, really, really, really sorry for taking so long! But I'm no computer genius, and my computer crashed, and the rest is really quite self-explanatory.
Anyway, it's here now. I went over the previous chapters; they seemed a bit cheesy, (did anyone else thing so too?) so I hope this is less sappy! Big thanks to Bekki.
Enjoy!
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Jack cautiously turned the hallway to the infirmary. He peeked left, then right. It looked clear, so he stealthily strode forward. He crept through the shadows of the halls, with deliberate and barely audible footfalls. The dim lights making the walls of the corridors harsher than in their reality, making him feel scrutinised as he navigated toward his destination.
He paused outside Carter's door, to check to see if any stray nurse was inside checking her vitals. Seeing no one he pushed the door open, and stepped into the stark white room, his eyes adjusting to the sudden change in colour.
His years of honed senses soon recognised that the room was not how it should be. When they failed to register monotonous beep, and the specific dire atmosphere seemed to be absent, his training took over. He scanned his eyes over the room.
Jack looked at the monitors. They were all a black- no signs of life. The bed sheets seemed undisturbed and too perfect to be harbouring a body, even one as lithe as Samantha's, beneath it. Jack felt a stab in his gut, and a feeling of dread flood through him as he ran forward to where Carter's body should have been. There was no one there.
The vacant sheets registered in his brain instantly.
"No… they would have told me…"
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Yeah, I didn't have time for a lot, I only just managed to write and upload this during my lunch hour, but I figured I owed you guys for waiting so patiently. My two-week holidays are in about 3 days, so you can expect an update from me then, if not this fic, then definitely one of my other ones.
I went over the previous chapters; they seemed a bit cheesy, (did anyone else thing so too?) I'm trying to make minor corrections to make it seem a little more in sync with the show.
Here are the results of who the 'Mysterious Figure' was (via email and reviews) you're lucky I still have these and they were on paper! (Indelible ink…as Jack says):
Jacob: 3
No Idea: 2
Pete: 1
Siler: 1
Davis: 1
Evil earth civilians (NID, Kinsey etc): 2
Alien (Goa'uld, Ancient, Tok'ra, Asgard etc.): 3
Interesting, don't ya think?