O'Neill and Swenson had arrived at the hospital and were still trying to convince the emergency room nurse to allow them to see Jackson, when through the door came Carter, Teal'c, Janet Fraiser, General Hammond, and several airmen and marines. The airmen and marines took up positions by the outer doors, while Janet went to speak with the nurse. If you didn't know better you would think they were all there to tend to the President of the United States of America. However, they would not treat their Dr. Daniel Jackson, resident archaeologist, anthropologist, and linguist, any less than the President himself. They could not treat him any differently. As long as they didn't know under which circumstances Jackson had disappeared and ultimately gotten hurt, they would treat the situation as a crime and with utmost caution.
Swenson, the general, and the three members of SG-1 settled down and awaited the return of Janet Fraiser. They knew that now that she was around, Jackson would be in good hands. She was there to evaluate his injuries, and to arrange transport back to the SGC. After what seemed like hours, she finally emerged from behind the heavy doors to the trauma rooms. She sent two marines to stand by Jackson's room while she went to speak with the general. They all noticed just how worried she looked however much she tried to convince them all that Jackson was in no immediate danger. She explained that although he was unconscious, there were no signs of brain injury. The hospital doctors had already done all possible test to find out why he had not yet regained consciousness, but so far there had been no clues. She had arranged for Jackson to be transported back to her infirmary, where she could better keep a watchful eye on him. And if for off chance this was due to a crime towards Jackson, they would be able to keep him safe.
With a small sense of comfort, Swenson, Teal'c, and Carter, left to go back to the mountain. The General and the airmen soon followed, leaving only O'Neill, Janet Fraiser, and the marines, to wait for the transport that would take Jackson back to SGC. When the three, Swenson, Teal'c, and Carter, arrived at the SGC, they soon felt that mood of the early morning had changed. People they passed in the corridors were smiling, however worried, they still smiled. They all had received the news that Jackson had been found. They also knew that he was hurt, but they believed that he would recover. They all had so much belief in Jackson; several of them had been around when he had descended, when he had been shot, when he had recovered from several injuries, injuries from which many other people would have surely died. This was Dr. Daniel Jackson, the man with nine lives. Yes, he would recover. The three went to Carter's lab, none of them could concentrate on work now, so they just sat there, waiting for Jackson to arrive at the infirmary. They were sitting in silence, all of them pondering what could have happened to their friend. A search team had been sent out to search the area where Jackson had been found. They were hoping to find his car, or some other means to discover what had happened to him. However, there was still no word that they had found anything of use. As of right now there was nothing the three could do but wait.
Approximately 30 minutes later, they were called to the infirmary. Jackson had arrived and was now being put through every test Janet Fraiser could think of. Although she had been assured that they had already done so at the hospital, she still felt that she had to do all the tests again herself. Yet again, there were no clues as to why he was still unconscious.
The corridor outside the infirmary was crowded with people. It seems as though every person working under the mountain and arrived to hear if there were news, or in hopes that they would get a glimpse of Jackson, so they could assure themselves that he was in fact alive. This was a common occurrence when Jackson was laid up in the infirmary. General Hammond was speaking to O'Neill when he realized just how crowded the corridor had gotten, and didn't hesitate to send them all back to their workstations, only allowing the rest of SG-1 to remain. Swenson was upset, she did not want to leave her friend, but an order was an order. Therefore, with her shoulders hanging low she made her way down the corridor. "Jessie, wait up. Don't mind the general, you can stay and wait with the rest of us," she heard O'Neill say with a sly grin. They all moved into a small waiting area, and O'Neill pulled out a chair for Swenson. "Why don't you try to get some rest? You waited up all night like the rest of us, but you positively look beat." Swenson gratefully sat down in the offered chair. "Thank you, colonel." was about all she mustered to say. Although the chair was very uncomfortable, she soon felt her eyelids get heavy.
"Poor girl," Carter said as she watched Swenson fall asleep, "she is clearly not use to such a hectic, stressful life. She better get use to it, if she plans on staying with Daniel for any extended period of time." she continued with a slight chuckle. Just then, the wall phone rang. The remainder of SG-1 to go to the briefing room, as there was finally news from the search team. Carter stuck her head through the door to tell Janet that they were being called to the briefing room, and told her that Swenson was asleep in the waiting room. Janet smiled and told her that both Swenson and Daniel were in good hands. As the three members of SG-1 left, Janet grabbed a blanket off a bed and went to the waiting room and wrapped it around Swenson.
In the briefing room, the general and the leader of the search team met them. They were informed that Jackson's car had been found, off an embankment on a gravel road, west of the city. It looked like a tire had blown, Jackson had lost control and the car had gone airborne over the side of the road. It was about 2 miles from where Jackson had been located, so he had clearly tried to walk out to get help. At the moment, it did not appear as if foul play was involved. However, to get a definitive answer to that, they would have to wait for Jackson to wake up, so he could tell them himself. They were all relieved that this time there was no unknown enemy out there trying to hurt Jackson. With that, they were all dismissed and made their way back to the infirmary to sit with Jackson until he would regain consciousness. This was normal for SG-1, if a member of the team was hurt, the rest of the team, would stay by his or her side, until their comfort were no longer needed, or until they were ordered back to duty.
When they arrived at the waiting room, they found that Swenson had awoken and left to go sit in the chair next to Jackson. She was holding his hand, gently stroking her thumb over the top of his hand. Moreover, by the look in her eyes they realized that she was a woman who had it bad for the archaeologist. Her eyes were filled with sadness, and you could almost feel the worry emanate from her body. They stopped inside the door and just looked at the sight in front of them. For Carter and Teal'c, this was the first time they had seen Jackson after the accident. Teal'c just lifted an eyebrow, but by the subtle expression that briefly crossed his face, you could tell that what he saw shocked him. Carter let out a small gasp, as she focused on Jackson's face. If they hadn't known who was in that bed in front of them, there was no way they would have recognized him. His left eye was swollen shut; around the eye, you could see where there wire frame glasses had made an impression. A dark, nearly black ring, circled the eye. The cheekbone below was swollen and dark bluish purple. There was a nasty cut across the bridge of his nose, clearly caused by his glasses. The left side of his upper lip was swollen and cut. He had a cut above his right brow, which had been sutured. On the right jaw was yet another nearly black bruise. Janet walked up to them, and gave them a description of the injuries that were not visible. There was a rather large bruise across his chest down over the hip, caused by the seatbelt. There were small cuts on his hands, knees, and elbow. They did not appear to have been a direct result from the accident; it was more likely that they were caused by falls when he had been trying to make his way to the paved road. She explained to them that there were no serious injuries. Test had shown that there were no internal injuries, and no brain injuries. He had seemed a little dehydrated, so she had hooked him up to an IV, and she predicted that he would soon wake up. "But if there are no serious injuries, why is he unconscious?" O'Neill asked quietly, however, they could all sense that he was about to loose his patience. He did not handle it well when he was not in total control of a situation. Right now he felt he had no control at all, and he felt very frustrated. This was his best friend over there, and all he wanted was for him to wake up. Janet knew that she should not go into any lengthy medical explanations, so she tried to be as straight forward as she could be. "To be honest, there are no reasons why he shouldn't be awake right now. All I can gather is that this is his body trying to heal him. We all know that the body heals more quickly if we rest. So, I predict that he will wake up when he is ready to wake up." The colonel just glared at her. She was growing impatient. Jackson was as much her friend as he was O'Neill's friend. She was just as worried about him as everyone else was. "Sorry colonel, I am a doctor, not a god. I can only tell you what I know, and as much as I would like to know everything, however, the human body is still a mystery to us. In addition, we all know that Daniel is much stronger than he seemed at first. We have all seen him pull though injuries much more serious than this one. He will pull through again; we just have to give him and his body time to heal." With that said, she turned on her heel and stalked off. Teal'c just raised an eyebrow, gave O'Neill a quick glance and then followed Janet to her office. "You sure did it now; won't you ever learn that Janet is the one with the big needles?" Carter said, trying to make light of the situation. They knew that every time one of them was hurt, it affected them all. Janet was their friend and it was just as hard on her as it was on them. Together, O'Neill and Carter went to the bedside and each pulled up a chair and sat down. They looked first at Jackson, then at Swenson. This whole time she had not once removed her eyes from the young man. She was oblivious to the people around her. O'Neill and Carter looked at each other, and without saying a word, they both knew that something else, aside from her worrying about Jackson, was going on inside that pretty head of hers. They did not say anything, they both just sat back in their chairs to keep vigil with the young woman.
When Janet had arrived in her office, she stopped in the middle of the room. She did not bother to close her door; she just stood there facing away from the door. That is how Teal'c found her when he arrived a minute later. He closed the door silently, and made it to her in two strides. She was still facing away from him, so he put his strong arms around her in a warm embrace. She felt so secure in the arms of her lover, and he always seemed to know just when she needed him most. They stood like that for what seemed like an eternity, and then suddenly Janet spoke. "I don't think I can do this anymore," her voice shaky, at the brink of tears. "You are all my friends, my family… every time one of you are hurt, you all rely on me to kiss and make better… I can only do so much… I can't do it anymore," she continued, between sobs. Teal'c turned her around, held her a little tighter, and then bent down and kissed the tears off her cheeks. "I think it is time to put in for that transfer." She said with determination. Teal'c knew that this had been coming, yet he was surprised that the minor injuries to Daniel Jackson had brought it out. He had expected it to happen when someone had come to Janet Fraiser's infirmary with injuries much more serious. "Shhh… Janet. It will all be alright." he said as he bent down to leave a small kiss on her lips.