Disclaimer: I do not own SG-1 (sigh)
"UNSCHEDULED OFF WORLD ACTIVATION!"
Walter's voice rang out through the SGC warning of the possible threat to the base, it was the loud blaring screech from the sirens that brought Dr. Daniel Jackson to his senses he sprinted to the control room even though his wife (not that anyone knew that they were married) had been missing, possibly dead for 6 months he hadn't given up hope that she was alive and was coming home to him.
' "What are you doing?"
"Trying to help, Daniel. Someone had to do something, and you wouldn't listen"
"I've been going over the telemetry from the last seconds before the formation of the singularity. A matter stream left the cargo ship just before it exploded"
"There's at least a slight chance she was pulled into the singularity"
"So you're saying she could be alive, somewhere in the Ori home galaxy?"
"It's possible" '
When he reached the briefing room he found that the rest of his team and Gen. Landry were already there.
"Incoming radio transmission"
"My name is Seevis of Ver Isca; I have with me 2 women, both are in need of medical attention. I believe one is a, mutual friend"
"Who is this mutual friend?" asked Landry
"Vala Mal Doran" He wasn't stupid and knew that if he had called her by her married name that he wouldn't survive long after she regained consciousness.
"She's alive!" Daniel couldn't quite believe it
"Well I'd like to speak to Ms. Mal Doran if that's possible" continued Gen Landry
"Unfortunately she's unconscious at the moment and in desperate need of medical attention due to her, condition"
"What's wrong with her is she Okay?" Daniel was getting to the point of being terrified for his wife's life, not that he knew if there actually was anything wrong with her
"She's not ill but she did say that if you didn't believe that she was here to tell Dr. Jackson that life is too short"
Daniel knew that she had to be there as that was a phrase that they had both agreed with, it was actually what they had said right before they had decided to get married in the first place.
"It's her; we need to open the iris now!"
"Dr. Jackson are you sure?"
"I'm sure sir."
"Open the iris!" Landry yelled to Walter, then to Seevis
"It's safe to come through now"
"Thank you"
The iris ground open, to Daniel who had already started sprinting to the gate room it seemed like an eternity before it opened. When it did a balding 50-something man steeped through with a woman with dirty dark blond hair in a dress that was definitely like something the people in Ver Ager would have worn. It took him a minute to realise that the man was actually carrying his wife who was, to his shock, heavily pregnant.
Daniel gently lifted Vala out of Seevis' arms so that he could help Denya. All 4 began to make their way to the infirmary, closely followed by Sam, Cam, Teal'c and Gen Landry. The first thing Daniel did when he got there and had put her onto one of the beds was to replace her wedding ring which matched his; both were simple platinum bands with the words 'Life is too Short' engraved on the inside of the band. While it had been hard enough to conceal their marriage before the supergate and now it would be even harder since Vala was pregnant and there were bound to be questions asked about who the father was, besides the fact that she hadn't wanted to hide it to begin with whereas he did but now he didn't either, not after spending 6 months apart from each other mere weeks after getting married in the first place.
All of SG-1 were rather surprised that Daniel refused to leave Vala's bedside but they put it down to guilt that he hadn't listened to her about the supergate. Only Sam noticed the wedding ring on Daniel's finger but she didn't see Vala's as it was obscured by Daniel's hand that was holding hers.
"Hey, since when has Daniel been married?"
"Sam you of all people should know about Sha're"
"They never had wedding rings"
"And?"
"Daniel was wearing a wedding ring"
"You don't think that…"
"NO, I mean that she wasn't wearing a wedding ring and I think they would have said something"
"Jackson hasn't been wearing a wedding ring until now"
"I guess not but I thought that she annoyed him"
"I do not believe that to be the case Col. Carter, Col. Mitchell"
"There's only one way to find out"
"You actually want to ask them?!"
"Why not?"
Before Sam could answer Cam had walked off to the infirmary to find the archaeologist and space pirate. He found them in the same positions that they had been in when Sam had left them over 10 minutes before.
"Yo, Jackson"
"What do you want Mitchell?" Daniel asked wearily
"I just want to ask a simple question"
Daniel sighed "Yes, Vala and I are married"
"What, are you serious?!"
"Perfectly"
"And the baby?"
"Yes, it's mine"
"Are you sure, I mean this is Vala we're talking about here"
"Exactly, which is why I'm sure "
"We are talking about the same Vala here aren't we?"
"Yes we are"
"Right well I'll be going then" he walked out in a daze not quite sure what to say or think about the situation.
"They are" he whispered hoarsely to his friends
"And the baby?"
"His, well he reckons so "
"He's not sure?"
"No, he's sure, I'm not"
"What are we going to do? He's already been through enough with love, what with Sha're and then Sarah he doesn't need to be scammed by her, especially not right now"
"I agree, we have to stop her"
"I just hope Daniel will get over her"
"Me too Sam, me too"
A/N: All reveiws and flames welcome