Sorry it has taken so long to post another chapter, illness and the holidays have wreaked havoc on me! Please read and review! Thanks!
The following morning, Lady Jessica arrived in the infirmary early. Energized and excited at the prospect of seeing her younger sister for the first time since their adoptive parent's funeral nearly six months ago, she had had a difficult time sleeping.
And she didn't have long to wait. Barely fifteen minutes after she arrived, she spotted her sister's characteristic locks come bouncing through the door. Elizabeth deCalla had the same curly, long red locks as her sister, as well as the same intense green eyes. But there the similarities ended. Elizabeth was almost a full head shorter than her sister, and had flawless ivory skin and delicate features to match.
"'Beth!" Exclaimed Lady Jessica.
Beth glanced over to her sister and her face lit up. "Jess!" she cried. Beth ran towards Jessica, and enveloped her in a huge bear hug. "Oh, I missed you so much," she exclaimed.
"I missed you too," replied Jessica. "The past several months have been so hectic, what with trying to put our parent's affairs in order and everything else."
"I know, it's OK Jess," reassured Beth. "The past few months have been hectic for me too, so I can understand."
"Thanks," smiled Jessica.
"So what's the story with this special patient of yours?" asked Beth.
"He is a rather unusual case. I think you'll really enjoy working with him," said Jessica. "His name is Dr. Daniel Jackson, and he quite literally fell out of the Stargate several days ago, with a rather severe back and shoulder wound. Dr. Keylarion had quite a time patching the nerves back together. As a result of the injury, he's still having difficulty with movement and pain."
"Interesting!" said Beth. "Have the nurses had him up out of bed yet?"
Jessica shook her head. "They attempted to get him up late last night, but he had significant pain and weakness, and he wasn't able to do much more than sit up."
"Hmm, it sounds like he is going to need to relearn to use his body," Beth said thoughtfully. "Let me look at his record and get an idea of his injury and treatment thus far."
"Ok. Would you like some coffee while you work?" Asked Jessica.
Beth giggled. "What would you and I ever do without coffee?"
Jessica laughed "We would probably get a lot more sleep!"
As Beth sat down at the console to review Daniel's record, Jessica walked over to the coffeemaker. She poured two cups of coffee and returned to the station where Beth sat.
"So what's your interest in this mysterious stranger?" Beth asked as Jessica sat down.
"I'm not exactly sure, to be honest. I just have this feeling that there is something important about him, that he is going to be instrumental to defeating the Ori," Jessica said.
"Jess, we haven't heard from the Ori in over six months! Not since our parents drove them back…," she trailed off at the mention of their late parents.
"I know, but I have a bad feeling that they aren't gone altogether. I think that they are just gathering strength and preparing for another attack," said Jessica.
"Well I hope not, for all our sakes!" Said Beth. "Well, let's go meet our patient, shall we?"
"Yes, let's!" said Jessica.