"There, did you feel him?" Vala asked, her voice low but tinged with excitement. Daniel had finally brought her the sushi she so desperately craved, gone back for barbeque sauce and mustard when it wasn't made exactly how she wanted.
Her fingers were gently pressing down on Daniel's above their baby's frenzied movements, her face alight with joy. "Feel him, Darling. He's so alive." She breathed. His fingers hovered almost tenderly over the pummeling the baby was giving her abdomen.
"I was thinking that maybe I'd call Carolyn and see if I could get off bedrest, now that I'm in the fifth month. She says that it might be time. Although, after the first scare, I really haven't wanted to move from the bed." Vala said then. Daniel tried to hide his yawn, but knew Vala had sensed it.
"Tired?" She asked quietly. He nodded, snuggling against her back to get comfortable.
"Got lost on the way up here. Mitchell seems to like doing this kind of thing, the whole remodel. I like where he wants to take it. Maybe we should continue to help out, what do you think?" He asked, his eyes drifting closed of their own accord.
"I'm a fan of that idea. But, as we're both very tired after the goings on of this early morning, let's get some rest before talking to him." Vala teased gently.
"Great plan. Best ever. This sleep idea of yours, it's a keeper, most definitely." He replied, pressing a kiss to the side of her jaw. As she carefully wriggled deeper into his embrace, Daniel felt a strange sense of peace settle over him, a peace that he hadn't been able to find since he and Vala had separated. Tonight, he was going to sleep well.
"Vala, you have to wake up. Vala? Vala!" She opened bleary eyes to see Daniel and Cameron both at her side, Daniel with a cellular phone pressed to his ear. "Yeah, she's finally waking up. We're bringing her in." he responded to a conversation with Carolyn. Shifting her position slightly, Vala became acutely aware of something warm and wet sliding down her legs.
"Don't move, Princess. Everything's gonna' be okay. I'm going to get you into the car now, and don't worry about a thing." Cameron reassured her. Risking a glance down at herself, Vala inhaled sharply at the sight of the bloody puddle she was lying in. "We've got a blanket in the car, let's go Jackson." Cam ordered firmly, ever the soldier, taking control of the situation before it escalated. Daniel grabbed an overnight bag and followed them out the door to begin the twenty minute drive to the mountain complex.
"Get her on the table, everyone out. Vala, remember the drill from last time? Same thing now." Carolyn wasted no time in prepping Vala for the procedure to come while shooing Daniel and Cam out into the waiting room. "Get her on an IV, stat, let's have blood pressure, full band spectrum antibiotics, and for the love of all that's holy, shut off that damn alarm! Vala, can you hear me? Yes? Okay, good. I need to know when was the last time you ate?" Carolyn asked.
"Daniel brought me something around nine-thirty this morning, we lay in bed and talked until eleven, then we went to sleep. That's all I remember until Daniel and Cameron woke me. I've been very good on the bed rest, haven't been moving since you told me it would probably make me lose the baby. I don't care about me, just please, save my baby, save him!" Vala pleaded.
It was hours later when Carolyn came from the infirmary and into the waiting room where the members of SG1, both past and present, were assembled to hear word of their friend's condition.
"Good news is, she didn't miscarry. Bad news is, she needs blood. Lots of it. Even worse, the only blood donor match we have is Teal'c, and he's off world. The worst news yet is that we have no idea where he is. It boils down to this: Vala needs a transfusion from Teal'c ASAP. I'd give her at least another couple of hours before she reaches the point of no return, and about another hour before she gives out. I'd take the baby out if it wasn't so small. I've tested everyone here, every bloodsample we have, it's not a genetic match. Teal'c is the closest we have." She announced. Sam chewed her lip, looked to Jack, her eyes full of unshed tears.
"He's on a mission with Ish'ta. I have no way of contacting him, even if I wanted to." He replied to her unspoken question. With that, Daniel bolted.
Darting through the corridors, he took the stairs to the control room three at a time, spinning Walter out of the way as he tapped out a chevron code. "Daniel?" Jack called, having followed his frenzied dash.
"I can save her, Jack. I know I can. You just have to explain to Landry. I'll go fishing for two weeks with you if you let me go. No complaints. No whining, no sighs, just let me go and I'm yours for two weeks once the baby's born." Daniel bit out.
"If you can save her, by all means, go. Just make sure you take a GDO." Jack tossed the small device to his friend, Daniel caught it and hurried for the ramp. "Godspeed, Daniel." Jack called after him.
And then he was gone.