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Chapter 9
Jack walked down the hall to Daniel's room, not certain how to approach the news with his best friend. He reached the room and hesitated before walking inside. He looked at his best friend who looked as if he had fallen asleep watching TV; the remote was still in his hand. He walked over, gently took the remote from the slack hand and turned the television off. He then sighed as he took a seat next to the young man.
"Daniel," Jack called quietly. There was no response. "Daniel?"
This time he got a slurred "Wha do ya want?"
Jack shook him lightly, "Daniel, I need you to get up for me."
Daniel opened his eyes wordlessly and turned to look at Jack. "Hi," he stated softly.
"Hi yourself." He paused. "Daniel I need you to sit up for me and talk to me."
Jack helped him sit up. The silence was deafening and Daniel couldn't take it. "What's going on Jack?"
"Daniel. I am so sorry. We tried, we really did; but it's a war Daniel. She was a go'ould and I'm not sure there was any other way this could have gone down. She used the mind thing-a-majig on Carter and I fired. It hit her in the chest. If we'd have had a sarcophagus handy we might have been able to saver her; but we didn't. I am so sorry."
Jack looked at Daniel to gauge his reaction. The young man was staring intently at his hands and then one lone tear leaked out of the corner of his eye. "You did the right thing Jack." But even as he said this, more tears had started to fall.
Jack climbed on the bed next to Daniel and held him as he cried. As Daniel turned his head into his shoulder and grabbed at his shirt for dear life, Jack rocked him soothingly and whispered calmly into his ear. "It's going to be alright Daniel. I promise."
The End
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