Herself and Teal'c had finally got the two out and then got home. With Daniel this time. "Daniel..." she sighed, she had so many mixed feeling about that man. She felt very protective of him, almost like a sister would. And always liked to talk to him about anything, like close friends would. But then there were other feelings. She wanted to be with him every hour of everyday. And she didn't think they were normal feeling towards a friend. Friends needed space. She never wanted space from him. She rubbed her hair and most of the suds came out. Sam smiled as she felt the familiar tingle rise in her stomach. She's asked Dr Frasier if it was a stomach bug. It wasn't, she's said it was more like she had a crush. A crush! Janet had asked her if she liked anyone. Of course she’d been truthful and said that she didn’t have any idea, she’d have known if she had of. Janet had suggested to let herself feel openly for a bit, see if anyone she was close to brought on this stomach ‘bug’. Now that she thought back, Janet had probably known the whole time. That women seemed to know a lot more about everyone than themselves. Sam had taken the advice and soon found out who. Daniel. She’d told herself she was crazy at first but she soon realized that you can’t control your gut instinct, let alone your emotions.
The feeling returned and she sighed and thought of other things. For once she didn’t know what to do. Sam put the shampoo bottle back on the rack and turned the water off. She was about to turn around when she heard a small squeak. Like somebody’s shoe. "Hello? Anybody out there?" Sam was about the grab for her towel when her shower door flew open. "Hey!" she was cut off by a hand over her mouth. She was shoved up against the wall and the intruder put a hand around her neck, cutting off her breathing. Sam swung her hands around but they didn’t do any good, she gasped "Help…" she felt darkness start to creep forward but held on, she had to live.
She was to be with Daniel, not with death. She swung her fist and it connected with the man, who let go of her neck. Sam gasped and tried to get past him "Help! HELP!!!". The intruder grabbed her and threw her roughly back against the tiled wall "Hel-" Her cry was cut off. Once again darkness threatened her but she held on, she saw the man pull a knife from his belt and raise it. Daniel had been walking along the corridor when he’d heard a crash now he broke into a run at the frantic call. That had sounded like Sam. He finally reached the source and pushed through the shower room doors. He froze as he saw a man with his hand raised in the air with a knife clutched in it, hovering over a fallen figure. Daniel sprinted forward, knocking straight into the man, who stumbled forward. The knife was knocked from his hand as he hit the wall.
Daniel faced the man, who had turned around and was glaring at him. "Ahhh!" he ran forward and tackled Daniel. Daniel fell back and felt the wind knocked out of him. The man was on top of him, throwing his fists at his face, Daniel blocked most and was finally able to get a punch in himself. His attacker stumbled back, into the wall. But he quickly recovered and picked up the nearest object. A chair. Daniel didn’t have time to reacted as a chair hurtled towards him and hit him in the side. He fell back and gasped for breath. The attacked grinned victoriously and advance on his first victim. Daniel tried to suck in another breath but felt his chest tighten. He opened his eyes and saw the attacker turn, and head back to where Sam was lying unconscious "Sam…". The man pulled out his knife again and glared down at her.
Daniel took a deep breath and pulled himself onto all fours, he let out a small groan as his chest protested but still stood. He glanced around for a weapon and spotted the chair. Daniel grabbed it and snuck up behind the attacker as quietly as he could. The attacker didn’t know what hit him as the chair came crashing down over his head. His eyes rolled back and he fell back onto the hard floor. Daniel tossed the smashed chair aside and kicked the man’s weapon away. "Sam" Sam stared up at Daniel "Daniel…?" Daniel pulled off his jacket and pulled Sam up into a sitting position and pulled the coat over her damp t-shirt.
"It’s me, it’s going to be all right" Sam’s eyes darted to the side and back "The man? Where…". Daniel zipped up his jacket "He’s out of it, don’t worry" Sam shook her head "No, he’s gone". Daniel spun around and stared at where the body had been "Oh no…" and then to where the knife had been kicked, it was also gone. He turned back to Sam and stood, picking her up easily and stepped out of the shower cubical "We gotta get out of here" Sam shivered and Daniel pulled her closer and glanced around the showers. He couldn’t see anyone. Daniel ran for the door and pushed them open, know one out there either. "Let’s go". He took off as fast as he could with Sam in his arms. "Move! This is an emergency!" People got out of his way quickly as Daniel carried Sam through the corridors, some opened doors as Daniel headed towards the Infirmary with his precious cargo. Daniel, Jack, Teal’c and General Hammond all sat around the conference room, awaiting Dr Frasier’s report. She finally entered and took a seat, cutting right to the chase. "She’ll be fine, concussion and a heap of bruised, especially around her neck but she should be up in a day".
General Hammond nodded and turned to Daniel. The boy had been hysterical when he’d entered the Infirmary. Know one would tell the poor lad what was going on. After a coffee and Jack mothering him for a while, he’d calmed down and Dr Frasier had checked him for injuries. One badly bruised rib and a fractured ankle. Not to mention the injuries he had received on his last mission. He’d be on crutches for a few days, and quite frantically, he wasn’t to happy about it. And he showed it quite well. "Is she awake yet?" That was Daniel, he was practically crawling over the table to Dr Frasier. Well, not quite, but almost. "No, but she will be so-" Daniel had already grabbed his crutches and was hobbling out of the room.
General Hammond sighed, he’d never understand that boy. He turned back to the other still present team member, who were looking after Daniel’s retreating back longingly. The general sighed again "Go on then" Jack was out of his seat in seconds and to the door in less. "Oh! I’ve gotten double the security in the mountain on guard. If he’s still here, we’ll find him". Jack turned back, gave a quick salute and left before the replying salute of the General’s. Teal’c was also up but standing still "Your dismissed to Teal’c" The jaffa nodded and left just as quickly as his team mates. Daniel cursed the crutches as once again as they slid on the floor "Stupid things" he tossed them aside and stepped on his bad foot, testing his ankle. He yelped and took his weight back off of it. "The doc said you had to use those crutches" Jack frowned at Daniel who was leaning on the wall "Yeah well…"Jack smiled and stood beside his friend "Come on, one human crutch up for offer".
Daniel leant on his shoulder gratefully and they went back off towards the infirmary together. Sam pulled eyes open as someone entered the room. "Daniel! Jack!" she tried to sit up but Jack stopped her. "You just rest there Captain, you can talk from there". Sam settled back down and smiled at her friends. Daniel tried to smiled but he felt amazingly light headed ‘Pull it together Daniel! For Sam’ But the force was to much and he felt his knees buckle. Jack saw Daniel stumble out of the corner of his eye and reached him just before his friend became one with the ground. "Whoa Danny!". He carted him over to the hospital chair and sat him down.
"Sorry…" Jack patted his arm "Take it easy, okay?" Daniel nodded and turned back to a worried Sam. "Hey" Sam frowned "You all right?" Daniel nodded "Peachy" he frowned this time "How about you?". Sam sighed "I’m okay, bit sore but okay" she glanced up to Jack "What happened?". Jack sat on the bed and glanced at Daniel, who nodded, so Jack took that for a yes. "Do you remember anything?" Sam shook her head slightly and glanced back over at the almost asleep Daniel. "I remember being in the shower and then being attacked. Daniel came in somewhere". Jack nodded "That’s pretty much it. We don’t know who it was but they left after Daniel gave them a big lump on the head". Sam’s face brighten and she took Daniel’s hand. Daniel sat up straighter and looked around the room, then his eyes focused on Sam.
"Thanks Daniel" Daniel nodded, not needing to say anything to his friend. "We better let you get some rest. And Danny here needs some too" Jack helped Daniel back up, who wobbled slightly but was steadied by his friend. Sam smiled and nodded "Okay. Thanks Daniel" Daniel nodded and gave her a smile before being practically dragged out by Jack. Sam settled back down into her pillow and shuddered ‘Why would someone attack me?’ she knew she’d have nightmares but figured that the sleep would do her good. She closed her eyes and couldn’t help but think what a funny thing it would have been to see Daniel angry. The butterflies in her stomach returned and she didn’t push them aside this time. She might get some sleep after all.
After he had left Daniel in own room, Jack had headed off towards the General’s office to report on Sam’s condition. Daniel lay awake. The body had disappeared. It could mean two things: the man was alien and could disappear and so on, or he was still in the base. Somewhere. He felt little comfort at knowing Sam was in the Infirmary, it’d be to easy to get in there. But then he remembered Teal’c. Jack had mentioned that Teal’c had taken up Guard over her. That made him feel better. Teal’c would look after her. He felt his eyes close and let himself fall into an uneasy sleep. After all, someone might still be out there. Sam pulled back the blankets and swung her legs over the bed. She pulled on her uniform, plus one extra skivvie to hide the bruising and found her boots.
Teal’c had posted himself outside the room but he’d let her stretch her legs. What was he going to do? Lock her in? Teal’c frowned as Captain Carter exited her room "Captain Carter, should you be up?". Sam turned to Teal’c and smiled "I just want a walk, I’ll be back soon" Teal’c didn’t seem the harm and nodded. Guards had been doubled at the exit and in the surveillance and also at the check points so she would be safe. It felt weird. Having been so close to death so many times Sam didn’t let it shake her anymore. But this time had been different. This had been on Earth, her home. Sam had thought she was perfectly safe here, obviously not. But still thanked what ever god that seemed to look after her for having Daniel at the right place at the right time. She shuddered to think what might of happened it he had not heard her.
Sam finally reached her destination. The surveillance room. She knew they didn’t have cameras in the shower room but she had to satisfy her fear and have a look at the place. Even if it was through cameras. Daniel tossed to the other side again "Damnit!" he sat up and threw back the covers. He wasn’t getting any rest at this rate. He glanced around his room and spotted his crutches. Someone must have found them and returned the cursed things. He hopped over to them, cursing as his ribs ached. He shoved a crutch under each armpit and made his way to the door. Sam glanced around the room, screens lined the front wall, all showing a different picture. Most were just of hallways that were empty, some had soldiers standing at the ready and some were in empty cells. She spotted movement on a middle monitor and cast her eyes to it. It was Daniel, she was sure of it.
He was hobbling along on his crutches, and seemed to be going nowhere in peticular. Sam smiled, that’s Daniel for ya. Daniel limped along the corridor, heading to nowhere in peticular. His thoughts were to the man. He hadn’t got much of a look but he *felt* familiar somehow. Daniel shrugged ‘You’re losing it Jackson’. He neared the rec room and decided to see if anyone was in there. Most people and any teams that weren’t off world had been sent home, to get some well deserved rest. Sg-1, Dr Frasier and the guards were the only remaining people and nearly everywhere you went, there was no one. He wondered where Jack was, then remembered a guard telling him that General Hammond had forced him to go home.
With Jack gone home, Sam in the infirmary and Teal’c guarding her, that meant that Daniel either chose to play cards with General Hammond OR continue to walk the lonely corridors, pondering life. Daniel continued to walk/limp/stagger along the empty corridors until he came to the guards post. "Hello? Anyone here?" Daniel frowned, some one should have been there. "Why hello Dr. Jackson" Daniel turned around as quick as possible on crutches. The man shoved Daniel hard and his crutches fell down, along with Daniel "What the…". Daniel groaned as he hit the floor, his ribs starting to ache again. He looked up into the grinning face of what can only be described as pure evil. He knew this face. He was the one! "You attacked Sam!" the man smiled crookedly "Yeah, that was fun, now I get to play with you too. What a great day!" Daniel backed up until he hit the corridors wall. The man stepped forward and pulled out the same knife from before, he pushed it against Daniel cheek.
Daniel hissed as he felt blood run from the tip of the blade. "What do you want?!". The knife was pushed in further "You" Daniel jerked his head back and shoved the blade away. "You can’t run" Daniel pulled himself, leaning on the wall he started to limp away. He could hear laughter coming from behind him "You can’t!". Daniel was suddenly shoved from behind but he managed to keep his balance. He spun around and his fist connected with the mans jaw, something clicked and the man stepped back in shock. Daniel started to run. His ankle hurt and his ribs to match it but he didn’t care.
The fate of the knife would be worse. Sam turned as the surveillance tech entered, he smiled at her and sat back down, glancing at the screen that showed the gateroom. "Can I help you?" Sam sighed "Where is everyone?" the tech turned slightly "Gone home, lucky bastards". Sam smiled and turned back to the monitors, again, a monitor caught her eye. "Daniel…" she peered at the screen, Daniel was on the floor. ‘Must of fallen…’ she saw a figure at the edge of the screen, slowly advancing and her breath caught as she saw a blade shining in his hand. She pointed to the screen, the tech laughed "Don’t worry, I heard the guards, they said they were gonna pull a prank like this". Sam frowned but started to calm down, Daniel was all right.
Sam watched as Daniel pulled himself up and started to move away, off of the monitors screen. She sighed ‘Some prank…’. Daniel rounded another corner but didn’t slow, which caused his bad foot to slip out from under him, he hit the floor and slid into the wall "Oh shit!" he pulled himself back up and limped as fast as he could, glancing behind himself every few seconds. He couldn’t see him, that was a good sign. He ran past another adjoining corridor and was knocked onto his back. His attacker glared down at him, knife in hand "I told you you can’t run" he raised his hand and threw down the knife, Daniel rolled painfully to the side and the knife hit the hard floor.
"Ahh!" the man let go of the knife and held his hand. Daniel pulled himself back up and with new found energy he sprinted back down the corridor. He was going to make it, he knew it. Daniel sprinted along the hall and finally spotted the elevator. His breath was hard and his side and ankle hurt but he pushed himself, and finally reached the elevator. He hit the back of it and spun around. He was there, running towards the elevator. Daniel hit the close button, the light came on and it started to wurr to life. "Come on! Come on!". Finally the doors started to close and he turned to the side and hit the ground level button. "Stop!" he turned at the sudden noise and looked into the face of his intruder. The doors were almost closed and then finally with a 'clan' they closed. daniel put his back to the wall and let out a large breath. "Thank god...".
A large sound erupted and a knife suddenly appeared inside the elevator. "Oh shit!". The doors slowly were forced open, Daniel hit the ground level button again but the elevator didn't move. The doors sprung open by the force and Daniel’s attacker flew in. He ran at Daniel who barely had time to step back, knocking him back into the wall. "Let me go!" The attacker pinned Daniel back with his own body and wrapped a hand round his throat.
Daniel threw his arms at him but he just tightened his grip. "He-lp!", he felt almost all of his air leave his lungs and his eyes roll back into his head. "Sam…". The attacker stepped back, letting Daniel’s weak body fall. He turned and hit the up button, the doors shut and the elevator started to move but then he hit the emergency stop button. Daniel sucked in another breath "Help…" he rolled onto his stomach and got onto his hands and knees. He felt the elevator start to work and his intruder turn back to him. "You’re meant to be dead!" he kicked and his boot connected with Daniel’s ribs, Daniel fell back onto his back and tried to breath. His attacker grinned and raised his knife "This is Mr. Pointy, he’s very happy to see you". Sam frantically looked over the number of screens again "Where is he?!" the technician sighed and leant back on his chair "Captain, I advise you to let me do my job, everything’s under control and you need your rest…"
"The elevators!" Sam turned to the man "Where is the footage from the elevators?!". The tech frowned "This monitor…" he pointed behind him and turned at the same time. "Oh shit…". Sam stepped over and looked at the screen "Daniel!" the tech couldn’t tare his eyes away. The attacker was there, and so was Dr Jackson. "What elevators is that?" Sam pointed to the computer and the tech squinted "Number Two" Sam grabbed the phone and hit the alarm at the same time. Daniel gasped at the air he couldn’t seem to get enough of and opened his eyes. The man was standing over him, knife raised "Please…" the man either didn’t hear him or just didn’t care. Daniel figured it was the second one.
"Your going to die now" Daniel held his breath and rolled to the side with his last ounce of energy. Daniel screamed as the knife plunged into his shoulder and stuck there. "No!" his attacker glared at him and Daniel pushed his weak legs and finally came to sit up against the back of the elevator. Sam held her breath as the man razed the knife "No!" she sprinted from the room as fast as her tired and aching body would allow. She ran through the deserted corridors which she knew to well and finally came upon the elevators closed doors "Daniel!" she tried to pry the doors open with her fingers but they wouldn’t budge. She turned around and frantically looked for another way. An Ax in the fire casing caught her eye.
Daniel pulled himself back as much as he could, his eyes glued to his attacker "Leave me….alone!" he slowly felt himself losing consciousness but forced himself to stay awake. The man stepped forward and was about to grabbed the knife still stuck in Daniel’s shoulder when something hard hit the door. His attacker turned and his eyes widened with surprise as an Ax blade wedged itself through the door crack. Daniel let out a sigh, someone had found him. Mr. Attacker glanced around the elevator and them up, he stretched and pulled at the small hatch. It came loose and fell down, hanging from it’s hinges.
Daniel tried to grab him, to stop him from getting away but was to weak. Before the man went he turned back to Daniel and glanced at the knife, he was about to grab it when the Ax slammed back into the doors. "I’ll be back, and I *will* finish the job" He pulled himself out of the hatch but then poked his head back through "You have my word" And then he was gone. Daniel let out a small sob and wrapped his hand around the knife handle, he was just about to give it a pull when the elevator let out a small ‘ping’ and the doors slid open. "Daniel!" Sam ran in and glanced around "Where’d he go?!" Daniel let his tired eyes wander to the roof of the elevator and Sam followed them. She was about to climb up when Daniel shook his head. "No, he’ll get you" Sam finally saw the sense and knelt down in front of her friend "Can you hear me properly?". Daniel nodded "Yeah" Sam glanced at the knife and then back at her friends pained face. "How bad?" Daniel whispered and Sam peered at the wound "I don’t know, but we’d better get out of here".
Daniel nodded but glanced back at his shoulder. He reached up and grabbed the handle, giving it a good yank. "Don’t…" the knife slid out and Daniel collapsed back on the wall, gasping for breath. Sam reached out and took his good arm "We gotta go, he might return". Daniel let Sam practically lift him from the floor and lent on her as they exited the elevator. "Where?" Sam frowned and glanced back at her bleeding friend "Anywhere but here". Daniel nodded. "Jacks" Sam glanced around the empty corridor before almost carrying her injured friend down towards the other corridor. Neither wanted to go near that one ever again. Sam pressed her foot hard on the excelerator and glanced at Daniel again.
His face was pale and moisture had formed on his forehead. His shoulder was bleeding badly and he was almost unconscious. "Just a little further, hang on" Daniel nodded and squeezed his eyes shut as they hit another bump. Sam finally pulled the car into Jack’s drive way and jumped out, running to Daniel’s side and opened the door. "Come on, we’re here" Daniel stepped down and almost collapsed but Sam ducked back under his arm, almost dragging him to the door. She rang the bell and waited, then rang it again. "Be home…be home…oh god! Please be home". After what seemed like hours but was only seconds the door swung open. "Sam?" Jack glanced at Sam, then to Daniel "Daniel!". Daniel chose that point to fall, Jack got there in time and carried him to the couch and carefully laid him down.
"Hey, Danny. Wake up" Daniel groaned and opened his eyes, staring unfocused at Jack "Jack?". Jack nodded "I’m here" he looked his friend up and down and stared at his shoulder "What-" "The attacker…" Sam choked back hysterical tears "He was in the elevator…I didn’t know, I swear I didn’t know!". Jack grabbed Sam and led her to a chair then turned back to his best friend. The wound was deep and uneven, the bleeding needed to be stopped. He rushed to the bathroom and returned with towels and a first-aid kit in hand. Jack pulled up a chair by his friend and cut Daniel’s shirt down from the shoulder wound. Daniel was out of it and for that, Jack was grateful. He washed, cleaned, and bandaged it and then, once the bleeding seemed to have stopped, he pulled a blanket over him.
"Damnit Daniel" Sam was out of it to and he also pulled a blanket over her. He sat curled up in his favorite arm chair and kept watch with his trusty side arm. A car slowly drove past Jack’s house for the fifth time, the owner finally seemed to be satisfied and drove off. Jack dragged his eyes open and sat up quickly. He fallen asleep! He didn’t remember doing so but it must of happened. He glanced at Daniel, who was still out of it and then over to Sam who was also out of it. "Stupid Jack! Real stupid" he rubbed his face, at least he’s gotten some rest and no one had attacked last night. "Hello…" Jack glanced over to the side and grinned as Sam remembered where she was "Jack?" he nodded.
"Yep, ‘tis me" Sam let out a relieved sigh and stretched "You remember what happened?". Sam nodded and stood, still stretching "Yeah, I think so" she came over to Daniel sleeping form and frowned at the small frown on Daniel’s face. "Yeah…". Jack stood up and went into the kitchen "Coffee?" "Um, yeah, thanks" she sat down on the chair by Daniel and pulled back his hair. Jack returned with the cups and handed one to her "Wanna tell me?". Sam glanced back at Daniel and then at her coffee "I went to the surveillance room and saw Daniel in one of the hallways, the tech said the guards were planning to play a prank on him so I wasn’t worried when this figure appeared…" Sam took a deep breath and rubbed her face "I…I didn’t know where went but figured something was wrong when he disappeared".
Jack’s jaw tightened in anger and he glanced back down at his sleeping friend. "I finally spotted him get into one of the lifts, but a man came in after him…and he…and he stabbed Daniel, he just didn’t say anything except stab him". Daniel groaned restlessly beside them, like he could hear the retelling of yesterdays attack. "Shh Danny, it’s all right" he younger man fell quiet again and slipped back off. "Daniel moved to the side and the knife hit his shoulder, I found the elevator and used an Ax to get the doors open" Jack put his cup down "Where was the attacker?" Sam shuddered "Daniel said he’d climbed out the top of the elevator, I was about to follow but Daniel stopped me".
Jack nodded "Good choice" Sam looked from her cup to Daniel and pushed some lose strands to the side of his face "Why us? What have we done?" Jack shrugged "I don’t know, maybe Daniel does but maybe he doesn’t". Sam smiled, breaking the mood "Could be Maybourne?!" Jack smiled but then it dropped "No, this isn’t Maybourne’s style. This is more revenge" Sam nodded "You’re right. But who would want revenge?". They both looked to Daniel as he once again groaned "J’ck?" "I’m here Danny" "Sam?" Sam sat on the edge of the couch and took his hand "Here".
Daniel dragged his eyes open and tried to sit but Jack pushed him gently back down "My shoulder…it hurts like hell". Jack chuckled "Probably, you got a bit happy with a knife". Daniel looked at him confused "What…oh". He closed his eyes again as the memories came flooding back "Did you get him?". "No. But we will" Daniel opened his eyes again and they searched the room "Are you okay Sam?" Sam squeezed his hand "Dandy" he nodded and Jack stood "Coffee? Tea?" Daniel smiled "Panadol". Jack nodded and left the room. Sam turned back to Daniel who was looking at her with his blue eyes. "Why Sam?" Sam sighed "I don’t know Daniel. He could be after just us or all of Sg-1, maybe just key players in the project". Daniel nodded and closed his eyes again, pushing the pain away.
"Shoulder hurt?" "Yeah" Sam pulled back his blankets and peered at the bandaging which had a small amount of blood seeping through it "I won’t wrap it again, it might start bleeding even worse". Daniel nodded again "Right". Jack returned with a glass of water and two tablets. He handed them to Daniel who was about to take them when he winced and sat back, gasping. "Jesus Daniel! You all right?!" Daniel nodded, eyes still shut "Just the ribs" Jack popped the two tablets in his mouth and tilted the glass to his lips. Daniel accepted it gratefully and drank most of it. "We should get back to the base" Daniel’s eyes snapped open "Are you insane?" Jack nodded "Kinda, but you need medical attention. I’m no doctor but Janet is". Sam nodded her agreement "He’s right Daniel. And anyway, the attacker should have run by now".
Daniel nodded "Your right, and I want some morphine" Jack carefully pulled him up and steadied him "How’s the ankle?" Daniel glanced down "Better than my shoulder". "Where are your keys sir?" Jack nodded towards the kitchen counter and Sam spotted them. They made their way out to the Colonel’s jeep and Sam helped Jack lie Daniel down across the back seats. "Should I…" the colonel nodded and Sam crawled carefully into the back seat and lifted Daniel’s head to lie on her lap. Jack jumped into the drivers seat and started the engine and carefully backed out of his drive way. The car owner watched from across the street and grinned as the three figures exited the house "Brilliant". "How is he doc?" Jack jumped up as Doctor Frasier entered, and she gestured for him to sit back down.
"Good Colonel. I’ve stitched up his shoulder and given him some morphine. His ankle swollen up a bit more but no further damage and the same with his ribs". Sam stood and peered through the small window that looked into the room "Can we see him?". Dr Frasier nodded "Don’t see why not. I’m going to post extra guards so known of you have to worry. But only ONE at a time". Jack turned to Teal’c who nodded and then to Sam, she hesitated but then nodded. "Go on sir". Jack smiled his appreciation and went into his friends room. Daniel forced his eyes open as he heard the door open "Hey Jack" Daniel smiled at his friend, who pulled up a chair "Hey yourself". Daniel glanced to the door, then back "What did the doc say?". Jack grinned "The normal" Daniel nodded "How’s Sam?" Jack frowned "Worried and a little scared, but as to be expected". Daniel smiled "I’m getting good at scaring you guys, huh?" Jack laughed and patted his hand "Oh yeah, quite an accomplishment".
Daniel closed his eyes and took a deep breath "Sorry". Jack smiled this time "Don’t apologize" he watched as Daniel’s breath slowed and the boy fell back to sleep. Jack smiled, after waking three times from only go knows what, Daniel finally seemed to be truly asleep. He heard a small knock on the door and then it opened "Hey Teal’c" Teal’c walked over to Daniel’s beside and glanced at the still man. "Why don’t you get something to eat O’neil" Jack glanced back at Daniel ‘Nah, I think I’ll stay" Teal’c frowned and laid a hand on his friends shoulder, Jack looked up "I think it would do you some good". Jack sighed, the Jaffa wouldn’t give up. Jack nodded "I’ll…I’ll be back in a minute". Teal’c gave him a half smile "I will still stand outside his door" Jack nodded and stood "Thanks". He glanced back at the still man/boy once more before going to the door. He turned back to Teal’c.
"I’ll only be gone five minutes, okay?" Teal’c nodded and watched as O’neil exited, then turned back to his still friend. Then took up post outside his door. The door silently opened and the figure stepped in. He grinned as he remembered how easy it had been to get Teal’c to leave. Just had to tell him the Colonel needed him and he was off in a run. He walked over to the bed and peered down at the still figure, he looked so young and innocent and he almost felt sorry that he had to kill the young man. Almost.
