A Hidden Threat

Chapter 7

Dr. Frasier had to give Amiri a slight sedative. She was becoming too hysterical, and Frasier feared she might hurt herself. Carter sat next to her by her bed. She slowly grabbed her hand, only to again feel that electric surge. This time Carter knew it was something she had to explore, quickly, for the sake of Amiri.

"Hey..Hey" Carter said, as Amiri slowly opened her eyes.

All you can hear from Amiri was a whimper. The girl was petrified. She continued to stare at Carter while at the same time observing the men with guns standing outside the infirmary doors.

"Where? What? Who?...I...." where all the words Amiri could get out.

"Amiri, it's ok...no one is going to hurt you. You are safe! Safe...." Carter said as she squeezed her hand.

"How does she know my name?" Amiri asked herself. Her mind was a blur. Full of bits and pieces of the little she could remember.

"You know my name?" She stated to Carter. Suddenly as she looked into the pale face of the women that sat beside her, her face became familiar.

"You're the women from the planet that traded with my people" Amiri stated as she started to slowly regain her memory.

"Yes" Carter replied. Carter wanted to tread lightly. She knew at times that the mind could oppress bad memories to survive. But she also knew that there was an all too familiar Colonel standing in the observation room wanting answers...wanting them fast.

"Amiri...I want you to listen closely,, ok? ...you are on a planet called Earth. Tenan gave you to use as a, he called it "a gift". You were pretty beaten up, and have been recovering in our infirmary. Our traditions are different here, Amiri. Women are not used the way, your people use them. No one is going to hurt you. Your days of forced pleasure are over." Carter stated with some gratification, knowing Amiri would never have to go through that again.

"Amiri, I need to ask you something?" Carter began the questions.

"Yes, Sam" Amiri was beginning to calm down, and slowly remembering, that these people were kind, and were not going to hurt her.

"When I touch you, I've experienced something, something, like a small electric shock. The first time was when I was on your world, when we met in the shed? Remember?" Carter stated.

"I remember seeing you. I couldn't believe a women was standing in front of me, in trousers, carrying a weapon, I was in awe." Amiri said, still looking a bit confused.

"Well, when you came through the gate with Tenan, it happened again" Carter said.

"What happened again?" Amiri asked puzzled.

"The small like electric surge...." Carter asked, realized that Amiri had no clue what she was talking about.

"I do not understand Sam." Amiri was confused, and getting irritated.

Carter saw that she was not getting any answers. She knew her time was growing short. Dr. Frasier entered the infirmary. Quickly assessing the situation. She can see that Carter was nowhere near getting the answers she needed to get.

"Well, how is our patient doing?" Dr. Frasier asked, trying to lighten the tension already in the room.

Amiri looked at Dr. Fraiser. Fear was all over her face. She tightened her grip on Carters hand.

"hey, hey its o.k. This is Dr. Janet Frasier. She is the one that has patched you up. She's my friend" Carter said trying to reassure Amiri.

"Hi Amiri" Dr. Frasier said. "You are a lucky young women. A couple of more days, and you should be good as new" she stated trying to give Amiri hope.

"Then will I be able to return to my world?" Amiri asked. She still had not connected that Tenan had practically thrown her away like garbage. The SGC did not know what repercussions would take place if they would return Amiri. They knew that it could mean a sign of disrespect to the Jibaritan people, and death for Amiri.

"Amiri, Tenan gave you to us as a gift. At first we did not accept, because are people do not believe in giving human beings away as gifts. When we refused Tenan said that he would kill you. It was then that Colonel O'Neill recanted his statement, and accepted you, "the gift", as he called you. It was only to protect you. Not to use you in the way Tenan was implying" Carter told Amiri trying to help her understand what had taken place.

"So are you saying I can never return to my world. My family, my friends, and loved ones? I will never see them again?" Amiri slowly said realizing the reality of all this. She suddenly drew a blank face. The tears began to flow from her face, and soon after that were the uncontrollable sobs.

"Please, please send me back, please.....i can't stay here. Please...I do not want to seem ungrateful. Thank you for using your medicines to heal me. But I do not belong here. I belong with my people. I do not know of what you speak Carter. Electric surge, is what you called it? I do not understand. I just want to go home. Please I beg of you ...please let me go home...." Amiri cried. At this point Amiri became restless. She was thrashing on the infirmary bed. Dr. Frasier knew that she was going to need to sedate her.

"Hey ,,,, Hey take it easy. Take it easy" Carter said, trying to calm Amiri down.

"Nurse, get me a sedative please" Dr. Frasier asked.

"No, please, I no longer wish to sleep. I just want to go home. Please let me go home" Amiri said.

"Home to what, Amiri? Home to who? Home to Catek?" Carter began to probe Amiri's mind.

"How did you...how do you know that name?" Amiri asked, immediately stopping from thrashing.

"I saw it, Amiri, in a dream. He taught you, he loved you, he cared for you. He told you were special" Carter continued to grasp her attention with details of the dream she had had.

"How...how is this possible...." Amiri by now was in shock. How could Carter know any of this, is what she kept asking herself.

"Catek cared for you. Like no other man from your planet. He never seeked pleasure from you. But he taught you about the resources of your planet. He knew that Tenan was going to give you away, but he also knew that we were a kind people and that we would not harm you....he told you all this before Tenan..." Carter stopped. She knew that Amiri's memory had not come back fully. She wanted to shield her from remembering what Tenan had done to her. But it was too late. Suddenly Amiri's face grew pale. She brought her knees to her chest, and pulled her hand away from Carter.

"You mean you saw.....you saw what Tenan did.....what he did...to...to....." that is all Amiri could say. She grabbed her knees and sobbed into them.

By this time, Dr. Fraiser had slowly walked next to Amiri, and slipped the sedative into the IV.

"I think you've had enough questions for today? Don't you Carter?" Dr. Fraiser stated with a stern look at Carter.

"I think Amiri needs to get some rest. We can talk more tomorrow ok?" Dr. Frasier stated.

Amiri slowly began to relax. The sedative worked quickly on her thin frail body. Carter slowly rose to her feet, and helped get Amiri more comfortable.

She looked up at the obersvation room, knowing that O'Neill was not going to be happy. When she met his eyes, she was actually taken a back. He looked at her, and she can tell that that harsh look he had before, wanting to interrogate Amiri to shreds, was no longer there. But a look of sadness, and concern. He signaled to her, for her to come to the obersvation room. Carter slowly made her way, hoping that seeing Amiri in that state, would change his mind, but with O'Neill you never knew.