A Hidden Threat

Chapter 17

Janet continued to work on Carter. She couldn't stabilize her. As she continued to try to figure what the hell just happened, Amiri's vitals began to stabilize. She began to open her eyes and try to speak.

"Doctor Frasier" one of the nurses yelled.

"Ah I'm kind of busy here!" Frasier yelled.

"Doctor, it's Amiri, she's coming to" the nurse shouted. With all the commotion, it was hard to understand what in the world was happening. O'Neill ran to Amiri. Not realizing what he was doing. He grabbed her, harshly.

"What the hell did you do to her?" he shook her hard.

"Sir...Sir...." The nurse pleaded with O'Neill. "Stop, let go of her" she yelled.

Teal'c ran to him and physically removed O'Neill from Amiri.

"O'Neill...." Teal'c shook him back to reality.

O'Neill was infuriated, but he knew his actions were wrong. He immediately pushed him, and came back to Carter.

Janet looked at him. He knew that she disapproved with his actions, but also knew that he deeply cared for Carter. More than both ever admitted.

"Sir, we need to get her back to the SGC" Dr. Frasier stated.

"Back?" O'Neill said with confusion. "Isn't that what was killing her?" O'Neill said more confused than ever.

"Sir, I don't know what is going on, but I don't have the medical equipment here, I need to stabilize her..."

Suddenly Amiri's voice came from the distance.

"You must return to your home with Carter. I must remain here" she said. She could barely speak. She was frightened by how O'Neill had practically attacked her.

"You cannot remain here Amiri. This is not a suitable dwelling place" stated Teal'c.

"I cannot return to your planet, I am not wanted there. If your people can just supply me with the basic necessities I will be all right. Just until they can help Carter...." Amiri stated as tears ran down her face.

Somehow these caves were now going to be her home.

"No one is staying anywhere. We are all getting the hell out of here...and NOW" O'Neill shouted.

"Daniel get to the gate and dial home." O'Neill stated as he started to help Dr. Frasier with Carter.

"Jack there is so much here that we still don't understand" Daniel said, sometimes his thirst for knowledge got in the way of the obvious.

"Daniel .....!" O'Neill shouted his name.

"Right...going to dial the gate" Daniel said as he grabbed as many books as his backpack could hold, and started heading towards the gate.

Teal'c knelt and grabbed Carter. The whole team looked as she grew paler by the second.

"Move out" O'Neill shouted. They all stood and made their way to the gate. The medical team had Amiri, but the fear in her was evident. She was returning to a planet that she was no longer welcomed, and leaving a planet that no longer existed. Her very existence was something she couldn't shake. She began to shake in fear. The nurse that was with her, placed her arm around her, and in a sympathetic gesture, held her close and said "it's going to be o.k." Words she longed to here from Carter, the only person she trusted. But that very person's life now hung in the balance, and she was the unconscious cause of it. She may have killed the only person, who she had hoped in. Samantha Carter. The very person, she connected to from the beginning, was now slowly slipping away. What was happening? What had she done? Was her destiny destruction? Amiri looked back at the caves. The very caves that had once brought her joy and protection now were left with destruction and despair. What had she done?