Young Again (Sam and Jack)

Young Again pt3

Back at the SGC, things were not going well…

“Teal’C!! Will you please just lie down!” Janet all but screamed at the man as he once again tried to get up and leave the infirmary.

“I am well again Dr Fraiser.” He tried to convince her by standing up, but his legs were too week and they couldn’t’ support him. Janet nodded to some nurses nearby to help him back up and onto the bed.

“Just you stay right where you are. You may think you’re invincible, but I can assure you you’re not. This virus is affecting everybody it comes into contact with, including you.” She said wearily as she wiped her hand across her face and sat down on a chair next to Daniel’s bed.

“You have been affected too?” Teal’C asked, finally back in bed - now concerned with Janet.

“Yes, I’m afraid so. The trouble is, until I figure out how to contain this epidemic; I can’t get more doctors in to help. The whole base is on quarantine.”

Daniel stirred from his sleep when he heard Teal’C asking Janet if she was ok. His mind was desperately trying to come up with a way to get back to the planet and rescue Sam and Jack. If only his mind wasn’t so foggy and unclear, and if only he didn’t ache so much…

“Daniel are you ok?” Janet asked gently as she saw him holding his head.

“I could do with some more asprin, if you wouldn’t mind?”

“Sure thing.” Janet left them then and Teal’C spoke up.

“Daniel Jackson. We must return to the planet for Colonel O’Neill and Major Carter.”

Daniel looked at his weakened friend and wished that this wasn’t one of those times when his symbiote wouldn’t heal him.

“I don’t know Teal’C. Realistically, we’re not in any shape for a rescue.” He said, already tired and wanting to go back to sleep.

“It has already been 3 days and no attempt has been made at a rescue. Our chances of success are much less the longer we delay.” Teal’C stated, and again tried to get out of bed.

“Teal’C stop it!” Janet came running in shouting.

Teal’C put on a resigned look and grudgingly got back beneath the covers.

“That’s better. Thank you.” Janet gave Daniel the asprin with some water and took back her seat beside him.

“I know you two are anxious to help, but the quarantine is still in place” She looked straight in Daniel’s eyes, her expression one of grief. “I’m afraid we’re stuck here for a while.”

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After three days of beatings and interrogations, Jack had so far managed to keep Sam from being physically harmed beyond a few slaps and hits. He himself had been beaten very hard, several times without mercy. His will and strength was loosing out, but his determination to protect Sam was keeping him from giving in to the torture.

“Jack?” Sam asked in the darkness of their cell. She was curled up beside him on the floor where they were trying to sleep, but having no success, so Jack turned to his side to speak to her.

“What is it?”

“What do they want from us?”

Such a simple question, but one that Jack couldn’t really answer.

“It seems that we know something that they don’t. But since they turned us into children, we can’t remember it, and they are getting very angry because we were supposed to keep our adult memories.” He looked at the young girl to see if she had understood him.