Fic - Stargate SG-1 - Permafrost: Chapter 10: Day 13 - (NC-17) - Slash
Title: Permafrost
Author: milanthruil
Artist: eilidh17
Artist: pattrose
Beta: eilidh17
Genre: Drama
Rating: NC-17
Words: 20,255 (total)
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Teal'c, Janet Frasier, Gen. George Hammond
Pairings: Jack/Daniel
Warnings: Disturbing images. Language. Hot guys getting naked. (the usual :P)
Summary: Jack and Daniel are on their way home from Thanksgiving with Jack’s folks when the truck breaks down. Stranded on a deserted back road in the middle of nowhere, the two men must survive long enough for search and rescue to find them.
Prologue / Chapter 1 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 3 / Chapter 4 / Chapter 5 / Chapter 6 / Chapter 7 / Chapter 8 / Chapter 9
DAY 13
“Daniel!” Sam’s voice invaded his dreams. “Daniel, wake up.”
Daniel pried his eyes open and looked up at her. “Wha?”
Sam’s grin took up at least half of her face. “They found him.”
Daniel blinked. “They…” She couldn’t possibly mean what he thought she meant.
Sam clutched his hand tightly. “They found him, Daniel.”
“Jack!” Daniel sat up in his bed. “Is he?”
Sam bit her lip, but somehow her smile didn’t diminish. “He’s critical, but he’s alive. They’re about ten minutes out.”
“I have to see him.”
She furrowed her eyebrows. “I don’t know. I’ll have to talk to Janet. You’re still pretty weak, Daniel.” She stood. “I’ll send Teal’c in while I see about getting you to see the Colonel.”
“Thanks, Sam.” Daniel watched her leave and, a couple moments later, Teal’c’s giant frame filled the door.
“DanielJackson.” He smiled. An honest to God smile. From Teal’c. “I have heard the joyous news of O’Neill’s rescue.” He sat in the chair that Sam had just vacated and looked Daniel over. “You are looking much better this morning, my friend.&rdquo
“They found him, Teal’c!” Daniel couldn’t help the grin that took up residence on his face.
“Indeed they did.” Teal’c inclined his head. “I had the utmost confidence that they would succeed.”
“So, Daniel, what’s this I hear about you planning a jail break?” Janet asked as she walked into his room.
“I need to see him, Janet. He’d already been missing two days by the time they found me.” Daniel felt hot tears prick his eyes. “Please.”
“I’ll tell you what. Let’s wait and see what his condition is when they get in and if he’s stable enough and you’re well enough, I’ll let you see him for a couple minutes.”
Daniel nodded. “Thank you, Janet.”
“In the meantime, how are you feeling?” Janet took a look at Daniel’s vitals.
“Better. Still a little tired. Restless. I’ve been trapped out in the wilderness for a week, I need to do something.”
Janet looked down when her pager beeped suddenly. “The chopper’s just landed. I’m going to go see the Colonel and then we’ll see about getting you in for a quick visit.” She walked quickly out of the room, leaving silence in her wake.
“O’Neill will be fine, DanielJackson.”
“I know.” Daniel sighed, fidgeting with his blanket. “I just haven’t seen him for three days, and now he’s here in the same building and I still can’t see him.”
“Perhaps if you took part in an activity to pass the time.”
Daniel looked over at Teal’c. “What did you have in mind?”
Teal’c straightened in his chair a little. “CassandraFraiser has taught me a game of cards by the name of ‘Go Fish’.”
Daniel smiled. “Sounds perfect, Teal’c.” Teal’c pulled a deck of cards out of his pocket and dealt them up a game of Go Fish.
It was several minutes later, and Teal’c was winning by a landslide, when Janet walked in with a wheelchair.
“Well, Daniel, the colonel is stable. He’s in and out of consciousness and not up for any sort of conversation, but I can get you in for fifteen minutes.”
Daniel nodded. “Okay.” Janet and Teal’c helped him into the wheelchair and they wheeled him to the elevator to take him up to the ICU.
When they reached Jack’s room, Daniel held out a hand. “Wait.” Teal’c stopped pushing the chair and Janet paused with her hand on the door handle. “I just need a moment.” Daniel took a couple deep breaths, trying to prepare himself for what he might see behind the door. He gave a nod and Janet opened the door. Teal’c wheeled him into the room.
Daniel was met with the sight of Jack in the hospital bed. Jack was hooked up to several machines and covered by emergency blankets. Teal’c parked Daniel’s chair next to Jack’s bed and Daniel got a closer look at Jack’s face.
“Oh, Jack.” Jack’s skin was pale, almost grey, and he had an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose. Daniel gently took the hand in front of him that poked out from under the blankets. Jack’s hands were like ice.
“We shall give you some privacy,” Teal’c spoke softly and he and Janet quietly left the room. It was then that Daniel finally allowed himself to cry without trying to keep up his strong front and hold everything back for the sake of those around him. He pressed Jack’s frozen fingers to his cheek and let his hot tears soak into Jack’s skin. If he hadn’t known better, Daniel would have thought Jack was dead.
“Jack,” Daniel whispered. Jack’s fingers twitched. “Jack?” He looked up and saw Jack’s eyelids flutter. Daniel squeezed his hand gently as Jack opened his eyes.
“Danny.” Jack’s voice was thready and Daniel’s name was muffled by the oxygen mask.
“I’m here, Jack.” Daniel stroked Jack hair. “You’re safe now, you’re in the hospital.” Jack’s eyes met Daniel’s for a brief second before he lost the battle to keep them open. “You just rest, Jack.” Daniel sat with him for a while, just staring at Jack’s face and smiling through the tears in his eyes. There was a knock on the door.
“Daniel?” It was Janet letting him know that time was up.
Daniel placed a quick kiss to the back of Jack’s fingers. “I love you, Jack.” He looked at the door as Janet entered.
“Time for you to get some rest now, Daniel.” She unlocked the brakes of Daniel’s wheelchair.
Daniel sat Lumpy up by Jack’s head and gave his hand one last gentle squeeze. “I’ll be back to visit later,” he told Jack as Janet backed the chair away from the bed and toward the door. “We’ll be out of here before you know it.” He bit his lip before posing his next question to Janet. “Where’d they find him?”
Janet raised an eyebrow at him but eventually capitulated once they entered the elevator. “They found him at the base of a tree about a mile from the truck. It looks like he’d collapsed on his way back. Seems his body literally couldn’t take him any farther.” Oh, God. Jack had been so close. I could have saved him… “It wasn’t your fault, Daniel.” Daniel twitched a half-hearted smile. Janet wheeled Daniel back to his room and helped him get back into his bed here he promptly fell asleep.
Chapter 11
Author: milanthruil
Artist: eilidh17
Artist: pattrose
Beta: eilidh17
Genre: Drama
Rating: NC-17
Words: 20,255 (total)
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Samantha Carter, Teal'c, Janet Frasier, Gen. George Hammond
Pairings: Jack/Daniel
Warnings: Disturbing images. Language. Hot guys getting naked. (the usual :P)
Summary: Jack and Daniel are on their way home from Thanksgiving with Jack’s folks when the truck breaks down. Stranded on a deserted back road in the middle of nowhere, the two men must survive long enough for search and rescue to find them.
Prologue / Chapter 1 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 3 / Chapter 4 / Chapter 5 / Chapter 6 / Chapter 7 / Chapter 8 / Chapter 9
DAY 13
“Daniel!” Sam’s voice invaded his dreams. “Daniel, wake up.”
Daniel pried his eyes open and looked up at her. “Wha?”
Sam’s grin took up at least half of her face. “They found him.”
Daniel blinked. “They…” She couldn’t possibly mean what he thought she meant.
Sam clutched his hand tightly. “They found him, Daniel.”
“Jack!” Daniel sat up in his bed. “Is he?”
Sam bit her lip, but somehow her smile didn’t diminish. “He’s critical, but he’s alive. They’re about ten minutes out.”
“I have to see him.”
She furrowed her eyebrows. “I don’t know. I’ll have to talk to Janet. You’re still pretty weak, Daniel.” She stood. “I’ll send Teal’c in while I see about getting you to see the Colonel.”
“Thanks, Sam.” Daniel watched her leave and, a couple moments later, Teal’c’s giant frame filled the door.
“DanielJackson.” He smiled. An honest to God smile. From Teal’c. “I have heard the joyous news of O’Neill’s rescue.” He sat in the chair that Sam had just vacated and looked Daniel over. “You are looking much better this morning, my friend.&rdquo
“They found him, Teal’c!” Daniel couldn’t help the grin that took up residence on his face.
“Indeed they did.” Teal’c inclined his head. “I had the utmost confidence that they would succeed.”
“So, Daniel, what’s this I hear about you planning a jail break?” Janet asked as she walked into his room.
“I need to see him, Janet. He’d already been missing two days by the time they found me.” Daniel felt hot tears prick his eyes. “Please.”
“I’ll tell you what. Let’s wait and see what his condition is when they get in and if he’s stable enough and you’re well enough, I’ll let you see him for a couple minutes.”
Daniel nodded. “Thank you, Janet.”
“In the meantime, how are you feeling?” Janet took a look at Daniel’s vitals.
“Better. Still a little tired. Restless. I’ve been trapped out in the wilderness for a week, I need to do something.”
Janet looked down when her pager beeped suddenly. “The chopper’s just landed. I’m going to go see the Colonel and then we’ll see about getting you in for a quick visit.” She walked quickly out of the room, leaving silence in her wake.
“O’Neill will be fine, DanielJackson.”
“I know.” Daniel sighed, fidgeting with his blanket. “I just haven’t seen him for three days, and now he’s here in the same building and I still can’t see him.”
“Perhaps if you took part in an activity to pass the time.”
Daniel looked over at Teal’c. “What did you have in mind?”
Teal’c straightened in his chair a little. “CassandraFraiser has taught me a game of cards by the name of ‘Go Fish’.”
Daniel smiled. “Sounds perfect, Teal’c.” Teal’c pulled a deck of cards out of his pocket and dealt them up a game of Go Fish.
It was several minutes later, and Teal’c was winning by a landslide, when Janet walked in with a wheelchair.
“Well, Daniel, the colonel is stable. He’s in and out of consciousness and not up for any sort of conversation, but I can get you in for fifteen minutes.”
Daniel nodded. “Okay.” Janet and Teal’c helped him into the wheelchair and they wheeled him to the elevator to take him up to the ICU.
When they reached Jack’s room, Daniel held out a hand. “Wait.” Teal’c stopped pushing the chair and Janet paused with her hand on the door handle. “I just need a moment.” Daniel took a couple deep breaths, trying to prepare himself for what he might see behind the door. He gave a nod and Janet opened the door. Teal’c wheeled him into the room.
Daniel was met with the sight of Jack in the hospital bed. Jack was hooked up to several machines and covered by emergency blankets. Teal’c parked Daniel’s chair next to Jack’s bed and Daniel got a closer look at Jack’s face.
“Oh, Jack.” Jack’s skin was pale, almost grey, and he had an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose. Daniel gently took the hand in front of him that poked out from under the blankets. Jack’s hands were like ice.
“We shall give you some privacy,” Teal’c spoke softly and he and Janet quietly left the room. It was then that Daniel finally allowed himself to cry without trying to keep up his strong front and hold everything back for the sake of those around him. He pressed Jack’s frozen fingers to his cheek and let his hot tears soak into Jack’s skin. If he hadn’t known better, Daniel would have thought Jack was dead.
“Jack,” Daniel whispered. Jack’s fingers twitched. “Jack?” He looked up and saw Jack’s eyelids flutter. Daniel squeezed his hand gently as Jack opened his eyes.
“Danny.” Jack’s voice was thready and Daniel’s name was muffled by the oxygen mask.
“I’m here, Jack.” Daniel stroked Jack hair. “You’re safe now, you’re in the hospital.” Jack’s eyes met Daniel’s for a brief second before he lost the battle to keep them open. “You just rest, Jack.” Daniel sat with him for a while, just staring at Jack’s face and smiling through the tears in his eyes. There was a knock on the door.
“Daniel?” It was Janet letting him know that time was up.
Daniel placed a quick kiss to the back of Jack’s fingers. “I love you, Jack.” He looked at the door as Janet entered.
“Time for you to get some rest now, Daniel.” She unlocked the brakes of Daniel’s wheelchair.
Daniel sat Lumpy up by Jack’s head and gave his hand one last gentle squeeze. “I’ll be back to visit later,” he told Jack as Janet backed the chair away from the bed and toward the door. “We’ll be out of here before you know it.” He bit his lip before posing his next question to Janet. “Where’d they find him?”
Janet raised an eyebrow at him but eventually capitulated once they entered the elevator. “They found him at the base of a tree about a mile from the truck. It looks like he’d collapsed on his way back. Seems his body literally couldn’t take him any farther.” Oh, God. Jack had been so close. I could have saved him… “It wasn’t your fault, Daniel.” Daniel twitched a half-hearted smile. Janet wheeled Daniel back to his room and helped him get back into his bed here he promptly fell asleep.
Chapter 11