Family Chapter Two
Teal'c was angry. Angry at himself and angry at the rebels." I should not have allowed Cassandra to come." he told Mitchell. The two were walking ahead of the SG team, following tracks and markings that marked the direction the rebels had gone.
"She knew what she signed up for. Probably better then most do."
"O'Neill will not see it that way. Neither will Carter."
"Oh, see, that is your problem. Not the rebels, not the fact Cassandra got hurt. You don't want to have to explain to General O'Neill."
"There is nothing to explain."
"No, there isn't. Some idiots decided to open fire on the innocent. You had no way of knowing it was going to happen."
"I was in charge of Cassandra. I should have protected her better."
Mitchell snorted, thinking of the stubborn redhead. "I seriously doubt she would let you. That is one stubborn chick."
"She is not a chicken."
"Not hardly. If she wasn't studying to be a doctor, she'd make a fine Air Force officer."
"Carter wanted her to do so. Cassandra did not want to. She wished to become a doctor like her mother."
"A very fine thing." Mitchell agreed. "He suddenly stopped. "Listen."
Teal'c stopped and listened. Faintly they could hear men, talking and laughing.
"It sounds like the rebels." Teal'c said softly.
"Exactly what I was thinking." Mitchell agreed. "Let's go." He alerted the SG team behind them to where they were headed.
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It wasn't easy but by pulling a few strings and calling an old buddy, Jack managed to get a flight to Colorado in a relatively short amount of time.
"Aren't you going to need some clothes?" he asked Sam when he noticed she carried nothing more then her purse.
"It would take too long to pack and then we'd have to check bags, it would just take too long.." Sam answered.
"Okay. We'll just buy clothes then." Jack shrugged. They were both worried, despite Daniel's claims they shouldn't be, to care what they were wearing anyway.
"Don't forget your credit card." Sam said, making sure the front door was locked as they left.
"Got it. Why?"
"I want to call Daniel from the plane, check up on Cassie."
"Okay. We'll do that." Jack agreed, wondering why she couldn't just use her own. Not that it mattered, he'd gladly pay the outrageous sum for the call and more for her and Cassie.
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Back at the SGC, Daniel had kept vigil by Cassie's bed for the past few hours. Across from him, Vala sat, uncharacteristically quiet.
"They're gonna come." she broke her silence.
"Oh, I know. I just hope it is soon. Sam means a lot to Cassie and I know it would be good for her to wake up and find Sam here."
"Oh, you mean nothing to the girl? Then why have you spent the last," Vala checked her watch, "three hours sitting here watching her sleep?"
"Of course I mean something to her. It's just that Sam and Cassie have a special relationship, especially since Janet died."
"Janet was Cassandra's mother, right?"
"Yes." Just then, Daniel's phone rang. "It's from a plane, probably Jack or Sam." he told Vala before answering. "Daniel Jackson."
"Hey, it's Sam." Sam's voice sounded odd through the plane's phone.
"She hasn't woke up yet. Dr. Lam says it's fine, there isn't anything to worry about."
"Daniel, it was a staff blast and a concussion, plus stitches. Don't tell me she's fine."
"Sam, she is. She had a vest, the blast didn't hit her directly, falling on the rocks probably saved her life."
"Just stay with her til I get there, okay?" Sam sounded close to tears, something Daniel did not know how to deal with.
"I will, I promise. Cassie will not wake up alone."
"Thanks." she sighed. "This phone call is costing a fortune already so I'll go now. We'll be there in an hour or so."
"Okay. You want me to send someone to the airport?"
"That'd be great. We're flight 107, Delta. Hold on a second." Daniel could hear whispering between her and Jack. "Gate 95."
"Okay, got it. See you soon." They hung up.
"Cassie will be fine til they get here. She's asleep, doesn't know anything." Vala remarked.
"I know." Daniel shifted in the chair. "Rather uncomfortable chairs, aren't they?"
"I don't think they're meant for keeping vigil." Dr. Lam said, coming to check on Cassandra.
"I don't think any hospital chairs are meant for that. How is she doing?"
"Her vitals are good. I'd expect her to wake up within an hour or two."
"Good. Sam and Jack might even be here by then."
"Hello?" A new voice startled them all. "I know it's late, I'm sorry, but I just got back from offworld. I heard that Cassandra Fraiser was in the infirmary?"
"Yeah. Who are you?" Daniel asked.
"I know you!" Vala exclaimed. "Well, I don't know you, know you but I saw you last week with Cassie. She has good taste." she whispered the last sentence to Daniel.
"You're dating Cassie?" Daniel said. "She never mentioned it."
"Kind of hard to when you've been asleep for four hours." Vala commented.
Daniel shot her a glance and turned to the young man in the doorway. "Who are you?" he repeated the original question.
"Oh! I'm Major Matt Grey." he said. "And Vala is sort of right. Cassie and I have gone out a couple times. Not sure if you'd really classify that as dating but I really like her and she's a nice girl. Is she all right?"
Dr. Lam quietly spoke to Daniel, "Major Grey is a nice guy. He won't stay if you don't want him to or think it'll be a problem."
"It isn't me you should worry about, it's Jack." Daniel responded, not sure what to think about this latest development. "I'm sure Cassie will be glad to know you've come by. She should wake up soon. Maybe you'd like to sit with her a moment and allow me to get a cup of coffee?"
The two women started at him. "Daniel, you have refused to leave that chair for hours. If I had known all it would take is a hot young guy, well," Vala said.
"Well, he is Cassie's boyfriend."
"Not quite. We're not officially dating yet. I want to, but she says I have to meet General O'Neill first." Major Grey looked rather pale at that.
Daniel didn't try to hide a smile. "Good luck with that." he patted the major on the shoulder as he left the room.
Vala hurried after him. "Daniel, what if she wakes up with him? You promised Sam Cassie wouldn't wake up alone." She caught with him halfway down the hall.
"And she wouldn't be. As you put it a, and I quote here, hot young guy will be with her."
"Daniel, I shouldn't think Cassie will like that."
"Why?"
"Well, it is one thing by choice and entirely another when you're in one of those hideous hospital gowns with your hair all messed up and a big bandaid on your head. Not to mention Sam will kill you for it."
"Oh." Daniel considered this for a minute. "You're right. Sam will kill me if Cassie doesn't first." he pivoted around and marched back down the hall toward the infirmary.
"What about your coffee?" Vala called after him.
"You get it! Black and strong!" Daniel was a man on a mission.
"She knew what she signed up for. Probably better then most do."
"O'Neill will not see it that way. Neither will Carter."
"Oh, see, that is your problem. Not the rebels, not the fact Cassandra got hurt. You don't want to have to explain to General O'Neill."
"There is nothing to explain."
"No, there isn't. Some idiots decided to open fire on the innocent. You had no way of knowing it was going to happen."
"I was in charge of Cassandra. I should have protected her better."
Mitchell snorted, thinking of the stubborn redhead. "I seriously doubt she would let you. That is one stubborn chick."
"She is not a chicken."
"Not hardly. If she wasn't studying to be a doctor, she'd make a fine Air Force officer."
"Carter wanted her to do so. Cassandra did not want to. She wished to become a doctor like her mother."
"A very fine thing." Mitchell agreed. "He suddenly stopped. "Listen."
Teal'c stopped and listened. Faintly they could hear men, talking and laughing.
"It sounds like the rebels." Teal'c said softly.
"Exactly what I was thinking." Mitchell agreed. "Let's go." He alerted the SG team behind them to where they were headed.
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It wasn't easy but by pulling a few strings and calling an old buddy, Jack managed to get a flight to Colorado in a relatively short amount of time.
"Aren't you going to need some clothes?" he asked Sam when he noticed she carried nothing more then her purse.
"It would take too long to pack and then we'd have to check bags, it would just take too long.." Sam answered.
"Okay. We'll just buy clothes then." Jack shrugged. They were both worried, despite Daniel's claims they shouldn't be, to care what they were wearing anyway.
"Don't forget your credit card." Sam said, making sure the front door was locked as they left.
"Got it. Why?"
"I want to call Daniel from the plane, check up on Cassie."
"Okay. We'll do that." Jack agreed, wondering why she couldn't just use her own. Not that it mattered, he'd gladly pay the outrageous sum for the call and more for her and Cassie.
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Back at the SGC, Daniel had kept vigil by Cassie's bed for the past few hours. Across from him, Vala sat, uncharacteristically quiet.
"They're gonna come." she broke her silence.
"Oh, I know. I just hope it is soon. Sam means a lot to Cassie and I know it would be good for her to wake up and find Sam here."
"Oh, you mean nothing to the girl? Then why have you spent the last," Vala checked her watch, "three hours sitting here watching her sleep?"
"Of course I mean something to her. It's just that Sam and Cassie have a special relationship, especially since Janet died."
"Janet was Cassandra's mother, right?"
"Yes." Just then, Daniel's phone rang. "It's from a plane, probably Jack or Sam." he told Vala before answering. "Daniel Jackson."
"Hey, it's Sam." Sam's voice sounded odd through the plane's phone.
"She hasn't woke up yet. Dr. Lam says it's fine, there isn't anything to worry about."
"Daniel, it was a staff blast and a concussion, plus stitches. Don't tell me she's fine."
"Sam, she is. She had a vest, the blast didn't hit her directly, falling on the rocks probably saved her life."
"Just stay with her til I get there, okay?" Sam sounded close to tears, something Daniel did not know how to deal with.
"I will, I promise. Cassie will not wake up alone."
"Thanks." she sighed. "This phone call is costing a fortune already so I'll go now. We'll be there in an hour or so."
"Okay. You want me to send someone to the airport?"
"That'd be great. We're flight 107, Delta. Hold on a second." Daniel could hear whispering between her and Jack. "Gate 95."
"Okay, got it. See you soon." They hung up.
"Cassie will be fine til they get here. She's asleep, doesn't know anything." Vala remarked.
"I know." Daniel shifted in the chair. "Rather uncomfortable chairs, aren't they?"
"I don't think they're meant for keeping vigil." Dr. Lam said, coming to check on Cassandra.
"I don't think any hospital chairs are meant for that. How is she doing?"
"Her vitals are good. I'd expect her to wake up within an hour or two."
"Good. Sam and Jack might even be here by then."
"Hello?" A new voice startled them all. "I know it's late, I'm sorry, but I just got back from offworld. I heard that Cassandra Fraiser was in the infirmary?"
"Yeah. Who are you?" Daniel asked.
"I know you!" Vala exclaimed. "Well, I don't know you, know you but I saw you last week with Cassie. She has good taste." she whispered the last sentence to Daniel.
"You're dating Cassie?" Daniel said. "She never mentioned it."
"Kind of hard to when you've been asleep for four hours." Vala commented.
Daniel shot her a glance and turned to the young man in the doorway. "Who are you?" he repeated the original question.
"Oh! I'm Major Matt Grey." he said. "And Vala is sort of right. Cassie and I have gone out a couple times. Not sure if you'd really classify that as dating but I really like her and she's a nice girl. Is she all right?"
Dr. Lam quietly spoke to Daniel, "Major Grey is a nice guy. He won't stay if you don't want him to or think it'll be a problem."
"It isn't me you should worry about, it's Jack." Daniel responded, not sure what to think about this latest development. "I'm sure Cassie will be glad to know you've come by. She should wake up soon. Maybe you'd like to sit with her a moment and allow me to get a cup of coffee?"
The two women started at him. "Daniel, you have refused to leave that chair for hours. If I had known all it would take is a hot young guy, well," Vala said.
"Well, he is Cassie's boyfriend."
"Not quite. We're not officially dating yet. I want to, but she says I have to meet General O'Neill first." Major Grey looked rather pale at that.
Daniel didn't try to hide a smile. "Good luck with that." he patted the major on the shoulder as he left the room.
Vala hurried after him. "Daniel, what if she wakes up with him? You promised Sam Cassie wouldn't wake up alone." She caught with him halfway down the hall.
"And she wouldn't be. As you put it a, and I quote here, hot young guy will be with her."
"Daniel, I shouldn't think Cassie will like that."
"Why?"
"Well, it is one thing by choice and entirely another when you're in one of those hideous hospital gowns with your hair all messed up and a big bandaid on your head. Not to mention Sam will kill you for it."
"Oh." Daniel considered this for a minute. "You're right. Sam will kill me if Cassie doesn't first." he pivoted around and marched back down the hall toward the infirmary.
"What about your coffee?" Vala called after him.
"You get it! Black and strong!" Daniel was a man on a mission.