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[jungledoctor]

Who: Jack Shephard and Vala
Where: Common room on dining hall level
What: HELP ME VALA ONE KENOBI, YOU'RE MY ONLY HOPE.
When: Feaaaaaar Gasssssssssssss
Warnings: SMOKE MONSTER eeek.

He was running. The leaves of bamboo stalks whipped across his face. It was behind him, he knew it. The crashing of the canopy in the distance was all too familiar. Jack's

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[cantblameagirl]

Looking back, it was probably a very bad idea to run away from the infirmary. She'd worked very hard to get there, after all - and she felt guilty about leaving that other woman. She'd been very nice. But Vala wasn't going to stick around for some medical procedure that would lead to her losing her memories again. Nope. She wouldn't stand for that.

Or stick around for it, either.

Which was maybe a good thing, really, since Jack clearly needed help! She wasn't sure why he'd called her Kate, but she knew where he was - sort of. Even if the stairs seemed even harder to navigate down than they had been on the way up. She almost tripped down the last few, stumbling toward the common room.

"Jack? Jack!" She made her way to his side, reaching for his arm as she glanced back over her shoulder. Qetesh was waiting for her. Just waiting to make her a puppet again. Vala shook his Jack's shoulder.

[jungledoctor]

"1... 2..."

Jack let the fear in, but he only would for those five seconds. When he got to five he would man up and get on with his life. He just had to get to five. Just had to. He heard another crash. The monster was so close, and he lost his count. This was stupid. He was a spinal surgeon who couldn't count to flipping five.

But suddenly, he felt hands on his shoulder and his eyes snapped open. Through a haze he saw a woman with dark wavy hair and glowing eyes.

"Kate. What are you... you have to run! Run while you can!." He gasped, trying to shove her towards the jungle clearing.

[cantblameagirl]

Vala's hands tightened on his arm, and she looked back in the direction he was pushing her. He was pushing her toward Adria. Vala shoved back, making herself small and slapping away one of his hands. "Stop it! It's Vala. Vala Mal Doran, I-- Jack, I don't want to go."

Not with Qetesh waiting. Definitely not with Adria waiting right there. She was speaking quietly about the Ori, spouting ridiculous quotes from the Book of Origin. She didn't understand. She needed Daniel's help, now. He'd figured it out, but he wasn't here!

"Don't let them take me away," she told him quietly. Her eyes were wide, and both arms had wrapped around his.

[jungledoctor]

He wasn't surprised she wasn't listening to him. She never did, not even when it was a situation of life or death. Jack shook his head.

"Stubborn." He shakingly laughed as he felt her arms wrap around his. Jack pulled her close to where he was sitting, tightening his grip around her like it was all he needed to protect her from the smoke monster.

"I've got you. I-I-I've got you."