Title: Please God.. Author: Magicsunbeam Email: magicsunbeam@ntlworld.com Category: POV/Daniel/Janet/Sam/Hammy/Teal'c and Jack Pairing: Rating: G Season/sequel: 3 Spoilers: 100 Days. Summary: How everyone is coping nearly 3 weeks after Jack gets marooned on Edora. Authors notes: I couldn't help but notice how devastated Hammond seemed when he realised Jack wasn't coming home, probably ever. Please God... by Magicsunbeam
##### Daniel
Well, it seems the crap really has hit the fan this time. I can't believe we may never see Jack again. I just hope to God he's alive on Edora, and has not been blown to hell by one of those chunks of rock. I'll never be able to look at a shooting star in the same way again. The General is not saying anything, but a blind man can see he's having trouble with the idea of losing his 2IC. I've never seen him so quiet, stunned almost. Normally he'd be barking orders, raising the roof, tying up telephone lines with calls to anyone who could help. He knows, like the rest of us, that the only help we can get on this problem will have to come from the `inside`. Sam is frantically working on a project to get the gate on Edora to work. She's hardly had a break now for nearly three weeks, which is agitating Janet. She has been trying unsuccessfully, to get Sam to rest. The stubborn daughter of a Tok`ra host just says she's fine and there's no time to waste, the Colonel may be injured and in need of medical assistance. I hope she's wrong about that. Please God, let him be alive. ##### Janet
Why does it feel like someone died around here? There are so many people wandering around as if they can't function, as if life without Jack O'Neill doesn't exist. Don't get me wrong, I'm as worried about the Colonel as the next person, but he's not dead. He *can't* be dead. What's worrying is how it's affecting the General. He's very quiet, withdrawn almost, spending his time between his office (behind a closed door) and Sam's lab. Oh, he's making sure the mountain is running correctly and that the stargate is still bringing in the results for the joint chiefs to poke sticks at, but his heart is not in it. Sam is another who is worrying the Kahoobies out of me. She has been hard at it for nearly a month now and despite my best threats, she rarely budges. She's obsessed with her project but the good news is, with Daniel and Teal'c 's help, she is beginning to make significant headway. Thank God. Daniel is worrying, I can tell. He gets those funny little lines when something concerns him. I know he misses his friend and would do anything to get him back, but he is at least able to think straight enough to help Sam. He's worried about her and I've seen him look at the General over the top of his glasses a few times, so I think he's concerned about him too. Thank God for Teal'c. He is the rock on which the others are leaning. He is giving Sam and Daniel as much time and assistance as he can. He also keeps the General informed of progress. I've been watching him over the last couple of weeks and although he's not actually said so, he has never doubted her - not once. It's very obvious that he has every faith in Sam's abilities to bring the Colonel home. Please God, let him be alive.
##### Sam
Janet's watching me again, but I don't care anymore. Yes I'm tired, but she knows how important it is that I keep working. There is no time to lose and it's the time factor that's annoying me. This is all too slow. Much slower than I thought it was going to be. Yes okay, there has been a breakthrough over the last two days, but it's still not fast enough. I need to have this thing up and running *now*. Daniel and Teal'c have been great, their input has been invaluable and they have both been a steady constant throughout. Teal'c doesn't actually say much but I'm aware he's there, somewhere in the background. Always ready to assist with anything, even if it's just to bring me coffee. General Hammond is a regular visitor, requiring regular updates on how things are progressing. Despite being up to my eyelashes in work, I can see how this is affecting him. He is genuinely concerned for Colonel O'Neill and these past couple of weeks have brought home just how strong a relationship they have. I don't think the General sees him *quite* as a son, but I doubt it's far off. He *so* wants him back. We all do. The Colonel will be desperate to get home, I really can't see him living the rural life. He's a military man through and through, he'd take preference to a P90 than an axe any day of the week. He will be depending on us, depending on me. I wonder what's left of the village and surrounding area? Oh no Sam, don't even go there. Please God, let him be alive.
##### General Hammond
I can't help but wonder if this is going to end badly. While I have every faith in Major Carter's ability to find the answer, I can't help but wonder if Colonel O'Neill is still alive. From what the others told me, it was like something from a horror movie. Bits of hell raining from the heavens. When the Major first told me he wasn't coming back, my heart sank. Not only because it looked likely I had lost a good officer, but I'd lost a good friend too. Jack and I have come a long way since the day he told me Dr Jackson was alive and well and that Abydos was still up there in the heavens. Back then, I thought him to be a smart assed, wise cracking, troublesome son of a gun. Okay, so nothing has changed on that score, but I have learned that Jack O'Neill is a man of his word. A genuine, trustworthy and loyal man who, since his son's death, looks on his team as his family and takes their safety very, very seriously. He has earned a huge amount of respect from all those he has come into contact with, and as a result these people are now doing all they can to ensure his return. Major Carter's already pushing herself extremely hard. I have had the doctor requesting my assistance in making her take real breaks, to eat and sleep. She heeds my orders to a certain extent, but how do you stop her brain working over time? She is so determined to work this out and bring Jack home. Please God, let him be alive.
##### Teal'c
He *is* alive, of that I have no doubt. How would O'Neill say it? "I feel it in my bones." He also claims to possess the luck of the Irish, though he has never actually shown it to me. However, ColonelO'Neill has shown me many other things in the few years I have known him. Friendship. Compassion. Loyalty. Trust. Of all that he has bestowed upon me, this is what I value most. It would seem that from the first day we met on Chulak, he had the ability to read my thoughts. He knew of the doubts I possessed over Apophis and trusted me to make the correct decision. He is a true and brave warrior, defending his world and his team with equal ferocity. He looks upon SG1 as his family. I am both honoured and proud to be a part of that family, as I look upon him as a brother. A brother whom I respect and will strive to protect. MajorCarter and DanielJackson are doing all in their power to ensure his safe return. I only wish I could do more to assist. I am afraid I appear to be a - how does O'Neill word it - a spare wheel, in the task to return him to earth. I know they will succeed in their attempts, I have trust in them to do so. I know MajorCarter's work will not be in vain, for he *does* live. ##### Jack
Hell I miss them, I miss them all. However, there isn't a lot anyone can do about it. So I'd better get used to the Little House on The Prairie lifestyle. They are good people, who are trying to make me feel at home. But I'm not home and I'm beginning to doubt I ever will be again. I just wish I could let them know I'm alright. Okay, maybe not *alright*, but at least I'm alive. The End
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