It was excruciating, the pain as the poison worked its magic and infected every one of Sobek's cells, she felt everything. But still she backed away from Daniel, somehow managing to maintain her stance and not double up and writhe on the floor in agony. Distancing herself was the most important thing, while there was still a chance he could jump vessels again, Vala did everything in her hazy state to stop it. Whatever reserves she was drawing from to do this were serving her well. She could collapse later, but not now. Not while Daniel lay there.
Only the cold stone of the wall behind her stopped her backing off. As Sobek lived his last desperate moments, still clinging to his own denial, Vala slid down the wall in exhaustion and clung to her knees as she felt him fade into nothing.
The poison had taken him. Vala was carrying a dead goa'uld inside her, the same goa'uld that had tried to tear apart everything she had and still could. It left a burning cold heat inside her, a painful anaesthetic of sorts that seemed to numb her spine. Only it wasn't numb, it felt like it was burning, seeping into her nerve endings. Was this supposed to happen? Was she in danger herself?
There was no time to stop and consider though, she had a job to do. Possibly the most important one she'd ever have to do. Once she was sure Sobek was dead, Vala went to retrieve the ribbon device from Daniel. She just hadn't expected to get caught by her own emotions as she neared him. The sight of him lying there, helpless and lifeless and Vala's tears spilled over without hesitation. She brushed the hair from his face, softly caressing his face. "If this doesn't work, then you can blame me when you ascend. Because you will, you've done it before. In the future. You have to ascend Daniel, please. Because I can't live knowing I killed you." The words were choked out in a whisper, tears streaming down her face.
She took a few moments and then rose to her feet, ribbon device on her own hand.
"Jaffa Kree!" She shouted towards the doors with acid tones, hoping those on guard would know of the planned transfer and obey her command. They would take Daniel to the sarcophagus, and she would play the part of a Goa'uld one more time. Despite the acidlike burning inside her, Vala stood tall. If no-one came, she would have to find the strength to drag him there herself, and she would.
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Only the cold stone of the wall behind her stopped her backing off. As Sobek lived his last desperate moments, still clinging to his own denial, Vala slid down the wall in exhaustion and clung to her knees as she felt him fade into nothing.
The poison had taken him. Vala was carrying a dead goa'uld inside her, the same goa'uld that had tried to tear apart everything she had and still could. It left a burning cold heat inside her, a painful anaesthetic of sorts that seemed to numb her spine. Only it wasn't numb, it felt like it was burning, seeping into her nerve endings. Was this supposed to happen? Was she in danger herself?
There was no time to stop and consider though, she had a job to do. Possibly the most important one she'd ever have to do. Once she was sure Sobek was dead, Vala went to retrieve the ribbon device from Daniel. She just hadn't expected to get caught by her own emotions as she neared him. The sight of him lying there, helpless and lifeless and Vala's tears spilled over without hesitation. She brushed the hair from his face, softly caressing his face. "If this doesn't work, then you can blame me when you ascend. Because you will, you've done it before. In the future. You have to ascend Daniel, please. Because I can't live knowing I killed you." The words were choked out in a whisper, tears streaming down her face.
She took a few moments and then rose to her feet, ribbon device on her own hand.
"Jaffa Kree!" She shouted towards the doors with acid tones, hoping those on guard would know of the planned transfer and obey her command. They would take Daniel to the sarcophagus, and she would play the part of a Goa'uld one more time. Despite the acidlike burning inside her, Vala stood tall. If no-one came, she would have to find the strength to drag him there herself, and she would.