She came to slowly, opening her eyes slightly and looking around.
Then she heard the voice; soft, concerned.

"Janet, come quick. She's waking up." He came and stood over her, showing the concern of his face.

"Hey Sam. How are you feeling?"
She didn't respond, but suddenly became more alert, and looked around puzzled.

"Sam? Who's Sam? And who are you?" She asked, confused and nervous.

He just stared at her; shocked at her outburst, and then looked to the short woman in the lab coat.

The concerned man stood by her bed, and reached out to gently place his hand over hers. "Sam, its ok. It's me, Daniel. Don't you remember what happened?" He questioned, the unease in his voice now
worse than ever.

Daniel? She thought. Why don't I remember this man? Even though she had no memory of him, the sound of his voice, the sight of him, and his touch soothed her. She calmed slightly.

"What happened to me? What am I doing here, and why can't I remember anything?"

Janet stepped forward again, trying to hide the fear on her face, but not very well. "I don't know Sam, but I promise I will find out," she vowed. "Now I want you to try and rest for me, and I will get started on some tests right away. Can you do that for me?"

Sam didn't remember this woman any more than she did Daniel, but she had that same strange feeling of trust for her. She nodded and relaxed back into her pillow.

Janet thanked her, and walked away to get prepared to run her tests.

"I'll let you get some rest," Daniel said, starting to pull his hand away, but Sam reached out and grabbed his arm.

"Daniel? Sit with me for a bit, please? I don't want to be alone. Just sit and talk for a little while?"

Daniel's face softened into the warmest smile, and he nodded and sat down by her bed. "Of course, Sam."

"Sam? That's my name? I like it," she said, repeating it in her mind.

"Ya. Samantha Carter. Major Samantha Carter," he added.

"Major? Am I in the military?"

"The air force," he clarified.

"The air force. That's interesting. Do I like it? What do I do for them?"

Daniel laughed lightly. "That is so like you. So full of questions and curiosity. Well, I know you love your job very much. We have been working together for several years now."

"And what do we do? Are you in the air force too?"

Before Daniel could answer, Janet returned, and called him away from her bedside. Daniel excused himself, and went over to where Janet was standing across the room.

Sam watched him walk away. He is so concerned for me. We must be very close. He said we worked together for several years. We must be such good friends, or maybe even something more. Her mind continued to wander on these thoughts, while they talked quietly across the room.

"Janet, is she going to be okay?"

"I am going to do everything I can for her Daniel. I spoke to the General, and he doesn't want us to say too much to her right away. If we can't figure out how to help her, she may not be able to return to duty, ever."

"What do I tell her? She is so confused. She is going to want to know everything; how she got here, what happened to her…" his voice trailed off as he glanced back to Sam and noticed her staring in their direction. She's curious already- so like her. "What are we going to tell her?"

"For now, the general says we should just stick with the cover story. She should by that for the time being." Janet could see how badly this was destroying Daniel inside. "I will do everything in my power to help her Daniel."

They must be talking about me, she thought as she glanced their direction. I wonder what they are saying. I wish I could remember them, and me for that matter. Sam was pulled out of her thoughts by the sound of footsteps. She turned to the door to see two men entering. One was tall, older with graying hair, but handsome. The other was quite large, and looked like he could be a weight lifter or something like that. He had very short black hair and a strange symbol on his forehead.

"Hey doc, how is she?" the first man asked. Daniel pulled them to the side immediately, and whispered quietly to them for a few minutes. They looked her direction once or twice and talked for a few more minutes. When they were done, they all came to her bedside.

"Hey Sam, how are you today?" the first man asked.

"Major Carter, it is good to see you are awake and better today."

"Ummm, hi. I- I'm okay. I guess. So, who are you?"

"Oh, yeah. Oops. I'm Jack. Colonel Jack O'Neill, two ells," he said, smiling. "You usually call me Colonel, but we'll stick with Jack for now. And this is our friend, Teal'c."

"Teal'c? That's an interesting name."

Teal'c said nothing, but nodded his head.

"Well, Jack, Teal'c, it's nice to meet you."

After making small talk with these people for a short time, Sam was getting a little frustrated. They weren't giving her many real answers to her questions, and she had so many. Janet must have sensed this in Sam, and ordered everyone to leave, and let her rest.

They all said their goodbyes, and walked out of the room.

"Now I want you to lie down and try and rest, Sam. We'll get started on the tests right away in the morning. Okay?"

"Alright doctor." Sam settled into her pillows, and Janet walked away, turning down the lights as she went towards her office.

Rest? She wants me to rest? How can I sleep at all when I am so lost right now? She thought as she turned on her side, and closed her eyes.

Eventually she drifted off into a very restless sleep.