Rec Category: Sam and Daniel friendship
Pairing: none
Categories: Sam and Daniel friendship, Samantha Carter, gen, Daniel Jackson, drama, team
Warnings: torture, innuendo from the bad guys
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: Aimless at The Grove
Link: One
Why This Must Be Read: In this intense story, Sam and Daniel are the victims of an alien scientist's experiments, causing their friendship to become unexpectedly a lot closer than either of them realize - even as it helps them alleviate the situation.
The story is set sometime in S4, when the team dynamic has begun to falter and the characters are no longer quite as close as they used to be. Sam, all too aware of this, tries her best to get her relationship with Daniel back on track. But when Sam volunteers to return with Daniel to a friendly planet to give him the opportunity to get back to his archeological and linguistic roots, a rogue scientist seizes the opportunity to snatch them both and hold them for ransom. Sam gets sent back to the SGC to procure the naquada, with Daniel held hostage to her prompt return; but the scientist's method of ensuring her cooperation leaves her and Daniel inextricably linked, both emotionally, psychosomatically, and, over time, physically. With phantom sensations and awareness of each others' emotional states, it's their close friendship that gets them through the harrowing experience and leaves them even closer than ever.
While the fic is unquestionably Sam's and Daniel's, there's solid team support from both from Jack and Teal'c, and some lovely scenes with Janet as well. Add a nice cameo or two from Hammond and some other SGC teams, and you've got an exciting, enjoyable story!