This story was great! Although far too short for my tastes. I have this weird enjoyment of reading fics where Daniel is taken as a host, but unfortunately for me there don't seem to be many of those around. So I was more than happy when I found out that this is one of them.

But more than that, this story was awesome in how it portrayed the different characters' point of views and thoughts and feelings! Each character thought and felt different, and for each of them it just fit. Jack's sarcastic thoughts and Selmak/Jacob's inner debates especially had me laughing, and even though Sam's and Teal'c's thoughts weren't that funny, I still enjoyed reading them. The Sam/Daniel romance bit was...well. It was different, but that's probably due to me not having read a fic with that ship for a while. Those romantic feelings on Daniel's and Sam's sides did seem to come up a bit suddenly, somewhat out of the blue with Sam checking out Daniel's 'six', but other than that starting point they fit in pretty well with the rest of the story.

Thanks for writing this little fic and giving me hope that there are some Daniel-becomes-a-host-fics out there. Cheers!

Nice.

Damn...
Now THAT was EXCELLENT.
At first the plot idea seemed fairly straightforward- blow up a Goa’uld base; nothing they can’t do on their proverbial coffee-break-, but then you worked in the twist of Zipacna taking Daniel as a host and things got REALLY interesting.
Given Daniel’s personal issues with symbiotes- he DOES seem to have a ‘habit’ of falling for women who have had or will become hosts at some point-, him becoming one himself would have been literally his worst nightmare, and you expertly explore that fact (Particularly when he actually asked Jack to KILL him if they couldn’t get it out; SERIOUSLY powerful bit of writing there to say the least).
Plus, of course, your dialogue- both spoken and internal reflection- was superb (Particularly in Jack’s case; everything from reflecting that he knows what Daniel WOULD be caught dead in to my favourite speech in this story- “The only reason I was still sane enough to take advantage of that chance when it finally came was because that man back there refused to leave me alone, despite having the incredibly good excuse of technically being dead at the time!”- was very believably written, to say nothing of being somewhat amusing to read).
And as for Zipacna...
DAMN, I hate that guy; you took a one-shot jerk- the guy was a pain when he was defending Klorel but that’s about all he really DID himself, when I look back at the series- and turned him into someone who only escaped getting his ass kicked into a sun because he was using the body of someone none of SG-1 wanted to kill.
And that’s even when you IGNORE his arrogance in constantly claiming that ‘nothing of the host survives’; even if he doesn’t know that Skaara came through the separation with his personality intact and lived for almost three years before he finally Ascended, how can he be ‘talking’ to Daniel if all that’s left is a ‘remnant’ of his personality, to say nothing of being unable to access key information like the code for the iris?
The man was a complete and total git who completely ignored all the evidence that he was wrong and was arrogant enough to think that he could succeed where ‘better’ Goa’uld like Apophis and Cronus have failed; the only regret I have about his death at the end is that he got instantly atomised rather than being stuck in a jar where they could take their time killing him by- for example- cutting him up bit by bit.
(Plus, the ending scene was kind of cute in its way; nice to think that he actually gave something good to Sam and Daniel’s relationship, even if how he ‘initiated’ it isn’t something they’ll like to remember)
Keep up the good work!
(Any chance of a sequel?)

I enjoyed this story very much. Daniel being host to a Goua'ld or Tok'ra for that matter, is so non-Daniel and how he feels about that situation, that making him work it out after it happens makes for an intersting story.
Now, he and Sam can always know where the other is. No hiding out in labs, but man, surprises might be hard to pull off when they each know where the other is.
Thanks for the time and effort you made in writing and posting this story for readers like myself.

Great story continue with more along the lines of this one.

Excellent story. It was a fascinating read about the complexities of what it must be like to have a Go'auld in your head. I also love the thought of Daniel being able to heal others to help out - it never made much sense to me why Sam didn't do more of that on the show since she had the ability. About the only criticism I can say is, I wish there was more to the story, especially more follow up on the Sam/Daniel stuff as I love how you wrote it. ;) Thanks for sharing!

So, I've finally managed to get caught up in my reading here. I really enjoyed this story, Thrae. I was so glad they were able to free Daniel of Zipacna, and your portrayal of Daniel's feelings soon after (especially his guilt and worries about touching Sam) were dead on. I loved the Jacob/Selmak banter sprinkled throughout (what an interesting revelation Sel has provided... a wee bit interested in Daniel, perhaps? ;)).

The little displays of friendship, especially between Jack and Sam and Jack and Daniel (and even Jacob and Daniel) were very well done, too. You did not miss a beat with Jack's snarkiness, either.

Great job with this one!

Way to go Daniel! A great piece of writing.

bacardi.

Poor Daniel. I'm beginning to wonder which one is more accident prone. Him or Jack? looking forward to the rest of the story.

bacardi.

Loved the story Threasja! Poor Daniel. His worst nightmare is right. Liked Jack's rant to Jacob and the comfort scene at the end. Loved the Daniel/Sam scenes. His protection of her, his guilt, her anger and comfort. Absolutely loved Jacob and Selmak. You did a great job making them come alive and be individuals. And their scene in the second last chapter trying to talk Danny around was really good. Write more!

I am very sorry that it is "over", but it was a really good story!

You have the characters (including Jacob/Sel) down to a "t". I could see and hear them as I read.

Hope you have a new story for us soon.

I really liked this story. I have to say when I first started reading it, I wasn't sure about it, but you proved me wrong... Thanks for sharing...

This was a wonderful story, thanks for posting. I think you had all of the characters spot-on, especially the dialogue. Loved your Jacob&Selmak especially - I think Jacob's symbiote is criminally under-used in the series and you had them just how I imagined - please consider writing a Tok'ra fic for them!

I found this link via the Tok'Ra resistance group. I have to admit I'm glad I clicked on it. I am enjoying this story very much. Great Work!

Bacardi.

Very nice story. I liked the arc with Daniel after Zipacna had been removed. I also liked the interaction between Jacob and Selmak.