Stargate SG1

by Anaika Skywalker

An alternate look at the episodes of Stargate SG1, starting at the end of the Movie and then on to 'Children of the Gods'. Completed.

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Title: Stargate SG-1

Author: Anaika Skywalker

Rating: PG

Summery: An alternate look at episodes of Stargate SG-1, starting at the end of the Movie, then going to Children of the Gods, with a little of Enemy Within included at the end.

Disclaimer: Don't own it, wish I did, I just like to play with SG-1 once and a while. I'll put them back when I'm finished. I promise.

Author's Note: I love writing alternate endings and beginning, and doing rewrites, adding characters or changing what happens slightly, which is why I put together this story; it has a few twists and surprises that I hope you'll enjoy and quite possibly will turn into an on going series. It's a little longer then I usually write, but I got a little carried away and just couldn't bare to break it up into two chapters. So I hope you'll bear with me and read it all.

Stargate SG-1

Chapter One: Children of the Gods

Colonel Jack O'Neill stepped through the Stargate back into the under ground complex along with the remaining members of his team and the young Abydonian teenager, who held tightly to his hand, shivering from her trip through the Stargate, her soft brown eyes full of uncertainty and wonder.

General West was at the bottom of the ramp with Dr. Langford. "Colonel, who the hell is this?"

The Gate closed down behind the weary travelers and they moved down the ramp.

"This is Cali, General, she's Abydonian, a native of the planet we were on, Abydos," Jack revealed. "The last of her people. She was with us when," he paused, sticking to the story they'd agreed on. "Well when it all went to hell." He handed Catherine the medallion he'd held in his free hand. "Daniel said I had to give this back to you and to tell you it brought him luck."

"Where is Dr. Jackson, Colonel?" West demanded.

"He's dead," Jack answered bluntly. "Along with the people of Abydos when we detonated the bomb to destroy Ra."

Catherine paled. "Dead."

"I'm sorry Dr. Langford."

West frowned. "Get to the infirmary and get checked out, we'll debrief in an hour. Doctor, stay with the girl."

"With all due respect sir, we'll look after Cali." Jack informed and along with Charles Kawalsky and Lou Feretti they lead the teenager out.

Next to the General, Catherine smiled at the Colonel's boldness, and quietly wondered just what they were going to do with an alien teenager that seemed very attached to the Air Force Colonel. By the time Catherine saw the teenager again, Cali had showered and was dressed in fatigues. Her unruly brown hair had been washed, dried and pulled back into a ponytail. She looked young and unsure, holding tight to Colonel O'Neill's hand as they walked into the briefing room with Kawalsky and Feretti, the three men back in uniform. Catherine started to believe there was more to this hard ass Colonel then he showed.

West frowned as they sat down, and kept frowning through the entire briefing as he was told how they'd meet with the Abydonians, were captured by Ra and how he was defeated. Cali sitting next to Jack the entire time holding tight to his hand, determined not to let go. The General kept frowning. Something stunk about this whole thing. He launched to his feet startling the teenager. "Write up your reports. I'll be on the phone to the President to see what we're to do with our guest here."

Jack didn't like that, or the General's tone. "Cali is my responsibility, General. I'll look after her. I made a promise and I intend to keep it."

"Why not let the Colonel adopt her?" Catherine suggested. "She seems attached to him."

West frowned again. "It's not up to me, doctor. And by the look of her she's not a child."

"She's only eighteen, General," Kawalsky informed, adding after he was glared at. "Well that's what Daniel told us, after he asked her."

"She'll need a guardian, General," Catherine said calmly. "And by the look of it, Colonel O'Neill is it."

The General didn't answer; he just stormed out of the room.

Cali looked to Jack, fear in her eyes. "Cali stay with Jack?" She asked him, repeating the words he'd said to her but as a question.

Jack smiled, reassuring her he nodded. "Yes, Cali stays with Jack." He declared and she smiled.

Catherine smiled also; she got up and went round to the teenager. "Cali," she saw the girl look. "Would you like to come with me for a while, just while Jack is working?"

She shook her head and clung to Jack, speaking quickly in Abydonian until he settled her down. "Cali, it's all right," he said gently, knowing she'd picked up a few words of English from Daniel and the rest of them. "Catherine won't hurt you. She's a friend."

"Friend…of… Jack's?" She asked stumbling over the words.

"Yes."

She hesitated, looking to Kawalsky and Feretti, who she also trusted. "Cali, go?"

"Yes, Cali, you go. Dr. Langford is a friend." Kawalsky told her.

"We'll look after the Colonel, Cali," Feretti reassured her, knowing that's what bothered the teenager as well.

The Abydonian accepted that and stood, releasing Jack's hand, she took Catherine's when she offered it and went with her.

Kawalsky smiled. "You're going to have your hands full with that one, Colonel."

"Nothing I can't handle," he assured confidently and stood. "Lets get these reports over and done with."

The two men stood. "Colonel," Feretti spoke up. "We did the right thing, didn't we?"

"Yeah, we did," Jack, said bluntly. He knew he had a long road a head of him with Cali, but hell he'd promised Kasuf he'd look after her and he would. The kid had no one; she'd clung to him as if her life depended on it. She'd followed him around just as Skaara had. He missed the kid. Missed them all, Daniel Jackson included. Leaving the archaeologist on Abydos might not of been the smartest thing, but Daniel was happy with Sha're and he'd found a family. Just as Jack had found one in a young girl who reminded him of the little brother he'd lost so long ago.

It took Jack a month to get Cali out of the complex. In that month though Catherine had her taught English, to read and write and the basic needs. She'd settled well into their way of life, what she saw of it within the complex. Taking her home turned into an amusing adventure, after all she'd never been in a car before, but she was officially his. The Air Force had organized and back dated her adoption and retained a tutor for her that would come to the house to school her and to teach her about what she'd needed to know. As for Jack, he was back being retired. It was time to put things behind him and move on, Sara was gone, and his son was gone. Now he could get on with his life with his new daughter.

Four months later:

Cali O'Neill sat at the breakfast counter finishing the homework her tutor had assigned her; she liked her studies, especially Ancient History and Astronomy. Hearing the doorbell ring, she put her pen down and got up. "I'll get it dad!"

"Okay sweetheart," came her dad's reply. "Remember to check first."

"I will," she assured as she went to the front door, checking the spy hole first; she then opened the door, seeing the blond headed woman clearly. "Can I help you?"

Sara O'Neill hadn't been expecting the teenager. "I'm looking for Jack O'Neill?"

Cali hesitated a moment and then looked over her shoulder. "Dad, it's for you."

Surprise laced Sara's face, surprise and anger.

Jack appeared behind his daughter, not expecting whom he saw, so far his wife had only communicated though her lawyer. "Sara."

She thrust the yellow envelop she carried at him. "I need you to sign these papers."

He reached over Cali's shoulder and took them, seeing this wasn't something the teenager needed to witness. "Honey, go finish your homework." He saw the worried look in her brown eyes when she turned. "It's okay, I just need to talk to Sara."

Nodding, Cali left them alone.

"Who's her mother?" Sara asked bluntly, not bothering to contain her anger. "Some floozy you meet while on a mission?"

"Sara," he frowned and shook his head, remaining calm. "I don't know who her parents are, I adopted Cali, I brought her back with me from the mission I was sent on five months ago. As far as she knows her parents are dead, she had no one."

Sara sucked her breath in, god what a fool she'd been, but the girl looked so much like him. "Please just sign the papers," she almost begged.

"I will, come in for a moment," he invited, holding the door open for her.

She reluctantly stepped over the threshold into his house, she waited for Jack to shut the door and she followed him. "This is a nice house."

"Thanks," he said. "I needed something big enough for the two of us, but small and private, this was it." He looked over the papers she'd given him after they walked into the kitchen area. Plucking the pen from his daughter's hand, he signed where he had to before giving it back to her. Cali's frown made him chuckle. He put the papers back in the large envelope and gave them to his soon-to-be ex-wife. "There you go."

"Thank you," she said quietly, a little uncomfortable.

"Cali," Jack put his hand on her shoulder. "This is Sara."

The teenager smiled warmly. "Hello."

"Hello."

"I'm going to walk Sara to her car, you'd better get ready to go, Michael will be here soon," Jack told his daughter.

"Okay."

With a kiss to the top of his daughter's head, Jack ushered Sara out of the kitchen and his home.

"I'm sorry." Sara apologized. "She just looks a lot like you."

"I know. Michael told me the same thing," he informed and saw her confused look. "Sergeant Michael Anderson, he's her tutor."

"The Air Force is paying a Sergeant to tutor your adopted daughter?" Sara raised an eyebrow. "She didn't exactly come into the country the easy way, did she?"

She didn't come to Earth the easy way, he thought. But said out loud. "No, she didn't. To start with she couldn't even speak English, had never been to school let alone seen one. Now she's on the verge of finishing high school, it seems I have a genius on my hands."

"Well you're no slacker yourself," his estranged wife praised.

Jack smiled at that. "True."

"So what are you doing now, Jack. You're back in retirement again, aren't you?"

He nodded. "I teach at the local high school. Political Sciences."

"Does Cali go to the same high school?"

"No, Cali is taught at home. She and Michael are going to the museum this morning, she has an interest in Archaeology," he revealed. "She wants to go on a dig in Egypt, but we have to wait and see what the Air Force says."

"Well I hope everything works out for you Jack," she said sincerely.

"You too Sara."

Finding it awkward, Sara got in her car, starting the engine as soon as her seat belt was on. "Goodbye Jack."

"Goodbye Sara." He stepped back and watched her drive way.

An Air Force car pulled into his drive way as he stepped up to the front door, a young men getting out, a little shorter then him. Light brown hair, blue eyes, a daughter's dream and a father's nightmare, didn't matter though, Jack liked him and he'd warned him too. "Morning Mike."

"Morning sir," the Sergeant greeted.

Jack frowned at the 'sir' bit. "Come on in, Cali was getting ready."

Michael Anderson nodded and followed the retired Colonel into his house. "I spoke to the General about Cali going on the dig and he's agreed as long as she's well supervised."

"Well I'll be going." Jack informed sternly.

"He meant me, sir."

Frowning, Jack shook his head. "You deserve a break too, Mike."

"Actually sir, I'm kind of looking forward to it," the Sergeant revealed grinning.

"Typical," the elder groaned.

Cali was happy to see the Sergeant. "Hi Mike."

"Hi Cali, I have good news, we're going to Egypt for the dig."

She squealed excitedly and almost jumped into his arms as she hugged him, reverting back to her own language, which what she did when she was excited.

Jack rolled his eyes. 'Hey, I'm going too,' he said in Abydonian, having learnt the language from her.

She released the embarrassed Sergeant and turned. "Of course you're coming, dad."

"The best news though, is depending on your finial grades, you could be allowed to attend the local collage when we get back to finish your master's degree," Michael announced.

"Really?"

"Really."

She hugged him, then her father. "This is so cool."

Jack chuckled. "Very, kiddo," he kissed her forehead. "I'll see you both this afternoon, I have a teachers meeting, so I'll be a little late."

"We'll be fine, dad." Cali assured.

"All right then," he grabbed his coat and briefcase from where he'd left them on the kitchen table, kissing her on the forehead. "Have a good time at the museum and I'll see you when I get home."

"Okay."

"Bye Colonel." Michael bided.

"Goodbye Sergeant," he retorted back as he left. Hearing the two of them chatting excitedly about the trip to Egypt, he chuckled as he got into his truck. Sitting there, he realized thanks to a trip through the Stargate, his life had changed greatly and for a moment he wondered what Charlie would have thought about Cali. His son would have loved her, he recognized. Sighing he put his seat belt on and started the truck, backing it out of the driveway. He had young minds to mold or corrupt, he still hadn't fingered out, which it was yet. He had plenty of time though.

He was late coming home as he said he would be, he'd rang before leaving and let the Sergeant leave, he trusted his daughter to be alone in the house for the short amount of time it took him to drive from the school to their house.

Cali was listening to music while writing in a journal, something she did a lot. She looked up as he walked into the living room. "Hi dad."

"Hi sweetheart, how was the museum?" He asked dumping his briefcase and jacket near the chair.

"It was great," she exclaimed happily. "We should go sometime?"

"We will," he agreed. "So, leave me any dinner, I'm starving?"

"Of course, it's in the oven," she said with a smile.

"Thanks sweetheart," he went and got it, having to use a tee towel to get the warm plate out of the oven, he returned to the living room, sitting with her. Flipping through the channels as he ate, having turned the music off.

"How was the meeting?" Cali asked.

"Interesting. How was your evening?" Jack inquired; he didn't want to talk about work.

"Michael and I watched Star Wars," she told him, wide eyed. "He's going to bring the next two movies over for me to watch, it was really good."

Jack chuckled. "I'm glad you liked it kiddo." He noticed the writing in her open journal; he didn't recognize it and that bothered him a little. Usually she wrote in English. "Kiddo, what language are you writing in?"

"It's a mix of Goa'uld and Ancient Egyptian," she informed.

"Goa'uld?"

Cali saw the concern lace her dad's eyes. "My mother taught me Goa'uld, on Abydos, before she died."

"But I thought Daniel said reading and writing was forbidden on Abydos?"

"It was, but my mom taught me anyway, in secret."

Jack put his plate on the coffee table, he had a feeling his daughter was hiding something from him. "Cali, what is it?"

She closed the leather bond book. "My mother wasn't from Abydos, dad. She came through the Chappa'ai just as you did."

"Where was she from, Cali?"

"I don't know, she never said. She told me she arrived on Abydos pregnant with me; Kasuf took pity on her and took her into his family. I was born a few months later," she revealed. "She taught me Goa'uld, the language of the Gods."

"Whoa, wait a minute, the language of the gods?" Jack interrupted.

"Ra was Goa'uld," she informed.

He was letting this all sink in. "And she never told you who your father was?"

Cali shook her head no, adding verbally. "I don't need to know, I have you and you're my dad."

Jack smiled and drew her into his arms, embracing her. "I love you to, sweetheart."

"I love you dad."

"No more secrets though Cali, promise me?"

"I promise," she assured, adding with a smile. "Maybe one day I'll teach you to read it."

"Will you now, young scamp," he mused and ruffled her hair. "Pain."

"You wouldn't have me any other way, dad," she noted, grinning.

"No I wouldn't sweetheart," he agreed and hugged her again.

Later that night, while Jack sat on the platform he'd built on his roof, he looked at the stars through a telescope. He wandered what Daniel was doing and if he was happy. Abydos seemed so long ago and yet it wasn't.

"Whatever you're doing Dr. Jackson. I hope you're as happy as I am," Jack whispered.

When he came back in he found Cali standing in the doorway to her room, dressed in old sweats of his, that were too big for her, a pair of thick socks on her feet. She felt cold a lot coming from a desert planet.

"Are you okay, dad?" She asked concerned.

"Yeah," he gave her a small smile and put his telescope away, before joining her. "What about you?"

"I was thinking of Daniel and Sha're, and of home. Do you think they're all right?"

"I think they're fine sweetheart," Jack due her into his arms. "Daniel is happy with Sha're."

She rested her head against his chest, squeezing her eyes shut. Every now and then she missed her home, her people, even if she'd been so different from them. Daniel and Sha're had understood, so had her dad, which was why he'd agreed to her returning with him.

Jack rubbed her back a little. "Daniel has Sha're and you have me Cali, we're going to be fine, all of us, kiddo."

"I know dad," she whispered opening her eyes. They'd healed together, her dad had come to terms with Charlie's death and she'd put her mother's behind her. They'd become a family.

Seven and a half months later:

The dark blue Air Force sedan pulled up in the drive way, the officer and airman getting out of the car, walking up to the house, knocking.

Cali O'Neill, who eyed them both cautiously, opened the door.

"Miss O'Neill, is your father home?" The Officer asked and saw her nod. "Can we speak with him?"

She opened the door further. "Come in," she gestured and shut it when they had, guiding them into the living room. "Dad."

Jack looked up, unimpressed.

The officer took a step forward. "Colonel Jack O'Neill?"

Jack went back to the papers he was grading. "Retired."

The officer went on. "I'm Major Samuels," he saw he still wasn't getting any response. "I'm the General's Executive Officer."

"Want a piece of advice Major? Get re-assed to NASA," Jack advised, making a paper with an F. "That's where all the action's going to be. Out there." He shook his head in disgust over the paper as Cali sat next to him on the sofa.

Major Samuels seemed a little confused. "I'm uh, I'm under orders to bring you and your daughter to see General Hammond, sir."

"Never heard of him."

"He replaced General West. He says it's important," Samuels stated. "It has to do with the Stargate." He saw both the retired Colonel and his daughter take notice. "If you will sir, miss, we have to go now."

So they left, being driven to Cheyenne Mountain, the Major spoke to another officer, then went a head, leaving the officer to escort them to sublevel 11, at the end of a corridor they signed in and headed for another elevator.

"We have to take a second elevator the rest of the way, sir, miss, it's a long way down," the young officer announced.

"Yeah, we know," Jack, stated as they entered the lift. "We've been here before."

"Ah, of course."

Cali stuck close to her father as they lift descended, this was one place she never though she'd see again and here she was a little over a year later. When the elevator stopped they got out and walked to the end of the corridor where Major Samuels was waiting.

"This way, sir, miss." He indicated to a door and followed them through, the officer taking his previous position.

In an office, General George Hammond heard two knocks on the closed door. "Come," he ordered and looked up seeing who entered.

"General Hammond, Colonel Jack O'Neill and his daughter Cali."

"I'm retired." Jack reminded.

Hammond wasn't impressed. "I can see that. Me I'm on my last tour. Time to get my thoughts together, maybe write a book," he announced. "You ever think of writing a book about your exploits in the line of duty, Colonel?"

"I've thought about it," Jack said with a shrugged, adding. "But then again I'd have to shoot anyone that actually read it." He heard Cali giggle beside him, but saw he got no response from the General. "That's a joke, sir, most of my work over the last ten years was classified."

"Yes of course."

Seeing the man wasn't one to make light conversation, Jack pressed on. "Major Samuels mentioned something about the Stargate."

That impressed Hammond. "Down to business, I can do that," he stood. "This way."

Leaving the office, the Major and General lead them to a lab where an airman in fatigues was on guard and a doctor wearing a lab coat waited. Cali shivered as she walked in with her father; these places always gave her the creeps. She'd take a tomb any day.

With a nod from the General, the doctor pulled back the sheet from the body laying on the gurney before them. "Any one you know, Colonel. Miss O'Neill?" He asked.

"They're not human," the doctor added.

Jack held back from rolling his eyes, feeling his daughter edge closer. "Ya think?"

The man ignored him. "Best we can tell is these slits are actually a pouch, similar to that found in a marsupial."

"Like a kangaroo." Samuels added.

Cali held back as her dad took a closer look. She didn't want to go near the body.

"We haven't done an autopsy yet," the doctor noted.

"These people or aliens," the General began and saw the young woman at O'Neill's side wince at the term alien, continuing. "Whatever you want to call them… came though… killed four of my people and kidnapped another using advanced weapons."

That got Jack's attention, Cali's too. "Weapons sir?" He questioned.

The airman brought forth what both recognized to be a staff weapon, giving it to Samuels, who passed it to the General, who put it into O'Neill's hands.

"We can't figure out how they operate," the Major remarked.

With an unforgotten confidence, Jack activated and then deactivated the weapon.

"Seen one before, I take it?" the General asked him, having seen the young woman's reaction to the weapon.

"Yes sir," Jack answered he handed it back to the airman. "But there were no creatures like this on Abydos. The people were human, from Earth, Cali can account for that. Ra brought 'em there thousands of years ago."

"I've never seen men like this," Cali said a little hesitantly. "Ra's forces weren't like this. Not that I saw."

"I know all about that," Hammond said, ignoring her, he addressed the retired Colonel. "Your report said this Ra was in fact some kind of alien that lived inside a human body."

"Yeah, his eyes glowed that was our first clue," Jack said, thankful Cali hadn't said anything about Ra being Goa'uld. The fact the General ignored his daughter didn't sit right with him.

"Are you sure he's dead, Colonel?" Hammond asked him.

"Unless he could survive a tactical nuclear warhead bowing up in his face, positive. Why?"

"These people, or what ever they are, were guarding another man who retreated back through the Stargate," the General reported. "I got a good look at his eyes Colonel. They glowed."

Cali gripped her father's hand, not bothering to hide the fact it bothered her. "Dad?"

He drew her into his arms. "Ra is dead sweetheart, I promise you that," he said soothingly.

She nodded.

Leaving the lab, they headed back to the General's office.

"How do you feel about the Stargate mission after all this time, Colonel?" Hammond asked.

Stupid question, Jack thought. Putting forth his own. "What do you mean?"

"Well it's been over a year, has your perspective changed?"

"Well sir I…" he saw Ferretti and Kawalsky though a door, being lead away by an airman.

Cali saw them too. "Dad?"

They re-entered Hammonds office again, Ferretti and Kawalsky were lead into an adjoining room that they could see through a window.

"Kawalsky and Ferretti were under your command on the first Stargate mission," the General noted, seeing they saw the two men. He sat behind his desk. "Tell me about Daniel Jackson, Colonel. Miss O'Neill."

"Why are they questioning my men?" Jack demanded.

"They're not your men anymore, Colonel – your retired. Daniel Jackson."

"You read the report?"

"Yes."

"It's all there." Jack finished.

"Is it?" Samuels pushed, and saw Cali frown at him. The young woman didn't say much, but her presence was enough.

"What's this all about, General?" Jack asked bluntly.

"You didn't like Daniel Jackson, did you?" Hammond asked just as blunt.

Jack didn't like being manipulated. "Daniel was a scientist. He sneezed a lot. Basically he was a geek sir."

Cali smirked. 'A cute geek,' she said quietly in Abydonian, seeing her father frown.

Samuels did too, addressing her father. "So you didn't have a lot of time for him."

"I didn't say that," Jack corrected. "He saved my life and found a way home for my men and Cali and I – a thing like that kinda makes a person grow on ya, know what I mean?"

Hammond wondered what the young woman had said, ignoring it for the time being. "According to the mission brief your orders were to go through the Stargate to detect any possible threat to Earth and if found, to detonate a nuclear devise and destroy the Gate on the other side."

Jack nodded. "Yes."

"But that's not what you did, is it?" Samuels stated.

"Not right away," Jack remarked. It was damn obvious. "Ra's forces overpowered my team and took the weapon before I could arm it."

"But with Doctor Jackson's help you eventually regained control and did in fact detonate the weapon. Yes?"

"Yes."

"So the best to your knowledge Daniel Jackson and everyone else you both know on Abydos is dead, correct?" Hammond asked them both.

"That's correct." Jack answered for himself and Cali.

"Good," the General rose from his seat. It was time to play his trump card. "Than you won't mind if I authorize a go ahead on our plan."

Fear well in Cali's eyes as she and her father followed the General and Major out of the office, this wasn't good.

"This quartz material the Stargates are made of, must be tough stuff if it can withstand a Mark 3," the General was saying.

"We sent a robot probe through after we got back, sir, it was flattened on the other side. Obviously the Abydos Stargate was buried in the rubble." Jack told him. He and Cali followed the two into the Gate room.

"Well somehow it got unburied," Hammond informed.

At the bottom of the ramp they both saw a bomb being prepped.

"Oh no," Cali exclaimed.

"You're sending another bomb?" Jack asked disturbed by it too.

"Mark 5 this time. If these creatures did reopen the Abydos gate we intend to reseal it for good," the General announced.

Cali spoke quickly to her father in Abydonian. 'Dad, please you've got to do something.'

"General you can't do that," he said strongly.

"Countdown's already started. Unless either of you have something to add." Hammond said.

Jack hesitated; damn he didn't want to do this to Daniel. But the look on his daughter's face was enough. "General Hammond… sir. I regret to inform you that my report was not entirely accurate."

"You didn't detonate the bomb," the General stated.

"No, I did detonate the bomb, sir, and it was aboard Ra's spacecraft, so it did kill him and eliminate the risk to Earth."

"However?" Samuels asked.

"However… Ra's ship was in orbit above the planet at the time, neither the Gate nor anything else on the planet was destroyed. Daniel Jackson is alive and living with the people on Abydos."

Hammond knew it. "You violated direct orders, why?"

"Because the people of Abydos are no threat to us."

"They deserve to be left alone." Cali added.

"That's not up to you, either of you," the General declared.

"With all due respect, sir," Jack said a touch angry at the General's tone. "If I'd come back and reported the Gate on the other side was still intact we would have sent another bomb, just as you were about to. It wasn't necessary to let those people die. The threat from Ra was gone."

"What about the probe we sent through?" Samuels inquired. "It was crushed instantly."

"After we came home, Daniel buried the Gate in rocks making my return or anybody else's impossible." Cali stated.

"Those four bodies lying in the infirmary say otherwise, young lady," Hammond said forcefully. "We'll send the bomb through on schedule."

"General, you can't do that!" Jack demanded.

"Oh, I can't?"

"There are innocent people on that planet, Cali's people."

"There are innocent people here!" Hammond counter acted. "I have my orders too Colonel, I obey mine." He gestured to two airmen. "Take Colonel O'Neill and his daughter to the holding room, let's give them some time to think about things while I decided what to do with them."

Cali grabbed her father's hand as the two men flanked them, leading them out. She didn't want to see her people killed or Daniel. What had they done?

In the holding room, Major Kawalsky rose quickly from the bunk when the door opened and O'Neill and his daughter were led inside. He saluted crisply as the door shut. "Colonel O'Neill, sir."

Jack smiled. "I'm retired, Kawalsky, lose the salute."

Kawalsky let his hand drop and shook Jack's hand, smiling. "Me and Ferretti didn't tell them anything."

"I appreciate that."

Cali gave the man a hug. "Hi Major."

"Hi kiddo, look at you, you look great." He saw her blush and gestured to the table and chairs in the room, they took a sit. "Those kids on Abydos saved my life," he told them. "That took guts."

"Yeah, the kids," Jack smiled at Cali; she'd been one of those kids.

"They're the whole reason we kept the secret, right?" The Major added.

"Yeah."

Kawalsky smiled again. "There was that one kid that idolized you, remember him? Weird name… what was it?"

"Skaara." Jack answered, suddenly solemn.

"Right. Remember how he was always saluting you?"

Cali saw the pain in her dad's eyes.

"Yeah, my kid use to do that when he was little," Jack revealed. "Skaara kinda reminded me of him."

"Oh man Colonel, you and me went through that whole mission together, I never even knew you had a son."

"Well, he died. Just before the Abydos mission."

Kawalsky knew he'd put his foot in it big time. "I'm sorry sir, I had no idea. You never said anything, even after you agreed to look after Cali."

Jack was going to comment when the door to the room opened, they all got to their feet as General Hammond walked in.

"How man people did you say were on Abydos?" The man asked.

"That we saw, five thousand." Jack answered him.

"Does this mean you're reconsidering sending the bomb, General?" Cali asked.

"It means I'm open to suggestions, Miss O'Neill."

"General, let me take a team through the Stargate, we'll find out who those aliens are, Kawalsky and I have been there before, we know the lay of the land and Cali knows the people, they'll trust her." Jack purposed.

"Daniel Jackson could be dead, you don't know what you'd been walking into." The General disagreed. Ignoring the fact the man wanted to take his daughter with him.

"Sir, there is only way to fine out," he declared.

Hammond reluctantly agreed. "Right, we'll have the prototype probe shipped from MIT."

"General we don't need the probe." Jack stated.

"We don't?" Kawalsky asked him.

"We don't," Cali agreed and handed her dad the tissue box from the table, having caught on.

"This will do," Jack stated and left the room with her at this side.

Kawalsky and the General hurrying to catch up.

Going to the control room, the General ordered the Stargate opened to Abydos, as well as troops to report to the Gate room. They rushed in, weapons ready as the Gate was spinning, the technicians voice coming over the intercom. The first three chevrons were locked.

"Chevron four encoded!"

"Care to explain this concept?" Hammond asked the O'Neill's.

"Chevron five encoded!"

Jack smiled as he fingered the tissue box. "Daniel has allergies."

"Oh, I get it." Kawalsky stated.

"He'll know it came from dad and not from someone, with all due respect, sir, like yourself." Cali added as politely as she could.

"Chevron six encoded!" The technician announced as Jack left the control room. "Chevron seven, locked!"

The Gate opened with a whoosh and settled into the watery event horizon, Jack walked up the ramp and tossed the tissue box through, then turned and hurried back down, returning to the control room.

"The, um, object should reach final destination in five seconds, four, three, two, one," the technician announced and the Gate closed down. "The object should now be through the Abydos Stargate."

"Now what?" The General asked the retired Colonel.

"Now we wait, if Daniel's still around he'll know what the message means." Jack announced standing once more with his daughter.

"What if the aliens get it?" Samuels asked.

Jack forced himself not to roll his eyes. "Well, they could be blowing their noses right now.

"They could be planning an attack!"

"Aw, come on Samuels, let me be the cynic around here, okay?" Jack remarked, seeing Cali smirking at the Major's attitude. He looked to Hammond. "Sir, this could take some time."

Nodding the General led them back to the briefing room, where other members of his staff and officers were waiting.

Cali and her father sat together. 'You didn't tell them about Ra being Goa'uld?' She stated quietly using Abydonian.

'They don't need to know yet.' Jack told her, keeping his voice down, even though he spoke the same dialect. 'Sweetheart, if Daniel is fine and so are the Abydonians; than whoever came through the Gate, didn't come from there.'

'Dad, my mother came through the Gate, which means…'

'There's more than one Chappa'ia,' he realized. God how stupid was he; he should have realized that when she'd first told him. 'Which means they could have come from anywhere.'

She nodded, keeping the rest of her opinions to herself as Kawalsky joined them.

"Hey kiddo, how's life been treating you?" The Major asked her.

"Good," she said with a smile.

"Better then good," Jack bragged, like the proud father he was. "In the time she's been with me, she's completed High School. Been on a dig in Egypt and is half way through completing a Master's Degree."

"No kiddin'," Kawalsky was impressed. "What are you studying?"

"Anthropology and Archaeology," she revealed. "Catherine got me interested in Earth's past and Archaeology, dad just encouraged me."

"Well that's great."

They chatted for a while longer, and then the Major wandered off to talk to Hammond. After what seemed hours, the Stargate rumbled to life, Hammond, Samuels, Kawalsky and both O'Neill's rushed out of the briefing room and arrived in the Gate room as the tissue box came flying through the open Gate, which closed down again once it was through. Jack went up the ramp, picking up the box he read was written on it, walking back. He throw it to Samuels, who turned it so the General could read it as well, Cali and Kawalsky peering over their shoulders. On the side of the box were the words 'THANKS, SEND MORE'.

Jack addressed the General, smiling confidently. "Permission to take a team through the Stargate, sir?"

Hammond had already considered it. "Assuming I get the President's authorization, the mission briefing will be at 0800 hours. Consider yourself recalled to active duty Colonel."

"And Cali, sir?" He asked.

"Colonel, I'm not giving permission for a civilian to go through the Gate with you, let alone a child," the General remarked.

"Cali is not a child sir," Jack corrected. "And if you worried about her being able to handle herself your wrong. She can."

Hammond was not convinced. "Airman," he gestured the man over. "Relinquish your side arm," he ordered and held out his hand, having the weapon placed in it. "Miss O'Neill."

Cali moved to his side, a little hesitant. "Sir?"

"Do you know what this weapon is?"

"It's a nine millimeter Beretta sir."

The General handed it back to the airman. "Take it off him."

"General?"

"The airman is your enemy, remove his weapon from him," he ordered.

All moved back from the two, Cali glanced over to her father, who nodded slowly. She turned back to the airman, who now had the weapon pointing at her, the safety on. She moved quickly, disarming him, having him flat on his back before he knew what had happened, her foot on his chest and the weapon pointing directly at his head, she'd barely broken a sweat.

"Stand down," the General ordered.

She did, helping the young man up, giving him back his weapon, she turned to the General seeing her dad grinning. "Is there anything else you need me to do, sir?"

"No Miss O'Neill, that will be all," he informed. "Consider yourself the team linguist."

"Thank you sir."

At 0800 hours the next morning, Jack stood in the briefing room, back in uniform, looking out at the Stargate. He turned and glanced over at his daughter who was standing with Kawalsky and Ferretti. Cali wore supplied fatigues and standard issued Air Force boots. Her hair was braided back into a French Braid, giving a little maturity to her nineteen years. Sighing he wandered if he was doing the right thing, taking her back with him to Abydos.

"Ten hut!" An airman got their attention as General Hammond came into the room, those in uniform saluting.

Jack crossed to the table as the General spoke: "Gentlemen and Miss O'Neill, take your seats," he ordered and all but Jack sat down, the general asking. "Where's Captain Carter?"

"Just arriving sir," the airman informed.

Jack removed a pen from his inside pocket. "Carter?"

"I'm assigning Sam Carter to this mission," Hammond revealed.

"I'd prefer to put together my own team, sir."

"Not this mission, sorry. I've already given you leeway with your linguist, don't push it, Colonel, Carter is our expert on the Stargate."

"Where's he transferring from?" Jack asked as he made a note on his file.

"She is transferring from the Pentagon," a very feminine voice informed and a pretty blond headed woman entered the room, moving quickly to the empty seat on Jack's right. "I take it you're Colonel O'Neill," she came to attention and saluted him. "Captain Samantha Carter reporting, sir."

Jack saluted back, taking it all with a casual ease.

Kawalsky couldn't help but comment thought. "But you go by Sam."

Sam could hold herself against any man; she'd been doing it all her career. "You don't have to worry, Major, I played with dolls when I was a kid."

"GI Joe?"

"No, Major Matt Mason," was the quick come back.

"Oh," Kawalsky looked to Ferretti confused. "Who?"

"Major Matt Mason, astronaut doll," Ferretti explained not only for his friend but Cali too, who looked just as confused. He addressed Sam. "Did you have that cool backpack that made him fly?"

Hammond interrupted before any more could be said. "Lets get started, Colonel?"

"Thank you," he saw Carter take her seat, not waiting for her. "Those of you on your first trip through the Gate, you should be prepared for what to expect."

Sam interrupted him. "I've practically memorized your report from the first mission, I'd like to think I've been preparing for this my whole life."

"I think what the Colonel is saying," Kawalsky said. "Is have you ever pulled out of a simulated bombing run in an F-16 at 8-pluse G's?"

"Yes." Sam answered honestly.

That surprised more then him. "Well," he recovered. "It's worse then that."

Ferretti offered his own explanation. "By the time you get to the other side you're frozen stiff, like you've been through a blizzard, naked."

Cali saw both men smirking, but the Captain was un-phased.

"That is the result of the compression your molecules undergo during the millisecond required for reconstitution." Sam informed them.

Jack groaned. "Oh here we go, another scientist, General, please."

"Theoretical astrophysicist." Sam corrected.

"Which means?"

"Which means she is smarter then you are Colonel," Hammond retorted. "Especially in matters related to the Stargate."

"It means she's studied the theoretical properties of travel through the Stargate, but hasn't yet to experience it." Cali added, gaining some confidence, now she'd been among this boys only club since last night.

Sam frowned at the younger woman, ignoring her to face down the Colonel. Seeing Kawalsky and Ferretti found it most amusing. "Colonel, I was studying the Gate technology for two years before Daniel Jackson made it work and," she glanced at both Kawalsky and Ferretti. "Before the both of you went through," she said sternly and then looked back to O'Neill. "I should have gone through then, so sir, you and your men might as well accept the fact that I am going through this time."

"Well with all due respect Doctor I…" Jack began.

"It is appropriate to refer to a person by their rank, not their salutation. You should call me Captain, not Doctor," she interrupted.

"Captain Carter's assignment to this unit is not an option, it's an order." Hammond stated.

"I'm an Air Force officer, just as you are, Colonel and just because my reproductive organs are on the inside instead of the outside, doesn't mean I can't handle whatever you can handle." Sam concluded.

Jack smiled, taking his seat. "Oh this has nothing to do with you being a woman. I like women. The linguist on my team is a woman and last I looked so is my daughter," he said smoothly. "I just have a little problem with scientists."

Sam frowned; she hadn't known about the daughter, she pushed her point anyway. "Colonel, I logged over a hundred hours in enemy airspace during the Gulf War. Is that tough enough for you? Or are we going to have to arm wrestle?"

Cali giggled, she couldn't help herself; she had visions of her father arm wrestling the pretty Captain.

The pretty Captain wasn't impressed. "And you are?"

"I'm the team's linguist and his daughter," she answered. "Cali O'Neill."

"Cali is from Abydos, Captain," Hammond informed. "Her knowledge is valuable."

Sam was going to comment, when Samuels jumped in being critical. "I hate to throw a damper on the enthusiasm, but I still say the safest most logical way to deal with this is to bury the Stargate, just like the ancient Egyptians did, make it impossible for the aliens to return. It's the only way to eliminate the threat."

"Except it won't work." Cali told him before her dad could.

"It worked before, Miss O'Neill." Hammond noted.

"They know what we are now, they know how far we've come, we're a threat to them," Jack said bluntly. "They've got ships, General, Ra had one as big as the Great Pyramid, they don't need the Stargate to get here, they can do it the old fashioned way." He gestured to Samuels. "Now with all due respect to Mr. Glass-is-half-empty over there, don't you think maybe we should use the Stargate to do a little reconnaissance before they decided to come back …. Again?"

Hammond knew the Colonel was right. He was starting to like the man. "I'll give you exactly twenty-four hours to either return or send a message through, no Kleenex boxes please," he ordered. "Otherwise we'll assume the worst and send a bomb through."

"Understood." Jack agreed with a nod.

The meeting was concluded; there was a mission to prepare for. Carter went over to the General. "Sir?"

"What is it Captain."

"Sir, is it wise to send Miss O'Neill on this mission?" She asked him.

"Captain, Cali O'Neill has in a little over a year, learnt to speak English, to read and write, completed high school, gone on a dig in Egypt, and is studying two for Master's degrees, which will lead to her doing doctorates on both subjects, one which she started while completing high school," Hammond revealed, having received the file on the young woman. "She speaks twenty languages, which include ancient Egyptian, Phoenician, Sumerian, and Latin. She's proficient in reading and writing hieroglyphics and Linear A. She can read and write every language she speaks and I'm informed she can pick up a language and have the ability to speak it within an hour. Her IQ was tested and recorded as being well over one forty, nearly one fifty. The only other person more qualified to do this is Dr. Jackson, who I hope once he returns will take a great interest in this young woman."

"I understand sir."

"Good, because I think Captain, Cali, could use a friend," he advised and walked away.

Sam turned and saw the young woman walking out with her father, she'd underestimated her, she shouldn't have, but she had. She wouldn't from now on. After all she knew how hard it was for a woman in this 'Man's Air Force'.

The Stargate locked onto the seventh chevron and opened with a whoosh as the Colonel and his team entered the Gate room in desert fatigues with General Hammond.

"Try and follow orders this time, Colonel," the General advised.

"Sir?" Jack questioned.

"This time you bring Daniel Jackson back, is that clear?"

"Yes sir," he saluted the General.

Hammond returned the salute. "And Colonel, look after your daughter," he said in a more gentle tone.

"I will sir," Jack agreed and ordered. "Move out."

His team, consisting of Kawalsky, Ferretti, two green Lieutenants and Cali, stepped onto the ramp and walked up to the Stargate. With Cali between them, Kawalsky and Ferretti walked through, the two Lieutenant's following after a moment's hesitation. Leaving Sam and Jack at the base of the ramp.

"Captain?" Jack queried her.

"Don't worry, sir, I won't let you down." Sam said quickly.

He smiled. "Good," he stepped onto the ramp, walking past her. "I was going to say 'ladies first'."

She hurried to catch up to him, walking at his side. "You know, you really will like me when you get to know me."

"Oh, I adore you already, Captain," he said a little sarcastically.

Sam didn't take any notice; she was staring at the event horizon. "My God, look at this! I mean the energy the Gate must release to create a stable wormhole is… it's astronomical to use exactly the right word!" She reached out and touched the event horizon, pulling her hand back as it rippled. "You can actually see the fluctuation on the event horizon!"

Having heard enough, Jack shoved her through the Gate and walked casually after her. Emerging through the Gate on Abydos, it closed behind him. He was careful walking down the stone steps, taking note his daughter was with the hunched over Carter.

"Ugh, I think I'm going to be sick, ugh," the Captain groaned.

"Maybe you shouldn't have had that big lunch, huh?" Jack smirked, patting her on the shoulder as he walked past.

Cali rolled her eyes. "You'll be fine in a few minutes, Captain," she assured and helped her out of her backpack and to her feet, both hurrying to catch up with the Colonel, which was fairly easy.

The room appeared to be empty, but they soon found out appearance can be deceiving; suddenly the planets inhabitants emerged from the shadows and pointed weapons at them. Cali was shoved behind Sam, the team cocking their weapons, coursing a stand off.

Cali, defied the order to stay out of sight, and moved from behind Sam, holding her hands up, to show she had no weapon. 'Cha'hari! Cha'hari!'

Daniel made his appearance, doing the same thing. "Cha'hari! Cha'hari. Lower your guns."

They did, only because he asked them too.

Daniel looked to Jack, a little confused and happy to see him. "Hello Jack, welcome back."

Jack didn't take any notice of the Archaeologist; he walked towards him, and then barged past to get to Skaara, who is standing behind him. The Abydonian young man saluted the Colonel. Jack saluted back with a smile and then hugged the young man, both of them laughing happily. "Skaara."

"O'Neill! I did not think to be seeing you again!" Skaara exclaimed.

Cali hurried over to Daniel, she was more then happy to hug him. "Daniel."

He realized who it was, drawing her into his arms. "Cali," he held her tight. "You look great."

She pulled away a little, blushing. "It's good to see you."

Jack turned, frowning at his daughter in the archaeologist's arms. "Daniel, how you doing?"

"Good, you?" Daniel answered, releasing Cali.

"Much better now I see everyone's okay and you've released my daughter."

"Daughter?" He looked to Cali. "Jack became your dad?"

"He did."

"Congratulations."

Ferretti made the 'live long and prosper' sign with his fingers. "Greetings from Earth, Doctor Jackson."

Daniel smiled. "Hello Ferretti."

"Brought you a little something, Daniel." Kawalsky said handing him a pocket pack of tissues.

"Kawalsky," Daniel said remembering him.

Sha're, having heard the commotion, emerged from behind a hanging, Daniel seemed to sense her almost, turning he gestured her out. "Sha're, don't be shy."

She crossed to his side, seeing who was with him. "Cali?" She hugged the young woman, speaking to her in Abydonian; her touch was soft and almost a gentle caress.

Cali smiled, relieved and happy to see her. 'I'm fine, really.' She reassured before reluctantly stepping back as Jack joined them.

"Hi," he greeted and held out his hand, shaking Sha're's. "Good to see you again."

She huddled closer to her husband when Jack released her hand, her gaze though on Cali, she hadn't expected to see her again; to be able to touch her again.

Daniel seemed to take it all in his stride. "So I figured it was only a matter of time before you had to tell the truth about us still being here."

"Yep. Why the militia, has something else come through?" Jack asked him.

"No," Daniel answered. "Just taking precautions. Why?"

"Amazing," Sam exclaimed, looking at the DHD, interrupting them. "This is what was missing from the dig at Giza. This is how they controlled it! It took us fifteen years and three supercomputers to MacGyver a system on Earth."

Jack cleared his throat. "Captain!"

She didn't seem to hear him. "Look how small it is!"

"Captain!" Jack tried again, this time a little louder, gesturing to Daniel when she turned.

"Oh right, excuse me," she went over to them. "Doctor Jackson I presume, I'm Doctor Samantha Carter," she introduced herself and shook his hand.

"Thought you wanted to be called Captain?" Jack retorted.

Ignoring the bantering, Daniel looked to the Colonel. "What's going on, Jack?"

"Six hostile aliens came through the Stargate on Earth, four people are dead, ones missing."

"One of them looked like Ra, Daniel." Kawalsky added.

"Well they didn't come from here," he assured them. "I mean the boys take shifts guarding it 36 hours a day, every day, we'd know if they came through here."

"Well, they came from somewhere Daniel, I'm going to have to look around." Jack announced.

"I… I think I can help you find out who it was but, um; it's going to have to wait until this sandstorm is over. We were about to have our evening meal. Why don't you join us?"

"We can't do anything in a sandstorm, dad," Cali said being the voice of reason.

Jack nodded. "All right," he agreed.

A little later Jack and his team were seated in a circle on the floor with the Abydonian's, enjoying the meal with them. Jack noted Cali and Sha're had disappeared for a brief time, he guessed the two needed to catch up in private; they were family after all.

"Everybody try this." Daniel suggested, gesturing to a dish, bring Jack out of his contemplation.

"This too," Skaara insists, he handed out bowls of liquid.

Jack took one. "What's this?"

"Drink." Skaara insisted again.

A little skeptical, Jack sniffed the liquid, recognizing the smell. "Moonshine?"

The Abydonian looked confused by the word. "Moon… shine?"

"Yeah, moonshine, as in booze," he added the word for alcohol in Abydonian, and then asked. "Daniel, what are you teaching these kids?"

Daniel looked complete innocent, which made Skaara smile. "Try it," he insisted again.

"All right," Jack agreed. "Skaara's moonshine. I'll give it a little shot." He took a drink before Cali could warn him to sip, spiting it out just as fast. "Oh God," he exclaimed as everyone laughed, his voice raspy. "Smooth, very smooth."

Skaara is pleased. "Moonshine!"

"Your little soldiers are all grown up, Colonel." Kawalsky smirked as he took a drink.

"Yeah, I'm so proud, whoa…"

Cali took a small drink, since she knew what to expect and handed the bowel to Sam. "Sip it," she warned softly.

Sam did. "Wow," she exclaimed, seeing the younger woman smile.

Skarra held out the lighter Jack had given him. "O'Neill… your lighter?"

Jack was amazed he still had it. "No, it's yours," he said insisting. "I gave that to you to keep. Remember?"

Skaara nodded. "Thank you," he said and then pushed his way thought his friends.

Daniel saw him go. "You know he's never had that out of his sight the whole time you were gone."

"Yeah?"

"So this… this man who looked like Ra, he must have come through another Gate."

"What other Gate?" Sam asked surprised and a little outraged that some scruffy-gone native archaeologist was purposing such a thing.

"Another Gate?" Jack played along, ignoring the Captain's outburst.

"The Stargate only goes here," the Captain remarked.

"No, no, I think you're wrong about that," Daniel said, he glanced briefly at Cali, who shook her head slowly.

"I was there," Sam continued, having not seen the unspoken message. "We ran hundreds of permutations."

"But you didn't have what you need," he declared.

"Daniel, what are you talking about?" Jack asked him.

Before he could answer, Skaara returned. "Daniel, the storm has passed."

He nodded and stood. "I'll show you," he turned to his wife who had also stood. "Sha're, ben quar ri, Jack and his friends… to see the vili tao an."

Sha're didn't want him to leave. "Bonni wai?"

"I won't be long," he assured her.

She saw he was going not matter what she said, wrapping her arms around him, she kissed him, a long slow kiss, one that would make him come back to her quickly. Those around them whooped and laughed. They parted. "Goodbye, my Daniel."

Daniel was a little stunned, his wife usually only did that in private. "Bye," he managed to say.

Kawalsky stood. "Ferretti, hold the fort."

"Yes sir."

Along with Daniel and a few Abydonians, Jack, Kawalsky, Cali and Sam left the temple, emerging into the bright desert, those who had them put on sunglasses.

"Boy, I can't say I've missed this place." Kawalsky exclaimed.

"I have," Cali remarked, seeing him smile understandingly at her.

"Come on." Daniel urged, leading them.

"This is just incredible." Sam stated, overwhelmed by it all.

Cali smiled at her enthusiasm and walked with Daniel, the two chatting about what life was like on Earth for her and what it was like on Abydos for him, all in Abydonian, as he led the way.

Jack walked with Sam, a small smile on his lips, occasionally listening in to what the two were talking about.

"Do you understand anything they're saying?" Sam asked him.

He nodded. "Cali taught me the language, they're talking about what's being going on in their lives."

"What's it like, Colonel?" She asked him and saw his confused look. "Having a daughter like Cali, she's brilliant."

"Yeah well, I didn't know that when I let her leave here with me," he admitted. "She was just a confused, scared kid, who needed me."

"But these are her people, why didn't she stay?" Sam inquired, having wondered about that.

"She was a bit of an outcast, Sha're, Kasuf and Skaara befriended her and kept her safe," Jack revealed. "She was one of the kids that helped us escape Ra and eventually destroy him. She and I, well, we sort of connected right from the start. Just like Skaara and I did, but it was different, I sensed right from the start she needed someone and I made sure that someone was me."

"She's very lucky than sir."

"Thanks Carter."

Daniel led them inside the pyramid that shadowed the temple; torches lit the way, the boys going ahead to do so. Daniel explained about it. "I fingered there had to be more to this place, so I stated exploring, just the area around the town and the pyramid at first and after about a month I found this place," he revealed. "Um, Captain Doctor, you're going to love this. So are you Cali."

The boys had lit the large room he led them into, it's walls covered in elaborate hieroglyphs.

"Oh my God, this is amazing!" Sam exclaimed.

"It's the archaeological find of the century." Cali said amazed.

"So Daniel," Jack said calmly. "You had a chance to translate this yet?"

"I think so," Daniel informed.

"What does it say?"

"Well, uh it doesn't say anything," the Archaeologist revealed. "It's actually sort of a chart, more of a … map."

"Of?" Jack pushed.

"Well I haven't been able to analyze all of it. I mean look at it, it would take my whole life."

"Well Daniel, we don't have that long. What's it a map of?" The Colonel asked impatiently, noting his daughter was studying the nearest wall.

"Well," Daniel began. "The cartouches seem to be separated clearly into groupings, each grouping is attached to the others with a series of lines, and each grouping of glyphs contain seven symbols, so you can see where this is going of course."

Jack was confused. "Tell us anyway." He prompted.

"All the symbols are on the Stargate in the Abydos chamber," Cali said turning back to them.

Daniel nodded, addressing her eagerly. "I've managed to chart some of them n the Abydos night sky, or at least pretty close," he turned back to her father. "Jack, I think that this is a map of a vast network of Stargates, Stargates that are… are all over the galaxy."

Sam was surprised about that. "Um, I don't think that can be, Doctor."

"Why?" Both Daniel and Cali asked together. It was obvious to them.

"Well," Sam explained. "After Colonel O'Neill and his team came back, my team tried hundreds of symbol permutations using Earth as the point of origin and it never worked."

"I tried the same here and it didn't work either," he explained. "But I fingered the destinations I tried were either destroyed or buried, but, um, I mean some of them somewhere must still exist."

"I don't think so."

"Then where did your Ra look-alike come from?" Daniel asked her.

"Um," she didn't have an answer for him.

Daniel saw Cali going to say something, then decided not to, when he shook his head. "Look I don't pretend to know anything about Astrophysics, but couldn't the planets changed?" He purposed. "I mean, um, drift apart or something like that, to throw this map off?"

Sam smiled. "I knew I'd like you."

"You mean I'm right?" Daniel asked her a little shocked, especially since behind the Captain, Cali was nodding.

The Captain explained. "According to the expanding universe model all bodies in the universe are constantly moving further apart…"

"So in the thousands of years since the Stargate was built," he began.

She finished the sentence. "All the coordinates could have changed."

"But why does it still work between Abydos and Earth?"

"Abydos is probable the closest planet in the network to Earth," Sam answered. "I mean the closer they are the less the difference in the relative position due to expansion – the further away the greater the difference. In a few thousand more years it won't work between Earth and Abydos either."

"Unless you can adjust for the displacement." Daniel guessed.

"Right," Sam agreed. "With this map as a base that should be easy. All we have to do is correct for Doppler's Shift, then I should be able to arrive at a computer model that can predict the adjustments necessary to get the Gate working again."

"Okay," Kawalsky interrupted, confused. "So what did we just finger out?"

"Any civilization advanced enough to build this Gate network would be able to compensate for 50,000 years of stellar drift," she concluded.

"So… the Stargate can go other places?" Jack said, glancing at his daughter.

"The aliens could have come from anywhere," Cali noted as she looked around the room. "It's a big universe."

"Great," he grumbled. "Carter get a record of this place, once your done where out of here."

"Yes sir," she said, getting the small digital video camera from the pouch on her belt, getting to work. When she got back to Earth, she could download it into the computer and the results would be faster, her mind raced with the possibilities.

Daniel gestured Cali over. "I want to show you something," he announced quietly, also wanting a moment alone with the young woman.

She agreed, turning. "Dad, we'll be back in a moment."

"Don't wander too far, you two." Jack ordered.

"We won't," she promised and followed Daniel out of the main chamber into another smaller one. This one also had hieroglyphs on the walls, but these weren't Gate addresses. "This is amazing."

"I thought you'd like it."

She took her own small digital camera from a pouch on her belt and began filming as much as she could as she moved around the room. "I've missed you and Sha're, a lot," she confessed.

"We've missed you, Sha're especially," Daniel said, his gaze was locked on her. She'd changed so much and yet she was still the same person he'd meet along with his wife. "She was just starting to accept you weren't coming back when you did."

"So was I," Cali admitted, she kept filming, she didn't want him to see the emotions that welled in her eyes. Changing the subject skillfully. "Have you and Sha're talked about children?"

"We have," Daniel lent against the wall, grinning. He knew all about the relationship his wife and Cali had. He also knew how hard it must have been for Cali, being away from Abydos. "We've got time."

She turned around and filmed him too, an familiar ache squeezed at her heart, the same ache she'd felt when first seeing Sha're and him together. "I think you'd make a great dad."

"Really?"

"Yes," she said grinning and then teased him to cover what she was really feeling. "I see little Doctor Jackson's running around in your future."

"Is that so," he got up and made a grab for her, she ducked out of the way, laughing. Finally though he caught her, stopping her from filming.

She stood there, in his arms, feeling very at ease. "I've missed you Daniel."

"I've missed you too, Cali," he whispered. He felt a strong connection to this young woman, as Jack did, but his connection was due to his wife and it was something he didn't fully comprehend and for the moment he was content to just have her there, even if it also made him feel a little anxious. He had a beautiful young woman in his arms and it wasn't his wife and he felt comfortable having her there, like she was meant to be there. "Come on, Cal, we should get back to the others." He quickly decided.

"Okay," she agreed having felt it too, she tucked the camera away and followed him out, pushing aside her own confused feelings.

Jack and the others were ready to go as they arrived back at the main chamber. The Colonel glanced at the two of them, getting the feeling something had occurred that neither were going to talk about and it made the hair on the back of his neck bristle, if Jackson had made a move on his daughter, he'd kill him. The reassuring smile he got from Cali eased those thoughts a little. "Got everything, Captain?" He asked Sam.

"Yes sir."

"Lets go then."

Arriving back at the temple, the stillness worried Jack, and the others. "It's too quiet," he noted.

"Something is wrong," Daniel stated and took off with the others behind him. Coming into the chamber where the Gate was as Abydonian's that hid emerged, seeing the dead and dying. Daniel looked around frantically. "Sha're!" He called out before hurrying over to an injured boy as Jack, Cali, Sam and Kawalsky moved to check on their team members. Daniel knelt next to the boy. "Bolaa."

"There's so… there's so many…" the boy said incoherently.

"What?" Daniel asked him.

"So many of them…"

"It's all right. Just tell me what happen," Daniel insisted gently.

"It was Ra…"

"Ra is dead. Tao qua Ra," he told him.

"No… I saw… he took Sha're, he took Skaara… into the Chappa'ia."

"Where, did you see? Did you see?" Daniel asked aguishly.

But it was too late, Bolaa's eyes closed and he died.

Kawalsky stormed over to him. "What's going on, Daniel?" He asked angrily. "Could there be another Ra?"

Daniel got to his feet, just as angry. "How in the hell should I know?" He snapped. "I should have left the barricade up. This is my fault."

Cali was insistently at his side, shaken by it as he was. "No it's not, Daniel."

Jack was at the side of one of the young Lieutenant's he'd brought with him. "Come on, come on." Finally he felt a pulse.

Sam looked over to him, she was with Ferretti; the man was badly injured. "Colonel, Ferretti needs medical attention now!"

"Go," Daniel told them. "Help him, I can send you back."

"You're coming with us this time, Daniel. I've got orders." Jack stated bluntly.

He laughed at him. "I don't care about your orders, Colonel. My wife is out there, so is Skarra - "

"And the only way we're going to get'em back is for you to come home with us," Jack told him, seeing the fear in his daughters eyes, she'd lost so much already. "Ferretti might have seen those coordinates." He looked to Carter. "Captain, do you have the video?"

She held up the camera, while helping Ferretti. "I've got everything I need."

"To many…" Ferretti murmured weakly.

Cali hadn't moved from Daniel's side. She grabbed his arm, pleading with him. She couldn't lose him, not him. "Daniel, please?"

He glanced around, seeing his friends, some dying, and some grieving. Reluctantly moving away from the young woman, who was bravely holding herself together emotionally. "Ni-ya. Ni-ya," he gathered them around him. "After we go through the Chappa'ai, you have to bury it like we did before and then leave this place."

"You come back?" A young man asked him.

"No, I can't," Daniel, told him torn, his bravo was gone he was almost falling apart. "Nobody can. That's what I'm telling you, not for a… long time. Now as soon as we're gone, I want you to close it, bury it, put a big, heavy cover stone over it – nothing good could ever come through this Gate. Do you understand me?" He asked them nearly in tears, he didn't care.

"You came through, Dani-el," the same young man said.

He almost lost it. "Do you remember the story I told you, how the ancient Egyptians back on Earth cut themselves off from Ra? Well that is exactly what you have to do," he told them. "Then in one year… one year from this day you take the cover stone away, I will try to bring Sha're home with me on that day. But if I don't make it back, if I don't return then you must bury the Gate again forever, joa qua? You tell Sha're's father that I'll return in one year." He drew the boy into his arms and the others hugged him too, saying goodbye, grieving together. After a few minutes he broke away and moved away from them, dialing out on the DHD.

Within Cheyenne Mountain, troops rushed into the Gate room as the technician's voice came over the intercom. "Standby for arrival, standby for arrival." The Gate room troops readied their weapons at the base of the ramp as the wormhole formed. The team, plus Daniel Jackson bust through, Jack and Sam were dragging Ferretti, Cali and Daniel dragging one of the Lieutenants.

Kawalsky had the other. "Get the medics!" He yelled.

Samuels and Hammond had entered. The Major spoke into his radio. "Close the iris! Close the iris!"

A metal iris spun shut on the gate, surprised Jack spun around, his rifle ready, seeing what it was. He looked back to Hammond. "What the hell's that, sir?"

"That's our insurance against any more surprised," the General informed as the medic's ran up the ramp to help the injured. "It's pure titanium, hopefully impenetrable."

Two medics lifted Ferretti onto a stretcher. "Get a gauze on him," one ordered. "We've got to stop the bleeding form his leg."

Hammond dragged his attention back O'Neill. "What happened, Colonel?"

"Base camp was hit while we were on recon, sir," he reported.

"Same hostiles who attacked us?"

Jack nodded. "Daniel's wife and one of our kids were kidnapped."

"Your kids?" The General asked confused.

"From the previous mission, sir."

Daniel came down the ramp to them as the medics carried Ferretti off. Cali was with him. He held out his hand to the General, who barely acknowledged him. "General hi, I'm Daniel Jackson, we've never met, um, I'd like to be on the team that goes after them."

Hammond spun round. "You're not in any position to make demands, Jackson." He snarled at the man and then moved up the ramp to other wounded.

Cali put her hand on the Archaeologist's arm. "Come on Daniel," she saw him give her a blank look, so she took his hand and guided him off the ramp and out of the Gate room.

Jack just stared after the General. "Damn," he swore under his breath and went after them.

A couple of hours later, after debriefing, post mission physicals and everything else, Jack had showered and changed back into his civilian clothes, he went to the infirmary and got a update on Ferretti, stopping in to see Kawalsky had taken up visual beside his friends bed and was almost asleep sitting there. "The doc said he's going to make it."

"Yes sir," the Major said half asleep with exhaustion and worry.

"You gonna stay here all night?"

"Yes sir."

Jack nodded and walked out; he had to find his daughter. The last he'd seen Cali she was still with Daniel, damn kid was sticking with the Archaeologist like glue, she was worried about him, he knew that. He was worried too, without Sha're, Daniel Jackson was lost and so was Cali O'Neill. She'd finally come to feel accepted on Earth, when they picked her up and throw her back into the turmoil again.

"Dad?"

He looked around and saw the person he was looking for jogging towards him, he stopped and waited for her. "I thought you were with Daniel?"

"I was dad, come on," Cali insisted and dragged him back the way she came. Taking him back to where she'd left Daniel, he was still leaning against the wall, looking lost and unsure.

"Hey." Jack acknowledged.

He looked. "They don't know what to do with me. And I don't know what to do with myself."

Seeing his daughter's pleading look, Jack knew what he had to do. "Come on, lets get out of here."

Cali grinned and grabbed Daniel's hand, pulling him along with her as she followed her dad.

They took Daniel home with them, made him dinner and insisted the Archaeologist stay with them for the time bring, making Daniel feel at home. While the Archaeologist helped Cali wash and wipe up, Jack took the time to call the Principal of the High School he'd been teaching at and inform him the Air Force had reactivated him. It wasn't an easy thing to do, but saving Skaara and Sha're would take time, as was keeping the Earth from the Goa'uld. Going back to teaching was something he could do when he retired again.

He hung up the phone as his two wards came into the lounge, Daniel sneezing into a tissue. "Nice catch," he teased.

"Thanks," the linguist remarked and blew his nose. "Gate travel always makes my allergies…" his voice faded as he sneezed again.

Cali handed a beer to her father, having already giving Daniel his. "You were saying?" She prompted him, sitting with her dad.

Daniel had been telling her about what happened after she and the others had left. He stood by the fireplace, playing with his beer bottle. "Anyway, um, as soon as you were gone, they realized that they were free, I mean, Abydos was their world for the taking."

"Have a little party did ya?" Jack remarked and took a drink of his beer.

"Oh yeah, big, big party," he answered uncomfortably. "They treated me like their savior, it was um… embarrassing."

"It's amazing you turned out so normal."

"Dad!" Cali chastised.

Daniel smiled a little. "Well if it wasn't for Sha're, I probably…" He paused sadly and fear and grief gripped his heart. "She was the complete opposite of everyone else," he wandered over and sat down. "She practically fell on the floor laughing every time I tried to do some chore they all took for granted. Like um, grinding yaphetta flour. I mean have you ever tried to grind your own flour?"

"I have," Cali, told him, even though she knew he already knew that.

"I'm trying to kick the flour thing," Jack remarked sarcastically.

Daniel laughed and took a swing of his beer, remarking at the way he was feeling. "This is going straight to my head," he mused and took another drink, rambling. "What time is it anyway? I must have Gate lag or something."

"Daniel, for crying out loud. You've had one beer. You're a cheaper date then my wife was." Jack said in disgust.

"Yes, when am I going to meet your wife?" The younger man asked

"Oh probably… uh never," Jack told him. "After I came back from Abydos the first time she'd already left. She didn't even know about Cali until the day she brought the divorce papers around."

"I'm sorry." Daniel said sincerely.

"Yeah, so was I," the Colonel said solemn. He felt Cali take his hand and give it a little squeeze. "I think in her heart she forgave me for what happened to our kid, she just couldn't forget."

"And what about you?"

"I'm the opposite, I'll never forgive myself, but sometimes I can forget. Sometimes." He answered, taking a drink of beer. "And I have Cali to look after now, she's been the best medicine."

Cali looked at the two men as silence settled between them, there was still a lot of pain being experienced by both of them, but she knew they'd both heal in time, she needed time to heal too. She squeezed her dad's hand, needing time to deal with everything that had happened alone. "I'm going to head off to bed. It's been a long day."

"Okay sweetheart," Jack said and kissed her check. "I won't be long."

"Take as long as you need, dad," she whispered, keeping her emotions in check.

He nodded and glanced to Daniel as his daughter stood. "Cali's going to bunk with me, so you have her room."

"I've changed the sheets and put out a set of sweets for you," she explained. "I know how cold it gets here after living on a desert planet."

"Thanks," Daniel said a little overwhelmed.

She knew that, going over to him, she knelt before him and took his hands in hers, speaking to him softly in Abydonian, which he replied to her the same way. Rising up, Cali gently kissed his forehead, lingering; she released his hands and got up, leaving the room.

Jack frowned, he hadn't caught all of that, but by the way Daniel moved restlessly in his chair it must have been good. "What was that all about?"

He looked a little embarrassed. "Um, Cali invoked an Abydonian custom, she's going to care for me while Sha're is absent from my arms, as it is her right."

Jack sat forward, in full protective father mode. "Fine with me, I don't interferer with her customs, but just make sure she stays absent from your bed. She maybe a woman by Abydonian law, but she's my little girl."

Daniel looked horrified. "Jack, she's your daughter… I wouldn't…. I can't believe…"

The Colonel smiled. "I'm not stupid Daniel, I know that Abydonian custom she invoked and I know what it entails," he stood. "I trust you though."

Daniel got to his feet a little relieved. "Thanks Jack."

"Sure Daniel," he took the empty beer bottle from him. "But remember this, you hurt my little girl in anyway and guys like Ra, will be the least of your problems."

"Got it."

"Good. Now get to bed Dr. Jackson."

Daniel nodded and shuffled off, finding the room on his own, dealing with the thoughts that were running through his head.

Jack chuckled and headed into the kitchen, putting the empties in the bin, he turned off the lights as he headed to bed. Shaking his head, he should of known his daughter would of invoked the custom, she and Sha're had been close, sisters because Kasuf had taken her in, but so much more – so very much more. His daughter would not invoke a custom that could lead her into sharing Daniel's bed if they hadn't been. "Damn kids," he muttered.

He changed into sweets in the bathroom and crawled in beside his daughter, she snuggled close to him and he relished the contact. When she'd first arrived on Earth, she had nightmares that had brought her into his arms and protection, but the nightmares had slowly disappeared.

"Dad."

"Yeah honey?" He switched off the bedside lamp.

She rolled over, facing him. "I'm sorry."

"For what sweetheart?" He asked her.

"For not telling what I was going to do," she said quietly.

"It's okay, darling, I trust you."

"I would dad, if he asked," she told him truthfully.

He sighed. "I know, he won't though, he told me that."

"That's what hurts the most dad," she said, and turned over so her back was too him.

Jack sighed again. He drew her into his arms and held her, Sha're hadn't been the only one to fall in love with Daniel during that first mission. His little girl had too. When he heard the sob that broke from her lips, he did the only thing he could; he reassured her everything would be all right, letting her cry herself to sleep.

In the morning when he woke she was gone, he got up and got ready for the day, heading down for breakfast he heard Cali and Daniel talking, using a mixture of Abydonian and English. Finding them in the kitchen, both of them dressed and ready to go. "I see Cali raided my wardrobe for something for you to wear, Daniel," he noted.

He looked embarrassed and uncomfortable. "I could change back into the fatigues."

"Daniel," Jack shook his head, he'd forgotten how literal the younger man was. "They're clothes I don't wear anymore, it's fine, keep them."

"Um, thanks."

"No problem," he accepted the coffee his daughter handed him. "I'll get your things out of the attic when we get back."

"You kept my things?" He asked as little surprised.

"Yeah."

"Dad didn't want to see them tossed out, so we brought them home with us." Cali explained.

"Good thing too," her dad commented.

"Um, thanks Jack." Daniel said a little besieged by it all.

Jack just shrugged un-phased by it all.

After breakfast they cleaned up and headed for the base, the tension had eased quiet a bit by the time they took the elevator down to the newly formed Stargate Command. Jack watched Cali and Daniel, he'd given the Archaeologist an old flight jacket and it looked good on him. His girl looked very comfortable in her own, one he'd given her as a present for their first Christmas together. Daniel, being ever the gentlemen was carrying her backpack with her books in it, she'd agreed to do some study while there. When the elevator stopped and they walked out, being greeted by a familiar face.

Cali rushed over to the young Sergeant, hugging him. "Michael."

"Hi kiddo," he hugged her back, before releasing her to salute her father. "Sir."

"Sergeant," Jack greeted. "Good to see you again."

"Thank you sir," he turned to the man next to the Colonel. "You must be Dr. Jackson," he held out his hand. "Sergeant Michael Anderson, I tutored Cali when she first arrived."

Daniel shook his hand. "It's nice to meet you, Sergeant, Cali told me you went to Egypt with her and her dad."

"I did, sir, enjoyed it too," he said with a smirk. Than addressed the Colonel. "Sir, General Hammond would like to see you, I'll look after Dr. Jackson and Cali."

"Then I'd better get into uniform and go see him," Jack declared. He gave his daughter a hug. "See you at the briefing sweetheart. Keep an eye on Daniel and don't give Mike a hard time."

"I will and I won't," she mused.

He ruffled her hair and headed off.

Michael led them back into the elevator, choosing the floor. "Dr. Jackson, General Hammond has organized an office for you on level 18, Cali and I are right next door, I'll give you both a tour and then we'll head to the briefing room."

The two glanced at each other, grinning. "Sweet," Cali smirked.

Daniel chuckled. "Trust you to pick up that saying, Cal."

She shrugged, grinning.

Michael did too. "If you need anything, Dr. Jackson, just ask."

"I'll do that, Sergeant." He agreed a little overwhelmed by it all.

They left the elevator when it stopped and headed down the corridor. Cali walking next to Daniel, gave his hand a gentle squeeze, and then released it. "It'll be okay, Daniel."

He gave her a smile. "I guess it will," he agreed. "You know, I still can't believe you've accomplished so much in such a short time… it's amazing."

She blushed and spoke Abydonian. 'I used to get into trouble for wanting to learn on Abydos, here I am encouraged.'

'But your mom taught you, you told me that,' he remarked, keeping his voice down, even though he slipped into the language easily.

Cali nodded, sadly and went back to English. "After she died though, things were different. Kasuf wouldn't let me continue what my mother had taught me and I felt lost until you and dad came through the Chappa'ai… Stargate."

"But still, in a year, you've done more then…." his voice faded, he'd also switched back. "I went to Collage at sixteen, if you'd been born here on Earth, I'm guessing you could of ended up going even earlier."

"I wanted to learn I guess, Michael use to call me a sponge, he said I just socked up information. Dr. Langford said I had a photographic memory and according to Dr. Warner, who I saw when I first arrived, I have the ability to learn faster than normal humans."

"In other words, Dr. Jackson, she's a human sponge," Michael teased, standing beside an open door, having overheard the last of the conversation.

Daniel chuckled. "I guess she is." He mussed and they walked into the office. He was impressed. "Wow."

"If there's anything else you require in here, just make a list and I'll see what I can do," the Sergeant announced.

"A coffee machine," the Archaeologist said without thinking.

Michael laughed. "I'll see what I can do."

Daniel turned back, a little embarrassed. "Sorry."

"That's okay," he assured. "Leave Cali's backpack here and I'll give you both the tour, then we'll head up to briefing room."

Leaving the pack behind, both went with him eagerly. By the time the tour was over and they arrived at the briefing room, Daniel found he liked the Sergeant, mostly because he cared about Cali and had befriended her.

When General Hammond walked into the room, he saw all were there that needed to be.

Major Samuels acknowledged him. "Ladies and gentlemen, General Hammond."

"People, what is spoken in this room is classified as SCI top secret," Hammond announced as he crossed the room the briefing room table. "Colonel, what do we know about these hostiles that we didn't yesterday?" He asked as he took his seat.

Everyone else did too, Cali being seated between Daniel and her father on purpose. Sam sat the other side of the Archaeologist. "Not a hell of a lot, General," Jack reported. "The Abydonian boys who survived the attack on the base camp thought it was Ra."

"I thought he was dead, gentlemen," the General remarked glancing at the Colonel, Archaeologist and Major Kawalsky, finally Cali, including her. "And Miss O'Neill."

Daniel saw at that. "Oh he's dead, he's definitely dead," he glanced nervously at both Cali and Jack. "I mean um… the bomb… he's got to be dead, right?"

Hammond wasn't so sure. "Then who's coming through the Stargate?"

Cali bit her lip, before speaking up. "The Gods."

"What?"

Daniel got her train of thought. "Not, as in 'God' God," he explained. "Ra played a God, the sun God, he borrowed the religion and culture of the ancient Egyptians he brought through the Gate and then he used it to enslave them."

Cali nodded. "He wanted the people of Abydos to believe he was the only one."

"So you're saying Ra's not the last of his race after all?" Sam stated.

"Maybe he's got a brother – Ray!" Kawalsky said sarcastically.

"That's what we need." Jack remarked, his voice also thick with sarcasm.

"Wait a minute," Daniel interrupted, putting it all together. "The legend goes Ra's race was dying, he survived by taking over the body of his human host, an Egyptian boy, but who's to say more of his kind couldn't do the same thing, I mean this could be happening any time anywhere there's a Gate."

"It could be happening right now." Cali added.

Hammond looked to Jack. "Colonel, you've had the most experience of fighting this hostile, assuming you have to defend yourself in the field, are you up to it?"

"We beat 'em once," Jack said confidently.

"I'll take that as a maybe," the General declared. "Captain Carter, you're confident that the Stargate will take us where we want to go with is new information?"

"Well, they're feeding the revised coordinates into the targeting computer right now," she said. "It'll take time to calculate but it should spit out two or three destinations a month."

Hammond addressed them all. "People, let's not fool ourselves here, this thing is both vast and dangerous and we are so far over our heads we can barely see daylight. We would all be much better off if the Stargate had been left in the ground."

"With respect, sir, we can't bury our heads in the sand, I mean think of how much we could learn, think of what we could bring back," Sam purposed.

"What you could bring back is precisely what I'm afraid of Captain," the General said bluntly. "However the President of the United States happens to agree with you." He saw her surprised look. "In the event your theories pan out he has ordered the formation of nine teams, whose duties will be to perform reconnaissance, determine threats and if possible to make peaceful contact with the people's of these worlds. Now these teams will operate on a covert top-secret basis, no one will know of their existence except the President and the Joint Chiefs. Colonel O'Neill."

"Sir?"

"Your team will be designated SG-1. The team will consist of yourself, Captain Carter…"

"And me?" Daniel and Cali asked at the same time.

Hammond sighed; he'd been expecting this. "Doctor Jackson, we need you to work as a consultant with the other SG teams from here, your expertise in ancient cultures and languages are far too valuable…"

"No," he said sternly for the first time. "Um, look I, I mean I know this is your decision but I just… I… really have to be on their team. My wife is out there General, I need to go."

"I'll take that under consideration," he told the man, and then addressed the young woman next to him. "Miss O'Neill, I contacted your professors and spoke with them and I spoke to the President. He has decided you're more valuable here; you'll be working as a consultant as well while you complete your Master's degrees and doctorates with the help of Sergeant Anderson," he informed. "You'll head up the Archaeological department with Dr. Jackson and work with all SG teams when needed. Acceptable."

She grinned. "Yes sir."

"Good," he turned to the Major on his left. "Major Kawalsky, you will head SG-2."

"I will?" He asked shocked.

The General saw that. "Colonel O'Neill keeps telling me it's about time you had a command."

Jack shrugged when Kawalsky looked over to him. "I had a moment of weakness." He said sarcastically, seeing the man grin.

An airman entered the room, hurrying over to Samuels, he handed him a note. The Major read it and announced. "Ferretti's conscious, sir."

Jack didn't wait to be dismissed, he leap to his feet and left.

"Dismissed." The General ordered, ignoring the brake in protocol.

Cali, Daniel, Kawalsky and Sam quickly rushed out, heading for the infirmary. All got there at the same time, seeing Ferretti kind of sitting upright, still attached to tubs and other medical equipment, he looked terrible, but determined, a laptop on the table over his bed.

Sam moved to his side, speaking to the nurse with him. "I'll take over now."

The man nodded and moved out of the way.

Jack stood at the end of the bed with Daniel and Cali. "I know your probably not feeling so hot, Ferretti, but we need something from you."

Sam saw what Ferretti was bringing up on the laptops screen. "Look's like he's way ahead of you, Colonel."

All watched as he called up the seven Gate symbols, the action taxing on him, even so.

"You saw all seven symbols?" Jack asked him surprised. "This is where they went?"

Ferretti nodded, the tub still down his throat, so talking wasn't advisable. "Mmm."

Cali looked at the symbols; they were the ones her mother had made her memorize, the ones her mother had warned her about. She shivered and whispered a short pray in Goa'uld.

Daniel spun his head round to her, having picked up some of that. He spoke to her Abydonian, seeing the range of emotions that crossed her face, from worry to fear. He took her hand, seeing everyone was watching them, waiting. 'Tell them,' he told her, still talking in her native language.

She hesitated a little. "It's Chulak," she said switching back.

"Chulak?" Her dad repeated.

"My mother made me memorize that particular Gate address and told me only pain and death comes from Chulak."

"How would you mother know?" Sam asked her.

Daniel squeezed Cali's hand. "You'll have to tell them sometime."

"Daniel…" She shook her head, pulling free of his hand she rushed out of the room.

"Damn," Jack muttered.

"Colonel?" Sam was confused.

"I'll go," Daniel said and went after the young woman, leaving Jack to give them an explanation. He found her on level 18 in his office; she'd left the lights off, so only the light from outside filtered the room. "Cali." He went further in. "They needed to know."

She knew that, hugging herself. "I always fantasized my mother was a Princess, from the fairy tales dad told me about, that she escaped through the Chappa'ia, that my father was a Prince or a King who fought hard to keep her alive," tears welled in her eyes. "What if… Daniel what if he was one of them, a Goa'uld. What if he forced himself on my mother and I was result."

"Your mother loved you, Cali, you told me that," he went further into the room and drew her into his arms. "You have nothing to be ashamed off."

"I want so much to be strong, like dad, like you and Sha're, but I'm not," she sobbed.

"Yes you are," he contradicted. "You fought hard to defeat Ra, you gave up everything you knew and started a new life on another planet. You gave up so much, including Sha're." He wiped the tears from her cheeks. "She told me, I would have accepted it, she was my wife, but you were…."

"It's not accepted here, Daniel."

"I know," he rubbed her back, comforting her. She'd been through so much in her young life, learnt so much and a lot of it the hard way. "But it is on Abydos."

She looked up, seeing he understood, seeing how he missed his wife, feared for her safety, but now he earned to help her too, take away her pain - a pain he understood, that brought them together. She rose up on her toes and brushed her lips against his, just softly at first, then when he didn't pull away, she did it with a little more pressure and he parted his, deepening the kiss. "When you find Sha're, give her that from me," she pleaded when they parted.

"I will," he promised, breathing a little harder, seeing she could effected just as badly as Sha're did from one kiss. "I'll bring her home, then we'll be together, even if we have to return to Abydos to do it."

Cali nodded. "I guess we should find the others, I need to apologize to Major Carter, I shouldn't have run out."

"You have nothing to apologize for," Sam's voice came from the doorway where she stood, a little stunned by what had just occurred.

Moving apart they turned and saw her and Jack, the Colonel was frowning. "How much did you hear?" Daniel asked a little concerned.

"What was needed," Jack answered bluntly. He should have put two and two together, but he hadn't. Damn, how stupid was he.

Sam moved further into the room. "I'm sorry your mother died, Cali, I would have liked to have meet her."

"Thank you Captain."

Jack turned on the lights. "She brought up a smart daughter," he said, not happy about what he'd just witnessed. "You'd better tell Carter everything."

Cali nodded. "My mother came through the Chappa'ia when she was pregnant with me, Kasuf befriended her and took her into his family. I was born on Abydos, it is my home and they are my people," she explained. "My mother taught me to read and write in Goa'uld, the language of the Gods, that's what she called it. Since reading and writing was banned on Abydos, she did it in secret and taught me as much as she could of the knowledge she processed. After she died, Kasuf wouldn't let me continue, if I was to be his daughter, I was to live with his rules. I knew he was just trying to protect me, but it hurt. Until dad and Daniel arrived, I felt lost. Sha're understood, a little anyway."

Daniel suddenly realized something. "You were the one who showed Sha're what the symbol was Earth was and where they legend of Ra was written."

Cali nodded.

"You and Daniel's wife were very close." Sam guessed, trying to piece it all together.

"She and Sha're were, Captain, in simple terms, um, life partners." Daniel said calmly, having been told by Sha're after their first night together.

"Whoa, wait a minute," she stated, taking it all in, seeing the Colonel didn't seem surprised by it. "You're telling me Cali and Sha're were lovers?"

"On Abydos it's an emotional bonding as well as a physical one, Sam," Cali said slowly. "And it's not so taboo as it is here on Earth."

"In a way, Jack is also Cali's life partner, because he looks after her," Daniel explained. "Just as Sha're looked after Cali, after Sha're and I consummated our relationship, then if I'd agreed, Cali would have consummated her relationship with me also, so the three of us would have been together."

Jack went over to his daughter, wrapping his arms around her, seeing she needed a hug from him, reassurance he understood. "When I first had Daniel inquire about taking Cali with me, Kasuf thought I wanted her for a wife. When Daniel explained I was already married, Kasuf didn't see the problem, but Daniel finally explained to him I wanted to take Cali back with me and bring her up as my daughter," he told Sam. "Now I think I understand why he agreed so readily, he wasn't afraid of the three of them being together. He was afraid of what Cali could learn if she remained with Daniel."

"So what happens now?" Sam asked them. "I mean how does this effect the relationship you have with your daughter, Colonel?"

"It doesn't affect my relationship with Cali, but hers and Daniel's, now that's different." Jack told her, he stepped back and looked to Daniel. "This one is all yours Danny-boy."

Daniel frowned at the name, ignoring it. "Cali invoked an Abydonian custom last night, one she has every right to because of her relationship with Sha're. She's going to care for me in Sha're's absence."

Sam heard the passion in his voice, and the strength when he spoke about his wife, the people of Abydos and Cali. "I don't understand."

"Well, she does the duties of a wife," he explained and saw the Captain wrinkle her nose. "In all but sharing my bed, I can only invoke that."

"But he won't." Jack added sternly. 'Even if you want him to,' he added in Abydonian to his daughter. Seeing Daniel's surprised look. "Don't look so surprised Daniel. You're what most would call a father's nightmare, you'd not only steal their daughter's hearts but their wives as well."

Sam giggled at the young man's face. "He's right, Daniel."

"Great," he sat on the nearest stood. "I'm doomed right from the start."

Jack chuckled. "Come on, lets go brief the General and get this mission sorted out, we've got family to rescue."

They agreed and left with him. Daniel and Cali walking side by side, following her father and Sam. 'I'm sorry,' she whispered in Abydonian.

'For what, admitting you want to share my bed?' He asked her the same way and saw her nod. 'Don't be …I'm…um flattered.'

She blushed. 'You won't take me to your bed though, because of dad.'

'Not if I won't to remain living.' Daniel noted, feeling more then a little guilty that he'd thought about it. Actually dreamed about it, him, Sha're and Cali, together.

'She would be happy, knowing you are happy, Daniel.' Cali reminded. 'You love her and her acceptance is important, I understand that.'

'Thank you'

"You're welcome," she said with a smiled, switching back.

In the General's office, they informed Hammond of the address. None made any reference to what had happened in Daniel's office.

Hammond sat back in his chair. "Colonel, do you believe SG-1 and 2 can handle this mission?"

"Yes sir."

"Very well," he looked to Cali. "Miss O'Neill."

"Yes sir?"

"You'll be accompanying SG-1 to assist Dr. Jackson," the General informed. "Your assignment isn't permanent, Dr. Jackson is SG-1's linguist/Archaeologist, however in light of what you've just told me. I think you should accompany them on this mission."

"Thank you sir," she said a little surprised.

He stood. "Colonel, make sure both Jackson and O'Neill are armed, side arms only."

"Yes sir," Jack said proudly.

"Then get your teams briefed and ready, you leave in thirty minutes."

"Yes sir," he ushered the two-stunned academic's towards the door, along with Carter.

"Jack?"

He stopped. "Sir."

Hammond waited until the three had left. "Look after your daughter and Jackson."

"I will sir," he assured and walked out.

Thirty minutes later, SG-1, along with Major Kawalsky and Cali O'Neill, who wore an SG-1 badge on her fatigues, strolled towards the Gate room all geared up and ready to go. Major Samuels walked with them.

"Colonel," he addressed O'Neill. "I'd like to remind you that rescuing Doctor Jackson's wife is a secondary objective, in the event you fail to notify base camp within twenty-four hours SG-2 will scrub the mission and return without you."

"Understood," Jack said, but thought. Fat chance.

Kawalsky said it though, not in the same. "Not going to happen, Colonel. SG-2 won't leave without you."

Jack smiled, but Samuels frowned, going on with business. "All right, lets confirm transmitter codes, remember only the right code will open the iris and if you lose your transmitter, you cannot get home."

Sam did that; she carried the appropriately named GDO – garage door opener. "Understood sir."

They walked into the gate room, where the rest of SG-2 was waiting at the bottom of the ramp, a FRED stood waiting just on the ramp loaded up with their equipment, the Gate opened, ready for them to pass through.

Hammond spoke over the intercom from the control room. "SG-1, SG-2, if you do not return in 24 hours, your remote transmitter codes will be locked out and the iris will be sealed permanently. At that point there will be no return. Is that understood?"

"Yes sir," Jack acknowledged for all of them, he saluted and addressed his men. "Lets move out."

He led the way up the ramp following the FRED, Daniel and Cali gave the General a little wave each before going up the ramp, which brought a smile to his lips.

Samuels looked to Kawalsky. "I kinda wish I was going with you."

"Yeah?" Major Charles Kawalsky asked him, before stating. "I'm kinda glad you're staying behind." He stepped onto the ramp. "All right boys, lets go," he ordered his team and they followed SG-1 through the wormhole, stepping out onto the alien planet, the cold of Gate travel chilling their bones. "Damn it's cold!" He exclaimed wiggling his fingers.

"Okay people, lets get the gear out," Jack ordered. "Lets move!"

Next to Cali, Daniel sneezed. "Anybody have a Kleenex?"

She smiled and dug into one of the pockets on the vest she wore, pulling out a couple of Kleenex, handing them to him. "Here you go Daniel."

"Thanks," he said accepting.

"You're welcome," she mused as he blew his nose.

Jack came up to stand between the two of them. "All right kids, get to work on aligning the gate so we can get home. Daniel, make sure you brief Kawalsky's team, Cali make sure he doesn't forget."

"I won't forget Jack," Daniel retorted.

"I know that, she won't let you," he smirked as he jabbed a thumb at his daughter. "Now get to work."

"Yes sir," both retaliated.

"Funny," he remarked and walked away from them.

Daniel glanced at Cali. "We should…" he gestured to the device.

"Yeah," she agreed and followed him over to it.

Working together they worked out how to align the Gate to get them home again, finding the whole thing interesting. Daniel wrote down the correct combination and then they briefed Kawalsky's team, showing them what they had to do. SG-2 took it in their stride and then went back to the matter at hand. Leaving the two to discuss the location of the Stargate and the significant of the structures around it, using both English and Abydonian.

Jack came over to them a few minutes later; both were at the device, having been called over by Daniel, who was as excited about it as Cali was.

"Jack, this is incredible," he revealed, gesturing to what was around them. "Um, it must be some kind of ceremonial place, the Gate is… it has to be an integral part of their spiritual culture."

"This place was built for worshippers," Cali added, just as excited.

Jack wasn't impressed. "Yeah well, lets just try and be out of here before the worshippees turn up, huh?" He suggested. "Have you fingered out how to align this Gate to get us back home?"

"Yeah, the device…" Daniel started.

Cali interrupted. "The DHD."

He grinned. "The DHD is the same as on Abydos…"

"Whoa, DHD?" Jack asked both of them.

"Dial home device," Daniel answered matter of fact, before gesturing to the device. "This symbol represents…"

"Did you brief Kawalsky's team yet?" Jack interrupted again.

"Yes," he tried again. "This symbol represents…"

Jack just patted him on the shoulder. "Good job," he told them both and headed over to Kawalsky as the two of them frowned.

Kawalsky nodded to him. "We'll have to set up camp where there's better cover, Colonel," he reported.

An airman from SG-2 ran over to them. "Sirs, I found what looks like a trail on the mountain. Looks like it's seen traffic in the last couple of days."

"Thank you airman," Jack said and the man hurried away. He saw Sam coming towards them laying out a reel of cable. "Carter?"

"I've set up a line of claymores along that ridge at ten meter intervals," she reported.

Jack looked to the Major. "Sound about right, Kawalsky?"

"Yeah, that'll work," the man, said with a smirk

Sam shot both a disgusted look, continuing on with laying the cable.

The Major chuckled. "You just love to push her buttons, Colonel."

"Oh yeah," Jack jeered. "She's easier to get railed up then, Cali is." He smacked the Major playfully on the back. "Lets get the troops together and find somewhere to set up base camp."

"On it, Colonel."

When everything was secure at the Gate, they set out, following the FRED; the countryside wasn't that unpleasant.

Cali undid the chinstrap of her helmet. "Why do we have to wear these things?"

Daniel undid his. "Because we were told to."

She snorted un-lady like. "Doesn't mean I have to like it."

He laughed. "I suppose not."

Ahead of them Kawalsky brought them all to a stop. "This looks like a good spot right up here," he announced.

Jack nodded and got his team together. "All right, if we're not back in twenty hours…"

"We'll come rescue your sorry asses." Kawalsky told him.

"Negative, you'll got back through the Gate with the combination Daniel gave you before the iris is locked so you can't go back." Jack ordered sternly.

Kawalsky saw there was no arguing. "Yes sir," he said and saluted him.

Jack saluted back. "Hold down the fort."

"Pick me up a T-shirt," the Major jeered as SG-1 headed down the trail.

Out of the sight of the other team, Sam walked with Daniel and Cali; the Colonel had taken point and was just a head of them. "So, Doctor Jackson," she said, making conversation as they walked. "Tell about Sha're. How did you meet?"

"Sha're, well, she, um…."

Jack grinned, having over head them. "She was a gift."

"She was, actually," Daniel admitted. "From the elders of Abydos, the first night we were there."

Sam was surprised and a little disgusted. "And you accepted?"

"Well, no, not right away," he revealed. "I tried to turn her away, I showed her to the door and found her father and the elders outside, I… um didn't want to let them see I didn't want her and I um… didn't really understand what was happening." He paused, seeing Cali grinning. "Anyway, the more time we spent together, the closer we got, she showed me where the legend of Ra was written and how to pronounce her language and I guess we fell in love, so much that when it was all over I didn't want to leave, I'd found my family."

The Captain thought differently of him. "That's romantic."

Cali was going to comment when her father stopped them. "Hold up," he ordered, having seen movement.

"What?" Daniel asked.

Jack motioned them to take cover in the trees and undergrowth, where they observed, what looked to be holly men, dressed in robs and hold staffs. He looked to Sam. "All right Captain, take up a position fifty yards…" He didn't get to finish, seeing Daniel and then his daughter break cover and approach the group. "Oh for crying out loud!" He exclaimed.

Daniel showed the startled holly men he meant them no harm. "Hi…um…"

Jack sighed. "The man has not changed and my daughter is following his example," he grumbled and he and Sam broke cover too.

"Um, w-w-we just came through the Stargate." Daniel told them.

"The Chappa'ai." Cali clarified.

"Chappa'ai!" one of the holly men said and he and the rest of his followers knelt down in reverence.

"Oh, please don't do that," Daniel insisted.

"Friends of yours?" Jack retorted.

The linguist turned to the two Air Force officers. "Unless we want to give ourselves a bad reputation, I think we should avoid shooting the first people we meet on a new planet." He turned back and saw the holly men watching, seeing he was looking, they bowed their heads. He hurried over to them. "Oh please, you don't have to do this." He helped him up, as Cali said it was all right for them to stand in Goa'uld.

The leader of the group looked questioning at them. "Chula a lazla?" He asked.

"He wants to know if we're here to choose," Cali translated and saw her dad wave a hand 'yes'.

Daniel was a little skeptical. "Uh, sure, we… we can choose… choosing is good," he looked from them to Cali. "Right?"

She shrugged, not really understanding what they were to choose. "I guess so." She said and told the holly men yes.

Glancing back, Daniel said to Jack. "Their language, it's uh, a derivation of Arabic combined with…"

"Yeah, yeah, all right whatever," the Colonel interrupted him. "Just ask 'em to take us to the nearest village or town."

He readdressed them, seeing Cali was letting him handle this. "Uh, would you take us to, uh, um, arush? Arush?"

When Cali saw the confusion, she said it in Goa'uld, knowing she was going to have to teach Daniel the language and fast.

The leader agreed readily. "Yah, alla Chulak. Chulak." He said and led the way. Seeing they were following him, he led them to the outskirts of the village. "Chulak!"

"Well at least we know we're on the right track." Daniel remarked.

"I hear it's nice this time of year," Jack remarked sarcastically.

Ignoring him, Daniel nudged Cali. "Thanks for the help."

"You're welcome," she said blushing a little.

They were taken to the village, entering a courtyard and then a large room where people were eating and celebrating, the room fell silent as they entered. The holly man announcing them: "Atuhara a lazla."

They were lead to seats around the low table on the floor, all the people staring at them, making them all feel uncomfortable.

"Why are they treating us like this?" Sam asked as they were seated, goblets of wine put into their hands.

"They think we're Gods," Daniel told her, having removed his helmet.

"Okay, we're Gods. Now what?" Jack asked him.

"I have no idea?"

Cali had removed her helmet, seeing her dad looking at her. "I don't know either."

A large horn was blown by a scantly dressed man, emitting a low pitched note that had all the people bowing down low, they all heard heavy footsteps from faraway. Daniel and Cali bowed down too, looking to Sam and Jack.

"When in Rome." Daniel commented.

Reluctantly the two did it too, observing a troop of Jaffa enter the room and then a single Jaffa, followed by a man dressed as a Pharaoh and his Queen.

"Behold, your Queen," the man announced and unveiled the woman's face.

Daniel and Cali both reacted. "Sha're?" Both said, but Daniel moved, getting to his feet he rushed towards them, being stopped.

"Kneel before your queen!" the King demanded.

Daniel ignored him, concentrating on his wife. "Sha're, it's me," he pleaded.

Sha're eye's glowed and her king lifted his hand, using the device he was wearing on it to throw Daniel across the room against the far wall. Cali leaped to her feet and was struck by it too, being thrown back. Jack jumped up, ready to shoot the Goa'uld, but didn't when Sha're stepped in the way; the Colonel didn't see the blow to the head that knocked him unconscious.

Captain Sam Carter heard the unconscious man murmuring. "Daniel… Daniel…"

He woke with a start. "Sha're!"

"Whoa, easy, you've been unconscious for hours," she advised.

"No, I saw her."

"I know, we all did," she assured.

"It was Sha're, she was…"

"I know Daniel."

He glanced around as Sam helped him to his feet. "Where's Cali?"

"I don't know, Daniel, she was hit by the same thing as you were and one of the guards took her away."

"Oh God…"

Jack walked over to them, feeling frustrated. "Well if there's a way of here, I haven't found it yet, but look what I did find."

Skaara approached them, excited to see his brother-in-law on his feet. "Daniel! You're okay."

"I think so," he said and hugged the young Abydonian, coughing, feeling weak.

Jack helped Skaara and Sam ease Daniel back to the floor. "Easy big guy, welcome back to the land of the conscious."

"O'Neill told me about Sha're and Cali." Skaara informed.

"Jack, help me," Daniel pleased. "We can find them, we have to."

"Daniel… don't," he said sternly, feeling a bitter taste in his mouth. "If we can't find a way out of here the mission's a bust anyway, they seal the Gate in just over 90 minutes." He informed, he wanted nothing more than to find his daughter, but he had the rest of his team to think about too. He glanced to the Abydonian. "Come on Skaara, let's find a way out of here." He got up, finding a large Jaffa standing behind him.

The Jaffa, known as Teal'c, grabbed O'Neill's arm tightly.

"Ow!" The Colonel cried out.

"What is this?" Teal'c asked twisting the man's arm.

"It's a watch," Jack answered him in discomfort.

The Jaffa's helmet opened partly, revealing his face. "This is not Goa'uld technology. Where are you from?"

"Earth, Chicago, if you want to be specific," he told him. "What have you done with my daughter, you son of a bitch?"

Teal'c ignored the outburst. "Your words mean nothing to me. Where are you from?" He demanded again.

"Uh, excuse me…" Daniel got his attention, kneeling he drew the symbol for Earth in the dirt. "This is where we're from."

Teal'c scraped a line through the symbol, releasing Jack's arm he turned to walk away.

"Wait, where is my daughter?" Jack demanded. "What did you do with her?"
He turned back, addressing the man once more. "The girl is not your blood."

"No," Jack didn't back down. "But it doesn't make her any less my daughter. Now where is she?"

Teal'c thought about this. "She is no longer your concern." He said, then his helmet went back into place and he walked out, the large doors slamming shut. He kept walking, slowing his pace when he saw the Jaffa Master approach; his helmet seemed to dissipate back into his armor, showing his face once again. He stopped and bowed. "Master Bra'tac."

"Teal'c," the elder warrior drew the younger to one side, out of earshot, keeping his voice down. "The Chosen is here?"

Teal'c nodded. "She is?"

"Does he realize? Apophis?"

"No, I have yet to inform him."

"Don't. We have to get her out of here, quickly." Bra'tac stated. "Take me to her."

Nodding, Teal'c lead the way, taking his teacher, the former First Prime to the chamber where he'd put the girl. Both slipped inside.

Cali had regained consciousness, unaware of where she was or what had happened, then it had all come back to her. She stood her ground as the two men walked in.

"Come child," the elder gestured.

She didn't move. "Where are my father and my friends? Who are you?"

"They are not my concern. You are. We are Jaffa," he insisted. "Come." He saw she still didn't move. "Child you cannot help them if you are dead."

She reluctantly moved. "Where are we going?"

"We must get you out of the city," Bra'tac announced. He opened the door a little, checking the corridor, looking back. "Wait here," he ordered and slipped out, shutting the door.

Cali looked to the other. "Can you help my father and my friends?"

He shook his head. "I cannot."

"Than take me to them, my fate will be the same as there's."

"No," he said forcefully, startling her. "Your fate will not be the same." He told her and saw the pain and hurt in her eyes, yielding. "I will do what I can for your father and friends."

"Thank you…um…?"

"Teal'c."

"Thank you Teal'c."

Bra'tac returned carrying a cloak. "Put this on," he ordered and when she had down, he pulled the hood down over her face. "Keep your head down and stay close."

She nodded and followed him out, finding Teal'c at her side, confused as to why they were willing to help her.

Teal'c couldn't leave with them though. "Go with Master Bra'tac, he will lead you to safety."

"Why are you doing this?" She asked.

"Patience child," the Master ordered, seeing her nod, he turned and grasped his former students arm. "Stay safe my friend."

"And you Master."

He released him and ushered the girl away, hurrying out of the city.

"Why are you doing this?" Cali asked him again, pushing off the hood.

He stopped and faced her; they were in the cover of the trees now. "You do not know?"

"No."

"You are the daughter of Cola?" He asked her and saw her nod. "Your mother was a beautiful woman and you are too."

"You knew my mother?"

"Yes, when she was a member of Apophis' court."

"I don't understand?"

He signed. "Your mother was chosen to bare his child, the child, you, would be the chosen. The one to be the new host for his queen."

Cali shivered at that though. "So what happened?"

"A stranger stumbled through the Chappa'ai near death, your mother found him and hid him here on Chulak, nursing him back to health," Bra'tac recalled. "He and Cola fell in love, you are a product of that love. Apophis knew nothing of this, he forced himself on your mother, thinking when she announced she was with child, it was his."

"What of my father?"

"He was discovered and executed, your mother feared for her own life and escaped through the Chappa'ia."

Cali hugged the clock around herself, shivering. "Are you sure my mother was pregnant with me before this Apophis forced himself on her."

"Yes child," he put a hand on her arm. "She was my daughter."

A sob broke past her lips. "Your daughter?"

"My daughter," he said with tenderness. "She told me, begged me not to say anything."

"What was my father's name?"

"He told her his name was Jonah, but I believe he may of being lying to protect her," he grabbed the young woman as her strength failed her, helping her to sit. "Rest little one."

She hugged her drawn up legs to her chest. "Where… where… did he come from?"

"I don't know child and he never told us," he put a hand on her head. "The one you call your father, he was one of those captured with you?"

She nodded. "Colonel Jack O'Neill. My mother escaped to Abydos, I was born there. Dad and a team from Earth came through the Chappa'ai, they defeated Ra and I went back with him, I became his daughter."

"I do not know this Earth."

She reached out a shaky hand and drew the symbol for Earth in the dirt. "This is my home now."

He frowned, scrubbing it out. "Are there others from this Earth here?"

"Yes, not far from the Chappa'ai."

"Then you must go to them and leave here."

"But my dad, my friends, Teal'c said he'd try and help them," she protested.

"If he can, he will, but you must remain safe," he insisted. "Apophis cannot know you're here. Please."

Cali nodded and let him help her to her feet. "All right."

"Follow this path and hurry."

She rose up on her toes and hurriedly kissed his check. "Thank you grandfather," she whispered and then ran in the direction of the Stargate, she had to get to Major Kawalsky and the rest of SG-2.

Back at the jail like chamber where SG-1 was being held with other prisoners, Jack had climbed up to the bared windows, testing their strength. He climbed back down, returning Skaara.

A small distance from them Sam and Daniel were sitting against the wall. "So Ra isn't dead after all," she declared.

"No, it wasn't Ra," he told her. "It was Apophis."

"Who?"

"Um, it's from Egyptian mythology. Ra was the sun god who ruled the day, Apophis was the serpent god, Ra's rival who ruled the night," Daniel explained. "It's right out of 'the book of the dead'. They're living it."

"So this is bad?"

"It's not good," he remarked.

Skaara and Jack were walking the room's perimeters. "We will save Sha're?" The young man asked and they stopped. "And Cali?"

"I can't promise you anything at the moment…" Jack said, his thoughts on his daughter too.

"But you are a great warrior!" Skaara interrupted. "We defeated Ra together. We must save Sha're and Cali!"

"I know, but take a look around here. Look what we're up against," Jack told him. But the look in the teenager's eyes was what was reflected in his soul. "We'll try."

As the doors to the room opened, they hurried over to Daniel and Sam, watching as a number of guards marched in, led by Teal'c.

"Shaka ha! Kree hol mel, Goa'uld!" The First Prime announced.

Jack looked to Skaara. "What'd he say?"

"They're going to choose."

"Choose what?" Sam asked him.

"Who will be the children of the gods," the Abydonian answered.

A royal box was brought in and Apophis emerged from it and the shout of "Jaffa!" was heard and the Jaffa moved into the crowd, Apophis helped Sha're out of the box.

"Sha're," Daniel said. "Jack, help me please."

He surged forward only to be held back by both Sam and Jack, who pulled him back. "Daniel don't, don't," the Colonel ordered.

Teal'c came down the stairs. "Benna! Ya wan, ya daru! Kneel before your masters!"

Guards moved among those held, making them keel, Daniel and Sam did, but Jack, he looked to Teal'c, who's expression told him to do it. He gave the man a slow nod and knelt down. Seeing Skaara hadn't moved. "Skaara."

Reluctantly the teenager knelt down next to Jack, as richly dressed Goa'uld moved among the prisoners.

They watched as the guards brought forth a prisoner and held him up for the Goa'uld to inspect.

"No." He moved to another as the first was thrust away. "This one. We choose this one." The girl was escorted away after the Goa'uld, fighting and struggling.

Another couple moved closer to where SG-1 was kneeling, Daniel, feeling like his world was tumbling down around him, launched forward and grabbed one of the Goa'uld, the guards stopping Jack from interfering, but not from calling out. "Daniel!"

The Goa'uld just looked at Daniel. "This one is passionate."

"How much would I remember if you chose me?" He asked.

"Daniel, what are you doing?" Jack demanded, getting taped by a staff weapon for his trouble as a warning.

"Something of the host must survive," he answered distressed, he'd lost the two women he cared most for, he had to do something.

Jack saw Teal'c shaking his head as an answer to Daniel's question.

The Goa'uld smiled slyly. "We chose," he pointed to Skaara. "Him."

Skaara was grabbed before even Daniel could react. "Na-nay, na nay! Jack, Jack!"

"Skaara! Skaara!" Jack called out; he wasn't going to lose another of his kids. He jumped forward, only to be hit by a guard on the nose with a staff weapon. Holding it he watched helplessly as Skarra was dragged off, screaming his name over and over.

Apophis waited until only he and his Queen remained. "Kill the rest." He ordered and he and his queen left to the screams of the Prisoners.

Teal'c and his guards remained, advancing forward, their weapons at the ready. The First Prime returning to his men. He'd watched these strangers, who stood strong even in the face of death. The one the boy called Jack, had to be the one the chosen had called her father.

Jack called out to him. "I can save these people! Help me!" He saw the guard turn. "Help me!"

"Many have said that," Teal'c stated. He suddenly turned back to his own guards and started firing on them, before throwing the staff weapon to Jack. "But you are the first I believe could do it!"

As the firefight ensued, Jack and his new found allies took out the guards as fast as they could before too many of the prisoners were killed, scaring the ones away form the now locked door. Jack turned and stalked towards the back wall. "Get out of the way!" He ordered and when the prisoners scattered, he fired at the wall, creating an opening. Rushing to it he checked it was all clear, then gestured them through. "Come on, lets move!"

Sam stood the other side. "Come on, come on," she urged, as people began streaming through, Daniel urging them to go through at her side. "Come on, move, go, come on!" she urged.

"Come on!" Jack told them as the last went through. Sam went through and then Daniel, Jack put a hand on his shoulder stopping him. "You going to be okay?"

Daniel nodded; his eyes reflected the pain in his heart.
Jack understood "Go." He urged and the archaeologist went through the gap. He looked back, seeing Teal'c drop part of his armor to the steps as he walked down them, past the bodies of his fallen men. "Hey, c'mon!"

"I have nowhere to go." Teal'c told him.

"For this, you can stay at my place. Let's go." Jack insisted and they went through the gap. "What's your name?"

"Teal'c."

"Teal'c, where will they take Skaara, the boy?" He asked.

"To the Stargate, after they've selected hosts for their children they will return home," the now former first prime answered.

They followed the stream of prisoners, as they headed in the direction of the Gate.

"And my daughter? Where is she?" Jack asked him.

"She is safe," Teal'c assured. "Released and sent to the Stargate to return home."

"Thank you."

Teal'c nodded.

Jack looked around, seeing Daniel helping a little girl. "Danny!"

He hurried over to him. "Yeah."

"Teal'c here says Cali was released and sent to the Stargate."

"She was?"

"Yes," Teal'c answered him. "I could not let Apophis know she was alive."

"Why would he want Cali?" Jack asked before Daniel could.

"She was the chosen, the child born to be his Queen's host, lost to him. He has searched for her for many years."

"No wonder her mother warned her about Chulak."

"It would be wise for Apophis not to find the chosen." Teal'c agreed.

"Cali, her name is Cali O'Neill," Jack told him. "I'm Colonel Jack O'Neill, this is Doctor Daniel Jackson, and over there is Captain Samantha Carter."

"What about my wife?" Daniel asked the Jaffa. "Apophis' queen is there a chance for her?"

Reluctantly Teal'c shook his head, seeing the pain in the young mans eyes. "I am sorry."

Within Cheyenne Mountain, the Gate stopped spinning and whooshed opened, setting into a watery event horizon. General Hammond stood at the bottom of the ramp; they'd received SG-2's IDC.

It was Cali O'Neill who stumbled through the Gate, still wearing the cloak over her fatigues. "General Hammond," she rushed down to him, clutching her injured right arm, she had a gash on her forehead that had been hastily attended too.

"Miss O'Neill," he grabbed her as she stumbled. "Are you all right?"

"I tripped getting to the Gate," she answered. "Sir, you have to give them more time." She said quickly, the pain in her arm was making her feel ill. The Gate closed down behind her. "Major Kawalsky is forming a plan and the Jaffa, he said he'd help dad and SG-1."

Hammond was confused. "Slow down Cali, lets get you to the infirmary, then you can explain everything to me."

She nodded and let him guided her out of the Gate room to the infirmary, where Dr. Warner took control. While the young woman was being looked after, Hammond contacted Samuels and told him not to do anything until he heard from him. Then he waited.

Finally Dr. Warner came over to him. "Miss O'Neill has a mild concussion, she required several stitches to the cute on her forehead and her right wrist is fractured, I've set it in a cast and given her something for the pain."

"Can I talk with her?" Hammond asked him.

"Yes sir," he guided him over to the young woman, who was seated on one of the exam beds, her fatigue shirt had been removed, lying on the bed beside her. Her black T-shirt revealed the muscle tone from workouts with her father, the cast on her wrist a startling white against the black.

She looked up. "General."

"Cali, I need you to explain to me what happened?"

"We were captured, I was separated from dad and the others, this guard; he called himself a Jaffa. He said he'd try and help dad, Daniel and Sam," she explained, as her voice filled with emotion as she spoke. "He told me to go with this Jaffa Master, who took me out of the city. General he told me my mother was a part of this Apophis' court and she was suppose to bare his child, but she found a man who came through the Chappa'ia and cared for him and they fell in love and I was conceived. She told Apophis he was the father, but after he executed my father, she ran and escaped to Abydos."

"Cali," the General grabbed her arms, calming her down. "Slow down," he said gentle. "Now what was Major Kawalsky going to do?"

"He was going to form a plan to rescue SG-1, he said to tell you they needed more time and then he sent me through the Gate, he wanted me to get medical attention."

"All right," he helped her to lay back. "I'm going to open the Gate and try and get a message through to the Major, I want you to remain here under Dr. Warner's care. Will you do that?"

"Yes sir."

"Good girl," he moved away, taking the doctor with him, keeping his voice down. "Give her a complete physical, make sure they haven't done anything to her."

"Yes sir."

With that said, the General left the medical bay and the infirmary, he had to contact his people.

Back on Chulak, Jack and the rest of his team were keeping the rescued prisoners moving at a fast pace. "We've got less then an hour, how are we doing?" He asked Sam.

"We lost a few when we got to the forest," she reported.

"They will be hunted down and killed," Teal'c revealed. "Anyone who does not exist to serve the gods is their enemy."

Jack eyed him wearily. "And that makes you…?"

"I am Jaffa. Bred to serve, that they may live?"

"I… I don't understand." Daniel said confused, walking next to Sam.

Teal'c stopped and revealed his pouch, showing them his symbiote. At the sight of it, the prisoners close enough to see it screamed.

"What the hell is that?" Jack demanded.

"It is an infant Goa'uld, the larval form of the gods," Teal'c revealed, covering himself up again. "I have carried one since I was a child, as all Jaffa carry one."

"Well get it out of there," the Colonel ordered as they resumed walking.

"In exchange for carrying the infant Goa'uld until maturity, a Jaffa receives perfect health and long life," Teal'c explained. "If I were to remove it, I would eventually die."

Jack wasn't impressed with the thought of carrying a Goa'uld like that. "Yeah, well if I were you I'd take my chances."

A ship flew overhead, heading towards the Gate. "The Gods are returning home." Teal'c announced.

Jack just nodded and urged everyone to pick up the pace, next to him, Daniel was silently praying Cali had made it to Kawalsky and the Major had sent her back to Earth, he didn't want to think he'd lost her too.

"All right come on people, let's go, let's move!" Jack ordered as he and the others urged them over the crest of a hill.

They scattered though when a ship, swooped down and started firing on them, using their staff weapons, Jack and Teal'c fired back, not that it made any difference.

"Sir, we're sitting ducks here!" Sam called out to the Colonel.

Jack and Teal'c kept firing at the ship when it came round for another pass, suddenly a ground to air missile spiraled into the air and the ship is hit, crashing to the ground in a spectacular explosion as the prisoners cheered. Jack looked to where the missile came from and saw an airman with a shoulder mounted AIM launcher and someone else. "Kawalsky." He pointed out to Sam

The Major waved from the hill to them, happy to see them all alive. "Yeah!"

Jack turned to the prisoners. "C'mon folks, up the hill!" He ordered and those remaining scrambled to do so.

Kawalsky headed down a little, helping Jack up.

"Great shot!" the Colonel praised. "How many are there?"

"About a dozen, maybe more," he reported. "They're headed for the Gate."

"What about Skaara?"

"He's with them. Colonel, I sent Cali back to tell the General to give us more time and she needed medical attention," he reported as they ran up the hill with the others.

Daniel grabbed the Major by the arm. "What do you mean she needed medical attention?"

"She tripped and fell down, she had a cut on her forehead and it looked like her arm was broken, I sent her back, Daniel that was all I could do."

He nodded. "Thanks."

Kawalsky nodded, taking the lead. "Warren, Casey, on my right!"

At the crest of the hill, they hankered down, over looking the Stargate. Jack saw Skaara about to walk through the Gate, he had to try and get through to him. Getting to his feet he dashed down the hill. "No, no."

"Colonel, sir!" The Major called after him.

"Skaara!" Jack slowed as he saw the teenager turn and smile, something was wrong. "Skaara?"

The smile went from Skaara's face and his eyes glowed, he raised his hand, a hand device wrapped around it, opening his fist, he used it on Jack, throwing the man back, he hit the ground hard. Turning away from him, Skaara hurried to catch up to the other Goa'uld and walked through the Gate with their Jaffa.

Jack got to his feet as it closed down, the others running down to him.

"Did you see the symbols?" Daniel asked him aguishly and saw Jack shake his head.

Up on the hill, Warren and Casey are looking over the forest with binoculars, spotting movement. Casey spoke into his radio. "Sir, we've got movement in the trees, a lot of movement in the tress. We've got hostiles, sir, hostiles are closing in!"

At the Stargate, Kawalsky took control. "All right people we're going on a little field trip," he announced. "Daniel, get busy on that Stargate, we've got company. Captain arm your claymores. Me, Casey and Warren will be the last men out."

"Negative," Jack over ruled him. "That's my job. Captain, help Daniel, once you've sent the signal I want you to go through, tell them we're bringing company."

"Yes sir," she responded and ushered Daniel and the prisoners to the Stargate.

Kawalsky spoke into his radio. "Warren, give me an update!"

"Looks like a whole battalion, sir. 200 yards and closing."

Kawalsky started to ready the claymores, Sam and Daniel were at the DHD, the archaeologist going through his notebook for the address.

"Doctor Jackson?" She questioned him.

"I've got it, I know I have it here. I know I've got it," he murmured.

"Come on!"

"Sir, we've got hostiles coming out of the trees." Warren reported over Kawalsky's radio.

Jack looked to Daniel with a stern expression. "Daniel!"

"Oh here," he said nervously, giving a little laugh.

"Go, go!" Sam urged, relieved when the man started dialing. Hearing the sound of weapons fire from the hill.

"We can't hold them, sir!" Warren reported over the radio.

"Send the signal as soon as it opens, Captain." Daniel told Sam.

"Pull 'em out!" Jack ordered Kawalsky.

The Major nodded and spoke into his radio. "Fall back, fall back!"

Behind them the Gate opened.

Daniel saw Sam send the signal on the GDO. "Is it working?"

"Well let's hope so, if not I'll be the first to know." She stated and dashed for the Gate, driving through.

Daniel organized the prisoners, who were hiding where they could from the weapon fire, encouraging them to go through the Gate after her. Warren and Casey were running down the hill towards them, taking a defensive position behind rocks, firing back towards the hill. Daniel felt a little helpless as he hurried the now free prisoners through the Gate. "Come on, come on." He urged and gestured to the last to hurry. "Two of you."

Jack turned to Kawalsky as the Jaffa started coming over the hill. "Hit the claymores!"

The leader of SG-2 did so and explosions rated the hill, taking the Jaffa with them. Kawalsky detonated another load and another and Jaffa went down in droves, but it didn't seem to matter, more kept pouring over the hill.

Daniel saw one of the prisoners hit by enemy fire. "Come on, come on," he hurried the others before yelling. "We need cover here."

Kawalsky jumped up from behind his hiding place and started firing his weapon wildly; giving Daniel the cover he needed to get the last of the refugees through the Gate.

"That's it!" Daniel shouted.

"Go!" Jack yelled to him.

Daniel hesitated, not knowing whether he should leave or not, but the look on Jack's face was enough to make him go and he ran for the Gate, not stopping until he make it through to the other side, coming out within the mountain complete.

"They behind you?" Sam asked.

"I hope so." He said as he joined her at the bottom of the where the refugees were huddled, waiting.

Two members of SG-2 came through, hurrying off the ramp. And then a refugee, who had been helping to fight off the Goa'uld came through, his suddenly arrival made the Gate troops cock their weapons, Teal'c came behind him.

"Whoa! Hold your fire! Hold your fire!" Both Sam and Daniel shouted together.

"They're with us!" Sam informed and hurried up the ramp as the refugee went down. She stood before Teal'c and he handed her his weapon, she smiled and nodded, guiding him down the ramp a little she handed the staff weapon to an airman.

With an injured Casey between them, Jack and Kawalsky fell through the Gate, Casey collapsing to the ramp.

"Now!" Sam ordered. "Lock it up, lock it up!"

Over the intercom the technician announced. "Closing iris!"

It spiraled shut and they hear four metallic thuds hit the metal, then nothing.

"Wormhole disengaged." The technician informed over the intercom and the iris open again.

The call for a medic was given and they rush up the ramp.

Jack motioned to Casey. "You got him?" He asked Kawalsky.

"Yeah, I got him, thanks," he said, seeing the refugees surge forward. "Hold on there, get these people back."

The medic's push their way through as the refugees circle Sam, Daniel and O'Neill, hugging and thanking them warmly. "We've got to help these people, please."

Hammond walked up the ramp, amidst the confusion as Major Samuels cleared the way for the medics. "Let's go, man down. Stand back! Stand back!"

The medic's lifted Casey onto a stretcher and carried him off the ramp and out of the Gate room.

The General looked confused to Jack. "Colonel O'Neill. Care to explain?" He gestured to what was going on around him.

"Um, we can use the Stargate to send these people home, sir?" Sam said quickly.

Hammond gestured to Teal'c. "What's he doing here?"

"General Hammond, this is Teal'c. He can help us. He helped Cali escape." Jack said introducing the two.

"Do you know what he is?"

"Yes sir I do," Jack said calmly. "He's the man who saved our lives. And if you accept my recommendation, sir… he'll join SG-1"

That got Sam, Daniel and Teal'c looking at Jack.

"That decision may not be up to you," the General retorted.

"Lets get these people off the ramp," Samuels ordered and the refugees were escorted off.

"General, my daughter," Jack asked Hammond.

"In the infirmary, she'll be fine." He insisted.

Jack then saw Kawalsky was on his knees looking a little out of it. "Kawalsky, you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm good," he said regaining his composure as he stood.

"Colonel O'Neill, Major Kawalsky, this is sure to be a very interesting debriefing for SG units 1 and 2 at 0730."

"Yes sir," Jack acknowledged him.

"All right, lets get these people situated," Samuels, ordered and the refugees were escorted out off the Gate, the General and Major leaving too. Only SG-1 and the Major remained on the ramp.

Daniel looked back to the Gate. "She's out there somewhere, Jack."

"I know," he agreed. "So is Skaara."

"So what do we do?"

"We find 'em." He instead. "Right now through, we're going to get cleaned up and then we're going to the infirmary to see Cali."

He nodded, admitting. "I love her to, Jack."

"I know, Daniel." He said patting his arm, coming to terms with that fact.

Along with Sam and Teal'c they walked down the ramp and out of the Gate room, leaving Kawalsky behind. Not taking any notice of the two heavily armed airman that followed them, SG-1, along with Teal'c went to the locker room, getting cleaned up. Jack ordering one of the airman to be useful and get the Jaffa some clothes. So when they walked into the infirmary, guards and all, he was dressed in a white T-shirt and fatigues, the others in black T-shirts and fatigues.

Cali saw them when they walked into the ward; she hoped off the bed slowly and went over to her father. "Dad."

He hugged her. "Hi sweetheart."

She released him and then moved to Daniel, going into his arms, being held longer by him. "I'm so glad you're all right?" She stepped back and took his hand, seeing Teal'c. "Thank you."

He bowed his head.

Dr. Warner came into the ward. "Young lady you shouldn't be on your feet."

She groaned. "I'm fine, a bit of a headache."

"You have a mid concussion and a fractured wrist."

Daniel squeezed her hand. "Come on," he led her over to the bed she'd occupied, getting her to lie down while he sat at the head, she lay on her side, her head in his lap as he stocked her hair, whispering quietly to her in Abydonian.

Sam smiled, glancing at the Colonel. "Who's looking after who, now?"

He chuckled and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "They're as bad as each other."

The doctor was happy his patient was lying down. "General Hammond called down here, I'm to give you all physicals, including our Jaffa friend here. Colonel, you're first, come with me please."

Reluctantly he agreed, going with the doctor.

Teal'c watched the two linguists. "O'Neill is her father, is Daniel Jackson her husband?"

"No," Sam answered. "Not in the way you'd think, it's complicated."

"I see," he said. "So he's her lover."

"No, not yet he's not."

"And the one he called Sha're, who has become Apophis' queen?"

"Now she is Daniel's wife," Sam told him and saw the confused look. "As I said, Teal'c it's complicated."

"I understand he has a wife and soon a lover, I do not understand the hesitation?" The Jaffa announced.

"Well it's not something that's common practice here on Earth."

He arched an eyebrow. "Interesting."

"Oh yeah," Sam remarked lightly.

Once Jack was done with Dr. Warner it was Sam's turn, she patted Teal'c on the arm and went with the doctor.

"Your culture is unusual," Teal'c informed Jack as he sat next to him on one of the beds.

"I suppose it is," Jack agreed, watching his daughter and Daniel. Obviously Sam had been talking with the Jaffa. "And in some ways it's not."

"On my planet the relationship Daniel Jackson has with your daughter would not be deemed unusual."

"Yeah, well it's not on Abydos either," the Colonel, remarked. "Still we humans are a funny bunch. We don't take too well to change, the unknown scares us and for a long time we thought we were the center of the universe."

"Which you are not," the Jaffa said bluntly.

"So true."

They sat in silence, waiting. Sam returned and Teal'c followed the doctor, she sat next to the Colonel. "Hell'va first mission sir."

"That it was, Carter."

"I missed most of it," Cali said relaxed and comfortable.

"You didn't miss that much," Daniel mused.

"Not that he can talk, kiddo. He slept through most of it too," Jack teased, adding. "Make sure you mention that to the doc, Danny-boy."

"Will do Colonel."

"Funny Dr. Jackson," Jack remarked and saw the younger man smile, an almost shy smile.

Samuels arrived, looking none to happy. "Colonel O'Neill, where is the Jaffa?"

"Teal'c," Jack said emphasizing his new friends name. "Is with Dr. Warner, as the General ordered."

The Major looked to the two men. "As soon as Dr. Warner is finished with the Jaffa, take him to the holding cell."

"Yes sir."

"General's orders," Samuels said before Jack could protest.

Suddenly the base went on alert, the announcement of an incoming wormhole was giving.

"What the hell is going on?" Jack wondered out loud. He and Sam got off the bed. "Stay here," he told the two linguists and headed out with Sam and Samuel's on his heals.

"I guess we're staying here," Daniel said with a shrug.

"Daniel," Cali managed to sit up, facing him, crossing her legs on the bed. "There was another Jaffa with Teal'c when he released me, a Master Bra'tac. He was the one who took me away from the city, Daniel," she hesitated. "He told me he was my grandfather, that my mother had been his daughter."

Daniel frowned. "Tell me exactly what he said, from the beginning."

She did, from the moment they'd come into the chamber she was being kept in, to when she left Bra'tac to find SG-2. "What if it's a trick?" She asked him.

"For what reason?" He questioned her question.

"I don't know."

"Cali," he caressed her cheek gently, something he'd done so many times with Sha're, seeing the same need to understand in her eyes. "Everything will be all right."

"How do you know?"

He smiled warmly. "You're going to have to trust me."

"Always," she whispered, neither noticing the base had gone off alert.

However when Daniel saw Dr. Warner come out with Teal'c, he got off the bed, getting to the Jaffa before the airman could. "Teal'c, General Hammond wants you to go with these men."

"Very well Daniel Jackson," he said, and did so.

"Your turn Dr. Jackson," Dr. Warner insisted.

Daniel signed and followed the doctor.

Cali rubbed her cast-covered hand and turned, dangling her legs off the bed, she swung them back and forth waiting. She'd had enough of the infirmary and was planning her escape as soon as Daniel was finished. By the time he was, the base had gone on alert once more, then off again. She got off the bed as he walked out, grabbing her shirt. "I wonder what's going on?"

"Well we have a briefing in a few minutes, so lets see if we can find out," he suggested.

"Okay."

Dr. Warner came over to them carrying a sling. "Young lady, if you insist on leaving, then you wear this."

She groaned and let him put the sling on her, slipping her arm inside. "Thank you Dr. Warner."

"My pleasure."

She hurried out with Daniel, who was trying not to laugh. "Don't even think about it, Daniel."

He grinned. "Okay, come on."

At the briefing room, the uninjured members of SG-2 were present with SG-1, when they arrived. All took their seats when General Hammond came into the room, he sat at the head of the table and they went over the mission from the time they arrived on the planet to when they left.

The General sat back in his chair. "Is Chulak to be considered a hostile planet?"

"The people in general are friendly, General," Daniel informed. "So no."

"All right, Doctor, you and Miss O'Neill interview the refugees and see if you can work out the Gate addresses to their planets. And try to reassured them they are in no danger and not to be concerned by the alerts."

"Yes sir," both acknowledged.

"Seems the Goa'uld are a little cranky with us," Jack remarked for their benefit. "They keep knocking and we don't answer."

Hammond ignored the Colonel's dry humor and continued. "Captain Carter, when will we have our first addresses for recon?"

"The computer should be bringing two up in the next few hours," she reported.

"Very well then. Those who haven't reported to Dr. Warner, do so and then try and get some rest, which I know will be hard with the alerts going on," he ordered. "Dismissed." He stood and so did they, leaving the briefing room for his office.

Daniel glance at Cali, SG-2 was filing out. "So, I guess we go see the refugees?"

"Lets get breakfast first," she suggested.

"Now, that kiddo," her dad remarked behind her. "Is a good idea," he looked to Sam. "Carter, joining us?"

"I think I will sir, thank you," she agreed.

"Then, to the commissary, kids," he jeered and they all chuckled, following him.

Their cheerfulness disappeared into weariness as the day progressed, the refugees were sent home and Jack did is best to fight for Teal'c to be treated with the respect due. The Goa'uld kept testing the defenses until finally they ceased, and then major threat became apparent, a threat within. Major Charles Kawalsky had been infected by a larva Goa'uld, efforts to remove the Goa'uld by surgery seemed to go well, until it's failure became evident. The Goa'uld, know in complete control of Major Kawalsky, was holding Cali hostage, standing on the ramp with her, facing down Teal'c, who stood before the open Gate.

"I cannot let you pass," Teal'c told him. "Release Cali O'Neill."

"Jaffa," the Goa'uld snarled. "You cannot make demands of me."

"I will when it comes to the lives of my friends." Teal'c said calmly.

Cali saw the sincerity in Teal'c eyes and acted, slamming her foot hard down on the Goa'uld's, she attacked, only to be thrown off the ramp, she hit the cement floor with a sickening thud, lying still.

Teal'c rushed at the Goa'uld, who came at him going straight for his throat. Teal'c fended him off; getting a grip on his shirt he pushed the Goa'uld towards the event horizon, the Goa'uld pushed back.

In the control room with General Hammond, Jack forced himself not to move, to let Teal'c handle this, to not rush down to his daughter and possible put her in more danger. If they had a chance of surviving this, then he was needed where he was. He saw Teal'c get the upper hand and shove the Goa'uld partially into the wormhole; this was the chance they needed.

"Teal'c! Hold him there!" He yelled into the open mike. He watched the struggle that continued between the two, until Teal'c had a firm hold, the back of the Goa'uld's head in the event horizon. He looked to the technician. "Shut it down! … Now!" He looked up seeing the Stargate shut down, rushing for the Gate room. Going in he hurried up the ramp, troops behind him, the man who was his friend dead at the bottom of the gate. A small piece of the Goa'uld dropped out of Kawalsky's head and shriveled up, smoking. Jack knelt beside his friend.

"He was your friend." Teal'c stated.

Shaking his head, Jack stood. "My friend died on the operating table," he said flatly and then hurried down the ramp to his daughter.

Cali managed to sit up as he reached her. "Is he dead?"

"Yeah, honey," he knelt on the floor and took her in his arms. "Are you all right?" She didn't answer, sobbing in his arms. "It's going to be all right, sweetheart."

Teal'c joined them, hankering down, noting the medic's that stood back waiting. "Cali O'Neill, do you require medical attention?"

She pulled away from her dad. "I don't think so, Teal'c," shakily she got to her knees and hugged him. "Thank you."

He hesitated and then hugged her back. Gathering her in his arms, he stood as did Jack, the two of them following the two medic's to the infirmary, carrying the young woman.

Daniel and Sam raced into the infirmary a few minutes after Cali had been taken from Teal'c to be examined. "Jack, is she all right?" He asked frantically. "We just heard."

"Daniel," Jack grabbed him by the shoulders. "Danny. She's fine, a little shaken, but fine. The doc is just checking her over."

"God, Jack, if anything happened to her…" His voice faded.

"Nothing is going to happen to her, Daniel." Jack assured. "Not while she has you and I, and the rest of SG-1 to look after her."

"The Colonel's right, Daniel," Sam said, coming up next to him. "We look after each other, that's what's being a team is all about."

Jack released the young man as he looked to Teal'c. "And friends."

The Jaffa bowed his head, excepting the hand of friendship offered. He would do his best to look after each of them.

A half an hour later, Cali came out to them, her arm back in a sling, she hurried over to her dad, hugging him, then Sam, who was surprised and finally Daniel, who kept her in his arms.

"Are you all right?" He asked softly.

"I'm fine," she reassured, resting her head against his chest.

Dr. Warner walked over to them. Handing the Colonel a bottle of pills. "She's going to be fine Colonel," he reported. "A few new bruises, but there's no other fractures. Those are for her arm, it maybe still a little painful, they'll also help her sleep."

"Thanks Doc."

"No problem, I suggest you all get a good nights sleep," he advised.

Jack put the bottle into his pocket. "A good idea, doc, I think we've earned it."

Dr. Warner nodded and walked away.

General Hammond came in, seeing all was well. "Miss O'Neill, how are you feeling?" He asked, having expected to see her with her father, not Dr. Jackson.

She moved out of Daniel's arms, but not away from him. "A little battered and bruised, but I'll survive sir."

"Good," he said with a smile. "I'll see you all here tomorrow morning, SG-1 your have a recon mission at 0700."

"Yes sir." Jack acknowledged. "Is that all of SG-1, sir?"

"Yes, Colonel," Hammond told him, glancing at them all. "Except for Miss O'Neill of course, all of SG-1 is shipping out."

"Sweet," Jack said happily.

The next morning while Jack was with the General in his office, Sam, Daniel and Cali headed for the Gate room, two of the three geared up to go off world.

"If anything, the fact he knew how to set the auto destruct code proves that there's hope for Sha're and Skaara," Sam was telling them.

"How?" Daniel asked her.

They stopped in the corridor. "Because only Kawalsky could have known that code." She answered him.

"So something of the host must survive?" He stated.

Sam nodded.

"And that means hope for Sha're and Skaara," Cali whispered.

"It certainly does," Sam, said, she patted the young woman on the shoulder and continued on without them.

Daniel saw the faith in Cali's eyes; it reflected in his own, he put a hand on her shoulder and kissed her forehead. "We'll get her back, Cali, Skaara too, I promise."

"I know," she smiled. "Be careful out there."

"I will," he waited for two airmen to walk past, then continued. "I have you to come back to."

"You do, and one day you'll have Sha're too," she promised.

"One day, Cali," he said and together they walked into the Gate room.

In Hammond's Office, Jack stood near by, geared up ready to go, waiting while the General was talking on the red phone. Colonel Kennedy stood before the General's desk, the man not well liked after he tried to ship Teal'c out for study.

"Oh absolutely," Hammond was saying, smiling. "That's good to hear… Oh anytime, sir, you just come on down, we'd be glad to have you," he paused chuckling at the response. "Well, hell sir, he's right here; why don't you tell him yourself? I'm sure he'd like to hear it from you." He handed the red phone to Kennedy, who took it, smiling at Jack, as he motioned the Colonel to follow him out of the office, both of them hearing the nervous Kennedy speaking into the phone.

"Yes, Mr. President? Yes sir."

Jack chuckled. "Thank you sir." He said as they headed for the Gate room.

"No need, Colonel. It was my pleasure," he assured. Then stated. "Colonel, this isn't exactly easy to ask, but…"

Jack second-guessed him. "Daniel and Cali?" He asked and saw the General nodded. "It's complicated, but Cali and Sha're were 'close', life partners and she's invoked an Abydonian custom that states she will look after Daniel until Sha're returns to his arms."

"And then?"

"Well then," Jack hesitated. "Then they live happily ever after, together. The three of them."

Hammond arched an eyebrow. "I guess I shouldn't ask."

"No sir, it would be wise not to." Jack agreed. "But what Cali and Sha're had, it's an emotional bonding as well as a physical one, as I said it's complicated."

"Very well, Colonel." He said and they continued on.

As they walked into the Gate room, Jack saw Daniel and Carter standing on the ramp waiting, the Stargate all ready open. His daughter was standing at the bottom, her arm still in the sling; she wore fatigues like everyone else, but with SGC badgers. She gave him a smile.

"Colonel O'Neill, is SG-1 ready to ship out?" Hammond asked him.

"We are, sir."

"Then you have a go for a standard recon mission on P3A-575."

"Yes sir."

The door opened to the Gate room and Teal'c walked in carrying his staff weapon, but dressed as the rest of his team were in fatigues and vest. "Reporting as ordered."

"Sir," Jack told him, promoting him. "It's sir."

"Sir," Teal'c added.

Hammond smiled. "Welcome aboard, son." He said as Cali joined him.

"Look after them Teal'c," she insisted.

"I shall Cali O'Neill," he said and followed Jack up the ramp to join Daniel and Sam. SG-1.

"The MALP reports conditions on the planet are favorable." Sam was saying.

"That's something," Daniel stated, he gazed back, seeing Cali smile, he returned it and then turned his attention back to the matter at hand.

Together the four members of SG-1 walked up the ramp, stopping in front of the Gate, Jack looked at each of them, smiling. "Well?"

Daniel and Sam just smiled and along with the Colonel and Jaffa, proceeded to walk into the wormhole.

As the Gate closed down, the General heard the young woman beside him sigh. He smiled. "Miss O'Neill, have you had breakfast yet?"

"Um, no sir," she admitted.

"Then let me escort you to the commissary," he announced. "I'd be honored if you'd join me for breakfast."

"Thank you sir," she accepted and walked out of the Gate room with him.

The end of this story, but only the beginning of the adventure….