Jackson Junior: Alternates by DrGemini86

Summary: Spin-off of chapter 59 of Nuptial Preludes, following the alternate SG-1 that SG-1 encountered on Ortus Mallum. After seeing that Sam and Daniel married, this Sam and Daniel have a lot to think about. SamJack – not for SamJack fans, SamDaniel, CamVala, ValaminiJack, a little CaLam
Rating: Mature
Category: New Romance
Genres: Angst, Friendship, Drama, Romance-Focussed, AU
Warnings: rude scenes and brief mentions of torture
Spoilers: seasons 1-10 including Unending, Ark of Truth, and a brief one for Atlantis season four
A/N: This is a spin-off of chapter 59 of Jackson Junior: Nuptial Preludes... it might help to read that chapter at least so that you get a fair idea of what's going on here.

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The Odyssey made its way back to the Milky Way from Ortus Mallum in the Ori galaxy after a failed mission to bring an end to the Ori. The mission would have been a success had it been this Universe's SG-1 who had reached the Ark of Truth first, but another Universe had beaten them to it, another Universe with some rather unsettling differences.

Sam and Daniel, especially, felt too awkward to be in each other's company after encountering alternate versions of themselves that were married... to each other, and were parents! As a result, each of them had practically barricaded themselves in their own quarters, not feeling up to even the risk of crossing paths with the other. Teal'c, grumpy that he had been right in another Universe, and not this one, was given a wide berth by anyone who had any sense, all present either fully aware of the capabilities of an angry Jaffa, or were just wise to stay clear of him.

The only relatively albeit remotely sane and normal members of SG-1 were Cam and Vala, who were rather puzzled at their friends' sudden change in behaviour but knew them well enough to know that it wasn't down to a covert alien influence, although both of them would have preferred something as potentially fixable by the base's CMO as opposed to the alternative, which would be the possibility of Cam's band splitting up what with Sam and Daniel apparently being unable to work with each other any longer.

Cam, needing someone to talk to that wasn't an emotionally nostalgic Astrophysicist, or a reclusive Archaeologist, or even an angry Jaffa, dragged Vala back to his quarters, the dark-haired woman remarking with a bemused expression as she sat next to him on the end of his bed,

"You know, Cameron, if you wanted sex, all you had to do was ask..."

He shot her a patented Mitchell glare before asking, "Moving swiftly on, what do you think is going to happen when we get back to Earth?"

Confused, she was about to say something rude when she thought better of it and said instead, "I wasn't allowed in Artur's cave of treasures remember? I was stuck outside in the reception area with not so much as a pen to steal... Your Earth Kings are stingy to say the least... I mean, why lock me in if there wasn't anything valuable to run away with?!"

He rolled his eyes and said, "I meant about those two out there. You saw everything on that screen..."

Comprehension dawning on her, she remarked, "Oh, I knew that! Um, you four meeting those four... I've got to say something – Samantha would look great if she grew her hair out... Not as beautiful as me obviously..."

Fighting the urge to roll his eyes again, he muttered, "Obviously."

"... but she has great promise. No... I understand why Samantha's unhappy because she's with the wonderful General O'Neill and has just found out that she could have had Daniel, and Daniel's sad because there wasn't a 'me' in that Universe and..."

He grabbed her by the shoulders and said heatedly, "Vala!"

She grinned at him as he released his grip, and then her smile vanished as she continued, "Well, after all that, why is Muscles acting like a bear with a headache?"

"Sore head."

"What?"

"Bear with a sore head."

"Right... you Earth people are funny, and not in a good way..."

Glaring at her briefly, he replied, "Well Jackson's upset because he's always loved Sam but never did anything about it because of the General. Sam's upset because she's always had feelings for Daniel, I suspect, and never did anything about it... Teal'c's doing the pissed Jaffa thing because he tried to get Sam to see the light before but she didn't see what he was getting at."

"Oh... Well, shouldn't he be laughing and saying, 'I told you so.'?"

"That's not how our big guy works and you know it."

"Indeed I do... So what then? We lock them in a room until they're sick of each other, or...?"

"There's nothing we can do, except stay away from Teal'c until he's past the throwing furniture phase. I might need to have a word with Sam and Jackson Earthside if they're unable to work with each other. I can't have them breaking up my band, no way."

"Okay! So, we just... hang out because we're the only ones not depressed or angry?"

He was about to glare at her again when he decided against it and simply shrugged, smiling slightly and saying, "What the heck... you're the safest person to be around, and strangely enough, the only one I can keep my sanity with."

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