Author's Note:
This short addition to the Our Separate Ways universe is just something that was floating around in my head. I felt like I wanted to add a little bit more Sci-Fi babble to the story, and also soften the way I portrayed Sam's character a bit. I also like the way these alternate realities are supposed to work, and explaining how they came to be. Anyway, I figured I would get this out of the way before I try to dream up something new from scratch.
There really isn't any action or romance, so I don't know how well it will go over, but the only way to find out what people like is to put it out there, right?
Like I said, this won't be nearly as long as the other parts. Consider it like an episode that might have aired if the series actually went in this direction. Takes place between Chapter 17 and the Epilogue in How It Fits Back Together. Feedback is always appreciated.
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September 2, 2007 – Colorado Springs, CO
"It's SG-1's IDC, sir."
"Open it up, Walter."
Brigadier General Dave Dixon gave him the order, and then headed down to the gate room.
Through the gate stepped someone appearing to be Samantha Carter, wearing a blue SG uniform and SG-1 patch. She stared at the General, apparently as confused as he was.
"Colonel, I mean, General Dixon?" she asked in bewilderment.
"Walter!" Dixon yelled out, ignoring Sam.
"There are more travelers coming, sir."
"Next, through the gate stepped another Samantha Carter, this one dressed in a long, white jacket, accompanied by Joe Faxon, Borren, Janet Fraiser, and another Aschen."
Instantly, the SFs took aim at the two Aschen.
"Check them out and secure them," Dixon ordered the SFs.
"What!? Why?" this latest Sam asked in alarm, but she was also ignored.
Next, four more people stepped through the gate. Colonel Ferretti, Colonel Wilkins, Major Hailey, and Vala entered in their black uniforms. Wilkins spotted the Aschen and immediately drew his sidearm.
"Uh, General, what's up?" Ferretti asked Dixon.
"Hell if I know, Lou."
"Walter! Get General O'Neill on the phone," Dixon called out.
"He's already here, sir."
"Dave, for cryin' out loud, I'm gone for a month, and you're already calling for help," Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill hollered as he strutted into the gate room in his blues, medals almost completely covering the front of them at this point.
The blue clad Carter smiled fondly at the man. The white clad Carter looked like she had seen a ghost.
Jack took in the sight before him. He had two Carters, neither of which belonged here, his wife, who couldn't possibly have beaten him down here carrying their daughter, and his favorite SG team.
The two Sams attempted to speak at the same time.
"Colonel, er, General, what is..." White Sam stuttered out.
"Jack, what..." Blue Sam followed.
He held a hand up to cut them off, and then looked at the Carter in the BDUs with eyebrows raised.
Jack? Alternate realities again, I assume.
"Major Hailey! Care to explain this?" Jack asked her in a raised, exasperated voice.
"Sorry, sir. I don't have a clue."
"Well, I'm pretty certain we are dealing with alternate realities again. I need you to figure out why it is that we are dealing with them, and then how to fix it."
"Yes, sir," she answered, smiling at him.
At that, walking into the gate room came the Janet from this universe.
"Where's Lizzie?" Jack turned to ask her.
"Daniel wanted to take her for a little bit. He's not going to see her for a while after he leaves, so I figured it was fine," she stated and then kissed him quickly on the lips.
This drew raised eyebrows from the alternate Janet and both Carters.
Jack all of a sudden noticed that, among a horde of SFs, were two Aschen and Ambassador Faxon. He recognized the two Aschen instantly, because he personally killed both of them in this reality.
"Ok, folks. Keep them isolated from anyone not from their own realities. Then I need SG-1, my SG-1, in the briefing room."
"Jack, I think I know what may have happened. Something similar happened to us a little over a year ago," Blue Sam commented.
"We'll definitely chat about that then, Colonel. For now, sit tight."
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After getting nothing of use from his team, Jack sent for the Sam that arrived alone. Moments later, she joined them and took her seat.
She looked around the table and saw Jack, with one more star than her Jack currently had, Janet, Ferretti, Hailey, Vala, and Thor that she recognized. There was also a Lieutenant Colonel that she didn't know.
This is interesting. Jack and Janet? Where am I, well, the other me? Janet's alive? Thor is too? I need to get home, but I'm curious about this reality.
"So, Carter, you mentioned that something similar happened in your reality?" Jack asked her.
"Yes. A little over a year ago, we had over a dozen versions of SG-1 show up through our gate. We determined that the..."
"Ah, yes. The Ori black hole. I remember when our SG-1 came back from that mess. I'm guessing our Carter can be of help, then."
"Probably. Where is she?"
"Area 51. She took over the labs there after we killed the last Goa'uld."
"The last one?" she asked in disbelief.
"Yep. Turns out after we got our house in order, we got pretty good at taking out the bastards."
"What about the Ori?"
"We haven't encountered them yet, and I hope not to, at least not until we are armed to the teeth with Ancient gear."
Suddenly, Daniel walked in holding Lizzie's hand as she stumbled around on her little legs.
"Sorry, Jack, but she wanted 'Daddy'."
"It's ok, Daniel. C'mere, princess." Jack rose from his chair, lifted Lizzie, and held her in his right arm.
Blue Sam's eyes widened. The little girl had Jack's unmistakable, piercing eyes, but otherwise looked almost exactly like Janet.
I take it things didn't go well with Jack and I here. I wonder what the hell happened. I broke his heart almost marrying Pete, and we still managed to get past that.
"Ok, I'm going to get our Carter beamed over. Hailey, you can join them to work out a way home for them."
"Yes, sir."