Disclaimer: I don't know or own any of the cast/characters of the Stargate franchise. I do own characters that you don't recognise.
Authors note:This story contains multiple episodes, it is AU in that Ronon Dex doesn't have a sister that we know of. Brigadier General Jack O'Neill and Colonel Samantha Carter don't have a daughter. The character of Kali Dex (Carter-O'Neill) was created solely for the purpose of this story.
Title: SGA: Been Around The Planets
Chapter 01: Playing With Fire
As Stargate Command readied themselves to send an expedition team to the Pegasus Galaxy, more specifically to Atlantis. Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter and Brigadier General Jack O'Neill were having a minor disagreement with their adoptive daughter Kali. Kali had come to them at the age of fifteen from a planet called Sateda, her older brother had sent her through the Stargate to the planet that was unknown to them.
"You are not going," Brig Gen. Jack O'Neill (Jack) said in the sternest voice that he could muster against the 24 year old.
"You're talking about sending an expedition team to the galaxy I grew up in. How can you not allow me to go?" Kali questioned calmly, she knew that if she lost her temper than they definitely wouldn't allow for her to go. "Mom, you know I can handle myself,"
"I know you can handle yourself, and that's not what scares me," Lt Col. Samantha Carter (Sam) sighed looking at the young woman standing in front of her. "You're a bright girl, brighter and stronger than most your age,"
"Then let me go, I'll be okay. Trust me," Kali said looking between the pair of them as they exchanged looks. "I need to know if he's alive or dead either way I don't care." she added closing her eyes. "Mom, dad you're my best-friends but I have to do this,"
"Fine, but you must do everything that Doctor Elizabeth Weir tells you," Jack told her, he wasn't happy with the situation. "And I do mean everything,"
"I know dad, I know," she rolled her eyes as Sam walked over and hugged her. "I have to find him,"
"Just be careful please," Sam told her, as she stepped back but not before Kali wrapped her arms around her tightly.
"I will be, look after Alia for me,"
In the Gate room Dr Weir was standing waiting with Doctor's McKay, Zelenka and Major Sheppard and various other teams members waiting for the final people to walk into the room. Kali had obtained the rank of Captain, in the military the youngest person to do so just after she had turned twenty-four. All the officers that she had been under had recommended the advancement early on after seeing how capable she was in and off the field.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Doctor Weir," Kali nodded standing beside the older woman. "Had to do some convincing,"
"That's understandable," Dr Weir told her before she walked in front of the expedition team and spoke to them.
A few moments later and the gate had been activated and they were on their way to Atlantis.
*flash back*
Sateda, 1998
Ronon Dex stood near the DHD and quickly punched in some random address that he didn't know where it would take his younger sister. She stood looking between him, the wraith and Melena, not wanting to leave Melena and Ronon but having no other choice. As soon as the gate opened a strange looking device came through (known now as a MALP) and a voice came through.
'Who are you?' the voice questioned.
'My name is Kali Dex, and...' she answered quietly looking to her brother before there was gunshots and Melena was killed by the wraith.
'Let her through or she'll end up dead,' Ronon said angrily as he fought the wraith in an explosion.
'Follow the MALP,' the voice said and then upon seeing the confused look upon Kali's face explained. 'the thing that you're talking to right now,'
*end flash back*
Major John Sheppard placed his hand on the young girls shoulder and ushered her through. He knew a little about her background and why she was so eager to go. Doctor McKay didn't understand how the young girl was a Captain in the military and also as intelligent as she was. He believed that she really was the daughter of Lt. Col Samantha Carter.
Almost a month later and the expedition team had a new member, Athosian Teyla Emmagan. Kali could tell that there was more than one reason that Teyla had joined the expedition. John stood with Kali looking out at the sea of Atlantis.
"Major Sheppard if I may be blunt," Kali said looking at the slightly taller man as she spoke.
"Well not being blunt isn't exactly your strength now is it? Go ahead," John answered, rolling his eyes at the young girl before she started to speak again.
"You know you're the reason that Teyla joined the Expedition, or well at least one of the reasons," Kali smirked at him before she walked back into the complex and to the mess hall.
"Wait up," John spun around and quickly followed her to the mess hall placing his hand on her shoulder. "How do you know this?"
"I'm a girl, and it's obvious," she laughed at him before she walked away again and over to Teyla before sitting down next to her. "Hi Teyla," she smiled at the older woman.
"Kali, what are you doing?" Teyla questioned upon seeing what she believed to be a mischief grin.
"Just talking to Sheppard," Kali answered dismissively as she tapped her fingers on the table.
Doctors McKay and Zelenka were arguing over the best way to get the Atlantis up and running the way that the ancients had as they kept discovering new sections. In a way they were like small children who couldn't get their way and just had to disagree about it.
"Rodney!" John scolded, in an almost laughable tone as both men stopped and looked at him. "Couldn't you do that elsewhere?"
"Where would you suggest?" Rodney questioned, as he scratched his head and then realised that everyone was staring at them.
"Your lab," the two women told him almost instantly before they went back to their conversation.
When the expedition team had been in Atlantis for several months with no contact to Earth, they encountered a rather large problem with the Wraith. They had decided that the Earth would be their next feeding ground as it had millions upon millions of people living on it.
"What do you mean that the wraith are approaching?" Dr Weir questioned the personnel that she had gathered in front of her as they stood in the meeting hall. In the meeting hall she had: Doctor's McKay, Zelenka, Beckett and military personnel Maj Sheppard, Sargent. Bates, Cap Carter-O'Neill, Lt Ford and various other people.
"We detected them on the new system that we discovered," Kali said before Doctor Radek Zelenka cut her off.
"Long Range Sensors,"
"When did those come online? and how come we're only discovering this now?" Doctor Weir queried looking at both Zelenka and Kali.
"It only just came online." both of them answered at the same time.
The team looked at each and discussed what the next plan of action was. Doctor Weir questioned whether they would be able to save all the Ancients data that they had translated thus far. After McKay had compressed all the data into a file to send to Stargate Command they had enough room to save personal message. Kali's message was to her parents.
"Mom, dad, we still haven't found my brother but we have rather large problem. Remember what I told you when I arrived? Well they're coming to Atlantis and we need help," Kali paused and looked directly at the camera and then at Lt Ford. "Do you mind?" although she liked the Lieutenant he annoyed her.
"Do your parents have clearance?" Lt Ford questioned looking at her, she couldn't believe he just asked her that.
"My parents are the ones who allowed for this expedition in the first place. Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter, and Brigadier General Jack O'Neill." Kali took a deep breathe and glared at him.
"Sorry Mom, the lieutenant decided to question your clearance," she continued and finished off her message hoping that they would understand just how dire the situation had grown.
After all the messages had been recorded McKay condensed them and managed to send them through the Stargate after they had evacuated to a back up location. They were unsure of whether the message had gotten through until the Gate was activated and the IDC for Earth was sent through. A few hours later and a team from the SGC had been sent, and a new person put in charge of military personnel.
"Sheppard, I don't like him at all," Kali muttered as she watched from the balcony with Teyla and John before they walked down the main stairs. 'I really don't like him,' she thought to herself before she caught herself laughing at the way that Colonel Everett spoke. "Sorry, just remembered something my mother once told me," she covered as John raised an eyebrow at her.
"Colonel Dillon Everett, United State Marine Corps," he paused briefly causing Elizabeth Weir to speak but before she could get anything out he spoke again. "General O'Neill sends his compliments on a job well done," Colonel Everett went on and on and the young girl could not take it any-more.
"Colonel Everett," Kali stepped up in front of him, she wasn't about to let him take control of their home. "Would you kindly shut the hell up and let Doctor Weir speak," she almost yelled in his face but controlled herself and said it calmly instead. "I'm sorry I need to do something," she said before walking away from the gate room and almost dragging McKay with her.
"What? Why? How?" McKay started questioning as he tripped over his own feet.
"Shut up McKay, is there anyway that we can rig up our computers to the ZPM in order to send an email or some kind of communication that won't require dialling the gate?"
"I don't know maybe, it's a possibility," McKay answered, still unclear of what exactly what they were doing.
"Just work with me," Kali said as she started to try and hook up something that might work.
"Captain Carter-O'Neill," a voice said over the base. "Kali Carter-O'Neill come in,"
"Mom?" Kali questioned, looking towards McKay and then realising that it was Samantha's voice. "We need your help, the message I sent...it was the truth, they're coming to Atlantis,"
"That's why Colonel Everett was sent and why Colonel Caldwell is on his way in the Daedalus,"
"I understand that mother, but Colonel Everett isn't listening to Doctor Weir. I haven't told him who I am yet. Will you, and tell him to, oh I don't know listen to what I have to say," Kali said, she needed the older man to understand what was at stake and it was as though he had no idea.