Chapter 1

Dr. Sam Beckett spent years leaping from life to life striving to put right what once went wrong. He had leapt into the shoes of many different people over the years and even a primate. He had been a pilot, a disabled man, mother, an exotic dancer but never before had he been a teenage clone. At first he didn't even know he had leapt into a teenage clone. Upon opening his eyes, Sam found he was in bed and in a dorm room that looked much like a hotel. He blinked thankful he had not leapt into any strange situations. He was alone in the room and settled back into bed for a good rest. The alarm suddenly rang. He reached over and turned off the digital clock and then sat up in bed. He could hear doors opening and closing outside. He dragged himself out of bed and turned on a nearby light. He wandered to the mirror nearby and looked at his reflection. Before him stood a fifteen year old boy with short light brown hair and brown eyes. He looked like an average teenager expect for the gray t-shirt he wore with Air Force printed in bold black letters. He felt the face and found the young man he leapt into had not started to shave.

"I'm a kid," he figured.

The holographic door opened in stepped his only guide and friend on his journey, Al. Al seemed older to Sam than from when he last recalled. His friend let out a sigh of relief upon seeing him. "I can't believe you are back, Sam." he cried.

"What's wrong Al?" he wondered for Al seemed not to be his usual joyful self.

"We lost ya, Sam. You leapt out of Ziggy's control and we could not find you for years. Suddenly, out of nowhere you leapt back into the perimeters. In the waiting room is the young man you leapt into. He nearly escaped the compound. I was brought back in after I retired, Sam. You have been missing for ten years."

"Where have I been for ten years?" he gasped.

"I don't know but its 2010, Sam. You have leapt into a teenage clone of a General in the Air Force. The current date is April 21st, 2004. Your name is Jon O'Neill. Everyone calls you 'Jon' and you are a student in the Air Force Academy."

"I'm a clone?" he asked unsure.

"I just got access to the records Sam," he informed. "In Cheyenne Mountain is a top secret program that deals with wormholes and we made contact. An alien race is responsible for making a clone of General O'Neill. They tried the old switch-a-roo, Sam. Tried to slip in a clone and take the General but the clone stopped growing as a teenager. General O'Neill was Special Forces, Sam. It took everything I had to get him back."

"So, what am I here to do?" he asked.

"Ziggy believes you are here to go back into the mountain and change some things. I'm pulling in Colonel Samantha Carter to assist us. She's a genius like you, Sam and knows about the technology. She also said the base doctor is killed in action and she thinks that maybe you have to save her to leap back home." he told him.

"So how do I get into this base?" he asked.

"You simply tell the dean you want to work for General Hammond," he instructed. "They can arrange it."

Later that Day

Dr. Sam Beckett found himself in an elevator riding down 28 floors into a top secret base in the heart of a mountain. He stood in cadet uniform and held a duffle bag. The door slid open upon reaching the last floor. He stepped off the elevator to be greeted by a much older man who looked much like the clone body he jumped into.

Jack grinned at the clone, "I see ya came back?"

Sam spotted the name badge of O'Neill and quickly figured the man was the original. He let out a sigh, "Oh boy." He paused and looked upon the man who held rank of Colonel.

Jack asked, "What?"

"I just wondered about you," he admitted. He started down the hallway with Jack right beside him.

Jack teased and asked, "So how is school?"

"Not bad," he shrugged.

He wondered, "Just why did you come back anyways? Carter isn't into younger guys if that is what you are thinking."

"Carter?" he asked and then realizes he meant Colonel Samantha Carter.

"You're too young for her…Literally." he stated.

Sam replied, "Looks can be deceiving." He couldn't wait to meet Samantha Carter for he heard many great things about her from Al.

As they rounded the corner Daniel came into view with Teal'c who both wanted to welcome the young clone back. Daniel Jackson smiled at the pair, "Welcome back!" he cheered.

Sam had no idea who Daniel was or the alien who stood before him. He simply pretended he knew them. "Thanks it's good to be back." he replied.

Daniel was cheerful and stated, "Hey if you need anything you just let us know."

"I will," he gave a nod.

The large Jaffa, Teal'c stood curious for he noticed Jack's young clone did not call him "T" or greet him as usual. He found it odd.

Sam stated, "I guess I need to see General Hammond now." He then walked past wondering who Teal'c was and what insignia on his forehead meant for he never seen anything like it before. It was awkward for Sam; he had to pretend to know people he never met before and not raise suspicion.

Jack watched him go ahead and admitted, "That was weird. He totally blew T off. He looked right at ya T."

"Indeed," the Jaffa agreed.

Daniel found it odd as well, "Maybe he came back for a reason? Maybe he's having trouble remembering or something? We don't know what long term affects will be for him."

"Could be," Jack agreed. "I'll keep an eye on him."

Meanwhile - Nevada

Young clone Jon O'Neill had enough of the waiting room. He hollered, "Yo! Can I get some food in here?" He was ready to try for another breakout when Samantha Carter came to the door with Al. She wore her blue dress uniform and held a rank of full colonel. She stepped inside and smiled upon him.

"Jon," she greeted him.

"What the hell is going on, Carter?" he barked.

"This is retired Admiral Alan Calavicci, he's a Navy Pilot and has a lot in common with you. You are in an experiment that failed seven years ago when they lost the inventor, Dr. Samuel Beckett. It's now the year 2010. You are in the future and you are looking at Dr. Beckett's image when you look in the mirror. He has leapt into your life and is in the past living as you. He has to put right what went wrong to leap home and this is our only change of getting him home. We fear once he leaps out of you we won't find him again and he will be lost forever. I'm working with an artificial intelligence that Dr. Beckett invented named Ziggy who controlled the leaps until they lost him the first time. I know you want out of this room. I don't blame you but we are in the middle of nowhere and there is no place to go."

Jon asked, "So what am I supposed to do?"

"Sit tight," she pleaded. "Stop trying to escape and help us."

"Okay," he agreed. "So, how long has the guy been leaping like this?"

"The experiment started in 1999," she told him. "He was pressured to prove his theory or lose funding. He went into the accelerator and was stuck leaping for a few years. Then, they lost him as he went beyond the program. This is our only chance to save him. In order to keep him in the past we told him he is there to save Janet Frasier."

"What happens to Frasier?" he asked concerned.

"She died off world saving one of our men." she informed. "For him to stay in the program he has to have someone to save. We are trying to save him but if knows that truth he could leap on us." she warned.

"So, he's not there to save Frasier?" he wondered.

"We have no idea why he leapt into you, Jon. It could be to save Janet or another reason. He did it on his own. We're just guessing." she confessed.

Jon figured, "So this guy travels through time and lives other people's lives as he does it?"

"Yes," she nodded with a grin.

"He sounds really cool," he admitted. "We could have used him on Sg-1."

Sam raised an eyebrow and slightly nodded in agreement. "Or sent him to Atlantis…"

"Atlantis?" he asked.

She nodded, "We found the city and we sent Dr. McKay there. I hope they meet," she admitted. "Would love to see Rodney's face…"

"So, what do I do?" he asked again.

"Just sit tight," she sighed. "And stop trying to escape! You and Al would make good friends. Sit and talk for a while."

Jon looked at Al, "You did catch me…"

"Had I known you were Special Forces it would have been a different story," Al warned. "I thought you were teenager kid. Who knew you're a teenage clone!"

Jon shrugged, "Okay…I'll stop trying to escape."

Meanwhile SGC

As Sam Beckett settled into his new role as a teenage clone in a top secret military base Jack had to admit he was concerned about the young clone's health and wellbeing. He walked into the infirmary and found the base doctor, Major Janet Frasier sitting at her desk going over reports. He rapped on the door frame, "Frasier."

She looked up and smiled at him, "Colonel."

"My clone is back and he seems a bit off. He didn't seem to recognize Teal'c when he saw him in the hallway." he noted. "It's strange."

"I can have a look at him," she assured him.

"Thanks," he sighed relived. He wasn't sure what was wrong but was worried nevertheless.

Janet asked, "Ready for the briefing with General Hammond. He says it important."

"It can't be that important," he rebutted.

She asked, "How so?"

"It's from the pencil necks at the Pentagon and some documentation project." he huffed.

"Let's go see what it is," she cheered amused.

Jack found himself walking with the doctor down the hallway. His mind kept wandering to Teal'c and his clone. He couldn't help but wonder what could be wrong and feared the young clone could be ill.

Meanwhile

Sam Beckett arrived at Major Samantha Carter's lab. He needed a brief crash course on wormhole technology and wondered if she could fill him in. As he walked into the lab he found no one in sight. He wandered about for a moment and found the laptop that Major Carter was working on and the peered at the information. He soon become engrossed and took a seat as he read the reports on the screen. It was amazing and he found he could understand much of the terminology.

Major Carter walked into the room to get her report for the coming briefing. She found what looked to be Jack's young clone reading her reports. She leaned against the door, "I thought you didn't understand most of that."

He looked up and sat like a deer caught in the headlights. "Um…" he reached for an excuse. "I'm trying to learn new things." He then had to act like he knew who she was and confirmed she was Samantha Carter by the name badge on her green uniform. "Sam…" he wasn't sure how the clone greeted her.

"We're beyond last names, huh?" she asked amused. She walked over to the computer and looked over what he was reading, "Advanced quantum wormhole mechanics, Jon?"

"I'm trying to learn," he excused. "It's really fascinating."

"You find this fascinating?" she asked amused as she figured he was joking.

"Of course," he nodded, "the ability to bend and curb the fabric of space and time…" he noted the shocked expression on her face. "I'm not normally into this kind of thing, huh?"

"It's a nice change from fishing and beer," she told him.

Dr. Beckett replied, "Fishing and beer sounds like fun."

She let out a sigh, "Ah-ha."