Hello all! I can't wait to share this story with you. It is a re-release of a fan fiction I started several years ago and am now re-writing. Please read and review! Of course, I don't own Stargate or any of the characters on the show, but the original characters are definitely mine. Enjoy!
Prologue
Natalie White walked solemnly down the hall, still attired in her formal gown. She couldn't believe what had just happened. She'd been at the winter formal with her boyfriend, Cliff, when Major Davis arrived and told her to follow him. He'd taken her aside and told her that her parents were dead and that she'd have to leave her friends, college, and job behind and be sent to Colorado Springs to live with her mother's cousin. She barely remembered Samantha Carter. She'd seen her only a few times, the last being several years ago, and thought she remembered her being a Captain in the Air Force. Natalie was crushed. Cliff had just asked her to marry him the previous night. What would become of them now?
"Can I talk to Cliff before I go?" She'd asked.
"I'm sorry, miss White, but we have to leave now." Major Davis had replied. Natalie was brought back to the present when she was asked to enter a small, black car. How could this happen? Why did this happen? She knew her parents worked on a secret government project, but she didn't really know much about it. Her parents had forbidden her ever to talk about it, and whenever she heard the phrase 'area 51' she had to hold back a laugh, for she knew it was real. She'd always wondered what her parents did there. They never talked about it. Natalie wiped a tear from her cheek. She couldn't believe they were dead.
It seemed that only a few short moments later they were getting on a private plane destined for Colorado Springs. Natalie sighed as she watched her home shrink into the distance, leaning her head against the window and closing her eyes, surrendering to sleep.
A short time later, she was startled awake by loud voices. She opened her eyes and saw Major Davis involved in a heated discussion with another man and cleared her throat. They stopped instantly and Major Davis sighed, seemingly embarrassed. "Miss White, I didn't know you were awake." Natalie smiled slightly.
"Just woke up." she explained, looking at the other man. He looked familiar somehow …. She dismissed the thought. Major Davis moved to sit in the seat across from her. She smiled slightly and wiped the sleepiness from her eyes. Major Davis clasped his hands together in front of him.
"Miss White, there's a lot you need to know before we reach Colorado Springs." he said, his tone low. Natalie interrupted before he could continue.
"Please, Major, call me Natalie. The whole 'miss White' thing makes me feel a little old." she said lightly, trying to lift the mood. Major Davis smiled slightly.
"Okay, Natalie. The Pentagon has authorized me to brief you on everything you need to know, but you must remember: this is all very highly top-secret." he began, pulling several folders from his briefcase. Natalie gave him her full attention. Major Davis began the long, tedious process of telling her about the alien device that had been discovered at Giza, and the many things that had happened since they had started using it. Natalie held up her hands.
"Aliens, other planets …. My parents knew about all of this?" she asked incredulously. Major Davis looked at his hands.
"Natalie, your parents were sworn to secrecy, they could never have told you anything." he said, looking up again and pulling out another folder. Natalie turned away from him.
"So, why do I have to know about all of this?" she asked, barely able to conceal the emotion in her voice. For this she had hardly known her parents? Major Davis cleared his throat.
"Major Samantha Carter, your aunt, is involved in the project, and is the only one with enough security clearance to know where and how your parents died." he said, not noticing Natalie's cringe at his seeming insensitivity. "We're also concerned for your safety, being their only child. Even though you really knew nothing about your parents' work, there may be those who would think you do." He leaned forward slightly, commanding her attention. "You must understand that this is for your own protection. It was the only way to keep you safe." Natalie nodded numbly, turning to gaze out of the window as Major Davis told her all about the exploits of her aunt and the team called SG-1. Its seemed impossible that any of this could be really happening.
The rest of the flight went by in a blur as Natalie heard about extravagant missions, harrowing escapes, and brilliant allies. All too soon, their plane touched down and Natalie was escorted to a plain black car and driven further away from all that she had once thought was true.