A Vacation, A Second Chance, A New Life, A New Love, A New Point of View

Disclaimer: I don't know anything. Sanctuary and Stargate aren't mine, thought I wish they were.

Pairing: Helen Magnus aka Sam Carter/ Teal'c

Time setting: Around the time of SGA Season 4 and both Continuum and Ark of Truth and Sanctuary Season 4 Episode 2

Author's Note: I've pushed the Victorian Era back a century to allow for more time for Helen to gain perspective and to change. Also, I have Helen having having been a vegetarian before she traveled back in time. Sam/Helen/Teal'c established

Chapter 1: Its Almost Time to Return

In Sam's Lab, SGC

"How am I going to do this? I can't abandon the Network. I know about the crisis they'll be facing soon but I'm not like that anymore. What am I going to do?"

"Talking to yourself again, Sam?" inquired Cam as he walked in.

"I've told you about my first time travel adventure, how I wound up deep into my own past right? And how my dear friend James Watson told me to use the 213 years until my present as a kind of vacation, right?"

"Yeah but... Your present is coming soon, isn't it?" responded Cam, finally understanding.

"I just don't know what I'm going to do. I love the life I've built here. I want to command the Hammond. But I can't just abandon the Sanctuary Network either. Too many lives depend on me. Its just I'm Dr. Helen Victoria Magnus and Colonel Dr. Samantha Carter and I really don't know how I can be both."

"Colonel, that's exactly what I came to talk to you about. It seems as though the joint chiefs of staff and the president have an idea," commented General Landry as he joined Sam and Cam in her lab. "They've talked it over, and knowing of how truly brilliant and absolutely nesessary to both the SGC and the Sanctuary Network you are; they'd like to offer the Sanctuary Network a full partnership. Meaning that the Sanctuary Network would have total access to the SGC and all of the technologies we've found, been given and developed and would be an independent entity, along side our partners in other nations. The Sanctuary Network would be allowed to have people who went off world, though we'd love to have the Sanctuary's help in dealing with alien life forms. Alien animals and such, as the Sanctuary has FAR more experience dealing with unusual life forms than any other person or group on Earth."

"You do realize I'd have to talk it over with the other head's of house, don't you?" responded Sam. "I'm not going to force the network into doing this, no matter how good it sounds to me. It could still come down to me having to make a choice, one over the other. Saving the world or saving monsters. Brunette, British, Victorian, elegant Power house, kick ass monster expert, huntress, and executive or blond, brainy, brilliant, air force officer and techno geek."

"How long remains before you're present Sam?"

"A week. I'm not going to miss Baal's extraction ceremony no matter what though, or going in search of the Ark. Actually, I really don't think I'd ever be able to go back to being who I was. I've changed far too much since then."

Later that Day.

"Samantha, how are you doing?" inquired Teal'c.

"A bit scared, uncertain, worried, excited. I don't really know. I've been waiting for 213 year to go home, but now, its like, my Sanctuary isn't home anymore. Its not where I belong. I'm not Helen Magnus anymore. I don't even really like the way I was. I like myself a lot more now, though. I really feel like I'm a better person. Less demanding, temperamental, moody, controlling, isolated, lonely. Plus, now I have you, and the others. People who I honestly completely trust and know that they wouldn't just do things for me out of feelings of obligation but out of actual care, respect and friendship."

"Indeed," replied Teal'c. "Samantha if you would allow it, allow me to accompany you when you return to the Sanctuary. Let me enter the world that you entered in your youth and stand by your side as you ask your people to be allies with our people. And then, if you would permit it, join yourself to me in holy matrimony and allow me to accompany you through your life journey as you accompany me in mine. Allow us both to never be alone again."

Sam stood silent for a moment in awe. She and Teal'c had been dating for a while, and had been extremely close friends for longer as they both had seen horrific things that none of their teammates had ever, nor would they ever tell them. With a light tears in her bright blue eyes and a big smile on her face, Sam responded. "Yes Teal'c. Oh yes. Yes to all of it. There's nothing I want more than this. Rya'c, we need to tell him. Actually, he needs to come here. He needs to come with us. He needs to meet my adopted son Henry. They'll be brothers so they need to meet. Thank you Teal'c. I love you."

"And I you. I will contact Rya'c soon so he will be there, my love."

Chapter 2: Returning to the Sanctuary.