A/N: So this is something I started writing in high school, and I dug it out of the depths of my computer files again a few months ago and started adding on. The first couple of chapters will be a bit rough (I've cleaned them up, but left most of the content the same, so forgive the 16 year old me), but if you like the idea at least, please keep tuned in and it will get more exciting, I promise. Also, this is the first fanfic I've done, so please be kind, but I'm mostly doing this to improve my writing, so any advice is appreciated!
"Mitchell, I don't care if you think I'm right, because I know I am."
"You don't know that for sure, Jackson." Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell sat his tray on the cafeteria table a little harder than necessary, and Lt. Col. Samantha Carter raised her eyebrows at him. He ignored her and continued speaking to Dr. Daniel Jackson. "For all we know, that machine you built didn't even work, and if that's the case, we just opened the door for them after we went to all the trouble of closing the damn thing."
"But it did work. True we reopened the door, but only for their followers. Which admittedly could be just as bad, but now we don't have to worry about the causers of the problems. And that is a definite advantage that we didn't originally have."
Mitchell was about to respond when there was a message over the intercom. "SG-1, report to the debriefing room immediately." Mitchell looked at Daniel exasperatedly and the three members stood to leave. It was an old argument already, but neither of the two men could seem to let it go.
They were joined in the debriefing room by Vala Mal Doran and Teal'c. "What's going on, Sir?" Mitchell asked General Hank Landry.
"We just received an IDC code from a planet where there was no mission. The code was one that was recognized as belonging to Jacob Carter." Sam kept her face carefully composed.
"Did you open the iris?" She asked.
"Yes, that's why I wanted you to be up here. Whoever they really are, I want SG-1 to handle them. We've put them in a couple of holding rooms."
"Excuse me, Sir, did you say a couple? As in there was more than one person?" Cameron asked.
"Yes, Col. There were two people, a man and a woman. She said her name was Genevieve. The man refuses to talk, but Genevieve tells me his name is Laurent, and he was her bodyguard."
"Was?" Vala asked.
"Yes, apparently, they came here from a parallel universe. I want you to question them further about that. Find out why they came here, and any other useful information. Any volunteers as to who wants to take which one first?"
"I'd like to speak to the woman first, Sir," Sam offered.
"I'll take the former bodyguard," Cameron said.
"Alright, get busy. You other three can go back to whatever you were doing until the Colonels give up."
"Do you think we'll have much trouble with them, Sir?" Cameron asked, standing as the General stood.
"You might, Mitchell. The man seems disinclined to say anything, but the woman, Genevieve, seems more interested in getting us to trust her than hiding anything from us."
General Landry dismissed them, and Sam headed to the interrogation room where they were keeping the female. Sam found the woman sitting at the table calmly. Sam sat down across from her, and the two regarded each other quietly until Sam said, "The general tells me your name is Genevieve. I'm-."
"Samantha Carter, yes, yes, I know. I don't know your rank in this universe, though in mine you were a Lt. Col."
"I am here, too." Genevieve inclined her head in acknowledgement, and Sam continued. "How did you get here?"
"We used a quantum mirror discovered on a planet long ago. It took us to another universe on the same planet where it had been found and we came here through the Stargate. I know that you have no reason to trust me, but we were desperate."
"Why did you come?"
"We had no choice but to come here, although we didn't necessarily choose this universe specifically." It wasn't particularly detailed answer, but Sam let it slide, figuring that Genevieve would tell her more when she was ready.
"How did you get an IDC transmitter?" Sam asked.
"General Landry gave it to me when Earth formed an alliance with my people two Earth years ago."
"Ok, and who are your people?" Sam didn't think Genevieve was Tok'ra because she hadn't sensed a symbiote. Genevieve definitely wasn't Asgard, but Earth didn't have any human allies, other than Jonas Quinn's planet, and Sam didn't think she could be from there, either.
"The vampires of Oorantal," Genevieve said simply.
There was a short tense silence, and then Sam said, "Did you say vampire?"
"So you haven't met my people in this universe. Well, that means I may still be out there somewhere. But at any rate, yes vampires do exist, though we're not quite as your Earth myths proclaim. Much like the Asgard actually. They too came to Earth and there were rumors about them before you ever met them." Sam nodded; she had a point.
"So what you're saying is that there's another potential ally out there to help us fight the Ori?" Sam asked.
"I honestly don't know. Your reality could be very different from mine." She lapsed into silent thought.
"Genevieve," Sam said, "I'm going to leave you alone for a few minutes. I'll be right back." She met Daniel in the hallway and filled him in on what Genevieve had said so far.
"Do you believe her?" He asked.
"Well, we don't really have enough information, yet."
"We'll just have to see what her friend had to say to Mitchell," Daniel added.
"Why do you always call him by his last name?" Sam asked out of the blue.
"I don't know," Daniel said after a moments thought. "He always calls me by my last name, too." He paused, "Maybe I just miss Jack."
"Me too," Sam said almost inaudibly.
Cameron hadn't gotten any information at all from the bodyguard. "He would not say one word to me." Cameron said, "Not even his name, which I already knew, but still."
"Well, how did they get here?" General Landry asked.
"Apparently they used a quantum mirror, Sir." Sam told him. "And apparently they can't go back, because they were desperate when they came here."
"Why is that?"
"Well, I don't know, yet. She hasn't gotten around to telling us."
"How did they get Jacob Carter's IDC?"
"She said that you gave it to her when her people formed an alliance with Earth," Daniel said.
"And who are her people?" Cameron asked; for some reason he was sure that he wasn't going to like the answer.
"Apparently, they are vampires," Daniel said reluctantly.
"I'm sorry Dr. Jackson; my hearing must be getting bad. I thought you just said vampires." General Landry said, leaning closer.
"I did, General."
"That is not really so strange, is it?" Teal'c asked suddenly. "We have come across many odd things in the universe."
"I have to agree with Teal'c," Cameron said. "Did this, Genevieve, ask you to help her get back to her universe?"
"No, she didn't. Something else seems to be bothering her. And like I said, they came here on purpose. I think she wants to stay, but she also knows that we may not allow her to remain here. I think coming to earth was a shot in the dark, and she knew there was only a slim chance that our realities would be similar enough that we would know who she is." Sam paused, "But she also might have been counting on that. Honestly Sir, we just need to find out more."
"So, what do we do now?" Cameron asked General Landry.
"For now, I agree with Sam. Keep talking to them. Perhaps Genevieve can introduce us to her people in this universe."
"Sir, I would like to question Genevieve next." Landry nodded his okay, and Cameron continued, "I also don't think her bodyguard's going to say anything to us without her direct okay. I'll escort her to see him long enough to give it."
"What makes you think she'll tell him to say anything?"
"Well, Sir, if she really wants to stay here, she'll know that she needs to cooperate."
"Alright, go take care of that." Cameron nodded. "Where's Vala?"
"I believe she reported to the infirmary," Teal'c said, "She appeared to feeling very badly."
"I hope nothing serious is wrong. Teal'c, I want you to question Laurent after Genevieve gives her permission for him to speak. Col. Carter, go with Teal'c. Dr. Jackson," Landry paused, "I don't have anything for you to do, but I'm guessing you'll want to visit Vala." Daniel nodded. "Dismissed."
Genevieve looked up when the door opened, and she thought her heart was going to stop mid-beat when Cameron walked in. Before she could stop herself, she whispered, "Cam?" Her voice was so hopeful and sad that Cameron stopped in the doorway and just looked at her.
Finally, he said, "I don't know who you think I am, but I need you to tell your bodyguard to talk to us, and then I have some other questions for you." Genevieve nodded and followed him out the door. She told Laurent to speak freely and truthfully, and then Cameron took her back to the holding room.
"What else do you want to know?"
"Where is your home planet?"
"You want to attempt to make an alliance, don't you?" Cameron didn't deny it, but she continued without any prompting. "They're in the Andromeda galaxy. I'll give the coordinates if you'll get me something to write on." As they talked, Genevieve began to wonder if he would ever leave. She kept her face carefully passive, but inside the very sight of him was tearing her apart. Because of this, she probably came across as a cold person, though in reality her feelings toward him were warmer than toward anyone else in any universe.
When he had finished interrogating her and she had given the coordinates, Cameron went to speak with General Landry. "General, I think we should give her quarters here on base. Laurent, too. I think she'd also like to speak to you personally. I got the impression that she didn't like me much. And, since she knew my name it probably has something to do with past experience in her reality."
"Alright, bring her to the debriefing room, so all of us can speak with her, and then I'll consider your recommendation. Bring Laurent, too."
Genevieve seemed completely at home in the debriefing room. Laurent, now that he was reunited with her, stuck even closer to her side. Daniel and Vala had returned from the infirmary, so everyone was present for the meeting. Laurent fleetingly bared his fangs at Vala, but a swift look from Genevieve caused him to merely ignore her.
Genevieve started the conversation. "Thank you for agreeing to see me personally, General Landry. I wanted to address an issue that has come up in my conversation with Col. Mitchell, but I wanted to explain it to all of you in person. We were forced to leave our reality because it was overtaken by the Ori. Until we made an alliance with Earth, the Ori had never been near our galaxy. Many of my people blamed me for this, but I have always believed that it is our duty to help those who ask for it. At any rate, we were finally overcome by the Ori's weapons which exploited our allergy to sunlight and dependence on our human counterparts. What I mean by all this is that there is no way we can return to our reality. If you will not allow us to remain here on Earth, I must ask you to allow us to leave through the Stargate to find somewhere else to exist. I would also like to tell you that odds of you forming an alliance with the vampires in this reality, if they exist here, are very slim. There were many small deciding factors that were crucial to the alliance in my reality. And I have to admit that I was one of them. As was Col. Mitchell." Everyone looked slightly surprised, and Laurent pursed his lips. "At any rate, the copying of those critical things here is, unlikely, I'm sorry to say."
"Question," Vala said after a moment. "Why are you here if Laurent here doesn't even seem to like any of us?"
"I'm sorry, Vala. Laurent has never been happy about certain details pertaining to the alliance," Genevieve said slowly, choosing every word carefully. "And, well, even I am a little wary of you from prior experience in my own reality."
"Oh no, what did I do?"
"You betrayed us and Earth to the Ori." Vala looked extremely dejected about that. "But," Genevieve added quickly, "That was in another time and another place." Vala nodded. "General, will you at least consider our request to remain here, and be of whatever service we can be?"
"I'm not authorized to make that decision, but you can be sure that I will discuss the possibility thoroughly with the people who are." He stood. "I'll let Col. Mitchell and Col. Carter show you where you'll be staying until that decision is made." Genevieve gave a deep nod of acceptance, and followed Cameron as instructed. When they were in the hallway, Cameron stopped and turned to her.
"Now I know what Laurent has against Vala, but what did I do in this other universe that set you against me, and at the same time made me so instrumental to this alliance?"
Genevieve closed her eyes, and quietly said, "Please don't ask me about that." Cameron just looked at her, so finally she opened her eyes and looked up at him almost pleadingly. "You want to know what you did." Cameron nodded. "In the simplest and least helpful explanation I can give, you made me fall in love with you."
"What?" The answer had caught him completely off-guard.
"Please, just show me where I'll be staying. I really can't talk about it, yet." Cameron nodded, and Genevieve followed him down the hall quietly.