7 years later:

Danni heard the front door open and close and then a young boy appeared in the kitchen.

"Hey Mom." Danni turned and looked at her son. He was already tall and lean. With his dark hair and brown eyes he still looked like his father. However he did have her temperament.

"Hey JJ. How was school?" He shrugged.

"It was ok. Maths was easy and science especially physics interested me." Danni frowned. She had no idea where her son got it from. He loved maths and physics the two subjects she had loathed as a child. She want stupid by any stretch of the imagination but she just couldn't get her head wrapped around it. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts.

"You got any homework?"

"Yes."

"Ok. To the table until tea is ready." JJ moaned but went to the table anyway. As Danni was starting tea the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Major Danni Jackson?" said a male voice.

"Retired. Who is this?"

"This is General Jack O'Neill. Would it be possible to have a meeting with you?"

"Sorry sir. Yes sir. What time sir?"

"Wow. That's a lot of sirs. 0930 hours."

"Can I ask how long the meeting will last sir? As I have to be home in time for my son coming in from school."

"Bring him with you. This affects both of you. Oh and bring a suitcase for you and your son." Puzzled Danni asked, "May I ask why sir?"

"No. See you tomorrow. Cheyenne mountain 0930." Before she could say anything else the line went dead. The rest of the evening Danni and JJ packed their suitcases.

The next day:

Danni and JJ climbed out of the car and headed to the little office thing and told the officer inside who they were.

"Ah General O'Neill is expecting you ma'am. Just go inside the mountain and head to the lift go to level 23. An officer will be waiting."

"Thank you. JJ give me your hand please." They walked into the mountain and went down in the lift. When they arrived Danni was surprised to see General O'Neill she quickly snapped to attention and saluted. He saluted back and said, "At ease." He looked down at JJ and did a double take. He could have sworn he had seen this boy before but couldn't quite figure out where. He knelt down in front of the boy. "Hi. I'm Jack O'Neill. What's your name?"

"John Jackson sir. But everyone calls me JJ." He replied. As the boy had said his name Jack knew where he had seen the boy before except the one he knew was at least a 35 year old man. "Nice to meet you JJ." He stood up. "Should we get started?" he asked pointing to a room off to the left. It took most of the morning for Danni to be debriefed on the Stargate programme and Atlantis.

"Any questions?"

"Yes sir. Why me?"

"Well we need as many military personnel on Atlantis as possible." Danni nodded and then asked "What about JJ? And school?"

"He'll be around the most brilliant minds this planet has to offer. Don't worry its all taken care of. Could I talk to you alone for a minute?" Danni nodded again and turned to JJ. "Go stand outside for a minute please." JJ nodded and went out of the room.

"Does he know?" Jack asked getting to the point.

"Who sir?"

"Sheppard."

"No. He was sent to Afghanistan before he was born. JJ knows everything about his father and that he loves him very much." Seeming to be satisfied with the answer Jack said, "You'll be going through the gate in an hour. Everything has been arranged for you and your son. Consider yourself restored to full active duty Major. Dismissed." Danni stood up and saluted and walked out of the door. She let out the breath she hadn't realised she'd been holding. An hour later JJ and Danni were walking up the ramp towards the open gate with their suitcases. Three seconds later they were on Atlantis.