DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything from Stargate! I own Ahmes, but I do not own her as a species from the Stargate franchise…if that makes sense.

Ahmes is 12 years old, almost 13. Hope you enjoy~!

FAR FROM ABYDOS

! ~ SG1 ~ !

CHILDREN OF THE GODS

"Do I have to wear garments?" Ahmes asked, referring to the royal garments she wore on her arrival to Earth. Jack shook his head and told her that she did have to wear the blue clothes she doesn't like. Ahmes groaned. The only thing she didn't like about them was that they were blue. Even Ra made sure none of her garments were blue.

Jack and Ahmes were permitted to leave the base and return home to put on their appropriate clothing. They had no escorts this time and the only thing that took the most time was getting Ahmes' hair in a bun. The neighbours were kind enough to look after Ahmes' dog for the next few days, Jaffa-Kree was not happy about Ahmes leaving so soon after reuniting.

0800 hours was reached and Jack was the only one of the duo present, Ahmes having to leave for the ladies lavatory just before. Hammond gathered the files together and walked into the briefing room from his office at exactly the second of 0800, the officers in the room turning to salute him.

"Gentlemen take your seats," Hammond acknowledged getting down to business. "Where's Captain Carter?"

"Just arriving sir," was answered.

"And Ahmes?" he directed to Jack.

"Lavatory." Jack said with an awkward smile. Oh how he wished Ahmes was a boy sometimes. "Who is Carter, sir?"

"I'm assigning Sam Carter to this mission."

"I'd prefer to put together my own team sir," Jack responded, not exactly trusting this new man showing up. And Ahmes might not like them which would ruin a few things.

"Not on this mission," Hammond told him. "Sorry. Carter's our expert on the Stargate."

"Where's he transferring from?" Jack hoped to protest from the credentials.

"SHE is transferring from the Pentagon," a woman's voice replied. All gazes turned to her and followed as she walked in, straight back, high head and broad shoulders. "I take it you're Colonel O'Neill. Captain Samantha Carter reporting sir." Both saluted and Kawalsky decided to put his bit in.

"But, of course, you go by Sam." Sam chuckled him.

"You don't have to worry Major," she told him. "I played with dolls when I was a kid."

"G.I. Joe?" Kawalsky asked playfully.

"Major Matt Mason," Sam corrected. Freddie smirked and told Kawalsky it was an astronaut doll, deciding to put his bit in with Sam too. Hammond interrupted them and started to meeting, addressing Jack to give the overview.

"Those of you on your first trip through the gate, you should know what to expect," he began and was interrupted by Sam during his pause.

"I've practically memorized your report from the first mission. I'd like to think I've been preparing for this all my life," she told him confidently and with a little excitement. Kawalsky spoke up again, Sam cutting down his macho pervade and using the same smart talk that Ahmes did, much to Jack's displeasure.

"Oh, here we go. Another scientist. General, please." Jack pointed to Carter wanting to dismiss her from the mission.

"Theoretical astrophysicist." Sam corrected, anger starting to come through. Jack knew what that was, it was Ahmes' main career goal saying the knowledge would be more than useful as a stepping stone in understanding the Stargate and even building one of her own some day. That he doubted though, but never once did he discredit her enthusiasm. Most kids who follow their goals through rarely reached the ultimate in the end.

"It means she is smarter than you," Hammond clarified when Jack took a moment of silence. "Especially in matters concerning the Stargate." Some of the men laughed and Jack gave one that silenced them immediately. Sam continued her discussion with Jack, interrupting him when he called her by salutation and not rank.

"I'm an air force officer just like you are Colonel," Sam told Jack. This being the first thing Ahmes heard clearly when quietly entering the room on her late return. "And just because my reproductive organs are on the inside instead of the outside, doesn't mean I can't handle whatever you can handle." Ahmes blinked and didn't realise she had spoken her immediate thoughts aloud.

"This sneaky military dirty talk?" Ahmes' hand flew to her mouth when laughter filled the room and eyes were aimed at her. She apologised quietly and moved around the left towards Jack and the spare chair he pointed to.

"Why is there a child here?" Sam asked, shifting her gaze between Ahmes to Hammond. Ahmes took a look at Sam and wondered why she asked. Surely the mission occupants would be the first thing they were told.

"She is a native to Abydos and a trusted person of an alien we intend on talking to." Hammond replied.

"Trusted or not, a child should not be involved in this," Sam immediately rebuked the idea . "Especially a civilian child." Ahmes looked down to her pale blouse and navy skirt. Surely they didn't look that bad.

"Child or not she is essential to a lot of information we need," Hammond told Sam.

"Wouldn't a treaty be just as well. I'm sure we can come up with something quickly."

"Ma'am, there already is treaty," Ahmes told the woman. "Is why I am here."

"It's Captain, kid," Sam informed. "And it's the fact that you are here that puts a lot of information at risk."

"Let me tell it to you straight," Jack interrupted before Ahmes got angry. That was not fun. "Ahmes has the final say whether or not anyone other than her goes through that gate."

"She like our human meat shield," Kawalsky put in.

"I can pull rank?" Ahmes asked happily, having not thought past the point where Sam told her to call her by rank. The survivors present from the last mission all negated the girl, not wanting to find out what she would do if the ranking system did pull weight in her favour.

Slightly put out, Ahmes pouted and sat down, Sam choosing to stay quiet after the men around her had shouted to the girl. She figured the girl was a more valuable piece than what she was just told.

"I hate to throw a damper on your enthusiasm, but I still say the safest most logical way to deal with this is to busy the Stargate just like the ancient Egyptians did," Samuels told everyone. "Make it impossible for the aliens to return. It's the only way to eliminate the threat."

"Except it won't work," Jack quickly put in. "Especially if this alien is similar to Ra."

"It worked before," Hammond said.

"They know what we are now. They know how far we've come," Jack gave a pointed look to Ahmes. "We're a threat to them."

"They have ships sir," Ahmes continued on. "As big as Great Pyramids. Stargate is only faster."

"Don't you think it'd be better use the Stargate for a little reconnaissance before they come back? Again." Jack finished off. Hammond agreed on the expedition and gave the group twenty-four hours to either return or get a message through. If neither happened the bomb would go through, before which Ahmes would make sure she'd remove the crystals necessary for communication between the worlds.

With orders to bring Daniel Jackson back, regardless of the treaty, the group was ready to deploy to Abydos within the hour. Ahmes took up the rear behind Jack and Sam as a safety precaution, neither female enjoying the presence of the other.

"Captain," Jack said to catch Sam's attention.

"Don't worry sir, I won't let you down," she told him.

"Dad is gentleman," Ahmes interjected.

"I was gonna say ladies first," Jack elaborated.

"She is Captain. Not Lady," Ahmes said, thinking Jack was referring to rank. Sam lifted her brows and gave the girl an unamused look. Ahmes didn't notices and pushed Jack onto the ramp, Sam following quickly while Jack leaned back to slow the excited girl. All three stopped at the event horizon and Ahmes indeed found something that she liked about Sam.

"Look at this. The energy the gate must release to create a stable wormhole, it's…," she paused for a moment and her statement was finished by the girl behind her.

"Astronomical?" Sam turned to her, sharing the same smile she saw on Ahmes.

"To use the right word," Sam agreed.

"Touch," Ahmes told her, pointing to the event horizon in front of them. Sam did as Ahmes said and dropped her jaw at the sight in front of her.

"You can actually see the fluctuation," she gasped. Jack looked between the captain and princess before pushing his fellow officer through. He didn't know whether he liked the two getting along or preferring the opposite. Ahmes took his hand and they both followed the woman through, taking five seconds to reach the closest world to their own. Jack didn't expect Ahmes to fall to her knees and vomit as soon as they got through though, the green look captain following the girl's lead.

"Ahmes ok?" Freddie asked with great concern.

"First Stargate travel," Ahmes breathed out. All men raised their eyebrows in surprise. From the way Ahmes had talked it sounded like she had travelled through the gate before.

"No travel on a full stomach then?" Sam joked to her. Ahmes gave Sam a foul looked and managed to stand up when the sound of guns ready clicked through the pyramid chamber.

"Cha'hali!" An old familiar voice called out. "Cha'hali. Lower your guns." Ahmes was flooded with the sudden realisation that after nearly three years she was back on Abydos facing the people she had grown up with. Ahmes moved forwards and stayed by Sam while Jack moved forwards, past Daniel and to someone else whom he saluted.

"Skaara," he said. Ahmes smiled brightly at the sound of Skaara's name and his voice in response to Jack's return. She slid her bag off and left it beside Sam, moving quickly past her to get to Skaara. Skaara just finished speaking to Jack when he was nearly thrown back by Ahmes, not sure who the girl was at first until she pulled back to face him properly.

"Ahmes! You grow!" he stated before calling out to the others, announcing Ahmes had returned. Everyone turned to her and bowed to the ground, just as they did with Ra. Sam wasn't sure what to think about it and became even more confused when they stood and swarmed the girl as if greeting an old friend.

"The alien controlling this planet is like a God," Jack told the captain. "Ahmes is his daughter. She is both friend and future ruler of this world." Sam's eyebrows shot into her forehead. She had thought that may have been the case but pushed it aside thinking it was more improbable than other options. And seeing how the people welcomed her back with both companionship and worship put more emphasis on why the girl was brought on the mission.

Ahmes' eyes caught Sam's and she brought the woman was brought over to the dialing device, telling her that it controlled the gate through the constellations in the Abydos sky same as Earth. Sam began inspecting the device with great fascination and Ahmes left her to join Sha're, spying her move to Daniel's side. Sha're had also barely recognised Ahmes, even with the helmet off.

"Your hair is short," Sha're noticed.

"It is better on their world," Ahmes told her. Skaara commented that her hair was beautiful short or long. Daniel was happy Jack didn't appear to understand Abydonian.

"So, I figured it was only a matter of time before you had to tell the truth about us still being here," Daniel said quickly. Jack confirmed and asked about the militia the Abydonians had, concerned something else came through. Daniel denied this and also got a little nervous, his speech slowing. They were interrupted by Sam telling them about the dialing device missing at Giza and introduced herself to Daniel Jackson as Doctor.

"I thought you wanted to be called Captain," Jack said to her.

"She captain, Lady, or doctor? I'm confused!" Ahmes asked almost getting tongue-tied from the Abydonian accent she hadn't shaken. Her voice pitched higher proving her displeasure at not knowing a situation completely. Daniel ignored her and asked what was going on. Ahmes answered.

"Hostiles came through gate, many dead and Tau'ri missing."

"One of them looked like Ra, Daniel," Kawalsky said solemnly. Ahmes hadn't known that this disturbed Kawalsky that much since he never had a high opinion of Ra.

"Well they didn't come from here," Daniel told them. "The boys take shifts all day, we'd know if they came through here, and Ra only ever comes by ship, not even his Jaffa come through the gate. In fact he's supposed to arrive any day."

"But Lord Father put crystal back," Ahmes asked, hoping it was someone else. Daniel nodded and revealed that they both thought it would be a good idea in case something happened then the people could have somewhere to evacuate to.

"Evacuate?" Sam asked.

"Showing you will be better than explaining but it's going to have to wait until the sandstorm is over," Daniel explained, concerned when Ahmes cried in triumph and Jack held her back from running out of the pyramid. "We were about to start the evening meal. Why don't you join us?"

"Abydos food?" Ahmes asked, drool started welling in her mouth. Earth food was delicious but to her nothing beat what she had eaten on Abydos. Daniel smiled and nodded to her, letting the sudden eccentric bout of hers continue until it passed.

The meal started and continued with much laughter. Skaara proud about his preparation of moonshine, which doubled as a prank on Jack who turned on Daniel about his education with the Abydonians. The storm completed its duty and during the celebrations of the Tau'ri return Daniel took Jack, Sam and Kawalsky to the structure he found not long after they left the first time. Ahmes was all too happy to leave and forget about Sha're's display of affection towards Daniel. He explained in short his exploration and discovery of the room they were being lead into. Sam was understandably astonished by the place and Ahmes was impressed that Daniel had found Ra's lost chamber.

Abydos is truly Lord Father's most treasured world, Ahmes concluded. She had thought the map chamber had been on another world and not buried on Abydos. It was just like the treasure chamber beneath the pyramid. And exactly like her, someone Ra called his more precious treasure, it was hidden for years on the planet.

"Daniel. You had a chance to translate this yet?" Jack asked.

"I think so," Daniel replied. Jack asked what the symbols said to which the linguist revealed it was a chart. Ahmes decided to explain what exactly they were standing in.

"It is the map chamber. The place of all worlds." Ahmes' voice echoed. "Lord Father said he lost it long ago but I thought it was on another world. If you think of Stargate as a telephone, calling one world to another through wormhole, this would be the phonebook."

"Exactly," Daniel concluded. "These are other Stargates."

"I don't think that can be, Doctor," Sam said to the two. "After Colonel O'Neill and his team came back, my team tried hundreds of symbol permutations using Earth as the point of origin, and it never worked." Ahmes thought on that and wondered how that could be. With chance alone they should have gotten at least one, even with so many worlds out there.

"I tried the same here and it didn't work either," Daniel confirmed. He elaborated on the notion that the destinations were destroyed or their gates buried but there had to be a few that still existed. Sam shot that idea down too and Ahmes had a sudden idea. Something she had skimmed in passing during some of her own research to understand the Stargate more.

"What about planetary drift?" she asked. Daniel and Sam looked at her. "If you apply expanding universe model you get planets moving further apart and over thousands of years the co-ordinates don't work. Just like when you move and have to change your telephone number."

"But why does it still work between Abydos and Earth?" Daniel and Sam asked.

"They still close enough. Maybe one hundred years or one thousand and the gates won't connect."

"Unless we can adjust for the displacement," Daniel finished off.

"And with this map as a base that should be easy," Sam concluded. "All we have to do is correct for Doppler's Shift then the computer model can predict the necessary adjustments." Ahmes turned to O'Neill and Kawalsky who both looked very bored and told them that they can find other Stargates to use. Sam mentions that with this many gates, their alien culprits could have come from anywhere, suggesting that they should get as much of the map recorded as possible and get back to Earth quickly.

Not long from then many Abydonians came running in saying something about Jaffa attacking. The weapons were ready when they reached the pyramid but the enemy had already left, many people injured in the aftermath. Ahmes rushed for her bag and dug through, throwing several things around trying to reach a device Ra had left her with. Fitting it on her hand she moved to the nearest Abydonian, the device glowing and humming as it began to work on healing the victim.

I feel like I skipped some things and I am REALLY sorry if this feels too similar to the episode/movie. Personally, I like it being written this way but I am VERY HAPPY to have your input to change several things that will happen in future episodes. I feel like this could be something we ALL make rather than something I do.

Hope you enjoyed this little segment, and thanks for reading! The next instalment will come in about a week. It takes me a while to write and I am easily distracted.