Title: Salva Mea-Part 2

Author: Falcon Horus

E-mail: thot_bastet@hotmail.com

Category: drama, angst, romance

Pairing: Daniel/Janet

Spoilers: Point of View

Rating: PG-13

Author's note: I have named Cassie's dog Ramses because I have no idea what his real name is. ________________________________________________________________________

Colorado Springs

*07.00am- Friday Morning*

A beautiful sun announced the beginning of a wonderful day. It was quiet in Colorado Springs but that wouldn't be for long. The paperboy had started his round and the first people made their way out of their safe houses, letting sounds appear in the streets of the little town.

The Jackson-family, however, had already been up since 5am. They always got up at 5, ever since little Lucy joined the family. Mom and Dad could live with that but the two other kids in the house weren't as forgiving as their parents were. Catherine and Cassandra, both adopted by Janet, considered the baby a burden. It started to get on their nerves not getting a good night sleep. It was only during the day and after school that they had some quiet moments because Lucy went to work with her parents in Cheyenne Mountain. They worked at the SGC, a secret project nobody knew of. Catherine and Cassandra were still going to High School. They were both very bright and the best of their classes but Cat seemed to collect 'after- school detentions'. Almost every day of the week she had to stay one or two hours longer than the rest of her classmates. And her Saturdays were usually filled with more detentions. The Principal of the school would be more than pleased to kick her out but he couldn't do that because Catherine was a brilliant student and there weren't many of those at his school. He knew that the teachers were going to be very happy the moment she would graduate, and that day couldn't come soon enough for all of them.

"Good morning, Catherine! Good morning, Cassandra!" Both girls mumbled something that resembled 'good morning' and sat themselves down at the table. Lucy had yet again woken them a couple of times during the night. They both yawned at the same time while bacon and eggs were placed in front of their noses.

"Good morning, honey!" Daniel entered the kitchen and placed a kiss on Janet's forehead.

"Good morning, kids! How's my little Lucy doing?" He picked the baby out of her chair and started to play with her. Her giggles filled the kitchen and soon everybody was laughing except for Catherine. She had left the table and had gone upstairs to get ready for school. It didn't take her long because she was more than anxious to leave the house.

"Cassie, are you ready to go?" Catherine re-appeared in the kitchen, ready to go.

"Almost done here!" Cassandra emptied her glass and ran upstairs to get dressed too. Catherine moved out of the kitchen but was stopped in her tracks by Daniel. Janet gave him a look that this was not the time to discuss the matter he wanted to talk about.

"Catherine ... we had a call last night from the Principal." Catherine looked at the archaeologist. "He said that you insulted your math teacher ... again!" Cats eyes darted from Daniel to Janet and back.

"So?" The tension in the room climbed to unknown heights.

"So ... what are you going to do about that?"

"What do you care?" Catherine walked into the living room, picked up her bag and went for the front door.

"Catherine, we're not finished here!" Daniel had approached his niece.

"Yes, we are Daniel! And you know what? You're not my Dad so mind your own business, alright! Cassandra, I'm leaving! You ready?" From somewhere upstairs a muffled 'yes' sounded, followed by Cassie coming down the stairs. She could witness the little fight that started to become bigger but Catherine opened the door and slammed it shut behind her. Cassie looked from her Mom to Daniel and back.

"Uh ... everything alright?" Daniel turned around and disappeared into the kitchen.

"Let's go outside and see where your cousin is hanging out!" Cassandra followed her mother out of the house.

Catherine was sitting on the porch. Her bag was lying halfway the front yard and books covered the still wet grass. Cassandra automatically gathered her cousin's stuff while Janet took the time to talk to her niece.

"Catherine, you alright?" The girl looked up, revealing a wet face and red eyes.

"He has no right ... he's not my Dad!"

"I'm not your mother either." Janet had put an arm around Cat's shoulder.

"I know but you're ... you ... you raised me ... and that counts for something."

"When will you be home?"

"Around 5.30. I've got after school..." Catherine got up and accepted her bag from Cassie. "I'll try to be good today so that we can go to Uncle Jack's cabin tomorrow." Janet nodded. She knew that it would need a miracle to prevent Cat from getting a detention on Saturday. The two girls crossed the street and got on the yellow bus.

"Good morning Cassie! Hey Cat!" Dominic was sitting in the back of the bus and had kept two seats. As soon as he got a better look on Catherine's face he knew she had yet another fight with her new father. "Cat, you alright?" She sat herself next to the window, ignoring Dominic and everybody else in the bus.

*08.00am-The Jackson's House*

Janet had gone back in and found Daniel in the kitchen having his breakfast.

"We have to go or we're late again." He passed by, his cup of coffee in his right hand and some papers in his left. This wasn't over yet and if it hadn't been for Catherine going to school, today would be the day they had fought out their differences. Janet knew how Cat felt about Daniel. She hated him from the first moment they met. She had accepted Cassandra into the family but it would take another miracle to have her accept Daniel. She shook her head and picked up Lucy.

"Luckily you can't speak yet, hey!" The baby giggled.

*14.30pm-Livingstone High*

Catherine, Cassandra and Dominic were sitting in some chairs in the hallway. They were flipping through some papers when the friendly librarian interrupted them.

"Catherine Fraiser! Cassandra Fraiser-Jackson!" The two girls looked up from their papers as soon as they heard their names.

"Yes?" Questioning looks were exchanged.

"The Principal wants you two in his office ASAP."

"Oh ... okay ... thank you!" They looked at each other and shook their heads at once. "There goes our trip to Uncle Jack's cabin." The trio got up and walked to the office Catherine knew a little too well.

The secretary was reading a magazine when they entered the office. She hastily put it away but she knew that it wouldn't take long before the entire school knew she was reading magazines instead of helping the Principal.

"Uh ... the Principal wanted to see us?"

"Ah ... yes, come on in!" They followed the secretary into the Principal's office.

The man was standing behind his desk holding the phone in his hand.

"They've just arrived, Mr. Jackson." He handed the phone to Catherine. "It's your father."

"I don't have a father. He's dead." She stepped aside so that Cassie could get to the phone.

"Daniel?"

"Cassandra?" Daniel's voice sounded weird as if he was afraid of something.

"Yes, I'm here. Catherine's here too but..."

"Listen to me! You'll be picked up by an Airman in a few minutes."

"Why? Daniel what's wrong?"

"They have arrived. Two motherships are closing in on Earth. You'll be safer here."

"Oh my God!" Catherine saw her cousin's face change and knew that something was terribly wrong.

"Cassandra, what is going on?" Cassie almost dropped the receiver and looked at her cousin.

"They're here!"

"Cassandra, hand me Catherine!" Cassie handed the phone to Catherine, who suddenly didn't care if Daniel was on the other end or not.



"Daniel!"

"Yes, I'm still here."

"Is it true what Cassie says?"

"I'm afraid so. Listen the Airman will arrive there in a few minutes! Get the hell out of there, alright!" Catherine could hear Janet in the background. She sounded worried. Well, who wouldn't be worried when the Goa'uld were practically knocking on your frontdoor.

"We'll be seeing you at the complex. Tell Mom we're fine!" Catherine handed the receiver back to the Principal and before he could ask them what was wrong they had already left his office.

Dominic was tagging along with his two friends. He had no idea what was going on but he had a gutfeeling it was something bad because the two girls looked kinda frightened.

"Where're we going?" He didn't get any replies until they were standing in front of the school searching for a black jeep.

"Listen Dominic! We've got some bad news for ya!"

"Hu?"

"We're not alone in the universe and the worst thing is, they don't like us that much."

"You mean ... aliens!"

"Yup, lots and lots of 'em!" Cassie spotted the black Air Force-jeep and ran towards it, followed by Catherine and a very confused Dominic.

Cheyenne Mountain Complex

*15.30pm-The SGC*

The Airman had dropped his package off at the right level and had left for his station. Now the trio was running through the hallways, bumping into the occasional Airman. Dominic had absolutely no idea where they were going. They kept on running and finally arrived at the right place, the briefing room. They had figured everybody would be there. They stumbled into the room, interrupting a meeting.

"Catherine! Cassandra!"

"Mom!" Janet took her two daughters in a big hug. In all the fuss they almost forgot poor Dominic.

"Dominic! What are you doing here?" Daniel looked at the boy standing in the doorway.

"Uh ... I don't know, Sir."

"I told him about the Goa'uld knocking on our frontdoor." Jack smiled. He liked Cat's humor. It resembled his a bit.

"You did what? ... Are you insane? He's a civilian."

"Oh yeah! And what are we? And you?" The fight that had started in the morning between Daniel and Catherine threatened to continue.

"Catherine ... you are an irresponsible young brat!!"

"And you ... you are..."

"Daniel! Catherine! That's enough!" They both looked at Janet who had become a little bit agitated about their behavior. She was standing in between the two fighting-cocks. "Not here, and not right now! Understood!" They looked at each other and then they nodded slightly.

"We'd better get to work. Captain Carter, you try to dial out as soon as the Gate closes! Colonel, you and Teal'c try to keep the Goa'uld out as long as possible. Dr. Jackson, help Captain Carter!" SG-1 left the briefing room to fulfill their duties. "Dr. Fraiser, can I speak with you for a minute? In my office." Janet nodded and followed the General in his office, leaving Cassandra and company behind.

General Hammond presented Janet a chair and sat himself down behind his desk. His face didn't betray any emotion. He was worried inside. On the outside he was just another soldier.

"Doctor, you know as well as anybody else that this could end bad. If Captain Carter and Dr. Jackson do not succeed in dialing out, we're stuck here and we will be sitting ducks for the Goa'uld. Therefor I want you to consider the following option. We still have that quantum mirror. Dr. Jackson wants you to know that he wants to send Cassandra, Catherine and Lucy through it if things turn out bad. If you feel the same way I can send someone to our storage room to start looking for a suitable universe." Janet was staring at him, her brains processing the information. An awkward silence had fallen in the office but she hadn't noticed that.

"I ... Can I think this over?" Hammond nodded. He knew this wouldn't be an easy decision and yet it would be easy if you considered the alternative. He dismissed the Doctor and went to the control room to check up on his two favorite scientists.

"It's awesome!" Dominic was staring at the Gate. Cat and Cassie were sitting around the table, resting their heads in their hands. If Janet hadn't come back so soon they would have fallen asleep.

"Cassandra, go to the infirmary and check up on Lucy, will you?" Cassie stood up from her chair and walked to the door. Dominic followed her as he felt that her mother was staring at him.

"I'll be with Cassandra." He rapidly left the room and followed his friend before he lost track of her. Catherine had walked to the window and was now standing next to her aunt. She too looked at the Gate. It closed down and Carter and Daniel immediately started to dial out but an incoming wormhole prevented them from doing so. Janet let out a big sigh and looked up at Catherine.

"Cat?" The girl looked at the one she considered her mother and nodded.

"Yeah."

"There's something I need you to know."

"What is it?" Cat became aware of a certain tension in the room.

"When this ends bad ... I want you, together with Cassandra, Lucy and Dominic, to go through the quantum mirror. I don't want you here to get yourself killed or be taken as a host."

"But..." Catherine shook her head. She didn't want to leave her family behind, which meant she would never see them again.

"No buts, Catherine! I can't stand the fact that the Goa'uld would kill you or your sisters. It's the only way to safe you."

"Sam and Daniel will open the Gate! I know they will!"

"But when they don't ... will you do as we ask and go through the quantum mirror?" Cat looked at the Gate and nodded silently.

"I promise I'll take Cassie, Lucy and Dominic through the mirror. And I promise I'll come back with help because ... I ... I don't want to loose you too."

"Thank you, Catherine!" Janet took her oldest in a big hug. They left the briefing room and went to the infirmary to check up on the rest of the family.

*17.00pm-Briefing Room*

SG-1 was standing in the darkened briefing room. One of the Motherships had landed on top of the mountain and Jaffa were infiltrating the base. There was not much time left before the entire planet would be under the control of the great goddess Isis. The kids were standing against one of the walls and were aware of the tension in the room. Even Lucy kept silent as if she felt something bad was going to happen.

"It's time." Jack looked at Daniel and Janet. "Let's get them out of here!" He looked at his nieces. He noticed their serious faces. "It'll be okay, I promise!" They left the briefing room and went on their way to the storage room.

Jaffa had seen them running through the halls and a few of them were now following the Tauri.

"Damn it! They're on to us!" Jack saw the Jaffa closing in on them. "Go! We'll keep them busy! Teal'c, stay with me! GO!" The two of them positioned themselves right around the corner, Teal'c on the left and Jack on the right. A grenade killed the first few Jaffa but didn't stop the rest to continue their hunt. It needed a second grenade to grant Teal'c and Jack some time to retreat but they didn't stop their attack. The two friends emptied their weapons on the fearless Jaffa but were soon taken out by the enemy who went in pursuit on the rest of the group.

When they finally reached the storage room, half the Jaffa-population was chasing them. They closed the door but that wouldn't stop them for long so they had to act quickly. Daniel handed Catherine the remote of the mirror and for the first time in almost a year they hugged each other.

"I love you, Catherine!"

"Love you too ... Dad!" They untangled and Cassandra handed Lucy to Cat so that she could say goodbye to her parents.

"Catherine." Janet handed Cat a gun. "If things go wrong ... Cat just nodded, putting the gun behind her belt. "Take good care of your sisters, okay!" It was an emotional goodbye because everybody in the room knew they were never going to see each other again. Catherine hated goodbyes and in her head she was already making plans to come back with lots and lots of help. She looked at Dominic who still hadn't a clue on what was going on except that the aliens were more than eager to get rid of the earthlings. Tears were running down his cheeks. It was then that she realized he hadn't had the chance to say goodbye to his parents.

"Dominic?" He looked at her, wiped his tears away with his sleeves and smiled to show that he was okay, for now.

"Go now! And take care of each other!" Daniel placed his arms around his wife's shoulders and watched his children place themselves in front of the mirror. The three friends were about to place their hand on the mirror when a blast sent them flying through the room. Catherine was smashed against the mirror and found herself on the other side, still holding Lucy in her arms. As a sharp pain went through her shoulder, she could see the Jaffa enter the room. There was no time to waist; she had to shut the mirror off. - I'll be back! I promise! - The pain in her shoulder got worse and blood was trickling down her face. The gun, she had been carrying, was lying a few inches away from her and as she tried to grab it she hit one of the laser beams. An alarm went off, causing Lucy to cry out loud. As people started to fill the room Cat slowly lost consciousness.

Colorado Springs

*07.00am-Friday Morning*

As the sun finally found a hole in the clouds and had a chance to lighten up the beginning of a cloudy day, people started to come out of their houses to breath in the fresh air and to pick up their newspapers. The town came to life and sounds of early cars driving to work filled the streets.

Doctor Fraiser had come home rather late and was still asleep but her daughter and the dog, on the other hand, were already wide-awake. Cassandra had made breakfast and was about to surprise her mother with breakfast in bed when the phone went off. She placed the tray back on the table and dashed for the phone because she didn't yet want to wake up her Mom.

"Hello!"

"Oh hello!" The voice on the other side didn't sound familiar to Cassie. "Am I speaking to Jessie Gibson?"

"No, I'm afraid you dialed the wrong number."

"Oh .I'm sorry. Bye!" Cassandra put down the receiver and shook her head. The wrong-number-lady had almost ruined her surprise. She walked upstairs as silent as possible, followed closely by Ramses.

As she walked into the still darkened room, she almost tripped over some jeans. Cassie placed the tray on a chair and walked over to the window to open the curtains.

"Good morning, Mom!" The curtains were opened and the rays of sunlight filled the room. Janet mumbled something and then turned around, away from the window. "Come on, Mom! Wake up!" Cassie jumped on the bed and started to jump up and down. Ramses started to bark because he felt the need to wake up the neighbors too. The bed had broken in half if Janet hadn't stopped her daughter in time.

"Okay, I'm awake. Ramses, silence!" Cassie jumped of the bed and picked the tray from the chair. Now it was the dog's chance to jump on the bed and nestle himself on the blankets.

"Here you go!" She placed the tray on the bed and smiled. "Surprise from Ramses and me!" Janet smiled as she took a sip from the mug filled with hot steaming coffee.

"Don't you have to get yourself ready for school?" Cassie looked at the clock.

"7.30! Dominic will be here in half an hour!" Cassie ran out of the room and sprinted into the bathroom.

At 8 o'clock sharp she was standing at the front door, opening it as soon as she heard the doorbell. When she opened the door it wasn't only Dominic who was standing there but Daniel as well.

"Daniel?"

"Good morning, Cassie! Is your Mom home?" Ever since CJ's death it happened more often that she spent the night in the SGC and didn't let anybody but Cassandra know she wasn't coming home.

"Yeah, come on in!" Daniel walked into the house and straight into the living room. "MOM! Daniel is here! I'm off, okay!"

"See you tonight, honey!" As Cassandra left the house, her dog wanted to come along too.

"Stay Ramses! We'll be seeing you after school, alright!" Cassie and Dominic padded the dog quickly and then left to catch the yellow schoolbus.

Janet slowly came down the stairs and watched how Daniel was getting comfortable in one of the seats. When he noticed her, he got up.

"Good morning!" He smiled at her. Whatever friendship they had before CJ's death, it had all faded and they had to start from scratch. Six months had passed since the accident and she was still not ready to forgive her friends for what had happened. But with him things had gone differently. Although she had said some awful things about the team and about him she had some how stopped hating him. Maybe not really stopped but at least they were friends again. He had gained her trust again and that counted for something. It was fragile but it was there.

"Uh, I was wondering if you could give me a ride to the SGC because my car broke down last night and..."

"Okay. I'll be ready in a second!" Daniel nodded and sat himself back in the nearest chair.

Cheyenne Mountain Complex

*9.00am-The SGC*

All the way to the complex they had been silent. They had split up and had gone their own way as soon as they had arrived in the mountain. It looked like it was gonna be a day like any other when the first team scheduled to come back, came back injured. SG-1 had a briefing at 11.00 and General Hammond had also requested Janet's presence. She didn't want to go but in the end she had no other choice but to go if she didn't want to end up disobeying an order of the General.

*11.00am-Briefing Room*

SG-1 was awaiting the presence of General Hammond when Janet appeared in the doorway. She refused to look at the people around the table and sat herself down next to Daniel. An awkward silence entered the briefing room. General Hammond entered the briefing room a little after the Doctor. He had a light assignment for his first team. One of the MALPS had run into something on P9X-487 and got stuck. The Doctor's presence was required because the air on the planet was polluted and he needed to know if it was safe enough to go with only an oxygenmask as protection.

"At ease!"

"Sir, we heard you have a light one for us today." Jack smiled at the General. It became time they had a light mission because in the past few weeks they had gotten themselves into some difficult situations.

"Yes, I have, Colonel. Major Carter, would you take the maps, please? They're on my desk." While Carter went for the maps, General Hammond continued his explanation. "There is however one minor problem. The air on P9X-487 has been polluted and I need to know if it's enough to have an oxygenmask or if you need a protective suit. Doctor Fraiser, what do you think?" Janet looked up. She hadn't been paying attention and had absolutely no idea what the General just asked her. Everybody was staring at her as she took up the documents and flipped through the map. Finally it was Daniel who helped her out.

"So, do we have to wear an entire suit or just an oxygenmask?" Janet got the hint and read the papers about the airpollution.

"Uh ... an oxygenmask is enough ... Sir." She smiled at Daniel, thanking him for the hint.

"You'll be leaving at 14.00! That'll give you time enough to get some lunch. Dismissed!"

"Let's have lunch all together! What do you say?" Daniel looked at his team members. This was his umpteenth attempt to get Janet and SG-1 back together. She knew he tried to get her to have lunch with SG-1 and every time she had found a reason to not go along with them.

"I have some paperwork that needs to be finished." She looked up at him and then walked away. He followed her and stopped her just at the corner.

"Please, come with us!" He really wanted her there.

"I can't Daniel. Not yet!"

"Then have lunch with me ... alone? We can pick up a sandwich and eat it in either my office or yours." He gave her a pleading look he knew she couldn't resist. She nodded and he knew he won another battle and a little bit of her trust.

*14.00pm-Control Room*

Why she was hanging out in the control room, she didn't know but she was there. She looked out the window into the gate room where SG-1 was getting ready for their trip. Daniel was messing with his jacket and Carter had to help him or he would have hurt himself before they left on their mission.

"Chevron 7 locked!" The Gate opened with its usual sound and the blue vortex. Janet smiled as she remembered how CJ loved to watch the Gate open. The memory faded as she saw SG-1 leaving through the same Gate that had taken away her niece from her and had left her brother an emotional wreck. The Gate closed, taking the blue shine away from the grey walls.

She had no idea how long she had been staring at the closed Gate, completely lost in her memories, when General Hammond was suddenly standing at her side.

"Dr. Fraiser, are you alright?" He noticed she hadn't heard him and lightly touched her shoulder to make his presence known to her. "Doctor?" He startled her.

"General?" She looked at him and then realized she was still standing in the middle of the control room. "I ... uh..."

"Are you alright?"

"Yes Sir, I am ... alright. Will you excuse me?" Hammond nodded and she left the room. He knew she wasn't alright, far from to be honest. Daniel kept him updated on things that involved his CMO. He knew she had started to blame herself because she was the one who had recommended CJ for the new project. He also knew about the refusal to talk to or even be with SG-1. It still hurt too much.

*16.00pm-The Infirmary*

The alarm of the Gate activation had startled Janet. She had been filling out some files in her office. It was SG-1 who had come back and soon they were walking into the infirmary for their post-missions. She had to swallow a few times as she suddenly realized that Dr. Warner was on vacation. She had to do SG-1's post-missions. She hadn't done them since CJ's death. Other teams were okay but not SG-1. - I can't do it! I can't do it! -

Daniel started to get worried when Dr. Warner didn't appear into the infirmary. The rest of his team wouldn't mind to skip their PM's.

"Hey, did he forget about us?" Sam looked at Daniel.

"I wouldn't mind if he didn't show up. One PM less." Jack smiled and it grew wider when he thought of all the shots that he would have to miss. Daniel however suddenly recalled that he had seen Dr. Warner leave a few days ago. - Oh my God! -

"Hey Daniel, where are you going? Can we leave?" Daniel walked into the office and found Janet crawled up in a corner of her office, her face deadly pale.

"Janet?" Daniel looked at her and immediately got the message. This wasn't going to be easy. He could barely convince her to go and have lunch with them. How was he going to convince her to do the post-mission exams? "Hey, you alright?" She didn't react on his question so he decided it would be best to ask the General to call in another doctor to do the exams. As he picked up the phone he saw from the corner of his eye that Janet had moved a little so that she could see the three remaining members of SG-1.

"General Hammond."

"General, it's Daniel. We might have a problem in the infirmary."



"What do you mean, Dr. Jackson?"

"Dr. Warner is on vacation and Dr. Fraiser refuses or better, she's in no state to do the post-mission exams."

"I'm on my way!" Daniel put the receiver down and walked back into the infirmary where his friends had been waiting.

"Daniel, what is going on?" Sam looked at her friend.

"Dr. Warner is on vacation, which means that Dr. Fraiser has to do our exams."

"What?" Jack looked at the archaeologist and then he looked passed him as he saw the petite Doctor appear in the infirmary, pressing herself against the wall away from the enemy. Tension started to build up and Daniel needed to do something quick before things were going to run out of control. Sam had retreated and was now standing behind her CO. The tension was broken when General Hammond suddenly appeared in the room. Daniel sighed; a war had been avoided.

"Sir?" Jack looked at his CO. "No post-missions today?" The General shook his head and watched how Daniel was just in time to catch the falling Doctor.

"I couldn't do it, Daniel." She looked straight into his blue eyes. "I really couldn't."

"It's okay now. Jack is happy that he doesn't have to go through his PM today." He held her close as if to protect her from all that was evil. Just as SG-1 wanted to retreat and give the Doctor a break, the phone in the infirmary rang. As Sam was standing closest to it she was the one to pick it up.

"Hello, Major Carter here!" All the nodding and mmm-ing in the conversation, confused the hell out of the rest in the room. When she was finally done she looked as confused as the rest. "Sir, a few minutes ago a baby and a teenager came through the quantum mirror. The teenager is badly injured and needs medical help as soon as she arrives here. And they will be here in ten."

"The quantum mirror? I thought we destroyed it." Jack looked at his General.

"Apparently, we did not do so."

"Dr. Fraiser, I hope you can take care of this teenager." With that he left the infirmary.

*17.30pm-The Infirmary*

Dr. Fraiser and her team were waiting at the elevator for the patient to come in. Jack and Sam had gone up to await the truck and Teal'c and Daniel had stayed with Janet. They were all anxiously awaiting the arrival of the visitors. When the elevator opened and the injured teenager was rolled out a collective 'Oh my God!' was uttered. The girl on the bed looked like CJ Fraiser. Daniel looked at Janet and for the first time in over six months he saw her eyes lit up a little.

"Take her to the infirmary! Stat!" Sam was holding the crying baby and kinda looked for help. Janet took a look at the little one and the moment the baby saw her face she stopped crying. "She's fine but take her to the infirmary anyway ... Sam." Sam looked at her former best friend and smiled.

"I will."

"How is she?" General Hammond had come to the infirmary as soon as possible when he had heard the news of the CJ duplicate.

"She's gonna be fine, Sir." Janet appeared from behind the curtain. "She has a severe burn to the shoulder and a cut on her head, probably a concussion. The baby is fine and vast asleep." Daniel could have sworn he saw her smile but he wasn't sure. A sudden mumbling interrupted her report to the General. As one they were all standing around the teenager in a split second. The girl's eyes slowly opened but closed again when met with too much light.

"Take it easy!" The voice sounded familiar to Catherine but she knew it wasn't the same person she had said goodbye to. Eventually her eyes got used to the light and she had the chance to look around. She knew everybody and yet they were strangers to her. As she looked at these people memories came back to her of how exactly she had landed here in the first place. And then it struck her.

"Lucy?" She tried to get up but a strong hand kept her down.

"I told you to take it easy."

"Lucy, is she alright?" Catherine looked at Janet.

"I think she means the baby." Daniel looked at the young girl who nodded as he mentioned the little one.

"Yes, she's fine." Cat sighed and smiled.

"So, can you tell us who you are and what you're doing here?" General Hammond looked at the young woman.

"She needs to rest, Sir."

"It's alright." Cat placed her hand on Janet's arm to show her that she needed to talk about how she got there. "My name is Catherine Fraiser. My friends call me Cat. The baby is my sister/cousin and she's called Lucy Jackson." She noticed how both Janet and Daniel looked at each other and started to blush. "I'm taken that you guys aren't married in this universe?" As one they shook their heads. "Right! Anyway ... to make things short ... the Goa'uld Isis attacked Earth and my parents send us through the quantum mirror. Normally Cassandra and Dominic should be here too but..." Tears started to form in the back of Catherine's eyes and it took her a while to continue her sad story. "...The moment we wanted to go through the mirror there was a ... a blast and we were send flying through the room. I was smashed against it and found myself at the other side with Lucy. I..." Tears were now making their way down. "...I saw the Jaffa coming into the room and I had to shut the mirror off and ... I have to go back ... they might be alive ... I have to!" Again Catherine tried to get out of her bed but this time it took Janet a little more strength to keep the young lady in her bed.

"It's okay. Calm down, Catherine! We'll find a way, I promise." But Cat kept on struggling and it needed a sedative to get her calm again.

*20.00pm-The Infirmary*

Janet had been sitting next to Catherine's bed the entire time as she suddenly heard the baby cry. She walked over to the crib and took the little one out.

"Hey little one, are you hungry?" The baby silenced as soon as she heard the familiar voice talk to her. A nurse came and gave Janet a bottle. "Let's see if you like this?" She placed herself back into the chair she had previously occupied and started feeding the baby. She smiled as she noticed the blue eyes, which reminded her of someone else's eyes. That someone else was standing in the doorway looking at the scene in front of him. He was too busy falling in love and there was no way of denying that anymore. He smiled at the thought that the Doctor finally had lightened up a little. It was going to be alright for now.



The SGC

*09.00am-Saturday Morning-The Infirmary*

Janet had fallen asleep in the chair, still holding Lucy in her arms. Daniel had taken another chair and he too had spent the night in an uneasy position. But it was Catherine who woke up first and noticed both Doctors asleep. Even if they weren't together in this universe they were still having something special going on. She noticed that Lucy was awake and playing with Janet's stethoscope.

"Hey Lucy, you're having fun?" The baby giggled and Cat smiled. At that moment Major Carter entered the infirmary and wanted to say something but Catherine stopped her. "They're still asleep." She whispered so she wouldn't be the one to wake them. Sam just nodded, looked for a chair and placed herself next to the bed.

"Hi, how are you feeling?"

"Oh, I'm feeling much better, thank you!"

"So." Carter didn't really know what to say anymore. The kid in front of her just reminded her of that other kid she had worked with a whole year long until... Sam tried to shake the memory away but didn't really succeed.

"Can I ask you something, Sam?"

"Yes, you can C ... Catherine."

"Why is everybody acting so strange around me? Is it because I'm from another universe?" Catherine looked at Sam, who started to feel a little uneasy.

"Uh..." Sam sighed. "Well, you would find out soon enough if you're just as bright as she was."

"Just as bright as who?" Carter didn't want to talk about CJ but maybe Catherine could help her in processing the loss. It had been hard and she still woke up once in a few days in the middle of night screaming for CJ.

"People act strange because you remind them of a girl that used to work here." Catherine gave Sam a weird look but she didn't say anything. "Her name was CJ ... Fraiser." Cat stared at Sam and then she looked at Janet sitting on her other side, but still she wasn't saying anything. "She was a part of this new project and she went on missions with SG-1."

"Cool!" Sam smiled but it faded soon enough.

"Anyway, about 6 months ago she died in an accident. She fell off a cliff and there was nothing I ... we could do. Dr. Fraiser got angry with us because we hadn't been able to save her niece. It has been hard the past 6 months. There's not a day I don't think of the Kid." Catherine was looking at the woman beside her and sighed.

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay. Eventually things will go better again and I hope that one day I can be friends again with Janet." As Sam looked up at her former best friend she stared right in two brown eyes, which in return were staring back at her. Catherine looked from one to the other and didn't notice that she was kind of holding her breath until she let it out in a big sigh. "Uh ... I have to go. See you later, Catherine!" Carter got up and almost fled the infirmary.

"I'm sorry if Carter said something to offend you. I didn't know it was something like that." Janet got out of her chair, put the baby back into her crib and fled into her office, smashing the door. The noise woke up Daniel and as he stretched himself he looked at Catherine.

"Where's Janet?" All Catherine could do was point to the office-door but that wasn't even necessary as they heard something crash into the wall and break into a hundred pieces.

"I think I said something wrong." Daniel looked surprised at the young girl in front of him.

"What do you mean?"

"Sam told me about ... CJ, and Janet overheard our conversation by accident. We thought she was still asleep. Sam fled the scene and I apologized to her but all she did was run off like that."

"Things that have anything to do with CJ and SG-1 are kinda sensitive to her."

"Ah right. Thanks for the advice!"

"I'll better not disturb her right now. So, I'll be off then! See you later again!" Daniel walked away and left Catherine alone. - Okay, of all universes I land in the one where Doc Fraiser can't stand SG-1 because of some accident but still has something going on with Daniel! Weird! Ah well, I'll get it out of her soon enough. I'm good in those things, according to Cassie. - The thought of Cassandra made Cat sad again. She closed her eyes and rapidly slid into some fine dream.

*13.00pm-The Infirmary*

It was somewhere around the noon that Catherine woke up out of her dream that had become a nightmare. As soon as she remembered where she was and that it wasn't in her own universe, she called for a nurse.

"Hey, can you do me a favor?"

"That depends."

"Right! Can you pick up a ham-sandwich and a cheese-sandwich for me, please?" The nurse looked at Catherine and then nodded.

"Good. You can bring them to the Doctor's office." With that the nurse left and Cat jumped out of her bed and walked to Janet's office. She didn't even bother to knock she just walked in.

"What are you doing here?" Janet looked at Catherine who was walking around the office and sat herself into the chair opposite the Doctor. "You should stay in bed, you need your rest."

"Doc, not even my Mom ... could keep me confined in those beds for long." Cat smiled a wicked smile. "So why would I do it for you? By the way, our lunch is on the way so I can't go back yet." Cat was looking at the desk and saw a picture of someone she seemed to know. "CJ?" Janet nodded as Catherine picked up the picture and looked at the girl. "And who is this?"

"That's her father, my brother." Janet noticed that Catherine was trying to memorize how he looked.

"My parents died in a car crash when I was very little and my aunt adopted me." The sandwiches arrived and Catherine fell silent. She felt quite comfortable in this office. When they were done eating, Cat felt the urge to continue her story.

"I accepted Cassandra in the family, a sister to play with. And then I found out about my parents and I started to become a real pain-in-the-ass. At school I collected after-school detentions and at home there wasn't a day when there wasn't a fight. It got worse when Mom and Daniel got married. I hated him from the moment I met him. The day before the marriage I ran away. Mom came after me and from then on the problems continued solely between Daniel and me. So, you can say I was quite surprised when he left me in charge to go through the mirror. When I said goodbye to him I told him I loved him but I don't know if that was just because those Jaffa were after us and I didn't want to upset Mom any more, or because I really liked him as my father. I hated him so much that I refused to be his daughter. In school that could be quite confusing because my last name is Fraiser and my sister's last name was Fraiser-Jackson. Most of the teachers thought we were cousins. Cassie and I were cousins, of course, but I considered her more a sister than a cousin." Catherine took a deep breath and was about to continue when Janet interrupted her.

"You don't have to tell me this, you know."

"Yes, I have to. It makes me feel better. I need to talk about it."

"Yesterday you mentioned Dominic. What is he to you?"

"He was our best friend. We were always together and yesterday we took him with us to the SGC, against regulations what caused another fight between Daniel and me. So, this was my story. Now, what's yours?" Catherine gave Janet an innocent smile and hoped that she would tell her the full story. But Janet wasn't going to give in that easily.

"You should go back to bed. You still need your rest and I need to work."

"No, I'm not going back until you tell me everything I need to know about the Fraisers in this universe, including CJ." When Cat mentioned CJ she saw Janet flinch. "You must have loved her very much if you react like that when you hear her name and not to mention the hate you carry towards SG-1." Janet looked up at once and looked angrily at Catherine in front of her. "Come on, tell me about yourself and your relationship with CJ!" Cat was defying Janet and it started to work when she suddenly got up from her chair and bolted out of the office. "Hey, where are you going? Are you afraid of the truth?" Catherine followed her back into the infirmary.

"Is this the way you started your fights with your mother?"

"Most of the times, yes. And I always got what I wanted." Catherine knew how to get Janet to talk but it would hurt her emotionally as much as it would hurt the Doctor. "Let's just pretend I am CJ! What would you tell her?" It wasn't too difficult to pretend Catherine was CJ because they looked alike. "Come on, what would you tell her?" There was no way out for Janet. She had to go with Catherine's flow. She could run from it but Cat would follow her everywhere she went. "You can't run from this, you know! There must be something you want to tell CJ?"

"No Catherine, don't do this!" Tears had started to make their way down and the wall Janet had build up around her heart started to crumble with every word Catherine said.

"My name is not Catherine. My name is CJ! And you will tell me what you want me to know." Janet backed away from Catherine and ended up against the wall, frightened like a trapped animal. "Come on, Janet! Give it a go or are you afraid you might hate her too!" Cat had come very close and to defy the Doctor even more, which could cause Cat physical pain as well, she hit her lightly. "Hey J, you know what, I hate you! Yeah I hate you ... for leaving me there on that deserted planet ... for sending me, a 17-year-old, on missions, dangerous missions! You knew it could kill me but you did nothing to stop it!" At that point, Catherine had finally pushed the right buttons.

"NO! SHUT UP!" Janet pushed the girl away with so much strength that Catherine smashed against a tray, standing nearby. "I don't need this! So shut up!" But Cat was already standing back up and defying the poor Doctor even more.

"Just admit you hate me! ADMIT IT!" Now it was Catherine's turn to back away from a furious Janet. Somewhere during the shouting match they had gotten an audience and one of the nurses had even called for help, what meant that SG-1 was now standing in the infirmary watching a fight that was about to go out of control but Daniel stopped his friends from intervening. She had to go through this. He knew Catherine was right and that she was the only person on the base who could get it out of Dr. Fraiser.

"NO! I don't hate you, CJ! I love you!"

"Then why did you leave me on that deserted planet? Tell me ... WHY?" Both parties were getting out of breath but they didn't give up.

"We couldn't find you! I'm sorry, CJ! I miss you so much!" In the meantime General Hammond had arrived in the infirmary and saw the emotional scene in front him. Janet had slumped to the floor and looked up at the girl in front of her. "I'm so sorry, CJ. I really miss you and I don't hate you ... I don't ... really!" Catherine was crying and in her blurred vision she could see how easily she had cracked the Doctor in just a couple of minutes. She was nothing more than a heap of weakness, an emotional wreck. It hurt like hell, not only her heart but also her shoulder and her back. She stared at the floor.

"I'm sorry, Janet..." Catherine slumped on the floor next to Janet and took her in a big hug. "...For falling of that cliff ... for leaving you and Dad ... I don't hate you ... it wasn't your fault ... I love you!"

"Okay, show's over!" Jack ushered the nurses out of the room. "Come on move ... and that's an order." Sam was taking in the scene in front of her and realized that everything Catherine had said touched her heart as much as it had touched Janet's. Daniel had walked over to Cat and Janet and had taken the Doctor in his arms, soothing her or at least trying to. Catherine looked at him and smiled.

"You okay?" She shook her head and let it rest on her knees for a few seconds.

"I'm sorry it had to be this way but..." Catherine let out a big sigh. "...She was suffering. I just ... I couldn't see her like that." Cat tried to get upright again but she slumped back to the floor. "Okay, this is not good!"

"Jack, Catherine needs some help!" As he helped her up he guided her back to her bed, where she had to be in the first place. Daniel had scooped the Doctor into his arms and had placed her on a nearby bed. Sam was feeling a little lost but she needed to know something that only Catherine could know.

"Catherine..." The girl nodded and looked straight into Sam's blue eyes. "Do you think she'll ... forgive me ... us some day?"

"Yeah, I think so!" Catherine looked at the Doctor next to her. "She will."

*20.00pm-The Infirmary*

SG-1 had spent the entire afternoon in the infirmary. General Hammond had called in Doctor Evans so that he could take care of the now three patients. Sam and Jack had been playing with Lucy and had a long conversation with Cat about her own universe. Daniel had spent the entire time close by Janet, who had fallen asleep about an hour ago. Teal'c was the only one who hadn't been there. He had retreated in his room to perform Kel'no'Reem.

They startled as Dr. Evans suddenly interrupted them. He had entered the infirmary a few minutes ago but had to scrape his throat if he wanted SG- 1's attention.

"It's bedtime, don't you think?" Lucy had fallen asleep in Sam's arms and Catherine had been yawning for the past ten minutes.

"Probably."

"Let me take this little sleepyhead to her crib." Sam gently got up from her chair and put the baby back into her crib, but not before kissing Lucy goodnight.

"Daniel, are you coming?" Daniel nodded and got up from his chair to follow his friends home. "I'll be right up!" He bend forward and kissed Janet on the forehead. "Goodnight Doc! I'll stop by Cassie so don't worry!" Catherine looked at him and smiled. - Nothing going on between those two! Right! - "Goodnight Catherine! See you tomorrow!"

"Goodnight Daniel!"



Stargate Command

*10.00am-Sunday Morning*

Catherine was wondering around the Base. She had persuaded Dr. Evans to release her because she started to get bored in the infirmary. A nurse had given her blue fatigues, which she thought, looked really good on her and could have easily gotten Cassandra jealous. Her arm was hanging in a sling and she was more than happy about that because her shoulder was bugging her like hell. She noticed she had been passing by the storage room where the quantum mirror stood. She knew it had been transported to this place together with her and Lucy. She didn't want to think about that for now and took the elevator again. She had 'borrowed' Janet's card so she could move around wherever she wanted to go. She would give it back as soon as she needed it again. As she got out of the elevator she bumped into Sam.

"Umpf! ... Oh sorry ... Sam!" Cat looked at the scientist in front of her.

"Catherine, what a surprise! I though you were still in the infirmary!"

"No, I begged Dr. Evans to let me go and he did. I'm exploring the base."

"Ah right! Did you have breakfast yet?"

"Yes, but I could use another bite because, to be honest, infirmary-food is not good at all!"

"Okay, then I ask you to join me for breakfast." Catherine nodded and followed Sam back into the elevator.

They weren't the only ones who were going to have a late breakfast. Jack and Daniel were already having theirs and Teal'c was still choosing what he was going to have.

"Good morning!" Sam and Cat moved over to the counter and started to fill their plates with all that couldn't be counted as healthy breakfast, finishing it with a blue Jell-O.

"Is that healthy?" Jack looked at his 2IC while she took a big bite out of something that resembled a donut.

"This is way better than the stuff you get in the infirmary." Catherine enjoyed her blue Jell-O.

"There you have a good point." Jack nodded and ended his pancakes. "So, what's up today?"

"Nothing much. General Hammond wants us in the briefing room by 1600 hours. Maybe a mission planned for tomorrow morning, who knows?"

*11.00am-The SGC*

When they had finished their breakfast they all went back to their offices except for Daniel who went to the infirmary and Catherine who walked back to the storage room. She had heard Sam telling Jack where they had left the remote. She needed to know whether her family was either dead or alive. She wasn't on planning of going through, just to find her universe and see how bad it was there. Unfortunately for Cat an Airman guarded the room.

"Damn it!" She muttered under her breath. She passed by the man and gave him a friendly nod. He smiled back at her. - He doesn't seem to be that bad. Maybe I can ... no Cat, stop dreaming! - A sudden headache made her stumble to the floor. It felt like her head wasn't big enough to store her brains. The Airman at the door saw how the girl was having a seizure of some sort and hit the alarm with full force.

"Medical team to storage room 1!" The intercom voice startled Sam and Jack. They ran out of the office and were at the room in a flash. They ran into the Airman who had guarded the door.

"What's wrong?" He just pointed at the now unconscious Catherine. "Oh my God!" They both ran up to the girl, while the medical team had finally arrived and followed them. Dr. Evans took a quick look and ordered his staff to bring Cat to the infirmary ASAP. On the way to the infirmary she suffered a second seizure. Sam uttered an 'Oh my God!' and Jack knew what time it was, time to get Catherine back to her own universe or she would die.

"Oh my God, Sir, she's alive!"

*13.00pm-The Briefing Room*

SG-1 was sitting in the briefing room. Dr. Fraiser and Dr. Evans were there as well as Catherine, who felt very uncomfortable. They had told her the meaning of her seizures and it had scared the hell out of her. She had no other choice but to go back home whatever the situation was. General Hammond entered the room and sat himself down to listen to his first team. He looked at Catherine who seemed shocked about what she had been told.

"Catherine, how do you feel?"

"Miserable, Sir! Sam says that I have no other choice but to go back home, unless I want to die here."

"That's right but I'm sure that SG-1 wants to help you. We had situations like this before and we always found a solution."

"Catherine, do you know the Asgard?" Sam looked at Cat who frowned deeply and then shook her head. "Sir, I still have the plans of the naquada- reactor we used to dial the Asgard homeworld. I could make one to use in Catherine's universe."

"I believe we just have assigned ourselves a new mission. Sir?" Jack looked from Carter to General Hammond.

"You have a go. Major, get Sgt. Siler to help you! Dr. Jackson, help Catherine find her own universe. Colonel, you better start making plans on how to get Catherine to the Asgard homeworld. Dr. Fraiser, I want you to stick around Catherine to keep an eye on her." Dr. Evans looked bewildered at the General. Why didn't he get that job, he wanted to study this phenomenon that was called Entropic Cascade Failure. He had never seen one before. "Dismissed!" They all left the briefing room and started to fulfill their duties.

*14.30pm-Storage Room*

The trio in the storage room had already been looking for the right universe for more than an hour and hadn't found what they were looking for.

"This one?" Catherine looked at the people in the room.

"I don't see Cassandra and Dominic. And the door isn't hanging out of its hinges. Nope!" Catherine sank back against the wall where she had been sitting for the last hour. Four more seizures had racked her body and this was something she didn't even want to wish her worst enemy. Ten universes later Catherine thought she'd recognized her own. "That's the one!" She looked at the room in the mirror. Cassie was lying closest to the mirror, her arm stretched towards it and her hand a few inches away from it. The door looked as if it had been blasted away but it was still hanging in its hinges. Her parents close to the door and embracing each other. It wasn't clear if they were dead or alive. Daniel walked to the phone and called the General with the news they found the right universe and that they could get ready to go.

*16.00pm-Storage Room*

SG-1 was standing in the storage room, ready to go. Catherine had changed into green fatigues and looked like a real Airman, except for the sling holding her arm in place. Jack had given her gun back and had told her to use it only if necessary. She hadn't yet said goodbye because she had to come back for Lucy and she didn't want to say it yet either.

"Ready to go, Kids!" They all nodded, placed their hands on the mirror and ended up on the other side.

Cheyenne Mountain Complex

*16.00pm-The SGC*

It was very silent on the other side. Sam and Catherine immediately checked for live in the people that were lying across the room.

"Captain Carter is dead. So is Dominic ... and Cassandra." Sam looked at Catherine who was searching for a heartbeat with her parents.

"Daniel is dead and ... Mom is ... uhm..." Carter looked at her. "Sam, she's alive!"

"Sir, we need a medical team!" Sam checked Janet's pulse and felt a weak heartbeat.

"Go, I'll take care of this!" Daniel looked at his friends. "Good luck, Catherine!" She nodded and followed the rest into the hallway.

"Carter, you go with Catherine to the control room and dial out as soon as Teal'c and I have installed that ... thing." Sam nodded and they continued on their own ways. Bodies, SGC-personnel as well as Jaffa, were lying everywhere, scattered in the hallways. Catherine had to keep her stomach under control every time she saw a mutilated body.

Carter and Catherine made it to the control room without problems. Isis seemed to have left, but not before destroying the entire control room.

"Oh my God! How are we supposed to dial out?" Carter looked at the mess in front of her. Catherine sprinted out of the room and into the gate room. More bodies were lying there, spread over the floor.

"Sam, can you fix this?"

"I'll try to hook up my laptop and see what I can do."

"You think she's gone?"

"Who? Isis?" Cat nodded.

"I hope so."



"Carter, come in!"

"Sir, are you ready?"

"Yes, go ahead! Good luck! O'Neill out." Catherine walked back into the gate room and waited for Carter to dial the Asgard homeworld. A wormhole was established and Catherine hesitantly jumped through.

"Carter!" Sam picked up her radio.

"Sir? Something wrong?"

"Yes, we are under fire. They haven't left yet. Damn it!" As radio-contact was broken Sam took her stuff together and left the control room. She went back to the storage room in which a medical team had gathered.

"Hey Daniel, how is she?"

"She's gonna be fine. Apparently Dr. Jackson shielded her from the blast. Catherine?"

"Visiting Thor." Suddenly a big Jaffa blocked their way out. "Daniel dug!" Sam fired a few shots killing the Jaffa and the ones behind him. "Come on, Catherine, hurry up!"

According to Daniel it took Catherine way too long to convince the Asgard to help them. Shots were exchanged but Daniel and Sam held their ground. Jack and Teal'c had managed to kill the ones attacking them and had now joined Sam and Daniel. They started to loose ground when a bright light suddenly appeared into the room and made all Jaffa even the bodies disappeared. And then Catherine appeared with a big smile on her face.

"I met the Asgard! I met Thor!" She was lost in her enthusiasm and hugged SG-1 to thank them for all the help. "Hey, where is my family?" Another ray of light filled the room and there they were the Jackson-family alive and well. "Mom ... Dad! Cassandra!" Catherine jumped into their arms, tears of joy rolling over their faces.

"Catherine!" SG-1 was watching the scene and suddenly felt a little out of place. Jack scraped his throat to get their attention.

"Oh sorry, Jack!"

"Oh that's okay, but shouldn't you go and get Lucy!"

"Mmm ... right!" Catherine touched the mirror and ended up in the SGC's storage room.

Janet was already there, holding Lucy in her arms.

"So, this is it, hu!"

"Yeah, I guess so." Catherine was staring at the floor. She felt slightly uncomfortable. "I should be going now." Janet gave Lucy to Catherine and she handed the baby to the guard who was standing in the room. "Could you hold her for me, please?" The poor guy took the baby in his arms while Catherine gave Janet a big hug. "Thank you, Janet! I'll never forget what you did for me." Then she took Lucy back into her arms and turned to the mirror. But before going through she turned back to Janet. "Say hi to CJ from me, will ya!" A last smile and Catherine zipped back to her own universe, leaving a smiling Dr. Fraiser behind.

"I'll find her and say hi from you, Catherine. I promise!" SG-1 appeared back into the storage room and the mirror closed down behind them.

"Maybe we can destroy it now?" Colonel O'Neill looked at General Hammond who had appeared into the room.

"Yes, but first you have to go to P5J-314 and find CJ!"

"Yes Sir, we will!" Everyone left the storage room except for Janet and Daniel.

"You okay?" Janet nodded and smiled.

"She's alive, Daniel! CJ's alive!"