PART FOUR – REUINIOUN

Daniel stared at Sam, who seemed to be in shock.

"Daniel?" She whispered.

"Yeah. It's me." He replied.

"Oh my God." Sam said. "You're back?"

Daniel grinned childishly. "Uh, this might seem like a stupid question, but, what year is it?"

"2010." Sam replied. "Why?"

Daniel turned to Vala. "Two years off, that's not bad."

"You mean we were gone for two years?" Vala asked. "Even though we were gone for four?"

Daniel nodded once.

Sam stared at them. "Where've you been?"

Vala cut Daniel off before he'd started talking. "Can I sit down?"

General Landry nodded. "Maybe we should all sit down. This might take a while."

Sam looked at him. "Do you think we could postpone this for, maybe, 10 minutes or so? I think Jack would like to be here."

Daniel raised an eyebrow. "Jack? Since when are you on first name terms with him?"

Sam blushed. "Times of trouble bring people closer together."

"How together?"
"We're getting married in two weeks. And, ah, I just found out I'm three months pregnant."

Daniel smiled broadly. "Congratulations. About both those things."

Sam smiled. "I'll be right back, just gotta make a phone call."

Daniel watched Sam leave the room and sat down. Then he looked at Mitchell. "I'm guessing us being gone for two years had a large impact on her."

Mitchell nodded. "She wouldn't give up, I think, despite all logic pointing to you being dead, she never gave up hope. I think she was the only one who didn't give up on you."

"Personally," Said Daniel. "I didn't think we were ever going to get back. I thought we were well and truly stuck."

"Yeah, where were you stuck?"

Daniel smiled. "I'll tell you when Sam gets back."

Then Teal'c arrived. He raised an eyebrow. "Daniel Jackson? Vala Mal Doran?" He sounded mildly surprised.

"Hey Teal'c." Daniel said.

Vala grinned. "Muscles!"

15 minutes later, Sam walked back into the room, accompanied by Jack.

"Daniel." Jack said simply.

"Hi Jack." Daniel replied. "How's it going?"

"Pretty good." Jack replied. "I could ask you the same question."

Daniel sighed. "Shall we get started then?"

"Yes." Said Jack, sitting down. Sam sat down beside him.

"Okay, for Vala and I, this story starts approximately four years ago." Daniel began. "That day when we went through the gate and, ah, disappeared, which was two years ago for you. We didn't disappear. When we first emerged from the gate, we didn't know where we were. We met a man, John, he was a barkeeper. He told us it was August 15th, 1944."
"1944?" Echoed Sam.

"1944." Confirmed Daniel. "World War Two. And we were stuck. No way of getting home."

"Yet evidently there was." Jack said.

Daniel glared at him, and Sam grinned.

"We stayed in the town hotel for almost a year, and I started working as a scientist's assistant, which was frustrating."

"I can imagine." Said Sam. "Not being able to give advice in case you screwed up the timeline or something."

Daniel nodded in agreement. "After a while, we moved into a small house. And slowly time passed and suddenly it was August 15th, 1948. Four yeas we'd been living in the past." Daniel paused. "And then I found an ad in the newspaper. A scientist wanted a person to do a time travel experiment with. So I went along to meet him."

"Nice guy." Vala said.

Daniel smiled at her. "His name was Joseph. And for some reason he had a time machine."

Sam looked sceptical. "A time machine?"

"It was from a puddle jumper." Daniel explained.

"A puddle jumper?" Said Jack. "How'd he get his hands on one of those?"

Daniel shrugged. "I have no idea. He wouldn't say."

"Strange." Said Sam. "It worked?"

"Yeah. He sent me forward by a day."

"He was gone all night." Vala said.

"To me, it was instantaneous." Daniel said. "But anyway, after a few months we decided, that is, Vala and I, to talk to Joseph about the possibility of travelling 60 years into the future, in other words, home."

"You took a gamble?" Said Sam. "What if it hadn't worked?"

Daniel smiled sadly. "If it hadn't worked, or if we had stayed, you would never have known what happened to us, and I would have gone mad if I stayed any longer."

"And I didn't want to give birth in 1948." Vala said.

"You're pregnant?" Asked Jack.

"Yeah." Said Vala.

Jack looked at Daniel. "Did you have something to do with that?"

Daniel smiled. "Yes. And congratulations to you."

"What?"
"The wedding and the baby." Daniel said.

Jack looked blank, then turned to Sam. "Baby?"

Sam dragged Jack away from the briefing room to talk.

"You're pregnant?" Jack asked.

Sam nodded. "Three and a half months. I found out this morning, so I'm hoping for better luck this time."

Jack smiled. "Daniel and Vala coming back. That's a good omen."

Sam reached out to hold Jack's hand. "Very."
Jack pulled Sam closer and held her tight.

"Who would've thought me disappearing could create something good." Daniel's voice said from behind them. "I mean, this didn't happen when I was ascended."

Sam smiled. "Timing was wrong then."

Daniel smiled back at them. "I'm glad you two have found each other. Finally."

"Yeah, and what's this about you and Vala?" Sam asked.

Daniel looked embarrassed. "Well, you spend four years stuck in the 1940s with someone…" He trailed off. "We told everyone that she was my wife."

Sam raised an eyebrow. "That night before you…left. Vala stayed at your place, that didn't have anything to do with it?"

Daniel smiled slyly. "You know, we must have the oldest unborn kid ever. Just think, conceived in 1948, born in 2010. 62 years."

Sam smiled at Daniel. "It's good to have you back."

"It's good to be back." Daniel replied.

Jack grinned. "And everything's good again. Hey, Daniel? Wanna come to our wedding?"

Daniel rolled his eyes. "I thought you'd never ask."

Sam looked as though she was glowing as she walked down the aisle. She smiled at Jack, who grinned back at her.

"Hey gorgeous." He whispered when she reached him.

"Right back at cha." Sam whispered back.

"You look…" Jack paused, trying to find the right word. "Unbelievable."

Sam grinned shyly. "Thanks."

And the ceremony began. Everyone watched as Sam and Jack exchanged vows and said 'I do.'

Finally the priest said, "I now pronounce you husband and wife." He turned to Jack. "You may kiss the bride."

Jack grinned at Sam and reached his hands out to hold Sam's face. They leant close to each other, and Jack kissed Sam gently on the lips.

"I love you." He whispered.

Sam smiled and whispered back, "I love you too, sir."

Jack chuckled. "Drop the rank, Carter."

Sam raised an eyebrow. "Bit hypocritical."

"But you love me anyway."

"Yes I do." Sam agreed.

The music started up, and instead of walking down the aisle together, Jack scooped Sam off the ground and carried her.

Sam giggled and kissed Jack's chest.

Daniel and Vala watched them leave.

Vala sighed happily. "That was beautiful. I'm so glad we made it back."

Daniel smiled. "Me too."
"Daniel?"
"Mmm?"
"Can I come and live with you? Two weeks on base have been torture." Vala said. "And I want to be with you when the baby comes."

"I've already spoken to General Landry about it." Daniel replied.

"And?"
Daniel wrapped his arms around her. "Yes." He said simply.

Vala rested her head on Daniel's chest. "You, Daniel Jackson, are a very special man."

Daniel smiled into the sunset. "And you, Vala Mal Doran, are a very special, and beautiful women."

"Even though I'm fat?"
"You're not fat." Daniel said. "I think you're very sexy."

Vala looked at him. "But you're bias."

Daniel smiled fondly back at her. "Yes I am."

Vala laughed, and went back to resting her head on Daniel's chest.

Sam lay back on the bed in Jack's old cabin. She smiled at Jack when he walked in with two glasses of champagne and two bottles of beer.

"Got enough alcohol." Sam queried.

Jack shrugged. "Champagne to celebrate; beer to drink." He grinned. "I've got more."

Sam laughed. "Doesn't surprise me, but I'm pregnant remember?"

"Yeah." Said Jack. "Who said any of this was for you?"

Sam threw a pillow at him, and he stepped to the side to avoid being hit. He put the drinks down on the bedside table and crawled onto the bed.

"You're so gonna pay for that." He said.

Sam smiled sweetly. "Is that a promise, General?"
"It's a guarantee, Colonel." Jack replied, leaning over the top of her and kissing her.

Sam sighed happily as Jack's lips trailed down her neck. "This is the most perfect day of my life." She murmured.

"Tell me about it." Jack replied.

Sam giggled as Jack reached her breasts, despite her still wearing a top.

Jack stopped. "I'd say 'no giggling Captain', except, you're not a Captain, and I love it when you giggle." He looked thoughtful. "I suppose now you're Samantha O'Neill. Colonel O'Neill the Second."

Sam laughed. "Yeah. And you still outrank me."

Jack grinned slightly. "That's me, on top."

Sam rolled her eyes and rolled over the top of Jack, straddling him. She planted a kiss on Jack's slightly open mouth and said, "Not always."

Daniel smiled at the woman sleeping next to him. He couldn't believe, even after two weeks, that they were home. He reached out to hold Vala's hand. They'd been together for over four years, which also surprised Daniel. Sure he was happy, but it was unexpected and Vala being pregnant was also an unexpected surprise. But I was a good one. It was the chance he'd never had with Sha're. Daniel still loved Sha're, he always would, but he'd come to love Vala too.

"Daniel?" Vala murmured.

"Yeah?"
"Stop thinking and go to sleep." She said.

Daniel smiled. "I'll try."

"You do that." Vala rolled over so she was facing Daniel. She smiled at him and went back to sleep.

Daniel held Vala as she slept, and slowly he asleep too.