I am SO sorry this has taken me so long to update. It's been a combination of writer's block, sheer lack of time, and job. However, I wrote an extra-long chapter so I hop this at least partially makes up for my tardiness.

Kagome paced the living room nervously, her nerves frayed almost to the breaking point. The instant she had told Hammond about the whole "stuck-500-years-in-the-past" little tidbit, he had immediately informed her to expect company. Apparently the United States and the Japanese government had an agreement about this Stargate program. The idea that her government was involved in something of this magnitude without any of the general public knowing about it shocked her…but then again, she was traveling to the feudal era through a well in her yard.

So, the American military was going to be showing up any time now. There would probably be questions and lie detector tests and whatever else they could come up with before they finally figured out she wasn't some deranged psychopath who somehow got a hold a top-secret Intel or worse yet, a Goa'uld. She still didn't quite understand how that worked out but what she did know sounded pretty gruesome.

Kagome anxiously tugged on the hem of her blouse. Her mother had insisted she dress formally for the encounter so she was stuck in a blue silk blouse and gray slacks. She still wore her school shoes. After all, she knew the shoe's limitations very well; she could run in them if she had to.

Ding. Dong.

Kagome jumped, her shot nerves skyrocketing. She raced toward the door to see her mother chatting unconcerned with a tall, bald man dressed in US Army gear. She assumed this was General Hammond. Kagome smiled; his aura was calming, kind. There was another man with him, young and handsome. His aura was somewhat more confusing. There almost seemed to be two but they were so intertwined it was difficult to tell.

When Kagome's mother gestured toward the table, General Hammond held up his hands, kindly declining the offer of a meal. When his eyes caught sight of Kagome, they widened considerably before taking on a thoughtful expression. Clearly he hadn't expected her to be quite so young. So what? She had seen girls younger than herself in the feudal era raising families and working to support them. People rise to the occasion when it calls them. Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward.

"Hello General Hammond. I'm Kagome."

She bowed politely, shaking his hand when he put it forward. His palms were warm and calloused. He had worked hard during his life and it had obviously brought him far. Kagome smiled at the other man, bowing once again. She was slightly surprised when he bowed in return. He certainly didn't look Japanese and most other cultures did not think highly upon the practice. She smiled at him.

"If you gentlemen would please follow me, I will show you to the well."

Kagome's mother smiled nervously as the two men followed her daughter to the well house. Yet, Kagome was a wise girl and if she trusted them then she would rely on her daughter's judgments. After all, Kagome had seen far more of the supernatural than she ever would.

Kagome stopped at the door, suddenly worried. Her mind was racing with untold possibilities, none of them good.

"Umm, General Hammond?"

The general smiled at the girl reassuringly. She faltered, fidgeting with her gray slacks.

"Does my government know anything about this? Will they…will they stop me from going back again? Because I have to go back! I have my own mission to complete and if I can't than I don't know what I'll do and…and…"

General Hammond patted the girl's arm. She jumped and looked at him nervously.

"Relax. All they know as of yet is that SG-1 is somewhere in Japan…and it will stay that way provided you are telling the truth."

Kagome brightened instantly, her fears alleviated for the moment. She turned toward the doors, pulling them wide open. General Hammond gaped at the interior of the small shed. It was oddly…plain. There was very little within the wooden structure except for a small, rough well with a ladder sticking out of it. The floor was scuffed; there was a well-worn trail running from the well to the door. All-in-all, nothing out of the ordinary.

"So, I take it this is the well?"

General Hammond asked curiously. It didn't look like any sort of technology that they had ever encountered before. Kagome shrugged her shoulders.

"I know it doesn't look like much General…but it works either way. Besides- hey, what are you doing?"

The odd man who felt like two was scanning the well with some kind of device she had never seen before. She was about to ask him to step away when he returned to Hammond's side.

"It does not appear to be Goa'uld technology. It is not from the Ancients or the Asgard either."

Kagome stared at him for a moment before curiosity and indignation overcame her nervousness.

"I'm sorry, the who? Daniel explained who the Goa'uld are but who are the As-asgor…who are you?"

The man smiled before bowing once more.

"I apologize. My name is Martouf. I am of the Tok'ra."

Kagome sat down abruptly on the edge of the well, holding her head. This whole situation was becoming more and more complicated and it was starting to give her a migraine. She could barely pass high school math and was now dealing with astrophysics and wormholes and aliens and who knew what else before her day was done. She sighed, promising herself she'd down some Tylenol within the hour. She looked back up at the man who had called himself Martouf but before she could reply, General Hammond spoke up.

"I know this must be a lot to take in Miss Higurashi but can you please tell us exactly what happened."

Kagome glanced back and forth between the two men before gesturing to at the steps.

"You two might want to sit down. This could take a while."

Neither man moved. Kagome started to speak when Martouf suddenly moved forward. He held up a small device.

"Would you mind allowing us to use this? I believe you would call it a lie detector."

Kagome looked at the device warily. It certainly didn't look like any lie detector she had ever seen…but she couldn't sense any animosity from either man and this was probably the only way they would believe her.

"Umm…okay."

"This may hurt a little."

Martouf placed the object on her temple. In an instant, it had snapped on and lodged there.

"Ouch! You weren't kidding."

Martouf shrugged.

"I apologize. It is necessary."

"Ok…um, let's see. We had been searching for jewel shards for about a week. I had a major math test coming up so I had Inuyasha bring me back to the well. We had gotten back to the village when we heard fighting and came over to investigate. We saw some guy in a military uniform fighting some other guy who was somehow invisible. The invisible guy knocked Jack into a tree and he lost consciousness. The rest of SG-1 came climbing out of the well just in time for the invisible guy to grab Daniel in a chokehold. I couldn't let him die so I shot the…Ashrak? Is that what you call them? Well, now that he was dead-"

"Pardon me, but do you mean to say you killed an Ashrak warrior alone? With one blow?"

Kagome rolled her eyes. She shrugged at General Hammond, barely suppressing a giggle at his expression.

"Well, with one arrow yes. I'm not as weak as I look. May I continue?'

Ignoring the disbelieving looks the two men were currently exchanging, she began her tale again.

"Anyway, I looked over Jack while the rest of SG-1 tried to figure out where the hell they had landed. Once I figured out they were American, I told them they were stuck in Japan's past. They didn't really believe me so I brought them to Kaede's village. Kaede is an old miko we stay with. She was…well, is, Kikyo's younger sister. Kikyo was this other…never mind. That's not really important. We got to the village and I finished bandaging Jack's head. Once he regained consciousness, I brought them all back to the well. I figured they wouldn't go near the thing until I proved to them I wasn't a Goa'uld so I came back and grabbed some stuff I thought might prove to them that I was from earth."

Kagome gestured to the yellow backpack that had been shoved by the wall. It was overflowing with textbooks, newspapers, random DVD's, and other assorted teenage paraphernalia.

"After a huge heated debate, I finally convinced them that I wasn't an evil creature bent on their destruction (or at least convinced Daniel), so we figured it would be best to try to get them home. The tall guy, Teal'c decided to try first. He jumped in the well but nothing happened. Daniel thought it might be because he's a Jaffa and some stuff just doesn't work for them so he tried next. It didn't work for him. Jack or Sam either. Nothing worked. Jack voted that they return to the village. He gave me a number I could reach you through when I came back. Well, you know how smoothly that went."

General Hammond rolled his eyes, suppressing a chuckle. Martouf glanced at the elder man, smiling himself. Kagome smiled as well. So far, the encounter was going a lot smoother than she had thought it would. Then, Martouf glanced back at her, his eyes glowing an eerie yellow.

"How does this technology function, Miss Kagome?"

"EEK!"

Kagome stood abruptly, backing away from the man. What the hell? His voice had grown oddly deep and he now possessed a strong demonic aura. How had she missed it? The back of her knees hit the side of the well and she looked into the depths, quickly calculating how long it would take her to leap in and make her escape if need be.

"You're a Goa'uld, aren't you?"

Martouf shrugged.

"I am Tok'ra. We are not Goa'uld."

Kagome glanced between the two men, confused. She couldn't sense any animosity from them but oh kami, now her head really hurt.

"What's the difference?"

"Goa'uld forcibly take host. The Tok'ra live in peace with their hosts. We are partners. I am Lantash."

"Wonderful…well, as long as you don't pull a Suikotsu, I suppose that's all…eep!"

Kagome had sat on the edge of the well but had lost her balance, tumbling backward. General Hammond and Lantash rushed forward just in time to see a blue light engulf the falling miko before she vanished. They glanced at each other curiously before staring back into the well.

"How strange."

[Snicker] I can just see Kagome doing that, can't you? Please review, even if it's just to yell at me for how long I've taken.