Ev: The Past Life

Summary: Living life as someone you thought you were was good until you find out you're not you.

Rating: T

Warnings: None that I currently know of. Some naughty language. But nothing that bad. I'll let you know in later chapters.

Parings: S/J S/O JACK/O D/JAN (yes, Janet's alive and well!) T/O

Disclaimer: Anything you recognize is not mine. (Except for Lt. Filler and others whom I made up!) Unless I bought it. In which case, it would be mine. But I don't own it, so it's not mine. I do not get a profit unfortunately for this, so do not sue.

Authors Note: MAJORLY AU! Yay! Another chapter! Now go ahead, read, then review! Thanks! Oh, and by the way, if you've seen Lord of the Rings, the Ranger I'm talking about is kinda different! Oh yeah, kind of has a few curses . . . and by the way (btw), Ryan's is a restaurant that I'm not sure is in Colorado Springs. But of course, what should I know? I've never been there. All I can say is that it is good!

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"Janet, can I talk to you for a second?" Daniel asked quietly, walking up behind Janet. They were in her office and Janet appeared to be doing some paperwork. She looked up and tried to smile.

"Yes Daniel, but if it's about 'Sam', or whoever . . . "

"No Janet, it's not." He said sincerely.

"Then what is it," she sighed.

"I-I can't seem to place my feelings into words, but recently I . . . " He sighed and ran a finger through his hair. "I-I think I like you Janet. If sometime-like-after," he paused, "After this is all over, do you think that we could . . . ummm . . . " He struggled to find his words. Janet smiled and laughed a bit.

"Of course I would Daniel. The fact is that," she also paused, "I think I kinda like you too!" They both looked at each other and laughed slightly. Then they sighed.

"Think after this is all over we could go to Ryan's or something?" Daniel asked.

"Yes Daniel, I would love that! But right now, I think I have to get back to work." Janet's phone rang. She went to pick it up.

"Doctor Fraiser." She answered.

"Uh-huh. Okay. Yes, sir. Okay. Thanks, bye!" Janet hung up the phone. Daniel stared at her expectantly.

"Well?" He said impatiently.

"The tests are back! It says that the body we have is in fact our Sam's; it's just occupied by a different mind." Janet said, confused.

"I-I don't understand. If Sam's mind isn't in there, then where is Sam's? And how did it get there?" Daniel asked, equally confused.

"I don't know, but I'm going to talk to General Hammond." And then she got up to leave.

"So . . . " Daniel said.

"Later," Janet said, she didn't want to talk right now. She just wanted to get things figured out.

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"M-me?" Stuttered Sam. She'd rather stay here.

Cevick stood up and glared angrily at Bàal. "She is mine and you cannot steal or take her from me."

"She is not yours, you stole her, if the rumors are correct. So thus, she is not yours, so I shall have her."

"If she is not mine, then she will not be a bargaining item. I have her and thus she is mine."

Sam was becoming angry; she was no one's! Whoever she was.

"I will take her; she is what I want. And then you will get what you want."

She couldn't take it anymore. She stood up and started yelling at them.

"What about what I want? I am no one's and will never be anyone's! I am a great woman in my own strength and will be considered as a treasure! Do you understand me?!" She didn't know where that argument came from, but as long as it worked . . .

The look own the two mens' faces was enough to make her start laughing.

"What did you, a mere toy, say to me, the king of the land? I shall not be spoken to in such ways!" Cevick was beyond angry. His toy had spoken to him in such a manner and ordered him, never will he be spoken to that way again!

He slapped her hard across the face, which was enough to make her go flying across the room and make her sprawl on the ground. Blood dripped from her mouth and she groaned in pain. Bàal just watched as Cevick approached her and pulled her up by the collar of her dress.

"Do you need a reminder of the other night, Ev? Do you need to be shown?" He tore her collar down to reveal the tattooed vines climbing up her neck.

"I do not, and I also do not need to be treated in such a way. I am a woman, not a toy as you called me." She smiled, she knew what she was doing could be fatal or worse, but she didn't care. She needed to make her point.

Bàal had finally had enough.

"Cevick! You said this," he pointed at her and said venomously, "thing, would behave. You said it was good!"

"It was, I do not know why it has changed." He let go of her collar and she sled to the floor.

She stood back up and wiped the blood off her mouth with the back of her hand.

"I am not and 'it', I am a 'she'. I do not appreciate be talked about that way!" Sam was beyond angry now.

Bàal looked into her eyes and stared into them. She wouldn't back down, which was a bad thing because she thought she saw recognition dawn in them. He walked slowly towards her laughing.

"Ev, dear. We would never hurt you." He looked at Cevick. "Cevick, would you be kind enough to leave us alone for a few minutes?"

"How do I know you just won't leave?" Cevick asked suspiciously.

"I give you my much followed word. I will not leave with Ev, at least not now." He smiled.

"Okay," He said slowly, after a moment's thought. He went slowly out the door.

"But if you leave with her, consider our friendship ended."

"You worry too much Cevick, do not." And Cevick left.

After he was gone, Bàal walked up to her; she hadn't moved yet.

"I know who you are Samantha; you cannot fool me. What are you doing here, in this body?" Strange, Sam thought, he sounds concerned.

"I do not know what you are talking about." She said, not wanting to give herself away quite yet.

"You should not be here. As much as I'd like to see you suffer, I can't help but to feel that you should not. You haven't deserved this. The worst is yet to come," He warned, staring at the vines winding around her neck.

She walked around him and sat down in front of the fire in a chair.

"Why should you, of all people, care? You're the one killing people every day that don't deserve it! And why should I believe you, you're a liar!" She was beyond mad and confused. And a little touched.

"Major Carter, that does not matter. You know that I am a fake, and you know that I am a liar and so do I. But I know what he did to you Samantha, and I know what he is capable of, this is not the worst he can do. You must leave while you can. I can help you." He sounded so sincere, so true. His voice sounded full of sadness and regret. She had to ask.

"What happened Bàal? What did he do to you?"

"You do not wish to know Major Carter, but if it will help then I will tell you.

"My wife, Shagin was beautiful and flawless. This was before I was a Goùald system lord. And then I raised in rank and she became power-hungry and lust-filled. And then I met Cevick.

"He was a good and kind man, and I didn't feel I should torture him and lead him to believe that I was his lord, like everyone else. I thought he could help Shagin. So I took her to him and he said 'Come back in a month, she will be a new woman, you will hardly recognize her.' And I made a big mistake, two actually; I believed him and left. I will always look back upon that day, and think, even through everything I've done and said, that had to have been the worst.

"I came back, like he said a month later and everything looked the same. So I wondered what he could have done to my wife. I walked in and saw her. She was dressed in a ragged dress and her hair was brown and red; which I guessed was blood. Her eyes were empty and scared. She was covered in markings, at which time I didn't know what they meant. She was covered in dry and fresh blood. She had been crying.

"I walked up to her and sat down. I put my arm around her and held her close. She reeked of sex and blood and I wondered what had happened. I pulled her close and held her while whispering comforting words to her. She had a slight bulge in her stomach, and I fond out later she was pregnant. I asked her what happened and. . . ."

At that moment Cevick came back in. "You had ten minutes. They're now over. Now if you please, Ev go to your room. I will have Forla bring some food for you later. Me and Ba'al have some business to do."

"Yes, sir." She said, looking at Bàal. He was staring at her, his eyes pleading. She had to think about what Bàal had told her. So she did what Cevick told her and she went to her large room, where she could drown in her misery and think about how to get back to Earth.

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"SG-1, get ready to go. You will leave for P96-344 in a hour. Understand?" General Hammond asked.

"Yes sir!" Jack said. He couldn't wait to leave.

Janet had talked to General Hammond, who agreed that SG-1 should start looking for Major Carter.

General Hammond talked to the Tok'ra and Jacob said they had some operatives on the planet that would help them.

The objective was to go and meet with the Tok'ra operatives named Lena, Cor'va and Fayla. They were to give them as much information as they had and then help to locate Major Carter. Jacob and Selmak would be tagging along. Then, with the information they were given, they would set off to find their Major.

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"Jack, you okay?" Daniel asked, slightly worried. His friend was sitting with his back to the wall and hands and head in his lap. They were in the locker room getting ready.

He sighed and rubbed his face. "Yeah, just a bit worried. I mean, we don't even know where Sam is or if she's okay. All we're doing is sitting around and doing nothing!" He stood up and started kick and punching the locker. "Damn it! Why aren't we doing anything?!"

"Jack," Daniel went and put his hand on his friend's shoulder. "Jack, we're trying! We're going to do everything we can and you know it. Don't worry about Sam, she's tough. She doesn't always need saving. We'll do what we can, and if that's not enough, well, we'll die trying. But trust Sam, she's tough."

Jack slammed his fist into the locker and turned to face Daniel.

"Damn it Daniel, you don't think I know that? She's saved our asses more times then I can count for Pete's Sake! It's just that..." Jack sighed. He knew Sam was tough, but he didn't want too believe she was in a situation were she needed to be tough. Either that or he wanted her to be in a situation where she had to be tough, but when he came and saved her she realized that...oh, he wasn't going to go there.

Daniel sighed. "We'll find her Jack, don't worry. We're family, and we'll either find her or die trying."

Jack and Daniel shared a look that told each of them that whatever happened, what Daniel said was true. They'll find her or die trying.

The sirens went off then, breaking the look of friendship and comfort that they needed. "It's Jacob!" Daniel yelled. "It has to be!" And they both rushed out , anxious to find Sam and beat the crap out of the bastard that put a finger on her.

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He's coming, I can hear his footsteps. It's loud and it echoes in the hall. He's getting closer, closer...And he opens the door. He comes in with a knife, a large knife. And a needle. Why does he have a needle and a knife?

He has paint. Paint? That doesn't make sense. No! He's coming towards me! I can't move! Why can't I move? He stops and stares at me, like I'm ugly. Is there something wrong with me? Why won't he do what he wants to me? Get it over with all ready!

He blinks and finally he moves, slowly but fast enough that she doesn't see it. The needle is in my arm, it hurts but then my arm goes numb. I still can't move!

I want to scream but I can't move my mouth. No sound's coming out! I feel blood on my face as he slides the knife down the edge in a loving matter. He's talking but I can't understand him.

Everything is fading...fading...it's getting dark...no more sound...numb...darkness...no more pain...

I fall into a dark abyss where all the pain fades and all my worries cease.

Until I wake up.

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The barren landscape around them did nothing to bring their hopes of finding Sam up. They didn't a town anywhere. They didn't see anything.

Daniel pushed some hair out if his face, it was really windy and sand was blowing into his eyes. He put his sunglasses on.

"Jacob, are you sure this is the right address? Wouldn't wanna make anyone angry!" Jack said, staring at the barren land and rolling hills. It was really boring.

"Yes Jack, they said the town is secluded. Just look around."

After a few minutes of looking, Teal'c spoke up. "O'Neill! Daniel Jackson! Jacob Carter! I have found something!" He stood on one of the hills and looked down. Below the land looked plentiful. They saw a large town surrounded by rolling fields and water. It was a beautiful sight.

"I think we found it!" Jack spoke up.

"Let's get down there, the sooner we talk to them the sooner we find Sam." Jacob said.

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They town was busy and I took a while, but they found Lena working behind a cart.

"Apples for only one folla!" She yelled. "Plums for 60 thumks!"

"Nor'vala! How are you doing? Where are Enka and Olla?"

Jack whispered to Daniel, "I thought they're names where Lena, Cor'va and Fayla. Why so elegant?"

"My host's name is Lena, my name is Nor'vala," she said, her eyes glowing.

"I see."

"What information have you on Major Carter?" Jacob asked, quick to the point.

"All I know is that Ba'al was on Cevick's ship, doing trade. He had a woman with him name Ev, but Ba'al recognized her as Samantha Carter instantly.

He tried to warn her but she didn't listen. I do not know much else, for my source was captured before he could tell me anything more. Enka and Olla shouldn't know much else either. Our sources are the same. Or, at least, they were. I've had no contact with them for over twenty-four hours. I was hoping you would find them."

"Thank you, if you find out anything more, contact me ASAP, got it? I will try to contact Enka and Olla also, and I will tell them Fowla was captured. You must understand though, if I can not get a hold of either Enka or Olla, and neither can the Tok'ra, you must leave."

"I understand, thank you Selmak and Jacob."

They left her back to her business and started toward the middle of the town.

"Who is Cevick?" Daniel asked.

"He is not Gou'ald..." Jacob started.

"Good!" Jack sounded relieved.

"...but he can do much more damage to a person then any Gou'ald could. I don't know much about him, but I remember that Nirrti was once his victim and look how she turned out. So was Hathor."

"Oh my..." Daniel started before covering his mouth with his hand.

"You've got to be kidding. And what does this Ev person have to do with this and why did Sam and Ev...you know..."

"I don't know Jack, but I wish I did. All we can do it..."

Then they heard screaming and they turned around. A large ship was landing on the hill above them.

"It is Gou'ald. Ba'al!" Teal'c said. And in fact, Ba'al and some of his jaffas stepped out of the ship. He walked down the slope and one of his Jaffa grabbed a woman who looked pregnant and pointed his staff to her head.

"Where is SG-1?" Ba'al demanded. "I know they are here. Tell me where they are or reveal yourselves. Do so now or this woman will die."

Lena stepped out of the crowd. "They just left, you just missed them."

"No, Lena!" Jacob murmured.

Ba'al paused for a second. "Lies! I know they are here!" He screamed he had his Jaffa send a warning shot towards her and she jumped. Jacob tried to move forward but SG-1 restrained him.

"You, liar! Tell me where they are!"

"I will not." She stood strong.

The Jaffa lifted his staff and shot her. She lay on the ground, a hole in her stomach, bleeding. Everyone started screaming again. Ba'al laughed.

"SG-1, come out come out wherever you are! I will not hurt you or any more people of you come! It's about Samantha!"

Jacob stepped forward and everyone was silent. "What about my daughter you..."

"Shhh, come with me onto my ship and we will talk over food. I am ravenous!" He clapped his hands and the Jaffa started to file back into the ship.

Jacob started to follow. Jack grabbed his arm. "Jacob, you can't go! He's just tricking you!"

"You guys stay, take this." He handed them a stone like the one they had on Netu. "We will communicate with this. Now I must go." And Jacob hurried off.

"Now what?" Jack turned and asked.

"We find either Fayla or Cor'va, I guess." Daniel said.

Jack looked around at the mass chaos. "Oy," he said. This was gonna be one hell of a search.

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Author's Note: Okay, see I told you, 3,000 words! Oh joy! Well, hmmm...I'm gone this weekend so...I guess I'll try to write some while I'm gone. Bon Voyage and please leave me some reviews! Consultive criticism welcome! Please?