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PART 10

She sat between her two mothers. It felt weird being back. She kept looking for any change, any indication that she changed the time line. Of course the SGC would be normal, but she had no way of knowing what else she had done to her reality. What concerned her the most, even more than those possible changes, was admitting what she had done. She wouldn't reveal everything, but she did need to explain some of it to her superiors.

General Rachel 'Ralst' Stirling sat at the head of the briefing table. To her right were the other members of SG-1, Colonel Jennifer Haley, Doctor Jennifer Brown, and of course Teal'c. To her left were Janet, Kerry, Sam and General Cameron Mitchell. Kerry was already sipping water to soothe her dry throat.

"In your report you said you remembered the time loops. Why did you do that?" General Stirling asked.

"I wanted to remember and have more time to come up with a strategy against the Skreetons. During the loops I worked on developing a jamming device for the phase shifters I suspected they used. I was unsuccessful."

"Why did you go on the mission to P4X-639 when you knew that they didn't strike until SG-1 was in Russia?"

Kerry took a deep breath. She knew they would question everything. "As I explained to General Hammond at the time, I wanted SG-1 to become accustomed to my presence so they would act normal at all times, including when their lives were in peril. I was trying to minimize the temporal impact, so I didn't tell them when the enemy was to strike."

"Why did you stay at your mothers'?"

"I was emotionally traumatized and needed to be in a relatively normal and loving environment to cope." Kerry was prepared for that one.

"Why did you tell Sam she was your mother?" General Mitchell asked.

"I needed SG-1 to trust me; mum had been acting strangely around me; and I wanted her to know that it was all worth it."

"All worth it?" Stirling questioned.

Kerry looked guilty and averted her eyes. "She was troubled by Martouf's death, amongst other things, and was questioning her military career. I wanted her to know the Stargate program was worth it, and that it led to happier times. I couldn't exactly explain that she would nearly lose mum before finally realising who she wanted to be with, and then that she called in a favour with the Asguard to get me conceived, now could I?"

Sam squeezed Kerry's shoulder but said nothing.

General Stirling crossed her arms and sat back in her chair, "Kerry, what troubles me the most is that you had help killing the Skreetons. Can you try to explain that further?"

"No, Sir." Kerry shook her head and lied. "It's exactly like I said in my report. I had almost given up hope. I knew the attack was imminent but I had no idea from where. At first I thought the light was a by-product of firing a weapon whilst out of phase. However, when the light flew across the room it discredited my initial theory. It seemed to be helping, leading me to them and showing me where to shoot. I trusted my instincts, but I was still cautious after it disappeared."

"You said it looked like the light species from M4C-862?" Colonel Haley queried. She had first hand knowledge of the light creatures.

"I said it's possible, but I really have no way of knowing who or what helped me that day. I wish I did so I could thank them."

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She'd been back for eight days before she was allowed off the base. The 'Jordan' that had been Janet's neighbour all those years ago had packed up and moved out. Janet didn't know where she was now, although her artwork could still be seen in a few galleries throughout Colorado Springs. Kerry had already searched for any information on Jordan on the base system. She could track her from when she got her driving permit to a few months after Kerry had returned to her own time. It was like she had dropped off the face of the Earth. Kerry knew she could, of course, but she was very nervous about not being able to find anything.

After a long day of final evaluations and debriefings Kerry went home. She stretched before taking her seat at the table. Sam was helping Janet dish up dinner while Cassie set the table. Although Cassie didn't live with them anymore everyone insisted that Kerry relax. To them she was a hero. They remembered what she did, and didn't care that she broke a great deal of the Temporal Law to do it. She did it for the right reasons and Earth was safe because of it. And it was her 21st birthday tomorrow after all.

"Are you sure I can't help?" Kerry asked for the fourth time.

"Yes!" Her mothers and sister chorused.

"Ok, just checking."

Sam and Janet put the plates of lasagna on the table and quickly shared a kissed before taking their seats. Kerry beamed with glee at the sign of affection. It was such a relief to see them 'together' again. Cassie sat next to Kerry and nudged her shoulder.

"What are you grinning at, Squirt?"

If there wasn't a plate full of food in front of her Kerry would have softly banged her head on the table. Instead she mock glared at her older sister, "Who are you calling 'squirt'?"

Cassie grinned, "You."

"Thought so…" Kerry laughed. "I was grinning at those two. It was so weird not seeing my own parents hug and stuff."

"Well I'm sorry, but I had no idea I was supposed to!" Sam exclaimed. "No one would tell me who your other parent was."

"You know we couldn't say anything." Kerry responded. "And think of your poor wife! Imagine what she went through knowing for years you were the love of her life and not being able to do anything about it."

"Yeah, imagine what I went through." Janet teased Sam.

"Alright, alright. Point taken." Sam relented. She leant over and kissed Janet for a moment.

"Much better," Janet purred.

They all laughed together. Kerry was so happy to be with her real family.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you!" Kerry shook her head at herself. "We got a report this morning that the Skreetons are planning to ask for a temporary truce while negotiations can be made."

"I wonder what made them think of that?" Janet asked sarcastically.

Sam shrugged, "I don't know, maybe something to do with our daughter thwarting their diabolical scheme?"

Janet nodded slowly, "Possibly."

"Good job, sis." Cassie patted Kerry on the back.

"Thanks." Kerry beamed.

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She had barely thought of anything else since she'd been back, almost two weeks ago. She had finally gotten leave after undergoing a myriad of medical and psychological evaluations. She felt this was the day that would define the rest of her life. Today was the 7th and she was headed to the park.

After the longest drive from the base she'd ever endured she reached the park and wandered to the playground. Kids were playing and laughing together, mothers and babysitters sat around the park benches chatting and gossiping. It appeared to be like any other day in the park: sunny, noisy, and full of life.

She felt the tingling sensation before she heard the soft footsteps on the grass behind her. Kerry turned around and smiled nervously at the approaching figure.

Kerry's smile grew when she saw the familiar brown eyes, "I wasn't sure you'd come."

The woman returned her smile warmly, "I wouldn't miss it for the universe."

"Who are you now?" Kerry stepped forward until she was nearly touching her future lover.

"We'll talk about all that, in time…" Jordan closed the space between them, wrapped Kerry in a tight embrace, and kissed her. Time stood still and life was good again.

And they lived happily ever after… ascension.

Joking! Just 'happily ever after'.