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"Incoming traveler!"

The words echoed around the corridor as Sam jogged up the stairs and into the control room, taking the steps two at a time as the lights flashed around her. Jade followed close behind, and the two of them made it just in time to watch with Daniel and General Hammond as Teal'c and Colonel O'Neill stepped through the stargate and onto the metal ramp below. She was relieved to see them, as she had been starting to worry that the two-hour window would pass them by and all of Jade's plans would fall through.

The final week of waiting had flown by, everyone settling back into routine on the base after their evening at Colonel O'Neill's. Sam had awakened the morning after with a slight headache and an embarrassing realization of how much she had let her guard down with Jack, but for some strange reason, things between them seemed less tense than they had ever been. The Colonel spent a considerable amount of time in her lab that week, and Sam didn't even mind. It was if they had somehow reached a mutual understanding, though of what she wasn't entirely certain. She was anxious to see how they handled their first mission together since Jade's appearance.

O'Neill waved his team down to join him as the gate closed behind him and Teal'c, and Sam spun around to hurry into the gateroom.

"Colonel," Hammond said as they approached the ramp. "Were you able to contact Thor?"

"Yes, General," Jack said with a grin, making his way down to meet them. "And even more amazing, I think he actually bought the whole…warning from the future thing." He stopped at the bottom of the ramp and glanced at his watch. "He's going to swing by and pick us up, so if we're going to do this, I suggest everybody gear up."

Sam raised her eyebrows, sharing a look with Daniel and waiting for the Colonel to notice that they'd already donned their uniforms. He blinked at the two of them for a moment, and then glanced over at Jade with a frown. She grinned broadly and spun around in a circle.

"What do you think? I get one too!"

Jack grabbed the side of her vest and turned her sideways.

"What, no M16?" he asked sarcastically.

"Colonel," Hammond interjected. "How soon before Thor arrives?"

Jack shrugged his shoulders. "You got me, sir. Their ships go pretty darn fast. I wouldn't be surprised if-"

There was a bright flash of light, and Sam suddenly found herself on a low platform in front of a large window, the earth in clear view below them. She glanced over at the girl beside her, smiling at her wide eyed expression.

"Whoa," Jade whispered. "That was something."

Jack stepped past them and hopped off the platform, and the rest of the team followed him as he headed down the corridor, eying his watch again nervously.

"If you're right, Jade, then Thor's going to be getting that distress signal in less than ten minutes. We cut this thing pretty close, guys."

Jade frowned as she walked swiftly, struggling to keep up. "Well, I told you two hours. It's not my fault you guys took so long getting ahold of him."

Jack took a quick turn and stepped into a large, open room, the rest of the team following as he hurried up to Thor and gave him a bright smile.

"Thor! Buddy! Good to see you. Well, you know…in the flesh…"

Thor blinked his large, black eyes and bowed his head slightly.

"It is a pleasure to see you again, O'Neill. Major Carter, Daniel Jackson, Teal'c…"

He stopped when he reached Jade, and she waved nervously, shifting her eyes over to Jack.

"Thor," Jack said cheerily. "This is Jade. Jade…Thor."

The Asgardian eyed the small girl curiously, and she gave him a timid smile.

"Hello."

He bowed his head again in greeting.

"This is your offspring, O'Neill?"

Jack just shrugged his shoulders. "Apparently."

Sam felt a twinge of irritation, and she couldn't help adding, "Well, she's not just his."

She started to give Jack a stern look, but his playful expression made her grin instead, and she met his eyes over Thor's small, grey body, seeing clearly how proud he was to share Jade with her.

Daniel startled Sam by clearing his throat loudly behind her.

"Distress call?"

Jade stepped up, looking determinedly down at Thor as she spoke.

"Commander Thor, may I please speak with you in private? We have a lot to talk about."

The Colonel didn't look pleased with this idea, but as he opened his mouth to object, Jade held up her hand to stop him.

"It'll be fine, Dad."

He didn't look convinced, continuing to frown as he laid out his gear the large table in the room.

"I don't like surprises, Jade."

The girl cringed at this, almost seeming pained by the words. Jack paused to blink curiously at her, but she shook off the feeling and smiled.

"I know," she replied, following Thor as he gestured for her to accompany him. "Don't worry. Everything's going to be okay."

The two of them slipped out of the room, and Jack crossed his arms in irritation.

"You guys remember the good old days, when I used to be in charge?"

Daniel just laughed to himself, squinting behind his glasses as he surveyed the room.

"Yeah, well, welcome to fatherhood."

"Oh, how would you know?" Jack snapped.

Sam stepped between them, sensing that this conversation couldn't end well, and she pointed to one of the panels lit up behind the Colonel.

"Look at this, sir." She slipped off her pack and laid it next to his gear on the table, crossing the room to stand in front of the blinking lights and symbols. "It looks like some of the results of the Asgard's encounters with the Replicators."

Jack slid his hands into his pockets as he looked blankly at the screen.

"Well, what's it say?"

Sam shrugged and looked over at Daniel, who stared thoughtfully at the symbols.

"I don't think it's going very well."

The team wandered around for a while, trying to get a clue as to what they could expect when they reached their destination. It was a few minutes before Teal'c spoke up from across the room.

"O'Neill." They turned to see him in front of another panel, and he gestured for them to come closer. "It appears we are returning to the Ida galaxy." He looked up and raised an eyebrow. "And at considerable speed, I might add."

Jack grinned and looked proudly around the room. "One day, we're going to have ships like this too. Cool, huh?"

Daniel furrowed his eyebrows and pushed up his glasses. "Yes, because the entire race of the Asgard will be dead."

Jack blinked and raised up a finger. "Ah. Good point."

A soft red light suddenly began blinking above them, and there was an odd sound that began to echo around the room. Jack instinctively reached for his weapon, eying the doorway Thor and Jade had disappeared out of.

"Carter?"

"Probably the distress call, sir," she guessed, and she lifted her pack from the table. "Judging from what we've seen of the speed of these ships in the past, it won't take any time at all to reach the planet that Jade told us about."

Daniel took a deep breath and stretched his arms, and Teal'c adjusted the strap on the firearm draped over his shoulder. There was a sound of hurried footsteps from the corridor, and Jade appeared in the doorway, her eyes wide as she waved her arm in the air. There was a strange object strapped to her wrist, and she held an Asgard computer crystal in her hand.

"Come on!" she panted. "That's the distress signal! Thor's already heading to the planet!"

Jack grabbed his gear and followed Jade out of the room, the others close on his heels.

Here we go…