Sha'uri of Earth

by Nadie2

This is an AU story in which Daniel takes Sha'uri (Sha're) back to earth with him instead of staying on Abydos. The relationship between Daniel and Sha'uri develops as she learns to navigate modern American society. The first chapter is mostly a recap of the movie from Sha'uri's point of view. The rest will be more original, and eventually dive into the series proper.

14. The Image of Jack

This will be a rather brief Cold Lazarus story. So grab the Kleenex. It's going to be brief, because I've just tortured the whole Jack/Sara relationship quite a bit. But I feel like I need to touch on this, because the story would have gone very differently if Jack and Sara were not divorced in this story.

"Sha'uri!" Sara says into the phone.

"Yes?" I ask.

"Jack is acting really strangely. I don't know what to make of it. He's acting like….acting like he doesn't know that Charlie's dead. And he's up right now in Charlie's bedroom crying. He never cries."

"This is a good thing right?" I ask, "You're always saying you wish he would deal with his grief."

"I know but…he's so unJacklike right now. I was just wondering. I know that even though I get to know about the intergalactic nature of my husband's job I don't always get to know the details. I know that you often get to know the details. So I guess I was just wondering if you knew of anything that would explain his strange behavior."

"Dan'yel always tells me when something important happens on a mission. He didn't mention anything important happening. Why don't you go ask Jack questions? Questions Jack would know the answer too, that way you can tell if it's him or not."

"That is a great idea Sha'uri, I'll let you know how it goes."

She calls back in an hour, "He doesn't know anything. He doesn't remember our lives together. I'm almost positive this isn't my husband."

This was not the answer I expected her to come back with. "I'll call Dan'yel…I'll get someone there to help you. Keep him there."

I call Dan'yel and explain the whole story to him.

"You did the right thing Sha'uri, we just had Jack come through the gate. The real Jack. We don't know what is going on, but we will get someone to Sara's house right away to figure out what is going on."

Its hours before Dan'yel comes home.

"So what was the thing at Sara's house?"

"A crystal energy based life form," he responds.

"What?" I ask.

"Exactly. There was a race…a whole civilization in this crystal form. And Jack touched one of them, and he took on the form of Jack. That creature went back to Sara's house. It…was trying to bring Charlie back to Jack so Jack wouldn't be in pain anymore. And in the end this crystal figure took on the shape of Charlie."

"That must have been traumatic for them," I say.

"It was, but I think in another way it was good for them as well. I think they really needed to talk about it. Jack isn't really a talker, and this forced him talk about is son."