Chapter 25
Goa'uld and host underwent a battery of testing. SG-1 and Dr. Fraiser gathered around the briefing room table with General Hammond to discuss the results.
"What do we have, Dr. Frasier?" Hammond asked concerned.
"All standard testing indicates a normal blending. It even appears normal on all scans but as you can see the Goa'uld can only control the right side of the body and cannot suppress the host at all. Sam has a theory as to why." she looked to Sam.
Sam started, "Jackie's existence is highly unusual. She has genetic material from two different realities. She gets half her DNA from her father and half from my alternate. Cascade failure happens when the same matter occupies the same space. When you have matters from two different realities combined into the same space the standard laws of physics no longer apply. Her mother and I both know that Jackie is unique due to the blending of matter from two different realities. We know it can alter the laws of physics. What we don't know is how it will alter the laws of physics. The reason Maat can only control of her body is because only half of Jackie is from this reality. The other half is from her mother's reality and that has somehow disrupted Maat's ability to control her."
Daniel asked, "Could other side effects from this…" he reached to coin a term, "double reality DNA…manifest?"
Sam gave a sigh and a nod, "It can but I have no idea what could manifest. Right now it's protecting Jackie from being completely over taken. In Jackie's case the laws of physics as we know them has been thrown out the window by her very conception. We just don't know what could manifest later on."
Jack asked alarmed, "She's not going start developing super powers is she? I mean is kid suddenly gonna turn into Super Girl and fly?"
Sam stated, "It's doubtful she will be able to fly but keep in mind her DNA structure alone has already defied the laws of physics. She could develop abilities we wouldn't normally see."
Hammond asked, "Such as?"
"It's hard to say but just taking guess I would say things like telepathy, telekinetic, remote viewing for example. Since her DNA has already defied the laws of physics that opens up her mind the ability to do things we struggle to understand. She's got a high IQ, but it's the high end of normal and yet she can play nearly thirty instruments. One manifestation of the dual reality genetics is musical aptitude that exceeds normal abilities. Her musical ability is a side effect of the dual reality DNA she has."
Daniel added, "She picked up Ancient faster than anyone I have ever seen. I hardly had to teach her anything. She said she picked up Spanish just going to bars and over hearing it. That's could be a side effect of the dual reality DNA too."
Jack spouted, "She's not gonna sprout gills are anything? No odd mutations coming down the pipe?" Suddenly with the realizing that her DNA defied the laws of physics Jack starting to envision a runaway genetic system with mutating abilities.
Janet shook her head, "Her cellular structure is stable. She's not gonna suddenly grow a third eye and sprout wings, sir. You can relax!"
Jack huffed, "This whole notion of dual reality DNA that can defy the laws of physics is kind of freaking me out!"
Sam added, "It worries me too. But I think these mutations will be more along the lines of the mind and what she can access mentally. Her mind has the potential of expanding beyond anything we have seen."
Daniel added, "She has the potential of ascending, Jack. And if Anubis is half ascended then she might have the metal ability to defeat him."
Jack asked, "How can she do that?"
He suggested, "She can probably access the other ascended mentally if she wants too."
Jack shook his head and muttered, "My kid has the power to take on Anubis and the other ascended and she can't sleep without her teddy bear. This is insane!"
Teal'c smiled, "In thirty-six hours LieutenantConverse has completely naturalized a powerful System Lord without much effort. I believe she has broken your record, ColonelO'Neill."
Teal'c had a way of putting things in perspective. He smiled, "My kid is pretty cool, huh?"
He gave a nod, "Indeed."
Meanwhile
Jack's teenage clone Jon had come to the base to visit upon hearing they had rescued Jackie. He wore jeans and an Air- Force gray t-shirt with sneakers. He grinned as he was led into a secured recreation room.
"Hey kid!" he cheered relieved to have her back home. He found Jacob Carter, sporting the guard uniform for the school was already visiting Jackie who had been given green BDU's to wear on base. They sat at the card table sipping coffee.
"Jon!" she grinned back. She tried to get up to hug him but she found the Goa'uld was not cooperating. She had to remain seated, "I would hug you but Matt isn't playing nice."
"Maat," she corrected her. "Host!"
"I mean the mutt." she stated annoyed.
Jacob chuckled, "You call her everything but, don't ya."
Jon walked over and hugged her, "You gave us all a scare."
"Didn't mean too." she whispered.
He took a seat at the table, "I brought you some things. I know you won't be home for a while." He then placed her cell phone on the table. "I brought your phone too. Someone has been calling you nonstop on it and just leaving a number to call."
She asked curiously, "Who?"
"I don't know." he told her. "I just let it go to voice mail."
She turned the phone on to retrieve her messages. "I'll take care of whoever that is now." She entered her pin number to retrieve the voice mail.
The recording started to play, "It's raining banjos." The voice was that of a man. "You will follow these instructions to the letter. You will gain reports from Colonel O'Neill on Project Moonbeam and mail them to this Post Office Box…."
Jackie seemed to have gone into some sort of trance. Maat took the phone out of her hand and stated, "My host has just told to send information on Project Moonbeam to a post office box."
"Jackie?" Jon asked concerned but she didn't reply.
Jacob asked, "Was there a phrase at the beginning of the recording?"
Maat replied, "Yes! It started with the phrase: 'It is raining banjos.' What does that mean?"
Jackie attempted to stand but could not. She stared into space as if she simply wasn't there.
Jacob pondered, "What would be snap out of it phrase?" He then figured, "The sun is shining."
Jackie suddenly snapped out of the stupor and looked about. "Something wrong?" she wasn't sure what had happened.
Jacob told her, "They got ya."
She asked, "Who?"
"MK Ultra." he told her. "On your voice mail is a phrase that I can't repeat to you. You went into the trance and were told to send information on Project Moonbeam to a post office box. Maat hung up the phone and informed us of what happened."
She sat baffled, "What?"
Jacob sighed, "Somehow they managed to get to you."
"Who?" she asked concerned.
"The CIA." he told her.
Jon asked, "When you went into the school did anything odd happen to you?"
"No," she shook her head.
Jacob told him, "She won't know. MK Ultra would have made major advancements. They could have hypnotized her with a flash of a light."
Jon took the phone and started to look at the call received records. "She didn't start getting these weird calls until after she went into the school. Whatever happened it was when she was in the school."
Maat asked, "What is MK Ultra?"
Jacob explained, "It was a mind control experiment conducted years ago. They officially shut it down but I had sources who said otherwise."
"You can control the Tau'ri by simply controlling the mind." she gathered.
Jacob nodded, "Yes!"
"That's a far more efficient way of controlling a population. I wish I had thought of that." she admitted.
Jacob asked, "What the matter, Maat? Brute forced wasn't working so well?"
"It takes much resources." she admitted.
Jacob spoke to Jon, "We gotta tell Jack what happened."
Jackie sat shaking, "I've been hypnotized?"
Her grandfather admitted, "You were but we can undo that. It can take time."
"I could have placed everyone in danger." she gulped.
Jon assured her, "It happened in the school. You said Bausch was friendly old man. It's an act and now I wonder if he has other students that he hypnotized. He's the band director and teaches classes. Music can be hypnotic. I bet he did it!"
"Everyone in that band room would be subject." Jacob figured. "Cassie has him as a teacher. Her mother is the base CMO!"
Jon figured, "He's using the kids to get information on the SGC!"
Jacob stood up and held out a hand to Jackie and Maat. "Come on! We need to tell Jack and George what happened."
Short Time Later
Jacob and Jon led Jackie with Maat into the briefing room as General Hammond was finishing up the meeting with SG-1 and Dr. Fraiser. He called out, "We need to talk!"
Hammond looked over, "What's this about Jacob?"
"You'll see." he replied. He went to the coffee pot and grabbed and nearby ceramic mug. He then placed it in Jackie's left hand. He looked to his audience. "You need to see this." He stepped back and spoke the command. "It's raining banjos."
Jackie immediately went into a stupor while everyone sat confused.
Jacob then gave a demand, "Throw that mug as hard as you can against that wall." he motioned towards the far wall.
She complied and the mug shattered against the wall.
Jacob gave another command, "Recite the alphabet backwards."
"Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S, R Q, P, O, N, M, L, K, J, I, H, G, F, E, D, C, B, A." she replied.
Hammond asked, "What is going on here?"
Jacob told him, "Right now Jackie is under a hypnotic trance. The trigger phrase is 'It's raining banjos.' To bring her out the phrase is 'The sun is shining.'"
Jackie blinked and suddenly came around and spotted the broken mug, "What happened?"
Sam told her, "Dad had you throw the mug against the wall."
"I don't remember doing that." she gulped.
Jacob assured her, "You won't remember. That was by design."
Maat smiled, "So, all I do is say 'It's raining banjos' and my host does whatever I say." She was most pleased and then stated a demand. "Host, I am your god."
Jackie made a face, "What the hell is she talking about?"
Maat asked, "You're not hypnotized?"
She shook her head, "Of course not. What kind of stupid phrase is that?"
Jacob then stated, "It's raining banjos."
Jackie then went back into the stupor.
He then asked, "Who do you take orders from?"
"CIA and Military Officers." she replied.
"You will never take orders from a Goa'uld. Do you understand?" he asked.
"I do," she replied.
"The sun is shining." he stated.
Jackie came out of trance, "What happened?"
"I just gave you another layer of protection." he told her. "If you hear the banjo phrase from a CIA or Military Officers you will go into the trance. I placed you into the trance and gave a command that you will never take orders from a Goa'uld. Maat tried to use it against you."
Maat admitted, "Such technology would have allowed me to suppress you."
Jacob huffed, "I will never allow you to suppress my granddaughter."
Jackie asked unsure, "How deep into the CIA projects were you, Grandpa?"
"Deep enough," he told her.
Daniel stated, "So if any military or CIA officers say the phrase 'It's raining banjos.' Jackie will go into a hypnotic trance and will take order from them but someone like me has no power over her."
"Correct." Jacob nodded.
"It's raining banjos?" asked Jackie. "What a stupid phrase." She pondered why it was so silly.
Jacob explained, "It has to something they can slip into a conversation but is unique enough it will trigger the trance. I was a General and your mind recognized me as a military officer."
Jack asked unsure, "So if say 'It's raining banjos' my kid will go into a trance?"
Jackie stood in a trance waiting for instructions.
"She just went into one," Jacob told him.
Jack pondered and then gave a demand, "Raise your hand."
Jackie complied.
He then stated, "Slap Daniel with it."
She turned to Daniel who sat nearby and slapped him across the back of the head. She then waited for the next command.
Daniel rubbed his head, "Thanks Jack!"
Jack then started, "You will never, ever…"
Jacob had enough and stated, "The sun is shining."
Jack snorted, "I wasn't done protecting her."
Jacob asked, "What were you gonna order her to do, Jack."
"To never sleep with Daniel." he huffed.
Jacob stood and winced, "Sorry about that."
"Thanks Jack," Daniel rolled his eyes annoyed.
Jackie stated, "I'm really tired."
Jacob informed, "It's a side effect of putting someone in and out of a trance so much. You should get some rest."
Hammond asked, "What happened to her?"
"Bausch got to her." he explained. "He put in her in a trance and gave her demands when she was undercover in school. And judging how well it worked I'm guessing he has a number of students whose parents work in the SGC under his control. The CIA could already be in here and we won't know it."
Sam asked alarmed, "What do we do to get them out of the SGC, Dad?"
"The only to stop the CIA is to dismantle it. The last president who tried to do that didn't get very far." he sighed.
Jack asked, "Which President was that?"
"Kennedy," he gave a nod.
Jack asked, "The CIA killed Kennedy?"
Jacob let out a sigh, "The CIA is structured like any high level organization. It's divided into different levels and structured so it's on a need to know only bases. The lower level CIA agent is usually told they are doing things for freedom and the American way. They don't know what the real goals are. Only top level knows that. Kennedy was going to shatter the CIA and break it up. They shot him to stop him. Oswald was a CIA asset of low level and was set up to be the patsy from the get go. The kill zone was manned by six shooters. They knew ahead of time the narrative will not match up with the wounds on body of the president. They killed a local cop who was noted for looking JFK with intent to switch the bodies. They were rather sloppy to be honest and people knew there was a conspiracy right away."
Sam gulped, "How do you know all this, Dad?"
"I worked closely with the CIA at the time for the Air Force. They tried to recruit me to work for them. I was told the story of happened by another agent who was there and confessed after having a few too many drinks." he admitted.
Jack asked, "So a drunk told ya that?"
"Jack," he tried to explain. "There were more bullet holes than shots fired. Secret Service was ordered to stand down before entering the kill zones for no reason. Kennedy was literally driven into a shooting gallery. Which do you believe? Oswald killed him with rifle that is notorious for missing its targets or a number of snipers took the President out?"
"Option two," he admitted.
Janet asked, "Are you saying that if we try to stop these guys they will kill us?"
Jacob nodded, "Yes! The CIA is like an octopus. You can cut one arm off but another one will grow back."
Jack asked, "So what do we do?"
"There is a silver lining in this dark could, Jack." he replied. "The CIA is also noted for internal fractures as different fractions jockey for power. We can't destroy the CIA but we can fracture it deeper and force Bausch out."
Hammond stated, "We will need an inside man for that."
"Me," Jacob volunteered. "I can get in and take down Bausch. The CIA loves to recruit military and their children as assets. I can bring Sammy with me and since you already established Jack's clone as her son, we can bring him in too. Jackie has already been compromised and I don't want her any where's near him."
"Agreed," Hammond gave a nod. He looked at Sam, "You and Jon will be working with Jacob on this mission." He looked at Jackie to determine what to do with her. She sat staring off into space as if she was back in a trance. Hammond asked, "Is she in a trance, Jacob?"
"I didn't put her in one." he stated.
"Lieutenant?" Hammond asked.
Jack reached across and snapped his fingers before her face, "Jackie!"
She suddenly snapped back and looked about.
The Goa'uld huffed, "What was that?"
"I don't know," she shook her head breathing heavy.
Sam asked concerned, "You okay?"
"I don't know," she admitted. "I was suddenly in the ship and I was watching this Goa'uld…"
Maat explained, "We were in Anubis's mothership and we could watch what he was doing without him knowing we were there."
Jacob asked, "Remote viewing?"
Sam puffed her cheeks, "Jackie's mind can reach beyond the physical realm and see things we cannot due to the DNA being from two different realities." She spoke to Jackie, "You saw Anubis. What was he doing?"
"He was making these soldiers." she told her. "They looked engineered."
Daniel suggested, "While Sam and Jacob are infiltrating Bausch, I can work with Jackie on what she saw."
Jack asked, "And what am I supposed to do, Daniel?"
"Um…" he pondered.
Jacob smiled, "I think it's time for Jimmy's past to come back to haunt him."