Author's Note: Thank you for the truly amazing reviews. I'm so glad that so many of you agree with me on the SGU front. It was beyond disappointing, but I'm holding out for the third movie.
This one is for If I May, who requested this. I hope you all like it!
Disclaimer: Don't own anything. If I did, see the rant in the previous chapter.
Window of Opportunity
"What do you think of this whole 'time loop' thing?"
Sam chewed on her lip as she contemplated the answer to Daniel's question. It seemed entirely possible, but there was no tangible way for her to prove it. The only proof that she had was Jack and Teal'c's word.
Of course, that was more than enough. This, however, was a phenomenon that she would like to have witnessed herself.
"I think that they're telling the truth," Sam finally answered.
"Of course," Daniel said as he waved his hand impatiently. "What I meant was the… other time loop thing."
Sam's brow furrowed. "Other?"
"Don't you think that they would be able to do something crazy? They could do whatever they want to, because—"
"—there wouldn't be any consequences," finished Sam. Something between horror and curiosity passed over her face. "Do you think they've figured it out yet?"
Daniel winced. "I might have mentioned it in a previous loop."
"Of course you did."
"I didn't do it on purpose! I was just… thinking out loud." He paused, seemingly mulling over his next words. "What do you think they've done?" he finally asked.
"Oh, God," Sam said. "It's the colonel and Teal'c. I'm sure they they've thought of plenty of crazy things by now. Who knows how many loops we've been through."
"Yes, but what exactly have they done? They're not going to tell us any of the good things."
"I don't know, Daniel. Teal'c… I can't see Teal'c doing something too crazy. Maybe if someone annoyed him, he would be able to get back at them without screwing up his 'stoic Jaffa' image." Daniel nodded his head in agreement, and Sam moved on to Jack. "Maybe… maybe, the colonel ate all the pie."
Daniel cast Sam a skeptical look. "Come on, Sam. I know you can do better than that."
"What do you want me to say, Daniel?" Sam demanded. "What do you think he would do?"
Daniel pursed his lips in thought. He was silent for a long time, contemplating everything that his friends would do. Lost in thought, his eyes traveled around the room until they landed on Sam.
Suddenly, his eyes widened and he began to laugh hysterically. He bent over and pressed his palms to the table as he gasped for breath. He was laughing so hard that his eyes were tearing up.
Sam looked alarmed at his sudden outburst. "Daniel?" she asked. "What?"
Daniel shook his head and continued laughing. This was just too funny. He was sure that if Jack hadn't done it already, he was going to. Or if he already had, he was going to do it again.
"What?" Sam asked again. "What is it?"
Daniel had finally calmed down. He wiped at his eyes and shook his head again. "Oh, Sam…"
Author's Note: I hope you all liked this chapter. I always wondered what Sam and Daniel would think about the whole 'time loop' situation.
