A/N- Just so you all know in advance, this chapter has three different endings. Two are my conception, one is just for my mum...more a/n's below.


Unending

Ending 1 (my ending)

"Yeah," Vala agreed, running her hands through his hair. "-me too. Me too Daniel…"

They were about lean in for another kiss when the phone in Daniel's office rang causing them both to groan. Vala tried to stop Daniel from answering it, but he reached behind him and did.

"…what?" Daniel asked into the phone, waiting a moment while the person on the other end spoke. "Oh right….sure Walter, I'll be there in a minute."

"Guess you're going now," Vala stated quietly as Daniel hung up the phone. "-aren't you?"

"You mean us." Daniel stated simply, turning around to face her, watching as her eyes lit up with joy.

"You're taking me with you?" She asked, a grin spreading across her face.

"Yeah," Daniel confirmed as he placed his hand around her waist and led her out of his office which only held a few boxes in it. "-but what about your stuff?"

"My stuff?" Vala asked innocently, her hand snaking around his back as well.

"It's already packed," Daniel stated, figuring out Vala's innocence with a grin. "-isn't it?"

"Hey," Vala began with a huge mega-watt smile as she picked up her small duffle-bag that was waiting out side his office. "-a girl in love has got to be prepared."

"That's my Vala," Daniel stated with a laugh as he (like the gentleman he was) took her bag from her and swung it over his own shoulder.

"Your Vala…" Vala echoed, pulling herself closer into Daniel as they entered the elevator. "…..I like the sound of that."

"Yeah," Daniel agreed as the elevator doors closed and he leaned in for another kiss. "….me too."

IIIII

Vala and Daniel entered the gateroom hand in hand and they both ignored the looks and unasked questions that their friends were shooting in their direction. Daniel glanced up at the briefing room and saw Hammond, Jonas, Ishta, Rya'c, Kar'yn, Bra'tac, Janet and Jacob all staring down at him, smiling.

Daniel still couldn't believe that Janet and Jacob had come from a different reality, but he knew that they would be a welcome addition to the SGC and since they had already said their goodbye's to him, Daniel appreciated them even more because he could have his final goodbye with the members of his team- the people whom he had laughed with, died with, saved the galaxy with….

…….they were SG1 and they were his friends and even though he was super excited to be finally be getting to Atlantis a small part of him was tugging him back and telling him to stay. Daniel looked at them all in a row, from Mitchell to Teal'c to Sam and finally Jack. They all meant so much to him, and it was killing him a bit inside to leave them, even though he knew that it was the right thing.

"So," Jack began with a smile, eyeing Daniel and Vala's clasped hands. "-are you sure that you really want to do this?"

"Jack…it's a new adventure…" Daniel began smugly, getting the double meaning to his question- choosing to answer only one. "…don't tell me that you wouldn't want to come to Atlantis too."

"Oh I wouldn't," Jack assured with a smile. "-Atlantis and me don't mix….besides," Jack continued looking at Sam who just beamed up at him. "-I'm going in a different direction in my life now…"

"Right," Daniel muttered, knowing what Jack meant. "-my life's going in a different direction too Jack," Daniel continued as he as he pulled Vala into him. "-in more ways than one…"

"Guess Vala's going with you Dr. Jackson?" Landry asked, his voice resonating through out the gate room.

"Uh yeah," Daniel answered with a nod before calling up Landry who was in the control room. "-hope you don't mind General!"

"Not at all Dr. Jackson," Landry answered into the microphone. "-I'm sure she'll be a great asset to the Atlantis expedition…." Landry then turned to Walter. "…start dialling Walter."

"It's strange to see them go," Dr. Lam whispered to her father as she came to stand right beside him.

"I know what you mean…"

"Well…" Daniel began suddenly as the gate behind him sprang to life. "…I guess this is it."

"Chevron one encoded."

"Goodbye Daniel Jackson," Teal'c stated first, taking Daniel's hand and clasping it in the usual Jaffa manner. "-we will miss you."

"Goodbye Teal'c,"

"Chevron two encoded"

"Bye Teal'c," Vala stated with a smile, amazed when Teal'c repeated the gesture to her as well.

"Farewell Vala."

"Take care of yourself Jackson," Mitchell warned, shaking Daniel's hand.

"I will," Daniel promised as the third chevron locked. "I promise."

"And if he doesn't, I will." Vala promised, shaking Mitchell's hand once Daniel did. "Bye Mitchell…"

"Bye Vala...take care of him."

"I've already said I would…" Vala stated with a smile.

"Chevron four encoded."

"Bye Sam…" Daniel whispered as Sam drew him up in a huge hug.

"Have fun Daniel," Sam whispered back. "Don't get into too much trouble."

"I will…" Daniel promised with a sigh. "I won't….at least, I'll try."

"Chevron five encoded."

"Goodbye Sam," Vala stated with a smile as Daniel released her and Sam pulled her into a hug too.

"Bye Vala," Sam answered back once they had pulled apart. "You know, it was nice having a 'girlfriend' like you around…I'm going to miss you."

"I know what you mean," Vala agreed with a smile, though she bit her bottom lip and looked up at the briefing room and caught Janet's eye. "-but you have Janet now, you won't miss me."

"Yes I will…" Sam insisted, relieved when Vala nodded.

"So will I."

"Chevron six encoded"

"Jack…." Daniel began, coming face to face with his best friend.

"Chevron seven encoded"

"Daniel…." Jack answered his hand in his pockets.

"Chevron eight locked"

"Looks like you're really going," Jack stated obviously as the gate whooshed open.

"Yeah," Daniel agreed looking over his shoulder at the gate. "-I guess I really am."

"Take care Daniel," Jack wished, taking Daniel's hand to shake but pulled him into a hug instead. "-give those bad guys the Daniel Jackson charm."

"I'll do my best." Daniel promised with a laugh, pulling out of the hug. "I really will."

"Goodbye General." Vala stated shyly as she approached Jack.

"Ah call me Jack," Jack insisted with a smile as he pulled Vala into a hug as well. "And you take care of Danny-boy there-" He ordered when she pulled away. "-make sure he doesn't get into too much trouble."

"I will Jack," Vala promised with a laugh. "I really will…"

SG1 laughed, but when Daniel looked at then all, their moods sobered considerably.

"…..I really will miss all of you…"

"We'll miss you too Daniel…" Sam whispered, tears coming to her eyes as she leaned into Jack for support. "…don't be strangers now." She added smiling to Vala, knowing that the raven-haired former space-pirate turned SG1 member knew that saying goodbye to Daniel was hard for those who had known him the longest.

"I won't." She promised, taking Daniel's hand.

"I hate to rush goodbyes-" Landry interrupted with a smile as his voice blared through the gateroom. "-but Dr. Jackson, you know how much it costs to keep that thing open, don't you?"

"I know General," Daniel assured with a laugh as he took one last look at all his friends, in the briefing room, control room and those right in front of him as well. There was nothing else to say so he simply picked Vala's bag out and held out his arm to her. "…Shall we?"

"We shall…" Vala answered with a grin as she took his arm.

Together they walked up the ramp and through the gate to Atlantis. Vala went in first, letting Daniel pause and take one last look at the gateroom and he was surprised to see everyone, the military personal who had been hanging around the edges and those civilians like himself such as Dr. Lee salute him. Daniel, with a tear in his eye but a smile on his face, saluted them all back and went through the gate himself.

"He finally made it to Atlantis…" Mitchell said with some awe as the gate shut off.

"I can't believe it…" Sam murmured quietly so only SG1 could hear her. "…Earth with out Daniel…" She turned to Jack with a questioning look. "…do you think that he'll ever want to leave the city of the ancients?"

"Willingly?" Mitchell asked with a grin as they turned to leave. "…It is a Daniel Disneyland…"

"…I'd give it six weeks…" Jack bet with a smile as he took one last look at the gate, knowing that their wedding would be in a little more than a month…..

"I'll take that bet," Sam agreed, linking her arm with Jack's.

"As will I…"

"Oh come on," Mitchell argued as they left the gateroom. "…that's not fair, of course he'll be back in six weeks, you two are getting hitched then, once he finds that out well..."

Jack said nothing but just smiled. He knew Daniel, and he knew that he wouldn't be able to stay away from SG1 for long.

The end…………………………..?

(A/N-This is technically the end, but I realised early on that there would be different ways of ending this, so stop reading here if you like this one. Continue on if you want to see what else I thought might happen…)

Alternate Ending II

"-but what about your stuff?"

"My stuff?" Vala asked innocently, her hand snaking around his back as well.

"It's already packed," Daniel stated, figuring out Vala's innocence with a grin. "-isn't it?"

"Hey," Vala began with a huge mega-watt smile as she picked up her small duffle-bag that was waiting out side his office. "-a girl in love has got to be prepared."

"That's my Vala," Daniel stated with a laugh as he (like the gentleman he was) took her bag from her and swung it over his own shoulder.

"Your Vala…" Vala echoed, pulling herself closer into Daniel as they entered the elevator. "…..I like the sound of that."

"Yeah," Daniel agreed as the elevator doors closed and he leaned in for another kiss. "….me too." However, just as they were about too, the sirens went off and they both waited anxiously for the elevator to stop at level 28.

"General??" Daniel asked entering the control room with Vala at his side as the gate shut down and the sirens went off.

"Ah Dr. Jackson," Landry stated with a relieved smile, "-I'm sorry, but your trip to Atlantis is going to be delayed for a little while. Briefing room, now…"

"Sorry Daniel…" Jack sympathised as Landry headed upstairs leaving SG1 and a bunch of technicians in the control room. "…guess you're stuck here for a while."

"You're not sorry," Daniel argued, his brow furrowed. "You're not sorry at all…."

"….no," Jack answered honestly with a smile. "-I'm not."

"Come on," Mitchell urged, heading towards the door. "-Landry's waiting for us."

"Yeah," Daniel nodded as Mitchell left. "…give me a minute." With Vala still at his side he looked out at the gateroom and the portal that had utterly changed his world and sighed. "…it's never going to end, is it?"

"Nope," Jack replied with a smile as he clapped Daniel on the back. "-and think about it, Atlantis lasted for ten-thousand years….it can wait for you till this next crisis is over."

"So we're just going to keep saving the world?" Daniel asked with a small smile.

"What else can we do?" Sam asked as well, placing her hand on Jack's arm.

"Well, saving the world or not-" Vala began, snaking her harm around Daniel's waist. "-as long as Daniel's here, I'm here to help."

"As am I…" Teal'c agreed stepping forward to join my friends. "…though I want to face the future with all of my friends, not just Daniel Jackson."

Teal'cs comment caused them all to laugh leaving Jack to break the giggle fit as they left the control room.

"Yes," Jack began seriously. "-lets go save the world, again."

The end….?

(A/N-So, this is the end of the second ending and I actually wrote this one first, but I didn't like it. If you liked it, don't read any further. If you didn't like it (or if you're just curious) I did write a third ending it is a whole boatload shorter and its not for me or my story, but for my mum…she gave me this idea and I just had to work it in somehow. So mum- here's your ending)

Alternate Ending III

"Yeah," Daniel agreed as the elevator doors closed and he leaned in for another kiss. "….me too." However, just as they were about too, the sirens went off and they both waited anxiously for the elevator to stop at level 28.

"General??" Daniel asked entering the control room with Vala at his side noticing that the gate was still on and the Iris was open.

"Ah Dr. Jackson," Landry stated with a relieved smile, "-Vala, I'm glad you're both here."

"What's up General?" Daniel asked, glancing a look at SG1, hoping to find some answers.

"That's what we're trying to figure out…" Landry stated looking at Sam.

"I can't explain it sir," Sam admitted as she worked on one of the computers. "-there is no signal coming through the gate yet it's still active."

"Are you sure?" Cam asked confused.

"Yes."

"We've had this before-" Daniel pointed out. "-with Sokar."

"Yes," Jack agreed looking at Daniel. "-and Anu….." His sentence was cut off by the sound of a hologram shimmering on and the collective gasp of all in the control room. His head spun to look at the gate and he nearly dropped dead at the sight before him. "…are you kidding me?"

"………I am Apophis……."

"This has got to be a joke!" Daniel muttered, rubbing the bridge of his nose in frustration and amazement and a sense that he had to be dreaming.

"No joke," Sam answered seriously. "That hologram is real…

"- the person projecting it must be real too….." Teal'c added as he and the rest of the people in the control room stared at the hologram in shock.

"…….oh for crying out loud….."

The End….or is it?

evil cackle


A/N- Well there you have it guys my unending chapter and my three endings. And no, there is one more ending, an epilogue or a coda to the first ending…...so you only have one more chance to review guys. And speaking o reviews, thank you to Terelou, tricky1379, rebel-fairy, shinki (for 28 & 27), tyqueen64, Myosotis12, Sokorra Lewis, cflat, Sara-Girlie and Nef for reviewing and Nef...I didn't change the last chapter for you- I just added a little something extra to show that Daniel and Vala really do belong together...I'm glad that you liked it.

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