Chapter 45
Jack found himself trapped in the past and heading into the Second World War with a Goa'uld running loose on Earth. It was a nightmare scenario for sure. Intelligence reports indicated the Nazis had found the Goa'uld Glider and Anhur seemed to have made contact with the leaders of the radical movement. It appeared the Goa'uld and the Nazis were now allies and Jack's head hurt at the thought of the colossal mistake that SG-1 made this time. To Jack this eclipsed all other mistakes his team made. Nothing could compare to the current situation or the fact that the US and her allies had no way of retrieving the Glider or neutralizing the Goa'uld for the technology was simply not advanced enough for the tasks at hand.
A day of infamy soon came as Pearl Harbor was attacked. The US declared war on Japan the very next day and as a matter of politics, Nazi Germany declared war on the USA to support the Japanese Emperor. Jack's mood was reflected in the strained faces of those around him. No one wanted a global war. Everyone knew the cost would be high and paid in blood. The draft was implemented though men lined up at the local recruiting stations to join before their number was drawn. Young women joined up as well to fill support roles.
Avenger Field was to become the base for the first women's air force, the Women's Air Service Program that operated under General Hap Arnold. The Gate's security came into question as they pondered where to hide the Gate next. Avenger Field would soon be filled with female cadets learning to fly military aircraft and in a way Jack wished he could stay just to see the girls.
Sam knew all about the coming program and explained it in great detail to Livy for the women would be a driving force in the history of women in aviation. She wanted to see it as well but knew she could not for the Gate was a priority. As the Gate was loaded into a crate and onto the back of the large truck, Sam sighed as the base had to move.
Jack walked into the hangar as the Gate was being moved out. He spotted Sam, "Too bad we can't stay here, huh!"
"I wish I could see WASP cadets," she admitted.
He teased, "I would like to stay. Who wouldn't be in a base surrounded by girls?"
"You are married and you have an adult daughter," she reminded him unenthused.
He smirked, "I can still look."
"No, you can't." she disagreed. "You don't see me gawking over men." As the words crossed her lips she noticed a few tall and handsome guards come to gather more equipment. She shook herself as she realized what she was doing.
"You're as bad as me," he smirked.
"So, where is the Gate being taken to?" she wondered.
Jack winced, "You don't wanna know."
"Where?" she demanded.
"A small airfield in Nevada outside a placed called Las Vegas." he smirked.
"Nellis Air Base!" she gasped.
"Army Air Gunnery School is the cover," he nodded.
She balked, "If an Army Air School is the cover then why not leave us here? You can be an instructor as your cover."
Jack beamed, "Me…instructing nothing but girls!"
Sam's face twerked annoyed, "Don't even think about it."
Jack would rather stay and not move about so much. He pondered, "Maybe I can talk Kilroy into staying."
"There will be hundreds of women coming here," Sam countered.
His eyes twinkled, "I know." It was if his teenage dreams from a cadet were coming true: To be a male teacher in an all-girl school. What man would pass up that opportunity! He then caught Sam's glare and she stood annoyed. "We move!" he gave in.
"Every one of those girls would be old enough to be your mother," she scolded.
"Not physically," he countered.
She gave a look displeased, "Jack!"
"Okay!" he threw up his hands annoyed.
Daniel walked into the hangar next with Ronac, Bra'tac and Teal'c who was now up and about. He called, "Guess who's awake!"
The both spotted Teal'c. Jack grinned, "You woke up! You okay, T?"
"I am well," he informed.
"How?" he asked.
Teal'c explained, "My father has given me his symbiont."
Jack looked at Ronac, "You gave him your junior?"
Ronac proclaimed, "I will acquire another. I know my people will be free of the Goa'uld. It is well worth the price."
Jack told him, "Cronus will kill you."
"My son has warned me of what is to come," he assured. "The Jaffa will ally with the Tau'ri. You have my word," he assured him.
Jack looked at Sam who stood biting her bottom lip. The timeline was changing and there was nothing she could do to stop it.
"This is kind of early," he figured.
Sam could only nod in agreement.
Daniel cheered, "We found a way around that. Ronac will prevent himself from being poisoned and fake his death and go into hiding. While in hiding he will recruit more Jaffa. Teal'c will not know his father is alive until…well, now if everything goes to plan. It won't be easy taking down the Goa'uld. We would never be able to do it without the help of the Free Jaffa…" he squinted. "I wonder is this was supposed to happen? The Free Jaffa trusted us..."
Sam shook her head, "We have to return to our time and put the Gate back in storage. There is a Goa'uld loose on Earth. The timeline is changing."
Teal'c proclaimed, "Our goal is to stop Anhur before he takes over your planet. My father and Bra'tac shall return and started the Free Jaffa movement and maintain the timeline."
Sam looked at the Gate, "We need to shut it down after they go back."
Jack nodded, "And catch a Goa'uld."
Few Weeks Later
A few weeks had passed and General Kilroy had placed strict use on the Gate in an effort to preserve a timeline that he wasn't sure about himself. The Chief of Staffs would not allow the program to shut down the Gate completely for they wanted to gain access to the advanced technology from off world. Thus, a compromise was made of limited Gate use.
The goals shifted from off world exploration to stopping Anhur and the Nazi forces brewing in Europe. It was soon determined the only way they would get the information needed to find the Goa'uld was to move operations to Europe. As the Gate sat in a hangar in what would later become Nellis Air Force base SG-1 and Livy were transferred to England with a B-17 bomber for aerial surveillance with bombing capabilities. Captain Sinclair Hammond was transferred along with SG-1 and they would require a crew to fill gunnery positions in the plane while the others recruited were to stay behind to study the Gate further and keep in touch with the Jaffa.
To keep the cover of the team they were placed in the 8th Army Air Force and in the heart of Bassingbourn Air Base with a bomb group. Sam and Livy were both passed off as men for women were not allowed in such a situation. The name Olivia was suddenly changed to Oliver but she was able to keep Livy as her nick name. Walking with a Goa'uld in her head was hard enough; passing off a man with a Goa'uld in her head was even more challenging. She wished she could go home. She wanted her ship back and missed Thor, Charlie and Jonas. The small group gathered around the plane that was flown by them to the air base. It was green with a blue underbelly. They needed a name for the beast and a mascot for nose art was all the rage.
Daniel stood in his uniform and was given the position of radio operator. He tilted his crusher style officer cap as he looked upon the plane. "What should we name it?"
Livy stood nearby. Her hair was cut even shorter much to her dismay. She was given a male officer's uniform with a visor cap as well. She wore an A2 style jacket and was placed in the position of navigator as her mother Sam was placed in the position of bombardier and photography operator. She cocked her head to the side, "How about the Odyssey?"
Sam stood beside her and nudged her arm, "Not bad." She too was dressed in the same uniform and forced to endure an even shorter hair cut that was not to her taste.
Jack stood beside Sam and balked, "Homer! We should name it Homer!" He looked over at Teal'c who was given the tail gunner's position. The Jaffa cocked an eyebrow at Jack's suggestion. He wore an enlisted man's uniform and was given the rank of Sergeant. He raised eyebrows by many but not for his rank or even the emblem on his head but rather for the color of his skin. A Negro in a crew of all white men was unheard of for the day. He was not a Negro or even Black. Teal'c was Jaffa! He found the odd looks and segregation despising but was thankful he was alive and allowed to help his friends who insisted he stay with them. Teal'c merely smiled at Jack but was still pondering a good name for the plane.
Daniel cheered, "Dagwood! We name it Dagwood!"
"After Blondie?" Jack made a face. He rolled his eyes for Blondie was not his favorite comic strip but it was better than others of the day.
The Goa'uld snorted, "We shall name it Qetesh! After me."
Livy shook her head, "I will name it after Vala before I name anything after you."
Jack then threw Sam a grin as he suggested, "How about…Blondie."
Sam barked, "You didn't!"
"After the comic strip," he held up a hand.
She gave him a stern look, "With a blonde bomb shell painted on the nose."
Qetesh had no idea what was refered and wondered, "Why would anyone paint an image of a yellow bomb shell on their nose?"
Daniel corrected, "A pin up girl. A half-naked woman painted on the nose of the plane."
Livy soured, "I don't want a pin up girl on my plane. It's the Odyssey. We should paint a Star Gate on it."
He replied joking, "How about Homer's Odyssey and paint a wormhole?"
Sam grinned at Daniel, "I like that!"
Jack shook his head, "Homer Simpson with a donut."
Livy sighed, "Okay…Homer's Odyssey and a donut. We will compromise."
Captain Hammond stood by listening. He was to be Jack's co-pilot as Jack took command of the plane. He asked, "Just what is Homer Simpson anyways?"
Sam explained, "It's like a comic strip. It's like Dagwood from Blondie."
Captain Hammond shook his head, "Of all the dumb things. Do you drive my son as crazy as you drive me?"
Jack held up and finger and proclaimed, "Without a doubt!"
"How does he put up with you?" he wondered.
"About as well as you," Jack shrugged it off.
Hammond stated, "We are to gain four men here. How are we going to keep the Gate a secret along with Teal'c, Qetesh and the girls?"
They all traded glances.
Jack sighed, "Gingerly." Shortly after the words passed his lips he spotted a troop truck coming towards them. He figured, "Here comes the rest of the crew."
The truck pulled to a stop and out of the back four figures emerged dressed in green fatigues. The soldiers were pulled off other bombers or in many cases all that remained of a crew from a crippled or lost B-17 bomber. As Jack looked over the faces he winced for they all were so young. The tallest was a blond haired man who was skinny and lanky. His eyes were blue and a cigarette hung from his lips. He spoke with a slow southern drawl.
"You all the new bomber crew?" he asked sizing up this odd ball group.
Jack spotted his name badge. The name O'Neal was before him. He mentioned, "It is…O'Neal."
He then noticed Jack's name badge and nearly laughed to himself. He held up a finger, "With one L."
Sam was looking over the new members of the crew as well. The four all looked so young. O'Neal appeared to be the oldest to her estimation. Another man with brown hair and matching eyes stood beside him. His name badge read "Sheppard". She wondered to herself if he was related to John Sheppard but kept that thought quiet. She then looked at the other two. The two were shorter than the others. One wore wire rimmed glasses and the name "Merryweather" on his badge. The other was the shortest and held a rank of Lieutenant. The airman had short brown hair and brown eyes and was much shorter than she or Livy. She wondered how someone so young became an officer. Her eyes settled on the name badge that read "Jackson".
"Your name is Jackson?" she asked.
The young lieutenant replied, "I'm Lieutenant Jackie Jackson. I'm a navigator and pilot."
Sam cocked an eyebrow for she wasn't sure if she was dealing with a feminine boy or a girl dressed as a man.
Sergeant Merryweather spoke up, "Jackie used to race airplanes! We're both engineers."
Sam told them, "I only need one engineer."
O'Neal informed, "The wonder twins tend to travel together."
Sam looked over to Daniel wondering if there was a relation. She motioned towards the lieutenant. He shrugged unsure in return. She then looked at Jack who stood stoned face and pale. She found his reaction rather odd but didn't want to expose information to the new crew members.
Corporal Sheppard cheered, "Brand new bomber, huh! What ya naming her?" He looked to Jack who would be the commanding officer.
"Homer," he told him.
"Not bad," he replied.
Daniel noticed some resemblance between the young corporal and John Sheppard. He could help but asks, "Anyone named John Sheppard in your family?"
He pointed to himself, "My first name is John."
"You don't say," he remarked wondering.
Sheppard spoke to his friends, "Let's check the new plane out." He climbed in through the belly of the plane.
Jack watched on as the three followed. He stood still pale faced and gulping. Sam looked at his shocked expression and asked, "What is it?"
"Jackson!" he replied.
"What about him?" she asked.
He looked his friends over, "He's a she and that woman is my mother." He stood completely baffled, "She said she was in Europe during the war ferrying planes for the British. What the hell!?"
Everyone stood stunned. Daniel asked, "Lt. Jackson is your mom?"
He nodded forcefully nearly hyperventilating. "I thought I might see her with the ferrying pilots by some chance but…" he grabbed his head, "When the hell did she sneak into the Army?"
Daniel asked, "When did she meet your dad?"
"After the war," he told him. "They both joined the Civil Air Patrol and met there. Oh' my god! My mother!"
Daniel clarified, "Your mom passed herself off as a boy and snuck into the military during World War Two."
He threw his arms wildly, "Apparently! I know Merryweather. He was Uncle Ambrose to me growing up. He's just like Sam. Ambrose and my mom designed planes for my Dad to race after the war. Holy shit! I knew Ambrose was an engineer on a B-17. How the hell did my mom sneak in? How did she do that without help?" He looked to Sam and Livy for both needed help from the military.
Daniel was trying to keep a straight face but found Jack's reaction hilarious. He admitted, "I always wondered where you got that knack for trouble from."
Livy asked bewildered, "Lieutenant Jackson is my grandmother?"
Jack nodded hard, "Yes! You kind of remind of her a little."
She stood beside herself, "This is so cool. I met both my grandparents."
"This is not cool," Jack disagreed.
Daniel figured, "You were named after your mom."
"Not helping Daniel!" he threw up his hands. He felt light headed and wondered if he would faint. The last person he expected to see was his mother.
Daniel grinned, "I can't wait to know her."
