Arriving aboard an Asgard spaceship, O'Neill and Sam were met at the transporter by Thor, the Supreme Commander of the Asgard Fleet, and who looked like the aliens that crashed near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.
"Thor, buddy, what's up?" O'Neill asked as he stepped down off the platform.
"Colonel O'Neill, are you and Major Carter unharmed?" Thor, the small gray alien asked concerned his error may have damaged his friends.
"We're fine, a little confused as to why you sent us back in time. Care to explain?" O'Neill had an expectant look upon his face. He could swear he saw Thor blush, did Asgard really blush?
Indicating for them to follow him to the command center of his ship Thor answered. "It was a miscalculation upon my part when I tried to beam you to my ship. A particularly strong solar flare from your sun exploded at the precise moment my transported locked on to you. The combination of pulling you out of the Stargate's wormhole and the flare threw you back into time."
"A miscalculation you say?" O'Neill's voice was curious and something else irritating Thor couldn't identify.
"We maybe advanced, but we are not infallible O'Neill," Thor responded slightly annoyed. "It took sometime for me to locate and retrieve the two of you. I hope you didn't suffer any ill consequences, I understand where I stranded you was a treacherous time in your Earth's history."
"We're fine, honestly," Sam answered. "What brought you to our galaxy in the first place?" She wanted to reassure the most advanced race living in two galaxies no harm had been done.
"I convinced the Asgard High Council to give the peoples of Earth some of our shielding technology. I've already downloaded the information to General Hammond, and promised him that I would find you and return you safely to his command," Thor answered as they reached the bridge. Sam thanked him, honored to have received such a gift. She had more questions but they needed to wait.
"Thor buddy, you actually did us a favor and allowed us to take part in an important part of history," O'Neill answered now understanding how and why he and Hogan became friends.
"I trust the timeline was kept pure," Thor was extremely concerned.
"I think we'll find that everything will be as it should be with nothing to worry about. How do we get home?" O'Neill asked.
Thor pushed a few buttons and seconds later announced they were back in their time, and then sent them down to Stargate Command with his best wishes. He needed to return to his galaxy.
Jack and Sam found themselves instantly standing in the briefing room outside of General Hammond's office. To their surprise, two men were just finishing up a debriefing with the General as they reappeared. All three jumped up welcoming the pair home, thankful the Asgard had been able to find and return them safely.
"Colonel, Major, it is good to see you," Major Ivan Kinchloe exclaimed excitedly as he shook their hands.
"Kinch?" Sam asked incredulously.
"You two look like you've seen a ghost," Colonel Robert Makepeace said slapping O'Neill on the arm good-heartedly.
"You could say that in a matter of speaking," O'Neill answered oddly cool towards his friend of ten years.
"Gentlemen, if you'll excuse us. I need to debrief the Colonel and Major," Hammond ordered delighted to see two of his top team members back. As Kinch and Makepeace left the conference room, the other two members of SG-1 entered thrilled to see their wayward friends.
"Sir," O'Neill turned to Hammond. "What is Makepeace doing out of prison?"
"What are you talking about Jack?" Daniel asked thoroughly confused.
"Oh the little deal with the NID, the Asgard, and the Tollan?" O'Neill responded unsure of what was happening. In the timeline they had left, Makepeace had turned traitor and worked with a rogue group of people within the NID, an intelligence agency, dealing with extraterrestrial information inside the US government. He was caught in a sting after several allies complained to Stargate Command that their technology was being stolen. Makepeace was sentenced to life in prison.*
"Colonel, you know as well as anyone that his participation in that sting was just like yours, orders to infiltrate and determine out how high the traitors were in the government. He only spent six weeks in jail until he'd gathered enough additional information to take down several big wigs. Are you telling me that you have forgotten all this?" Hammond was concerned something had happened to his people.
"No sir, it's just different than when we left. It never set well with me that Makepeace was a double agent. It always seemed like the universe was out of balance somehow," O'Neill answered as a slow smile slid across his face.
"I guess we did make a few changes, sir," Sam said shaking her head. "Kinch is a dead ringer for his great grandfather."
"No Carter, I think we set them straight," O'Neill replied as they all sat down to debrief.
Before being dismissed from the meeting General Hammond surprised O'Neill and Sam with an announcement that he'd received special dispensation to keep them on SG-1 if they still wanted to get married. The couple was flabbergasted. Marriage wasn't on their horizon at that point in their relationship. It was welcomed news, but shocking nonetheless. When they had left, if anyone had known of their budding relationship Jack would have been in serious trouble. Then they found out, that orders had recently been unsealed from the previous Air Force Chief of Staff General Robert E. Hogan and things began to make sense. Rob had found a way for them to be together, and it was his gift to Jack and Sam for saving Kinch and Tiger.
After the briefing, Sam went home and Jack would follow shortly, he wanted to get something out of his office. He promised to pick up Chinese food and meet her at her house in an hour. As he walked down the hall to his office, a young Lieutenant called out to him.
"Colonel O'Neill, this came for you while you were gone sir," he handed over the package marked Top Secret.
"Thank you, Lieutenant Hogan?" O'Neill asked confused.
"Yes sir, Lieutenant Robert E. Hogan, IV," the young man replied. "I understand you knew my great-grandfather. When you have time, I would love to hear more about him perhaps over a beer. I never had the chance to meet him; he died the day I was born."
O'Neill was shocked; it was like looking at a younger version of Rob. "Yes, I did know him. I was with him when he passed away. I'd be honored to share a beer and tell you what I know of him. How long have you been at Stargate Command?"
"I transferred in three days ago sir, my first assignment after gradating from the academy. I'm assigned to SG-13 with Colonel Dixon," Hogan answered him.
"Thank you for the package Lieutenant," O'Neill said as he dismissed Hogan and went into his office. Sitting down at his desk waiting for his computer to start he opened the package from the Pentagon file room. A huge grin shown as he took out the recently declassified file from Colonel Robert Hogan, WW2 for May 2 – 8, 1944. He put it back in the protective case to take home and read. Looking Hogan up on the Internet, Jack found that not only had Hogan and Tiger's relationship lasted past the war, they had four children. In the previous timeline, Hogan remained a bachelor never marrying. Yes, they'd definitely set some things right, he thought as he left to pickup dinner.
Sam pulled up in front of her house taking her helmet off and securing her motorcycle as a black limousine with dignitary plates stopped in front of the house. Before a British soldier assisted an elderly gentleman out of the back, he told Sam that the Air Marshal would like to have a word with her. Confused Sam walked over to the car as Peter Newkirk came into her line of sight.
"Air Marshal Newkirk?" Sam greeted him confused and happy at the same time.
"Major Carter, how are you doing? I thought if you had some time we could talk about old times," Newkirk winked at her. Dismissing his aide and following Sam into the house then he asked her how long it had been for her since seeing him last.
"It's been six hours for me. How did you know when to find me?" Sam asked guiding him to her living room.
"The Gov'nor filled us in a few years later. I've been waiting for this day nearly sixty years. Where's Jack?" Newkirk took a seat in her living room.
"He'll be here shortly with dinner," Sam called Jack telling him about their visitor, and he informed her that he'd be home in twenty minutes with enough food for all of them.
Waiting for Jack, Sam was honored to be spending time with the last living member of Hogan's Heroes. The first to die was Hogan twenty one years ago after having been ill for a short time. A few years later, Tiger slipped away in her sleep following the birth of her fifth great grandchild. The next was Carter who stayed in the army working with explosives, he married a girl from his home town and they had six children. Kinch died three years ago after being married to a princess he met in Germany for nearly fifty years.** He had two sons and three grandsons who all followed in his footsteps joining the Air Force. LeBeau had died a couple of years ago with his wife and two children by his side. After the war, he settled down with a French woman he met upon returning to Paris, and they opened a successful restaurant that his grandchildren still ran. Newkirk finally settled down with a friend of his sister's and they had three children.
Germany 1944
Hogan made his way back to Stalag 13 avoiding a patrol that had seen the bright light taking O'Neill and Sam back to their time. As he walked through the tunnel, Kinch called him into the radio room.
"Message from London sir, they have a job for us to do," Kinch handed him the paper. "Did Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter make it off okay?"
"Yes, they're gone. Does this job have to be done tonight?" Hogan asked hoping not.
"No sir, it's for Wednesday night. They'd like us to blow a bridge south of town," Kinch answered.
"All right, tell Carter about it and he can put something together tomorrow. We all need some rest; it's been a long week. I'll be up after a bit," Hogan ordered as he headed back to find Tiger.
Kinch shut down his radio smiling, and then went upstairs relaying the message to Carter. Purposefully, he lay down in his bunk preventing anyone from going down below and interrupting the Colonel and Tiger. They deserved some time alone.
The End
*Stargate Episode – Shades of Gray
**Hogan's Heroes Episode – The Prince From The Phone Company
A/N: I want to thank everyone for the encouragement and reviews, this has been a fun and extremely difficult story to write and stay true to both fandoms. I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have.
Stay tuned for the sequel to Code Name Angel – The Aftermath: Hochstetter's Story.
Sneak peek: After the memorial, Hochstetter collected the personal items of Lisal he wanted to keep. Looking around the small apartment, he swore to her. "Lisal, I will cut Hogan's heart out for his part in your death. You will be revenged my love." Then he left the apartment never to return.
What will Hochstetter do when he finds out Lisal is alive and living in London with his children? Will Hogan and Nimrod be able to save her and the twins?
Thank you.
Jennaya
