A/N So sorry it has taken me so long to update this story. Unfortunately, real life has gotten in the week. A new job, the start of course and food poisoning has taken its toll. Thank you all for the reviews and sticking with this, you guys keep me going. This story will be finished.

19 hours, 21 minutes after event.

"Colonel Mitchell, we are approaching the Tollan home world." Teal'c advised.

"Ping Jackson."

"No need. We're here." Daniel announced walking through the door. His hair was rather dishevelled, his eyes red raw.

Vala was not long behind him, her two swollen red eyes matching Daniels equally. She held onto Daniel's hand tightly, not wanting to let relationship is beginning to change; it had been for a while now.

"You too huh?" Mitchell whispered.

"Yeah. Couldn't sleep at all." Daniel replied sadly.

They all couldn't sleep. Jack had ordered them to get some shut eye. But the reality of what happened plagued their minds. Cam Didn't look much better himself, his face still angry, he has yet to shed a single tear his emotion being controlled by rage. This made him dangerous. Cam knows the risks with allowing his emotions to control him, he couldn't help it. He lost the one thing he needed, before he had the chance to ask her the question he's been putting on hold for so long.

"I'll go get Jack." Daniel said letting go of Vala's hand giving her a reassuring look that he will be back soon.

Vala nodded in acknowledgement she too conveyed the same thoughts.

"No life signs detected. Atmosphere is stable, preparing a course for landing." Teal'c stated to no one in particular.

Vala jumped into the co-pilot seat, she knew Teal'c could handle it solely by himself. Because he could doesn't mean he should have to handle it alone.

Coming up to Jack and Sam's quarters he hesitated before knocking, he didn't want to disturb Sam she needed her rest, she needed to heal, everyone did. But Jack was right she would be the one person to figure this all out. Without her they would have no hope of finding a way to fix this.

Knock, knock.

"What's that." Sam sat up, working out her surroundings. Dazed and confused.

"It's okay we are on The Hammond. We must be reaching the Tollan Planet." Jack caressed her, trying to ground her.

"Yes... I... Remember." Carter said dazedly.

Jack got up from the bed, and walked over to open the door. poking his head slightly he saw Daniel standing there looking rather worse for wear.

"What's up?" Is all he could manage, hoping that his eyes conveyed that greeting with more emotion.

"We are here, there are no life signs as expected. Teal'c has found a landing spot..." He looked over Jack's shoulder trying to get a look at Sam, he needed to know how she was doing. "Erm..." He hesitated.

"Sounds like a plan..." It didn't get passed him that Daniel was looking around for Sam. He understood why. "We will be there in a minute. You got things handled." He nodded his head knowing Daniel will get what he means.

Daniel nodded, with one more attempt to look inside he dashed off back to the bridge.

Jack closed the door looking over to Sam, he felt a moment of relief to see she had more colour in her face and was sitting at the edge of the bed looking at him, tears threatening to leave her again.

"I'm sorry Jack I should have told you, when I found out." Sam wept.

"Hey, don't think about that now. I'm not angry at you for not telling me. I'm angry at this situation. We will figure something out. You're not alone Sam we all are here with you. We will all get through this together, as a team, as a family." He reassured her. "Come here."

She stood up to him closing the gap between them, pulling each other into a hug. Not just a simple hug, but an embrace of unity, unyielding strength and resolve.

"I love you so much Sam, always." Jack tried to sound firm, but seeing her like this is breaking him; in more ways than one.

"I love you."

"Always Sam." He pulled apart briefly to kiss her, putting all emotion and strength into that one kiss he couldn't express fully in words. "C'mon we got some alien ass to kick."

They headed out the doors to meet the rest of the team.

They just got to the bridge when they felt the ship land on solid ground. Walking through the archway of the opened doors; Teal'c, Daniel, Cam and Vala all walked over to Sam and gave her a big hug. Each one telling her everything will be okay. They will make it though this together.

"We should set up camp outside...Erm just incase." Mitchell paused choosing his words carefully.

"No need." Carter coughed back the thick lump in her throat, fighting with herself to gain control. "I'll expand the shields so we have a bit of safety outside as well. It will hold out long enough for us to escape in the event of an attack."

"Now that sounds like a plan." Jack smiled, proud and disheartened that she was forced to be like this. "Right lets set out a game plan here, any ideas. We've got a few planets to save, anyone holding a time machine in their pockets?" O'Neill joked.

"We can't just jump back in time and play with the timeline." Carter reiterated.

"Actually that sounds like a plan. we've done it before." Cam confirmed.

"And we have no idea the effects of time travel has caused. Something that big could... Be catastrophic." Carter said seriously.

"Well, we jumped back to 1969, to Egypt, and a big jump of 50 years." Mitchell stated. "We've already caused damage."

"Oh and don't forget that ancients constant travels to the past and the future. that's had to cause an effect to." Daniel Added

Teal'c remained quiet during his companions talks. He removed himself to the deepest parts of his mind, fixated on if this was indeed the time. He made a promise to her, He made a promise that she will never have to be forced to make this decision again. to be forced into changing the fate of so many. As Teal'c's thoughts scrambled into his mind, he kept focusing on that word 'FATE'. The fate of the universe, of his family, of an entire world - perhaps dozens of worlds now lay in his hands. This would be the first promise he has ever broken. this would be his fate, his burden alone to carry.

"General Carter, did we not indeed travel to the future and saw Cassandra as an elder?" Teal'c added.

"Yes we did T' your point." O'Neill jumped in, getting frustrated now.

"My point O'Neill, is that the SGC remained standing and she was ALIVE. Does that not mean we have already changed the cause of events?" Teal'c stood stoic and proud.

Knowing this would spark something in Carter, he stood with confidence in his words. There had been a future where Cassandra was an elderly lady, ready in waiting for the team to travel back to the correct time. On a device that clearly was advanced enough to be able to do that, an SGC program that since became obsolete - for what ever reason yet to be learned. The fact was Cassandra was alive, Sam had told her herself that one day she would be there to guide them back home. It was her own promise to Cassie that she would one day see the team again alive and well, long after their time had passed.

"Erm... Well." Carter muttered.

"Muscles has a point there Sam." Vala tuned in.

"Even if that is the case. We are going to have to find a time machine, and calculate a solar flare that would send us to the right time." Sam stated.

Her hope and confidence now taking a beating. She is beginning to lose all hope. She knew the chances of doing that was very small - the odds were not in their favour.

"There is another way." Teal'c said deeply, catching, holding on to her last threads of hope.

"There is? See plan B always works." Jack pointed.

"Indeed."

"Well spit it out there big guy." Vala shouted, getting bored of the theatrics.

"Samantha Carter can build one." Teal'c smiled.

He found it nice to be the one with all the information again. Something he has long missed since the defeat of the Goa'uld.

"Teal'c I cannot build a time machine." She huffed.

She was good, but she is not that good. Her conscious self reiterated to her.

"Erm, Sam actually you can." Jack said annoyed that he didn't in fact think of this himself.

Jack had caught on to Teal'c's plan.

"That is correct." Teal'c raised his eyebrow.

"Wait... you two don't actually think I could build one. The mathematics alone, would take years." Sam became serious, her thoughts processing a mile and nano second. 'They've lost their minds' she thought.

"Erm, no actually it wouldn't, if you all ready had the blue prints." Jack stated looking to over to Teal'c knowing he will be in for it once Sam realises he's been keeping this big secret from her.

"Whoa... Wait a minute. How have you got blue prints to a machine that doesn't even exist?" Mitchell spat.

"You know don't you?" Daniel looked over to Jacks expression. It was all he needed to confirm his thoughts were on the right page. "You told him. But not us!" Daniel's anger rose.

"I am sorry Daniel Jackson." Teal'c conceded. "Then Colonel Carter had made a plan B, should the first fail. And I could not reach her in time. Only she would be the only one able to discover it." Teal'c raised an eye to General Carter. "She asked me to tell only O'Neill and to give him a letter explaining her wishes."

"That is not the point Teal'c you should have told us this sooner. And you told Jack what happened upon that damn ship, but not us. He wasn't even there!" Daniel spat.

"Hey that's enough Daniel, There's no need for that. He did what he though was right. He never told me what happened, all I got was a letter from my wife, expressing her wishes."

"But you did get to me in time." Sam said allowing her thoughts to process, trying to change the focus of her family.

"Indeed. I'am sorry Daniel Jackson, I made a promise to Colonel Carter that I would never put her in this position again." Teal'c said sincerely.

Daniel nodded at Teal'c, his rage fading understanding what it has taken him to break that promise.

"And the information was still on it wasn't it." Sam's eyes lit up.

Teal'c was right there really was hope.

"And where is that crystal now?" Vala Asked.

Teal' looked at O'Neill, O'Neill looked at Teal'c.

"It's still on The Odyssey Isn't it." Sam stated, defeated.

Her mind was fully operational putting the pieces together one at a time.

"It was your wish." O'Neill confirmed, kicking the air in frustration.

"The letter? And you made sure you kept my wishes."

He nodded at his wife, knowing she'll understand everything.

"Well that's going to be a problem!" Carter mused. Realising this mission has got a whole lot harder.

To be continued...