Tiahuanaco
Part 3
NOTES: Some of my feedback said that Part 2 was hard to follow so I might have to change it so that it works better. Thanx for all the feedback!!! Keep it coming!!!
NOTES 2: not a lot of action and yet more curiosity no doubt!!!
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"What the hell is going on?" General Hammond slammed the door shut behind him. He looked at Daniel, who looked shocked beyond words, before turning to face the girl before him.
In the dull light of his office the girl looked innocent, almost childlike, as she stared down at her hands, which were clasped in front of her, her long blonde hair concealing her face.
"Well?" He pressed.
The girl took a deep breath and raised her head, clasping her hands behind her back and adopting a military stance as she stared straight ahead, all aspects of innocence masked.
"Sir, I don't know how to explain this in any way. But when I left the SGC, it certainly wasn't the year 2000."
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"What the hell is going on?" Colonel O'Neill paced the floor of the briefing room.
"I have no idea, but I'd like to know how the hell she knew my name." Janet sat at the table next to Sam.
"Maybe she heard one of the nurses..."
Janet shook her head, "The only people on this base who call me Janet are in this room." She raised her head, "And Dr. Jackson." She smiled before continuing, "But even then it's mostly Dr. Fraser."
"I am more curious to discover how this girl obtained the SG1 code." Teal'c added, his face as always, showing no emotion, only a slight frown betraying his blank expression.
"I'm with ya on that one, Teal'c."
"There was something odd about her." Sam frowned, "I can't quite put my finger on it, but it was strange."
"No argument there, Captain."
"Why do you think she wanted to talk to Daniel?" Sam frowned.
"That's not of any concern, Captain." Everyone in the room stood as General Hammond entered closely followed by Daniel and the girl.
"People, you are to ask no questions of this girl, or Dr. Jackson. No one must question what she is doing and if she requires your help, you will give it immediately. She will be taking orders directly from me and only Dr. Jackson will be informed."
"General!" Jack stepped forward.
"Is that understood, Colonel?"
Jack set his jaw and smiled tightly tilting his head a little, "Perfectly, General."
"Captain Carter? Teal'c? Dr. Fraser?"
There was a chorus of "Yes, Sir" as Hammond nodded and exited the room, nodding at the girl and Daniel as he did.
"Danny, what the hell is going on?"
Daniel looked at the ground, "You know I can't tell you, Jack."
"Since when have you followed the military code."
"Since now." Daniel looked Jack in the eye and took a deep breath, "I can't tell you, I'm sorry. You'll just have to trust me."
"You know we do, Daniel." Sam said moving forward and placing a calming hand on Jack's arm, "We just don't like being left out of this."
"I know."
There was an uncomfortable silence as no one was quite sure where to look. Finally, all eyes rested on the girl.
"Well," the girl almost winced at the sharpness of the Colonel's voice, "If we're gonna have to take orders from you, don't you think you could at least grace us with a name."
The girl looked straight ahead, any nervousness and discomfort hidden by her military mask, "Captain always worked fine for me."
"Yeah well incase you haven't noticed, there are a few of those, Care to give us a name?"
The girl glared at him, "Kaitlyn."
"Well then, Kaitlyn, what can you tell me?"
She turned sharply to look at him, "No much, Sir." she replied with as much venom in her voice as Jack had in his and Daniel smiled, which earned him a glare from Jack.
"I think maybe we should start again." Sam stepped forward and the girl stepped away from her. Sam frowned, "I'm sorry, I..."
"Look, Kaitlyn, why don't we go get you settled," Daniel interrupted and the relief in Kaitlyn's eyes was obvious.
"Yeah, that'd be great...eh, Daniel." She smiled as Daniel frowned slightly, leading her out of the room.
"Somethin' tells me that she's not told them everything." Jack stated watching them leave.
"I concur." Teal'c said, still looking at the door, "Her speech faltered when speaking to DoctorJackson."
"I think I'm gonna go work on some of the samples we brought back from P3X 783." Sam walked to the door, "Maybe I can help Daniel figure out them meaning of life." She smiled slightly.
"You OK, Carter?" Jack asked, concerned.
"I'm fine, Sir." She gave him a false smile and left.
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"It's not exactly comfort, but..."
"It's fine, I'm used to it." they smiled at each other.
"What aren't you telling me?"
Kaitlyn looked at him and smiled a little, "Can't put anything past you can I?"
Daniel smiled and sat next to her on the bed, "I wouldn't know, I only just met you."
Kaitlyn smiled sadly and looked at her hands, "Yeah, I guess you did."
"So what are you hiding?"
"I can't tell you...well not yet." She smiled at him, "It'll only make lying to your friends a lot harder."
"That's probably not a good thing then." he smiled, "I'm..."
"...a terrible liar." they finished together.
"Hey!" They smiled before Daniel continued, "Just promise me something."
She let out a deep breath, "I'll try."
"Promise me you'll try not to rub the Colonel's nose in it."
She smiled, "I'll try."
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Sam sat hunched over her microscope, not really looking at what was in front of her.
"So wha'd'ya find?"
She jumped at the sound of her CO's voice, "God, Jack, you scared me to death."
A small smiled played at his lips, "Jack?" he raised his eyebrows at her.
She smiled, "Sorry, Sir. Won't happen again, Sir."
There was a moment's silence as they continued to stare at each other. Suddenly, Jack shifted, "So what's up?"
"I don't know what you mean, Sir." She turned back to her microscope.
"I think ya do, Carter." He moved closer and placed a hand on her shoulder.
She sighed, "I don't know why it's even bothering me."
"But it is, so spill."
"I just don't understand why she keeps pulling away from me. Do I have horns or something and no one's bothered to tell me?!" She sighed, "I just don't understand. But what I don't understand more is, why it bothers me."
Jack looked at the floor, "I don't understand either Carter. But I there's something about this girl. Something that...oh, I dunno."
"Makes you feel uneasy?"
He looked at her and offered a lopsided smile, "Yeah I guess."
She smiled as Jack continued to look at her, "Daniel's in on this one, and he says we should trust him, so..."
"...so maybe we should?" she finished.
He smiled, "Yeah, maybe we should."
After a moment of silence he squeezed her shoulder, "Don't let it get to you."
She smiled and went back to her work as he walked to the door.
"Oh and Sam." she looked at him curiously, "I'd tell you if you had horns."
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She was running through the trees towards the Stargate. She was almost there. She could see him when she glanced behind her, he was firing, yelling at her to keep moving. The others were already at the gate. Her breathing was ragged as she fell back to help him. She couldn't hear, the sounds muffled by the blasts, she saw him yell at her to keep going, but she stayed where she was. Together they fired, continued to run. And then she fell. The pictures moved in slow motion, the sounds disjointed, his face shadowing into blackness, his face...
Kaitlyn gasped as she awoke, rubbing her eyes she looked around, stared at the familiar, yet different surroundings. She stood and walked into the small adjoining bathroom and splashed her face with water. She looked into the mirror, the sounds in her dream still echoing into reality. Dipping her head, she allowed a tear to fall. A moment to let it all sink in again. She breathed deeply and splashed her face again. Clearing her throat she dried her face and headed for the door.
The SGC was quiet as she walked the corridors, nodding at some of the passing soldiers, knowing that their familiarity was to be shattered at the knowledge that they didn't know or recognize her. She kept walking, her mind drifting back and forth not knowing where she was going until she was there.
Her breath caught in her throat as she looked into the lab. There was a figure hunched over the desk, sleeping, twitching as dreams invaded her mind.
Kaitlyn had long ago stopped thinking of dreams as things of beauty, things that were a release, a fantasy to look forward to. Because that was all it was, a fantasy. Nothing was real and she didn't look forward to it.
"Looking for something?"
She groaned inwardly and turned, "Nope. You?"
The Colonel, once again clenched his jaw, "Nope."
She turned and started to walk away until the sound of his voice stopped her, "I may not know who you are, but I will find out."
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"...will continue to make observations and report back in 24 hours."
"24 hours?!" Daniel looked astounded, "Sir, we need more time!"
"Dr. Jackson, I will not allow any more time at the moment. You are needed here." General Hammond stared at Daniel, making sure that he understood.
Daniel grunted in frustration, "Understood, Sir."
"If you have a problem with this Dr. Jackson then we will talk about it, after the debriefing. Now I will allow Kaitlyn to accompany you on this mission..."
"What the hell?!" Jack looked outraged.
General Hammond glared at Colonel O'Neill before continuing, "She will not get in the way, I simply want to keep her close to Dr. Jackson. Is that understood, Colonel O'Neill?"
Jack gritted his teeth, "Yes Sir."
"And any more outbreaks like that, Colonel might just cost you a Court Martial. Is that clear."
"Yes Sir."
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END OF PART 3
hmmm...OK this story is writing itself...I have all the history worked out but that characters are doing whatever the hell they want!!!!
