PART THREE

"Hey guys," Chris said, sitting down opposite Sam. "You two seem to be getting on pretty well…as if you've been friends for years."

"You could say that inside we have been," Jack replied.

"How was your science test? I bet you passed it with flying colours, Amber," Chris said.

"It was cancelled," Sam replied.

"I heard you never made it to reception," Chris said, sounding suspicious.

"Ah, yeah," Sam replied. "I didn't hear where you wanted me to go so…"

"Amber, what the hell is going on? You two have never, ever, ever, met before. You're acting like best friends. You told Joseph that you used to play that you were in the army when you were little and he said you were calling each other Carter and Sir," Chris blurted out. "What do you think you're up to? Everyone thinks you've gone weird Amber."

"Well I…" Sam shot a worried glance at Jack.

"Chris, can you keep a secret?" Jack asked.

"Well, considering you're my best friends and I wouldn't tell anyone else anything…yeah," Chris replied.

"We're aliens from another planet," Jack said.

Sam smiled. "Sir…"

"I got it covered Carter," Jack replied. "Remember in 1969?"

Chris gaped at Jack. "I don't believe this. You of all people should know I don't believe in aliens."

"Well you want me to prove it to you?" Jack asked.

"OK," Chris said. "How?"

"Well that's a good question," Jack said. "Carter?"

"We have no way to do that, sir," Sam replied.

"Drop the sir, people will think we're mad," Jack replied.

"Colonel?" Sam asked.

"Try Mark," Chris said. "I really don't know what's going on here, but I do not believe in aliens. Amber that stupid website has brainwashed you."

"Which website?" Sam asked.

"The one about those Gold aliens that are like trying to invade Earth or something," Chris said. "Oh, and incase you 'aliens' don't remember the address, it's www.stargatewarning.com."

"You know about the Stargate?" Jack asked, sitting up. "You mean the Goa'uld aliens?"

"Oh not you too," Chris groaned.

"What exactly do you know about the Stargate Chris?" Sam questioned.

"It's this big stone things with wormholes that transport people to other planets," Chris replied. "Someone sent a bomb through to another planet which killed some alien dude and now the whole Gold race is trying to kill the Tauri…whoever they are."

"They're us Chris," Sam replied. "The Stargate is a means of transporting people to other planets. We did try to send a bomb through to Abydos…but they used it to kill Ra on his spaceship instead of killing the people of Abydos. Ever since then the Goa'uld have been trying to blow up our planet. We've thwarted their attempts many…"

"Carter, with all due respect – shut up," Jack butted in. "Where can we access the Internet?"

"In the library," Chris replied. "You guys are serious aren't you?"

Now his mouth was hanging open in awe. "Whoa. So if you guys are aliens…where are Amber and Mark?"

"We're not aliens Chris, we work in the airforce, travelling through the Stargate to other planets," Sam informed him.

"Well that was smart Carter," Jack said. "Now he knows everything."

"I won't tell, I promise," Chris stuttered, still in awe.

"You better not…we have alien technology that can track down humans and kill them easily," Jack threatened. "Which way's the library?"

Chris pointed to the nearest building.

"Thanks," Jack said. "Come on Carter."

"So the Jaffa serve the Goa'uld?" Amber asked Teal'c.

"Yes, they believe that they Goa'uld are gods," Teal'c replied.

"And you don't believe that?" Amber asked.

"No I do not," Teal'c replied. "My Master taught me otherwise."

"Do you have family on Tuluck?" Amber asked.

"It's Chulack," Daniel interrupted.

"Chulack?" Amber asked.

"I did," Teal'c replied. "But they have since been removed to another planet. My son Rya'c was being used by Apophasis to destroy Earth, but we saved him. He and my wife are now living happily elsewhere."

"Wow," Amber replied. "So that Stargate thingy, it can go anywhere?"

"Anywhere where there is another Stargate, yes," Teal'c informed her.

"Daniel?" Mark asked.

"Yes Ja…Mark," Daniel replied.

"I'm lost," Mark shrugged.

"You remind me of the real Jack – just younger inside," Daniel smiled. "How do you and Amber know each other?"

"Well I was supposed to be starting at her school today…but I guess Jack is doing that instead. My cousin Chris, who's a grade higher than Amber and I, he's Amber's best friend. We know each other via email and the Internet," Mark said. "Chris, Amber and I spent too much time on there."

"The Internet! Of course!" Daniel exclaimed, sitting up. "What chat or email name does Chris go under?"

"Of course!" Mark replied. "Do you have the Internet here?"

"Somewhere," Daniel replied. "Come on."

Chris sat in front of the computer. He scrolled down the page, he was supposed to be doing a History assignment, but he had already finished it. He was just pretending he hadn't so he could go on the Internet. The teacher walked out of the room and he opened the other page again. He logged onto the chat and looked to see if any of his friends were online. There was one blinking light.

"Mark?" he whispered, double clicking on the name.

CHRIS_RULZ: Mark? Where on Earth are you?

MZX49: Chris? Are Jack and Sam in me and Amber's bodies?

CHRIS_RULZ: Yeah. But where are you??

MZX49: I'm in a classified military base…in the body of a middle-aged man! I'm a Colonel in the

Army.

MZX49: Sorry, the airforce.

CHRIS_RULZ: Jack and Sam said they worked on that Stargate thingy that Amber's always blabbing on about.

MZX49: Yeah I know…Daniel Jackson's with me now. He went to Abydos where they killed the alien duded.

CHRIS_RULZ: So it's true?

"Chris?" a voice came from behind him. "Can I talk?"

It was Jack.

"What're you doing here?" Chris asked.

"I got sent to the library to do 'research' on one of the computers," Jack replied. "I believe that would be Mark?"

"Yeah," Chris replied.

CHRIS_RULZ: Hey Mark, Jack's gonna talk to ya OK?

MZX49: OK I guess.

CHRIS_RULZ: Mark? Take care of my body would ya?

MZX49: Lol…I'm taking good care of it Colonel.

CHRIS_RULZ: Tell Amber to take care of Carter's body.

MZX49: I will.

CHRIS_RULZ: Let me talk to Daniel.

MZX49: Jack this is Daniel…what on Earth happened?

CHRIS_RULZ: I was hoping you could tell me that.

MZX49: No. I was hoping you or Sam could remember something.

CHRIS_RULZ: No we can't. We both just woke up like this.

MZX49: Well we now have three teenage kids who know about the Stargate project.

CHRIS_RULZ: there may be more. There's a website www.stargatewarning.com that's all about the Stargate. We gotta watch things like that. There's obviously a leak…

MZX49: We've been there. Destroyed it.

CHRIS_RULZ: Good. For crying out loud, I gotta go…teacher returns!

CHRIS_RULZ HAS LEFT THE CHAT ROOM

"Wow," Chris said. "So it is real."

"Of course it's real," Jack replied. "Why would we make something this stupid up?"

"Amber go to bed," her mum shouted from outside.

"I have to do this project…mum," Sam lied.

"Well I'm going to bed," her mum said, opening the door. "Goodnight, I'll see you in the morning."

"Goodnight," Sam mumbled.

She was back in the chatroom. Jack, Daniel, Chris, Amber and Matt were also in there. Each under their own name.

CHRIS_RULZ: I'm lost and mum's telling me to go to bed. Goodnight.

MZX49: Night Chris.

AMB33: Mark we should be going to bed too. I'm tired.

DANNY_2: Yeah good idea. Get to bed.

CHRIS_RULZ has left the room

MZX69 has left the room

AMB33 has left the room

MAJSG_1: Good going Daniel. Hey you know being fourteen again ain't so bad.

BASEBALL_MAN: Yeah…I know what you mean.

DANNY_2: Guys, we need to figure something out.

BASEBALL_MAN: leave us here, it's fun

MAJSG_1: Yeah, give the Colonel a chance to pass high school science

BASEBALL_MAN: OI!

DANNY_2: Jack…Sam…you guys…this isn't a fun thing OK? It's serious.

MAJSG_1: Right Daniel. You've got a point.

BASEBALL_MAN: Carter are your 'parents' bugging you to go to bed? Or is that just me?

MAJSG_1: My 'mum' thinks I'm doing a project for school.

BASEBALL_MAN: Man parents are annoying.

DANNY_2: If you two won't listen I'm going to bed. It's been a long day.

MAJSG_1: It's hard to concentrate at this age. We might be old inside, but our bodies are going through puberty…they don't want to listen to adults and they don't want to pay attention.

DANNY_2: I gathered

BASEBALL_MAN: No, I'm being perfectly normal.

DANNY_2: You also got a point.

MAJSG_1: Let's meet again tomorrow, earlier in the evening, so we're not so tired and our parents aren't bugging us.

DANNY_2: OK, try and figure out whatever you can before then.

DANNY_2 has left the room.

BASEBALL_MAN: Well I guess it's just us then huh?

MAJSG_1: I don't need to get off now. Do you sir? I was going to do some research.

BASEBALL_MAN: Actually I was sick of scientific stuff…I just wanted to get Daniel offline.

MAJSG_1: That's not really nice sir, we are stuck in kids bodies.

BASEBALL_MAN: Is that so bad Major?

BASEBALL_MAN: I mean maybe your user name is MajSG_1…but you could change it…

BASEBALL_MAN: Maybe you could make it something like HOT_CHIC87 or something…makes you sounder younger.

MAJSG_1: Lol. I'm not the one who's always complaining about being old.

BASEBALL_MAN: That was offensive.

MAJSG_1: You know this is fun? We should do it more often when we get back

BASEBALL_MAN: IF we get back.

MAJSG_1: Sir, as you always say…never give up.

BASEBALL_MAN: Yeah, but do you really wanna go back. I mean think about it. No strict times. No blowing up alien spaceships. No regulations…

BASEBALL_MAN: Forget I said the last one.

MAJSG_1: No don't.

BASEBALL_MAN: J

MAJSG_1: L I miss my body.

BASEBALL_MAN: I don't J