PART FIVE
"Amber, Mark? There's a man here to see you," the principal's receptionist stated, stepping through the door.
Sam shot a look at Jack. Maybe they'd figure something out. Jack stood up and walked towards the door, Sam followed, pretending to look worried and suspicious. Once they were out in the hallway she dropped the act.
"Who is it?" she asked.
"A man named Daniel Jackson and a Janet Frasier, I presume they're some relatives of yours or something," the receptionist said.
"Yeah, you could say that," Jack replied, before Sam could but in.
Jack dropped back to talk to Sam, out of the receptionist's earshot.
"Damn, they found us," Jack said.
"Sir, I don't even – " Sam started.
"Jack!" he stated. "You call me sir too often, it's really starting to get on my nerves. We've known each other long enough to be on a first name basis."
"Jack," she corrected herself. "I don't even know how we got into these bodies. I can only think of one occasion when we've found it possible to swap bodies."
"That Machelo dude," Jack said. "Don't think I've forgotten. Teal'c tried to shave my head!"
Sam laughed slightly. "But we didn't touch any machine like that."
"I guess," Jack said. "But I gotta admit, I'd rather be stuck in this body than Teal'c's. Junior was really annoying, and kind of scary. I had to do that Kel…"
"Jack?" said a familiar voice.
Jack looked up. "Daniel!"
"Jack? Sam?" Janet asked. "You look…young."
"What, you don't like my old man body? OK, I'll stay in this body," Jack said.
"Sir, with all due respect, we can't steal these bodies, it would be like cutting Mark and Amber's lives in half," Sam said.
"Jack," Jack said. "Not sir."
"Right," Sam replied.
"Come on, we have to get you back to Cheyenne Mountain," Daniel said. "There we can try and figure something out."
"Welcome back Dr Jackson, Dr Frasier," General Hammond looked up as they entered the briefing room. "Welcome back Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter."
"Nice to see you too General," Jack replied, sitting down in his usual chair. "Oh, I shrunk."
Sam smiled and laughed. "Me too."
Suddenly the door swung open and two familiar figures walked in. Both Jack and Sam stared blankly at themselves. Mark and Amber seemed to have the same reaction. Mark whispered something to Amber and she forced a smile.
"Hi…Sam," Amber said, sitting down next to her.
"Hi Amber," Sam replied.
"Hi Jack," Mark said.
"Mark," Jack replied. "I didn't realise I looked that old!"
Sam smiled, so did Amber.
"Sit down everyone," General said. "Now we have a slight problem on our hands…"
"Slight, sir?" Jack asked.
"We have a huge problem on our hands," Hammond corrected himself. "An alien named Olosis came through the Stargate and admitted that he swapped your bodies. But he left, saying he would be back, and he blocked our computers from getting the co-ordinates."
"So basically, we're stuffed," Mark said.
Jack stared at him, Mark really reminded him of himself. Or maybe that was just the body and the voice.
"Until Olosis returns…yes," Daniel said.
"And we know that Olosis will return, how?" Jack asked.
"He said something about…" Daniel looked worriedly at the General, but Hammond nodded.
"About what?" Sam asked.
"About you realising that you," Daniel paused, "Love each other."
"Oh we realised that a long time ago Daniel, it's the damn regulations that hold us back," Jack blurted out. "With all due respect, of course."
Sam avoided looking at Daniel, Teal'c or Hammond. Instead she looked over at herself…or Amber… and smiled wryly. Amber turned red, Sam knew that she herself was also red. Mark was watching his feet shuffling on the ground and Jack was glaring at Daniel.
"Don' get mad at me!" Daniel said. "I didn't say it, it was Olosis."
"OFFWORLD ACTIVATION!"
"Now can we go to the gate room?" Mark asked.
But everyone else was already running out the door. He shrugged and looked at Amber.
"I guess they don't mind," Amber replied.
The two teenagers ran out of the room after the others.
As Jack and Sam entered the gate room they received a bunch of strange looks and stares.
"It's OK," Hammond said to the room. "I'll explain later."
"It's SG-1's code sir."
"Open the iris," Hammond ordered.
The did so and Olosis stepped through the Stargate. "Primitive that is. I do not need this GDO to open it, do it with my mind I could."
"It hold's back the Goa'uld, that's all we need it for," Jack said, sounding sarcastic again.
"Ah! Colonel O'Neill!" Olosis said.
"Oh I remember you. You're the old man me and Carter ran into at the ice-cream store the other day," Jack suddenly said.
"Hey, I saw you at Chris's farm!" Mark suddenly blurted out. "You were the old guy shovelling the cow manure."
"See, seen me before you all have," Olosis spoke. "Now I will swap you back to your normal bodies, yes?"
"Yeah, that would be nice," Jack said.
"Ah, but first you shall promise not to forget the party Jack," Olosis said. "You too Sam. And Amber and Mark you will not forget the party either, for I know you felt it, all of you."
"The party?" Daniel asked.
"I'll explain later," Jack said. "You think I would forget that? I promise…now give me my body back."
"Patience is a virtue, Colonel," Olosis replied. "Sam?"
"I'll remember," Sam replied.
"Me too," Amber said.
"Well considering I wasn't even there, I have a pretty good memory of it," Mark said.
"Then I am happy," Olosis said. "And so are you, hmm?"
"Yeah we're happy, we would be more happy if we were in our normal bodies!" Jack said.
"Yes, yes…thinking always of the future you are," Olosis said. "Think of now."
"I'm thinking that right now I wish I was in my body," Jack continued.
Olosis raised his arms and waved them in the air. A shimmer seem to spread throughout the gate room. Olosis dropped his hands. Jack looked down at his body.
"Oh yes!" he said. "I'm me."
"I thought you liked being a teenager again, sir," Sam said. "Oh my voice is normal."
"My accent," Amber sighed. "Thank you. Now can we go home?"
"I will take you home," Olosis replied.
"Oh man, now I'm not in the airforce," Mark sighed. "Oh well. Hey Colonel, come visit us someday OK?"
"Gotcha," Jack replied.
