Cassi, Cassie
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Where am I? Mom.......Dad....Teal'c.....Hammond?! Must be at SGC........how?..............No time! Where's my body?...........Not here? Not good.........wait!...........They're talking.........

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"Colonel O'Neill, where is Cassi?" Hammond asked again, but still the Colonel said nothing.

"Cassi O'Neill is dead" Teal'c answered for him.

"What?!"

"She was shot by Hathor's hand weapon while trying to teleport. The Jaffa caught her. I believe something is the matter with the Colonel, Major Carter and Daniel Jackson. When she died, they all froze."

"Hathor? It wasn't Nerati?" Hammond asked.

"No"

"Lieutenant, get these three to the infirmary" Hammond ordered, "Teal'c, you're going to have to tell me what happened out there" Teal'c followed the General to the debriefing room where he commenced telling the story.

"We were trapped in a dead end alley when Hathor's Jaffa found us"

"How did Hathor get her own Jaffa?" Hammond wanted to know.

"I do not know. It is possible she created them all from the population of the planet. They were most terrified of her"

"What happened when they found you?"

"At first" Teal'c continued, "She was glad to see us. When she found her powers would not work on the Colonel or Daniel Jackson she became angry. She took us with her through the city to a large pond beyond it's limits which was full of Goa'uld larva. We watched her implant many of the natives with them"

"Building her army" Hammond muttered.

"The Colonel believed so. Hathor at that time ordered us taken to the Stargate by only a few Jaffa. We managed to escape their guard and were pinned in the Center Courtyard with the Gate"

"That's when SGs 2 and 4 showed up" Hammond interjected.

"Yes. Cassi O'Neill teleported to the DHD and dialed Earth. The rest you know" Teal'c concluded.

"If the rest of SG-1 all froze when she died, how did you all get through the Stargate?" Hammond asked.

"I pushed Major Carter and Daniel through and pulled O'Neill behind me" Teal'c answered.

"And Cassi?"

"It was not possible to retrieve her body"

"Then we're going back for it!"

"Colonel O'Neill!" H ammond swiveled in his chair. Major Carter and Daniel followed him in.

"Side affect of deep prolonged psychic subconscience connection" the Colonel answered with a wave of his hand, "Wore off. We're going back for Cassi"

"That is not advisable" Teal'c argued.

"I agree" Hammond added.

"General!" Sam cried, "We're talking about Cassi, here! Her genetic code alone could..."

"Major! The damage has been done. Any genetic information they want they'll have by now. I cannot and will not risk your lives to retrieve a dead body" Hammond told her, "I'm sorry. I truly am"

"What if she's not dead!" Daniel argued, "We saw her pass out, yes, but she could still be...."

"She is dead" Teal'c said softly, "I too felt the emptiness of her death" Jack suddenly picked up a glass and threw it against the wall.

"Colonel!" Hammond barked, but it did no good. Sam was sobbing, Jack was pounding his fist on the wall, and Jackson layed his head on the table.


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No body?........Not good......need body to tie down thoughts......what to do?........trapped in Mountain.........got to reach Dad....can't even get close......losing control.........................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Awha! What is this? Oh no........my funeral. Thinking easier.......how long was I out? Days probably.....how time flies when your dead!......................Gawd! Poor Daddy! Two children dead now.......I have to let him know I'm not gone! Moving to his mind....trying.......reaching.........aaaaah! Pain! Scalding! Despair! Anger! Too much still..........can't get to him.......Mom? Pain...no.......Uncle....no........WHO?..............Fray! Cassie! Yes, open, Fray, stay open to me............sliding....in! Dad! Dad! I'm here!

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"Though we knew her only a short time, Cassandra Katari Carter O'Neill has made a profound impact on all of our lives which we will never..."

"No! No! I'm not dead! I'm not! Trapped!......dead again....Fray! Help!" Cassie Fraiser threw herself at Jack, shrieking and crying. Her sudden antics startled everyone and they all watched her. She was on the floor in front of Jack now, crying and rocking on her side. He knelt down and rolled her onto her back.

"Cassie?" he said softly. She stared up wildly. Janet and Sam knelt beside him.

"Not.....gone......loosing.....con.....trol! Not.....dead......Daddy!" Cassie mumbled and passed out.