Disclaimer None of the characters are mine, only the words are write my own. Long time, I know! Here's hoping it wont be as long again, Alex deserted me and left me alone amongst coursework but the summer is here soon maybe I'll get to add a few more chapters.

Rebecca Harris

Part four

We will discuss this later Commander; those were the words Hammond left me with after what seemed like an interminable silence; even though the sirens sounded all around. Daniel's look resonated through me enough that I didn't need words to take it's meaning. It was only reasonable for him to feel bewilderment, shock, and even anger, I had felt the very same emotions when I had discovered that my Husband was not in fact dead and was working on the very project I had been striving to participate in for as long as I could remember. Warm memories of those early stories come back to me almost as vivid as when they were first told

Many years ago my Aunt related to me the account of how my great grandfather had discovered a large circle in the desert made of a metal unknown to man. As with all things Egyptian there were those who believed it held a curse my Grandfather being of a sound mind and sturdy disposition never held sway with such wild notions and proceeded to recover the artefact from its current home. He had however been unable himself to unlock the message of the ring and had died before any real progress was made. It was a family heirloom passed down through the generations a story recounted to the youth of the family who once old enough and deemed worthy enough were allowed to enter the sphere of the knowing ones.

Military record report how after an accidental activation the gate remained silent and the covers-tone had continued to be indecipherable for many years; until as military records tells us Dr Daniel Jackson unlocked the mysteries of the inscription on its ancient surface and in turn opened the door to a frightening, fascinating and very large universe. That was the 'official' story known to all military personnel with enough clearance. What wasn't known by any more than a handspan of people however was the real truth, the one that hides behind the half lie. Glancing up I notice that only Major Carter was present in the room standing by the door waiting I could only assume for me.

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Well what a day this turned out to be Daniel's wife was our new team member not only that but it seems that her involvement with the British military was unknown to him. While it will be nice to have a female perspective at times I can tell that it is going to be a rocky road ahead, one that can only but be littered with the disclosure of secrets and lies. It sounds unreal and too much like a novel to be genuine facts, but, the truth as far as we know now is that Daniel is was married to the Officer occupying the briefing room. What further disclosures would be ejected into the microcosm that was the SGC? Colonel will look on it all with a wry amusement; no, stop, I know him better than that he will look out for Daniel and hope that he didn't get injured in the skirmishes that lay ahead.

"Well now is as good a time as any Commander"

"For what?"

With a smile I reply that she has to see the stargate at sometime as it was the reason why she was here wasn't it?

"Of course, the Stargate is the reason why we are all here isn't it Major?"

Leaving her to follow my lead I head towards the entrance to the gate room, the sirens were still filling the air and now they were accompanied by the jet of liquid that fired out from the centre of the ring indicating the formation of a wormhole. Noticing her face I smile, perhaps she isn't as bad as she seems maybe that gaze of awe is genuine; because if she hurts Daniel I don't think I will be the only one in the line to hurt her right back.

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Well here I am once again the Stargate filled my senses and seemed to quieten my inner arguments; it was worth it I know that now standing here seeing the gate again. I still remember the first time I saw it in the flesh, I'd seen pictures, plans, drawings and other pictorial representations but physically I had been unable to touch it's surface until I was 14 years old. One summer while I was visiting my Aunt Katy she had said in a very mysterious way that it was about time that I darn well saw the legacy that the family had left me. So in her very cool convertible we took the trip out here to see the 'artefact' that I had heard and from her much about.

Something distracted me away from my remembrances and brought me back to the present; a voice known to me.

Shit!

Could this get any better!

(Even I could not fail but notice how sarcastic I was getting)

It was Major Carter's voice I head next

"Dad, what are you doing here?"

"Something has happened that we need to discuss. General Hammond can we go somewhere more private?"

General Hammond replied in the affirmative and turned to lead us to the briefing room that not more than fifteen minuets ago we had vacated I knew as soon as he saw me that he would recognise me. His eyes widened when he did and I could tell that he recalled my features from the time nearly seven years ago when we had served together for that month on that operation where the environment had been so humid that we had almost considered executing in the nude. I say almost, even I was not that adventurous!

"Lieutenant Jackson I did not know that you had joined the Stargate programme, I didn't hear much of you after we that last time we worked together I never really got to thank you. You have been untraceable for many years "

"You have no reason to Thank me, I was just doing my job anyone would have done the same"

"You don't believe that any more than I do"

"Jacob do you know Commander Hemmings?" That came from General Hammond any not even I could fail to notice the emphasis he put on my surname.

"Yes, we worked together seven years ago. It was a joint operation between our two governments Commander Hemmings assisted us with a situation pertinent to both our countries. The Commander, Lieutenant Jackson as she was then saved my life"

"Dad? Commander?"

I had been prepared to just keep my head down for a while, settle in, just become part of the normal routine. It seems however that life and in particular my life was not going to run to plan. If it had I would be married now with a family; well technically I might still be………. I'm not sure about that one. Not really a president for spouses coming back from the dead; or anyone for that matter within the last few thousand years. I could feel a lot of eyes boring into me now and something had to be done about that, I would not have the whole base knowing my personal business that was not part of my objective personal or operational. It was however not myself who saved the situation but Colonel O'Neill.

"Look this is all nice and cosy but a) this is not the time or the place for war stories and B) this is not the time and the place for war stories."