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However here we are at the last part. Hope you enjoy.
"You don't trust us do you?" Jack asked Jolinar as they crept through the corridors of the ship.
"I'm not sure," Jolinar answered truthfully, "The woman Major Carter, she was once Tok'ra."
Jack nodded, "The Tok'ra died saving her life after an Asharak came after them. That's how we met the Tok'ra."
"Which Tok'ra was she host to?" Jolinar asked.
"Nope."
"Excuse me?"
"I can't tell you," Jack replied.
"Major Carter's fear of changing the future," Jolinar frowned.
"Look at it like this," Jack told her as he started down the next corridor, "I tell you it was…Anise. The next time you see her, you tell her to be careful. She's not in the same place, Carter doesn't get her and we never meet the Tok'ra and all the good things that have come from our Alliance," Jack rolled his eyes slightly, "Never come to pass."
"Very well," she nodded, "Then can you tell me that you are trying to hard not to affect the future and yet you've been pushing Daniel and Sha're together."
Jack smiled, "Well we'll be wiping their memories of this anyway."
"That's not the reason," Jolinar sighed.
"No, it's not," Jack sighed, "I know what's going to happen to them. I know that they're going to be in love anyway and something's going to break them apart. I want to know they had a little more time together."
Jolinar's eyes softened as she looked at him, "For a military man you are quite the romantic."
"I just like seeing my friend with a smile on his face," Jack replied, "Here we are."
Jolinar looked at the door to engineering and frowned, "I don't recognise this."
"It's not Gould?"
"No," Jolinar grimaced looking over it, "I can't translate it."
"Translate," Jack said, "Daniel."
"You think he can work this out?"
Jack looked at her with a grin, "Daniel can pretty much get anything you throw at him."
"Then let's get him."
x
Daniel sat cross-legged on the bed watching Sha're as she pulled her hair back from her face before she gracefully sat across from him.
"How are you holding up?" he asked.
"I am well enough," she gave him a half-smile, "What of you? What O'Neill said to you about when you were a child, it upset you deeply."
"Not really," Daniel looked away from her.
"You are lying Dan'iel," Sha're reached out and touched his cheek turning him back to look at her, "You can tell me."
Daniel placed his hand over hers, "My parents died when I was eight. I saw them die."
"What happened to you?" Sha're probed.
"Pushed around from place to place I never had anywhere to call home," he sighed, "I don't talk about it because it…"
"It upsets you," Sha're finished for him.
"Yeah," Daniel replied.
"You can tell me anything you want Dan'iel," Sha're told him, "I am here for you."
Gently Daniel pushed the curl that was straying into her eyes back, "You really are so incredibly beautiful."
Sha're started to blush, "Do you truly think so?"
"Yes," he breathed moving closer to her.
Sha're closed her eyes anticipating his kiss, just as Daniel's lips brushed hers a knock on the door made them both jump.
"Daniel," Jack appeared through the door, "We need your skills."
Daniel and Sha're glanced at each other confused before they followed Jack into the main chamber.
"I thought we were to keep out of the road?" Daniel asked.
"Yeah, well that was before we discovered Osiris using some sort of language Jolinar doesn't recognise," Jack explained.
"And you think I can."
"You know the host," Jolinar said, "You know the languages she knows. We think Osiris is using one of those so nobody else can gain access to sensitive areas."
"Daniel, all we need is for you to open the door then we'll send you right back," Jack told him.
Daniel took a deep breath, "Okay."
"We shall both come," Sha're stepped forward taking Daniel's hand.
"Oh no, no, no," Jack replied, "I'm not putting both of you in danger."
"We stay together," Sha're told him, "Where Dan'iel goes I go."
"Daniel…" Jack started.
"She's right," Daniel told Jack his hand tightening on Sha're's, "You're not splitting us up."
"Daniel, this could be dangerous enough for one of you," Jack argued, "I can protect one I'm not sure about two."
"Colonel," Daniel said sharply, "Jack, we're not splitting up. I can take care of myself."
Jack grimaced but found no way out instead he handed Daniel a gun, "Here. You do know how to use this right?"
Daniel nodded, "Let's go."
x
"Do you recognise it?" Jolinar asked as she and Jack stood guard for Daniel and Sha're.
"Yeah," Daniel replied, "It's a code we used to use for notes if we were bored."
"What?" Jack demanded.
"It's a mix of a few languages," Daniel explained, "I designed it for Dr Jordan so we could keep discoveries secret."
"Archaeology is a vicious profession," Jack joked.
"Can you open it?" Jolinar frowned at the banter.
"Yes, just give me a second," Daniel told her.
Jack smiled as Daniel unlocked the door, "Good, Jolinar get them back to the pick up point and I'll get the crystals."
"Are you sure you know what you're looking for?" Jolinar asked concerned.
"I'm not as daft as Carter thinks I am," Jack grinned, "I pay more attention than she'll ever know. Get them back to the ship."
Jolinar nodded, "Come on."
Daniel and Sha're followed the Tok'ra along the corridors. A blast from behind made Jolinar pull them behind her.
"Stay back," Jolinar ordered as she returned fire.
Daniel pulled out the gun Jack had given him pushing Sha're behind him as he tried to protect her. Sha're saw a Jaffa from an odd angle aim at Daniel.
"Dan'iel!!!" she screamed throwing herself in front of him.
Daniel caught her horror filling him as her body stiffened in his arms, her eyes widened before she crumbled to the ground.
"Sha're!!!" Daniel cried in shock, falling down beside her as Jolinar took out the last few Jaffa, "Sha're, please, please don't do this."
Jack having heard the commotion came flying through the corridor skidding to a halt seeing Daniel knelt over Sha're rocking her still body as Jolinar stood by tears in her eyes.
"We are so screwed," Jack muttered before turning to the Tok'ra, "What happened?"
"She saved my life," Daniel whispered looking up at Jack his eyes filled with tears before he leaned back over her.
Jack closed his eyes at the horrible deja-vu feeling he was getting before he turned to Jolinar, "Sarcophagus?"
Jolinar looked at him sharply, "Of course, there's one nearby."
Jack pulled out his communicator, "Carter."
"Yes sir?"
"Need you over here," Jack told her, "I'm sending the crystals over for Marty to fix the engines, bring some C4."
"What are you going to do?" Jolinar asked.
"While you and Daniel bring her back," Jack explained, "Carter and I are going to send Osiris home and blow the time machine."
x
Daniel's grief filled him and he was only vaguely aware of the others near him but he didn't care. She'd appeared in his life suddenly and had brightened the world around him with her smile, now she had sacrificed her life to save his.
"Daniel," Jack's voice intruded on his grief, "Daniel, listen to me."
"Please just go away," Daniel whispered, "I can't…"
"Danny," Jack said gently, "We can help her."
"She's dead," Daniel snapped, "How can you help her?"
Jack caught the younger man's face in his hands, "Trust me Daniel. For once in this whole thing trust me."
Daniel stared into Jack's eyes seeing the sincerity and worry there before he nodded.
"Sir," Sam appeared carrying the C4 she stopped staring horrified seeing Daniel holding Sha're's body, "Oh God."
"Carter, come with me," Jack ordered, "Daniel, take Sha're and follow Jolinar. She'll explain."
Daniel slipped his arms around the young woman's limp form lifting her into his embrace. He could feel her hair tickling his skin as he carried her light body along the corridors following Jolinar making sure they avoided the Jaffa.
"In here," Jolinar motioned him into a room where a golden sarcophagus sat, "Place her in it."
"What?"
"Daniel, as O'Neill said you must trust us in this," Jolinar touched his cheek, "Please, place Sha're within the sarcophagus."
After a few seconds Daniel gently rested the young woman he was holding close to him in the golden box jumping back as the lid closed.
Jolinar placed her hand on his shoulder, "We just have to wait."
x
"Sir," Sam called as she followed him through the corridors, "Are you sure you know what you're doing?"
"Carter," Jack rolled his eyes at her, "Despite your impression that I'm some sort of idiot I can recognise Gould technology and things that don't belong. I saw the Time Machine."
"Okay, but you said we send Osiris back," Sam continued, "Are you sure I can set the machine for the right time?"
"I have every confidence in you Carter," he grinned.
"What aren't you telling me?" Sam demanded before adding, "Sir."
Jack stopped in front of the Time Machine and grinned, "Have a look."
Sam looked over the machine and frowned, "Sir, I can't read this. There's no way we can do this without…" she trailed off seeing his amused grin, "What am I missing?"
"Remember the time loop?" Jack asked.
"Vaguely," Sam replied.
"Well I spent several of them learning Latin," Jack shrugged rolling his eyes, "It's odd but I remember it all."
"You can read this?"
"Completely," Jack grinned, "I just love surprising you."
Sam rolled her eyes, "Okay, could you set it?"
"Easily," Jack told her, "Just set the C4 for about thirty seconds after they get back. We don't want to have to go through all this again."
"You're not kidding," Sam sighed before pulling out her communicator, "Jolinar is Sha're awake yet?"
"A few more minutes," Jolinar replied.
"How's Daniel?" Jack asked.
"Not too good," Jolinar's voice was soft, "He doesn't believe this will work."
"He will," Jack replied, "We'll swing by and pick you guys up then leave."
"Of course," Jolinar replied before the communicator went silent again.
"Okay Carter," Jack rubbed his hands together, "Let's fix this."
"This is insane," Daniel cried as he paced, "What is this going to accomplish?"
"Her life," Jolinar replied gently, knowing he was grieving was all that was preventing her from slamming him against the wall to make him stop.
A scraping noise from the sarcophagus made Daniel spin back to it. He ran over and looked down on where she was still lying there motionless.
"It didn't work," Daniel cried desperately.
Sha're suddenly gasped her eyes opening in surprise.
"Sha're?" Daniel breathed in amazement helping her to sit then lifting her out of the golden box, "You're alive. Oh God you're alive."
Feeling his arms wrap tightly around her Sha're smiled and hugged him back. She didn't want to move from his warm embrace unfortunately she had to.
"Okay kids let's go," Jack called as he and Sam came running in.
They all ran through the corridors to the pick up point, "T, bring us home."
x
"The engines are at full power," Martouf reported, as they appeared on the ship again, "Teal'c is taking us down to rescue Selmak."
"Good," Jack said, "Daniel take Sha're to rest just now. Carter, Jolinar with me."
Daniel kept his arm around Sha're as he led her to a seat, "Are you alright?"
"I am fine," she smiled, "I feel completely healthy. Are you alright?"
Daniel dropped his eyes, "When you did that. You saved my life and I thought I'd never get the chance to tell you…"
"Daniel," Jack's voice interrupted them again.
"I swear he knows," Daniel muttered looking over to the man coming towards them, "Yes Jack?"
"Look guys," Jack said softly, "We've sent Osiris back to the time she belongs in and made sure there's no way back for the Gould."
"Good," Daniel said confused by the way Jack was looking at them.
"Since you're both out of danger from the snake," Jack continued, "We're taking you back to your respective homes."
"What?" Daniel was on his feet, "Why?"
"Because it's where you belong," Jack told him, "Daniel, you belong on Earth and Sha're on Abydos."
"I don't belong on Earth," Daniel shot back, "I don't have anyone there but here…"
"Listen to me," Jack interrupted him, "There is something you have to do first, the thing Osiris didn't want you to do. Then I promise you and Sha're will be back together."
"No," Daniel cried, "Jack, you said you're my friend then be my friend and let me stay with her."
Sha're's hand tightened in his amazed by how hard Daniel was fighting to remain with her.
"Daniel, I can't," Jack groaned in annoyance, "Listen to me. The job you were offered before all this started."
"How did you…"
"Take it," Jack told him, "It'll lead you to her."
Daniel stared at Jack his mouth open but no sound came out. Sha're turned Daniel to her and rested her forehead against his.
"I'll tell you when we reach Abydos," Jack said softly giving Sha're a quick nod.
"I don't want to have to leave you," Daniel told her, "I don't want to feel again the way I did before I met you."
"I have always known I would be told who I was to marry and I accepted that. It is my duty to my family and people," Sha're told him, "I never expected to fall in love."
Daniel stared at her, "You love me?"
"Yes," Sha're whispered, "You are a wonderful man Dan'iel and I will miss you but if O'Neill is correct then we shall be together again very soon."
Daniel slipped his arms around her pulling her into a fierce embrace and held onto her tightly not wanting to let her go.
x
They stood outside the cave where Sha're had been kidnapped, Sam and Jack had moved Sha're's mother outside so that no one would find the cave until it was time for Sha're to show it to Daniel.
"I can't do this," Daniel whispered to Sha're as he held her close, "I can't let you go."
Sha're gently stroked his cheek, "If O'Neill is correct then we will be together again very soon."
"Then until we see each other again," Daniel whispered before he kissed her.
Sha're's arms wrapped around him as they kissed both pouring the longing they felt into it. Daniel moved away from her feeling Sam take his arm, Sha're's eyes were still closed from the kiss. Jack came up behind her and pressed the sedative to her neck.
"What are you doing?" Daniel cried as Sam held him back.
"Remember your mother died after she showed you this," Jack whispered to Sha're, "You'll know who to show it to."
"What did you do to her?" Daniel demanded, Jack stopped him from running to Sha're.
"What I had to," Jack replied, "T, bring us up."
"No," Daniel cried as the woman he loved faded from view.
Jack nodded Sam away so he could talk to Daniel. Daniel spun angrily at the other man, "What did you do to her?"
"What I had to," Jack replied, "We had to blank her memory, and we'll have to do the same for you."
"Why? Why did you let me…" Daniel trailed off sadly, "I don't want to be alone again."
"Daniel, I told you you'd see her again," Jack told him, "And I mean it. Listen to me Daniel; you have something to do that will open the universe to us. Because of you, I'm still here, Teal'c is free and Carter is using her brain for things that can save people. Take the job and I promise it will lead you back to her."
Daniel sank into the seat beside him as Jack left him alone to contemplate what he'd been told.
x
Martouf turned to Sam, Jack and Teal'c who were waiting.
"That's it fixed," he informed them, "We can leave whenever."
Jack nodded, "We're going to blank your memories too you know."
Jolinar nodded also, "We assumed that. We'll do it once we're across."
"Not that I don't trust you to," Jack replied, "But I don't. We'll blank you and Martouf's memory while Selmak can take you back."
"My memory is not to be blanked?" Selmak asked.
Jack shrugged, "Make the decision yourself."
"Am I to die?" Selmak asked.
"It's just when we meet you," Sam said, "You won't have any impact on the outcome of what happens; besides we know you can keep a secret."
"Good luck," Martouf said sincerely, "And when we meet again, neither of us will know."
Jolinar laughed softly, "Maybe we will."
Handing Selmak the serum they watched the Tok'ra enter the Teltac, as the doors closed and they left the cargo bay Sam closed her eyes.
"You okay?" Jack asked resting his hand on her shoulder.
Sam sighed, "I never thought I'd see him again. And meeting Jolinar…"
"I can guess," Jack grinned, "Let's take our wandering archaeologist to his home."
x
Daniel stood beside Jack waiting for Teal'c to send them down. Both Teal'c and Sam had been reluctant to let him go which he found odd but finally Jack had ordered them to leave. Jack was travelling down with Daniel to make sure he got home alright.
The beam of light surrounded them and suddenly they were back in Robert's apartment.
"This is where you live?" Jack demanded looking around, "What a dump."
"It's a friend's," Daniel replied softly, "You're sure I'll see her again?"
Jack noticed the envelope on the table and picked it up recognising Catherine's signature, he tossed it to Daniel, "Take the job."
"I don't know if I can work with the Air Force," Daniel told him.
This confused Jack who frowned, "And why not?"
Daniel sighed, "A few years ago a friend of mine joined, a foster brother actually, he was killed when I was visiting him on the Air Force base he was stationed at. An accident that nobody could have predicted, I just…I guess I blamed them for his death."
"I never knew that," Jack replied, "Look, you have no other choice really, am I right? You just blew your career to hell with theories that nobody believed or wanted to believe. Take the job."
Daniel turned and looked up at the night sky where the stars twinkled at him. Jack walked up beside him and pointed up into the night sky.
"That's Abydos," Jack said, "That's where she is."
Daniel smiled, "Thank you. And I'll take the job," he walked to the couch and sat down, "I'm ready."
Jack placed the tube to his friend's neck and injected the contents, as Daniel fell back onto the couch Jack very gently covered him with a blanket before leaning into his ear.
"Take the job Daniel," he whispered, "And remember, you are brilliant."
With that done Jack sighed and took one last look at his sleeping friend, "Okay T. Bring me back up."
Jack leaned back in his chair staring out the windows at the stars sipping a beer contemplating what they'd just done. He was pleased that they'd managed to keep everything as it should be.
Not long after they'd arrived home Thor reclaimed his ship, SG1 went through a long debriefing before a long medical where they then had to regale both Janet and Jonas with their tale.
"I was wondering when you'd show up," Jack said without turning around.
"How did you know I was here," Daniel asked coming up beside him and taking the empty seat.
"Call it instinct," Jack turned and smiled at him, "You remember it don't you."
Daniel smiled, "Yes I do. It's given me a few more memories of Sha're I didn't have before."
"Glad," Jack murmured as he took another drink.
"Thank you," Daniel told him, "For saving me, for helping me and for making sure I joined the SGC. I remember having this weird dream that I couldn't quite catch onto but in it all was the memory of knowing I had to take the job offered to me by Catherine."
"Well apparently we needed you for a few things," Jack grinned.
Daniel laughed, "I have to go. Oma doesn't like me spending so much time here."
Jack nodded, "Daniel, don't be a stranger okay."
"I won't," Daniel smiled before he stood up and walked away, "Take care of yourself Jack."
Turning around all Jack saw was an empty room with a sigh he looked back out at the stars, "Take care of yourself Space Monkey."