Disclaimer: Don't own Stargate SG1; don't know much about Chicago or hacking but there we are!

Hackers.

Chapter one.

Carter's Lab.

Sam thumped the computer she was sitting at. She had been trying for hours to hack into the NID top-secret files on her computer. She had tried all the variations of different passwords and codes but she just couldn't do it.

"Something up Carter." Sam jumped as her CO came up behind her.

"No Sir, well yes Sir. I can't do it; I really need to be using one of their computers. The danger is that if we got into the system on their computers I could only use it for a short period of time before they track the hack."

"Okay I'll talk to Hammond. Don't kick yourself over this, I can't even log into my own file on my computer! Anyway, you did good." He smiled and turned to leave. "Just don't kill the computer Carter, they cost money!"

"Yes Sir." She laughed and turned off the darn machine. "Coffee time."

She picked up the receiver of the phone and dialled a number.

"Hey Daniel, meet you in five for coffee...Kay, see you then. Bye."

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Hammond's office.

"So Colonel, you think you have a solution to this?"

"Yes Sir, I kind of know someone who's in a gang of hackers, robbers, etcetera. I've been told that they are the best."

"How do you know that they'll help you?"

"Well if the prospect of hacking into one of the world's most secure systems doesn't tempt them then I have some information that if it got to the police, then...well who knows?"

"I see, well I'm sure you will enjoy your trip to Chicago with your team Colonel. Here's some spending money, be careful what you spend it on Jack."

"Thank you General, I will."

"Dismissed. Your flight leaves at 10:30 tomorrow morning."

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A back street in Chicago.

"Jack are you sure this is the place?"

"Yes Daniel, for the millionth time. Just watch your pockets."

"Is there any particular pocket you wish me to watch O'Neill? I cannot watch all my pockets at the same time."

"It's an expression T. Just watch out for pick pockets."

"I will do as you wish." The tall Jaffa bowed his head.

SG1 had gotten to Chicago fifteen minutes earlier wearing normal civilian clothes; they had caught a taxi from the airport, and had been dropped at the corner of the road they were on now.

A group of four twenty odd year old men and five younger boys went past the SG team, two on bikes and the others running behind all laughing and chatting.

"Hey Evan!" Jack shouted at one of the younger boys who looked about 18 years old. The boy stopped his bike and turned around, the others stopping further on.

"Jack! And you bought friends. What are you doing here?" He said walking the bike back towards the team a little.

"Just coming to check on you."

"Yeah like that would happen. You come to bust us?"

"Nope, I need a favour though."

"You better come and talk to TJ." The boy turned his bike around and cycled after his friends leaving SG1 to follow.

Two minutes later they were in the front yard of an old mansion. The mansion looked like it could do with a lick of paint and a good clean.

Most of the boys had gone around the back but Evan stayed out the front giving his bike to one of the older lads to put away.

"Coming in or what?" He said opening the front door with a creak. A large dog bounded up to the group barking and wagging its tail.

"Hey Buster!" Evan stroked the dogs messed up fur out of its eyes.

The house looked much better from the inside, it was clean and well decorated.

He let the dog go and find some food while he walked towards what appeared to be a study. "So what are your names if I have to introduce you?"

"Sam, Daniel and Murray."

The boy knocked on the door and waited.

"Who is it?" A muffled voice said through the door.

"Evan and some visitors, they need a favour."

The door opened and a man came out. He was as tall as Jack, with messy brown hair and blue eyes.

"What have I told you about visitors?"

"They know already, this is Jack, he...well he caught me before, I told you about it."

"Oh, hi Jack. I'm TJ." He held out his hand and Jack accepted the gesture.

"Nice place you've got here."

"Not too shabby is it? And who have we here?"

"This is Sam, Daniel and Murray. They are Jack's friends."

"Nice to meet you, care to sit down?" He pointed to another open door lead into the front room. When they had seated themselves on the couches he asked. "So what can I do for you?"

"Well we sort of need a favour." Said Daniel.

TJ nodded. "Do you want anything to drink? Coffee, water, a soda?"

"Coffee would be nice."

"Five coffees please Evan." He said waving the boy away. "Close the door on your way out."

The boy did as he was told and the conversation started again.

"What kind of favour are we talking about here?"

"Well we need a hacker, someone who can get past the..." Sam said before TJ interrupted.

"You need an experienced hacker, someone to do a big job?"

"Yes."

"How long would the job take?"

"Not too long."

"A week?"

"Probably about that."

The door burst open and a girl of seventeen walked in. She was wearing a short skirt, blouse and tie, obviously from some sort of school.

"TJ I have a parents evening tonight, no one wants to be my parent!"

"That surprises you why?"

"Oh come on, the only subject I'm doing badly in is IT and that's on purpose, the teachers think I'm a little angel and the only reason I have a parents evening at all is because you enrolled me into this stupid school as a frickin' cover up."

"Hey Paige, how was your day? Good, mine wasn't too bad thanks for asking, yes these are some visitors, they have a job for us."

"Fine!" She slumped into an armchair next to Daniel.

"Anyway, as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted, I have just the person you need."

"What kind of job?" Asked the sullen girl.

"A big hack."

"Who you got in mind?"

"They want the best, they are gonna have the best."

"Really?" She sat up.

"Yeah."

"So what you want to hack into?" She directed her question at Daniel as he was closest.

"You heard of the NID?" He asked.

"You want to hack the NID?"

"That was the aim."

"How much?"

"What?"

"How much you paying?"

"We haven't settled that yet Paige." TJ stepped in.

"Okay, keep your wig on!"

"Anyway, I'm not charging them full."

"Why not?"

"These guys are military, Evan told me everything. Also that they have something over us."

"Oh, alright."

"Jack, Paige is the best hacker we have. She might look like a handful, well she is but she is strictly professional on a job. She's the best liar I have ever met, she could fool the president into thinking she was his daughter."

"I try my best. Anyway, I still need a parent to drag to school in ten minutes."

"Ten minutes? Okay, I'll knock some money off the price if one of you takes Paige to her parents evening. Please?"

"Yeah, okay. Daniel you are now Mr..."

"Jones."

"Mr Jones."

"Why me, why not you? I always have to do this kind of stuff!"

"Because you are the most attractive, and Paige's school mates will all be jealous."

"Jack."

"Okay, it's because I don't want to and I am in charge."

"Fine I'll go to the parents evening. I've never been to a parents evening before."

"Don't worry, I'll give you the whole cover up story on the way." Paige said pulling him up and through the door. "We won't be long."

"Lets talk business."

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An hour later Daniel was being dragged back into the mansion by Paige.

"Hey we're back!" She yelled as soon as they got through the door.

Some of the teenage boys came to greet them.

"Hey how'd you do? Fail every subject?"

"Shut your face Corbin!" She walked past him and straight up to one of the twenty odd year olds. "Hey Morgan."

The hansom guy lowered his head and kissed her. "How did you do?"

"C's mostly." She kissed him and whispered something in his ear.

"When? For how long?"

The rest of the boys were tired of the Morgan/Paige thing and had all gone off to do something more exciting like watching paint dry. They all new that Paige was the most wanted girl in the mansion, not that there was much choice out of three girls. Also they all knew Morgan was just a toy to her, just a bit of fun.

Daniel was left standing in the hall trying not to look at the couple, but he really didn't know where to go.

"I don't know when I'll be back. Look I could be gone a long time; maybe we should see other people."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, sorry." She kissed his cheek and he left the room.

"Can't we even have break up sex?" He walked back in.

"No!" He walked out again.

"Uh, Paige?"

"Oh yeah, Daniel. Look thanks for the whole Dad thing. I haven't even had a pretend Dad for years. I appreciate it."

"No problem, look maybe we should find TJ."

"Good idea." She walked up to the study door and barged in. "Honey I'm home."

TJ was sitting in his leather chair by the wooden desk, Teal'c was on one of the couches while jack and Sam sat on the other.

"So how did it go?" Asked Jack.

"Good, she's doing alright at everything except IT."

"They chucked me off the course." She grinned. "When are we leaving?"

"As soon as you're packed." Said TJ.

The girl ran out of the room then ran back in. "Sam, could you help?"

"Yeah sure." Said the Major getting up and following her out of the room.