The Colonel's Sister
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To borrow a phrase: Stargate SG-1 no mine......no money, no sue, please? AN: Thanx for all the reviews! Hope you enjoy the next few installments!
Neither Sam nor Janet could help smiling, just a bit. It was such a Jack thing to say.
"Yeah, well, you've been frozen for the past 18 years" he said, a hint of humor in his own voice. Jennifer, or Jackie, whichever, flicked her eyes around and then returned her gaze to her brother.
"Frozen?" she repeated.
"Actually, cryogenically hibernating" Sam piped up. The girl's gaze whipped up.
"Uh, Jackie, this is Major Samantha Carter. Daniel Jackson, Dr. Janet Fraser" Jack made the introductions.
"Friends of yours?" Jackie, apparently, asked.
"Yeah" Jack answered. She looked back at them, a mischievous look they all recognized in her eyes.
"Sorry" she said. Sam and Daniel had to stifle their laughs.
"So, you're telling me I've been a Popsicle for the past 18 years, huh?" She was taking this all remarkably well, which surprised everyone except Jack. She had never been daunted by anything. Well, almost anything.
"So where am I?"
"Oh, you're in Stargate Command" Sam said, and then realized the girl would have no idea what that meant. Most of the people on this planet who hadn't missed the last eighteen years wouldn't know what that meant.
"A Stargate is..."
"It's this big metal ring" Jack interrupted Daniel, "Makes wormholes. Takes you to other planets" Jackie rolled her eyes.
"I know what a Stargate is, Jack" she said as if very annoyed. Then she stopped, biting her lip, "Um, how do I know what a Stargate is, Jack?" Jack, this time, was just as surprised as everybody else.
"Carter?" Sam was shaking her head again, surprise clearly evident on her face.
"I have no idea, sir" she said, "What's the last thing you remember?" Jackie's eyes unfocused while she thought about it.
"Fire" she finally said, quietly, "No, I was in a car" Then understanding dawned on her for all to see.
"I was on my way back to campus. I was in a car accident" Now she looked up at Jack, "How am I still alive?"
"We...don't exactly know that ourselves" Daniel told her. Now fear entered her eyes.
"Jack, what the hell is going on?" she asked. Jack didn't have an answer for her. A few minutes of silence passed before General Hammond showed up with Thor. Daniel saw her gaze flick and hold on the Asgard.
"Uh, he's a friend" he said quickly, though she didn't appear frightened, "He's a member of a race called the..."
"Asgard" Jackie finished for him, looking up at him, "Friend" Thor looked at the girl with a tilted head. Jack would have called it a confused look, but who could tell? She turned her head toward Teal'c now, who she had not previously seen.
"Jaffa" she said, as a child naming familiar objects for practice, "Foe. Actually, more just of a 'bad', than foe really" Everybody looked at her with amazed expressions. Except, again, Jack. He had come not to be surprised by anything his sister ever did. Even if he hadn't seen her in eighteen years.
"Actually, he's a friend" Sam said. Jackie looked to her brother for confirmation. He nodded slightly.
"His name's Teal'c" he told her, "He's a good guy."
"Sweet. Nice ta meet ch'ya" she nodded at him. She was becoming more animated by the minute. Teal'c simply nodded back at her.
"What else do you know?" the General demanded, rather harshly Jack thought. But perhaps he was biased. Jackie shot a look up at her brother before answering. He gave her a quick nod.
"I don't know" she answered seriously, "I didn't even know I knew that stuff until you came in and I saw him" Janet and Sam exchanged a look.
"What do you know of the Goa'uld?" Hammond asked next. Jackie's brow creased. Then her entire face scrunched up as if she were in pain.
"Jackie" Jack said, worry coloring his voice.
"A lot" she finally said, "I know a lot. Names with faces, mostly. I know I don't like them...." Her voice trailed off as if there were more she wanted to say, but she shook her head.
"There's more, but I can't bring it to mind just now" She unscrewed her face and looked up at her brother. He could now see concern in her eyes that hadn't been there just a moment ago. She took a ragged breath and let it out again. Jack squeezed her hand under the covers and was reassured when she squeezed back with all of her old strength.
The General turned to Carter and Janet.
"And neither of you have any idea what may have happened?" he asked. They both shook their heads.
"And what about you, Asgard-friend?" Jackie inquired, "Got any idea why I was a Popsicle for 20 years?"
"I do not" Thor replied, in his usual stately manner.
"Great. So now what?" Everybody regarded the siblings for a moment, as they had just said the exact same thing at the exact same time. They exchanged a look and then looked back at the rest of the group, amused expressions on their faces.
"I don't know" General Hammond answered finally. The question that was running through his mind was whether or not he should keep her on the base, or let her go home with Jack. There was, of course, no better person to look after her, but what if something should happen and they needed the SGC's facilities?
"It may take time for her brain to acquaint itself with this new knowledge" Thor commented.
"You think we should just let her get on with her life and see what pops up?" Carter asked. Thor didn't reply immediately, probably trying to decipher the syntax, but eventually nodded his overly large gray head.
"Yes"
"Doctor?" The General turned to Fraser, "Do you have any objections?" Janet shook her head.
"Physically, she's perfectly fine, sir"
"All right. Then I'll release you into you're brother's care, Ms. O'Neill" he said formally. They all waited for her to say something.
"Goody"
Later that night...
Jack opened the door to his dark house and stepped through. Jackie followed him in. He reached over and flicked the lights on and dumped his bag on the floor.
"So, this is home, huh?" Jackie said behind him.
"Yep" he answered, and continued on toward the kitchen, flicking more lights on. He hadn't been home in about a week, the place probably needed dusting, and definitely needed an airing out. Jackie followed him slowly, looking around and taking everything in. She stopped at a side table and picked up a picture frame.
"Who's this?" she asked, turning the frame so Jack could see the photo. His heart caught and he took a breath.
"That's my son, Charlie" he answered quietly, forgetting about the lights and joining his sister. God. His sister. She'd been dead for nearly 20 years, and now she was standing there, right in front of him. They hadn't parted on the best of terms. He'd finally managed to put the guilt and pain away about ten years after her death. It had all come crashing back down on him when Charlie died. Back at the SGC he'd had conflicted feelings about her, but in front of everyone else he was happy to have her back. Now that they were alone, it felt awkward. He wasn't so sure he was happy to have her back. Not that he wasn't happy she was alive. It was just going to be hard. Painful.
"You have a son?" she asked, sounding surprised, but in a happy way, he thought. She would've made a good Aunt. She would've made a good mother. These were all things he'd thought about when she'd died. Then, he'd known she'd never get a chance to do any of those things. And now he'd been proven wrong. She might still get the chance. Might.
"He died" Jack told her, not able to bring himself to tell her how just yet. That could come later. Much later, hopefully.
"Oh" was all she said as she set the frame back on the table softly. She looked down at her feet, encased in a pair of Janet's shoes (Sam's didn't fit) and let out a heavy sigh. When she looked back up she had a tear in her eye. She so rarely cried, that Jack remembered about her. When Daniel had first said her name, back on the planet, he was appalled to realize that he couldn't call up the image of her face anymore. He couldn't remember the way her voice had sounded, what color her eyes were. He couldn't remember who she'd gone to prom with, what car she'd traded in for that Volkswagen , what her best friend's name had been, what her high school colors were. He'd been amazed at how much he'd forgotten. And then when that pod had opened and he'd seen her lying there, freezing and naked, the subject of some arrogant race's experiments in God-knew-what, and he'd seen her face again, and the color of her hair, and he'd felt so guilty. So guilty that he still couldn't remember what color her eyes were. So guilty...about everything.
And now, she had a tear in her eye, and Jack knew she wouldn't let it fall. That he remembered.
"I have a lot to catch up on, don't I?" she whispered. Jack swallowed.
"Yeah"
"God, Jack..." Her jaw trembled and he pulled her into his arms. He hadn't hugged her in so long!
"I know" was all he could say, and he did.
"I know"
To borrow a phrase: Stargate SG-1 no mine......no money, no sue, please? AN: Thanx for all the reviews! Hope you enjoy the next few installments!
Neither Sam nor Janet could help smiling, just a bit. It was such a Jack thing to say.
"Yeah, well, you've been frozen for the past 18 years" he said, a hint of humor in his own voice. Jennifer, or Jackie, whichever, flicked her eyes around and then returned her gaze to her brother.
"Frozen?" she repeated.
"Actually, cryogenically hibernating" Sam piped up. The girl's gaze whipped up.
"Uh, Jackie, this is Major Samantha Carter. Daniel Jackson, Dr. Janet Fraser" Jack made the introductions.
"Friends of yours?" Jackie, apparently, asked.
"Yeah" Jack answered. She looked back at them, a mischievous look they all recognized in her eyes.
"Sorry" she said. Sam and Daniel had to stifle their laughs.
"So, you're telling me I've been a Popsicle for the past 18 years, huh?" She was taking this all remarkably well, which surprised everyone except Jack. She had never been daunted by anything. Well, almost anything.
"So where am I?"
"Oh, you're in Stargate Command" Sam said, and then realized the girl would have no idea what that meant. Most of the people on this planet who hadn't missed the last eighteen years wouldn't know what that meant.
"A Stargate is..."
"It's this big metal ring" Jack interrupted Daniel, "Makes wormholes. Takes you to other planets" Jackie rolled her eyes.
"I know what a Stargate is, Jack" she said as if very annoyed. Then she stopped, biting her lip, "Um, how do I know what a Stargate is, Jack?" Jack, this time, was just as surprised as everybody else.
"Carter?" Sam was shaking her head again, surprise clearly evident on her face.
"I have no idea, sir" she said, "What's the last thing you remember?" Jackie's eyes unfocused while she thought about it.
"Fire" she finally said, quietly, "No, I was in a car" Then understanding dawned on her for all to see.
"I was on my way back to campus. I was in a car accident" Now she looked up at Jack, "How am I still alive?"
"We...don't exactly know that ourselves" Daniel told her. Now fear entered her eyes.
"Jack, what the hell is going on?" she asked. Jack didn't have an answer for her. A few minutes of silence passed before General Hammond showed up with Thor. Daniel saw her gaze flick and hold on the Asgard.
"Uh, he's a friend" he said quickly, though she didn't appear frightened, "He's a member of a race called the..."
"Asgard" Jackie finished for him, looking up at him, "Friend" Thor looked at the girl with a tilted head. Jack would have called it a confused look, but who could tell? She turned her head toward Teal'c now, who she had not previously seen.
"Jaffa" she said, as a child naming familiar objects for practice, "Foe. Actually, more just of a 'bad', than foe really" Everybody looked at her with amazed expressions. Except, again, Jack. He had come not to be surprised by anything his sister ever did. Even if he hadn't seen her in eighteen years.
"Actually, he's a friend" Sam said. Jackie looked to her brother for confirmation. He nodded slightly.
"His name's Teal'c" he told her, "He's a good guy."
"Sweet. Nice ta meet ch'ya" she nodded at him. She was becoming more animated by the minute. Teal'c simply nodded back at her.
"What else do you know?" the General demanded, rather harshly Jack thought. But perhaps he was biased. Jackie shot a look up at her brother before answering. He gave her a quick nod.
"I don't know" she answered seriously, "I didn't even know I knew that stuff until you came in and I saw him" Janet and Sam exchanged a look.
"What do you know of the Goa'uld?" Hammond asked next. Jackie's brow creased. Then her entire face scrunched up as if she were in pain.
"Jackie" Jack said, worry coloring his voice.
"A lot" she finally said, "I know a lot. Names with faces, mostly. I know I don't like them...." Her voice trailed off as if there were more she wanted to say, but she shook her head.
"There's more, but I can't bring it to mind just now" She unscrewed her face and looked up at her brother. He could now see concern in her eyes that hadn't been there just a moment ago. She took a ragged breath and let it out again. Jack squeezed her hand under the covers and was reassured when she squeezed back with all of her old strength.
The General turned to Carter and Janet.
"And neither of you have any idea what may have happened?" he asked. They both shook their heads.
"And what about you, Asgard-friend?" Jackie inquired, "Got any idea why I was a Popsicle for 20 years?"
"I do not" Thor replied, in his usual stately manner.
"Great. So now what?" Everybody regarded the siblings for a moment, as they had just said the exact same thing at the exact same time. They exchanged a look and then looked back at the rest of the group, amused expressions on their faces.
"I don't know" General Hammond answered finally. The question that was running through his mind was whether or not he should keep her on the base, or let her go home with Jack. There was, of course, no better person to look after her, but what if something should happen and they needed the SGC's facilities?
"It may take time for her brain to acquaint itself with this new knowledge" Thor commented.
"You think we should just let her get on with her life and see what pops up?" Carter asked. Thor didn't reply immediately, probably trying to decipher the syntax, but eventually nodded his overly large gray head.
"Yes"
"Doctor?" The General turned to Fraser, "Do you have any objections?" Janet shook her head.
"Physically, she's perfectly fine, sir"
"All right. Then I'll release you into you're brother's care, Ms. O'Neill" he said formally. They all waited for her to say something.
"Goody"
Later that night...
Jack opened the door to his dark house and stepped through. Jackie followed him in. He reached over and flicked the lights on and dumped his bag on the floor.
"So, this is home, huh?" Jackie said behind him.
"Yep" he answered, and continued on toward the kitchen, flicking more lights on. He hadn't been home in about a week, the place probably needed dusting, and definitely needed an airing out. Jackie followed him slowly, looking around and taking everything in. She stopped at a side table and picked up a picture frame.
"Who's this?" she asked, turning the frame so Jack could see the photo. His heart caught and he took a breath.
"That's my son, Charlie" he answered quietly, forgetting about the lights and joining his sister. God. His sister. She'd been dead for nearly 20 years, and now she was standing there, right in front of him. They hadn't parted on the best of terms. He'd finally managed to put the guilt and pain away about ten years after her death. It had all come crashing back down on him when Charlie died. Back at the SGC he'd had conflicted feelings about her, but in front of everyone else he was happy to have her back. Now that they were alone, it felt awkward. He wasn't so sure he was happy to have her back. Not that he wasn't happy she was alive. It was just going to be hard. Painful.
"You have a son?" she asked, sounding surprised, but in a happy way, he thought. She would've made a good Aunt. She would've made a good mother. These were all things he'd thought about when she'd died. Then, he'd known she'd never get a chance to do any of those things. And now he'd been proven wrong. She might still get the chance. Might.
"He died" Jack told her, not able to bring himself to tell her how just yet. That could come later. Much later, hopefully.
"Oh" was all she said as she set the frame back on the table softly. She looked down at her feet, encased in a pair of Janet's shoes (Sam's didn't fit) and let out a heavy sigh. When she looked back up she had a tear in her eye. She so rarely cried, that Jack remembered about her. When Daniel had first said her name, back on the planet, he was appalled to realize that he couldn't call up the image of her face anymore. He couldn't remember the way her voice had sounded, what color her eyes were. He couldn't remember who she'd gone to prom with, what car she'd traded in for that Volkswagen , what her best friend's name had been, what her high school colors were. He'd been amazed at how much he'd forgotten. And then when that pod had opened and he'd seen her lying there, freezing and naked, the subject of some arrogant race's experiments in God-knew-what, and he'd seen her face again, and the color of her hair, and he'd felt so guilty. So guilty that he still couldn't remember what color her eyes were. So guilty...about everything.
And now, she had a tear in her eye, and Jack knew she wouldn't let it fall. That he remembered.
"I have a lot to catch up on, don't I?" she whispered. Jack swallowed.
"Yeah"
"God, Jack..." Her jaw trembled and he pulled her into his arms. He hadn't hugged her in so long!
"I know" was all he could say, and he did.
"I know"