Cassandra Fraser sat at her mother's kitchen table, bored out of her mind. Ever since her telekinetic abilities had developed she'd basically been under house arrest by her mother. Enforced by Major Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Teal'c and Colonel Jack O'Neill.

She was doomed. She'd never get out of that house, and no one was willing to visit her since she'd passed out when Dominic had kissed her.

She sighed, and went into the living room to see what was on tv. As she sat down on the couch, the refrigerator door slammed open, and then shut. A can of coke wafted in, and set itself down in Cassie's hand.

The alien popped the tab, and took a sip while the remote floated over. Grabbing it out of the air, she flicked the television on, and channel surfed.

She paused on a news program. A woman with red hair was addressing what appeared to be a senate meeting.

"...with this man-made environment remaining relatively stable, the X- factor becomes dormant. (pause) Until now. For reasons still not known to us, we are seeing what some are calling the beginnings of another stage of evolution-"

She gets cut off by some old guy in a suit.

"You're avoiding the question I posed to you at the beginning of the hearing, Ms. Grey. Three words: Are mutants dangerous?"

"I'm avoiding a question that is decidedly loaded, Senator. The wrong person behind the wheel of a car can be dangerous." Dr. Grey looked down at the Senator from her podium.

"Well, we do license people to drive, Ms. Grey."

"Yes. But not to live."

Cassandra lost interest after that. Flipping the channel, she put it on MTV and watched videos for a while, but kept thinking about what the Dr had said.

If humans were developing powers like hers, does that mean that someone out there could help her with her control?

Kitty pulled into the parking lot of a McDonald's, and parked the car. Getting out, she stretched, then walked towards the doors. She wanted a couple of chicken burgers and some fries, before she headed to the hotel that Scott had made reservations for her.

Entering the doors, she failed to see the black pickup that pulled into the parking spot next to her SUV.

Waiting in line, she was thinking about one of the guys that was a new kid at the school, when she felt a hand land on her shoulder. Whipping around, she backed up a few steps. A tall man with silver hair, and a grumpy look on his face stood in line behind her.

Before she could say any scathing comment about keeping his paws to himself, he started growling at her.

"What part, exactly, of "You're Grounded" do you not understand, young lady? Your mother is going to kill you, you know that right? If you wanted some McDonald's, all you had to do was ask Daniel or Sam or even me and you would have gotten some. You didn't need to sneak out of the house-"

Kitty stared at him for a minute. Then started laughing. He stared at her.

"You've got to be kidding. My parents haven't cared what I do since I was 13, mister. Besides, they're in a different state. If they're even in the same state together. So, I'm guessing you've got the wrong girl here."

Seeing his disbelieving stare, she pulled out her wallet, and said, "Wanna see my ID? It's definitely not a fake, and I'm definitely not who you're looking for. See?" She handed him her ID, and it said, quiet clearly, Katherine Pryde, age, height, weight, etc, etc.

The man shook his head, and said, "Sorry, you just look a lot like my niece. Boy, do you ever." He handed back the ID, and she tucked it back into her wallet. Moving back into line, she walked up to the counter and ordered her food.

Feeling eyes drilling a hole in the back of her head, she turned. The man was still standing there staring at her. She rolled her eyes at him. That seemed to bring him out of his daze.

"Definitely not her. She only rolls her eyes at her mother. And, well, at Sam."

He ordered his food, and stood waiting for his order with her.

He stuck out his hand. "Jack O'Neill." Kitty looked at him for a moment, then shook his hand. "Kitty Pryde, but you knew that, right?" he looked slightly sheepish.

Kitty got her food, and thanked the waitress. Moving to the drink dispenser, she filled the cup they had given her with soda. Glancing back at him, something occurred to her.

"Wait a minute. O'Neill. You don't by chance know a guy named Jason Coburn, do you?" Kitty asked.

Jack picked up his tray of food, and glanced up at her. He looked surprised. "Coburn? Oh, yea. Major Coburn. Yeah, I know him. Why?"

Kitty laughed, and took a bite of a french fry. "He's basically my uncle. He told me "Don't piss O'Neill off." He just didn't give me a first name."

Jack laughed, and gestured towards a seat, tacitly asking if he could join her. She nodded, and moved to the table, setting down her food.

"Well, if you're looking for him, he just went on leave, and I don't know where he planned on going. I could ask around, find out, if you want."

She waved that off. "Oh, I know where he is. He's visiting some friends in New York. That's why I'm here. I'm gonna take care of his place until he gets back. I'm taking a vacation from school. Collage can be so boring sometimes."

Jack laughed. "That all depends on where you're going, and who you're going with."

"That's true. Life's been a bit more...interesting since Logan and Marie showed up, let me tell you that." Seeing Jack's interested look, she said, "Logan's one of the new teachers. Marie's the newest student at Xavier's. Hank's visiting Scott and Jean up there. Er..Jason." She roller her eyes.

"Hank?" Jack asked.

Kitty smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, that's what I called him the first time I met him. Was being a typical smart ass kid, and just said "So, who's Hank here?" It stuck."

Jack laughed, and said, "I'll have to remember that, and tease him about it sometime."

Kitty smiled, and kept eating.

Jack finished his burger, and said, "So, how long are you going to be in Colorado Springs?"

Kitty shrugged. "Until Unk gets back. Why?"

"Well, like I said, you look a lot like my niece, and just wondering if I'm gonna be thinking you're Cassie, or if Cassie is you. Don't wanna yell at the wrong person. Again."

They both smiled. "I suppose I can see how that might be confusing. Well, does your niece have a green SUV? 'Cause that's what I'm driving. That's one distinction. Other than that, I'm not sure what I can tell ya."

"Hmm. Ok, I'll keep that in mind." he pulled out his wallet, and dug through, finally pulling out a photograph. "If you suddenly get attacked by any of these people, just tell them that you're not Cassie."

She looked at the picture. Jack sat in the center of a group of people. They appeared to be at a restaurant. Obviously someone's birthday, if the cake on the table was any indication. Two women sat on either side of Jack, one blonde, one brunette. Sandwiching them into the booth were two other men. One was a sandy-brown haired man with glasses, and the other was a large black man waring hat?

"So, if I see any of them, its best to not go "Awww, but Moooooooom!" right? Or, how about "But Jack said I could!"

Jack stared at her in horror. "First of all, you sound exactly like Cassie, and that's just scary. Second of all, the brunette is the base's CMO. She has needles. Don't do things like that to me, please."

Kitty laughed, and promised that she wouldn't do that. She glanced at her watch, and said, "Well, I've got to go check in at the motel, and call Han- er- Jason, and make sure that everyone's still alive and all that good stuff."

"Motel? I thought you were staying at Jason's house."

She shrugged, and said, "He fumigated it just before he left, said something abut monster spiders. So, he put me up at the hotel for the next few days. As soon as the "monster spiders" are dead, I'm supposed to move in."

She picked up the garbage from their dinners, and threw it away. Jack stood up slowly, and moved stiffly towards the doors. His knees always stiffened up when he sat for any length of time. Which was why he was always hanging out in Sam and Daniel's office, propping the door frames up.

Kitty and Jack walked out of the McDonald's and both headed to their cars, which were parked right next to each other.

Kitty unlocked her door, and said, "Well, it was interesting to meet you, Jack. See ya around. Next time, make sure it's your niece, before you start yellin', ok? See ya!"

She heard him chuckle, as he got into his truck. Starting her car, she pulled out of the parking lot, and drove to the motel.