Ch4: oh, what to do with you..
Jack knocked on the already opened door of Hammond's office. "You rang, Sir?" Hammond gestured for Jack to come in.
"I just got off the phone with the president. It appears that he, along with the joint chiefs, agree with your recommendation, colonel. The lieutenant will remain here on base as a working member of the SGC. First thing tomorrow, Dr. Frasier is going to give her a full check up to make sure she isn't really a Gould or other alien form. Then, if she's given a clean bill of health, she will give us any information she has about any future allies, planets of interest, that sort of thing. If after a while she is a proven soldier, she will join an Sg unit," Hammond instructed.
"Sounds good, Sir. May I recommend that the lieutenant join Sg-1 sir?" Jack asked.
"We'll see colonel. Dismissed." Hammond smiled. Jack nodded and exited the room. And headed for Sam's lab.
[Sam's lab]
"So, what did he say?" Daniel asked as Jack walked back into the room. Nat was sitting beside Carter, looking at the notes on time travel. Teal'c and Daniel were also seated across the table.
"Well kiddo, Hammond says you're going to stay with us at the SGC. First we gotta take you to Dr. Frasier to get a check up, then for a while you're probably gonna stay on the base. After a while, you'll probably be put into an Sg team and go on missions," Jack explained. Nat smiled.
Daniel put his arm around Nat. "Did you tell Hammond that we want her in our Sg team?" Daniel asked. Nat was surprised that Younger Daniel was just as protective of her as future Daniel was. Then she remembered that her future Daniel had met her before and she scratched that thought.
"Yes Daniel. But we'll see what happens," Jack said as he sat at the table with the others. Carter got annoyed when Jack started touching all the little gadgets on the table.
"Hey hey! Why is everyone in MY lab? Go destroy Daniel's study. Sir! Don't touch that!" Sam squealed, as Jack was about to touch a large red button on the contraption she was working on.
"Fine," Jack huffed. "It's time to go home anyway. Come' on Teal'c, I'll take ya home. Maybe we'll go past the video shop and see if we can find that Mummy video," Jack said as he and Teal'c exited the room.
"I would very much like to see Star Wars again O'Neill," Teal'c could be heard as they walked down the hall, leaving Sam, Daniel and Nat alone in Sam's lab.
"I better go aswell. Dad's showing me the schematics for some of their Tok'ra weapons tomorrow," she said excitedly as she grabbed her jacket. "Good night guys. Nat nice to meet you."
Nat and Daniel were left alone. It was dead silent. "So, hungry?" Daniel asked as he put his hand on Nat's back, gesturing her towards the door. "I'll doubt general Hammond will let you off base without a checkup from Dr. Frasier, so we'll have to settle with food from the mess hall," Daniel explained. Nat looked up at Daniel. It was an unbelievable feeling to see one of your best friends looking so young. She would look at all the photos of SG-1 when she were in his (future) office and think that if he were thirty years younger she would date him. She never DREAMED that she would actually meet his younger self. This was a whole new Daniel that she never knew. Yet, at the same time, he appeared to be the same cool, collected guy who always knew the answers.
"Earth to Natalie.." Daniel said when he realised Nat didn't respond to his explanation of the mess hall.
"Oh! Sorry Dan-.. I mean Dr. Jackson. I zoned out for a second there. Lead me to the mess hall!" She smiled. Daniel began walking again, but didn't take his eyes off the 5'5" brunette.
"Daniel's fine. If you call me Dr Jackson I'll begin to feel like a 60 year old! You said we were friends, now lets act like friends. Come on, I'll shout you an ice-cream after dinner," Daniel smiled. Nat gave Daniel an oh- god-your-dumb look.
"Daniel, isn't the food in the mess hall is free?.." she said back. Daniel smiled that goofy smile and kept walking.
[SGC mess hall]
"This is so weird!" Nat commented as she bit into her potato salad.
"The food tastes weird? Or coming back from the future is weird?"
"This. Us. Sitting here. It's such a weird feeling sitting here with you, before I'm even meant to be born! And with you being a young man!.. Younger than what I'm used to."
Daniel finished chewing his chicken. "Well, you said you knew myself and the others in your time right?" Nat nodded. "Well, maybe, try not to think of me, sitting right here with you, as the same Daniel Jackson of the future. The Daniel you knew in 2031 might appear to be the same person as I am now, but people change with time."
"But it's still gonna be weird. I guess I'll get used to it though," She replied.
Daniel smiled. "That's the spirit. So, am I a good looking sixty year old?" Daniel asked with a sly grin. Nat laughed.
"I gotta say I'm not into old men, but you look pretty much the same as you do now," Nat replied. Daniel perked up.
"Really? The same?" he asked.
"Just with wrinkles!" Nat said as she burst into laughter.
[daniel's study]
Daniel bid Natalie a goodnight and after seeing her to her room, he headed for his study. He wanted to write about her in his journal before going home for the night. He flicked on the light and sat at his desk, his journal waiting on the desk to be written in.
November 30th 2002: A young soldier named Lieutenant Natalie Manslow stepped through the gate today with an SG-5 iris code. As it turns out she is from the future. In the future, the code we used for sg-5 is used for the future Sg-1. Apparently I (the future me) sent her here in an attempt to save her from the invading Gould. I found a note in the back of my journal that explains that I knew that when she entered the gate, she would travel back in time 29 years.
Daniel ran out of room on the last page so he began looking for the new journal he bought the other day. He opened it and continued writing.
November 30th 2002 (continued..): Hammond said that she'd be staying with us on the base, and eventually she could possibly join an Sg team. Hopefully she joins Sg-1. I cant help but think about myself as an old man, and having an amazingly cheerful friend like Natalie. After having dinner with her in the mess hall, I realised that I may have some feelings for the girl. I know I'm possibly 5 to 7 years older than her, and I feel bad saying this, but I cant help feeling attracted to Natalie. Maybe it's because she smiles and laughs just as Share` did does. Maybe I just miss Share`. Jack's been trying to encourage me to 'find other fish' because deep down he thinks we'll never get her back.
Daniel yawned and closed the journal. He took his jacket off the back of his chair, turned off the light and went home.
* * * *
[July 27th 2031]
"Professor! They got Teal'c! We have to help him!" Natalie yelled. Elderly Daniel grabbed her arm.
"No! We cant! All we can do now is get to the alpha site!" Daniel yelled as he pulled Natalie through the briefing room. "You know as well as I that when the Gould attack, they do so in enormous numbers! We have no chance at saving Teal'c and you know it!" Professor Jackson yelled. Natalie tried to keep back the tears. Their feet shook under the trembling ground. "They're setting off bombs," Daniel said. "We've got to get out of here!"
"Nearly everyone's already gone through the gate, and everyone who hasn't has been killed! You go to the gate room, and I'll dial the alpha site," Nat said quickly, pushing Daniel towards the spiral staircase that led down to the gate room. Daniel didn't budge. "What are you doing!? GO!" She yelled, but Daniel still didn't budge. Daniel took Nat's hand off his shoulder and wrapped his hands around hers. He looked as if her had something to say.
"Nat, I'll dial the gate. You go to the gate room." He took his bag off his shoulder and put it on Nat's shoulder, putting the sling over her head. "These are 2 of my journals. When we go through the gate, I promise I'll let you read them," Daniel explained. He bright blue eyes looked at her through the large round glasses, reassuring her that everything was going to be okay. Nat nodded and ran to the gate room.
Nat stood in the gate room waiting anxiously for Daniel to dial the alpha site. She'd lost her zat nikotel about ten minutes earlier when Teal'c got captured. She watched the chevrons spin around as the gate dialed. As soon as the gate 'flushed', Nat turned to look at Daniel still in the gate room. He put his mouth to the microphone. "Natalie, you go through. I'll be right behind you!" Daniel said. Nat nodded and headed up the ramp. Just as she reached the top of the ramp, she turned around and saw Daniel being attacked. He mouthed 'go!' to her and she continued stepping backwards through the gate.
Daniel was knocked down by one of the Jaffa. "What is the address of the alpha site!?" The Jaffa yelled at Daniel. Daniel started laughing.
"You mock me, human?" The jaffa replied sternly. Daniel continued to laugh.
"Yes, I do mock you! She didn't go to the alpha site. And No, I'm not going to give you the address for the alpha site!" Daniel laughed. The Jaffa aimed his staff weapon at Daniel's face. Daniel continued to laugh.
"Do you think dying is funny, old man!? Maybe you should be used as a host then!" The Jaffa yelled. Daniel laughed even harder and pointed at the computers.
*self-destruct in 10 seconds*
"You know what's funny? What's funny is you're all going to hell," Daniel laughed. The Jaffa started to walk backwards, away from Daniel. Daniel started to glow. The Jaffa shielded their eyes as Daniel ascended. As he floated through the roof, the base exploded.
**author's notes: now I know a few of you are wondering WHY old daniel ascended. Well, I figured it's the future and because he'd already ascended once before, so maybe he'd learnt how to ascend at will, or even someone helped him ascend that quickly.. it's based in the future so who who knows.. use ur imagination... the point of the end of ch 4 was to give u all an idea of HOW Nat got send back in time.. Oh! And sorry if these next few chapters get comfusing cz I keep jumping back and 4th in time. I'm trying to explain all angles in the story. As I jump to the future, I TRY let everyone know how old Nat is.. helps to give you guys a general idea of where she is in her life... also I refer to a 'hedgehog' in ma story.. I have no idea if in other countries u call it a hedgehog but it's a cake wif chopped up biscuits, chocolate etc in it (so YUM!) Well that's enough yammering, on with the story! (don't 4get to review!!!)**
Just so u guys don't get confused.. (even I have to reffer to this from time to time):
Nov 30, 2002: Nat comes thru the gate (im basing sg-1 around season's 3-5). I'm making Daniel aroundabout 29-31 yrs old here. (if any1s got the real age leme no!)
2006: Nat born
2024: Nat 18yrs old
2031: Nat 25yrs old, Daniel 60ish yrs old, Gould invade and nat is sent back 29yrs in time to the yr 2002.
Jack knocked on the already opened door of Hammond's office. "You rang, Sir?" Hammond gestured for Jack to come in.
"I just got off the phone with the president. It appears that he, along with the joint chiefs, agree with your recommendation, colonel. The lieutenant will remain here on base as a working member of the SGC. First thing tomorrow, Dr. Frasier is going to give her a full check up to make sure she isn't really a Gould or other alien form. Then, if she's given a clean bill of health, she will give us any information she has about any future allies, planets of interest, that sort of thing. If after a while she is a proven soldier, she will join an Sg unit," Hammond instructed.
"Sounds good, Sir. May I recommend that the lieutenant join Sg-1 sir?" Jack asked.
"We'll see colonel. Dismissed." Hammond smiled. Jack nodded and exited the room. And headed for Sam's lab.
[Sam's lab]
"So, what did he say?" Daniel asked as Jack walked back into the room. Nat was sitting beside Carter, looking at the notes on time travel. Teal'c and Daniel were also seated across the table.
"Well kiddo, Hammond says you're going to stay with us at the SGC. First we gotta take you to Dr. Frasier to get a check up, then for a while you're probably gonna stay on the base. After a while, you'll probably be put into an Sg team and go on missions," Jack explained. Nat smiled.
Daniel put his arm around Nat. "Did you tell Hammond that we want her in our Sg team?" Daniel asked. Nat was surprised that Younger Daniel was just as protective of her as future Daniel was. Then she remembered that her future Daniel had met her before and she scratched that thought.
"Yes Daniel. But we'll see what happens," Jack said as he sat at the table with the others. Carter got annoyed when Jack started touching all the little gadgets on the table.
"Hey hey! Why is everyone in MY lab? Go destroy Daniel's study. Sir! Don't touch that!" Sam squealed, as Jack was about to touch a large red button on the contraption she was working on.
"Fine," Jack huffed. "It's time to go home anyway. Come' on Teal'c, I'll take ya home. Maybe we'll go past the video shop and see if we can find that Mummy video," Jack said as he and Teal'c exited the room.
"I would very much like to see Star Wars again O'Neill," Teal'c could be heard as they walked down the hall, leaving Sam, Daniel and Nat alone in Sam's lab.
"I better go aswell. Dad's showing me the schematics for some of their Tok'ra weapons tomorrow," she said excitedly as she grabbed her jacket. "Good night guys. Nat nice to meet you."
Nat and Daniel were left alone. It was dead silent. "So, hungry?" Daniel asked as he put his hand on Nat's back, gesturing her towards the door. "I'll doubt general Hammond will let you off base without a checkup from Dr. Frasier, so we'll have to settle with food from the mess hall," Daniel explained. Nat looked up at Daniel. It was an unbelievable feeling to see one of your best friends looking so young. She would look at all the photos of SG-1 when she were in his (future) office and think that if he were thirty years younger she would date him. She never DREAMED that she would actually meet his younger self. This was a whole new Daniel that she never knew. Yet, at the same time, he appeared to be the same cool, collected guy who always knew the answers.
"Earth to Natalie.." Daniel said when he realised Nat didn't respond to his explanation of the mess hall.
"Oh! Sorry Dan-.. I mean Dr. Jackson. I zoned out for a second there. Lead me to the mess hall!" She smiled. Daniel began walking again, but didn't take his eyes off the 5'5" brunette.
"Daniel's fine. If you call me Dr Jackson I'll begin to feel like a 60 year old! You said we were friends, now lets act like friends. Come on, I'll shout you an ice-cream after dinner," Daniel smiled. Nat gave Daniel an oh- god-your-dumb look.
"Daniel, isn't the food in the mess hall is free?.." she said back. Daniel smiled that goofy smile and kept walking.
[SGC mess hall]
"This is so weird!" Nat commented as she bit into her potato salad.
"The food tastes weird? Or coming back from the future is weird?"
"This. Us. Sitting here. It's such a weird feeling sitting here with you, before I'm even meant to be born! And with you being a young man!.. Younger than what I'm used to."
Daniel finished chewing his chicken. "Well, you said you knew myself and the others in your time right?" Nat nodded. "Well, maybe, try not to think of me, sitting right here with you, as the same Daniel Jackson of the future. The Daniel you knew in 2031 might appear to be the same person as I am now, but people change with time."
"But it's still gonna be weird. I guess I'll get used to it though," She replied.
Daniel smiled. "That's the spirit. So, am I a good looking sixty year old?" Daniel asked with a sly grin. Nat laughed.
"I gotta say I'm not into old men, but you look pretty much the same as you do now," Nat replied. Daniel perked up.
"Really? The same?" he asked.
"Just with wrinkles!" Nat said as she burst into laughter.
[daniel's study]
Daniel bid Natalie a goodnight and after seeing her to her room, he headed for his study. He wanted to write about her in his journal before going home for the night. He flicked on the light and sat at his desk, his journal waiting on the desk to be written in.
November 30th 2002: A young soldier named Lieutenant Natalie Manslow stepped through the gate today with an SG-5 iris code. As it turns out she is from the future. In the future, the code we used for sg-5 is used for the future Sg-1. Apparently I (the future me) sent her here in an attempt to save her from the invading Gould. I found a note in the back of my journal that explains that I knew that when she entered the gate, she would travel back in time 29 years.
Daniel ran out of room on the last page so he began looking for the new journal he bought the other day. He opened it and continued writing.
November 30th 2002 (continued..): Hammond said that she'd be staying with us on the base, and eventually she could possibly join an Sg team. Hopefully she joins Sg-1. I cant help but think about myself as an old man, and having an amazingly cheerful friend like Natalie. After having dinner with her in the mess hall, I realised that I may have some feelings for the girl. I know I'm possibly 5 to 7 years older than her, and I feel bad saying this, but I cant help feeling attracted to Natalie. Maybe it's because she smiles and laughs just as Share` did does. Maybe I just miss Share`. Jack's been trying to encourage me to 'find other fish' because deep down he thinks we'll never get her back.
Daniel yawned and closed the journal. He took his jacket off the back of his chair, turned off the light and went home.
* * * *
[July 27th 2031]
"Professor! They got Teal'c! We have to help him!" Natalie yelled. Elderly Daniel grabbed her arm.
"No! We cant! All we can do now is get to the alpha site!" Daniel yelled as he pulled Natalie through the briefing room. "You know as well as I that when the Gould attack, they do so in enormous numbers! We have no chance at saving Teal'c and you know it!" Professor Jackson yelled. Natalie tried to keep back the tears. Their feet shook under the trembling ground. "They're setting off bombs," Daniel said. "We've got to get out of here!"
"Nearly everyone's already gone through the gate, and everyone who hasn't has been killed! You go to the gate room, and I'll dial the alpha site," Nat said quickly, pushing Daniel towards the spiral staircase that led down to the gate room. Daniel didn't budge. "What are you doing!? GO!" She yelled, but Daniel still didn't budge. Daniel took Nat's hand off his shoulder and wrapped his hands around hers. He looked as if her had something to say.
"Nat, I'll dial the gate. You go to the gate room." He took his bag off his shoulder and put it on Nat's shoulder, putting the sling over her head. "These are 2 of my journals. When we go through the gate, I promise I'll let you read them," Daniel explained. He bright blue eyes looked at her through the large round glasses, reassuring her that everything was going to be okay. Nat nodded and ran to the gate room.
Nat stood in the gate room waiting anxiously for Daniel to dial the alpha site. She'd lost her zat nikotel about ten minutes earlier when Teal'c got captured. She watched the chevrons spin around as the gate dialed. As soon as the gate 'flushed', Nat turned to look at Daniel still in the gate room. He put his mouth to the microphone. "Natalie, you go through. I'll be right behind you!" Daniel said. Nat nodded and headed up the ramp. Just as she reached the top of the ramp, she turned around and saw Daniel being attacked. He mouthed 'go!' to her and she continued stepping backwards through the gate.
Daniel was knocked down by one of the Jaffa. "What is the address of the alpha site!?" The Jaffa yelled at Daniel. Daniel started laughing.
"You mock me, human?" The jaffa replied sternly. Daniel continued to laugh.
"Yes, I do mock you! She didn't go to the alpha site. And No, I'm not going to give you the address for the alpha site!" Daniel laughed. The Jaffa aimed his staff weapon at Daniel's face. Daniel continued to laugh.
"Do you think dying is funny, old man!? Maybe you should be used as a host then!" The Jaffa yelled. Daniel laughed even harder and pointed at the computers.
*self-destruct in 10 seconds*
"You know what's funny? What's funny is you're all going to hell," Daniel laughed. The Jaffa started to walk backwards, away from Daniel. Daniel started to glow. The Jaffa shielded their eyes as Daniel ascended. As he floated through the roof, the base exploded.
**author's notes: now I know a few of you are wondering WHY old daniel ascended. Well, I figured it's the future and because he'd already ascended once before, so maybe he'd learnt how to ascend at will, or even someone helped him ascend that quickly.. it's based in the future so who who knows.. use ur imagination... the point of the end of ch 4 was to give u all an idea of HOW Nat got send back in time.. Oh! And sorry if these next few chapters get comfusing cz I keep jumping back and 4th in time. I'm trying to explain all angles in the story. As I jump to the future, I TRY let everyone know how old Nat is.. helps to give you guys a general idea of where she is in her life... also I refer to a 'hedgehog' in ma story.. I have no idea if in other countries u call it a hedgehog but it's a cake wif chopped up biscuits, chocolate etc in it (so YUM!) Well that's enough yammering, on with the story! (don't 4get to review!!!)**
Just so u guys don't get confused.. (even I have to reffer to this from time to time):
Nov 30, 2002: Nat comes thru the gate (im basing sg-1 around season's 3-5). I'm making Daniel aroundabout 29-31 yrs old here. (if any1s got the real age leme no!)
2006: Nat born
2024: Nat 18yrs old
2031: Nat 25yrs old, Daniel 60ish yrs old, Gould invade and nat is sent back 29yrs in time to the yr 2002.