THE SWITCH

Colonel was about thirty seconds behind the rest of SG-1 through the gate returning home. Fiddling with the...whatever, didn't notice the power surge. "Carter, I have you're doo..." at this point O'Neill registered the sounds of weapons being readied and looked up, "hicky."

The Colonel looked around the gate room to see a lot of weapons pointed up the ramp. At the bottom of the ramp was a blond woman sighting down a P- 38. Those blue eyes looked very familiar.

"Umm...Carter?" She nodded, "FORCRYINGOUTLOUD! Why does this crap always happen to me?"

Looking around she spoke carefully while moving her arms carefully out to her sides, "moving a few steps forward to set doohicky on ramp," she bent slowly and set the device on the ramp then slowly stood. "Moving back, placing hands on head. OK, come get my weapons."

The Marines rushed forward to do that while some of them moved around to keep the stranger covered. "Knife in right boot, gun in left. You missed a couple." They eyed her and it dawned on her, "Carter, can I get some help here?"

Sam nodded and slowly walked up the ramp.

"My Carter, well not so much MY, but you know, anyway is a guy. I take it your O'Neill is?" Sam nodded and the Colonel spoke, "OK, Carter, in the bra." Sam looked embarrassed but reached in and removed a knife. "Back of the neck." Sam went around and removed another knife, "Now base of the spine."

Sam tried but couldn't work her arm low enough. "Carter just undo my pants so we can get this over with." Carter looked around at the men and O'Neill got her drift. "No secrets here, besides I doubt if I have anything that they haven't seen before. Just not on Colonel O'Neill," Sam snorted and hurriedly up did the button and went behind and retrieved another knife.

Major Carter turned to the Marines, "OK, stand down but keep alert."

As O'Neill was redoing her pants she looked around. "Well, Teal'c is the same,"

Then she heard a familiar voice behind her, "But my, Jack, how you've changed." She turned around and spotted Daniel. "Can everyone else here see Daniel?" She looked at the Major who looked and looked confused. The Colonel went and stood in front of Dr. Jackson and said, "And you're not all glowy."

Daniel grinned, "I...mmm...descended."

"Danny, I'm so happy to see you that I'm not even going to comment on that." With she grabbed Daniel in a big hug.

With a grin Daniel said, "Thanks, ..."

"Oh, right, Julie. Short for Juliet."

At that time General Hammond came into the room, "Who is this? And where is Colonel O'Neill?"

Julie but her hands in her pockets and bounced on the balls of her feet, "Well, George, we seem to have a bit of a situation, because I AM Colonel O'Neill, Julie O'Neill."

Hammond's mouth literally hung open, "What in Sam Hill?"

Carter stepped forward and said, "Sir, Colonel was about half a minute behind us and just before he came through the wormhole there was an energy surge and...she, this Colonel O'Neill came through."

"So, presumably, our Colonel O'Neill is in her reality."

"I hope so, George, that it's only the two of us because all of this alternate reality crap gives me a headache. If we're dealing with more than my head will explode."

The remaining members of SG-1 and Hammond grinned, it might not be Jack but it certainly was O'Neill."

"Some how I think that I will be much more amused about this than he will be."

"OK, SG-1 report to the infirmary, get cleaned up and we'll meet to debrief at 1600."

"Well, how would they know what has changed in me? After all, I'm already different."

The General smiled at her and said, "Nice try Colonel."

"Well, you can't blame a girl for trying," she shouted at his back. "Well, what do you say to females to the infirmary first and guys to the shower?" When they looked at her curiously she continued, "I like to go ahead and get it over with then take a long hot shower."

Daniel smirked, "That's certainly a difference from Jack."

Wile Carter and O'Neill were making their way to the infirmary Julie turned to Sam, "How do you stand it?" "Ma'am," Sam looked confused.

"Well, I'm annoying enough, I can't imagine having to deal with an O'Neill who's a guy."

Sam snorted, "Well, he can't help himself."

"So...Carter..."

"Ma'am?"

"Are you and Jack...?"

Sam blushed, "No, no it's against..."

"Against the frat regs, I know, Boy, do I know."

"How about you and...?"

"Carter, Samuel Carter. No, same problem. But you know..."

The women looked each other in the eye, both understanding the other like no one else in the universe, tow universes, could.

"Ya know, Carter, we could talk to each other about it and not be talking to the guys if you know what I mean."

"I'll...think about it, Ma'am."

"So where's Janet?" Julie looked at Sam to see the look like she had been punched in the gut. "Oh, God, what happened?"

"It was an off world mission. On of the other SG teams had a man down severely wounded. She took a hit by a staff weapon."

Julie's eyes filled with tears, "I know the mission you mean. My Janet was wearing one of the new vests. I know that it isn't my Janet, but She's my best friend, you know?"

Sam nodded, her eyes read. She did, indeed, know.

"Come here, Carter." The women both hugged and cried for their best friend.

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"...hicky." Jack looked up to see the business end of a lot of P-90's aimed at him. He looked at the bottom of the ramp and saw a tall blond man sighting down the barrel of a P-38 and he had very familiar blue eyes. "Carter?"

The man nodded. "FORCRYINGOUTLOUD! Why does this crap always happen to me?" They went through the nearly identical routine that was going on in an alternate universe except that the marines disarmed Jack completely, not needing to have a female help.

Jack looked at "Carter" and said, "Please tell me that your O'Neill is a man."

Carter shook his head with a smile, "No...Sir"

Jack had a look of disgust, "That is SO wrong." Jack spotted Jonas and asked, "So does this mean that Daniel is still...glowy?"

"If you mean ascended, then yes."

"My Daniel...descended."

"Really, how did that happen?"

Before Jack could answer General Hammond came into the room. "Who is this and where is Colonel O'Neill?"

Jack put his hands in his pockets and bounced on the balls of his feet. "Well, George, it seems we have a bit of a situation. I AM Colonel O'Neill, Jack O'Neill."

The General gaped at him, How the Sam Hill did this happen?"

Carter said, "We're not sure, Sir. Just before he came through there was a power surge."

OK, get checked out at the infirmary then cleaned up, we'll debrief at 1600."

"Well, General, how will they know if I'm OK? I mean, I've already changer, so to speak."

Hammond smiled at him, some things didn't change, "Nice try, Colonel."

"You can't blame a guy for trying," he shouted after the General's back.

As they were walking to the infirmary Jack was looking at Carter thoughtfully, "Carter?"

"Sir?"

"Are you and O'Neill...?"

"No, the ..."

"Frat regs, boy do I know? But..."

"Well..."

"Yeah, me, too."

They had gotten to the infirmary and were met by a very short redhead. "Where's Julie?"

Sam said, "This is Colonel JACK O'Neill."

"Oh?" Janet looked confused then looked at Jack, "oh!" She looked more confused when Jack was staring at her speechless.

"Doc?" He stepped up to her and reached out a shaky hand softly touched her cheek with the tips of his fingers, "Janet?"

When Fraizer nodded he swept her up in a great big hug. Her feet weren't even touching the floor. "Sir?" When he was still crushing her she yelled louder, "COLONEL! Breathing, breathing would be nice."

He put her down and looked sheepish, "Sorry, My Janet was.... killed."

She looked at him sadly, "I'm sorry. How did it happen?"

"Some planet, a member of another SG team was down, hurt badly, you, she, was hit with a staff weapon."

"I know the mission, I was wearing a new vest and got knocked out but..."

"I wish our Janet had been."