Title: Silver Split

Author: UndyingWisdomSnake-Head

Summary: Each member of SG-1 gets sent to a different alternate reality, each reality missing a vital member of SG-1 or crew. What's going on and how will they get out without contact with the other originals?

CHAPTER 3 – D-E-A-D

Sam barely had time assess her surroundings when she heard familiar voices traveling toward her.

"Jack!" Daniel's voice rang out, "Jack," the sound of hurried footsteps slowing, "I was hoping to find you."

"Whatever it is, I didn't do it, I wasn't there and I didn't see anything."

"Guilty conscience Jack?" Daniel teased.

"No, just ..habit."

"Well anyway, uh General Hammond has requested to speak to us."

"Hammond! What's he want?"

"No idea."

Jack leaned forward to push open the heavy door.

Still with her guard up, Sam shrank back into the shadows. The two men walked in and past her.

"I've been asked to grab some whack-doodle doohickey for Siler from here so..."

"I'll tell the General you'll be late. You grab your whack-doodle.."

"..doohickey," Jack completed the phrase without interrupting the flow of speech.

"And meet us there," Daniel smiled.

"Right," O'Neill turned away, then turned back," Uh, where exactly is 'there'?"

"Briefing room," Daniel walked out the door.

Jack started scrounging around for whatever he was looking for and Sam emerged from the shadows. Jack spun around whilst in thought and yelped when he nearly ran into her.

"Carter! Carter? What are you doing here? I mean, how are you doing, uh, being here?" The Colonel took a step back.

"I was hoping you could tell me Sir."

"Daniel.? Daniel!" No reply.

"Sir, when we touched that device on PM9 – 012 I think we were somehow transported back to the base," Even as Carter spoke she knew the theory made no sense. She had a better theory in her head but she needed more to go on before bringing it up.

O'Neill had no idea what his Major was talking about and took another small step backward. His face could not hide his confusion.

"Colonel?"

"Are you even real?" O'Neill looked at her.

"As far as I know Sir, yes."

O'Neill extended a hesitant arm, paused momentarily, and poked her on the shoulder.

"I think I better get Janet to change my antibiotics.." Jack was scared now, sad and frozen, but scared, and it showed. A lost expression shadowed his face.

"Sir," Sam continued gently, she was concerned now, "I am real. Why shouldn't I be?"

"Carter, you're dead," he said softly, "D-E-A-D. No coming back from it," his voice trailed off, then tried to regain his composure, "Unless you're Daniel of course."

(A/N: OK, that may have been a little OOC, but who knows how he would react? Sam hasn't died in the show so far. And it was worth it for the effect, which I wrecked by writing this...)

Yep, thought Sam, this is really wrong.

"So in this reality Daniel ascended as well..." Sam spoke to no-one in particular.

The Colonel looked a bit confused, "Well, it's not like you could pretend it didn't happen."

Sam shook her head slightly, sharply.

"Sir, I need you to listen. Now, unless some Goa'uld is playing mind games with us all-"

"That wouldn't surprise me," muttered Jack.

"Sir, I think I am from a different reality."

"I think we'd better get you to the General."

"It was that thing," Sam pointed at the mirrors, "It's like a four-sided Quantam mirror."

O'Neill was still nervous but the mention of the Quantam mirror sparked his attention, remembering his past experiences with it. He had to do something at this point.

"General it is then," and O'Neill walked out the door and waited for her.

Carter paused then jogged after him.

A/N: How was that? I'M BA-ACK!! I can write again! Let's just hope it lasts this time...