A/N so I left ya'll a little confused I see. Well never fear all will be revealed in good time my people all in good time. Now I am just going to go get some chocolate ice cream and I will be right back. Ok I just have to clear something up- this flash and the last one are in NO way connected. Oh and I am making Sam 36 in present time.

Shanks-Away!

Captain-Doctor

"I DON'T CARE CAPTAIN! We have our orders to follow and they come from a lot higher up than you and your team leader."

Sam and Kariella came into the room just in time to see a young female officer get yelled at by a person who Sam saw was in fact a Major. They were the only two in the room, which looked a lot like Sam's lab but it had more chemistry equipment in it she noticed.

"Sir, with all due respect, I don't think you understand the implications of what you are saying from a scientific point of view." The woman replied. Sam could see she was determined to make the general see things her way.

Sam studied the two as they glared at each other. The man was around forty years old, not unattractive, and had black hair and dark green eyes. The woman looked younger, early 30's. She had similar blue eyes and light brown hair with flicks of blonde that was hanging around her shoulders in large barrel curls, a clear breech of uniform regulations but if the major noticed, he was not saying anything.

"And what am I missing that is of such importance?" he asked her in a smug voice.

"That if you interface that type of reactor with that engine, the radiation by-products would act as a catalyst causing the nitrogen to crystallize in the cooling valves, which would make them freeze up and the entire structure would overheat and rupture, with the components binding together to create an explosion that you could watch from the moon." She said trying to hide her smile of satisfaction.

The man looked at her speechless for a moment and then before he could stop himself, a large grin spread across his face. "Which moon?" He asked. The woman laughed softly and slapped him playfully across the arm. Much to Sam's surprise he lent into her and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek. "I'll pass on that information with the report. What time do we have to be there tonight?"

"As soon as we can be. I have a meeting that will run late, but we should make it no later than 20:00 hours." She said as she looped her arm around his neck.

"Thirty-four years being married and your mother still hasn't killed your father yet, who would have thought? Try not to get caught up in an experiment or something." He said wrapping one arm around her.

"Well maybe if you would stop coming in to distract me. And my dad is not so bad for an 84 year old." She chided.

"Oh you're blaming me?" He asked.

"Yes I am." She replied kissing him and slipping out of his grasp. "Now go before we get in trouble." She said.

"Why would we get in trouble?"

"Because I am a step away from making a very interesting piece of security tape footage involving you, me and this desk." She said giving him a wink.

"You know I could order you to do that." He said.

"Ah no you couldn't but nice try." She replied. "Good bye Major."

"They aren't usually so amorous on base." Kariella said. "But they got engaged last night so they are having some fun."

"Good for them." Sam said with a smile. "Who are they?" She asked.

"The man who just left is Major David Lewis. In three weeks it will be Colonel Lewis but he doesn't know that yet." Kariella replied. "He heads SG 3 and she is on SG 5. They were both recruited by the SCG around the same time, he was chosen from a group of pilots and they have been after her for years." Kariella said.

"Why is that?" Sam asked.

"It was discovered by accident that she had a rare gene that enabled her to use the technology of the ancients." Kariella said.

"That was one of the things the recruits for the Atlantis base were tested for." Sam said.

"Yes but none of them had the ability to control it with thought process alone, they needed to touch the devices they were wanting to use." Kariella told her. Sam took a second to comprehend what she was saying, and was even more shocked when she saw the girl, now alone in her lab, look at an item Sam had never seen before, and it start to hum softly and a series of lights began to blink on it.

"How is that possible? And can she do anything else?"

"It was how the ancients protected their technology, they interfaced it. She has not other power, and she is still learning to control this one. She has undergone much testing to see how far her abilities go, but it seems that the only thing she can do is control Ancient technology designed to be moved by the mind. " Kariella said.

"What did they interface it with?" Sam asked.

"Themselves."

"I don't understand. How could they do that?"

"They were very smart, Sam."

"Yes, but that's impossible."

"You move your arm or leg just by telling it with your mind. Why not an object?" Kariella said.

"I know that, but based on that principle, that would mean they were able to recreate neural pathways and somehow incorporate them into objects which would mean they were almost alive and I can't even begin to think how they did that." Sam said.

"You are not meant to know Sam, and it is nothing against you, you just have no need to."

"What year is it?" Sam asked.

"2039" Kariella said.

"And we are a the SGC I take it?"

"Yes."

"So can you tell me anything that is going on?" Sam asked.

"The Goa'uld were destroyed in 2012 thanks to there own arrogance and some very careful planning. A lot of innocent people had to die. Now the SGC is working with the Atlantis team and several off world sites and allies to try and take down the Wraith."

"The What?"

"They are the cliché, take one down and one worse comes along' bad guy. But we're not doing too badly." Kariella said.

"So things are good?" Sam asked.

"Yeah things are good." Kariella said with a laugh.

"Can I see myself, I would be 72 now." Sam said cringing.

"Sure. Come on." Kariella stretched out her hand and felt Sam take it as she waved them away.

The two appeared beside a lake, it was warm and there were a couple of people on boats and a few others having picnics by the water.

"Where are we?" Sam asked.

"Where you are." Kariella replied. As she did, she pointed to a group of people sitting on rugs with plates of food spread out in front of them. Sam moved closer and let out a small gasp as she saw herself, and old woman, although looking relatively good for 72. With her were a younger man and woman and two small children, who Sam was spoiling with attention as she sat and played.

"Wow." Sam said.

"Yeah, things look pretty good don't they." Kariella said.

"Who are they?" Sam asked.

"Well the woman is your daughter, and that is her husband and their twins. You have another daughter, an older one, she is going to be along later. She is not married but she is hoping something will happen with her latest flame." Kariella said.

Sam was unable to speak. The idea that she not only three children, she had two grandchildren and the potential for more, was overwhelming.

"You had your eldest in 2007, and the next two in 2010. It was hard but you managed to keep working and you never felt that you missed out on anything. Your grandchildren are now four and you could not be happier. You retired in 2020, two years after you got your stars." Kariella said. The look of sheer joy on Sam's face was almost comical.

"How?" Sam asked in and soft voice, her emotions threatening to bubble over.

"Well if you really want me to explain that I guess I could but..."

"No, no sorry," Sam said smiling. "How do I make this happen? How do I get this?" Sam asked.

"I can't tell you that." Kariella said.

"But it is perfect, it is everything I want, a family, my career, no Goa'uld, and you are not going to tell me?"

"Sam, it's not so black and white. And you have only seen the good. There have been some very painful things you have had to go through to get here. Some are very awful, but I thought you could see a happy ending was possible after what I showed you before." Kariella told her.

"So I can't have this, this is some way to torture me? What, this way doesn't help me fulfill this little prophecy you say there is about me?"

"I never said that. I never said whether you did that in the other visions either. There are many that could fulfill it, you are just a little higher on 'their' list than others. But please don't think this is not important, it is. You can't forget what you have seen here. Like your mother and Janet told you, everything that you have been shown has been for a reason. And now we have to go."

Sam took one last longing look at the future she had dreamed of before Kariella waved her hand and they were back in the white room.

"So that is it?" Sam asked.

"Your body is healed enough and you can longer be away from it." She heard Brae's voice say.

"I go back? That's it. You make me relive some of the most horrible things of my life, make me question every choice I am making, wave this perfect existence in front of me without telling me how to get it, give me some lecture about how damn important I am but won't say how or why and you JUST EXPECT ME TO LEAVE!" Sam yelled.

"Samantha, you are indeed very important, but the most important thing you can do is wake up and be yourself, and remember what you have learnt." Kariella said. "It was wonderful talking to you." Kariella said before leaving the room through the wall.

"Well Samantha, it seems it is time for us to also say good bye. I hope that this was fulfilling for you, even the painful memories. We had no intention to hurt you, just to show you what you need to know, and sometimes ignore." Brae said.

"I understand. I just wish there were more answers you could give me, but I also understand why you can't. Now if I was General O'Neill, you'd have a lot harder time getting rid of me without answering my questions." Sam laughed.

"I agree. Lie down Samantha, it has been wonderful talking to you." Brae said. Sam moved over and lay down on the bed again.

"You too Brae. Thank you."

"Keep well Samantha, and don't worry about anything, I think you will do just fine."

Sam closed her eyes and began to feel herself drift off. It was then she realised that she had not even bothered to ask Kariella who she had married in the last vision.