Author's Notes:- Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.
Daniel sat back in his seat scrubbing his hand over his face. It still felt strange not to have the roughness of the stubble that he'd carried as Carlin. Everything still felt strange since they'd returned from slavery, too bright, too clean. Just too strange.
He knew the others felt it too. Trying to readapt to the life that they'd had stolen from them was odd and at points daunting. Their memories were coming back in bits and pieces. Small things like family, friends took a lot longer to return to them than bigger things like the SGC and the Gould.
He'd had a panic attack while watching several of the archaeology department fix some artefacts together a few days ago, the memory of his parents death returning. Janet had helped him to the infirmary where she got Jack who talked him through it. Now he was remembering the loss of his wife. At least he'd done this in private, he thought to himself. The thing was although he was remembering losing her the good memories were forefront in his mind and for that he was grateful.
Looking at the clock he decided he was hungry and pulled himself up to go to the commissary. Sam, Jack and Teal'c would probably be there, he hoped they would anyway.
x
General George Hammond couldn't believe what he was hearing. It was happening again, despite his very strict orders to have the Quantum Mirror destroyed.
"Fine," he growled, "Send them here."
Replacing the phone he groaned, he did not need this just now especially after only recently getting SG1 back. The team were still exceedingly jumpy after their recent captivity. Their slowly returning memories were causing problems and Dr Fraiser had suggested although he give them time off that he keep them close to the base, after Dr Jackson's panic attack the day before Hammond was inclined to agree.
Well, this would give them something to do that wasn't too arduous but a problem they could get their teeth into.
Jack sat tapping his pen on the table waiting. Remembering losing Charlie had meant he'd retreated for a while but when Daniel needed help he was reminded why he went on. He'd thought about calling Sara but what would he tell her. He'd lost his memory and needed to say hi just so he could feel better.
"Sir?" he asked as Hammond joined him, "What's up?"
"Two people came through the Quantum Mirror in Area 51," Hammond explained as he sat down.
"Again?" Jack demanded with an annoyed sigh, "I thought we destroyed that thing."
"Orders weren't followed," Hammond frowned, "Anyway, these are the people who came through."
Jack looked at the pictures and caught his breath, "Does Daniel know?"
Hammond shook his head, "Once I saw who one of our visitors was I thought to get you involved first."
"Who's the other one?" he asked looking at the younger woman. There was something familiar about her.
"No idea," Hammond shrugged, "They're being transported here before they're questioned."
"Let me guess, I get to tell Daniel," Jack said.
"It'll be better coming from you," Hammond smiled slightly.
"As soon as they get here I'll tell him," Jack sighed, "When do they get here?"
"In about two hours."
x
Sha're kept her arm around the scared teenager as they were driven from what they were told was designated Area 51 to the SGC. Kristi was being uncharacteristically quiet and withdrawn; the death of everyone she knew bar one person was weighing heavily upon her. Sha're felt it also but she knew she had to stay calm a great deal was riding on her remaining composed. She had listened as they were told where they were going desperately wanting to ask if 'he' was there.
But she didn't.
They finally reached the SGC and were brought down into the bowels of the mountain. Thankfully they didn't separate them, Sha're was unsure how Kristi would react to being on her own. She kept a grip on the teenager's hand as they were taken to an interrogation room.
"Sha're," Kristi whispered, "What if they don't believe us? What if they're not the same? What if…"
"Stop," Sha're told her, "We have no time for 'what if's'. We must remain calm and tell them all we can."
"But…"
"Kristi," Sha're gently touched the teenager's cheek, "Just follow my lead."
They looked up as General Hammond entered the room and Sha're breathed a sigh of relief.
"General," she greeted him, "I am pleased that you are in charge."
Hammond looked at her suspiciously, "Who are you?"
"My name is Sha're Jackson," she replied smiling slightly, she loved being able to say her full married name, "This is Kristi. We were sent through the Mirror to safety."
"Why?"
"The Goa'uld were attacking Earth," Sha're explained, "Colonel O'Neill gave me all our records and charged me with taking both them and Kristi to a safe world. The records tell you all about the missions that the SGC has undertaken since it started and also about the Goa'uld who attacked us."
Hammond nodded, "I want you both checked out by our Doctor."
"Janet Fraiser?" Sha're asked.
"Yes."
Sha're nodded, "Good. It is comforting to know the ones we knew are here."
x
Jack watched Hammond speak to their two guests. Sha're seemed to be the same though with quite a remarkable confidence considering everything that was happening, she'd always seemed quite shy to him. He had to admit though that he'd never really known her so he was no judge. Their other guest was a teenager and very quiet. She looked nervous and scared her hand gripping Sha're's tightly while Sha're kept an arm around her. There was however something about her that he just couldn't place his finger on.
Before he could think about it though Hammond was sending them to Janet, which meant he had to find Daniel.
To be honest though he wasn't sure if Daniel had actually remembered about Sha're yet but he had to let him know.
"Hey," he grinned as he walked in to find Daniel staring at a book.
"Hey," Daniel sighed closing the book with a sigh, "What's up?"
"We got a few visitors through the Quantum Mirror," Jack told him.
"I thought we destroyed that?" Daniel asked making Jack groan.
"Apparently not," Jack shrugged, "Look. You need to come with me to the infirmary."
"Why?" Daniel looked intrigued.
"You might want to see who came through."
Daniel shrugged and bounced up, "Is it another Dr Carter and Kawalsky?"
"Not this time," Jack bit his lip; he had to tell him, "Daniel, its Sha're."
Daniel stopped walking freezing, "What?"
"Sha're Jackson came through the Quantum Mirror," Jack told him, "She's in the infirmary. Do you want to see her?"
"That's the dumbest question you've ever asked me," Daniel told him with a slight smile.
Jack gave a laugh and they walked through the corridors together.
Sha're smiled seeing Janet come over to her.
"Welcome to the SGC," Janet smiled, "It's nice to meet you."
"You too," Sha're smiled back, "Though I have known a version of you."
"I keep forgetting," Janet laughed, "I'm just going to do a few standard tests to make sure you're both healthy…"
"And to make sure there is nothing within us implanted by the Goa'uld," Sha're finished for her.
Janet laughed again before turning to Kristi, "Why don't you get into a gown?"
Kristi stared at Sha're worriedly.
"I shall be here the whole time," Sha're assured her, "Do not fear."
The teenager nodded and let Janet pull the curtains around the bed. Sha're turned as she heard a wonderfully familiar voice coming from the corridor, her heart starting to beat faster. Her eyes widened in relief as Daniel walked in with Jack.
He stopped at the door and stared at her in amazement; being told she was there hadn't prepared him for seeing her.
"Dan'iel," she whispered jumping off the bed before any of the soldiers standing around could stop her, without even thinking things may be different here she threw herself into his arms.
"Sha're," he sighed in her ear feeling tears fill his eyes.
He let go of her for a second pushing her back so he could look at her properly before pulling her close to him again.
"Okay," Janet called interrupting their reunion, "I need to do a work-up on Sha're then you can have her to yourself."
Daniel reluctantly let go of his wife but stood beside her his hands clutching hers. The curtain moved back from the bed beside them and Kristi appeared. Her eyes widened as she saw Daniel standing with Sha're then she saw Jack. Sha're moved and caught the young woman in her arms.
"Dan'iel, this is Kristi," Sha're introduced hoping to move the teenager's anxiety without much success.
Finally Janet shooed everyone out including Daniel leaving the three women in the infirmary.
"Let's get this over with," Janet smiled.
x
"Well Doctor?" Hammond asked as she joined them in the briefing room.
Janet sat down with SG1 and sighed, "The only problem was that Kristi was slightly anaemic however other than that they're both perfectly healthy."
"There's nothing?" Daniel asked, "Sha're is fine?"
"Yes Daniel," Janet smiled, "Your wife is fine."
"So," Jack said, "Who is Kristi?"
"I have no idea," Janet said, "I've only been given the name Kristin or Kristi as she seems to prefer but no second name. She doesn't talk at all. Occasionally she whispers to Sha're."
"There's something about her," Jack said thoughtfully, "But I can't put my finger on it."
"Well, I'm recommending that they join us," Janet told them, "They were part of the SGC in their own world."
"I've been going over the records from their world," Sam added, "It will take me a while to go through everything. I'll give a full report once I've done that."
Hammond nodded, "Good Major. Dr Jackson make sure you bring your wife back tomorrow."
Daniel smiled, "Thank you sir."
x
Janet caught up with Daniel as he headed to get Sha're.
"You're not just getting Sha're," Janet warned him, "Sha're won't let Kristi out of her sight."
"As long as Sha're is here, I don't care," Daniel told her.
Walking into the infirmary he smiled as Sha're came over to join him.
"General Hammond says you can come home with me," he murmured.
"I cannot leave Kristi," Sha're told him.
"Hope you both like pizza," Daniel smiled taking her hand.
"Thank you my love," Sha're whispered, kissing him very softly, "Thank you."
Sha're looked around the apartment with a smile. It was exactly the same as the one she had lived in. She quickly sat Kristi down on the couch making sure she was all right before taking Daniel out onto the balcony for a little privacy.
"I always liked this view," she whispered, "When I first came to Earth I was told that since this was your home I could stay here if I wanted."
"You lived here?" Daniel asked, feeling strangely unsure what to do around her.
Sha're turned and slipped her arms around his waist resting her head against his chest, "Losing you was the worst thing that ever happened to me," she glanced up to look into his eyes, "Ammonet killed you. She…she lured you to a place by capturing my father and…and I could not stop her using the ribbon device on you."
"That happened here too," he whispered.
"What else happened here?" she asked softly.
"Ammonet had me in the grip of that thing but Teal'c," Daniel took a deep breath pain setting in, "Teal'c came in and he had to…to…"
"To kill me," she finished for him.
Daniel nodded the pain vanishing as she held him, "What about there?"
"Teal'c was too late," she told him sadly, "Ammonet killed you then Jack arrived and he shot me through the shoulder. They took me to the Tok'ra and I was freed."
Daniel let out a small sigh holding onto her firmly, "So, our worlds split at that moment in the tent."
"Yes."
"But you're here."
"Yes."
"You're staying?"
"Forever," Sha're leaned up and pressed her lips to his initiating a deep kiss.
x
Kristi wrapped the quilt around herself tighter as she tried to get some sleep. She slept here often enough in her own world but now it was different. For one thing she could hear Sha're and Daniel having sex in the next room. They were trying to be quiet but not succeeding. For another her whole world was destroyed, everyone she knew was gone. They may be alive here but they had no idea who she was.
Before his death she and Daniel had been close then after she'd become close to Sha're. She had spent the last few years becoming friends with all of SG1 and now they were all gone. The people she knew, the history she had with them they couldn't remember because it didn't happen here, she didn't exist here.
She wished her father remembered her because she really needed him just now. But the look he'd given her was devoid of recognition. Nobody knew her here. Only Sha're knew her and she was too busy getting her own life back.
A giggle sounded from the room followed by hushing noises. Kristi rolled her eyes and picked up her quilt and a few cushions going to sit on the balcony for a while. Hopefully they'd fall asleep soon.
Sha're rested in Daniel's arms after they'd shared a long, lingering good morning kiss. They had fallen into a familiar pattern; it was as if the previous few years hadn't happened. She had nothing to worry about in that area; they were going to be fine. Kristi however was another matter and she knew Daniel would be asking her very soon about the teenager that was sleeping on the couch.
"Sha're," he murmured in her ear sending chills along her spine.
"Yes?"
"Who is Kristi?" he asked.
Sha're sighed turning to look at him, "I do not believe she exists in this world otherwise you would all have known her. Especially her Father."
"Her Father?" Daniel asked, his mind working quickly making connections, "Jack."
"I have always loved your brilliance," she smiled.
"Great, make fun of me," he laughed kissing her cheek.
Sha're gave him another smile before turning serious again, "Dan'iel, Kristi has lost everyone she knows. The same people may exist here but they do not know her. It is different for me, you are here."
"We have to tell Jack," Daniel said, "He'll want to know."
"It is Kristi's choice, my Dan'iel," she told him, "Not ours."
"But…"
"Dan'iel," she said sharply, "It is not our choice."
x
"Good morning," Sha're smiled at the teenager as she joined her in the living room having left Daniel in the shower.
"Hey," Kristi answered quietly.
"How did you sleep?" Sha're asked as she folded away the spare quilt.
"Better once you two finally went to sleep," the caustic reply came.
Sha're laughed feeling better hearing Kristi sound like her usual self.
"You told Daniel who I am," Kristi said suddenly, "Didn't you?"
"I had to," Sha're replied, "We have to tell them before they find out some other way."
"How are they going to find out?" Kristi demanded.
"Your name appears many times in the reports that Sam is looking through," Sha're told her, "She will most likely know already and she will tell the others. Including your Father."
"He's not my Father," Kristi snapped.
"Kristi," Sha're sighed placing a hand on the teenager's shoulders, "From what I can tell he is almost exactly like the Jack O'Neill of our universe."
Tears suddenly appeared in Kristi's eyes, "What if he doesn't want me?"
"He will," Daniel said from the bedroom door, "Kristi, he will want to know."
She stared at him before nodding.
"Come on," Daniel smiled, "We'll have some breakfast then get to the base."
x
"Sir?"
Hammond looked up to see Sam standing at his door, "Yes Major."
"It's about Kristin," Sam said taking the seat he offered, "I was going over the records Sha're brought and I've discovered something very interesting."
"Spit it out Major," Hammond told her when she hesitated.
"She's Colonel O'Neill's daughter."
"What?" Hammond choked slightly.
"She's mentioned as Kristin O'Neill," Sam explained showing him several papers, "I doubt that's just coincidence. I looked at the pictures we have of her and the resemblance is unmistakable. Going through more of them there is also the mention of Sara O'Neill."
Hammond frowned, "Who else knows this?"
"Well Sha're obviously," Sam said, "I'm guessing she'll tell Daniel but since Colonel O'Neill let her be taken away I'm guessing he hasn't worked it out."
"Well Dr Jackson and party are due back very soon," Hammond said, "I'll talk to them before we let Colonel O'Neill know."
"Of course sir," Sam yawned slightly, "I'm going for some breakfast."
"I'll see you at the meeting," Hammond smiled before he started to brood on this new revelation.
How would Jack react to this?
x
"You wanted to see us?" Daniel asked as he walked into Hammond's office with Sha're and Kristi.
"Yes," Hammond nodded, "Please sit."
Kristi took one of the seats while Daniel took the other Sha're resting against him.
"Kristin," Hammond started.
"I prefer Kristi," the young woman told him quietly, "I'm guessing you know."
Hammond nodded, "You're full name is Kristin O'Neill. That means the Colonel Jack O'Neill is your father."
"Not in this reality," Kristi replied, "He doesn't know who I am."
"That doesn't mean he isn't going to want to know you," Daniel reminded her.
"Charlie existed here," Kristi looked Daniel in the eye, "Didn't he?"
Daniel nodded.
"Did he die the same way?" she asked her voice on the edge of tears, "Did he find the gun and…"
"Yes, he did," Daniel told her gently.
"Then I'm just going to remind him of all he lost," Kristi cried, "He won't want that."
"Kristi, you should give him that chance," Sha're said softly, "Before we left do you recall what our Jack said to you?"
Kristi dropped her head, "That if there was a Jack O'Neill here, he'd be very lucky to have me."
"Then give him that chance Kristi," Sha're told her, "You have nothing to lose."
"And everything to gain," Kristi finished, "Okay, but could you two be there with me?"
"Of course," Daniel assured her.
Jack sat in the briefing room waiting for the rest of them to arrive. Looking up he saw Daniel come out of Hammond's office followed closely by Sha're and Kristi.
"Hey," Jack grinned, "Have a good night?"
"They did," Kristi murmured without thinking receiving an exasperated look from Sha're while Jack laughed.
"Jack, we have something to tell you," Daniel said, "Well more Kristi has something to tell you."
"What is it?" Jack asked intrigued as the teenager sat across from him.
Kristi opened her mouth to tell him but nothing came out. Anguish and fear covered her face before she turned to Sha're who gently placed an arm around her shoulder.
"I shall tell," Sha're whispered to her before she turned to Jack, "The Jack O'Neill that we knew was Kristi's father."
Jack stared at her before he looked at Kristi who was watching him warily. The shape of her face mirrored Sara and there was a shade of Charlie there too. Jack walked round to where she was sitting and crouched so he was face to face with her.
"Kristin O'Neill?" he asked.
Slowly Kristi nodded before she found herself being hugged tightly. A few tears formed in her eyes before she started to cry as Jack rocked her. The others discreetly left them alone.
x
They'd moved to Jack's office. Kristi was in the spare seat drinking a mug of tea to calm her down.
"So," Jack said, "Should we compare notes?"
Kristi laughed nervously, "I suppose it's the best way to do this."
"How old are you?"
"I just turned sixteen," she told him.
Jack stared at her his mind working before he gasped, "Oh God."
"What?"
"Sara was in a car accident and miscarried a baby," Jack told her, "We didn't even know she was pregnant."
"That must have been me," Kristi shuddered, "Daniel said you still had Charlie."
Jack nodded, "What happened in your world?"
"He…em…he…" she stopped as Jack nodded again in understanding, "I blamed myself for it. I told him where you kept the gun. I was doing my 'I'm older I know more than you do' bit."
"What about your mother?" Jack asked.
"After Charlie d…died you guys split for a while," she explained, "We still saw each other after you came back from Abydos. You guys got back together after this energy thing cloned you. Mom refused to let you blank her on it and basically we both found out about the SGC."
She stopped closing her eyes taking a deep breath before continuing her story.
"Mom became one of the nurses in the infirmary," she smiled as she thought back, "You guys were so happy then we went on vacation last year. This idiot was drunk and smashed into us. Mom was killed instantly."
Jack sighed and moved round to her again placing an arm around her shoulder.
"Kristi, I know you've just lost everything," Jack said softly, "I know I'm not the father you've known all your life but if you want I will try to be."
"You really want me?" she asked amazed.
"Yeah Kristi, I do," he whispered.
Tears filled her eyes and she started to cry, "I was so scared you wouldn't."
Jack wrapped his arms around her rocking her gently, "Sh sweetheart, everything's going to be fine."