Daniel Jackson

"STOP THIS PADDON!" Daniel screamed. In front of him hang a screen displaying his friends and untill now he had just observed silently. Knowing that they couldn't hear him and he couldn't help them. But this was too much. Noone deserved that! He watched in horror as the scene in front of him unfolded. Jack was beside himself. Who wouldn't be. My God...he almost couldn't watch. It was horrible.

Paddon just stood with a smile observing his "game" continue. "Why?", he asked. "You feel for this Jack?"

"Yes...of course i do. He is my friend." Daniel said.

"Friend? Are you sure?" Daniel nodded. "Interesting...you do know his feelings about you are very conflicted?"

"What do you mean?" Daniel said with a small voice.

"This Jack does not consider you a friend the same way you do him...", Paddon said.

"You are lying...".

"I assure you i am not...it is fascinating Daniel Jackson...do you two have a relationship of a romantic character?

Daniel coughed. "Ehh romantic character...NO...no...we are friends...platonic friends...totally platonic...FRIENDS...platonic!"

"Then it is even more interesting..." Paddon laughed. "Lovers seems to feel the same way about eachother sometimes...family members as well have this form of love and hate relationships...but you're not family."

"No...we are not...".

Paddom looked like he was thinking. "But not all familys are related by blood...i must say you look a lot like him..."

"Who? Jack...?"

Paddon shook his head and pointed to something at the screen. Daniel froze as he realised what.

In "Kelnoreem"

"What do we do Sir...Sir?" Sam grapped the arm of her CO who seemed paralyzed.

"O'NIELL! This is not real!" Teal'c informed him.

"It's not him Sir..." Sam tried again.

In front of them stood a child, a boy with long golden hair and blue eyes. A beautiful child about seven years old. But not just any child. This was Charlie. Jack was paralyzed. He couldn't move. The world seemed to stand still. In front of him stood his son...only a few feet away. He couldn't believe it eventhough he wished more than anything else that it was true. His thoughts started creating mixed feelings. Maybe it WAS real...who knew...he seemed so real. Somewhere in his mind a warning sounded. His mind refused to believe what his eyes were seeing but he ignored it.

"Charlie?" He asked.

"Dad...", the boy answered and smiled at him.

He was wearing the same clothes as the day he was taken from him. Blue jeans, the white t-shirt with the picture of The Simpsons on it. The white snickers. He had something in his right hand. A baseball. Baseball, Jack thought. He loved baseball. Everything was the same...the clothes...the baseball...the smile. Even the voice. Inside he felt like crying his eyes out. He just wanted to ignore Teal'c and Carter and surrender. Right now all he wanted was to fall to his knees and take his son into an embrace and never ever let go.

"Charlie...I...".

"SIR! Don't fall for it...it's not him...it can't be!"

"Captain Carter is correct O'niell...do not believe this lie".

Jack ignored them. Then the boy moved closer to him and reached out for him with his right hand. He handed the baseball to Jack who took it.

"Throw dad...", the boy said still smiling. Now he had a baseball glove in his hand.

Jack threw the ball and the boy caught it without any difficulty. He had always had a talent for baseball, Jack thought. Next time he would throw it a little harder and faster. His boy could take it.

Sam and Teal'c could not reach Jack. They tried to run closer but they couldn't get near Jack and the boy...or whatever it was. They tried to scream at him but that didn't work either. Then Jack and the boy vanished. Suddenly they were just gone. That thing had lured Jack into the darkness and Sam and Teal'c could only watch as their CO and friend became lost to them.

Jack O'niell

He was happy. He was with his boy. They were together again. And this time he was going to take care of him. Nothing bad would ever happen because he wouldn't let it.He had learned his lesson. He watched Charlie run around the green field.

"Dad...dad", he yelled. "Throw it dad". Then he laughed.

This is heaven, Jack thought as he threw the ball once again. He couldn't wait to tell Sara. She would be happy again. They could be a family again like they were before. How he wished she was here now. Wished she could see their son alive and healthy. He was torn from his thoughts by Charlies voice.

"MOM", he yelled and ran by Jack. Jack turned around to find Charlie in the arms of his mother. Sara. She was wearing that cute red dress he liked so much and her hair fell down around her face carving it like an angels.

"Sara", he said nolonger doubting the hole situation. This felt so right...how could it be wrong?

"Jack, my love...", she said with glistering eyes.

Then they kissed.

Charlie laughed and came with the typical sounds children do his age when they see their parents kissing.

"Alright sport", Jack said when he finally finished the kiss. "Let's play some baseball...mom...you throw...i catch and Charlie...you're on first base...".

"Got it dad". He ran to first base.

"Ohh honey...you know i don't play", Sara said with a smile.

"What do you mean...you always play", Jack asked. Sara got a confused look that only lasted a second or two but Jack saw it. That was wierd, he thought.

"Right honey", Sara said. "How could i forget?" She walked into position.

"Good sweetheart", Jack said. "Everybody ready?"

Charlie and Sara nodded.

"Alright...throw honey".

Sara threw an easy ball but he didn't catch it on purpose. Charlie took off from first base with the power of a rocket. Jack smiled.

"Damn...that was a good throw mom...", he yelled and winked at her. She winked back.

Then Charlie threw himself on the ground at last base and jumped around in a victory dance.

"I think we got a future baseball star here huh mom", he said to Sara and made sure Charlie overheard it too. Sara smiled.

"You really think so dad?", Charlie said with big puppy eyes.

"Positive champ". Then he threw Charlie up on his shoulders and ran around the field playing "pilot in enemy territory".

"Bang bang", Charlie screamed as he took down one more imaginary F-16.

Sara had found a video camera and was filming the joyful family reunion.

"I love you dad", Charlie suddenly said.

"I love you too Charlie", Jack answered overwhelmed by fatherly feelings.

Then they continued the "fight". But Jack had an audience he didn't know about.

Daniel Jackson

"Why are you doing this?" Daniel asked outraged by Paddons lack of guilt.

"He is happy...you can't deny that...look at his face...i am doing him a favor".

"It's not fair Paddon. Jack knows his son is dead...he is just overwhelmed...soon he is gonna come to his senses and then this hole..."reality"... you have created is gonna hurt him much worse than anything else i can imagine. Please stop it! And don't you dare claim that you are doing this for him!"

"You are not gonna question my motives human!", Paddon said colours flaming. "Anything YOU can imagine huh...then it's good my mind ain't lacking horrific scenarios...watch...". He pointed to the screen where Jack was sitting at "home" with his "family" having a great time.

"Please don't...", Daniel pleaded with Paddon but the alien was cold as ice.

Then Daniel watched Jacks "life" begin to change from heaven to hell in two seconds. Daniel secretly tried to send him a message not knowing if i would do any good.

Jack O'niell

They had just been out playing ball. Now they sat in the livingroom playing ludo and laughing. Then Sara got up and declaired that they were going for icecream for dessert. Her and Charlie. Jack wanted to come too but she asked him if he would mind cooking dinner while they were gone. Of course he didn't mind.

"What are you making dad?", Charlie asked.

"What do you want?

"Yuroa", Charlie said.

Yuroa? That sounded familiar but he couldn't place it.

"What?" He asked.

"Chicken dad...i said chicken".

"Ohh right...just heard it wrong i guess." He said. "Chicken it is..."

Daniel Jackson

Daniel was surprised and happy he had succeded but it had not gone undetected.

"Stop interfering human or you will be sorry". Paddon warned.

He ignored Paddon and tried to send another message. A longer one this time. He had to get through to Jack.

Jack O'niell

Sara and Charlie were on the way out to the car.

"Hey", he yelled. "Bring me back a chocolate flavoured one...and be careful you two".

"We will", Sara replyed.

Then they were out the door.

As he took out a chicken from the freezer he heard a loud crash and the continuing sound of a car horn. He ran to the window. Outside his house two cars had chrashed into eachother and one of them was his. Charlie! Sara, he thought and ran outside.

As he reached the car he could see blood and a tiny hand hanging out of the passengers seat.

"CHARLIE"!" He screamed but got no answer and he couldn't open the door. The other car had hit it directly and smashed it. "SARA!" He looked through the glass. Sara was sitting bend over the stearing wheel and her bleeding head rested on the horn. He ran to the other side and opened the door. As soon as he did his dead wife fell into his arms and the horn stopped. "Sara...no honey...come on...breathe. BREATHE!" She didn't. He dragged her out of the car and placed her carefully at a lawn only a few feet away. He brushed away the bloody hair and kissed her forehead. A silent tear ran down his face but he brushed it away as he forced himself back to the car...back to Charlie.

"Daaad?"

He heard the tiny voice and looked inside.

Charlie was locked between the door and the seat. A metal object sticking out of his stumach. He was bleeding heavily.

"Oh God...Charlie...". He tried to free his son but couldn't without making him scream out in pain. Charlie was crying.

"It hurts dad...".

"I know champ...i know...".

"You killed me dad...just like you always do".

Jack froze. "What...?".

Charlie continued. "You didn't lock your gun in the safe...you killed me. I would be alive right now if it wasn't for you."

"You don't mean that son...", Jack said in a state of shock.

"Yes i do...i HATE you! And i don't think mom ever forgave you either...she HATES you too!".

"I...I..I..I'm sorry...", he stuttered.

Charlie continued but his voiced shifted from Charlies to somebody elses.

"JACK! I am not Charlie Jack...it is a mirage...an illusion...you are still on P3X-489...remember the planet...remember me!"

Daniel, Jack thought. It's Daniel. Suddenly he remembered. He had to find Danny.

Daniel Jackson

"STOP IT! You are ruining everything, Paddon screamed.

"Why don't you make me...you are messing with his mind and if you think i am just gonna stand by and watch you are mistaking!" Now when he knew he could do something to help Jack he had gotten a bit bolder. Find me Jack, he thought the strongest he could. Then he was hit again with the energybeam and he fell victim to the darkness once again.

Jack O'niell

"Find me Jack!", Charlie said now only using Daniels voice.

I have to get back, Jack thought. Back to Carter and Teal'c. Then the scene changed back to the dark room where he was met by his surprised teammembers.

"In Kelnoreem"

Sam and Teal'c was discussing what to do when Jack suddenly appeared in front of them...without "Charlie".

"Sir?"

"Is that you O'niell?" Teal'c inguired.

"Wow...yeah...it's me...i'm back...just got a little sidetracked...now lets go find Danny".

"How Sir? We don't know where he is..."

"I do..." Jack said. "Follow my lead...think DANIEL the hardest you can...".

"What? Why Sir?"

"For cryin out loud...just do it Carter...you too T".

Teal'c and Carter nodded and joined hands with Jack. Soon their world swirled.

Thank you for getting me out of there Danny, Jack thought.

Then the falling sensation took over.