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A/N: I got this chapter done a lot faster! Well, I won't delay you any longer ;) Enjoy!

"Realities Apart"

-Chapter 6-

As Sam and Teal'c quickly spun around, they raised their weapons for whoever, or whatever, was standing behind them. They were both surprised to come face to face with several familiar figures, and by the looks on the faces of the others, they were equally surprised to see Sam and Teal'c.

Nobody moved or spoke a word. Sam slowly looked down the line of people. First, she saw Sergeant Siler. It seemed very odd to see him holding a P-90 in place of his usual wrench. To his right was Colonel Dixon, the leader of SG-13. Then there was a marine from SG-2, and an airman that she'd never seen before. The final three people were Colonel Reynolds, General Hammond, and Teal'c.

The AU Teal'c had his staff weapon raised, and pointed at Teal'c. The two Teal'cs were staring at each other, both with their heads tilted to the side, and their right eyebrow raised.

"Major Carter?" Hammond peered curiously at her over his P-90. It also wasn't often that you saw General Hammond with a weapon, especially when he was still wearing his dress blues.

"That's not her, I...I saw her body a few levels down." Colonel Dixon flinched as spoke, no doubt remembering the site of his comrade's body. Sam felt a chill run up her spine.

"Colonel O'Neill must have made it through the mirror." The unnamed airman said. "Major Green said that he saw the Colonel heading for it."

Sam lowered her P-90, and Teal'c slowly followed suit. "Yes, Colonel O'Neill came through the mirror, and we helped him to find a ZPM."

Instantly, they all lowered their weapons, and looked at Sam in surprise. Even AU Teal'c managed to look shocked.

"You brought a ZPM, Major?" AU Hammond looked at her in hope. The pain of losing so much was already etched into the General's face. Sam was relieved that she did have a ZPM. She would've hated to tell him otherwise.

"Actually, it's Colonel, and yes, we brought one with us."

AU Hammond nodded. "Where's Colonel O'Neill?"

"We're not sure. We got split up. He should be with Daniel and General O'Neill."

There was a chorus of surprised "General O'Neill?" and "Daniel Jackson!"

"We've been taking out Jaffa patrols, doing whatever we can," Hammond continued after the surprised comments died down. "It's not much, but with such small numbers... there's just too many of them. They've been locking the doors, trying to worm us out. Do you think you'll be able to get the door open?" he directed the question to Sam in particular.

"No problem." Sam gave a small smile, and turned around to pry open the panel. She began working away at the wires immediately.

The Teal'cs got into a quiet, animated discussion. For a man of few words, he sure had a lot to say to himself.

After a few minutes, AU Hammond came over to talk to Sam while she was working.

"Lieutenant Colonel?"

"Yes, Sir." Sam smiled proudly.

"Congratulations."

"Thank you."

"And Jack is a General."

Sam stopped her work for a moment, and turned to him, grinning. "I believe that was your idea."

AU Hammond chuckled quietly. "Of course. I'm surprised your reality isn't a pile of rubble." Suddenly, his face turned stone cold as he remembered the state of his won reality. "I guess I can't do much better." He said sombrely.

"Listen," Sam looked sadly up at him. "I'm sorry for what's happened here."

"Are you the one leading the attack?" Sam shook her head. "Then this isn't your fault," Hammond continued. "You've given us a ZPM, and you're here to help us. You have absolutely nothing to be sorry for. In fact, we should be thanking you."

Sam nodded. She'd already heard that several times that day.

General Hammond's face once again once again shifted to reflect the horrors that had unleashed themselves on his reality. This time, it revealed that of a mourning father. It reminded Sam of the look in AU Jack's eyes, and the story of her alternate's tragic death. It was a look she wished she'd never have to witness again.

Sam opened her mouth to speak words of comfort which she knew would mean very little after all of the loss he'd already encountered, but he silenced her by placing a hand on her arm. "Take care of yourself, Sam."

She smiled sadly through teary eyes, and nodded her head; ever the subordinate little soldier.

Without another word spoken, AU Hammond turned and left her to finish.

It took her less than a minute longer to get the door open, and within a couple more minutes they were on their way.

As they advanced down the hallway, the sound of raised voices grew louder. The voices were muffled, until Jack's voice bellowed, "YOU WHAT!" followed by, "I swear to god, you son of a -"

"Jack!" the second voice was unmistakeably Daniel's. After that was a few quiet words, and then silence.

Sam looked to Teal'c standing on her left. Thoughts of them standing before several Jaffa flitted into her mind, and Jack mouthing off as always. She grabbed her radio, and hit the talk button twice. If it were safe, which she prayed it was, General O'Neill would respond.

"Carter?" O'Neill's voice instantly replied through the radio at a whisper.

"Sir, is everything alright?"

There were some more mumbled voices through the door before he replied. "Yeah, we're fine." She hinted a bit of an edge to his whisper. "Where are you Carter?"

"We're outside Felger's lab."

"Great! We're in Felger's lab!"

"Really?" AU Colonel Dixon commented sarcastically. Sam bit back a grin.

"I told you I heard somebody coming!" They heard Daniel chastise Jack in the lab.

"Sam?" Daniel's voice came through the radio. "Some Jaffa came through and shot the lock."

Sam looked to the charred lock on the wall. "I know, I won't be able to open it from out here, you'll have to do it. I can walk you through the steps."

"Make it quick, Maj... Colonel." AU Hammond warned. He posted Reynolds and Dixon each at different ends of the hallway.

"Ok, first Daniel, you'll have to pull off the plastic cover..."

It took Daniel almost three times as long as it had taken Sam, but no more than ten minutes later, the door slid open.

There was a moment where the crowd gathered in the hallway looked from one jack to the other. Obviously it never did get old.

The occupants of the reality also shared a few curious and saddened glances at Daniel.

"And I thought that one O'Neill was more than enough." AU Reynolds commented, eliciting a chuckle from Colonel Dixon.

"Shut it Reynolds." Both Jacks snapped in unison, and then looked at each other in disgust.

"Colonel?" Hammond stepped out from amongst the group, looking at both O'Neill's trying to distinguish between them.

"Sir." AU Jack looked to him in relief. "I'm glad to see you're ok."

"Likewise, son."

AU Jack looked to the rest of the group. "Reynolds, Siler, Dixon." He nodded to each in turn. "Davis and Johnson, right?" He questioned the nodding Marine and Airman.

Finally, his eyes fell on Teal'c. "T'!" A huge grin spread across his face.

"O'Neill." Teal'c bowed his head.

"Is this all that's left?" AU Jack looked sadly at his superior officer.

Hammond nodded. "Do you have the ZPM?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Let's get out of here."

They'd made it up several levels before they once again heard Jaffa approaching. The large group of 12 quickly piled into an adjacent room.

Again the lock was shot out, and Sam set to work to get the door open, while the others began a hushed conversation of tactics.

A few minutes into her work, Sam felt the presence of someone walk over, and stand next to her. A quick glance to her right showed her that AU Jack was hovering next to her.

"Colonel." She acknowledged him.

"How can you always tell us apart?"

"Well for one you're wearing different clothes." She hid a small grin.

AU Jack looked down at himself. He was wearing the standard green pants and long sleeve jacket. The other Jack was also wearing the green pants, but instead of the jacket he wore a short sleeve black T. As he looked over at the General, he noticed him watching their conversation intently.

"Did you want something?"

His attention was drawn back to Sam. "Listen, if I'd have known you were engaged..."

Sam's head snapped to look at him. "How did you... who told you?"

"Jack."

Sam looked over to the others, and her eyes connected with his instantly. Her stomach did an instant nose-dive, and she quickly looked back to AU Jack. "He knows that we..."

"Yeah, I kinda told him."

Sam felt her cheeks get hot with anger. "You had no right."

"I'm sorry, but if I'd have known about Pete, I never would have kissed you."

Sam turned back to working on the lock. "Now really isn't the time to be having this conversation."

AU Jack suppressed an irritated moan. "I told that holding things off doesn't help." He watched her work away on the lock. "Ok, I just feel really selfish about last night, and I'm sorry for any implications it might have caused you." He rested a hand on her arm. "Like I said, I just don't want you to make the same mistake."

Sam paused, and looked down at where his hand rested on the olive green of her jacket sleeve. Her eyes then travelled to where General O'Neill stood, watching her closely. A wave of unsurmountable guilt swept over her, and she quickly pulled her arm away. "It's ok, I understand, and I appreciate it, really."

She dissolved herself back into her work, something she always managed to do to get her mind off the emotional rollercoaster she constantly seemed to be riding. She now felt more confused than ever. She felt guilty for kissing the alternate when she was engaged to be married. But what puzzled her greatest of all, was that she felt like she'd betrayed Jack, even more so than her own fiancé.

AU Jack looked over to where the other Jack stood. A deathly glare had stolen over the General's features.

At that moment, the door slid open, and all the conversations in the room ceased.

"Well let's do this." AU Jack turned towards the door. As he raised his weapon, all thoughts and emotions were pushed to the back of his mind. All that remained was the mission at hand, and saving what was left of his world.

A/N: Oh, and with the whole opening the door thing, I don't even pretend to know if she'd be able to still open it from the inside!
The next Chapter will have a lot more action in it. I'll try to get it done as fast as I can. Let me know what you think!