A/N: Thanks for the reviews. It's refreshing to see what people think. Just to let you know that this is a Jack and Sam fic. I don't exactly know how it will develop but I have an idea. But, just to let you know that since exams at my university are starting, I will probably only get a chapter a week going. I have a few questions to for any other writers out there. For example, in the actual text, should I always refer to Sam and Jack in their last names or switch? Also, what do you call the room where the computer controls and the iris control is called? I can't remember! Any advice on this would help a lot. Well here is chapter two!
-' words'- vision
"SG-1's IDC sir! They're very early!"
"Open the iris!" Hammond was worried as he walked to the embarkation room. The fact that two of his best people had been altered disturbed him. Both of them had many things done to them but always seemed to be able to shake off the effects and get back to work. However, this time he felt it was different.
As if something in on cue to this thought, he saw SG-1 emerge from the Stargate but what he saw shocked him as well as everyone in the embarkation room and the command centre.
Col. O'Neill and Major Carter had wings. But not the stereotypical white wings of angels. The Colonel's wings almost matched his hair but were less gray while the Major's wings were radiant. They were folded behind their backs as they walked down the ramp.
"Colonel, Major! " He couldn't fathom what he saw in front of them.
"So General, how do you like the new look? Do you think it'll become the new fad of the SGC?" asked Jack, sarcastically. He saw the effect his and Carter's wings were having on the general and anyone present in the room.
"Dr. Jackson, Teal'c, what the hell happened on the planet?"
"Well, sir, I think we should take this to the briefing room. I think they might get uncomfortable with everyone staring." replied Daniel. He shrugged towards the people who were still staring at Jack and Sam.
"Alright, but you have a lot to explain."
In the debriefing room, Jack was fidgeting as he couldn't sit down with his wings on. He stood in the back in one corner while Carter stood in the other corner. Daniel was explaining how he had fallen over the cliff of the chasm when he suddenly felt dizzy in the head. Then there was a flash.
- He saw people flying around a green world. Everyone had wings and it seemed normal that they would be flying. There was a large building beneath him amidst a sprawling city that he felt he should know. He realized that he was also in the air and decided to go down for a closer look but someone behind him grabbed his arm.
"What are you doing, Aidan? We have to prepare! It's the festival of Tellus. Everyone is counting on us to prepare the rites for the naming of the new Alatum. Let us go down to the Temple of New Beginnings to get Ailana and Aeolius." The person behind him was flying in the opposite direction of the large building. He appeared to be about 10 years younger than Jack with very large black wings that matched his crop of curly black hair. Jack again had the feeling that he should know this man before him.
"Aidan! Come on" -
Jack awoke to find himself in the infirmary. He was very uncomfortable and realized that he was lying on his wings. He also had another headache. He got himself up and saw that he and Carter were the only ones present in the room.
"Hey, Carter, what happened? I remember Daniel telling the General about how these wings sprouted in the briefing room but then I felt dizzy and had this weird dream and woke up here." Jack asked.
"I couldn't say. It happened to me too. I just remember waiting to here the General's comments on what happened and then I had this weird vision too. I was at this structure called the Temple of New Beginnings that was empty except for me and a guy beside me. He had these amazing bronze colored wings and said that Aidan and Airon were meeting us here to prepare for a festival. I kept having the distinct feeling that I had been there before. What about you?" Carter replied, not knowing why she had just told her CO her entire vision. She felt a stronger tie to the Colonel but neglected to mention it, and hoped he didn't pick it up in her surface thoughts.
"Creepy.. Basically what I saw was a green planet full of flying people. I was with a guy who called me Aidan and began to drag me down to the temple to prepare for the festival of Tellus, which apparently involved rites for new Alatum. If you said that you were in the Temple of New Beginnings then I'm going out on a limb to say that you're Ailana and the guy with you was Aeolius. Airon, I guess, said that you were waiting in the temple." Jack looked around. "Jesus, Carter. What thehell is happening? It's not like the Ancient's repository. This feels different."
"I have no idea. I'm guessing whatever happened on that planet is affected our memories. Similar to what happens when I remember something from Jolinar's experiences."
Then Janet, General Hammond, Teal'c and Daniel entered the room. Janet walked over to them, administering the standard eye test first on Sam and then on Jack.
"How are you feeling? You both passed out in the briefing room. Teal'c and Daniel assisted in getting you down here. I took some tests and it appeared as if you were in a trance of some sort. I also took the liberty of examining your wings and realized that they appear to be able to be stored in a section in your back. Try thinking about hiding your wings or something and maybe then you can move about more freely." said Janet. When she had learned that her friends had undergone some more changes, she immediately went to the briefing room and found them unconscious. After a series of tests, it looked as if the mutations in their DNA had finally stopped.
Jack and Sam did as Janet advised and were delighted to see that their wings had shrunk out of site into their backs. They recounted to Janet and their friends about what they had saw in their 'trance'. They all looked alarmed at this.
"Jack, you said Alatum, right? That was the name, meaning winged, of the people of the planet we visited. They were completely destroyed, so how can this be happening?"
"I don't know. You tell me. Why does this always happen to us? And why just us? Why not you and Teal'c?"
"Teal'c was probably protected or rejected because of his symbiote. I don't know why it didn't happen to me. Maybe there was a selection process or something. But I think I should return to the planet to translate some of the writings on the wall and see if I can learn something."
"Take only Teal'c. I don't want any other people coming back without voices or with wings." granted Hammond.
"General, I take it we won't be accompanying Daniel and Teal'c?" asked Carter. Jack realized that he was going to be grounded for awhile and immediately began to scowl.
"For now, you and Colonel O'Neill are to remain on the base. With this sudden news of you remembering memories that aren't your own, you may feel impulses to do certain things. I would rather you be here, where we can see you." ordered Hammond. "I advise you to get some rest and if anything else happens tell Dr. Fraiser. Teal'c, Daniel, you should start right away."
Carter looked to the Colonel and privately thought to him, ' To be frank, sir, this sucks'.
' Agreed.'
Carter was feeling antsy. She had tried to work on some experiments but for some reason, ever since she had the experience of flying with wings, she wanted to do it again. The impulse was getting stronger with every minute on standing on the ground. She wondered if the Colonel felt the same. She then realized that she could simply ask him.
'Colonel! Colonel! Can you hear me?'
'What do you want Carter? I'm trying to watch some television.'
'I was just wondering… have you had any more weird instances?'
'No… why?'
'Well, I really want to try out these wings again. What about you?'
'hmph. Where do you propose to do that?' Actually, the Colonel was having the same impulse. Not even the DVD recordings of the Simpsons could keep him from thinking about the feeling of flying without any machinery.
'Is that a yes?' Sam knew that Jack had a mischievous side to him. It's what made him spontaneous and fun. That was one aspect of Jack that was appealing to her. Ever since the vision, she found the attraction, which had been present before the events of the za'tarc testing, towards Jack growing.
'Alright. You got me. What do you have in mind?'
A/N: Okay That's chapter 2. If you don't know Greek or Roman history/ mythology, Tellus is considered to be the mother goddess. It means 'Earth' but for this sake, she'll be the Mother Goddess of this 'green world.' Hope you liked it. Please review.