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Previously on Stargate SG-1
Lisa pulled herself against a tree. Raising a shaky hand, she held it over herself. A thin stream of red light came out for a second that stopped. She groaned.
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Carter opened the flap to the tent slowly, trying not to frighten the little figure she could see curled into a ball in the corner. She knelt down. "Hello?" she said softly.
The girl turned slowly and tilted her head in a familiar manner.
"Who are you?" she asked sweetly.
She caught her breath, "I'm Sam"
The girl bit her lip "I'm..." she paused "I'm Grace" she finished slowly as if she was uncertain. A small smile crept across her delicate features.
Sam wiped futilely at the tears streaming down her cheeks. "Do you remember who I am?"
The girl came closer and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Of course I do... Mama"
And now the continuation...
Sam opened her arms and the girl fell in them.
"But how?"
Grace pulled away and looked into her eyes, "I don't... remember," She said hesitating, "But... someone said that time will tell" she ended with a slight shrug.
"Oma must have descended you but why? I mean..."
With a silvery laugh, Grace placed two fingers over her mother's mouth. "Boring!"
She nodded, "Of course" she whispered.
"Is Daddy here?" she asked longingly.
"Yes"
A brief look of joy flashed across her face, "Can- Can I see him?"
Sam nodded and stepped out. "Jack" she called softly.
Jack looked up. She beckoned and he hurried over.
Outside the tent, Daniel and Teal'c heard the joyful cry "Daddy"
Daniel hastily wiped away a tear.
Lisa closed her eyes as she felt a breeze wash over her.
"Hello Kayeb" she whispered.
"Hey yourself"
"What's up?"
"You don't look so good"
She offered him a ghost of a grin, "Tell me something I don't already know"
He sighed, "You could ascend"
"No" she said instantly.
"Why not?"
She didn't answer but looked up at the sky, "Where's Grace?"
Silence greeted her. She looked over to see him studying the ground intently. "Kayeb?"
He sighed, "He broke the rules. She was returned to human existence"
Lisa couldn't find the energy to shout, "Oma sent her out to die?"
"No!" Kayeb protested, "She returned her to a planet with your kind on it"
"So she's going home"
Kayeb nodded.
She gave him a genuine smile, "My work is done"
Kayeb shook his head, "Lisa, don't give up"
She gave an exasperated sigh. "Kayeb, no SG team will be here for a long time. I got rid of my locating beam device a long time ago so Thor can't find me. Grace is gone, Oma can't interfere, and you can't..."
"I thought you possessed the healing powers of the Ancient"
She shook her head, "I can't. I'm too weak"
"Lisa..."
"Kayeb, just go. Watching someone die... can't be pleasant"
He shook his head. "I'm not leaving"
"Kayeb..."
He shook his head, "I'm staying"
Jack never thought he would feel like this about a little girl that he had never met but these little arms around his neck and her whispered, "I love you Daddy" sure made one feel... loved.
"I love you too baby"
She shook her brown curls, "I'm not a baby" she said earnestly, "I'm eight"
He laughed, "That's right, I'm sorry"
"But you call me it as long as you mean it nicely"
He picked her up and tossed her into the air, "I'll do that"
Lisa wasn't doing well. She was routinely coughing; coughing so hard it pained one greatly to hear her.
"Lisa, do you want me to go for help"
She moistened her lips, "Where would you go?"
"To Earth"
"They can not heal me"
"But they... they can... they can do something!"
"No, they can't"
"Lisa..."
She closed her eyes and fell into a troubled slumber.
Grace stepped through the gate, safely in her father's arms. On the other side, people broke into loud applause.
"Why are they clapping Mama?" she asked tugging on her mother's shirt.
Sam smiled, "They are happy to see you"
"Why?"
"'Cause they love you"
"Why?"
"Because you're you"
She beamed; "I love you too!" she called in her childish voice.
"Seven, eight, nine, ten"
Lisa's head shot up. She could have sworn she heard Grace...
"No"
"Kayeb" she acknowledged. "I thought you would have left by now"
"I won't need to leave"
"Promise me you'll stay with until the end"
"I promise Lisa. I promise"
"What's that?"
Sam grinned. Grace's memory was slowly coming back but the impatient girl was unwilling to wait until its full return.
"That is a TV"
She nodded solemnly, "Neat"
"Yeah"
Grace looked around the room and spotted a picture. She danced over and picked it up, her eyes widened.
"That's Lisa"
Sam paused, "Do you know who Lisa is?"
Grace frowned, "I think so"
"Who?"
Tear filled eyes looked at her, "My sister" Grace said, "Is she gone?"
Her mother nodded.
Grace smiled, "Don't worry Mama. She's coming home"
2 days later...
O'Neill hurried in only to see his fiancée staring at the computer. Displayed across the screen were seven symbols.
"Carter?" he called.
She turned around, "Hey"
"Whatcha doing?"
"I don't know"
He eased into a chair, "You don't know?"
"No"
"Then why are you..."
"I don't know Jack. I have this unexplainable urge to go here"
"Then we'll go. SG-1 can depart at 0800"
She gave him a look of intense gratitude
"Chevron six encoded"
Daniel shifted his 'pack, "And WHY didn't we send a MALP through?"
Jack shrugged, "Carter's convinced it's safe"
"It only takes a second Jack"
"Chevron 7... locked!"
"Let's go Campers!"
Daniel muttered something about no one caring if he got shot or not then followed them through.
Once they exited, Jack was instantly on the alert. "Carter, you..." his voice trailed off. "Oh my god"
"Sir?" Carter asked looking around.
He pointed to a lifeless form next to the DHD.
She froze "Lisa!"
I had an inexplicable urge to make the figure... Jacob or Narim or someone else but... oh well...
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