Changes
By: JnnLuvsU
Summary: A young woman comes to the SGC and sparks a series of changes that will forever alter SG-1.
Author's Notes: Ok, Janet's alive. Hammond's still General, Jack's a Colonel, and Sam's a Major. Alexia is my creation. Daniel/OC, and there are a few J/S moments, but you really have to hunt for them.
Disclaimer: You know the drill. Anything you recognize is not mine except Alexia Miller. I created her completely and her ties to the SGC.
SGC
April 14th, 2004
4:00pm
Alexia Miller walked briskly down the hallway, relying on memories that she had forgotten she even had. Everyone she passed looked at her strangely, but as she didn't look lost or confused, most simply allowed her to pass. Turning a corner, her bag slipped down her shoulder, and as she went to put it back on, she ran fully into someone else turning the corner, knocking her bag, the papers she was carrying, and the books the man was carrying into a jumble on the floor beneath them.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Sir," she said, bending down to gather everything together.
Daniel Jackson looked at the young girl he had just run into, noticing that he had not seen her before. She was wearing casual clothing, so he assumed she wasn't military, and wondering who she was, bent down and helped her gather everything together, "No, it's my fault," he said, "I have problems looking where I am going." He smiled ruefully.
Alexia grinned, recognizing him immediately from the personnel file she had read on him. "So do I," she said, handing him a few of his books and standing up.
Daniel accepted the books and also stood up, handing her some of the papers she had dropped.
Alexia took the papers, "Thank you, Dr. Jackson."
Daniel was confused, did he know this girl and just didn't remember? No, he was fairly certain that he had no clue who she was, but she seemed to know him, "Ah, I'm sorry, but do I know you?"
Alexia grinned, knowing that he was now trying to place her, "Actually, no, but my grandmother told me a lot about you," she said, "I'm Dr. Alexia Miller, I was recruited for the Stargate program by General Hammond."
Daniel nodded, even though he still had no clue who this girl was and couldn't seem to place her grandmother either, Miller didn't ring a bell. He smiled and stuck out his hand, "Nice to meet you Dr. Miller," he said, noticing for the first time that she was awfully young to be any kind of doctor.
Alexia smiled and shook his hand, "Likewise Dr. Jackson," she said, then glanced at her watch, "Oh, no, I'm sorry, but I'm late. I have to run. It was very nice to meet you," she said, and was gone.
Daniel stood there wondering what exactly had just happened. Who was she and who was her grandmother? If she could recognize him on sight, then obviously she had seen pictures of him before. But he couldn't place who would have such pictures of him.
Alexia hurried down the hall and came to an office that she believed she would never have to see again. Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door.
General Hammond looked up expectantly when someone knocked on the door. Usually people just walked in, "Enter," he said.
Alexia stepped in the door, "General Hammond," she said, coming to stand before his desk, "I'm Dr. Alexia Miller."
Hammond stood up, "Of course, Dr. Miller," he said, struck at first by how young she was. He knew that she was young, but not as young as she appeared and coming around his desk, shook her hand. "Have a seat, Doctor," he said, going to sit in his chair. "I understand you are an Egyptologist."
"Yes, sir," Alexia replied, sitting in a chair, "but my real training is in languages. I can read and write ancient Egyptian, and I can also speak many of today's languages. I do have a doctorate in Egyptology, but I also learned much about the other ancient civilizations of Earth."
"Well, most of what we deal with is the ancient Egyptians," he said, and took a deep breath, "Now, I suppose you wonder what it is you are doing here."
Alexia smiled, "Well, as fascinating as deep space radar telemetry sounds, I doubt that an Egyptologist or a linguist would be of much help to you."
Hammond smiled, "Well, you are like your mother, aren't you?"
Alexia's smile vanished instantly, "I wouldn't know, Sir, she didn't really get to share that much with me. Most of the tidbits of information I have about the Stargate program are from my grandmother."
Hammond nodded, "Yes, it would be, wouldn't it. What exactly did your Grandmother tell you?"
"Grandma Catherine told me that the world was not a small as we knew it to be and the ancient Egyptians held the answers that most people who look for extra-terrestrials are looking for. When my mother died, she decided it was time to tell me a little more, so she told me that my mother worked for a program called Stargate, which was interested in wormholes in space. That's all she would say," Alexia said, looking at her lap.
"Well, we do have a lot to do with wormholes in space, but there are a few things we need to go over before I get Dr. Jackson to give you a tour of this place. First, everything you do here, everything you see here, and anything that happens in this building or while you are working for the SGC is the most classified material that you will ever hear, understand?"
Alexia nodded, wondering what exactly could need to be classified that much.
"Second, the Stargate is, well, it's a transportation device that uses wormholes in space to transport matter, whether it be people or objects or even energy from one planet to another."
Alexia felt her eyebrows go way up, "You mean that what my mother did was travel to other planets?"
"Actually, no, your mother didn't. Your mother was, however, one of the astrophysicists who helped with the Stargate program. The year before your mother died, we had sent one team, and one team only, to a planet. After that, the program was shut down for two years. Your mother worked here after we sent the team, but before we were actually able to start sending teams on a regular basis."
Alexia nodded, "So, you send teams to other planets. And don't get me wrong, that's something that I was not expecting you to say, but I just don't see where I fit in."
"Well, let's just say your knowledge of Egyptian history will help you out a lot. For the next year or so, you will be trained. Dr. Jackson and the rest of his team will train you. Technically, your job, after your training is over is basically going to be to be a liaison between the governments on Earth that know about the Stargate. You speak most of the languages that are needed, and, from what I hear, are very good at public relations. However, before we throw you into that, you need to learn about the Stargate program. Dr. Jackson is going to teach you everything we know about the Goa'uld, an alien race that is bent on destroying Earth. However, you will also accompany
SG-1 on a number of missions to get the feel of what exactly we do here."
Alexia nodded, "Yes, Sir."
"Now, since you do not have any kind of military training, I will not send you on all of SG-1's missions, as some of them can be very dangerous, but if you do get into trouble while on one of your missions, you do need to learn the basics of self-defense. Major Carter will help you with that. She is also a part of SG-1."
"Actually, Sir, I already know some self-defense. There was an incident a few years ago, and after that, I felt I needed to know how to defend myself. I also know how to shoot a gun rather well, but as I haven't done either in a while, I would welcome Major Carter's assistance."
"Well, that training will come in handy," he said, standing up, "Now, if you will follow me, you can meet SG-1. I trust you have read their personnel files?"
"Yes, Sir," Alexia answered and followed him out the door. From his office, Alexia followed General Hammond into a room with a large table. A table with four people sitting around it, talking to each other. They all looked up when General Hammond walked to the table. Alexia could see the question of who she was in their eyes.
"People, this is Dr. Alexia Miller. Dr. Miller, this is SG-1, Colonel Jack O'Neill, Major Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson, and Teal'c. Dr. Miller is going to be SGC's liaison with the world governments, but first she needs to learn what exactly the SGC does. The last thing we want is someone from the pentagon or NID trying to explain what we do. Dr. Miller is our other alternative. I'm placing Dr. Miller with your team for the next year. Dr. Jackson, she needs to know everything there is to know about the Goa'uld, and while she will accompany you on missions, she will not be going on all of your missions. Just enough to give her a little experience."
Everyone nodded, and General Hammond continued, "Ok then, Dr. Jackson will you give Dr. Miller a tour of the base?"
Daniel, more confused than ever, stood up, "Yes, Sir," he said, and turned to Alexia, "If you'll follow me, Dr. Miller."
Alexia nodded and followed Daniel out of the room. He led her down a hall, "So, Dr. Miller, you need to learn about the Goa'uld. Well, just to warn you, that won't be that easy."
Alexia smiled, "Please, Dr. Jackson, call me Alexia. And, General Hammond recruited me because it would be easier for me. He said that my knowledge of ancient Egypt would help me out a lot. Of course he also selected me because I have a vested interest that the Stargate program continue, unlike the NID or Pentagon," she said.
Daniel stopped and turned to her, "Exactly how much knowledge of ancient Egypt do you have?" he asked, trying to determine how easy teaching her would be.
Alexia grinned, "Actually, I'm an Egyptologist. That's what I have my doctorate in," she said, watching his mouth drop open. Alexia pushed passed him, enjoying the fact that she had surprised him. She stopped a few paces down the hall and turned back to him, "You coming?"
Daniel recovered his composure and caught up with her, he hadn't seen that one coming. "Well, that will make it easier," he said, "And what is your vested interest that this program continue?"
Alexia sighed, she should have known he was going to ask that, "Well, this program was both my grandmother's and my mother's lives. Both of them lived for this program. My grandmother got to see her dream become reality, and she's probably happier now than I have ever seen her. My mother didn't. From the few tidbits I've heard about the Stargate, I knew that Egyptology would help me, and it did," she said, leading him down another hallway, again following memories that she didn't know she still had.
"Who is your grandmother?" Daniel asked.
Alexia paused and looked up at him, "Catherine Langford."
Daniel again was surprised, "Oh, well, I guess that makes sense. Your mother works here too? Who is she?"
"Um, no, she doesn't. Her name was Melissa Miller. She died when I was 15. It was her death that made me become interested in Egypt. My grandmother told me that Egypt held all the keys to the Stargate program, but that I would have to find the doors myself," Alexia said, "So here I am."
Daniel nodded, "I'm sorry about your mother," he said, and then noticed for the first time that she was leading him around the base, and not the other way around, and looked at her suspiciously, "You've been here before." It was a statement, not a question.
Alexia smiled sheepishly, "Guilty. Twice, once when I was 14 and my grandmother was getting ready for a big experiment of some kind, and again when I was 15 and my mother died, General West invited me here to offer his condolences. The first time I had lots of time to explore, considering that I was here for a few weeks. I've seen every room on this base numerous times except for this one," she said, stopping in front of a large door.
Daniel looked at the door she had stopped in front of, "Ah, the gateroom. No, they wouldn't have shown you this room," he said, opening the door, and motioning her in.
Alexia stared in awe at the object that dominated the room. "The Stargate," she whispered.
"Yes, this is the Stargate. Later you can see how it works. However, now," he said, looking at his watch, "we have to get back to the briefing room."
Alexia stared at the object a little longer before following Daniel out of the room.