"Unauthorized off-world activation." Someone who sounds remarkably like Major Davis says over the intercom.
"Will
someone please tell me what the fuck is going on here? What the hell
is
this
some kind of fucking joke or something!" Jack bellows. Jack and
his
language,
I thought he would have mellowed with age.
"The
two of you," General Hammond says pointing to Jack and I. "are
being
recalled.
I think we can adjourn to the briefing room. SG-13 go hit the
showers,
you'll
be paged when Dr. Frasier has time to give you your post-mission
physicals,
debriefing will be at 0900 tomorrow." It's amazing how people
still
listen
to him. The five people who just cam through the 'gate trudge off
to-I'm
assuming-the
locker room.
"Daniel, lead the way." We make our way to a room
that
looks
like the old briefing room. "Everyone please take a seat. We are
waiting
for
the other two members of SG-1, they should be here periodically."
"Ry'ac
to the briefing room, Captain Cassandra Frasier to the briefing
room."
could
be heard over the intercom.
"Aunt
Sam, Uncle Jack you guys are finally here!" Cassie screams as she
comes
running
at us full speed. It seems extremely strange to see an 18 year old
Cassie
and a twenty year old Ry'ac. They were just children the last time
I saw
them,
and from the look on Jack's face, the same holds true for him.
"Can
everyone please take a seat. It's time we brief these two on what
is to
become
their lives once again." General Hammond says. As I look around the
briefing
table I realize how strange it looks. My father sits at one end of
the
great
table, and General Hammond sits at the other. Cassie, Ry'ac, and
Janet sit
on
one side of the table, and Jack, Daniel, Teal'c and I sit on the
other. There
is
only one chair that stands empty. I know who would be sitting in that
chair
if
he hadn't of died. Charlie Kawalsky. He's the only person who
could possibly
belong
in this mismatched group here. I was so deep in my thoughts that I
give a
start
when General Hammond begins to speak.
"As you have probably noticed the SGC is up and running again. To keep it a secret we had to leave the 'gate where it was, and have other military personnel take on the personas of the SGC members at the tourist site. Of course SG teams 1-7 could not have anyone take their places since they are so well known, so they have been completely phased out of the project there. This program has been in operation since the year 2003. Our goal has been to fight the Aschen so that their race would have no choice but to leave Earth. We have been extremely successful in doing this, most of the Aschen have already left the planet. This, however, is only half the job. We are currently in a war with the Aschen that is much like the one we had waged against the go'a'uld. Since the two of you were happily married to people outside of the SGC, we had decided that it would be in your best interests not to recall you for the project. I felt that it had denied you happiness once, and I was not going to allow it to do it again. Everyone in this room, except for Jacob of course, is like a child of my own. Jack after your divorce and it seeming as if your marriage to Joe wasn't going well Sam, we though about bringing you in on this. However, we were not sure if the two of you could work together again or not. Recently we have decided that it doesn't matter, we will put the two of you on separate teams. Do either of you have any questions?"
"Wait a minute." I say
"Did you say that this has been going on since 2003?"
"Yeah." Daniel piped up.
"Didn't either of you notice that Janet and I lost touch with you around that time."
"Well, yeah I did, but I thought you got sick of me asking questions aboutSam..." Jack trails off and looks over at me sheepishly. The moment he looks in my eyes we seem to have entire conversation in that moment. We've decided what our future will be in that one second. "General, Dad" He says, and I notice that he has already started calling my father Dad again. "Sam and I will NOT come back here if we can't be together in EVERY way. I will not go on a mission without her there to watch my back, and she won't be going on any missions without me there to watch hers. I love this woman with my entire heart and soul and I'm not going to allow our second chance to slip through my fingers just because the USAF decided to recall us."
"Okay
son, the SGC has it's own set of regulations. We will send the six
of youon
routine mission to PSX-4J2. If all goes well I'll consider allowing
the two
of
you to be on SG-1. You depart today at 0800. Dismissed." And on
that note
we
all got up and left the briefing room only to meet a large crowd of
well
wishers.
Behind me I hear General Hammond say to my Dad "I've waited ten
years to
be able to tell them that."