Daniel
"Holly Hannah!" I said as I shook myself from the flash of...memory.
Jacob looked at me with raised eyebrows and a smirk, for I just used one of his and Sam's expressions, not an O'Neillism. "What is it Daniel?"
"I...ahm...I..." I could not find the words to explain what I saw or felt. I turned to Parcae for help. She smiled and inclined her head, but would not say a word. "We need to get Sam and Tilly back. Jack will be needing our help when he is ready." I turned to Oma to see if maybe we could get some help from that area since Anubis was at one time an Ascended. "We need to get them away from Anubis. Please help, or this will all be in vain. Mercurio will not succeed a second time."
"We are here strictly as observers, Daniel. We cannot interfere," Oma replied.
"You've got to be kidding, right? You all have already interfered. You need to finish what you have started," I implored. I could not believe that she is standing there and giving me the exact same bullshit as before. I remember quite a bit of things from being an ascended being and one of them was the stubbornness of the others about the non-interference rule. Also, how Oma was real good with walking the line between the rules. I just stared at her for a moment. There has to be something to get her to help.
"How did Anubis ascend?" I asked while watching her for a reaction. I saw none, but I suspected she might have a hand in it since she is notorious for that kind of work.
Parcae moved closer to me and said, "You have it within you to help them. You just need to look deeply within yourself."
Oh great, another Oma. I see why Jack tends to get fed up with them so easily. I am getting there myself. "Look, that is wonderful and all, but we do not have that kind of time. Plus, I do not think I will be strong enough to confront Anubis if it arises.
"You will light the candle when the time comes." Oma intoned.
"O.K.-o.k." I said and thought for a moment. To get deep enough I needed to maybe...I looked at Teal'c and thought of how he meditates even after Junior was long gone. He had shown me several times how, but I never could get to deep, although I did connect on the memories to help Bra'tac and Ry'ac at one time. Maybe with Teal'cs help we can do this together.
"Teal'c, do you think we could kal'no'rem together. It might help us get a chance to rescue Sam and Jack's little girl. I believe this will work, but I'm going to need your help.
Parcae glided forward and placed a hand on my arm and spoke again, well if not moving her lips construe as speaking, in her singsong voice, "You do have it within you to do this." She looked at Teal'c, "You will be a significant part as well." she placed her other hand on Teal'cs arm as well. "I will be leaving very soon but know this...Love does conquer all," she smiled and started to glow but left her hands on us. She was starting to intensify her glow; my arm began to surge with the feel of power and a sense of strength that spread from my arm up to the rest of the body. By the time she left our presence, I was very confident in the path that we needed to take in the next step to get the girls back. I was sure Teal'c had experienced the same sudden inspiration.
"Thor, do you have a place were Teal'c and I can have privacy with the pods near us when we start our meditation." Before I could say another word the pods, Teal'c and I began glowing, as normal Asgard transportation was being activated to send us to some other room on the ship. Thor must have known about kal'no'rem because there were candles materializing everywhere as we were settling down. Sam and Tilly were stationed to the right of the door in the small room. Teal'c began to light the candles on the opposite side. When I started lighting the ones near the pods the lights in the room decreased to a very low glow to accompany the candles. When we finished I looked around and it struck me funny and started to laugh.
"DanielJackson what has brought on this facetiousness?"
"What Oma said earlier..."?
"The one where she said, 'you will light the candle when the time comes'."
"Yes, it makes sense now," as I spread my arms to encompass the room."
"Indeed."
Sam
I knew I should be pretty upset right now but all I could think of was what Tilly said before Anubis showed up. Jack loves me. Me.Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter, astrophysicist extraordinaire. I could not stop the stupid grin I knew must be plastered on my face. Tilly lifts her head to look at me. She must have sensed my vivacious emotions that thought had evoked.
That was something else that had me thinking. Tilly's abilities, what kind did she have and how strong were they?
"You said you looked into your father's heart and saw me there."
"Yes," she said with a tilt to her head. Probably wondering what has gotten me into this mood.
"How did you do that, look into his heart I mean?"
Tilly shrugged her shoulders and said, "I don't know exactly, but it is like reaching out and opening a door with my thoughts."
"Is there anything else you can do, besides read minds?"
"You mean telepathy? Yes."\
I just stared at her for a moment in surprise. She is six years old, right? Was I like that at six? I could not focus on that to clearly because her statement as a whole reminded me of a certain someone, who will remain nameless, that does not reveal to much either. Because she was definitely not elaborating further.
"Well?" I asked. Hoping for her to get the hint.
"Well, what?" she volleyed back.
"What other things can you do with your mind?"
"I can...think," she replied with a giggle.
"Oh, you can, can you?" I smiled at her and saw an answering glitter in her eyes. Eyes that are so much like Jack's.
"You love him too," that was a statement not a question.
"You're changing the subject. I know, because I learned from the best."
Tilly looked sheepish at me and sighed, "I do not know what all I can do yet. I'm still learning. You know about reading minds. I can just pick-up the emotions with the slightest touch of my mind. If I go deeper then I can pick-up a mental conversation that everyone tends to have with themselves. However, I can go deeper, but not with out concentration that leaves me very weak. I also can look at anything and remember it instantly when needed."
"Photographic memory?"
"Yes, and I think I can heal the injured."
"You think?"
"There were a couple of injured animals I believed I helped. I could not be positive."
"Tilly, I have a thought. Can you try to reach out and see if you can feel another mind to help us out of here? Where ever here is?"
"I don't know. That would be like going deep in someone's mind. I will have to focus hard to generate the strength to reach out."
"You're sure you are only six?"
"Oh for crying out loud. I wish everyone would quit asking me that."
"What!" I started to laugh so hard. It was so strange to hear that come out of her mouth. There is no doubt that she is Jack's child. Wait...a...minute. "Tilly...how much of your abilities does your daddy have?"
She looked at me through the veil of her long lashes and said, "All of them," she hesitated, then added, "and more."
Can you say 'bomb shell'? Damn, that little...
"Sam!" Tilly cried. "I hear something."
"What is it?"
"I'm not sure," she tilted her head back over my shoulder. "It sounds like a voice."
'sssaaammm.'
'Sssaaammm.'
'SSaamm'
"Sam"
"What?" I answered back. It was not Anubis. It had to be help. Hopefully. It sounded like Daniel...
'ColonelCarter'
...and Teal'c...but how?
"Where are you?" I shouted.
"Sam! Keep talking we will come to you," Daniel encouraged. His voice seemed to be coming from my left. As I turned to try and see anything in that direction, Tilly wiggled around to get a better look as well.
"I feel them. They are close," Tilly informed.
"Daniel, please listen. Anubis is the one who brought Tilly and I here. I don't know where he went, but he may show up at anytime," while explaining the situation I began to detect movement and it was coming closer. As it grew, the shapes commenced to form the bodies of my teammates and friends.
"How did you find us, and more importantly, where are we?" I asked as I stood up to greet them. Tilly allowed me to hold on to her hand when Daniel and Teal'c came up close to us. "It's good to see you," said Daniel as he reached out for a hug. It was good to see them too.
"Same here, but how do we get out of here?" I said while returning his hug.
"That is a good question," he looked down at Tilly. "Hi, I'm Daniel. You must be Tilly," he said as he extended his hand for a shake.
"Nice to meet you," Tilly replied with a smile on her face. "Can we go now?"
Three pairs of eyebrows climbed up in surprise and they all started to laugh, "You're definitely your father's daughter,"
Daniel gasped between his laughter.
"Geez. I know that. Why does everybody seem to think I have to be reminded all of the time," Tilly said while throwing out her arms in a frustrated manner, then landing her little fists on her hips.
Everyone continued to chuckle softly. "O.k. then, let us vamoose," Daniel said as he pointed in the direction he and Teal'c came from.
Kanan
I never expected any of this. My whole body hurts. Not my host's body, my body. It feels like every nerve ending is on fire. Images keep coming at me from my host's mind. I cannot get a handle on just one of them. They are flying at me with such speed to leave me blinded in their wake.
I am also sensing a change in Jack's body – my host, with the entire sensorial overloaded, no wonder my body hurts. When will it stop? I don't know if I can handle much more. 'Please stop?' I yelled to Jack. 'You're killing me!'
Needless to say, he did not get my message and I continue to struggle with the torture. I tried to withdrawal my connections to my host, but I seem to be paralyzed. None of my body will cooperate with my commands. 'Please, no more. No more, Jack,' I whimpered. 'No more.'
Jack
Who ever said life is too short, was right. Even after witnessing my lives. There never seemed enough time in any of them. I am coming back to my senses finally. I look around and see that I have been engulfed in a cocoon of light with Jon. He opened his eyes and said, "That was a rush."
"Yeah, no kidding."
'Please, no more. No more, Jack. No more,' a faint plea trickled to my awareness.
'Kanan!' I had forgotten about him.
'You blended with Kanan?' Jon mentally asked.
'Yea, but he's not doing so well right now,' I stated. 'Kanan, buddy, can you hear me?'
'Jack?' Kanan enquired weakly.
'I'm here. You alright?'
'Oh...just peachy. You can stop doing what ever your doing now. That really hurt,' Kanan implored.
'Sure. By the way, I would like you to meet Jon. My son,' I said while smiling to Jon who returned it with a nod of agreement.
'Son? I thought...'
'Auh! - Don't finish that. No Jon is a clone of me, a younger clone of me. He and I have agreed to the father/son approach on the subject. You see, we are two distinct individuals that share memories. He is family!'
'Hello Kanan, good to hear you again,' Jon greeted.
'You can hear me?' asked Kanan.
'Yep. Are you starting to feel any better?'
'Yes, I am beginning to get my senses back online. By the way, what happened?'
'We have been going through a metamorphosis. As you can see we're still in our cocoon,' I explained.
'Well, next time leave me out of this,' Kanan whined.
'Awh, poor baby,' Jon quipped.
Kanan apparently decided not to comment, 'Sooo... what now?'
'Good question...we leave,' I said.
'How?'
Jon and I gave each other a look, raised our arms and reached out to start drawing in the energy from our cocoon of light. It started to swirl around us and funneled down to us through our hands.