Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Author: aynat (©Tanya Long)
Description: It's seems to Lisa like she's experiencing the world for the first time. Everything is so new and confusing, but surely with the Daniel she knew nearby it'll be easier. Right? Follow up to Season 8 finale Moebius.
Spoilers: Well... anything up to the end of Season 8 is fair game for this story. Major spoilers for both parts of Moebius.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Stargate SG-1 characters. I make no money from this, it's purely for fun.
Author's Note: I'd like to thank stragatefan1088 for the review... This chapter will actually answer that. The idea from this fic came from a question I had after watching the episode.

I'm going to warn again about spoilers. This chapter pratically outlines Moebius almost. If you haven't seen the Season 8 finale and don't wanna know, don't read. If you don't mind having it spoiled then having seen the episode isn't necessary to understand this... really.

Lisa sat on the hard cot with her knees drawn up to her chin. The room was fairly bare, and the little in it was all gray. For most the room would seem intimidating but Lisa knew what to expect. However nothing could have prepared her for the moment when Daniel entered the room.

"Lisa?" he asked quietly. She looked up and Daniel could see a light in her eyes that seemed to remind him of something that he couldn't remember. Clearing his throat he took a step closer. "Lisa, I'm Daniel Jackson."

"I know," she whispered.

"Yes, of course," he said as he pulled a chair up and sat down. "I was hoping maybe you could explain to me how it is you know that though."

Lisa sighed. "I would love to," she told him, "but I'm really tired. Is there any chance I can get a little sleep before the interrogation begins?"

"I'm not going to interrogate you," Daniel told her.

"Yes you are," she insisted. "You told me you would. And then the other three will and then you'll meet up and compare what I tell you to see if you can find any holes in it."

"Well... get some sleep before we start than," Daniel said, standing back up. He couldn't deny it, that was exactly what Jack had in mind. Daniel was going to start the questioning and when she got comfortable here and started opening up the others would stop in. As he started to leave Lisa grabbed his arm and stopped him.

"I can prove it," she whispered.

"Prove what?" he asked.

"That I am who I say I am," she told him. "Well at least if you managed to do what you said you would do I can."

"What are you talking about?" Daniel asked. "I haven't..."

"Not you," she replied quickly. "The you I know. You... he... was going to write letters, well put letters on a tablet, and leave them in the bottom of the compartment where he was going to leave the zero point module."

"Nothing like that was found," he told her.

"He was going to put another bottom overtop of it so it wouldn't be found until it was particularly looked for," she explained. "Are you able to look at it and see? Is that possible?"

"Well," he started slowly, "yes, it's probably possible for me to do so."

"OK, so will you look into that?" Lisa asked. "And feel free to come back and interrogate in a few hours, I just need some sleep."

"No problem, get some rest," Daniel said, a little taken back. She just seemed so sure of herself, yet she seemed shy. Something about her was so familiar though, and it was making Daniel uneasy.

"Jack!" Daniel shouted as he saw Jack disappearing around a corner. Jack slowed down.

"Daniel, I called, again," he said, irritated. "They said they were rushing it here and it should come in today, but you know the US government."

"It's not about that," Daniel said, calming Jack down. "Lisa is awake."

"Well what did she have to say?" Jack asked.

"Well I haven't actually talked to her again," Daniel admitted. "I didn't want to go there without having something about these letters," he added when Jack threw him an annoyed look.

"She can't expect you to have the letters yet," Jack insisted. "Now go, talk, get to know."

Daniel rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright."

Knocking softly Daniel opened the door slowly. "Can I come in?" he asked.

"Danny!" Lisa gushed. "Yes, of course. Did you see about the letters?"

"Yeah, we asked that it be sent here," he told her, "we're just waiting for it to arrive."

"OK," she said, smiling. "I'm wide awake so ask away."

"Excuse me?" Daniel asked. Lisa dropped her shoulders and rolled her eyes as she pulled her legs under her and sat cross legged facing him.

"I know you're going to make small chat and try to make me comfortable before you slowly start asking me questions," she explained. "But I'm perfectly comfortable with you. The other three not so much, but you... you're the Daniel Jackson I know."

"Now what exactly do you mean?" Daniel asked. "Can you start this from the beginning?"

"Of course," she said as she put a pillow behind herself and leaned back. "You saw the video from Gizi, correct?" Daniel nodded. "OK, what you wouldn't know, as I understand it, is the timeline was serverly changed."

"But everything is like it says on the tape," Daniel argued. "Well, except the fish in Jack's pond."

"Yes, well..." Lisa began to blush. Shaking her head she continued. "Anyways, it's not changed now because mom, dad and Teal'c went back in time again and helped fix it."

"I didn't go the second time?" Daniel inquired.

"You were dead," she stated. "You were a Goa'uld," she added when he looked concerned. "Teal'c killed you before they went back."

"OK, well that makes sense," he said, adding "I guess." He continued. "So there was one me and two..."

"No," she interrupted quickly. "I take it you know there was a failed rebellion in 2995 BC?" Daniel nodded again. "Well, the Jack and Teal'c from the... first timeline I guess... helped start that. They, along with the Sam from the timeline were killed. Only you survived.

"So when dad, mom and Teal'c showed up Katep met them and had them go with him," she continued.

"Katep?" Daniel interrupted.

"Yes. The first SG-1 met him and his brother when they arrived," she explained. "His brother died at the hand of Ra. It was with him that the failed rebellion was planned. You taught him English and he and his son took you in.

"When mom, dad and Teal'c showed up he recognized them. He brought them to where Daniel could meet them, then everything was explained. A plan was developed to hide the stargate so it would be buried where it was supposed to be and what not," she told him. "But mom knew they had to destroy the ship and remain there so nothing like this could happen again."

"So if the ship was destroyed..."

"How am I here," she finished for him. "Well they failed to realize you can never destroy the Ancient's time ship."

"What?"

"You guys have it at Area 51, correct?" Lisa asked.

"Yes," Daniel admitted quietly. He knew he was supposed to deny any knowledge of such things, but she already knew.

"See," she said. "It can't be destroyed because everytime it's used it's like another one is made."

"I don't understand," Daniel said.

"Neither do I," Lisa admitted. "Well, not entirely at least. As much as mom tried to explain it... I'm more like my dad." Daniel chuckled and then faked a cough to hide it. "But as mom explains it... it's in numerous times at once. See, there would have been two ships in that time, the one originally used to go back in time and the one they destroyed.

"Teal'c discovered the undestroyed ship," she continued. "At first everyone was in agreement that it should be destroyed again, but then everyone decided that circumstances made it more favourable that I come here."

"What circumstances?" Daniel asked.

"Well, they were raising me in a time when I wasn't supposed to exist," Lisa said as she shrugged. "I was raised underground mostly. I had very little contact with anyone except my parents, Teal'c, you and Katep. Don't get me wrong, they all did everything they could to make me loved, and educated, and comfortable.

"Mom taught me as much as I could take about science," she explained. "Dad taught me about fishing, and football, and made sure I knew I was named after something called 'The Simpsons'. Teal'c taught me to fight well enough that I would be good competition for any Jaffa warrior, and you... you taught me so much."

"Like what?" Daniel asked. It was a natural question, didn't take much thought because he couldn't think. His head was swimming with all this.

"You taught me to read and write by using a stick in the sand," she told him. "You taught me languages. I'm fluent in everything you're fluent in. You taught me about history, which always amused me because it was like I was learning the future really. You told me of books, and would tell me all the great mythologies and folklores you knew.

"See, I grew up with all this, so even though I couldn't go out and do much I had a great imagination to keep myself occupied. You taught me about the stargate, and the SGC, and what my parents and Teal'c were like in this timeline. You taught me everything you knew. Everyone did."

Daniel couldn't think of anything to say, it was all so overwhelming. He couldn't seem to wrap his mind around it all, and then he realized why Jack didn't want to hear this all first. He started to laugh.

"What's so funny?" Lisa asked. Daniel looked up, wiping tears from his eyes.

"It's not you," he assured her, "all of this is just so much to take in."

"I realize that," she whispered. "We all knew it was going to be difficult when I came here, but everyone felt it was for the best. You particularly wanted me to go."

"So Lisa, how old are you?" Daniel asked.

"24, I think," she told him. "It was difficult to keep track of time like that, but you tried your best to keep track of how much time went by."

"So did you leave behind a boyfriend or a husband?" he asked. Lisa swallowed.

"I couldn't interract with any of the people from the time," she told him. "If I fell in love or was involved with a man from then it would surely screw this timeline up."

Daniel nodded. "I understand. That had to be hard, being in such small quarters with the same people your whole life."

"Not really," she admitted. "You would tell me about all the different worlds SG-1 had been too, and it kept me occupied. It kept us all occupied, since you were the only one who had experienced any of that. But anyways, you've been here for well over an hour, you should probably go tell the others all this so they can come up with questions and everything."

Daniel nodded as he stood up. "I'll come back in a little while and check on you, ok?" She nodded. "Is there anything you need in the meantime?"

"Dad told me to ask if I could see 'The Simpsons'," she admitted. Daniel laughed. "And mom said I should ask for 'jello'."

Chuckling Daniel headed towards the door. "I'll have someone bring you that," he assured her.