He approached Daniel's office after he had changed into his BDUs. He liked them so much more than the dress blues.

"Dr. Jackson."

But you'll always be Space Monkey to me…

Daniel barely looked up from his packing. "Colonel."

He outstretched his hand in greeting. "My friends call me Cameron."

Daniel accepted the hand. "Daniel."

Then, in typical Daniel fashion, he started packing again. "…uh…how are you?"

"I'm good. Thanks."

"Uh…yeah I heard you were coming."

Yeah, but you didn't know it was ME, did you?

"Yeah. They told me you were leaving."

Of course, that wasn't until after YOU told me you were leaving…or was it Carter? Oh well, it was after I'd already found out…

"Yes- Finally."

He grabbed a few books and stuffed them in a trunk.

"You don't…uh…you don't want to help?" He asked, somewhat irritated.

No, I don't! You're one of my best friends, and you're leaving me behind! Of course, I don't want to help!

"No. Actually I came to see if I could talk you into staying."

He laughed, derisively. "You're kidding."

"I've been given command of SG-1."

Again...you came with me when I was a nutcase, and now, you're leaving me...now that I've finally straightened out? Okay, so taking on another personality isn't exactly what one does when they're 'fixed.'

"Wow. Well…good for you. You deserve it."

Thanks…that's pretty much what you said about my promotion to Washington, only this time, you're talking about my demotion! Isn't anybody else seeing the irony?

"Think the SGC still needs you."

"Whoa…there's lots of other guys."

Yeah, but all of them are geeks, and I hate to admit it, but you're one of the few COOL geeks out there.

"You're the world's most foremost expert on the Ancients."

"Yes, and that's why I'm going to Atlantis. City of the Ancients."

I thought it was the Lost City!

"Listen, General O'Neill gave me the choice of any posting I wanted. I chose SG-1. That meant Colonel Carter."Oops, careful...Danny's been suspecting about you two for a LONG time! "Teal'c and yourself. Not two letters a dash and a number."

Has anyone else had the strange experience of speaking about themselves in third person…weird, I tell you, weird!

"Uh…that's nice."

"I wanted to be on the front line working with the best. I wanted to learn from you."

"Look this is all very flattering but uh…"

"That's not the point."

"I'm sorry. I know why I owe you one. We all do."

You have NO idea…being in stasis in an Ancient block of ice isn't exactly my idea of an adventure.

"Listen, Jackson," I had to come up with something besides Danny Boy or Space Monkey! But couldn't it have been better than 'Jackson?'"I don't want you to stay because you think you owe me one 'less of course you're considering it?"

"Oh no…" He said as he took out his keys. "I was gonna offer you my apartment." He put them on his desk.

Uh, no…I think I'll keep my own house. Thanks. I don't want to live in a museum…

"Right."

There goes Daniel…

So, I've just been ordered to Dakara to check on Teal'c. Okay, I can handle that…maybe I won't strike out with this one…

"Brother, I love what you've done with the place."

"These columns were salvaged and restored from the original ancient monument." Teal'c replied stoically.

In typical Teal'c fashion.

"Well it's got a real high council feel to it. Hope you've taken lots of before and after pictures."

"Where is the rest of your team, Colonel Mitchell?"

Scattered around the Galaxy currently…well, that's Colonel O'Neill's team, anyway.

"Actually, it's still kind of SG-me. That's one of the reasons I'm here. I was hoping, maybe you could help me."

"I can offer some names of those I consider to be honorable warriors."

No, T, I want you! You're the best there is, except maybe Bra'tac…yep, Bra'tac's better, but I guess that's just because he's the teacher.

"I'd appreciate that. I know you're busy."

"We're attempting to build a whole new system of government that will span Jaffa worlds through out the galaxy."

"Yeah. How's that going?"

"Not well."

Now, THAT I hadn't heard. That really stinks!

"Well your people did just renounce their god. Guess you've got to cut them a bit of a break." He replied instead.

"Too many are still steep in an old culture full of antiquated rituals and our slow to accept change."

But even you had a relapse, T. Give 'em a little time.

"I understand Major Davis and SG-7 are trying to help out."

"That has caused problems as well. Many view the Tau'ri with the same level of mistrust as a would be enemy. They see the proposed system of government as a means to control and subvert their acquired freedom. My allegiance to the Tau'ri is not serving me as well as you might think in votes from the most traditional Jaffa electorate."

Kinda reminds one of the days on the Alpha Site where the Ash'rak was trying to kill us…probably shouldn't say anything about that.

"Wow. Politics does really suck everywhere you go."

I should know!

"Indeed."

Okay, I've really missed that!

"Listen. Maybe it's a good thing I came by…if this doesn't work out. Before all the space on the team fills…"

"Teal'c. The council is returning from recess." One of Teal'c's new Jaffa crones butted in.

"I must go." He replied, turning back to me.

"Sure."

"It has been good to see you, Colonel Mitchell."

You too, T. Just COME BACK!

"Yep."

"I will forward a list of names as soon as I am able."

"Have fun."

And Teal'c.

"Colonel Mitchell, it's Colonel Carter. She heard you've been trying to reach her." Walter said.

"Patch her through." He said, trying to sound professional. But, it was CARTER!

"Sir, you might want to wear the mike…you know, so she can pick up what you're saying."

He's had to say that to me WAY too many times.

"Thanks, Walter." He said as he sat in front of the screen. There was Carter.

"Hi Cameron."

"Hey Sam…" The Hallelujah Chorus starts…I can FINALLY call her by her first name! "…It's good to see you."

She has no idea…

"Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. We have been up to our ears double checking the new hyper drive. Then the uplink was jammed with the long range plotting program being transmitted by the Asgard…" It's about now that I would stop her and say: Carter! "…no need to bore you. How you been you? Look good." She said, smiling.

Oh, that's torture! Pure and unadulterated torture! I'm in another person's body…sort of…and she FINALLY tells me that I look good.

"Thanks. Listen, Sam. Come back and join SG-1."

"I heard you'd been given command of SG-1. Congratulations."

No really!

"I'm not kidding you can keep an eye on R&D in your spare time just like you always have. Besides. Dr. Lee is pouting 'cause you got the post over him."

'Cuz Lee's always pouting when Carter gets something…usually a device…that she gets to work with. He's practically foaming at the mouth!

"Really?"

I almost fooled her!

"No, I made that up."

"I have my reasons for wanting this job."

And those would be…I'm in 'Washington?' Or maybe Daniel's going to be in the Pegasus Galaxy? Or maybe Teal'c's in Dakara? Or maybe something else?

"I had my reasons for wanting this job. One of them was working with you- and please do not say that's nice."

After all, if Cameron Mitchell is on the same team as Samantha Carter, O'Neill can have her! NO REGS attached!

"We'll still work together."

Yeah, right!

"It won't be the same. What if the world needs saving?"

"Well, if the world needs saving I will be there to do what I can." She replied.

"What if the world needs saving because I screwed up because you weren't here in the first place?" As usual…Carter gives me a look like 'Uh, hello…' "How about we pretend I didn't say that."

"Done."

There was the sound of an intercom in the background. "Lt. Colonel Carter to the bridge. Lt. Colonel Carter report immediately to the bridge"

"Sorry, I got to go."

But I didn't get to thank you for fixing the mimic devices!

"Yeah. Buy you breakfast when you get back on solid ground."

"You're on. See you soon."

Hey, breakfast and a drink…that's two dates with Carter…uh oh…that's one date for each 'personality.' Oh dear…

He waved and turned the monitor off. "Well, Walter. Doesn't look like we're getting the band back together."

There goes Carter…Maybe I should try to use General O'Neill's influence to GET the band back together. He sighed. It was harder to be the deceased Cameron Mitchell than he had thought it would be. I guess he just doesn't exude the same charm as Jack O'Neill.

Okay, so...Cameron Mitchell actually died in Antarctica when he had that huge accident. Well, he died shortly after that. When Jack visited him, he scanned his body- he had already gotten the idea by then- and kept the device until Mitchell died, waited a little while, and decided to continue romping around the galaxy in his name...literally.