A/n: I haven't posted in awhile, because I have been working on other stories. This will most likely be the last chapter of this little story. I thought I'd keep it short and sweet. Spoilers include 'Forever in a Day,' and 'Maternal Instinct' up to 'Absolute Power.' Enjoy!
Daniel hadn't written many letters since Sha're's death. He would write some on occasion to ease his sorrows, but the end of each letter would just cause greater pain, with the realization that she was gone, and nothing could even be done to find the child. From the time he started writing the letters, he was searching for his son. But now, he realized, the harseis was better off without him, safer in the arms of a higher being.
My child,
Earlier today, I visited another planet, thought to be Kheb, a supposed paradise where Jaffa and all who served the Goa'uld, would ascend to in death. It was a legendary and mystical place that no one ever dreamed to actually find. Master Bra'tac (another one of your godparents, Teal'c's good friend) came to help us. I had the surprise of my life when I found a temple in the middle of nowhere. I found a place of enlightenment, but more importantly, I found You! I know I'm suppose to write these letters before you were born, but writing to you has probably saved my soul. Your mother, may she rest in peace, would be so happy to see you, and is probably watching over you at this very moment. And there is someone else who is watching over you. Oma Desala, Mother Nature herself. That's who I met in the temple today among the many riddles she told. She taught me that belief is a strong power, and that material power should be cast out. In fact, she saved us by humbling us. She is after all, Mother Nature, and I'm so relieved that you are with her right now; you are in the best care. I would give anything to take you home with me, but I cannot give you the wisdom that Oma will. I held you in my arms, and you smiled at me. I love you more than anything in this world. So I end this letter in the hopes that I'll get to see you again someday. You will grow up to do great things, and it might turn out that you are the protector of mankind, my Alexander.
Love with all my heart and soul, your good father,
Daniel Jackson
A year passed with more crazy and hectic missions. He had been so absorbed in his work to keep away from depression, that the day his dream finally came true, he didn't see it coming. He had left Kheb, knowing that Alex was in good hands, but didn't know anymore; he just knew he had to trust Mother Nature. Well, after that fateful day when he was reunited with his son, he wrote his last letter, which was the hardest, yet the most freeing words he was ever going to write.
Dearest Shifu,
Thank you from the depths of my heart for saving my soul and humanity. There is so much out there for me to learn and experience and so little time to do so. Yet, here you are, merely a child, and already showing wisdom beyond anything I'll ever achieve. Shifu is mandarin for teacher, and what a name it is for you. In those moments we were together, I had no idea how to act. I had waited so long for that moment, that I had lost sight of my passage in between. You helped me see the truth; the journey is far more important than the destination. And the path to greater understanding takes time and acceptance. This is the last letter I'm writing, because they served to ease the pain in the beginning. But now that I see my purpose, the purpose that Sha're would've wanted, I no longer need this; you have erased my sorrows and replaced it with hope. That is the greatest gift that anyone could ask for. Thank you, from you godparents, my spirit, humanity itself…for everything you've done for us. You are a gift from heaven, my darling angel, my son. "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I've ended up where I needed to be." Douglas Adams
Goodbye Shifu,
Your good father,
Daniel Jackson
And with the final lettered sealed, Daniel Jackson, was a new man; a proud and amazed father. He placed the letters into the box along with the pen that Sha're first saw him use, as well as the bowl they had eaten on one their wedding night.
The very next day, Daniel arrived in Abydos for a final and personal goodbye to his beloved Sha're. At her grave, he dug a little hole, put the box with the letters in it, and placed a tiny blue flower on top.
"Now, we will always be together, in heart and soul. Together, a family. I brought you a little something to read, you would've been so proud of our son, Shifu. May you rest in peace." And with one final glance, his heart was also in peace at long last.
A/n: The end! Well, I hope you liked that. Please review, thanks! Have a wonderful day!