ANOTHER WORLD – II. Daniel's World by Betty Bokor
Sam/Daniel. Daniel wakes up in the wrong place.
Spoilers: All seasons, including 9 and 10.
Disclaimer: The Stargate original characters belong to MGM/Showtime, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Film Corp. This was written strictly for the purpose of entertainment. No attempt at copyright infringement has been made.

Daniel's World

Chapter 2

"Well, he definitely is Dr. Jackson. All the tests prove so. He just looks different," Carolyn Lam said to the rest of SG-1 and General Landry as they joined her by Daniel's bedside in the Infirmary.

Dan opened his eyes and saw the young doctor in front of him. "Where's Janet?" he managed to say.

Everybody turned to look at him.

"Daniel?" Sam asked. "What happened? Do you remember anything?"

"What's this?" Dan asked trying to sit up. He felt dizzy again and fell backwards on the bed. "What just happened?" he tried again.

"Dr. Jackson, you have some injuries that need to be treated. Please, remain in bed," Dr. Lam said as she checked his pulse.

"Daniel, there was a quake after you entered the cave in Algoran," Sam started explaining. "You were trapped under the rocks. What do you remember?"

Dan closed his eyes and tried to work out the situation in his head. It definitely had to be an alternate universe, but how had he gotten there? Cam interrupted his thoughts. "Hey, Jackson, you okay?" he asked.

Dan hesitated and then decided the truth would be the best option. "I'm not your Daniel."

"What do you mean?" Landry asked.

"I don't belong here. I don't know what happened, but this isn't my world." He sighed and then said in a low voice, almost to himself. "I can't believe it's happening again."

"Do you remember what happened?" Cam asked, as he got closer to Dan.

"I believe I lost consciousness for a while," he said honestly. "The last thing I remember is being in a storage room at the SGC, looking at a quantum mirror because something had moved on the other side. Someone was there. Then everything shook… I have no idea. I don't remember anything else."

"How do you know this is not your world, DanielJackson?" Teal'c asked.

"In my reality I'm not in SG-1 anymore and neither is Sam. She's pregnant, about to give birth." Sam looked surprised. Dan looked around and stopped as he saw Carolyn again. "You don't work for the SGC. Janet is the Chief Medical Officer. You're Cam's fiancée." Landry looked at his daughter and at Mitchell and both evaded his look. "And you're in Homeworld Security, General." Dan sighed lightly and then said, "You know I'm not your Daniel; you haven't doubted what I said. How did you know?"

"It was probably, more than anything else, the hair," Sam said as she looked at him. "Daniel has never had his hair that long."