"Carter, that much coffee isn't good for you," Jack said as she poured a fourth cup.
She shrugged. "I can't help it. I couldn't sleep last night. The most bizarre nightmares were keeping me awake."
"Don't tell me you're still afraid of the boogie man, Major!" he teased.
"I haven't been afraid of things that go bump in the night since I was two," she retorted. "A satanic blood-bath, on the other hand..."
Any response Jack had was put on hold when Gen. Hammond entered the debriefing room. "Alright, people. From what Dr. Jackson has written in his report, we know that P3X-639 is uninhabited around the Stargate and possibly through the entire planet. This is to be a re-con mission and you will gather what information you can to determine who once controlled the planet."
"Easy enough," Jack said, pushing his mission file away from him.
~~
"Hey, Jack!" Daniel called over his shoulder. "Come look at this!"
"Oh, for crying out loud. It's just a rock!" Jack groaned as he made his way to where Daniel and Sam were playing with the science gadgets.
"Actually, Sir," Sam cut in. "It's not a rock. It's..."
"It is a weapon," Teal'c said, taking the device from Daniel. "But it is not Goa'uld."
Daniel shook his head. "No, the writing on it looks like the writing we found on P3C-423. I think their race may have attempted colonization but were met with..." He trailed off, looking up into the distance at the nearby forest. Between the trees he saw a white figure playing between the tress. "Do you see that?" he asked, standing up and following the ghostly figure.
"See what?" Jack demanded as they followed Daniel.
She was just a child, completely innocent in the way she ran across the field. It was almost like a dream, she seemed to shimmer and bound across the grass in slow motion. Her giggle wafted over the breeze in the cool afternoon air.
"I thought this planet was uninhabited," Jack muttered.
"You see a person?" Teal'c asked, slightly confused.
Sam looked at him, slightly startled. "You don't?" she demanded.
"She's not real," Daniel muttered, oblivious to the others. "She can't possibly be real."
"What is Daniel Jackson speaking of?" Teal'c demanded.
Jack repositioned his weapon so it would be easier to use. "Pack it up, we're heading back," he commanded.
~~
"Unscheduled off-world activation," the gate technician said. "It's SG-1, Sir."
Gen. Hammond quickly made his way down to the Gate Room. "Colonel, what is going on?" Gen. Hammond demanded, when the team walked through the gate, seemingly not running for their lives. "Your team was only gone for four hours! And what is wrong with Dr. Jackson?"
Jack looked back at the muttering and incoherent Daniel. "Well, Sir, that's sort of why we came back early...." he started slowly.
~~
"Dr. Jackson's fine," Janet reported at the debriefing an hour later. "A little shocked, but since he's claiming to have seen a ghost, I'd suggest he talk to MacKenzie."
"I'm not crazy," Daniel protested. "It was just the girl from my dreams coming to life and- my god, I sound like a raving lunatic."
"That's nothing new," Jack said easily.
Gen. Hammond narrowed his eyes in Jack's direction. "Colonel, this is no joking matter."
He shrugged innocently. "I'm just saying that this isn't the first time ole Danny-boy's had visions that eventually turned out to be beneficial to quite a number of people."
"Do you think this might be similar to the memory that helped us to save Ry'ac and Bratac?" Teal'c questioned.
"No, I don't think so," Daniel said slowly. "These are very clear, almost like they were happening at that moment."
"Is it possible this could be a residual effect from when you carried the alien personalities in your mind?"
Sam shook her head before Daniel could respond. "I don't think so, Janet. If that's what it was, then why would the Colonel and myself have seen the same girl?"
"You both saw her as well?" Hammond demanded. "Why didn't you say so before?"
"I didn't realise she was the girl Daniel's been dreaming about."
"Way to make me look crazy, Carter," Jack mumbled.
"Wait- you saw her too?" Daniel questioned. "Why didn't you say something?"
Teal'c lifted his chin indignantly. "I saw nothing."
Jack rolled his eyes. "We mentioned it, but you weren't paying attention to us," Carter informed him. "Are you sure she was the girl from your dream?"
"Absolutely."
She shrugged. "I can't help it. I couldn't sleep last night. The most bizarre nightmares were keeping me awake."
"Don't tell me you're still afraid of the boogie man, Major!" he teased.
"I haven't been afraid of things that go bump in the night since I was two," she retorted. "A satanic blood-bath, on the other hand..."
Any response Jack had was put on hold when Gen. Hammond entered the debriefing room. "Alright, people. From what Dr. Jackson has written in his report, we know that P3X-639 is uninhabited around the Stargate and possibly through the entire planet. This is to be a re-con mission and you will gather what information you can to determine who once controlled the planet."
"Easy enough," Jack said, pushing his mission file away from him.
~~
"Hey, Jack!" Daniel called over his shoulder. "Come look at this!"
"Oh, for crying out loud. It's just a rock!" Jack groaned as he made his way to where Daniel and Sam were playing with the science gadgets.
"Actually, Sir," Sam cut in. "It's not a rock. It's..."
"It is a weapon," Teal'c said, taking the device from Daniel. "But it is not Goa'uld."
Daniel shook his head. "No, the writing on it looks like the writing we found on P3C-423. I think their race may have attempted colonization but were met with..." He trailed off, looking up into the distance at the nearby forest. Between the trees he saw a white figure playing between the tress. "Do you see that?" he asked, standing up and following the ghostly figure.
"See what?" Jack demanded as they followed Daniel.
She was just a child, completely innocent in the way she ran across the field. It was almost like a dream, she seemed to shimmer and bound across the grass in slow motion. Her giggle wafted over the breeze in the cool afternoon air.
"I thought this planet was uninhabited," Jack muttered.
"You see a person?" Teal'c asked, slightly confused.
Sam looked at him, slightly startled. "You don't?" she demanded.
"She's not real," Daniel muttered, oblivious to the others. "She can't possibly be real."
"What is Daniel Jackson speaking of?" Teal'c demanded.
Jack repositioned his weapon so it would be easier to use. "Pack it up, we're heading back," he commanded.
~~
"Unscheduled off-world activation," the gate technician said. "It's SG-1, Sir."
Gen. Hammond quickly made his way down to the Gate Room. "Colonel, what is going on?" Gen. Hammond demanded, when the team walked through the gate, seemingly not running for their lives. "Your team was only gone for four hours! And what is wrong with Dr. Jackson?"
Jack looked back at the muttering and incoherent Daniel. "Well, Sir, that's sort of why we came back early...." he started slowly.
~~
"Dr. Jackson's fine," Janet reported at the debriefing an hour later. "A little shocked, but since he's claiming to have seen a ghost, I'd suggest he talk to MacKenzie."
"I'm not crazy," Daniel protested. "It was just the girl from my dreams coming to life and- my god, I sound like a raving lunatic."
"That's nothing new," Jack said easily.
Gen. Hammond narrowed his eyes in Jack's direction. "Colonel, this is no joking matter."
He shrugged innocently. "I'm just saying that this isn't the first time ole Danny-boy's had visions that eventually turned out to be beneficial to quite a number of people."
"Do you think this might be similar to the memory that helped us to save Ry'ac and Bratac?" Teal'c questioned.
"No, I don't think so," Daniel said slowly. "These are very clear, almost like they were happening at that moment."
"Is it possible this could be a residual effect from when you carried the alien personalities in your mind?"
Sam shook her head before Daniel could respond. "I don't think so, Janet. If that's what it was, then why would the Colonel and myself have seen the same girl?"
"You both saw her as well?" Hammond demanded. "Why didn't you say so before?"
"I didn't realise she was the girl Daniel's been dreaming about."
"Way to make me look crazy, Carter," Jack mumbled.
"Wait- you saw her too?" Daniel questioned. "Why didn't you say something?"
Teal'c lifted his chin indignantly. "I saw nothing."
Jack rolled his eyes. "We mentioned it, but you weren't paying attention to us," Carter informed him. "Are you sure she was the girl from your dream?"
"Absolutely."
