A/n: hello! This is my second Jack/Sam story, and my first of Daniel/Janet so I hope you'll like it. Some of it is set in an alternate universe a little after season 8, spoilers of season 9. Just a spoiler's warning if you haven't seen past Heroes. Ok well, enjoy!


In this reality: Sam was working intently on a zero point module (ZPM) and trying to find out how to apply it at its maximum capacity when Daniel walked in.

"Hey Sam. How are you doing?"

"I'm fine Daniel. You don't have to check up on me every hour." She said in an agitated state, without looking up from her work. "I'm kind of busy, do you need anything?" Sam said still tinkering with the ZPM.

Daniel knew it was her customary response to play the tough soldier void of emotions, but deep down, he knew she was dying inside over the departure of Jack from the SGC. "Ok, no, I don't need anything, but if you do, just call me in my lab."

Sam didn't answer as Daniel left. Even with keeping busy and getting acquainted with the new members of SGC: General Hank Landry, Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell, and Dr. Carolyn Lam, she couldn't help but feel a part of her was missing; that she was suppose to be doing something else. Even with all that was on her plate, she had to keep up the bravado, because she was the co leader of SG-1 with Cameron Mitchell now, and she couldn't afford to have emotions cloud her judgment. It was strange that even with Jack constantly there, she could do everything without being distracted, but now that he was gone, she was constantly distracted, sometimes even with the urge to break down and just give up.

Sam kept trying to figure out the ZPM, but couldn't find anything to improve it or improve something with it. Of course, there were plenty of things it could be used for; she just couldn't concentrate at the moment. She was scheduled for a mission to P2J-697 the next day so General Landry ordered her to rest. Sam sighed whenever such orders were given; telling her to rest didn't mean anything or help her emotional state, because when her brain wasn't busy with saving the world, it was busy thinking about Jack. She suddenly stopped walking to her on-base room, and collapsed. Several SF's walked by alarmed and pushed a red button nearby. Sam was immediately rushed to the infirmary. Dr. Lam was luckily there to check on her.

"Well, physically she's in great shape, but emotionally, I can't tell you how to help her." Dr. Lam reported to the general after a routine exam.

Sam was still unconscious when Daniel came for a visit. "Hey Sam," Daniel whispered while holding Sam's hand by the bed. "I know you can hear me and I know you're in pain; you're missing him. Now's the time to let it out and rest, k? I hope you get better soon. Our mission has been postponed, but don't worry about that. Just concentrate on getting better." Sam's hand squeezed him and Daniel smiled. Sam started to cry in her sleep and Daniel knew he had gotten through to her. Keeping emotions bottled in one's heart can make a person sick. "Jack," Sam sobbed. Daniel let go of her hand so she could have some privacy with her thoughts.


In the meantime, in an alternate universe, Jack was still the leader of SG-1.

Colonel O'Neill and Dr. Daniel Jackson walked down the ramp after returning from P2J-697 greeted by General Hammond and Captain Elliot. There were a few differences to account for in this reality, because Major Samantha Carter had never been to Cheyenne Mountain, but worked in the Pentagon. In her place on SG-1, was Kawalsky, but he retired so in his place, was Captain Elliot who was trained a few years ago. Janet Fraiser was the attending doctor at the base, and dating Daniel because technically, he wasn't military.

So, Hammond and Elliot greeted Jack and Daniel from their mission, while Teal'c was off world with Bra'tac.

"Welcome back, Colonel, Dr. Jackson. Report to the infirmary and we'll debrief at 1500."

"Yes sir." Jack said and walked off. Daniel did the same. There wasn't normally a greeting group when a team returned, but they were a few hours late and had no way of contacting the base, so Hammond was concerned. He couldn't really risk another team going through so he waited for a while. When they returned, he wanted to make sure they were ok. In fact, Daniel and Jack had little recollection of their few hours delay, just flashes of images like being received hospitably by locals dressed in black with pale skin. Jack also remembered drinking from a golden goblet with something sweet and salty like V8 tomato juice. He didn't question what it was since Daniel made him drink it out of courtesy to the people. Jack and Daniel were only supposed to survey the nearby area and report back, but they encountered natives and went along. They had already sent the M.A.L.P and UAV beforehand, but found nothing threatening, so Jack and Daniel proceeded to look around for civilization. Captain Elliot wasn't really needed for this mission, and since Jack was SG-1 leader with Daniel's linguistics and cultural knowledge, they were the perfect mix of brain and brawn; just enough for this mission anyway.

During debriefing, Hammond and Elliot were informed that Jack and Daniel had discovered the people on P2J-697 in a cave after a few minutes of arriving. Since neither of them had full memory of what happened, no names or information was obtained, but one thing was for sure: Jack and Daniel had changed.


A/n: well that's the beginning. Please suggest any changes or correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks for reading, have a good day!