Sorry it's been so long since I updated this story...hope you enjoy this installment!

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"I completed my autopsy on Major Graham." Janet said, walking toward the General. "There was an unidentifiable residue from the explosion, but no indication he was under any kind of chemical influence. To be honest, sir, if the Goa'uld were trying to cover up their work, they did a good job."

"What about the infomation about the za'tarcs provided by the Tok'ra?" He asked, hoping for some good news.

"Pretty limited to speculation, sir. I did a full examination of Major Graham before he went to Vorash, and he seemed to be in perfect health. His bloodwork was clean, last psych evaluation was normal. If his brain was altered in any way, it was done by a technology far beyond my understanding."

"Will this za'tarc detector actually work?"

She shook her head, indicating her ignorance. "It's alien technology. I have no way of knowing."

"Then we're completely in the hands of the Tok'ra on this one."

"And the other SG-1." She added, a grim smile was cast over her mouth. "Colonel must be happy about that."

"I'm not thrilled about it myself, doctor."

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"What?" The older Daniel asked.

"I'm sorry…What's the significance?" The resident Daniel asked himself.

"I can't tell you…"

"Of course not."

"Look…we shouldn't even be here, and if it hadn't been for Sam, we wouldn't be."

"Yeah, what happened to make her want to come back here so badly?"

"Nothing." He said, standing up more defiantly.

"Nothing?"

"That's what I said."

"Okay..."

"Look, I'm tired. You should probably go."

"Where?"

"To wherever the hell it is that you need to go…" He said, with a tired look on his face.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"If you're…"

"I'm sure."

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"Well, as we suspected, the…future me isn't talking. I'm sure it has something to do with the whole grandfather paradox…"

"Are we sure that we want to know what's going on?" Sam asked, looking at the guys. "I mean…we are in WAY over our heads."

"The reactions we got from both Dr. Jackson and Colonel Carter indicate that something colossal happens here. I'd like to know what it is." General Hammond said, earnestly.

"All due respect, sir, I don't think that's a good idea. Changing the past is playing god."

"Carter…" Jack said, his eyebrows raised.

"Sir, admit it…changing the course of the entire universe…doesn't that sound like SOMEBODY is playing god?"

"Sam, I don't think that's it…the other…you…obviously thought that it was something worthy of changing…"

"Daniel, there's no way that she could have known exactly where she would have been spit out…it would have been a guess."

"So…she's running." Jack said, looking at the General before trying to indicate to Sam to let the matter rest.

"From what?" George Hammond asked, surprised.

"From whatever happened in her timeline."

"And that would be…?" Daniel asked.

"There's only one thing that I could think of…" Sam offered.

"What?"

She turned crimson. "I'm sorry, did I say that out loud?"

"Yes, Major, you did." Hammond said, looking at her for an explanation.

She coughed. "Destruction of her friends and family, but…that can't be the case. I mean, Daniel and Teal'c were right there with her."

"Right." Jack said, a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach that his own death had triggered the extreme response.