Stargate SG1

by Anaika Skywalker

An alternate look at the episodes of Stargate SG1, starting at the end of the Movie and then on to 'Children of the Gods'. Completed.

7. Fallen

Title: Stargate SG-1

Author: Anaika Skywalker

Rating: T

Disclaimer: Don't own it, wish I did, I just like to play with SG-1 once and a while. I'll put them back when I'm finished. I promise.

Author's Note: This chapter starts of just before and continues on into 'Fallen'; it got a little long so I've broken it up into two stories. Part two will be 'Homecoming'.

LetNys: I glad you enjoyed the last chapter; I thought I was important for Cali and her family to interact, especially since I brought Caleb into the story.

Nightshae: Thank you so much, I'm trying to stay, as close to the episodes as I can, which isn't easy at times, but I'm glad you're enjoying them and I hope you enjoy this one.

Razzbaby: Hi, I'm glad you did find it. I hope you keep enjoying it.

Stargate SG-1

Chapter Seven: (Part One) Fallen

Colonel Reynolds walked back into the temple and over to the archaeologist, she was scribbling notes into her notebook, he looked over her shoulder at what she'd written. It looked gibberish to him. "Beats me how you can read that, doc?"

She smiled. "It's in Abydonian, Colonel," she revealed. "It's my native language remember."

"Looks like gibberish to me, but then again, my own wife can't read my handwriting."

Cali chuckled. "I know I've tried translating your handwriting."

"Funny doc," he grumbled and glanced around the temple they were in. So far things had been going well, it was quiet, the only injury to report was the small scratch on Cali's finger, which Jeffries had cleaned up and covered. "So which 'God' was this one dedicated to?" He asked referring to the temple.

"Sekhmet, the mistress of war and sickness," she answered.

"Sounds like my mother in law," he grumbled.

Cali shrugged. "I wouldn't know about that one, Colonel, I've never had a mother-in-law to deal with."

"Lucky you, doc," he mused, patting her on the back he walked back to the entrance, nodding to Major Anderson as he walked out. "Michaels and Jeffries back yet?"

"No sir."

He keyed on his radio. "Michaels, come in?" There was no response. "I swear to God, if those two have found a couple of native girls to go skinny dipping with, I'm going to kill'em."

Shawn Anderson chuckled. "Yes sir."

The Colonel tried again. "Michaels, Jeffries, do you copy?"

"We're here sir," Jeffries answer came over the radio. "We're on our way back."

"Any contacts?"

"Negative sir."

"All right, get your butts back here."

"Yes sir."

Back in the temple, Cali had put her notebook away and gone further into the temple, she was once again wearing one of her husband's bandana's, a dark green one, it protected her hair from the dust and grim and kept it out of the way. More then once she thought of cutting it, but so far she'd never got around to doing it; the heat from the jungle around the temple made her rethink it. This mission was a break from translating the stone tablet that had been found at Abydos, before Anubis had destroyed the pyramid. Mostly she was letting Jonas translate the tablet, it was good experience for him and it gave her the chance to do this, wander around a stone temple. She was wandering around with a P-90, which had of late become part of her standard armament; that along with the 9 millimeter strapped to her thigh. Life had changed her; experiences had changed her, life and lose.

When the ground beneath her boots started to shake, she fought to keep her balance, dust sprinkled down from the ceiling and the wall shook along with it.

"Doc!" Colonel Reynolds yelled out her name.

She turned and ran back towards him, the ground still shaking. "Colonel!"

He was standing in the entranceway, her pack in his hand. "Lets move it doc, this whole place is coming down!"

Hearing a strained creak, Cali dived out of the way of a falling beam of stone, scrabbling to her feet she bolted for the entrance, plunging out of the temple, she tackled Reynolds as she went, the momentum pushed the two of them out into the open and they crashed to the ground together as the temple came down spraying dust and dirt over the two of them.

Jeffries rushed over to them. "Colonel, Dr. O'Neill?"

Cali lifted her head. "Sergeant," she accepted his hand up, getting off the stunned Colonel.

Reynolds got to his feet; amazingly he'd managed to keep a grip on her pack. He handed it to her. "Damn doc, where were you at the General's Fourth of July BBQ, we could have used you in the game."

She chuckled. "I was babysitting your daughter if I remember rightly," she mused and took the pack.

"Next Fourth of July you're on our team," he insisted.

Sergeant Michaels helped her get the pack attached to her vest. "Nice tackle doc."

"Thanks, but I think we'd better leave the male bonding thing until later, we should see if the Gate was effected by the earth quake," she pointed out.

"Lets move people, double time," the Colonel ordered. "Anderson, take point."

"Yes sir." He acknowledged.

They moved out, making their way through the jungle around the now fallen temple. Another earthquake hit half way to the Gate, knocking the five of them off their feet, the men scrambled to protect Cali from falling debris as tree branches came down around them.

"Everyone all right?" Reynolds asked when it was over, getting back on his feet.

Michaels helped Cali to hers. "We're fine here sir."

Jeffries and Anderson also voiced they were both fine and they started again for the Gate. Coming into the clearing where the Gate was situated a half an hour later, things didn't look good. The Stargate was half buried, lying nearly on its side.

"Damn," Reynolds swore. "Doc, you and Michaels check out the DHD," he ordered. "Anderson, Jeffries, lets dig it out so we can go home."

"Yes sir," all acknowledged and moved to do what they'd been ordered.

Cali and Brain Michaels found the DHD was unaffected by the earthquakes, dumping their gear, they helped in digging the Gate out, it took all of them two hours to get finished.

Anderson patted Cali on the back, she'd removed her fatigue shirt, and the sleeveless tee shirt showed off a great deal of muscle tone. "Nice work, Doc."

"Thanks Shawn," she brushed herself down. "I really need a bath."

"Then lets dial home," the Colonel insisted.

"Hey you look good to me, doc," Jeffries smirked.

"Me too, doc," Michaels agreed, teasing.

She chuckled. "I'm hot, smelly and covered in dust and grim and you both think I look good," she shook her head, her whole body ached. "We really need to get the two of you laid."

Anderson burst out laughing. "Nice one, doc," he said seeing his two teammates stunned faces.

Reynolds laughed too. "Come on, let's go." They geared up, collecting everything they'd brought with them. "Okay, doc, dial us home."

Cali went to the DHD and dial earth, pressing down on the activation crystal. The chevrons locked in place and the Gate opened with whoosh, swilling upwards on angle, since the Gate was almost lying down.

Anderson sent their IDC. "All set to go, Colonel."

"All right people, this is going to be a rough landing, take it easy," the Colonel ordered them.

Michaels and Jeffries went first, diving through the event horizon, followed by Anderson, then Cali and lastly Reynolds. They came out the same order, hitting the ramp hard, rolling to a stop.

Anderson helped Cali to her feet. "You all right, doc?"

"Yeah," she agreed, shaking off the hard landing.

Reynolds got to his feet as the Gate closed down. "Lets go people."

They came off the ramp as General Hammond came into the Gate room. "Colonel."

"Sir, we had a little earthquake problem."

"All right, go get yourselves checked out, we'll debrief in two hours," the General ordered.

"Yes sir."

Hammond chuckled to himself as he watched the four men escort Cali O'Neill out of the Gate room, like four over protective older brothers.

After being checked over by Dr. Fraiser, and a chance to shower and change, SG-3 arrived at the briefing room, a few minutes later so did Cali, she had her report written up in her hand, as well as other information she'd managed to gather before the temple had come down.

"Hey doc, up for dinner at O'Malley's this evening?" Anderson asked her.

"Sure," she agreed and took her seat, feeling tired she ignored it; she'd catch a nap later.

"You'd better bring Romeo with you," Michaels smirked. "The girls at O'Malley's have been asking after our dark, mysteries Jaffa."

She laughed with them. "I'll ask Teal'c if he's free."

The General came in and took his seat. "All right, lets get started."

Colonel Reynolds started, giving a full run down from the moment they stepped foot on P3X-516, to finding the temple.

Cali interrupted them. "It was dedicated to Sekhmet, the mistress of war and sickness," she reported.

"Goa'uld?" The General asked her.

"Yes sir," she agreed. "There was plenty of evidence to say at one point the planet was under Goa'uld control, but for one reason or another, the Goa'uld just up and left."

"We didn't find any human life on the planet at all sir," Reynolds added. "If there had been then it's quiet possible they left with the Goa'uld or they died out after their 'God' up and left them."

"It's strange sir," Cali commented, fiddling with her pen. "We usually find the natives have been able to survive after the Goa'uld have left, but on P3X-516, it's as if they just vanished."

"Dr. O'Neill is right sir," Anderson agreed. "We found a village about five miles from the temple and it was deserted, there was no signs of burial grounds, no skeletal remains, nothing."

Hammond looked to Cali. "Doctor?"

"We did find clothing, sir, but nothing else," she revealed, dropping the pen on her files. "The village also looked like those who were there left in a hurry, it could be possible they were rounded up and taken with Sekhmet when she left. Or," she hesitated, absently rubbing her right hand. "Or there was a mess grave somewhere we missed."

"You mean this Sekhmet could have had Jaffa rounded all the natives up, take them away from the village and execute them all?" Jeffries asked her.

She nodded. "Yes."

"What's the condition of the Stargate?" The General asked.

"It's lying on it's side sir," Reynolds answered. "At this point sir, I wouldn't risk sending another team through. There could have been another earthquake after we left that could have buried the Gate completely."

"Very well. Good work people. Dismissed." Hammond ordered and stood, going back to his office.

Standing SG-3 and the linguist left the briefing room, the parted at the elevator, Cali heading for level 18 and her office. When she got there, she dumped the files on her desk and pulled off her shirt, a little film of sweat beaded her forehead. When did it get so warm in here, she wondered and grabbed hold of the chair in front of her as the room started to spin. Holding onto it, she reached for the phone and managed to dial the infirmary, getting an answer. "This is Dr. O'Neill…. I um, need Dr. Fraiser to come by…. Come by my…." She never finished, everything went black and she crumbled to the floor, the phone receiver hanging off the desk, swing back wards and forwards, a bodiless voice calling out to her.

Colonel Jack O'Neill rushed into the infirmary, he'd been told his daughter had been brought in unconscious; he spotted Sam and Jonas standing with Teal'c. "What the hell happened?"

"Janet doesn't know sir," Sam reported. "Apparently Cali called the infirmary, asking for Janet, but passed out during the phone call."

"I needed a book and I heard a thumb," Jonas continued. "I found her unconscious on the floor, the phone hanging off the desk, with a voice calling Cali's name over and over, I told them to get a med team to her office. They brought her here and I called everyone."

Jack nodded. "It's starting to become a habit with you Quinn."

"Sir?"

"Finding my daughter unconscious in her office." Jack answered him.

"Oh?'

Janet came over to them, she had a concerned look on her face. Seeing she had all their attention. "Cali has been poisoned," she revealed. "I'm can't say for sure, but I'd say it happened when she was on P3X-516, she scratched her finger on one of the temple columns; Sergeant Jeffries reported he cleaned it up and when I checked it there was no sign of infection, if was healing well. It's the only way tough the poison could have gotten into her system and there is definitely a substance in her blood stream."

"Why wasn't it picked up when she came back from her last mission?" Jack asked her, a little harshly.

"I don't know, sir," Janet said calmly. "I did her physical myself, there was not signs. She was laughing and joking about what happened, but when we found her, she was covered in sweat. Her temperature is 105 and climbing, we're doing all we can to bring it down, but nothing is working."

"What does that mean?" Jonas asked confused.

"She's dying," Janet said hugging her arms across her chest. "I've got a team working on an antidote for the poison, but I fear they wont find it in time. Her body is shutting down, slowly, but it's shutting down."

Jack turned away, this wasn't happening. He ran his fingers through his hair, this wasn't happening. He felt a chill run up his spine and looked around, seeing nothing, but he was sure someone was there. "Damn it, why are you letting this happen?" He demanded angrily. His team looked at him like he'd lost his mind. He didn't care. "Damn it, show yourself!"

A woman with dark hair appeared out of nowhere, one minute she wasn't there the next she was. 'Hello Colonel.'

"Why are you letting his happen?" He demanded again.

'I cannot interfere.' Oma told him. 'Her journey is hers alone.'

"So you're going to what, help her ascend?" He snapped. "Or let her die."

'If Cali wishes to ascend, then I will be there for her.' Oma said calmly.

"That's it?" He snarled. "You took Daniel from us and now you're going to take Cali too."

'Daniel's decision to ascend was his and his alone, as will Cali's.'

"Damn it, you know she's dying, you know we can't help her!"

'Then her path is already set out before her.' Oma said and then was gone.

Jack turned to Dr. Fraiser. "Find that antidote, I don't care what you have to do, just find it."

She nodded. "Cali is in observation room four, you can go see her." She informed and hurried away.

Not waiting for the rest of his team, Jack went to see his daughter.

Sam rubbed her temples. "I'll fill the General in," she offered. "Go and look after the Colonel." She told her two teammates.

They nodded and hurried away.

Standing there in the ward, Sam glanced upward. "Oh Daniel where are you, Cali needs you," she whispered. Getting no answer she hurried out of the infirmary, this was something that needed to be done face to face.

This wasn't the first time Cali had been through this, it was the second, standing in the Gate room, in her blue BDU's, the white light making it look eerie. It was only now did she remember what had happened the first time. Her real father had come to her, offered her ascension. She'd managed to survive that time. Now she was standing there again.

"Your fate is in your hands," a familiar voice announced.

She turned, frowning a little. "Oma?"

She smiled, coming part way down the ramp. "Hello Cali."

"Why are you here?"

"I would have thought that was obvious."

Cali sighed and rubbed her temples; she was so tired, physically and mentally. "You're here to offer me ascension?"

"Yes."

"What will happen to Caleb if I leave?"

"Colonel O'Neill will look after him, as will Mrs. Clark." Oma told her. "As I said, your fate is in your hands, you must decide."

"I know," she said softly as she hugged herself.

Jack sat beside his daughter's bed; she was hooked to monitors, oxygen and numerous other things. Her face was ashen, making her brown hair look darker then it actually was. He held her hand in his, the nurses had removed her tags and wedding ring; they were in Janet's office.

Her eyes flickered open and she looked unfocused at him. "Dad?"

"Hey kiddo."

She licked her lips. "Doesn't… look good… does it?" She said weakly.

"Nothing you can't handle," he said, knowing that sounded so lame.

"Not…" she licked her lips again. "Not this time, dad."

"You listen to me, Cali O'Neill, you are going to fight this," Jack ordered sternly. "I will not lose you too."

She couldn't keep her eyes open. "I'll never really be gone dad," she whispered and slipped into unconsciousness again.

"So what happened?" Cali asked Oma, they sat on the end of the ramp. "I remember going to my office and thinking it was hot, the rest is a little bury."

"You've been poisoned," the ascended being, answered her. "While you were in the Temple of Sekhmet."

"How?"

"You scratched your finger, the poison was on the column, and it entered your blood stream, it would have lay dominant for days, if you hadn't exhausted yourself helping to dig the Stargate out."

"Is there anything Janet can do?" Cali asked.

"You're path is all ready laid out for you, the decision is whether you walk it or not."

She sighed. "Why me?" She asked. "Why offer me ascension?"

"Because you are the chosen, you have the ability to bring back that what is missing." Oma said cryptically.

"I don't understand."

"I think you do," she said calmly. "You have so much to offer, Cali O'Neill, do not count yourself as being unable to reach that what is before you."

"And if I can't?" Cali asked feeling a little confused by it all.

"When you reach a crossroad, only you can decide which path you will take."

Silently Cali nodded. This was her crossroad.

Silvia brought Caleb into the room, she wasn't sure he should have been in there, but the five year old had demanded to see his mother. She released his hand and let him walk over to his grandfather.

Jack picked him up and sat him on his lap. Caleb snuggled into his grandfather for warmth and comfort.

"Is mommy going to die?" He asked softly.

"I hope not," his grandfather replied.

He reached out and took her hand in his little one, her skin was far too warm and clammy and there was something else. "There's someone with mommy."

Jack nodded. "That's Oma."

Caleb looked back. "Is she going to take mommy away?"

"I don't know kiddo, I think they're just talking right now."

Tears welled in the five year olds eyes and slid down his cheeks. "What will happen to me if mommy leaves?"

Holding him close, Jack nearly gave into his own tears. "I'll be here for you, Caleb, me and Silvia. We won't leave you."

"I don't want mommy to go," the little boy sobbed, releasing his mother's hand, he wrapped his arms around his grandfather's neck and held on tight.

Jack held him close. "I don't want her to go either," he whispered. "But she might not have the choice."

Standing, Cali turned back to Oma, who know stood midway on the ramp. If she didn't ascend, she would die. If she did ascend, she could watch her son grow from a higher plane of existence. She could find her husband and somehow convince him to come home with her, to bring her family back together. She smiled, that's what Oma had meant. "I need to speak with dad."

"Then do so."

Before she knew what was happening, she was in the infirmary room, shivering as she saw herself lying on the bed, hooked to the monitors and other equipment. All of SG-1 was there, Dr. Fraiser, the General, Mrs. Clark and Caleb. She expected this was what Daniel had experienced when he'd been offered ascension. She moved around Janet, smiling sadly at the sight of her son crying softly in his nannies arms. Her dad was standing near her bed, unsure and feeling useless. She put her hand on his shoulder and the room moved and changed for both of them and they were in the Gate room.

It was then Jack realized what was happening. "Cali?"

"Hi dad," she greeted.

He looked and saw Oma. "You offered her ascension."

"I did what I had to, Colonel."

"I'm dying, dad." Cali told him.

"No," he shook his head. "Fraiser said… she said her team will find an antidote."

She knew that was only half true. "I'm tired dad and fighting to say alive is taking a lot out of me."

"You can't die," he said firmly. "Caleb needs you."

"I've arranged for you to look after Caleb if anything happens to me, General Hammond knows what to do."

"No. Caleb needs you, Cal. I need you."

Cali hugged him. "I'm going to die, dad, no one can stop that. Ascension is my only choice," she said calmly. "I'll always be with you and Caleb."

"No, Cali, please, don't do this." Jack pleaded.

"It's her choice, Colonel." Oma reminded. "Her fate is in her hands."

"No!"

"Dad," Cali's calm voice soothed his fears. "It's my choice."

"I know," he pulled her close, holding tightly too her. "Don't leave me, sweetheart."

"I really don't have a choice, dad," she whispered. "I'm so tired."

Jack felt he was losing her. "Cali, honey?"

Oma partly transformed into energy. "The choice is yours," she said, and then became complete energy, flying towards the Gate, opening it to the higher plane of existence.

Cali moved away from her dad, stepping up onto the ramp, walking half way she turned back. "I love you dad."

"I love you too, sweetheart," he said, knowing he was losing her, but he also knew by losing her he could get her back.

"Tell, Caleb I'll always be with him," she said, her eyes filed with tears.

"I will. Say hello to Daniel if you see him and tell him what a wonderful son he has."

"I will," she agreed smiling.

Jack snapped out of it, hearing the EKG flatelined. Janet moved to do something, yelling orders to her nurses. "Let her go," he said haunted calmness.

Janet stopped. "Colonel," this wasn't happening, God, not again.

"Let her go," he said in the same tone. "It's what she wants. She's made her choice." He walked over and took Caleb from Silvia. "Mommy is going away Caleb, but she's going to be fine."

"How?"

"Watch."

The little boy did through tear fill eyes as his mother's body dissipated into a bright white light, it hovered for a moment near them. Partly transforming into the glowing figure of Cali O'Neill, all dressed in white. She smiled and brushed a hand gently over her son's cheek. 'I love you, and I will be back,' she whispered. Then transformed back, floating up and away.

At the top of the ramp, Cali turned back again; she smiled at her father and her son, Caleb, waved a little. She waved back and turned and walked through the open Gate. Her journey had just begun and her mission had just begun. She was going to bring herself and her husband home. She just had to find him and find him she would.

Oma Desala was waiting for her as she walked through, where they were though wasn't where she expected to be. They were on a planet. "You wanted to find your husband, did you not?"

Cali nodded. "He's here?"

"He is. Come."

She followed Oma. "Why are you doing this?"

"Because you would have found him yourself eventually."

"I would have?"

"Yes," Oma stopped and faced her, they both wore clothing of nomads, dark blues, light blues; both had shawls covering their heads and shoulders. "Cali, you have the knowledge of the Ancients, you always have, the only reason you couldn't access it all while you were alive, was not only for your own protection but that of humanity. They're not ready for what that knowledge could give them and neither are you, however now you're ascended, that knowledge is yours."

"And mankind is still not ready for it," Cali stated, understanding her.

"That is correct, but…"

"But they need Daniel," she guessed. "I need Daniel."

"Yes. Come."

They continued, coming to a village, moving among the people, but no one saw them. Oma guided Cali into a tent, where her husband was living a nomadic life.

"The 'Others' ordered his memory erased," Oma revealed. "He doesn't know who he is."

"Because he helped us on Abydos?"

"Yes, and he felt he couldn't remain one of the ascended, so he chose to take human form again. In doing so he could not take the knowledge of the Ancients with him."

Cali walked slowly over to her husband, kneeling she stroked his check gently. "What will happen to him?"

Another ascended being joined them. "His friends will find him, you will protect him."

She looked back, seeing a young man; he looked so much like this mother. "Shifu?"

Shifu smiled warmly. "Hello step-mother."

She accepted that title. "Will Daniel regain his memory?"

"Time will only tell." Oma informed. "As I said his knowledge of the Ancients was erased."

Cali stood and turned. She knew there was double meaning behind that. Oma had cheated, she'd found a way around it; she hadn't done exactly what she'd been told to do. "So what now?"

"That journey is yours alone." Oma told her. "How you chose to live it and in what form is your decision."

The younger woman nodded. "I guess I have time to decided."

"Shifu will stay with you to aid you in your journey."

"Thank you, Oma."

She smiled and was gone.

Cali turned back to her husband, but addressed the son of her life partner. "Tell me what I need to know, my son."

He comprehended her meaning. "There is much to do if this is going to work."

"I understand."

"I know you do," he stood with her. "The 'Others' cannot touch you, you're an evolution above even them, however I must be careful. The knowledge you seek is within you."

"When walking a dark path, one must walk carefully." Cali said, and saw her stepson's acknowledgement.

One month later:

Jonas Quinn sat at the desk in his office, rereading over the papers spread out before him. He looked at the stone tablet; he'd been translating it on and off now for two months. He'd taken over as the archaeologist on SG-1, after Dr. O'Neill's death and ascension, her office had been closed, other then him, everyone else had been ordered to stay out, nothing was to be touched. The Colonel believed his daughter was coming back and for the time being General Hammond was giving his second in command leeway.

Getting up, Jonas went over to the bookshelf and found the book he needed, it was one of Dr. Jackson's; he really needed to return to the other office. Opening it, he found the page he wanted, feeling like he was being directed, reading over the notes. He reread the passage just to make sure. "I got it," he said to himself, excitedly. Taking the book with him, he ran out of the office and ran down the corridor, avoiding other SG personnel as he went. He spotted Teal'c walking calmly ahead of him. "I got it. Teal'c! Teal'c! I got it," he said excitedly and patted Teal'c on the shoulder with the book and continued running down the corridor, leaving a bemused Teal'c behind. Turning the corner. "I got it. I got," he said again and bumped into Siler as he approached the elevator. "Oh sorry, uh, Tyler – Siler – Master Sergeant Siler. Siler." He stuttered and got into the elevator when it arrived. "Twenty-eight, please?" He asked the Major inside, who pressed the button for him.

Jonas couldn't contain his excitement as the elevator moved. He grabbed the Major and gave him a gentle shake. "It's not the lost city," he lectured. "See, there's a subtle difference in meaning when you use Asgard translations of early Ancient. Remember that," he suggested and departed as soon as the elevator stopped and the doors opened, the Major left standing there stunned. Avoiding other person, Jonas headed for the control room. "Excuse me. Watch it, watch it." He ran up the stairs seeing Sergeant Harriman. "Hey, where is Major Carter?"

"Uh, she – she's in, uh, Hammond's office."

Jonas smiled and took off up the staircase, puffed by the time he got to the top. He saw the Major in the office talking to the General.

"According to intelligence provided by the Tok'ra, Anubis is quickly decimating the forces of the remaining system lords." Sam was saying.

Jonas came in, interrupting, catching his breath. "I got it."

Sam took a step back. "Hopefully, it's not contagious," she said quickly.

"Ha, ha," he jeered and went further into the room, clarifying. "The lost city." He revealed and saw the General was waiting for more information. "On the tablet."

"You found it?" Sam asked him surprised; she knew he'd been struggling since Cali's disappearance.

"Yeah, only it's not the lost city," he revealed. "That never made sense to me anyway. I mean, the tablet is written in ancient. How could they lose one of their own cities? And even if they did, why did they call it the lost city? They wouldn't. They would call it by its name, right?"

"Mr. Quinn," the General tried to get a word in.

Jonas wasn't going to let him. "It's not the lost city. It's the city of the lost."

"Do you have a Gate address?" Sam asked.

"There's a reference in some partial translations that Doctor Jackson and Doctor O'Neill were working on from the library of the four races. It talks about a city of the Ancients called Vis Uban as being a place where the plague began," he lectured, not answering her. "This was going to be the crown jewel in the entire ancient domain. Only it was still under construction when the plague broke out."

"Two words: Gate address." Sam pushed.

"Four years ago, when Colonel O'Neill had the ancient repository of knowledge downloaded into his mind, one of the things that he did was put a bunch of new Gate addressed into the SGC computer," Jonas reminded. "How many did he put in there?"

"Well, a lot, we've been sending probes and cataloguing them as fast as we can," she announced.

"Any possibly relevant planet goes on the mission list," Hammond supplied.

"Yeah, well how many have actually had probes sent to them?" Jonas asked.

"Less then a quarter." Sam answered.

"And do you think that he came up with these, ah, Gate addresses randomly? Or could there be some sort of order?"

"Yeah, I suppose…"

"If Vis Uban wasn't finished being built at the time the entire Ancient civilization fell…"

Sam got it. "You're saying the Ancient city we're looking for is the last one on the list."

"Well, we've been going in order first to last, right?" He asked her.

Hammond looked to Sam. "Send a probe," he ordered.

"Yes sir," she agreed and hurried out.

Jonas smiled and nodded.

"Nice work son," the General praised.

"Thank you sir," Jonas said with a small smile. He gave the report back, tapping the book he held in his hands. "I'd better get back to work sir."

Hammond nodded and watched the Kelownan leave. "Jonas," he called him back in, waiting until he had before continuing. "Have you spoken to Dr. Gibson?"

"Yes sir," he nodded. "She's been very helpful." He informed and then walked out, he returned to level 18. Stopping at Cali's office, he opened the door and walked in, turning on the lights. He put the book back where it belonged, running his fingers along the others feeling a need to do it. He stopped at one and removed it, seeing it was one of Cali's mission journals. She wrote about all her missions, the good ones and the bad ones. He opened it at a random page, this was one of her early journals, about the second year she'd been apart of the program, it was also one of the many she wrote solely in Abydonian. He'd picked the language up; it had become a necessity. When she got excited about something, Cali had a habit of going from English to Abydonian without realizing she was doing it, it had been a little hard to follow her at first, but once he'd started to understand the language it became easier. Finally he'd just asked her to teach it to him, which included the written language. She'd done so willingly, along with a number of other languages.

Taking a seat he read a little of what was written: It's been an Abydos year since Daniel returned with us to Earth and since Sha're was taken from us by Apophis. Holding to his promise, Daniel returned to Abydos with Teal'c and myself. What we found wasn't exactly what we expected. Sha're was there and had been for more then a season, she was there and pregnant. Pregnant with Apophis' child, Amaunet was sleeping to stop the child from coming forth stillborn, so Sha're was in full control of her own body. I cannot describe how I felt seeing her standing there, she looked beautiful; she was glowing. I stood there to stunned to move, to do anything and I wasn't the only one. My poor Daniel, he was shocked and felt so betrayed. He stormed from the tent, I followed him a few minutes later and let him take me in his arms, his eye were red rimmed, I knew he'd been crying. It takes a lot to get Daniel to cry and he was hurting, I knew that. We were both hurting, the person we loved was there and we both felt so lost. It took Teal'c to knock some sense into the both of us and get us thinking straight. We decided we'd take Sha're back to the SGC with us, we were going to find a way to stay together. I guess fate didn't see it that way, because it didn't happen. A mothership landed on top of the pyramid, as we were getting ready to leave, Amaunet reinserted herself and caused Sha're to go into labor. We got her to the caves we'd used to hide from Ra and she gave birth to a baby boy. Once the birth was over Amaunet was in full control of Sha're again. Teal'c returned disguised as a Horus guard, he zatted her and we left her in the caves, taking the infant to Kasuf, telling him to find a nursing woman and to go into hiding. He agreed and we returned to the pyramid, using the rouge of being prisoners to Teal'c, who still wore the amour of the Horus guard. Heru-ur wasn't exactly happy to see us and we played the charade as long as we could. The Gate opened and Heru-ur used me for a shield, but it wasn't Apophis as first thought, it was dad and Sam, they came through and freed us. Heru-ur escaped and just as we were about to leave, the Gate opened again and Apophis and his Jaffa came through. From our hiding spots we watched as Amaunet arrived, looking as glamour's as ever, she told Apophis that Heru-ur had taken the baby. He was actually tender towards her, telling her to come home with him. That was when it happened. She looked directly at Daniel and I and did nothing. Twice. It gave us some hope, it was obvious that Sha're had some control of Amaunet. After they were gone, Teal'c made reference to it. Unsure what had happened we returned to the SGC. The only think that is clear, is for a brief moment, Daniel and I had our life partner back.

Jonas closed the journal; he stood and put it back. A knock on the door made him turn and he saw Dr. Andrea Gibson standing there. He gave her a smile. "Dr. Gibson."

"Jonas," she walked further in. "Are you all right?"

He nodded. "I came in here to return one of Dr. Jackson's books and I picked up one of Cali's journals. I didn't mean to read any of it, but I guess curiosity got the better of me."

"And what did you find out?" She asked.

He hesitated. "That she and Dr. Jackson loved Sha're very much."

She could see it was more then that. "You seem a little unsure about that."

"I just find it…" he shrugged. "I don't know, unusual that they could both love the same person with the same conviction."

"Why? Because it was Daniel, Cali and Sha're or because Sha're and Cali loved each other."

Jonas shoved his hands into his pockets. "All of it I guess."

"Jonas," Andrea went over to him, she stood just outside his personal space. "What they had is very special, and very natural to them. In fact there would be some here on Earth who wouldn't even blink an eye at it."

"I realize that, I guess I just find it hard to understand."

She nodded. "Would it help if I told you, I know how they feel, that I'd been in a similar relationship."

That surprised him, not only her frankness; but the fact she was military and they had rules. "You were a part of a…"

"Threesome," she supplied and nodded. "When I was in collage, to me it was very natural and very comfortable. My boyfriend was comfortable with me having a girlfriend and sharing our bed."

"Do you, um?"

"Still find women attractive, sexually?" She offered and nodded. "I do." She smiled. "You're surprised."

He was. "A little, I thought there were rules."

"There are, there's also this 'don't ask, don't tell' situation, no one asked and I've never told."

"Oh," he felt a little nervous then, he'd found her attractive from the moment he'd walked into her office.

Andrea saw he was having a hard time dealing with this. "Why don't we go to my office and talk about this?" she suggested. "It might be better then standing in Dr. O'Neill's office."

"You don't mind?"

"No."

He nodded and left with her, turning out the lights and shutting the door. "On Kelowna we never talk about relationships like what Dr. Jackson shared with Cali and Sha're."

"Why not?" Andrea asked.

"I'm not sure really," he answered with a shrugged.

They took the elevator to level 21 and went into her office. Andrea shut the door and gestured for Jonas to sit, her office was one of the largest; she had a sofa and comfortable chairs so the sessions were more relaxed. "Why do you think it wasn't discussed on Kelowna?" She asked after they sat down.

"I guess it wasn't a topic that my people were comfortable with," he answered.

"Did you know any couples who also had a third or consort?"

Jonas shook his head. "I don't think they would have publicized it if they did."

Andrea slipped off her shoes and tucked her legs under her in the chair to get comfortable. "Why do you think that is?"

He thought about it. "I guess my people are…"

"Homophobic?" She suggested and saw him nod. "Jonas, how did you feel when I told you about my sexuality?"

"Surprised."

"What about when you learnt about Daniel, Cali and Sha're?"

"Really surprised," he admitted. "I didn't know Dr. Jackson that well, but I just didn't think he would have accepted his wife having a lover or him sharing her."

"Why not?"

Jonas frowned. "I don't know." He admitted truthfully.

Andrea was going to comment when there was a knock on the door. "Come in."

One of the nurses opened the door. "Excuse me, Ma'am, Colonel Reynolds is here to see you."

"Thank you, Lieutenant, tell the Colonel I'll just be a minute."

"Yes Ma'am," she acknowledged and closed the door.

"I'd like to keep discussing this," Andrea told Jonas, and saw him nod. A thought popping into her head, it was crazy, he was her patient, but… "How would you like to have dinner at my place tonight?"

"Um," he was taken back a little. "I'd like that. Is it all right thought?"

"It's fine," she stood; slipping her shoes back on, she went over to her desk and wrote her address down. Turning. "You drive, right?"

Jonas had stood. He nodded. "Teal'c taught me and General Hammond arranged it."

"Great," she gave him the address. "Seven o'clock; don't be late."

He took the piece of paper and tucked it into his pocket. "Should I bring anything?"

Andrea smiled. "How about a bottle of wine."

He nodded again. "All right," he grinned. "Thanks."

"You're welcome, Jonas," she opened the door. "Bye."

"Bye," he walked out, nodding to Reynolds. "Colonel."

"Mr. Quinn."

Jonas went back to his office, a small smile on his lips. He was called to a briefing an hour later when the results of the probe were analyzed, General Hammond set the mission for oh eight hundred the next morning. SG-3 and 5 would be accompanying them. When the meeting broke up, Jonas hurried to catch up with Sam, walking with her. "Can I ask some advice, Sam?"

"Sure."

"Dr. Gibson asked me to dinner," he stopped seeing the slightly amused look on her face. "What?"

"Nothing, go on."

He wondered about it, but did. "I asked her if I should bring anything, she said a bottle of wine."

"And you have no idea what to buy?" Sam guessed and he nodded. "What time do you have to be there?"

"Um seven."

"Okay, I'll meet you at six, you can follow me to the bottle shop and I'll help you pick out a bottle," she offered. "What are you going to wear?"
Jonas frowned. "I don't know, I haven't thought about it."

Sam rolled her eyes. "Men, your all the same. Come on."

"Where are we going?" he asked as she guided him to the elevator.

"Your quarters to find you something to wear," she told him. "Now is this a friendly dinner or a date?"

He followed her into the elevator. "A friendly dinner, I think."

She chose level 25 and the doors shut. "Okay, we can work with that."

At seven o'clock that night, Jonas arrived at Andrea Gibson's home, on Teal'c advice, the Jaffa had found out from Sam, he had brought a bunch a flowers as well as the bottle of wine that Sam had recommended.

Andrea opened the door, smiling. "Jonas."

He smiled nervously, she wore a pair of jeans, as he did, but hers looked very good on her and the buttons on her white shirt were undone to reveal a pale pink tee shirt underneath. "Dr. Gibson."

She smiled warmly. "Let's try Andrea or Andy," she suggested and gestured for him to come in.

He crossed the threshold and when she shut the door he held out the flowers to her. "These are for you."

"Thank you," she took them. "They're beautiful," she headed for the kitchen, talking as she went. She put the flowers into a vase of water, putting them on the kitchen table. "Carly is staying with Silvia and Caleb tonight. She wanted her mommy to have a nice dinner with her friend."

Jonas had followed her, feeling nervous. "So it's just you and I?"

"It is," she took the wine from him and put in a wine bucket filed with ice to chill She smiled at him. "Does that make you uncomfortable?"

"No," he said quickly, then admitted. "A little."

She went over to him. "Relax, Jonas," she advised. "Now take the wine and go into the dinning room, I'll bring dinner in.

"Okay," he agreed and picked up the wine bucket with the bottle in it. Carrying into the next room, putting it on the table, it had already been set. He glanced around; the house was nice, larger then it looked on the outside.

She came into the dinning room with two plates of food. "Sit down, Jonas," she insisted and put the plates down on the table. She opened the wine as he sat down, seeing the bemused look on his face. "What?"

"You're very independent," he noted.

She chuckled and poured the wine into their glasses and then sat down. "I guess I've learnt to be," she said calmly. "You'll fine a lot of single mothers learn to take care of themselves."

"I guess I shouldn't be surprised, I mean Cali looked after herself and Caleb pretty well."

"She did, but she had Silvia too." Andrea remarked.

"What about you?" He asked and then started eating, enjoying the food.

Andrea smiled. "When I found out what my job entailed and there was a possibility I'd have to go off word, I hired an Air Force cleared Nanny too, a live in one, Jodie. I gave her the night off, she's staying with friends."

"I take it she doesn't know what you actually do."

"No, she knows I'm a psychologist working with the Air Force, but that's all, her clearance isn't as high as Silvia's," she revealed. "But I didn't invite you over for dinner to talk about me. We were discussing you and your people's reactions to threesomes."

"From what I've read and heard on the television, my people's reactions aren't that much different to what it was once like here on Earth." Jonas pointed out.

"See, there's the difference," Andrea indicated. "Once were like, okay not everyone agrees to same sex couples or threesomes in whatever form they take, but things have changed. It's not so frowned upon now."

"What about your parents?" He asked. "You said you'd been the same situation as Dr. Jackson and Cali."

She smiled sadly. "My parents died in a car accident when I was five," she said. "I spent nearly six months recovering from it, I lived with my Aunt and Uncle, who had a pretty open view about relationships and sex."

He didn't know what to say, he hadn't expected that.

Andrea could see that. "Jonas, it's okay," she assured. "What about your parents? What would they have through if you'd had a relationship say with two women?"

He moved his fork around his plate a little unsure. "I don't know, I think they would have been a little shocked, maybe even a little disgusted with me. Well I know my mom would have been, I think my dad would have secretly been amused by it."

"So with that in mind, look at this from Colonel O'Neill's point of view. He knew Daniel first," she purposed. "They went on the first Abydos mission together, the Colonel became attached to Cali, being a father figure to her. She falls in love with Daniel, but her life partner is given to him as a gift. Daniel falls in love with Sha're, but he also has a connection with Cali. Skip head and the second mission, Sha're is kidnapped by Apophis and made his Queen. Cali and Daniel find they are falling in love and eventually become life partners. When Sha're dies, Daniel becomes Cali's husband. Suddenly the Colonel's relationship with Daniel has changed. It started off as friendship, became stronger, they became best friends and he feels a little protective of Daniel, like a father would. Then he's faced with the fact he's now Daniel's father-in-law. All along he knows that if Sha're had been saved, she would have been living with them, loving the both of them and possibly he would have been a grandfather to both women's children."

Jonas took a sip of wine, thinking it over. "I never looked at it that way."

Andrea didn't think so. "The thing is, he would have loved Sha're like a daughter too, and he would have loved her children as much as he'd loved Cali's, even if they'd both had the same father." She also took a sip of wine. "Now put your own parents in his place, would they have found the courage to love both the women in your life, if say one was your wife and the other your consort, lover, whatever you'd like to call her. And love the children both women had with you?"

He thought long and hard about it. "I think they would have, after the initial shock wore off."

"Then you've just put yourself in the minds of a lot of parents here on Earth, after the shock wears off, they realize that even through the relationship is made up of three people loving each other, it's still a relationship and they are still very much in love."

"Wow," he sat back in his chair.

She smiled. "See Jonas, us Earthlings aren't so different from you, Aliens."

He chuckled feeling more relaxed. "I guess not."

They finished dinner, and Jonas helped her clean and tidy up. With the filled glasses and the bottle of wine, they went into the living room.

Jonas looked at the photos on the wall. "Is this you?" He asked casually pointing to one.

She put the wine bucket down and joined him. "It is, my first day at Collage, I was fourteen and a child genius," she explained. "I graduated at eighteen with a doctorate in Psychology, a PhD in Aeronautical engineering and Anthropology."

"Really?"

"Mmm, I can also speak seventeen different languages. Which is one of the reason's I got the job at the SGC, I pick up languages quickly and can analyze the science behind the origin, evolution, distribution, customs and beliefs of cultures, whether here on Earth or another planet," she saw he was impressed, gesturing to one of the other photos. "After Collage, I went through OCS – Officer Candidate School and then flight school, which I advance through pretty quickly," she explained. "After flight school, I was assigned to a squadron based at Pensacola. We were multi trained to handle a number of aircraft and we did some pretty dangerous assignments."

They went and sat together on the sofa. "Where did you meet Carly's father?" He inquired. "If you don't mind me asking?"

"No, it's okay. He was a fellow pilot and a lawyer, he has contact with Carly and we're still friends, but we both agree getting married wasn't right for us. And when I found out I was pregnant, I realized hopping from one Aircraft carrier to another and into one danger assignment to another, wasn't going to be easy with a baby and I didn't want my daughter brought up with the fear her mother might not be coming home. So I transferred out of the squadron and into Psychology."

"Do you miss it?" He asked, and then clarified what he was talking about. "The flying?"

"I do, but I still fly now and then, I like to keep my hours up." She saw him ran his finger over the top of his wine glass. He had great fingers, nicely shaped. She moved closer to him, seeing he was thinking hard about something. "Jonas, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing," he looked up and gave her a smile.

She knew that look, the one that was in his eyes. She took his wind glass and hers and put them on the coffee table, before moving to sit beside him, taking his hands in hers. "It's all right to miss your planet, Jonas, your family, friends."

"My parents died when I was a teenager and my friends think I'm a traitor."

"I'm sorry, Jonas," she said gently and cupped his cheek in her hand. "It doesn't mean you don't miss your home. I would." She gripped the back of the sofa and lent forward, brushing her lips over his. Just gently at first, then again with a little more force, parting them.

He soon got the idea and took her in his arms, laying back, taking her with him, so she lay onto of him, his mouth never leaving hers. He managed to get his hands beneath her shirt and tee shirt, caressing the soft skin of her back while her tongue played a tantalizing game with his.

Andrea knew she shouldn't have been doing this, but it had been so long since she'd felt so wanted and she guessed Jonas was feeling the same. Pulling away, she got up and held out her hand.

Jonas stood and took it, letting himself be guided from the living room to the bedroom, there they helped removed each other's clothing, touching and caressing, falling naked on the bed, making love with an aching need that was quickly fulfilled.

"I'm guessing we shouldn't have done that," he said as he lay with her in his arms.

"No, we properly shouldn't have, but I don't regret it," Andrea told him.

"Andy?"

She turned and put a finger to his lips. "Don't Jonas, we both needed this."

He nodded. "So what ever happens; happens?"

"Yes," she lent forward and kissed him. "And I kind like the way it's going so far, Mr. Quinn."

"So do I, Dr. Gibson." He mused and drew her into his arm, kissing her again.

Jonas made it back to the base the next morning; he rushed to the locker room, took a quick shower and got ready.

Jack wondered in a few minutes later, getting his jacket from his locker. "Good night, Jonas?"

"Um, yeah."

"Well it must have been," he mused, and then gestured to the mark on the Kelownans neck. "I'd cover that up if I were you or you'll have the Marines giving you a hard time."

He put a hand to his neck, trying to feel what was wrong. "Cover what?"

Jack chuckled. "The huge hickey on the side of your neck, lover boy," he teased, and closed his locker. "Go see Carter, I'm sure she's got something to cover it."

Jonas tried hard not to feel embarrassed. "Yes sir."

Patting his shoulder, Jack hurried out. "Don't sweat it kid." He told him on the way out.

Grabbing his jacket, Jonas pulled it on and hurried out, going to the women's locker room, seeing Sam coming out. "Major Carter."

She looked, smiling. "Jonas. How was last night?"

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about," he admitted and moved the collar of his jacket away from his neck.

Sam held back from laughing. "Come on," she dragged him into the women's locker room.

"Sam, I can't be in here," he protested.

"It's all right, there's no one else in here." She assured and took him over to her locker; opening it she took out her foundation. "Okay, lets have a look," she waited until he moved the collar out of the way again and smoothed some of the foundation on over the hickey. "So you obviously had a good night."

"Yes," he tried hard not to blush. Then groaned. "I didn't even now it was there. The Colonel found it, he told me to come see you."

"Well, he's a smart man, that and I did this for Daniel once," she giggled. "Cali gave him one on the neck, that he would of got hell for if the Marines had seen it." She finished. "There you go, now no one will notice." She put everything away and they left the locker room.

"Thanks Sam."

"No problem."

They meet up with Teal'c and the Colonel and went to the armory and they got kitted out with vests and weapons, Jonas was just happy to be only carrying a berretta. Teal'c had his staff weapon and Zat, the Colonel, a P-90 and berretta, and Sam, a P-90 and Zat. SG-3 and 5 wandered in after they went out, saying they'd meet up with them in the Gate room.

Teal'c walked with Jonas as they left. "Last night was a success?"

He nodded. "It was."

Jack rolled his eyes. "He got laid T, he's just being modest to save our feelings."

Sam laughed at the shock look on Jonas' face. "I think he's turning a different shades of red, Colonel. Perhaps we should drop him off at the infirmary."

"Na, he'll be fine." Jack dismissed it.

He was by the time they got to the Gate room, by then Jack found something else to whine about, namely the mission. He was still going when SG-3 and 5 arrived, the Gate was opened and the General sent them off. They walked up the ramp and stepped through the Gate, stepping out the other side to a fairly barren area, moving away from the Gate as it closed down.

"We're not talking about the common cold here, Garter. It was the plague," Jack remarked.

"Sir, we don't wear hazmat every time we step through the Gate," Sam told him. "There's always a chance we could be exposing ourselves to something dangerous."

"Well, the place is called the City of the Dead."

"The City of the Lost, actually, sir." Jonas corrected and got frowned at.

"Not for the lack of sense of direction," Jack taunted and turned to Colonel Reynolds. "You and Major McConnell hold the Gate, we'll yell if we need you."

"Yes sir," Reynolds acknowledged.

"Come a long kids," Jack told his team and they head in the direction of what they hoped was a city or ruins.

What they found was a small gathering of nomadic people, all dressed in different shades of blue, some wearing robes, others long coats, some had their heads covered, others didn't. They did seem weary of them.

"These folks don't look lost – nor dead." Jack noted.

"I don't think that these are the Ancients," Jonas stated. "I mean, anything's possible, but ah, they look like some sort of, ah, nomadic tribe that's just taken up residence."

A handsome young man, make his way to through his people to the strangers. "Greetings, I'm Khordib."

"Greeting," Jonas welcomed. "We're… travelers from a planet called Earth."

"You came through the chappa'ai?"

"The Stargate," Jonas corrected, and then realized they were the same thing. "Chappa'ai."

Khordib pointed to Teal'c. "He is Jaffa."

"No, but he plays one on TV." Jack responded quickly, getting a confused look from the nomad and amused ones from his teammates.

"This is Teal'c," Jonas straightened out. "He's no longer allied with the Goa'uld. He's a friend, as are we."

"We too are travelers. This place is not our original home, but… we have been here for some time now. If you wish to lay claim…" Khordib began.

"No. No, no, nothing like that," Jonas reassured. "We just want the opportunity to learn more about your people and, uh, take a really good look around these ruins."

"You should talk to Shamda," Khordib told them, I will get him," he informed and hurried away.

"Okay, that went well," Jack, remarked, glancing around.

A few minutes later they saw Khordib returning with a white headed man, who they guessed was an elder.

"They are travelers like us," Khordib told him. "They say that they are friends."

"On one can be a friend if you know not whether to trust them." Shamda quoted.

"Don't judge a book by its cover." Jack said.

"Enemies promises were made to be broken."

"And yet, honesty is the best policy," Jack came back with; next to him Sam nearly laughed.

"He that has too many friends has none," Shamda noted.

"Ah, but birds of a feather…"

Shamda was surprised by that one. "I'm unfamiliar with that story. What lesson does it teach?"

"It has to do with flocking… and togetherness… and … to be honest, I'm not that familiar with the particulars myself," Jack admitted. "The point is we're not your enemy. Give us a chance to prove it."

Colonel Reynolds came from behind the ruins that littered the entrance to the city. "Colonel." He waited until Jack had turned, before continuing. "We found something you might want to see." He gestured to Anderson, who stood behind him. His 2IC gestured to the rest of the unit. By that time Sam, Teal'c and Jonas had joined Jack, wondering what was going on.

The two Sergeants came from behind the ruins with someone completely unexpected. Daniel Jackson. Who was more then a little hesitant, but she had said it was all right, his angel – his mysteries angel.

Jack and the rest of his team took a few steps forward, the Colonel found his voice finally, though it was chocked with emotion. "Daniel?"

"Arrom." Khordib corrected.

Jack glanced back; he'd seen Daniel react to the name. "Arrom?"

"It's what we call him."

"It means naked one." Shamda supplied.

"That's how we found him in the forest, two moons ago." Khordib added.

"Seems he doesn't remember who he is." Reynolds supplied.
Sam moved closer. "Daniel?" She reached out to touch his shoulder, smiling warmly; she wanted to touch him to make sure he was really there. "It's okay. It's me, Sa…"

Daniel put his hand up to stop her from touching him; he was sorry she looked so devastated, but he didn't know her.

"Do you not recognize us, Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c asked him.

He shook his head. "I'm sorry," he said and walked between them to Shamda, who went with him.

"Not even me?" Jack shouted after him, but got no answer.

Shamda understood the young man was confused, but it did look like the strangers knew who he was. "Perhaps it would not hurt to talk with them, Arrom."

"I don't know them."

"They obviously know you, the woman called you Daniel."

Daniel just shook his head and walked to his tent, he needed to think. He'd arrived on this planet, naked with no memory, Shamda and Khordib had taken him in, clothed him and given him a home. He tried to remember, but it just wasn't there.

'They only want to help, Arrom,' she whispered to him, his Angel.

"I don't know them."

'But you do, Daniel.' She said softly and appeared beside him. 'You know them as well as you know me.'

"I can't remember you either," he admitted, a little frustrated.

She smiled; facing him she stroked his cheek. 'Yes you do, you remember feelings, in time that will become more," she whispered and then was gone.

Daniel sat down, she was right, he did remember feelings, he felt he did know her, the way she felt, the taste of her lips. She was beautiful woman, one that filed him with a familiar hungered want.

Jack found him in his tent, Shamda having said he'd be there.

"Please leave me alone." Daniel pleaded, unsure, even though she'd said he knew them.

He ignored him and went further in, sitting opposite him. "I'm Jack O'Neill," he introduced himself. "And barring some freakish similarity, you are Doctor Daniel Jackson."

"This tent is all I know," Daniel told him overwhelmed. "These people, they're all I know. Before I woke up in the forest, I don't remember anything. I've tried." He said frustrated. "I've tried to remember who I was before. Sometimes I think it's right there, floating in front of me, and all I have to do is reach out and grab it. I try – and it's gone."

Jack could see that would be frustrating. "You were a member of my, SG-1," he informed. "You're a friend of mine. You married my daughter, Cali. Last year, you died."

That shocked Daniel. "I'm dead?"

Shit! Jack exclaimed to himself. That was a bad choice of words. "Obviously not. You just sort of died. Actually, you… ascended to a higher plane of existence. Last time I saw you, you were helping us fight Anubis."

"Anubis?"

"Yeah. Kind of an over-the-top, cliché bad guy," Jack explained. "Black cloak, oily skin, kind of spooky. Anyway, obviously since then you've retaken human form, somehow. I." He paused; this wasn't going well. "Actually, I can see how this might sound a bit unusual…"

"A bit?" Daniel asked him. "Why am I here?"

"Hey, why are any of us here?" Jack asked him and grimaced. "Honestly, I don't know, but you've got to trust me. You are Daniel Jackson. Think of it this way; out of all the planets in the galaxy, why this one if not for us to find you?" He pointed at him.

Daniel was still skeptical, but he could also feel an unseen force, a presence so strong and reassuring, a gentle caresses to soothe his fears. "So you're saying a higher power had a hand in putting me here?"

"I don't know," Jack admitted. "That was generally your department, well yours and Cali's."

"And I'm married to this Cali, your daughter?"

"Yes, you have a son, Caleb, he's five." Jack unzipped his vest a little and dug into the pocket of his shirt, he pulled the photo he kept in there out, handing it over. "That's Cali and Caleb."

Daniel took it, staring at the young woman in the photo with the little boy, she was grinning, the boy giggling. This was the beautiful angel who visited him from time to time, being a calming force. "Where is she now?" He asked almost afraid to know the answer.

Jack hesitated. "Cali is a member of SG-1, a month ago she died and ascended like you did." He watched as Daniel ran his finger over the photo. "She loved you so much and she wanted you to come home, I know she does. I think if we brought you home, she'd come back too."

"How?"

"She'd descend, retake human form, like you've done," Jack told him. "Hopefully with all her memories in tacked."

Daniel was sure he heard giggling, a soft melodious giggle and knew his angel was there, he just couldn't see her, but he could feel her presence. "I'll think about it."

"That's all I'm asking," Jack said and then got up and walked out of the tent. He saw Carter talking to Khordib and another villager and headed over to her.

She met him half way. "Jonas and Teal'c are helping SG3 and 5 begin the preliminary sweep," she reported.

"I don't know if I'm getting through to him, Carter." Jack said frustrated.

"Sir, we know someone who's ascended can chose to retake human form."

"You think he also chose to forget everything?" He asked her.

She shrugged. "Maybe the part about his memory isn't voluntary," she suggested. "Who knows, maybe the whole thing is punishment for trying to help us. He did say he was breaking some pretty big rules."

Jack sat on the step and lent against the wall. "So… what?"

"It's going to take some time to search the entire extent of the ruins," Sam revealed. "There could be weapons or a power source hidden just about anywhere. In the mean time, we could try to help Daniel remember – if that's even possible."

"Tag, you're it."

She sighed and turned and headed for the tent, she paused before entering, even in the dim lit tent she could see he was staring at a photo. She guessed it was the one of Cali and Caleb that the Colonel carried with him. "Can I come in?" She asked.

Daniel looked up and nodded. "Sure."

She did so, seeing there was nowhere else to sit but the floor, she sat there, near him, cross-legged. "So…"

"What did you say your name was again?" Daniel asked her.

"Samantha Carter. You used to call me, Sam."

"Yeah, well, like I already told Jim…"

"Uh, Jack." Sam corrected him.

"Jack? Yeah, I told him…" He went back to looking at the photo.

"I guess what I don't understand is why you aren't dying to know all about who you are." She said.

"I am," he announced, adding a little confused. "And I'm not."
Sam was perplexed. "See, it's the not part…."
He looked at her. "What if I don't like who I was?" He stated. "What if I don't want to be that person? What if I don't have it in me to make up for something I've done wrong?"

"I have to admit, that never occurred to me," Sam confessed. "Look, we all thought we'd lost you at one point," her voice became intense with emotion. "It was one of the hardest things I have ever been through and it was devastating for Cali. You were… you are… brilliant. One of the most caring, passionate… You're the type of person who would give his own life or someone he doesn't even know."

"Well, that doesn't sound so bad."

"If you had one fault, it was that you wanted to save people so badly, y…you wanted to help people so much, that it tore you apart when you couldn't make a difference." Sam continued. "And you taught Cali to strive for that too. You were the reason she became an archaeologist, you told her she could do it."

"That actually sounds kind of hard to live up to," he told her.

"All I know is that if I were you, I would definitely want to get to know me – you."

He managed a smile. "I get it."

"Come back with us. Let us show you who you are instead of just telling you," she urged. "Come and met your son, he misses his mother so much and having you there would give him hope she'll also come back."

He looked at the photo in his hand; he didn't think he should tell her about seeing his angel. "I look at her – Cali and I feel I know her, but not him. Not Caleb."

Sam swallowed hard. "Caleb was genetically engineered and grown artificially, we don't know by who, Cali found him and brought him home. She told him all about you and apparently when you were ascended you visited him."

Daniel looked at the photo again. "I don't remember."

"You will, come back with us." She insisted, standing.

"I'll think about it," he promised. He held out the photo to her. "You'd better give this back."

"I'm sure the Colonel won't mind if you held on to it," she assured.

He nodded and saw she was about to leave. "Samantha Carter?" He saw her turn back. "Were we friends?"

She nodded. "Really, really good friends."

"Okay," he gave her a smile.

She smiled back and left the tent, walking away from it.

Daniel looked back at the photo, sensing the presence once more. "How did you die?"

She was there before him. 'I was poisoned, there was no antidote, I chose ascension over death, so I could look for you.'

"And you found me."

She nodded. 'I had help,' she rose up on her knees. Cupping his face in her hands. 'Trust me, Daniel it's better this way. Go with them, be there when I come home.'

He saw the tenderness in her eyes and he did trust her, nodding. "All right."

She smiled. 'Have patients my husband, we will be together again. I promise.' She lent forward and her lips brushed against his.

Daniel felt his lips tingle; he closed her eyes and relished in the sensation. When it was gone, he opened his eyes and found himself alone. Sighing he got up, grabbing what he wanted to take with him. He was going home. Home to meet his son and wait for his wife.

Jack was walking with Shamda, he saw Sam. "Carter," he called her over. "Shamda here was just telling me a story about… a dog and some dancing monkeys."

"The moral of which is: appearances can be deceptive." Shamda told her.

Jack put his hand on the older man's shoulder in a friendly fashion. "I got that, very good story. Wonderful!" He praised. "Full of nuances. I like that."

Teal'c and Jonas came over to them. "We, uh, we sent up a UAV," the Kelownan announced.

"The ruins are quite extensive." Teal'c noted.

"Yeah, it's going to take us weeks to scour this place properly." Jonas informed.

"What of Daniel Jackson?" The Jaffa inquired.

Daniel had overhead the question as he excited the tent. "He's going home," he announced. His determination to know who he was and his trust in his Angel had won out.

SG-1 smiled, they had him back, now they just had to get him to remember them.

Jack looked to Jonas. "Go on ahead and contact General Hammond, tell him we're being Daniel home, he's going to have to unlock Cali's quarters for him."

Jonas nodded and took off, running for the Gate.

Daniel said goodbye to Shamda and Khordib, who wished him well and said he could return if he wanted. Daniel thanked them and went with the people who said they were his friends, who his angel had told him to trust.

Jack walked with him, as they followed Sam and Teal'c out of the city. He saw his friend's concerned look. "What's up?"

"I don't think your Jaffa friend likes me."

"Teal'c?" Jack saw Daniel nod. "Your wrong, your one of Teal'c's best friends."

"But he didn't come and talk to me."

"That's just Teal'c, he's the silent type, he'll chose his time and if you ever need to talk, well he's a good listener too," Jack reassured him. "Your like a brother to the T man."

Daniel considered that and many other things. "You said I married your daughter, Cali."

The Colonel nodded. "By Abydonian law, she's your life partner too."

The term sounded familiar to him. "How did we meet?"

"Don't you think you should try and remember on your own?" Jack asked him.

"No, please, I need to know." Daniel urged.

He nodded. "Um, on the first mission to Abydos, after you opened the Stargate. We found the Abydonian's mining naquada, they took as back to their city. Cali and her life partner, Sha're were among them."

Daniel was confused. "But you said Cali was your daughter?"

"She is, I adopted her after I brought her back to Earth."

"Oh, going on."

"Anyway she and Sha're both fell in love with you right away," Jack said, grinning at the surprised look on his friends face. "Sha're, being the eldest was given to you as a gift by the elders of Abydos. You wanted to give her back, but you didn't want to upset them. So you didn't. Anyway to cut a long story short, you eventually fell in love with Sha're and felt a strong connection to Cali. After we defeated Ra, you convinced Cali's guardian to let her return with me to Earth, she'd become attached to me. It was allowed and she returned with me to Earth and you stayed on Abydos with Sha're and married her. A little over a year later, we returned to Abydos and you came back with us. Slowly you found your connection to Cali was more, you first became her life partner and then her husband."

Still a little confused, Daniel frowned. "So I had a wife and a lover, and then two wives?"

"Something like that," Jack said vaguely. "It'll make more sense when you start to remember."

Doubting it would, Daniel accepted that and then asked another question. "You said I was a doctor. What off?"

"Archaeology, anthropology, languages. Both you and Cali are."

"Well that explains why I had a fascination with the ruins."

Jack chuckled. "I guess it does." He patted Daniel on the back. "Don't worry, it'll all come back."

Daniel sighed and hoped he was right.

After they arrived at the SGC, Daniel had been given a warm welcome home, and then taken to the infirmary, where he'd been reintroduced to Dr. Fraise. She'd ushered SG-1 out of her infirmary and given him a fall physical and then a chance to shower and change into a green jumpsuit that had been brought in for him. Janet had also got a nurse to get a pair of his glasses she knew were still in his wife's office. She gave them to him, he put them on and found everything so much clearer. Jack arrived and took him to the briefing room where he talked with General Hammond, not that he could tell him much, he didn't remember anything, he told him about his arrival on the planet and of the nomads that had taken him in. How he'd walked around and explored the ruins and surrounding area. The General had accepted this, he spoke to the Colonel privately and from there, Jack had taken him to the commissary to have something to eat, they talked about different things. Finally he was taken to his wife's quarters. He'd hoped she would appear to him, but so far she hadn't. She'd told him to trust her and he was going to.

Jack opened the door and let Daniel walk in. "It's not exactly home, but the General wants you to stay on base for a few days," he explained. "After Cali ascended, we kept everything as it was and just locked the door."

Daniel walked over to the sideboard and picked up an artifact. "These things are mine?"

"Some, some are Cali's, most of your things are at the house, you're journal's are in the office." Jack explained; he saw Daniel put the artifact down and walk around the bed to the side table, picking up a photo. It was of Sha're. "Cali had that photo and the other one, taken from the originals, which are at home; she wanted them here too."

He looked over and on the other side table was a photo of him, the woman in the photo he held and Cali. He looked back at the photo in his hands, running his finger over it. "I know her."

"Really?" Jack asked hopeful.

Daniel turned. "I mean I must right?"

"Yeah…"

He looked from the photo to Jack. "Who is she? What's her name?"

"You tell me." He told Daniel and when he saw he wasn't going to get an answer, he walked out of the room, shutting the door, nodding to the SF that was outside in the corridor.

Daniel sat the photo back down and walked around to the other side of the bed, sitting down he picked up the other photo and looked at it. They were very happy in this photo, the three of them. They all wore sandy colored native clothing, his being a robe over fatigues. He had his arms around both women and they were smiling happily. He looked around the room, he felt comfortable here, and there was a familiarity about everything in the room.

'After you died, I gave up our apartment and lived here on base,' Cali revealed, she appeared sitting next to him on the bed. 'When I found Caleb, I brought a house, but I kept these quarters and used them regularly.'

"Will Caleb like me?" Daniel asked her, searching her face for answers.

'He will love you, Daniel. You're his father,' she said tenderly, 'Just as I love you and I will always love you.' She lent over and kissed his cheek. 'I have to go, but I promise, we won't be apart from much longer.'

"Promise?"

'I promise my Daniel.' She whispered and then was gone.

Putting the photo down Daniel wandered around some more, picking things up, looking at them for a while before putting them down again. A knock sounded on the door and he turned as it opened.

Sam came in; a little boy beside her, his hand held in hers. She smiled. "Daniel, this is Caleb."

He had to admit, seeing his son brought out a range of emotions he hadn't expected; he knelt down and enclosed the boy in his arms after he ran over to him. This felt right and frightening at the same time, but Cali had been right; Caleb loved him unconditionally because he was his father.

"I'm glad you came home, daddy," Caleb said happily. He pulled back and saw the lost look on his father's face. "You don't remember me?"

He shook his head, sadly. "I'm sorry."

"That's okay, I know you," the little boy told him. "You came to visit me, you were ascen… ascended."

"I did?" Daniel got up and they sat together on the bed.

"Uh huh, we talked a lot, you told me I was like you, when you were little."

"I guess you would be," Daniel said, smiling a little. "I don't remember."

Caleb understood. "That's okay, daddy, you will."

Sam stood back and watched Caleb interact with his father, smiling. The five year old was happily chatting away, telling his father about meeting his mother and bring brought to Earth, having Silvia to look after him, going to the park with his grandpa. About the sandbox in the back yard that the Marines from SG-2, 3 and 6 had helped build for him. How they had buried artifacts in it for him to dig up and how it had a cover to keep the neighbors cat out. And Daniel listened, smiling and nodding, laughing at different things.

Silvia quietly came into the room. "How are they getting along?"

"Like father and son," Sam said happily.

The older woman smiled at that. "He got his wish, Sam, he got his father back. Now he just needs his mother to return."

"She will, Silvia. We just have to give her time."

"I know."

Caleb stayed the rest of the afternoon, he showed his father around the SGC, Daniel amazed the boy knew his way around the complex without any problem. They met up with Silvia and SG-1 in the commissary for dinner, all of it became a little overwhelming for Daniel by the time they'd finished.

Jack saw it. "Hey buddy, how about we take your dad back to his quarters and then we'll head home huh?"

"Do we have to?" Caleb pleaded.

"I think so, kiddo."

He nodded. "Okay," he got up and walked around to his father. "Come on daddy."

Daniel stood and took the boys hand; he said good night to everyone and walked out with him. Silvia and Jack followed. At his quarters on level 25, he gave Caleb a hug and promised to see him again. The little boy reluctantly left with his grandfather and Silvia.

Daniel watched them leave, and then closed the door; he went and lay down, picking up the photo on the side table, the one of just the woman. He must have dozed off at some point, because he woke with a gasp, looking at the photo after he put his glasses back on. He knew her, he'd dreamed of her. Getting up, he left the room, taking the photo with him; the SF was still there. He needed to talk to someone about this, but he didn't know who? Then he recalled what the Colonel had said about the Jaffa. "Um, where are Teal'c's quarters?"

"This way sir," the SF said and showed him. "Here sir."

"Thank you," he knocked on the door and opened it, standing in the doorway, Teal'c was seated on the floor surrounded by candles. "Oh sorry, am I interrupting?"

"You are not," Teal'c assured. "I am unable to Kel'no'reem as I once did since I began using Tertonin."

"Well that sounds complicated," Daniel remarked.

"Indeed. Enter." Teal'c invited and stood, sitting on his bed as Daniel walked in and sat on a chair.

He held up the photo of Sha're, showing it to the Jaffa. "Her name is Sha're," he said excitedly.

"Yes." Teal'c confirmed.

"No, one told me that," he said pleased with himself. "I remembered that by myself, I dreamed about her and when I woke up, I knew her name."

"That is good news, Daniel Jackson."

"Yeah, it's the first time I've believed I might have a chance. You know?" Daniel said, excited about the prospect of his memory returning. "If I can remember a name, then there's the chance it's all there somewhere right?"

"Indeed."

"So, so where is she?" He asked and saw Teal'c look grief-stricken, realizing what that meant. "She's dead." Teal'c nodded and he looked at the photo again. "I loved her very much," he said quietly and went on with conviction. "Cali loved her too, we both did."

Teal'c was a little surprised by the statement, but didn't say anything; he just watched Daniel put the photo face down on the nearby table.

Daniel felt frustrated and more then a little determined. He clasped his hands in front of him, addressing Teal'c in a very down to business tone. "This being, Oma Desala, is supposedly very powerful, right?"

"That is correct."

"Why would she do this? I mean, if she wanted me to forget…"

"You often spoke of the rules to which you were subjugated as one of the Ascended," Teal'c declared. "Perhaps she was required to erase your memories by laws of the 'Others'; but as your friend and mentor, she wished you one day to regain it."

"You're saying she cheated?" Daniel stated. "You think she found a way around the rules?"

"You do not agree?"

He didn't know. But he wanted too. "Tell me about this Anubis. Why did I break the rules to fight him?"

"Do you not believe it wise o remember on your own accord?" Teal'c asked him.

"No. I need to know why this is happening to me." Daniel insisted, determined.

Teal'c nodded and told him what he knew about Anubis and why his friend had felt determined to fight him.

Daniel returned to his quarter to think it over, he slept a little more. Then rose early to meet up with both Teal'c and Jonas for breakfast, they talked some more before the Jaffa and the Kelownan had to leave for a briefing. Daniel went back to his quarters, the SF following him, he couldn't settle down though, he felt like he should have been at that briefing. Frustrated he stormed out of his room and head for the briefing room with the SF following.

General Hammond was seated at the briefing room table along with Major Carter, Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c, Jonas was briefing them on the information found.

"At this point we believe that we've mapped the full extent of the ruins," Jonas was saying.

"No fancy guns or anything cool?" Jack asked him.

"Well, we've only completed a preliminary investigation…" he stopped seeing Daniel and an SF walk down the stairs and into the briefing room.

"I'm sorry I'm late, I uh," Daniel glanced at his watch a little embarrassed at just barging in. "… forgot what time the meeting was." He smiled, but his smile quickly faded as the others regard him in silence. "It's a little joke there. It's the memory thing."

"Doctor Jackson, this briefing is classified." Hammond informed.

"Yeah, Jonas mentions that, but, uh, you all said that I use to be a part of this, so…" he paused. "Look, I can't really give you a good reason, I just feel like I should be here."

Jack looked to the General and nodded his approval before looking back to Daniel.

Hammond nodded. "Good enough." He gestured for Daniel to take a seat.

Smiling Daniel walked over and sat next to Sam at the table, opposite to Jack. "Besides, who am I going to tell?" He smirked. "I don't, uh, I don't remember anybody, right?"

Jack smiled. "Good one."

Daniel was busy looking at the file on the table before him, mumbling whilst smiling. "Thanks Jim."

That shook Jack up a little, he looked to take Sam, seeing she was trying not to laugh, so he didn't know whether Daniel was just being smart or not.

Jonas went back to the briefing. "Oh, so, uh… There are extensive writings. All of them are in the oldest known Ancient dialects. All of them have yet to be translated but, uh, so far, we haven't found any signs of any advanced weapons or power sources," he informed. "I mean, the original name of the city is Vis Uban which does translate as place of great power but there's no indication that we're going to find any means of defeating Anubis there."

"You're not," Daniel interrupted and they all stared at him. "It's not the lost city."

"How do you know?" Jack asked him skeptical.

"Uh, because Jonas translated lacun to mean 'of the lost'."

"Yeah, but that's how we found…"

"The wrong place," Daniel interjected quickly.

"The translations in your notes…"

"Also wrong – if these are the ones you mean," he held up the file in his hand. "I was… way off. Cali should have picked that up."

"Well, how do you know that?" Jonas asked curious on both statements.

"I don't know," he gestured to the stone table before him. "I – I just – know what the tablet says."

"How?" Jack pushed.

"I don't know. I just looked at it and understood it."

"Wait a minute," Sam spoke up. "Are you saying the Ancients actually lost one of their own cities?"

"No, no, they didn't lose it. They – they made it lost," he explained. "To other people that might try to find it. I'm guessing that they camouflaged it and removed all reference to it from the written history."

"So, the lost city is… still lost?" Jack asked him.

"I'm pretty sure." Daniel agreed.

The Colonel was getting a little touchy. "You know, you told me to give Anubis that eye."

"According to reports form our allies, Anubis is quickly conquering the other system lords," Sam filed in.

"He will dominate the galaxy in a very short time." Teal'c added

"I only did it because you said we could whup ass with what we find in this lost city," Jack said angrily.

Daniel was becoming flustered. "Well… If I said that, then I – I hope it's true, but look, all I know is that place you're searching right now is not it."

"Then where is it?" Jack demanded.

"Did I just say 'all I know'?" Daniel through back at him with a comfortable easiness that made him feel like he'd done this so many times before.

Jack glared at him. "Everyone turn away, I want no witnesses."

Hammond brought an end to it. "Colonel," he waved him down. "Doctor, you said 'Cali should have picked that up'."

Daniel nodded. "It would most likely been obvious to her," he said then found they were looking at him. "Did I say something wrong?"

Sam smiled. "Daniel, you're talking about Cali, as if you've never forgot her."

"Oh," he hadn't realized he'd been doing it, but did remember her. "Some things are coming back, mostly it's about Cali and Sha're, a lot of it is personnel." He became a little embarrassed.

She could see that. "Well, that's good."

"Dr. O'Neill didn't get a chance to translate the tablet fully, Dr. Jackson," Hammond revealed. "Jonas took over after she ascended."

"Oh."

"I'll have some mission reports sent to your quarters so you can catch up," the General offered. "I'll include a mixture of past missions, it may help you remember."

"Thank you General."

Sam brought the files to his quarters an hour or so after the briefing finished and Daniel spent time reading through them, finding out about the people who called him their friend and the woman he was married too, a lot seemed familiar, little things fell into place.

He heard a knock and looked up. "Yeah," the door opened and Jonas came in. "Hey."

"Sorry to bother you."

"No. No, you're not," he insisted "I was just, uh…uh, reading about us, actually." He gestured to the mission report he dropped on the bed.

Jonas came straight to the point. "You said that Anubis was part-Ascended. That the ancients tried to send him back to our level of existence, but failed, and now he's trapped somewhere in between."

"Yeah, so I've heard," Daniel, said with a nod.

"Anubis wouldn't know everything there is to know about the Ancient, then, right?" Jonas asked, but continued on before he could be answered. "Otherwise, he would have already found the lost city."

"Look," Daniel pointed out. "I know I was able to ready that tablet… but."

"I…I'm just thinking out loud here," Jonas told him. "If Anubis were to accidentally find the tablet, chances are that he's not going to make the same mistake I did."

"I don't know," Daniel admitted confused.

"But if we were to make a replica of the tablet – you know, change what it says…"

Daniel was really confused. "Why?"

Jonas was going to explain when they heard both their names being called over the PA; they were needed in the Gate room. He and Daniel left the quarters, the SF running to catch up to them. They took the elevator to level 28 and rushed in, the SF staying by the door.

Jack, Sam, Teal'c and the General were standing at the bottom of the ramp, staring at the two glowing white apparitions.

"Friends of yours, Daniel?" Jack asked him.

He smiled, it was his angel; well one of them was, he could sense it. He stepped up onto the ramp and went closer, he held out his hand and slowly the energy transformed into an angelic Cali O'Neill, she took his hand, well made it seem like she did.

"Holly Hannah!" Sam exclaimed.

"What the hell is going on?" Jack demanded; doing a good job of hiding the fact he was in turmoil.

Cali smiled warmly. 'Hello dad.'

The second ascended transformed into the equally spirited form of Oma Desala. 'I though you would have had more trust in your daughter, Colonel.'

"What does that mean?" He demanded.

'She stands before you, does she not?"

He opened his mouth to comment but changed his mind.

Cali smiled again, addressing the General, giving him and everyone else an explanation. 'After I ascended, Oma took me to Daniel, I looked after him until SG-1 found him.'

"So what now, Dr. O'Neill?" Hammond asked her, a little stunned.

'Now,' she smiled lovingly at her husband. 'Now I come home.' She stepped back from Daniel a little and addressed Oma. 'Thank you.'

Oma smiled. 'Our paths have not yet parted, nor will they for some time.'

'I know, you should leave before the 'Others' find you here.' Cali advised.

Nodding, Oma partly transformed into energy again, her form soft and white. 'Good luck, Cali.'

'Until next time Oma.' She closed her eyes and concentrated, she knew what she had to do and how to do it, the knowledge was right there before her.

'Daniel, take off your shirt, Cali is going to need it.' Oma advised and then left them.

Daniel realized what she meant and quickly slipped out of the green fatigue shirt, holding it up. After all he'd descended naked.

Jack grasped it too; he glanced back; there were SF's in the Gate room. "Clear the room," he ordered and looked back. "Sergeant, close the blast door."

The SF's rushed out of the Gate room and it was sealed off, the blast door came down, closing off the control room.

The Gate room filed with a bright white light, when it dissipated a very naked, cold Cali O'Neill stood on the ramp. Shivering she accepted Daniel's help into his shirt, he quickly did it up and then drew her into his arms, trying to warm her, her teeth chattered. He rubbed her back gently.

Sam rushed for the phone to contact the infirmary as Jack rushed up the ramp, stunned. "Cali?"

She turned, taking a small step towards him. "Dad."

He hugged her, needing to, to know she was really there. "Oh God, sweetheart, don't do that again."

"I'll try not to dad," she promised, she was still shivering when he stepped back.

Daniel noticed it; he drew her back into his arms and held her against him, using his own body to warm hers. Wondering if this was normal for around here.

Hammond also used the phone, getting the Gate room unsealed and the blast door open. The medical team and Dr. Fraiser rushed in, Daniel escorted Cali off the ramp, to them.

Janet wrapped a blanket around the young woman and helped her onto the gurney. "Lay down Cali," she saw she was going to protest. "None of that young lady; do as your told."

Giving in, Cali did as she was told. Another blanket was thrown over her, but she managed to get a hand out and take Daniel's. "Stay?"

"I will," he assured and left with them.

Hammond patted the Colonel on the back. "Go with them, I'll ring Silvia and let her know what's happened. She can tell Caleb he's mothers home."

"Thank you sir," Jack said, and then he and the rest of SG-1 left the Gate room.

When they arrived at the infirmary, Daniel was waiting, standing their looking lost. Jack stood with him. "Are you all right?"

The younger man nodded. "Yeah… I guess." He saw Jack's concerned look. "I know I don't remember a lot, but I do remember Cali and I remember that I love her."

Jack nodded. "Okay," he hesitated in his next question. "So you saw Cali, when she was ascended, on P4…" He glanced to Sam for help.

"P4T-3G6, sir."

"Yeah there?"

Daniel nodded. "I didn't know who she was, I thought for a while she was an angel come to look after me," he admitted with a loving smile. "It wasn't until you showed me the photo of Cali and Caleb that I realized who she was. She told me the rest."

"So Cali was with you the whole time?" Jonas asked him, trying to get an understanding of what had happened.

"I don't think so." Daniel answered him. "I'm not sure, that's something you'll have to ask her."

They waited patiently, well some of them did, Jack started to fidget, eager to see his daughter. Finally Janet escorted Cali out, she wore scrubs, slippers and a robe, her hair pulled back into a ponytail.

"So doc?" Jack asked.

"She's fine, Colonel. I've taken blood and done a DNA test, but I have no doubt this is Cali O'Neill."

Cali went over to her husband, going into his arms. "I feel fine."

"I know," he said softly making her smile and blush a little.

Sam chuckled softly, that was the Daniel she remembered, the one who could make Cali blush just with a look.

General Hammond arrived with Dr. Gibson. "How is our 'girl', Dr. Fraiser?"

"She's fine, sir," Janet reported. "There's no sign of the poison in her blood, she has all the scars she had before she ascended, the same birth mark and the same tattoo."

Jack glared at his daughter as she turned in her husband's arms. "What Tattoo?"

She grinned sheepishly. "It's only a little one," she dismissed, moving back she untied her robe; she turned a little and pulled the scrub pants away from her left hip, showing him the tattoo. It was a representation of the Earth/Tau'ri badge they wore on their fatigues, but a lot smaller. Seeing her dad frown, she covered up. "Oh come on dad, it's only little."

"It is distinguishing." Teal'c stated.

Sam grinned. "I like it."

Jack was frowning. "And when did you get it?"

"Colonel?" The General tried to interrupt, he knew about it.

The Colonel however was going to let his daughter off that easily. "Spill young lady?"

"About two years ago, you remember we spent time in the Polacen village, they showed us the caves of their ancestors," she explained. "P2X- 4966."

Jack saw Daniel move protectively towards his wife, or away from him. Groaning. "Please tell me you don't have one too?"

The linguist chewed his lip, before answering. "It is only small."

Janet chuckled. "I had to explain to Daniel where he got his from."

Hammond smiled also. "I think we'll continue this in the briefing room," he ordered. "Dr. Jackson, I suggest you escort your wife to your quarters so she can change."

"Yes sir."

"We'll meet in one hour, Dr. Gibson I want you at this meeting."

"Yes sir."

"Dismissed," he ordered and walked out, Jonas went with him.

Sam and Teal'c ushered Jack out of the infirmary and away from their two teammates. Cali was quickly ushered to their quarters by her husband. One thing Daniel did know was he loved this woman, his wife. He could remember their love so clearly, felt it deep in his soul. He wanted to show her, to prove to her he did. Going into their quarters, he shut and locked the door.

Cali looked at him curiously. "Daniel, what are you doing?" She asked with confused grin.

"This," he grabbed a chair and stood on it, deactivating the security camera. Jumping down he took her in his arms. "I love you, I may not remember everything, but I remember that."

"I know," she said gently, she brushed her lips against his, then again, feeling him respond, as eager as she was. She missed this, his taste, smell, the feel of his hair and skin. Being so close to him and not being able to touch him had been torture.

Clothing came off and they tumbled on the bed, scattering the files to the floor, they didn't care. Cali removed her husband's glasses, putting them carefully on the side table. He didn't need them for this; they touched and caressed each other, becoming reacquainted with their bodies, feelings and wants; finally making love, an experience that left them breathless.

"I guess you do remember me," she smirked.

He chuckled, his head buried in her shoulder, he looked up. "I think I do," he grinned.

Cali ran his fingers through his now damp hair. "We have to get up, briefing remember."

"We need to have a shower," he pointed out. "You can explain more about the tattoos, while we do."

"I can do that," she smirked and released him so he could move; he got up and helped her to her feet. It was a good thing they had their own bathroom. They showered; a more in depth explanation was given for the tattoos, which lead to a little exploring and making love under the spray. Finally they got out, dried off and dressed; Cali had clothing of his, from before he ascended, still in the wardrobe and sideboard. Daniel explained Jack told him they'd locked the room and left it, until his arrival. Which was a good thing, everything they needed was there, so when they walked into the briefing room in olive-green BDU's with SG-1 patches, it was as if neither of them had been gone.

Jack noticed them as soon as they walked in; their family was now complete again. He wasn't the only one who noticed it, they all did. Even the General, who watched them through the Star Map that divided his office and the briefing room, it didn't matter what had occurred before Daniel Jackson had left. What mattered now was he was back and he would regain his memories. He walked out of the office, everyone who needed to be there was. He also knew about the security camera failing in the Jackson's quarters, he'd chuckled to himself about that, telling the airman not to worry too much about it. He'd also contacted Silvia, which meant they had limited time before Caleb made his appearance. He wasn't going to deny the little boy the chance to be with his parents. "Take your seats people," he ordered.

They did, on his right was Jack, Teal'c, Cali, Daniel. To his left were Sam, Jonas and the two doctors.

"All right, I want to know what happened, from the beginning?" He looked to Cali. "Dr. O'Neill, if you'd start."

"Yes sir," she said, holding her husband's hand under the table. "After I ascended, Oma took me to P4T-3G6 and Daniel, he'd already been there a mouth," she decided to hold back on Shifu's involvement. "She left me there and I let Daniel become used to my presence before I appeared to him."

"I thought Cali was an angel sent to look after me, I didn't realize who she was until Jack gave me the photo he carries of her and Caleb." Daniel said, squeezing her hand under the table.

"Were you there the entire time?" Jonas asked her.

She shook her head. "No, I came back here a couple of days ago and directed you to Daniel's old journal, so you would translate the word lacun to mean 'of the lost' and ultimately go to the wrong planet and find Daniel. Then I returned to Daniel and just waited for you guys to arrive, when you did, I convinced Daniel he should return with you."

"You gave me a nudge?" He was surprised.

Cali shrugged. "I wanted to make sure you translated the tablet wrong, so I nudge you in the direction of the journal with the old translations and not the journal with the updated translations."

Hammond smiled at her intuitiveness. "And then once you knew Dr. Jackson was safely back here, you decided to return to us?"

"Yes sir, I'd never planed on staying ascended. I knew Dr. Fraiser wouldn't be able to find an antidote in time, so I went with Oma," she explained. "I knew the 'Others' couldn't touch me, so I was safe in carrying out my plan to find an bring Daniel home."

"All right," he accepted that and addressed the medical doctor. "Dr. Fraiser."

"As I said in the infirmary, Dr. O'Neill's blood is clear of the poison, she has all scars, her birth make and tattoo. She is once again a healthy twenty-four year old, she still has the Ancient gene and her MRI is the same as it was before she ascended." Janet reported.

"I still want an explanation about those tattoos," Jack scolded his two archaeologists.

"Don't worry, Colonel, they were both raked across the coals when they returned from P2X- 4966 and I was informed about them," the General assured him.

"Good," he stated and pointed a finger at them. "Don't think you're getting off light with me, you're asses are still mine."

Teal'c arched an eyebrow. "I will protect you both."

"Thank you Teal'c." Cali said, holding back from laughing.

Everyone else did also. The General continued. "Dr. Gibson."

Andrea slid a typed sheet of paper over to Daniel and Cali. "I've scheduled time for both Dr. Jackson and Dr. O'Neill to see me, I think seeing them as a couple, will help with Dr. Jackson getting his memory back and I'd like to monitor how Dr. O'Neill handles what has happened to her. My main concern however is the possibility that these 'Others' may try and erase her memory as they did Daniel."

"General I'm not sure the 'Others' can erase Cali's memories, hers are genetic," Janet added bluntly. "But I would like both to remain on base for the next few days just incase."

"Very well doctor."

They heard a small voice calling out and Caleb bonded up the stairs, Cali didn't have time to get up, she turned her chair and the five year old jumped into her arms. She held him close and truly felt at home now, she had her husband and her little boy. "Hi sweetheart."

"I wished you to come home, you and daddy," he told her excitedly. "I got my wish."

"Yes you did," she said smiling, pushing chair back a little she turned back, keeping him in her arms. He kept his arms tightly around her neck, his head buried into her shoulder, sobs raked his little body.

It brought tears to her eyes; she rubbed his back, comforting him. "I'm really here, Caleb, honey and I'm staying."

"I missed you so much…" he said, his voice muffled.

"I missed you too," she said hugging him tight. She felt a hand on her arm and looked, seeing Daniel smile.

Silvia came into the room. "I apologize, George, Caleb got a way from me."

"It's all right Silva." The General assured.

Teal'c stood. "Please use my seat Silvia Clark," he insisted.

"Thank you, Teal'c," she accepted and gave Cali a quick hug, being careful of Caleb, before she sat down. She'd get all the details soon enough.

Teal'c remained standing, his hands behind his back.

Caleb released his mother a little. "Are you coming home, you and daddy?"

She wiped his tear-streaked cheeks. "In a few days, honey, Dr. Fraiser wants mommy to stay on base for a little while."

"Because you ascen…ascended?" He asked, stumbling over the last word.

"Yes."

He let her sit him on the table in front of her. "When you and daddy come home, can I have a baby sister?"

Cali blushed hard and Daniel's eyes went wide in shock, making everyone in the briefing room laugh.

"I think you'd better let your mom and dad get use to being together again and having you around, kiddo," Silvia defused the situation.

"How about a dog?" Jack suggested, enjoying this.

"Dad…" Cali groaned.

"Every kid needs a dog."

Caleb's eyes widened again. "Can we have a dog, mommy?" He looked to his dad. "Please daddy?"

Daniel fell hard for those big blue eyes. "We'll talk about it when your mom and I both get home."

"Okay."

Hammond cleared his throat. "I hate to break this up, but this is also a scheduled briefing, Mr. Quinn has come up with a viable idea."

Silvia stood and moved around to her ward. "Come along young man, we'll wait for your parents in the commissary." She lifted him down off the table, seeing he really didn't want to leave.

"We'll met up with you after the briefing." Jack assured him. "Okay kiddo?"

"Okay," he said reluctantly.

They walked out, Caleb holding tight to his nannies hand; the two doctors were also dismissed. Teal'c retook his seat.

"Mr. Quinn," the General promoted, coming straight to business.

"As I mentioned to Dr. Jackson, Anubis wouldn't have made the same mistake I made, if he'd found the tablet," Jonas began. "He would though if he were to find a replica of the tablet that we'd changed the wording on."

"Why?" Daniel asked, which had been his question before.

"Well, we could plant the fake tablet and led Anubis to P4T-3G6, and somehow take out his super weapon."

"We'd have to get on board though," Cali noted.

That got everyone curious. "Why?" Daniel asked again, this time for all of them.

"Well for one, we don't know the location of the weapon, we'd have to get on the inside and transmit the coordinates out," she pointed out. "And I'm guessing, but if I were Anubis, I'd have my ciphers coded in Ancient, so we're going to have to have someone on the inside who can read Ancient."

"Like you and Daniel." Jack said dryly.

"Yes, with Jonas to watch our backs."

"We could use the F-302 to takeout the weapon from the outside once we had the coordinates," Sam added. "But we'd need more then the 302 to takeout Anubis' mothership."

"A fleet of motherships would be able to," Teal'c said bluntly.

Sam nodded. "That would do it."

"Then we will make contact with the System Lords, they wish Anubis gone as we do."

"Teal'c, you talking about contacting the system lords," Jack stated.

"I am. I believe Lord Yu will assist us," the Jaffa said confidently and turned to Hammond. "General Hammond, I will contact Lord Yu."

"You're sure, Teal'c, you'll be walking into enemy hands?" The General asked him.

"I am sure, General Hammond."

"So Daniel, Cali and Jonas go aboard Anubis ship, relay the information back to Carter and I, who will be flying the 302, we takeout the weapon and then the system lords takeout Anubis." Jack clarified.

"It's a plan," Cali noted and Daniel nodded.

Hammond sighed. "Al right, Major Carter, contract the Tok'ra and see if they have an operative who can provide us with information regarding Anubis' ship," he ordered. "Dr. Jackson, you, Dr. O'Neill and Jonas work on the script for the replica tablet. I also want you to talk with the nomads living on P4T-3G6, offer to relocate them to another planet. You'll also need a way on and off Anubis' ship, look for a ring platform around the ruins."

"Yes sir," all agreed.

"All right people, lets make this work." The General ordered, he stood and left, returning to his office, there was paper work to do; he had two MIA personnel back and a plaque that needed removing. One he'd promised to remove himself.

The briefing broke up, they stood, Daniel folded up Dr. Gibson schedule, slipping it into his pocket he walked over to the window and looked out at the Stargate, Cali joined him; she slipped her arm around his waist.

"Are you all right?" She asked.

He nodded. "I'm fine."

They heard a throat being cleared and they turned, seeing Jack, Teal'c, Sam and Jonas.

"What's going on, Dad?" Cali asked him.

Jack dug into his pocket and removed a bandana; he opened it, inside were two sets of id tags and two wedding bands. "You're going to need these."

She looked at her hand, where her wedding band should have been, smiling she picked up Daniel's and took his left hand. 'Bond by our love,' she said in Abydonian and slipped the ring on his finger.

Daniel took her ring; he'd understood her words, even though they were in a different language. What he didn't know was what to say next, he had a feeling he did, but it just wasn't coming to him. He looked to Jack when the man called his name and listened to his prompt, it came back then. He took his wife's hand and slowly slipped the ring on her finger. 'And blessed by the God.' He said also in Abydonian.

'From this day, you are man and wife.' Jack concluded in the same language, smiling.

"I believe Daniel Jackson, this is where you kiss your bride." Teal'c informed.

Daniel chuckled and did just that, drawing Cali into his arms for a long passionate kiss, that would have rivaled the one Sha're had given him on Abydos.

Jack rolled his eyes, clearing his throat. "Okay, okay, break it up," he ordered and they came apart. "You're both going to need this too." He gave them both their id tags. "Put'em on and lets go see Caleb for a little while."

Daniel looked at the tags that were attached to the ball chain. They were similar to the ones Jack and Sam wore, a little smaller though.

Cali put hers on, seeing her husband hadn't moved. "Daniel?"

"We wear these?"

"All civilians who go off world do," she assured him. "Jonas and Teal'c do as well."

He saw both men nod and put them, he had a feeling he didn't like the idea, but he'd wear them.

"It's just a precautionary measure, Daniel," Sam told him as the left the briefing room.

Cali plucked the bandana from her dad's hand. "You'll get use to it Daniel, you did before."

"If you say so."

"I do," she mused and kissed his check. "Trust me."

He took her hand. "Always."

"Oh come on, enough chatter," Jack ordered and they stepped into the elevator. "Let's move or Caleb will come looking for us."

"I'm surprised he hasn't all ready," Jonas noted, pressing the button for level 4.

"I believe if we do not proceed with hast, then Caleb Jackson will do so." Teal'c announced as the elevator moved.

Daniel took the bandanna from his wife. "This is mine."

"Yes," she agreed. "I borrowed it."

"She borrowed all of them Daniel," Sam told on her. "Every time she wore one, it sent shivers down the General's spine."

"Why?" Daniel inquired.

"Because it reminded Hammond of you." Jack answered.

"I was just taking a little of you with me every time I went off world." Cali said sincerely as the elevator stopped and they left the elevator.

Daniel smiled. "I'll share them with you then."

"Thank you," she said smiling as they headed down the corridor.

Teal'c walked behind the two archaeologists; Jonas at his side. Sam and Jack brought up the rear.

"You know sir, I'm glad they're back, things weren't the same without them," she revealed. "I know we've come to except Jonas and everything, but the dynamics aren't there that we have with Cali and Daniel."

"I know Major, believe me I know," he agreed and then added. "Hammond knew they'd come back."

She looked puzzled at him. "He did, sir?"

Jack nodded. "He had them both listed as MIA."

Sam smiled. "I guess he did then sir."

Coming to the commissary, they got coffee and sat with Silvia and Caleb. The little boy managed to crawl onto his mother's lap, seeking the comfort of her arms, the reassurance she was really there. Cali kissed the top of his head and he snuggled down, his head against her shoulder, his thumb going into his mouth; something he hadn't done in months.

Cali didn't chastise him; she just made sure he was comfortable. Her death and ascension had been hard on him, even if she'd only been gone a mouth, he'd seen her die and ascend.

Daniel smiled at his son and ruffled his hair, which was as shaggy as his had been when he'd first joined the program, something he'd had dreams about too. Dreams he hadn't understood until his return. "Comfortable squirt?"

"Uh huh," he managed to say with his thumb in his mouth.

"So kiddo," Jack addressed his daughter lightly. "Talk to anyone while you were all glowy?"

She smiled warmly and nodded. "I had a long chat to Jake one night while Daniel was sleeping?"

"Yeah, what about?"

"This and that," she mused. "He and Oma had a shouting match at one point. Some how I got the feeling Jake isn't happy being one of the ascended at the moment."

"Really?" Sam was surprised. "After all this time?"

Cali nodded. "I got the impression they were arguing about Daniel and I."

"Why?" Her husband asked her.

"Because I was there with you."

"And Oma didn't want you there?" He was a little confused.

"Oma couldn't stop me, which is why she took me in the first place," Cali explained, she shifted a little; Caleb was now asleep in her arms. "Daniel, your knowledge of the Ancients wasn't taken from you it's been buried deep within your mind so you can't access it. They can't do that to me, my knowledge is genetic, and it's a part of who I am, just as the naquada in my blood is. When I ascended, I came to realize what that knowledge is and the wonders and misfortunes it could bring and I found out the only reason why my mind is not being over written is because of what the Ancient scientist did in changing my genetic code, if he hadn't, I wouldn't be able to carry the knowledge of the Ancients in my head."

"But you can," he stated.

"Yes," she nodded once. "Only because I can't access all of that knowledge, not unless I ascend." She ran her hand gently over her son's head. "Caleb is the same, his evolution is one step above mine and because of this, he too has that knowledge."

"Holly Hannah!" Sam exclaimed.

"What does that mean for Caleb?" Silvia asked her.

"He'll lean faster then a normal child, which we've already seen and eventually he'll be able to gain and control a little of the knowledge he has in his mind, knowledge that was pasted on genetically from Daniel and I."

"What does it mean for you?" Jonas queried.

"I can use Ancient technology, just as dad can, except I know what I'm doing because I can read ancient as well," she stated. "I can't access a lot of the knowledge I have and what I can," she stroked her son's back. "Mankind isn't ready for it."

"So you just ignore it?"

"No, I can't, but I can control it. Mayet was right about using Kel'no'reem and as Daniel starts to remember more, I'll teach him the same techniques Teal'c taught me."

"I will aid you in teaching Daniel Jackson," Teal'c offered.

"Thank you Teal'c."

Daniel sighed. "I have to remember first."

"You are," Cali assured him. "And you will."

Silvia finished her coffee. "Why don't I take Caleb to your quarters."

"No, we'll do it," Daniel insisted, he got up and helped his wife to her feet, their son automatically wrapped his legs around her waist and held on the same time as his arms went around her neck. They left the commissary, returning to their quarters. Daniel quickly tidied up the bed and Cali laid their son down in the middle, Caleb whimpered a little, so she lay down with him, Daniel joined them on the other side. He reached across his son and took her hand, holding it. "What was it like, finding out who he was?" He asked her softly.

"Exciting and freighting at the same time," she whispered with a smile. "I was still grieving for you, having Caleb gave me so much, I fell in love with him, he was my son. Our son. I wanted you back so badly."

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For hurting you," he apologized, keeping his voice down. Though he had a feeling his son would sleep through a lot more.

"You didn't hurt me, Daniel," Cali assured tenderly. "You didn't have a choice, you were dying I knew that, I knew Jacob and Selmac couldn't heal you. As much as it hurt, I knew ascension was your only chance."

"But I left you alone."

"Not for long, I came after you," she squeezed his hand. "I love you, I will always love you."

Daniel smiled. "I love you too. You and Caleb."

"That's a start, Daniel, we'll work on the rest as we go," she adamantly.

He nodded and settled back to watch his wife and son for a while, when she dozed off, so did he.

Jack and Sam came looking for them an hour later, peeking around the door, both smiled at the sight before them, stepping back they closed the door and went back to work, leaving their extended family members to sleep.

Over the next few days the mission preparation came together, Teal'c left to deliver the proposal to Lord Yu, wearing his Jaffa armor he walked through the Stargate alone. Cali and Daniel worked on the translation with Jonas for the replica tablet, writing it all out on a blackboard. Once it was ready it would be sent on to the science department who were working on a replica of the stone tablet, everything would have to be careful engraved on the stone. Sam worked closely with the Tok'ra, who'd arrived, bring with them a hologram of Anubis' ship, they studied it thoroughly to, making sure there were no hitches in this plan. With the translation for the tablet complete, Cali went with Daniel and Jonas to P4T-3G6, searching the ruins with Shamda, they found and cleared a Goa'uld ring transporter. That would be a way of getting on Anubis' ship once it arrived. Cali also informed Shamda, he and his people would be safer leaving the planet. Jonas added there were several planets that would suit their needs and they would be left alone to live in peace.

"We wouldn't be doing this if we didn't think it was necessary," Daniel informed.

Shamda knew he spoke the truth, he had asked Daniel to trust him when he'd been found naked with no memory. Now Shamda knew he had to trust Daniel. "I will tell my people."

"Thank you Shamda."

"We'll help you and your people as much as we can to settle on your new home," Cali said gently.

"Thank you, Cali."

"You're welcome," she stood and helped him to his feet, as did Daniel. "We have to go, but we'll be back."

"I will prepare my people." Shamda told them.

"Thank you for your time, Shamda," Jonas bided.

He smiled. "Go carefully my friends."

They smiled and left the village, returning to Earth.

Word was received back Teal'c had made contact with Lord Yu and all was going to plan, a briefing was set up in the briefing room. As well as the remaining members of SG-1, the General, the Tok'ra and a number of uniform and non-uniform personnel attended.

Sam stood, she was making the presentation; the technical details were best handled by her. "As you all know, we've had little success using Naquadria to power the F-302's hyperspace generator for any length of time," she began. "However, if our calculations are correct, we believe that a short, controlled burst would send the 302 into subspace just long enough to bypass the motherships shields."

"And if your calculations are incorrect?" Jack asked her.

"The 302 would bypass the mothership all together, or worse, re-emerge inside it. But let's not go there right now."

"Of course," he heckled. "Let's not dwell."

She almost rolled her eyes. Almost. "Now, uh, according to intelligence provided by the Tok'ra, the power core of Anubis' new weapon must be cooled by a ventilation shaft on the exterior of the ship," Sam informed. "If that can be targeted and destroyed just as the weapon is powering up, the crystals will over heat and be destroyed."

"Where is the shaft, exactly?" Jack questioned, he damn well knew, but heckling his 2IC was just too much fun.

Sam was getting irritated. "As Colonel O'Neill is well aware, we don't know exactly where the shaft is."

"Our operative in Anubis' ranks has been unable to get aboard the new ship and has only been able to gain a very limited working knowledge of it," the female Tok'ra present explained. "Anubis protects his computer systems with elaborate ciphers coded in the oldest known Ancient dialect. We have been unable to translate them."

"Which is where Jonas Quinn, Daniel Jackson and Cali O'Neill come in," Sam revealed. "They'll sneak onto Anubis' ship and access the computer."

"We have devised an inject able radioactive isotope that will allow them to move freely on Anubis' ship undetected by it's sensors for eight hours."

"They'll decipher the codes and relay the location of the target to Colonel O'Neill and myself, who will be flying the F-302."

"No problem, right?" Jack asked them all.

"Hey, sounds easy to me." Jonas remarked.

"Piece of cake," Cali agreed with a touch of sarcasm, seeing Daniel just gave a thumbs up sign.

"Good," Jack was happy his team was good with this. "Anubis' ship is destroyed and we all live to save another day."

That made Sam smile. "Again, as the Colonel is well aware, we have reason to believe that eliminating the crystal power core of the ships main weapon won't destroy the entire ship. It's defenses and auxiliary weapons will remain intact."

"Why don't we dwell on that for just a minute?" Jack asked her dryly.

Sam ignored him. "Our goal is to take out Anubis' new supper weapon. It's what gives him a clear advantage over the rest of the Goa'uld motherships. Now, we've received word from Teal'c that Yu has pledged to bring the full force of the remaining system lords' fleet down on Anubis once we've succeeded."

"Okay," the Colonel addressed the entire room. "Everyone who thinks this is absolutely an insane idea, raise your hand?" He raised his own. "Come on, be honest."

Everyone in the room raised their hands, including Sam; he did say to be honest

"Keep your hands up people, because the next question is who is going to make this happen?" Hammond asked them.

Jack shrugged and kept his hand up along with everyone else. At the General's nod, they dropped them.

"It's going to take us at least a week to relocate the inhabitants of P4T-3G6," Cali announced.

"We found a planet for them and they're willing to relocate." Jonas added.

"Which will give us more than enough time to build a made shift runway and get the 302 through the Gate and reassembled." Sam noted.

"Once everything is established the Tok'ra," Jonas jabbed his thumb back at them, "will plant our fake tablet."

"With any luck, we'll lure Anubis to the planet." Cali concluded.

"Let's move." The General ordered.

Sam turned the lights on as everyone left the room, expect her and the rest of SG-1, they remained.

"Look," Jack said. "I realize I wasn't the most positive voice in the room…"

Cali chuckled at that.

"Well we know it's an extreme long-short, sir." Sam declared.

"Well, my big problem with it is that all this depends on us trusting a Goa'uld to back us up." He revealed.

"This is our only chance to take Anubis completely out of the picture and Yu has come through for us in the past."

"All I'm saying – just for the record – this is the wackiest plan we've come up with." Jack told her standing.

"Wackier then strapping an active Stargate to the bottom of the X-302?" Sam asked him.

"Oh yeah" he agreed starting out of the room.

Sam turned a little. "Wackier than… than blowing up a sun?"

"Yep!" He called back as he left the room.

She turned back to her remaining team members, sighing. "He's probably right."

Daniel looked to his wife, curiosity written all over his face. "We blew up a sun?"

"Sam did," Cali informed. "We were trying to wipe out Apophis' and his fleet."

"Oh, did it work?"

She stood and pulled him to his feet. "Half and half."

"Well at least we got it half right." Daniel declared casually.

Jonas stood, laughing along with the rest of them; he was getting use to Daniel Jackson's newfound sense of humor. They left the briefing room, they had nomads to relocate to their new home and Daniel and Cali had an appointment to see Dr. Gibson. At this point they were equally important. Dr. Gibson had suggested using hypnotherapy to see if she could slowly bring Daniel's memory back, reluctantly he was agreeing to it, still a little hesitant to find out just what he'd forgotten. The week turned out to be a long one, between the sessions with the doctor, and the relocation. With the hypnotherapy assisting in bringing back some memories, Daniel was given the okay to go home, as was Cali.

She drove him, her dad having had their SUV driven to the base, Caleb ran out of the house when they arrived, waiting not so patiently as they got out.

"Come on daddy?" He said tugging on his father's hand. Instead of pulling him inside, Caleb took his father over to the small hedge that divided their yard and the next; in the next yard an elder lady was doing gardening. "Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Williams."

She smiled, pulling off her gloves she left them and went over to them. "Hello Caleb."

"Mrs. Williams, this is my daddy." Caleb told her grinning.

She smiled warmly and held out her hand. "Elizabeth Williams," she introduced herself.

"Daniel Jackson," he said and shook her hand.

Cali joined them, taking her husband's hand. "Hello Mrs. Williams."

"Hello Cali, dear, it's good to see you again," she greeted. "Caleb told me you were coming home today."

"Well it took a lot longer to find Daniel then expected," Cali revealed.

"Well young man, I'm glad your back, it's not right for a little boy to grow up without his father, nor a wife to be without her husband." Mrs. Williams told Daniel.

He hesitated, a little unsure how to respond to that. "I would have been home sooner, if I could have arranged it," he finally told her.

"Daniel lost his memory, Mrs. Williams," Cali explained. "It's going to be a long road back, but he has Caleb and I to help him."

"Of course he does dear," she smiled warmly. "Now you run a long, I'm sure you've got more to do then chat to an old lady."

"I like chatting to you, Mrs. Williams." Caleb said innocently.

She chuckled. "You are a gift, Caleb. Now off you go."

"Come on Caleb," his mother urged and they went inside.

Silvia was waiting for them. "Welcome home, Daniel."

"Thank you," he said looking around as they went into the living room, there were familiar objects around the room, overall though he felt at home.

Caleb tugged at his hand. "Come on, daddy, I'll show you around."

Cali smiled as her husband was led away by their son, hugging her arms tightly to her chest. She had him back.

"Cali," Silvia put her hand on her arm. "Are you all right?"

"He's here, Silvia. For a while there I never thought he'd step foot in this house and here he is."

"Of course he is," she slipped her arm around the young woman. "Now don't you worry about anything, I've taken care of everything, just enjoy your time with your husband and son."

Cali nodded and gave her a hug. "Thank you Silvia."

"You're welcome my dear, now off you go," she insisted.

Leaving the living room, Cali found Daniel and Caleb in his room, the little boy excited about having his father home. They went from room to room, until they ended up outside, where Caleb showed off his sandbox. Cali watched as they played together, chuckling softly, finally she joined them, spending the afternoon just enjoying being with her husband and son.

That evening, as Cali lay in Daniel's arms, their bedroom shrouded by moonlight, she knew she'd made the right decision to ascend and find him, to have him back.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked her, stroking her bare arm.

"How lucky I am?" She answered and looked up. His blue eyes were wells of emotions, widows to his soul. "I have you back, that's all I've wanted."

Daniel due her closer, pushing a stray lock of hair behind her ear, it was such a natural thing to do. "I know I don't remember everything, but the one thing I remember with my all my heart is how I feel about you. How much I love you."

"We're life partners Daniel, in this life and the next, I will always be with you," she promised.

"And I'll always be with you," he said and brushed his lips against hers, softly at first and then with a little more pressure that parted them. He head her groan against his mouth, and rolled her beneath him, making love with her, slowly, spilling the passion that both carry within them into each other, binding them together more then their time at the base had.

The next morning as Daniel got ready in the locker room to leave for P4T-3G6; he stood staring at the photos attached to Jack's open locker door, as the Colonel got ready. He'd stopped calling him 'Jim', even though he did laugh over it still. Looking at the photo of Jack and the little boy, memories flashed back into Daniel's mind. "That's your son."

Jack gave a slow nod. "Yeah."

"Charlie right?" Daniel asked him and then continued on confirmation. "He's why I know you. You took that first mission to Abydos because you thought it'd be… suicide."

"Things change." Jack told him matter of fact.

"Yeah, sorry."

The Colonel shut his locker door. "You sure you're ready for this?" He asked as he sat down to tie the laces on his boots.

"Yeah, and despite what you say… I don't think you'd be doing this if it wasn't worth doing."

Jack gave him an ironic smile. "Well you obviously don't remember everything," he smirked. "You never used to follow my lead."

Daniel was a little surprised. "I didn't?"

Jack smiled and got up. "No you didn't and neither does Cali, you two are a perfect pair at times." He stared to walk out.

"Hey," Daniel called him back. "Um, I may not remember everything, but… I remember enough."

Nodding, Jack smiled again. "Good." He said and walked out.

Daniel closed his locker and followed him, hurrying to catch up. "I wasn't that bad, was I?"

His friend chuckled. "No Daniel, you weren't," he reassured. He stopped him. "Look, you saved my life more times then I can count, you're my best friend. You helped me get over what happened to Charlie and because of you I have Cali for a daughter. When you were dying, it tore me apart, but I had to stay strong for Cali, it is the hardest thing I've done. And you know why?"

Daniel hesitated. "Because we were friends?"

"Because Daniel, when you died and ascended. You took a piece of me with you, a piece of me, Cali, Carter, Teal'c, hell everyone on this base," he pocked him on the chest with a finger. "You are more then just a stubborn pain in the ass, you give more then you get and there are a lot of people here who would lay there lives on the line for you and for Cali, because you two are unique. Never forget that, because we need you."

"I will Jack," Daniel, promised.

"Good." He patted him on the arm. "Lets go then Dr. Jackson."

P4T-3G6

Camp was set up after they arrived, the F-302 sat on the runway waiting for it's crew, Cali and Jonas were getting ready in the tent that had been set up for SG-1 to use. The other SGC personnel waited for General Hammond to arrive, he was going to command the mission from the planet.

Jack wandered into the tent; two of his 'kids' were there. "Where's Daniel?"

"Talking to Sam," Cali revealed. "Shouldn't you be at the 302?"

"I was on my way," he informed, playing with his helmet. "Look you two…. Look after Daniel, okay."

"He'll be fine, Colonel." Jonas assured.

"I know that, but…"

"Dad," Cali put her hand on his arm. "He's remembering, I know this is difficult for you, but he'll be all right."

"Kiddo, you have no idea," he drew her into his arms. "I lost him and then I lost you, I don't want to go through that again."

"We'll be careful dad," she promised.

"That's all I ask," he said and then released her, walking out.

Jonas could see Cali was concerned. They'd developed a good relationship and he'd slowly leant to read her well enough to know what she was thinking. "He'll be all right."

She smiled and nodded. "I know, doesn't stop me from worrying through."

"No it doesn't," he agreed. "But we're family, remember."

Turning she arched an eyebrow. "So that makes you my big brother?"

"No, I think I'm still your underling," he mused with a cheeky grin.

Cali laughed. "You're not going to let me forget that are you?"

"No," he said chuckling.

She gave him a quick hug. "Thanks Jonas."

"You're welcome."

"Let's go find Daniel," she told him, doing up her vest, she wore it over a black tee shirt; a zat was in the holster at her thigh. "And SG-3."

"You should have know Colonel Reynolds would volunteer for this," Jonas smirked. "He doesn't want anything to happen to his good luck charm, he just got you back."

"Pain," she accused and chased him out of the tent. Chuckling she playfully slapped his back. "You'll keep."

Daniel was still with Sam in the command tent; he saw his wife and Jonas walking towards them. He'd also forgone his fatigue shirt, his vest over his black tee shirt. "She's changed, Sam."

The statement surprised the Major a little. "She had to Daniel," she said gently. "You were everything to her. In the year you were gone she stepped into your place within the team. She took on bigger responsibilities not only within the SGC, but when she became a mother. If you think she was strong before, she's twice as strong now when it comes to protecting those she loves."

He shuffled his feet a little. "Am I doing the right thing, Sam?" He finally asked her, looking her straight in the eye.

She put a hand on his arm. "Look at her, Daniel. That's the Cali we all remember, we lost her and for a while we thought we wouldn't get her back. Then we found you and we knew she'd be coming home. She's changed yes, but she's still the Cali we all know and love. She's the same young woman who jumps around when she's excited, who's eager to discover what's out there. We haven't seen that in a long time. You brought that back, for all of us. So yes, you're doing the right thing. You've made us whole again, because getting you back, gave us Cali too."

He knew she was right, deep down in his gut he knew. So he let it go. "I guess it's pre-mission nerves."

Sam smiled and released his arm. "You'll be fine."

He nodded as Cali and Jonas joined them. "Ready to go?" He asked.

"As we'll ever be," his wife confirmed.

After receiving the isotope from the medic, the three o them left with SG-3, who found them, heading for the now deserted ruins. General Hammond arrived a few minutes later with Sergeant Harriman.

Sam, carrying her helmet, saluted. "Sir, welcome to base camp."

Hammond returned the salute. "Thank you Major."

"I have to admit sir, it's a little strange to see you off world," she said with a smile.

"Well, this is not your usual run of the mill alien planet operations, is it, Major?" He noted.

"No sir," she agreed.

"What's our status?" He questioned, going straight to business.

"We're ready to go, sir." Sam assured him.

"You'd better get yourself out to the F-302, then." Hammond ordered her.

She saluted him again. "Yes sir," she said and when he saluted her back she left.

Above them in space Anubis' mothership came out of hyperspace near the planet, moving into position, the eye-enhanced weapon becoming armed.

Below, Cali and Daniel waited behind a column each, their Zat guns ready; not far from them Jonas was also using a column for cover, SG-3 was hidden all around the deserted village. Its quietness was disturbed by the arrival of the rings, transporting five Jaffa down to the surface. Three moved off, leaving two at the rings.

Colonel Reynolds and Major Anderson moved quickly, taking out the two, using Zats.

Cali rushed over to one of the fallen Jaffa and took the controller for the transporter off, Anderson and Jeffries dragged the two Jaffa away. Daniel and Jonas joined Cali in the center of the ring platform, all three with Zats ready.

"Thanks, guys," Jonas said with a nod to the SG team.

Reynolds nodded back. "Good luck."

Cali activated the ring transported and they were ringed off the planet and onto Anubis' ship, undetected. "So far, so good," she whispered, having clipped the ring transporter controller onto her wrist.

"We need to hurry, the Colonel and Major would have taken off by now." Jonas suggested.

Daniel looked around, noting where they were. "This way," he said and they hurried down the corridor. Moving quickly through the ship, avoiding Jaffa, they made it to the corridor they needed and the room, the door closed.

Jonas went to the controls as Daniel lied down on the floor, Zat ready, Cali hunkered down near Jonas, her Zat ready. As Jonas opened the door, both fired their Zats at the two Jaffa near the control panel. Getting to their feet, they hurried inside and over to the console as Jonas came in and shut the door and stood guard. Daniel sat at the console and started bring up files on the holographic screen, Cali standing hunched over, going through them with him.

"Needle in a hay stack," she whispered.

"Oh yeah."

Sam's voice came over the radio. "Daniel, Cali, we're under attack, we need that Intel."

Daniel used the Tok'ra communicator he'd been given. "We're close."

"We can't hold these guys off for long."

"But there's no pressure," Cali taunted sarcastically.

Daniel put the communicator away. "No, not a lot," he mumbled.

They heard banging on the door, Jaffa were trying to get in. "Great… we've got company." Jonas grumbled and hurried over to the control panel.

"Be creative, Jonas." Cali told him.

"I can do creative," he mumbled.

She smiled, chuckling. "He works great under pressure," she smirked.

"Yeah, so I've heard." Daniel remarked dryly.

Leaning over his shoulder, she brought up a different holographic section of data. "Close."

Jonas finished with the door controls, having doctored them. "All right, that'll hold them off for a while," he informed, not really confident. "A little while."

"That's it," Daniel informed. "I'm in." Information appeared on the holographic screen. "Uh… This may take more then a little while."

The Kelownan came over to them. "Well, can't you do some kind of a… keyword search?"

"Yeah? For what, Achilles?"

"Well, that's good," Jonas, taunted. "I'm gad to see that your- your memory's coming back stronger, not to mention your razor-sharp wit."

Cali chuckled at their bantering. "Let's try power-core venting?"

Daniel tried it, getting a result. "That's it. That's it." He got out the Tok'ra communicator again as Cali hooked up the transmitter to the console, nodding to him, using the communicator he contacted the F-302. "Jack, Sam, we got it. Transmitting data." He informed and tucked it away again.

Cali watched the transmitter, seeing when it was finished. "We're done," she unhooked it and gave it back to Jonas, who tucked it away in his vest.

The Jaffa were doubling their efforts outside the door. "I don't think that we're going to get back to the ring room that way." Jonas told them.

Daniel got a new set of data coming up on the screen. "What's that?"

Cali glanced over it. "They're targeting the planet."

Jonas was one step a head of her, pulling out his own Tok'ra communicator. "Base camp, this is Jonas, come in."

"Go ahead." Harriman's voice came over.

"Your position's been compromised," Jonas told them, knowing he was reading it right. "The Stargate is being targeted. Repeat the Stargate is being targeted. The Naquadah will amplify the blast."

"Rodger that," Hammond's reply came over calmly.

"Let's get out of here." Daniel suggested.

Jonas put away the communicator. "Yeah."

Cali gestured to the ventilation. "Here."

Daniel boasted her up and she pushed open the grate, climbing in she turned and grabbed his hand as Jonas gave him a boast.

"Go," Jonas told them as the door started to open. "Go." He insisted as the Jaffa burst into the room. He didn't wait to see if they moved, he just started firing his Zat, one lucky shot got him through and he grumbled to the floor, the last thing he saw was the ventilation grate closed. His friends were safe, and then darkness took him.

Cali and Daniel crawled through the ventilation shaft on their hands and knees; being shaken by an explosion, which meant Jack and Sam had taken out their target. Getting their balance they kept crawling.

Sam's voice came over the radio. "Daniel, come in. Do you read?"

"Yeah," he answered her into the radio. "We're still on the ship though," he revealed. "Hey congratulations, I think you guys hit the mark."

"Thanks it was fun." Jack said cheerfully.

"We'll wait until Anubis' ship clears out and rendezvous with you at the Stargate as planned." Sam added.

Cali had managed to squeeze next to Daniel. She spoke into her own radio. "We have a little problem with that, Sam," she announced. "Jonas was captured by Anubis' Jaffa."

"Can you break him out?" Jack asked them.

Daniel saw her hesitate and then nodded, so he answered. "We're going to try."

"Do you're best," was the order given. "We'll try and keep the door open for you."

"Rodger that." Cali concluded. "Out of the frying pan and into the fire," she remarked dryly. "That underling is going to owe me big for this one."

"Underling?" Daniel queried.

"Long story," she dismissed. "Let's hassle Space Monkey."

He rolled his eyes, and then teased. "After you Space Nugget."

She squeezed past him. "I am seriously going to smack my dad when we get back."

Daniel just chuckled quietly and followed her.

In another part of the ship, Jonas was strapped to a table on his back; a yoke lay across his neck, pining him to the table, his wrist held down by it too. His vest and jacket were gone; both had been when he'd regained consciousness, as was his Zat. Not that he'd expected the Jaffa to leave that behind. He turned his head a little and saw Anubis arrive, shutting off the force field that sealed of the cell, he walked in.

"You will suffer greatly." The Goa'uld threatened.

"Yeah, I figured as much," Jonas replied lacking enthusiasm and interest. "Although," he added with confidence, "I am consoled by the fact that we succeeded in destroying the power source for your new weapon."

"You are in no position to gloat."

"We just wiped out your single advantage you had over the Goa'uld. I would say that that's about as good a reason as any," Jonas reveled, baiting him.

"Enough!" Anubis snarled.

"I won't tell you anything."

"Oh. Yes you will." Anubis said confidently and pulled a hand from one sleeve, revealing a round device with spikes all over it, he held it so Jonas could see it and the Kelownans bravo dropped. It was the same device that had been used on Thor; he'd read the report from that mission. This wasn't going to be pleasant.

To be continued in Homecoming