Author's Note: I don't own Stargate. From here this story will be taking place in the TV series. If there's and episode you want to my OC just tell me and I'll try to work it in. Review and enjoy. :)

Clarification:. Erin and Daniel are foster siblings, though Erin sees and treats Daniel as her big brother even though they aren't blood related. This story is two years after the first part where my OC was 19 so now she's 21. I trying to mature her character beyond the first part so she'll be less jumpy and carefree as before.

Chapter Six

Children of the Gods

The gate activated bringing all the conversation in the gate room to a halt.

"Everyone take up your weapons," Daniel shouted, "Take cover and keep out of sight."

I picked up my handgun loading another magazine, "Dani, what if it is Jack?"

"If it is we'll be fine, but if its not..."

"I understand." I said. Jack wouldn't have sent us a message if everything was going well. Who knows what was happening.

Sha're ran past carrying one of the many children in her arms. Daniel caught her arm, "Sha're, will you go with Erin."

"Yes husband," she herded the children toward her and Dani's tent, "Come children."

I started to follow, "Take care of them Erin." Daniel called to me before taking up position next to Skaara behind one of the great round pillars.

"I will." Skaara caught my eyes. He mouthed "go". I nodded my head before steeping back into the tent.

I knelt on the ground just inside the tent so no one outside would be able to see me while I would be able to see the whole chamber. Aiming my gun at the gate there was nothing left to do but wait. A couple of children whimpered behind me and I tried to give them a comforting smile.

Out of the watery blue came several men, though clearly dressed in Earth gear, I didn't recognize any of them. Next came a woman who promptly ran down the steps putting her head between her knees like she was going to throw up. I was really starting to get nervous when Kawalsky and Feretti came through followed up by Jack. With a zip the gate shut off.

"I think I'm gonna be sick." The woman called out to her teammates.

Jack came up behind her and playfully patted her on the back, "Maybe you shouldn't have the big lunch eh?"

The Abydonians who hadn't met Jack, Kawalsky or Feretti the first time they came here rushed forwards with their guns at the ready.

Daniel and I ran out to stop them at the same time, "Chahade! Chahade!" I shouted raising my hands up.

"Lower you guns." Daniel said calmly waving his hands down.

Skaara came out from his hiding place to stand beside me. Smiling up at our newly returned friends he reached out so we were holding hands.

"Hello Jack. Welcome back." Daniel went forward to greet him.

However Jack only had eyes for Skaara as he brushed past Daniel.

Skaara snapped to attention saluting Jack. Jack grinned widely retuning the salute. "Skaara!"

"O'Neill!" Skaara grabbed him into a hug. "I did not think to be seeing you again!" He said stepping back holding Jack at arms length.

Jack then turned to me, "Hey Erin." He had to lean far down to give me a hug.

"Hi Jack! It's good to see you." I smiled wrapping my arms around his neck.

When he let go I saw Daniel standing a ways back looking a dejected puppy. Jack finally turned to greet him, "Hey Daniel how you doing?"

"Good. You?" My brother crossed his arms still feeling a bit jilted.

"Better, now that I know everyone's ok." Jack let out what sounded like a sigh of relief.

"Greetings from Earth Dr. Jackson." Feretti walked down from the steps clapping Daniel on the shoulder. He strode past Daniel and came to me pulling me into another hug. "Hey Kid."

"Hey Feretti!" He picked me up off the ground then putting my down he grinned over at Skaara giving him a quick salute.

Kawalsky approached Daniel next mischief showing on his face. "Brought a little something for you." He handed Daniel a pocket pack of tissues.

Daniel grinned at the little gift in his hands, "Kawalsky! Oh you shouldn't have!"

I laughed to leaning into Skaara when he put his arms around me.

Jack looked between the two of us, "So I assume you two are still..." He said waving his hand back and forth.

"We are betrothed!" Skaara stated proudly grinning down at me.

Feretti's jaw dropped and Kawalsky made a surprised, choking, sputtering sound. I couldn't help but grin at their reactions.

"I guess our kids are all grown up." Kawalsky murmured to Feretti when the shock wore off.

"And I assume my invitation was lost in the mail?" Jack looked a little hurt.

'I wanted to ask you to Shaloke." Skaara said to his surrogate father figure. He had told me of this wish, but with the gate to Earth most likely sealed, the chances of it happening were slim. Now that Jack was back maybe he could get his wish.

"Shaloke?" Jack said confused.

"To stand beside me." Skaara explained.

Jack's face was still scrunched up like he still didn't understand.

"Like a best man." I added.

Jack breathing in relief, "A best man, oh that's good." I don't want to know where his mind went. "I would be honored."

Looking around the chamber everyone was coming out their hiding places. Wait, someone was missing. I tugged on Daniel's sleeve when he walked past. "Dani. I think Sha're is still in the tent."

Daniel glanced at his tent and saw Sha're peeking out, "Sha're is ok, don't be shy" She came out, walking into Daniel's open arms.

"Nice to see you again." Jack grinned charmingly at her causing her to blush.

Daniel began to absentmindedly rub her shoulders, "So I figured it was only a matter of time before you had to tell the truth about us being here."

"Yep. Why the militia? Something else come though here?"

I didn't like the sound of where this was going. For the first time I noticed how many weapons they had brought with them. We were all friends. Surely they didn't need all that?

"No we're just taking precautions. Why?"

"Wow!" A shouting voice interrupted. "this is what was missing from the dig at Giza, this is how they controlled it. It took us 15 years and ten supercomputers to Macgyver a system for the gate on earth." The woman was standing by the dialing device for the gate pouring over it like it was the most the most fascinating thing she'd ever seen.

"Captain." Jack said quietly.

"Look how small it is." She almost giggled running her hands over the plates holding the symbols for dialing.

"Captain." a little louder.

"Oh, right sorry." She snapped out of it. "Dr. Jackson, Miss Clark I presume. I'm Dr. Samantha Carter." She held out her hand which we both shook.

"I though you wanted to be called Captain." Jack sounded annoyed. Captain Carter just shrugged her shoulders.

"What's going on Jack?" I interjected when it seemed weren't going to get a straight answer as to what was really going on anytime soon.

Jack went military mode"Six hostile aliens came through the gate on Earth, four are death, one missing. "

"One of them looked like Ra." Kawalsky added.

At hearing the name of their former false god everyone stiffed. Sha're glanced up at Daniel, her eyes wide. Skaara tightened his arms around me and glowered.

"Well they didn't come through here. The boys take shifts 36 hours a day very day we would know if they came from here." Daniel said raising a hand to point at our camp around the gate.

"Well they came from somewhere Daniel. We're going to have to take a look around." Jack looked around suspiciously, expecting Ra to jump out of the shadows.

"I think I can help you but it is going to have to wait until after the sandstorm is over." Daniel stated quickly. The storm had picked up shortly after sundown making travel outside impossible. "We were about to have our evening meal why don't you join us?"

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It was a little later in the evening than we usually ate. By now the fire would be almost snuffed out, but it still burned strong and hot. We all sat around it eating and catching up on the last two years.

"O'Neill," Skaara handed him a bowl of clear liquid, "try this."

"What's this?" Jack asked taking the bowl, careful not spill any of it.

"Drink." Skaara glanced at me smirking conspiratorially. I had to hide my grin.

Jack held the bowl to his face taking a sniff. His nose scrunched and he jerked his head back, "Moonshine?"

"Moonshine?" Skaara tested the word out. Daniel had never told him the Earth word for it.

"Yeah moonshine, as in boos." Seeing that none of this sparked any recognition from Skaara Jack looked across the fire where Dani sat with Sha're in his arms, "Daniel, what have you been teaching these kids?"

Skaara laughed and slapped Jack playfully on the shoulder, "Try it."

"Alright. Skaara's moonshine. I'll give it a shot." He took a small sip. Jack's eyes flew open as he sputtered out what he had tried to swallow and nearly dropping the bowl, spilling most of what remained in it. "Smooth, very smooth!" He managed between deep breaths.

Skaara clapped his hands and said proudly. "Moonshine!"

"Our little soldiers are all grown up." Kawalsky nudged Jack before taking the bowl to try some himself.

Jack gladly handed it over, barely able to speak. "Yeah, I'm so proud."

I noticed Carter trying to keep from laughing by stuffing some food in her mouth.

Reaching into his robes Skaara pulled out the lighter Jack had given him and handed it to him, "O'Neill, your lighter."

"Oh." Jack said taking the small silver object. He turned it over in his hand in astonishment, "I gave it to you to keep. It's your's remember." Jack handed it back to Skaara.

He took it putting the lighter back in his robe and beaming at Jack. Skaara strode out of the circle towards some of his friends. As he passed me he leaned down to kiss me, I wrapped my hand his neck and pulled him closer.

Reluctantly he pulled away, "I will be right back."

"Okay." We held hands till we couldn't any longer and his fingertips left mine as he jogged to the pyramid's entrance.

"You know," Daniel spoke when Skaara was out of hearing range, "he's never let that out of his sight the whole time you were gone."

Jack was even more surprised, "Really?" He glanced at the front of the chamber where Skaara had disappeared.

"So this man who looked like Ra, he must have come from a different gate." Daniel said changing the subject.

"What gate?" Asked Jack.

"No, the Stargate only goes here." Carter emphasized her statement by jerking her thumb down at the ground.

"You may be wrong about that." I was thinking back to a certain discovery Dani made about a year ago.

Carter persisted, "I was there. We ran hundreds of permutations."

"But you didn't have what you needed."

"Erin, what are you talking about?" Jack said curtly as he did when he wanted info, now. Uh-oh, grumpy Jack was coming on.

I took a quick glance at Dani, pleading for help.

Daniel quickly stepped up to explain. "Shortly after you all left Erin and I were exploring when we found something. I...I really can't describe it to you. Your all gonna need to see it for yourselves."

Skaara came running back in at that moment, "Dan-yell, the storm has passed."

"Ah, perfect timing." He stood getting ready to leave. "Erin you coming?"

"No, I'm getting pretty tired. I think I'll stay here."

"I wont be long." He said to Sha're, already walking away.

But Sha're was having none of it. She reached out and spun him around pulling him in for a deep kiss.

When she was done she laughed at Dani's expression. He just stood there with his eyes still closed , "Um...um" He sputtered. Hoots filled the chamber.

Only she could break through his go-get-em archeologist mode and make him forget what he was leaving for in the first place. "Goodbye my Dan-yell."

Daniel finally opened his eyes, "Bye." He brushed his hand across her cheek before leading some of the team out of the pyramid.

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"You goota give Daniel credit," Feretti said eying Sha're as she and I walked by, " she is one beautiful woman."

I halted mid-step as Sha're continued on, "Ow come on Feretti," I reached from behind him pushing his ball cap over his eyes, "That's my brother and sister in law you're talking about."

"Sorry Kid." He grinned righting his cap.

I went and sat beside Skaara on a piece of rock. Around us on the ground were some of our younger friends. Yawning, I sleepy laid my head on his shoulder.

"Are you tired?" He asked switching to Abydonian.

"Nope." I answered yawning again.

"Goodnight brother." Sha're was on her way to her and Dani's tent.

"No kiss?" He joked making a smoochy face at her.

She pushed his face away giggling, "Oh behave."

"I am behaving." He looked to me for support. "Aren't I?"

"Oh yeah, completely." I nodded.

Sha're shook her head at both of us smiling, "Goodnight you two."

Without warning the gate started spinning. Each chevron activated within a matter of seconds and the gate whooshed alive.

Suddenly I was wide awake. "Take cover!" I shouted.

Everyone grabbed their weapons and hid behind pillars and inside tents. Taking my arm Skaara dragged me behind one of the pillars, pressing my back against the stone. The gate chamber grew deathly silent as we waited for whatever was about to come.

Though the blue water stepped several gray silver armored soldiers similar to Ra's, only these carried a snake-like helmet. The last to come through was also in a snake get up, but where the others were silver and bore weapons, this one was gold and unarmed.

One of the soldiers saw one of the younger boys peeking out from behind his cover and raised his staff. Fire blasted out knocking the boy backwards. The blast came close to our hiding place and Skaara and I turned our heads away.

Screams of horror and smoke filled the room. One shot after another blew into the walls, the ceiling, and floor.

"Open fire!" Feretti yelled over the chaos.

Didn't need to tell me twice. Aiming my gun at the closest hostile I fired. Unlike Ra's guards our bullets penetrated their armor, only they didn't seriously hurt them and the just got back up. We were losing, bad.

"Sha're run!" Skaara shouted to her while shooting.

She took off from her tent and ran towards the entrance of the pyramid. She had almost made it until on of the soldiers grabbed her around her waist and hoisted her up.

"No, no get off me!" Sha're struggled in his grasp.

"Sha're no!" Skaara quickly turned to me, "Stay here, stay quite!"

He barreled towards them raising his now empty weapon. But before he could reach Sha're another solider caught him around the throat.

It's mask clicked open revealing a dark skinned man with a gold emblem on his forehead. "This is not your weapon, where did you get it?" He held up Skaara's rifle.

Skaara spit in his face. The man scrunched his nose in disgust. Hefting Skaara with one arm he held him before the gold covered snake head.

His mask opened and immediately the man's eyes beneath glowed. Ra? He appraised Skaara like one would a prize cow. It made me sick to my stomach.

"Good choice Teal'c, a perfect specimen." The man's voice reverberated. He grinned raising his hand. On his hand was one of the torture brackets Daniel told me Ra had. A line of orange and red light streamed from the device to Skaara's forehead. He struggled till his eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell back limp.

I couldn't stay quite any longer. "Skaara! Sha're!" I screamed catching the attention of all the hostiles. Rushing forward from my hiding spot I sprinted towards them. I didn't even get to raise the barrel of my weapon.

The last thing I saw before my world went black was the butt of a staff weapon on a collision course with my face.