Title: Forget Me Not
Chapter Title: Chapter Two
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Jacob/Selmak, Malek, Martouf/Lantash, Samantha Carter, SG-1
Genres:
Rating: PG-13
Warnings:
Summary: The SGC welcome four strangers through the gate. Things get more complicated as the Tokra arrive with their guest.
Disclaimer: Stargate does not belong to me (Only the character's that I create, they're mine), they belong to MGM and anyone else involved in the project.
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Soft italic are our guests.
Bold and italic are the tok'ra
internal conversations are in bold.
Chapter Two
"Ah this is the life, blue skies, nothing but trees for miles and our own personal lake" Jack sighed contentedly.
" With no fish " Daniel added dryly.
" Daniel, If I've told you once I've told you a thousand times, it's not the catching the fish that's important…"
" ...It's the actual fishing that is " Daniel, Sam and Teal'c finished in unison for him. Even O'Neil had to see the funny side of that one, he was in his element, he was on vacation at his cabin doing what he loves best with the people that he loved most, yes this certainly was the life of luxury, but then, no, " Alright which one of you brought the cell this time ?"
" Sorry Sir, General's orders " Sam said sheepishly as she answered the offending object.
" You know, I'm going to have to have a little chat with Landry when we get back " Jack sighed to no one in particular.
" Sorry people but vacations over, we're wanted at the SGC A.S.A.P. " Sam notified everyone disappointedly, she was actually getting to like this phantom fishing lark.
" Any explanation as to why Colonel Carter ? " Teal'c asked curiously.
" Nope, just that we're to go straight there, no detours "
" O.k. campers lets pack up and go home " O'Neill sighed, you know, this is getting to be a habit, next time I'm making it an order, NO DAM CELL PHONES, the most inconsiderate piece of technology ever invented " he continued to rant most of the way back to the SGC, everyone was in total agreement by the time they arrived at the SGC, NO DAM CELL PONES if only to save an ear bashing, they were actually glad to get back to Cheyenne to escape from the wrath of O'Neill.
" Sorry Sir " Walter apologised profusely to his commanding officer " but I thought you really needed to be here for this.
" Explain Walter " O'Neill was so not in the mood for this.
" Uh, yes Sir well at 1100 hours the Stargate activated so the usual protocols were put in place but we couldn't close the Iris so naturally we went on alert and well four individuals came through in SGC uniforms an I'd never seen them before then the signal came through and it was SG1's access code and…"
" Walter "
" Yes Sir "
" Take a breath before you pass out eh ? "
" Yes Sir "
" Wait a minute SG1'S access code ? "
" Yes Sir, should I continue Sir ? "
" Please "
" Well as I said four people came through looking real confused, especially when they saw me, and their names, well there was Rya'c ( Which got Teal'c's attention ), Sarah Jackson ( Now Daniel was listening intently ), Jacqueline O'Neill ( Jack looked absolutely dumb struck ) and Simon Quinn.
" Quinn ? " Sam asked
" Yeah, sorry maam " Walter said feeling he needed to apologise for some reason.
" Where are they now Walter ? "
" Well I took the liberty of disarming them and putting them in one of the guest rooms sir, It didn't seem right to lock them in a holding cell for some reason, but they are under guard Sir."
" Very good Walter, have a security team bring them to the briefing room "
" Right away Sir " and with that he left the room to complete his orders.
Jack turned to the rest of the team " Sounds like we got a case of SG1 the next generation " he laughed.
" Not quite " Sam said sounding quite put out, Jack just looked at her and smiled
" Feeling a little left out Carter ? "
" Just a little Sir " but deep down she was wondering " Does this mean that I'll never have kids ? " She always thought she would one day when the right Guy came along but she couldn't help thinking she had missed that opportunity as here mind drifted back to Martouf, " Shake yourself Carter " She chastised herself " You can't change the past, he dead, get over it."
SG1 and O'Neill were waiting for the " rugrats " as O'Neill had affectionately started calling them in the briefing room.
" You watch way to much television " Daniel had said with a grin. They didn't have long to wait as all four of the "Rugrats" were eager to debrief and were visibly flustered.
" Take a seat people " O'Neill ordered. Jacqueline looked at her father and grinned, making an already un-nerved O'Neill very unsettled indeed.
" Sorry. You look different with hair dad " She teased.
" Oh ? "
" Yeah, apparently I made it fall out, "
" Oh ? "
" Yeah, Uncle George said it was payback for all the shit you put him through", That tickled everyone in the room and once the laughter had died down a rather confused O'Neill asked for a call to order.
" Would someone please tell me what is going on ? " O'Neill smiled exasperated.
" Ok, well a little over 48 hours ago the SGC was overtaken by hostiles, the gate was activated for time redirection and various moments in the time line were altered. We've corrected most of them but we seem to have lost one of our team when we redirected the last time, we were kind of hoping we would meet up here, we can't go any further without Sarelle." Jackie explained to an enraptured room.
" Sarelle ? "
" Yes, Sarelle Lantash, " Jacqueline now had Sam's undivided attention
" Lantash ? " Sam asked with a lump in her throat, she still missed him and Martouf to the point of heartbreak.
" Yes, seeing as though technically Lantash is Sarelle's father as well as Martouf it was decided to make that Martouf's surname. Because he is married to one of Earths personnel it was decided it was a required element, so he had a whole history created. Jackie smiled
" Slight problem there kiddies " O'Neill sighed, " Martouf has been dead a little over 4 years now and Lantash a few months after that. " All four of the children just looked at O'Neill in shock.
" That is the last thing that needs to be corrected then, Martouf is Sarelle's father and Sam is her mother, she is a very real member of SG1 and her existence is not to be denied. " Rya'c voiced in a tone that reminded O'Neill very much of Teal'c.
" I'm her mother ? " Sam asked, she was still in shock. Martouf and Lantash were still supposed to be amongst the living. Poor Sam's heart had begun to beat a mile a minute " A family, my own family " She sighed to herself.
" Yes and she was supposed to be the grand old age of 4 now." Sarah smiled at her godmother, she new it was much to take in, especially if the love of her life had been dead to her for the best part of 4 years.
" Unscheduled off world activation " Walters voice boomed over the speaker system. No-one was expected, that much even the Kids knew so everyone got out of their seats and made their way to the gate room.
" Receiving Tok'ra IDC Sir " Walter said to O'Neill as the two teams walked through the door,
" Open up the iris Walter, "
" Yes sir. " A little later five Tok'ra came through the gate, Malek, Jacob, two guards that looked vaguely familiar and the prettiest girl O'Neill had seen in a while, well, next to his own little girl, she was a stunner as well he thought to himself proudly. " I've still got it " He grinned to himself.
" Hey Jackie, "
" Yes dad ? "
" Who's your mom ?"
" Laira "
" Wait a minute, wasn't that the woman from Edora ? " Daniel gasped.
" Hey in my defence I didn't think I was ever leaving the planet, ok ? " O'Neill replied sheepishly.
Sam was surprised, but she wasn't upset, which surprised her all the more. Then her eyes went towards the stunning young woman between Malek and her father,
" Sarelle I presume ? " Sam smiled as she walked passed the four amazed Tok'ra to take her daughter into a loving embrace.
" How'd you know what we named her Sam ? " Her father asked in confusion.
" You named her ? " Sam herself had become more than confused at that statement.
" Yeah, she has total memory loss, so we put Saroosch and Elizabeth together and she did the rest. " Jacob replied proudly.
" Well I do like the name and it saves me thinking something up when she does come along " Sam said proudly to her father.
" I am curious Samantha, why are you not shocked ? " Malek asked.
" She's a part of SG1," Sam replied. She looked at the confused looks on their faces and explained everything that had happened.
" Why don't we continue this little chat back in the briefing room ? " Jack piped up as he started walking out through the gate room doors.
" So why did they put you lot together ? " Jacob asked the kids as he took his seat.
" Politics, " Simon stated " The Stargate programme is general knowledge throughout the planet now and when the people saw the documentary that was recorded back in 2004 they decided that they'd put us together as SG1, it went down well with the public and we've been together ever since. You really don't remember anything Elle ? "
" Sorry " The young woman sighed apologetically.
" No need to apologise, it's not your fault." Rya'c smiled.
" You should be proud of Sarelle Samantha, she had no memory and yet she despatched an Ashrak without any problems, she is indeed her fathers daughter" Malek informed Sam with a proud lilt to his voice which did not go un-noticed by anyone in the room.
" Hey, they're half my genes too you know " Sam joked.
" Sorry " Malek added with a smile. He continued to talk about Sarelle, filling Sam in on all the details including how she had taken him and Nate for a mate.
" So you're my son-in-law eh ? " Sam teased the slightly embarrassed base commander.
" Son-in-law ?" He asked in confusion.
" Yes, it's what we call a man that marries a person's daughter, you are now an official member of the Carter household " Jacob proudly informed him.
" I have never been a part of a family unit such as this, I believe I will like it, " Malek said smiling at his new family. " General O'Neill, Because of Sarelle's affliction there is now way she can go through this time redirection, would it be possible to obtain some quarters for her while she is here at the SGC ? . " Malek asked, but before Jack could answer Jackie butted in.
" Sorry Malek, but she has to come with us "
" I do not see how her accompanying you could benefit your mission " He retaliated
" She is the only proof we have that we are telling the truth, it will take time for the Tok'ra to contact the SGC, at least if Sarelle is with us they can DNA test her there and then, I'm sorry Malek but this is non negotiable. " Jackie said sternly.
" We need to get going or Sarelle is going to disappear out of existence. " Rya'c said to all.
" Ok, SG1, you have a go " O'Neill informed them " Oh and kids, " All five turned to face him " Good luck, be careful and I want you all home by 10:00 or your grounded." He grinned.
" Always Uncle Jack, " Sarah stated smiling and giving a little curtsy. O'Neill was beaming with pride, what a family he had he thought to himself as the young ones made their way up the ramp and throught the gate.
" Who are you? And Why are you here ? " A Tok'ra guard demanded of the team as they stepped through the gate.
" We'll tell Malek if you don't mind." Simon retorted in a superior tone of voice that did not go down to well with the Tok'Ra centurion.
" Don't aggravate them Simon." Rya'c warned.
Simon sighed and changed his tactic, " Apologies friend but it is imperative that we speak to Malek as soon as possible. "
The young SG1's weapons were removed and then they were promptly lead to a holding cell while their request was being processed.
" Well that went down well don't you think ? " Jackie said sarcastically. " How long will they hold us here, we don't have any time to waste ? "
" There is not much we can do at the moment, Jackie " Simon said, but even he was starting to worry about their predicament.
" I am told that you wish to speak with me " A familiar voice said. Sarelle's heart skipped a beat as she walked over to him a planted a very passionate kiss on the visibly embarrassed base commander.
" I am sorry, I forget that we have not met yet " An equally embarrassed Sarelle said to a now very confused base commander.
" Would someone please tell me what is going on ? " Malek sighed tiredly, he found most Tau'Ri hard work and was not in the mood for any of the children's games.
It didn't take long to give the edited version of events, Malek listed to the story with great interest as things like, " Time Paradox" and " Time Correction " were mentioned.
" You mean to tell me that you have travelled back in time to save specific people in this time from dieing ? " Malek asked with an amused tone of voice.
" That's about right " Sarah replied. " So if you get the people in question I can start de-programming them "
" You expect me to believe this fanciful tale ?, I will not offer our people up to any sort of experiment " Malek countered, these games were fast becomming annoying.
" This is no experiment, I can't give you details, this Zataarc programming was invented for covert operations by the Alliance " Rya'c offered trying to defuse the situation.
" Alliance? " Malek asked, he had to admit that this fairy tale was certainly an interesting one.
" Tauri, Tok'ra and Jaffa, I can't tell you anymore it is forbidden " Rya'c replied.
" Elaborate lies " Malek stated.
" No lies, " Sarelle stated, " Test my DNA, I am Martouf and Samantha's offspring "
" You expect me to believe…"
" Oh for goodness sake Malek Just test me, If I am lying would the test not prove that?, it won't kill you to take a little time out of your day and you might just save a few lives in the process ? " Sarelle snapped at her stubborn mate.
" As you wish, but this is against my better judgement " Malek relented, there was something familiar about this female, maybe she was telling the truth.
" So noted " Sarelle said in an equally stubborn tone of voice. Jackie surpressed a little giggle, these two were very well matched indeed.
" She is telling the truth Malek " Lela informed him, astounded at her findings
" It is not possible " Malek stated as he took the data pad from the med technitions hands and looked over it's contents.
" And yet here she stands in front of you, we can test the people named by the young ones. , If the young ones are telling the truth maybe they can cure the affliction. " Lela added. " It can't hurt to check and as the Tauri say, it is better to be safe than sorry " She smiled.
" As you wish, I know you are right but it still doesn't seem right " Malek relented
" I have re-called Martouf/Lantash and the SGC have sent Major Graham and Lieutenant Astor for the Zataarc testing if they are indeed programmed they will submit for deprogramming wether they like it or not, I have been told that they have no choice in the matter."
" Thank you Malek " Sarelle said as she brushed his face lovingly with her very petite hands.
" You are being over familiar young Carter " Malek grinned as he leant into the intimate Tok'Ra gesture.
" My surname is Lantash not Carter and seeing as though you are my mate I believe it is my right " She said with an equally broad grin.
" Your Mate ? "
" That's right , at least you will be " Sarelle sighed as she kissed him tenderly.
" Well as Colonel O'Neill would say, we've done alright for ourselves " Nate piped up rather amused, it wasn't often that Malek got embarrassed let alone twice in one day he chuckled to himself.
Exactly one hour later the named personnel made themselves available for the testing process and all had proved infected by the programming, as promised they submitted themselves for de-programming, all went well, better than expected actually. A trip through the gate and a debriefing later everything was back to normal.
(Back at the SGC, prior to the summit)
" Anise notified me of your test results, " Martouf said to Samantha sadly.
" Martouf everything isn't as it seems " Samantha tried to diffuse an argument before one started, but it never did, it was like the wind had been taken out of his sails,
" I will speak with you later " he said sounding defeated and walked out of the room leaving Sam feeling alone and even more miserable.
Martouf spent most of the day moping after that. He lay down on his bed staring up at the ceiling.
" You know, she is not mated to O'Neill, we could steal her from him " Lantash tried to make his soul mate feel better.
" She loves him Lantash " Martouf said miserably.
" I do not believe she does dear one, did you see her face when she was notified that it was her that was the one that killed us ? She was mortified " Lantash mused.
" She was, wasn't she ? " He thought hopefully, "We really could win her couldn't we ? "
" I believe we could my dear one, besides I do not think that even she would deny life to our child. " Lantash grinned at his last statement, " Our Child " he thought that he would never experience the joy of his own offspring.
" That was a shock, but she is beautiful is she not ? " Martouf sighed proudly as he brought the mental picture of his daughter into their minds.
" Yes my friend, you both did well with that one. I believe it is time to sort this mess out once and for all, do you not ? " He added
" Yes my friend, I do " Martouf replied leapt off the bed and set out to find Sam.
" What is a matter with me ? " Sam asked herself, she decided to clear her mind and went for a shower, she undressed and placed her clothes in a neat pile on the bench then walked into the shower room, she rested her hands on the wall and hung her head allowing the water to massage her aching neck. She let her mind wander as the water soothed her screaming muscles and was suddenly broken out of her thoughts by distant footsteps, " There wasn't supposed to be anyone here " she thought concerned but then she heard Martouf's voice,
" Samantha, may we speak with you ? "
" Yeah sure " She replied hoping that she didn't sound to stand offish.
He undressed and neatly placed his clothes next to Sam's then walked into the shower room taking in the sight in front of him,
" By Egeria she is beautiful Lantash "
" That she is dear one, that she is "
He walked over and placed a gentle kiss on the back of Sam's neck almost making her jump out of her skin.
" Martouf this is the Women's shower room, men are not allowed to enter" she chastised him.
" I do not understand this Tauri need for segregation, why are the Tauri so bashful ? "
" Not bashful, just following rules and regulations "
" Your father told me that some rules are made to be broken " He said as he kissed her once more,
" Am I glad that this floor is empty " she laughed as Martouf continued to place feather light kisses along her collar bone.
" Maybe we should continue this in our quarters ? " He asked with that gorgeous smile.
" Oh I could drown in those eyes " she thought to herself. Agreeing with his last question they both quickly dressed and were met at the door by a visibly embarrassed Sarelle.
" I didn't think anyone would be here now, uh, sorry to interrupt. " she blushed, hurrying past them into the shower room.
" You know, that's going to scared her for life " Sam grinned.
" I do not understand " Martouf sounded confused.
" You never want to admit that your parents are still, um, well I'm sure Lantash can explain better than I " she laughed, And as the statement slowly dawned on him he too laughed,
" life is definitely good Lantash." His soul mate sent him a warm and loving hug in agreement.
" Samantha ? "
" Yes Martouf ? "
" Would you officially become our mate ? "
" I would like that very much "
She was his he thought to himself, " Ours " Lantash corrected him, the union was sealed with a kiss and back in their quarters, they continued to become better acquainted with one another until all three of them went to sleep in each others arms happy and content.
Another time redirection later and They had returned to the SGC, as soon as they stepped through onto the ramp….
" SG1 debriefing in 20 mins " General O'Neill informed them. Once again in the briefing room...
" de ja Vous " Sarelle sighed " You know I'm going to set up a cot in this room. Is that everything now?" She asked. This time redirection thing was a neccessary evil that proved quite taxing, she didn't feel she was up to another mission just yet.
" Almost " Rya'c said as he asked O'Neill for a private word.
" You remember more about Kanan than you let on,"
" Where's this leading Rya'c ? " O'Neill never did like that name mentioned in his presence, it was worse than a swear word in his book.
" Kanan's not dead, he found a little river on that planet, he's been there ever since "
" Good riddance to bad rubbish I say " O'Neill barked.
" Uncle Jack, what ever happened to we don't leave anyone behind ?, you were indirectly responsible for that mission you know!"
" Yeah, I know " Jack sighed, " You're right kid " He said as both men left the room to finish the debriefing.
" They caught the culprits that we've been tracking Rya'c" Jackie informed him, relieved that there would be no tinkering with the timeline by these individuals at least.
" So we're done here then ? " He asked.
" Pretty much "
" Time to go then people " Rya'c said to his team.
Jacob had pulled Malek over to one side, Sarelle had been watching from a distance as was concerned at the body language she was observing.
" You are asking me to give up my mate Jacob " Malek stated, upset that his friend would want to hurt him so.
" Not give up Malek, just wait awhile for her. "
" The best part of two decades is not a while Jacob, it's a life time."
" I know my friend, but you have to let her go, just for now. Sarelle walked over to the pair and took Malek into a loving embrace,
" You know, this explains a lot " She said to him.
" What's does this explain my love ? " Malek asked as he returned her embrace.
" Well for one thing you are always in the gate room when we come back from a mission, you always give me the most dazzling smile and you always look so sad when I smiled back. You're going to wait for me, aren't you ? "
" Always and forever my love " He smiled and kissed her tenderly.
" I hate goodbyes " Sarelle sighed as she broke their kiss and rested her forehead on his.
" As do I my love " Malek sighed heavily
" Unauthorised gate activation " Walter announced.
" What's going on Walter ? " Jacob asked.
" It's general O'Neill sir, he's just gone through the gate "
" Where ?"
" To that planet "
" What planet Walter ? "
" The one that Baal caught him on with Kanan, why would he do that sir ? " Walter asked worriedly.
" Because you don't leave anyone behind " Jacob said proudly.
" So your saying that he's gone to try and retrieve Kanan ? I thought he was dead! " Daniel asked astonished.
" That's what it looks like Daniel and so did I " Jacob replied while rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
" I wonder how that's going to workout " Daniel laughed.
" Oh just fine " Jackie said, " They have their own base and mom has Anise now, so everyone is very happy.
" You know Freya might not be Anise's host anymore, but it looks like she did get him in the end " Daniel laughed.
" Just how did you work that one out Daniel " Jacob asked confused.
" Well someone must have planted the seed for Anise, last time I heard she was hung up on me" He replied hysterical with laughter.
" Time to go grandpa " Sarelle said as she listened to the friendly banter.
" I know Hun " Jacob replied, he wished the kids could stay a little longer.
" Would you dial the co-ordinates I gave you please Walter , I'll do the rest " Sarelle asked the best thing to an Uncle she had.
The team walked up the ramp taking one last look behind them then walked back down the ramp on the other side laughing and joking. Sarelle look up and there he was, he was standing next to her parents smiling at her with the most beautiful bright smile, Sarelle smiled back and Malek's heart sank,
" How much longer Nate ? " He sighed.
" I do not know my friend " He was just about to leave the gate room when…
" Where do you two think you're going ? " They turned to face Sarelle with the confused expression she had gotten very used to over the last few days, she stepped over to them, took then into her arms and kissed them as though her life depended on it.
" Are we up to date now ? " He asked, very concerned that he could loose her again.
" We are very much up to date now " She grinned.
" Then Sarelle of the Tok'ra and the Tau'Ri, would you be our mate in the official capacity " Malek asked in the format that was set out by Egeria.
" So formal my love " She laughed," Yes Malek, Nate I will be honoured " Once again they kissed.
" When do you have to be back at the base " she sighed.
" Not for a few days, I believe Lorick can handle things for a while."
" Lorick ? "
" Yes I made him my second in command recently "
" So you two sorted out your problems ay ? "
" That we did "
" What ever happened with Korin and Ashen ? "
" They never did sort out their differences, so O'Neill sent them to Atlantis to work with Mackay, he said something about payback ?. "
"There's a lot of that going around " Sarelle laughed.
The vision in her mind struck her funny as she envisioned a rather flustered and annoyed Mackay barking orders at two equally no four equally stubborn individuals, " What goes around comes around , everything had come full circle" she thought and once again everything was right in the worlds.