A/N: Okay, not too much angst yet, I needed to get the next part of the story flowing, first. This is the beginning of my grandeur plans for the story! Enjoy!!! Oh, and the reason for posting so soon is I am not sure how soon I will get a chance to work on this, so I am doing what I can when I can...Reviews always motivate me to work more, though! LOL!!!

"Geez, I look terrible…" Chris muttered, looking at herself laying in the hospital bed. "They could have at least taken the hairpins out, ya know."

"I don't think they care about what you look like."

"Probably not." She agreed. "So, am I dead? I mean, technically my heart is still beating, but here I am."

"Not exactly. Think of it as time to think about where you are going from here. You need to figure out which path you are taking."

"Oh, don't start that path stuff again. That got pretty old last time I was here."

"Your time away hasn't changed you much, Tellus."

"Please, call me Chris. That is who I am now."

"A flower by any other name is still a flower." Oma replied and Chris rolled her eyes.

"Whatever. How are things going here?"

"Not well, I am afraid. The Ori are getting closer to this galaxy every day. Ranos has remembered."

"Yes, well, he really does need to get over himself, you know."

"They have grown much stronger than we ever anticipated. They have many followers."

"You know, I am starting to think I didn't do such a great job raising that boy…"

"Tellus, you must speak with the others. They have decided not to interfere again."

"Cowards...You know that is why I left in the first place. What good have we done in ascension? Still, it is not their war, nor yours. Nor should it be theirs." Chris said, watching as Daniel walked in, Janet and the rest of SG1 right behind him. "Oh, Daniel…Please don't cry, my love…"

"He has been hurt too much for one person's life." Oma said sadly.

"I know…Oma, I don't know what to do. I have to set things straight with Ranos, but that means leaving Daniel and I cant do that."

"No, you can't. You two must be together, it is your path."

"But I cannot let Ranos continue his reign. I have to stop him. It is my fault in the first place- my battle to fight."

"Perhaps it is a battle that you need some help with." Oma replied, looking at Daniel.

"No, I will not chance his life or anyone else's." Chris said.

"You must prepare yourself for this battle. He will give you strength and your friends here will give you the power that you will need to defeat Ranos." Oma pressed and Chris sighed.

"I should have stopped him when I still could."

"You were a mother, Tellus."

"I still am." Chris muttered and the two fell silent for a few moments, watching as Daniel fell apart beside her motionless body. She wanted to comfort him so bad- to go back and let him know that she was alright. She knew that it should be strange to see herself lying there, but coming back to this plane of existence reminded her of the world that she had left behind so long ago. She remembered the heated arguments between her and her son, and then those between her and the "Others". Ranos wanted so much to rule all of the "Lowers" (a term that she whole-heartedly despised- why were they now Lowers? Was she and everyone else who had ascended not on that plane at one point?) He was convinced that they were now Gods and should be treated as such. She should have stopped him there, but instead she had banished him. She had never dreamed what he would become later. By the time she saw what threat he held, the Others had banded together and tried to overpower her. To avoid a horrible war, she had left- Descended to Earth. Made herself forget what she truly was. That was so long ago…

"I have to stop him before he reaches this galaxy, but I am not ready yet." She said firmly. "I must prepare and at the moment the SGC is the only place that is safe enough for me to do that. I will return, but under some conditions…"

"Daniel…I hate to even bring it up, but…"

"I know, I know." Daniel sighed, trying to pull himself together. "She told me about her living will…"

"She trusted you to make the decision…"

"I know!" he yelled, hating to hear the words. "Is there any chance?"

"No…she is only alive because of the machines, and only barely because of that."

"Oh my god…"

"Her eyes are opening!" Jack said, but everyone had already seen it.

"How is that possible?" Janet asked, moving quickly to check Chris's pupils. "Chris, can you hear me? Blink twice if you can." Chris frowned and blinked twice, then started to struggle against the ventilator. "Chris, calm down! I don't know if you can breathe on your own!" Two more blinks. "Okay, okay, let me get the ventilator out…" Slowly, Janet removed the ventilator and Chris gasped.

"Thanks…" she whispered, her throat raw from the tube.

"Her vital signs are back!" Sam said, amazed at what was happening.

"How the hell…."

"Long story…" Chris rasped out, wincing as she the wound in her side started to heal. Thank God she had the ability to heal herself! Next, she fixed her throat and coughed once to clear it. "Oh, that is so much better!"

"Chris, what is going on?" Janet asked, dumbfounded.

"Oh, have I got a story for you guys…"

A/N: Short, but I needed to stop there. More back story and, of course, the promised angst coming up in the next chapter. This is where I have been heading the whole story…Oh, and Devon gets his comeuppance soon, too. REVIEWS, PLEASE!!! Oh, and five points to anyone who can figure out before the next chapter where the name "Artanis" came from!!! DragonsSexyMistress, you are banned from this since you already know! lol!