A/N: Sorry about the delay, and how short this chapter is. I've been fairly busy. Chances are there will be more delays, too, seeing as the school year is starting.

SGCSGC

"So, Yokan, where are we?" Carter asked. She assumed that they were on the planet they had designated P3X-997. Then again, this was an alternate reality.

"We call our home Arayea. The people of Earth called it P3X-997," Yokan answered. He handed cups of tea to her and Teal'c.

They were seated in Yokan's kitchen, talking over tea. Apparently it was a Yetri custom, to drink tea during important conversations.

As Yokan seated himself, he asked, "In your reality, are Colonel O'Neill and Doctor Jackson alive?"

Carter blinked, then nodded. "Of course. Are they alive here?"

Yokan closed his eyes. "No, they are not. The four of you were killed. In our reality, you were trapped on Netu. Apophis killed you all."

Carter swallowed hard, and looked at Teal'c. He reached out and placed his hand over hers.

"Was I captured?" Teal'c asked. "I was, after all, on board a tel'tak."

"Your ship was fired upon, and you perished."

"So, none of our team are alive?" Carter asked.

"No," Yokan replied.

"Is General Hammond still in charge of the SGC?" Carter wondered aloud.

Yokan brightened. "Oh, yes! He will be for a long time, we hope. He has been a great friend to the Yetri."

"That is good news, indeed," Teal'c said with relief.

"Yeah," Carter said, as she blew out a deep breath. "Yokan, do you know of a way for us to go back to our original reality?"

Yokan sighed. "Unfortunately, we don't. As I said before, all of our experiments have been unsuccessful. We do have several theories, though."

Carter perked up. "Like what?"

"We are trying to recreate the quantum mirror that the Tayi found. It was destroyed, but the Yetri have an insatiable curiosity, and we would like to build a device like it."

"Um, how close are you?"

"Not very close. We are trying to work with scientists from Earth. General Hammond is working on persuading the President that a quantum mirror is not a threat."

"Wait, General Hammond was the one who ordered it destroyed!" Carter said.

Yokan smiled. "Yes, he was. Our leading scientist, Shiran, pled his case, so to speak, and General Hammond agreed. Our two races have been sharing technology for over a year; since we met, in fact."

Carter grinned. "I'll bet a lot of SGC scientists were overjoyed when they had so much new technology to study."

"Yes! They were ecstatic. They commented for days that Yetri technology was different in design than anything that they had seen. They also shared Earth technology with us. We are particularly grateful for the naquadah generators. They provide backup power for our hospitals and laboratories."

Suddenly, a child ran to Yokan from the open kitchen door. "Gritoren! Colonel Kowalski tha int!"

Carter stared. Kowalski? Colonel Kowalski? "What's going on, Yokan?"

He smiled widely. "Our friend, Colonel Kowalski, is here?"

Teal'c said, "Major Kowalski is dead."

Yokan shook his head. "Not here. He was promoted to Colonel after nearly dying to save refugees from Chulak. He was the leader of SG-2, until they became SG-1."

A shadow appeared in the doorway. "Yokan, it's good to see you again. How-," Kowalski broke off.

He visibly tried to collect himself. "Major Carter? Teal'c? No offense, but you're supposed to be dead." He smiled uneasily. "Good to see you, though."

SGCSGC

Glossary:

'Tayi' means 'Earth' or 'people from Earth' (similar to Taur'i)

'Gritoren' means 'grandfather'

"Colonel Kowalski tha int." means "Colonel Kowalski is here."