Thanks again to my awesome Beta Wendy! You rock:P.

A/N on a reply: antares5 (): I am an American and very proud of it. I also know that Bill Clinton was re-elected in 1996 (I stayed up all night watching the election results flow in like I have every election since I was 9). I also know that in 2004 we re-elected Bush. In the Stargate Universe, in 2004, they elected Hayes since we never saw another episode like Inauguration and I got the impression (might have been said in the episode even but I haven't seen that one in a long time) that whomever was before Hayes had been there the previous seasons which means he would have been elected in 1996. I thank you taking the time to write the review but I do state that its an AU fic, and Stargate itself is an alternate reality due to the fact that they have a President Hayes.

To the other reviewers that I could not reply to thanks for the reviews and the Birthday wishes:P

Now on with the show:-D

SG1, Hammond, Fraiser, and Liz all crowded around the lone occupied bed in the infirmary. The Alternate Carter still looked worse for wear but was calm again with Liz at her side.

"I'll try to make this explanation as short as possible, Sirs." Alternate Carter started to speak in a quiet, raspy, labored voice. "Apophis arrived in Earth's orbit a little over a week ago. He was there but he didn't attack. We watched and waited on our toes for 2 whole days before we caught on that he was attacking us," a pause, " with an airborne biological weapon. People around the world started getting sick and dying. Best we could tell was that some people had a natural immunity to the bio weapon. By the time the weapon had run its course, less than 10 percent of the population remained. And that's when the aerial assault started; first the big cities were bombed, then the Jaffa began a ground attack, killing anyone they saw."

She paused for a moment, taking a sip of water that Fraiser had offered her before continuing, "We tried contacting our allies but we got no reply. That's when I remembered the quantum mirror that Daniel had found a few years before. It was still in the storage room on base, it had been kept there after we had a copy of Kawalski and myself come through."

"We had a similar situation here," Jackson added.

Alternate Carter nodded her head in acknowledgement before continuing her tale, "I knew that if I had more time, I would be able to find a cure and get back home to help other planets. I know my Earth is ruined, but I couldn't bear the thought of him wiping out other worlds. Jack agreed to my plan and together we, and a few other base personnel that were still alive, made a run for the storage room. As you can tell, sirs, it was a last ditch effort. I have with me all of my SGC's research material, and a sample of the bio weapon in the left upper pocket of my vest." Looking emotionally and physically drained, the Alternate Carter finished her monologue.

"Sir, if we could, I would like to get working on this right away." Dr. Fraiser asked as she turned towards General Hammond.

"Permission granted, doctor. Get Dr. Warner to help." Fraiser nodded and left to go find Dr. Warner. "Major Carter, I would like you to work with Dr. Fraiser on this, too." Hammond commanded. Major Carter nodded in understanding, but stayed where she was as Hammond turned his attention towards O'Neill and Teal'c. "I would like you two to set up guard over the mirror, just in case." Teal'c bowed and left the infirmary as O'Neill simply nodded before following Teal'c out.

"General Hammond, Sir," Alternate Carter spoke up once again. "I just wanted to warn you, sir, that we were not able to spot Apophis in orbit 'till it was too late. He just appeared the day before we believe the bio weapon was launched."

"Noted. I will send word to the Tok'ra and the Asgard to see if they know anything about a possible attack in this reality." Hammond said before making his way towards the door. "I have to inform the president of this matter."

Jackson started to follow Hammond out of the infirmary when he noted Carter was still standing there. After a moment, he decided it would be best for him to leave her alone with her alternate self. He walked out of the room.

"Uh…" Carter started to speak, but stopped short. She always found it hard talking to a different version of herself. She would have to get over that since it seemed to happen frequently, too frequently. "So. What should we call you? Calling you Alternate Major Carter is a mouthful."

"You could always call me Sam, or Major O'Neill, if you like. I haven't been called Carter in over 5 years now." Major O'Neill replied.

"Can I ask you a question?" Carter asked, nervously. Major O'Neill nodded. "How did you know that the 'Colonel' from the masquerade ball was Jack O'Neill. Colonel could be almost any branch of the military, and he didn't leave any information." Carter blurted out her question as fast as she could.

"Jack did leave a note that morning, at least my Jack did." Major O'Neill answered. "My Jack had left a note in my purse telling me that he had to leave because of a meeting. He said he wanted to see me again and left a number to contact him after his meeting. Something about him made me call him that night and we have been together ever since." She stopped and a look of grief passed over her face as she remembered all that had happened in her reality. Carter walked to her side and put a tentative hand on her shoulder to provide as much comfort as she could. They both looked down at Liz sleeping peacefully.

"How about tomorrow I get Liz out of here for a few hours to play?" Carter said after a few moments. "I'm sure General Hammond will approve since a base is no place for a child, especially one underground." Carter finished, trying to lighten the mood.

"Thanks. I'm sure she would like that." Major O'Neill replied as she ran her fingers through Liz's hair.