Author's Notes:- Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.

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She listened to the guards moving around outside her cell. She'd become used to the pattern and knew how long her window of opportunity would be for her planned escape. She just hoped she could do it, she was ill and becoming weaker every day. Soon, she would make her bid for freedom soon.

Daniel was beginning to regret coming with his mother to this wedding. He'd never been exactly the greatest person at a party to begin with, but weddings especially made him uncomfortable.

He, Steven and Graham had each grabbed a drink and taken shelter as a group in one corner as Elizabeth, Maria and Claire had left to freshen up. The three women reappeared and joined them as they waited for the wedding party to finish having their pictures taken.

"You do realise," Maria noted as she took the drink Steven offered her, "That very soon, you, dear brother will be the centre of attention."

Daniel grimaced, "Why?"

Elizabeth grinned wickedly, "Because you're Mom's long lost son, and everyone knows that she had no idea who she really was."

"And you're telling me this now?" Daniel cried.

Claire smiled softly at her son's distress; she knew how much he disliked being the centre of attention, "I'm sorry, honey."

"Amanda," a woman called, cutting off Daniel's next remark. Trudy, mother of the bride, bustled over to them, "Amanda, it's so good to see you."

"You too," Claire smiled slightly.

"And who is this handsome man with you?" Trudy raised an eyebrow at Daniel, who turned to his mother with a wry, pleading look.

"This is Dr Daniel Jackson," Claire smiled proudly, introducing him, "My son."

"Your…." Trudy gasped, surprise filling her eyes, "Does this mean you remember who you were?"

Claire nodded and was instantly pulled away.

x

Maria laughed as she watched her mother pulled over to her old friends. Elizabeth and Graham were talking to one of Elizabeth's old friends, leaving her with Steven and Daniel.

"You okay?" she asked her brother.

Daniel looked down at her, "I want aliens to invade, right now."

"I know the feeling," Maria replied, she glanced over to where Steven was getting the three of them fresh drinks, "And I haven't come face to face with my 'dear friends' yet."

Daniel rested his hand on her shoulder in support, "What do you care? Maria, you are very successful in your field, not to mention the consulting you do with us. You're also engaged to be married to someone who is pretty successful himself."

Maria turned to him and smiled, "You're right."

"Glad you think so," Daniel grimaced slightly, "Cause here comes the bride."

"Maria," a petite blonde in the bright white dress with a bright pink ribbon around her waist walked over to them, "You came."

"How could I not?" the sarcasm was heavy but the bride was oblivious.

Daniel coughed, interrupting his sister before she said anything she'd regret.

"Anna," Maria introduced, "This is my brother, Daniel."

"Hi," Daniel nodded, "Congratulations."

"Thank you," Anna beamed at him before the confusion set in, "Brother?"

"Mom has her memory back," Maria explained, "And when she got that back, we got him."

Daniel looked at the bride and was struck suddenly by how she hung on Maria's words, how happy she was to see his sister.

"Maria," Anna started, sighing as she was called away, "Can we talk later; I haven't seen you in so long."

Maria blinked, "Sure."

As she disappeared, Maria turned to her brother, "Not a word."

Daniel smiled back at her, "I wouldn't dream of it."

"Dad," Sam grinned as he walked down the ramp to her.

Jacob hugged his daughter before turning to the other two men standing there, "Jack, George, good to see you."

"You too," Hammond smiled at his friend, "Why are you here? A social visit?"

"We hope," Jack murmured.

Jacob winced, "Yes and no."

Sam rolled her eyes, "Why don't we go upstairs and you tell us."

They trooped upstairs and took their seats. Jacob leaned back in his chair for a few moments.

"A few weeks ago, Selmak and I received word that Osiris and Isis were alive," he told them.

"Damn Goulds don't know how to die," Jack muttered.

Jacob nodded, "That's not why I'm here though. I think that they're the ones who grabbed Daniel and Claire."

"That makes sense," Sam mused, "Trying to find out what makes Daniel tick, find his greatest weakness."

"And they did," Jack muttered, remembering how Daniel had been when he'd returned from the planet.

"We changed all the codes after that incident," Hammond reminded them, "We'll just have to take care when Dr Jackson goes offworld."

"It's worse than that," Jacob told them, "The intelligence we have says that they have a ship and they're going to come after him here."

Jack drummed his fingers on the table, "So? What are we doing?"

Jacob shook his head, "Don't worry, Jack. The Tok'ra know how valuable Dr Jackson is to the Gould," he stopped Jack from saying anything else, "Not to mention, Daniel is important to all of us. I'm not letting them take him, Jack. There will be a Tel'tac, cloaked in orbit until we get this sorted."

Hammond smiled, "Thank you, Jacob."

x

"Jack?" Sara looked up to see him standing in her doorway, "What's wrong?"

Jack pulled over the spare seat, "Thought you were here for counselling?"

Sara rolled her eyes and took his hand, "Are you tell me what's going on with you? Or am I just going to have to make you eat alone tonight?"

"You're a cruel woman," Jack told her, with mock annoyance.

Sara laughed, "Don't forget it, buddy. Now, what's wrong?"

Jack quickly told her about the Goulds that were coming after Daniel. Sara shook her head; over the past few weeks she'd spent a great deal of time with Daniel and adored him.

"Jack," Sara took his hand, "Don't worry, if Jacob has set this up then I'm sure they'll stop the Gould from coming near Daniel."

"I hope so," he sighed, a smile touched his lips, "I wonder how's he's getting on at this wedding?"

Sara laughed, "I'm sure Claire will be happy to tell us everything when they get back. Now, how about we get some dinner?"

Jack stood and offered her his hand while bowing slightly, "My lady."

"You idiot," she laughed, taking his hand and smiling as he pulled her into his arms, "Don't get any ideas, Colonel, you're still on probation."

With a smirk, she kissed the tip of his nose and slipped away from him.

Daniel saw his mother come over at him and sighed, he loved his mother but being the centre of attention at this wedding had not been in his contract.

"I promise we'll escape soon," Claire told him, squeezing his arm.

Daniel rolled his eyes, "I remember you telling me that once before," he smirked at her, "I ended up having ice cream with the security guard because you couldn't leave the translation alone."

Claire smacked his arm, "Well, at least you know where you get it from. One thing though, Danny, I told them you're married and used the cover story you had. If we let these vultures know you're not, then they will throw every single female they know at you all night."

Daniel winced slightly, in his mind he was still married but he simply nodded and didn't correct her.

x

Maria and Elizabeth stood watching as Daniel was surrounded by their mother's old friends.

"We really should rescue him," Maria mused, sipping her drink.

Elizabeth shrugged, "I guess we could but then what would we do for fun?"

Maria laughed.

"All we need is Kelly," Steven noted, coming to join them, "And we've got the three witches."

Maria elbowed him.

Daniel turned from his spot beside his mother and glared at them, before the glare turned to a pleading look. He was beginning to look desperate and Maria turned to her sister.

"I'll toss you for it," she said.

Elizabeth shook her head and walked over to the gaggle of women.

"Mom," Elizabeth interrupted smartly, "It's about time to go. Maria's getting antsy."

Claire smiled at her eldest daughter, "Of course."

Elizabeth took her brother's arm and escorted him away from the women. Daniel leaned over to her slightly.

"You are my hero," Daniel murmured.

Elizabeth laughed softly, "You owe me big time, brother dear."

x

Daniel sighed as he entered his hotel room. It had been a long, long day and he was so relieved it was finally over. However it had been worth it, his mother had enjoyed being back and seeing her friends. He groaned as someone knocked on his door.

"Yeah?" Daniel demanded as Maria stood there.

His sister grinned at him, "Card game in our room, bring your money."

"I'm not that great a card player," Daniel told her.

"Fantastic," Maria grinned, "Let's go.

Daniel rolled his eyes but joined his sister. Entering the room he grabbed the final chair set up and joined the game.

"So," Daniel asked, "Maria, did you get a chance to talk to your friend?"

She threw him a glare, "Yes, Anna and I had a little talk. Her new 'husband' is still an ass but it's nice to talk to her again."

"Okay, enough talk," Elizabeth interrupted them, "Graham, deal and prepare to lose all your money."

Daniel laughed, glancing around the room and smiled. Perhaps the day of hell had been worth it.

x

Jack sat in Sam's lab, picking up a pen and starting to twirl it around his fingers. He glanced up as Teal'c came over and plucked it from his fingers.

"That is not a pen, O'Neill," the Jaffa noted.

Jack winced, "Anything yet, Carter?"

Sam glanced up from her computer, "Nothing yet. Dad gave me everything the Tok'ra have and I've been using the satellites to try to see any anomalies," she sighed and scrubbed a hand through her hair, "I don't even know if we'll be able to find them."

"So we have to rely on the Tok'ra to keep Daniel safe?" Jack demanded, disgust in her voice.

"Dad is the one in charge," Sam reminded him.

Jack snorted, "Don't get me wrong, I trust Dad but he won't be the only one doing this."

"When is Daniel Jackson due back?" Teal'c quickly changed the subject.

Jack checked his watch, "I think his flight's due in about 2000 hours. Wonder how he survived the wedding."

"Daniel Jackson is an accomplished linguist and negotiator," Teal'c reminded him, "Surely speaking to people he does not know comes naturally to him."

"You'd think," Jack laughed, "I just know he wasn't looking forward to this."

"Well, the General has scheduled a briefing for us at 0900 tomorrow morning," Sam reminded them, "We can find out then."

It was a few days later, Hammond heard a soft knock on the door, looking up he saw Claire standing. Her hair was tied back away frown her drawn, pale face.

"Any word?" she asked, obviously afraid and extremely tired.

Sadly, he shook his head, "We're being told the team went to investigate a glacier under extreme conditions."

"They wouldn't do something so stupid," Claire dropped into a seat across from him.

He stood up and walked around to her side, "You should go home and get some rest."

Claire shook her head, "I can't, I can't not be here now…" she swallows hard, "I can't lose my son again George. Even when I couldn't remember him, I knew I'd lost something precious to me."

Hammond gently squeezed her shoulder, they'd become very good friends over the several months they'd known one another and he hated seeing her like this.

"I know those four," he reminded her, "We'll find them, I know this."

Claire rested her hand on his, "Thank you, George. Elizabeth is still in town, I think I'll see if she wants to stay with me."

He nodded, "I promise that I'll call the moment we have any news. Now get some rest."

Claire sighed again and stood to leave; he watched her and smiled slightly at the resemblance Daniel bore to his mother. They were sure that whatever had happened to the team wasn't due to Osiris and Isis, mostly sure but then again nothing was ever certain in this universe.

Now, the just had to find them.

x

Daniel stepped out of the Stargate and onto the ramp, feeling relieved but still completely fuzzy. Jack was at his side; Sam and Teal'c were just in front of them. Hammond stood at the bottom of the ramp, a smile on his face.

"Welcome home, SG1."

"Good to be home, sir," Jack answered automatically.

Hammond nodded, "Infirmary, all of you. Dr Frasier's waiting."

The four of them nodded tiredly in unison and trooped out the Gateroom. Daniel noticed that they all seemed to know exactly where they were going; he assumed this had to be some sort of instinct rather than actual memory. Stepping into the room Daniel noted several people waiting.

"Jack," the blonde near the front stepped forward and grabbed him.

A moment of hesitation filled Jack before he smiled and gripped her tightly, "Sara."

Daniel watched the reunion for a few moments, he felt oddly detached from the whole thing, wondering if perhaps there was someone waiting for him.

"Danny."

He jumped as a woman called to him, but unlike Jack he couldn't dredge up any kind of memory of who she was.

"Danny?" she said again, frowning hurt as he stepped away from her.

"I don't know you," Daniel whispered, seeing two younger women move to the first's side.

"Dr Jackson," Hammond interrupted, "This is Claire Jackson, your mother."

Daniel's eyes widened and he shook his head, "I don't…I don't remember…I don't…"

Janet stepped forward, "Daniel, come on. All of SG1 need to be checked. Claire, please just give him a little time."

Daniel watched the three women walk away; he turned to look over at Jack who was still holding Sara tightly. They finally parted and Sara gave him a quick kiss before leaving the four of SG1 alone with Janet and Hammond.

"I want a debriefing as soon as they're ready, Dr," he said before walking out.

x

The debriefing had been quick, even if the medical hadn't and finally the four exhausted members of SG1 were allowed to go to their rooms on the base and get some sleep. Daniel walked slowly along the corridor, aware that Jack was at his side watching him.

"You okay?" Jack asked, concern lacing his tired voice.

Daniel nodded quickly, "I'm fine, just need to get some sleep."

Jack stopped him and made him look directly at Jack, "You still don't remember your mother?"

Daniel dropped his head, "I know I had one when I was a kid and she died, I don't remember her somehow being alive."

Jack patted his shoulder; it felt slightly strange after the few days before where they didn't even know one another, "Just get some rest and maybe things will seem clearer in the morning."

Daniel sighed and they started walking again. At their rooms, he smiled slightly as he saw Sara standing leaning against the wall next to Jack's room.

"Night, Jack," Daniel told his friend, entering his room. He shut the door but not before he saw Jack pull Sara into his room, a grin on his face.

x

Daniel couldn't sleep. Not that he wasn't tired, he was, in fact he was exhausted but while his body wanted rest, his mind was going round and round. After an hour or so, Daniel got up and after hunting for his glasses decided to go for a walk.

He found his office, quite surprised that he knew it was his. Then again the pictures sitting on the desk told him it was. He lifted the one of the woman sitting just at his computer and stared at her.

"Do you know her name?"

Daniel spun to find the woman who he'd been told was his mother standing there.

"Yes," he smiled, his fingers trailing across the woman's face, "Her name is Sha're, I love her."

Claire smiled back at him, "I know. How about me? Do you remember me now?"

Daniel dropped his eyes, sitting down sadly, "No."

He was surprised as she laughed slightly, "It's alright, Danny."

"Can you tell me?" Daniel asked, he gently placed Sha're's picture down, "I know who you are, I remember you dying when I was a child but I don't remember you being here now."

Claire smiled; she walked over to Daniel's coffeemaker and switched it on. Once she'd made them both a mug, Claire sat across from him and told him the story of when she moved to the area and meeting her new neighbour.