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

I managed to write another chapter – go me. And I have started the next one.

Enjoy

Sha're sat wrapped in a blanket watching the rain stream down outside. She couldn't sleep so decided to come and look at her husband's world in the moonlight, except that wasn't possible as the moonlight was hidden by the artificial lights in the street and on the vehicles that moved past the building.

Every part of her world had changed in the past few years from the moment strangers had appeared at the Naquada mines of Abydos, she'd changed and been changed so much. She thought back to how innocent she'd been back then, how ignorant and she felt sad that she no longer felt wonder for such simple things. Sha're shivered and pulled the blanket tighter around herself; she missed Abydos, she missed the people and desperately wanted to be there. She still felt hurt that Daniel had lied to her about going home, still confused by his sudden change of heart but she'd made a promise to help them work out what the chamber meant and until then she had to stay here.

"Hey?" the confused sleepy voice of her husband made her turn to him, "What are you doing up?"

Sha're smiled slightly, "The rain woke me."

Daniel sat at her side and smiled as she cuddled against him, "Its cold."

"You are here to keep me warm now," she told him.

"Come back to bed and I'll keep you warm," Daniel murmured in her ear eliciting a chuckle from her.

Sha're stood and took his hand, no matter what happened she needed to be with Daniel.

x

Daniel smiled as Sha're murmured in her sleep; her body pressed against his, her head rested on his shoulder with her long dark hair spread across his chest. When he'd woken during the night and found her side of the bed empty cold panic had gripped his heart that finding her again had been a dream.

Daniel hoped one day he'd be able to wake in the middle of the night if his wife was restless and left their bed for a while and not have a panic attack that she was gone. Daniel knew she was still angry with him for breaking his promise to her about returning to Abydos but thankfully he now had some time to think it all through properly because Daniel couldn't lose Sha're again.

"Dan'iel," Sha're murmured, shifting against him, "What time is it?"

"Almost seven," Daniel replied as he glanced over to the clock.

Sha're sighed, "We should get up."

"Or we could stay here," Daniel suggested.

Sha're crawled up and slid onto him, "I like that idea. But we have to get to the base soon."

Daniel smiled up at her, "Are you sure?" he rolled her beneath him, "I'm comfortable right here."

Sha're giggled and pulled him into a kiss.

"Good morning," Claire greeted Jacob as he walked into her office.

Jacob smiled at her before taking the offered seat, "How're things going here?"

"Let's see," Claire frowned, "Elizabeth's quit her job to become a counsellor, Kelly is staying with me just now, Maria is having panic attacks about organising a wedding while Sha're and Daniel may be leaving the planet."

"So they are going to Abydos?" Jacob asked.

Claire sighed, "I don't know. Sha're wants to and I know Daniel won't stay here without her. I feel like I'm about to lose him."

Jacob rested his hand on her shoulder, "You won't lose him. Daniel is your son, always your son and no matter where he moves to that won't change."

"I know," Claire shook her head, "I just don't want them to leave."

"So, are you on the passenger list for today?" Jacob changed the subject.

Claire shook her head, "I'm observing via vid link. I think Daniel's worried about letting me into somewhere unstable. I can do this for him at least."

Jacob smiled, "Just think, Claire how much worse this could have been."

"Meaning?"

"You could have regained your memory and never found him at all," Jacob told her, "At least you got to see your son as the incredible man he's become, you've got to meet the woman who he loves and married. You could have never found that."

Claire sighed, "I know."

x

Kelly grabbed another book off the shelf and flipped through it before shaking her head, replacing it before she took another one.

"I want them back where they belong," Daniel's voice made her jump, "I have a system you know."

"I just want to see if there's anything similar to the inscriptions we found," Kelly told him with a grin, "Before we head back."

"Okay," Daniel replied, trying not to grin too much, "We're leaving in an hour. Sha're and I are going to have breakfast, want to join us?"

"Sure," Kelly grinned, "I'm starving."

Daniel shook his head, "You have to learn to remember and eat."

"You're telling me this?" Kelly laughed as they started walking, "I've heard Jack's stories."

"And I'm giving you the benefit of my experience," he teased back.

As they reached the commissary Kelly saw Sha're already sitting with Jack, they were talking and she glanced up to see her brother with a goofy smile on his face as he stared at his wife. Kelly elbowed him in the ribs, "Come on, lover boy."

Daniel looked a little startled as he realised she was standing beside him but shook it away quickly, "Sure."

Kelly slipped into the seat across from her sister-in-law, as Daniel sat beside his wife with their breakfast.

"All ready for our trip?" Jack asked, shovelling his fruit loops into his mouth.

Kelly nodded, "I'm surprised I'm allowed to come but I wasn't going to make too big an issue of it."

"You're coming because you know the site," Daniel explained to her before pre-empting her next thought, "And although Dr Jordan and Max do too, you are also privy to the secret of the SGC."

"That's good to know," Kelly laughed, turning to see Jack roll his eyes at Daniel's explanation.

"Will this not also help you?" Sha're asked softly, still a little unsure how to act around her new sisters, "Dan'iel said you will be working here soon."

"If I ever pass my course I will," Kelly replied with a slight shrug, "Though I'm not sure about taking orders from big brother here."

Sha're's eyes dropped to her plate and Kelly winced as Daniel sighed, thankfully Jack signalled it was time to go and Kelly walked with him through the corridors.

"I think I made a mess," Kelly murmured to Jack, motioning to where Daniel and Sha're were walking in silence.

Jack squeezed her shoulder gently, "Don't worry about it. They've got some things to work out."

"Do you want them to leave?" Kelly asked.

Jack hesitated before he shook his head, "No but it's their decision. And as much as I want to make them stay, I know we can't."

Steven smiled as he entered the hotel room, much nicer than he'd expected.

"Did you think we would end up in a cheap hotel?" Maria teased, coming up behind him and sliding her arms around his waist, "My company don't do things by halves."

"I can tell," Steven replied with a grin, he dropped their bags and turned to her, "So when do we have to go down for dinner?"

Maria laughed and kissed him before she pushed away, "You have an hour, I have to go help Tony before he gives himself an ulcer."

Steven frowned, "You brought me here with the promise we'd be spending time together."

"And we will," Maria laughed, tweaking his nose, "But not till later. I promise we'll get some quality time alone but I have to go help out. I've already promised him."

"Fine," Steven told her with a sigh after she kissed him and started out, "I'll sit here and drink the mini-bar until lunch."

"Leave me some vodka," she called over her shoulder.

x

Steven decided to unpack their bags and smiled to himself as he found a folder from Daniel.

Bet you thought I'd forgotten, the small note read, solve this by the time you come back or it's forfeit time.

Steven chuckled at the extension of friendship from the other man, he opened the folder and looked at the sheet of paper with a frown – it was obviously a long time since he'd had to do these. Checking his watch he sat down on the bed and started trying to solve Daniel's little puzzle.

"Steven," Maria's voice jolted him back to reality, "Steven."

Looking up he was surprised to find her standing there looking less than pleased, "You're back already."

"Already?" Maria snapped, "It's been over an hour, you should be ready for dinner. What the hell are you doing?"

Steven winced, "Daniel sent this with us, I guess I got a little caught up in it."

Maria glared at him, her arms crossed as she tapped her foot waiting for him to move.

"I'll get dressed," Steven said, edging around his fiancé.

"Good."

x

Steven smiled as Maria introduced him to her workmates and their partners. As he sat eating dinner, listening to the conversations around the table Steven's mind drifted back to the puzzle Daniel had sent with him.

As his mind went over and over it, he suddenly dropped his fork.

"Steven?" Maria asked; her hand resting on his arm as worry shone in her eyes, "Are you okay?"

Steven stared at her for a few moments as though he'd never seen her before, suddenly coming out of his trance, "I need to call the base."

"Why?" Maria's voice was soft but she was obviously not happy.

"I completely missed something in the stuff Daniel gave me to work on," Steven explained, trying to get her to understand what he was saying without saying it aloud, "The stuff about Sarah."

Maria raised an eyebrow as realisation hit her, "Oh."

"I won't be long," Steven said, giving her a quick kiss before heading back to the room.

x

Steven paced the room waiting for the phone to connect, hoping they hadn't left for Egypt yet. He couldn't believe he hadn't noticed it, he couldn't believe that Daniel hadn't noticed it.

"Come on," Steven murmured, "Come on, answer."

"Hello," Claire finally answered making Steven sigh in relief.

"Claire, its Steven," he said, "Is Daniel there?"

"No," Claire told him, "They left about ten minutes ago. Is something wrong?"

Steven let out an annoyed sigh, "In the photos Daniel gave me to work on there's several sheets of paper, they look like nonsensical scribbles but they're not. They're not..."

"Steven," Claire cut him off, "I need you to take a breath and tell me what's going on."

Steven sighed, "I'm not sure because I need to look over it again but I think Osiris and Isis brought Sha're back for more than just to manipulate Daniel," he explained, "In think she might be the key to this whole thing."

Jacob did his checks as the team boarded the small ship. He could hear Jack and Daniel having an argument that was completely pointless but kept them relaxed.

"Hey, Dad," Sam appeared at his side, "We're almost ready to go. Just a few more pieces of equipment to come onboard and then we can go."

"Sure," Jacob grinned at her, "Tok'ra Taxis at your service."

Sam chuckled, "Do you still want me to look at the engines?"

"Thanks, Sammy," Jacob smiled at his daughter, "It's not like this will be a long trip but I'm due back to the Tok'ra once this is over and really don't want it to break down in the middle of nowhere."

Sam smiled, "I'll be in the engine room if anyone wants me."

Jacob smiled proudly at his brilliant daughter before he turned back to the control panels, "Taking off in five minutes, people. If you're not on I'm leaving you."

"You're a terrible taxi driver," Jack told him, "What happened to the customer is always right?"

Jacob let out a soft snort, "Jack, I worked in a shop when I was a kid and trust me, the customer is not only wrong they're usually obnoxious and a pain in the ass to boot."

"We're just waiting on Daniel and Sha're," Jack told him, "They're supposedly talking to Claire but I'm betting they're really in a corner somewhere."

"It's been several years, Jack," Jacob reminded him, "Of course they're a little...

"All over each other," Jack grinned.

"How is Sara?" Jacob asked innocently.

"Let's go," Daniel called as he and his wife walked over to them, "Or are you waiting for something?"

With a roll of his eyes Jacob cloaked the ship and lifted off.

x

Sha're reached out and took her husband's hand as they sat in the back of the ship heading back to Egypt. He looked up from the book he had sitting open on the floor, giving her a smile.

"Are you okay?" he asked, she'd grown quiet over the past few hours since they'd had breakfast.

She nodded, "It just feels strange returning to a place where you were injured."

"I'm fine," Daniel reminded her, pulling her to him and giving her quick kiss.

Sha're snuggled closer to him, "It is a pity that we had to return to this so soon."

Daniel laughed softly, "A full week and a half alone together wasn't enough for you?"

"We saw Claire and your sisters several times," Sha're reminded him, "Also Jack and Sara, I would not say that was alone all the time."

"Well," Daniel looked around a little theatrically, "We're alone now."

Sha're smiled and slid onto his lap, her mouth finding his in a deep kiss as he pulled her close to him.

A cough made them turn to where Jack stood, "Do you two mind? This isn't the back row of the movies you know."

Daniel rolled his eyes, "Jack, why don't you go back to the other room then you won't have to worry about what we're doing."

"I actually came to tell you we're landing in a few minutes," Jack grinned at them.

Daniel sighed, "Fine," as his wife slid off him Daniel stood up and offered Sha're his hand.

As he pulled her to a stand the ship dropped suddenly, throwing the three of them against the wall. Daniel swung himself round so that he didn't land on Sha're, keeping his arms wrapped around his wife in an attempt to protect her.

"Jacob!" Jack yelled.

"Hang on;" Jacob called back, "Something's caught the ship."

Daniel heard cries as they were slammed against the other wall, "What's happening?"

"I've lost power," Jacob called back, "Sam, try and fix..." he trailed off as the ship tipped backwards, "Everyone hang on."

Daniel managed to grab onto a rail with one hand as Sha're held onto him, Jack was holding on to the same rail with one hand, his other holding Sha're's arm. He heard a sickening squeal just before the ship slammed into the ground, Sha're screamed as they went flying across the room. The last thing Daniel saw was the wall before everything went black.