CHAPTER 61

EPISODE………………Moebius part 2

They walked into the briefing room seeing Hammond come in with Jack. Four other people were seated at the table and started to get up. Ford knew a few of them from his past.

"Everyone that is enlisted, stay at ease." Ford said quickly. "Well Jack. I guess you decided to stay alive and not sink. Glad I didn't have to call your brother."

"The boat gig was getting old. And you were right about what you said. And my brother wouldn't help General."

"I know. Okay, from now on, this is for everyone, just call me Ford. No sirs either and no Mr. Carters."

Everyone that was enlisted nodded.

"Major Kawalski, I know that you know Colonel O'Neill, recently reactivated into service, and served with him, so that's why I had you called in, just in case my speech didn't work."

"Understood s….Ford."

"Good. Everyone take a seat so I can explain the mission."

"Gen…Ford. With all due respect, why are there civilians here?" Kawalski asked.

"I'm going to take that as you saying you haven't seen the tape?"

"I have sir. But they are civilians." he said then said sorry to Ford's narrowed eyes.

"They are coming because I personally requested them to be here and I trust them. Besides, I have RHIP on my side anyway." he said sitting down.

Daniel and Sam were instantly confused and everyone but Ford noticed because he wasn't looking at them.

"It's an acronym. Rank Has Its Privileges." Jack said.

"Oh." Daniel and Sam said taking a seat.

Daniel on Ford's left and Sam on his right. Hammond sat at the head with Jack on his left followed by Sam and so on. The other four, starting with Kawalski was on the other side.

"So what can you tell us about this planet General Carter?" Jack asked as he crossed his fingers in front of him on the table.

Ford put his hand over his eyes and shook his head slowly.

"The only reason he's doing that and getting away with it is because he likes being a smart ass. I'm used to it."

"I know." Kawalski said.

"And?"

"I know very little about the planet actually seeing as I have never been there."

"What?" several people said including Hammond and Carter.

"You said you've traveled to other planets and…"

"Let her finish." Ford said as Jack tried to stop her.

"Ah…" she started said when Ford told her where she left off. "How could you have not been there? You're taking us to a totally alien planet where you've never been and they have us technologically out manned and out gunned."

"So? We don't have a choice Doctor." Jack said sarcastically.

"But I know the enemy. That's were we have the advantage. I know their weapons as well. So first off, no one wear body armor unless you want to turn yourself into your own personal microwave."

Several people were really confused.

"Carter, please explain to these people what a plasma based weapon that hits about as fast as a 50 mile an hour fast ball, and looks like a disruptor bolt from a Klingon disruptor, only a little bigger, would feel like when it comes in contact with a metal plate."

"Theoretically, based on the thickness of the metal used in body armor, the metal would instantly melt. Now whether it manages to block the shot is another story. If it doesn't it will go right through someone. If it is blocked or somehow deflected, then the metal would instantly burn through the person wearing it and they would die rather painfully." she said grimacing at the thought.

"It's called a staff weapon. Very powerful and extremely dangerous. The good news is, you can usually see the blast coming at you and you might be able to avoid it in time if far enough away. Now they have another type of weapon called by its short form, a zat." he said describing what it looked like and could do.

"That would certainly be good for getting rid of garbage." one of the men said sitting across the table.

Everyone looked at him strangely.

"Actually, that's an idea I once said too. Then we wouldn't have so many land fills." Ford said sitting back. "Never came to pass though, but I'm glad to see you're thinking of its other applications. Good for getting big rocks out of the way too, fallen trees, unburying cave-ins to get to other people."

"Can we just get to the mission please?" Jack said impatiently.

"Yes Colonel. Thank you. Okay, here's what we are going to do on Chulak."

After the briefing, they, (was being called SG-1, and SG-2 by General Carter), went down and showed Jack the ship. Jack stood there looking at it with his arms crossed. Needless to say, he was not impressed. Several people were working inside it, mostly by Ford's instructions to get it re-powered through the ZPM that he somehow hooked up to the system, in ways no one really understood yet. Ford had them all wearing clothes similar to the BDU's that looked close to what the SGC people wore when it was the SGC. They certainly looked better now. Ford didn't change clothes though.

"So, you're all saying, I have something in my gene's, a special DNA sequence that makes me part of this Ancient race, which you are part of General, that makes it so I can fly this…thing, right? And has the ability to travel through time?"

"And here I always thought you were actually as dumb as a post. Well, congratulations Colonel. You proved me wrong. But everything you said is correct."

"Thanks. I think."
"Well, let's take a look inside, see if you can make it do anything. It does work with me, but it seems to have temperamental trouble. Probably cause I don't concentrate hard enough." Ford said walking toward the back. "Or I am afraid of its capabilities."

They entered the ship and Jack looked around as Ford took a seat in the front, but not the pilot seat. The ZPM was sitting on the top of the Time Drive, which Jack went to touch, though was instantly told no to. It had a few fiber optic like cables coming from it.

"Nice. Not to roomy though."

"I know. Wasn't meant for comfort. Take that seat." Ford said pointing.

Jack sat down and then looked around.

"Now what?"

"You're a pilot or was. Grab the stick and think about powering the ship up."

"Okay." Jack mumbled.

"Don't think about the past!" Sam said quickly.

"Or the future." Daniel said right after.

"Good point. Think about just powering up Jack."

"Right."

A few seconds went by as Jack closed his eyes and looked to be concentrating. The ship powered up and even lifted off the floor. Jack opened his eyes as the ship kept floating.

"Nice. You still have it Jack. Though you're doing much better than the Jack I knew."

"I'll take that as a compliment. Okay folks, now what?"

"We get ready to travel to another planet. I'll have the ship turned around while you guys go get ready."

"Right." Jack said letting go of the controls.

The ship shut down and hit the floor hard. Daniel and Carter both fell to the ground and Jack fell out of his seat. Ford got shook in his seat but that was it.

"Next time Colonel, turn the engine off before getting up."

"Right." he muttered almost crawling out.

About an hour later the ship was turned around facing the gate which was all hooked up to activate. Ford stood beside the ship, leaning against it as SG-1 and Kawalski's team, SG-2, walked in.

"Did you all forget the body armor?"

"You did say not to bring any, right?" Daniel asked.

"Good. And you can forget the helmets. They just get in the way."

They took them off and handed them to a couple airmen. Jack put a cap on to begin with so he just stood waiting.

"Right now, the mission is to do a little recon on Chulak, maybe find Teal'c if he is there and then come home to figure out what we are going to do then. We are going back in time, I know is still sounds strange to some of you." Ford said seeing several people look shocked even though they heard it already. Sam looked eager to get going.

"Ya think?"

Ford contained a chuckle. "Okay, you already know what we are going to be facing, the armor they will be wearing, and so forth. Oh, before we take off, did everyone bring ear plugs?"

They all nodded.

"Good, let's go. Everyone get in and find a seat. Jack will pilot, Sam behind me, Daniel behind Jack."

They all got in, with little trouble thankfully.

"Hey Kawalski, watch this." Jack said putting his hands on the console. The whole ship came to life as Ford walked forward and set the ZPM down near his feet.

"What's that still here for?" Sam asked.

"In case we need a power boost. Not like anyone here could use it anyway."

"Hey Doc, you can dial us home right?"

"Yeah. Ford gave me the address."

"Just checking. Dial Doc."

"Everyone might want to watch. It's rather cool to see when it activates." Ford said as Daniel pushed one of the buttons.

The gate spun and shook as it started dialing the first chevron. Up in the control room, Rodney and Hammond stood by watching.

"Despite what that obnoxious General said, I give this less than 50 chance of working."

"According to him, it did work for eight years and worked well enough you went to the lost city of Atlantis."

"Hmm."

Daniel hit the final button and the gate spun around, locked into place and opened.

"Sweet."

"Wow." Daniel said not moving.

"Yes, very nice. Sam has already figured it out by now so she can explain it all later. Take a seat before you fall and hurt yourself Daniel."

"Oh, right."

"Let's go Jack before the gate shuts off."

"Can we dial it again if it does?"

"Yes." Ford grumbled. "Just go."

"Gate ship one, you are go for launch." Rodney said from the intercom.

"Gate ship?" Jack asked looking at Ford who was shaking his head.

"Well, it's designed to go through the gate." Daniel said.

"I don't know it's real name. Never found out. Major Sheppard called it a puddle jumper I think." Ford mumbled.

"Who?"

"Never mind Jack. Not important. Just go."

"Okay." Jack said grabbing the controls.

The engine hummed as the ship rose and shot through the gate. They came out on the other side seeing a circular section of rocks surrounding the gate like it was a religious symbol. The wings came out of the shuttle as they flew into the air.

"Been five thousand years since I've done that. Forgot what it felt like. Okay, ah…cloak. We need to cloak."

"Cloak?"

"Yes. Like Star Trek Jack. Did you ever watch it?"

"No."

"Oh man." Ford said shaking his head again as he pinched his nose. "Okay, think of making the ship invisible."

"Why didn't you say that before?"

"Just…do it." Ford growled out.

"Is it just me, or did it feel like we didn't pull any G's?" Kawalski asked.

"It must have inertial dampers like on Star Trek ships."

"Excellent observation Sam. This ship has a slight hyperdrive capability as well, but we won't implore that. Maybe later. Jack, set down in those trees."

"Looks like a good spot."

"Hey, that looks like a city." Sam said pointing.

"That's where we need to go." Ford said as Jack landed.

They landed and the group of three men got out covering them other four as they got out.

"Wait a minute, I thought the reason we brought the ship was so we didn't have to walk?" Daniel said stepping out.

"We just can't fly and land in a alien city. This is a stealth mission, meaning undetected." Sam said stepping down next to him.

"Are you sure you haven't gotten military training Doctor Carter?" Jack asked stepping out next.

"My father is a Air Force General."

"Oh."

"Jack. I said turn the ship invisible." Ford said stepping out last and seeing he could see the ship.

"It didn't work."

"Wait there." Ford said going back in. He came back out with a upset look.

"What?"

"Well Colonel, my Jack must have lost the control for the ship, 5000 years ago. So it's stuck this way seeing as I can't get it to do it either. Hopefully we won't have a full contingent on our ass later."

"Can we go?"

"Yes. Follow me." Ford said pulling his guns.

SG-1 followed with Kawalski and Bosworth watching their back. The other two were ordered to stay and watch the ship. They walked through the dense forest keeping quiet. Ford slipped on his glasses, which looked like the sunglasses he always wore, but had hidden technology allowing him to see a few things other's couldn't. Technology he got from MI6.

"You know General, you stick out in that black coat."

"Jack, you could dress in bright yellow and the Jaffa might not see you at all."

"They are that stupid?"

"Sometimes." Ford said suddenly stopping.

"Wha…" Jack started saying when he felt something wrong as well. He raised a closed fist and everyone got down. Daniel and Sam took a moment not understanding until they saw everyone else squat.

"I don't see anything." Kawalski said.

"I hear something…" Ford said as he saw something and caught it before it hit the ground. It was a Goa'uld stun grenade.

"Ah hell no, this…" Ford started saying in a very pissed tone. He got ready to throw it.

There was a flash and they all were on the ground knocked out and surrounded by several Jaffa.

Jack awoke finding himself laying against two steps inside what had to be a dungeon or jail of some sort. Doctor Carter was laying about a foot away from him and Bosworth was about a foot from her. Kawalski was laying against the door. General Carter was missing. Daniel was several feet away from the others laying on the floor. Daniel sat up slowly and looked around.

"Hello? Anybody there?" he asked looking around and not seeing anything because his glasses were missing.

"We are here. Except the General." Sam said sitting up.

"Where are we?" he asked still not being able to see.

"It looks like a prison cell." Kawalski said sarcastically.

"Anyone seen my glasses?"

"I think they must have taken them." Sam said seeing as hers were missing. "Mine are gone too."

"Why would they do that?"

She shook her head then turned around with the others as they heard someone coming. They got up and stood away from the doorway as the door was opened by two Jaffa and Teal'c walked in.

"Teal'c." Sam said surprised.

"From the tape?" Daniel said from where he was standing away from them. He wasn't moving mostly because he couldn't see.

"If you know my name, then you know enough to fear me." he stated.

Jack frowned and Sam didn't really get it, much. Kawalski said nothing except look at Teal'c strangely.

"Look, I know this might sound a little crazy but,…" Jack started saying.

"Who are you?" Teal'c asked.

Jack started to speak when Daniel did.

"Hi, uh…"

He walked up slowly, put his hands on Jack to feel where he was and walked forward toward Teal'c.

"We're…we're from the Tauri. We call it Earth. You see, we found this tape, from the past. Apparently we are all a team, called SG-1, and you're part of it."

Teal'c rose an eyebrow.

"Now we used this time device to go into the past, but we screw up the past and we came here to get you so we could go back and fix the future."

Teal'c looked off to the side as Daniel dropped his voice.

"We know your suppose to be the former first prime, that the Jaffa are suppose to be free and that we know that you think the Goa'uld are false gods."

Teal'c backhanded him. Daniel fell down to be caught by Kawalski. Carter walked over to him while Jack stayed where he was.

"That wasn't necessary." Jack said with no fear and like it was nothing.

"Speak of such blasphemy again, and I will kill you where you stand." Teal'c said forcefully.

"Look, I know this is a lot to throw at you all at one time," Jack said stepping forward and waving his hands lightly as he whispered. "And in know that this is just a show for the boys here, but we know the truth."

"Yes, you see it's all on the tape." Daniel said getting up quickly and explaining where the camera was and a little of what it looked like when they took his bag. Jack kept brushing Daniels hand off his shoulder as he kept trying to put it there.

Teal'c came down and grabbed Daniel by the back of the neck on his shirt and pulled him with him as he left the room. The guards kept their staff weapons on them as they backed up and let the door slide close.

"It's been over an hour." Sam said as Kawalski and Jack leaned on the cell door. Bosworth was checking the rest of the room.

"Maybe you shouldn't have said anything." Kawalski stated.

"All I said was, I know this is going to sound a little crazy…"

"Maybe this Teal'c isn't like the one the General said we needed."

"What?" Jack said turning around.

"Well, I admit that there are similarities on the tape, but this timeline is totally different from the one that Ford says should be, as does the tape." she said.

"Are you saying he might not turn to our side?"

"It's possible."

"And your telling me this now?! Did you tell the General?!"

"No." she said looking down.

Jack shook his head and turned back around to lean on the door.

"I swear he only brought her because she looks like his wife." Jack muttered loud enough for only Kawalski to hear.

"Agreed sir."

They were still waiting when Teal'c suddenly showed up. Jack didn't move but looked at him.

"What's going on?"

"Show me." Teal'c said holding out the camera.

Carter took the camera, after Jack looked at her, and opened the small panel on the side with the screen. She pushed play, considering it was ready to play for Teal'c already before they left Earth.

"Um, Teal'c you should say something too." Daniel's voice said on the camera as Sam turned it around for Teal'c to see.

"The Jaffa are free. The false god Aphosis that he is, is long dead. As are many others. A new medicine, Tretonin, has liberated us from our dependence on symbionts. The Jaffa have risen up as brothers and sisters and defeated the Goa'uld."

"What trickery is this?" Teal'c asked in a quiet voice.

"It's not a trick." Sam said still holding it as it played.

"You have a son, Ry'ack. Who is now married and is a strong leader among the newly freed Jaffa Nation. If these events have not happened, this you must believe that the present is altered, because of the mistakes made in the past."

"Please, you have to help us. The reason we came to get you was because we need you to help us to go back into the past to fix it." Sam said taking the camera and closing it.

"It's all true. Look, if you help us get out of here, we'll do our best to help you."

"I cannot free you." Teal'c said with tears in his eyes.

Sam instantly looked saddened as did the others.

"Look, just give us our weapons and our vest. Can you do that?" Jack asked.

About half an hour later the doors opened and Daniel was dragged in.

"Easy, easy!!" Jack yelled as the two Jaffa dropped him.

Two other Jaffa were outside keeping their staff weapons pointed at the group in the room.

"Get out…"

As the two Jaffa started leaving, the Jaffa on the right, outside the jail dropped as he was struck by a staff blast. The other turned but died as he was struck in the chest twice. The other two rushed out grabbing the staff weapons off their fallen comrades only to be both hit with a couple blast moments later. One of the Jaffa though was still alive but grabbing his leg.

Ford walked out holding a staff weapon with blood on the ends. He was in his uniform pants, damaged and slightly bloody and his boots. Nothing else was on and he had blood on his chest, back and arms. He walked up and stuck the end of the activated staff weapon to the head of the Jaffa.

"Where is our equipment?"

He spoke something in Goa'uld. Ford looked up and thought as the others didn't move at the moment.

"Uh, no, wrong answer." he said shooting him in the gut. He walked into the room and looked down at Daniel with a strange look.

"What are you doing?" Jack asked as Ford turned him over.

"Daniels dead…"

"What do you mean?! He's still breathing." Jack said as the other's came over.

"What happened to you General?" Kawalski asked.

"Torture, interrogation, that sort of thing. I'm fine. We need to go get our stuff and leave." he said grabbing a zat gun and pointing it at Daniel.

"What are you doing?!" Jack said blocking the shot.

"I did tell you what the Goa'uld do and how they live. He has one in him."

Daniel sat up quickly shoving Sam away from him as he pointed something in his hand at Jack's back. Ford shoved Jack out of the way as he ducked. Some red beam weapon fired from his hand hitting the wall behind them. Daniel got up and aimed for them again when several rounds went through his body and he dropped to the ground. Sam watched as his eyes glowed a moment then he died.

"Nice shooting Kawalski." Jack said getting up slowly.

"Very nice." Ford said with a grunt as he sat up. "How'd you get the weapons back?"

"Teal'c."

"Nice. Guess he saw the tape." Ford said standing up.

"Yeah." Jack said as he went over to get his stuff on.

"My things there too?"

"Yes General." Kawalski said.

"Great. Let's get out of here." he said pocketing the device that Daniel had on his hand.

It took them a few moments to get their stuff. Ford used his shirt to clean himself off, tossed it aside and wore the uniform coat along with his normal coat.

"This mission was a waste." Jack said as they started to walk out.

"Sirs?"

"Yes Bosworth?" Kawalski asked.

"We aren't leaving her are we?" he asked hoping that was not the idea.

Ford instantly walked back into the room seeing a shocked Carter.

"Samantha, we need to go." he said kneeling down in front of her.

"But he was…I was…his eyes glowed and…"

"Pull yourself together. We need to go. When he was taken away, he was already dead."

"I know, but …."

Ford zatted her with the zat gun then pocketed it.

"What did you do?" Jack asked.

"She'll be out for awhile, but this way she won't slow us down. Trust me," he said seeing Jack about to say something. "We need her."

"I wasn't suggesting you leave her."

"Oh."

Several minutes later they were headed for the ship.

"Airmen, we are headed your way. Possible bogey's on our six." Jack said calling ahead.

"Understood. We were beginning to think you got captured."

"We did, but we got free." Ford said through his com. He suddenly stopped as Teal'c came out of from the thick trees.

"You on our side T?" Ford asked with his gun pointed. His other arm was carrying the unconscious Carter still.

Teal'c tilted his head at the strange use of his name, but did nod as he lowered his weapon.

"Where is the one called Daniel Jackson?"

"Dead." the group said.

"I felt he had a Goa'uld in him Teal'c. I used to be host to the Tok'ra Hercules a little over 5000 years ago."

"Indeed." he said with another raised eyebrow.

"Okay. We need to get mo.."

"Go Jack. I'll cover our six."

"We must hurry. Aphosis has sent Hal'tak vessels to the Tauri. He knows everything Daniel Jackson knew."

"Great. Geek boy ratted us out." Jack grumbled.

"He did no such thing. The Goa'uld in him told him everything after he was taken over." Teal'c stated as they ran.

"That sounds about right." Ford said as they kept running. "Unfortunately."

As they got nearer to the ship, several staff blast started coming pass them and around them. Kawalski and Bosworth started firing back as was Teal'c as they came up on the ship. The other two soldiers were firing as well.

"Jack, take her, get in the ship and get that thing started."

"General, I…"

"Do it Colonel!"

Ford pulled his other gun as Jack hefted her into the ship. Bosworth and another one of the soldiers went down as several blast hit them both. The other soldier got in front of the back of the ship to take the place of the other guy. Teal'c got into the back and fired his staff weapon. Ford fired off his clips quickly as he saw the Jaffa coming down the path to the ship.

"Nice firing Gen…"

"Kawalski, get you ass in the ship!"

He got up and ran for it as Ford covered him from the path. Unfortunately, the other direction was lit up with several staff blast taking Kawalski and the other guy out. Jack flinched as one blast hit the wall beside him inside the ship. Ford switched clips quickly as he backed into the shuttle.

"Close the door!" he said firing his Adamantium rounds. It did the job making the Jaffa outside get down as several of their comrades were blown off their feet or blow apart.

Though Jack's ears were ringing, he got the door to close and the ship in the air. Ford came up from sitting down as he put the guns away.

"Can you raise the shields before they put a hole through us?"

"Yeah." Jack said taking a tight turn to avoid hitting a tree. The sound of the shields going up was heard as he took off above the trees.

"Good, head for the gate." he said starting to get up.

"I don't think we are going to make it to the gate."

"Why?" Ford said sitting back down as the ship shook heavily.

"Gliders." Teal'c stated as he sat down behind Ford.

"I can't shake them." Jack said as they took another round of poundings. Several areas of the ship sparked as it took actual hits.

"Where is the shield?! I told you…"

"I did. But I think we have three or four of those things on our ass General!"

"Forget the rank. Just try to get into space!"

"Space?!"

"Yes!" Ford said falling to the floor as Jack pulled up from a round of hits. He got up and went over to Sam who was still lying on the couch.

"Carter, wake up." he said shaking her.

She sat up quickly and pushed his hands away and covered herself.

"What are you doing?" she asked fearfully.

"Trying to wake you up. We are under…" he said as the ship shook again. He grabbed the seat to keep from falling.

"We're being fired on?"

"Yeah. Just hold on to something." he said going back to his seat.

"How's it…"

"I can't shake them and there is a very large ship up in space that looks ready to blow us up." Jack said as he pulled to the right quickly.

"What's up?"

"We're being chased by several…"

"Gliders." Teal'c supplied as Jack looked at him.

"Those and they are pounding the hell out of us." he said shaking as they all did when the ship took several more hits. "Going to space is out of the question since there is a big ass ship up there."

"What about the Stargate?"
"To heavily guarded and there is not enough time to hook the ZPM up to the ship."

"Teal'c, was there a gate on this planet 5000 years ago?" she asked moving up to a seat behind Jack.

"I believe so."

"Then we go back in time. We had to go back that far anyway."

"Just think 5000 years ago. No more, no less."

Jack concentrated and the Time Drive suddenly lit up, then it stopped. They were now flying over the trees, high in the air like before but the sun was starting to set.

"That's it?"

"That's it. Good work Jack."

"He did it then?"

"What has he done?"

"We all just traveled 5000 years into the past. By now, I should be on my way to Africa so I won't have to worry about encountering myself."

"Are you sure we did?"

"Jack, I was in this when me and my group went back the first time. Sam dial home while I get out of this sticky coat." he said going to the back.

She hit the buttons as Jack flew toward the gate. Seconds later they flew through and came out 5000 years into the past. Ford came up now wearing a white shirt and his coat. His pants hadn't changed.

"Okay, now think invisible this time please."

"Okay, okay."

"Try harder than before."

The ship turned invisible as they past by the Great Pyramid.

"Well, this is definitely ancient Egypt." Sam said looking out the front window from the seat Ford was sitting in. He didn't take it back. Just stood and watched.

"Those vessels bare the marking of Ra."

"And in just a few short years of 5000, he dies. Painfully. I think is was Jack's fault."

"Nice."

"Set down in this area." Ford said bringing up a map by touching a button on the console.

"We are going to stay?" she asked in surprise.

"That was the original plan. Aphosis was going to destroy Earth when we left, so it's better we change the timeline back to the way it should be. That way many people are saved, the Jaffa are free as are many other's, a lot of the Goa'uld are dead, and the one of the most important reasons is so that I can see the daughter I was suppose to have." Ford said looking out the window as Jack came in for a landing. "And you three have the happy lives you were suppose to have."

"I have a happy life." she stated after the other two said nothing.

"You are single, dumped by three boy friends, dumped another two by yourself, live with a cat, and have had most if not all your work credited by that other guy. And barely any friends. You spend most of your time working or watching TV. Nothing adventurous going on there at all."

"Oh. You've been watching…"
"Nothing invasive. Even if you don't believe it after seeing that tape. I am a very honorable and respectful man. Daniel…..was easy to watch. Jack I only watched to make sure he didn't kill himself."

Jack grunted but did little else as he set the ship down. They stepped out the back seeing the sun getting near dusk in a couple of hours.

"Okay, you supposedly know the place General, or did once. What's the plan?" Jack asked as Ford looked at the ship.

He put his dark sunglasses on as Ford ran his finger along a damaged section. They had uncloaked after landing, farther away than the first time as Ford pointed out with the mistake in the past.

"Not bad. Only a few places have damage." he said seeing a few burns and one place near the back where the metal was twisted like a missile slammed into it, but never exploded.

"Well?"

"We go to the village near here."

"And then?" Teal'c asked.

"Uh…hopefully someone will know something." he said taking off walking.

"Um, does anyone have any idea what time it is exactly?" Carter asked.

"3:00." Jack said looking at his watch as Ford looked up then said the same.

"I meant the time as in the year."

Ford threw his hands in the air as he kept walking.

"Well, you and Daniel said there was some sort of failed rebellion." Jack said.

"In 2995 B.C." she said.

"Let's hope…well, if Ra's ships are here, then that time hasn't happened." Ford stated.

"Sounds right." Jack said as they kept walking.

It didn't take all that long and they came up on the village. Kids were playing and shouting in Egyptian as the adults went about their business. One of the kids saw them and ran away to a adult yelling in Egyptian.

"Hey. No need to run. We come in peace." Jack said quickly.

"I doubt they speak English."

"You'd be surprised." Ford said as several of them gasped as they saw him walk up to a man he once knew. "Let's not say much for the moment. No need to draw a lot of attention."

"Hello. Mr. Ford. We had never thought we'd see you again." a man said walking up to them.

"Yeah, well. I came back….Katep is it?" Ford said unsure with a fake smile.

"Yes." he said as Jack and the other two walked up behind Ford.

"Hi. I'm Jack…" he started saying as he removed his glasses and let them hang around his neck and removing his hat.

"O'Neill. Samantha. Teal'c. Yes, we know you all. Please come with me, Ra's patrols come through here often. They must not see any of you. Especially you." he said looking mostly at Teal'c. "Or you."

"Yeah, I did piss him off once." Ford said following.

"What did you…"

"Don't ask." Ford growled out.

Jack backed off knowing that tone. It only took a few minutes and they were put into a large tent that someone important lived in. Jack looked around him as the other two filed in. Ford was looking at the floor strangely and tapping it with a foot though it was a rug on sand.

"How do you know us?" Jack asked.

"That's really a dumb question Jack." Ford said. "We came into the past to fix what the first SG-1 team screwed up. Get it?"

"Yeah." Jack said with frown.

"The question is, how long ago was that?" Ford asked.

"Five years ago."

"That means the rebellion is about to take place sometime this year." Sam said.

"It failed the first time." Katep said. "You were all trapped here so you helped plan an uprising with us."

"I remember." Ford muttered as he turned away and sat down on a bed in the back.

"It happened to early. That would explain the future being messed up by your standards." she said looking at Ford.

"Whatever." he muttered looking at the ground.

"What happened?" Jack asked.

"We gathered forces for the uprising and you were all captured before the plan could take place. You all were executed as traitors for attempting to kill Ra."

"And him?" Jack asked pointing over his shoulder.

"He was forced to watch his Samantha be killed with her unborn child. Ra took much pleasure it in." Katep said sadly. "O'Neill and Teal'c died in the cross fire that took place as Ford fought back. He killed over a dozen Jaffa warriors with his bare hands and almost got Ra before he was killed as well. Or so we thought. We buried the bodies, but he came back to life and killed the Jaffa guarding us. Then he ran. Until this day, we have never seen him since."

"That explains things." Jack said.

"Ra has people searching for him still."

"That could be a problem." she said.

"No. They never found me. And though I want to kill Ra, I won't mess up the timeline anymore than it already has been." Ford said standing up again. "I know that he survived, so where the hell is he Katep?"

"Who?" Jack asked looking around.

Katep pulled the cloth door aside and a man walked in. He uncovered his head looking at them all with no smile. He looked them over then grimaced slightly as he saw Ford.

"You decided to come back I see." he said crossing his hands in front of him.

"Took 5000 years. But yeah. Good to see you too Daniel." Ford said with an equal amount of distain and sarcasm.

"Well." he said looking them over again. "This can't be a good sign. Where am I and shouldn't there possibly be another one of you."

"Your other version died. As for me, Oma said I was kept in limbo for lack of better term until the timeline gets fixed."

"Okay. I'm hoping that you didn't kill the other me out of revenge."

This made the Jack, Sam and Teal'c look at him questionably.

"No. But the thought crossed my mind."

"He was killed when he was taken over by a Goa'uld." Sam said confused as to what Daniel meant. "What do you mean by revenge?"

"Not important." Ford said quickly.

"Why are you all here anyway?"

"Can't you guess?" Ford said sarcastically.

"Not really, but I have a good idea." Daniel said crossing his arms.

"Teal'c just reformed after seeing the tape. Jack is here, probably because of my little speech about his boy."

"You didn't…"

"And Sam, well compared to the one I lost, she has all the intelligence, but no backbone. Never joined the Air Force. No offense Carter."

"I….okay." she said trying to not look hurt and failing.

"So? Why are you here?"

"Basically.." Ford said shifting feet and looking at the floor again. "Hmm. We came back to fix the past. You screwed up. I told you that…."

"Yes. We've had this conversation. Everything is my fault. Go on."

"The rebellion worked, but Ra took the gate with him." Ford grumbled.

"That's not good."

"No duh." Ford muttered.

"And you left a tablet explaining what we needed to do to find the other gate, in Antarctica, to fix the timeline. Also with the information on the tape. We had no idea what the ZPM was until Ford showed up to tell us." she said still hurt by the comment.

"I told you on the tape though." Daniel said.

"Ran out of battery power so I had to explain it."

"Oh."

"Yeah, the General has been a load of information." Jack said.

"General? How'd you become…a four star?" Daniel said now noticing the stars on his coat.

"Blackmail mostly. Some threats of causing the United States to be thrown into chaos when I told the American people the truth about the government. Last two hundred years worth." Ford said crossing his arms.

"There was only two hundred years."

"That was the point. I had to do something in order for things to go my way."

"You never used to be like this."

"Well, when certain friends don't….."

"Can you two stop bickering? I'm guessing you were once friends." Jack said.

"Once." Ford growled out. "But for the sake of the future, I'll keep myself restrained."

"So, you're all here to make sure that Ra doesn't take the Stargate then?"

"That's it." Jack said.

Daniel turned around quickly as a boy rushed in calling his name.

"Jaffa."

"We must hide them quickly." Katep said as he and the boy pulled back the rug on the floor and started digging. Daniel motioned them over as a hidden stone door was uncovered showing a ladder leading down.

"I thought the floor felt funny."

"Just go down and stay quiet."

Outside, a couple dozen Jaffa warriors walked through the settlement as people scattered. They continued to look around as SG-1 got down into the hidden room. Daniel was the just about the last down and was holding the torch. Jack and the others looked around from where they were standing seeing lots of Jaffa weapons along the walls. Ford dropped down into the room, not bothering with the ladder. It startled them all, but they kept quiet.

"That ladder will not hold my weight." he whispered.

A Jaffa entered the tent finding a boy and Katep standing in fear.

"Kree! Lok nel!"

More Jaffa entered the tent as Katep and the boy kept quiet. They stood on the rug that covered the hidden door.

"We have secret locations of several places like this stored throughout the region." Daniel said quietly.

"I have to admit, nice job." Ford said pulling his gun quietly.

"What are you doing?" Daniel asked.

"If the face that opens that door is not friendly…"

"It could effect the timeline." Sam hissed.

"Right." he said putting it away reluctantly.

"So Daniel. How many troops have you been able to get?" Jack said ignoring the General.

"Oh, a couple thousand. But that's not the issue, according to history, the revolt is a success."

"We just have to keep the gate from being taken." Sam said. "Then the timeline should be restored. Theoretically. You'd have to wait another 5000 years to see if it worked."

"Not this time. I'll take the time ship. I can fly it, just not very well."

"So, how do we keep the gate here?" Jack asked.

"We can't take it in broad daylight." Daniel said.

"It's too close to Ra's ship." Jack said.

"What about the ship we have? Can't it fly away with it, cabled to it or something?" she asked.

"That would not be easy. A Hal'tak will be defending it and would surely destroy the ship." Teal'c said.

"Well the ship cloaks. We could get it out that way, maybe at night."

"Well, that depends if the damned thing still will cloak." Ford said leaning against a support beam.

"We took some damage when we were leaving Chulak." Sam said as Daniel looked at them questionably.

"Perhaps the best time to steal the gate would be during the uprising against Ra." Teal'c said.

"Now that's an idea. He will be distracted and we can take it without anyone realizing it's missing." Jack said.

"Good. Once we get out of here, Jack, me and Sam will check the ship. You two do whatever. Daniel knows what to do. How long do we have to wait anyway?"

"Not long usually." he said as there was suddenly scrapping from above.

"It is safe. They are gone." Katep said as he looked down into the room.

"So, what are we to do after we fix it so the gate stays here?" Jack asked as they walked back to the ship.

"We can't go back to the future if that's what you're asking Jack. We've screwed up enough."

"We have to stay here?!"

"If we go back to the future after this is finished, we risk changing too much. Everything we know will cease to exist and be changed." she said.

"I'd take you with, but that would be to risky. You all will have to stay, unfortunately. I'm the only one that can go back. After I take away the gate, I'll leave."

"But you risk messing…" she started saying.

"I know the risk. I've got things to repair in the future anyway. Besides, I hit myself once in the future, so that rule don't apply to me. Don't ask." he said as they walked up to the ship.

Jack got in and sat down at the controls. Nothing happened.

"C'mon." Ford growled putting a hand on the console. The whole ship lit up as Jack did the same.

"Good to know she still works." Jack said.

"Yes. Now try the cloak."

Jack concentrated then opened his eyes.

"Ah, I'm not getting anything."

"I'll look outside." Ford said getting up. Sam took his seat as he walked out shaking his head. "Dammit. Try again Jack."

"Your strategy is good. But it doesn't not work well with our plan to steal the Chap'pai." Teal'c said as he looked over the plan that was rolled out seconds ago by Daniel and Katep. It was laid out on a small table.

"Well, we know that his plan works, but if we alter it.." Daniel said crossing his arms.

"We may fail." Katep said.

"With this plan, the uprising succeeds and Ra leaves."

"And takes the Chap'pai with him. If we are to succeed in the rebellion and the keeping of the Chap'pai, we must focus our efforts on him from to distract him from it."

Daniel sighed.

"Trust me."

Daniel nodded and they got to it.

Ford was currently outside, with a panel removed as he looked at the damaged circuits. Sam was inside looking through lit up circuit boards that looked like small plastic wafers inside a box on the wall with small slots for each one. Jack just sat and watched, then he got up and leaned on the doorframe into the cockpit.

"So, how's it going?"

"I've never seen this kind of technology before." she said looking over two of the chips with a small pen like tool that was part of the ship for repairs and such. It was hanging from the ceiling.

"Hey, that's why you're suppose to be a genius. That's one of the reasons I agreed with the General to have you brought along. Besides, he says the Carter he knew understood the technology, so it shouldn't be all that hard for you."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence." she said smiling as she kept working.

"Yeah, well you definitely got my vote."

"I think the power relay overloaded." she said looking up at the exposed circuits in the ceiling.

"I may be able to reroute the circuit to the control interface…." she said then noticed he was watching her.

"What?"

"It's just kinda weird to be hearing that kind of stuff coming out of someone so…"

"So what?" she asked offended by his words as she turned to him still holding the pen like tool.

"Hot."

She choked and started blushing. That was not what she expected to hear.

"Really?" she asked embarrassed.

"Yeah."

"Wow. Um…" she said fumbling over words. "It's just….um…you…aren't the guy I usually attract."

"No?" Jack said smiling lightly.

"No." she said shaking her head.

"Any luck in there?" Ford asked coming around the corner.

"Ah…not really. I think it's the power relay." she said turning around quickly.

"Okay. I'm trying to see if I can get the damage out here fixed, if possible. Let me know how it goes." he said walking away.

"So. Who is your type or is it him?" he asked still seeing her blushing.

"Ah….this is really awkward." she said putting the chips down on the Time Drive.

"Getting there, but?" Jack said wanting an answer.

"Um…no actually. He….scares me, somewhat. I'm more attracted to Daniel."

"What?" Jack asked surprised as he quit leaning on the doorway.

She shrugged with a small smile of nervousness.

"Really?" he asked as he leaned on the Time Drive with both hands.

"Sorry." she said sheepishly.

"No, it's okay. Really. You know, first impressions I kinda thought he was…." he said waving a hand.

She didn't get it as she looked at him waiting for an answer.

"Never mind." he said turning back to the front.

She turned away going back to working on the chips with a embarrassed look on her face he didn't see. She hoped Ford didn't walk in suddenly either. Jack walked out telling them both that he was going to do a little recon.

"Not to far away Jack. Just look over the hill or something. Don't engage the enemy unless you have no other choice."

"Got it."

He was laying on the rise in the sand with his binoculars seeing a couple dozen Jaffa troops headed their way several minutes later. He grabbed his com quickly.

"Carter."

She looked up from the chips she was working on in the wall and grabbed the com off her vest. Ford walked in to see how she was doing after hearing Jack's voice over the com.

"How's it going in there?"

"I think I'm almost there." she said.

"That's good. I think we are going to have some company."

"How many?" Ford asked through his com.

"Oh, about a dozen or more."

"Get back here now. Keeping going at it Carter." Ford said pulling his guns and changing the clips.

"You can't…"

"I'm not going to kill anyone." he said as Jack walked in and hit the button to close the door.

"They have a pretty big patrol headed this way." he said heading for the front.

"Get the shields online and get us in the air. We can fly to another location and park there to continue repairs." Ford said putting in new clips.

Jack sat down as Carter told him to give it a try.

"Ah, nothing is happening here people." he said as nothing did happen. No power came on at all. Though the lights continued to work.

"Call Teal'c and Daniel." Ford said as he opened the door to close the outside panels and had Carter keep working on the internals.

"Hey guys, we have a little problem here." Jack said through the com line. Daniel, Teal'c and Ketup looked at their com lines as he told them about the approaching Jaffa.

"Carter?" Jack said after getting off the com and trying the system again.

"Try it now Jack." she said as Ford came back in and closed the hatch.

The system powered up, but did little else. Ford sat down and placed his hands on the panels concentrating with him.

"Oh boy. That's not working." Jack said after he smacked the side of the panel on the console.

"You two stay here. I'll stop them." Ford said seeing the Jaffa patrol outside the window. They still hadn't seen the ship yet.

"You can't kill them…"

"I have rubber bullets and besides, this coat is practically indestructible." he said hitting the hatch button. Nothing happened.

"Carter?"

"It wasn't me Ford." she said looking at him for a moment then at the open panel she was working in. "Give me a moment. Try the cloak now."

Jack thought about it and they heard a noise.

"Good work Sam. I won't have to go out now." he said returning to the front.

They all looked out seeing the Jaffa come around the path of the small rise and look around as they continued to walk.

"They can't see us."

"I can't believe I got it right." she said in amazement.

"I can." Jack and Ford said.

The Jaffa kept walking forward and started to look to be passing the ship. Inside they watched when suddenly they heard a power failure.

"Oh no." Ford muttered as he put his hands on the console.

"We have a problem." Jack said trying to keep it going. It failed though and the whole ship powered down. The lights still were on though surprisingly.

The Jaffa instantly saw them, even though the window panel. They started running up to surround the ship.

"Stay here, keep down and don't move." Ford said running to the back.

After a few well placed kicks, the hatch started to open. He crawled out and closed it back up quickly. The Jaffa ran up to the window and pointed their weapons. One of them yelled something, but instantly looked away as they heard a unknown noise and one of their comrades fall. They all started firing, hit the ship thinking it had shot one of them. The two Jaffa that had came around to the back both got shot dead in the head knocking them out instantly. Inside the ship, it sparked as Jack had Sam get to the back. The door to the front closed as Jack hit the button and had her get down on the ground with him.

"This is a problem." she said as she flinched at another spark. They could hear gun fire, but the ship was still taking hits.

"You think?"

"If they penetrate the armor and hit the engines, the energy blast from the feedback could cause the power…"

"Carter!"

"We could explode!" she said flinching again.

"Daniel, Teal'c." Jack said into his com.

"We are almost there. Please tell me that Ford isn't killing everyone?" he said hearing gun fire.

"He said he's using rubber bullets. Though I don't hear him firing anymore."

Daniel and Teal'c came around the rise and got down seeing several Jaffa on the ground. The was about ten left and they were shooting the ship, mostly toward the back.

"This doesn't look good."

"Indeed." Teal'c said.

They watched as one Jaffa suddenly fell as something metallic hit him in the face. Another Jaffa managed to avoid the next metal object, but just barely. Ford came from around the back and charged into them. He took out another four bare handed before a couple zat blast took him and a Jaffa he was punching out. The others kept firing on the ship again seeing as no one came out about a few seconds later.

"This Ford Carter was a brave warrior."

"He'll be up in a minute. He did tell you what he was, right?"

"Indeed. But I have yet to witness it."

"We need to buy his time to recover."

Inside the ship it was continuing to spark and sputter as it was fired on again.

"Look, if we don't make it…" she said then grabbed his face quickly and kissed Jack. Jack enjoyed it until she sat back.

"Wait a minute!" he said confused. "You said you liked Daniel!"

"I lied. I just wanted to get to know you better. I'm kinda of a slow person and I take time to think things…" she was saying when Jack kissed her passionately.

They kept kissing as more sparks kept coming, even brighter now as the ship started failing. The power went totally out and the lights were lost but they didn't care.

Daniel and Teal'c stepped out quickly.

"Jaffa! Hear me!"

They remaining Jaffa turned around quickly and started walking towards them.

"Ra is not a god! You can be free!" Teal'c shouted with his arms out.

One of the Jaffa said something in Goa'uld and called him a Sho'va.

"I don't think he bought it." Daniel said fearing they were in trouble. His fear dropped and a smile appeared on his face as he pointed behind the Jaffa.

They turned around seeing Ford was back on his feet. He was pissed and it was evident by the way he threw both his arms out and had the blades come out.

"Surrender or be brutally and painfully killed. Your choice." Ford said in Goa'uld. "I can't die."

"Shal'tek!" Teal'c yelled as the Jaffa seemed to be deciding and distracted.

One of the Jaffa fired a staff blast at him, but he brought his arm up blocking it. After taking a step forward, they dropped their weapons seeing his determination and the fact that a lot of people from the village suddenly came over the rises around them with weapons, yelling. Daniel grabbed his com from his pocket.

"Sam, Jack, you can come out now."

They broke off their kiss. Jack grabbed the com.

"In a minute."

Daniel and Teal'c looked at each other in confusion. Ford retraced his blades and patted his arm where it was smoldering. He also looked up suddenly then back at the ship as he walked over to the other two. Jack and Sam went back to kissing as they both laid down on the floor. There was another spark on the Time Drive as power surged through a damaged circuit.

"I can fix that." Sam muttered between kisses.

"Later." Jack muttered.

"Did he just say in a minute?" Ford asked.

"Yeah." Daniel said.

"Wait here." he said walking over to the ship, got his gun, and placing an ear on the back.

The people were disarming the other Jaffa as Ford walked away back over to Daniel. Teal'c was trying to talk to the Jaffa.

"Well, in our timeline, they never got together, mostly because Sam fell in love with me. I think they will get along nicely."

"Yeah, so? Wait a minute…" Daniel said suddenly realizing what Ford meant. "They're not, doing what I think they are…"

"Barely know each other and already at it. Think I ever heard a zipper." Ford said nodding.

"Wow. Well, I guess they deserve it as you say, unless you were…"

"No. My Sam died a….anyway. I'm going to fix that ship and go back to the future to see how it all worked out. Trust me Daniel." he said seeing the look on Daniels face.

"When are you leaving?"

"Hmmm. Once I get on the repairs and from there help with the rebellion. For the moment though, we'll let them be for now. Let's also act like we know nothing." he said smiling. "That Sam, didn't have much of a life and no marriage ever."

"What about my other self?"

"We have an hour to waste, or try anyway. I'll tell you want I witnessed as I watched you all grow up." he said sitting on the sand with Daniel as he removed his coat. "I can say this first, you all lead really rotten lives compared to what should be happening."

"That bad?"

"Worse. You were so geeky it wasn't even funny. It was sad."

5000 YEARS LATER………….

"Ah, Jack, you should say something." Daniel said.

"Are you sure about that Daniel? He'll probably be a smart ass." Ford's voice said off screen.

"Major you are really pushing my limits." Jack said off screen with a upset tone.

"It's probably true."

"We have little tape here to record with." Daniel said making them both shut up.

"Why should I do this?"

"Because sir, we have no idea what we may have done to the future and you being seen will help things along." Carter said with an upset tone.

"Uh, uh, General Jack O'Neill. United States Air Force." Jack said on the screen.

"Tell them about the future Jack." Daniel said stepping back behind Jack.

"All right. Let's football is played…" Jack started saying. Carter covered her face and shook her head behind him.

"See! I told you he was going to do this! If you're not going to be serious Jack, then go away." Ford said still off screen.

"I didn't want to do this anyway." Jack said huffily as he walked off camera.

"Okay Ford, give me the camera."

"What for?"

"You're getting in the picture."

"Oh, good."

"Well, my name has already been spoken so, I guess I should say hi to myself considering I should be sitting there watching this. Right now, I'm not looking forward to having to go through 5000 years of waiting, but if the future has changed, you better damned well fix it! I'd rather be a father in 2005 than back in this time. Um, if you have found the gate and no one knows what it is, things of that nature, I should be there to help if the instructions on the tape can't. Should I say anything else?"

"Ah, my father had cancer or has if the future has been seriously changed. So hopefully he'll be being taken care of quickly after this tape is seen if he's not with the Tok'ra already." Carter said.

Daniel reached over and shut the tape off. Jack was seated watching the tape that was uncovered along with the ZPM inside a box off to his left on the table in Carter's lab. Daniel and Sam were standing off to his left as well while Teal'c was on his right. Ford wasn't there and they didn't know why. If fact, he had left the base to see someone according to a note they got an hour ago saying it was life and death important.

"That was strange. But it all sounds right. Anything seem strange to you all?" Sam asked.

"Well, Ford does get on my bad side sometimes." Jack muttered. "Though the collage football is possibly right if I was going to say what I think I was."

"He has pointed out that time travel is a bad idea." Daniel said.

"So, I'm guessing we don't have to do anything, do we?"

"Not for another two weeks, if we were going to sir." she said. "But since this ZPM is here, I don't see why we would need to."

"We….have no need…to leave. Go to past…anyway. Everything is fixed." Ford said leaning on the doorway with one hand as he looked at the floor. here please. The rest of you….stay there."

They all could hear that he had a different tone of voice. A choked voice that indicated he was crying.

"Okay." Jack asked walking over. "Everything okay or…."

Ford pulled him into the hallway putting a arm around his neck. Jack did the same. The other's could still see them talking and wondered why Jack looked back at them smiling like he had heard great news. Ford kept talking for over a minute then had to wipe his eyes a few times as Jack waited and said yes to something. Ford pulled something from his pocket, which looked like a white bottle of pills. They heard this part of the conversation.

"You know me and medicine Ford…"

"You want….to have good knees again? Amongst other missing pains?"

"Well, hell yeah, but…."

"He gave me these. Said it was a small….infraction, on the past he could change. So have, what you, lost all those years ago." he said through tears.

"Lost? What are you talking about?" Jack said looking in the bottle at about what looked to be fifty white unlabeled pills. At least they weren't horse pills.

"Go….home, after you stop….by the….first guest room. Got to…talk to Sara, your ex-wife, and tell….tell her everything."

Jack felt his knees weakening as he leaned back against the door not believing what he was hearing. His arm slid off from around Ford's neck.

"He…knows everything. Doesn't…understand it all, but knows. Proud…of you and…what you've done. Last thing he, remembers, was holding your gun…"

"How?" Jack said as tears rushed into his eyes and he started to drop. "It's not possi…"

"I don't know." Ford said grabbing Jack as he started to drop. "Just go. He's waiting."

"You better not be playing me Major." Jack said getting pissed quickly as he stood up.

"I'm not. Go, I'll…..tell you everything else later. I also left something in your truck for him. Trust me."

Jack bolted, came back quickly and hugged him so hard they all heard something crack. Then he ran off again leaving Ford to rub the side of his chest. Jack found out later, when he left the mountain for the night, that Ford had left his game systems and all his games in the truck.

"Ford, what's going on? Why are you crying?" she asked worried.

"I'm….getting to it." he said grabbing a couple of boxes that were outside on the floor.

He brought them inside and set them down on the table after setting the ZPM aside on the floor. There was one small white box wrapped as a present and a larger one also wrapped the same way. Teal'c and Daniels names were on them.

"Sam, come here a moment, please."

She didn't understand, but stepped over thinking he needed her help. When he pulled her into a passionate embrace and kissed her deeply, she still didn't understand why, but didn't stop him. Whatever was making him kiss her, she felt it to her toes as she was bent backwards. The other two thought it was a real awkward moment, but said nothing. Not for about a minute anyway.

"Should we leave or just tell you two to get a room?" Daniel asked.

Ford broke it off slowly.

"Though it was only….however long for you guys with me being gone, for me it was just over a year." he said looking into her eyes. "God I missed you."

"Wow." she said blinking, mostly from the intense kiss. "What?"

"A year?" Daniel asked confused.

"I'll explain later. It's good to see you guys again, mostly Sam for obvious reasons. Okay, onto business, then pleasure." he said rubbing his hands then reaching into his coat.

"This is nothing. Trust me." he said pulling another ZPM out of his coat shocking them.

"We have two?!" Carter exclaimed still feeling flushed.

"Sam, they are worthless compared to what I have to say." he said setting it away from but near the other ZPM. "Don't let them touch. First off, I went up to see my past self or alternate self. The one on the tape. Spent a lot of time talking as we traveled the past and future. I'll explain later about that as well."

"You…"

"But…"

"Forget asking questions for now. I'll explain everything later. He told me to tell you Daniel that he was sorry he couldn't save your parents. Oma said it would destroy the future and then the Goa'uld would take over, blah, blah, blah." he said sadly.

"Unfortunately, I can understand that." Daniel said nodding. "Where did Jack go?"

"Ah….I don't know how, but somehow my other self saved Charlie…"

"Oh my god." Sam said raising a hand to her chest.

"He did what?"

"O'Neill's son has been brought back to life?" Teal'c asked.

"From….the way I understand it. He was pulled out of time. Anyway, I need to say these other things before I break down myself and forget everything." he said wiping his eyes again. "Okay, Teal'c, this is for you. He couldn't do anything for you personally so he got you this."

Teal'c opened the large white present confused. Inside was a complete box set of the DVD, special collectors addition and director's cut with commentaries and such of the entire 1-6 episodes of the Star Wars saga.

(A.U. Whether they make this sort of thing or not, I put it in here anyway.)

"Hey, episode three is in this. We haven't even been to the theater to see it yet." Daniel said. "It's suppose to come out later this year."

"Yeah. Teal'c's special and deservers it. Just don't show it to too many people." Ford said.

"Indeed. I will cherish this very much Ford Carter. Thank you." he said with a bow.

"This one mine then?" Daniel said picking up the big heavy box.

"Yes. I already know what's in them." he said as Daniel started opening his. "Sam, I have a couple things for you. One is at home, the other one is something I can tell you now."

"Great!" she said smiling brightly.

"Our daughter is going to be named Sally. He went forward to see how she was and what she becomes. He didn't tell me anything beyond the name and the fact he wanted to see because he never got the chance to see her born. Something to do with your death before her birth and he wouldn't elaborate." he said with pity for his alternate self.

She was taken aback, mostly cause that was not what she expected. She expected him to give her something personally, but this news was just as great. They still hadn't decided on a name yet. The news was saddening and happy at the same time.

"I like it. Considering he went to the future to get those pills, he would see the daughter he couldn't have in his time line like you say. He say anything about her?"

"No and I refused to ask. As for the pills, if Jack actually takes them, he will have healthier knees than I do. Figuratively speaking of course."

Daniel pulled a note out and read it aloud per instructions.

"Dear Daniel, forgive me but I had to go and get Thor's help in the distant future, so don't ask for him to explain anything in your current time. I had to have a metal cage put around it on purpose because of its dangerous ability. Just enjoy the fact you have it and be thankful you can't open it. I did, on a barren planet, in the future, many light years away and I died rather painfully, but recorded the results. Be thankful you are not going to see the results either. Don't tell Lara Croft or she'll take it away."

"What is it?" Carter asked as Daniel pulled some yellowish glowing box in metal cage out.

It had a unusual writings inscribed around it. The cage was actually a half inch wide strip of pure Adamantium wrapped around it twice on either end, like two rubber bands and once across it going over the both of them.

"That…is Pandora's box." Ford stated pointing at it.

Sam stepped back as did Teal'c.

"This is it?!" Daniel exclaimed setting it down gently.

"That weapon has incredible destructive power Ford Carter."

"Yep. The box is almost indestructible. And it's safe to look at, touch, shake." Ford said picking it up and shaking it to their dismay.

"What if those metal bands break?" Daniel asked reaching for it.

"They're made of Adamantium. They don't come off, ever. They were put on tight enough you can't get paper wedged between the lid and the box."

"Oh. Considering what it can do, makes sense. What else did he leave me?" Daniel said setting aside the box and reaching in.

He pulled some metal half moon shaped object and a rolled up scroll. He set them aside and pulled out another note.

"Dear Daniel, these were not easy to acquire, but worth the effort. The metal object tells you how to read the scroll, which is Alexander the Greats will. With those you would find the tomb of Alexander. Alas, it is buried under a lot of dirt and snow, so don't look for it. The last object is called the Eye of Osiris. That was basically what was in the tomb other than his remains. Enjoy and remember, it is one of a kind. You can thank MacGyver for its discovery if you ever get the chance to see him."

"Eye of Osiris? MacGyver?" Carter asked.

"Forget asking about him. I'll explain later. Now Sam, if you thought your Emerald was cool, check this out." Ford said pointing as Daniel lifted a large blue sapphire out of the box.

"Wow!" she said.

"That is an impressive gem Daniel Jackson."

"I'll say it is." Daniel said looking at the foot long by half a foot wide and perfectly rounded gem.

"Okay, what else? Oh, he's the reason your father is still alive Sam. He's also the reason that there are fish in Jack's pond. He's also the person that put the note down for that robe in Jack's office."

"Good thing." Daniel muttered.

"He also wanted you to know that even after 5000 years, he never found anyone else like you and stayed true despite loosing you."

"You mean he never moved on?" she said sadly realizing what it really meant.

"No." he said putting his hands in his pockets and walking out the door, but only stopping in the doorway. "Come on. Jack said we can have the rest of the night off. We are going home to a special surprise I'll tell everyone else about later."

"Hey, did you get anything? Or I should say did he get you anything?"

"Actually he did, but I'll tell you about it later. Oh, I have one more thing to tell you all, Sam's been holding out on us."

"She's what?" Daniel asked looking up where Ford hadn't turned around.

She was standing behind him confused and walked past him to see his face. He didn't look at her though.

"She took choir once, though only for a year during high school, or junior high. Good bye guys."

The ride home was very, interesting. Sam tried to get him to talk about the surprise, but he said he couldn't just yet.

"What were you thinking?" she said giving up about learning what the surprise was.

"Ah, I told you that the surprise is a surp…" he said noting the semi anger tone.

"That's not what I'm asking." she said crossing her arms.

"Um…oh!" he said realizing what she meant. "Sam, I've told you many times that I love the sound of your voice and that you sing rather well."

"Yes, well…..but did you have to tell them that I could do so!"

"Sorry, but I…promised to do it."

"You promised yourself?"

"Yeah. Man handled me into it actually. But they know it was many years ago so you shouldn't have to worry. By the way, you were even cute back then."

"Yeah, right. Hey, what is Mark doing here?" she asked as they pulled into the driveway. She removed her belt as he stopped.

"Your dad is here too." he said slowly removing his belt.

"I can see his car." she said smartly.

"Sam….." he said as tears began to form again as he looked in her eyes. "Your…mother…is inside. I…he…brought her home."

Sam didn't know what to think, or do.

"Sam, don't pass out on me. Breath." he said shaking her lightly as she had stopped breathing from the shock.

"He…you….how.." she started saying she started crying and tried to ask how between breaths.

"Something about saving her before the drunk driving accident. He didn't explain." he said holding her as she cried.

They both went in and stayed up all night talking as a family. There was a lot of tears of joy and a lot of explaining. And signing of non disclosure documents that came later the next day. Despite the time difference that Sam's mother had from being gone, she was happy to see everyone and to be a grandmother at a very younger age. None of SG-1 went to work the next day.