CHAPTER 133
EPISODE…….THE MOVIE, CONTINUUM.
(A.N. When I say Future Ford and Future Carter, I mean the Alternate Time Line versions that still live. It was easier to say that since they live in the future and a lot easier than writing out Alternate Time Line before either one as they spoke.)
Ford awoke in the bed and sat up breathing heavily from an extremely terrible and horrific dream. He was covered in sweat and completely naked, other than the blanket over his waist, which was usually natural for the two of them when they slept in the mansion. Sam sat up and started to lean into him, out of concern and comfort, when she felt his skin.
"Ew. Someone needs a shower." Carter said backing away and rubbing her hands on the sheet.
"We both do." Ford said rubbing his face and not really surprised to find tears and sweat. "Oh god. I had a terrible nightmare."
"That's…..different. You rarely have them. I can count…." Carter began. "I'm sorry. I should be more sympathetic…"
"It's okay Sam. It was a bad dream, but it wasn't a normal nightmare. I saw the future, a bad one. The T.A.R.D.I.S. was showing me things to come if I don't do something now." Ford said getting up shakily.
Carter quickly looked at her clock and saw it was five in the morning. Getting out of bed, she pulled him away from the desk he was leaning on and into the bathroom in their room in the mansion. While showering, he went over what he could remember of the dream which was actually very vivid. As they were getting dressed and forgoing the morning run, they continued talking.
"We're suppose to go and watch the Ba'al symbiote be removed from whatever host he is in tomorrow. I'm not doubting you, but are you sure that these dreams…" Carter began.
"They are visions, or sorts. That's only a clone and the real Ba'al is about to change history sometime before or during the procedure." Ford said tying his boots, only to screw up on one of them and have to start over.
"What are we going to do then? Unless you didn't say for a reason, you never said how he changes the timeline…." Carter said.
"I know it has something to do with Earth's past that's is pretty obvious to begin with. The problem is, and most of it is very vague, if we don't do this right, all of SG-1 dies, except me. Making there be another version of me from a fractured timeline out there." Ford stated.
"How would you, the current you, be there if Ba'al changes time?" Carter asked.
"I'd be in the T.A.R.D.I.S. with whoever I saved where we'd be out of time when the effect takes place so we essentially wouldn't be effected when it does." Ford said.
"Oh, right." Carter said realizing it. "What about that thing you believe, about so much difference between a person seeing themselves five, ten or more years from themselves and still meeting and no explosion or problems happening at all?"
"There would be another version of me, but the me when I first came here." Ford said getting off the bed while running his hand through his hair. "That being the case, who knows what sort of trouble might happen if he started figuring out where he really was and tried to figure out what happened. Really, I'd feel very sorry for him and want to do something. And as soon as I did that, leaving him behind after we fixed the time line is something I couldn't do."
"Yeah, that would be very difficult for him to deal with. That's why she talked to you, to keep that from happening. If the timeline wasn't fixed, we're all dead, more or less, but you still existed…" Carter said.
"All I'd do is come back to everything and be alone in a different time line with another version of myself trying to fix it back. And once that is done, either with everyone or just myself and him, I could screw up and make a different sort of timeline where I do exist and have a T.A.R.D.I.S. which would really cause major problems because they'd almost be the same ship and if that was a possibility, the two might seek each other out." Ford said shaking his head at the thought.
"Like that Doctor Who episode with that Donna lady and her having that unique energy you mean?" Carter asked as he nodded. "Going off that assumption, both T.A.R.D.I.S. would come together and the resulting explosion could wipe out the galaxy or more."
"Be even worse if all of us were together when we fixed the timeline but screwed up to making the same result of galactic annihilation happen." Ford said.
"Do you have any idea on how to keep us from all dying and save the timeline correctly?" Carter asked worried. "I have a few ideas, but you're the better time expert, a Time Lord and she did talk to you."
"I think I do." Ford said shaking a finger as he went into the living room. "But we have to keep this all a secret and come up with a really good plan after what I do. Tell no one until I say otherwise. Sorry, that came out wrong. Is that okay with you?"
"Yeah. What are we going to do first?" Carter asked as he entered the T.A.R.D.I.S.
"Ba'al hasn't changed time yet, so I am going to go back and, get some help and such before he does change it." Ford said.
"How so?" Carter asked curious.
"We need to send out some letters." Ford said as she looked confused and then understood what he meant after a short explanation.
Going back two months in time, some letters to be delivered the day of the present day and others right away, they stopped outside a post office in Kansas and sent off a couple dozen letters and then went back to the present.
"That's a lot of people." Carter said. "Are all of them really necessary?"
"Better more than not enough. Actually, I want to bring more, but that's only because I think they are important people, even though they may or may not have the skills to help. It could take awhile to fix the time line, or a few hours. We also could fail or make things worse, in which case, if we can't fix the time line, we'll have to move on with life, probably by going to Atlantis." Ford said.
"I doubt we'll fail. We do everything we can to not fail." Carter stated.
"I still try to think that and believe it with everything I am, but after failing to save Teyla those two times before, my resolve is a little shaken." Ford said shaking his head while leaning on the console.
"We both know the T.A.R.D.I.S. isn't perfect. There is bound to be more times where this will happen again. We just have to persevere through it and believe we will accomplish the right thing." Carter said hooking her arm around his waist.
"You are really the only person I know that can lift my spirits so well." Ford said hugging her close and kissing her head.
"Besides Sally, right?" Carter said.
"Right." Ford said with a smile.
"Now, what is the plan for now?" Carter asked as they left the T.A.R.D.I.S.
"Eat, then go to work today and then head back here after work. We can then go over idea together and come up with plan A and B." Ford said.
"And a plan C since A usually never works so we always go to B, which means we need a C just in case." Carter said.
"Are you talking to Jack more than I am?" Ford asked.
"I did work with him longer than you have." Carter said with a laugh.
Having the T.A.R.D.I.S. as the large hanger look, he was inside one of the large open sections that once held both of the large yachts that were taken to Atlantis. Right now, it just held the one they owned and still left plenty of space for parking a few dozen cars. While Sam was inside the house with her parents and Sally, giving them a better rundown of what was to take place, Ford said he had to go off and do something. For them, he was gone for about one minute, for him, it was much longer than that. They came out and went inside as he left the large hanger door up for everyone to see and come inside. There was yellow tape on the floor in vertical lines to allow people to park their cars like in a parking lot. He was standing on a concrete step way that had a door leading further into the T.A.R.D.I.S. that was a few feet off the ground with three stairs leading up to where he was leaning on the metal rail bar in the concrete. Sam got up there with him, holding Sally on her hip as her parents stayed by the end of the steps.
Kate showed up first and parked nearby, asking what was going on with the letter she got. Jack and his family, plus MacGyver and his son Sean pulled up and parked near each other close to the boat a few moments later. Jack started to ask what was going on but stopped as Ford shook his head and said to wait and had Kate go on the other side of the T.A.R.D.I.S. door to wait after speaking a few quick words to her. Carter refused to answer Jack when he tried to pressure her into getting answers. More cars came up the road and pulled into different spots, much to the surprise of Jack and his family. Rally, May and Ken, plus their daughter parked first. The rest of SG-1 and their family, plus Mitchell's fiancé, Amy. Even Mark and his family came, even though they were really confused even after talking to Jacob and Amy. Jacob's brother, Matt, came as well, but without his granddaughter Sarah and her husband Harmon Rabb, who Ford later learned they refused to come since they were in Hawaii. Janet and her daughter also came along with Charles, a guy Janet was dating, who did know what was really going on with the SGC. Teal'c had Ishta and his son and his son's wife, plus Bra'tak, with him in the Durango. Bra'tak was uncomfortable in a black suit like Teal'c had since he couldn't wear what he usually did.
Everyone looked at everyone else, besides the Carter's, as two 2007 black Dodge Chargers drove up and parked near the back end of the large boat as Ford directed, along with an old Morgan. Daniel, Teal'c, Mitchell and especially Jack gave Ford a look when they saw the NCIS team from before get out. Gibbs and his team walked past everyone and went straight up to the concrete steps. His team kept quiet only because he told them to as they started to talk while getting out of the car. Tony, Abby, McGee, officer David and Doctor Mallard all looked around in confusion as they followed Gibbs, giving everyone the same confused looks they got.
"What the hell is this General's?" Gibbs asked while waving the letter at Ford and Sam and then at Jack who waved at the two on the steps while glaring at them. "Extreme matter of life and death important can mean many things. I wouldn't have came if it wasn't for the fact this was ordered, which I am here under protest. We were in the middle of an important case…"
"Not as important as this. We're trying to save the world and I think you can help." Ford said with the same hard stare he got from Gibbs.
"Wait, his face is different Boss. Are we sure this is the same guy?" Dinozzo asked.
"Had my car blow up in my face and survived, but ended up needing some surgery." Ford stated while giving him a short look. Looking at everyone else, he cleared his throat. "Okay, seems everyone is here. Now, we have a serious problem."
"There is people here that…" Jack began.
"Jack, shut up please. We have a world crisis about to happen very soon. Wait, someone else is…damn that infuriating woman! K-9, find Lara Croft please!" Ford said aloud, making a few people give him looks.
"Searching Master." they heard over a speaker.
"I had a very disturbing dream." Ford said while ignoring the strange crazy looks he got. "For those of you who do not know, aliens exist. Shut up Jack, I'm trying to explain something very important and at the moment, protocol and classified information don't matter to me."
"Carter…" Jack began as Ford groaned.
"Seriously sir, this is very important." Carter said. "More than world changing important. History changing in a bad way. If not Ford, trust me."
"It better be." Jack grumbled as he crossed his arms.
"Anyway, for the last ten years or so, the Cheyenne Mountain Complex has been the first line of defense against aliens that want our total destruction. Thankfully, we only have a race in the Pegasus Galaxy that wants us dead at the moment since we've successfully managed to get rid of the other bad guys in this galaxy." Ford stated, ignoring Jack's groan and shaking of his head.
"The dwarf galaxy?" McGee asked in surprise.
"Yes. We have people out there in a city, that can be explained later. Now, in several hours, a team of people, which I am part of, is suppose to go to another planet and watch as the last of a alien race called the Goa'uld is finally stopped for good. Very bad aliens that want galactic domination. Cliché and stupid sounding, but true. However, that is not what is going to happen. This team consist of that man, Major General Jack O'Neill, me, retired General, General Ford Carter, my wife, retired Brigadier General Samantha Carter, Doctor Daniel Jackson, Vala Mal Doran, Colonel Cameron Mitchell and that man, who is an alien called a Jaffa, named Teal'c. Daniel will be able to give you better details about what's been going on after I am done. The reason you are all here is because the Goa'uld we captured is about to change Earth's history. I do not know how as to specifics, but only that it will take place in several hours. You people I have chosen to bring along in this ship to help save Earth's history. I was going to bring many more, but, having this many is more than big enough and a hard enough hassle to deal with on explain everything. Besides the paperwork that comes later when we win." Ford said.
"That's a boat." the people who didn't know said while pointing.
"Yes, it is a boat. As strange and so far beyond crazy as this is going to sound, I am a Time Lord, and you are currently in my T.A.R.D.I.S." Ford stated with a very serious face.
This got laughs from those who knew what Doctor Who was.
"Doctor Who is a sci-fi show. A great one, but not real." McGee said chuckling. "Nice joke. What's really going on?"
"We're being Punked." Dinozzo began.
"If this is all a big joke, I'm not amused in any way." Gibbs said firmly.
"You already know what we do." Ford said.
"Yeah, I do. But this being some sort of space ship…" Gibbs said while waving a finger at everything. "Not possible."
"If this is true, let's see some proof." Dinozzo stated.
Ford pulled his Sonic Screwdriver out and pointed it at the hanger door. The door closed as the lights overhead came on. "K-9, have you found Lara yet?"
"Yes Master. She is currently climbing Mount Kilimanjaro." K-9 stated.
"What the hell is she, forget it." Ford said in aggravation as he rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Drop us in next to her please then, I'll grab her sorry ass from this door. Say, within a few feet so I can reach her and not fall out, or she can jump in."
"Yes Master." K-9 said.
Everyone heard the grinding and whining noise as he walked down to the large door. McGee stated he knew what that sound was and that is was a sound a T.A.R.D.I.S. made but that it wasn't possible to be true. Even Abby agreed and began thinking she was having a really strange dream.
"Tell me, if this wasn't a T.A.R.D.I.S., could I do this?" Ford asked using his Sonic Screwdriver on the door.
The large door opened about ten feet up showing the side of the mountain within a few feet of reaching out to touch. It was a nice day with the sun shining brightly and Lara looking at them from over her shoulder in the thankfully gentle breeze.
"What the…?!" Lara exclaimed in surprise.
"You are completely impossible woman! Did you get my letter?" Ford yelled.
"Yes." Lara said like it was no big deal. "But I had other plans…"
"Idiot." Ford said in a insulting tone.
He grabbed her by her backpack and pulled her in, to her and everyone's surprise. Letting her just drop to the floor as he let go, just enough to keep her from rushing back out but also not hurting her, he shook his head while closing the door.
"K-9, dematerialize now please and go to the prearranged coordinates." Ford said ignoring the pistol put in his face. "The rest of you ignore the gun pointed at me. She's not a threat and I can't die anyway."
"Yes Master." K-9 said.
They heard the whining grinding noise and then it was quiet again.
"Okay, so where was I?" Ford said still ignoring the gun pointed at him but thankful that the few people that did pull their guns did put them away. "Oh yes, seeing as we really haven't got much clue as to how much damage and whatnot that our enemy, named Ba'al, is going to cause, I figured having a lot of backup would help. If we fail, then everything you know is pretty much going to be gone and the history of the Earth is going to be changed drastically."
"Wait, if this is all true, that would mean there would be copies of us, or us for the new timeline, in the timeline we are not suppose to be in since we, wouldn't exist if it wasn't for this ship, which I am still having a hard time believing." McGee said.
"So am I." Abby said still in shock. "But this is so far off hinky, it has to be true! Or a really bizarre dream."
"So you just called us to come help to save the world and if we fail, then what?" Gibbs asked.
"We won't fail. After more than ten years of working to save Earth and the galaxy from invaders and such, I am quite sure we'll win this battle yet again. I just felt more backup was needed. Now, if you find the fact that aliens exist is shocking and that I am not what I said I am…." Ford said looking at the NCIS group and then at Sam who nodded.
Carter turned and opened the door, saying something no one else heard, and after opening the door further, someone walked out. Only Gibbs was not shocked to see her, but he smiled as she came down the stairs. While the rest of the team was shocked, Abby shot forward and practically jumped into Kate's arms, almost knocking her over.
"Oh my god! You're alive!" Abby yelled.
"Yeah, I am Abs." Kate said happily returning the hug. "I missed you too."
"Take Gibbs to this room please." Ford said handing her a paper. "You can talk to the others about what really happened."
"What is it that room?" Gibbs asked.
"A surprise for you Gibbs. Despite what I did for you, I hope you continue with the job you have. I personally feel better with you working at NCIS." Ford said.
They went inside surprised as he turned and called Jack and his family, plus MacGyver over.
"Since you already know a lot of what is happening…" Ford said.
"I haven't a clue what is going on." Jack stated before going into a diatribe. "I normally don't do anything when you pull stunts kinda like this, usually because it is for a good cause, but you both have broke so many rules and regulations…."
"Same old Jack." Ford said patting the mans arm as Carter and Daniel burst out laughing. Teal'c had a amused smile while Mitchell only chuckled as he got part of the joke. "Take your brother to this room and then talk about whatever you want. Daniel can fill in details later."
Jack looked at the paper in confusion but left as Ford said it was urgent and pushed him towards the door despite him trying to get a word in.
"K-9, head for Gia'as please. We need to do one more pick up." Carter said.
"Actually more than one but, it's all prearranged." Ford said with a shrug.
"Yes Mistress." K-9 said.
"Okay, so the Ba'al that the Tok'ra have is another clone and the one we really want is going back in time to change history to make sure the SGC or possibly humanity doesn't exist, or something like that?" Mitchell asked as Amy was holding his arm very confused. "And I'm guessing this was all going to take place while we were busy watching his clone be dealt with?"
"Pretty much. Once the timeline has shifted because of whatever it is he has done, we will do a check to find out what happened, where and when it happened and find out how to reverse the effect." Carter said. "We tried to find out before hand, but since it hasn't happened yet, we got nowhere quickly. Though we did try to figure out how he would be changing the past, we didn't get anywhere since there is so many variables of what he could do to change history as we know it."
"Unfortunately, we have to actually let time be changed in order to find out what happens so we can go back and fix it." Ford said.
"But what about all these people who now know what is really going on?" Daniel asked while waving a finger.
"The whole world will know what's going on in at least fifty years, hopefully less. Relatively speaking, you actually think that we'll be able to keep this all under wraps for fifty years? Once Atlantis has enough power, she's coming back here, and that city is not small Daniel." Ford said.
"Even if we could land her in the ocean on Earth and keep her cloaked, it would only be a matter of time, less than a decade before she ran out of power considering all that is happening on the city, excluding the use of the gate, which wouldn't be able to be used since only one gate can be activate on Earth at a time." Carter said. "Besides that, the SGC and Area 51 has been slowly leaking out different technologies to other companies on Earth slowly, other than for progress, but to get everyone ready for what is really out there in the universe, along with medical stuff."
"In this way, we are slowly telling people who just have to keep quiet until it gets told more publicly. Daniel, you'll have to do most of the explaining to everyone of the history and all that stuff." Ford said. "Might as well start getting ideas for the future."
"Oh boy." Daniel muttered.
"You really should write a book or make a documentary so when this comes out, or we have another situation like this, you won't have to do it personally." Carter said.
"I know." Daniel muttered tiredly. "I'm slowly working on a documentary."
"What will you be doing?" Mitchell asked.
"Flying the T.A.R.D.I.S. I think we might be in for a bumpy ride. We'll have everyone go into a large conference room where there is a table set up along with some drinks and food. Sam can show the way and we'll go over the plans of all that will happen." Ford said.
"Okay. You're the time expert here." Mitchell said.
"Mitchell, one last thing." Ford said.
"Yeah General?" Mitchell asked.
"You bring that photo?" Ford asked.
"Yeah, but I don't know why you had me do so." Mitchell said as he handed it over.
"It's important." Ford said as he looked at the photo of a man on an old cargo boat back before color was available in photo's. "You'll understand when this is almost over. Hopefully I will more too."
"You're the boss." Mitchell said, going through the door last as Ford glanced around.
"I really hopes this works." Ford muttered as he went to the Console Room.
Stopping at Gia'as, they picked up K.I.T.T. and the SG-1 team that was androids, plus Melissa who wanted to come along with their Fox counterparts and the Alternate Timeline Ford and Carter who were there in their modified Puddle Jumper that was more like a long tram car now. Seeing talking animals really, freaked out quite a few of them, but at least there was no problems, racially or otherwise. Except for a small incident with Tony that got him a very hard smack across the back of the head from Gibbs when he made a comment about the fox girls. Melissa made a comment about men being the same no matter what species, that made the girls laugh as Kate agreed greatly while telling them to watch out for Tony. Abby thought it was incredibly cool and it was pretty much no surprise when Melissa and her talked like to old friends.
Everyone was sitting at the very large round table while Ford was standing in the middle. Despite the shock Gibbs and MacGyver got from the, surprises the two Carter's had for them, everyone was listening intently. Gibbs had his wife Shannon back and his daughter, even though they were still young and still completely confused. Jack explained the same thing happened to his son coming back and to forget getting details of how they were back and just to be glad to have a family again. MacGyver was very happy to see Kate Malloy back in his life, despite his age and Sean was ecstatic to see his mother living again, who was also very confused. They did try to ask questions, but got the same response from Jack to not ask.
Abby was ecstatic to see Kate again but also upset that she didn't tell her anyways after being saved. Dinozzo was happy as well, but ended up going back to his normal self quickly and tried to hit on her, especially after hearing the explanation of her not being able to have children. He got a quick slap from her followed by a smack to the back of his head from Gibbs. Kate was sitting by SG-1 instead of with her former team mates, mostly because of Tony, though Abby sat by her as did McGee.
"I'll start over, but not on everything since Daniel here has already explained to those of you who didn't know aliens existed and stuff on that subject. I am a Time Lord now and cannot die unless this ship is destroyed. Very complicated story I do not have the time to talk about, nor would many of you even believe it. I sometimes barely believe it myself. Okay, our enemy is a man named Ba'al. We thought we got all his clones, but apparently, we failed because of what is going to take place in the next hour." Ford said while bringing up a few big photos of the man on a screen and telling them briefly about some of the missions they had.
"Are we really sure, I mean, are you really sure General? This is a awfully big chance…." Mitchell began.
"I feel it coming Mitchell and had a very terrible plus vivid nightmare, does that count? I wouldn't have done all this otherwise." Ford said. "I'm not a practical joker."
"Just making sure." Mitchell said sitting back.
"Ba'al is going to change the timeline. We will feel the effects briefly, but we won't feel the effects directly. Once it takes place, we will do a quick scan and find out what is different about the history. Once that is done, we will go from there on figuring out how to repair the timeline. Even though I seriously doubt that we will fail, in case it does go wrong, we group of people will have to figure out how to save the universe from the enemies that will no doubt be everywhere. And if we fail, our only chance will be by going and getting the formerly Lost City of Atlantis." Ford said while bringing up a few pictures of the city. "We, will be the last and only stand against Earth's total annihilation along with the rest of the universe. Seeing as I know some of you are not very proficient with weapons, I do not expect a lot of you to help in the battles that may or may not take place. That being said, I need to know who is and who doesn't want to help in that regard."
Gibbs, Tony and officer David, all of SG-1, Ishta, Bra'tak, Kate, Rally, Lara, the android SG-1, K.I.T.T., Melissa and the Fox Carter's were in on it. The rest were staying out of the fight physically. Only one big problem cropped up though.
"Who's going to watch all the kids?" Fox Carter asked. "Someone has to stay behind with them that are the actual parents."
"I will." Retired General Sam Carter said. "I would like to join in this endeavor, more personally, but being pregnant, I'm staying out of it. Besides, I can operate the T.A.R.D.I.S. if something happens to Ford. K.I.T.T. and K-9 can help me in the Console Room with them along with Jacob and Amy. Technically, they are your parents and the grandparents of your daughters as well."
"True." Fox Carter said.
"I can help." Amy, Mitchell's fiancé said.
"Me and Ken will help with the weapons and explosives for those fighting." May said. "Wait, Ken will have to do that. I'll be watching our daughter with the others."
"There is a game room where they can all play and relax, while trying not to think about what we're all doing." Retired General Sam Carter said.
"I'll help Ken. After what that Vala lady did, it feels good to walk better with out a lot of aid." Mitchell's father said. "I was in the service once and would feel horrible if I didn't help at least on some level."
"What do we do?" McGee asked.
"You and Abby will help me with the T.A.R.D.I.S. to look for the changes in the history and find out the how's and where's." Retired General Sam Carter said as they smiled at the prospect of using advanced and alien technology. "Everyone else can go be with the others in the game room, watching the kids and such. Though Vala is able to using a healing device, Doctor Mallard, Janet and Charles will be ready at a moments notice in case of any medical emergencies. The rest, I know some of you would like to talk more."
"That's for sure." MacGyver said. "I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of this."
"We can talk." Sarah said while holding Charlie near her. "Tell you how to cope with getting a loved one back better and come up with a story as well."
"Don't go hitting on my wife bro." Jack said humorously.
"I have my own wife." Mac stated as he rubbed Kate Malloy's shoulder. "Or I mean to try to."
"Okay everyone, the effect will take place in ten seconds. We are dematerialized, right K-9?" Ford said.
"Affirmative Master. Time way distortion approaching Master." K-9 said.
"Any idea what this might feel like?" Mitchell asked. "I'd rather not throw up…"
Several others agreed with him quickly as Ford was looking at his watch.
"Not a clue. Never done this before, but I know we'll be safe. We are currently outside time and space." Ford said.
"Three, two, one…." Carter said.
Other than what looked and felt like a ripple going through everything, and then a small jolt that made things shake, everything went silent and back to normal. Some people complained of slight nausea, but otherwise they were all fine.
"That's it?" Carter asked after a few minutes went by.
"That's seems to be it dear." Ford said as he looked at his watch. "K-9, status report."
"Time has been abruptly and drastically changed Master. The SGC and most of Area 51 no longer exist. Intense long range scans indicate that there is a immense amount of Goa'uld motherships numbering over ten thousand and other Goa'uld occupied vessels near or in our solar system at the outer ranges and beyond. There is no indication of your presence anywhere on Earth Master, nor of the Ori, the Asguard, the N.I.D., the I.O.A., or signs of Atlantis." K-9 stated.
"Must still be underwater then as we suspected." Ford said.
"Affirmative Master." K-9 said.
"Remind me to make a few trips there later K-9, before we fix the timeline." Ford said.
"Message noted. Primary Stargate located Master. It is not where it is suppose to be according to our timeline." K-9 reported as Carter and the others of the SGC realized on some level of what Ba'al just did.
"Well, it seems something so simple in many ways was all he had to mess with to cause this predicament we are in." Mitchell said. "No gate means no SGC, no aliens and so much more."
"Man, this is like the last time, time was screwed with." Future Ford said tiredly as he rubbed his face. "Same gate screwed with to change everything."
"Well then everyone, now that we have a place to start, let's get started on saving the world." Ford said clapping his hands together once, before walking out the door.
Entering the Console Room, the people who were used to seeing the Console Room were surprised to find it much bigger than normal, such as a whole lot more spacious like the corridors were. Ford smiled with a grunt of approval and then pushed a few buttons on the console. K.I.T.T. was suddenly beamed into the room somewhat close to the door outside, but not in the way, though with the extra room, he would be able to drive around the console if he had to.
"That was a very interesting experience." K.I.T.T. said.
"You get used to it eventually." Ford said while pushing more buttons. "Okay, I'm going to dematerialize us above the North Pole. We will be less seen and even less detected because of our location, not only from Earth but the Goa'uld. Abby, McGee, work on this console over here and look up certain histories, whatever you feel important and see if there is any major differences. She is for the most part, user friendly and can be accessed by the keyboards. Sam, my Sam, look up info on the people in the Stargate program and find out what history their is. Pick anyone you want to help you. Mitchell, Jack, Teal'c and Gibbs, go to the armory and take whoever wants to with and get them a weapon or weapons. Rally…"
"Already know what to do!" Rally said running out happy as Relena followed.
"I really hope she doesn't die alone, surrounded by a massive gun collection." Ford muttered.
"Why did you quit using this?" Android Ford asked as he pointed at the Tommy Gun.
"The Asguard are somewhere else and blew up their planet. We don't have the ability to make more Adamantium rounds, well, I can, but it takes a hell of a lot of time. Rally and I built a new weapon which I like using." Ford said while pulling the lever that made the ship dematerialize.
"So, what are you doing while this group is doing the history research?" Fox Ford asked as he watched his wife help Carter, Android Carter and the future Carter.
"I'm doing a very intense scan of the area." Ford said as the screen behind him came on.
It showed a map of the Milky Way that had been explored in their timeline and beside it came up a map of just outside the solar system that he could scan for the timeline they were now in.
"Oh my god." Android Ford said as he put his hands into his pockets. "That is a lot of motherships. Near or over twenty times the amount that the Jaffa currently have. Or had in this case."
"How many is up there?" Fox Ford asked.
"I count over seven hundred vessels on the screen, just within this solar system." K.I.T.T. said. "There is one ship however that stands out from the others according to the T.A.R.D.I.S. scanners. Shall I bring it up General?"
"You were able to link with the T.A.R.D.I.S.?" Ford asked.
"We are technically computers, so it was an easy task. She finds me fascinating for such a compact program." K.I.T.T. said.
"Cool. Yeah, put it up." Ford said with a small wave.
Everyone looked at the screen as they saw a very large and familiar ship somewhere out past Pluto. Mitchell, Gibbs, Jack, Teal'c, Lara, Ishta, Bra'tak, Vala, Daniel, Tony, Kate, alternate time line Ford Carter, and Rally with Relena came into the room and was updated quickly with what they knew so far. The rest of android SG-1 came in as well moments later. Everyone else was chatting and or with the kids while Doctor Mallard, Janet and Charles were talking medical stuff in the infirmary.
"Damn. Never thought I'd see that thing again." Jack said.
"Shocking and yet, not surprising. Anubis did create a very powerful ship and incredibly powerful weapon with that particular ship design. I guess Ba'al decided to take the idea for himself." Ford said. "However, this does not bode well."
"How so? I did read the file on that ship. It's pretty impressive with firepower, but nothing for the defenses against this ship." Mitchell said.
"Yes, but used correctly, and knowing Ba'al, he probably did more than just tinker with it, that weapon system could easily blow up a planet." Ford said. "We have no idea how Ba'al was able to travel through time, but he could ruin everything very quickly by just going back in time again and blowing the Earth up before we arrived where we are now and cause a massive paradox. That is if he used that ship to travel through time."
"Causing a paradox would effect him as well though, wouldn't it?" Daniel asked.
"Not if he used a clone to go back in time and do it. Leaving the real Ba'al safe and sound in the present." Android Carter said. "Wait, that wouldn't work…"
"Actually it would, if he has more than one time machine. The principle of a time machine makes it that, for the most part, no matter what you do with time, the occupants inside the time machine and the machine itself aren't effected by the changes." Carter said. "At least that is what seems to be the case with the few times we tried with the various Time machines we have."
"Sound right." Fox Carter said. "But making a time machine is very hard unless you know what you are doing. And even then, it can require a lot of power."
"Doc Browns first time machine worked on a single nuclear rod core. One trip used up all that energy. Then he went into the future and got a cold fusion system." Future Ford said. "And that future has changed to where it didn't come to pass. Which sucks since there is no flying cars. At least publicly."
"And I was completely unable to rebuild or even figure out how the cold fusion system worked." Ford said. "We need to find out how Ba'al traveled through time."
"Hey, did you find anything yet Abs?" Gibbs asked in hopes he learned something he could actually understand instead of all the techno babble going on around him.
"From what little we have looked over, most of what we knew about history, outside the classified stuff you all do, everything is pretty much the same." Abby said. "Only a few things were a bit hinky, and some technologies I knew were out there aren't."
"Same with some computer programs and other things I heard about based on advanced technologies I have no doubt came from the place where you people work." McGee said.
"Mitchell doesn't exist, his grandfather died. Jack is still alive, married and still has Charlie." Carter said sadly and surprised. "I'm dead in a shuttle explosion. You know, even with all we've done and seen, I still want to see what it is like to fly up in a space shuttle. Feel those G-forces without inertial dampeners."
"Remind me to make some calls when we get back. I can call in some favors and get it done. I want to try it as well." Ford said as he did a scan of Earth. "What about the rest of the team?"
"Daniel is in Egypt and according to this Earth's history, he is basically shunned because of his ideas. Mark is still alive but they aren't doing very well since he is the only family of Carter's left since dad died of cancer. Hammond is working in the Pentagon along with some of the others from the SGC and from Atlantis. McKay has a business of some sort and married…" Carter said.
"Forget the Atlantis personal. I wanted to bring them with, but dropping in and telling only certain people to come along would have really caused more problems than good. I don't want to think about what we lost if this fails, which I doubt…" Ford said trailing off.
"I know." Carter said with sympathy.
"Hey, I thought you could hook the T.A.R.D.I.S. to the city." Mitchell said. "Why didn't you just do that and bring it along anyway with all those people?"
"Too much power requirements, not to mention, the people problem." Carter said. "Having to save their families and such, which we really didn't have time to do, plus many families have no idea what their spouses, brothers or sisters really do."
"If we did have the city, we couldn't go get the other one without causing real troubles." Ford said. "Sam, anything on the gate yet?"
"According to history, the Stargate never made it to America. The ship carrying it was believed sunk because it was never found. However, it is still afloat, technically, and stuck in the ice in the Arctic circle." Carter said.
"I wonder how that happened?" Daniel said as most of them nodded in agreement but didn't say anything.
"Looks like we are still at NCIS, doing our jobs as usual. Kate is still dead." Abs said with mixed feelings. "Her body was missing and so far, no one knows where it went or was taken. Closed casket."
"Some else came along and got her out of there and told her what she was." Ford said. "She's somewhere though."
"Can we see what happened to the rest of us?" Rally asked. "I've often wondered what I would be doing if I didn't join you guys."
Ford moved to the console and did a quick check.
"You still have your shop, the Shelby is gone, May hasn't married Ken yet and is still working with you, and you still do bounty hunter work." Ford said. "As for the Becky girl, looks like you still own her money."
"What makes you say that?" Rally asked raising an eyebrow.
Ford flipped a switch and they heard a conversation going on over the speakers.
"You got two days Rally." Becky said with a demanding tone before they heard a phone hanging up.
"Dammit! Just when you think you've gotten her fangs out of you and can run away, she quickly moves and sinks them in another spot! Damn bloodsucker! If it wasn't for needing her to get important information, I swear I'd kick her ass to the curb and find someone less vampiric!" Rally shouted.
"Calm down Rally…" May began as Ford shut the link off.
"Damn, that really sucks. For her." Rally said crossing her arms. "As a friend, she was good. But when it came to money and business, there was days I wanted to shoot her myself. Thank god you guys came along. I really love that car."
"Lara, you're presumed dead. Looks like you went off on some adventure, more than likely that one we did in China and never returned since I am getting a reading of the ship still under that mountain." Ford stated. "Still wish you were left behind?"
"Not anymore." Lara muttered as she crossed her arms.
"What about my brother?" Jack asked.
"MacGyver is, looks like he settled down with his son, looks like Detroit. From what I can get of the phone records over the last several years, this Jack and him never talk. As for you Teal'c and your family, Bra'tak, Ishta and Vala, sorry. You already know why I can't find out anything." Ford said as Teal'c and the others only nodded and Vala grunted in understanding. "As for you K.I.T.T…."
"I have already seen the fate of the K.I.T.T. of this time line. It only makes my appreciation of being rescued by you and your friends even more worthwhile." K.I.T.T. said.
"Looks like Uncle Matt died in prison." Carter said sadly. "I'm am so glad we were able to get him out of there."
"I've seen Jacob very strict and stern, but when he laid into his brother, that was scary. I'm just glad community service is something he doesn't mind doing instead of going back to jail." Ford said. "I guess that is it then. Setting coordinates to land inside near the gate."
"Ford, the temperature in the ship is well below freezing right now." Carter said. "None of us our dressed to even step out there for a minute."
"I'll be about the only one that can go out then." Ford said.
"We can go out." the android SG-1 team said.
"That wouldn't be a good idea. The structural integrity of the vessel is pretty compromised. No offense, but your combined weight might be too much for it to handle." Carter said.
"She's right. I technically weigh the less out of us, and yet these readings say I would go through the hull the moment I stepped out." Android Carter said.
"What's out there besides the gate that is so important to check out?" Android Jack asked.
"Hopefully, some answers about why the ship is here instead of at its destination." Fox Carter said. "Think about it, this would be the most pivotal moment in America's history. Secretly anyway. If the gate never made it to America…."
"Then the SGC wouldn't have started up at all. Daniel would never have been called in to help…" Android Carter said.
"Meaning the SGC never started and Area 51 wouldn't get any further in the research on what little alien technology they already had." Future Carter said.
"It makes perfect sense. By why didn't Ba'al just destroy the gate? These readings show the gate is still intact and, if it was found, the SGC could start almost immediately. Provided they figured out how to make it work." Carter said.
"What else do the readings say?" Android Jack asked.
"There is dead bodies on the ship, long since beyond frozen. There is also indications of a large hole in the side of the ship. Wait, the hole is the exact size of the opening in the gate. At some point, which looks to be, a few decades ago, the gate activated and put the hole in the ship with the event horizon it shoots out." Carter said.
"Ba'al must have found some way to travel through time using the gate. He went back to a time where the gate was going to America and came through at that point, killed the crew, and I guess let the ship just float away instead of sinking it. It would have been easier to sink it though." Ford said confused.
"The vessel was employed by the government, so he must have realized it would have been looked for." Carter said.
"Blowing it up would have caused tension between other countries at the time." Android Carter said.
"Why would he care?" Future Carter asked. "The SGC, specifically SG-1, have been the biggest torn in his side since the rest of the Goa'uld were almost completely wiped out."
"Maybe he had planned on sinking or blowing up the ship and something changed that." Gibbs said.
"Possible." Carter said.
"K.I.T.T., what does the readings of the planets we can scan in our range show compared to what we know of the planets from our universe?" Ford asked.
The screen changed to show a few planets very close in the Stargate network near Earth and a side by side comparison of the differences.
"Ba'al is in control of them, no surprise. Even though he has slaves, he seems to be treating them, somewhat fairly, even though they are slaves. Unless I am reading this wrong." Ford muttered.
"Perhaps his time on Earth taught him of the history Earth had with using people as slaves and he saw something important enough to make changes while still keeping them subjugated." Android Teal'c said.
"Perhaps he also has a more personal reason for wanting the Earth left alone." Teal'c stated as the android Teal'c nodded in agreement.
"This is like the Ori. He has them believing he is a God and as long as they do what he tells them while still allowing them some freedom, then they work better without having all that fear over their head." Carter said.
"Makes sense." Future Ford said. "Slaves with better living conditions do work better than those in terrible living conditions and being beat everyday, along with little to no food or water."
"That doesn't explain why he would leave the Earth alone." Ford muttered while rubbing his chin. "It's completely out of character."
"Maybe it was for the hockey." Jack said as he got a few looks and said he was serious.
"Maybe he wanted to gloat over it." Carter said. "No, that wouldn't be right. He must think we don't exist anymore, so gloating would be pointless."
"K.I.T.T., is there anything on Earth, or in the satellites in space, or anything in space for that matter near the Earth that is, keeping tabs and of alien origin?" Ford asked.
"According to the information I have accessed on Goa'uld technology, there is several satellites and several places on Earth that have systems keeping check and sending signals into a relay transmitter hidden on the moon of Goa'uld origin. I would have to surmise that, given the technological state of Earth at this moment, they are completely unaware they are being spied on. Further more, the field of nanotechnology is very limited." K.I.T.T. said.
"That explains why I didn't find that new version of you." Ford muttered. "And that Team Knight Rider being shut down."
"So, Ba'al is keeping a watch on Earth. Why?" Mitchell asked.
"I haven't a clue. It must be something very personal. We'll have to ask him when we see him." Ford said.
"Maybe it is video games." Future Ford said. "They have gotten much farther in our timeline and a lot more popular on other worlds since it doesn't seem like many other races really developed that sort of stuff."
"There is no reason to ask him anything. We just need to figure out what he did, go back and stop him, then everything will be set right again." Jack said. "We can all go home and I can get back to the Simpsons."
Several people laughed and even Gibbs smiled.
"We can't." Ford stated.
"Why not?" Jack asked in agitated state.
"It is because he used a time machine." McGee stated quickly. Getting a few looks. "Sorry, never mind."
"No, you actually have the right answer. Go ahead, elaborate on it. If it is okay with you Gibbs?" Ford asked.
"Sure." Gibbs said proud of his agent figuring things out. "I'm glad to see one of my team has an idea of what is happening."
"I've watched Doctor Who and got a pretty good idea of what he does and such, even though I haven't seen all the older episodes…" McGee said as Gibbs gave him a look. "Okay, you are a Time Lord, which means, if I am right, you are doing everything you can to keep time in check. That means you also need to watch for anyone else who figures out how to travel through time or learns how to manipulate it."
"Since this Ba'al character has learned how to not only travel through time but also change it, you need to know exactly what he did so you can fix it properly and how he got back in time, right?" Abby asked with the same excited enthusiasm that McGee had.
"Wow." all the Fords and even Carter muttered.
"Did you give or let them see your book too?" Carter asked.
"You and Rodney are the only ones that have seen it. I'm still putting in the finishing touches." Ford said getting looks from his counterparts. "She and Rodney wanted me to write something, book or paper, like they had, and I went with book. Time travel comes to me naturally, what else could I write on?"
The other Fords muttered it made sense and that they wanted to see the book later.
"We got it right?" McGee asked with surprise.
"For the most part, yes." Ford said. "We could just go back and change everything back to way it is suppose to be, but…."
"If Ba'al used something else to travel through time, say that Ancient time machine where Jack and Teal'c here stayed in some loop for over three months…" Mitchell said.
"We already know it is not that. That was missing too many things to even begin with for it to work properly. If Ba'al is using something else, that isn't on his ship, then anyone else could find it and cause untold trouble in the near or far future." Ford said.
"For all we know, it could be some system that allows the user to see into the future so they can see if what they wanted to have happen is going to stay that way." Future Ford said. "In which case, the real Ba'al could be there waiting to see if he was followed by any of us or not."
"However he has done this, we have to investigate it and if possible, take the machine apart and bring it back with us. If not, we destroy it to ensure it never gets used by anyone." Carter said. "Then once the time line is repaired, we go and either take it or destroy it too."
"Sounds like a plan to me. So, when do we go?" Jack asked.
"I'm going out to take a look at things for a moment…" Ford said as he pulled the lever to open the door.
"Mistress." K-9 said.
"Yes K-9?" all the Carters asked.
"Scans indicate there is a nuclear class submarine belonging to the United States on approach. They shall arrive in the general area in ten minutes." K-9 said.
"Hacking into their systems now." Carter said as she did a through scan. "According to this, they are on patrol, nothing more."
"We'll just have to be careful. Though I doubt that we'll have any trouble." Ford said as he walked out, leaving the door open. "Bet this place is chilly."
"Why aren't we feeling the cold?" Gibbs asked.
"A forcefield we can't see and don't feel is in place to keep this environment from being effected by the outside environment. It can be shut off, but we keep it up to keep out things we don't want in. Such as dangerous gases, missing atmosphere and such." Carter said. "It's over fifty below out there."
"Missing atmosphere?" Abby asked.
"We landed on the moon once, with this ship looking like their former house. We were able to walk out onto the deck, which was protected behind the shield, allowing us to watch the Earth rise, the sun rise, and even walk around on the moon within a certain range of this ship." Mitchell said. "Even saw Armstrong's boot print."
"I would have loved to seen that!" Abby exclaimed as Ford came back in.
"The original Stargate that the SGC began with is there as it is suppose to be. According to these readings.." Ford said as he looked at a scanner in his hand. "The gate opened at one point during the ships travel to Boston. Ba'al did come through and caused the ship to end up where it is now by killing the crew. As to how he got back in time and did this, not sure. We know it was by Stargate but I seriously doubt that Ba'al did it by just using a solar flare. Um, your grandfather was the captain of this ship Mitchell."
"That explains why he died and I don't exist." Mitchell said.
"Anything else?" Carter asked.
"There is a ramp, made from materials not found on Earth, leading to the Stargate. Part of it is missing, which we already know why is gone." Ford said.
"Aren't you freezing?" Tony asked.
"Time Lords aren't effected by the weather and temperatures like everyone else is." Ford said as he put the scanner back in his pocket. "I could stand out there for hours and not feel anything. Any of you would be dead in less than ten minutes."
"Good thing that field is up keeping us warm and toasty in here." Tony said while rubbing his arms.
"The bottom decks of the Achilles are nearly two stories under the ice." K.I.T.T. said. "Any extreme disturbances would cause the fragile structure of the ship to give out bringing the ocean water beneath and around it inside within a matter of seconds, sinking the vessel within two minutes at most."
"How big a disturbance we talking here?" Jack asked.
"An explosion equal to a standard grenade would be enough." K.I.T.T. said. "A breach in the hull could do the same depending on the location."
"Why is this information relevant?" Gibbs asked.
"If we had to activate the gate, for whatever reason, it would shake enough to be detected on a seismometer." Android Carter said. "When the SGC started, the gate shook every time we used in until we figured out how to stop it."
"Why would we need to activate it?" Gibbs asked.
"To establish the last place it was opened to." Mitchell said. "From there, we could hopefully find out where Ba'al went and if we were extremely lucky, end up wherever this time machine he used is, allowing us to fix the past and go back to the present."
"So, you're saying that dialing the gate will get us the information to fix the future, but will also cause the ship to sink, possibly before we can get the said information, right?" Tony asked.
"Not really, per say." Android Carter said. "We can dial the gate, toss a device this ship can read even through the event horizon, get the spatial location of where the other end is, and make the T.A.R.D.I.S. go there before the ship sinks. If the DHD was on the ship, we'd be able to figure it out sooner, but there isn't one."
"Even if it does start sinking before we can leave, we'll be safe anyway." Daniel said. "The only real problem will be that the gate will stay open for thirty eight minutes since the water will be flooding through the gate to wherever the other end of the wormhole is."
"And that will only be a problem if we go to the location and find it is in some cave or confined space that will fill up pretty quickly, making it extremely difficult to go on from there until we get rid of the water." Carter said.
"I guess swimming around is out of the question." Jack said.
"That water would kill anyone who enters in, no matter what sort of protection they have." Android Carter said. "We'd freeze up and we're androids."
"I would survive, but I'm not risking it." Ford said waving his hands.
"We've got no choice but to try anyway." Mitchell said.
"It's either this plan, we try to come up with a better one, or live out the remainder of our lives in this time line on Atlantis." Rally said.
"As much as I would really like to see the Lost City of Atlantis, I want my old life back." Lara said. "Besides, once we fix this and get our time line back, you can take me there anyway."
"Can I go too?!" Abby asked excitedly.
"You'd really have to keep that quiet Abby." Kate said. "You couldn't even talk to any of the team at any time because the risk of a security leak would be to great. Though it is a nice place, it's not much to brag about unless you're into structural architecture. The scenery outside it worth it though."
"We've got a few rouge elements in the SGC system that believe we should be doing things a different way. Because of that, a lot of friends and family are checked on or watched periodically to ensure their safety and to make sure they haven't been talking to anyone about matters they are suppose to keep quiet." Carter said.
"That's the main reason I don't want to let you go." Ford said. "Just having you here is dangerous enough. However, since no one would believe that you were actually inside a real T.A.R.D.I.S. since everyone only knows it as a really great TV show, you're a lot safer."
"I vote we deal with this issue later and get on with this plan. I am missing the Simpsons right now…" Jack said looking at his watch.
"Jack, I gave you a couple box sets of the show that don't come out for another couple of years!" Ford stated. "You have the entire current collection and more!"
"So. I want to watch it anyway. You do the same with your Japanese cartoons that come on every Saturday." Jack stated.
"He's got you there." Carter said seeing Ford pinch the bridge of his nose.
"Oh, I love those. Which ones are you interested in?" McGee asked as Ford started to open his mouth.
"McGee." Gibbs warned while giving Ford a glare.
"Sorry boss." McGee said.
"That's McGeek for ya." Tony said with a chuckle.
"In case you hadn't noticed Mr. Dinozzo, geeks pretty much run the world." Daniel stated.
"No they don't." Tony stated with a laugh.
"Oh yeah, they do." Mitchell said.
"He's right. Ford already pointed it out to many people already." Rally said.
"I have to hear this!" Abby said as the Jack's shook their heads. "I want something to rub in people's faces when they call me geek."
"Smart people run most of everything and get the best jobs. They can do much more than the average person and make some of the best things in the world for anyone and just about everyone. Smart people are usually called geeks, therefore, it's no surprise that geeks pretty much run everything." Ford said.
"A lot of people working for the SGC and its affiliates are geeks. If it wasn't for me and a few others, we wouldn't be going through the Stargate." Carter said. "And I mean figuring out the dialing issues concerning planetary drift Daniel. Not the fact you were the one that figured out how the thing worked to begin with."
"See." Daniel said looking at Tony. "And because of SG-1 and the other SG teams, we've saved Earth and several other planets a few times over."
"Most of SG-1 is made up of geeks." Mitchell said. "General O'Neill and I aren't geeks. And neither is Teal'c technically…"
"That's wrong. Teal'c can fix a staff weapon and even help with Goa'uld ships. You can fly just about anything that has been created, just like Sheppard, and do some repair work. Only because you don't have the ATA gene is why you can't pilot a Jumper." Ford stated.
"Oh man, that makes me a geek to." Jack groaned.
"We're suppose to be jocks." Android Jack said.
"You and Colonel Sheppard are the two best people we've seen that can use and access Ancient technology." Carter said. "Sorry Jack, but you changed sides some time ago."
"I know none of you are under my jurisdiction, but can we move on?" Gibbs asked impatiently.
"Yes, please move on. Better yet, I order you to move on." Jack said. "And don't give me that crap about being retired, because since you did retire, that makes me higher in the command chain. Further more, since you are still with SG-1, that makes Colonel Mitchell in command of you. So if need be, I'll order him to order you."
"Yes sir." Ford and Carter said giving him a small salute.
Several minutes later, a naquada generator and a computer hooked up to the T.A.R.D.I.S. by a few cables leading back into the Console Room was set up and ready to go. Ford was outside making final adjustments when K-9 reported the nuclear submarine was moving in on a direct course for their position.
"How could they know we are here?" Jack asked as Ford and Carter were working on the console.
"They could be detected the energy levels, heat signatures, maybe even hearing us talking for all I know." Carter said.
"They could even see the ship to. Her upper decks are above water." Ford said as he turned dials and pushed buttons. "Plus the sun is out with no clouds."
"We need to do this before they arrive and start asking questions." Jack said.
"Why?" Ford asked, hearing the urgency in Jack's voice. "They can't come in here and can't get in if I extend the shields around the gate."
"This timeline's Jack O'Neill is on that submarine." Carter said as Ford's head whipped around. "I did a scan of the vessel and read a familiar signature."
"That is bad considering you still haven't got the concept of the time change factor." Ford muttered.
"If they were to come into contact…"McGee began.
"It would cause who knows what really since its never actually happened." Ford said as he made final adjustments. "It's all theoretical mostly and I have encountered myself, from the future and we made contact without the entire universe being destroyed. Besides, we are in an alternate timeline so, it doesn't matter."
"But it does…" McGee began.
"We are from a different timeline and many years ahead of them." Future Carter said. "Another time change took place, which was SG-1's fault, resulting in a incredibly bad change in the Earth's future. Long story short, the SG-1 from that future went back and fixed the past, making things as they were suppose to be."
"We weren't able to go back to work or our lives as we knew them, so we moved on." Future Ford said. "I'm not a Time Lord, but an Immortal. And we live in the far future. And before you ask Anthony, I'm not giving you any information to use when you get back home. I don't like sports and couldn't tell you who won anything last week, much less in the last few years."
"I know though. I love football!" Future Carter said smiling. "But, I can't tell you."
"That is so unfair." Dinozzo grumbled.
"Okay, it's ready to go." Carter said.
"Alright." Ford said going back out while pulling one of the transmitters that only the T.A.R.D.I.S. could locate out. "Hit it."
Gibbs and his team were really impressed as they watched the water spout effect happen and then settle. Those not used to it, were further surprised when the ship shook as the gate dialed. Ford quickly tossed the device through and ran back inside as the ship began to shake and crumble and water broke through a few places in the flooring and began spraying water everywhere. Carter swore as she began working on the Console quickly.
"What's wrong?" Ford asked urgently as he started the T.A.R.D.I.S. for take off.
"I had a reading for three seconds and then it just vanished. I'm trying to see if I can at least get a partial fix on the location from those three seconds, but I don't think it is going to happen." Carter said with frustration.
"What the hell could have happened?" Android Ford asked. "Those things are suppose to be pretty tough."
"It is possible that Jaffa on the other side, or perhaps Ba'al himself was there and saw the object and destroyed it quickly." Teal'c stated.
"Why didn't we think of this before?!" Jack exclaimed.
"I didn't even think of the possibility." Ford said.
"I think we should leave." Tony said pointing at the water rising outside.
"The ship will sink in less than ten seconds." K.I.T.T. said.
"Dematerializing now." Ford said.
The door closed as the cables were cut near the door by the shield and then pulled out of the way letting the ship leave. Ice had formed on the outside of the T.A.R.D.I.S. and slightly on the door as it took off as the ship sank out of sight. Having little choice but to come up with a better idea now, Ford landed the T.A.R.D.I.S. on the ice a few dozen feet away from where the ship sank.
"Now what?" Jack asked.
"The gate is still active, but the water isn't rushing through it. Looks like it froze over pretty quickly." Carter said. "Most of the ship is now a large chunk of slowly sinking ice."
"Short of somehow pulling the vessel out of the water to get the Stargate out, I can't think of anything." Android Carter said, getting a shake of the head from the other Carters as she gave them questioning looks.
"So that's it? We just give up?" Gibbs asked. "You all practically bragged about saving the world several times over and now you're giving up?"
"We didn't say we were giving up." Mitchell said. "We just need to come up with a new plan of action. It may take some time, but we'll get there."
"The American submarine Alexandria has surface and knows of our presence." K.I.T.T. stated. "I shall put it on the screen."
The group looked seeing the large tower of the submarine sticking out of the ice with a couple of men in white heavy snow outfits walking up with machine guns in there hands.
"Um, one of them is you Jack." Carter said looking at the readings. "I don't know the other person."
"Everyone back up out of the range of being seen from the doorway. I'll handle this." Ford said.
"What are you going to do? Tell them you're an alien trying to fix the future?" Jack asked as no one moved.
"You're right. Let's shock the hell out of them." Ford said opening the door. "Once we fix the future, this timeline will be gone anyway."
The two men walked up with their weapons ready as the door opened and the ice was kicked off from the inside. Ford stepped out and had to blink as the wind blowing in his face made it difficult to see. He put his glasses on and asked the two to repeat what they said as he didn't hear them.
"Who are you?!" Colonel O'Neill asked.
"Hey Jack! Nice to see you too!" Ford said shaking the mans shocked hand. "Believe it or not, I'm from the future and a very close personal friend of yours when you are a General!"
The two looked at each other and then back at him, not being able to see past him into the T.A.R.D.I.S.
"The future?" Colonel O'Neill asked. "That's impossible! Who are you really?!"
"Not human!" Ford yelled over the wind.
The two men looked at each other and then at him again, lifting their weapons slightly.
"I'm standing here in freezing temperatures and wearing a suit! I'm not freezing my balls off or building ice on myself, or frostbite for that matter!" Ford said flexing his fingers in front of them. "That's got to at least tell you I can't be lying."
"Fine, we'll say you aren't human. What is it you are doing?!" Jack yelled.
"Trying to fix the future! A really bad man in the future caused trouble by destroying the one I know by coming back into the past, making a ship that unfortunately sunk a few moments ago never reach America!" Ford yelled.
"We saw that!" Colonel O'Neill yelled.
"My mistake! But the ship was a loss already anyway! I did get part of what I was looking for however so I think I can fix things!" Ford yelled.
"Is that your time machine?" the other man asked.
"Yeah! Bigger than she looks though and the phone booth look is part of her camouflage!" Ford yelled.
"Assuming you aren't bullshitting us, can we see inside?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
"Ford, Carter says a Russian sub is nearby!" Jack yelled from behind him.
"What?" Ford asked turning only to be grabbed by the arm by Colonel O'Neill.
"What the hell is going on here?! Why does he look like me?!" Colonel O'Neill asked.
"That's you, in the future!" Ford yelled.
"Sir, the captain is requesting that we return to the ship." the other man said. "There is a Russian submarine nearby and he doesn't want to get spotted."
"You need to come with me!" Colonel O'Neill yelled.
"Sorry, no can do!" Ford said breaking free from his grip and rushing into the T.A.R.D.I.S. "We'll talk later!"
The two men watched as the T.A.R.D.I.S. vanished from their sight. They quickly turned around after firing a few rounds where the ship once was and got into the sub. It dived and took off away quickly as the Captain asked the two what happened.
"We're going to have to deal with them." Carter said. "You know they'll send a message to their superiors and tell them what has happened."
"I know what I would be doing. And it is going to cause us a whole hell of problems where sticking our fingers in our ears and humming isn't going to ignore it. If he is anything like I am." Jack stated.
"We'll need this American military in order to get the help we'll need to get this all straightened out." Mitchell said. "We lost the first Stargate, however, there is two more on this planet to use. And if Ba'al is out there like we think, we can go get him, find out what he did and when, then fix everything. And assuming he still has whatever sort of time machine he used, I'm willing to bet it is on a planet we haven't been to and neither has this ship."
"Which means we'll need one of the two Stargates left to send a transmitter through to get the T.A.R.D.I.S. there." Daniel said.
"Things are going to get extremely complicated in a few moments." Ford said as he pushed a few buttons on the console.
"What are you planning?" Jack asked.
"Land in the submarine. There is a couple places with enough room. They'll send a team, we'll ask for you personally, bring him in here and talk to him. Hopefully, he'll understand things better if you talk to him." Ford said.
"Something tells me this will work out better if a lot of us aren't in here." Android Jack said. "Let's go check on the other's people."
Rally, Lara, SG-1, K.I.T.T., Ishta, and Kate were the only ones left in the Console Room. Carter beamed in a few chairs for them to sit in, which Ford didn't do as he paced near the door after landing. Since the torpedo room had the best open area to land in, they did, setting the submarine on full alert. Security came in with weapons drawn and orders yelled.
"We'll only talk to Colonel Jack O'Neill." Ford said sitting his head out. "And firing your weapons will be a bad idea, not only because my ship has a shield, but on the off chance bullets ricochet in a bad direction, you could cause serious damage to the Alexandria or blow her up if you hit a major pipe."
Near fifteen minutes later, and a lot of shouting for them to surrender, the Captain sent Colonel O'Neill down to talk since no one had been able to break in much less touch the door to the strange phone booth. The group tried to rush in when the door opened, but failed as they ran into the shield that was extended around Colonel O'Neill when he stood in front of the door.
"We promise not to harm him and have him back after we talk." Ford said before closing the door.
"What the hell…" Colonel O'Neill asked in shock as he looked around, ignoring the fact he also saw himself. "Is that a Trans Am I'm seeing?"
"Yes. Also from the future, but currently working with the Knight Foundation in your current time line. Colonel O'Neill, K.I.T.T., K.I.T.T., you already know who he is." Ford said sitting on the hood.
"Hello Colonel." K.I.T.T. said.
"Did that car just talk?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
"Yes it did. Now sit down please." Jack said waving at a empty chair. "We have important matters to discuss. Once it is over, you can hopefully go back to the cabin in Minnesota to stay with Sarah and Charlie, fishing away all the strangeness that is happening right now."
"Right." Colonel O'Neill said rather calmly. "Are you that dead astronaut?"
"Yes, and no. The Samantha Carter you knew didn't end up being what she could have been had that ship that sank made it to America back before WW2 started." Carter said. "We are part of a team called SG-1. Lara, Kate, Rally and Ishta aren't, but are very close friends."
"You're that famous archeologist of sorts that died aren't you?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
"Yes. But I didn't die, at least the one you know. She's somewhere out there, maybe even at home hiding." Lara said casually. "Unless her head was taken off."
"You're an Immortal?" Colonel O'Neill asked getting surprised looks from them.
"How do you know about them? I never learned until he told me." Jack said pointing at Ford.
"A friend." Colonel O'Neill said with a shrug.
"You seem much calmer than when you entered. Have you begun to believe and understand us on some level Colonel O'Neill?" Teal'c asked.
"No. I think I'm in some strange dream which is a result of that leftover pizza I had two days ago." Colonel O'Neill said shrugging. "And as strange as this dream is, not to mention freaky, I'd rather have this than some nightmare."
"Pinch yourself then and you'll see you are awake Jack." Daniel said.
"Who are you?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
"Doctor Daniel Jackson. The one in this timeline is in Egypt, being shunned by the archeological community for saying the pyramids were landing pads for alien ships. Which in fact is true and is one of the reasons why we are here. This Earth is in big trouble." Daniel stated.
"Right. Who are the rest of you then?" Colonel O'Neill asked.
The others made their introductions and Colonel O'Neill realized he wasn't dreaming after pinching himself and seeing a few videos on the screen of the core group in the T.A.R.D.I.S. having fun on several occasions together with Jack. Some were at his cabin, others on the lake, a few on other planets, one on the moon.
"Okay, assuming I accept the fact that everything I have seen and heard is not possible and yet, is happening, what is it you plan on doing?" Colonel O'Neill asked as he sat back in the chair with a headache that was forming.
"If you are anything like I the person I am, you'd want to see things set right." Jack said. "None of this is suppose to be happening. We're suppose to be having fun with Charlie at the hockey rink in Washington…"
"I can't play hockey." Colonel O'Neill stated.
"You got fixed Jack, he didn't." Ford stated.
"I forgot." Jack said.
"Vala, can you at least fix his knees?" Carter asked.
"I can try." Vala said getting up.
"Wait, I ain't going through any medical…" Colonel O'Neill began.
"Sit down you idiot. She doesn't even have to touch you. And if this doesn't make you see that we are real and being dead serious, I'll get Sarah in here to chew you out." Jack stated.
"Sarah is here?" Colonel O'Neill asked surprised.
"My Sarah." Jack stated as Vala knelt down in front of him.
"This won't hurt a bit." Vala said.
He cringed at first and then looked at his knees in shock as she finished a minute later and put the healing device back.
"That's impossible." Colonel O'Neill stated.
"And yet, it happened. Earth is better because of the technology we got from other planets." Carter said.
"We even found the Lost City of Atlantis." Daniel said. "We've helped so many people and made so many allies."
"My people have been freed because of the Tauri. My son lives with his wife without fear of persecution and I have been able to find love once again." Teal'c said as he and Ishta nodded at each other.
"You people are a strange bunch." Colonel O'Neill muttered.
"You should see the other thirty some odd further inside." Ford said while jerking a thumb. "You're brother is here too."
"Brother?" Colonel O'Neill asked confused.
"Angus MacGyver." the group stated.
"Oh, him." Colonel O'Neill muttered.
"Yeah, I know there is some bad blood between you two. With us, we managed to work it out." Jack said.
"Look, we don't want to fight anyone, except Ba'al and his cohorts. We knew what you'd say and do after that exchange on the ice so we needed to talk to you better in person. On the off chance that we can't fix this timeline, then we need this Earth to be prepared for a attack." Ford said.
"When it happens we don't know." Carter said.
"But you can be damned sure that Ba'al isn't out there sitting on his hands. He will come eventually and he won't take no for an answer." Mitchell said.
"The only trump card we have per say, is us since we are sure he thinks we are all dead and gone." Daniel said.
"Our only hope of returning time to its rightful state is with your help Colonel O'Neill." Teal'c stated. "I know you to be an honorable warrior and consider you a very close friend. I can only hope that my faith is not unfounded with this version of you as well."
"And for T, that's saying a lot." Mitchell said.
"No one is going to believe me. I'll be thrown into the nut ward if I tell them any of this." Colonel O'Neill said as he got up.
"Give them this disc." Carter said. "It should be more than enough. There is a cell number on the disc as well that the President can call to get hold of us."
Colonel O'Neill took the disc and still was very skeptical as he was let out and watched the ship suddenly vanish before his eyes with the others.
"What happened sir? What did they do to you?" one of the men asked.
"Nothing. We talked, they gave me a disc and let me go." Colonel O'Neill said more confused than before. "They also fixed my knees, which I'm still having a hard time believing. I need to go speak to the Captain. After that, maybe have my head examined."
"Yes sir." the man said as he also thought he was in some sort of strange dream.
They were and weren't to surprised when the phone call came through and they did as requested, landing in a large hanger bay in Alaska at the Elmendorf Air Force Base. General Hank Landry, Colonel O'Neill and a few other high ranking officers and several other people along with a platoon of soldiers were waiting when they landed.
"These people are complete idiots." Ford said looking at the screen as he touched a button on the console. "I suggest you all back away twenty feet on all sides or else you'll be physically pushed by a energy field. Don't say I didn't warn you."
"What are you doing?" Jack asked as Ford make a few adjustments.
"Obviously they didn't take the information we gave them on the disc seriously and they have decided to try and take this ship and us. I seriously doubt all those soldiers and weapons are a formality." Ford said. "I want us all to go out so they see us and can talk to us, without them attacking us. I'll make it twenty five feet instead."
"Why?" several people asked.
"My favorite number." Ford said offhandedly.
On the screen, the shield became visible like a solid square glass panel and slowly pushed out. Many tried to push against it and others shot at it, doing nothing as it moved people that refused out of the way. Since it went so slowly, no one was actually hurt other than a few bruises and scraps. The T.A.R.D.I.S changed shape to look like a single white garage with the large garage door opening. Everyone outside the shield was surprised as a black car came out followed by everyone else, standing in front of the T.A.R.D.I.S. The amount of people that came out surprised the people on the other side of the shield. Especially seeing Melissa.
"That disc gave details on everyone here, including Toto…" Jack began.
"Who's Toto?" the Ford's asked confused.
"Him." Jack said pointing.
"That's K-9, not some mutt from a old movie." Ford said offended. "Now quit adlibbing."
"Fine. The details of everyone here and, K-9, plus K.I.T.T. here. We told you want we want to do, why we need to do it and even proof of why it should take place, even though it means that this current time will cease to exist." Jack said. Pausing a moment, he turned to the SG-1 he knew. "Did I get that right?"
"Yeah, surprisingly sir." Carter said.
"Then why don't you do this?" Jack asked.
"Because I would use terms most of them wouldn't understand." Carter said sweetly. "Besides…."
"Enough of this crap." Mitchell said stepping forward. "Look, my grandfather was the Captain of the Achilles. He was bringing that large ring back to Boston per orders of the U.S. government. That ship never made it because of an enemy we are dealing with in our personal future. We are now stuck in this timeline because of Ba'al's interference, and we have no choice but to fix things back to the way they are suppose to be. You probably don't like it, probably think it really sucks, and more than likely came here to stop us from even trying. I got news for you, not happening. I like my life, I want my job back and things the way they were. If we let you stop us, I don't get to have that, none of us will get to have that, and even though it has been 70 years since that ship changed history, I'd bet my life that Ba'al is just waiting for the right moment to come in and take this planet over. We are the only ones that can stop him and the only ones with a chance in hell of changing things to the way they are suppose to be. Now you all either get on board and help, or else we will do this ourselves and let whatever happens to this planet happen, even it if takes us ten, twenty or even fifty or more years to set things right."
The silence was eerie as the two groups looked across at each other.
"I can understand your position." Landry said as he walked up to the visible shield. "However, I cannot allow you to do this. Our orders are to make sure you are not allow to even begin to try. I'm sorry, but that's the way it is. If you will surrender peacefully, I promise none of you will be harmed and there will be no imprisonments."
"I'm sorry to sir." Mitchell said. "But we can't abide by those orders."
"You could drop a nuclear bomb on us, and you'd only destroy yourselves and everything outside this shield." Ford said as he stepped forward near Mitchell. "Ba'al is coming and with a fleet of ships that rivals anything we've ever seen even in our own timeline. I know it sounds heartless, but we have to save our timeline, not this one. Shooting the shield will only get everyone outside it injured or killed. You've been warned."
They all started back inside ignoring the shouts to stop and even the explosions and gun fire that hit the shield. Closing the door, the T.A.R.D.I.S. reverted back to a phone booth, pulled the shield back to around the booth, and took off spinning through the roof, past the planes and into space before dematerializing.
One month of time traveling into the future at small jumps later, totaling a year into the current timeline they were in………………
They ended up above the Artic like before when their sensors picked up Ba'al talking to President Henry Hayes. There was near five hundred Goa'uld motherships along with the large star like ship Ba'al was in, in orbit near Earth. Instead of breaking the communication as Ford wanted, Jack had him hold off as they listened to Ba'al talk about wanting peace with the people of Earth.
"This is a new trick." Mitchell said. "Still a bunch of lies though."
"I can tell that by the sound of his weasel voice." Jack said.
The message continued and then they heard the phone hang up on Ba'al's side. Doing a quick scan with Sam's help, they found what they were looking for.
Teal'c was standing in the doorway while seeing Quetesh holding a short sword with a thin blade stabbed through Ba'al's heart from behind, and yet, he was still alive.
"No, you idiot, I want you to save me." Ba'al said.
Quetesh lifted her hand with the powered glove on it as she started to speak, only to stop as the screen nearby came on.
"Ba'al, just wanted you to know you failed." Ford said.
"Miserably too." Jack said.
"What…" Ba'al blurted out in surprise, spitting blood in the process as he saw what shouldn't have been there.
"K-9, there is a black screen." Ford said.
"The malfunction is on their end, not ours. They are receiving and seeing us Master." K-9 said.
"Good enough, he'll still get the message. We're sitting right on your hull Ba'al. If you look out the window, you'll see us a few feet away. We've hacked into your computers and learned what we need to fix the timeline back to the way it should be." Ford said. "Even with all these ships, being the leader of the biggest power in this galaxy and everything else you have, you couldn't get rid of us and you can't stop us."
"You ugly snakes will finally be completely gone." Jack said. "And once the future is fixed, we'll go back to that planet with the Tok'ra and watch as that Ba'al is taken out of whoever you're in, giving them their freedom and your death, finishing off you pathetic snakes for good."
"The Jaffa will be completely free Teal'c." Teal'c stated. "And allowed to choose how they wish to live."
"The universe will be a better place as it should be." Mitchell said. "And the Tauri will be once again at the top with their allies."
"And most if not all our enemies are totally gone." Daniel said. "Leaving the galaxy at peace for the most part."
"We've got all the information we need to, to go back into the past and stop you from changing the future to what it currently is." Carter said. "You really shouldn't have screwed with us. But then, you just never learned."
"And more importantly, since we know you're over there in my body Quetesh. I am free, you are long since dead and the Tok'ra are flourishing even better than before." Vala stated with a smile that pissed Quetesh off badly.
The screen shut off and Quetesh ripped the sword out of his side in fury. She did look out the window seeing a strange blue box nearby that vanished away within seconds. Seeing Teal'c had ran off, she ran out quickly heading for the bridge. Once there, she gave orders to the fleet to bomb the planet as she and a few other ships headed for a different planet.
"We only have one serious problem with the information we downloaded." Carter said.
"We can't go there in the T.A.R.D.I.S." Mitchell stated. "Why am I not surprised."
"The T.A.R.D.I.S. has never been there and even in our own time line, Earth as never dialed the planet either." Carter said.
"We have to go use the Stargate." Daniel said. "It's still in Antarctica."
"Not anymore." Android Carter said. "Most of the continent in that region, along with McMurdo is destroyed. Earth is being annihilated."
"There should be one in Russia then." Android Ford said.
"Yeah, they found theirs sometime ago didn't they?" Jack asked.
"And it has a DHD." Daniel said. "All we have to do is find it, dial out and go."
"Shouldn't take more than a minute or to tops." Mitchell said. "And we know the T.A.R.D.I.S. can go through the Stargate."
"Causes her some internal problems, but nothing serious. Let's find it and fix this. I want to see the sun again." Ford said working the controls.
"Can't we do anything to help?" Gibbs asked. "Fight back in some way?"
"No, this ship has no offensive abilities." Carter said. "Plus, once we fix the timeline, none of this will have happened so, doing anything is pointless. We would if we could, but we can't."
"Got the location." Ford said as he made the ship dematerialize.
They landed inside a large and currently abandoned facility in Russia, near the upper part but thankfully without much snow outside currently. Since the place was abandoned, it was dark and kinda cold inside. Most of them, besides the ones taking care of the children and such, got out to look around. They could hear intense bombardments taking place outside, most miles away.
"Looks intact." Carter said as she walked up with her Sonic Screwdriver. "Everything is here, only one problem."
"Why does that not surprise me either." Mitchell said.
"There is no DHD?" Jack asked.
"We don't need that." Ford said. "It's power we lack…"
"Yes." Carter said. "We can hook up a few generators, but that will take time."
"We are all in a time machine, and yet lack time?" Gibbs asked.
"Yeah, it gets really complicated." Daniel said.
"K-9, beam in a naquada generator." Android Ford said as it appeared in the Console Room. "Thanks."
"How much time is this going to take?" Jack asked as android Ford brought the generator out.
"Ten minutes at most." Ford said as Sam started working with it. "We have to hook up the different leads."
The facility shook under an attack outside that got close making some pipes burst and other metal objects around the place creak, break and or groan.
"This place won't stand much more punishment." Mitchell said.
"You know how to raise the shield and manipulated it?" Carter asked her Fox counterpart.
"Pretty good idea." Fox Carter said as she rushed back in.
People kept going in and out with various cables as the Carter's were hooking them to the gate and system the Russians built around it. They saw the shield appear around them in a fifty foot radius breaking many lines and pipes as it suddenly went through them. Smoke, steam and dust began building up inside the bubble as more things began falling around them inside.
"I think I pushed something wrong!" Fox Carter said as they all came back in.
"We got that." Ford said as he coughed.
"We can finish it." Android Ford and Carter said as they walked out.
"We got another problem." McGee said.
"What is it?" Gibbs asked.
"A ship of some sort had already landed on the top of this building before the shield was put in place. The readout estimates we have five minutes at most before the weight makes it fall through." McGee stated.
"In order to go through the gate, we have to drop the shield…." Carter began.
"The unknown vessel has raised its shields around this facility." K.I.T.T. said. "The occupants, which I believe are Jaffa, are headed for this position."
"We can drop our shield then since we don't have to keep this area protected anymore." Lara said. "Dial that gate before they get here."
Carter dropped the shield to around the T.A.R.D.I.S. again as the two androids returned.
"We got rings that just came down." Android Carter said. "I couldn't tell who or what came down with all the smoke and dust."
"Don't you have better eyes being a robot?" Dinozzo asked.
"We're androids, there is a difference. Normally, yes we can. There is too much interference out there." Android Ford said.
"Ford, what are you…oh forget it." Carter muttered as he had walked out.
Two unknown Jaffa lead by one that did yet didn't surprise Ford walked up with staff weapons pointed at him.
"If you are here to stop us, you won't succeed." Ford said as he pointed one of his energy pistols.
"Drop your weapon and surrender…" Teal'c said. "Your life may yet be spared."
There was a couple of staff weapon blast along with the sounds of another energy weapon, the group inside heard then Ford walked back it.
"Teal'c, despite the fact it wasn't really you, it was really hard to do that." Ford said as he put his weapon away, ignoring the smoke from the impacts on his coat.
"Hmm. I must have been leading the group outside." Teal'c stated.
"Yeah." Ford said sadly. "That and you had Ba'als symbol on his forehead."
"I would have killed him myself for the dishonor of such an act." Teal'c said with distain.
"As would I." Android Teal'c said with the same tone.
The T.A.R.D.I.S. shook as the facility shook hard making things fall down around and on the ship.
"That Al'kesh won't be able to hold back that attacks much longer." Carter said. "We have to do this, now."
"K-9, dial." Ford said while taking the controls. "Carter…."
"On it." Carter said hitting the speaker.
"Gate has been dialed Master." K-9 said.
"Everyone, the ride may get a little bumpy, so hang on." Carter said over the speaker as the group in the Console Room either grabbed the console or K.I.T.T.
The ship did rumble and shake as Ford piloted her through the mess of debris that ended up going through the gate with them as he had to push through them instead of going around. The ship shuddered further and groaned rather loudly as she passed through the gate.
"Sorry girl, can't be helped right now." Ford muttered while working various dials, buttons and switches.
"What was that?" Jack asked.
"Yeah?" several other people asked.
"We just took a ship, that is living, powered mostly by a black hole, through a wormhole. Kinda like being beamed away in a transporter, but with a different system. She's never liked this sort of travel and I tried to avoid it as much as possible." Ford grumbled as the T.A.R.D.I.S. made the same noise again, though louder. "It's almost over."
"We're out." Carter said as they bounced off the ground twice before landing firmly.
Finding no life signs outside the ship, they stepped out while activating the video feed for everyone else still in the ship to see. They were all on a tri axis sort of platform that had a large central tower in the middle that reminded Ford and several other people of a warp core from Star Trek, just greenish in color, and also pulsating down like one. The platform they were on lead to the gate while the left side lead to a set of rings on an octagonal platform with the right being another octagonal platform that had a big computer console system on it. Everything else around and above them was totally empty with no top or bottom in sight though they could see the walls vaguely from the dim lights.
"Wow, this place is huge." Carter said. "Wonder where this is?"
"Rather dark, but I guess bad guys like that sort of setting. Reminds me of…." Dinozzo began.
"Dinozzo, now is not the time to talk about movies." Gibbs said.
"Sorry boss." Dinozzo said.
"I've been to some strange places, but this is really different." Lara said.
"Reminds me of that chamber where we thought we found the Sangraal." Daniel said as his counterpart agreed.
"Indeed." the Teal'cs said.
As the group neared the large pulsating pillar, lights on either side of the walkway and platforms came on illuminating the place rather well, but still gave little insight to the height or depth of the place. The different Carter's walked over to the computer and started talking very animatedly about what it was, the function and lots of other technical issues as Ford walked up to the pulsating column.
"This is like nothing I have ever seen." Ford said as he began running his Sonic Screwdriver over it.
"I can't believe Quetesh ever found anything interesting, sexual or otherwise in that man." Vala muttered.
"Where did that come from?" Dinozzo asked.
"Vala used to be Quetesh." Daniel said.
"Multiple personality disorder?" Gibbs asked.
"No, I was a host to one of those arrogant bastards." Vala grumbled.
"Does anyone else find this all a bit too easy?" Gibbs asked. "There is no resistance or traps."
"That's what makes this so easy." Daniel said.
"The Goa'uld are known for their god like act that makes them believe they are unable to be tricked or defeated. Ba'al was completely sure he had managed to rid himself of us and the Tauri threat, wherewith he had no reason to believe this facility or his reign would be hindered or stopped." Teal'c said.
"So their god complex makes this job easier because he didn't expect to see us, or what was it you called yourselves, SG-…" Dinozzo asked.
"SG-1. That is in fact what he said." Android Teal'c said.
"So, after all that has happened, we didn't have to do anything serious, like fighting for our lives?" Gibbs asked. "There is no threat after this?"
"Basically, yeah." Mitchell said. "We let them go over the computers, figure out where to go next, time wise, fix the past, go back to the present and get on with our lives like this never happened."
"This all could have been much worse." Jack said.
"I'm going back inside then." Gibbs said.
"Master." K-9 said.
"Yes K-9." Ford said as he kept looking over the large object in front of him.
"Several Goa'uld motherships have appeared in orbit above this planet." K-9 reported.
"So much for the threat being gone." Gibbs said as he lifted the assault rifle to his shoulder. "They coming through the gate?"
"Nope." Mitchell said as he took a position that gave him a clear line of sight at the rings. "This is the only way in. We need a line of defense here!"
They all looked up as the ceiling suddenly changed to show a massive, real time map of the galaxy that was slowly spinning around. It was no surprise when there was a chorus of wows or awesome mixed in with a couple of cools.
"This is incredible!" Carter said.
"There's dozens….Fox Carter said.
"No, hundreds, wait, more…." Android Carter said.
"Of satellites orbiting all those planets out there." Future Carter said.
"They are all sending real time telemetry and data back to this computer through subspace links. With this sort of system, you could essential communicate across light years like calling someone on a phone." Fox Ford said.
"Ford, get over here." Carter said, not seeing Future Ford and Android Ford look over their shoulders before realizing that Time Lord Ford was being called. "I need help with these time variables, if I am reading this correctly."
"How does this system work?" McGee asked as he and Abby had just stood by listening and watching since it was pretty much out of their field.
"This system extrapolates data based on solar flare activity in order to, as strange, bizarre and almost impossible as it sounds, find exact times to use the solar flare to allow accurate travel through time, forward or backwards." Carter said.
"With all these satellites and everything else here, it is no surprise to see how this all functions. And from what I can tell, this place has been here for an extremely long time." Android Carter said. "It must be self maintaining."
"Possibly." Ford said as he looked over the data and half globe that had a lot of data running across it. "Daniel's, get over here and help us read this."
"We got company!" Mitchell yelled as the rings came down.
Before the rings had fully dropped, the five Jaffa didn't even have a chance to really notice who was there as hundred of bullets slammed into them. More Jaffa beamed in, this time with six, which did get shots off but thankfully missing everyone as they died in a hail of gunfire. Two more ring ins came down with the third managing to hit Fox Ford with a zat blast, along with Lara, Officer David and Future Ford, who did get back up as expected. Fox Ford stayed unconscious as did Officer David, though Lara was awake yet disorientated. Android Teal'c took a hit to the leg, Rally got burned on her left shoulder where the staff weapon hit the column near her as did McGee and Abby who got burned by an impact close to them. Android Jack took a direct hit to the left shoulder and was being helped back up onto the platform by Teal'c as was Ishta who was favoring her right leg since her left shine had been grazed. Bra'tak took Istha's place firing quickly before someone else got hit.
"We're running out of ammo here and no time to reload!" Gibbs yelled as his last bullet took another Jaffa down.
"Move!" Android Ford said as he stepped out in front with the Heavy Arms rifle ready.
The next three ring ins died very quickly without firing any shots. The fourth one died almost as quick when his gun jammed during an ejection. Three staff blast blew him off the edge as the others opened fire. Two more ring ins followed before they started yelling about ammo trouble again.
"Move…" Ford said.
"You're the only one that can pilot that ship…" Gibbs said as he grabbed Ford by the lapels as the group managed to just barely keep from getting anyone hit this time.
Ford brushed him off as another ring in came down only to fall quickly from his personal cannons as he moved forward firing, only taking a couple of staff blast that burned his coat but not him. Quickly grabbing one of the communications devices off the belt of a dead Jaffa nearby, he spoke a few words Daniel told him to try saying a moment ago. When the rings came down again with one person, he just managed to shove her hand out of the way as the hand device sent a blast at him cracking the wall. Hitting her up side the head with his gun, he then hit her in the back of the head knocking her to the ground before putting a few rounds into the rings themselves.
"Teal'c, deal with this." Ford said putting his weapons away.
"Now that that is out of the way, what time period are we looking for?" Carter asked.
Through a very persuasive argument done by both Teal'cs and a few others, plus some painful torture, Quetesh ordered the vessels in orbit to wait for her next call in. Those injured where taken into the TA.R.D.I.S. With that out of the way, they tied her up tightly and kept a close watch while the others looked for what they needed to fix the time line, which took another half hour. Once that was done, they set a bomb, got the still functioning yet pretty damaged Android Ford off the bottom and left. But before doing the trip back in time for Earth's sake, the Future Ford and Carter had a quick talk with the present Ford and Carter about an idea they had.
K-9 did try to inform Ford and Carter about a message he had, but they said they'd be back to talk to him about it, since K-9 said it wasn't urgent. By the time they were fixing the timeline and basically had, K-9 finally returned back to the Console Room after helping repair Android Ford, only for Ford and Sam to shake their heads at not thinking first about the fact they had wanted to go to Atlantis before doing what they did, which they now couldn't do.
In the Atlantic Ocean, 1939………….
Mitchell was down in the cargo bay as a crewman came in finding him, wearing clothes the same they were, with two single clip Tommy guns.
"Captain, what are you doing here?" the man said seeing what he was sure was the Captain there.
"We are about to be boarded. Take this, go over there and wait. Do not fire until I fire." Mitchell ordered.
The man put out his light and did as ordered as the large unknown tall box continued to rumble. As the final chevron in the box landed, the gate activated taking out the wooden cover followed by the side of the vessel. Mitchell wasn't surprised when he saw a ramp fall down out of the gate followed by two Jaffa that the two of them quickly shot down. Ba'al stepped out looking rather smugly until he saw Mitchell, who smiled, gave him a small wave of his fingers and then put a bullet in his head. Another Jaffa walked out with a large metal sphere on his shoulders only to die from several rounds like the others as the gate shut down.
"Who are you?" the Captain asked while walking up with his pistol as he looked over everything.
"You could say I am a friend of the families." Mitchell said.
"What the hell happened here?" the Captain asked.
"Well, that is going to be rather difficult to explain. But basically, I got some friends back in Boston that are waiting to see this, these dead guys and me." Mitchell said.
Mitchell and his grandfather, unbeknownst to the grandfather, got back to port safely, gave the government people there the unknown items and such along with telling them what happened. A photo was taken of Mitchell and the Captain since the Captain grew to like him as a great friend, which both of them kept. The gate ended up where it was suppose to be while the bodies of the Jaffa, the metal sphere, the weapons and belongings along with Ba'al, disappeared during the week they were being shipped to some classified location, as did Mitchell during that week where he was counted as killed at sea during a boating accident.
With time restored back to what it was suppose to be, Ford and the others returned to the present, five minutes after the T.A.R.D.I.S. had left after picking up Lara off the mountain to fix the time line. Thanks to the pills that Ford and Carter were able to get from Jack Harkness during their stint in the Doctor's universe, Officer David was the only person who had no knowledge of everything they had all did. Dinozzo knew to keep quiet as did Abby and McGee so not only for their safety, but for Gibbs and his family, they really kept quiet and promised not to even talk about it. Ducky found the experience very exhilarating, but yet too stressful to want to do again, so he would keep it quiet since no one would believe him or any of them anyway since a T.A.R.D.I.S. was a television show ship only and time travel was thought to be impossible. With that, everyone went their ways with certain people going somewhere else.
On the planet where Ba'al was to be extracted, Walter was standing there in the place of SG-1 for the moment since they hadn't shown up yet. The extremely long ceremony where the list of all of Ba'als offenses had passed about five minutes ago when the Tok'ra were informed that the gate had activated from Earth, sending a message that SG-1 was on their way. Though some of the Tok'ra had heard of the mysterious and powerful time ship the Tauri had, most of them hadn't actually seen it and were surprised and or shocked when a large one door garage landed nearby and let the various SG-1's, Rally, Relena, Lara, Melissa and K.I.T.T. out. SG-1 wore their uniforms while the others wore what they usually did.
"What is the meaning of this?" the Tok'ra leader asked.
"We're all here to see Ba'al get what is coming to him." Jack stated.
The two Teal'cs came out and tossed the dead Ba'al that Mitchell shot unto the ground for all to see.
"Nice try Ba'al." Jack said.
"You seemed to have forgotten who we are and what we do, not to mention the powerful friend we have on our side." Mitchell said with a gloating smile.
"I do not understand." Ba'al said from where he was being held against a wall by clamps.
"You tried to change history by going into the past and making it so the Tauri never found their Stargate." Ford said as he walked out last. "You just didn't realize how much control I had over time, so while you did change it for a short while, we all went back and fixed it. Thanks for the bomb too."
"Which is why we are here now to see your punishment carried out." Teal'c said.
Some major screaming along with curses at them happened as the extraction process, which involved a needle on some rail device above his head that shoved the said needle into his forehead, to remove the Goa'uld without allowing it to kill the host, took about a minute and then was over. The glowing tube was pulled off the back of the needle and then held up by the Tok'ra leader.
"Behold, the last of the System Lords!" the Tok'ra leader exclaimed loudly as he held it over his head.
No one was surprised when the container was thrown to the ground, breaking the glass and letting the Goa'uld free to die painfully as it withered away within seconds. Shortly after that, the dead Ba'al symbiote was zatted out of existence.
"Glad that is over. Can we go have that cake now?" Jack asked.
"Yes, please. After all that hell we went through, it would be nice to do something normal again." Mitchell said.
"That month or so wasn't that bad. It was that part at the end where we got shot at and had to fight for our lives that was bad." Ford said as they went back in, changing the shape before heading out to get the rest home before heading back to Earth.
A few days after Ba'al was finished, the Carter family had many of the people from the SGC have a major get together at the mansion for a BBQ. Only certain people knew it was for a different reason, but kept it very quiet. There was many tables around in the front yard and lots of food being made and brought, with few alcoholic drinks, thankfully, being served. Daniel felt something was up only because Vala was not really acting like her normal self, towards him specifically. Before the large get together, Ford and Carter met up with Vala to discuss something of a very important nature with her, in her room on the base.
"You remember when the alternate time line version of Ford and I wanted to talk to the two of us privately and we did something for over an hour before going back into the past to change history?" Carter asked while sitting on the edge of the bed at the end.
"Yes. What was that about anyway?" Vala asked while sitting on her bed cross-legged.
"In two years, a man is going to join the SGC, or transfer from another branch to the SGC as a new recruit. We can't tell you who he is or anything about him, or exactly when he arrives." Ford said. "But, you two hit it off very well."
"But I like and want Daniel." Vala said. "How could anyone else compete…"
"We know." Carter said. "Technically, we are changing the time line here by just having this talk, but it is very important. This will only happen, with this guy, if you let what we want to have happen, happen."
"I don't understand." Vala said confused while looking between the two of them several times.
"Daniel does like you, even respects you Vala. He even deeply cares, but not in a romantic way." Ford said. "And many of us have tried to make him see that you really do care for him in that way and wish he would marry you, have a family and all of that. But he's not going to do it."
"So, you're saying I should give up and wait till this other guy comes along?" Vala asked.
"Something like that." Carter said. "We want to do something for Daniel we should have done years ago, but didn't really know how at the time. Now we can, but, doing this would really hurt you because of how much you care for Daniel."
"We can't give you any real details, because it could cause a lot of trouble with the time line, or your future specifically, but from what we have been told, if we go through with this, this guy you meet will be someone you really fall for and apparently have many happy years. Just telling you that much is too much, but trust me Vala, he's worth it because I even approve of him." Ford said.
"If it wasn't for the age difference, if Sally wanted to date him, we'd approve." Carter said.
"Well, that is saying a lot coming from you two." Vala said. "What is it you two want to do for Daniel anyway?"
"What is up with Vala? And why did she go back to the base?" Daniel asked while Ford was flipping a burger on a grill by Jack, who was flipping other meats.
Jack was in jeans and a air force shirt like Mitchell was along with several other guys from the base, while Ford was in a red shirt and jeans with a Gundam on the front and back.
"She went back to base?" Jack asked. "Did you say something to her Daniel?"
"She just walked up to me, said good luck and have fun, gave me a kiss on the cheek and walked off. I could tell she was sad about something but didn't ask." Daniel said. "For the last few days, she hasn't been bothering me like usual. In fact, now that I think on it, she's actually been avoiding me somewhat."
"You'll learn soon enough Daniel." Ford said as he took some hot dogs off the grill.
"What…" Daniel began.
"Daniel, you will learn soon enough and it is good news, so don't think on it because you don't need to stress on something you can't figure out and aren't going to get an answer to until later." Carter said as she walked up behind him. "Just trust us, okay?"
"I hate puzzles when it comes to you two." Daniel grumbled.
"Have we let you down yet?" Ford asked.
"No, but it is still aggravating." Daniel said grumbling further.
Half an hour later and everyone was sitting down while talking and eating, Ford and Carter stood up getting everyone attention.
"Many of you do not know this, but we are actually here for Daniel today." Ford said. "But also to eat and enjoy each others company too."
"Oh great. What did I do recently that got me an award…" Daniel began from where he was sitting near them, his parents and the rest of SG-1 and their families.
"It's not an award Daniel, or medal or anything like that." Jack said.
"Oh?" Daniel asked confused as Ford put a hand on his shoulder.
"Daniel, I am so sorry that I didn't do this sooner. But trust me, it took Sam and I, plus our other counterparts to finally figure out something I have wanted to do for a long time now." Ford said.
Really confused, Daniel got up and followed the two Carter's over into the T.A.R.D.I.S. where the hanger door was already open, where many people had parked their cars inside since the backyard was more than full. Everyone else had gotten up and stood a ways off from the hanger door, but close enough they could see what was to happened. Daniel stood at the bottom of the concrete steps with his eyes closed as Carter opened the door and brought what they had for him out. It was a really good thing Ford was standing by him, because once Daniel opened his eyes, most of everyone was rather surprised at what happened.
"Hello Dan'iel." Sha're said sweetly.
Daniel promptly fainted and Ford just barely managed to catch him in time. Even Ford laughed like many others did as Carter and Sha're came down to see if Daniel was okay. Seeing as Daniel only fainted as Janet medically assessed, just in case, he was taken into his room in the mansion and left with Sha're to watch over him until he did wake back up. Everyone else went back to eating and enjoying themselves until later that night when Daniel finally came back out a couple hours later, with Sha're, where the two got many congratulations, pats on the back and such before going home for the night. Once only SG-1 and the more closer family were the ones left did Daniel say he woke up shortly after they left him in the house and told them he couldn't come out because he couldn't stop crying, which Jack and the others who Ford had made that change in their lives also attested to doing themselves. They two were married before the end of the next week, making not only them, but so many other people happy for the couple.
