Thanks for all the reviews, guys. Yes, I wrote the story from the beginning to fit with Jade's origin. I tried to give a few hints from the beginning, but it was fun to surprise you. :)

Speaking of which, sorry I freaked you guys out with the ending of the last chapter. I hope this one alleviates some of your fears.

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After Jade's announcement, the room was completely silent, and Jack slowly stepped up beside Carter and put his hands in his pockets.

"I'm sorry," he said, squinting his eyes in confusion. "What did you say?"

Jade sighed and crossed her arms, leaning her head over on Sam's shoulder. "It's too dangerous…don't you get it? If there's any chance of me living a normal life on Earth…" She paused and smiled up at Sam. "…which is all I really want, then I can't keep living with all of this knowledge of the future in my head."

Jack rubbed his eyes and tried to keep the exasperation out of his voice. "Jade, we all have things we'd like to forget, but that doesn't mean we can just…wipe them out and start over."

"Come on, Dad," Jade said, sounding irritated. "It's hardly the same thing. What happens the first time a big decision has to be made? When you meet up with some new alien race and you have to decide whether or not to trust them? Don't you realize there will be those who will believe that I should reveal my knowledge of future events? Don't you know they'll take me away…stick me in a room somewhere and try to force me to tell them what they want to know?" There was fear creeping into her voice, and Jack realized with frustration that Jade was exactly right. As soon as the NID discovered the truth about Jade, they wouldn't hesitate to try and take her away, only seeing her as another tool to use as they saw fit. Even his superiors…maybe even the president… wouldn't understand why she couldn't give them any information. Jack wondered if even he would understand. Would he resent Jade if someone he cared about was killed and she didn't give them a warning? Daniel spoke up and interrupted his thoughts, crossing his arms as he leaned forward next to them on the computer panel.

"She's probably right, Jack."

"Indeed," Teal'c added. "This knowledge of the outcome of future events would not only be difficult to live with, it could be extremely dangerous."

"You understand, don't you?" the girl asked pleadingly, raising her wide blue eyes to meet Jack's. Sam reached up to smooth Jade's hair, sounding worried as she answered.

"We understand, Jade, but…" She looked up at Jack, and he stepped a little closer, resting his hand on her back. "…surely you don't have to erase everything."

Thor spoke up from across the room, and they all turned to see a large bluish planet growing on the screen beside him.

"We are approaching Othala. I must speak with the others, and then I will return you all to your planet." He blinked his eyes and turned to Jade. "If you still wish to proceed-"

"She's still thinking!" Jack snapped, and Thor bowed his head slightly.

"Very well. I will return shortly."

He gracefully crossed the room and disappeared through the doorway, and Jack turned back to face the others.

"Dad," Jade said, looking thoughtful. "You remember when you had the knowledge of the Ancients downloaded into your brain, and the Asgard had to remove it for you?"

Jack gave her a blank look. "Rings a bell. Why?"

Sam and Daniel exchanged glances, suddenly looking excited.

"Sir," Carter said eagerly. "If they could isolate and remove that information, maybe they can do the same for Jade!"

The girl held up her hands. "Hold on, it's not exactly the same. The knowledge of the Ancients was very specific, and it was newly downloaded into his mind." Jack cringed at the memory, wishing they could talk about something else, and Jade gave him an apologetic look as she continued. "All I'm saying is I will still be me. Thor went over the procedure, and he assured me that my personality will remain intact. Also, he won't be able to remove the things that were genetically passed on to me."

Daniel looked slightly confused. "I thought you said you didn't have their memories."

"I don't," she replied, shaking her head. "I mean, not anything specific. I can remember certain feelings, vague images…sometimes I can see flashes of very important things…" She squeezed her eyes shut and bit down on her bottom lip. "Someone's funeral, a wedding…and I can remember holding Danny the day he was born…" Her eyes popped open and she smiled. "I'm glad I get to keep that one."

Jack felt a profound sense of relief, the fear of Jade's mind being completely wiped beginning to fade.

"Will you know who we are?" Daniel asked curiously. "Will you know who you are?"

"I don't know," Jade answered honestly. "Thor said he'd do his best to leave my most recent memories alone, but it would be hard to separate, since I haven't lived very long. He also said it may take a while for everything to come back." She heaved a heavy sigh and stretched her legs out below her. "I hate to think of having to learn everything all over again. You guys may be in for a frustrating few weeks."

Daniel reached into his pack and pulled out a notebook and pen, passing them over to Jade with a smile.

"Want to leave yourself a note…just in case?"

Her eyes widened and she eagerly took them from his hand, pulling her legs up to cross them beneath her. "Yes, thank you! I was actually thinking-"

She stopped and shook her head. "Never mind. I'll tell you later. Give me a few minutes, will you?"

Jack held up his hands and backed away, boldly dropping one arm over Sam's shoulder as she walked up next to him. Daniel raised his eyebrows in their direction, and Jack just flashed him a grin.

"Here's a thought," he said cheerfully as they all crossed to the other side of the room, giving Jade her space. "I have an extra room in my house…"

"So do I, sir," Sam interuppted.

"Yes, well…mine is bigger." He pulled her a little closer and smiled playfully. "Plus, I have a telescope. And very big windows."

Sam laughed quietly, leaning her head over on his shoulder. "Yes, sir. That is true."

Jack was pleasantly surprised by her sudden ease, and he wondered if she was as emotionally exhausted as he was from the day's events.

"Perhaps we can find your daughter accommodations of her own," Teal'c suggested, but Jack just glared at him.

"Over my dead body."

"Hey, guys," Daniel interjected, cautiously looking back at Jade before continuing in a low voice. "Are we going to have to tell everybody back home…you know…the truth about where she came from?"

This hadn't occurred to Jack, and he looked down questioningly at Sam.

"We should probably tell Janet," she said quietly. "She'll need to know if anything goes wrong."

Jack nodded slowly and looked around at the others. "I'll talk to General Hammond, but as for what we put in our reports…" He turned back to Jade, and she flashed him a smile before returning to her furious scribbling on the notepad in her lap.

"Jade O'Neill is our little girl, and that's all anybody ever needs to know."