A/N: Thank you for the lovely reviews; not a zatarc, Trinitystargazer3, KEF, IKhoward88, rmonroe, and more! I had one vote for girl, any other opinions? Any ideas for names? I am waiting in anticipation for your votes! Now, on with the show. (all the events with Daniel and the alien are cannon).

A New Adventure

Chapter 2

"Daniel Jackson made this place happen. As a member of SG-1 he was our voice, our conscious. He was a very good man. For those of us lucky to know him, he was also a friend." Jack stuttered through his speech trying to keep his voice straight. He looked down as his fiancé, in her maternity blues, Teal'c dressed in a black suit and a black tie. With tears and solace, Tears on Sam's face, solace on Jack's, the military funeral consisted of the ceremonial folding of the flag, and then Sam and Jack placed the wreath into the event horizon.

Hammond, at the potium, "We commend Daniel Jackson's spirit, to the Universe he opened up for us. I pledge to continue our journey of discovery in his memory. May he rest in peace." As one, Sam and Jack saluted the Stargate.

Meanwhile

"Jack? Teal'c? Anyone?" Daniel was soking wet, in what looked like a lab, and he was all alone.

Earth

The wake was at Jack and Sam's house. Sam was trying to maintain her role as fellow officer, but it was becoming harder. For one thing she was, "shacking up with" her former CO, and having his baby. Even with all of the SGC knowing about the circumstances behind her situation, she still felt self conscious. But today wasn't that. It was about her friend. Daniel had been such a great friend, willing to talk when she and Jack were having a miscommunication or fight. And he was gone. Teal'c was confused. "I do not understand this ritual."

"It's called a wake."

"On Chu'lak, it is custom, when someone dies, we do not eat for three days and nights."

"Yeah well, a wake is like a big party, it's supposed to give the departed a jolly send off."

Jack was making his rounds, "Teal'c, glad you made it, something to drink?"

Sam smiled, "I would kill for a beer."

"Sure, I'll bring it to you after junior is weaned."

"Sounds like a date."

"Teal'c?"

"I must refrain."

"Sam, Teal'c, you get some food? It's upstairs. I guess, I'll have to drink along." Sam grabbed a glass, handing it to Jack. When he started pouring the beer, he had a flash, Daniel was being consumed by Fire, screaming for his help.

"Jack? You okay." He snapped out of it, with Sam's eyes wordlessly questioning him. "Jack?"

"Why am I still doing this?" Jack asked.

"Doing what?"

"Risking my life every day, everytime I go through the stargate, I risk leaving our child fatherless. We lost Daniel… any one of us could be next."

Hammond had witnessed this, "What are you implying Colonel?"

"Retirement, actually."

Sam sighed, "Jack you shouldn't make a decision like this because of grief."

Hammond nodded, "She's absolutely right. Not to mention with Sam on maternity restriction, you are one of the few experienced officers we have left to go through the gate. But this assignment is something that all three of you can do. National Security said that Stargate Personell must clean out Dr. Jackson's apartment. You're the closest thing he has to family."

Sam smiled, "We'd be honored, right Jack?"

"Absolutely."

That is how the three of them were going through Daniel Jackson's belongings. Sam smiled as she flipped through Daniel's journals, "'Colonel O'Neill thinks I'm a geek, I don't know how to get us back, I'll never get paid.' This is his journal from his time before Abydos. This was written after we got back, 'Sha're is gone, Jack says we'll find her, if anyone can, he can."

Jack looked down in his hands, "I guess I'll have to stick around the SGC a while longer, I don't want to let him down."

Sam moved to the shelves of artifacts, "What are they going to do with all this stuff?"

Jack smiled, "Maybe give it to a museam… or start one."

Just then, they were shocked at Teal'c, staring at the fish tank. Jack came up behind him, "T… Are you alright?"

"I experienced a vision of water under…"

"Bubbles rising?" jack asked.

"Indeed." Teal'c answered.

Sam frowned, "You've both experienced the same daydream?"

Jack nodded, "I'm telling you something's wrong."

Sam sighed, "What's wrong here is that Daniel is dead."

"Is he?" Jack asked, to Sam and Teal'c confused faces.

"You were there," Sam said, "You were both there, but I wasn't… so tell me, what do you remember?"

Jack and Teal'c were dragged into the infirmary by Sam, who was worried by the shared vision, "Well," Janet said, "your brain chemistry has been seriously compromised. All of you had abnormally low levels of serotonin."

"Which means…?" Jack asked, confused. The result was Janet's stream of medical technobabble. He was saved by the 'off world activation' alarm.

So there they were, Jack, Teal'c, a noticeably pregnant Sam, running to the control room, with Dr. Frazier and her lackeys of medical technicians trailing behind, to find SG-6 coming through the gate right on time. Teal'c and Jack looked at each other, both thinking that Daniel was the one returning through the stargate.

"But you saw it happen?" Sam retorted.

Janet turned to Hammond who just arrived, "General Hammond, there seems to be some questions in there mind on weather or not Dr. Jackson is dead."

Hammond turned to Jack and Teal'c, "You two are our only witnesses, are you denying what you saw?"

Jack shook her head, "No sir, I saw him die. We both did. I know he's gone. But I know he's still alive. Sir we have got to go back!" A splitting migraine racked through Jack, making him collapse.

"Jack!" Sam cried out. "Let's get you to the infirmary."

Hammond turned to Dr. Frazier, "I want to know what's going on, Doctor. One of our people could still be out there."

"Yes sir."

TBC…

A/N: I hope you all liked the latest chapter. Again, any suggestions for names, and should it be a boy or a girl? Will they be able to find Daniel without Sam being in on the mind warp? Next time…