A/N:Thanks for the reviews, they encourage me to write more and often. Anyway, here's the next chapter to the on-going saga of Captain Rosenberg of the SGC. Have a great and productive Wednesday. Enjoy.
Asgard VesselDaniel Jackson,Orbit of Earth
Two bright beams of light appeared in the medical bay of the Daniel Jackson.When they disappeared, they left behind the figures of General O'Neill and Colonel Carter.
"O'Neill…. Colonel Carter" said Thor who was standing at one of the three consoles next to a horizontal medical pod
"Thor, lil' buddy" said General O'Neill as he walked up to the diminutive grey alien
"Thor… It's about Willow" said Colonel Carter as she walked forward alongside the General
"I have monitored Lieutenant Rosenberg's life signs once I came into orbit of Earth" said Thor, "when my instruments indicated that her life signs were fading I beamed her, along with yourself and O'Neill to the Daniel Jackson in an attempt to save her life"
"Thanks Thor" said the General, "and its Captain now, she made Captain"
"I see" said Thor as he looked at Willow
"Thor" said the Colonel, "you said 'attempt', why?"
"I will do all I can to save her" said Thor as he turned back to face the General and Colonel Carter, "however, you should know that her body is dying at a cellular level"
"What?!" exclaimed both General O'Neill and Colonel Carter
"How is that possible?" asked Colonel Carter
"One moment" said Thor as he raised a finger at then before walking towards the medical pod, "While the equipment on the Daniel Jackson may not be able to reverse the cellular degradation, I can attempt to slow it down"
"Sir?" said the Colonel while they waited for Thor to complete whatever he was doing
"She'll be alright Carter" said the General, "she's a fighter"
"But Sir" repeated the Colonel
"She's a fighter Carter" said the General as he looked at the medical pod and then at the Colonel, "she'll fight"
"Yes Sir" said the Colonel although she knew that cellular breakdown could mean certain death for the red head unless Thor and the Asgard could do something to stop it.
After what seemed like hours, Thor finished what he was doing at the console and stepped towards the medical pod. The General and Colonel Carter saw him press some buttons on the pod before it vanished in a flash of light and then reappeared inside a recessed section of the wall. They looked on as the pod, moved back into the recessed section before a white light glowed inside the pod and then slowly faded away.
Thor then turned back towards the General and Colonel Carter, "I am sorry O'Neill, Colonel Carter", said Thor, "I have done all I can but the cellular breakdown cannot be stopped. I have only managed to significantly slow it down by placing Captain Rosenberg in deep stasis"
"Come on, Thor" said General O'Neill as he ran his hand through his hair in frustration
"With your permission, I would like to take her to Orilla. I am hoping that the equipment there would be enough to save her life" said Thor as he looked at Colonel Carter
"Sir" said Colonel Carter, "With your permission, I'd like to stay on board with Willow"
"Carter?" said the General
"Sir, she shouldn't be alone" said Colonel Carter
"Carter…. Sam" said the General as Colonel Carter looked at him in surprise at the use of her first name, "the SGC needs you especially now"
"Captain Hailey's been working with me on my projects" said the Colonel, "she knows what needs to be done. Anyway, I've accrued a lot of vacation days Sir, so I'd like to cash in on them"
"Faith can't stay because she needs to look after Dawn" continued the Colonel, "You, Sir, are the commander of the SGC so you really can't be going off to another galaxy when you're needed on base, and Daniel and Teal'c won't be able to help the Asgard in case something does go wrong"
Then realizing what she had done, the Colonel stood up straight and apologized, "I'm sorry Sir, I didn't mean to say the things I did. You are in command and I'll follow your orders"
"At ease Carter" said the General as he rubbed the bridge of his nose, "You're right"
"Sir?" said the Colonel
"Your leave has been approved" said the Colonel before he turned back to Thor
"Thor" said the General, "Carter will be going along for the ride, bring her and Red back will ya?"
"No matter what happens, O'Neill" said Thor, "I shall return the both of them back to Earth"
"Carter?" said the General as he looked at Colonel Carter, "Take care of our girl"
"Yes sir" said the Colonel as she flashed a smile
"Thor" said the General, "Beam me back to the observation deck"
"Very well, O'Neill" said Thor as he moved a greying stone on the console and turned it
Colonel Carter looked on as the General disappeared in a bright flash of white light before she turned around to Thor, "We're ready Thor"
"Very well Colonel Carter" said Thor as he engaged the Daniel Jacksons hyper drive engines and entered the hyperspace window.
"We shall be arriving at Orilla in just under four of your hours" said Thor, "I could provide you with quarters to relax until we have reached Orilla"
"No thank you Thor" said the Colonel, "I'd like to stay here and keep Willow company"
"You are aware that she will not know that you are here?" asked Thor
"Yes" said the Colonel as she leaned on the side wall and slide down onto the floor, "But I'd still like to stay here with her"
"Very well" said Thor as he went back to another console in the medical bay.
Carter: "Willow, can you hear me? Well, I don't know if you can hear me or not, but I'm right here. I'll be here with you all the way. You need to pull through this, everyone wants you to pull through"
Isolation Room Two, Observation Deck
Faith was standing in the room scratching her head after what just happened. A flash of light had taken away General O'Neill, Colonel Carter and Willow, and all the others remaining in the room could say what that one of their allies had come to help. Daniel and General Hammond had explained to her about the Asgard race and Thor who happened to be one of the SGC's most trusted allies.
"Who in their right minds just take away people?" thought Faith to herself
"Faith Lehane" said Teal'c sensing Faith's confusion over what just happened, "Do not be concerned, I am certain that Thor and the Asgard would be able to assist Willow Rosenberg"
"I hope so big guy" said Faith quietly as the same flashed of light appeared again and then vanished leaving behind only General O'Neill
Faith glanced down at the Isolation Room and saw that Willow hadn't reappeared. Then she looked back at the General with a worried expression on her face.
"Jack" said General Hammond, "Where's Captain Rosenberg and Colonel Carter?"
"Sir" said the General as he looked at everyone in the room and settled his eyes on Faith, "we need to talk"
Briefing Room, SGC
Faith just sat at the briefing room table looking as stunned as the others. The atmosphere in the room was so tense that it seemed that nothing would be able to cut though it.
Everyone had heard what General O'Neill said about Willow suffering from cellular breakdown of her body and the fact that unless the Asgard, one of the most advanced races in the galaxy could save her, she would most likely be dead.
"I'll be alone again" thought Faith to herself as she glanced at all the people who where around her
It was then that General Hammond broke the uncomfortable silence and spoke.
"Jack" he said, "I want you to assign SG1 a mission tomorrow"
"Sir?" said the General as everyone looked at General Hammond
"I know what happened with Captain Rosenberg, with Willow, is affecting everyone at this table" said the General, "but we need to remember that this command exists to not only protect this planet, but also to gather new technology, conduct scientific and cultural expeditions and make allies. Anyway, it won't be helpful for anyone here to sit around and feel sorry for themselves about Willow. What would she say if she knew that we just sat here on our asses feeling sorry for ourselves instead of going out there and doing our jobs"
General O'Neill smiled at himself after General Hammond stopped talking and looked at SG1, minus Colonel Carter and Willow.
"Very well" said the General, "Tomorrow, SG1 will join up with SG11 for a four day archaeological survey. I know this is something Daniel has been bugging me about"
"Really?" said Daniel as he leaned forward, "I can't wait to get back to Vis Uban, we haven't been back since that time we destroyed the main weapon on Anubis' ship"
"You mean the time you were decended by Oma buck naked in the middle of a field?" said General O'Neill
"Yeah well" mumbled Daniel, "that too"
"Vis Uban?" asked Faith
"It is known as the last great city of the Ancients" said Teal'c
"Yes" said Daniel, "but they left it unfinished when the plague hit"
"Oh" said Faith
"General Hammond's right" said General O'Neill, "we need to keep ourselves busy, for that reason I'll be accompanying SG1 as well"
"Really?" said Daniel surprised
"Yep" said the General smiling
"No Jack" said General Hammond
"Sir?" said General O'Neill confused
"You're behind on your paperwork" said General Hammond, "they're due tomorrow, so you're staying"
"D'oh" said General O'Neill as Daniel smiled at his friend
Willow's Apartment, later that evening
Faith was alone in the apartment just sitting on the couch as she drank a bottle of beer. She knew that what General Hammond said was true, they had to keep busy or else everyone would be moping around.
She recalled how General O'Neill, Teal'c and Daniel had offered to spend the night keeping her and Dawn company.
"Nah, thanks" she said, "It's alright, I think I need to spend time explaining to Dawn what happened. I mean without telling her about the Stargate, Aliens or any of that good stuff"
"You sure?" asked Daniel
"Yeah" said Faith as she got into Willow's car, "thanks again for offering"
"No problem" said General O'Neill, "Call if you need anything"
"Sure" replied Faith with a smile
"We shall see you in the morning then Faith Lehane" said Teal'c as he gave a small bow to the young brunette
"See ya big guy" said Faith as she drove back to Willow's apartment
As she brought her mind back to the present, she looked up as the door opened and Dawn walked in carrying her backpack.
"Hey" said Dawn
"Hey yourself" said Faith as she took a sip of beer, "How were your classes? Counselling went ok?"
"Yea" said Dawn, "some guy from the Air Force, a Major Davis or something came by to a recruiting session they were having at the university."
"Oh?" said Faith, "not interested?"
"As if" said Dawn with a scowl
"How about the counselling?" asked Faith as she looked down, trying to hide her anger
"It was alright" said Dawn, "he keeps on saying that I should come in with Willow one day so that we could talk about our problems together. As if that would work"
"Dawn" said Faith
"Look" said Dawn, "I understand that you feel you have to protect her because you want to sleep with her…."
"DAWN!" shouted Faith as she angrily got up and walked up to Buffy's sister
"Don't you dare talk about her that way" hissed Faith
"What's with you?" said Dawn as she stepped back surprised
Faith then realized what she did and then sat down with her head in her hands after dropping the bottle on the carpet.
"Faith?" said Dawn as she put her backpack down and picked up the bottle before crouching down in front of her.
"Faith?" asked Dawn again before she looked up at Dawn with her eyes wet
"What's going on?" asked Dawn worried, "are you alright?"
"Its Willow" said Faith softly
"I know what that Captain Hailey character said about her being injured on the job is a lie" said Dawn, "as if working in something called Deep Space Telemetry could hurt you"
"She's dying" said Faith as she interrupted Dawn
"Wait.. what?" said Dawn
"Look" said Dawn after a few moments , "One day one person says that she's injured on the job. I admit that happens sometimes… but she doesn't need you to lie for her by telling me that she's dying just so that I'd care about….."
"DAWN!" whispered Faith angrily as she looked into Dawn's eyes, "She's dying"
"You're….. you're… joking" said Dawn as she opened her eyes wide, "right? This is just a joke and then she'll come through the door and hope that I'll forgive her?... Right?"
"She's dying" repeated Faith as she stared into Dawn's eyes, "the lab accident caused a lot of damage they weren't aware off. She fell sick a few hours ago, and they're still trying to find a cure"
Dawn looked on in shock as tears started to fall from Faith's eyes.
"Then where is she huh?" said Dawn angrily, "why haven't they asked me to see her, why?"
"She's being kept in isolation" said Faith, "only her doctors are able to see her"
"You're lying" said Dawn angrily, "You know what, I don't really care if she lives or dies. Its better if she dies, then I don't have to live here anymore and suffer her trying to fixed our so called friendship"
"You don't mean that" said Faith as she looked up at Dawn
"I do" said Dawn as she ran to her room and slammed the door shut
Faith stared in shock at Dawn after what she said. She then saw Dawn run to her room and slam the door shut. Faith just sat down on the couch thinking about the girl who she cared about dying in another galaxy millions of light years away.
"Please be alright Red" thought Faith to herself, "I miss you"
Faith then got up and walked to Dawn's room. She wanted to just sit down and keep Dawn company, even if she didn't need it. Just as Faith was going to knock on the door, she heard sobbing coming from the other side of the room. Putting her ear to the door, Faith could just make out Dawn saying something; "I'm so sorry Willow… I'm so sorry… please come back"
Orilla, Asgard Home world, Othalla galaxy
"Colonel Carter" said Thor to the sleeping figure that was leaning in against the wall behind her
"Uhh…." Said the Colonel as she slowly opened her eyes only to see Thor looking at her with what looked like curiosity
"We have arrived at Orilla, Colonel Carter" said Thor, "we are ready to transport down to the planet when you are"
"Um… yeah.. sure" said the Colonel as she stood up and straightened her BDU
"Interesting" said Thor
"What is?" said the Colonel as she used her fingers to try and straighten out her hair
"I have not known that humans make frightening noises when they sleep" said Thor as he pressed a button and stood next to the medical pod containing Willow's body and Colonel Carter
"What? Wait… I don't…" said the Colonel just as she, Thor and the medical pod vanished in three beams of light which transported them to a laboratory on the planet's surface.
"Snore" said the Colonel as she reappeared in a large lab with greyish, metallic walls and a central table in the middle of the room
"Where are we?" asked Colonel Carter as she looked around
"We are within the Asgard Science Council" said Thor
Just then one of the doors opened and Colonel Carter noticed two people she recognized walking towards her.
"Heimdall" said the Colonel as she looked at the Asgard next to a female, "Lya, How are you?"
"I am well Colonel Carter" said Lya of the Nox race as she slightly bowed her head
"What are you doing here?" asked the Colonel
"I have come as a representative of the Nox to assist the Asgard" said Lya
"In what?" asked the Colonel confused
"The survival of the Asgard race" said Heimdall
"What? How?" Colonel Carter said confused, "You found something that may save the Asgard?"
"Yes" said Thor
"Is this she?" asked Lya as she looked at Willow through the glass portion of the medical pod
"Yes" said Thor
"Umm… Lya of the Nox" said Colonel Carter, "meet Captain Willow Rosenberg of the Tau'ri"
"It is interesting" said Lya, "that the survival of an entire race can rest of the shoulders of one lone human"
"What do you mean?" asked the Colonel as she looked at Thor and Heimdall confused, "What's going on here?"
The Colonel slowly moved in front of Willow's medical pod protectively
"She does not know?" asked Lya as she looked at Thor
"I felt it best if we explained to her together" said Thor
"Very well" said Lya as she walked up to the Colonel
"We apologize Colonel Carter" said Lya, "We did not mean to deceive you or your people"
"Captain Rosenberg is important to the potential survival of the Asgard race" said Thor
"How?" asked the Colonel
"You have heard about the Alliance of the Four Great Races?" asked Heimdall
"Yes" said Colonel Carter, "General O'Neill was told about it when he had the Ancient Repository of Knowledge taken out of his head the first time. It was an alliance between the Asgard, the Furlings, the Nox and the Ancients, right?"
"Yes" said Lya, "and the alliance has been dead for millennia with the Ancients having ascended and the Furlings vanished from your galaxy"
"Until now, that is" said Thor
"What do you…" said the Colonel who stopped when she realized what Thor had meant. She then looked down at Willow in the medical pod, "Wait….you mean?"
"Yes" said Heimdall, "Captain Rosenberg carries within her the legacy of both the Ancients and the Furlings"
"A unique protein marker has been created within Captain Rosenberg that has been shown to stop and even reverse the genetic degradation that have come upon the Asgard after millennia of cloning" said Thor as the Colonel looked on in amazement at Willow
"What about the cellular degradation you told General O'Neill and I about?" asked the Colonel, "was that just a pretence to get us here?"
"Unfortunately, I can confirm Commander Thor's hypothesis" said Heimdall, "She is indeed suffering from catastrophic cellular degradation"
"Can you help her?" asked the Colonel as she looked at Lya, Thor and Heimdall
"I do not know Colonel Carter" said Heimdall, "The cause of the degradation is the manifestation of all of her abilities at once"
"What do you mean?" asked the Colonel
"What do you know of the Ancients?" asked Lya
"I'd bet that you would know more than me" said Colonel Carter with a smile
"As you know, the Asgard have downloaded the entire Ancient knowledge base into our computers" said Thor, "but for all our advancements, we've only managed to scratch the surface of the database"
"From what we can tell" said Heimdall as he pressed some buttons on Willow's medical pod, "the Ancients came to your galaxy a long time ago"
"That I know" said the Colonel, "Willow absorbed some of the information when General O'Neill downloaded the Repository of Knowledge into his mind a second time"
"Really?" asked Lya
"Yes" said the Colonel, "she said that they came to the Milky Way almost sixty million years ago when they called themselves the Alterrans and first colonised Dakara and then Earth"
"I am impressed that she was able to glean that knowledge" said Lya as she looked at Willow
"When the Ancients first came to your galaxy, they were already on the evolutionary path to Ascension" said Thor, "that period of what they used to call 'near ascension' afforded them with a multitude of unique abilities"
"Such as Telepathy, Telekinesis, Energy manipulation and healing?" asked the Colonel
"Yes" said Lya, "as well as the advanced biology to handle all that power"
"It is the abilities of the Ancients that is causing Captain Rosenberg problems" said Heimdall after finally finishing examining data from the medical pod on Willow's condition.
"We can heal her, but her body will continue to degrade" said Heimdall
"Why?" asked the Colonel
"Captain Rosenberg has the near ascended powers of the Ancients in a body that is not capable of handling all that power" said Thor, "I am sorry Colonel Carter, but Heimdall is correct. We are unable to save her as she is"
"There must be something that you can do" said the Colonel as she turned as looked at Willow, asleep in stasis
"As I said" said Thor, "we are unable to save her as she is"
"We are offering to clone her a genetically engineered body that would be based on the advanced biology of the Ancients" said Heimdall, "that would most likely prevent catastrophic cellular degradation and allow her powers to evolve naturally"
"Eventually" said Lya, "if she so wishes she would be able to ascend"
"And without a new body, she'd die?" asked the Colonel
"I am sorry" said Thor, "but yes"
"How about her memories?" asked the Colonel
"Her entire consciousness, including her memories, would be transferred to her new body" said Thor, "her current body would just become an empty shell"
Colonel Carter closed her eyes to think about the ton of new information that Thor and the others just told her.
"Colonel Carter" said Thor as he walked to her and stood next to her as he looked down at Willow's face
"You're asking me to make a life and death decision here" said the Colonel with her voice almost breaking, "can you take her out of stasis?"
"Yes" said Heimdall, "however, the degradation has already affected her higher brain functions"
"Can she talk?" asked the Colonel
"I am sorry" said Lya as she put her hand on the Colonel's shoulder
"Then do what you need to do" said the Colonel as she looked at Thor, "But I want to be here when she wakes up"
Thor nodded his approval before he, Heimdall and other Asgard started to go to work
"Colonel Carter" said Lya as she started to lead the Colonel away, "please come with me, I have something to show you while our Asgard comrades help Captain Rosenberg"
"I'll be right here when you wake up Willow" said the Colonel as she turned and followed Lya out of the lab.
Washington D.C, Unknown Time
Willow found herself covered in darkness. Everywhere she looked or turned around there was just darkness with voices all the way out in the distance.
"Colonel Carter?" she screamed, "Where are you?"
"No response" Willow thought to herself
She then heard Thor's voice in the distance plus two other's she didn't know. Then she heard Colonel Carter's voice clearly with a touch of sadness.
"I'll be right here when you wake up Willow" she said
"What's going on" thought Willow to herself, "Where am I?"
Then all of a sudden, the darkness melted away and Willow found herself somewhere she didn't recognize. She looked down at herself and found herself wearing a pink sundress with ruby red sandals.
"Why are all my dreams so weird", she thought to herself as she looked around her surroundings, "Where's Colonel Carter?"
Looking around, she saw a huge crowd that was gathered near what looked like a monument of some sort. Curious about what was going on, she walked towards it and after a while she was greeted by a sign on the walkway, "Home World Security Memorial– This way". Willow opened her eyes wide as she looked at the direction of where this memorial was and noticed it was the one where all the crowd was standing, listening to someone speak.
Willow walked towards the crowd and looked on as an unknown woman finished making a speech.
"And now, may I introduce the current commander of Home World Security; the organization for whom this monument is dedicated to; Lieutenant General Samantha Carter"
Upon hearing that name, Willow ran to the crowd standing near the podium and looked up at the Lieutenant General.
"That's Colonel Carter" thought Willow to herself, "a bit older, longer hair but definitely Colonel Carter"
"Colonel!" shouted Willow at the podium as the General was making a speech. Willow noticed that the Colonel glanced in her direction with a hint of surprise and shock reflected in her eyes. She stumbled on the speech she was giving before she closed her eyes, took a deep breath and continued.
"What was that all about" said the red head as she slowly walked unseen towards the monument itself. Looking at the inscription at the base of the wall, she crouched down and opened her eyes in surprise at the inscription.
"In Memoriam, To the Men and Women of Home World Security, Who Perished in the Defence of the Earth and her Allies"
Willow took a look at the monument which was circular in design with the Stargate glyph for Earth inscribed on it. Taking a closer look she saw names that were inscribed on the circle itself. She looked on in shock as she recognized most of them like General Jack O'Neill, General George Hammond, Dr. Daniel Jackson; Faith Lehane; Dawn Summers, Buffy Anne Summers, Tara Mclay, Walter Harriman; there were a few names she didn't recognize completely like Brigadier General Cameron Mitchell, Major General Hank Landry; and one she was shocked to find there, Major Willow Rosenberg.
Upon seeing her own name there Willow simply stumbled back in surprise just as General Carter was finished with her speech and turned around to step down from the podium. As she turned, she looked in Willow's direction and stopped in shock again. Willow looked at her while panting and then still in shock she simply ran away. Even if she had heard General Carter shout her name, Willow didn't stop. She just kept on running until she fell onto the ground and hit her head before everything blacked out again
Unknown Ship, Unknown Location
When she awoke again, Willow found herself on the floor of a ship.
"The Prometheus?" said Willow to herself as she looked around, "No, the design's different where am I?"
Suddenly she felt the entire ship shaking as she stumbled out of the room she was in and headed to where she thought the bridge would be.
"Major" said someone who ran past her, "what are you doing here?"
"What?" said Willow as the unknown Captain ran past her and turned down the hallway. Willow ran as fast as she could to the bridge when there was a massive explosion and she was struck onto the side wall before she could slowly get up and limp towards the bridge.
"Must be some kind of battle" she told herself
She knew she was getting closer to the bridge when she head Colonel Carter shouting
"Willow… Major Rosenberg… get back here that's an order" said the Colonel
"Sorry ma'am" Willow heard herself say, "but this is the only way, we're out of weapons right? I can go into one of those flight pods cloaked and use the drone weapons to destroy the bloody thing from the inside"
"You stupid girl, we cant get you out" said the Colonel, "they took out our transporters"
"I know ma'am but that's the ship responsible for command and control" Willow heard herself, "I'm sorry, if this doesn't work I can always overload the hyper drive the Asgard fitted on this thing that should create a big bang"
"It's a suicide mission" said the Colonel, "get back here now, that's an order"
Just then Willow heard someone on the radio with the transmission crackling as if there was a lot of interference
"…. Cain… name…. Twelve…. Surrender"
Willow stepped into the bridge just as the transmission cut out and she saw Colonel Carter, standing near the command chair giving out orders, looking older than the one Willow knew but not as old as the one she saw in Arlington.
"Colonel?!" shouted Willow as a console behind her exploded in a shower of sparks
"Willow?" said Faith who turned back from where she was seated at the console the Colonel was facing and stared at her, "How?"
"Major?" said the Colonel in surprise as she looked between Willow and a small ship getting into what looked like a covered runway on a significantly larger ship. Suddenly Willow saw a bright flash from inside the ship's covered runway and the ship Willow was on got hit by a shockwave.
Again, like before, Willow stumbled backwards and hit her head on the wall before she was surrounded by darkness again. One thing that she could remember before blacking out was the name of the ship she was on, the USS Phoenix.
Infirmary, SGC
Willow saw the darkness around her melt away again and she suddenly found herself on the floor of the infirmary at the SGC.
As she got up slowly, she checked herself for any injuries she may have gotten from getting hit on the Phoenix but she couldn't find any. She looked around and found herself surrounded by beds all around her with people sick and hooked up to IV lines. She noticed two people in red suits coming towards her, "Major, what're you doing here?" asked one of the people in the suits.
"I thought you went to visit the Sodan with SG1?" said the other person who, from her voice, Willow knew was a woman, "you know, to get the blood from the Prior you said we needed for the vaccine".
"Wait…. What?" asked Willow, "Sodan? What vaccine? What Prior? Who are you?"
"Are you feeling alright?" said the lady, "do you know where you are?"
"The SGC Infirmary" said Willow as she looked around and stepped back, "Who're you?"
"Calm down, Major" said the lady, "I'm Dr. Lam, the Chief Medical Officer. You know me"
"No, no, no" said Willow as she stepped back, "Dr. Brightman's the CMO"
"Dr. Lam" said a voice that Willow didn't recognize, "what's Major Rosenberg doing there, I thought she left with SG1?"
"I don't know General" said Dr. Lam as she cautiously approached Willow
"General?" said Willow as she looked in shock at the man standing inside the observation deck, "where's General O'Neill, he's the commander of this base"
Willow noticed that this Dr. Lam and the other General were looking at each other confused, "Young lady" said the General, "General O'Neill's with Home World Security now"
"What?" said Willow as she felt dizzy
"Easy Major" said Dr. Lam as she took out a syringe
"No" said Willow, "no injections, this is a dream, no"
"Calm down, Major" said Dr. Lam as she inserted the needle into Willow before she pushed the doctor away using her telekinesis, "Stay away" she said
But it was too late, the doctor had already injected her with a sedative that made her hit her head on the side of a bed as she fell onto the floor.
Orilla, Asgard Home World, Othalla Galaxy
Willow looked on as the infirmary melted away into darkness. This time Willow could clearly hear the voice of Colonel Carter calling out to her, "Willow, Willow… you need to wake up"
"Colonel?" said Willow, "where are you?"
"Willow" said the Colonel as her voice came loud and clear from the darkness that surrounded her, "open your eyes sweetie, open your eyes"
"Ma'am?" said Willow as she slowly felt the chill from lying on a cold table on her back as she slowly opened her eyes and looked into the face of a smiling Colonel Samantha Carter, "did you just call me sweetie?"
"I guess I did huh?" said the Colonel smiling, "how are you feeling?"
"Like I ran a long distance marathon after being ran over by a truck, which was dropped from space" said Willow as she tried to get up but then quickly lay back down as she noticed that she was completely naked under a thin white sheet that covered her whole body.
"Yea" said the Colonel, "I asked Thor and the other Asgard to leave until you got decent"
"The Asgard, ma'am?" said Willow as Colonel Carter handed Willow a fresh set of BDU's
"The Asgard have SGC BDU's on hand?" asked Willow as she looked at the brand new BDU's plus boots and socks
"I used their matter replication technology to make a fresh set" said the Colonel
"Thanks ma'am" said Willow as she put on the BDU's while the Colone looked away
"Willow, what's the last thing you remember?" asked the Colonel
"You and General Carter using the healing device on me" said Willow, "the General asked how I was, and I remember saying that I felt a pain in my chest. After that, every thing went blank"
"I see" said the Colonel
"Ma'am" said Willow, "how long have I been out?"
"Five days" said the Colonel
"That long huh?" said Willow as she put her pants on and then sat up on the metal bed to put on her socks, "Whatever happened to me must have been real bad"
"Willow" said the Colonel as she turned around to face her subordinate, "There's something that you should know about"
"Sure" said Willow as she stood up after having put on her boots
"When Thor beamed you onto his ship" said the Colonel, "You were dying"
"And now I'm ok ma'am" said Willow smiling as she tied her hair into a ponytail
"You don't understand" said the Colonel as she walked towards Willow and grabbed her shoulders
"Ma'am?" said Willow as she saw something she didn't recognize in the Colonel's eyes
"Your body was undergoing catastrophic degradation on the cellular level" said the Colonel as she looked into the eyes of a shocked Willow
"But I'm alright now right?"
"I had no choice Willow" said the Colonel, "for you to survive, I had to make a call"
"Ma'am?" said Willow
"The degradation was too much, even after healing you, your body still suffered from the problem" the Colonel continued
"Ma'am?" said Willow now worried as she looked at the Colonel's tears that were forming, "what happened?"
"You died" said the Colonel as she looked at Willow's stunned face
"No" said Willow as she stepped away from the Colonel, "It's a joke right? I mean, I'm here… I'm alive….. I can't be dead…. How can I be dead when I feel your emotions…"
It was then that Willow realized the truth, "I'm a clone, aren't I?"
It was then that Thor, alongside Heimdall and Lya walked into the room to find an emotional Willow trying to calm herself by leaning on the table.
"I can't be a clone, how can I be a clone?" Willow kept on repeating
"Willow" said the Colonel as she went to put her hand on Willow's shoulders
"Don't touch me!" screamed Willow as she stepped back and looked at the four people in the room, "You're all lying right? I'm still in my crazy dream"
"Willow" said the Colonel as she stepped forward
"Stay away" said Willow as she telekinetically pushed the Colonel back until she landed on her back
"Colonel Carter" said Lya as she ran to where the Air Force officer was lying on her back and helped her up
"I'm alright" said the Colonel as she stood up and looked at a frightened Willow
"Captain Rosenberg" said Thor, "Willow, please…. Calm yourself"
"Thor" said Willow, "its all a lie right? I'm Willow Rosenberg… I'm not a clone"
"Heimdall" said Thor as he looked back at his friend.
Heimdall knew what Thor wanted to do so he nodded and walked to a console and turned a white stone ninety degrees counter clockwise.
Willow stepped back as a bright white light beamed down a medical pod right in front of her. Willow then stepped forward cautiously and looked at the sleeping body inside the medical pod through the transparent viewport, and then looked at the Colonel stunned before collapsing onto her knees sobbing.
Colonel Carter quickly ran over to where she was and gave the red head a tight hug.
"Its true?" said Willow between sobs, "I'm dead"
"I'm so sorry" said the Colonel as she put both her hands on Willow's face and looked into her eyes, "It doesn't matter if you're a clone, you're still Captain Willow Rosenberg. Do you understand me? You're still Willow. Tell me, do you remember how you came to the SGC?"
"I made a wish" said Willow still sobbing
"Yes, yes you did" said the Colonel, "and do you remember what Daniel told you about me the day you went to that other reality?"
"That you couldn't cook ramen" said Willow as she laughed and cried at the same time
"I had to make the call Willow" said the Colonel, "either lose you, or do what Thor offered. To clone you"
"It would take some time to get used to this whole thing ma'am" said Willow a few minutes later after her sobs stopped as the Colonel continued to hug her tightly
"You're alright Willow" said the Colonel
"Captain Rosenberg" said Thor
"Thor" said Willow, "I thought I asked you to call me Willow and thank you"
"It is we who should be thanking you, Willow" said Thor
"What do you mean?" said Willow as she got out of the hug with Colonel Carter, who helped her to wipe her tears
"Please come with us" said Thor as Willow and the Colonel got up on their feet and walked to another room.
"Umm… hello" said Willow to the other woman in the group, "I'm sorry about what I did back there, I guess it's a huge shock for me.. Seeing myself like that.. And finding out that I'm a clone. Sorry I'm babbling, I'm Willow"
"Hello Willow" said Lya as she bowed her head at the red head, "I am Lya of the Nox"
"The Nox?" said Willow surprised, "The Nox as in, from the Alliance of Four; that Nox?"
"Yes" said Lya smiling
"Wow" said Willow, "I guess today is a day of finding out surprising things"
"Captain Rosenberg" said Heimdall, "your original body was suffering from catastrophic cellular degradation due to what happened to you after your possession by the Goa'uld known as Anubis"
"What does Anubis have to do with this?" asked Willow
"When Anubis took over your body, he awoke all the dormant powers of the Ancients that lay in you" said Heimdall
"What you're saying is that since Anubis was already a half ascended Ancient, he moved into my body and knew what he had to do in order to activate everything I'm potentially capable of doing?" asked Willow
"Captain Rosenberg, Anubis activated all the abilities of near ascended Ancients within your body" said Heimdall, "our theory is that as, according to Colonel Carter, he was an half ascended ancient when he took over your body, he knew how to hold your body together despite all that power within you"
"However, when he left you, the power was so great that your original body couldn't handle the strain" said the Colonel, "which is why, no matter how much we healed you, your original body kept on dying"
"That is why the body we have cloned for you has been genetically engineered to be based on the advanced biology of Ancients just before they reached ascension" said Thor, "this would prevent the degradation from occurring again and allow your powers to evolve naturally, and you would still be able to eventually ascend if you choose to"
"Wow" said Willow, "but how does that help the Asgard?"
"Not only do you carry the legacy of the Ancients within you" said Lya, "but also the legacy of the Furling race"
Willow looked at Colonel Carter in surprised before looking at the three aliens in front of her.
"What?" said Willow, "Then how come I'm not cute and cuddly? I mean the name Furling kind of implies that I be cute and cuddly as well right?"
"That is a common misconception" said Thor, "in fact, the Furlings were one of the most advanced races that existed, which is why they were a part of the Alliance. They were a very peaceful race that was very similar in appearance to the Ancients. I had suspected that you may have had something to do with the Furling race when you told me that you practised mystics"
"Magics, you mean" said Willow
"The Furlings used to called it Mystics" said Lya
"I thought that all the races in the Alliance were more geared towards the sciences?" asked the Colonel
"Not only were the Furlings great scientists and empaths" said Lya, "they were the one race in the alliance that had an affinity for practices which are mystical in nature"
"We believe that your Ancient gene may have only recently been activated" said Heimdall as he looked at Willow, "and become the dominant gene in both your bodies"
"Does that mean that every magic user on Earth is descended from Furlings?" asked Willow as she looked at the Colonel in surprise
"There are more that practise mystics?" asked Lya as she looked in surprise at Willow
"Yes" said Willow
"That is certainly interesting" said Lya as she looked at Thor and Heimdall
"May we have permission to examine some of these individuals?" asked Heimdall
"I'm sorry Heimdall" said the Colonel, "with the secrecy surrounding the Stargate Program and the existence of extraterrestrial life in the galaxy, plus the fact that most people would not like to be examined as test subjects; I'd have to refuse permission at least until we've spoken to some of these individuals. And General O'Neill and Home World Security would feel the same way as well"
"I see" said Heimdall, "but if it is as we suspect, perhaps the entire Furling race has not moved out of your galaxy"
"Where did they do?" asked Colonel Carter
"We do not know" said Lya, "but now we know that some have stayed on Earth while the others simply moved on to another galaxy"
"Just like the Ancients who left the Milky Way all those years ago" said Colonel Carter
"Yes" replied Thor
"Lya" said Willow, "you also mentioned that the Furlings were empaths, what did you mean?"
"They could sense and feel the emotions of others" said Lya, "some were so advanced in those abilities that they would manipulate emotions, even their own to a high degree, while others could emotionally heal others. The Nox now practice many of those same techniques"
"I see" said Willow
"You've exhibited some of those abilities" said the Colonel as she looked at Willow
"Yes" said Willow
"Your Furling half can never be dormant even if your Ancient half has taken precedence" said Lya, "some abilities will always leak through but, although you can still practise mystics, it would be much harder"
"I don't do that anymore anyway" said Willow
"While your new body has been genetically engineered to handle all that power, you still have to be wary" said Lya, "you are required to always remain in control"
"I understand" said Willow
"I would like to invite you to spend time with the Nox" said Lya, "I believe that we could help you further control your abilities especially your emphatic abilities"
"Colonel?" asked Willow as she looked at Colonel Carter who shrugged and said, "I'm alright with it"
"In that case, perhaps sometime in the near future you can come to our world" said Lya, "Colonel Carter and SG1 has visited previously"
"We'll come too" said the Colonel as Lya nodded her head
"Willow" said Thor, "we have examined your new body and are pleased to find that the protein marker created from both the Ancient and Furling genes still exist. In addition we have also placed a genetic lock within your DNA to prevent any further genetic tampering"
"Thank you for saving my life" said Willow as she lightly hugged Thor
"It is the Asgard who thanks you" said Thor, "without the protein marker that exists within you, the Asgard race would have become extinct as I had mentioned to you earlier, when we rescued Colonel Carter from the replicators. Now we have the opportunity to not only further our own race safely and perhaps ascend as the Ancients have done, but to assist the Tau'ri in the battle against the Goa'uld after the replicator threat has been extinguished"
"So you have everything you need about the protein marker?" asked Colonel Carter
"Yes" said Heimdall
"Does this mean that we can go home?" asked Willow
"Yes" said Thor, "but there is one last thing"
"Which is?" asked Willow and the Colonel
"Your original body is now an empty husk" said Thor, "and with the information of the protein marker we have already recreated in our computers, we are required to dispose of the body to prevent anyone else from gaining access to it"
Thor then handed Willow a tablet like device that consisted of a single red button on a touch screen
"Once you press that button, the medical pod would disintegrate your original body" said Thor, "preventing anyone else from conducting experiments on it"
"Willow" said the Colonel, "Do you want me to do it?"
"Thank you" said Willow as she looked at Colonel Carter, "but I think this is something I have to do myself"
Colonel Carter nodded as Willow walked back to the other room where the medical pod holding her original body was placed. She walked up to the cylindrical looking device and looked at herself, her original body, who looked as if she was asleep.
"I look so peaceful" said Willow to herself, literally
"If what Thor and Heimdall say is true, if magic users are really descended from Furlings, I guess technically that makes us some of the last of the Ancients in the galaxy. Makes me the last near ascended Ancient in the galaxy anyway" said Willow as she looked at herself sleeping, "honestly, I don't know how to feel about that. I know that we're human, but knowing that we carry such a legacy… its mind boggling"
"I remember all of our experiences" she said stepping forward and looking down at her original body, "meeting Buffy for the first time in Sunnydale High, meeting Xander in Kindergarten, the massive crush I had on him, meeting Oz and falling in love with him, the heartbreak when he cheated, the destruction of Sunnydale High, coming to the SGC, Faith….. I remember Faith… I have the same feelings for Faith as you do… I care for her…. I love her"
"I'm sorry" said Willow as tears started to form in her eyes as she looked at the sleeping body, "I wish that the both of us could have existed together; I've always wanted to have a sister, you could have been my twin sister. Can you imagine how funny that would be? Playing pranks on the General and Daniel. Playing pranks on Faith… that would have been hilarious. I'd have loved you like you were my sister, cause you are"
Willow gently put her hand on the glass portion of the medical pod.
"I'm sorry" said Willow with tears going down her face, "you could have had so much more adventures through the Gate"
Willow then put her forehead onto the glass surface of the medical pod, "I'll have the adventures for the both of us, I promise"
"Goodbye, my sister" said Willow as she pressed the red button on the tablet screen and watched as a white light from inside the medical pod shone brighter and brighter. She then saw her original body slowly loose cohesion as it disintegrated until nothing existed, leaving behind an empty medical pod which vanished in a beam of bright white light.
Willow stood there in silence as she looked up in the air until she felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning around, she saw that it was Colonel Carter smiling at her.
"I'm ready to go home ma'am" said Willow
"Let's go then" said the colonel
Control Room, SGC
"Unscheduled off-world activation" shouted Walter
"What's up Walter?" said General O'Neill as he ran down the stairs
"Sir" said Walter, "We're receiving a message from the Asgard"
"And?" asked the General
"Jack?" said Daniel who just ran up the stair to the control room, "what's going on?"
"It's the Asgard" said the General
"Willow and Sam?" asked Daniel
"Walter?" said the General as he looked at the Gate Tech.
"Yes sir" said Walter, "we're receiving a message from Colonel Carter, they're ready to come home"
"Open the Iris and deactivate the shield" said the General, "and tell them to come home"
"Yes Sir" said Walter smiling as he sent the message
The General and Daniel then walked down to the Gateroom where they saw the event horizon rippled slightly before the figures of Colonel Carter and Willow walked through the gate before it disengaged.
"General, Daniel" said Colonel Carter
"General, Daniel" said Willow with a smile, "I'm home"
"Yes you are" said General O'Neill with a smile as he looked at Colonel Carter and Willow, "So…. Willow 2.0?"
"Just Willow Sir" said the red head as she smiled at the General
"Really?" said General O'Neill, "I mean Willow 2.0 sounds much cooler"
"Nah" said Willow as both she and Colonel Carter smiled
"I told you so Jack" said Daniel, "you owe me fifty bucks"
"You made a bet?" asked the Colonel in mock horror
"Yea well" said the General sheepishly, "it's still a cool name"
"Anyway, get yourselves checked out at the infirmary, get refreshed and then report for a debrief in an hour" the General continued, "I'll contact Teal'c and Faith"
"Where's Faith, Sir?" asked Willow, "does she know, you know, about me?"
"Yes" said the General, "She gave Dawn the usual cover story when you left; after Carter contacted us about what was going on with you and the solution that the Asgard had, I asked her to tell Dawn that they're close to a cure for you but you still had to stay in Isolation"
"How did Faith take it, if you don't mind my asking?" asked Willow
"You should talk to her" said Daniel
"Please don't call her for the debrief Sir" said Willow, "I'd like to surprise her"
"Alright" said General O'Neill, "anyway, off you go. You need to get everything done so that you can go home and relax
"Yes Sir" said Willow and Colonel Carter as they walked to the infirmary
Briefing Room, SGC, Three hours later
General O'Neill and the rest of SG1 minus Faith were joined at the briefing room by Dr. Brightman who was seated next to Willow.
"Doc" said Willow as the briefing ended, "you have no idea how sorry I am about what happened"
"It wasn't you Captain" said the doctor as she closed a medical file on Willow, "I should be thanking you actually, whatever you did that healed my injuries, also seem to have gotten rid of my asthma"
"Still Doc" said Willow
"It's alright" said the Doctor
"Yes ma'am" said Willow
"So" said the General, "Ancient and Furling huh?"
"And Human, Sir" said Willow, "but who'd have thought"
"I'm jealous" said the General
"Why sir?" asked Colonel Carter
"She gets the cool powers" said the General, "I want some too, I mean I have the Ancient gene"
"Maybe its cause you're older" said Daniel with a smirk
Willow, Colonel Carter and Dr. Brightman tried their best not to laugh as they looked at the stare that the General was giving Daniel.
"Well sir" said Colonel Carter, "you did manage to heal Bra'tac on the Tel'tak"
"Well, there's that" said the General thoughtfully
"Well sir" said Dr. Brightman as he stood up, "if there's nothing else?"
"You're dismissed Doc" said the General, "and thanks"
"Yes sir" said Dr. Brightman before she turned to Willow, "Again, welcome back Captain"
"Thanks ma'am" replied Willow
"Uh Sir?" said the Colonel
"You're all dismissed Carter" said the General as he got up
"Actually Sir" said the Colonel, "I was wondering if we could talk to you, you know, that thing we discussed about Faith when we were in Orilla"
"I know exactly what you're talking about Carter" said the General, "I talked to Hammond and Woolsey about it and they're in agreement"
"Sir? Ma'am?" asked Willow, "What's going on?"
"Well" said General O'Neill, "we have a plan for Faith"
Willow's Apartment, 2100 hours
The General and Colonel Carter told Willow about the plan they had hatched while she was being cloned on Orilla during their daily long distance briefings. Willow was glad to be a part of the plan because it simply felt right.
As Willow was dropped off at her apartment by General O'Neill, she just wanted to go upstairs and be with both Faith and Dawn, even if the latter girl hated her.
"Thanks sir" said Willow as the General took off in his truck.
As she walked into the building, Willow walked slowly towards her apartment door and knocked on it.
"Yea, yea" said the voice of Dawn, "just hold on"
Willow smiled as the door opened and Dawn looked at her in shock
"Hi Dawnie" said Willow as she entered the apartment and closed the door
"Willow?" asked Dawn quietly as she poked Willow's arm
"Yea" replied Willow as she looked at the young girl's face
It was Willow's turn to be stunned when Dawn ran forward and gave her a tight hug, which Willow promptly returned.
"When Faith said you were dying" said Dawn, "I just…. All the cruel things I said….. I….."
"Its ok Dawnie" said Willow softly, "I'm ok now, they managed to get a counter agent into my body before…. You know"
"Before you died" said Dawn as she still hugged her before she released Willow and stood in front of her with her head down
"You must hate me" said Dawn softly
"You silly girl" said Willow smiling, "how can I ever hate you"
"I know I have issues to deal with" said Dawn as she wiped a tear, "please help me?"
"Of course" said Willow said she hugged the young girl tightly again
"You should go to Faith" said Dawn as she got out of the hug with Willow, "she's been wiped tired since she came back from work this morning, she said she had to go overseas to watch over some eggheads, her words, with some experiments"
"I will" said Willow as she gave Dawn a kiss on her cheek, "I love you, always remember that ok"
Dawn nodded her head as Willow walked towards Faith's door and opened it.
Willow walked into a darkened room; all the lights were turned off. As her eyes got used to the darkness quickly, Willow noticed a body lying on the bed.
Kneeling on the floor next to the bed, Willow ran her hands on the cheek of the Brunette Slayer and then ran her hands through her hair.
"Hey you" said Willow softly as Faith opened her eyes
"Hey" Faith said smiling, "is it really you?"
"Yea" replied Willow
Faith: "Are you…. You?"
Willow: "I'm me, Faith"
Faith: "Big G told me what happened, you died….."
Willow: "I did"
Faith: "Then you're not you… I'm alone again"
"Faith" whispered Willow, "it's me… I'm me in every which way that matters"
"This is all so new to me" said Faith as she lay on her side looking at Willow in the dark
"Hold on" said Willow as she got up, and walked to the other side of the bed before lying next to Faith. Faith then turned around until she and Willow were lying on the same pillow face to face.
"I'm me Faith" said Willow softly as she gave Faith a kiss, "and you're never alone"
Willow: "I have all my memories and my feelings… I remember everything from the day we first met in Sunnydale High to the incident at the Council HQ to the day we had some fun in the morning the day I left for Antarctica. I remember everything…. I feel everything"
"If you still doubt me" said Willow just before she gave Faith a deep kiss
"I hope that proves something" said Willow as she finished and Faith put her arms around her.
"I missed you" said Faith as she caressed Willow's cheeks
Faith: "Having someone I care about die in another galaxy… it's just…"
"I know" said Willow, "can I lie here with you tonight?"
"You don't have to ask you know" said Faith smiling
"Yeah well, you have super strength" said Willow grinning, "if I don't ask, you could literally just kick me out"
"Guys!" shouted Dawn from the next room, "Just so you know, I can hear you flirting… get a room"
"We already have a room" shouted both Willow and Faith together before they laughed
"She was scared for you" whispered Faith, "you should stay with her tonight"
"What if I wanna stay here tonight?" asked Willow
"Then we won't be sleeping at all" smiled Faith
"Oh for God's sake!" shouted Dawn, "just sleep with each other will you, I'll be putting on my noise cancelling headphones"
"Good night Dawn!" shouted Faith before she looked at a smiling Willow
"Let's not get any sleep then" said Willow smiling as she kissed Faith
Meanwhile Dawn lay down on her bed in her room, put on her headphones and watched Wormhole X-Treme on her tablet.
"I'm glad you're alive" she said to herself
Briefing Room, SGC
After about three hours of sleep, Faith woke up alone in her bed with a letter addressed to her on the pillow. Opening the letter, she smiled as she read the contents. It was by Willow saying that she had to leave for the SGC due to some kind of an emergency but Faith had to come to the mountain at ten in the morning for a special training session with her and Teal'c.
"The General wants to see you before you change into your BDU's though" said Willow in the letter, "He said its really important and no, he wouldn't tell me what it's about. So once you get in, just come straight to the briefing room"
"OK" said Faith to herself
Faith checked in at the guard station and took the elevator down all the floors until she reached level twenty seven. She walked out of the elevator and headed to the briefing room where she was surprised by the sight in front of her. She saw General O'Neill, Colonel Carter and Willow in their dress blues while Daniel and Teal'c were in some real spiffy suits.
"Uh guys" said Faith, "what's going on? I feel kinda under dressed here"
"Don't be silly" said Willow and she walked up to Faith and stood beside her. Then she put her hand on Faith's shoulder and guided her towards the General and Colonel Carter who were standing at the window that overlooked the Stargate.
Once Willow guided Faith in front of the General and Colonel Carter, she herself went and stood next to the Colonel with Daniel and Teal'c standing next to Willow.
"Guys?" said Faith confused
"Faith Lehane" said the General as he took out a small box which Faith looked at with her mouth wide open and then looked at a smiling Willow.
"Although you have only recently joined the ranks of Stargate Command" continued General O'Neill, "You have already shown great courage in the face of overwhelming odds when you singlehandedly defeated Anubis and protected this base and this planet"
Faith looked on as Willow and Colonel Carter saluted Faith while the General continued, "In recognition of that fact, a letter of commendation has been entered into your file and you have been given a token of appreciation on behalf the men and women who serve in this command"
The General opened the box and handed it to Faith before stepping back and saluting her.
"I really don't know what to say" said Faith as she looked at the medal in the box and then looked at the smiling faces of SG1
"Well" said the General, "you could say you're bringing the beers for team night at my house"
"OK" said Faith laughing, "I'll get the beers"
Then she stopped laughing and looked at the five people in front of her, "Thank you, for this" she said
"Faith" said Colonel Carter, "we did this to thank you"
"If you hadn't stopped Anubis when you did" said Willow, "he would have taken my powers for his own and conquered the galaxy. Trust me, I've seen it. And believe me when I say that it was hell"
"You did a good job Faith" said Daniel
"Indeed Faith Lehane" said Teal'c as he bowed his head and smiled
"Alright" said the General as he rubbed his hands together and looked at Faith, "You've got a training session with Teal'c and Red, right?"
"Yep" said Faith with a smile as she looked at the medal
"After your session, just go on home" said the General, "but remember team night's tonight at my house, bring Dawn along. We'll make it a party. There'll be cake"
"Sure Big-G" said Faith
The General smiled and then went into his office for some paper work.
"Alright Faith" said the Colonel, "I gotta change and then go to my lab, see you tonight at the General's place"
"Sure Sam" said Faith as the Colonel walked off along with Teal'c and Daniel who waved goodbye
"This was your idea, wasn't it?" asked Faith as she walked down the hallway with Willow
"Actually it was Colonel Carter's" said Willow as they went along with Teal'c to the gym.
"Indeed it was" said Teal'c, "a very good idea"
TBC