Chapter 6

Archangel cocked an eyebrow as he watched Colonel Hammond lead six teenagers into the hangar with Jack O'Neill and Ralph Hinkley.

Karl was speaking loudly as the teens entered. "Man that limo was so cool. It even had one of them cellular phones in it. Boy, the rich get all the neat stuff."

Daniel mention candidly, "In the future everyone will own a cell phone and it will it will fit in your pocket."

Karl cheered, "Let's find this Star Gate thing to go to the future and get one of them there cell phones."

"I'm sure will get one in time, Karl." Daniel told the boy.

The group walked up to Archangel who stood with the crew of Airwolf waiting for the Colonel and Jack to return.

Archangel stated, "Tell me, Colonel Hammond. Was the entire class exposed to the alien stone as well?"

The Colonel replied, "Three of the teens have been exposed to the stone. The other three have volunteered to assist as they are aware of the situation."

String huffed, "They are kids."

Daniel nodded, "Yes we are! I'm Dr. Daniel Jackson. Tony, Karl and Rhonda will be assisting myself and Sam in the mission."

String asked, "Doing what?"

"Backing us up. I'm going to teach them everything I know just incase something happens to myself or Sam then you will have a backup team in the future."

Sam agreed, "With the Gate now missing we do need a contingency plan incase the timeline gets too far off track."

Tony asked "You mean me, Karl and Rhonda are what? Backup to your team?"

Jack stated, "More like the JV team." He then backed up Sam and Daniel's reasoning to Archangel. "Look, a backup is not a bad idea. I can't tell you how many times we screwed up out there."

Daniel quipped, "Who is we, Jack?"

He rolled his eyes, "Okay! How many times I screwed up out there by touching something."

Sam gave a warning. "The people who made the Gate also left behind technology that has a biometric lock. A small percentage of the population has a gene that can unlock and activate the technology left behind. Jack O'Neill has that gene."

Colonel Hammond stated, "That's good to know, Sam."

Archangel pressed, "What can you tell us about the Gate, Miss Carter?"

"It creates a wormhole from one planet to another. But, you should know that already as Earnest Littlefield was sent through it back in the 50's." she told him.

Archangel asked, "Who?"

"Earnest Littlefield." she repeated. "Catherine Langford's fiancé. We found and rescued him. If we can get the Gate back then maybe we rescue him earlier so Catherine has more time with him."

Daniel suggested, "We should bring Catherine in!"

Jack had to agree, "She would be an asset too."

Janet interrupted, "First we have to find the Gate and who stole it. How was it stolen? It's not like it's all that portable."

Archangel stated, "I am waiting for one more asset to come for the briefing."

String asked, "Who?"

"Knight Industries is a partner with the FIRM and is sending in a special agent to assist." he informed. "His name is Michael Knight."

Ralph slowly nodded, "I met him the other day at the diner."

"The FBI is also involved with this case." Archangel added. "A Bill Maxwell will be leading the FBI investigation."

Jack sounded, "Great! Get the gang all here."

String smirked at Jack, "And we have our own MacGyver too."

Sam shook her head with a pucker in thought.

"Miss Carter?" String asked.

"She's the wiz with the gadgets. Not me!" Jack told him. "I'm all thumbs. She fixes things. I blow shit up." He pointed to his reconstituted team. "This is my team now. Daniel…he can read alien languages and speak a million different dialects. Carter…the resident tech genius. Frasier, my medical specialist and alien disease doctor. That's my team now. T isn't here. Frasier will do."

String stated worried, "They are kids, Jack."

"Only physically." he rebutted. He looked to Hammond, "You want the Gate back? It will take SG-1 to do it. My SG-1! I don't care if they are fifteen years old physically. I'm not going on another mission without my SG-1."

Janet added, "We are fifteen physically but not mentally. You must take our mental age into consideration." She then crossed her arms and cocked her head as she added, "And if Colonel O'Neill insist on his SG-1 and is willing to let me fill in for Teal'c…I will do just that."

String looked to Archangel as asked, "Don't you need permission from their parents?"

Daniel trumped the suggestion. "Actually, you can bring my parents into the fold and we can use their assistance."

Sam added, "Bring my dad in. He can also help."

Janet puckered, "Don't tell my folks. They won't understand this. Just tell them I got accepted into some foreign exchange program."

Tony perked up, "My folks won't even know I'm gone."

"Mine neither." Karl agreed.

Rhonda stated, "I can just tell my folks that I am staying at a friends house. They won't care."

String looked at Dom and Caitlin for their reaction.

Caitlin stated, "Obviously the teens need a cover if they are going to be helping us. The girls can stay with me if they need a place to stay."

Dom added, "I can take the boys."

Hammond informed, "First we need to find the ring and get is back in our possession."

A black Trans Am pulled up to the mouth of the hangar and parked. The door opened and Michael Knight emerged in his classic style. Sam looked at the car. She loved the old style Trans Am but something was different about the vehicle. She wondered why there was a red probe in the nose of the car.

Michael Knight took note of the teenagers as he walked into the hangar. He greeted his audience, "I'm Michael Knight." His eyes landed on Caitlin for a moment. He paused wondering if she would even recognize him from his days on the force. She didn't seem to so he continued. "I'm from Knight Industries."

Sam asked, "Can I take a look at your car?"

"Sure kid." he agreed figuring she was a teenager who liked cars. He stood back as the group of teens followed Sam to the car. The door opened and revealed a high tech cockpit inside.

KITT spoke, "I am the Knight Industry Two Thousand."

Sam looked at Daniel as a grin crept across her face. "It's computerized." She called, "Can I sit inside, Mr. Knight?"

"Sure, kid. Just don't touch anything." he told her and then watched as Sam slid down behind the wheel.

Michael asked, "You brought your class, Ralph?"

"Turns out half my class was exposed to some kind of alien rock that did something to them." he explained.

"Did something?" he asked unsure what he meant.

Jack spoke up, "We were exposed to an alien device in the future that sent us back through time mentally and now we are living our lives all over again."

Michael paused and puckered in thought. "You mean, like a do over?"

"Kind of like that." Jack agreed with the term.

Michael wasn't sure what to make of the claim but it did explain the strange conversation that KITT had recorded in the diner. He looked to Colonel Hammond, "So…what is this mission about, Colonel?"

Hammond handed over the first in a set of files. The first file was of the Star Gate. "1928 this rings of alien origin was found on an archeological dig in Egypt by Professor Paul Langford."

Michael's eyebrows raised upon seeing the photo of the Gate.

" I was recently informed that during the 50's it was activated by a domestic team of scientist and an Earnest Littlefield was lost when he entered the event horizon and failed to return." Hammond lacked the file for the event. He then handed over the next file. "In 1969, the ring activated and four people came through. All in military uniforms and from the future. I was a lieutenant at the time an I found a note to myself written by myself giving myself instructions. The four who came through were identified as Colonel Jonathon O'Neill of the US Air Force. Captain Samantha Carter of the US Air Force. Dr. Daniel Jackson, a contractor for the Air Force and a man now identified as Teal'c. They escaped custody and returned to a future date through the ring which has now been identified as a Star Gate."

Michael looked at Jack standing beside him as his eyes landed on a photo of the man taken in the past but with Jack looking much older. Jack looked at the photo as well.

"Dang!" Jack miffed. "That's not my good side."

Michael then looked at the next photo of an older Sam. He then looked at the teenage girl sitting in the car and talking to KITT. He flipped the photo and spied a photo of an older Daniel. He glanced at the boy standing outside the car by Sam. He then looked at the last photo of Teal'c. He curiously asked, "What is that thing on his head?"

Jack explained, "Teal'c is Jaffa. His people were enslaved to a false god. The Goa'uld. They would burn the symbols into the foreheads of those they enslaved. Teal'c turned against his master to help free us off world and joined my team to help free his people. His father was tortured and killed for trying to lead an uprising against the Goa'uld. Teal'c is carrying that torch."

"Jaffa?" he asked.

"Frasier and Carter can tell you about the Jaffa. They can tell you about the Goa'uld too. Well, better than I can." he admitted.

Michael flipped the photos back to Jack's. "This is you, Captain."

"Yup!" he agreed.

"You look much older in this photo." he informed.

He waved it off, "Hell, you should have seen how old I looked when I get hit with that stone that sent me back to do it all over again. I was a retired four star general. My hair was all white. I was letting it grow out a bit. Going for that ole hippie look."

"Um…" he glanced at Colonel O'Neill. "He's a Captain."

Hammond stated, "We must take into consideration the mental age of those affected by the alien device. Captain O'Neill is a retired four star General. The Star Gate was stolen. The mission is to find and recover it. The team that came through the Gate in 1969 will be leading the recovery effort. They are called SG-1. Janet Frasier will be filling in for the Jaffa named Teal'c on the mission. I was informed that she was the Chief Medical Officer of the base they operated out of in the future."

Michael looked at the group of teens surrounding his car and KITT. He remarked, "They are kids!"

"Only physically." Jack told him. "Does he know about Ralph and the alien super suit?"

"I was coming to that next." Hammond replied.

Michael confessed, "KITT and I thought Ralph could be the guy flying around in the red suit. That's why I made contact with him. Alien suit." He looked to Ralph and explained, "I made contact with you to ensure your safety and back you up. You are fighting crime with it. I thought maybe it was some private company behind it."

"I kind of figured that's why you wanted to meet me." Ralph admitted.

"Aliens gave it to him." Jack stated. "I guess he lost the instruction manual." he looked to Ralph standing near.

He nodded, "I've been winging it."

Jack asked, "How would like to have a face to face meeting with whoever saddled you with it?"

"I have questions." Ralph confessed.

Jack patted his shoulder, "We are going to get answers." He looked on as the teens walked back to the main group. Jack's eyes landed on Sam's very excited face.

"KITT is A.I.." she stated. "We have our own A.I. and back in the 80's. I don't know why I was never informed about KITT but…" she looked to Michael and confessed, "I love you car and KITT." Unbeknownst to Sam, she came across as a star struck teenager to the men.

"KITT is one of a kind." he agreed. "You were a Captain in the Air Force?"

"I retired a 3 star general." she informed. "I was head of research of development and specialized in quantum theory and physics."

"You're the brains." he quickly figured.

Dom stood by and asked, "What's she talking about, String? What's this A.I.?"

"Artificial Intelligence." String told him. "Computers that can think for themselves.

Dom stated, "Well, Airwolf is pretty advanced."

"Airwolf is advanced." String agreed. "But not A.I.."

Michael asked, "Airwolf?"

Dom cheered, "She's the lady."