Chapter 3
When SG1, SG2, and the two doctors returned to Earth, Hammond met them in the gate room.
“What’s going on? Where are Colonel O’Neill and Major Carter?”
“They are trapped behind a shield in the main building. That’s all I know, Sir,” Ferretti reported.
“General, Sir, it was all my fault. I reconnected a wire, which had come off. I received an electrical shock and was thrown against the wall. I accidentally hit the naquadah generator, which caused it to turn on. The captain and lieutenant, here, tried to turn it off and disconnect the wires. That didn’t work; it only made matters worse... Colonel O’Neill told us to get back here.” Hammond turned to the two SG2 members.
“It’s true, Sir. Colonel O’Neill said to wait twenty-four hours before returning there.”
“Ok. We will wait twenty-four hours. I want a full report on what happened on my desk by then. Dismissed.”
“General Hammond?”
“Teal’c.”
“Major Carter did remove the wire from the control chamber.”
“Why would she do that?”
“She told Dr Felger not to touch it… she does not trust him.”
“I understand, Teal’c. All we can do is wait and pray that they would be fine.”
“Indeed.” He gave Hammond a slight bow before walking out of the gate room.
The next day, Hammond, SG2, Teal’c and Daniel were all in the control room when they attempted to dial the planet. When the wormhole was formed, they were able to receive video feed from the MALP, which had been left near the gate. The video was displayed on one of the monitor screens.
“Everything looks ok, Sir.”
“Yes, it does. Sergeant, can you get the MALP to go into the building?”
“Yes, Sir.” They all watched anxiously.
When the MALP entered the building, Daniel advised the Sergeant which directions to steer the MALP. When it was in the room, they could see Jack and Sam on the floor.
“I hope they are still alive,” Daniel said softly.
“Indeed.”
“Sergeant, pan the camera to the left where the control panel is located,” Ferretti ordered, then they saw the camera move and stop. They saw the generator in pieces all over the floor.
“Carter is going to be pissed… Sorry, Sir,” Ferretti said.
“Sam sure will be. That generator cost over three hundred thousand dollars to build,” Daniel said.
“We know… Sir, permission to go and check on them?”
“Granted. Dr Fraiser and her team are waiting. You have a ‘go’, bring them home.”
“Yes, Sir.”
“We have a ‘go’,” Ferretti said.
Daniel and Teal’c went up the ramp first and walk through the gate. He was followed by Janet and her staff, and then SG2. Once they all were on the planet, the gate shut down. They walked over to the main building and hurried over to Jack and Sam.
Teal’c and Daniel checked the control panel while Janet and her staff checked on Jack and Sam. SG2 were outside on guard. When Janet looked closely at Jack and Sam she was shocked.
“Daniel, Teal’c.” She crouched down to check their pulses. She found they both had strong, steady heartbeats and was relieved.
“Janet, what’s wrong?” They walked over and saw the shocked look on Janet and the other’s faces.
“Janet?” When they got close,
“Whoa, that’s Jack and Sam?”
“It looks like them, but they look like they are eighteen years old… we better get moving and get them back to the SGC!”
Janet and her staff lifted both Jack and Sam onto stretchers, and then they walked out while Daniel collected his books then followed them. When SG2 saw Jack and Sam, they were shocked to see two eighteen year olds.
“Wow, is that them?”
“It looks like them,” Daniel said.
They walked back to the gate and dialled Earth. Ferretti sent the IDC code, and then they walked up the ramp and through the gate to the other side. When they walked down the ramp and Daniel was close to General Hammond,
“Sir, we better find the Tok’ra. We need Jacob here.” Hammond looked at Jack and Sam, who were now on the gurneys and being wheeled out of the gate room. Then he looked at Daniel.
“We don’t know where they are.”
“We could send a signal to them. We still have that Tok’ra device. It’s better than nothing, Sir.”
“I agree. Do it. I’m going to the Infirmary.”
“I’ll send the signal and do some translation, I know the answer is somewhere on one of those walls.”
“Let me know if you found anything.”
“Yes, Sir, but there is one problem: the control panel was badly damaged by the explosion.”
“Can it be repaired?”
“I don’t think so, Sir. All the crystals from the inside are exposed. They were lucky that the shield was up, otherwise, they would be dead.”
“Sounds like they were lucky.”
“Yeah.” They walked out of the gate room and went their separate ways. When Hammond arrived at the Infirmary, Teal’c was outside waiting.
“Teal’c?”
“General Hammond.”
“Dr Jackson told me about the control chamber. Do you think it can be repaired?”
“There was very much damage done, only Major Carter can give you that answer”
“True. I’ll go and inform the President about this and we can work it from there.” Teal’c gave him a slight bow before General Hammond walked away.
Janet ordered the works on both Jack and Sam. While she and her staff were hooking wires up on them both, she was waiting for the blood results to return. She had just finished when the phone rang, so she walked over and answered it.
“Fraiser… What are you talking about? No, one is from Colonel O’Neill and the other one is from Major Carter… No, they weren’t mixed together… Are you sure? I’ll get another sample and bring it up myself… Ok, thanks.” Then she hung up.
“That was odd.”
She walked over and grabbed the things she needed, and then walked over to their beds. She drew the blood samples herself. When finished, she gave her staff instructions before walking out the door, only to see Teal’c awaiting word on the status of his two friends.
“Teal’c, you can go in if you like. I’ll be up in the Lab for a few minutes.”
“Thank you, Dr Fraiser. Has there been any change?”
“No. It’s like they are sleeping. I’m sure they will wake up soon.”
Teal’c made a slight bow before walking into the room, while Janet walked down to the elevators. When she reached the lab floor, she walked down to the lab and walked in to see the staff there.
“Dr Fraiser have you got them?” She showed Dr Warner the two tubes of blood.
“I drew them myself.” She passed them to him.
“I still can’t work it out. How did Major Carter get the Ancient gene and why does Colonel O’Neill now have the protein marker and naquadah in him?”
“I think it was the Ancient machine that altered them. It mixed their genes somehow and that’s not all.” They were walking over to a workbench where Dr Warner was starting his tests.
“I heard about the machine. Was there something else, Doctor?”
“Yes. They both look like eighteen year olds.” He turned sharply to look at Janet.
“Eighteen?” She nodded. He turned back to the blood samples and started testing them. Then he walked over to the computer where he waited for the results to return. When they did, Janet was there seeing the results for herself. She was shocked.
“This can’t be.”
“Well, it sure looks like it.”
“Oh, my God. I remember Daniel telling me, last night, that one part of the writing he was able to translate says ‘two became one’.”
“Meaning?”
“We know that the Colonel had the Ancient gene and the Major had the protein marker and the Naquadah from the remains of a Tok’ra symbiote, I think that the machine has somehow mixed them together, and now they both have them, like with blood.”
“I understand. This is amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it before in my life.”
“You’re not the only one, Sir. You never know, from one day to the next, what the SG teams bring back from off world.”
“That’s true.”
“I had better get back to my patients and report to General Hammond.”
He gave her a nod then she walked out of the lab. Janet was walking to the Infirmary when she saw Daniel with a cup of coffee in his hand.
“Daniel.”
“Hi, Janet. Have they woken up yet?”
“No. I was just going to check on them.”
“Ok. May I join you?”
“Sure. Daniel, remember what you said to me last night about part of the translation being ‘two become one’?”
“Yes. I translated some more today. Why?” Janet stopped, and then Daniel stopped, too. He turned and looked at her.
“What was the rest of it?”
“Well, it’s a marriage device where couples are joined as one. Why? Janet, what is it?”
“Somehow, that machine has mixed their DNA together.”
“But they have different blood types.”
“I know, Sam now has the Ancient gene.”
“What? You’re joking!” Daniel said in shock.
“I’m not and that’s not all; Colonel O’Neill now has the protein marker and naquadah from Jolinar in him.”
“How strong is it?”
“They are the same as before they were trapped in the machine.”
“Well, let’s just hope that the NID doesn’t find out about them.”
“I know.” They continued walking.
“I can’t wait to see their faces when I telling them about the marriage part,” Daniel said grinning.
“The question is: What’s going to happen to SG1?”
“Hopefully, General Hammond will keep us together… you know, it’s going to be strange seeing a younger Jack and Sam.”
“I know.” When they reached the Infirmary and walked over to Jack and Sam’s beds. Teal’c was sitting between them.
“Teal’c, have they awakened, yet?”
“No, they have not.”
Then they noticed changes in both Jack’s and Sam’s heart rates. Janet moved to check on them both while Teal’c stood and moved out of the way. They watched as both Jack and Sam opened their eyes.
“Colonel, Sam, how are you both feeling?”
“Tired, but good, Doc… What happened to my voice?” Then he turned his head and his eyes widened just as Sam looked at him and her eyes widened.
“Colonel?”
“Carter, you look younger!”
“So do you, Sir.”
“At least they still have their memories,” Daniel said. Janet started removing wires from them both.
“Jack, Sam, the Ancient machine did this to you and more.”
“Daniel, what ‘more’?” Sam asked.
“Sam, you now have the same Ancient gene as the Colonel.”
“You’re joking!” Sam said in shock.
“No, I’m not.” She looked at Jack.
“Colonel, you have Jolinar’s protein marker and naquadah in your blood,” Janet said.
“And you are married to each other,” Daniel said.
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