Untitled
by Allison
EMAIL: atsammy@home.com
SUMMARY: A rewrite and continuation of "Curse"
DISCLAIMER: Stargate doesn't belong to me, it belongs to them people who
own it who aren't me.
SPOILERS: "Curse"
AUTHORS' NOTE: This is why this is part 0, not part 1. I live in Colorado,
and have been many times to Colorado Springs. Beautiful part of the state.
Any way, in one of the following parts, we will get to see an outsider going
into Cheyenne Mountain. I was in AFJROTC for 3 years before it got to a
problem in conjunciton wiht my IB coursework. During those three years I
have been to and inside of Cheyenne Mountain. I did not have to sign
anything about the insides of the mountain being classified, etc., so the
descriptions of the road up to, the check points, the security methods, the
admin building, the Canadian soldiers, the tunnel, doors, and the inside of
NORAD are real. I've been there and seen them all. And it is very loud
between the hydralic doors and the Entrance to the base itself, you can't
hear yourself think. :-) Otherwise, everything else is pretty much as
we've seen it on the show. Daniel's and Janet's respective apartments are
made up though, because up until two weeks ago I hadn't seen the inside of
Daniel's place and I've never seen Janet's. I decided to rewrite "The
Curse" not because it was bad(I loved it), but I thought it would be
interesting to see Sarah interact with SG-1 and see her reaction to many
things on the show. Don't worry, there is S/J and D/J.
Anywho, on with the show.
Sarah stepped off the plane and into the Colorado Springs Airport. She
was still a little jumpy; the plane had hit heavy turbulence right before
landing. She didn't have anything beyond her carry-on and briefcase, so,
after asking where she could find the car rentals, she made her way down the
terminal. As she made her way past the final gate from New York, she saw
something, or rather someone, that made her pause. A man who looked just
like Daniel had just walked out of the New York gate. He had the same hair,
glasses... She wasn't close enough to hear his voice, but she'd bet her life
that it was him.
She was about to call out his name when he came into clear view. He was
walking with two women. The blond on his right was about the same height,
with close-cropped hair. The brunette also had relatively short hair, but
she was shorter than the other two. All three looked as though they'd
recently gotten some sun. They were joined quickly by a tall man with
grayish hair and a girl about twelve years old. One of them, she couldn't
tell who, said something that caused them all to start laughing as they
walked off. She followed them until she reached the rental outlet. String
after them, she waited until they were out of sight to go up to the counter.
Two days later, she'd gotten settled in her hotel room and had set up a
meeting with Darren Harper, the curator at the Pioneer Museum. She'd also
looked Daniel up in the white pages, to find out if it was really him that
she had seen before. He was there. The night before, she'd found his
apartment, but he wasn't home. She grabbed her purse and keys and left her
room. She had plans to try again.
Rush hour was just about over when she reached I-25, so it did not take
long to reach Daniel's exit. From there, it took five minutes of navigating
to reach the apartment complex. Her heart beat faster when she realized
that his light was on. She sat in her rental for a moment gathering her
courage to go up there. Taking a deep breath, she grabbed her purse and got
out of the car.
When she reached the second floor apartment, she took another deep
breath and knocked on the door. Within seconds, she heard running footsteps
and a young girl's voice yelling "I'll get it," followed closely by a more
mature voice replying, "No, Cass, I'll get it," right before the door flew
open and Sarah stepped back. The tall blond woman she'd seen at the airport
was standing there with the young girl she'd also seen.
"Go back to your movie, Cassy," the woman told the girl before turning
her attention back to Sarah. "Can I help you?"
"Hi. I was... uhh... looking for Daniel Jackson? I'm a friend of
his."
"Oh. Ok, come in. He's in the kitchen, I'll get him for you," She
opened the door wider and gestured her in. "Hold on."
Sam closed the door behind the stranger and walked into the small
kitchen. Daniel Janet were in there fixing the salad; standing close
together and occasionally brushing hands. "Daniel," she interrupted after a
moment of watching them, "there's someone at the door for you."
Janet and Daniel glanced at each other and he shrugged. "I'll be right
there," he said in Sam's general direction as he wiped off his hands. While
Janet did the same, he walked into the main room. Sam had sat down again on
the couch next to Teal'c, who was again wearing his baseball cap, and Cassy
who were watching a movie. He glanced at his friends briefly as he made his
way to the entryway. He stopped short when he saw who it was. "Sarah?"
"Hello, Daniel," she said in her soft British accent.
"What are you doing here?" he asked while giving her a quick hug.
"I'm in town on business. I saw you and your... friends at the airport
two days ago, but I didn't know for sure that it was you until I found your
address in the phone book." She looked past him, noticing Janet and Jack
looking their way. "I'm not interrupting anything, am I? If this is a bad
time, I can leave."
"We were just about to sit down to dinner." Making a spur of the moment
decision, he added, "You're welcome to join us."
"I don't want to intrude."
"No, come on. It's no problem. Come in, I'll introduce you." He led
her into the living room where everyone looked at him expectantly. "Guys,
this is Sarah Leaver, a friend of mine friend college. Sarah, this is
Samantha Carter, Cassandra Frasier, Murray Jacobs(he made that up two
seconds before he said it), Jack O'Neill, and Janet Frasier. They're
friends of mine."
There was a round of "hi's" and "nice-to-meet-you's" before everyone
fell silent again. Daniel took it all in, then said, "Uh, please, make
yourself at home. I'll go get another plate set for the table." He waited
until she was seated at one end of the couch before going into the kitchen.
Janet followed him in and found him leaning against the counter, his back to
her. She walked to him and wrapped her arms around him from behind.
"You ok?" she asked against his back.
"Yeah. I was just surprised to see her. I only saw her briefly at the
funeral..." He turned and pulled Janet tighter into his arms. They stood
like that for a couple minutes before Janet pulled away. She reached up and
kissed him lightly before saying,
"I'll get the dishes, you get the silverware?"
"Ok." They separated and set about their tasks. After the table was
reset, Daniel tucked back into the kitchen to check the timer on the oven.
When he returned, he announced, "We've got about ten minutes left before
dinner's done. Anyone want anything to drink?"
All but Sarah already had drinks, and she decided to wait for the meal.
Janet had sat down next to her daughter on the floor, with Sam and Jack on
the other end of the couch Sarah was sitting on and Teal'c reclining on the
other couch. Daniel took a seat on the other side of Cassy on the floor and
turned his attention to the movie. They were watching American President,
Teal's choice because he'd thought it would help him understand the US
government better. It didn't, but he enjoyed it any way.
TBC
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