Silver and Gold

by Ideas

Title: Silver & Gold
Author: Ideas (Stefan & Teri)
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Category: Crossover - Stargate: SG-1, Highlander, & MacGyver
Rating: PG
Summary: Jack has a secret life, and having been MacGyver is just the tip of the iceberg. Meet old friends and new.
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1, Highlander and MacGyver and their characters are the property of their respective owners. In all cases Teri and Stefan claim no ownership. If we did this would be an episode not a fan fiction story. We have written this story for entertainment purposes only and no money whatsoever has exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended. The original characters, situations, and story are the property of the authors. This story is not to be archived without permission of the authors.
Authors' Note: Hope you enjoy. We wanted to offer another reason for Jack having been MacGyver.

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Nightmares

"I can't believe this!" Daniel shouted from the top of some ruins he just had discovered. "This is a replica of the temple Gilgamesh built for Ishtar, who may have been Hathor. We found it here at PX3456."

Jack rolled his eyes. The kid sure could get excited about unimportant things. "And why exactly do I care?"

"Now, Gilgamesh is important," Daniel began his lecture mode, "because he was a Sumerian King who ruled the city of Uruk, also known in the bible as Erech, which is in modern Iraq around 2700-2650 B.C. According to mythology Ishtar, the great mother, goddess of love, and chief goddess, proclaimed her love for Gilgamesh. He rejected her and she sent something called the 'Bull of Heaven' to destroy the city. Gilgamesh and his companion Enkidu were able to defeat the bull, but the gods ordered Enkidu's death in retribution. This caused Gilgamesh to search out the secrets of immortality."

Jack stands looking impatient and a bit bored while Carter seems to be paying rapt attention and Teal'c, well, was Teal'c.

"Now, no one knows what ever became of Gilgamesh and his search." Daniel smiled, "until now. This is an account of the travels of Gilgamesh after he left."

That caught Jack's attention.

"The tablet states that there is an engraved picture of Gilgamesh behind this tile." Daniel informed them. "Teal'c, can you remove it?"

"I can, Daniel Jackson." Teal'c said as he moved forward to comply.

"Daniel, do you really think we should start pulling the temple apart?" Jack asked hoping to convince his friend not to.

"Don't be ridiculous, Jack." Daniel said off-handily as he watched Teal'c.

As Teal'c removed the stone tile, Carter gasped and Daniel's eyes grew wide as he shifted his gaze from the engraving to Jack.

"This looks like O'Neill." Teal'c said.

Daniel looked at Jack who was trying hard to remain calm, "It certainly does."

Trying to deflect some attention Jack added, "well, he certainly is handsome." He said trying to look innocent.

"What are the odds?" Daniel mumbled to himself.

"Well, genetically next to zero. Our DNA has been evolving over the millennia and the odds that someone today would look like someone from more than 4,500 years ago would be . . ." Carter paused searching for the right word.

"Nearly impossible? When donkey's fly?" Daniel supplied.

"Yes, I was thinking more of astronomical, but yours works." Carter started to grin until she realized why they were having this conversation. All turned towards Jack

"You scientists are all nuts. I mean for crying out loud, are you suggesting I am 4,500 years old?" Jack asked in his best sarcastic tone. "I mean I know at your ages I must seem pretty old, but let's get real here people."

"With age comes great wisdom." Teal'c added.

"See." Jack said gesturing to Teal'c. "He proves my point. A font of wisdom, I ain't."

"True." "He's got a point." Carter and Daniel answer at the same time.

"Hey, you don't have to agree that fast." Jack said with a pout trying to feign hurt feelings.

Daniel finished what he needed at the site and the team proceeded to make their way to the gate. As they approached the gate, half-a-dozen Jaffa came through.

It was a valiant fight and all of the Jaffa were defeated, save one.

Jack turned to see the remaining Jaffa aim the zat weapon again at Daniel. He had already shot him once, a second blast would kill him. Jack took aim and fired, but nothing happened.

"Oh, for crying out loud!" He was out of ammunition. He dashed to tackle the Jaffa and in the process received two blasts from the zat.

He crumbled to the ground as Teal'c shot the Jaffa preventing him from getting a third shot.

Carter was the first to reach Jack's side. There was no pulse. Carter, Daniel, and Teal'c stood staring at each other. Jack was dead.

Sam rushed to the DHD to dial home. Perhaps there was still time if they could get the Colonel to Janet in time.

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Jack awoke with a gasp. He quickly sat-up and looked around. In his ear, he heard a soft voice, "Easy Jack. Play along." He realized immediately that it was the voice of Dr. Janet Fraiser.

"Okay, we have got his lungs started again. Hand me an amp. of epi. He is still unconscious." She said loudly and in command as she normally would when someone was injured.

"How is he Doctor?" The General asked.

"He'll live, sir. He's lucky he only was hit with one blast." Janet informed him.

Daniel and Sam exchanged glances with Teal'c, all three had seen the Colonel receive two blasts and knew he had been without a pulse.

"Very good. Keep me informed." The General stated, looked over at his Colonel, and left the infirmary.

Janet hadn't missed the glances between the three members of SG-1 and was able to find reasons for her staff to leave that area of the infirmary. Leaving her, the Colonel, and three very confused people.

"Janet, I saw him take two blasts from a zat. Why isn't he dead?" Carter said in frustration. "He should be dead!"

"Sorry to disappoint you." Jack said as he sat up.

"Sir, you shouldn't be pushing yourself. You were just revived." Janet said trying to cover-up the fact that her patient was sitting-up when he shouldn't even be breathing.

"Give it a rest Jan. I think they have figured me out or else they will soon." Jack gestured at Sam and Daniel who were looking at both Jack and Janet. "They're just too damn smart!"

Jack just stared at them for a minute.

"You - - " Daniel began to sputter looking at Jack. He turned to Sam and gestured at Jack, "He - - He's, I can't believe it."

Sam's eyes grew wide as she realized what Daniel was trying to say. "That was your picture we found." She said as a statement rather than a question.

"What picture?" Janet started to ask, but Jack waived her off indicating he would explain later.

"How?" Sam and Daniel asked at the same time.

"Jinx" Janet said earning glares from everyone in the room. She shrugged it off.

"I'm immortal." Jack said calmly.

"You are not a Gou'ald, O'Neill." Teal'c replied.

"No, I'm not. I'm totally Earth born, just long lived."

"How old are you?" Sam asked.

Jack glanced at Daniel who answered. "If he was Gilgamesh, he is about 4,700 years old."

Jack smiled. "In one, Danny. Got it in one. Well, give or take a few years."

"You've lived through history. Jack, tell me what is the greatest invention ever?" Daniel asked.

"Well . . ." Jack started.

"What is the greatest scientific discovery?" Sam asked.

"When did you learn to write?" Daniel asked again.

"Did you know the world was round before Columbus?"

"What was Cleopatra like?"

"Was Atlantis real?"

"Did you know Henry VIII of England?"

"Were you there when Jesus was born?"

"Have you heard of the four horseman of the Apocalypse?"

"Which wars did you fight in?"

"How many times have you been married?"

"Do you have a lot of children?"

"Do you know how they managed to make the pyramids so precise?"

"Do you? Have you? Were you there when? How about?" He could no longer tell who was asking which question. It felt as though the room was spinning. There wasn't enough air. He had died of suffocation before, but he would swear this was worse. He fainted.

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Jack woke up and looked around he was in the infirmary. He looked around saw Janet sitting next to him.

She saw he was awake and began. "Seems like you were having some nightmares. You were very restless. I think you lost a little control while you were asleep and have let the wound in your stomach heal a little more than you should have, but I covered."

He was a bit confused. "Jan, where are Daniel and Sam? I thought they would be waiting to pounce me with more questions since they found out how old I really am."

"Jack? They don't know anything. You were hit with one blast and they brought you here. You didn't even die this time." She said softly. "Sounds like you had a bad dream."

He sighed "Sweet! It seemed so real. So, when can I get out of here?"

"Soon" she smiled.

Sam entered as Janet left.

"I know what you are and you can't win." She put on a hand device and aimed at him. He jumped up and ran from her. He looked for Janet, but didn't find her. He ran out into the hallway. He kept running he looked back to see her when he bumped into Daniel.

"Daniel, it's Sam, something is wrong." Jack said trying to get Daniel to run with him.

"Of course something is wrong, Jack. You lied to us. You are history. Now come back to my office with me and we will have a nice LONG talk." Daniel smiled sweetly.

"Daniel, I don't know what you are talking about?" Jack tried to say. "We have to get out of here before Sam comes!" He tried as he tugged on Daniel.

"Too late -- Sir!" She sneered. "You lied to me. You betrayed me. You have to be destroyed."

"No, not until he teaches me everything he knows. He will be able to unlock the secrets of the universe." Daniel tried to explain as he stood in front of Jack. "He is my subject. My experiment. You will not hurt him. Not yet." He turned to Jack. "I have millions of questions for you."

Jack felt a hand on his back. It was the General.

"He will be shipped to area 51 for further study." The General ordered.

"No, I think not." All heads turned to see Teal'c.

"Thanks buddy, I knew I could count on you for a rescue." Jack said gratefully.

Ignoring him, Teal'c continued. "I have been waiting to find an immortal to take back to my lord Apophis. Now I can stop this act and return to my true position." With that said he picked up his staff weapon and opened fire.

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"NOOO!" Jack screamed as he sat up in bed. He looked around and realized where he was.

He was in his cabin in his own bed. "There goes my idea that I should tell them the truth about me. A nightmare." Of course there was a little part of his mind that wondered if it was a warning that he should tell his friends himself before they found on their own, but he quickly dismissed the thought.

He should have known better.

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"Oh for crying out loud, what has a man got to do to have his peace?"

Jack's nightly slumber, already disturbed by his far-from-calm dreams was once again disrupted by the ringing of his cellphone. Gruffly, he reached over and answered the phone.

"O'Neill."

After some seconds of silence Jack already wanted to cut the transmission, but then he heard a well-known voice.

"Oh, hi Sir, Carter here, we have a problem here. Could you come to the SGC as fast as possible Sir?"

Carter? Sam Carter, Scientist extraordinaire and Jacks second-in-command asking for help and being in great distress judging from her tone? Then it had to be real bad. With a resigning sigh Jack began packing his bag.

"Alright Carter, I'm on my way."

He wouldn't have slept again, it was quite cold in the cabin he registered. Maybe there was a Blizzard forming. Wouldn't it be better to spend some quality time with his second-in-command? "Yeah Sure, as if you would have the guts to..." he muttered to himself.

And with a grim smile he packed and prepared for a three-hour drive back 'home'.

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Sam was so embarrassed, this incident had been unbelievably stupid. Daniel had been negotiating peace treaties with two peoples from one planet, the Er'take and the Otrajes. While the Er'take were a people of scientists and traders, the Otrajes were more warrior-like. Only recently both factions had developed Nuclear weapons, so now there were peace negotiations to make sure there was no nuclear war which would devastate their world.

But right now the negotiations had gotten to a dead end and Sam and Daniel had to separate the two parties to prevent more serious things than only verbal attacks.

But it seemed now that the Otrajes had managed to escape their guards and had decided to pay their planetary neighbors a little visit. And General Hammond, who had been one of the first on the scene had, while trying to separate the two struggling ambassadors had been beaten up by their Bodyguards.

With the General in the infirmary, she had not only the two seething Ambassadors at her hands, but also a General's wounded pride. Immediately after the Fight, she had phoned O'Neill, but now, after the dust had settled, she nearly regretted it. What would he think of her if she came running to him everytime something went wrong?

Now it was too late, the Colonel was already on base. Sam made took the elevator and made her way up to the surface. All the way there she thought about what she could tell the Colonel, but came up with nothing. So, she was a bit nervous when he approached her from his car with his bag over the shoulder and a smug grin on his face. He pointed with his thumb to the outside.

"Hey Carter, thanks for calling me back! With a weather like that, my cabin isn't the coziest place to be. So, what's the problem?"

She explained it on their way down.

They were walking down the corridors towards Jacks quarters when suddenly a huge figure came running towards them out of another corridor. Behind it was another figure, obviously pursuing the first one.

When the first one turned towards them Sam recognized, in horror, that it was the Ambassador of the Er'take who was being chased by one of SG-3s Marines.

Jack on the other hand didn't recognize the species, just the hostile intent. He had only enough time to react in one way: he pushed Carter out of harms way and tried to steady himself for the impact of the six-and-a-half-foot-Alien.

But the Er'take-Ambassador had other things in mind. He pulled a gun-like device and shot at Jack who fell on his knees with a cry of pain.

It was pure agony what he was feeling, but Jack tried to manage to stay at least on his knees. His vision already began to blur before he hit the ground.

The Shot had hit Jack in the chest and a horrified Carter had to watch his now lifeless body fall on the ground.

The Marine instantly stopped and went to check on the Colonel, but Sam shouted at him to get help, so he left for the next phone to call the infirmary.

While he was away, Sam checked up on the Colonel's vitals and found none. She immediately tried to revive him. Minutes passed without result and she just let go.

Jack O'Neill was dead. And it was her fault.

She wanted to give him a proper good-bye, so she bowed down and brushed his lips with hers. But just when she turned away from him she heard a cough from behind. Shocked she whirled around, her eyes wide with horror.

"Oh my god!"

She almost fainted at the sight of the Colonel trying to sit upright on the floor, holding his hands to his head.

Within a fraction of a second she was at his side.

"Jack? How, how come you are alive? You haven't had a pulse in minutes?" Her face was a picture of confusion, worry, and relief.

"Did you just kiss me? Better not tell anyone Carter!"

With that he closed his eyes again, but Sam checked the vitals again. The pulse was very faint, but steady and the breathing was alright too.

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