AN: This fic came to be because of a conversation I had with SG this
morning, wherein she very subtly suggested that someone write a story where
Carter's mother comes through the Quantum Mirror and much angst ensues.
After we spent some time hammering out our time line discrepancies (we
don't find out about Carter's mother until after the QM is destroyed), Andi
suggested that we involve a network of mirrors, and then I finally got hit
by a bolt of lightning and we were off to the races. This one's for you,
m'dears.
Disclaimer: Let me check. . .nope, still not mine. Sigh.
Spoilers: There but for the Grace of God, The Tok'ra (I and II) Point of View, Jolinar's Memories, The Devil You Know, In the Line of Duty, minor for Small Victories, Divide and Conquer... Basically, it takes place late fourth season and everything before that is fair game.
Summary: A well-loved woman passes through the quantum mirror and a world of might have beens flash before her daughter's eyes.
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"Unauthorized incoming wormhole!" announced the alarm system. With practiced ease, the SFs poured into the gate room and deployed themselves in formation. General Hammond, who had been finishing his coffee in his office, came down the stairs to find Major Carter and Sergeant Davis manning the computers while Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c stood behind and watched. A few seconds later, Dr. Daniel Jackson breezed into the room carrying his usual assortment of papers, books, and the ever present mug.
"We are not receiving any authorization code, sir." Davis reported. "Iris is remaining closed."
Out of the corner of his eye, Jack O'Neill saw his 2IC wince. Sam hated it when the iris had to remain closed, because there was no way of warning anyone who might attempt passage as to what would happen to them if they crossed the horizon on the other side. Suddenly, another alarm began to go off and he forced his attention back to the gate room.
"Sergeant, what the hell is going on?" Hammond demanded of Davis as the iris began to fluctuate.
"I don't know, sir." Davis said, sounding flustered, but his fingers continued to fly competently over the keyboard in front of him.
"Well keep it closed!"
But it was no use. The iris spun open, and the lighting in the gate room became watery as the event horizon reflected the light in different directions. There was a moment of utter silence, and then the rippling sound of a figure coming through the gate.
She was tall and vaguely familiar, though Jack could not for the life of him place her. She was obviously human, and she held her hands aloft in the universal sign for peace. Jack waited for Hammond to give the order not to fire, but when none came, he looked across at his general.
General Hammond was gaping, there was no graceful way to say it. He was completely frozen, and before Jack could even start to think why, there was a crash as Sam sent her chair to the floor and dashed out of the control room.
"Carter?" Jack asked after her, but the Major was long gone.
Hammond still said nothing, and the troops below were getting restless. Somehow though, the woman knew not to move. The blast door slid open and Carter came flying into the room.
"Hold your fire!" Jack finally called down through the intercom when it became obvious that Hammond was not going to do it himself.
Again there was silence in the gate room. It was finally broken by Major Samantha Carter, who uttered a word Jack never thought he'd hear her say in the present tense.
"Mom?"
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AN: Short, short, I know. But my first chapters usually are, because I try to make them follow the TV format. Just hum the theme song until part two gets posted!
Disclaimer: Let me check. . .nope, still not mine. Sigh.
Spoilers: There but for the Grace of God, The Tok'ra (I and II) Point of View, Jolinar's Memories, The Devil You Know, In the Line of Duty, minor for Small Victories, Divide and Conquer... Basically, it takes place late fourth season and everything before that is fair game.
Summary: A well-loved woman passes through the quantum mirror and a world of might have beens flash before her daughter's eyes.
* * * * * *
"Unauthorized incoming wormhole!" announced the alarm system. With practiced ease, the SFs poured into the gate room and deployed themselves in formation. General Hammond, who had been finishing his coffee in his office, came down the stairs to find Major Carter and Sergeant Davis manning the computers while Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c stood behind and watched. A few seconds later, Dr. Daniel Jackson breezed into the room carrying his usual assortment of papers, books, and the ever present mug.
"We are not receiving any authorization code, sir." Davis reported. "Iris is remaining closed."
Out of the corner of his eye, Jack O'Neill saw his 2IC wince. Sam hated it when the iris had to remain closed, because there was no way of warning anyone who might attempt passage as to what would happen to them if they crossed the horizon on the other side. Suddenly, another alarm began to go off and he forced his attention back to the gate room.
"Sergeant, what the hell is going on?" Hammond demanded of Davis as the iris began to fluctuate.
"I don't know, sir." Davis said, sounding flustered, but his fingers continued to fly competently over the keyboard in front of him.
"Well keep it closed!"
But it was no use. The iris spun open, and the lighting in the gate room became watery as the event horizon reflected the light in different directions. There was a moment of utter silence, and then the rippling sound of a figure coming through the gate.
She was tall and vaguely familiar, though Jack could not for the life of him place her. She was obviously human, and she held her hands aloft in the universal sign for peace. Jack waited for Hammond to give the order not to fire, but when none came, he looked across at his general.
General Hammond was gaping, there was no graceful way to say it. He was completely frozen, and before Jack could even start to think why, there was a crash as Sam sent her chair to the floor and dashed out of the control room.
"Carter?" Jack asked after her, but the Major was long gone.
Hammond still said nothing, and the troops below were getting restless. Somehow though, the woman knew not to move. The blast door slid open and Carter came flying into the room.
"Hold your fire!" Jack finally called down through the intercom when it became obvious that Hammond was not going to do it himself.
Again there was silence in the gate room. It was finally broken by Major Samantha Carter, who uttered a word Jack never thought he'd hear her say in the present tense.
"Mom?"
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AN: Short, short, I know. But my first chapters usually are, because I try to make them follow the TV format. Just hum the theme song until part two gets posted!