Author Notes: See previous.

CHAPTER 11

Ford heard a strange noise and looked through the window using a replaced mirror. That small strange place on the floor where he was at opened up. The concrete opened like a box with only two panels. A possibly six at most elevator came out and stopped with a vibration that he could feel even in the vehicle. Six men did walk out with zats and a couple of heavy assault rifles. The worst part was they were headed for the Hummer he was in. Ford kept quiet thinking that they'd just pass by, but was wrong when they tapped on the window with the rifle. Ford stayed still and put his mirror away. A few of them muttered something then the window was tapped on again, but harder.

"We know you're in the vehicle! Open the door and come out with your hands up! Drop your weapons on the floorboard!"

Seeing as the Hummer was armor plated and had other protective features, Ford opted to stay quiet and wait till they either blew the door off or something else dealing with getting in. Carter came through the com line, which he turned down just enough for him to hear earlier, saying they made it onto the second floor. They where unable to get on the first. When she asked him how he was, he didn't mention that he was.....under attack as it were.

"I'm doing better. Might be with you soon. Just resting." he whispered back.

"Everything ok?"

"Just fine. A few soldiers are looking around. Since the windows are tinted, I'm still an unknown." he said. He looked at the window when he heard something placed on the windshield. "I got to go Carter. They're looking like they hear me."

"Stay down and quite." she said back then signed off. Ford turned the unit off and covered his face when he heard a whine from a mechanical X on the windshield. It exploded sending glass to the floor. A couple of guys got in front of the vehicle and pointed the assault rifles at the inside. Another hand unlocked the vehicle. When the passenger back door opened, they dragged him out.

"Hey guys, be careful. I'm not fighting back."

They searched him and relived him of his equipment. As Ford figured they dropped his gun.

"Must be a universal constant." Ford muttered.

They grabbed him again and handcuffed him as they got into the hidden elevator. Three of the guys stayed up top as the others with Ford descended back underground.

You or we can take these guys. Your arms are already healed, not that they were really hurt.

I know that. I have a plan in the works. What better way to get to the leader than look and appear injured.

Yes. That is a good plan. I'll make sure that it appears that you are seemingly weak if you need to be.

Thanks Hercules. I'll try my best not to get us killed.

Lets hope so. I can only heal you up to a point.

Ford cracked his neck as they reached the final level. Several other guards were outside the elevator waiting as they got out. They walked him to a room where there was a chair and a light above it. The chair was made of metal, not a folding chair and bolted to the ground. They sat him down in it, forcefully.

"Ouch. That was uncalled for." he grunted.

One of the guards punched him in the face. Though he heard bones crack or break, Ford rolled with the blow and made it seem like it hurt. He shook his head as though he was trying to clear it as the guard that punched him walked out moaning. The others cuffed his arms and hands to the back of the chair and his legs. After they had him secured they all left the room.

Can we break these?

We can. It may take some time though. I'd say that two minutes would be the time needed, from what you know about these sort of things..

Well let's see how much we can do. Ford thought testing the chain.

As he pulled slowly, he could hear the metal straining as it gave way to his strength. Instead of breaking completely free he stopped and sat back as though he could do no more. He didn't see a camera anywhere, but that didn't mean it or they weren't there.

Is it your plan to look defeated?

Yeah. The person in charge won't come if I'm capable of possibly being able to kill them. If I can get free, then I will possible be considered a liability and then most likely get shot, or worse. Must buy time. Ford thought as he closes his eyes and dropped his head. He only hoped that they wouldn't take long to get to him or the boredom would make him fall asleep.

After talking to Ford they proceeded down the hallway slowly. For some reason the underground base looked a lot like the SGC. Walls where different color and some of the pipes weren't showing as much, but it was close. They noticed a camera on the ceiling when they came in and hit it with a zat gun blast. So far no one had been encountered as they had rounded a few corridors. If there were any other camera's, they hadn't seen them yet.

So far, so good. Carter thought as they came to a split in the corridor. One to the left and the other to the right. The right had a couple of doors. She signaled for Daniel to check them as her and Teal'c kept watch. Teal'c opened one door revealing a storage room with janitorial stuff. He raised an eyebrow and mentioned nothing of importance was in it as he closed the door. The other door, opposite to it was the stairs leading to the first level, but not the top floor where they came from where Ford supposable was still at. The stairs looked too continued down to the bottom level. Carter said they may need that later and to remember where it was at. The other door opened into what looked to be either a workshop of some sort, a lab maybe or a strange storage unit. When Teal'c noticed it was clear he told Carter there was a running computer.

"Keep watch while I search the database, assuming there is one of this place."

Daniel looked around the room at the different objects, some from planets they had been to and others he couldn't identify. He would occasionally look at Teal'c to know if was safe to continue. Teal'c was at the door keeping watch through it's small window.

"They have a pretty big security lock on this thing. Just getting to the main screen took two passwords, luckily someone was on earlier and didn't sign off." Carter mentioned as she typed away. "This may take a few minutes to maybe twenty or more."

"Indeed."

Ford had been thinking of ways to escape, the time he'd been sitting there and other strategy things to keep himself awake when the door finally opened. He thought of sitting up, but stayed looking asleep.

"Wake up you pathetic moron." a familiar voice said as he was smacked up side the head. "You and the SGC are nothing but worthless losers who can't see a potential investment to save and better humanity. You figure that making peaceful exploration and making allies who have better technology that won't share is a better use of the Stargate. Idiotic jackass's is more like it."

Ford slowly moved his head up but didn't watch the guy walking around him as he talked. He counted two men with the assault rifles and a couple of zat guns at the door inside and two guards outside. As to what they where carrying, he couldn't tell. Luckily the door had to be opened coming in the room. He glared at the man talking as he came back into view.

"So Colonel or is it just Ford. Hmm? I heard reports of some mix up with you and Major Carter. Something to do with dimensional shift or something. By the way, where is Major Carter?" the silver haired man said moving closer to Ford's face.

"Well, well, well.....Senator Kinsey. This isn't any surprise. You've had it out for the SGC since it came into being. You don't give a damn about anyone but yourself. You're just looking to improve your career, become President and take over the world. If anyone's the jackass, it's you." Ford said as he moved his face close enough they were breathing on each other. They stared at each other a few moments more, then Kinsey backed off.

"We're going to bring in your com unit and you're going to call Major Carter and tell her to surrender or she will be killed. We know where she is along with Doctor Jackson and Teal'c. We've been monitoring them for sometime."

"Fat chance of that happening. There's a bigger chance of me getting lose and kicking you ass." Ford said. One of the guards moved forward, but Kinsey told him to stay put.

"We were watching you on a camera. You already tried to get free, but those are titanium chains. They'll hold." he said gesturing for the com unit. Once it was in his hand he moved it in front of Ford's face.

"Now tell her to give up."

"Or what? You'll torture me. I'll dealt with worse than you." Ford said sneering at him. I tired of this guy. Time to break free.

I agree. This guys worse than some of the one's I had to put up with in my time.

Ford slowly started to move his hands apart causing the chains to give.

"We can torture you. We have several of those pain sticks they use on un-loyal Jaffa or other prisoners. Marvelous pieces of technology. The experiments we used them on sometimes lasted a few hours to a few minutes. It's amazing what the human body can and cannot take." Kinsey said tapping the com unit in his hand. "Now you're going to tell her that you've been captured and that she is going to be surrounded very shortly. Her only choice is to surrender or die. Understand?"

"Fine. Bring it here so I don't have to shout. My mouths dry enough."

"Good." he said opening the com line. "Major Carter."

"Who is this?" she asked.

She was still hacking the computer when she was interrupted. Everyone could hear her talking through a speaker they had brought in on a table with his com stuff. They apparently rigged it so you didn't have to hear it through the ear mike.

"One of the men in charge of this facility you have invaded. We have captured your friend Ford here. He's got something to say to you." Kinsey said placing it near Ford's mouth.

"Carter."

"Ford. Are you alright?" she asked with concern. He could hear her stop typing as did everyone else.

"Oh just fine. I've been captured and told to tell you that there are soldiers headed your way. You have the choice to either to surrender...." he said before continuing. Kinsey had a smile on his face as Ford paused and licked his lips before continuing. "Or hold your ground till I get there!" Ford said quickly as he snapped the chains.

With his right hand he reached up quickly and grabbed Kinsey hand that held the com unit and squeezed. Pulling his punch just enough he managed to only break Kinsey's nose with his right hand as he still held Kinsey's hand. As the guards started to move, Ford shoved Kinsey, while still holding him into the guy behind him, smashing him into the wall. With his left hand he grabbed the other guys face and literally picked him off the floor and smashed his head through the small window.

"I'm somewhere on the bottom level!" he shouted through the com line before giving Kinsey another right hook and dropping him.

As the door began to open Ford shoved it back hard hearing it hit someone. Bending down quickly he snapped off the chains as the door began to open again. Ford grabbed the barrel and pulled forward making the soldier coming in come right into his elbow. There was a sickening crunch as he impacted. Ford spun the assault rifle around and emptied the clip into the guy that was getting up from trying to get in the first time. Ford tossed the gun aside picking up Kinsey and the guard that was behind Kinsey. He tossed a moaning and bleeding Kinsey out into the hallway as he picked the other guy into the air. He grabbed the assault rifle and put the barrel deep into the man's groin.

"Where the hell is my stuff and more importantly where is the Quantum Mirror?!" Ford yelled at the guy.

"I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MIRROR IS!!!!!!!!! YOUR STUFF IS IN A ROOM DOWN THE HALL! Kinsey has the key!!! Kinsey has the key!!!!" the guy begun to whimper and cry saying over and over Kinsey has the key as he pissed his pants. Ford tossed the guy into the wall behind the chair and looked out the door. He heard footsteps approaching. Grabbing a zat gun he placed it in his belt while picking up Kinsey.

"You'll never leave this place alive." Kinsey muttered as he spit in Ford's face.

"Neither will you." Ford said shoving the assault rifle's barrel into Kinsey groin and firing one round.

Blood splattered as Kinsey screamed. Ford then put a round in each knee and elbow as he dropped him to the ground. Ford grabbed the other assault rifle from the guy he shot full of holes and pull the door the opposite direction bringing it out the opposite direction it was intended. The door groaned in protest but stayed standing as Ford got behind it. Several men came around the corner and slowed to a stop.

"Somebody get a medical team down here!!!! The prisoner is on the lose!" one of the guards said.

He was starting to say something else to the men with him when he and several other guards went down in a hail of gun fire. Ford came out from around the door firing both guns into the crowd of men. They started firing back, but there numbered dwindled quickly as Ford moved into the room. What was one a twenty man contingency was now maybe five or six. Ford tossed the rifles aside grabbing the other zat gun.

"Ford what the hell's happening?!!!!" he heard Carter yell through the open line. He switched it off as bullets and zat rounds hit the door and wall near him as he crouched down. The door disappeared as the zat vaporized it.

"I surrendered!!!!!!!" Ford yelled as the firing stopped. "Throw out your weapons!!!!!"

Ford tossed the empty assault rifles out and looked around the corner.

"Come out with your hands up!" one of the guards yelled back.

Ford set the zat guns in his lap and stuck his hands out the doorway with his head. "You guys got me in the leg. I can't stand." he said sounding injured. Ford only left his hands out a moment before bringing them back in. "I'd keep my hands showing but I'm trying to keep from bleeding to death." he said with a fake groan.

The guard seemed to believe him as they approached slowly. Ford kept watching until they got within a good twenty feet then he rolled out firing the zats.

"It's aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!" the guard yelled going down.

The other few left started firing back but didn't hit Ford as he kept moving around. The last guy running away died when two zat blast caught him. Ford tossed one aside searched the dying Kinsey's pockets.

"I hope it really hurts." Ford said giving Kinsey a kick in the side as he walked off.

He ran off down the hallway seeing a door. Placing the card key in, he found a room with a guy looking over other objects other than his things. The guy turned around a little too late as Ford rushed him as decked him across the table he was working on. Seeing no one else around, he noticed the camera's and ripped them from the wall. Grabbing his things he headed out.

Carter quit typing and told the other to rush out into the stairwell after Ford told them to expect company. Luck was with them, at least they thought seeing as the stairs were built so you couldn't fall over the rail to the bottom floor because the stairs were built next to each other with a wall between them. This was fortunate because they couldn't be shot at from above or below, bad because they couldn't see if anyone was above or below them. More fortunate since they'd hear if anyone was coming. As they descended Carter heard lots of moving, fighting she thought and some shouts of pain. Ford came on the line saying he was on the bottom level. There was more fighting noises and shouting. Carter heard gun and zat fire over the line suddenly.

"Ford what the hell's going on?!" she yelled. She heard some more weapons fire then the line went silent. "Damn! You better have not got yourself killed." she muttered as they continued down.

"What do you think happened?" Daniel asked as they kept going. He tried to think the best as he asked.

"More than like he killed everyone around him. Hopefully he didn't go with them."

"I do not believe he has died Major Carter. This Ford is difficult to kill." Teal'c said. "The bottom level is not far." he said as they passed the sixth floor.

"Do you sense or hear anything Teal'c." she asked.

"Not as yet Major Carter."

They kept going not finding any resistance. After they passed the tenth floor, they heard a message over the intercom.

Ford continued around different corners finding no one around. Most of the doors, though locked....once, had either living quarters, labs, storage, mechanical things and computer things. He came across a door saying stairs and two elevator doors, though far apart from each other. The main elevator was down, mostly from the damages SG-1 did to it. The other elevator was the one he came down in. The hallway continued on passed a small hallway that went to a pair of big doors. Ford approached slowly looking though the metal meshed windows. There was several men and woman inside at different stations. It looked a lot like Stargate command, just much bigger in room space. Ford kicked the door open wringing both zats up as he entered the room.

"EVERYBODY FREEZE!"

Several people jumped up running for cover. Several others went for weapons. Bullets and zat blast flew where Ford was as he fired off several of his own shots as he jumped behind a computer console. Sparks and flames erupted on the console as it was hit by the incoming fire. Ford rolled out firing several shots as he went for better cover. Several more consoles exploded or disappeared completely as the zat blast from Ford hit them. He heard several groans as he got behind another computer system. Ford stood up as he heard weapons being reloaded. He fired as he moved catching several people off guard. Ford kept moving back and forth as he kept firing. It didn't take long until the one's fighting him were hit. There were several other people that where hiding behind objects that stood up saying they surrender.

"Consider yourself lucky." Ford said zapping them only once. The five people left fell down quickly.

As he began to check the room a guard, at least Ford thought it was a guard, stood up and shot at him with a sub machine gun. The sub machine gun ripped across the computer and caught him in the left leg. He grunted and fell back into the computer. As the guy started to reload Ford fired both zats at the guy. He disappeared before he had a chance to hit the ground. Now pissed off more than when he came in, Ford looked around finding an intercom for the base.

They where getting to the eleventh floor when Carter told them to stop. They all could hear movement on the stairs from above of people coming down quickly after them. The movement stopped as they also listened to the intercom.

"Testing......oh to hell with that. Damn...I'm shot.......whoever is still in this facility better leave now and get anyone that you find to go with you if they are trying to come after me. Understand this if nothing else....." there was a low grunt before he continued. "I'm a slayer, a cold blooded killer when I have to be and whoever I meet will die badly, painfully, and horribly. If you see what's left of Kinsey, you'll know what I mean!" Ford`s voice said over the intercom. Carter and everyone else had to cover their ears momentarily as they heard a loud screech through the intercom.

"If it weren't for friends in the base, I'd keep this screeching noise up. If I find anyone near them and you try using them for hostages, you'll wish you were never born!"

"I think Ford's pissed off." Daniel said.

"Indeed. Would he really be that ruthless Major Carter?" Teal'c asked.

"I don't think so. No, he's just scarring everyone." she said. To herself though....I hope he's not that ruthless. He doesn't seem to be that ruthless.

They started off again when they heard lots of running, all of it up stairs. Some were going up and the others headed down.

"Run." she said watching there backs.

Before leaving the control room, he blasted what was left of the computers and other systems then walked away. He turned hearing movement coming from the stairs. Despite his leg hurting Ford pulled his personal gun and got behind the door. As it opened he kept quiet keeping the gun on the door. The door stopped halfway open.

"I see no one Major Carter, but I sense a Goa'uld."

Ford relaxed putting his gun down and grabbed the door. He realized afterward that it was the dumbest thing he could have done. As he pulled the door more open, he forgot to announce himself. Teal'C, thinking it was an enemy, shoved the door hard smacking whoever it was on the other side. Ford didn't move quick enough as the metal door impacted with his face. The impact shoved him into the wall smacking his head and then he was hit again as the door slammed him into the wall causing him to smack his head again. He dropped the gun with a groan and slowly slumped to the ground. The world spun as he tried to focus.

I hate when that happens.

You're not kidding. I think I'm going to be sick. Last time this happened....... Ford thought as he fell over.

Was when you slipped on that ice a few years ago. Your friends warned you to get cleats. Hercules said finishing the memory. This is going to take a few minutes. Even I got effected by that.

Great. Ford thought back as he tried to focus. His head still felt like it was spinning, bad. Couldn't focus, nausea, and the feeling to completely pass out was overwhelming as the floor spun.

"Ford? How many fingers am I holding up?" Carter asked sitting him up. Ford tried to look but he couldn't really tell.

"I....I...can't....tell...I...think...I'm.....going....to be....sick." Ford said falling over again.

"Great. I think he passed out. Can you carry him Teal'C?"

Teal'C nodded and picked him up. Carter put his gun back into its holster.

"Let's get out of here."

"What about the Mirror?" Daniel asked.

"Ford's injured and carrying him around will make things to difficult if have to make a run for it."

"Get...the...Mirror." Ford muttered. "There's another....ele....ele...lift system....that goes straight to the top."

"Those men are coming." Daniel said looking into the stairway.

"Place a few claymore's down. Make sure the door explodes if they open it." Carter ordered.

Daniel got down putting the explosive's in place as Carter and Teal'c moved off. They took Ford into a room where there was a lot of computer supplies and several objects from other planets. Carter shoved some objects off the table and Teal'C laid Ford across it. Daniel came in afterward and closed the door.

"I figure we have.."

BOOOOOM!!!!!

"Okay, maybe I have the time wrong." Daniel said as the room shook.

"How many did you use?" Carter asked.

"Two." Daniel said.

"Okay Daniel. See if the Mirror's in here, though I doubt it. Teal'c keep watch." Carter said checking to see if Ford's head was bleeding.

Teal'C nodded and left the room to look around. Daniel started looking and disappeared behind a bunch of shelves.

"Ford are you still with us?"

"I'm doing better." he said blinking.

"How much better?"

"Well, I'd do better if you did something for me." he asked. Carter could tell he had a hint of humor in his voice.

"What would that be." she said as she stopped checking to see if his head was bleeding or had a damaged skull. Luckily he didn't. She turned his head back to where she could see his face. His eyes were still unfocused.

"Kiss me." he whispered.

"What was that?" she said after a moment. "Did you just ask me to kiss you?"

"Yeah." Ford said after a moment. He sounded weak, but getting better.

Carter shook her head and laughed lightly.

"What? I've wanted to ever since I got here. If we don't make it out of here..." he said finally able to focus again. He looked serious about the question.

"We will make it out of here." she said leaning back over him. Her left hand touched something wet near his leg. It startled her as she looked. "Ford you've been shot!"

"No kidding. I think the bullet went straight through. I.." he said trying to sit up.

"Don't strain yourself. I'll fix it." she said pulling out the first aid kit. She cut his left pant leg and began working on it. "Find anything yet Daniel?"

"Not yet. Still looking though." she heard him say from somewhere in the back. She looked over at the door seeing Teal'c was still standing guard outside.

"I'll be fine in a few minutes. Just got to rest a moment." Ford said to her. "Should have said something."

"We may not have a few minutes." she said.

"Hercules doesn't work well when he's dizzy."

"How is that possible?" she said tying off the bandage.

"The dizziness has caused an imbalance in his brain chemistry. It is causing me great difficultly with the healing process." Hercules said taking over. He sat up and looked around. "The dizziness has passed. I have fixed the....mistake done by Teal'C."

"That was a mistake." Carter said putting the first aid kit away.

"It's my fault. I forgot he could feel if a Goa'uld was near and that you can too. I should have announced myself." Ford said. "I was being serious with what I said. I know it's bad timing. Never mind."

Carter looked at him a moment then looked around to see if the others were near. Teal'C was not at the door, but sounded like he was looking around outside. Daniel ran into something in the back so she knew where he was.

"You okay?" she asked as Ford slid his legs off the table. He rubbed his injured leg.

"I'm fine. Didn't see a black box on the floor." Daniel called back.

She looked back at Ford.

"Alright." she said kissing him.

Ford was surprised at first but kissed back. It lasted almost a minute when they heard Teal'C coming back. They broke off quickly and she helped him off the table.

"No one can come through the stairs Major Carter. The explosion has blocked the door. Another explosion could cause a cave in." Teal'c said.

"Good." Ford said. "I'd rather not be shooting anyone right now." He tested his leg seeing he could walk as he walked around some. "Running may be out, for the moment anyway."

"I didn't find the Mirror, but I did find this box." Daniel said.

"What's in it?" Carter asked.

"Lots of zats. I'd say they all work." he said pulling a couple out.

"Give me a couple those. At least with these, I won't waste ammo. I'm still having trouble seeing straight." he said as Daniel gave him the one's he was holding.

"I thought you said you were better."

"Much better." he said giving her a wink she only saw. "But these make less noise and I'm still a little dizzy. I`ve felt worse."

Carter took a couple and put her PC-90 behind her as Teal'C took one. Daniel took one and then vaporized the rest with the box per Carter's request.

"Any idea's where the Mirror is?" Carter asked.

"The control room computer told me is was a couple of levels up."

"Let's go check it out." she said leaving the room.

"We can't. The room was pretty much destroyed by all the ammo being blasted everywhere. I had to run around the room to find cover several times. With all the zat blast going on, cover didn't last long." Ford said. "A lot of the ammo was also from hand guns to assault rifles."

"Great. How do we get up then?" Carter asked.

"The other elevator. It's this way." he said pointing.

They took off going slowly as they listened for any movement. There was sounds of people moving, but they couldn't place where it was coming from.

"This is it." Ford said pushing the button for the door to open. No one was inside.

"Let's try and not damage this one. That Mirror is big." Carter said.

They entered and Ford pushed the button for the tenth floor. They clung to the wall as the door opened. They all peeked out seeing no one around but heard voices. Carter motioned with her fingers too move out slowly and look to the left. Ford pointed both ways as did Teal'c who was holding two zats. Daniel was holding two and was pointed left as was Carter.

"Where to Ford?" Carter whispered.

"I don't know. It just said that the Mirror was being placed on the tenth floor." he said.

"I believe someone is coming Major Carter." Teal'c said.

She nodded and motioned for them to all head down the other direction. They followed along the wall until they came to a intersecting corridor. The way forward kept going at least another hundred yards. The left looked to go half that and maybe branched off and the right side went the farthest. There was large windows showing the inside of labs. No one was in them. Carter and Ford got on the right side as Teal'c and Daniel took the left side. They hugged the wall and waited. Ford pulled his mirror and looked around the corner. Carter watched it as well as they saw unit of men, about 20, heavily armed. Several with grenade launchers on the M-16's.

"Great. There really pack'n a lot of heat." she said. She looked around them to find some sort of cover. "Ford, does that window look like it's got a security devices on it?"

Ford glanced then looked again down the hall. Seeing they were a good minute or two away, he walked over and tapped the glass lightly. Nothing happened. "Want me to shoot it?"

She seemed to mull it over before telling him to shoot the second panel. Ford shot it once and it just crackled like anything else that gets hit. The second shot did the same and the third vaporized it. Carter motioned for Teal'c and Daniel to do the same as she placed her C4 on the floor and then crawled over the wall with Ford. They got down next to the wall and waited.

As the group approached, Carter and the others could hear them talking.

"Did you hear about what happened to the people guarding that one prisoner?"

"Hear about it! Hell, I saw what happened to some of them."

"So did I. Kinsey was brutally murdered."

"Brutally my ass. He was getting ready to torture me with one of those pain sticks." Ford mumbled. "He had it coming anyway."

"Brutal! The guy blasted his balls off! Then blew out the joints in his arms and legs. The guy bled to death!"

"That's gross."

"My nuts are hurting just thinking about it!"

"Mr. Primus has interesting methods of defense which include torture." Teal'c said.

Daniel only nodded as he heard them continue to get closer.

"There not exaggerating the issue are they?" she whispered.

"No. They forgot to mention I busted his ribs to." Ford said. "I've been tortured before. I'm not having that happen again."

"He killed one guy by ripping a clip into him."

"Team 3 come in. Team 3 come in."

"This is Team 3. Over."

"Report your status."

"Nothing so far. It's all quiet up here."

"Keep searching. The intruders were last heard to be near you position."

"Understood. We'll keep a look out."

They stopped at the intersection and proceeded to debate how to split up.

"How about you go down that hall and you all go up this way and me and the rest will take this left side."

"I need to go up the middle though. The bathrooms are closer."

"Mark, you drink to much coffee."

"I can't help it. I enjoy it to much."

"A triple shot espresso with cream and double dark chocolate shot latte style. That's enough to keep me going for a week."

"And you drink around three of those a day."

"You forget the one I have at home."

"Oh my God." a few guys said.

"That's enough caffeine and whatever else is in those things to kill a horse or buzz them into a frenzy."

"No wonder you piss like twenty times a day."

"How about we change the plan. You guys go up the middle and the rest of us will take the left and right, unless anyone else has to go."

Several hands went up from the sounds of the rustling of clothes.

"What the hell have you all been doing?! Almost all of you have to take a piss!!"

"I had a couple of egg sandwiches for lunch and now..." one guy said.

"Oh man." several guys said. A few more said he was to go last.

Daniel and Teal'c sat quietly as they listened to the very stupid conversation. Daniel had enough willpower to keep himself from laughing.

Carter's face changed from one of confused to bewilderment to disgust with that last statement. Ford was watching her and then lost it with the last remark. He bit his hand to keep from cracking up.

"Did you hear something?!"

"Yeah it sounded like laughing."

A few others said they heard the same thing.

"Let's spread out..."

"I got to go so watch my back while I run.."

"You can't hold it?!"

"I can't take this anymore." Ford said grabbing the detonator from Carter. "Stay down." he said standing up. Carter was going to grab him but he was already up and she doubted she could pull him down.

"As funny as your conversation is..."

They all turned seeing him and started moving forward when he mentioned there was an explosive behind them.

"I'm not falling for that." the lead guard said. He was about seven feet from the C4.

"Sir. He's not kidding." a guy said in a shaky voice.

"My friends are somewhere else, so I have no problem pressing this button. It being a dead mans switch anyway." he said waving the detonator. "You can all drop you weapons..." he started saying when he heard something that sounded like water dripping on the floor. The unit turned looking at the guy who drank the coffee. He had wet himself. It took everything Ford had not to laugh as he coughed. "Drop the weapons or else."

"He bluffing! Shoot him!!!

Ford dropped, literally, as bullets flew over him, through the glass and into the wall behind him. He pressed the trigger as he hit the ground.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Screams where heard as the ceiling caved in as the floor gave out where the C4 went off. Several of the soldiers flew over the small wall and landed on Ford while others rolled away. Pieces of the walls, ceiling and body parts flew everywhere. Daniel and Teal'c got the better end of the problem. The glass around them was blown out, but only a few bodies landed near them. Ford had two bodies on him and Carter was covered with wall debris.

"Major Carter! Ford Primus!" Teal'c said coming over with Daniel to help get them out.

Carter stood up shaking the dust and other stuff off her. Ford was shoving bodies off him along with part of the ceiling. The lights flickered as power began to reboot to the area. Several wires and cables danced across the floor as they sparked. One body had a wire that bounced around on the body as the dead guy twitched from the electrical shock. Incidentally, it was the egg sandwich guy.

"Anybody else's ears ringing?" Ford said as he tried to get up.

"Not me. Once I saw you get up and they started yelling, I knew then to plug my ears." Daniel said.

"Indeed. I did as well."

"Carter?" "As soon as you stood up, I had my ears covered. Took longer than I thought though." she said smacking him. "That was stupid!"

"There were more of them than us Carter. They all had assault rifles and over half of them had grenade launchers. Besides that, they wanted to fight." "We need to get going before anyone else arrives." she said still brushing herself off. "We have to split up. There's too much ground to cover and possible to many of them." Carter was looking at Ford the whole time waiting for him to fight it like he had once before.

When he didn't say anything she told Daniel and Teal'c to be careful and take the left side. When they even found the end of the hallway they where to report any findings and then come back here and wait till she and Ford returned. They were going to check the right hallway. Teal'c nodded and began to head off when Ford told him to wait a moment.

"We should check the bodies to see if there is any explosive's we might need later."

Carter nodded and they did a quick sweep. The badly injured bodies they left alone. After a few minutes they managed to find 23 hand grenades, lots of extra M-16 ammo and a lot of grenade ammo for the launcher attachment. Ford found an undamaged M-16 and took it. Along with all the grenade ammo. Luck was with them since he found a belt holding several rounds that he was able to fill.

"Got enough?" Daniel asked.

"I think so. Not that I plan on using it all of them." he said putting a few clips of M-16 ammo to his pockets.

"Let's go." Carter said shaking her head.

As they head off in there different directions, they did keep to the wall and tried to be a silent as possible. When Ford and she came to a turn that went left and right, they had trouble deciding which way to go.

"How about flipping a coin?" Ford said.

"You've been listening to the Colonel to much."

Ford laughed a little too loudly that also made Carter laugh. "I must have."

"Yeah go ahead." she said still looking around the corners.

Left. Take the left.

"Why?" Ford said aloud.

"Why what? I said go ahead." she said.

"No. Hercules said go left."

"Oh."

Can't you feel the presence of a Goa'uld to your right.

Not really. Ford thought.

Interesting. In any case, I feel it.

"Let's go left. There's a Goa'uld down that way."

Carter nodded and they went down the left hallway. It turned to the right into a door. Nothing else.

"This...is different."

"Cover me." Carter said creeping up to the door.

She crawled forward on crouched and Ford kept the rifle pointed at the door. She opened the door and pointed her zats into the room. When she went to get up, she noticed movement and rolled back quickly as a zat blast hit the wall where she was just at. Ford emptied the clip into the room hearing a grunt of pain. He dropped the empty clip as he shoved a new one in and burst it off as well in a scattered pattern. Carter held her hand up as Ford put in a new clip. She pulled a flash grenade and threw it in the room. They covered their eyes and turned as it went off. Someone screamed and ran into the wall. Carter shot him with the zat bringing him down quickly. She found the light switch and turned it on. The room had one thing other than two bodies. The Quantum Mirror.

"Well I'll be damned." Ford said dropping the M-16 in amazement. "That is...."

"Amazing we found it so fast." Carter said checking the two bodies. She didn't notice he dropped the gun.

"No. Just seems to easy or just plane stupid. Never mind." he said checking its weight. It was heavy, but not enough he couldn't lift it. He'd need major protection if he had to move this by himself.

"I can lift it out of here." he said dropping the extra ammo and zat guns. He kept his gun and his ammo.

"That's got to be over a couple hundred pounds!" she exclaimed.

Ford reached around the best he could and lifted the whole thing. "I can't defend myself like this. More importantly I can't protect you." he said setting it back down.

"I could tell that from the kiss." she said leaning against the table. Her smile was infectious as he smiled with her.

"I want to thank you for that. If that's as close as we ever get, I could live with that. Despite looking like a hardened soldier, there's a very beautiful woman in there that knows how to be one too."

Carter laughed and blushed. "When we get back we can talk more about a relationship. Right now we need to get this out of here. If you can carry it, then I'll watch your back."

"You're right. Mind on the job."

"Good." she said setting the zats aside. She picked up the M-16 and a few clips. As she picked the M-16 off the floor she noticed something that could help them.

"Let's use this." she said grabbing on of those low level rollers that you find at lumber and hardware stores to carry out large pieces of many different things.

"Saves my back. Not that it would matter." he said setting it on the device. The device creaked, but held.

"Let's go." she said handing the M-16 back to him.

"Wait. Ummm...something is missing" he said looking over the Mirror.

"The hand devise." Carter said snapping her fingers. She helped look around the room. Ford found it on the floor under the guy he shot.

"This suppose to always glow?"

"Not unless you activated it."

"Oops. Must have done that when I wiped it off."

"Don't touch the Mirror, just the outside."

Ford nodded and looked at the Mirror seeing where it was showing. He almost dropped the hand devise. Carter started to take it from him when he pulled it away.

"What are you doing?"

"It's home. My home." he mumbled.

She looked at the Mirror seeing a couch, knocked over table, and a black coat on the couch. And some food on the floor.

"This isn't home." she said.

"It's mine."

"You don`t have a home yet. You live on the base."

"It's my home back home in my universe."

"That's...."

"Theoretically impossible." he said reaching forward.

"No. It's possible, it's just...don't touch!!" she said grabbing his arm.

They zapped away and reformed back in his living room. Everything looked the same as when he left it when he entered the Stargate universe the first time.

"FORD! How are we going to get home?!"

Ford turned and looked at the TV which was burned, badly. It showed the doorway they had taken to get into the room where the Mirror was. He picked up the remote for the TV and tossed it at the screen. It landed on the floor where they could see it just in front of the Mirror.

"The same way we came. I forgot that it did that. Sorry." he said dropping the rifle and its ammo. He took off the SGC coat and picked up his coat off the couch.

"What are you doing?" she said looking around the room. "Why is there food on the floor?"

"I knocked over the table when I got pulled into your universe." he said adjusting the coat. "Oh yeah. This feels better. Much better. Hell of a lot more familiar too."

"Is that that coat you talked about?"

"Yes." he said happily as he pulled one side open. He pulled the other side open as he checked to see everything was there.

"Jesus Christ Ford! Now I see why you carry so many weapons and ammo. You're practically a walking fortress."

"How true." he said smiling as he left the room. He had set the Mirror device on the couch and told her not to touch it or they would be stuck here forever.

"As if. Wait! Where are you going?" she said following him.

"We are going back with a few personal items." he said grabbing a large suitcase and putting a few things in. "Nothing big like clothes or such. Can you grab those DVD boxes I have on that shelf there."

"We need to get out of here before someone show's up. If that Goa'uld came in they could enter this world and no one could stop them."

"Actually they could. You'd be surprised at what we can do in this universe. Adamantium is expensive, but obtainable here." he said grabbing the DVD boxes. He left the room and went to the guest bedroom. The door was closed as they approached. "In case there ever was any doubt in your mind that I was making it all up about, another universe where you and the rest were all a fiction show. This will convince you." he said opening the door. Carter walked and was in instant shock and bewilderment.

"Oh my God." she exclaimed.

The guest room had been turned into a collectable room. Different sections of the room had memorabilia for different shows. Stargate SG-1 took a large section. The room was at least a 20 by 20 Carter figured. The one thing that truly caught her attention was the picture of her in her military uniform that was signed by an Amanda Tapping. It said, "To a true fan who took his favorite celebrity to dinner."

"That's what my character's name is?"

"Yeah. I managed to get a date with her when I came by to get an autograph. She was mentioning how hunger she was and I offered to take her out. I was surprised that she even took my offer. I paid for the meal and then took her home. She was nice but seeing...her almost blew it for me. She's nothing like you are. Just looks the same. I was more surprised that she even took the offer even though she's married."

"Did she kiss you?"

"No. I fell in love with the character, you I mean. Not her. It was more of a business dinner anyway. Lots of questions." he mumbled.

"They had action figures of us." she said looking at the different one's he had.

"Oh yeah. Oh I really shouldn't do this since O'Neill will kill me but...hehehe." he said with an devilish laugh.

"What?" she said smiling at his funny impression of being evil.

"Here's an interesting picture I got autographed. This you should recognize." he said showing a picture of Colonel Jack O'Neill. It was signed by Richard Dean Anderson and said "To a great fan who helped my friend."

"He was talking about Amanda. He hurt himself during a stunt and she had planned on going with him to dinner to ask him questions about the show. I figured that's why she went with me since I knew some of the answers and was going to talk to him later. Now this picture I got also signed by him but, it's a little different." he said showing another picture of what looked to be O'Neill, except younger and with longer hair and not in a military outfit.

"A younger version of him. So what?"

"Look at the signature."

She look and her eyes widened not believing what she saw. It was signed again by the Richard guy but it said, "To a fan who loved me as MacGyver as well as Colonel Jack O'Neill."

She stuttered some as she tried to come up with something.

"O'Neill has been lying for a long, long time. At first when I got to your universe, I figured he wasn't and didn't bother asking. I still haven't asked, but I have noticed that he does a few things MacGyver did do. He's him, unless he has a brother which was spec...."

"I don't believe it!! I wondered why I saw him put a roll of duct tape in his bag once. He said you never know when you might need it. I never thought on it since then."

"I'll be back in a minute. Look all you want." he said leaving.

"Tauri scum!" Carter heard suddenly. She ran out seeing Conrad holding a hand device on Ford. Ford was moving forward at a fast pace despite the beam.

"That doesn't really work on me!!!" he said in a strained voice.

Carter picked up the lamp next to her and threw it at him. He noticed and smacked it away with his other arm. He gave Ford another quick blast and then aimed for Carter. It started glowing as Carter tried to bring her PC-90 around to shoot him when Ford grabbed the guys hand with the hand device. Ford had intertwined his fingers with Conrad's and pushed his forward making the device hand snap and brake as it was forced to bend backwards. Carter saw the wrist bone break the skin. Conrad screamed in pain until Ford slammed his left hand into the guy's face busting his nose and shoving into his cranium. Ford let go of the guys hand and clothes lined him into the floor. He snapped the guy's neck making sure he didn't get up.

"You okay Carter?"

"I'm fine. He never got a chance to hit me with it. What about you?"

"My head feels funny, but I'm fine." Ford said dropping the dead man against the screen. He disappeared and reappeared on the floor near the Mirror. "I'm going to get what I needed real quick then we can leave." he said getting up.

After a few more minutes, Ford came back with a large trunk and grabbed a few things from the collection room and placed them in.

"You're bringing that?" "I'd bring more if I could. I might try later to see if I can get back later, but I doubt that it's going to happen." he said lifting the trunk.

"If something happens to that, it's not my fault."

"Not a problem. I won't blame you." he said grabbing the Mirror device and handing it to her. He then grabbed her hand as he touched the screen. They disappeared and came back into Carter's universe.

"See we're home." he said putting the trunk on the cart. He pulled a book from his pocket and took the device from her hand.

"What is that?"

"A book on how this works. It's a technical manual on different things in the Stargate universe. This section tells about how the Mirror works. Now whether it actually is true in this universe..." he said flipping through the pages. "Okay, I push this and this and.." he said following the instructions. The Mirror shimmered then went back to normal looking and the hand device turned off.

"That's incredible!" she said. "What else is in there?"

"You can have it." he said giving it over. "Incidentally, when we get back to the SGC and you decided to...no we both confront him about it. And not in front of everybody."

"I can live with that." she said taking the book. "Let's go. Teal'c, Daniel, we found the Mirror. We're headed back to the elevator."

"Understood. We found nothing here." Daniel said.

"No one has showed up Major Carter." Teal'c said.

"We'll see you there then." Carter said as they left the room. Carter took one last look to see if the Goa'uld that attacked them earlier was in fact dead. From the blood coming from his ears and mouth she figured he had to be.

"I snapped his neck Carter. I don't think the snake made it." he said grabbing her arm gently.

"I'm coming."

They all met up at the elevator even though it took some time to get the cart over the open hole. They had to take the cart first, then the trunk and then Ford tossed the Mirror over.

"Where did the trunk come from?" Daniel asked.

"I'll tell you later." Ford said patting it lightly.

"And the coat?"

"It's mine." he said smiling.

After that they had no trouble getting to the elevator. The ride up went fine. Trouble began as they went to get off.

"Hello Major Carter. Colonel Ford."

They turned around with weapons pulled seeing a all too familiar man. Ford itched to shoot the guy.

"Nice new toy you have there Mr. Primus. Drop it." Simmons said.

"No."

"Drop it or your precious Major dies. As does the rest of your team."

"I don't see a weapon." he said looking around anyway. So far he heard nothing that sounded like anyone was hiding and saw no visible weapons, though there could be one under the large tarp.

"I have a very powerful weapon. Mechello made it. You remember Mechello." he said removing the tarp. The large machine under it was something they had never seen before but looked dangerous. It had a Mechello design to it from what they had seen before, with human technology add to it.

"What does it do?" Daniel asked.

"Really, I'm not sure. We took the designs and made it a little different so it's more portable and doesn't need two hands to use it. We even amplified the output." he said turning it enough the crystal area was pointed at Carter.

She involuntarily stepped back as Ford got in front of her. She was about to tell him to move, but stopped herself. She knew Ford really cared for her enough to sacrifice his life and he could recover better than her. And from what he told her once about the coat, it would save him most likely.

"You'll have to shoot me. I might not make it, but the other's will get you."

"Drop the weapons. This is your last warning." his hand was on the button the entire time.

Reluctantly they set there weapons down and backed away slowly.

"Nice work people. You were suppose to be looking for the enemy." Ford said with a grunt of displeasure as he winked at her enough she only saw.

Carter understood what he was doing and went along. "I thought you were watching our back Colonel. You're the one who pays the most attention!" she said smacking his arm and wincing.

"Ouch Carter. That's the third time you`ve hit that arm."

Teal'c was watching them argue trying to figure out why they were arguing. Simmons was watching with delight but still paying attention to the other two.

"Well maybe you'll see better after I hit it a few more times." she said smacking his arm again. She was hoping she was doing a good job of putting a show. If she had to hit his arm again her hand might go numb permanently.

"Ouch. Knock that off Major or else."

"Or else what?"

Ford gave a slight shove just enough for her to stay standing, but enough to hopefully know what to do. He also flicked his wrist causing two small, double shot pistols to slide from his coat arms. She did get it the idea and made it look like she was about to fall down but stopped herself. She also noticed the guns.

"I can't you believe you just did that Colonel."

"Neither can I." Teal'c said.

"This is your fault Teal'c." Daniel said getting into the act. He noticed Ford winking at Carter before he pushed.

"I don't understand." he said.

"You were suppose to be watching our back." Daniel said.

"ENOUGH! Your bickering is driving me nuts. Time to die."

"Wrong." Ford said bringing his hands around.

He aimed quickly and fired at the same time as Simmons pushed the button. One set of bullets went through his belly and into the machine. The other two went through his forehead between his eyes. He collapsed to the floor quickly. The device he activated sent a blue beam through Ford and Carter. Nothing else seemed visibly wrong.

"It wasn't you fault Teal'c. I was...we all were acting to distract him." Daniel said.

"Indeed." Teal'c said nodding. It wasn't the first time apparently.

"Are you two okay?" Daniel asked coming over to them. There distraction included moving father away from Teal'c and Daniel. Several good feet away. They didn't look to have any visible injuries.

Ford was looking at his hands as Carter seemed to be looking herself over.

"This...this..." Carter said. The problem was she said it from Ford's body.

"You've got to be kidding!!!" Ford yelled from her body. "This isn't happening." Ford said dropping the PC-90 and running over to the machine. "Dammit! The machine's completely busted!!!" He punched the machine which made him start shaking his hand. "Ow! Ow! Ow!"

"Carter?" Daniel said looking at Ford's body.

"Tell me this isn't happening." she said from Ford's body.

"Mr. Primus?" Teal'c said looking at Carter's body.

"The damned machine was that body swapping thing. I thought it looked familiar!" he continued to say as he rubbed his/Carter's hand. "This isn't good and certainly ain't right in my book. Man that smarts."

"How do I put these away?" Carter said shaking her hands. The two small guns where still out.

"This is really strange. Looking at myself."

"How do you think I feel?! I'm in your body! A MAN'S BODY!!!"

"Duh! I'm stuck in yours!!! We got to find..."

"We don't have time to go back and see if that thing is in the base. There are too many soldiers still around." Daniel said trying to get them to be more silent. "Teal'c took a look outside while you were arguing and saw a lot of reinforcements."

"Great." Ford muttered. The look he had on Carter's face didn't suit her.

"Idea's?" Carter said.

"Let's take it out the back and run." Ford suggested.

When the other two couldn't come up with anything she opted for the idea. Carter and Ford both pushed the cart. Carter wasn't expecting the amount of strength Ford had in his body and when she pushed it, it rolled away quickly and made her and Ford hit the floor. Teal'c stopped it before it hit the wall.

"That hurt." Ford groaned. He was slowly getting off the floor.

"I just landed on several guns in this overweight coat." Carter said getting up quickly. "Surprisingly it didn't hurt. Strange." she said helping Ford up. She tried to be easier with the strength she wasn't used to but still almost lifted her body off the ground.

"Thanks. Let try that again without as much force." Ford said after getting his feet on the ground.

"Good idea. I had no idea you were this strong. It's been awhile since I felt this sort of....power." she said.

"Yeah, I wanted to try those armbands Anise brought too. Maybe she'll let me try one later."

"You're strong enough. I can feel it." she said as they got over to the door.

Teal'c looked out the door seeing no one around. They rolled it out quietly and moved it down two warehouses before turning and heading forward.

"I think we're safe." Ford said. "Let's hurry and leave. The sooner the better."

They kept going and made it past a couple more when one of the soldiers found them.

"They're here!!" he yelled.

Ford instinctively reached for the gun he didn't have. Daniel had the PC-90 and he knew that the nine millimeter wouldn't work. The soldier started bursting off shots that fortunately missed on the first burst. Ford grabbed Carter and turned his body around. He thought it was...strange, but he used his own body as a shield. Teal'c and Daniel made it behind the Mirror and trunk.

"What are you..."

"Keep your.....my head down! The coat will protect you." Ford said searching the coat.

He pulled a large six barreled pistol out and looked out quickly. The pistol had a large rectangle section on top where the barrel would normally be. The barrel was beneath it. The bullets fired from the bottom of the wheel. The upper part was a highly powerful laser sight. Ford saw the soldier was reloading and lined the guy up the best he could, noticing that Carter had good eye sight, not as good as his, but well enough with one shot he caught the between the eyes.

"What sort of weapon is that?" Teal'c asked.

"It's a revised version of Vash the Stampede's gun."

"Who?" they all asked.

"A cartoon character. This was the gun I used to use before I had the money to have that personal cannon as O'Neill calls it made."

"Let's move before someone else comes." Carter said. Since she had the most strength she had to push the cart as the others provided cover. Another guard came out where the other guy found them and was shot dead quickly as he looked up.

"I must say Carter. Your eyes are really good. No wonder you're a great shot." Ford said.

"Thanks. I think."

"Well they're also very beautiful. Everything looks different. The color's are off." "I know the feeling. What I know to be a certain color is different from what I'm seeing. Now I know what being color blind is."

Ford smiled at her, feeling weird too, as another guy came around. He fired and missed on the first shot, but the second and third didn't miss. He started reaching into the coat on himself, or herself, or on Carter's body when he realized that he didn't have the coat of ammo. He reached in finding the quick loader and pulled it out. He reloaded the pistol when he noticed a familiar sound, several familiar sounds.

"Wait. I think I found a way out of here that's going to be quicker." he said moving into one of the warehouses. Carter wanted to yell, but was to tired to try.

Ford, even though in Carter's body, was being as intimidating as possible as he walked in with the gun raised high. He fired off one round getting the people insides attention. Pitching his voice, he tried sounding like a woman.

"Listen up! There are over several dozen authorities outside! Do what you want with it!" he said moving over to a couple of guys near a certain muscle car. "Keys. Now." he had the gun right on one guys forehead.

"It's in the ignition." the guy whined. He looked behind her seeing three more people come in with weapons.

"Leave!" Ford said pushing the guy away and firing a round through the back window. The second shot made everyone panic and start running.

"You're stealing a stolen car?!" Carter said.

"You want to live?"

"Good point."

They went back out and brought the cart in and slide the Mirror through the broken window.

"There's not enough room for all of us." Carter noted as Ford lifted the trunk into the trunk of the car.

"That Mustang has its keys. Teal'cs a competent driver." Ford said. "I don't know how you drive Carter so I'm going to. I used to race cars, somewhat." he said grabbing the door. When it didn't open he realized it was an original.

Teal'c nodded and went over to the Mustang. He shot a guy as he came up into the building. The guy dropped from the zat blast.

"Do you really know how to drive Teal'c?" Carter asked.

"O'Neill taught me."

"That...works." she finally said.

Ford told her to get in as he gunned the Dodge Charger engine. The licenses plates were gone, but the car was easy to identify. It had a large Confederate flag on top and a large 01 on the side. It also said General Lee on the top. Carter slid in and told him she thought this was a bad idea.

"Got a better one." Ford said backing the car up.

Teal'c followed out in a 69 Mustang Mach 1 as they exited the warehouse on the other end. The authorities were outside and picking up the people who where inside. The Fed's and several other authorities were there and they ran out of the way quickly as the two vehicles rushed past them. They started to get ready to chase them when three heavily armed Army Hummer's rushed past, or only two of them did. The other spun out as the driver tried to turn to sharp, to quick and caused it to turnover into a S.W.A.T. truck.

"We are being followed." Carter announced.

"I noticed. This is one of the reasons I chose this vehicle and the Mustang. These have way more speed and power." he said gunning the engine as they passed by the warehouses. "Call Teal'c and Daniel and tell them to split at the next turn and meet us at the gate we came in. We'll transfer the Mirror and my trunk to the Hummer we came in and then you and me will provide a distraction so they can get back to the SGC."

Carter relayed the message as Ford sped up. Teal'c turned as he was instructed and was gone from their view quickly. The two Hummer's continued to follow Ford just as he thought.

"Carter get in...just open the coat."

"Which side?" she said opening both. Now that she had time, or she thought, being in the coat, she had a better look at the stuff Ford packed inside it. Ford reached over into the left side and unlatched a launcher.

"Load this with....this one." he said pointing at a grenade.

"You've got enough arsenal to be your own team!"

"Load it please."

She loaded it and then got ready to shoot the lead Hummer. Ford did a quick spin making the car do a 360 in the dirt. As it spun around, Carter was able to get a quick shot off. Unfortunately she missed. The grenade exploded a few feet from the lead Hummer. The blast sent the vehicle into the air and it crashed through one of the walls of the warehouses. Ford straighten out and floored it. They could see the other Hummer had stopped but was getting ready to take off again.

"Nice shot." he said.

"I'd done better if we were stationary."

They showed up a few minutes later where the Mustang with the other two SG members were waiting. Ford came to a quick stop and got out fast. Teal'c and Daniel had already removed the tarp and were waiting. Ford and Carter placed the two objects in the Hummer and then went back outside. Ford took the Mustang and ran it into the buildings side. He rolled out at the last second and then slashed one of the front tires making it look like an out of control accident. Carter thought it was stupid, because she didn't want her body injured, but smart to make it look like Teal'c and Daniel were in the orange car. Ford slammed the General into gear as the undamaged Hummer came around a corner. The raced out of the warehouse district with incredible speed. Carter kept thinking every time he went around a vehicle in front of them or around a corner that he might wipe out..

"Can you drive a little....safer." she muttered.

"I would but we are being chased and besides your safer in my body. Besides, I know how to drive at high speeds."

"I know that. I'm more worried about my body, not yours. Why hasn't Hercules talk to me yet?"

"Like I know." he said passing a semi.

"He was in...he's in your head.... my head...whatever."

"He couldn't have been transferred over. Maybe he's....in both of us or something. Kinda busy at the moment." he said making a hard evasive move as one of the soldiers opened upon them.

The bullets raced across the pavement and then through the trunk of a Mercedes making the driver run off the road. Whoever it was lost control and smashed into the guard rail making all the vehicles behind it backup. Ford instantly liked and disliked it. For one, there was no cover, but that also meant there was no one that could get hurt.

"Reload that launcher!"

"What! We don't need the authorities causing us problems."

"Then use my gun. Think of it this way, you'll get to experience how I use it."

"What if I miss?!"

"Carter!" he said swerving on the freeway to avoid the bullets. Unfortunately he didn't do well as several struck the right front and going down the side. Carter looked down at her leg...his leg...whatever and found a flattened lead round.

"Thank god for the coat huh?" he said swerving again.

"Yeah. I barely felt that."

"Now I can avoid their fire for only so long before there going to hit one of us seriously....or I should say me seriously. You can choose to hope that I make it away or shoot them!" he said trying to avoid more rounds.

This time they got a few in the back section. Ford glanced at the gas gauge and hoped that it wasn't hit. It still said just above half empty. Carter pulled the large pistol out from behind her and looked it over a moment. Ford grabbed the gun from her.

"You'll take my shoulder off if you use that!"

"Hold my arm and hand. I'll fire it. Here we go." he said turning the wheel.

The car spun suddenly bring them around again. The driver of the Hummer noticed and thought that they were trying the explosion attack again. He started swerving as the car turned. Ford thought the gun felt familiar, yet not familiar as he fired. The recoil certainly didn't help his...Carters already hurting hand. He let go of the gun and took hold of the wheel to hide the pain. The Hummer was hit dead on in the front. For whatever reason it didn't go completely through, probably the massive amount of armor it had, causing the engine to blow and making the vehicle flip instantly. It continued to roll as the General Lee straighten out and drove away.

"We got them." Ford said squeezing his right hand a few times. It stung. He knew he had caused Carter's hand some damage, but he wasn't sure how bad. Possibly a fracture, not broken though.

"What's wrong? You didn't break my hand?"

"No. If it was broken I couldn't move it." he said shaking it her face. When she reached out to grab it he pulled it back. She still hadn't gotten used to using his bodies strength.

"Then why are you flexing my hand?"

"I think I just sprained it some. The recoil was a bit much."

"It better be a sprain." she muttered.

"It is." he said grabbing the wheel again. It stung, but he ignored it.

"Well, we are going the wrong way so get off on this exit and...where are we?"

"I don't know. I'm not used to driving in downtown San Francisco. I'll figure it out though."

They spent the next hour going up and down streets until they finally asked a cop. He pointed them in the right direction, inquired about the car condition and decided not to ask about why their voices were different. They said it was a military problem, showed military credentials which he checked on and then let them go. They took another hour to get to the outer edge of town. As they passed by several food joints Ford pulled over in a parking lot of a large computer store.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know about you but this body says it's hungry. Now since I'm in your body, what sort of food would you prefer I eat?"

Even though she was in Ford's body, he could still see that look she did when she would pull her head back and had to think. Ford couldn't help but chuckle.

"What?" she said. It was strange to look at his body smiling like that.

"Even in my body you still can pull off that involuntarily thing you do. When you go into think mode, you pull your head back, involuntarily as I said and think a moment about whatever was asked. You'll see later what I mean later on those DVD's."

She did it again. "DVD's? What do you mean?"

"I'll tell you later. I could go for Chinese."

"Okay. I occasionally eat that. There's one up the street that I can see."

They went to the one called the Double Dragon and got take out. They ate and then headed off again. According to the map, they were several miles from the airport. They phoned ahead only to find that the plane they were suppose to get on had already left and that the N.I.D. were waiting there for them.

"We drive then. Between the both of us, we should get there in a couple of days, maybe sooner. You can call the General and let him know what we intended to do."

They head off again with Carter driving this time.

"We have to discuss something?"

"Okay. What is it?"

"It's.....this is embarrassing. Since we have to spend the next couple days together, we...."

"I know where this is going. Uh.....this is going to be difficult." she said rubbing her face. It was then she noticed that Ford's face needed a shave. "This is going to be real difficult."

They spent the next hour, figuring out how they were going to go about being adults about their situation about privacy problems. It wasn't the best conversation they ever had and was certainly the most embarrassing. They did agree on the fact that since the really liked each other it was better that she had switched bodies with him instead of Teal'c or Daniel. Carter figured it would have been impossibly difficult if it was one of them. Especially Teal'c who walked around bald. Carter called every morning to tell them that they were okay and on their way. Since Teal'C and Daniel had already arrived, General O'Neill already knew that they had a body swap problem. The Mirror and his trunk had made it intact. He wished them luck on their return and informed them that the machine Mechello had made that swapped bodies was missing. They'd have to find a different way to get back into their own bodies or use the machine from their own universe, if they could find it. Three days later they managed to get into Colorado. Mostly for needing to keep away from being followed. As they climbed the hill to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex the engine began to sputter.

"Come on General. We still need you for a couple of miles. Don't give up yet." Ford said.

"You talk to cars." Carter said like it was something really strange.

"So. You talk to plants......well, so do I."

The car seemed to respond with renewed effort as it continued forward. As they came into view of the opening to the mountain the engine gave its last breath and quit. Ford let the car move forward on what was left of the momentum. He stopped it short of hitting the fence. As they climbed out the hood popped open and smoke poured out.

"Airmen. Make sure this car it taken care of. Give it to the Colonel when he returns." Ford said walking into the Complex with Carter.

Since General O'Neill had already informed the people up top that they would be coming in sounding funny. They didn't ask anything and didn't stop them from going in. After a quick look over them in the infirmary, they were sent to the briefing room.

"About time you returned. Feeling better I see." the General said.

"No offense Jack, but I really want to go home." Ford said tiredly. General O'Neill let it slide since they were used to a first name basis in their universe and being they were in different bodies, especially being the opposite sex, they must have had an interesting time for those three days.

"I see. In that case, you should get going. The sooner I have my people back the better. Dismissed." he said.

They got to the other side with no trouble and with Melissa and a few other members of the planet there to help them with the different things. Mostly helping Daniel understand their past.

Carter managed to get the Mirror working with the help of the manual that Ford had. Then they began to look for their universe and they came to the planet to use it, since Ford said that if it was him, they'd be looking for them with the Mirror on the same planet. Carter figured it was a stupid idea until Ford told her that it was her stupid idea that saved the Asguard, so stupid idea's usually worked. So the search began.

CHAPTER 12 IN THE NORMAL UNIVERSE......

Carter mostly, had been searching the Mirror for the past three days. Every so often some one else looked, but either Ford or Carter was always there looking at the Mirror to see if they saw anything familiar. Hammond was going to give them two more days then they had to give up or maybe have someone else keep looking. It was a little over midday when Carter found it. Ford was helping with the search, but having more trouble than Carter since she kept bringing it up higher involuntarily which put it higher than Ford could see since his body was taller than hers.

"Carter. That's the third time you have gotten out of my range of site."

"Do you have to remind me of how short my body is."

"I didn't say you were short. Your body height is fine. I just came from a taller family. Hey wait there! I think that's it." he said looking at the Mirror.

"I think I found it!" Carter announced.

"What makes you think that Major?" Colonel O'Neill said walking up.

"I've been trying for three days Colonel. Everywhere I've came across has never came up showing this planet in the background. This has to be it."

"I think they've been looking longer than we have."

"What makes you say that." Carter said. She set the device aside.

"A feeling and the look on that Carter's face. Let's go take a look."

"Let me get your trunk." she said. She had placed the coat on the trunk earlier when the heat got too much. "Teal'C, Daniel. If it's the right universe, then we won't be coming back. It was an honor serving with you."

"Same here." Ford said.

Teal'C nodded and gave them the Jaffa handshake while Daniel just gave the basic one.

"They're coming through." Daniel said.

"What?" Carter said looking up. Another Ford and another Major Carter came through after touching the Mirror. Ford was carrying a large trunk and a long black coat.

"Quick question should clear this up! Did you get to this universe by going through the Stargate? And before you ask, ignore the way we sound."

"Okay." O'Neill said. He looked them over and then looked at the other Carter.

"Yes. Colonel Ford and I were on our way home and then we somehow ended up in the wrong universe." Major Carter said. Colonel Ford was standing next to her, seemingly protective like.

"We're home." the mixed bodies couple said.

"Okay. Since I've seen and so has....both of us has seen the side effects of having the same person from an alternate universe in the same universe, I suggest that you both get whatever you need and go home quickly. General O'Neill is anxious to see you."

The Carter in Ford's body explained in quick detail what would happen if they all stayed together in the same universe to long. The Major with Colonel Ford agreed that it would be best if they leave quickly. They said there goodbye's and touched the Mirror. Once in there universe, they all waved goodbye and then turned off the Mirror. Carter turned off theirs and then sat down on the trunk.

"Thank god that is over."

"No kidding." Ford said running his hand through his...her hair. It felt nice and he tried not to think about it.

"So." O'Neill said dragging out the word. "What happened Major?" he asked looking at Major Carter's body.

"Can you wait till the debriefing sir." Carter said. Jack and the other's looked at Ford's body now realizing what had happened.

"How did this happen?" Daniel asked pointing between the two of them.

"More importantly, how long have you been like this?" Jack asked.

"Three days, maybe four." Ford said. "Can we go home?"

"Daniel dial. Everyone else pack up." Jack said with a crack in his voice. He had to cough a few times as he walked away.

"He's laughing at us." Ford commented.

"What makes you think that?" Carter said picking up the coat and trunk.

"I've watched you guys for...what....I think seven years. I know what I'm seeing. He thinks this is funny."

"It's SG-1 sir." Siler said from the control console as the gate opened and the GDO signal came through.

"Open the Iris." Hammond commanded as he left to greet them.

As they stepped through the gate Hammond ordered the soldiers to stand down.

"I see that the Mirror worked." he said.

"Yes it did sir." O'Neill said. "Permission to leave."

"In a hurry Colonel?"

"Yes sir." he said quickly.

He mulled it over a moment and then let him leave.

"Thank you sir." he said almost rushing out. As the door closed they heard the Colonel lose it. His laugh was heard through the lower level.

"You were right." Carter said.

"Major?" Hammond asked looking at Ford's body.

"We'll explain later." Ford said. Hammond turned to look at Carter's body in equal surprise.

"Permission to go to see Janet?"

"Permission granted."

They nodded and started to leave.

"Wait. What is that trunk Major?" Hammond asked.

"It's Ford's personal things sir. We ended up in his universe for several moments." Carter said.

"I have things I want you to personally see sir. A couple of airmen can take it to the briefing room if you will." Ford said.

Hammond nodded and a couple of airmen took it from her shoulders.

Down in the infirmary, Janet was having a little trouble keeping a straight face. The rest of SG-1 stayed out. Ford and Carter were sitting on the same bed.

"So how do you feel?" she asked Ford shining a light in his...Carter's eye's she reminded herself.

"I can see you think this is funny." Ford said grimly.

"No. Okay maybe a little."

"A little?! O'Neill barely made it out of the gate room. He was heard over the entire lower section!" Carter said.

"I doubt he was heard that far Sam."

"Should I know anything about what happened on those three days you were together?"

"Janet!" Carter exclaimed.

"What? I'm your Doctor. It's not like you've not done something I probably haven't seen or heard about."

"For the record. We did nothing. We were very professional." Ford said calmly.

Janet cracked up at the remark.

"What?" he asked.

"That was a bad way of putting it Ford." Carter said.

"You're right there." he said seeing Janet was still laughing. She had to sit down to keep from falling.

"I'm sorry." she finally said as she wiped her eyes.

"Look, are we okay?" Ford said.

"What's the hurry?" Janet asked.

"For me, I feel this has been a invasion of privacy. Sure I always wanted to go out with Carter and maybe one day marry if possible, but feeling her physically like this was not something I was ever thinking about."

"Same here." Carter said.

"Everything the same?" Janet asked surprised.

"Well, except the marry part. That's thinking too far ahead at the moment."

"So you've already dated then."

"We've been in each other's bodies for over three days Janet. I think that qualifies as being past the dating part." Carter exclaimed.

"You ladies finished yet?" Jack said coming in.

Ford cleared his throat and then put on his best lady voice. It sounded almost like a lady voice. "Why yes Colonel. Us ladies are almost finished." he said putting a hand just under his neck and blinked his eyes.

Carter laughed so hard she fell off the bed. Janet managed to stay in her chair just barely. Ford kept looking like a giddy girl, and was succeeding well since he was in Carter's body. O'Neill walked away thinking that they had all went crazy. It wasn't till he made it to his office that he laughed as well.

"That was an incredible job of acting Ford." Janet said finally being able to talk and breathe.

"That look on the Colonel's face was priceless." Carter said getting off the floor. "I only wish I had a camera."

"Thank you. Thank you." he said making a slight bow while still sitting. "Seriously now. Can we go?"

"I've got to wait for the blood results, otherwise you can leave."

"Good. Let's go Carter."

"I've...."

"Got nothing to do. We stay together until we have our own bodies back."

"Its personal." she said gesturing to Janet.

"I'll be in the briefing room then. That's the only place I'm going."

"I'll be there soon."

As Ford left he did a quick look around. Before coming back over seeing no one was around. "I can't believe I'm going to say this but, I now know what that mood swing problem you women have is like. Carter can...whatever." he said leaving.

"He didn't?" Janet asked surprised.

"Oh yeah." Carter said. "Janet, this never leaves the room. Never."

Ford didn't heard the rest as he left. He was in the room for around twenty minutes as he sat in the briefing room looking at the stuff he had brought in the trunk. Luckily Carter had left the coat since it had the keys. Hammond came in as Ford was looking through it.

"Major Carter?"

"Try again sir."

"Ford. I figured Janet would be able to do anything so I have that device of Mechello's on route to be brought here as requested. It will arrive tomorrow morning."

"Another night. Oh brother." he mumbled.

"What was that?"

"Nothing sir. I wanted you to see these. I told Carter, before we body swapped, that these would clear up in doubt, if there was any, that I did come from another universe. These are the first six seasons or years if you want to call it, of the SG-1 missions." Ford said setting the DVD boxes down.

Hammond picked it up the first season and looked at the cover before opening it. Interesting was all he said as he sat down. O'Neill and the others came in taking there seats. Jack picked up one of the seasons and looked it over.

"What's this?"

Everyone at the table took a different one, not knowing they were all different.

"Those are the six years of what SG-1 has been doing on DVD. They're the show from my universe." Ford said.

"We can look at these later. I want a report of what happened with you two after you left." Hammond asked he said putting the box down.

For the next two hours, Carter and Ford explained all that they had to do up till they got the Mirror. The part where they had to take three days to get back to the SGC, they left out, purposely. Carter informed him that what happened on those three days was nothing that needed reporting or ever was going to be.

"Are you sure?" Jack asked being humorous.

Carter and Ford both gave him a dirty look. Carter's face had a worse look since it was a female face. Ford somehow managed to give that look only women could give a man.

"I'll take as a no." he said sinking in his chair as he covered his face partially with his hand.

"Alright then Major. I'm glad you made it back safe."

"If not all together." Jack muttered.

Carter looked at him with a glare. Since Ford was sitting next to him Ford smacked his arm.

"Ow!"

"Keep it up Colonel. I'm this close to losing it." Carter said to him.

"As am I." Ford said but his trouble wasn't the situation. It was a mood problem.

"Major." Hammond said cautiously.

"Sorry sir. I can't even begin to tell you want I've been through or what this feels like."

"I hopefully never will. I'll need a written report. I'll give you a week to finish it. In the morning you'll be able to get back in your own bodies and then we'll go about our normal business. Dismissed." Hammond took the DVD boxes to his office for them to look at tomorrow.

As they all left the room, Ford had the trunk taken to his room along with the coat. He tried but the coat was too heavy even for Carter's strength.

O'Neill was in his office getting ready to go home when Carter came in.

"Hey Fo...Carter. What's up?"

"Ford showed me something which he put in that trunk of his. I even brought it with me. You can't deny this." she said pulling out a particular signed photo from her shirt. She figured if she was in her own body, the photo would have shown through her shirt, but Ford was used to wearing baggy like shirts.

He looked at the photo of himself in normal clothes.

"So? It's a picture of me. But I don`t remember having it taken like this."

"Read the signature." she said leaning on the desk.

He read where it was signed by a Richard guy. The part where is said MacGyver made him looked startled for just a moment.

"So what does it say?"

"I don't know this Richard guy."

"Forget that. It's the other part that made me know you've been up to something. You are MacGyver."

"Since when Major. MacGyver's a very smart man. He knew how to do things I can only dream about doing."

"Then why do you carry a Swiss army knife?"

"I always carry one."

"What about the Duct tape. MacGyver was never without Duct tape." Ford said entering the room. "Once I noticed the picture of you was missing, I came here when I didn't find you in your office Carter. Not surprised though."

"That would mean that you're not really a Colonel."

"No Carter, he is a Colonel. I figure he got tired of the Phoenix Foundation, a guy named Murdoc, and a pestering friend named Jack Dalton. After that...I don't really know."

"This is all nice and interesting conversation, but I'm not him, just as there was another version of a Colonel in that other universe that was Ford as the Colonel and me as the General. I'm not him."

"Okay Colonel. How about if I show General Hammond this?" Ford said pulling out season one of the MacGyver series. "It's certainly enough to make him think and possible find answers if he calls the Phoenix Foundation."

Jack looked at the DVD box and fidgeted. "This is blackmail. What do you want?"

"Me nothing. I was helping Sam." he said taking the box back. "I plan on hiding this where no one will find it. I don't blackmail. I just wanted to see if you would admit it."

"I wanted to see if it was true. All those times I talked and you told me to get to the point and you knew everything I was explaining. That hurts."

"Yeah."

"Goodnight." Ford said leaving.

"Well Colonel. I still respect you despite not telling anyone. I will continue to serve you as I always have. This secret will stay with me sir. As I said, I just wanted to see if it was true. I figure you must have a good reason for not explaining your past. Though I want to know why when you feel like talking." she said taking the photo back. "Goodnight sir." she said leaving.

O'Neill watched her leave and didn't leave till a few hours later.

Morning came along with bird's singing outside. The sun was on Ford's face and he was enjoying a leisure drive in the rising sunlight. He had the top down on the Mustang convertible and was listening to a county song on the radio. He turned to look to the right as he watched a dog ran by. He was really enjoying the moment when a buzzing noise ruined everything.

"Hey Ford. You awake." he heard from the door.

He rubbed his face thinking he'd need a shave when he remembered he couldn`t do that. Not in this body anyway.

"Oh man that's right."

"Ford?"

"I'm awake. Is that body swapping device here yet?"

"Yeah. It came in early."

"THANK GOD!" Ford yelled. He opened the door seeing O'Neill.

"You might want to get dressed." he said looking at him...her. Ford looked down seeing he was in pajamas. Nothing reveling, but it wouldn't be proper. He closed the door and grabbed the normal dark green clothes. He opened it back up and told Jack to lead the way.

"So. What's it like being a woman?"

Ford shook his head with that oh my God look. "I can't believe you asked that!"

"Well?"

"I'm not saying a word! I promised Carter that I would not talk."

"C'mon. You must have something to say."

"Yeah. I do. It's I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT IT." Ford then threw his hands in the air and walked away.

"Something wrong?" Carter said coming behind him. She showed up a few corridors later.

"O'Neill had the nerve to ask what it's like being a woman."

"And?"

"I told him off in a polite way."

Carter nodded and didn't say anything else.

Hammond was waiting for them in the lab standing next to the machine. Teal'C, Daniel, Janet, and Jack were waiting.

"How...never mind. Let's get this over with." he said grabbing one side of the handles.

"I agree." Carter said grabbing the other side. There was a buzzing noise and then it went quiet.

ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!

"AAHHH!!" Ford yelled suddenly. "Damn it Herc! To loud!"

"You okay son?"

Janet was coming over when Ford held up his hand.

"I'm fine. Oh my head. Hercules yelled and it made my head hurt. I'll be fine."

Hercules took over to explain when they started asking questions.

"When the unfortunate mishap of the body swapping took place I became part of both of their minds. I could not do anything except watch for those few days, but for me it was torture. I was existing, but unable to do anything."

"Is everything okay now?" Janet asked.

He nodded then Ford took back over. He whispered something in Janet's ear and she went over to Carter who was rubbing her right wrist.

"Let's go look at that." Janet said leading her out.

They left with everyone wondering what happened.

"Remember me telling you about blowing the front out of that Hummer following us a few days ago."

"Yes." Hammond said.

"I fired the gun. I think I fractured her wrist slightly. She didn't think she could shoot straight enough to not hit the vehicles behind them."

They didn't seem too happy with that, but didn't say anything about it.

"I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm hungry. It's nice to have my taste buds back. Excuse me sir." When no one objected or said anything he left for the mess hall.

"He say anything?" Daniel ask.

"That question we talked about. No. He avoided it." Jack said. "Like the plague."

Ford was enjoying the steak, mashed potatoes, A&W root beer, and a few vegetables when Daniel came in with Jack and Teal'C. Carter came in a moment later with her hand bandaged up. As Carter was getting something Daniel sat down in front of him. Teal'C sat down next to Daniel and started his meal. Jack was asking Carter something since they hadn't showed up yet.

"So Ford. Feeling better?" Daniel asked.

"Much better. Carter's sense of taste was totally different from what I like. She likes fish, I can't stand fish. Unless I cook it."

"Anything else? What about her eye sight? I know yours are better."

"Yeah. She has great eye sight, but mine is much better. I eat a lot of carrots. I don't like popcorn."

"You eat carrots when you watch movies then?"

"Yeah. Movie's, TV shows, such as or was this here." he said motioning around. "I had one month of stakeout duty once. Came back and spent I think it was...oh what was it....say five hours watching the episodes I missed. The wonder's of recording. That was years ago. I have since seen the show's better with the DVD's."

"What was it like to have a different taste?"

"I tried a piece of pecan pie and Carter told me she really didn't like that type. When I bit into it, I almost gagged. I was going to have some this morning, but they didn't have any."

"How's her strength compared to yours?" Daniel said while drinking coffee. At least that's what Ford thought it was.

"That's got to be a joke. She has a lot of strength, but nothing compared to what I have. She was really surprised when she found out how much power I had. Almost hurt me once." he said taking a drink. The pop mug was running low and he added another pop can to it.

"Anything else feel different?"

"A lot of things. It was an interesting experience."

"And?"

"And what?"

"Well, unlike Jack who wanted all the...other details. I wanted to know the other stuff you can say."

Ford rubbed his face in disbelief. "Good grief. I never....you're the last one I thought that would even ask that question?"

"What question?" Carter said sitting down next to Ford. Everyone else noticed this. Well, Jack and Daniel anyway. They shared a glance that the other two noticed.

"I saw that."

"Saw what? What are you talking about?" she said picking up her fork.

"You'll never guess what these two want to know? Oh wait...are you part of this Teal'C?"

"I most certainly am not." Teal'C said from the end of the table.

He had moved over when Jack sat next to Daniel. Ford figured it was to see how he and Carter reacted.

"I know now." she said dropping her fork. "Jack here was asking what I thought it was like to be a man. A real one." she said crossing her arms. Her mood had changed quickly to being upset.

Ford couldn't help but laugh. Jack and Daniel cracked up momentarily. Ford had a little more trouble getting it under control. She was still upset with them but it was apparent not with Ford.

"What did I say?"

"It's not what you said, it's how you said it Sam. He asked me the same question, I told him nothing as promised."

"I was joking on that last part." Jack mentioned before Carter spoke.

"Neither did I." she said picking her fork back up. "You even asked?" she said looking at Daniel.

"He didn't ask the...private questions. Just simple okay questions." Ford said looking at his finished plate.

"Like what?" she said in a demanding tone.

Jack and Daniel stayed put eating but being quiet. Teal'C had finished his meal and was listening with the intent he wasn't listening.

"How are taste were different, our eyesight, strength. Though that's one question that really didn't need to be asked."

"What's that suppose to mean!"

"I wasn't being mean Carter. Our strength is measurably far apart. Our taste are completely different. You warned me about that pie and when I couldn't eat it you tried it and being in my body you got to see what it was like. Our eyesight is close, but I know mine's better. No offense."

"I'd have to see it to believe it." she said sarcastically.

"You did Carter." Jack said.

"I know I did Colonel. I just have a...."

"Jealousy problem." Jack suggested.

"No!!! Okay...maybe. After all those test Janet did on everyone over the years, she told me I had the best eyesight out of everyone on the base. Now Ford does." she grumbled.

The three men looked at Ford and he looked at them and shrugged. He wasn't smiling either.

"You're not proud of that?" Jack asked.

"What's to be proud of? So I see better than the rest of you. Big deal."

"What prescription is your eyesight?" Daniel asked.

Ford thought a moment trying to remember when he last had an eye exam. "Hmm.....it was 15/20 in the left eye and 14/20 in the right eye. I'm not sure why. Probably the herbs and carrots I eat."

Carter had finished her meal as did the others a few minutes later. Hammond had ordered them up to the briefing room after having breakfast.

"Right at the moment the other teams off world have been doing geological and planetary surveys. So far they haven't encountered any resistance. You were scheduled to have a mission in a few hours, but seeing what two of you have been through, I'm giving you all the day off. Another reason is so that Ford can find a home somewhere in town. I can't allow you to live here at the base forever."

"As far as I can remember, I haven't left the base in this universe since getting here." Ford said as he cracked his neck. Carter must have slept on two pillows or something he figured. His neck really felt different. "I'd like to go and take a look around. Thanks sir."

"Good. Unless you all have pressing matters, one or all of you can help him find something. With the exception of Daniel. Some of the people from Gia'as came in last night asking for your help with a lab they discovered. I told them I'd have you there in the morning."

"No problem. I'm not much of a house shopper anyway."

"Anything else we should discuss before I send you on your way?"

"I advise that you keep those DVD's under close supervision sir. They have some sensitive material in them that you wouldn't want out. Oh...um hey remember when you.....well SG-1 was going to go to....you'll see it in the video, but the gate activated and a piece of paper came through that had O'Neill's handwriting on it. It said something about don't go."

"Yeah I remember that. That was years ago." Jack said.

"If you ever wondered about the future, one of the....episodes....tells what would have happened if you did go through. It wasn't pretty at the end. I thought it was sad, the future part anyway."

"Tonight's movie night then." Jack said with a perky voice. "That is if we can look at them sir."

"Only if you do it here Colonel. I've looked over the descriptions of some of the episodes and they gave a good summary of things you've all done. I might even join you."

"Cool General. We'll save you a seat."

He asked again if there was anything else and when no one spoke he dismissed them. As they got up, Daniel said goodbye and walked out as Jack wrapped an arm around Ford.

"A home by the lake. That sounds good doesn't it?"

"No Jack. I don't like the houses by the water. Too many insects."

"You're worried about bugs?"

"I hate bugs. I hate bees. I seriously despise spiders. I prefer....let's go look around."

"You coming Carter?" Jack asked.

"Sure. I need to go home and do a few things anyway."

"Teal'C, you coming?"

"I am."

"Sweet. Let's get this show on the road."

After they got off base, they took Jack's truck since it could hold more people. Ford looked through the paper's and made a few calls. He found a few nice places. O'Neill took them to a few places by the lake side. As nice as they were, Ford did not like them. He knew it was so Jack could get a place closer to a fishing area. They spent several hours looking, but after taking Carter to her house. Ford found a house he liked just a block and a half from Carter's house, ironically.

"You like this one?" Jack said as they got out. It was a two bedrooms, two bathroom, living room and kitchen in the middle of the house. The garage had room for two vehicles.

"Yeah. It's perfect. Even has room for an extra car."

"Or truck." Jack suggested.

"I'm not a truck fan." Ford said. "Unless it's a semi. But that's too big for anything I need."

"Why? Trucks are great!"

"This coming from a guy who used to drive a Jeep. I have to admit though, I thought that Jeep was cool. Why did you get rid of it?"

"Jeep? What Jeep? Oh...that Jeep. Ah, engine gave out." he said, then muttered, "And other things."

Ford gave him a strange look and dropped it. "Oh well."

"Which one of you is looking to buy the house." a lady said getting out of a blue sedan. A Chevy from the looks of it. Some red head with a bag and clipboard. She introduced herself as Cindy.

"I am." Ford said briefly glancing in her direction. Teal'C had a hat on that O'Neill gave him saying fishing is life. "I won't need a tour. I'll take it now. How much?"

"No tour hey." she said. "Not often someone just buys right away like that. What made you make what it so quickly?"

Carter could easily tell she had a flirtatious sound to her voice. Jack was paying attention to her somewhat. Teal'C just stood watching.

"Location and has the space I'll need. I can work with this. How much?"

"Well, the price of rent is.."

"No. I want to know the full price." he said finally looking at her.

"Two hundred thousand. If you can give that much right now, I'll exclude the taxes." she said still flirting slightly.

"Deal." he said pulling out his checkbook. "Let's get the paper work over with and then I can start what I need to do."

They used Jack's hood to sign the paper's and make the payment. She continued to flirt even up to the end of the agreement. Carter didn't show it, but she was jealous. When she noticed that Ford was either completely oblivious to her or was either ignoring it, she relaxed. It had been awhile since she personally had anyone care for her in a relationship way. Carter only hoped that nothing ever happened that made them break up. After three days if staying together, she got to know Ford, personally, as to his lifestyle anyway.

"The house is yours." she said giving him a card. "If you ever need anything, give me a call." she gathered her stuff, gave him the keys, and then drove off.

"Did you even notice what she was doing?" Jack asked.

"Who? Carter? Ah....not really. Why?" Ford asked thinking he did something wrong, possibly as he looked over at her a moment. "What happened?"

"That women was ready to throw herself at you Ford." Jack said surprised he didn`t see it.

"What woman?"

"That red head, Cindy I think." he said.

"She did indicate her name as such O'Neill." Teal'c said.

Ford's face was completely showing he had no idea what they were talking about.

"You really have no idea?" Carter said thinking Ford either really was lost or was trying to look lost on purpose for her. She hoped the first.

"There was a red headed lady here....?" he said pointing at the ground.

Yes there was. She was, as O'Neill said, was almost throwing herself at you.

"Really." Ford said scratching his head as with Herc's help the memory of the lady came into his mind. "I guess she was a red head, and it was a she. My mind was on what I was going to do with the place. And the car I want."

"Are you talking to us or yourself?"

"Hmmm? Oh myself Jack. Or Hercules anyway. I remember signing papers and giving a large check to a real estate person, beyond that I didn't notice who."

"I'm guessing you've never been really hit on by a woman before." Jack said slowly.

"Ah...no comment." Ford said with a tone that underlined him wanting the subject dropped.

"Well, now what?" Jack asked changing the subject. Carter didn't know what to make of what Ford meant. That could mean a number of things, some of which she figured she find out later if he talked about it.

"I'll get furniture and other things later. Right now, I could go for something to eat."

Since it was getting near dark, they went back to the base to eat and watch the DVD's. Ford suggested they watch one episode in particular.

"Which mission would that be?" Jack asked as they took the elevator down.

"Title's not important, but you should remember it easily. It's called Window of Opportunity. Three month's it took to get out of that time loop though." he said tapping his lip with a finger as he smiled wickedly.

"What loop?" Carter asked.

"NO!!" Teal'C and Jack said in unison.

"Not that one." Jack said with a order tone. "Definitely not that one."

"Why Colonel? What are you hiding?" she asked.

"I know why." Ford chuckled.

"And you'll keep quiet if you know what's good for you!" Jack said glaring and stabbing him in the chest a few times.

"I'll have to see this." Carter said smiling. "What was it called again?"

"You aren't watching it Carter! No one is. I've got to get that before anyone sees it." he said getting off the elevator quickly. He ran off as they got off.

"This should be good."

"We'll never see it now. You should have kept your mouth shut." Carter said not happy.

"I told the General to look at that one in particular when we left. I had a note placed on the season in particular. He's got to have looked at it by now."

"Really? Can't wait to see what he thought."

General Hammond was smiling when O'Neill came through the door.

"Any luck Colonel?"

"Sir?"

"On getting Ford a home."

"Ah. Yes sir. Can I see those DVD's sir?"

"What for?"

"I just wanted to check something out."

Hammond looked at him a moment then opened a desk drawer. He pulled them out and placed them on his desk. O'Neill looked through them quickly as the others came in.

"Heard you found a house Ford."

"Yes sir. Just a couple blocks from Carter's house. I got the address here." he said handing over a piece of paper.

"There's a disc missing sir?" Jack said looking up from one of the boxes.

"I know Colonel. I watched one of the episodes earlier. By Ford's request I might add. It was.....interesting. Considering the fact of what was going on, I can see why you did some of those things."

"Oh no." Jack muttered. He then gave Ford a mean glare.

"What? Everything you did wasn't all there. I thought the resignation part was the best." Ford said smiling. He could swear Jack's eye twitched. "They couldn't put everything that happened in those three plus months in an hour show."

"Can I see that sir?" Jack said seeing Hammond was holding the DVD.

Hammond handed it to him and he left the room. Considering O'Neill's wishes and orders they watched a few different episodes instead. It ended up being a good laugh. The episode dealing with meeting the Ashen the first time was really interesting for them seeing as it was a future that was never going to happen.

For the next couple of months, everything was routine. They were attacked as usual by the Goa'uld, but managed to not get caught again. Things were turning out well. Ford managed to get his house fixed the way he liked it. Carter and Ford started seeing each other more, off base. Since they were busy a lot they had little time for actual dating, but seeing as they worked at the same place, usually on some projects together, they went with it. They stayed serious on the job and slightly serious when they weren't. Jack and the other's were very protective of her at first when they found out, but was glad to see her happy and didn't do anything to jeopardize it.

THE CONTINUING STORY OF SG-1 AND FORD PRIMUS

CHAPTER 13 A month later, but months before Anubis made his new army.......... AUTHOR'S NOTE: Maybourne never went with the Tok'ra. He came back with Jack, why I never came up with, so make your own idea.

As they were adjourning their debriefing, Hammond informed them that they had the rest of the week and weekend off and maybe longer depending on how Jack turned out with the bronchitis and partial pneumonia he caught after his bad fishing trip. Last weekend, Ford, Teal'C and Jack went on a fishing trip where they had quite a lot of fun until the boat tipped over. Jack was in the water for over fifteen minutes because his fishing pole got caught on something on the bottom and the line was wrapped around his leg. Luckily the hooks were caught in his boot laces instead of in him. When they got back to work on Monday, their planned trip through the Stargate sent them to a very cold and snowy planet and Ford hated ever minute of it, but put up with it anyway and kept his grumbling to a minimum. Jack insisted he was fine and that he could do his job, even though he was coughing and looked like he was missing rest. As of Wednesday, Jack came to work with a fever and was currently in the infirmary, asleep. Janet was having some fun being able to use needles on him, or so Jack commented. As Hammond went to his office, Ford followed Carter to her office. Daniel was slightly grateful since he had a few things he needed to get done and Teal'C wanted to talk to Master Bra'tak so Hammond allowed him to go.

"Hey Carter, unless something comes up this weekend,.." he started to say.

"Yes." she said seeming to be hearing him but more involved in looking for something on her table.

"Hmm......" Ford said seeing she was in a world of her own. "How about a romantic evening, then maybe a quick marriage in Vegas and then who knows."

"Sure."

Ford couldn't help but chuckle. "What are you looking for?"

"I forgot. No wait." she said shaking her hands in the air. "I left it in the lab." She walked out with Ford following as she continued talking. "If it weren't for the fact that I really like you and knew you were joking about that Vegas thing, I might be offended. Now what were you really going to say?"

"I was sure you weren't paying attention. Show's what I really know about you. Speaking of that, are you still having trouble with that Indian?"

"Indian?" she turned asking him in confusion. She walked in backwards into the one of the labs as they continued their talk.

"Yeah that motorcycle. Red I believe."

"That Indian." she said finally understanding. "What about it?" she said picking up some mechanical object.

"Are you still having trouble with it?"

"Some." she said looking the device over.

"If you have time we could look it over and do whatever repairs it needs this weekend. After that you could help me with something."

"I don't have any other pressing matters. What time would be good for you?" she said now looking at open folder.

"8 o'clock works for me."

"I'll see you then." she said smiling at him then back at the folder.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah. Just a lot on my mind and I've been working on this for longer than I've wanted to."

"Need any help?"

"No, but thanks."

"See you then." Ford said leaving her to her work.

When Ford got home, he was tired and wanted to go straight to sleep even though it was only three in the afternoon. He thought it was strange and so did Hercules. A quick meal and a liter of pop later he decided to go to bed when his door was knocked on. Figuring it might be Carter, hoping really.

"One moment." he said opening the door.

"Hello Mr. Primus."

A brief thought of punching out the man in front of him, but thought shooting him would be better. He started looking for his gun as he walked away from the door.

"I guess that's an invite." the man said coming in and closing the door. He turned around to stare down the barrel of the Ford personal cannon.

"Two minutes, maybe five Maybourne. Piss me off and I'll shoot you despite the fact that it would mean jail time and maybe more than that. Though Jack would like me."

"Can I sit first?"

"Fine." Ford said.

"We have a problem. His name is Kinsey."

"Very true....now what about him." he said tightening his grip.

"We'll talk more later."

"That's it!" Ford yelled lowering the weapon.

Maybourne nodded, got up and left. Ford thought it seemed strange and Hercules said something was different with his chemistry and memory but he couldn't seem to find out what it was. Ford was so tired he didn't think to hard about it and went to bed. Thursday was uneventful, but strange since he didn't wake up till around noon. Since he didn't feel like staying home again he went back to the SGC. On his way out to his rented Saturn he noticed that someone had attached a small pipe into the tailpipe and put it through the trunk and through the backseat. He pulled it out of the tailpipe and left it hanging for the personal at the SGC to look at.

In Hammond's office, Ford mentioned the short and weird conversation that happened between him and Maybourne, the tailpipe thing and the fact he didn't feel right. Hammond wasn't happy to hear that Ford said he probably would have shot the man, not a killing shot though, had he pissed him off. Hammond said he'd see if something was going on and told him to report to Janet. Janet was checking on Jack, who was awake and feeling a little better, but not ready for duty when Ford walked in.

"Hey Jack how you feeling?"

"I'm ready for duty!" he said sarcastically cheerful.

"Then why are you still in bed and have a needle in your arm?" Ford said knowing that Jack was being his usually sarcastic self.

"Because a certain doctor won't let me leave. She thinks I'm suppose to be her pin cushion." he said with sarcasm still in his voice.

"I hate needles too. Reminds me of bees. But I live with it and so do you. Seriously though, how are you?"

"My chest hurts, my head hurts, I missed several Simpson episodes I really wanted to watch so I'm irritable." he grumbled.

"I figured you'd want to see those so I recorded them for you."

"Really! Well thanks." Jack said perking up. "Any special reason?"

"No. I watch them too, occasionally, and seeing you couldn't..." Ford said leaving it at that.

"You can talk from this bed here Ford as I check you out. General Hammond said you weren't feeling well." Janet said making him sit down.

"Yeah, ah I went home after the briefing feeling really tired and figured it was from carbon monoxide inhalation. I found a small pipe leading from the tailpipe into the trunk and into the back seat. I could swear it wasn't there when I got home Wednesday but I don't know. Anyway I was getting ready to go to bed when Maybourne showed up." Ford was saying as Janet checked his vitals.

"Maybourne was at your house?!!!!!" Jack said as he tried to sit up some.

"Stay down Colonel or I'll restrain you." Janet said making him lay down.

"I'm tired of laying down. Can you at least fix the bed's position?" Jack whined.

"Yes." she said pushing a button that inclined the bed for him.

"Now what did Maybourne want?" he asked in an ordering tone.

"I don't know. He came in and told me there was a problem called Kinsey. I told him I agree and then he said we'd talk later and he left. After that, I went to bed. Now that I think more about it, I could bet my life on that it was still light outside when he showed up and then it was dark like several hours had went by in a flash. I know I was tired but I don't think I was seeing things." he said rubbing his forehead.

"Hmm. I'm going to take some blood and do several tests just in case." Janet said getting a needle ready.

"Please. This slight headache and pain in my neck are bothering me. Hercules can't seem to find out what the problem is either and believes that I have some memory missing."

"Neck pain?" she said as she drew the blood. Ford was watching the wall making sure he didn't see the needle.

"It feels like I got pinched badly, on the inside of my neck, but I can't see anything wrong."

She set aside the blood vials and cleaned his arm up. She looked at the right side of his neck where he said it was hurting. "It almost looks like you were poked with a needle there. A few times in fact, but I can't be sure since you heal better than the rest of us. Any idea's."

"Not a clue."

"Any idea on what Maybourne wanted?" O'Neill asked.

"I don't know." he said confused.

"Can you tell me how he looked or was acting?"

"Ah......I don't know." Ford said scratching his head.

"Was he alone?!"

"I don't know." he said more confused.

"Any speculations at all?!" Jack said a little to loudly.

"I don't know." Ford said really confused. He could tell that he wanted to say more, but everything came out as I don't know.

"Do you know anything?!"

"About what?" Ford said feeling....normal as he would call it.

"About what happened?"

"I don't know." Ford said feeling confused again. What's happening? He thought to himself and Hercules. Ford's head fell a moment then Hercules spoke.

"I do not know what truly transpired between the moment Maybourne and Ford started talking. His memory is accurate about the time change and I have yet to understand. Our memory of him showing up does show it being light outside and then it was very dark. I have not been able to recall what happened during that time if anything happened at all. A chemical change has taken place since he has awoken this morning but I cannot explain what it is nor counteract it."

"Do you think he was drugged or hypnotized and then made to forget?" Janet asked.

"If we were, I am sure I would know and be able to counter it, but I cannot tell if something like that did happen." Hercules was finished talking and Ford took back over.

"This is confusing." he said rubbing his temple as he looked at her.

"I want you to stay here until the blood results are finished. After that you can go home if you're okay." Janet said picking up the tray.

"I don't plan on leaving the base if that's what you're worried about. I have some paper work to do and planned on working in the gym. Can I just come when you call me?"

"Since you probably would talk constantly instead of sleeping, yes, but be back here when I call."

"You got it Doc."

Ford left saying he'd see Jack later and went to his office where he finished his paperwork and then he went to the gym. After a quick shower he went back to his office and played a game on the internet and did some reading. He was interrupted by the phone ringing.

"Hello." he asked tiredly.

"Ford were the hell have you been?!" Janet said.

"In my office on the internet."

"I've been trying to get hold of you for several hours now."

"I came into the infirmary a few hours ago. I've been here most of the time."

"Get down here now."

Ford hung up and got off the net and noticed it told him he had been on for six hours.

"Where the hell have you been?" Janet asked as he walked in. Ford looked like he had been working out in his clothes.

"What happened?!" she said making him lay down.

"I don't know. I did my paperwork and then went to the gym. Showered and then apparently spent the last six hours playing a game and reading on the internet I could swear I only spent maybe two hours doing, but the internet clock and all the others say I've been on that long. I don't know where the time went. I don`t even know why I look like I`ve run a marathon!"

"The whole base has been trying to find you for the last several hours. Your office was checked three times. Where were you?"

"Apparently not where I thought I was. I could swear that I only been on for two hours at most."

"I want to do a MRI and a few other tests to check some things."

By eight o'clock Janet still hadn't noticed anything that would account for Ford's memory loss or loss of time as he put it. The MRI revealed nothing out of the ordinary and his blood work seemed okay. There were several lab tests still being done but other than that she figured it must a problem with his symbiont. Hammond sent a message to the Tok'ra to see if they could come and see what the problem might be, if there was one. So far they hadn't responded. Despite wanting Ford to stay at the SGC she didn't have any concrete evidence that he had a serious problem and seeing that he was meeting with Carter the next day she let him go.

Saturday.........

Ford was putting new license plates on his new car when Carter pulled up in a Chevy truck with the Indian motorbike in the back. She backed into the driveway then got out shaking her head. Ford was in the garage at the front of the vehicle.

"Why am I not surprised."

"Hey, I like it, I bought it." he said smiling at her.

"Is it one of the one's from the show?"

"Oh yeah. Normally I would fix it myself, but seeing as our job can sometimes hinder that sort of thing, I had someone else fix it up."

"The General Lee." she said running her hand across the top. She could feel the indentations of the flag. "Where did you find it anyway?"

"Washington. There's a junk yard full of the of Dodge Charger's that were used in the show that they put there so I called them after extensive searching and made sure that they found the best one and all the parts that were in the other wrecks to make a complete car. The rest you can probably figure out yourself."

He didn't mention the fact he had another just like it in a special place.

"When was she delivered?"

"He...." Ford said stressing the word. "He....was delivered last night around ten. I just now got a real good look at the General since waking up."

"You got personalized license plates." she said seeing the word General1 on the plate.

"Yep." he said making one last turn to the screw. "Later we can see how he runs. Get lunch somewhere."

"We can later. Just don't drive like you did that one time."

"We were being chased then. As much as I didn't want to cause all that damage, I had little choice in the matter and I was trying to get us out of danger." he said helping her take the bike out.

"Are the doors welded shut like in the show?"

"Yeah. Just like I wanted."

They had little trouble taking the bike apart in several places and repairing and fixing what she wanted done. Several hours later they were still working on the