And All Shall Be Well by Tahlia (R)

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Fandom: STARGATE SG-1
Pairing: Sam/Jack, AU!Sam/Jack (and a hint of Daniel/Katep)
Author on LJ: daygloparker
Author Website: asyousleep.net
Why this must be read:

A 'Moebius' coda showing, to quote Tahlia, "three timelines that exist, but don't, but sort of do". Which pretty much reflects the confusion most people feel about the entirety of that two-parter, it seems. Who knows what's real, and what's not? All I know is, I'd be happy if it turned out that it all happened like this.

Cassie has General Hammond's home number tucked in her address book. It's
written on the back of an official military business card; he personally slipped
it into her hand at her mother's wake. She waits until her roommate leaves for
her Biology lecture to call.

She tries to sound composed. Her fingernails make small, half-circle
indentations on the card. Hammond calls her Cassandra, which her mother only
ever did when she was angry, but he says it like a grandfather would. She barely
remembers her grandfather, her real one. The General seems pleased to hear from
her, but she can hear the concern in his voice, too. This number was for
emergencies.

All her delicate introductions fail her. "I can't get a hold of Sam, sir."

He says nothing at first, and she supposes that he's smiling patiently and
trying to find the best way to explain that she's probably just off-world and
running late. But then his voice is different: official, distant. The lump in
her throat multiplies by hundred.

She stops listening after he says 'missing.'

And All Shall Be Well