Stargate SG1 Fan Fiction ❯ The Secret Life of a Major General ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

Title: The Secret Life of a Major General

Author: A. Karswyll

Summary: Loki’s unethical experimentations didn’t just include cloning of humans. One such experiment is about to thrust Jack O’Neill’s life even deeper into secrecy.

Rating: M – Contains context suitable for mature teens and older. Not suitable for children or teens below the age of 16 with strong adult themes, references to violence, and minor coarse language.

Season: Season 8 Spoilers: 5.22 Revelations, 7.03 Fragile Balance, 7.13 Grace, 7.15 Chimera, 8.01-8.02 New Order, 8.07 Affinity, 8.14 Full Alert, 8.16-8.17 Reckoning, and 8.18 Threads.

Pairings: Samantha Carter/Pete Shanahan, Jack O’Neill/Kerry Johnson, Jack O’Neill/Samantha Carter

Genre: Adventure, General, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction

Category: Angst, Divergence, Drama, Human Relations

Content Warnings: Adult Themes, Kidnapping, Language, Sex, Sexual Situations, Violence

Characters: AF Maj Altman, NID Agt. Malcolm Barrett, CIA Agt. Burke, Mark Carter, Jacob Carter/Selmak, AF Lt Col Samantha Carter, Trust Agt. Devon, AF Col David Dixon, AF Lt Gen George Hammond, AF Maj Hadden, USA Pres. Henry Hayes, Hel, Dr Daniel Jackson PhD, CIA Agt. Kerry Johnson, CSAF Gen John Jumper, Robert Kinsey/Oceanus, Dr Caroline Lam MD, AF Maj Gen Hank Landry, AF Col Thomas J. Masiello, Charlotte Mayfield/Athena, AF Brig Gen Jack O’Neill, Jonas Quinn, AF Col Reynolds, Det. Pete Shanahan, Teal’c, Asgärd Supreme Com Thor, and Trust Agt. Weaver.

Challenge: Jack’s Secret Life Challenge by SJ Shipper Forever.

Awards: 2011 GateFic Awards nominee. www.gatefic.com

Author’s Note: The inspiration for this comes of course from SJ Shipper Forever’s challenge. In order not to spoil the whole story, the challenge summary will be included at the end of the last chapter for those interested in knowing the challenge requirements.

Credits: I would like to acknowledge my fabulous beta fems—I am very grateful that we started conversing and say a big, HUGE thank-you. Fems, I have this to say especially in regards to chapters fourteen and twenty-nine: Ask and it will be given to you, Luke 11:9.

I am dedicating this story to “SJ Shipper Forever”—whoever you may be, and where ever you are—because without your challenge this would not have been written.

Research credits include English-Old Norse Dictionary compiled by Ross G, Arthur, Who’s Who in Classical Mythologyby Michael Grant and John Hazel, Stragate SG-1: the Ultimate Visual Guideby Kathleen Ritter, www.dreamlandrestort.com, www.hieroglyphs.net, maps.google.com, www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com, www.gateworld.net, www.monaco-alexandri.com, www.pantheon.org, www.rdanderson.com/stargate/stargate.htm, and www.wikipedia.org.

Feedback: I love hearing your thoughts, questions, and criticisms.

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Recognisable terms, characters, places, and incidents are the property of their copyright franchise or creators and are used without permission. Certain real events, locations, and public figures are included to make the story more vivid, but they are used fictitiously. Original names, characters, places, and incidents either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The text contained within may not be reproduced in whole or in part or distributed in any form whatsoever without first obtaining permission from the author. This text may not be SOLD under any circumstances.

Complete: Yes Date: 6-May-2010 Word Count: 59,236

Chapter 1

Bridge of the Daniel Jackson, Plant Flærð, Ida Galaxy
Mörsugur 13.75 ±0.17 Bn

Monitoring the Daniel Jackson’s descent through the atmosphere of the planet called Flærð by his people; Supreme Commander Thor of the Asgärd Fleet listened with half an ear to the ship’s computer’s verbal reciting of Loki’s finally decoded work. It had almost been two árs since Loki’s deceptions had been discovered with his unwise cloning of O’Neill and even longer to break the cipher the genetic scientist had coded all his research in.

In the end it had been Loki’s own wife Sigyn who had broken the code. Loki thought himself unfailingly clever, but even the most clever and secretive of men forgot that much could not be long concealed from a truly observant wife. Especially one determined to make restitution for the crimes of her husband.

Atmospheric entry completed the Daniel Jackson was soon speeding over the planet’s largest land mass towards a northern mountain range. Hidden underground within those mountains was one of the many research outposts that Loki had constructed throughout the Ida Galaxy.

The ship’s sensors blipped. They were being hailed by the security system Loki had implemented. If he did not respond with the correct deactivation code the research post would self-destruct. The outcome of all of the Council’s accidental discoveries of such stations.

Easily retrieving the necessary code from Loki’s notes he entered the correct string of characters and soon the ship was receiving a data stream about the outpost’s condition and status of experiments. As it had been two árs since Loki’s last visit the experiments were in dismal condition. Well over half had already expired and the rest were in danger of expiring if not treated instantly.

That was not what had Thor cursing under his breath, but the nature of the experiments. Dead and half dead in the artificial chambers that had sustained their existence were over five hundred fertilised human gametes in various stages of development.

His spindly fingers tapped over the computer console in front of him, sending out a command for a Niflheim-class ship to change course to Flærð. His ship was of the Jackson-class, an exploratory and science vessel, which did not have the resources to treat the sheer number of experiments requiring treatment. The Niflheim-class however was essentially his people’s ‘lifeboat’ vessels, capable of carrying millions of asgärd minds and thousands of asgärd bodies. Its medical supplies were more than adequate to treat, and perhaps save, the roughly two hundred experiments that were at the moment still viable.

Turning his attention from the fate of the experiments, Thor directed his attention to retrieving and understanding the outpost’s research data. Maybe it would give him an idea why Loki had conducted such atrocious experiments upon a species the Asgärd were determined to protect.

Thor gazed through the window of the bridge up at the ship that hovered over his own over Loki’s outpost and outside the planetary atmosphere. While even the Daniel Jackson by Asgärd standards was small, the other was a massive construction dwarfing all other Asgärd vessels and was too large to enter the atmosphere of Flærð without greatly disturbing the planet’s weather patterns and ecosystems.

It had been two dagrs since the Niflheim-class flagship Niflheim itself had answered his summons and begun the task of retrieving all experiment subjects. The bulk of the Niflheim crew had focused their attention on the still viable subjects, but they were also examining and cataloguing those that had expired.

The Daniel Jackson indicated an incoming communiqué from the Niflheim and as he accepted the call, the Niflheim’s commander appeared on the screen of his console.

“The status of the subjects?” Thor inquired.

“Of five hundred twenty test subjects only thirty-six survived. They are now in serious but stable condition and should be able to leave the medical chambers in four vikas time.”

“The thirty-six viable subjects are?”

“I shall transfer the relevant data. While most subjects that survived are from experiments carried out by the station’s automated systems six mánðar ago, two that were carried out by Loki personally—shortly before his imprisonment—survived as well.”

Thor switched his attention to the data streaming across his screen. Tagging and matching the subject reference number with the relevant research.

“All other experiments expired due to the station not being equipped to carry out and perform its tasks over such a long period of time?” Thor asked, reading about the condition of the chambers that the fertilised gametes had been developing in.

“Yes Supreme Commander, the station was operating as of two mánðar ago on emergency power. Do you wish for us to recharge the station?”

“No. Dismantle the outpost.” Thor ordered as he continued to read about the thirty-six surviving subjects.

“Yes Supreme Commander.”

Thor stabbed a finger at a console as his button eyes fixated on the words, or more precisely names, identified as the origins of Subject 40932 gametes.

“Subject 40932…”

“Is one of the ones personally fertilised by Loki. I would advise reading the data of Subject 29206 as well.” Even as the Niflheim’s commander spoke, the relevant record appeared on Thor’s screen next to Subject 40932’s data.

Thor’s eyes flicked between the profiles of the two subjects. Focusing on the origins of the gametes but also paying attention to the genetic manipulation preformed by Loki before fertilising the gametes.

“Are these the only two originating from these individuals?”

“Records show that previous subjects with the same parent gametes were created and terminated but these are the most recent ones.”

“How many?” Thor demanded.

“Forty-three. All subjects were terminated shortly after germination. Records show that 40932 and 29206 are the cumulative results of the previous experiments.”

Thor nearly snarled at hearing the dispassionate answer from Niflheim’s commander but his anger was towards Loki. “The other surviving subjects also have similar histories?”

“Correct. Only eight of the five hundred twenty are created from recently acquired gametes. And Supreme Commander, I believe you should read the results of the examination my crew preformed on 40932 and 29206.”

Thor looked levelly at Niflheim’s commander; then inclined his head as he reached towards the Daniel Jackson’s console. “I will speak with you again in a dagr. I must assimilate this information before making my report to the Council and they in turn will have much to think about before any actions are taken.”

“Of course Supreme Commander Thor,” the other asgärd responded with a bow of the head before the communication screen went blank.