Stargate Command

Chapter 15: Road to Recovery

Skyma got word of the current events with her sister. She immediately went to Samantha. Once she had all the memories and experiences of all the alternate realities, Skyma was expecting this to happen to her.

With the right nudging, Sam finally talked. She said, "I'm a terrible Mother."

She asked with concern, "What makes you think that?"

Sam slumped, "I forgot about my boys. They are everything to me, and I forgot about them. How could I do something like that?"

"How long did you realize you were a Mother to those two? I know about that alternate reality like the rest of us, but there's more to this than you're accepting."

She looked at her as she was about to throw insults at her, but she stopped herself. She replied, "That's no excuse for forgetting them."

Skyma threw it back at her once again. "If you forgot about them, how did you know about them?"

"Jack was about to tell me..."

"No Sammy. It wasn't about the boys, but something else. It was something more important."

"There is nothing more important to me than them!"

She sat beside her and said, "Do ktan cea, foh. Qa Do ohk bee ohk cea Culrlohse'a ohk go yelniyo ar goh korjin veo dan tarhan. Dan sanoe korjin kue dei tloke. Do karau ar fiyet dan ar dey qaon vil qato. «I know that, human. What I was saying is that Jack wasn't about to mention them as you thought. You remembered them on your own. I want to get you to see how and why.»"

She gave a heavy sigh.

"My dear sister, what's wrong? You're a goofier human from the time I left you."

She turned her head towards her and replied, "Or ji canka Do rai'ehesi eu fic nollimesi sei a'salran, sak oo kn'iyau, vil culnarsat tlaso ea eniheramr, Do tarhan Do toyid vonaltan bo eti. Do tarhan... «From the time I realized someone has kidnapped my alternate, put into slavery, and tortured beyond anything imaginable, I thought I could deal with it. I thought...»"

"You thought you could be her in order to take her place." Skyma looked at her for a few seconds and asked, "Jinqa sak vahs cea kue dan? «Who put all that on you?»?"

This time she didn't feel like talking in Ryl, "I don't know. Like I told Jack and my Master, I would have removed that burden from her and put it all on me."

"It looks like you did. It must be in the far future, or you would have remembered doing so."

She cried, "Why would I do that, knowing that I couldn't handle it?"

"Remember, my sister, God has placed you on this path, and He will not give you more than you can bear (1 Corinthians 10:13). Pain is a part of life, but it doesn't mean you're failing. Have you felt anger or despair? Talking to a trusted friend, counselor, or spiritual leader can help. Remember, God is always with you, even in the darkest valley (Psalm 23:4)."

She shook her head and replied, "It still hurts inside. It was as if I was there and experienced everything that she went through. It's so atrocious."

"I know, my darling sister. I'm not one bit startled about this action, and I strongly believe it was you that did this to yourself so that innocent alternate wouldn't have to suffer."

Wiping her tears from her face, she said, "Dan kehrecan ash ohk go si'user? «You mean she isn't hurting?»"

"Do toyid go bee cea ash sahak fiyet nollimesi, kay qaon ash dec cli eti vahs ohk a josis si'hini. Do go ktei ko dan cahsinark asahk cea y cli xaeo karsan aan go. Cea y fic garei ohk nie before — to sei ktan. «I can't say that she didn't get kidnapped, but how she lived through it all is a lot different. I don't know if you will witness this through her experiences or not. This has never been done before — to my knowledge.»"