Disclaimer: I own nothing in this story except for the characters Alex Titus/Talos, Sage, and Dusty Carter/Tempest, though their mutant powers are based off of other powers.

Notes: Be nice to me since this is my first story. If you flame me I will be forced to send my army of radioactive purple penguins after you.

Pairings: Sam/Kurt, Cassie/Sage, Ororo/Dusty

Season: Post Season Seven AU

Chapter One

Samantha Carter took a sip of beer as Jack flipped the hamburgers and hotdogs on her grill. Daniel and Teal'c were sitting at the picnic table discussing other movie than Star Wars possibilities to watch that night.

"So sir, how goes running the base?" Sam asked.

"I'd rather be off-world," he muttered. He took a swig of beer and sighed. "I don't know how Hammond put up with it."

Sam chuckled. "That makes two of us sir."

"Do you require assistance?" they heard Teal'c ask someone. They turned and looked at where Teal'c was.

A man dressed in black boots with silver greaves, a design etched onto them, black pants, a black shirt, black gloves, and a short silver chain necklace stood just off of the patio. A long tan duster blew in the slight breeze, red sword-like crosses on each sleeve, the collar turned up. He had short blond hair and a scar ran in between his eyes from left to right in a downward direction.

"Hello…" Daniel slowly said, looking at Sam and Jack, a brow arched.

"Think you might have the wrong house," Jack said.

"Alex…what the hell are you doing here?" Sam asked, walking over to him, her blue eyes warm and a smile on her face. The two embraced.

"Can't an old friend just stop by to say hi?" he asked, grinning.

She chuckled and shrugged. "I guess an old friend can," she admitted.

"Gonna introduce us Carter?" Jack asked.

She nodded. "This is my old friend from school, Alex Titus. Alex, these are my friends from work: Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, and Murray."

"Pleasure," Alex greeted. "So how's your brother and them doing?"

"Pretty good," Sam replied. "It's been a while since I've seen my Dad, but last I heard he was fit as a fiddle."

"Cool," he said. He glanced down at his watch. "Well, I gotta go, but I'm in town for a few days. Give me a call sometime so we can hang. You'll know where to find me. Nice meeting you all," he said to the others and walked away.

"Met him in school?" Jack asked, quirking a brow.

"We were just friends," Sam replied. "We went to the same prep school in New York." She took a long drink of her beer before setting it down.

"Prep school?" Daniel asked, his eyes wide.

Sam's face flushed. "Yeah. It's where I went to high school."

"Only geniuses get in?" Jack asked, his mouth quirked into a smile.

"Gifted students," she answered, hiding a grin in her bottle of beer.

Sam walked into her backyard and sat on the hammock that she had set up. She reclined back and closed her eyes, a smile stretching her lips as the sun warmed her face. She slowly drifted off to sleep, the romance novel sliding from her hand. A slight breeze ruffled her hair, but she didn't stir.

Several minutes later she awoke, something crushing the leaves in her yard. She smiled and sat up, waving to a small group of people who walked towards her, one of them in a wheelchair. They halted in front of her.

"Good to see you again Samantha," the man in the chair greeted.

"You too Professor Xavier. What brings you to Colorado?"

"I was hoping you'd like to come back to the institute and teach there," he said.

She smiled. "I would, but I love my job here. Maybe in a couple of years or so."

He returned her smile. "I thought as much."

"That wasn't the only reason, was it?" she asked.

"Indeed not," the woman with dark skin and white hair said.

"I've been feeling a fairly strong mutant in this area," the Professor said.

"Any idea on what this mutant's powers are?" Sam asked.

"Telekinesis," the man in sunglasses said.

"Like Jean?" Sam asked. Her brow furrowed. "Know where she lives?"

Xavier nodded. He handed her a piece of paper with an address on it and she closed her eyes, her head bowed. "Is something wrong?"

"I know her," Sam answered. "I work with her mother."

"Then perhaps you could…" Xavier began.

"She won't be allowed to go Professor," Sam interrupted. "For more than one reason. Trust me."

"Sam, she's has great potential. She needs to learn how to control her gifts," the woman said.

"Ororo, she's not gonna be able to go. It's…it's complicated beyond belief," Sam said. "You can ask, but she won't be able to go." Xavier nodded and the group left a few minutes later. Sam let out a breath and walked inside. She picked up her cell phone and punched in Janet's number.

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