My Quals

Disclaimer: Do not own Stargate SG1 or JAG. No infrigement is intended. Bringing out the characters for a little bit and then will put them back. Butterfly O' Malley is my own.

Summary: Daniel goes to Washington for his quals, and meets a woman who will change his life forever.

Setting: year 2000

Two shows- JAG and Stargate SG1 it will start with:

In JAG, this takes place after Harm come back from flying: True Callings. Will end between Valor and Liberty. In Stargate SG1- will take place just after: Foothold. Will end right around the 3 part of Teal'c and the Replicators.

A/N: Daniel will be wearing the glasses from Season 10. After about 4 Seasons I got tired of seeing Daniel with the same glasses all the time. So in my story I am fixing that.

Daniel was sitting at his desk wondering what he was going to do. He had been staring at the piece of paper in his hand for quite sometime and then at the back of his mind he was wondering when he would be able to get the translations done that SG-6 brought back. Daniel sighed, he put the paper down and went ahead and translated the first sentence but his mind wasn't in it. It was weird for him not to be jumping for joy at translating something. The piece of paper in front of him was glaring at him like a beacon from a lighthouse. He sighed again. 'Time to get this over with,' he thought. He dialed a number he knew by heart.

"O'Neill"

"Jack could you come to my lab? There is something I like to discuss with you."

"What about?"

"My re-qualifications. Nothing major. Just come down to my lab and I'll explain."

"Be there in 10."

"Thanks Jack."

Daniel looked at the memo again a little closer. The date for passing his 9 mm, P-90 and zat qualifications was two weeks away. Daniel knew that Jack had wanted all the archaeologist in his department and in all the scientific departments to re-qualify in at least the 9 mm and a zat, but with him it was more than that. Daniel knew that Jack had something to do with him being qualified in the P-90. ' Leave it to Jack to modify my qualifications,' he thought. Daniel heard a knock on his door.

"Come in Jack."

"What is going on, Space Monkey?" Jack said with a slight smirk. He loved using the nickname after getting back from Apophis' ship. To Jack, it just fit and it annoyed Daniel.

Daniel just shook his head. He knew he would never get rid of the nickname, so he just endured it. Daniel sighed because he knew what he was about to bring up would probably hurt Jacks feelings but also didn't want the Marines to get after him. Daniel had been taught by "O'Neill 101" as Jack would call it, but it did help to have more support than just his team. He wanted to re-qualify and learn from someone, who like Jack, was in Special Ops but could be human at the same time.

"I want to contact someone, that I grew up with," Daniel raised his hand to forestall Jack, "he's a military lawyer but he used to be in a submarine for the Navy."

The thought had occurred to Daniel while Jack was coming down to his office. Daniel had grown up in a neighborhood where there was segregation still going on albeit subtle in its own way. He had not understood it then but in the late '70s he had met a family of African Americans who understood segregation even if it wasn't prevalent in the '70s but more like in the early '60s. The teenage boy was about Daniels age. They had played at school when everybody thought he was nuts. Daniel liked everyone even different ethnic groups. Being raised in Egypt till he was 8 had taught him that whether you were white, black, hispanic, or Indian, that they were to be treated equally.

The teenage boy that Daniel had befriended in the late '70s had started his application for the Naval Academy. His name was Sturgis Turner.

" Let me show you his record, and then you decide if I should meet him or not."

Daniel had Sturgis Turner on the web page for Jack to read.

Jack found that Sturgis had entered the Academy when he was just shy of his 18th birthday; had graduated, then went on to be a shipmate aboard one of the USS subs in the area; worked up the ladder with that became XO, then decide he had enough, and went to law school. First duty station after law school was in Pearl Harbor and then was transferred to JAG Headquarters in Washington, D.C. In 1999. Met up with his Academy classmate and has been there ever since.

" What is this about? I know I can be slow, so spell it out for me."

"I want someone that has your experience as well as being human when teaching me the way you have but I don't want to tangle with a bunch of 'I am better than you are' attitudes from the Marines."

"They have been bothering you? You need to tell me if they have and I will nip it in the bud." Jack was surprised that Daniel hadn't mentioned being teased before.

Daniel sighed and then said, "This is precisely why I don't want happening. After our foothold situation here, it got me thinking of making sure I qualify especially well on it. That way if the Marines do there 'tude number again I will be able to show them up just a little."

Jack started thinking about this. He knew that Daniel was right if he, Jack, handled this, then it would look like a parent sticking up for his child. Then Daniel wouldn't know how to defend himself. That was the down side. On the up side, Daniel was right when it came to showing up the Marines. There was some that were decent but that was few and far between.

"Ok, but first let me tell Hammond whats going, so it's not a spur of the moment thing." Jack said with calm attitude that surprised Daniel. "Are you going to need time off for this?"

"Yes, about 2 weeks. That gives me 1 week in D.C. Then 1 week here before going on our next mission."

Jack went over to Daniel and called Hammond's office. With in seconds he was off of the phone. "Hammond's coming down here. You need to tell him what you told me."

"k" Daniel was a nervous wreck, why he didn't know. Then he heard a knock on the door. With more calm than he felt he said, "Come in."

Who walked in was Sam and Teal'c along with Hammond. Daniel wasn't expecting them but considering it did concern them he to concede the point. Once they were all seated, Daniel explained his reasoning behind wanting to go to D.C. And then waited for the other shoe to drop.

Hammond spoke first, "You should've told me sooner son, we would have dealt with the Marines who were harassing you."

"Indeed." Teal'c said with his most hard look. He was hurt that Daniel Jackson could not come to him when things were getting rough for him.

Hammond continued, "But I can understand your reasoning." George thought for a minute, and his mind grew thoughtful. "Jacob and I worked under a Navy Lieutenant in Vietnam. He was and still is a Navy SeaL. Through the military grapevine, I found out that he became a lawyer is now the JAG. Who did you say Tuners CO is?"

Jack looked at the computer since he was closest. "Admiral AJ Chedwiggen."

Hammond smiled, "That's him." He then turned to Daniel, "Make the call son. AJ is a fair man, straight arrow. He does not put up with bull. AJ is a bull in china shop when he needs to be."

Daniel chuckled with a smile grin, "Sounds like being around Jack most of the time."

"Hey." Jack said feigning hurt.

Daniel dialed an outside line. He wanted to get a hold of Sturgis before he left the office. He put the phone on speaker knowing that Hammond might want to speak to his old friend just like he did.

Daniel heard the line click that he had dialed outside the mountain, then phone ringing in their ears and being picked up by...

"JAG Ops, this Petty Officer Tiner speaking."

"Petty Officer Tiner, this General George Hammond of the United Air Force. I need to speak Admiral Chedwiggen ASAP."

Seeing all the Admiral exit the conference room and heading to their perspective offices, Tiner replied, "Just one moment and I'll transfer you, sir."

"Thank You." Daniel heard the connection being transferred then he heard.

"Chedwiggen." AJ replied in a commanding voice.

"AJ, it is George from Cheyenne Mountain. I don' t know if you remember me..."

"George, good lord, how many years has it been? Over 30 I would imagine. How are you doing?"

"Good. Listen I have someone under my command who needs to re-qualify in small arms and semi-automatic. Do you know of someone who can take this person under his wing."

Chedwiggen chuckled, "As of a matter of fact I do. Two actually. One is a Marine and the other is a Naval Pilot."

That perked Jack up. Daniel, Sam and Teal'c along with Hammond ignored him.

Daniel made a face when mentioning a Marine, then decided to ask if man or woman to Hammond on a piece of paper.

"AJ, is the Marine a man or woman?"

"A female Marine and a damn good one. She is personable, and she doesn't put up with any bull. Her name is Sarah Mackenzie, she is a light colonel. The aviator I mentioned is a Lieutenant Commander who will be receiving his 2nd DFC in the week or two." AJ sighed and put his glasses down on the desk, "They both care about people under their command, whether it is teaching or solving a case as well as saving each other sixes a time or two."

George chuckled,'Sounded like some of the people in this room' he thought but said,"Thanks AJ, for telling me. Could you patch me through to Sturgis Tuner, one of my people would like to talk to him."

"Sure. Why don't you come out to D.C. I am having a BBQ at my place. We can catch up then."

"I'd like that. Thanks." Then they heard the phone being transferred to Turners office.

" Turner"

While Daniel was focused on his conversation with Sturgis, Hammond ordered them all out. With slight protest from Jack, while Same gave him a 'get out of here' look.

Daniel had not heard it in over 20 years and it made him sigh with relief that he had caught him at the office and that he was still the man that Daniel had remembered. "This is Dr. Daniel Jackson. I am looking for Sturgis Turner."

"This is he."

That verified it. "Sturgis..." Daniel was hoping that Sturgis recognized his voice after all these years.

"Daniel?...It has been quite a while since we last saw each other." Sturgis was glad to hear from his old friend but something in Daniels voice told him that he needed help. If Daniel needed it, Sturgis was only glad to help him.

"Yes, it has." Daniel knew by the sound of Sturgis' voice that he would help him and he wanted to let him know what he wanted from him. Daniel just hoped that Jack and the General would approve Sturgis being on the secret of the SGC.

"What have you been doing?" Sturgis asked.

"Working for the Air Force going on 5 years now and before you ask it is all classified."

"Ok..." Sturgis was starting to feel like Harm and Mac did when they were dealing with Webb.

"I'm sorry, if I told you I would be thrown in the brig for a very long time. It is that classified."

"Ok." Sturgis sighed and sat down at his desk, "I am glad that you are doing ok but something tells me you didn't call just to catch up."

"No I didn't. I will be coming out to DC with some friends of mine. We would like to see the sights if you want to play tour guide.

Sturgis thought for a minute. "Ok, why don't you come out this weekend. We are having a summer get together at my CO's house on Saturday and we can discuss the details then."

"Ok, see you then."

Daniel and Sturgis both hung up.