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This is something I wrote a few years ago and I have it post on a Stargate fan site. I've done some touch up and I'm now posting it here.
The Blended One
While running as fast as she could a young nude girl with long brown hair ran between trees of a dying forest. The girl was unbathed and her hair was ungroomed in an uncivilized manner. The ground that she ran on was dry and cracking open in spots. What bushes and vegetation there were, were wilting from the lack of rain. The girl had paused for a second once to look back from where she had came from and up into the trees.
As she continued to run for a few more minutes, she came upon a narrow opening to a cave. The entrance to the cave was able to be seen through the branches of a dead bush. Without hesitation she went inside. Seconds later two glowing gel type creatures leaped from the trees and landed next to the cave entrance. Instantly the creature emitted and blinding yellowish white light and when the light grew dim the two creatures became two fiery rock creatures. As they touch the top of the cave entrance, the rock turned into lava. The bush next to the entrance caught fire. Within minutes the entrance was sealed and the remains of the bush was nothing more than pile of ashes.
The girl inside the cave was carefully walking through the narrow passageways. After a minute of feeling her way in the dark she had placed her hand on some crystals embedded into the cave wall. As she kept her hand there for several seconds, the crystal began to glow. She then started to touch each crystal to make each one glow as she continued to walk farther into the cave.
The girl was only in the cave for about ten minutes when she entered a large chamber. Within the chamber stood a stargate and its controls.
The girl walked up to the stargate and started to feel the engraving on the gate. She then walked to the controls and began to play with it as if it was some kind of game.
On Earth a maintenance personnel was looking over the iris of the stargate as Gen. Hammond stood off to the side watching him. The SG-1 team was in the room as well. Maj. Carter was sitting at the controls. The iris was stuck in the open position.
"Bad news, Gen. Hammond," said the maintenance personnel. "The electric relay switch has burnt out. The iris will have to come off so we can replace the switch."
"How long will it take to fix the iris?" asked Gen. Hammond.
"I can have the iris working again in about two hours, General," said the maintenance personnel.
"Gen. Hammond, should I dial up and hold a wormhole to one of our friendly locations?" asked Maj. Carter.
"Carter, the iris is only going to be out of service for two hours," said Col. O'Neill. "What could possibly happen in two hours?"
Before anyone could respond, the incoming wormhole alert sounded and the location symbols began to lock into place. Maj. Carter quickly hit the alarm to alert the ground forces.
Gen. Hammond looked at Col. O'Neill before saying, "Colonel, you are no longer allowed to say what can possibly happen and that is an order,"
Col. O'Neill just showed a gesture as if to say, "How was I supposed to know."
Within seconds several ground troops were in front of the gate with their weapons in a combat ready position.
"Gen. Hammond, the wormhole is from an unknown gate," said Maj. Carter as the wormhole was being established.
"Stand ready and no one is to shoot until I give the word," said Gen Hammond. Gen. Hammond waited several seconds and when no one came through he questioned, "Maj. Carter, can you shut down that wormhole?"
"Too late Sir, someone is now coming through," said Maj. Carter.
Within seconds the girl from the cave came walking through the gate. The gate was shut down afterwards.
"Well this is different," said Col. O'Neill.
"Maj. Carter, get on the horn and see what you can do about getting some clothes in here for a ten year old girl," said Gen. Hammond. "Col. O'Neill, we need to find out if this young girl is a weapon sent by the Goa'uld."
"Maj. Carter, perhaps you should be the one to check her out," said Col. O'Neill. "I feel as if I should be facing the other direction." There was then a few seconds delay. "Carter?"
"Coming, sir" said Maj. Carter as she was hanging up the phone.
As Maj. Carter was leaving the controls another personnel sat down.
When Maj. Carter began to walk up to the girl, the girl stepped away to keep her distance.
Maj. Carter stopped approaching the girl before saying, "Hi, my name is Sam. What's your name?" The girl just stood starring at her with a confused expression on her face. "Can you speak?" There was a short pause. "You don't understand me at all do you?"
The girl just stood staring at Maj. Carter.
Maj. Carter tried once again to step closer to the girl, but the girl kept the same distance between them.
"Maj. Carter, what is the problem?" asked Gen. Hammond.
"Sir, she won't let me close to her and I don't think she understands what we are saying," said Maj. Carter.
"We need to know if that girl has a bomb implanted inside her somewhere," said Gen. Hammond.
"I will try again, Sir," said Maj. Carter. She then patted her chest. "My name is Sam. Can you tell me what your name is?"
As the girl stood quietly looking at Maj. Carter the incoming wormhole alert sounded once again and the location symbols began to lock into place. Everyone's attention was drawn to the stargate.
As the wormhole was formed the personnel at the controls said, "Gen. Hammond, it is SG-14."
"They're not due back until tomorrow," said Gen. Hammond.
The girl backed up against the wall and watched the four ground personnel stepping through the wormhole. One of the men was being help through by two of the others.
"We need help," one of the men cried out. "Lt. Baker was bitten by a poisonous off world snake."
"Get a stretcher in here and get Lt. Baker to the infirmary," Gen. Hammond ordered. "Sergeant Simmons, get Dr. Fraiser on the phone and let her know someone is on his to the infirmary after being poisoned by an off world snake."
"I'm on it, Sir," said SSgt. Simmons.
As Lt. Baker was being placed on a stretcher Senior Airman Johnson said, "Gen. Hammond, I was able to capture the snake that bit Lt. Baker."
"Good work, Johnson," said Gen. Hammond. "Take the snake to the infirmary as well."
"Yes, Sir," said SrA Johnson.
Gen. Hammond turned to face Maj. Carter before saying, "Major Carter, we need to know if this girl is a threat to us." Someone stepped into the room with clothes for a child. "If you can't gain her trust soon we will have no choice but to sedate her with a dart."
"Gen. Hammond perhaps she sees us as a threat to her," said Teal'c. 'Perhaps we should get rid of the soldiers so she can see that we mean her no harm. She may even give us her name."
The girl said while speaking slowly, "Her name is Tearra,"
Everyone turned to face Tearra.
"Tearra, I need to come near you and place my hands on you just for a second," said Maj. Carter. "I promise I don't mean you any harm."
"I need to place my hands on Tearra?" asked Tearra.
"Why is she talking like that?" asked Gen. Hammond.
"Sir, I'm just guessing here, but I believe she is learning our language as she hear us speak," said Maj. Carter. "I believe she is talking the way she is because she is not understanding our syntax. Tearra, if you can understand me, the person doing the talking is the one that is referred to as I. Do you understand?"
"I understand," said Tearra.
"Good," said Maj. Carter. "Tearra, will you allow me to put my hands on you for a second. I will not hurt you."
Without saying a word Tearra stepped up to Maj. Carter. Maj. Carter then started to feel Tearra's back, stomach and head.
"She's clean, sir… so to speak," said Maj. Carter.
"Good," said Gen. Hammond. "Now see want you can do about getting clothes on her."
"Yes, Sir," said Maj. Carter while the person with the clothes was walking up to Maj. Carter.
"Establish a wormhole with one of our friendlies until we can get the iris back in operation," said Gen. Hammond. "I don't want anymore more surprise visitors."
"Yes, Sir," said the personnel at the controls.
"Tearra, to be here you will have to put on these clothes," said Maj. Carter as she held the clothes in her hand. "Do you understand?"
"Yes, Sir," said Tearra.
Maj. Carter grinned before saying, "Close enough." She then started helping Tearra to get the clothes on.
"Maj. Carter, once Tearra is dressed take her to the infirmary and have Dr. Fraiser do a complete check up on her," said Gen. Hammond.
"Yes, Sir," said Maj. Carter,
A short time later, while Maj. Carter was escorting Tearra to the infirmary, Dr. Fraiser was stabilizing Lt. Baker's vitals in one of the adjacent rooms. Dr. Fraiser was walking back to the main part of the infirmary when Maj. Carter and Tearra were walking in.
When Dr. Fraiser saw them stepping in, she said, "This must be our visitor who I heard about."
"This is Tearra," said Maj. Carter. "Tearra, I want you to meet Dr. Fraiser. Dr. Fraiser wants to take a closer look at you."
"Is that ok, Tearra? Can I take a closer look at you?" asked Dr. Fraiser.
Tearra walk closer to Dr. Fraiser before asking, "Is that ok?"
"Janet, she doesn't completely understand us," said Maj. Carter. "You may have to show her what you want her to do."
"Ah, got it," said Dr. Fraiser. She then pointed to the examination bed. "Tearra, I need you to sit up there."
Without saying a word Tearra climbed up and sat down on the examination bed. Dr. Fraiser then started to examine Tearra's eyes, ears, nose and mouth.
After a few minutes of performing a complete physical, Dr. Fraiser ripped open a needle pack to draw some blood. As Tearra saw Dr. Fraiser moving closer with the pointed object, Tearra stood up on the examination bed and slightly moved away from Dr. Fraiser.
"Tearra, it's ok," Maj. Carter quickly said. "You're not in any danger. Dr. Fraiser just wants to take a sample of your blood."
"I don't understand," said Tearra.
"Janet, I can't believe I'm going to suggestion this, but maybe you should take a sample of my blood first," said Maj. Carter. "That way she can see that we mean her no harm."
"In that case, Sam, roll up your sleeve," said Dr. Fraiser.
After Maj. Carter rolled up her sleeve, Dr. Fraiser tied a piece of latex around her arm. As Maj. Carter was being stuck with the needle, Tearra saw a slight discomfort in Maj. Carter's face. The expression of discomfort only lasted for a second. Dr. Fraiser then proceeded to draw blood. After a small sample was taken, Dr. Fraiser pulled out the needle.
"See nothing to it," said Maj. Carter just before Dr. Fraiser placed a band-aide over the needle mark. "Tearra, will you allow Dr. Fraiser to take a blood sample from you?"
Tearra hesitated for a second before she sat back down and stuck out her arm.
"Sam, can you get me a fresh needle?" asked Dr. Fraiser as she was wrapping the latex around Tearra's arm.
After getting the blood sample, Dr. Fraiser was about to place a band-aide over the needle mark when she noticed that there was no blood or any signs of a needle mark. Dr. Fraiser had a puzzled expression on her face.
"What's wrong, Janet?" asked Maj. Carter.
"It's seems that Tearra is very quick to stop bleeding," said Dr. Fraiser. "She definitely doesn't need this band-aide."
With Maj. Carter continued assistance, Dr. Fraiser took ex-rays, a MRI and a CAT scan of Tearra.
After the tests were completed, the nurses gave Tearra a quick sponge bath. After Teara was bathed, Maj. Carter took Tearra to SSgt. Lori Anderson to be watched for a while.
SSgt. Anderson was waiting for Tearra in the lounge. She was changing the channel of the TV to a cartoon network when Maj. Carter and Tearra were walking in.
SSgt. Anderson stepped up to them and said, "You must be Tearra. My name is Lori. It is nice to meet you." Tearra just stared at her.
"She's a little shy," said Maj. Carter. "It may take her a while for her to talk to you."
"Well, would you like to watch cartoons?" asked SSgt. Anderson.
"Perhaps, it would be best to have her watch a children learning channel," said Maj. Carter.
"Yes, Ma'am," said SSgt. Anderson. SSgt. Anderson then went back and changed the channel. Tearra followed behind her and watched her changed the station.
"Tearra, you will be staying with Sergeant Anderson for a little bit," said Maj. Carter.
"Yes, Ma'am," said Tearra. Maj. Carter then left the room.
"Tearra, you can call me Lori," said SSgt. Anderson. "Ok?"
"Yes, Ma'am," said Tearra.
"No; yes, Lori," said SSgt. Anderson.
"Yes, Lori," Tearra repeated.
"Now you got it," said SSgt. Anderson.
Tearra remained with SSgt. Anderson for two hours. She was then called back to the infirmary for an additional test.
After SSgt. Anderson and Tearra stepped in the room Dr. Fraiser had Tearra to sit on the examination bed again.
"Tearra, I would like to take more blood samples from you," said Tearra. "Will you allow me to do it?"
"Yes, Dr. Fraiser," said Tearra. Tearra then stuck out her arm.
"Dr. Fraiser, I will be back in a few minutes," said SSgt. Anderson as Dr. Fraiser was wrapping the latex around Tearra's arm. "I'm going to get the modeling clay I bought for my nephew out of my car for Tearra. I will buy my nephew another pack later."
"SSgt. Anderson, we'll be here when you return," said Dr. Fraiser.
Dr. Fraiser had several tubes she wanted to fill, but has she was filling the fifth tube, Tearra's blood had stop flowing. Dr. Fraiser pulled out the needle to figure out what the problem was. As she was pulling out the needle, she noticed that the tip of the needle had dissolved away. The puncture wound had also once again healed immediately.
"Okay, I believe I have enough blood for now," said Dr. Fraiser. "When Sergeant Anderson return you may go back with her."
"Her name is Lori," said Tearra.
"Yes, her first name is Lori, but her last name is Anderson," said Dr. Fraiser. "For the people that work with her they call her Sergeant Anderson."
"What is work?" asked Tearra.
"Work is what I'm doing now," said Dr. Fraiser. "I'm a doctor and my job is to take care of the people around me."
"Are you taking care of me?" asked Tearra.
"That's why I'm taking all of my tests of you," said Dr. Fraiser as she was storing the blood. "I need to know all I can about you so I can take care of you when I need to."
SSgt. Anderson started to walk back into the infirmary carrying a small box of modeling clay.
"Sergeant Anderson, you just in time," said Dr. Fraiser. "We were just finishing up here. Tearra you can go with Lori now."
"Yes, Dr. Fraiser," said Tearra as she was getting off the examination table.
"Tearra, my first name is Janet," said Dr. Fraiser. "You can call me Janet if you would like."
"Yes, I would like," said Tearra.
Dr. Fraiser grinned before saying, "Good. I'll see you later; bye."
SSgt. Anderson and Tearra left the infirmary and went back to the lounge.
Two hours later Dr. Fraiser was walking into the briefing room to give Gen. Hammond a report on Tearra. The SG-1 team was already present.
"So what can you tell us about Tearra?" asked Gen. Hammond as Dr. Fraiser was taking her seat.
"She has all the organs in the proper place for a human with two added features," said Dr. Fraiser. Everyone at the table showed a puzzled expression on their face. "Sir, Tearra's brain is different than ours. She also has an unidentifiable gland just below her heart. I'm not entirely sure what that gland does at this time, but I do believe one of the functions of that gland is to kill germs and destroy foreign material that may enter her body. I believe this to be true because the tip of the needle I was using to draw blood from her had completely dissolved away. When I examined the blood that I did get from her I found traces of an organic acid in the fourth tube of blood that I drawn. It was as if her body identified what could remove the foreign material and then produced it. Also with what I have seen she can heal at a very quick pace."
"Dr. Fraiser, could Tearra be a genetically enhanced human?" asked Gen. Hammond.
"In my opinion, Sir, no," said Dr. Fraiser. "Tearra's major organs are still vulnerable to attacks. If I was going to enhance a human I would make sure that the major organs are not vulnerable."
"Doctor, what would happen if she would get shot, but the bullet would miss her major organs?" asked Col. O'Neill.
"Col. O'Neill, if you shoot at her you had better make sure you kill her," said Dr. Fraiser. "Wounding her will not slow her down, but it just might piss her off."
"That's good to know," said Col. O'Neill.
"Is that gland some kind of mutation?" asked Daniel.
"Again my opinion would be no," said Dr. Fraiser. "I discovered as I was looking over her test results that not only does that gland protects her, it also poisons her. There is a constant cycle going on. Because of that, the gland is continuously functioning within one to five percent of its primary function. If the gland was from a natural mutation there would be more harmony within the body. The gland would be functioning as needed and not continuously."
"So if she wasn't genetically enhanced and her gland wasn't the results of a mutation then where did the gland come from?" asked Gen. Hammond.
"She is a hybrid," said Maj. Carter. "She has both human and non-human ancestors."
"Is that possible?" asked Col. O'Neill. "I mean she looks so human."
"I would say more than ninety-five percent of her physiology is human," said Dr. Fraiser. "That is unnatural in a hybrid to show that much of a dominant physiology of one species. In most cases hybrids will have the physical appearance of both ancestors, but in this case I believe Sam is right. In my opinion Tearra is a hybrid."
"Gen. Hammond, I feel that it is in our best interest to send SG-1 to Tearra's planet and try to learn all we can about her and her people," said Col. O'Neill.
"I agree with you, Colonel," said Gen. Hammond. "You may leave as soon as you gear up."
"Col. O'Neill, dissolving foreign material from the body, killing germs and healing at a fast pace is only a portion of the function of that gland," said Dr. Fraiser. "If at all possible we need to find out what all Tearra is capable of."
"I will see what we can do," said Col. O'Neill as he and his team stood up.
Within an hour the SG-1 was shining their flashlight looking for an exit to the cave. The cave passageway had seven branches. Each branch would come to a dead end. They searched for an exit for several minutes and when they couldn't find one, they then return to Earth.
After returning home the SG-1, Dr. Fraiser and Gen. Hammond went to the lounge to talk to Tearra. Tearra was sitting on the couch while drawing stick figure pictures on a sketchpad when they walked in.
"Sergeant Anderson will you excuse us for a few minutes?" asked Gen. Hammond. "We need to ask Tearra a few questions."
"Yes, Sir," said SSgt. Anderson. She then walked away.
As SSgt. Anderson was leaving, Gen. Hammond turned off the TV. He then sat down on the couch next to Tearra before saying, "Tearra, the gate you came through is located in a cave, but the cave has no entrances to it. How did you get into the cave?"
"The cave was sealed," said Tearra.
"We know the cave is sealed, but how did you get in?" asked Col. O'Neill.
Without saying a word Tearra went to where she had laid the modeling clay and pick it up. After removing the clay from the sealed bag, she started to shape the clay into two people
"The clay people sealed the cave," said Tearra.
"Tearra, you can play with the clay later," said Col. O'Neill.
"Sir, wait," said Maj. Carter. "Tearra, do you mean shape-shifters sealed you in the cave?"
"I don't understand shape-shifters," said Tearra.
"Shape-shifters are people that can change shapes as you did with the clay," said Maj. Carter. "They can change the way they look."
"The shape-shifters sealed the cave," said Tearra.
"I have heard of rumors of shape-shifters, but I have never come across one," said Teal'c.
"Tearra, how was the cave sealed?" asked Col. O'Neill.
"I don't know the words," said Tearra.
"Tearra, since the shape-shifters trapped you in the cave, am I right to think that your people and the shape-shifters try to harm each other?" asked Gen. Hammond.
Tearra showed a slightly disturbed expression on her face before saying, "I am a shape-shifter."
Gen. Hammond faced Dr. Fraiser before asking, "Dr. Fraiser, are you sure you read Tearra's test results correctly?"
"Yes, Sir, I am," said Dr. Fraiser. "Tearra's is there any difference between you and the shape-shifters that sealed you in the cave?"
"They are like clay," said Tearra as she molded the clay to make it look like a tree stump.
"Like clay?" asked Maj. Carter. "Do you mean that they can be any shape that they want? Like a tree or even a rock."
"Yes," said Tearra.
"Tearra, can you be anything you want?" asked Dr. Fraiser.
"No rock, no tree," said Tearra. She then went over to where a magazine was and picked it up. She then flip to a picture of a deer and showed it to Dr. Fraiser. "I can be that."
"Tearra, can you change into other animals as well," asked Dr. Fraiser.
"Yes," said Tearra. She then flipped to a picture of a guinea pig "Not that. That is too small."
"Gen. Hammond, I believe Tearra's other ancestry is the shape-shifters," said Dr. Fraiser. "I also believe that more of the poison would be introduced into her system when she changes into an animal so Tearra would have to change back to her human form in a given amount of time in order for her body to recover."
"From what you have already told me that does make sense," said Gen. Hammond.
"Tearra, do your people and the shape-shifters that can change into a rock or a tree live together?" asked Maj. Carter.
"The shape-shifter wants to hurt me and my people," said Tearra.
"Tearra are there solid people like me live anywhere near your people?" asked Daniel.
"Solid people live with the birds that hurt my ears," said Tearra. "I can't move when the birds hurt my ears."
"The bird might be a natural predator to the shape-shifters," said Teal'c. "The humans must have learned to use the birds to defend themselves against the shape-shifters."
"Sir, if I'm understanding correctly, Tearra and the shape-shifters like her are an outcast race by both humans and the original shape-shifters," said Maj. Carter.
"But if the humans and the original shape-shifter can't get along then how did that third race get started in the first place?" asked Col. O'Neill.
"Let's see if we can shed more light on that question," said Gen. Hammond. "Col. O'Neill I want the SG-1 to go back to the planet and find the humans. You can take SG-14 and SG-9 along for back up."
"With the exception of Lt. Doug Baker that is still listed in critical condition of course," said Dr. Fraiser.
"General, there is one small detail you are over looking," said Col. O'Neill. "The cave entrance is sealed."
"I might have the solution to that problem, Sir," said Maj. Carter as she picked up the sketchpad. She then flipped to a clean piece of paper and started to sketch.
Col. O'Neill watched Maj. Carter for a few seconds before he questioned, "Carter, what are you doing?"
"I'm drawing the layout of the cave, Sir," said Maj. Carter. "I will have Tearra point out where the entrance was at and we will then blast it open."
"Gen. Hammond, with Maj. Carter idea I would like to keep the front door to Earth open; just in case the blast would bring down the house," said Col. O'Neill.
"Agreed," said Gen. Hammond as Maj. Carter pushed the piece of paper closer to Tearra. "As soon as we know you're safe from a cave-in we will shut down the wormhole."
"Tearra, this is how the cave looks," said Maj. Carter. She then pointed to a circle on the paper. "The stargate you had entered that brought you here is here. Can you show us where the cave entrance was?"
Tearra pointed to the spot and said, "Here."
"Col. O'Neill, as soon as you gather your forces and the equipment that you need you're free to leave," said Gen. Hammond.
"Yes, Sir," said Col. O'Neill.
"Before we leave I have another question for Tearra," said Daniel. "Tearra, the entrance to the cave is here. In what direction from the cave entrance is the solid people?"
Tearra use her fingers to show the direction they needed to go to find the humans.
"Tearra, you wouldn't by chance know how far they are from the cave, do you?" asked Maj. Carter.
"I don't know the words," said Tearra.
"Tearra, I need to see the magazine that you're holding," said Maj. Carter.
"Ok, Sam," said Tearra as she was handing Maj. Carter the magazine.
Maj. Carter flipped through the pages until she found a picture of a sunset. She then showed Tearra the picture before saying, "Tearra, this is a sunset. Can you tell us if we can walk to the solid people within a sunrise and a sunset?"
"Five sunsets," said Tearra.
"That would put them five days away by foot," said Daniel.
"You have better get started, Colonel," said Gen. Hammond.
"Gen. Hammond, will we be taking Tearra home?" asked Daniel.
"What is home?" asked Tearra.
"Home is where your people are," said Maj. Carter.
"I want to remain here," said Tearra.
"I would like to run a few more test on Tearra so she could remain with me and Cassandra until SG-1 returns," said Dr. Fraiser.
"Dr. Fraiser, I will allow it, but I will hold you personally responsible if something happens," said Gen. Hammond.
"I understand, General," said Dr. Fraiser. "Tearra, will you permit me to run a few more tests on you?"
"Ok, Janet," said Tearra.
"Good," said Dr. Fraiser as she held out her hand. "Let's go to the infirmary,"
Tearra took hold of Dr. Fraiser's hand. They then walked out of the lounge followed by SG-1 and Gen. Hammond. .
After entering the infirmary, Tearra sat down on the examination bed without being told to.
"Tearra, the test I would like to perform on you, I want you to be here on the floor," said Dr. Fraiser as she pointed to a spacious spot on the floor.
"Ok, Janet," said Tearra as she walked to the spot on the floor.
"Tearra, I want you to shape-shift and become an animal of your choice," said Dr. Fraiser. "When you are this animal I am going to take a few tests of you. I will also be taking more blood samples from you."
"I will need to take off the clothes," said Tearra.
"Ok, once you take off your clothes, you may put them on that chair," said Dr. Fraiser as she pointed to the chair. "You can put them back on when we get done."
Tearra took off her clothes and laid them on the chair. Dr. Fraiser then partially shielded her eyes from the bright reddish white light that Tearra was emitting. As the light grew dim Tearra's started to shape-shift. Within seconds Tearra became a large four-legged, short brown furred animal with tusks and a single horn that was centered slightly above her eyes. The shape of her head was comparable to a canine bead of a boxer and the tail was long with thorns.
When the bright light completely faded, Dr. Fraiser began her tests.
Thirty minutes later, Dr. Fraiser finished up her last test and said, "I'm all done," She then shielded her eyes again from the bright light. Within seconds Tearra was back to her own form. "Tearra, you can put your clothes back on."
Tearra stepped to her clothes and put on her pants. While she was putting on her shirt, Lt. Baker's vital signs had become worse and the alarm from the monitor had sounded. Dr. Fraiser rushed into the next room. Two nurses had rushed into the room behind Dr. Fraiser. Tearra followed behind the nurses.
As Tearra was walking in she saw Dr. Fraiser using the paddles on Lt. Baker.
"We have a heart beat, Doctor," said one of the nurses.
After Dr. Fraiser instructed the nurse to start an IV she saw Tearra watching near the doorway. "Tearra, please go back into the other room?"
"What's wrong with Lt. Baker?" asked Tearra.
"He is very sick," said Dr. Fraiser. "Now go back to the other room."
"I can help," said Tearra while walking towards Lt. Baker.
"What do you mean you can help?" asked Dr. Fraiser.
"I can take away Lt. Baker's sickness," said Tearra.
"You can heal Lt. Baker?" asked Dr. Fraiser.
"Yes," said Tearra. Tearra then placed her right hand on Lt. Baker's chest. A second later Tearra's hand appeared as if it became a part of Lt. Baker's chest. Within five minutes Lt. Baker began to wake up. Tearra then took her hand off of his chest.
"What's going on?" asked Lt. Baker as Tearra was stepping back.
"How do you feel, Lieutenant?" asked Dr. Fraiser as she started to take his vital signs.
"Truthfully, I feel a as though I drunk too much coffee," said Lt. Baker. "May I get up and return to duty?"
"Not yet, Lieutenant," said Dr. Fraiser. "Nurse Kelly, take blood samples of Lt. Baker."
"Yes, Doctor," said Nurse Kelly.
"Tearra come with me," said Dr. Fraiser before she walked towards the exit.
"Yes, Janet," said Tearra as she followed Dr. Fraiser.
"Tearra, what did you do?" asked Dr. Fraiser as she was stepping into the next room.
"I took away Lt. Baker's sickness," said Tearra.
"No, I mean how did you do that?" Dr. Fraiser questioned. "Back there it looked as if you and Lt. Baker were physically joined."
"I shape-shift my hand to be joined with Lt. Baker," said Tearra. "Lt. Baker and I were one."
"And as one your gland identified what can eliminate the poison and produced it," said Dr. Fraiser.
Tearra showed a puzzled expression on her face before saying, "I don't understand."
Dr. Fraiser grinned before saying, "That's ok, you don't have to."
An hour later Dr. Fraiser was walking into Gen. Hammond's office. As she was taking a seat she said, "Sir, I have the final report on Lt. Baker."
"How is Lt. Baker?" asked Gen. Hammond.
"He is in perfect health," said Fraiser. "There is not a thing wrong with him."
"That's good," said Gen. Hammond.
"Truthfully yes, that is good," said Dr. Fraiser. "Especially when last month I left a piece of shrapnel alone that was located too close to his spinal nerve to remove. Now there are no traces at all of him having that shrapnel inside him."
"It seems that he got an added bonus from Tearra," said Gen. Hammond.
"This time, Sir," said Dr. Fraiser. "However, I believe Tearra's gland is neither selective nor discriminating."
"I'm not following you, Doctor," said Gen. Hammond.
"Sir, if Tearra would attempt to heal a person with a pace maker or someone with pins, Tearra's gland will see anyone of those items has a foreign object and produce the means to rid the body of it," said Dr. Fraiser.
"I now understand your concern, Doctor," said Gen. Hammond. "Doctor, you are going to have to explain to Tearra want kind of harm she can do to people if she would attempt to heal people without knowing the person's medical facts."
"Yes, Sir," said Dr. Fraiser. "When Tearra gets in the car to go home with me I will explain it to her then."
"Very good, Doctor," said Gen. Hammond. "Dr. Fraiser, since Tearra will be staying with you it may be difficult to keep Tearra's secret from Cassandra. I will allow you to tell Cassandra about Tearra, but you are going to have to explain to Cassandra as to how important it is for her to keep Tearra's secret in the same manner as she keeps her own."
"Yes, Sir, I will," said Dr. Fraiser.
"Unless you have something else to report, Doctor, I will see you first thing in the morning," said Gen. Hammond.
Gen. Hammond caught a vibe as if Dr. Fraiser was holding something back when she slightly hesitated to say, "That is all I have to report at this time, Sir."
"Doctor, is there anything you not telling me?" Gen. Hammond questioned.
"I am suspicious about something, but I would like to confirm it before I officially report it," said Dr. Fraiser.
"Suspicious about what, Doctor?" asked Gen. Hammond.
"Sir, Tearra, looks as if she is normal ten-years-old, but with the test results I have gotten from her I believe she is aging at a slower pace than what we are," said Dr. Fraiser.
"How old do you think she is?" asked Gen. Hammond.
"Truthfully, Sir, I have no way to determine that," said Dr. Fraiser. "She may be ten years old as she appears to be or she may even be a hundred years old. I just don't know."
"Thank you, doctor, I will see you in the morning," said Gen. Hammond.
"Yes, sir. Have a goodnight, Sir," said Dr. Friaser.
"Goodnight, Doctor," said Gen. Hammond.
During the trip home, Dr. Fraiser was confident that Tearra understood the harm she could do to some people if she would attempt to heal them.
Two hours after getting home, Dr. Fraiser was preparing a bed for Tearra while Tearra and Cassandra were eating pizza in the dining room. After preparing the bed Dr. Fraiser was walking back into the dining room.
"I have your bed ready," said Dr. Fraiser. "When ever you are ready you can go to bed."
"What is a bed?" asked Tearra.
"A bed is what you lie down on to sleep," said Cassandra.
"In three days I will be ready to go to bed," said Tearra. She then took a bite of pizza.
Dr. Fraiser had a slightly stunned expression on her face before asking, "What do you mean in three days you will be ready for bed?"
"You don't sleep every night?" asked Cassandra.
"No," said Tearra with a puzzled expression on her face. "I only sleep when I get tired."
"Tearra, how many days can you go without sleep before you get tired?" asked Dr. Fraiser.
"Five days," said Tearra.
"How interesting bit of information to learn about you at this time," said Dr. Fraiser. "Tearra, can you go to sleep without being tired or does your body prevent you in going to sleep before the five days are up?"
"I can go to sleep without being tired," said Tearra. "But why would I do that?"
"Tearra, solids like me need to have six to eight hours of sleep within every twenty-four hours and I would feel a lot more comfortable knowing that you are sleeping when I'm sleeping," said Dr. Fraiser. "So can you go to bed at the same time I do and go to sleep?"
"Yes, Janet," said Tearra as Dr. Fraiser was picking up a piece of pizza.
"Thank you," said Dr. Fraiser. Dr. Fraiser then took a bite of the pizza and swallowed it before she spoke again. "Tearra, do you know how long that you are able to remain in a different form from you natural appearance once you shape-shift?"
"I can only remain as an animal for one day," said Tearra. "I can shape-shift just part of my body and remain that way until I go to sleep."
"That make sense," said Dr. Fraiser. "The more complicated the change would be, your body would need to recover a lot sooner."