Gate to Vannas

Return of SG1

Author's note: I updated, some name changes here and there, my apologies for mixing up the names in the first place.

Chapter One: Domestic Bliss

7 years later

Jack woke a little at a time; he could feel Daniel pressed against his side. He leaned across the bed to turn off their make shift alarm that was a seashell that made noise when the sun rose to a certain position of the sky. Since the island was located close to the equator it meant a pretty normal schedule that wasn't constantly changing with the season. It was just another tool that Sam and the Vannas came up with because the members of SG1 didn't have internal alarm clocks like the magical people did. He turned over and pressed a kiss to Daniel's cheek and watched as his husband of over nine years shifted and started to wake up.

"Jack, you getting kids this morning?" Daniel mumbled and made Jack chuckle. It had nothing to do with Daniel not wanting to see their children, they took turns every day and it usually offset the evening chores such as putting the clothes out for the younger three children. They have learned over time that it was easier if one of them started on breakfast and the other got the children started on their morning routines. This was especially true since Adrian and DK no longer lived in their house as permanent guests because they had their own children and neither of them needed the lack-of-magic to keep from drinking from people anymore.

Instead of answering, Jack leaned down and kissed Daniel's forehead then his fluttering eyes. "Jack?" Daniel muttered but Jack could hear the grin in his lover's voice. It seemed like ages since Jack had been allowed a few moments of this leisurely passion and love because their household was full of chaos and children with needs.

"I don't want to leave this bed just yet, we have a few minutes before they start demanding anything." Those blue eyes finally appeared and Daniel shifted a little, bringing him up to meet with Jack's lips in a light kiss. Jack grinned into the contact before he pushed against Daniel, pulling his young scientist into a deeper kiss. Daniel's lips opened under the insistence and Jack could taste Daniel, his passion and everything about him was in that kiss and even after almost a decade together, it was still enough to turn him on, to make him so desperately need to show Daniel how much he still loved him.

Jack reached down, his hand unerringly finding its way down to Daniel's lower back and pulled him in even closer. Jack knew they were seconds from kids waking hungry but he couldn't seem to stop kissing Daniel.

"Jack," Daniel groaned as he pushed Jack back a fraction of an inch, "They don't stay in their bedrooms anymore when they wake up."

Jack huffed a laugh and kissed Daniel's throat one last time then pulled Daniel out of bed and they headed to the bathroom to shower and get ready for the day. Jack watched Daniel pick some black pants and a black tank top which he would put a shirt over, after he was done making breakfast then he walked out of the bedroom and headed down the hall. Jack rushed to follow quickly but he could hear Daniel talking to someone and walked out to see his handsome husband coming out of one of the bedrooms and past Jack to go downstairs to cook. Jack grinned after him, knowing that Daniel couldn't start the day without kissing his children. Daniel basically did half of Jack's job for him.

He walked into Zada's bedroom first to find his first daughter sitting at her wall mirror brushing her long black hair which seemed so out of place in their home except everyone knew that her surrogate mother had black hair, Zale shared the same dark hair. And though they were born of different women, the elder children still looked very similar to each other. Zada was a bit taller than Zale and but their features were almost exotic like their surrogate mothers. All of their children had deep toned skin, much like caramel unlike Jack and Daniel but they each carried features like their fathers as well. And none of the children ever believed that they weren't related to all of their other siblings.

"Hey baby girl, are you going to go help your daddy Daniel with breakfast?" he asked as he leaned over to kiss her head. At eight, she was built like a slender willow, and she still had those dark brown eyes that looked up and smiled at him and he could have given her anything if only she asked him. Luckily she wasn't like that; despite being Jack's biological daughter she was so much more like Daniel. She had an attitude with other people but she was so sweet and loved to help her other daddy so much.

"Yes Papa, do you like my dress?" she asked in her too-adult sounding voice.

He looked down at her pale blue dress even as she twirled for him, it formed to her slender figure and had just enough poof at her knees to make her look the part of princess-in-training. To really throw off people's expectations of her, she was wearing boots capable of kicking some ass; they had cleated bottoms that were a lot like combat boots.

"That's my girl, you look so beautiful!"

She smiled and Jack's heart clenched at the sight. He turned as she ran past him and down to help Daniel. He walked into the next room, which was Zale's room. He was still in bed of course, so the opposite of his sister sometimes it was hilarious, also so much like Daniel that it just made Jack love him all the more. He walked over and shook Zale gently, "Z, its time for breakfast and you need to get up so I can go get you siblings going."

Zale mumbled up through the covers, his little voice speaking sleepy nonsensical words in a slightly deeper tone than his sister. He finally must have realized Jack wasn't going anywhere so he sat up, looking at Jack with those blue eyes that stared into his Papa's soul so much like Daniel that Jack couldn't resist reaching forward to pull his son forward to kiss him on the forehead.

"Papa, is Zada downstairs already?"

"Of course, you know your sister."

Zale nodded, "Does Daddy love her more because she helps him?" he asked quietly and Jack wondered why this was on his mind first thing in the morning. "I could help him to if that's what Daddy wants."

"Why are you asking?" Jack asked, even as he took his son's hand in a gentle grip. All the children knew that Jack and Daniel had help to create them but it never changed how they treated any of the children. Every child was equally Daniel and Jack's child.

"I watch Daddy Daniel with Zada and they are always happy and laughing together. I want to learn and I want him to teach me, I am quiet and he's different with her."

Jack smiled a little, Daniel was so good sometimes at giving the children what they needed but sometimes it looked different from the outside. "Z, your daddy loves you as much as he loves your sisters and brother. He loves you so much that if you asked, he would find something different than teaching and learning with you if you wanted it. Talk to Daddy Daniel okay buddy."

Zale nodded, leaned forward and climbed into Jack's lap for a full body hug before he jumped down and started bustling around the room and getting ready for the day. Jack grabbed Zale on a pass for one more hug and kiss before he walked further down the hall to the twins' bedroom even as he could smell the meat cooking downstairs.

Claire and Janet were both sitting up in their beds, sleepy smiles on their faces. He grabbed their clothes, which Daniel had laid out the night before and led them into the bathroom next door and as they were using the facilities and chattering amongst themselves, he walked a little further and opened the door to his biological son's room. What he found was saddening but pretty normal right now. Johnny had problems since weeks after his birth, even though no one saw any problems through out his pregnancy and the birth, at about six months old they'd been forced to accept that Johnny would need help for a long time.

He, unlike the other four siblings, had started having mental abilities immediately and they never left him alone. From what Erica and Akina could see, he was having premonitions of the island and especially anything to do with family. The biggest concern was that because of the fear the visions caused, Johnny was mute. He understood what people were saying and he responded but there were never any words, he still reached out and touched them to send them emotions and messages mentally which all the other children had stopped using mostly when they started speaking

"Hey JJ, what's the matter baby?" he asked. To maybe any other six year old it would have been too much coddling in those words but Johnny was different, because of his ability his emotional stability and growth had been slowed considerably.

Johnny looked at him, reaching out and Jack brought his son's hand to his cheek. He could feel the overwhelming fear and the underlying shame, which led to Jack realizing that Johnny had wet his pants at some point during the evening. Jack sent back some love and acceptance, telling his son without words that the shame is not necessary.

"Did you see something scary?" he asked and Johnny nodded. Jack reached out and pulled the uncomfortably damp child into his arms. He grabbed Johnny's clothes and walked back with him to Jack and Daniel's bathroom so he could quickly shower the little boy and dress him without putting the traumatized child in front of his siblings. He was such a sensitive boy and though his older siblings were never purposefully mean and they accepted Johnny exactly as he was, they were frank about things like wet pants and Johnny didn't need to feel ashamed.

After Johnny was dressed and Jack changed his clothes as well before he pulled the little boy back into his arms, rubbing at the messy light brown hair as Johnny laid his head against Jack's shoulder. During the quick shower, he heard the twins rush down the stairs so everyone was down there already besides him and Johnny. Thankfully Daniel and Jack, with such a large household, always started their day about an hour before they needed to.