BloodBrothers Part 1

Author: Rosenquist

Rating: Gen. Kidfic

Pairing: Sara/Jack

Warnings: This story deals with a young boy with leukaemia and his angst, but I promise this is not a death fic and that it will have a happy ending.

Summary: LD wants to save a boy named Benji, who has leukaemia, so that he can have a Merry Christmas with his family.

A/N: This story is my respond to a December challenge from the LD group. This story is dedicate to Lois.

This story takes place some years after Season 7 in an AU and Janet doesn't die. Jack is still a Colonel and Hammond a General at the SGC.

Thank you Lisa S and Emma for betaing for me.

Should there still be errors in this story, then they are all mine and I'm the only one to be blamed.

One night in early December a little boy named Daniel O'Neill was sleeping in his cosy little bed, but his dream was anything but cosy. The boy was dreaming about another little boy called Benji. Benji was about Daniel's age and very sick, the only thing that could save his life is a bone marrow transplant. Benji is a very sad little boy, who is afraid that he won't live to see Santa Claus this year. He has now been in the hospital for months and he wants to get well so that he can go home to his parents and his little brother and prepare for the Christmas holidays.

Daniel woke up crying and he ran to his Dad's bedroom.

"Dad, Dad! We've got to help him! Please Dad wake up. We've got to help Benji so that he can live to celebrate life and Christmas with his family!" Daniel said while he shook his Dad.

"Daniel…Go back to bed. You were only dreaming," a very tired Jack said.

"No, it wasn't just a dream!" Daniel shrieked "Benji does really exist and I know I can help him with my bone marrow. Please Dad. We've got to find him before it's too late!!"

Jack checked his clock and said, "Kid. It's 3 o'clock in the morning. Please Daniel, go back to bed. We can talk about Benji when we get up, okay."

"But Dad!" Daniel complained.

"Sorry, Danny I can't think straight, I'm too tired." Jack said "Go back to your own bed or if you want I suppose you can lie beside me."

Daniel clambered up onto Jack's bed and crawled over to his father. Jack wrapped his arms tightly around his son to comfort him. Daniel was very sad and very tired and cried until he fell asleep in his Dad's strong arms.

At 6 o'clock Daniel woke up and he heard Jack snoring.

"Dad. Please wake up." Daniel said quietly, prodding his Dad's chest with a finger to wake him "We've got to go and find Benji."

"Daniel. What time is it?" Jack mumbled, still only half awake.

"6am." Daniel replied "Please hurry and get up! We have to find him before it's too late!"

"6am?" Jack exclaimed "It's Sunday, Daniel for crying out loud. I want to sleep in."

"Please Dad. You can sleep another time," Daniel pleaded "Benji doesn't have much time. He needs my bone marrow!"

"Daniel, where have you heard of Benji and why do you think that your bone marrow is a match?" Jack asked his son gently.

"I dreamt about him…" Daniel answered truthfully. "Don't look at me like that. I know he's real. I can't tell you how I know, but I just know and I also know that I can save him with my bone marrow. We've got to visit Janet at the infirmary…"

"What? It's the first time that I have heard, that you want to visit Janet in the infirmary willingly." An astounded Jack said.

"Well that's because I'm not sick." Daniel explained "I want her to help me find Benji. He must be on the waiting list for the bone marrow transplant."

"Well Daniel, we can try to find him, but I can't promise you that we will succeed." Jack agreed.

"We will, I know we will. Thanks Dad, it means a lot that you want to help me find him and I hope that Janet wants to help me too." Daniel said, bringing a lump to his father's throat.

"I'm sure she will, sport." Jack said, as he reached out and ruffled Daniel's hair. "She can't refuse your puppy dogs eyes. Okay let's take a shower and get some breakfast and then we'll visit the Doc. You're in luck, I know that she's at work today. She told me that she took Dr. Warner's shift."

Daniel took a quick shower and then hurried to get dressed.

When he finished he ran to the kitchen.

"Danny, how many times do I have to tell you, no running in the house!" Jack reprimanded.

"Sorry, Dad." Daniel replied "I can't stop thinking about Benji and how he needs help…fast!"

"Okay, but remember next time! Hey I can see that you were hurrying getting dressed too, your sweatshirt is inside out," Jack said while he helped his son get it on the right way. "Okay Danny, let's eat so that we can find your Benji."

Daniel tried to eat in a hurry, but Jack stopped him and told him that it was unhealthy and it wouldn't really help him get to Janet any faster anyway.

When they were finished with breakfast they went to see Janet at the SGC. Jack was hoping that they would find Benji - if they didn't he knew that he would have a very sad little boy on his hands.