Disclaimer: I don't own The Characters of S:AAB, the invitro boy however, if of my own creation.

Rating: It's PG basically for some bad language and some bad grammar :)

Summary: A new arrival on the Saratoga, brings some big trouble.

Author Note: This is a story in progress. I'm not sure when I'll have time to work on it, so bear with me people. Also any suggestions welcome.
Lost And Found

He woke to the sound of liquid draining out of his tank. A small boy stepped out of the tank in which he had grown, and looked around. All around the large room were hundreds of tanks like his. The boy walked around the room, looking at the others still in their tanks. Pressing his hand to the glass of another tank, the boy looked around thinking about things he knew he shouldn't know yet. The boy's mind was bursting with information, causing him much confusion and wonder.

Suddenly, the boy felt a stab of fear. Knowing only that danger was near the boy frantically looked for an escape. Spying a low circulation vent, the boy quickly slipped his small naked frame into the ventilation shaft. Not bothering to stick around to see what the danger could be, he silently crawled through the vent. After a good deal of crawling the boy found the vent leading into the docking bay. Though only hours old, his mind was programmed with so much knowledge, the boy knew exactly where he was going to get away.

Slipping silently from the shaft, the boy moved as close to the nearest open space vehicle as he could without being noticed. The flight deck crew was busy fighting with some pilots about how to handle the cargo. As soon as the chance arrived, the boy darted out from behind the stacked crates he was hiding behind and slipped inside the transport vessel. Once inside the ISSCV, the boy found himself climbing into a panel in the floor. Soon the sound of boots could be heard above the boy, and for all his fears, the ISSCV launched without incident and he promptly fell into an exhausted slumber.

The next thing the boy knew, the ISSCV gave a sharp lurch as it docked inside its destination, the USS Saratoga. Coming instantly from his slumber, as instinct dictated, the boy turned curious eyes to the floor above him. The crew moved about unloading cargo and finally exited the ship for some R&R. Cautiously the boy lifted the grate in the floor and climbed out of his hiding place. Unfortunately, the sound of approaching footsteps caused the boy to hastily retreat back into the small space, slicing his right thigh badly. Ignoring the pain, the boy focused on the footsteps, which came and went in a matter of moments. Waiting longer this time before exiting the crawl space, the boy pulled himself up, being mindful of his wounded leg.

Exiting the ISSCV quickly, the boy darted for a stack of cargo boxes. Once behind the boxes, he looked up and saw a ventilation shaft above him. Waiting a few hours, until the room cleared, the boy climbed the boxes. Pushing up on the vent cover, the boy pulled himself into the shaft. The boy crawled through the shaft for a few hours before finding a completely darkened room, a closet. Slipping from the vent, he landed with a thud, and proceeded to find a small corner and sleep off his exhaustion.

Three Days Later

Cooper was jogging through the Saratoga, enjoying his free time. For the past two weeks the Wildcards had flown a mission a day, sometimes more. Now, though, they had at least three free days, and he was ready to have some fun. Suddenly, a small crash coming from a normally unused storage closet caught Cooper's attention. Carefully approaching the closet Cooper listened for further disturbances. Hearing a small grunt, Cooper finally opened the door, revealing stacks of boxes and cleaning equipment. Cooper flipped on the light switch and went in for a closer look. Frowning, Cooper poked around until his breath caught at the sight before him; a very small boy was looking fearfully at Cooper from the corner by a vent.

"Oh wow! Take it easy kid, I don't wanna hurt you." Inching closer to the naked toddler Cooper noticed the child's leg was injured and obviously infected. "Alright kid, I'm just gonna pick you up now, get you some help for that leg. Just stay calm," Cooper said soothingly, reaching for the child. The boy watched Cooper suspiciously but made no move as Cooper gently lifted him from the floor.

"Man, you're so tiny! How'd you get here?" asked Cooper wonderingly. The boy shivered and Cooper gently tucked him into the front of his jumpsuit, and hurried off to the Infirmary. After a few minutes Cooper arrived at the infirmary, seeking out the head doc.

"Hey Coop," greeted Dr. Sims. "What can I do for-Oh my god!" doctor Sims gasped as Cooper extracted the small child from his jumpsuit. Doctor Sims quickly pulled the boy from Cooper's arms and rushed over to the nearest examination table. "Jess! Get me a blanket and some antibiotics," Doctor Sims yelled for her nurse. All the while the boy was sitting silently, watching. He was watching the scene around him as well as Cooper. Tending to the boy's leg wound Dr. Sims asked Cooper, "Where did you find him Coop?"

"In a maintenance closet, sitting next to a vent on the floor."

"How the hell did he get on the Saratoga?" the doctor wondered aloud.

Still the boy watched and made no noise or movements, save for looking around the room. Cooper stayed and watched as tests were run and things were done to the toddler. Eventually Commodore Ross and Colonel McQueen entered the infirmary. The boy turned to look at them and Cooper's eyes bugged out. On the back of the boy's neck was a navel, he was an invitro and nobody had noticed yet.

"Uh, hey doc, you might want to see this," said Coop as he brushed the hair off the back of the boy's neck, revealing the navel that marked him as an invitro.

"Well, that explains why he hasn't said anything, but not how he got here." It was evident by her sigh that this turn of events had unearthed more questions than it had answered.

"What the hell is going on?" asked an angry and confused Ross.

"Hawkes?" McQueen asked while looking at the boy.

"I don't know sir, I just found him in the maintenance closet on deck 12 when I was jogging this morning."

"What's his status?" Ross asked.

"Well, the wound on his leg is pretty serious, but he doesn't seem too troubled by it. Otherwise, he seems to be perfectly healthy, except for some dehydration and malnutrition, which suggests he was in that closet for at least a couple of days. But, I've been pumping fluids into him since he got here. So far the only thing we've been able to find out to explain anything is this," with that said she gently turned the boys head and lifted his hair, showing the navel on his neck.

McQueen was momentarily stunned, invitros were never born until they're bodies were fully developed adults.

"I want an explanation for all of this and I want it now," Ross said as he eyed the boy and walked from the room with purpose.

End Part 1