"I told you, Daddy," Grace said in all innocence, clearly quite proud of herself. "Mommy's with Aunt Janet."
CHAPTER THREE: DID SHE REALLY DO THAT?
Jack's initial plan was to have Cassie and 'Uncle T.' watch the twins while he went to the SGC to be with Sam. But Grace and Jake wanted to be with mommy, and right about now, he wasn't so sure Grace didn't need a check up too.
Within fifteen minutes everyone was piled into the SUV and on their way.
"Is Mommy okay, Daddy?" Jake asked from the back seat.
"Mommy's gonna be fine, slugger. Aunt Janet is the best doctor in the whole world, remember?" Jack tried to reassure his son, feeling not all that sure about things himself.
"I remember Daddy." Then turning to his sister, sitting calmly in the next car seat, he asked, "How did you make Mommy go?"
"I don't know," the little girl said blithely. Are we there yet, Daddy?"
"Almost Princess, almost. I'm in a big hurry to get there too," Jack admitted.
"Uncle Jack, you're speeding," Cassie observed.
"Why yes I am Cassandra Frasier. Your point?"
"Well, you won't let me speed. You told me you'd take my license."
"Like I said, your point, young lady?"
"Cassandra, I believe this is not the time for this conversation," Teal'c volunteered. "I believe it would be best if you let your uncle concentrate on his driving."
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Leaving the twins to wait in the family quarters with Cassie and Teal'c, Jack made his way to the infirmary.
He could make it to Frasier's lair in his sleep. Counting only the number of times he'd found his way down there to be with Sam, it was way too often as far as he was concerned. Janet had saved Sam, all of them actually, more times than he could count. Grace instinctively knew that from the way the family spoke about Janet. Somehow, Grace sent Sam here?Jack hadalmost forgotten about the kids' telekinesis. Everything had been going so well. It was under control, wasn't it? So what just happened?
Jack ran into Janet as he turned the corner into the infirmary.
"Jack, I'm glad you're here. I need you to tell me what happened."
"Sure, doc, but let me see her, we'll talk at the bedside."
"She's sleeping Jack, we'll talk here. I need to know what was happening before she appeared out of thin air in my infirmary."
"Okay, here's what I know. From what Cassie tells me, Sam was tired all day, spent the better part of an hour giving bike riding lessons and collapsed when she was running alongside Grace's bike. That's when I arrived. Less than a minute later she stopped breathing and I started rescue breathing. Then she was here."
"Any idea what caused this? Sam's in great shape, no cardiac history. And how the heck did she get here, Jack?"
"Janet, I got nothin'. She has been tired lately. I think I just chalked it up to work and keeping up with our two angelic terrors. Can I see her now?"
"In a minute. Look, if I'm going to help her, I need to know the truth. What you're telling me doesn't make a lot of sense, especially given how she just beamed in. Were the Asgard involved?
Running his hands through his short, unruly hair and sighing deeply, Jack decided he may as well tell her. "No Asgard, Doc. I think Grace sent her."
"Sent her as in…"
"As in… I don't know … teleportation? You tell me."
"Wow!"
"Yep… wow," Jack echoed without the enthusiasm. "Now can I see my wife?"
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After sitting with Sam for awhile, Jack felt Janet standing just behind him. She must have noticed how concerned he was that Sam hadn't woken up yet.
"She's in no danger right now, Jack. But she's going to need lots of rest for awhile."
"Do you know what's wrong with her?"
"I can tell you what's wrong. I can't tell you for sure why it's wrong. Come on over here. I want to show you Sam's PET scan."
Janet motioned Jack to the other side of the room towards the viewing/consultation area. "This is the scan we took today. When I compare it to the scan we did for Sam just after she returned from Kheb two years ago, there is a significant difference."
"The area in the front is enlarged," Jack observed.
"Yes. You've seen too many of these, haven't you?"
"You could say that, Doc."
"Anyway, there appears to have been a rapid growth of cells around the area of the brain we hypothesized was linked to her telekinetic ability. As far as I can tell, it's started to exert pressure on the surrounding areas."
"Like a tumor?"
"I'm afraid so."
"What do we do?"
"I don't know. I'm reluctant to prescribe a treatment when I don't know what's causing the problem. I've called in two of the best neurosurgeons in the country for consultation. And I've contacted Sam's team at the NID. Beverly especially was in on some of the initial testing around the time Sam went to Kheb. I'm hoping those records will offer some explanation."
"But Doc, why now? Sam seemed fine for a long while after she returned from Kheb"
"She did; it seemed like Oma's plan was working fairly well, didn't it."
"Perfectly. No matter where we were we could sense when the little munchkins were setting a plan in motion, literally, and contain it."
"Leave it to General O'Neill to describe this whole thing strategically!" Janet quipped, earning at least a small snort from Jack.
"So what exactly happened today? Sam lost control, didn't she?"
At this point, Cassie poked her head into her mother's office. "I couldn't wait any longer, Mom. I need to know how Sam is. The kids are with Teal'c. He's trying to distract them with donuts but they're pretty worried."
"Cassie, I'll head down and rescue Teal'c in a few minutes. But first, maybe you can help your mom and I figure out what happened this morning."
"Jack's right. Honey, did you see anything strange happening before Sam collapsed? I mean with Grace; do you think she was able to use the gift before she sent Sam here?"
"You know, I almost forgot all about it. Grace broke free of Sam when they were doing the bike run. Grace and that bike did everything but fly! If Teal'c hadn't stopped her, I think she'd still be riding."
Janet started to pace the small consultation area, softly talking to herself. "I wonder…"
"What? What do you think happened? I've been monitoring Jake's gift and nothing's happened to me," Jack offered.
"It's only a theory, Jack. What if controlling both her own power and Grace's gift was too much of a strain for Sam. Maybe that strain is what's causing the tissue hypertrophy."
"But why now? Why the sudden symptoms?"
"There's something I haven't told you yet, Jack. It's just an educated guess, but it might be related."
"And…"
"Sam's pregnant, about two weeks along right now. I doubt she has any idea."
Knowing her friends' history, Janet wasn't surprised to see Jack's eyes close and his breathing change. After all, it hadn't been that long since they'd lost Kayla.
A/N: Next chapter will provide a little background about what's been happening for the family in the two years since their adventure on Kheb. You'll also learn about Kayla and about Janet's plans to ask for help from an unexpected source.
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