Chapter 3
Janet approached the bed on which the woman sat and stood next to Colonel O' Neill and Captain Carter. She touched Sam's arm gently. "I'm going to do her exam now, but I'll call you if I need any help."
Sam smiled, "We'll be right outside."
"Thank you, Captain----Colonel." The two officers left the infirmary. Janet looked up from her charts to see the smiling face of the unknown woman.
"My name is Dr. Fraiser. I'm going to be examining you today."
The woman kept smiling and was now studying Janet's face. Janet couldn't help but smile back. This woman's beauty was almost intolerable. Her hair was the darkest shade of chocolate and set on the curve of her back, ends curled perfectly. Her eyes were the lightest color of aqua and sparkled as if they were pools of water--almost hypnotizing. Proportion was not amiss, either. She was very toned and curvy. Janet noticed how lovely her breast glistened with sweat after she removed her shawl and tunic. The woman did not seem at all uncomfortable with Janet removing her clothing and touching her body. Janet, however, was flushed from head to toe. She hadn't seen a body as perfect as this since Samantha Carter. A far as Janet was concerned, Sam had the perfect body. But as she stood over the mystifying young woman, hands poking and prodding, her mind began to change.
The woman reached out and gently touched Janet's cheek.
"Tayu tou alurae."
Janet's eyes were wide and locked on to the woman touching her. The stranger dropped her hand and smiled at the Doctor.
"Mi nala, Kayka."
Janet looked at her in confusion. "I'm sorry. I don't understand."
The woman pointed to herself and said again, "Mi nala, Kayka. Kay-ka."
"Your name is Kayka? Is that what you're trying to tell me?" She handed the woman her clothes and sat next to her on the bed as she dressed. "Your name is Kayka? That's a beautiful name." She pointed to herself and said, "Janet. My name is Janet. Um…..Mi nala, Janet."
Kayka's face lit up. "Mi nala, Kayka! Tayu tou, Janet!"
"Yes, yes!" She leapt from the bed and called Jack and Sam into the room. "You're not going to believe what just happened. We had a conversation!"
Jack and Sam both looked at each other in disbelief. Sam's jaw dropped. "What did she say?"
Janet smiled with achievement. "Mi nala, Kayka. Tayu tou, Janet."
Jack and Sam looked at each other again, this time with disappointment.
Jacks hand met his forehead. "She said 'Mi nala, Kayka' a thousand times in the gate room. Once while kneeling at my feet. I didn't understand it then and I don't understand it now, so you're gonna have to help me out here, Doc. What's the big deal?"
"It's her name, Colonel! Her name is Kayka. She also understands that my name is Janet. She said, 'Mi nala, Kayka'--and then I said, 'Mi nala, Janet'--and then she said, 'Mi nala, Kayka'--I am Kayka--and then she said, 'Tayu tou, Janet'--which has to be 'you are Janet.' I am Kayka. You are Janet. It just makes since, right?"
Jack looked at Sam and then moved toward the bed. He looked at the woman and pointed to himself. "I…uh….Mi nala, Jack."
Sam positioned herself next to Jack and pointed to herself. "Mi nala, Sam."
The woman smiled and pointed from Jack to Sam and said, "Tayu tou Jack---tayu tou Sam." She then turned to Janet and cupped the Doctor's hands. With a smile, she said, "alurae Janet."
Jack turned to Janet. "Alurae? What does that mean?"
"I don't know, Colonel. That's the second time she's said it. We need to get her to talk to Daniel." Kayka continued to hold Janet's hands.
Sam's smile faded as she watched the loving smiles being exchanged in front of her. She couldn't stand to watch it anymore. "If everything checks out, Dr. Fraiser, we should be getting her settled into her new quarters."
"Yes, of course. Everything checked out fine. No bumps or bruises, extra toes or fingers, or anything out of place. As far as I can tell, she's in perfect health." She smiled adoringly at Kayka. Sam was not impressed by this woman. If anything, she was disgusted. She couldn't remember a time when Janet had looked at her like that. What am I thinking? Of course Janet has never looked at me like that. She would have to have feelings for me to look at me like that. Sam's eyes widened and her stomach flew into her throat. She has feelings for her? How can she have feelings for her? She doesn't know this woman. She could be a hideous monster in disguise, sent to destroy our planet for all we know.
Sam and Jack led Kayka to her quarters and assigned two guards to stand watch outside of her door.
"Hey, Carter, how 'bout some Jell-O?"
"No thank you, Sir. I think I'm going to go see if Daniel needs any help with that marble thing."
"Okay. Your loss, Captain. I hear the blue is quite tasty today. Let me know if you two find anything."
"Yes, Sir."
