AN: - Thanks for all the reviews and I hope that these keep coming as the story progresses. As this is a WIP and I have no idea where it's taking me although I do have a rough outline for next couple of chapters but who knows how it will go.
Again I apologise for any spelling mistakes and hope that it is a ok chapter length as I just couldn't seem to stop at a cliffhanger.
"Its alive. How?" McMasters stuttered.
But he was ignored as both Amos and Striker raced to Jacks side, they where closely followed by SG1. Jack kept on stroking the now sleeping babies head still humming but now various songs from the "Wizard of Oz." Amos tentatively reached his hand out and gently placed it on the babies chest. A huge watery smile appeared on his face as he felt the rise and fall of the quiet breaths. Looking at Jack he choked out.
"Thank you Jack."
Jack stopped his humming as if realising for the first time that he was not alone and grinned at the people surrounding him. He gently held the baby out for Amos to take and indicated with a nod towards the other room where Trina was.
"Yes! Yes you are right my daughter needs to see her new son."
Taking the baby both Amos and Striker went into the other room, a joyous cry was soon heard, laughing and crying soon followed. Teal'c surveyed the man in the rocking chair, who calmly returned his gaze; Teal'c inclined his head in a gesture of recognition and respect for the man who returned the gesture with a tired smile.
"How in the hell did he do that." McMsters again demanded. "Damn I wish he could talk."
"Are you ok Jack?"
Daniel had noticed how tired he seemed to have become, he was pinching the bridge of his nose like he had the beginnings of a headache. Daniel patted Jack shoulder to get his attention, jumping from the static electric charge that seemed to jump from Jack to him.
"Daniel!" Sam had noticed Daniel flinching in response to the charge.
"Peachy Sam I am just peachy, just a little static off Jack."
Minnah now came back into the room smiling she entered the kitchen section of the room and prepared a drink, which she took over to Jack. Gently touching his shoulder she held the mug out to him, tired eyes looked at both her and the proffered drink. Holding his gaze she felt her soul sing with both joy and sadness. Joy that he had come into her and her people's lives giving them new purpose and a sense of sadness, as he would soon be leaving her.
Jack sniffed at the contents of the mug and still did not take it from her, finally Minnah sighed and shook her head.
"It is just hot charnella, it will help you relax."
Jack shrugged and took the mug, then went back to rocking the chair. Minnah returned to the kitchen and then brought more drinks for both herself and the other members of SG1.
"Its hot chocolate." Sam murmured to no one in particular. "Yum"
"Indeed."
"I am glad that you like it." Minnah smiled in satisfaction as the sound of rocking had stopped and soft gentle snores could be heard instead. Getting up she removed the mug from Jacks hand and covered him with a light blanket.
"Was the baby really dead?" McMasters had to ask.
"I can guarantee that Trina's male child was born without breath. I do not know how Jack was able to revive the child, but I am glad he did. This is not the first time that I have seen Jack do something special for someone."
"We need to return to the SGC." McMasters firmly told her.
"I understand." Minnah looked at the heavily sleeping man. "He will sleep for a while yet, then you may leave once he awakens."
"Is it normal for Jack to be so tired after doing something special?" Daniel was the first to ask.
"I have not seen this before but as he does not seem to sleep much anyway. So it is not a surprise for him to be so tired after doing such a monumentus deed." Minnah looked up, as Striker appeared beaming with happiness.
"It is truly a blessing." He announced.
Sam was looking at Jack noting the uncomfortable position his head had moved to.
"Do you think maybe we should lay the Colonel down as he looks uncomfortable."
"Indeed O'Neill looks most uncomfortable." Teal'c moved to stand by the sleeping man.
Minnah considered the group and then the snoring man; the herb she had added to Jacks drink should make him sleep deeply for a number of hours still, so moving him should be fine.
"Teal'c you may carry him to his bed if you wish."
Teal'c gently lifted his heavily sleeping friend, who did not utter a sound or stir as he was carried and placed on the bed. Sam had followed she picked up one of Jacks wrists, checking his pulse she found it to be strong and steady, satisfied she nodded to Teal'c who quietly left the two woman alone.
"Sam could you undo his shirt please." Minnah asked, Sam gulped and looked at Minnah who smiled reassuringly back at her. "It will be uncomfortable for Jack to sleep fully clothed. My child he will not wake, I just thought it would be quicker if both of us do it."
Sam started to slowly unbutton the shirt as Minnah stripped of Jacks trousers, when the two women had finished stripping Jack down to his underwear Minnah placed a blanket over him. Before returning to the other room Minnah stopped Sam, and looking into the younger woman's embarrassed face Minnah gave a knowing smile and wink.
"He is a well made man is he not."
Sam gaped and was at a loss for words.
"You love him child do you not."
Sam finally spoke looking forlornly at Jack.
"Rules forbid me from being romantically involved with my commanding officer."
"Heart and soul are not controlled by rules." Minnah was saddened by the look on Sam's face. "Do not worry he will return to you again whole and hearty when he is ready."
"Yes I do believe you." Sam hoped with her whole being that it was true.
"Come let us celebrate birth and a new beginning."
The two woman returned to the group, Amos also joined them beaming with pleasure and happiness.
"Where is Jack?"
"He sleeps now Amos." Minnah told him a smile appearing on her face at her friend's obvious joy.
"Come friends and visitors, come see my grandchildren."
The group followed the widely smiling man into the room where Trina and the new babies where resting.
"They are truly wonderful" Daniel told Trina, Amos swelled with pride at this.
"Indeed."
SG1 spent the next dew hours admiring the babies and talking with Amos, Minnah Trina and Striker about Nexian life. When McMasters began to get impatient to leave, he turned to Major Carter and quietly ordered.
"Go check on O'Neill, see if you can wake him up so that we can leave."
"Yes sir." Sam replied although she had no intention of waking the Colonel if he was still sleeping.
Making her way to where Jack was sleeping she noticed that he had moved into the foetal position, quietly approaching him Sam gently stroked his head brushing his hair off his forehead. She did this for a couple of minutes before she realised that she was being watched, smiling into the warm sleepy brown eyes, she felt such happiness that he was alive.
"Hi."
Jack sleepily smiled back at her greeting.
"Do you feel ok?"
Jack yawned at Sam's question he looked around him then questioningly back at Sam.
"Are you going to get up? Colonel McMasters wants to return to the SGC."
Jack took hold of Sam's hand and began gently rubbing his thumb across her palm. Mesmerised by this action Sam did not notice Jack intently watching her reaction. Silently Minnah entered the room unnoticed by Sam, Minnah watched the two interact, with the mesmerised look on Sam's face and the look of love and happiness on Jacks. Smiling to herself she coughed to alert Sam of her presence. Her smile grew wider as Sam tried to pull away but was stopped by Jack cupping her chin and looking deep into her eyes.
"Are you hungry my children, luncheon will be ready shortly."
Sam hurriedly steeped away from the bed as Jack sprang up and stretched like a cat to his full height. Sam could not help but admire and gawp at the well-developed, well-proportioned form of the man in front of her. Minnah chuckled at the embarrassed look on Sam's face when she realised she was staring and the huge cocky grin that had appeared on Jacks.
"Stop showing off Jack and get dressed so that we can eat." Minnah chided the grinning man
Sam almost ran out of the room as the memory of a semi naked Colonel Jack O'Neill was burned forever into her mind. Minnah followed still chuckling to herself at the antics her friend was capable of.
Once Jack was dressed he joined the others at the table for food and drink. McMasters announced his plans to leave not long after they had finished.
"We shall return to the Stargate once we have collected our packs and equipment."
"As you wish." Striker replied "I shall take you back to the Stargate by transporter if you so desire it.
"Transporter." McMasters looked at Striker. "You mean we didn't have to hoof it here from the Stargate."
Striker shrugged and did not bother to further answer the man.
An hour later SG1 with Jack and striker where ready to return to the Stargate, they where stood in the village square as the whole village had turned out to say goodbye and wish them well. Minnah hugged Jack who hugged her back.
"Be strong and trust in those who love you."
The others watched in awe as a warm soft glow encompassed the hugging pair.
"What the Hell!" McMasters ground out.
"Jack appears to be saying goodbye." Striker announced as the glow became suddenly brighter and then was gone leaving the pair smiling at the surrounding people.
"Jack is ready to leave now." Minnah told McMasters.
"Follow me to the transporter this will take us to the Stargate and then you can return to your world." Striker indicated that they should follow him.
Stepping onto what essentially looked like a concrete circle the group was transported near to the DHD and the Stargate.
"Sweet." Thought Sam.
"Wonder what else these people have been hiding." Thought McMasters.
Striker took Daniels hand and began to shake it as he told him "Goodbye." He repeated the process with the other members of SG1 and then he turned to Jack.
"Farewell my friend. Return to visit us all soon." The two men briefly hugged.
Stepping onto the ramp at the SGC after exiting the wormhole, the group was met by General Hammond Doctor Fraiser and the usual compliment of SF's.
"Hello General, where back and we brought a surprise." Daniel informed the surprised looking man.
"I can see that." Hammond looked to Dr Fraiser. "Report to the infirmary, and Colonel McMasters my office."
Janet led the group to the infirmary and singled out the silent form of Colonel O'Neill.
"Could you sit on the bed." Janet asked him noting his calm manner and silence. "Could you get undressed so that I can examine you. I will be back in a minute just wait here ok."
Janet went over to where Sam was being examined by one of the nurses.
"Sam are you ok."
"Yes, it's a miracle Janet he's alive."
"I will try to find out how."
"Janet he hasn't spoken and he doesn't remember his life. I've seen him do amazing things."
Janet felt a presence behind her and turned to find Jack, his silence and calmness made her smile slightly nervously at him. Jack seemed to realise her nerves and gently took Janet's hand in his smiling warmly at her. Janet led Jack back to the other bed and took out her penlight she clicked it on and lifted it to examine his eyes.
"Humph." Muttered Janet as the penlight failed to produce the necessary light. "Ok not a problem."
Janet went and got another one, while a nurse took a blood sample for analysis. Clicking the second one on Janet shone it on her hand to check it worked. Turning to Jack she once again went to shine it in his eye.
"I don't believe it." Exclaimed the now very annoyed doctor as no light came from the penlight.
Jack grinned at the muttering doctor who now went and got a third penlight, this time placing brand new batteries in it again trying it out on her hand, nodding in satisfaction to herself when it worked.
"Now lets try this again."
Janet looked up into the silent but smirking face of Colonel Jack O'Neill. A sudden thought occurred to her as she considered the grinning man. His grin became even wider as once again the penlight failed to work as expected. A gleam appeared in Janet's eye as she now stood with her hands on her hips tapping her foot in annoyance.
"Colonel O'Neill. Don't make me bring out the Big Honkin Needles."
The grin disappeared from Jack's face; he gave Janet an innocent little boy look. Shaking her head Janet finally got to examine her favourite Colonel properly.
Meanwhile General Hammond was meeting with the other members of SG1 including Colonel McMasters, who was reporting the team's findings. General George Hammond was quietly overjoyed that Jack O'Neill had been found alive and well, albeit without his memory and with some new abilities. But he was worried that these facts would pose a lot of problems especially if the wrong people found out how potentially vulnerable Jack was now.
"We hope that Jack's memory will return now that he is back in the familiar SGC with us." Daniel offered once McMasters had finished reporting.
"Indeed O'Neill could remember at anytime." Teal'c gave his thoughts.
"General, sir, Minnah told us that the Colonel would return when he was ready." Sam was in agreement with the others.
"Or he could end up stuck the way he is." McMasters added.
"You! Just have to be negative don't you." Daniel just couldn't help bite out.
"Someone has to be realistic Dr Jackson, O'Neill maybe better off at a facility where Doctors can find out more about his condition." McMasters pointed out to the appalled listeners. "Especially if he remains dumb he could be a danger to people, we don't know what's going on in his head."
"We don't know what's going to happen, but lets wait for Dr Fraiser's report." General Hammond told them sensing the underlying hostility between the two men.
Janet and Jack both entered the briefing room. Janet took a seat next to Daniel while Jack stood at the end of the table watching the group.
"Colonel O'Neill why don't you sit down next to Teal'c." Hammond indicated to the silently standing man.
"Indeed O'Neill I would be happy for you to sit next to me."
"Dr Fraiser report." Hammond ordered.
Taking a deep fortifying breath Janet began.
"Colonel O'Neill appears in excellent physical health having compared the results off a previous examination to those of today, the only difference I found is a slightly elevated temperature. Once I have a more completed other tests I will have a more complete answer."
"Why cant he speak?" Sam asked noting that Jack had taken Teal'c's notepad and was doodling on it.
"There appears to be no physical reason for Colonel O'Neill not talking." Janet answered.
"Do you know how he survived being zatted twice?" Daniel asked the question on everyone's mind then he posed the second "Do you think he will recover his memory and speak to us again?"
Janet paused to consider these questions, pondering how to answer without giving people false hope.
"At this time I don't know how the Colonel managed to survive being zatted twice in succession." Janet looked around her companions then continued. "As this is unprecedented event I have really no idea if or when the Colonel will regain his memory."
"Colonel O'Neill do you want to say anything?" General Hammond asked seeking a verbal response.
Jack looked up and then back down to his doodling again without making any sound what so ever.
"Atleast the Colonel responds to his name." Hammond observed. "And being zatted has not changed his opinion of briefings."
"I would like to keep the Colonel under observation." Janet asked General Hammond. "I have a number of other tests to run."
"Dr Fraiser keep the Colonel under observation and continue with your tests."
"Are you gonna keep him isolated?" McMasters asked.
"I don't believe that's necessary." Janet told them. "I will place him in a private room and visitors should be encouraged."
"Ok Colonel O'Neill go with Dr Fraiser." General Hammond told the patiently waiting watching man. "SG1 you are on stand down till further notice."
Janet and Jack left the briefing room as did McMasters but the others had stopped to see what Teal'c was so fascinated by. The stoic Jaffa was studying his notepad intently a small rarely seen smile on his lips as he examined the doodles.
"Is that Thor?" Daniel asked pointing to a figure on the page.
"Yes." Sam looked closer. "Is he stomping on replicators!" she giggled, when her attention was drawn to another sketch.
"What?" Daniel asked.
"Is that my dad?" Sam chortled as she stared at a exact replica of her father in Tokra attire, he had what appeared to be a smiling friendly symbiote on his shoulder making Jacob Carter look like he had two heads.
"Indeed it is." Teal'c was staring at a drawing of what he assumed was Master Bratac and himself with each figure apparently strangling a struggling symbiote.
"Amazing I never new Jack was so talented." Daniel smiled at the drawings of he Nox family and of the annoyingly rotund Urgo.
"It seems O'Neill retains images from his life." Teal' commented to the chuckling group.
"So it would seem Teal'c." General Hammond left the members of SG1 to themselves.
48 Hours later.
Colonel O'Neill had still not spoken or regained his memory, General Hammond, Dr Fraiser and SG1 where meeting in the briefing room to discuss possible next steps. The only person missing was the Colonel himself who was watching "The Simpsons" in his room.
"I think that we should contact the Tokra, Asguard or even the Nox and see if they can help us." Dr Fraiser put forward.
"I am inclined to agree with you Dr Fraiser." General Hammond told the group.
"Do we really want to tell those Aliens that O'Neill has abilities." McMasters pointed out.
"Those aliens are our allies." Daniel scowled at the man.
Meanwhile Jack had stopped watching the TV and was looking towards the door, which opened and admitted a well dressed man.
"Well. Well Well look how the mighty Jack O'Neill has fallen." A sneer accompanied this and he walked closer to Jack.
"What nothing smart to say have we?"
Jack calmly survey the sneering man, and he did not react to the animosity coming off in waves.
"So its true then. Back from the dead and struck dumb with no memory, its like a wish come true."
The man stepped even closer to Jack and poked him in the chest.
"Just wait till my people get their hands on you O'Neill. They will make your life sooo interesting nice painful intrusive tests." Another poke and a wide evil smile accompanied these last comments.
The man seemed to grow increasingly irate at his apparent failure to gain any reaction or response from the calmly listening O'Neill.
"You really are going to wish you had stayed dead O'Neill. "
Poke and sneer.
"And if your friends get in my way then who knows what could happen."
A growl rent the air and the sneering man suddenly found himself toe to toe and nose to nose with the object of his scorn.
Gulping and then scornfully.
"What you going to do then O'Neill."
Back in the briefing room the meeting was interrupted by Sergeant Walter Harriman.
"What is it Sergeant?" Hammond asked the nervous looking man.
"General sir I've just been told that erm."
"Spit it out son." Hammond encouraged.
"Senator Kinsey is in the SGC with Colonel O'Neill."
"Holy Hannah." Sam exclaimed.
"Why wasn't I told this sooner." Growled Hammond.
"I don't know sir."
As one the group raced down to the Colonels room to find the senators security detail trying to get into the room. Screams could be heard from the inside, terrified high pitched screams.
"Teal'c break down that door. Now!" Hammond shouted.
"Indeed." Teal'c used his considerable power and weight and booted the door open.
The sight that greeted them on entering the room was of Jack sitting on the bed watching the screaming figure of Senator Kinsey.
Dr Fraiser moved towards the clearly terrified man, but stopped in horror as atleast three large symbiotes where sliding and hissing angrily all over the screaming mans body.
"OH MY GOD." Kinsey howled. "Don't let them take me."
A foul smell became apparent to the observers as the Senator lost control of his bowels. The man had quieten slightly although he still screamed occasionally but he was now sobbing and rocking backwards and forwards trying to ignore the hissing snakes.
The group stood staring at the Senator, they where reluctant or unwilling to help the hated man. The symbiote where agitatedly moving over and around the prone man, hissing in rage at one of the Senators men who tried half heartedly to get to his boss.
Janet looked over to the Colonel who was watching the Senator with a look of slight concentration on his handsome face. She then realised that Jack was somehow projecting the symbiotes that where so terrifying the Senator.
"Sweet."
Deciding that she should take action before the Senator collapse completely which could happen soon if the keening and screaming continued. Taking hold of Jacks hand she reached up an turned his head towards her.
"That's enough now."
The silver head nodded and suddenly the symbiotes disappeared and security was able to reach the Senator. Who was led shaking and still sobbing from the room.
"Get that man off my base." Hammond ordered as he realised that to get such a strong reaction from Jack then he had to have done something to warrant it.
"Holy Hannah."
"Indeed."
"Wow talk about scary."
"Indeed Kinsey must have truly offended O'Neill to suffer that fate."
The group all looked towards the man in question who regarded them each in turn before smiling to himself.
"What." Sam queried wondering about the smile.
Suddenly
"UNSCEDULED OFFWORLD ACTIVATION!"