Thanks for the reviews, sorry for the delayI could say I had an author block, but it would be just 1/10 of the truth. I need to confess I was lazy, then found the Naruto series and started to watch it (I'm up to 200 ep.s at the moment) then found the FullMetal Alchemist and watched that too. What can I say I am extremely lazy but a bit of guilty always good nudge for me to write. : )

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Chapter 10

Jack sat back to listen as the Atlantis' crew debated what to do with them. His gaze flickered toward J.J. who was sound asleep. He couldn't help but smile at the young boy's innocent face. He didn't remember when he looked that innocent.

He rolled his head in a futile attempt to easy the pressure in his head, the constant faint buzzing sound such made his headache worsen. The last few days stress and the ordeal started to get the better on him, his abused, tried body protested and ache with every move. He rolled his shoulder, the joint popped. He felt like he could fall asleep while sitting on the hard, uncomfortable stool like seat. He yawned then shake his head to dispel the doziness. Ah what wouldn't he give for a good hot shower and a few hours sleep. A small yaw escaped him again.

The raised voices from the other side of the room called his attention back to the present. Dr Weir's expression was clearly agitated, her blue eyes flashed at something the large alien guy said. The other woman, Teyla if Jack remembered right glared at Rodney, her eyes flashed while her right hand closed into a fist. Lo, lo it seems the 'McKay charm' still has the effect on the woman. Let's just say Carter wasn't the only one who filled out protest toward the man for harassment.

"Alright," declared Dr. Weir as she turned her attention toward Jack, a small smile lingered on her lips. "Jack we decided to let you stay under the cover you provided." Jack arched an eyebrow, he wasn't sure that the story would work, but before he could comment it, Weir continued. "Rodney will work out the technological details of your arrival, please try to give out as little information as you could and please it back to us…"

"Dr Weir," Jack interrupted her monolog with a patient smile on his face. "Please don't get me wrong but I done undercover mission when you started to learn how to crawl." A bit of exaggeration didn't hurt, thought Jack as watched the others' slightly dumbfounded look.

"Oh, alright then… Ronan and John, I mean Colonel Sheppard will show you around and inform you about the base security. Dr Beckett wishes to examinant both of you, but I think both issues would leisure up tomorrow. Until then Teyla would show you your rooms." Jack knew when he heard a dismissal, he nodded his understanding. He stood and picked up J.J. The smaller boy stirred in his sleep but didn't wake up.

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As Teyla escorted them down Atlantis' corridors, Jack had a strange nagging feeling he saw place like this before, he mentally shrugged, and he saw too many civilization and place during his Stargate traveling years to be able to remember all. It was Daniel's job to keep track of them anyway. His gaze flickered over his surrounding and his lovely companion. She had a great body and fierce eyes, which were glaring at him. He grinned at her and fastened his steppes to be able to catch up with her.

"You like what you saw?" Teyla arched a questioning eyebrow. The double meaning wasn1t lost to Jack. Neither the look Teyla was giving him, it reminded him the time when he first met with Night Fox. Oh man, was she angry for staring at her body. Frank got a black eye that day.

"Nice, very nice." Jack answered with an impish look in his eyes. "but I am with child." He positioned J.J. in his arms as a shield. She grinned at him.

"Then I need to forgive you."

"Oh if you must."

"But I was so looking forward to see how such a beautiful and talented woman fight."

"Smoot, very smooth." Her brown glittered with mirth

"Thanks, I practice a lot." Jack answered back with all seriousness he could muster, but he liked their banter. It was so long since he had the opportunity to practicing such an activity. It seemed Teyla enjoyed their little spar as well; she started to laugh after softly hitting him.

"Oh you will get your spar mister."

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J.J.'s eyes rapidly moved under his lashes, his mind remembered times when he wasn't yet alive.

A faint music played in his dream, colors flashed, almost in synch with the music, it felt soothing. Then it was gone in a flash, another memory resurfaced, running feet's echoed in forlorn corridors, piercing scream sounded from behind them. "Run Mikaj, don't stop. The Wraiths is here." screamed a pained voice. One of them stopped to look back to see what happened with their comrade. Death pale distorted face appeared before the man, craw like fingers cut deep inside his body. Cold shudder run thought the man, before he felt the life-force slowly draining from his body. The last thing he saw was the being's cold amused eyes.

The dream changed again, a city on the sea, hundreds of flying vehicles zoomed around the city, J.J. could pick some which was headed toward the land on the horizon others toward the sea, bucking under the surface.

The scenery changed again, machines noise masked everything else, lights flashed, something whined up, fume escaped from the pipes. One of the doors opened, the forbidden act was finally finished. Inside energy crystals pulsed, the knowledge was finally safe.

J.J.'s eyes snapped open; he was standing in an empty corridor. He was all alone. Where was Jack? Was he still dreaming? He frowned; cool breeze licked his feverish skin. He could feel the ocean's salty flavor; he walked toward from where he suspected the breeze came from. He stumbled down the corridor. He reached the end of the corridor, the road suddenly ended; the ocean's surface was only a few feet from the exit. He stuck his head out and looked around. The closest aisle was more then 10 feet above him.

'Jack?'

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Jack came awake. His gaze snapped toward his young companion's bed. It was empty. He jumped out of the bed and looked around their small room. Nothing, nobody was there. He frowned. He was sure he heard J.J.'s voice. He closed his eyes and reached out toward the place in his mind. He felt J.J.'s present.

'J.J. where are you?'

'I don't know.'

'How you get there?'

'Not sure I was dreaming and suddenly I was here.'

'Alright, stay put, I will try to find you.'

'Okay, I'm somewhere downstairs, a few feet above the ocean's surface.'

'O.K:'

Jack rushed out the door, toward the command center. He needed to find J.J. He was just about to round the corridor, when a flash came across trough their link with a flash of pain a companioned with it. His knees bucked under him from its force, he pressed his hand to the wall to be able to hold himself up.

'Sorry.' J.J.'s childish voice chimed.

'What was that?' Jack mumbled trough his teeth.

'Memories.' Jack suppressed the urge to roll his eyes.

'About what?'

'Uhm, a control panel of some type of lift. It's kinda work like the one in the show you watched in the dinner.'

Jack frowned, what went at the time in the TV. A flitting memory of Dr Spook appeared in his mind. So it J.J. was talking of some type of transporter.

'How the controller look like, J.J?'

'It's a panel, with flashing symbols.' Jack gazed around the corridor; his gaze settled on a panel, it was in a deflection. He moved closer to it. He positioned his hand over the panel, the lights flashed, the symbols, looked like the Ancient language. He tried to remember which sign symbolize what; the Ancient lesson at the time-looping incident came at handy times like this.

"Solum? I know this one. Solum, it's in my tongue. Ah I know it's mean floor. Let's see unus like uno as one. I think it's the first floor." Jack grinned in delight, only problem he had no idea which was the first floor. His gaze moved to left to the next symbol. He tried to read out the symbol, he narrowed his eyes, the world looked strange, it's mean. "Prae..praesieo…praesieo-sedi-ere. What the hell is this?"

'Command' J.J. chirped in

'I know it too.' Jack huffed as he pressed down the symbol. White light filled the area as Jack disappeared.

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Well here the next chapter, hope you liked it.

Solum, unus and praesieo-sedi-ere are Latin words from one of the Online Dictionary..