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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Happily Remembered

Jack woke to a familiar sound, Zale and Zada moving and whimpering in their cribs. Daniel was shifting in his sleep next to Jack and woke up with that funny little confused expression that was equal parts adorable and saddening since it meant that Daniel still didn't remember anything. Jack didn't want to lie to himself at least; he was hoping a good night sleep might jog something.

"Can I get Zale?" Daniel mumbled as he turned over to look at Jack who was giving his young amnesiac husband a confused but happy smile.

"Of course, whatever you are comfortable with, and I hate to do this but I am actually on duty in the arena and you were supposed to have the kids this morning. I think Adrian was going to come over but I can cancel my sparring for the day until you can at least piece together some of the past year together."

"No, you should go and let me get reacquainted," Daniel assured his love. "Will Adrian know who the healer is and who shouldn't be coming into the house?" Daniel asked. Jack felt stupid suddenly; Daniel had no idea who friend or foe was at the moment.

"I think Sam has the day off, she was supposed to be working in her new workshop but she can come over for a little while as well."

"Sam and Teal'c are here?" Daniel asked, surprised he hadn't seen them yet.

"Yes, they were moving into their new house next door last night and yesterday. It didn't even occur to me that they had no idea about everything. I'll go get them after we get the twins started on their day."

Daniel nodded and slipped from the bed, shuffling a little stiffly but Jack left him alone to make the trek to the bathroom and then out the door. Jack followed closely so he could show Daniel where the diapers are then where the baby food was downstairs. Daniel moved so easily from one baby activity to the next that Jack wondered what Amada had done because somewhere inside his young husband, he remembered being a father.

And that made Jack love Daniel all the more.

When Jack was getting ready to leave, Daniel was holding Zada and talking to her quietly as Zale sat next to them. He was conversing with their daughter and filling in her answers as he always did before today, this Daddy Daniel was no different. He didn't realize his actions were the same but he just wanted to get to know his daughter and nothing was going to stop him from doing so.

Jack walked quickly across the back yard and into the neighboring yard and knocked on the back door. Sam opened it with Jacob in her arms, "Hey Sam I need your help. Is Teal'c still here?"

"Yes," she turned and called out to her Jaffa husband and the trio followed Jack back into his home.

"You have to understand, Daniel doesn't remember the past year, he knows that we are married and that the twins belong to us but he doesn't remember anything about our time here. He will remember Sam and if she could stay with him then he wouldn't accidently invite someone into our home that maybe doesn't need to be here. Adrian should be coming by later but he doesn't remember the kid either, he needs someone familiar."

"Of course," Sam replied and they all walked inside to find Daniel on the couch, with a twin on each thigh and he talked to them both.

"Jack, we have two beautiful children," Daniel said with a smile then he looked up and grinned at Sam and Teal'c. "I am so happy to see you guys, I am going to guess the little guy is yours?"

Sam nodded, "This is Jacob, he is good friends with Zale and Zada of course."

"Nice to meet him, sorry I don't remember."

Sam shrugged, "Glad once again that you are here to be sorry instead of the alternative."

Daniel shrugged in return and as Sam sat down and started chattering with Daniel over some science project, Jack was assured that his lover and family would be safe while he was working. Teal'c would be leaving later as well but Sam and Adrian would have the rest of the day under control.

Jack leaned down over Daniel, "I love you," he whispered gently into Daniel's ear. The younger man blushed prettily and turned his head to accept Jack's kiss. Then Jack walked out the door, he couldn't deal with the sadness of what Daniel had lost. Everything they went through to be together in the beginning and their decision to marry then to have the twins, Jack hoped the memories weren't gone for good because Daniel shouldn't be punished to have finally found love and a family only to lose the memory of that family.

Daniel easily fell into conversation with Sam, learning about some things that had happened during the past year. She talked about how they got together and how the four of them were sort of forced into accepting their feelings for each other then the challenges they faced which made the problems they would have had at home seem trivial at best.

"So someone who had the power to unblock our emotions for each other basically got us laid?" Daniel asked, confused and enjoying Sam's blushing cheeks over the discussion at hand.

"Love, as she was called showed us how we felt towards one another but the others; Lust and Desire used their powers to weaken our defenses against the love and elevated our desires."

Daniel stared at Teal'c as he said those words, "Huh?" he asked with a laugh.

"Desire and Lust made us horny," Sam said quietly and sheepishly.

"I don't understand if we've only been here in this time for about a year, how are these children so much older than they should be?" Daniel asked, Jack told him earlier that the 'twins' as they called Zada and Zale were about three months old but they were also quite a bit ahead of schedule for baby stuff as far as Daniel knew.

"From what the queen has told us, the Vannas have faster pregnancies because the fetus grows at a slightly accelerated rate and their abilities are slightly quicker than human because of the magic they have."

"And Jacob has powers? I understand Zada and Zale have magical mammas so that makes sense but Jacob is yours with Teal'c right?"

"That is correct Daniel Jackson. It would appear that when babies are conceived without magic present, they sometimes adopt magic that has no host."

"Fascinating," Daniel said with a smile.

"Indeed," Teal'c responded and Daniel grinned even more.

"Do you guys enjoy your lives here?" he asked suddenly, wondering what they had to give up by deciding to stay in this time.

Sam smiled, "I miss home Daniel, please don't think otherwise but I get my own place, my own workspace, and a lot of minions who come to me to learn what I did at home. They do the same thing with you."

"They do?" Daniel asked shocked his information of long dead societies would have done anything for a warrior society.

"You have offered the Vannas to learn more about the planet they now call home and you are teaching a few languages to a bunch of students, something that humans and Vannas both have no access to because the information died and no one was there to pass it on anymore."

"Wow, I am doing what I basically always wanted to do. I love to go on digs but so much of that was because it was the only place I felt closer to my parents, learning about societies and passing on the knowledge was always my first love."

"Hey is anyone home?" someone called from the door and Daniel turned to watch Adrian walk into the house. Sam smiled and waved hello before the young man sat down across from Daniel and looked at him. Daniel didn't know what to do so he just returned the semi awkward stare. "How are you Daniel?"

"I believe you are sufficiently cared for, Daniel Jackson and I must leave for training in the arena," Teal'c spoke before Daniel could answer and he nodded to his Jaffa friend. Teal'c leaned down closed to Jacob to kiss the baby gently on the head then kissed Sam on the lips, whispered something to her then left the house only to run into another woman at the door.

She wore her red-gold hair loose around her shoulders and Daniel got a sense of knowing who she was but had no memories to back up the claim. "Adrian?" he asked the younger man feeling suddenly very unsure about living in this place without any information.

"Daniel, this is Erica Trinity one of the royal healers. She has been working with you and your team as well as the babies since they were conceived and since you came to be with the Vannas people. She is a beloved friend of the Sky family and is trustworthy for you."

Daniel nodded and watched as Erica walked towards them, she dropped a lightweight bag from her should onto the end of the couch, touching each twin gently before she focused on Daniel. "I have heard that Amada has returned to do more damage, she really liked you did she not?"

Daniel shrugged, "I don't know what you mean."

Erica frowned, "Wow, that is some memory loss for sure. Lets see what I can see," Erica replied them placed her palm on Daniel's forehead. His arms and hands wanted to fall loose but with Zale still in his embrace, he couldn't fight the desperate need not to release his hold on Zale. Finally Adrian took Zale and held each twin like Daniel had been doing earlier.

Daniel slipped into a dark quiet place and he could feel Erica in his mind, like a gently lapping of the waves against the shore. He wondered how she did that but figured it came from working with people her whole life and it never occurred to him that she wasn't using any equipment. He tried to blank his mind; using some of the techniques Teal'c had taught him in meditation.

"Daniel, Amada was feeding on your natural energy in this case the energy that is created in remembrances of your life. I think like any injury, this may be reversible but its going to take time. I think your friends need to let you remember on your own as much as possible so I will pass the message along to the Queen and your students. Jack and your friends will also need to stop filling in the blanks and to let the fog just slip away in time."

Daniel nodded against Erica's hand but she didn't release him, "Erica?" he questioned.

"Wait, I can give you something, its been protected by your bond."

"Bond?" Daniel mumbled the word in question.

There was no answer, just a mental click as something reopened and Daniel inhaled sharply. He saw the twins being born, and all they had gone through with the kids, sometimes when Jack wasn't there and Daniel knew there was a story there for a future talk but he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that the twins were his and he had the memories to back that up. He also had the information about their Awakened Magis and with that, some of the information he'd learned about the Vannas was released as well. It was more than he could have ever truly hope for him, it was good to know more about his children. "Zada Rea, born of Jack and Desire, Rea is Desire's real name because we wanted her to be represented in her daughter despite the fact that she had Zada for us. Zale Charles is my son with Lust, Charles for Jack's Charlie. They were born within moments of each other, it's why we call them twins even though they aren't genetically of the same parents."

Erica laughed as she pulled away from Daniel's head, "Great, proof that you are going to be just fine in time."

Daniel smiled and turned to Adrian who was still holding the twins. "Zada my baby girl," he crooned and took the little girl to hug and nuzzle her gently, smelling her baby smell and listening to her happy mumbling. With a joyful laugh, Daniel hugged Erica who accepted the contact for a few moments before pulling away and looking at Adrian that clearly said she was speaking to him silently. Then she spoke again, "I do not know if you are aware but Taj, the super tiger is sitting outside looking incredibly sad."

Daniel frowned, "Huh?"

"Your pet, I am guessing that Jack asked him to stay out for a while so you wouldn't be freaked by the fact that you have a pet that's bigger than a horse."

Daniel frowned at Adrian, "What?"

Adrian handed Zale to Daniel as well; Sam picked Jacob up from the floor. Daniel wondered why until Adrian walked through to the back of the house and opened a back door. Daniel would have stood and tried to run at the first sight of Taj who was about the size of a small horse, the tiger's withers about chest height but he couldn't move to quickly with the twins on his lap. Taj walked into the large living room, which suddenly made a little more sense. They would need floor space to have a 'pet' like that. The tiger walked over and leaned down to nuzzle Daniel's face gently, then did the same with the twins who responded with happy giggling, proving that they had done this many times.

"The twins are loved very much by their protector Taj," Adrian said with a grin. Sam hadn't acted as though Taj would be a danger, more like if he bumped Jacob the baby would have been crying and possibly hurt so she was playing it safe. Daniel took his cue from the others, moving Zale closer to his chest so he could rub at one soft ear close to him and the babies. Taj's chest rumbled in delighted pleasure at the contact.

"This is weird, its not like humans were friends with tigers in our time, why is he here?" Daniel wondered aloud.

"Taj and Jack bonded during his adventure off the island a while back and Taj came home with him and adopted your family. That's the way Jack tells it."

Daniel nodded, Jack liked pets and was always trying to get dogs for everyone who came to live on earth including Teal'c once upon a time, it wouldn't be hard to see Jack falling for this big cat and deciding it would be the perfect pet because it was pretty self sufficient.

He wondered when Jack was going to be home, he wanted to let his husband know that there was hope for his memories and that he knew that Zada and Zale were their children. Daniel knew that this life was worth remembering and continuing with Jack and the twins.