A/N Here is a shorter chapter! It took me awhile to figure out where was going!Thanks for reading!Let me know what you think!
Janet and Daniel sat there silently, staring at the TV. Were they talking about Micha Peyton? Were the police coming to take Will from them. The silence was broken by a very loud, hurried knock on the door. Daniel got up to answer the door.
"Jack, what is going on?" Daniel asked as Jack pushed himself into the house.
"We need to get Will back to the mountain before the local police get involved. Did Micha leave him with a backpack?" Jack asked.
"Hi Jack!" Will said, standing in the living room still half a sleep.
"Hey party animal! You're going to come with me today." Jack said with a small smile.
"Can I fix him some breakfast before he goes?" Janet asked. She looked like she was ready to cry.
"Maybe some toast or something quick. I'll feed him when we get to the mountain," Jack said.
"OK." Janet said, taking Will's hand and led him into the kitchen.
"Here is his stuff." Daniel said, holding up a spider-man book bag. Jack took the bag to the couch, unzipped the bag and dumped everything out. There were two sets of clothes, underwear, and an extra pair of shoes. Small action figures and cars. His swimsuit and goodie bag were the last things to fall out. Jack turned the book bag inside out. A pouch flopped out of the book bag. Jack unzipped the pouch and took out the DVD. He then repacked the book bag.
"How did you know that was in there?" Daniel asked.
"Dex, received a letter late yesterday from Micha, saying a DVD would be in Will's back pack explaining everything. He didn't know what that meant until he had to go identity Micha's body this morning. Hammond wants answers." Jack explained.
Daniel grabbed some clothes for Will to put on before Jack put them back in the book bag. Will came out of the kitchen eating a banana.
"Let's go you dressed, buddy, then you can leave with Jack." Daniel said.
"Speaking of dressed, do you always wear your pajamas to Janet's or did you spend the night here?" Jack asked with a small smile.
"I spent the night here." Daniel admitted.
"I'm happy for you!" Jack whispered.
"Thanks!" Daniel said as he helped Will get dressed. Will now wore a spider-man tee shirt and jean shorts. Daniel was cleaning the Will's glasses as Jack ran a comb through the boy's unruly curls.
Janet hugged Will before he left with Jack.
They arrived at the mountain and Jack parked and took Will out of the truck.
"Where are we going, Jack?" Will asked as they got on the elevator.
"We need to talk to my boss for a few minutes then we'll get something to eat." Jack said as they got off the elevator.
"Are we going to see uncle Micha?" Will asked excitedly.
"No, we're not." Jack said.
Will saw Dex sitting in the briefing room and ran towards him. Dex hugged the tiny boy tightly. Jack gave the DVD to Hammond.
"Does the boy know?" Hammond asked, looking at Will.
'No, sir."
Hammond nodded and took a deep breath as he walked to Will. He was sitting on Dex's lap.
"Son, last night your uncle Micha was hurt badly..."
"Is he at the doctors?" Will interrupted.
"No, he was hurt terrible, and he didn't make it. Do you understand what that means?" Hammond asked.
"No!" Will shook his head.
"Son, your uncle Micha died last night." Hammond said softly.
"No, you said he was hurt. He just needs a doctor. He will be alright!" Will said urgently.
"I'm sorry, Will, but a doctor can't help. Micha is not coming back." Hammond said gently.
Will cried and turned around, burying his face in Dex's neck.
"I'm so sorry!" Hammond said.
Dex rocked and rubbed Will's back as the boy let out heartbroken sobs.
"He promised to take me suba diving if I learned to swim this summer. I worked really hard." Will said, sitting up and sniffing.
"I know, dude. Micha told me how proud of you he was. We will find out who did this to your uncle and put him in jail. I promise!" Dex said, still rubbing Will's back.
"Why did someone hurt my uncle?" Will asked.
"We don't know, son, but we will find them!" Hammond said, firmly.
"Will, do you want to go eat?" Jack asks softly.
"No, my tummy doesn't feel good." Will said, laying his head on Dex's chest.
"I know, baby, but why don't you go with Jack and try to eat a snack or something? It might make your tummy feel better." Dex soothed.
Will sighed and sat up in Dex's lap. Jack offered Will his hand. Will hopped off Dex's lap and took Jack's hand, then they walked out to mess hall. Jack carried Will down to the mess hall. They were still serving breakfast. Jack knew because of Will's allergies, he had to be careful of how the food was cooked.
"Was any of this cooked with peanut oil?" Jack asked.
"No, sir, we use vegetable oil." The man severing the food said.
"You want tatter tots, eggs and bacon?" Jack asked. Will nodded.
"We'll take two trays." Jack said. Jack put Will down so he could grab the trays.
Jack led them over to a table. Will sat down and stared at the tray.
"It will not taste good if it gets cold." Jack said.
"I'm not hungry!" Will pouted.
"Do I have to make the choo choo noises because I will." Jack said, picking up a fork full of eggs. He put it up to Will's closed mouth.
"Jack!" Iris greeted, coming up to the table.
"You getting breakfast, Ms. Iris?" Jack asked.
"Yup"
Will stared at Iris curiously.
"This is my friend. Will do you want to eat breakfast with us?" Jack asked.
Iris sat down across from Will.
"Good morning!" Darius greeted, sitting down.
"Morning!" Jack said.
"You have pretty flowers growing out of your hair." Will said to Iris.
"Thank you!"
"Why do you look like that?" Will asked, nibbling on a tatter tot.
"Like what?" Iris asked, frowning.
"Why are you green?" Will asked.
"That was the way they made me?" Iris shrugged.
"Oh, OK!" Will said, taking another bite of food.
Darius couldn't help but smile. Children were so innocent.
Hammond rubbed his face as he watched the DVD Jack gave him. Micha explained how he came from a well-to-do family and that his mother and stepfather would do anything to get custody of Will. They wanted the little boy because they couldn't have him. Micha's brother, Roger, was estranged from the family when he married his wife. They wanted him to marry someone else with money, like a company merger. They did the same when Micha joined the airforce.
"I hope I'm just being paranoid and I no one will ever have to see this recording, but if something happens to me I need Will to be safe." Micha sighed and rubbed his face.
Hammond paused the DVD.
"Is he saying his parents had him killed just so they can get custody of Will? There are easier ways of getting custody." Hammond asked.
"That's what it sounds like, but maybe it was an accident. Maybe there was a fight and things got out of hand." Dex said.
Hammond unpaused the DVD.
"If something happens to me, I want Dr. Janet Fraiser and Dr. Daniel Jackson to have custody of Will. I know anyone of my colleagues would be wonderful with Will but Will has a special bond with these two people. I won't let my mother have custody of that precious little boy." Micha said.
"Can his grandparents fight for Will if he gave Janet and Daniel custody?" Dex asked.
"They could, but why didn't they do that with Micha? Why have him killed?" Hammond asked.
"I guess we need to figure that out." Dex said determinedly.
"I found out that Micha's mother is in town." Sam said, walking into the room.
"OK, go talk to her, see what she knows." Hammond nodded.
Jack watched Will and Iris play. They had struck up a friendship. Now they were in the nursery playing with Ashley.
They were sitting on the floor playing a board game Darius had bought for Iris. They were both giggling. Something about this felt very off to Jack. He didn't know what it was, but this whole thing, with Micha being shot and found in his front yard, did not feel right. Then why would he leave a DVD in Will's book bag? Did he know something was going to happen? He acted normally at Devlin's birthday party. Jack suddenly stood up.
"I'll be back!" Jack said, then hurried out of the room.
Sam and Martouf went to the address of the hotel Micha's mother was staying. Sam knocked on the door. A nicely dressed woman answered the door. Her nose and eyes were pink and puffy.
"Mrs. Walker, I'm Major Samantha Carter O'Neill with the US Airforce and this is Marty. We are so sorry about your son." Sam said.
"Please, call me Martha. I have lost both of my children now." Martha sniffed.
"Do you know who would do this to Micha?" Sam asked.
"Why would I know that? I hadn't seen Micha in two years before my oldest son's funeral, so why would I know who would do this?" Martha asked huffily.
"I'm sorry, but we have to ask questions." Martouf shoothed.
"Where is my grandson? I want to see him! He needs to be with family!" Martha demanded.
"He is safe. Micha has left someone else custody of your grandson, Will." Sam said.
"Will is my family. I should get him. I will fight that person in court for him!" Martha snapped.
"Why didn't Micha want you to have Will?" Sam asked.
"My oldest son, Roger, gave Micha custody of Will when he died because Roger was mad at me! I never gave his wife a chance and really had nothing to do with the children. That doesn't mean I don't want little Will to be with me now! He is the only thing I have left of my Roger! He looks like Roger when he was little with those beautiful curls and bright blue eyes." Martha sniffed.
"But why didn't Micha want you to have custody of Will?" Martouf asked again.
"I don't know, I guess because Roger didn't want me to have Will, so Micha would not let me have Will! Micha idolized Roger. He would do anything for him. But I'm a good grandma and I'm sure Will would love my peanut butter cookies. Roger always did." Martha insisted.
"Do you know anything about Will?" Sam asked.
"What does that mean? No, not really. I told you I really had nothing to do with my grandsons before Roger's death." Martha snapped.
"Will has a severe peanut allergy and can't have your peanut butter cookies!" Sam snapped.
"Oh, dear. See, that's why I want him so I can know these things!" Martha said.
Back at the mountain.
Hammond walked down to the infirmary where one of the other doctors, Dr. Richmond, was waiting for him.
"Sir, we have a major problem!" Dr. Richmond said quickly.
"What's that?" Hammond asked.
"This is not Micha Peyton! The blood works confirms it and Micha was on strong antibiotics because of being cut deeply by an off world plant on his right calf. Which isn't there either." Dr. Richmond pulled the sheet off the body. No cut was on the man's calf.
"What the hell is going on? This is not the man I saw brought in here a few hours ago!" Hammond exclaimed.
"Sir, can I speak with you?" Jack asked from the doorway.