Stargate SG-1
"The Grandfather Paradox"
Chapter 4 - Everything's Going to be Okay.
The Next Day.
Infirmary - SGC
Sam and Jack entered the infirmary and immediately went over to Isabel who was sitting on top of the bed. "Hey, how ya feeling?" Jack asked Isabel.
"I'm fine," Isabel told her dad and then turned to her mom, "I WILL be."
Sam tried to smile, "I know, honey."
"Mom, can I talk to Dad real quick, please?" Isabel asked.
"Yeah," Sam said a bit surprised. "I have to go talk to Janet anyways." Sam got up and headed off to find Janet.
"So, what's up?" Jack asked curious.
"Daniel came to see my last night."
"Yeah?"
"And I did like you said.Daniel says hi. He also told me that I was going to be okay.that it wasn't my time to leave yet."
Jack smiled, "good."
"But I can't tell Mom he said so, that's why I just said that I'll be fine."
"Good thinking Izzy."
"Dad?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
"For what?" Jack asked confused.
"For being my dad."
"Hey! I should be the one thanking you for being my daughter! One that I might have never known I had!"
Isabel smiled, "I love you."
Jack hugged her and kissed her head, "I love you too." He pulled away and looked down at Isabel. "I'll be right back."
"Okay."
Jack walked off to find Sam, who was talking to Janet. Jack noticed right away that Sam was crying. "What's going on?"
"I think there's a possibility of saving Isabel." Janet told him.
"She could die, Jack!" Sam said crying and Jack pulled her into his arms.
"There's a 1% chance that it will work. I'm sorry."
"We'll do it," Jack told Janet.
"But." Sam started to say looking up at Jack.
"She's going to be fine, Sam."
"How do you know?"
"Because Isabel told me she would be.and Daniel told her."
"Daniel?" Sam and Janet asked confused at the same time.
"Just relax, Sam. So you might think it's weird, but maybe it's a good thing."
"What'd Daniel say?" Sam asked holding her breath.
"That she was going to be okay and that it wasn't her time yet."
Sam exhaled, "really?"
"That's what Isabel told me. Come on, Daniel and you are always right about everything! So, Daniel's gotta be right about Isabel, right?"
"Yeah.I guess."
"So?" Janet asked.
"We'll do it," Sam said trying to wipe tears away.
"Okay, then we'll start in two hours."
"Thank you Janet."
Two Hours Later. O.R. Observation Room - SGC
Sam was sitting, watching as they finished prepping Isabel for the surgery. She had been crying for almost the entire two hours. Jack walked in, he stopped when he noticed how distressed Sam was. "Hey." Jack said sitting down next to Sam.
"Hi," Sam said still sobbing.
"She's going to be fine, Sam," Jack told her putting his arm around her shoulder.
"Jack, if I lose her too.I.I.I don't know what I'll do!"
"Sam," Jack said taking Sam's chin and then tilting her head up so they were eye to eye. "Listen to me. Isabel is going to be fine. You're not going to lose her."
Sam smiled as best she could. "Will you stay with me while Janet does the surgery?"
Jack moved his hand away from Sam's chin, "yeah.I'll stay as long as you like."
"What about me.well my past self and Paul?"
"Hammond won't let us go until it's clear.and so far it's a no go."
"But you WILL go back?"
"Sam, we don't leave our people behind.well.we don't leave them behind for long anyways."
Sam smiled, "Jack, it's not your fault.Paul and I knew you would come back for us.that it was only a matter of time."
They looked down to see that Janet and some other doctors had entered and were about to start the surgery. Soon they began. The surgery took about an hour. They had to remove a buildup of naquadah in Isabel's kidneys and then make sure that she was given more blood to hopefully keep the naquadah from getting too much of a concentration. Isabel was transferred back to the infirmary and put on saline, nutrients, blood, and medication that would help keep the naquadah from building up.
An Hour Later. Infirmary - SGC
Sam and Jack were sitting next to Isabel's bed in the infirmary when she woke up. Isabel slowly opened her eyes and smiled when she saw that her parents were there. "Hi," Isabel said weakly.
"Hey there!" Jack said trying to sound cheery.
"How are you feeling?" Sam asked concerned.
"I'm fine!" Isabel said. "Okay, so my stomach hurts a bit, but that's it."
Janet walked up with a smile, "hey there, how's my littlest patient feeling?"
"I'm fine, really."
"Stomach hurts a bit?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, well that'll go away. It's just a result of the surgery. You'll be out of here in a few days."
"How many?"
"Two, maybe three.I need to let your medications go through your system so you'll be okay."
"Okay."
"You can have visitors though, and I've arranged for a laptop to be brought up that has a DVD player and some DVDs so you can watch some movies too."
"Really?!"
"Yeah," Janet said smiling more.
"Hey, why don't I get that when I get stuck here?!" Jack complained.
"Because, Isabel is our VERY SPECIAL patient."
"Well, then while you're getting better, I'm going to work on a way to get us both home," Sam told her daughter.
"You look like you need a nap, Mom," Isabel said.
"She's right, Sam, you should really get some sleep," Jack agreed.
"Just a nap," Sam told them.
"I'll be fine in here without parent supervision, I promise," Isabel told her parents and they smiled.
"Okay, but if there's any."
"Sam, I'll call you," Janet said. "I'll keep an eye on her don't worry."
"Thanks Janet," Sam said as she and Jack left the infirmary.
Much Later that Day. Infirmary - SGC
Isabel was sitting in her bed watching a DVD with Major Ferretti and Captain Grant sitting on either side of her watching it with her when Colonel O'Neill and Doctor Carter walked in. "Ferretti what are you doing?!" Jack asked.
"Ummm watching Harry Potter with your daughter?" Ferretti answered.
"Are you okay, Isabel? You're suppose to be resting!" Sam told her daughter.
Doctor Frasier walked up behind them, "they're fine!"
"You're interrupting the movie!" Isabel scolded her parents.
"How is she?" Sam immediately asked.
"She's fine, really," Janet told them. "And she's fine with visitors. She's actually helping me out by keeping an eye on these two."
"It's not like we're giving you a hard time, Doc!" Captain Grant said.
"Nope," Ferretti agreed.
"Well no more than any other SG Team member," Janet told them. "I'm starting to worry though."
"About?" Jack asked.
"Remember when Doctor Carter was here with Major Kawalsky? Doctor Carter's reaction to being here where there's two Carters."
"Yeah.what will that do to Isabel?"
"I'm not sure yet, but the fact that they haven't happened yet is starting to worry me."
"You're saying that Sam's dead? Our Sam?"
"It's possible."
"General Hammond won't send out any teams after them yet."
"They're fine, believe me.I was there," Sam told them. "But we do need to be getting home.if I can figure out how to do that."
"You'll figure it out," Jack told her.
"It helps to know that Isabel is okay."
"Well, then I'll let you go off and figure a way to get yourself and Isabel back to your time," Janet said and then walked off.
Three Days Later. Embarkation Room - SGC
Doctor Samantha Carter and Isabel Tamberlyn Carter stood in the embarkation room as Sergeant Davis dialed the coordinates to the world that Carter and Davis had been left behind on. They had purposefully overpowered the gate to hopefully get the same effect as when they had been accidentally thrown back to 1969. The gate powered up and the wormhole was established, they turned and smiled up at Colonel O'Neill and General Hammond who were in the control room. Sam took Isabel's hand and started through the gate after sending the IDC.
The Next Day.
Infirmary - SGC
Sam and Jack entered the infirmary and immediately went over to Isabel who was sitting on top of the bed. "Hey, how ya feeling?" Jack asked Isabel.
"I'm fine," Isabel told her dad and then turned to her mom, "I WILL be."
Sam tried to smile, "I know, honey."
"Mom, can I talk to Dad real quick, please?" Isabel asked.
"Yeah," Sam said a bit surprised. "I have to go talk to Janet anyways." Sam got up and headed off to find Janet.
"So, what's up?" Jack asked curious.
"Daniel came to see my last night."
"Yeah?"
"And I did like you said.Daniel says hi. He also told me that I was going to be okay.that it wasn't my time to leave yet."
Jack smiled, "good."
"But I can't tell Mom he said so, that's why I just said that I'll be fine."
"Good thinking Izzy."
"Dad?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
"For what?" Jack asked confused.
"For being my dad."
"Hey! I should be the one thanking you for being my daughter! One that I might have never known I had!"
Isabel smiled, "I love you."
Jack hugged her and kissed her head, "I love you too." He pulled away and looked down at Isabel. "I'll be right back."
"Okay."
Jack walked off to find Sam, who was talking to Janet. Jack noticed right away that Sam was crying. "What's going on?"
"I think there's a possibility of saving Isabel." Janet told him.
"She could die, Jack!" Sam said crying and Jack pulled her into his arms.
"There's a 1% chance that it will work. I'm sorry."
"We'll do it," Jack told Janet.
"But." Sam started to say looking up at Jack.
"She's going to be fine, Sam."
"How do you know?"
"Because Isabel told me she would be.and Daniel told her."
"Daniel?" Sam and Janet asked confused at the same time.
"Just relax, Sam. So you might think it's weird, but maybe it's a good thing."
"What'd Daniel say?" Sam asked holding her breath.
"That she was going to be okay and that it wasn't her time yet."
Sam exhaled, "really?"
"That's what Isabel told me. Come on, Daniel and you are always right about everything! So, Daniel's gotta be right about Isabel, right?"
"Yeah.I guess."
"So?" Janet asked.
"We'll do it," Sam said trying to wipe tears away.
"Okay, then we'll start in two hours."
"Thank you Janet."
Two Hours Later. O.R. Observation Room - SGC
Sam was sitting, watching as they finished prepping Isabel for the surgery. She had been crying for almost the entire two hours. Jack walked in, he stopped when he noticed how distressed Sam was. "Hey." Jack said sitting down next to Sam.
"Hi," Sam said still sobbing.
"She's going to be fine, Sam," Jack told her putting his arm around her shoulder.
"Jack, if I lose her too.I.I.I don't know what I'll do!"
"Sam," Jack said taking Sam's chin and then tilting her head up so they were eye to eye. "Listen to me. Isabel is going to be fine. You're not going to lose her."
Sam smiled as best she could. "Will you stay with me while Janet does the surgery?"
Jack moved his hand away from Sam's chin, "yeah.I'll stay as long as you like."
"What about me.well my past self and Paul?"
"Hammond won't let us go until it's clear.and so far it's a no go."
"But you WILL go back?"
"Sam, we don't leave our people behind.well.we don't leave them behind for long anyways."
Sam smiled, "Jack, it's not your fault.Paul and I knew you would come back for us.that it was only a matter of time."
They looked down to see that Janet and some other doctors had entered and were about to start the surgery. Soon they began. The surgery took about an hour. They had to remove a buildup of naquadah in Isabel's kidneys and then make sure that she was given more blood to hopefully keep the naquadah from getting too much of a concentration. Isabel was transferred back to the infirmary and put on saline, nutrients, blood, and medication that would help keep the naquadah from building up.
An Hour Later. Infirmary - SGC
Sam and Jack were sitting next to Isabel's bed in the infirmary when she woke up. Isabel slowly opened her eyes and smiled when she saw that her parents were there. "Hi," Isabel said weakly.
"Hey there!" Jack said trying to sound cheery.
"How are you feeling?" Sam asked concerned.
"I'm fine!" Isabel said. "Okay, so my stomach hurts a bit, but that's it."
Janet walked up with a smile, "hey there, how's my littlest patient feeling?"
"I'm fine, really."
"Stomach hurts a bit?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, well that'll go away. It's just a result of the surgery. You'll be out of here in a few days."
"How many?"
"Two, maybe three.I need to let your medications go through your system so you'll be okay."
"Okay."
"You can have visitors though, and I've arranged for a laptop to be brought up that has a DVD player and some DVDs so you can watch some movies too."
"Really?!"
"Yeah," Janet said smiling more.
"Hey, why don't I get that when I get stuck here?!" Jack complained.
"Because, Isabel is our VERY SPECIAL patient."
"Well, then while you're getting better, I'm going to work on a way to get us both home," Sam told her daughter.
"You look like you need a nap, Mom," Isabel said.
"She's right, Sam, you should really get some sleep," Jack agreed.
"Just a nap," Sam told them.
"I'll be fine in here without parent supervision, I promise," Isabel told her parents and they smiled.
"Okay, but if there's any."
"Sam, I'll call you," Janet said. "I'll keep an eye on her don't worry."
"Thanks Janet," Sam said as she and Jack left the infirmary.
Much Later that Day. Infirmary - SGC
Isabel was sitting in her bed watching a DVD with Major Ferretti and Captain Grant sitting on either side of her watching it with her when Colonel O'Neill and Doctor Carter walked in. "Ferretti what are you doing?!" Jack asked.
"Ummm watching Harry Potter with your daughter?" Ferretti answered.
"Are you okay, Isabel? You're suppose to be resting!" Sam told her daughter.
Doctor Frasier walked up behind them, "they're fine!"
"You're interrupting the movie!" Isabel scolded her parents.
"How is she?" Sam immediately asked.
"She's fine, really," Janet told them. "And she's fine with visitors. She's actually helping me out by keeping an eye on these two."
"It's not like we're giving you a hard time, Doc!" Captain Grant said.
"Nope," Ferretti agreed.
"Well no more than any other SG Team member," Janet told them. "I'm starting to worry though."
"About?" Jack asked.
"Remember when Doctor Carter was here with Major Kawalsky? Doctor Carter's reaction to being here where there's two Carters."
"Yeah.what will that do to Isabel?"
"I'm not sure yet, but the fact that they haven't happened yet is starting to worry me."
"You're saying that Sam's dead? Our Sam?"
"It's possible."
"General Hammond won't send out any teams after them yet."
"They're fine, believe me.I was there," Sam told them. "But we do need to be getting home.if I can figure out how to do that."
"You'll figure it out," Jack told her.
"It helps to know that Isabel is okay."
"Well, then I'll let you go off and figure a way to get yourself and Isabel back to your time," Janet said and then walked off.
Three Days Later. Embarkation Room - SGC
Doctor Samantha Carter and Isabel Tamberlyn Carter stood in the embarkation room as Sergeant Davis dialed the coordinates to the world that Carter and Davis had been left behind on. They had purposefully overpowered the gate to hopefully get the same effect as when they had been accidentally thrown back to 1969. The gate powered up and the wormhole was established, they turned and smiled up at Colonel O'Neill and General Hammond who were in the control room. Sam took Isabel's hand and started through the gate after sending the IDC.