Fraiser looked over the child as Torna and Thai watched her.
"Amazing. Truly amazing. This child looks like the both of you," she said.
"Thank you Doctor," said Thai. "By the way, her name's Wanatia."
At that moment, Daniel walked into the infirmary and up to the three. The baby reached out for him and gurgled.
"May I?" Daniel asked Thai, his eyebrows raised.
She nodded and he lifted the baby out of the doctor's arms.
"You're such a cute thing, aren't you?" he asked the baby as O'Neill and Carter walked into the room behind him.
"I never knew you had such a passion for alien kids Daniel," O'Neill told him.
"Jack, the child's only half alien. She's half human, as well, you know," Daniel replied.
"That's not it. It's something else. She likes you already and she hasn't even been here ten minutes. I don't know what it is about you. Seriously," O'Neill explained.
Daniel gave him a look that read 'I don't believe you' all over. Carter quietly laughed as she shook her head.
"You two never look quite eye to eye, do you?" Carter said to them.
"Do we ever Carter?" O'Neill asked her.
"No, of course not," Carter told her as her stare came to the lieutenant. "Thai, she's cute."
"Thank you ma'am," thanked Thai, bowing her head.
"I agree with her though I can't see why you came here with it. I would've thought for sure you would've stayed on your new homeworld," O'Neill told her.
"We just couldn't stay away from here Colonel," Thai said with a smile.
Both Carter and O'Neill soon left the room, leaving Daniel with the couple.
"Thai, before you leave, I want to have a talk with you," Daniel quietly said to her.
"Of course. You probably have a few questions," she replied as the baby was returned to her back.
There was a sling on her back to put the child in and they walked out into the hallway once Fraiser said is was okay..
***
Soon, General Hammond along with SG-1, Jacob and the five Lights who came through the gate were situated in the briefing room.
"So what brings you back here Lieutenant?" asked the general.
"First, General, please call me by my Light name, Thai, while I am in the presence of the High Council. After all, they are the ones who gave it to me years ago. Secondly, we came here because of the child. We've already been to Torna's homeworld and now we have to come here. Tradition. Besides, the High Council wanted to talk to you, at least, General Hammond," she explained as she pushed back one of her long brown pigtails.
"You're leaving something out Thai. I know it. Can't place it but I know it's there," Daniel told her, his head down on the table.
"What am I...? Oh yes, that. Not only that, once two hosts have a child, it's custom for the members of the High Council to revisit the original planets of the parents and for the child to become aquainted with it at an early age. Preferably at an age when the child is deemed old and capable enough for gate travel," Thai put in.
The general looked at Daniel with curiousity in his eyes.
"Doctor Jackson, how did you know that?" he started.
"I think I retained some knowledge of the Lights' ways of life when Lyna was in me," he explained as he lifted his head and looked at him. "Just like Major Carter still retains some knowledge of the Tok'ra left behind from Jolinar."
"We'll talk about that later Doctor. Right now, I'm more concerned about these people here who joined us. Right now, Thai's their only commnuication," General Hammond replied.
"I don't think so General," came a voice.
They all looked to see Colonel Simmons standing in the doorway.
"Colonol Simmons, what are you doing here?" demanded Hammond.
"Came for a visit, of course. It's a good thing we did General as it appears you have company. Who are they?" he replied, refering to Thai.
"Daniel, who's this?" wondered Thai.
"This is Colonel Simmons. Don't trust him as far as you can throw him," he replied. "He can be very dangerous."
"This is Thai. He's Torna and their High Council if you must know. What do you want with them Simmons?" replied O'Neill.
"Nothing much Colonel O'Neill though they would be of much use to us, the United States and to the entire world with their technology," Simmons replied.
"Hey listen, I mught want our allies to help us in the technology department but I don't go around forcing them to do so," O'Neill yelled at him, getting up out of his seat.
"Sit down Colonel!" Hammond ordered him.
Torna began rambling off in the alien language as O'Neill reluctantly sat back down in his seat. He was obviously upset as he said them.
"Did you catch that Thai?" asked O'Neill.
"General, you should put that on the record. Colonel Jack O'Neill is actually asking me to do something for him," Thai told Hammond, pointing a finger at the Colonel. "And yes, I did get that."
"Speak English. Nobody understands that blabbing," Simmons demanded.
"Sure, nobody outside this base does though I do. He's angry with you for demanding us of our help with the technology. I can tell the High Council isn't too happy either," Thai told them. "I agree with them all."
"Will someone tell him that if he doesn't come with us, we'll be using force?" Simmons asked him as he looked at Thai with an angry look.
Daniel started to tell him before he caught himself midsentence. He put a hand up to his mouth.
"Doctor Jackson..." started Hammond.
"What was he doing?" wondered Simmons.
"On our last encounter, I taught Doctor Jackson some of our language. I think it was instinct," Thai told him.
Daniel gave an inward sigh of relief as Simmons walked up to them.
"Don't tell me what to do. You aren't part of the Air Force, you aren't even part of the planet's population," he told her. "Now I want you to come with me miss."
Thai growled as Jacob put a hand on her shoulder.
"Can I just kill him now?" she asked quietly though gritted teeth.
"You'd better not," he replied.
"You and Torna go with him for now Thai. I'll find a way for you not to leave this facility with him," Hammond told her.
"No sense General. I came on behalf of the president of the United States. If you don't believe me, take it up with him," Simmons told him
Thai and Torna didn't appear to be very happy, nor did the High Council or Daniel.
"I'll go with them. I don't want them to feel nervous," Jacob told them.
"Fine, just as long as they come with us," Simmons replied.
Hammond didn't appear to be very happy as the three were led out of the room.
TBC...
"Amazing. Truly amazing. This child looks like the both of you," she said.
"Thank you Doctor," said Thai. "By the way, her name's Wanatia."
At that moment, Daniel walked into the infirmary and up to the three. The baby reached out for him and gurgled.
"May I?" Daniel asked Thai, his eyebrows raised.
She nodded and he lifted the baby out of the doctor's arms.
"You're such a cute thing, aren't you?" he asked the baby as O'Neill and Carter walked into the room behind him.
"I never knew you had such a passion for alien kids Daniel," O'Neill told him.
"Jack, the child's only half alien. She's half human, as well, you know," Daniel replied.
"That's not it. It's something else. She likes you already and she hasn't even been here ten minutes. I don't know what it is about you. Seriously," O'Neill explained.
Daniel gave him a look that read 'I don't believe you' all over. Carter quietly laughed as she shook her head.
"You two never look quite eye to eye, do you?" Carter said to them.
"Do we ever Carter?" O'Neill asked her.
"No, of course not," Carter told her as her stare came to the lieutenant. "Thai, she's cute."
"Thank you ma'am," thanked Thai, bowing her head.
"I agree with her though I can't see why you came here with it. I would've thought for sure you would've stayed on your new homeworld," O'Neill told her.
"We just couldn't stay away from here Colonel," Thai said with a smile.
Both Carter and O'Neill soon left the room, leaving Daniel with the couple.
"Thai, before you leave, I want to have a talk with you," Daniel quietly said to her.
"Of course. You probably have a few questions," she replied as the baby was returned to her back.
There was a sling on her back to put the child in and they walked out into the hallway once Fraiser said is was okay..
***
Soon, General Hammond along with SG-1, Jacob and the five Lights who came through the gate were situated in the briefing room.
"So what brings you back here Lieutenant?" asked the general.
"First, General, please call me by my Light name, Thai, while I am in the presence of the High Council. After all, they are the ones who gave it to me years ago. Secondly, we came here because of the child. We've already been to Torna's homeworld and now we have to come here. Tradition. Besides, the High Council wanted to talk to you, at least, General Hammond," she explained as she pushed back one of her long brown pigtails.
"You're leaving something out Thai. I know it. Can't place it but I know it's there," Daniel told her, his head down on the table.
"What am I...? Oh yes, that. Not only that, once two hosts have a child, it's custom for the members of the High Council to revisit the original planets of the parents and for the child to become aquainted with it at an early age. Preferably at an age when the child is deemed old and capable enough for gate travel," Thai put in.
The general looked at Daniel with curiousity in his eyes.
"Doctor Jackson, how did you know that?" he started.
"I think I retained some knowledge of the Lights' ways of life when Lyna was in me," he explained as he lifted his head and looked at him. "Just like Major Carter still retains some knowledge of the Tok'ra left behind from Jolinar."
"We'll talk about that later Doctor. Right now, I'm more concerned about these people here who joined us. Right now, Thai's their only commnuication," General Hammond replied.
"I don't think so General," came a voice.
They all looked to see Colonel Simmons standing in the doorway.
"Colonol Simmons, what are you doing here?" demanded Hammond.
"Came for a visit, of course. It's a good thing we did General as it appears you have company. Who are they?" he replied, refering to Thai.
"Daniel, who's this?" wondered Thai.
"This is Colonel Simmons. Don't trust him as far as you can throw him," he replied. "He can be very dangerous."
"This is Thai. He's Torna and their High Council if you must know. What do you want with them Simmons?" replied O'Neill.
"Nothing much Colonel O'Neill though they would be of much use to us, the United States and to the entire world with their technology," Simmons replied.
"Hey listen, I mught want our allies to help us in the technology department but I don't go around forcing them to do so," O'Neill yelled at him, getting up out of his seat.
"Sit down Colonel!" Hammond ordered him.
Torna began rambling off in the alien language as O'Neill reluctantly sat back down in his seat. He was obviously upset as he said them.
"Did you catch that Thai?" asked O'Neill.
"General, you should put that on the record. Colonel Jack O'Neill is actually asking me to do something for him," Thai told Hammond, pointing a finger at the Colonel. "And yes, I did get that."
"Speak English. Nobody understands that blabbing," Simmons demanded.
"Sure, nobody outside this base does though I do. He's angry with you for demanding us of our help with the technology. I can tell the High Council isn't too happy either," Thai told them. "I agree with them all."
"Will someone tell him that if he doesn't come with us, we'll be using force?" Simmons asked him as he looked at Thai with an angry look.
Daniel started to tell him before he caught himself midsentence. He put a hand up to his mouth.
"Doctor Jackson..." started Hammond.
"What was he doing?" wondered Simmons.
"On our last encounter, I taught Doctor Jackson some of our language. I think it was instinct," Thai told him.
Daniel gave an inward sigh of relief as Simmons walked up to them.
"Don't tell me what to do. You aren't part of the Air Force, you aren't even part of the planet's population," he told her. "Now I want you to come with me miss."
Thai growled as Jacob put a hand on her shoulder.
"Can I just kill him now?" she asked quietly though gritted teeth.
"You'd better not," he replied.
"You and Torna go with him for now Thai. I'll find a way for you not to leave this facility with him," Hammond told her.
"No sense General. I came on behalf of the president of the United States. If you don't believe me, take it up with him," Simmons told him
Thai and Torna didn't appear to be very happy, nor did the High Council or Daniel.
"I'll go with them. I don't want them to feel nervous," Jacob told them.
"Fine, just as long as they come with us," Simmons replied.
Hammond didn't appear to be very happy as the three were led out of the room.
TBC...