Title: Be careful what you wish for

Summary: It's one of those future fanfics (set seven years into the future) about the long awaited return to Earth. Only the conditions under which John returns aren't really ideal. In fact he spends all of his time home trying to find a way to get back, not just for his sake, but for that of his daughter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Farscape or any of its characters.

Be Careful What You Wish For
Lost.

They crawled for what seemed like forever, but finally they reached a vent that led to the outside. John smashed it open and looked around.

" We're right by the perimeter fence, close to where we left the car. If we can get over the fence without being noticed then we'll be fine," John said softly.

" There must be guards everywhere John, we just broke out! There has to be!" DK complained peering nervously over John's shoulder.

" They think we're still inside, they probably sent most of the security from outside in to find us," John said and DK nodded nervously, realising that John probably had much more experience in this kind of thing than he had.

" Okay, well after you," DK said indicating for John to go. John nodded determinedly and he jumped up and sprinted to the fence, he climbed it stealthily and dropped down on the other side. DK and Jamie watched him worriedly, but soon he was indicating for them to follow. Jamie ran first and climbed over the fence quicker than either men, DK found it a little more difficult, but soon all three were on the ground and running towards the car. They just reached it when they heard an anguished shout and John turned around to see three guards running towards them.

" Get in now!" he yelled to the other two and they all climbed in the car, with John starting the engine and driving off even before DK had the door shut.

" Where to now?" DK asked panting.

" Dad!" was all John said.

* * *

Aeryn was the first one in command who dared to open her eyes. She looked around and found everyone was crouching down protecting their faces. She was about to announce the all clear when she looked at the main view screen and saw something that made her jaw drop.

" It worked," she gasped and everyone looked up quickly. Breiyden climbed to her feet and joined Aeryn's side.

" I told you it would," she said simply as both women gazed at planet Earth.

* * *

After the events with John and Jamie, the crew off the ISS didn't think that much else would be able to shock them, but when the young and inexperienced Julie Mathews woke up for the morning shift and found all the alarms on her console blaring she reconsidered quickly.

" Commander Taylor!" she shouted down the intercom. " You have to see this sir!" And then the young woman hit the alarm so that all the personnel would wake. Within five minutes everyone was gathered and staring at the sporadic readings on the consoles in fear.

" My God that's huge," Megan gasped.

" Get the camera working Julie, let's look at it!" Tom ordered excitedly.

" We should wait for Commander Taylor Tom," Megan countered, though there was no need, because Taylor had arrived. He took one look at the readings and then ordered Julie to activate the view screen. She did so straight away and soon a fuzzy image appeared on the main screen. " Sharpen the focus!" Taylor ordered and Julie started fiddling with the controls until a clear image of Moya was showing on screen. " Oh my God," Taylor gasped and he motioned to Tom.

" Get central control on the phone, straight away!"

* * *

Mike Biggs too thought that his part in this adventure had come to and end after he had been questioned about the escape of the Crichtons, but when he received the phone call from command telling him that he had to come in urgently, he began to think again. He made it into work on record time and found a hive of excitement. He didn't stop to ask what was going on, because he was being dragged over to a console where he was pushed into his chair and handed the microphone and a headset.

" Hello?" he asked tentatively when he had arranged himself with the hardware.

" Mike! We have a serious situation up here!" Taylor said desperately.

" Jim," Biggs exclaimed beginning feel very anxious. " What's wrong?"

" We have a UFO out here the size of.I don't know what, but it's huge and it is definitely not Terran!" Taylor explained.

" Can you patch through a visual?" Biggs asked as he started fiddling with dials preparing for the data stream.

" Yeah, hang on," Taylor said and he instructed Tom to send the visual down. Within moments it had arrived and a huge uproar swept through command as everyone started talking in panicky voices.

" Everybody shut up!" Biggs yelled and they calmed down a bit. " How long ago did it."

" Wait!" Taylor suddenly cried. " It's trying to make contact."

* * *

" What are you waiting for? Accept their transmission," Taylor told Tom. The young man obeyed with shaky hands and soon an image appeared on screen. It was command on Moya and Aeryn was standing centre stage with Breiyden and D'Argo by her side.

" Oh my God! They look human! And look at that one on the left.he's so big," Julie gasped. Taylor gave her a reprimanding look and then he turned to the video camera that was linking images of them back to Moya.

" Welcome, I am commander James Taylor, commander of this vessel," he said firmly.

* * *

" Remember speak in 'human' Aeryn, or they won't understand you," Breiyden told Aeryn softly. Aeryn rolled her eyes and wanted to tell the girl off for being so patronising, but there were more pressing issues at hand.

" I am commander Aeryn Suhn," she said forcefully in what she hoped was good English. John had taught her many cycles ago, but she was still a bit rusty. " Where is my husband, John Crichton?" she demanded before they could reply.

* * *

Everyone looked at Taylor. What was he going to tell this woman? Was he going to be honest, or was he going to stall? Each and every one of them was praying that he was going to stall, they didn't want to see this so called wife of Crichton's get angry, and they also didn't want to see the weapons capabilities of that ship.

Taylor cleared his throat and shuffled from a side to side a bit, the only proof that he was in fact terrified.

" I'm sorry, but we don't know where John Crichton, or the child are," he said eventually.

" What?" the woman demanded.

" Well we did know," Taylor stammered. " They came here over a week ago and we tried to protect them by keeping them here, but.well they went down to Earth and stayed with Jack Crichton." Taylor paused, wondering if he should tell her the next part of the story. He wondered what she would do when she found out what they were planning on doing with her daughter, but he was also terrified of what she would do if she found out he was lying. What if she had magic powers or something, and could read minds? So he decided to tell her. " Yesterday, your child was taken by the government and sent to a lab for testing." he began, but he stopped when everyone on the alien ship started talking in alien languages, they sounded angry. The leader woman then turned to all of them and barked something in an alien language and they shut up.

" Continue," she then told Taylor.

" Well John Crichton broke her out and now they've both disappeared.we don't know where they are!" he said grimly. Aeryn nodded.

" Are they alive?" she asked sounding worried.

" We believe so, yes."

* * *

" Dad, over here," John called to his father. Jack Crichton spun round and saw the three of them sitting on the jetty. John had called his father from a phone booth; well aware that his call would be traced and he told his father to meet him at their 'special spot'- a lake not far from Jack's house, where they used to go fishing when John was a boy and they owned a small cabin there - and to bring some things that John asked for. Jack had come immediately.

" Son! You're alright, thank God," he said rushing over to them. John stood up and hugged his father and then Jack crouched down at Jamie's side. " Did they hurt you?" Jamie shook her head.

" No, they just took some more blood," she said softly, she was still shaken up. Jack smiled at her and then stood up and faced John.

" Did you bring everything?" John asked. Jack nodded and handed over the fully packed sports bag and the keys to the cabin.

" Thanks, this means a lot to me," John said sincerely. " Now I want you and DK to leave," he said with even more sincerity. Jack's jaw dropped and DK got to his feet. Both started objecting profusely. John closed his eyes and shook his head. " Please I don't want to argue about this. I've already put you in enough danger, I want you guys to go back to your lives, please!" They could see the pain in his eyes and knew that arguing wouldn't help them.

" Son," Jack sighed and he felt tears welling up in his eyes, he didn't want this to be the end.he didn't want this to be his final goodbye.not like this, but he saw the pain in John's face and didn't want to make it any harder. So instead he pulled his son into a firm embrace.

" I love you," he finally said and he pulled away. Tears were forming in John's eyes too, but he brushed them away before they could fall.

" I know dad, I love you too," he said through gritted teeth, afraid to show too much emotion, before it all came flooding out. Jack nodded and then turned to Jamie and picked her up.

" I'm happy I had a chance to get to know you Talyn Crais Jameson," Jack said with a smile on his face. Jamie smiled and nodded.

" Me too," she said and they embraced too. Once Jack had put her down again he walked off hanging his head and rubbing his eyes furiously, he couldn't stick around whilst DK said goodbye, it was too hard.

" Look after him DK," John said sadly. DK nodded.

" Of course.I wish I could have seen it with you John, I wish I could join you," DK sighed and shook his head. " You have a hell of a life out there! You're one lucky guy!" John looked down at his daughter, who was staring up at him with a look of total admiration, a look she always seemed to don when she was talking to him, and suddenly all his memories of the last ten years came flooding back.

" I know," he finally told DK and he pulled his friend into a powerful embrace. " And you look after yourself too!"

" You too John!"

* * *

" I say we ram their pathetic excuse for a space station right now!" D'Argo growled angrily.

" D'Argo be normal! They're just." Breiyden began, but D'Argo growled ferociously and slammed his fists down on the conference table. Breiyden gulped and smiled angelically at him. " Or.or not," she stammered.

" I think what she was trying to say is that we know they're just curious! This is their first contact," Deacon said calmly.

" They were going to lay Jamie open on a dissection table!" Tripp yelled suddenly. Deacon stared at him calmly.

" I know that, I'm just saying." he began.

" It sounds like you're in league with these filthy humans!" D'Argo hissed. Deacon rolled his eyes and folded his arms (a habit he had picked up from John).

" Don't you think you're going a little over the top now?" he said calmly, but the only response he got to this was for everyone in the room to suddenly start yelling at the same time. Deacon looked to Breiyden for advice, but she just shrugged her shoulders and shook her head. So Deacon looked at Aeryn, the only one who wasn't making a noise.

" Aeryn, what do you think?" he asked and everyone fell silent and stared at Aeryn, who had begun to act like her former self now she knew her husband and daughter were most likely safe and out of harms way for now. She cleared her throat and looked from one angry face to the other.

" Believe me, I would love nothing more than to rip out the hearts of those monsters that took my daughter," she said sounding deathly calm, but there was a nasty glint in her eyes. " But, they are the only ones who can help me get my family back, so for the time being we have to keep them from panicking!"

" But Aeryn they." Tripp began.

" No Tripp, we will decide what to do with them after we have John and Jamie back!" Aeryn said. Deacon nodded and turned to the others with an 'I- told-you-so' look.

" Deacon," Aeryn warned the young man and he quickly uncrossed his arms and cleared his throat.

" Well we have to come up with a plan.I mean we can't go down here, because it's obvious that they can't be trusted," he said quickly. " If only we could scare them into finding them for us and then not hurting them when they do."

" We do," Breiyden suddenly said.

" What do we have?" D'Argo asked frowning.

" We have ignorance," she said frowning as she thought about her plan in her head.

" Hey, speak for yourself," Micola said angrily. Breiyden rolled her eyes and shook her head.

" No not our ignorance! Theirs! They don't know that Moya hasn't got any weapons capabilities. We could bluff, say we'll blow up their cities if they don't find and deliver John and Jamie to us unharmed!" she said. Everyone then turned to Aeryn, who nodded.

" That's a good idea Breiyd," she said and she actually managed to smile at the young girl.

* * *

Jamie looked around the cabin with a disgusted frown on her face. She didn't want to make John more upset, but to herself she was thinking that she hadn't thought human dwellings could get any worse. She sat down on the sofa and looked at the television.

" Daddy?" she suddenly said.

" Hmm?" John murmured from the table where he was working, without even looking up.

" Does this television machine thingy still work?" she asked looking around for a remote.

" Yeah I think it does sweetie," he muttered. Jamie nodded and carried on looking for the remote, but after five minutes she still couldn't find it.

" Daddy?"

" What is it?" John asked finally looking up from the laptop that Jack had brought him from DK's bag.

" Where's the remote?" she asked getting up and walking over to her father. John smiled.

" Kid this is a very old TV, it doesn't have a remote, you have to use the dials on the front," he said putting his arm around her when she reached his side. She sat down on his lap and looked at the graphs and images on the screen.

" What t'you doing?" she asked.

" Trying to find a way home," he said and he sighed. " Don't worry you, we'll get home!" Jamie nodded and smiled.

" I know," she said cheerfully and she turned around and hugged him tightly. Then she got up and walked over to the TV and started fiddling with the dials. The TV suddenly snapped on blearing out very loudly. She fiddled more, but soon the picture was clear and the volume was reasonable. She changed the channel a few times, but then she suddenly stopped and nearly fell over backwards.

" Daddy?" she mumbled softly.

" Hmm?"

" Daddy?" she repeated loudly staring at the screen in shock. John frowned and looked up from the computer. Jamie was just sitting on her knees in front of the TV, her hand still on the dial, a shocked expression plastered on her face.

" Sweetie what's wrong?" John asked quickly and he rushed to her side and dropped to his knees in next to her. " Jamie!" he said and he shook her shoulders.

" Dad! Look at the TV," she suddenly said and John did look.

" Oh my God."