Chapter 2 Accelerated Child

When they reached the medical wing Genevieve was crawling around the room speedily getting out of reach of every nurse in the station as all joined the hunt to catch the quick child. It was quite a sight to see about 15 nurses unable to catch a small child. That's when Daniel saw it. When he last saw Genevieve she had been a small newborn looking baby but now she looked as if she might be a few months old, at least old enought to crawl, but he didn't know how old babies started to crawl. Before, he saw what was coming the baby was hooking on to his leg and sitting on his foot just holding him as if he would protect her from all evil.

He bent and picked her up holding her in his arms. She giggled when she opened her eyes which had been closed in way Daniel thought was fear. She smiled. He looked at her and weird sense of right hit him before Janet and him were asked to come to the briefing room.

" It seems that the little girl is very healthy," said Janet. " The only thing that is unique about her is as far as I can tell her fast growth and quick actions,"

" Explain," said Gen. Hammond.

"Well, the little girl-,"

" Genevieve," Daniel interruped.

" Yes, Genevieve seems to grow at a very fast speed," continued Janet. " When she came here mere hours ago, she was about the size of a newborn infant. Now, she is about the size of a one year old child,"

" And quick actions," said Gen. Hammond.

" It seems also that she is very fast and strong for a girl her age,"

" How can you tell," Gen. Hammond asked. Janet pulled out a small, flat ball.

" Well, she did this and she did give the nurses a hard time catching her once she started crawling,"

" Good lord," said Gen. Hammond. " We haven't seen someone do this since Col. O'neill wore that experiment bracelet. Now, the question is what will happen to her she just can't stay on base,"

" She could be put up for adoption," Jack offered.

" With her abtities it would be risking to much, sir," said Sam. " Just a thought," he said.

" Maybe Jack has somthing there. Maybe she could be adopted by one of us like Cassie was by Janet," said Daniel.

" By who?" asked Jack. " Who here has the time to raise a baby,"

" They might not be raising a baby soon," said Janet. " At rate she's going she'll be 10 years old in about a month," Just then a nurse walked in carrying a crying Genevieve.

" She wouldn't stop crying," said the nurse. " She kept screaming for her daddy," While they started debating who she could be asking for he noticed that the nurse was weak and could barely hold her. To relive the nurse and he figured that the crying would only get worse if she were dropped Daniel took the baby away from the nurse. She stopped almost at the second. When they noticed everyone grew quiet.

"What?" asked Daniel as he noticed everyone looking at him.

" She stopped crying," said Sam.

" Yeah," said Janet as she put two and two together. " She thinks you're her daddy,"

" No, how?" he asked.

" Well, you picked her up first, when we were in the medical wing she came to you in fear of the nurses, and when she asked for her daddy you picked her up and she stopped crying," Janet stated as if she had no idea how he had missed it.

" Uhh," said Daniel still hold Genevieve.

" Maybe you should adopt her," Janet asked. "Soon she won't be a baby so you don't have to take that much time of down time,"

Maybe he could. Maybe he could be a father. Maybe he could take that leap. The pride and responsibly. Maybe... yes.

" Okay," he said as he held Genevieve.