Title Life for Rent (2/?)

Author Bekabulwinkle

Author Email Bekabulwinkle@hotmail.com

Category: Drama – Romance - Angst Pairing Unknown yet – Suggestions welcome

Spoilers Its all over the place I cant really tell so if you know it then well it's a spoiler

Rating For the moment I'd say PG but it could change so keep an eye on this

Archive Well if you want too – just let me know where Disclaimer I own nothing that you know, just Jayd, she's mine the rest belongs to whoever owns them...

The room looked like a tornado had blow through it, books were up turned, papers littering every available workspace. Right in the middle of the chaos was a very frustrated and overly cafinated Archeologist. Daniel groaned as he once again hit a brick wall in the translation – rubbing the bridge of his nose he closed his dry eyes, he had been looking at the glowing screen of his computer for too long

"Nothing?"

Startled he jumped as he turned, only to groan when he saw his commanding officer and friend leaning against the door jam, Daniel shook his head, pulling his glasses off and dropping them on the table with a frustrated sigh, going to reach for the ice cold and near empty cup of coffee beside the computer.

"I can't get it Jack...I've never seen the symbol before. I get the crescent moon, in near all cultures is represents night, the woman, fertility but this creature, I've never seen it in anything, it looks more Gaelic, a phoenix of sorts, it seems to be protecting the moon, see how it curls around it?"

Rolling his eyes Jack stepped in the room, rolling his eyes as he looked at the screen, he had no idea what his friend was saying so he peered at the image for a second before speaking

"Have you asked Teal'C?"

"Of cause I have...sorry"

Daniel sighed again, he didn't mean to be snappy but he had been cooped up in his small office for the last 48 hour trying to figure out just what he had brought back from PX788-6954. The world was similar to Earth, its people descendants who was only about a hundred years behind Earth in its technology but more advanced in human PSI, some were able to communicate through telepathy, many constantly used telekinesis and most were physic, empathic or had the power in some form

"Look you sure the old woman wasn't just crazy?"

"No Jack she knew things – things about all of us"

Nodding Colonel O'Neil flopped down in the chair a hand running through his greying hair as he spoke

"So what just suppose to wait for this person to show up?"

Daniel shrugged leaning back in his own chair, his eyes scanning the covered boards around the room, he had been trying to translate the words Shee'kee had told them on the night before they left. The elder had gathered SG1 to her, her words still running through Daniels head as he went back through the stargate the next morning and the last week since he had gotten back

~ The one missing, forgotten by those who wished her harm, seeing through eyes not her's, her pain grows with each day, find her, find her and she shall heal, set her on the right path and she shall stand strong and lead the rebels for she is her mothers daughter and the mother of freedom. Protect her fragile shell and she shall protect yours – Knowledge will lead and Love will follow through. Follow the symbol, find the Ank'ha ~

Shrugging Jack had no idea what it meant, he hadn't when he had been told and he sure as hell didn't know now.

"Lets get out of here – go see Kathryn"

Jack interrupted seeing how frustrated Daniel was getting; each of them had been jumpy since coming back from PX788-6954, it would be good for his kids to get out.

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The sun was high in the sky when Jayd finally headed back to her aunts house. Her tattoo had healed quickly, even Kelly had remarked on it – usually it took a good week or so just to scab over but Jayd's almost glowed blue against her pale skin, and it had only been two days. Last night she had left again, she had felt unclean, her skin crawling as she rode, the things she had seen in her dreams, weird looking creatures, kind of like walking snakes, covered in scales and strong, they were so strong, if she watched Sci-fi she would think it was starting to screw with her mind but she didn't.

It wasn't just them it was everything, glowing eyes – the feeling of being lost, memories of a woman she had never seen before, markings that she knew were Egyptian. People, faces she had never seen before, arguments blood, there seemed to be a lot of blood shed – an army rolling over deserts and slaughtering everything – the feel of wrongness, betrayal, shame and fear.

As soon as she woke she was racing out of the door, her dreams forcing her from the small room and into the dark night – after heading back to see Kelly she had found herself just wandering around letting the night wash over her and then all morning she had milled around, her head still full of glowing eyes and her body still rolling with pain.

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Seeing the car pull to a stop Kathryn was worried, hurrying to open the front door but quickly her worry turned to surprised and happiness. It wasn't police to come and tell her of her niece but it was Daniel, Jack, Sam and Teal'C. The SG1 team looked tired, but then again they always did. The most elite and longest serving Stargate team was constantly in demand, either within the program or outside it.

Sitting around her dining table she was pouring another cup of tea for herself while listening to them talk about there latest trip. It sounded amazing; sometimes she hated giving up the chance to work with the Stargate program.

"So I've been trying to understand what it means, all week I've been going through everything but I just don't...Ohh hello"

They all turned, Kathryn smiling at her tired and weary looking niece, pouring another cup of the herbal tea she had just made for Teal'C and holding it out for Jayd

Taking the offered cup Jayd's green eyes narrowed, as she looked at the strangers now relaxing around the perfectly polished table. The one closest to her aunt was the youngest, shaggy light brown hair that fell across his forehead hitting the rim of his glasses. An older man was next to him, salt and pepper hair; his face was blank but his eyes were assessing her, trying to figure out if she was friend or foe, across from her aunt was the only other woman. A pretty blond who looked to be in her thirties – short hair but a soft face, unlike the older man her eyes were inquisitive, she reminded Jayd of her mother in that way, it was like she always had to know how things worked, the reason behind it the why. The last stranger in the room was looking rather strangely at her, a hat covered his dark eyes and his full lips set in a line as he sat silently.

"Come Jayd I want you to meet a few of my friends"

Blinking the uneasy feeling the dark man had given her away she nodded, finishing the last of her tea in one big gulp, before making another for herself, absently her hands went about the task and once more she was drinking the warm and comforting tea she had come to loved since being at her Aunts house.

"Jayd this is Sam, Jack, Daniel and Te..."

"Murry"

Jack put in with a forced smile on his face, maybe it had been a mistake to come here, if he had known Kathryn had company then he wouldn't have come, now they would have to be wary of there words.

"Yes Murry. Well this is my great niece Jayd, she's staying with me for a while"

Her green eyes narrowed once more as Jayd shook Jacks hand, he was clearly the leader of this little group considering the way the others were sending his glances, either that or they were embroiled in some sinful little four- way action. Before she could think about it her aunt was happily turning her to sit next to Sam, right across from Daniel.

Silently she sipped her tea, letting it warm her hands as she listened, Murry which she knew wasn't his real name could anyone be more obvious, well he was quite, so was jack, but every now and then he would throw in a snide comment, usually at Daniel and Sam, well Sam seemed to look to her aunt as a mother of sorts, the two of them were happily talking about the latest thingamejig in astronomy like they were discussing the latest fashions from Paris.

"Dr Jackson..."

"Daniel please"

Nodding once she kept going

"So how long have you and Jack been a couple?"

At her words the room fell silent, everyone turned to her as she moped up the tea Daniel had just spat all over her.

"Ohh god I'm sorry, so sorry about that"

Brushing him away she just raised a perfectly arched and pierced eyebrow at him as she cleaned herself listening to both men stutter and stammer that they were indeed not a couple, both enjoying the company of woman.

It felt like all the air was suddenly forced from her lungs, eyes wide the cup she was about to refill fell from numb fingers as her green eyes fell on the markings the dark man had been hiding with his now fallen cap.

"Jayd? – Jayd what's wrong?"

She heard her aunts voice but the dreams that had kept her awake night after night for the last six months flashed across her lenses – that symbol so frequently shown, she knew it and she knew it mean pain and horror.

"No – get out and never come back your not welcome, leave!"

She screamed backpedaling, her chair near flying across the room as she pushed it away, her face ghostly and her heart pounded in her ears as she wrapped an arm around her stomach, she could feel a child moving under her arm, feel the heaviness on her body as she yelled frantically

"Leave Jaffa, Apophis will not harm my child"

The words sprung from her mouth and she had no idea what she was talking about but soon more came, this time it was of no language she had even heard before

"My father shall hear of this. Arak ran kree"no'rak (I know everything) – Sokar will not allow this – I am Bast, the goddess who comprehends all goddesses, eye of Ra, protector, avenger, and destroyer... Giver of life who lives forever. Rok'nu'ra ja'kura shel're halla keg... (It's time for you to die)."

Blinking once she looked at the people around her before falling to the ground, darkness overtaking the pounding in her head and ears as she slumped to the floor.

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She had been so happy to see Jayd sitting and talking, usually she held herself up in her room constantly playing on her music. But Kathryn knew it would last, her trouble making niece had to go and say what she did. However never did feel the need to capture something on film as she did with Jack and Daniels expressions, both looked outraged and a little affronted that the other was so outraged.

Chuckling Kathryn notice how pale Jayd went like she had seen a ghost, the cup clattered from her fingers making her worry

"Jayd? – Jayd what's wrong?"

The change in Jayd scared her, and the others all seemed to be making a human wall around Teal'C, when she spoke again this time her voice sounded older, hallow and full of fear.

"No – get out and never come back your not welcome, leave!"

Kathryn couldn't do anything but watch as Jayd scrambled to get away from Teal'C her green eyes caught on the markings on his forehead; she was hunched a little almost like she was protecting herself

"Leave Jaffa, Apophis will not harm my child"

Going to reach for her she gasped when Daniel pulled her away, she could see he was scared for her, she was about to pull away but heard Jayd once more scream, she was scared, curling into herself almost like a mother who was protecting her unborn child

"My father shall hear of this. Arak ran kree"no'rak (I know everything) – Sokar will not allow this – I am Bast, the goddess who comprehends all goddesses, eye of Ra, protector, avenger, and destroyer... Giver of life who lives forever. Rok'nu'ra ja'kura shel're halla keg... (It's time for you to die)."

It was silent for a second, the longest second Kathryn ever remembered and then suddenly as started it stopped, Jayd blinked once, her face gaining some of its color as she looked at them all, then she just slumped to the ground unconscious.

"Jayd – call 911, Jayd!"

She yelled breaking from Daniels relaxed grasp and hurrying towards her niece missing the looks SG1 were throwing at each other and the fact that when Jack dialed it wasn't to 911.