Title Life for Rent (3/?)

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...

Teal'C POV

Startled for a moment he turned to see O'Neil still on the phone, Daniel Jackson was trying to comfort Kathryn and Major Carter was in shock, not that he blamed her, he himself was till reeling from her words. However he just raised an eyebrow and went to her side, gently lifting her slumped form from the ground. More than a little surprise by how little she weigh in his arms, when he first saw her she had reminded him of the woman of Chulak even though her skin was not the colour of coffee or her hair wasn't that honey brown. She was tall, not standing to his hight but taller than the woman he had seen at SG command, her skin looked like the many moons he had seen on his travels, and her hair would have glistened like fire but both were dull.

With reserved tenderness he sat her on the settee, already he could hear the cars headed towards the house, arranging her jacket around her he wondered what was wrong, how she had known the things she knew, just who she was and how SGC were going to handle this. Unconsciously he brushed some of her hair from her tired face, his long fingers lightly brushing across her cheek when he felt her shift, pressing her face even closer into his touch. Hearing the cars come to a stop outside he puled away, hoping that when she woke the questions would be answered.

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"What do you mean you don't know?"

The general asked through clenched teeth, his eyes darting to the girl on the bed for a moment and then he turned back to his CMO

"Just that sir, I've done everything I could think of, and all I can tell is she's human, a undernourished, dehydrated, sleep deprived twenty four year old. If I didn't know any better I would think she's in a state of Kal' Nor Reem, she's on an IV for fluid and nutrients. She will wake when her body had finished healing whatever is wrong."

Frowning he had listened to SG1's reports, he had listened as Kathryn told him all about her but he still didn't understand how she had gotten the information, how she knew just who and what Teal'C was.

"There was one thing though...She heals quickly, about three times faster than normal"

Nodding his mind was racing with the new information, they knew she didn't have any Naquida in her system, no Goa'uld technology what so ever, she was completely human in a physical and DNA standpoint, so either they had a leak at SGC or NID or maybe a ship had bypassed there defences and landed on earth – they just couldn't get answers until she woke

"She had this on her too – I don't know if you want it but...well it was in her jacket pocket"

Holding out the leather encased book she saw the general take it, it felt wrong, handing over someone's personal diary, a invasion but she knew the general would want it, he wouldn't use it to hurt her"

"Thank you, If there's any change..."

"Yes Sir"

Jennet replied with a nod, she knew what he meant. Waiting until he left she turned to Kathryn, the older woman hadn't left her nieces side since they had been dragged from her home a few hours ago. Jack had called a code 2, which meant that both Jayd and Kathryn had been brought back to the mountain.

"Kathryn, you look tired"

It was Helen who spoke, an archaeologist who worked in Daniels department came in handing the older woman a steaming cup, sitting beside her running a soothing hand over her shoulders as they both looked at the sleeping girl, the soft sound of beeps echoing at a constant rate around them.

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"So?"

Jack asked seeing the general coming back in the room after going to see Jayd and Kathryn himself. They had been bustled out of her house so quickly Jack felt a little guilty but he knew he was doing the right thing, if there was a leak then, well he wouldn't think of that.

Dropping the book on the table before them Hammond didn't know if he could read it, it felt like he was snooping and if his own daughters and grand daughters reaction to anyone reading there diaries he knew it was not going to be received well.

"What is it?"

Sam asked peering at the cover, seeing the symbols etched on the deep purple leather

"Its her diary"

The room was silent for a moment but it was jack who quickly pulled the book to him and without preamble her unwound the thin cord of leather holding it closed opening it, flipping through some of the pages, scanning them

"Colonel...Jack I don't think"

General Hammond and Daniel said at the same time but was waved off as Jack started to speak, reading from the page he was on

Extract from Jayd Diary

I don't know how to explain it, hell I don't know how to feel it but maybe if I write it down, maybe if I face them during the day then, well it cant hurt right? It her speaking, I think this is hr life.... as strange as it seems

I'm scared, there's horror and pain all around, for years I have protected him, at night I protected him from his enemies. It was my job, he is my father and Apep wants him destroyed but now, now it's all changed. More have come, they walk this world like gods, but many have now left, to find there own worlds to conquer, leaving only the four of us, My love, my enemy and my father.

My love he was kind and careful; he made me feel, not just Bast the goddess, as I am known here but also Ank'ha, the woman who my father gave to me as a life. She is strong; she loves Lan'pakt as I love Sokar. But he is now gone, the man who I was to protect my father from now stands joined with him, they have destroyed our loves and will kill me if they find out – for we have now created a Harcesis.

A child, my child that grows within me, I must flee but I cant not go. Ank'ha wishes to stay, to fight for her people, to fight for her child, for she is from her body, for her child to be born free, to be safe amongst the Tau'ri. To do this we must make them fight – the last two left on this planet must want to leave. To protect my child, my baby I will Tok'ra, I pledge my life in making the Tau'ri free, to free those I have once helped enslave....

That's where it ended – am I going crazy? – Do I have multiple personalities? Who is this woman I never have heard of, Bast – I researched.

Bast also called Bastet, was Ra's daughter. She protected Ra from his enemies, she became known as the Lady of the East, the Goddess of the Rising Sun, and The Sacred and All-Seeing Eye. At night she would turn herself into a cat to guard her father from Apep or as we known him Apophis, a serpent who was her father's greatest enemy.

Credited with killing the vile Apep, the goddess Bast ensured the warmth of the sun would continue to bless the delta of the Nile with fertile soil and abundant crops and was honoured as a goddess of fertility. Because of her all-seeing sacred eye that magically saw through the dark, Bast is one of the few sun goddesses that is also classified as a moon goddess...with her glowing cat's eye reminding us of the moon that it reflects. Bast, more than any other of the Egyptian goddesses was perceived as a protector and friend of women and young children. It is hardly surprising that the ancient Greeks referred to Bast as "The Egyptian Artemis"

Stopping jack looked up at Daniel who nodded, pushing his glasses a little higher up his nose as he spoke

"Wow she did some research, covers all the main points"

Nodding he looked back down to the elegant scripture on the white page, his voice filling the room again

"But what does this have to do with me, why do I feel that child grown inside me, I fee her struggle, I even feel her life fading away? Is this me in a past life? – Could I have been a Tok'ra – Resistance to Ra? – Against ra? I don't get it and what was with all the weird looking snakeheads they were everywhere? Shit my head hurts, I'm sick of hurting I hurt all the time...

"Jack...Jack I think I know this?"

Sam said softly, her eyes closed as she brought the buried memories of Jolinar to the forefront of her mind, she tried hard to sort through the jumble of memories and feelings – she couldn't quite catch it but opening her eyes she turned to the General, her voice full of conviction

"I know this I just cant reach it, I suggest we get in contact with the Tok'ra and ask them, Selmac should know he is the longest living Tok'ra symbiont, for some reason sir I know I've heard this before, its almost like a fairy tail – something parents would tell there children before going to bed?"

Seeing his Major frown in concentration he looked at his 2IC who just shrugged, it was common knowledge on how much he did not like the Tok'ra

"Colonel?"

"I think it's the best bet Sir – we don't know anything for sure but it may help"

"We'll send a transmission through now, in the mean time SG4 will take your next mission, SG1 is grounded until we receive word from the Tok'ra"

Seeing jack frown but nod George was presently surprised at how easy it had been, SG1 was on the fast track to burning itself out and it was times like these that he stepped in and made sure they didn't

"Dismissed"

Watching the four of them leave he turned to go into his own office, ready to make his own report on the red phone that sat to the left of his desk, already hearing the beginnings of the stargate powering up ready to send the message.