They ended up waiting a bit longer this time. Hammond went back into his
office, knowing that he'd be able to hear and see when Fraiser returned
with her results. He had some paper work to do, and he might as well get it
done.
Jack had paperwork, too, but he wasn't in any hurry to do his. Instead he sat and watched as Daniel once more pulled out the arrowhead necklace they'd taken from the older version of Shawn, and tried to figure out where it'd come from.
"Maybe it's from some obscure tribe in the middle of nowhere?" Jack suggested. He was actually finding it entertaining to watch Daniel be so frustrated about something so minor.
"No, it's not from some obscure tribe in the middle of nowhere, Jack," Daniel said, grumpily.
"How do you know?"
"I checked them first, because of the serrated edges."
"Ah."
"Perhaps it is an extremely obscure tribe that has yet to be discovered." Teal'c suggested.
Daniel gave him an odd look, like he was trying to figure out if Teal'c was joking or being serious. Which was sometimes hard to tell. Well, lots of times it was hard to tell.
"I suppose you could always just ask him," Sam said. "Wait until he wakes up and ask."
"That's not the point, Sam," Daniel said, surprised that he even had to explain it to her. She was a scientist, too, after all. "It's annoying because I can't figure it out on my own."
"I guess you're SOL, then," Jack said, leaning back in his chair and smiling. Teal'c looked over at O'Neill, unsure what an SOL was, but Sam grinned as well, even though she understood what he was talking about.
"What does SOL mean, O'Neill?" Teal'c asked. He hadn't heard the phrase before.
"Shi-"
There was a flash of white light, and Jack and the others looked over just in time to see Fraiser reappear. Without Thor.
Hammond had seen the light as well, and was out of his office in only moments.
"Where's Thor?" He asked, before the others could.
"He'll be along shortly, Sir," Fraiser said. She was carrying a few papers in her hand that she hadn't had when she'd left. Obviously her own results.
"What did you find out?" jack asked, looking at the papers pointedly.
The look she gave him was slightly troubled, and her hand tightened almost imperceptibly on her notes.
"I need to go double check something in the infirmary, first, Colonel. Then I'll be prepared to give a full report on my findings."
Carter and Daniel both knew Fraiser better than Jack did – since Jack didn't spend much time with Fraiser outside her infirmary - so they both recognized the look. Jack didn't quite catch it, since his attention was more on the papers she had.
"Is he an alien or not?" Jack asked, stubbornly. It wasn't that complicated a question.
"I'll be right back."
She turned on her hell and walked out of the room before he could ask her anything else, and Jack watched her retreating back with a scowl.
"What was that all about?"
"Beats me."
They resumed their seats, and Hammond joined them, figuring that there was no sense trying to get any work done if she was going to be right back.
She only kept them waiting about 15 minutes before she walked back in, and all eyes were on her as she sat down across from Jack and set the papers down on the table in front of her.
"In answer to the original question; yes, he's part alien. Not entirely alien, because he is a hybrid. Half human, half... something. We're not sure what, yet."
"How can that be, Doctor?" Hammond asked. "Colonel O'Neill is right; we didn't find this boy on another planet. He's from here."
"You're sure he's part human?" Sam asked. "Not all alien?"
"We're sure," Fraiser said. He does have human DNA. Roughly half of his genetic make up is human. The Asgard are still trying to figure out what the other half is."
"Which makes you wonder if Dotty or James are Shawn's actual parents," Daniel said, softly, looking over to see how Jack was taking the news.
O'Neill had figured the Asgard were right, although he'd tried very hard to convince himself otherwise, telling himself that just because they were more advanced, didn't mean they couldn't make a mistake. So, deep down, he supposed he'd been ready for the news. The fact that Fraiser had confirmed it just made it impossible for him to pretend anymore. The problem was; Shawn didn't look alien to Jack. He just looked like a little boy. Or a young man, depending on which version of Shawn you were looking at at the moment. Jack was feeling a headache coming.
"We know for a fact that James Adams is not the boy's father." Fraiser said.
Jack looked up, wondering how they knew that without having a blood sample from the man. Just because James didn't look a lot like Shawn, that didn't mean anything.
"How do you know that?" Daniel asked. "Wouldn't you need a blood sample from him to compare to Shawn's?"
She nodded, looking slightly pale. "Ordinarily we would."
"But?"
Jack rubbed his head, wondering how he was going to get a DNA sample from Dotty to see if she was Shawn's mother or not.
"But we already have the DNA of the father."
"How did you get James' DNA?" Carter asked, confused.
"He's not the father, Sam. I already told you that." She hesitated, and then decided that there was no cushioning the words that were coming next. "Shawn's father is Colonel O'Neill."
Jack had paperwork, too, but he wasn't in any hurry to do his. Instead he sat and watched as Daniel once more pulled out the arrowhead necklace they'd taken from the older version of Shawn, and tried to figure out where it'd come from.
"Maybe it's from some obscure tribe in the middle of nowhere?" Jack suggested. He was actually finding it entertaining to watch Daniel be so frustrated about something so minor.
"No, it's not from some obscure tribe in the middle of nowhere, Jack," Daniel said, grumpily.
"How do you know?"
"I checked them first, because of the serrated edges."
"Ah."
"Perhaps it is an extremely obscure tribe that has yet to be discovered." Teal'c suggested.
Daniel gave him an odd look, like he was trying to figure out if Teal'c was joking or being serious. Which was sometimes hard to tell. Well, lots of times it was hard to tell.
"I suppose you could always just ask him," Sam said. "Wait until he wakes up and ask."
"That's not the point, Sam," Daniel said, surprised that he even had to explain it to her. She was a scientist, too, after all. "It's annoying because I can't figure it out on my own."
"I guess you're SOL, then," Jack said, leaning back in his chair and smiling. Teal'c looked over at O'Neill, unsure what an SOL was, but Sam grinned as well, even though she understood what he was talking about.
"What does SOL mean, O'Neill?" Teal'c asked. He hadn't heard the phrase before.
"Shi-"
There was a flash of white light, and Jack and the others looked over just in time to see Fraiser reappear. Without Thor.
Hammond had seen the light as well, and was out of his office in only moments.
"Where's Thor?" He asked, before the others could.
"He'll be along shortly, Sir," Fraiser said. She was carrying a few papers in her hand that she hadn't had when she'd left. Obviously her own results.
"What did you find out?" jack asked, looking at the papers pointedly.
The look she gave him was slightly troubled, and her hand tightened almost imperceptibly on her notes.
"I need to go double check something in the infirmary, first, Colonel. Then I'll be prepared to give a full report on my findings."
Carter and Daniel both knew Fraiser better than Jack did – since Jack didn't spend much time with Fraiser outside her infirmary - so they both recognized the look. Jack didn't quite catch it, since his attention was more on the papers she had.
"Is he an alien or not?" Jack asked, stubbornly. It wasn't that complicated a question.
"I'll be right back."
She turned on her hell and walked out of the room before he could ask her anything else, and Jack watched her retreating back with a scowl.
"What was that all about?"
"Beats me."
They resumed their seats, and Hammond joined them, figuring that there was no sense trying to get any work done if she was going to be right back.
She only kept them waiting about 15 minutes before she walked back in, and all eyes were on her as she sat down across from Jack and set the papers down on the table in front of her.
"In answer to the original question; yes, he's part alien. Not entirely alien, because he is a hybrid. Half human, half... something. We're not sure what, yet."
"How can that be, Doctor?" Hammond asked. "Colonel O'Neill is right; we didn't find this boy on another planet. He's from here."
"You're sure he's part human?" Sam asked. "Not all alien?"
"We're sure," Fraiser said. He does have human DNA. Roughly half of his genetic make up is human. The Asgard are still trying to figure out what the other half is."
"Which makes you wonder if Dotty or James are Shawn's actual parents," Daniel said, softly, looking over to see how Jack was taking the news.
O'Neill had figured the Asgard were right, although he'd tried very hard to convince himself otherwise, telling himself that just because they were more advanced, didn't mean they couldn't make a mistake. So, deep down, he supposed he'd been ready for the news. The fact that Fraiser had confirmed it just made it impossible for him to pretend anymore. The problem was; Shawn didn't look alien to Jack. He just looked like a little boy. Or a young man, depending on which version of Shawn you were looking at at the moment. Jack was feeling a headache coming.
"We know for a fact that James Adams is not the boy's father." Fraiser said.
Jack looked up, wondering how they knew that without having a blood sample from the man. Just because James didn't look a lot like Shawn, that didn't mean anything.
"How do you know that?" Daniel asked. "Wouldn't you need a blood sample from him to compare to Shawn's?"
She nodded, looking slightly pale. "Ordinarily we would."
"But?"
Jack rubbed his head, wondering how he was going to get a DNA sample from Dotty to see if she was Shawn's mother or not.
"But we already have the DNA of the father."
"How did you get James' DNA?" Carter asked, confused.
"He's not the father, Sam. I already told you that." She hesitated, and then decided that there was no cushioning the words that were coming next. "Shawn's father is Colonel O'Neill."